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Home is where the heart is for international grads

Home is where the heart is for international grads

Published Feb 8, 2008

They crossed their borders for an educational purpose. They landed at TCU, making the campus their academic abode and home away from home. They took off on a journey to live their dreams.


International alumni are on a quest to forge a professional identity inside and outside the "land of the free."


Peruvian native Jose Velasquez Castro began his journey when he crossed the international border to gain new experiences.

Sexual assault charge dropped against former student-athlete

Sexual assault charge dropped against former student-athlete

Published Feb 8, 2008

Read past coverage of the case from the Skiff archives The Tarrant County district attorney's office dropped a former football player's sexual assault charge Friday, according to Tarrant County court records.

Everybody’s working for the weekend

Published Feb 8, 2008

Friday Pop's Safari Room: 2929 Morton St. For everyone out there who like to kick back, have a nice cigar and chill out in a country club atmosphere, this place is for you. Pop's Safari is the type of place where after you finish your pan-seared salmon in the bistro, have a couple of beers and listen to the live music, you will forget you have been there for hours. Don't forget to stay for the chocolate cobbler dessert, which would go nicely with the selection of cigars from the humidor. This local hangout is for 18 and older. Saturday The White Elephant Saloon: 106 E. Exchange Ave.

Students awarded cash prizes in business school competition

Published Feb 8, 2008

A group of five students won $2,000 by acting as a consulting firm Thursday by providing the best solution out of seven other groups for a dialysis services company.


The group participated in the second annual case competition during the Neeley School of Business' leadership week.


John Baum, executive director of Tandy Center for Executive Leadership, said this case competition allowed students to delve into the topic of individual and organizational leadership.

Animal cruelty should warrant reprimand

Published Feb 8, 2008

Who let the dogs out? Fort Worth.

The city passed an ordinance outlawing the use of a leash, rope, chain or tether to detain an unattended dog, according to the Fort Worth Public Health Department. And local residents who violate the tethering law, which went into effect Jan. 22, could be fined $2,000.



Kudos, Fort Worth. It's time for the city to intervene and attempt to prevent animal cruelty - whether intentional or not. And, yes, essentially shackling an animal outdoors in the heat or cold for hours at a time is cruel.

Professors disagree over Romney’s race withdrawal

Published Feb 8, 2008

Political science professors have different interpretations of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's withdrawal from the presidential race and its potential influence on the rest of the primaries for the Republican Party.


Former House Speaker Jim Wright said he thinks Romney's withdrawal will benefit Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain's campaign, but political science department chairman Ralph Carter said he predicts the pullout will benefit former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.

Social worker to share field experiences

Published Feb 7, 2008

The former president of the National Association of Social Workers will be speaking about his experiences and the state of the profession today at the Dee J. Kelly Alumni and Visitors Center, the social work department chair said.


Gary Bailey, who served as president of the organization from 2003 to 2005, is the Green Honors Chair this year, said David Jenkins, chair of the social work department. Bailey serves as chairman of the National Social Work Public Education Campaign.

Students to create satirical 'webisode' about freshman year

Students to create satirical ‘webisode’ about freshman year

Published Feb 7, 2008

One group is ready to set the rumors straight about the first year of college: It is NOT high school.


Students, an alumna and other members of the community are organizing the production of a comedic "webisode" called "Not High School."


A webisode is a new medium that streamlines episodes on the Web, the executive producer of the project said.


Writers said the webisode will follow seven students' awkward experiences throughout their first semester of freshman year at a made-up school called Van Buren University.

Students not affected by increasing price of birth control

Published Feb 7, 2008

The rising cost of brand-name birth control on college campuses nationwide has had no noticeable effect on the amount of prescriptions being filled at TCU, the chief pharmacist of the Health Center Pharmacy...

Frogs sign recruits, build up team

Frogs sign recruits, build up team

Published Feb 7, 2008

For the 2008 national signing day, TCU concentrated on offensive recruits and filled needed positions, head football coach Gary Patterson said.The Horned Frogs signed 15 players on Wednesday, 10 offensive,...

Men’s tennis shuts out midweek opponents

Published Feb 7, 2008

The tennis team continued an undefeated season, knocking off the University of Texas at Arlington 7-0 and Abilene Christian University 6-0.


"I think we played well today," head coach Dave Borelli said. "This is the way we should be playing."

Women’s swimming suffers first-ever loss to UNT

Published Feb 7, 2008

The women's swimming and diving team wrapped up its regular season with a loss to the University of North Texas on Wednesday night.

North Texas beat TCU, 161-139, but the H2O Frogs won the 100-meter butterfly, 200-meter butterfly and the 400-meter individual medley. The team fell to 6-8 on the year, finishing 2-6 in conference.



The win for the Mean Green was its first ever against TCU. The women's team was previously 16-0 against North Texas dating back to the 1998-1999 season.