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Academic Success Workshops offer entertainment, door prizes, energetic speaker

Published Jan 24, 2011

The six Academic Success Workshops scheduled for this semester will not be your typical study workshops, Billy Dabney, an academic coach, adviser and workshop speaker, said. Not only are the workshops...

Pittsburgh Steelers to practice on TCU campus

Published Jan 24, 2011

The AFC Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, fresh off their 24-19 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday night, will practice at TCU's campus to prepare for Super Bowl XLV. T. Ross Bailey, associate athletics...

Frog Horn has rich history

Published Jan 24, 2011

Every time the football team scores a touchdown, Horned Frog fans cover their ears from the roaring blast of the Frog Horn. However, many fans might not know the four men behind all the noise.

Jim Garvin, his son Justin Garvin, and Jason Lesikar have maintained and operated the Frog Horn for the past eight football seasons. Both Lesikar and Justin Garvin are TCU alumni.

This season the team added Colby Cagle, who met the men through his father.

"It's an opportunity of a lifetime," Justin Garvin said.

Q & A with Chris Del Conte

Q & A with Chris Del Conte

Published Jan 24, 2011

After TCU's Rose Bowl celebration at the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Jan. 16, TCU Athletics Director Chris Del Conte is ready for the college football playoff debate to begin. The conversation began in his office, which was exalted with priceless Horned Frog décor, purple memorabilia and even a "Del Conte Rangers' jersey signed by Nolan Ryan. The debate continued as we strolled over to a dry-erase board in a side room connected to his office. Del Conte, armed with dry-erase marker and a cool tongue, decided it was time for us to agree to disagree on a college football playoff.

Law prohibiting protests near funerals protects both free speach and the right to mourn

Published Jan 24, 2011

To counteract the plans of Westboro Baptist Church to protest the funerals of the Tucson, Ariz., shooting victims, radio announcers offered airtime in exchange for the group's avoidance of the funerals. Tucson residents also prepared to shield the families' eyes from the demonstrations.

The most drastic measure taken was a new law, passed rather speedily by Arizona legislators, that prohibits protests near funerals and burial sites.

Brite Divinity School expands

Published Jan 24, 2011

The sounds of bulldozers and cranes are beginning to sound like permanent fixtures on the TCU campus, the latest project being the building of a new Brite Divinity School building. The building will be...

TCU alumni build Fort Worth, Texas magazine 2011 dream home

TCU alumni build Fort Worth, Texas magazine 2011 dream home

Published Jan 24, 2011

Two TCU alumni are building the Fort Worth, Texas: The City's Magazine 2011 dream home.

Chris Powers Jr. and Andrew Curtis, who have been in real estate for a combined nine years, formed Powers & Curtis in October of last year. By November, they had purchased their first property.

In December, the magazine selected their plans to be the 5,000 square foot dream home after an interview process.

Tennis teams start strong with three wins in opening weekend

Tennis teams start strong with three wins in opening weekend

Published Jan 24, 2011

TCU tennis got off to a strong start this weekend with dominant performances by both the men and the women.

The two teams had three total matches on Saturday and Sunday at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.

The action started on Saturday with the women's match against UT-Pan American. The women swept UTPA 7-0, not losing a single set along the way.

The Lady Frogs combined to win 96 games while conceding only 17. Both Idunn Hertzberg and Federica Denti each posted 6-0, 6-0 shutouts in singles play.

Steelers versus Packers: Cowboys had to be involved

Published Jan 24, 2011

It's only fitting the Dallas Cowboys have their hands all over the Steelers-Packers Super Bowl XLV. There seems to be one friend in every group that ends up getting the party forced upon him or her at their house. The NFL's friend would be Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones, but he'll be charging a lot more than $5 for access to the keg in the backyard and he was never exactly forced into throwing his Super Bowl party.

A college education is more crucial now than ever

Published Jan 24, 2011

As high school students learn during their senior year of high school, attending college and receiving a quality education from a good university is crucial. Earning a degree from a well-known university significantly boosts one's competitiveness in the new global economy and makes it easier for a new graduate to get a job.

And now a college education is more crucial than ever. In the global economy, the U.S. labor market is in a state of deep fluctuation and many companies are looking to hire the best and the brightest candidates.

No. 49 Frogs defeat UT- Pan American

Published Jan 24, 2011

After moving indoors to avoid freezing temperatures, the No. 49-ranked TCU men's tennis team defeated University of Texas Pan American 6-1.

In doubles play, Junior transfer Daniel Sanchez and Senior Zach Nichols posted the first victory for the Horned Frogs, scoring a decisive 8-3 win over UTPA's Ricardo Hopker and Abdel Riani at the No. 3 spot.

Shortly after TCU's No. 55-ranked doubles team of senior Emanuel Brighiu and senior Christopher Price defeated Aswin Vijayaragavan and Beau Bernstein, 8-5, to secure the doubles point for the frogs.

PepsiCo Dream Machine comes to campus

Published Jan 24, 2011

Sophomore biology major Grecia Garza said she hoped bringing a few Dream Machines to campus would provide students both the method and the incentive to recycle.

Garza gave a recycling lecture to Keith Whitworth's sustainability class about bringing a PepsiCo Dream Machine to campus.

"It is basically a vending machine in reverse," Garza said. "You scan the product with the bar code and place the plastic and/or aluminum in the proper area, and then you would get rewards."