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Radio hosts save Arizona family from additional grief

Published Jan 13, 2011

Burying a child is tough. Burying a child while protesters say she was killed because God is punishing the U.S. is probably close to impossible.

That would have been the case during the Thursday funeral of 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green, who was killed in the attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords last Saturday in Tucson, Ariz. But radio stations in Arizona and Canada offered airtime for Westboro Baptist Church so the church would not picket the funeral, according to a story by the AP.

TCU mens basketball travels to Colorado State Saturday

TCU men’s basketball travels to Colorado State Saturday

Published Jan 13, 2011

TCU will look to score back-to-back wins for the first time in 2011 when the team travels to Colorado State Saturday for an 8 p.m. tip off.

The Frogs (10-8, 1-2 MWC) defeated Wyoming on Wednesday, 78-60, to snap a four-game losing streak.

Junior guard Ronnie Moss should build on his strong 27-point, 10-rebound performance against the Cowboys on Wednesday.

Colorado State (11-5, 1-1 MWC) enters the contest after losing to the University of New Mexico, 68-61, Wednesday.

TCU School of Music sends student composers to Ukraine

Published Jan 13, 2011

The National Musical Academy of Ukraine has teamed up with the TCU School of Music to create a new student exchange program for this spring. Music theory and composition professor Gerald Gabel said three...

Lady Frogs play Colorado State Saturday

Published Jan 13, 2011

The last time the Lady Frogs started 4-0 in conference play was in 2005 when they were still in Conference USA. Six years later, TCU hopes to reach that feat in Mountain West Conference play when the Lady Frogs take on Colorado State at noon Saturday at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.

TCU is coming off a 68-47 win over the Wyoming Cowgirls in Laramie, Wyo., on Wednesday. The win gave head coach Jeff Mittie his 400th career victory.

Seating increased in baseball?s Lupton Stadium

Seating increased in baseball?s Lupton Stadium

Published Jan 13, 2011

Amon G. Carter Stadium's renovations have garnered the bulk of attention regarding university athletic complexes recently, construction is also under way to add about 700 new seats to TCU baseball's Lupton Stadium. The construction is part of a renovation project that is scheduled to be completed before the start of the new season.

"I'm excited about TCU's great baseball season," athletics director Chris Del Conte said. "We have to continue to build and expand."

Teachers, students visit campus for ‘Poly Universe’ workshop

Published Jan 13, 2011

Local teachers will join a group of 10-year-olds to learn from Hungarian artist János Saxon for an on-campus arts and mathematics workshop.

The "Poly Universe" workshop, invented by Saxon, would demonstrate the relationship between art and math using Saxons' patent "Toy Family."

Amanda Allison, an assistant professor and art education coordinator in the School of Art, said the "Toy Family" was a collection of plastic geometric shapes that children could use to learn about math while playing.

TCU professors broadcast live concert from China

TCU professors broadcast live concert from China

Published Jan 13, 2011

Three TCU School of Music faculty members attracted international interest in both music and the university following a special holiday performance in China.

Professors John Owings (piano), Misha Galaganov (viola) and Yuan Xiong Lu (double bass) led the annual New Year's Celebration Concert at the Shanghai Concert Hall on Dec. 26th.

More than 60 million listeners and viewers tuned into the concert, which was broadcast live to China and the United States through a live Internet stream, Owings said. Tickets to the performance sold out weeks in advance.

Complex tax laws need revisiting

Published Jan 13, 2011

Benjamin Franklin, one of America's greatest minds and Founding Fathers, once declared, "In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes." Yet sometimes, taxes are far more painful and far more despised than death.

Every year on April 15, there are the same grumblings that come with taxes 8212; how much taxes one has to pay and how confusing the whole process seems.

Ridglea Theater receives historical designation

Ridglea Theater receives historical designation

Published Jan 13, 2011

Fort Worth honored the Ridglea Theater on Camp Bowie with its highest historical designation on Monday by the Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission, despite the theater being closed for renovation. Owner...

Couple’s debate over snooping wastes time, money

Published Jan 12, 2011

A man from Rochester Hills, Mich. is in big trouble with his ex-wife for searching for clues of a suspected affair. Leon Walker, the third husband of Clara Walker, began snooping after Clara became extremely...

Frogs rout Wyoming 78-60

Published Jan 12, 2011

After a tough loss on the road at UNLV, TCU returned home to Daniel-Meyer Coliseum ready to play without junior guard Sammy Yeager, who was dismissed from the team on Tuesday. The Horned Frogs ended their four-game losing streak Wednesday night by defeating Wyoming 78-60.

TCU improved to 10-8 overall and 1-2 in Mountain West Conference play. Wednesday's win was the Frogs' first conference win of the season. With an 8-2 record at home, the Frogs showed the comfort of being at home was the needed boost to snap their losing streak.

Dupree’s exoneration proves need for DNA testing

Published Jan 12, 2011

Everything is bigger in Texas 8212; even the flaws of the criminal justice system.

Of course, there are problems throughout every state's criminal justice system, but nowhere are they more obvious, heinous or numerous than in the state of Texas.

Cornelius Dupree Jr., of Dallas, was charged with aggravated robbery after being identified in a police lineup in 1979. Court documents also said he raped one of the victims, but prosecutors did not pursue rape charges. He was convicted of aggravated robbery and sentenced to 75 years in prison.