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New gossip site replaces JuicyCampus

Published Feb 10, 2009

With the recent closing of anonymous college gossip Web site JuicyCampus.com, a new forum for anonymous posting has taken root.CollegeACB.com, or the College Anonymous Confession Board, is now supporting...

Letter to the Editor: Fort Worth not looking out after its citizens

Published Feb 10, 2009

I am the treasurer of Fort Worth Citizens for Responsible Government and editor of our electronic newsletter. I would like to thank Katie for the article and the Daily Skiff for printing subject matter that is deadly accurate concerning what we citizens must deal with on a daily basis when we try to protect our families and property from an uncaring Fort Worth management staff, some council members, the mayor and their connections to the natural gas exploration/production industry.

No arrests made in vehicle burglary

No arrests made in vehicle burglary

Published Feb 10, 2009

TCU Police detained two men and one woman on suspicion of motor vehicle burglary Monday night, but no arrests were made, a TCU Police official said.

Sgt. Alvin Allcon said TCU police stopped and searched a maroon Ford sedan after a suspected burglary in the parking lot of the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. He said TCU Police were given consent to search the sedan, where police found a laptop that the owner of the burglarized vehicle was able to identify.

Quick Sports: Men’s basketball suffers conference loss; rifle team sets record

Published Feb 10, 2009

Men's basketball suffers fourth straight conference loss

The Horned Frogs fell to Colorado State University 71-65 on Saturday night on the road. It was the team's fourth straight loss in the Mountain West Conference.



The team's record now stands at 13-10 overall. The loss gives the Horned Frogs a 4-5 record in the MWC.



Senior forward Kevin Langford led the team with 19 points, four assists and three rebounds.



The Horned Frogs get right back to action tonight on the road against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Students to visually explore diversity through contest

Published Feb 10, 2009

Residential Services is sponsoring the first diversity poster competition on campus to encourage students to visually express how they perceive diversity and what it means to them.Ashanti Williams, the...

Coach: Rhythm responsible for soccer team’s success

Published Feb 10, 2009

It didn't count for the team's record, but the women's soccer squad dominated in its first game of the spring, shutting out the Navarro College Bulldogs.The team played three 45-minute periods Sunday,...

Geologist: Minerals help trace continents to origin

Published Feb 10, 2009

Traveling and spending time outdoors led Ian Dalziel to apply to the Navy; however, after learning that a lazy eye would keep him from being enlisted, a keen curiosity for the Earth led him in another direction.

Dalziel, a research professor at the Institute for Geophysics at the University of Texas at Austin, presented his lecture "Is There a Supercontinent Cycle in Earth History: Paleontology over the Last Billion Years" Monday night at the Sid Richardson Building.

Lady Frogs top Rams with overall effort

Lady Frogs top Rams with overall effort

Published Feb 10, 2009

"Teams that want to play in March have to have good Februaries."

That was head coach Jeff Mittie's message to his team as they prepared to start the second half of conference play with a home game against Colorado State University on Saturday.



If the Lady Frogs' 71-59 win over the Rams was any indication, the team is listening so far.



The Mountain West Conference's top-scoring offense was on full display Saturday night as the Lady Frogs topped the Rams in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.

RTVF alumnus sheds light on the art of trailer-making

Published Feb 10, 2009

Guest speaker Chris St. Pierre's speech felt more like going to the movies than attending a lecture.

St. Pierre told a classroom of about 40 students in Moudy Building South on Monday night how much effort is required in the post-production process of marketing movies.



St. Pierre, an alumnus of TCU, showcased movie trailers he has worked on, such as "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", "Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street" and "Watchmen."

First Pitch Banquet marks season’s start

Published Feb 10, 2009

Awards and speeches, not hits and stolen bases, began the 2009 baseball season.

The Horned Frogs attended the sixth annual First Pitch Banquet Friday night at Ridglea Country Club in the presence of a four-time World Series champion.



The team was proud to welcome Bobby Brown, four-time World Series winner and former American League president, as the keynote speaker for the evening.

Green River Ordinance shows range in new album

Green River Ordinance shows range in new album

Published Feb 10, 2009

Green River Ordinance has a sizable following here on campus, having spent much of its time playing at local venues like The Aardvark before it hit it big last year with a major record label deal with Virgin Records America. With "Out of My Hands," the band makes a solid debut, polished and mainstream yet still in tune with its roots.

The songs range from the anthemic pop-rock songs like "Different (Anything At All)" to softer ballads like top 40 radio-ready "On Your Own" and "Last October" that call to mind radio-dominating bands like The Fray.

Gossip site shutdown good riddance

Published Feb 10, 2009

There are many things college campuses could do without. One of them is gossip.

College gossip Web site JuicyCampus.com shut down citing the economic downturn, which left the site without sufficient resources to support its "exponential growth."



Advertising companies involved with JuicyCampus soon realized the harmful nature of the Web site and decided to pull their ads. Google and AdBrite pulled their ad platforms from the Web site, bringing some bad press for JuicyCampus.