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Honor society promotes breast cancer awareness in honor of staff

Honor society promotes breast cancer awareness in honor of staff

Published Oct 21, 2008

Amid a sea of purple TCU Frogs for the Cure T-shirts, about 100 students with "AED" printed on their sleeves proudly walked on to the football field at halftime Thursday night.

These students did so, in major part, to honor breast cancer survivor Denise Bennett.



The fourth annual Frogs for the Cure football game against Brigham Young University marked the second year Alpha Epsilon Delta, TCU's premedical and predental honor society, participated in the festivities. Bennett is the academic program specialist to AED faculty adviser Phil Hartman.

Local NAACP chapter one member short of reaching compliance

Published Oct 21, 2008

The university's National Association for the Advancement of Colored People chapter is one member away from being reinstated in the national organization's college network, an officer in the group said.


Dominique Akins, vice president and treasurer of the university's NAACP chapter, said the chapter, which was founded in 2004, hasn't been officially recognized by the NAACP Youth and College Division since 2006 because of low membership.

Baylor’s attempt to up rankings unethical

Published Oct 21, 2008

The university may have agreed to discount items at the bookstore after a Horned Frog victory, but until recently Baylor University was giving a bookstore break for something with a bit more baggage.

Baylor offered a $300 bookstore credit to incoming freshmen to retake the SAT during the summer. Baylor offered students who improved their scores by 50 points or more a $1,000 merit scholarship.

Grocery chain seeks to seize local Albertsons’ property

Published Oct 21, 2008

Retail food chain Kroger is interested in turning the Albertsons on the northwest corner of University Drive and Devitt Street into a mixed-use grocery store and residential housing development, a representative for the chain said.

Kroger is still in discussions with the landowners and have yet to finalize any plans concerning the property, said Rebecca King, consumer affairs manager with Kroger.



"We absolutely have an interest in this area," King said. "We're always looking for great locations for new Kroger stores."

University won’t follow Baylor, ask freshmen to retake SATs

Published Oct 21, 2008

A Waco university's controversial offer of a $300 bookstore credit to incoming freshmen to retake the SAT is something TCU would never allow, several university officials said.Earlier this month, Baylor...

Director candidate: journalism still needed

Published Oct 21, 2008

Although some believe that journalism is on its deathbed, certain inevitable truths regarding human nature will keep journalism alive and healthy in the future, a Detroit Free Press editor said Monday...

Concert to benefit social justice awareness

Published Oct 21, 2008

TCU's own Tim Halperin and other musical artists will be performing today in the Campus Commons to increase awareness and raise funds for global social justice.

The TCU chapter of Amnesty International, campus organization Invisible Children and TOMS shoes have come together to host "Invisible Soles Event of Justice," a social justice concert event, in the hopes of increasing visibility on campus and energizing the student population into action, said Alexis Branaman, a junior international communications and strategic communication major.

Presidential debates end with nothing said

Published Oct 21, 2008

If you had the misfortune of setting time aside to watch the three presidential debates and could actually pick out a policy or plan that either candidate supported, then I applaud you. The three debates were nothing more than chances for the two candidates to size one another up, all while hurling insults back and forth and stumbling over their proposed plans for America's future. All the debates showed me was that both were fighting for the common man.

Two-party system doesn’t give voters enough options

Published Oct 21, 2008

On Facebook, MySpace and on college campuses across the nation, there has been a huge drive to get voters registered. Local voting precincts all across the nation have had a difficult time keeping up with...

Focus on small habits to conserve water

Published Oct 21, 2008

Reflecting upon the last few weeks of my writing, I have found that all of my pieces revolve around one point. This point also happens to be the center of the environmental movement and shift in cultural ideology: values. What do you value? What is the Earth worth? What are you willing to give back in order to sustain the Earth? What are you willing to do to ensure the future existence of humankind? While questioning can lead to painful realizations, it is essential for one to reflect and consider our actions today.

Quick Sports: Frogs ranked 14 in BCS poll; Rifle team on 8-win streak

Published Oct 21, 2008

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The Horned Frogs went from unranked last week in the Associated Press poll to No. 15 this week and No. 14 in the first BCS poll that came out Monday. The Frogs beat then-No. 9 Brigham Young University 32-7 on Thursday. Junior defensive end Jerry Hughes had four sacks and forced two fumbles to earn the honor of Walter Camp Football Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week. The team was also named the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week by the Football Writers Association of America.



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Women’s golf ends season with disappointments

Published Oct 21, 2008

The 2007-2008 season saw the women's golf team make marked improvement, but it ended on a disappointing note.

Although the Lady Frogs had three first-year golfers play prominent roles, head coach Angie Ravaioli-Larkin said that she and her team were not happy with finishing in a tie for 17th place at the NCAA Championships.



"I really felt like we could've done better, and I think the team does too," Ravaioli-Larkin said.



However, Ravaioli-Larkin said last year as a whole was certainly not a disappointment.