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Cellist credits education for success

Cellist credits education for success

Published Nov 16, 2007

With his eyes closed, head cocked to the side and arm raised, holding a bow and waiting to glide it across the strings of a cello, Jesus Castro-Balbi begins playing "Vivo" by Marlos Nobre at the Latin...

Seniors drive for bowl eligibility

Published Nov 16, 2007

It might be a final farewell for the senior football players, but head coach Gary Patterson said he is focused on what he calls a "two-game season."At Tuesday's media luncheon, Patterson said today's final regular season home game against the UNLV Runnin' Rebels marks a must-win situation for his team. Though teams only need six wins to become eligible for a bowl invitation, Patterson said he believes the team, which sits with a 5-5 record, needs to win its remaining games against UNLV and San Diego State University to earn a bowl bid.

Housing regulations cloud area future

Published Nov 16, 2007

The campus of TCU has undergone many recent changes, including a new education complex, an indoor practice facility and two new residence halls. Soon the university will also have a new student union and two more residence halls, but the long-term impact these changes will have on the surrounding neighborhoods is less clear.One factor that could play a large role in the changing dynamic between TCU and the surrounding neighborhoods is last year's decision by the TCU Board of Trustees to require sophomores to live on campus.

Pro UNLV: Rebels present another challenge on winding road to postseason berth

Published Nov 16, 2007

The student body exhaled a sigh of relief at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus now that the football season is over.Well, almost. They still have two games remaining.The sad reality is that football...

SGA presidential candidates’ campaigns under review

Published Nov 16, 2007

An official winner for Student Government Association president is pending review by the SGA Judicial Board, which will determine whether either candidate broke campaign rules, according to the Elections and Regulations Committee.Junior history major Thomas Pressly defeated junior marketing and e-business major Nate Arnold by 94 votes in Thursday's presidential run off, but an official winner will not be announced until after the Judicial Board's ruling.

Hugging affectionate action, not middle-school crime

Published Nov 16, 2007

A world without hugs. Could you live in it?The Associated Press released an article Tuesday that spoke of an eighth grader who received detention for hugging her friends goodbye for the weekend.

Her parents took their complaints to the administration, who could only promise that they would review the school policy that banned hugging.

I can understand a policy that doesn't allow teachers to hug their students because of all the cases being brought to court these days when children are touched inappropriately by their instructors.

Fantasy Football: Week 11 waiver additions require patience, luck

Published Nov 16, 2007

And the Oscar goes to...New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs for drawing a personal foul call Sunday.This display of acting prowess came in the first quarter after a play in which Jacobs knocked...

Lady Frogs end NIT play on a win

Lady Frogs end NIT play on a win

Published Nov 16, 2007

The Lady Frogs ended their three-game stint in the Women's National Invitation Tournament with a 66-36 win over the Delaware Blue Hens. TCU beat Radford in the first round, but lost in the second round...

Ousted departments deserve space in new campus buildings

Published Nov 16, 2007

In the summer of 1985, faculty and staff members of, what was then, the Department of Sociology, were asked to leave Sadler Hall and move into portable buildings on the lot where Tucker Technology now stands.That location was supposed to be temporary.

The Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice and Anthropology, 22 years later, occupy the same portables, now affectionately known as "the trailers."

Rifle: Team faces Wildcats in Kentucky contest

Published Nov 16, 2007

The high level of nationally-ranked competition for the rifle team continues this weekend when it faces a competitor from last year's NCAA Championships.As the team caps off its fall season, head coach Karen Monez's team faces another nationally-ranked team in Kentucky.

It will be a dual meet that will have the teams shooting against one another Saturday in Lexington, Ky. This will mark the first time the squad has competed in a dual match against the Wildcats and the first time the team has faced Kentucky since last year's NCAA Championships.

Frogs win final home game

Frogs win final home game

Published Nov 16, 2007

In the final home game of its season, TCU sent the Horned Frog seniors out on a high note, with a bowl qualifying 34-10 victory over the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

Volleyball: Horned Frogs end home season with top-25 win

Published Nov 16, 2007

Three Horned Frogs ended their career at home with a five-game match victory over the No. 17 Colorado State Rams."Our team, for the first time, played lights out every single point," head coach Prentice Lewis said. "There had been times in most of our other matches that we would let five or six points go, and we did not do that at all tonight."

Loren Barry, Calli Corley and LeMeita Smith helped the Frogs (22-11, 9-7) win their last game in Fort Worth, (22-30, 30-22, 22-30, 30-28, 18-16).