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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....

US support necessary for government development in Pakistan

Published Jan 13, 2011

While the United States reels from the terrible and soul-searching questions following the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and John Roll, a U.S. district court judge, a deeper and more terrible soul-searching occurs on the other side of the globe.

In Pakistan, the governor of Punjab province fell by the gun of his own bodyguard, who opposed the governor's progressive views on eliminating religious blasphemy laws.

Republicans balk at healthcare’s costs, principle

Published Jan 13, 2011

When asked at his inaugural press conference to comment on the Congressional Budget Office's prediction that repealing the health care overhaul would expand the deficit by $230 billion, Speaker of the...

TCU Rifle takes on Air Force Sunday

Published Jan 13, 2011

The TCU women's rifle team hopes to extend its 18-game winning streak when it competes against Air Force Sunday at the USAFA Cadet Rifle Range.

"We were ranked number one based upon the scores that were fired in the fall," head rifle coach Karen Monez said. "Now there's still a lot of shooting ahead of us in the next month, but we finished in a good spot at the end of the fall semester."

While many students were enjoying winter break, members of the rifle team were practicing their shooting technique and keeping up their skills.

TCU Swimming & Diving hosts Utah Saturday

TCU Swimming & Diving hosts Utah Saturday

Published Jan 13, 2011

The swimming & diving team members know they still have an outside shot at a Mountain West Conference co-championship, but they must defeat Utah on Saturday at noon in the University Recreation Center Natatorium to give themselves a chance.

After dropping a dual meet at UNLV for the first time in nearly two years Friday, the Frogs must hope UNLV slips up against Wyoming or Air Force in its remaining conference meets.

Choir workshop, concert unite students, alumni

Published Jan 12, 2011

A choir workshop and concert to raise money for charity would also provide a way for alumni and current students to interact and network, President of the Christian Choral Organization Walter Sanders said.

The junior accounting and finance double major said the workshops would begin Thursday and end with a concert performance Saturday. The workshop would teach participants tips, techniques and the songs to perform Saturday.

Word of Truth Gospel Choir and the Black Alumni Alliance will sponsor the events, which will be open to all students and alumni.

Garrett has chance to prove Cowboys still a national name

Published Jan 12, 2011

Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett certainly gave his team a spark as interim head coach, winning five out of the last eight games of the 2010 season after a dismal 1-7 start under Wade Phillips.

When called upon as Dallas' back-up quarterback, Garrett provided similar results as a player. His career totals of 11 touchdowns and 2,042 passing yards aren't stunning, but Cowboys purists will never forget Garrett's second-half heroics against Green Bay in a 42-31 victory during the 1994 season.

Christian: Yeager's dismissal 'addition by subtraction'

Christian: Yeager’s dismissal ‘addition by subtraction’

Published Jan 12, 2011

The dismissal of junior guard Sammy Yeager on Tuesday seemed to send a strong message to the rest of the TCU men's basketball team. The Frogs routed Wyoming 78-60 Wednesday evening at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum in their first game without Yeager.

"It was a tough blow, but he's a good player, and I wish him the best wherever else he goes," junior guard Ronnie Moss, who scored a game-high 27 points, said. "I know we are going to move forward. Some things just don't work out. God didn't have it in his plan."