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Facebook violates privacy, promotes stereotyping

Published Dec 1, 2010

There isn't any question that Facebook seems to have issues with user privacy. Privacy settings have a history of changing unbeknownst to users and are becoming more and more complex with every change. A new concern surrounding Facebook and user privacy involves the unintentional outing of homosexual users to advertisers, no matter how secure they believe their profiles to be.

These advertisements are specifically aimed at gay and lesbian users 8212; using the language of the ads in hopes of appealing to their targeted homosexual viewers.

Miami Heat lacks teamwork, sportsmanship

Miami Heat lacks teamwork, sportsmanship

Published Dec 1, 2010

Who needs to man up this week? The Miami Heat.

The Heat have gotten off to a slow start this year and have lost four of their last six games. This is a team that had huge expectations coming into the season after adding two superstars, LeBron James and Chris Bosh, to compliment Dwayne Wade.

So who is to blame for this unexplainable start? Sure you can blame their head coach, Erik Spoelstra, but if you have three superstars playing on the same team, it shouldn't matter who the coach is.

Womens basketball to face longtime nemesis Houston Cougars

Women’s basketball to face longtime nemesis Houston Cougars

Published Dec 1, 2010

Coming off of their third loss on the road this season, the women's basketball team will return home to the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum to face the University of Houston Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

The TCU women's basketball team currently has a 3-3 record and have won both home games this season.

The University of Houston women's basketball team has won three consecutive games on the road this season leaving with a 4-0 record.

A top-ranked team deserves high attendance

Published Dec 1, 2010

One of my favorite landmarks in Fort Worth is the Railhead Smokehouse on Montgomery Street, where the employees wear T-shirts that read, "Life is too short to live in Dallas." Being a Fort Worth convert...

Bowl game tickets to go on sale Monday for students

Published Dec 1, 2010

Tickets for the Horned Frogs' undetermined, upcoming BCS bowl game will soon be available for students to purchase.

Sean Conner, director of ticket sales, said students will be able to purchase tickets online at gofrogs.com at 8 a.m. Monday.

Tickets will cost $150 for the Rose Bowl and $305 for the national championship, he said. Ticket rates were not determined by the university but by the hosts of the bowl games. No discount will be offered to students.

Men’s tennis holds effort to increase match fan attendance

Published Dec 1, 2010

The men's tennis team has hopes that community involvement will help them increase attendance at home matches, the team's coach said.

Head men's tennis coach David Roditi said he put a plan in action to raise attendance at home matches. The team set a goal to have 1,000 fans in attendance at a home match.

Senior tennis player Zach Nichols said the goal stemmed from Roditi, also a former TCU tennis player, and the experience he gained while on the team. When Roditi played, the team was top 10 in the nation and had a large number of people at their matches.

Holidays at TCU provides relief before finals

Published Nov 30, 2010

Most people, especially students, find themselves eagerly awaiting the winter season and all it entails 8212; the cold weather, the excuse to wear warm pajamas to class, the potential for gifts and the...

Put Black Ops on your Christmas list

Put “Black Ops” on your Christmas list

Published Nov 30, 2010

"Call of Duty: Black Ops" is a game that, living up to the "Call of Duty" name, will draw you in for hours at a time. If you've ever played a "Call of Duty" game before, you'll know that as the series...

Lighting of the tree scheduled for Wednesday night

Published Nov 30, 2010

As the university makes the transition to the holiday season, it will host several events to keep students in good spirits, especially through finals.

According to a university's e-mail, there is an opportunity for students to give back to the community this holiday season. The campus organization Order of Omega is sponsoring an Angel Tree gift drive for children in the Fort Worth branch of Child Protective Services.

The Magic Pill?

The Magic Pill?

Published Nov 30, 2010

The Magic Pill?

They're called "smart drugs," "study drugs," or "brain steroids," drugs like Adderall and Ritalin that are prescribed for treatment of attention-deficit disorder. ADD is a legitimate disorder, but the drugs are increasingly being used illegally by college students to try and help them gain an edge in school.

Some undergraduate students at TCU admit to using the medications to stay up all night, increase their focus, and gain an academic edge.

Caffeinated alcoholic beverages outlawed in Texas

Caffeinated alcoholic beverages outlawed in Texas

Published Nov 30, 2010

The distribution and sale of caffeinated alcoholic beverages, including Four Loko and Joose, are no longer permitted in the state of Texas, according to a Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission press release. The...

More than a game

More than a game

Published Nov 30, 2010

For Nikola Cerina, basketball isn't just a pastime. The 6-foot-9-inch sophomore power-forward for the TCU men's basketball team used his talent to transcend the war and violence that raged around him for most of his young life.

Cerina's hometown, more than 5,800 miles away in Topola Oplenac, Serbia, has experienced one conflict after another since declaring independence from Yugoslavia in 1991.

"Growing up in Serbia, there were a lot of bad things going on," Cerina said. "I've been through two wars so it wasn't fun, but I managed to find some escape in basketball."