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Black History Month wraps up with NAACP forum

Published Feb 28, 2011

As February came to an end, Black History Month concluded its month-long celebration and awareness of the history of African-Americans with the TCU National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Forum "Unsung: Other Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement."

The forum, led by Briana Saldana on Monday in the Brown-Lupton University Union, presented information about the Civil Rights Movement, racism and how African Americans have progressed over the years, freshman strategic communication major Sarah Allen said.

Upcoming events for the week of Monday Feb. 28, 2011

Published Feb 28, 2011

Taste of TCU

Kim's Spot, BLUU 9-3 p.m.

For more information, contact Karen Bell.

817-257-5664

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Rescheduled: Arts/Media

Major Quest

BLUU Auditorium

4 p.m.

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Roadmap to Careers in Marketing

Miller-BLUU

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

1:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.

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American Idol Watching Party (watch Tim Halperin)

The Spot-BLUU

7 p.m. to 9 p.,.

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Wednesday, March 2

State should reconsider grant funding cut

Published Feb 28, 2011

School administrators and a group of 24 students are in Austin today to talk to the state legislature about the importance of the Texas Equalization Grant to private university students.

Director of Scholarships and Financial Aid Mike Scott said the current state budget would cut the program's funding by 41 percent, limit the grant only to renewals and would not grant any assistance to incoming students for the 2011-12 school year.

Women finish second, men fourth at MWC Indoor Championships

Women finish second, men fourth at MWC Indoor Championships

Published Feb 28, 2011

The Frogs' track & field team broke two meet records and a pair of venue records, set a university record in the women's 60 meters and won seven conference titles this weekend at the 2011 Mountain West...

Feed Your Body and Soul Week aims to promote healthy living

Published Feb 28, 2011

Feed Your Body and Soul Week began Feb. 21 with a luncheon and guest speaker, former "The Biggest Loser" contestant Abby Rike, and will continue with more events this week. FYBSW is held by TCU every...

Funding for grant for private school tuition may be cut

Published Feb 28, 2011

More than 1,000 TCU students rely on grant money from the Texas Equalization Grant to assist them in paying for college, but the grant is at risk for funding cuts because of Texas' budget deficit.

Junior secondary education major Meagan Hall-Casey said she was a recipient of the TEG. She said she was concerned about the possibility of the grant being cut because it would stop both herself and others from attending their dream schools.

Cost keeps some from college advantage

Published Feb 28, 2011

Attending a university is expensive. Despite all the grumblings about rising tuition, about the loans that must be taken out to pay for college and about the debt that students incur from paying tuition,...

No. 5 TCU drops 7-5 decision to No. 8 Baylor at Best in the West Tournament

Published Feb 28, 2011

Junior Victoria Lee and senior Kelsey Huffman both claimed MVP honors Sunday, but No. 5 TCU dropped a 7-5 decision to No. 8 Baylor on the final day of competition at the fifth annual Best in the West Tournament.

The Horned Frogs, who moved to 5-3 on the season, lost a 3-3 decision in Hunt Seat, falling to the Bears in overall points, 463-415. TCU won Equitation over Fences, 2-1, but could only manage one point in Equitation on the Flat Sunday at Fresno State's Student Horse Center.

Men finish fourth, women sixth in MWC championships

Published Feb 28, 2011

The TCU swimming & diving team set 22 new school records this weekend at the Mountain West Conference Championships in Oklahoma City, Okla.

The myriad of broken records was led by junior Edgar Crespo's performance in the 100-meter breaststroke, and sophomore Sabine Rasch's 1st-place finish in the 100-meter freestyle.

Crespo's time of 53.35 seconds in the 100-meter breaststroke currently ranks him ninth-best in the nation in the event. He finished second in the event at the MWC Championships.

No. 4 TCU drops series after 2-1 loss to No. 12 CS- Fullerton

Published Feb 27, 2011

After a slow start in Sunday's showdown against No. 12 Cal State-Fullerton, the No. 4 Horned Frogs lost their first series of the season, 2-1, at Lupton Stadium.

The Frogs headed into Sunday's game 1-1 on the series against the Titans after a 4-1 win on Friday and a disappointing 8-4 loss Saturday.

Sophomore Matt Purke was scheduled to pitch Sunday's game, but was replaced by freshman pitcher Andrew Mitchell. Purke suffered from a blister, and islikely expected to return to the mound next weekend, Schlossnagle said.

Frogs’ pitching is stellar, but offense needs to adjust

Published Feb 27, 2011

No. 4 TCU looked as if their offense was destined to be shutout for the first six innings in a 8-4 loss to No. 12 Cal State-Fullerton Saturday. Titans' pitcher Tyler Pill had Frog hitter off balance for most of the day.

However, TCU senior first baseman Joe Weik drew a walk to put runners on first and second with just one out. TCU scored twice, and again in the eighth inning as they threatened Cal State Fullerton's bullpen. Senior second baseman Jerome Pena doubled in a run to tie the game and advanced to third with just one out.

No. 8 TCU takes on Dallas Baptist after Sunday loss

No. 8 TCU takes on Dallas Baptist after Sunday loss

Published Feb 27, 2011

After back-to-back losses against No. 7 Cal State Fullerton, the No. 8 Horned Frogs baseball team dropped its first series of the season, 2-1. It was the Frogs' first regular-season weekend series loss in 20 series 8212; a streak which began March 27-29, 2009 against Mountain West Conference rival San Diego State.

"The whole season is about how you handle adversity, I told the guys that you can either fold or rise up and make it part of our story," head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle said.