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Injuries, disappointments influence fantasy teams

Published Oct 19, 2007

The unusual amount of injuries and surprising disappointments of this season has sparked some interesting trades that are making waves in the fantasy world.The faces in new places to watch are Michael Bennett in Tampa Bay, formerly of Kansas City and Chris Chambers in San Diego, formerly of Miami. One would think Chambers' value would skyrocket now that he has a legitimate quarterback and high-powered offense to fit into, but be wary. He won't see near the number of targets he did when he was the only option down in Florida.

Students interested in courses incorporating community service

Published Oct 19, 2007

About 80 percent of students surveyed said they would take an Academic Service-Learning integrated course again.The course would allow students to be involved in community service, according to a survey in spring 2007.

The survey was sent out to 69 students in four Service-Learning courses and had a response rate of 40.6 percent.

Rosangela Boyd, director of community involvement and service-learning, said the Academic Service-Learning program intends to give students an opportunity to get involved in community service while learning about their profession.

Festival showcases Latino art, culture

Published Oct 19, 2007

Musicarte, a three-day visual and performing arts festival, will celebrate the multiple facets of Latin culture this weekend in downtown Fort Worth.

Veronica Villegas, spokeswoman for the festival, said she hopes Musicarte will create awareness about diversity within the Latino culture - differences one might not normally think about.

Musicarte will feature the artwork of Fort Worth native Manuel Pulido.

White reverse fortunes, tie series at 1-1

White reverse fortunes, tie series at 1-1

Published Oct 19, 2007

The White team bounced back Saturday to take the second game of the Purple-White World Series, 7-0, against the White team and evened the series at one game apiece.Freshman right-hander Greg Holle led the way for the White team, pitching 4 2/3 innings and allowing just two hits in the shutout victory. Holle struck out four in the win.

Holle said he knew he needed to take advantage of the opportunity for a Series start.

Pitching, defense give Purple opening win

Published Oct 19, 2007

An eighth -inning miscue on a ball hit to right field allowed five unearned runs to score and led the Purple team to a 7-2 victory in the first game of the Purple-White World Series at Lupton Stadium on Friday. Head coach Jim Schlossnagle, who serves as an observer during the Series, said he thought the defense was solid despite the error.

"I thought what was positive was that, with the exception of the one ball in the outfield, we played really good defense," Schlossnagle said. "We made some really good plays in the outfield."

Overtime goal downfall for Horned Frogs

Published Oct 19, 2007

Editor's Note: The Daily Skiff was not allowed to interview the coach or players after the match.It took 97 minutes and 19 seconds before the first goal was scored in Sunday's soccer match, but instead of an uproar from the home crowd, there was silence.

A free kick in the overtime period made it over the outreached arms of freshman goalkeeper Kelsey Walters and gave the UNLV Running Rebels a 1-0 win Sunday at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium.

Fair Trade complaints sometimes moot

Published Oct 18, 2007

Nothing demonstrates TCU students' collective apathy toward social issues more than the "Fair Trade coffee cycle."It's a cycle where a small group of idealistic student activists known as the Frogs for Fair Trade, bug TCU Dining Services about the absence of Fair Trade coffee on campus to the point where you can actually buy it in Frog Bytes or the Main.

A few months later Dining Services will stop buying Fair Trade coffee due to low demand and shortly thereafter it becomes unavailable again and the whole process starts over.

Historical fiction is strong inspiration

Published Oct 18, 2007

Not so very long ago in a country far away, an aspiring writer pondered truth in fiction.Although this writer knew that recent books like "The Da Vinci Code," "Labyrinth" and "The Historian" were written...

Crunch Time

Crunch Time

Published Oct 18, 2007

Neither the Frogs or the Utah Utes can afford a loss tonight if they want to keep their conference title hopes alive, head coach Gary Patterson said. Both teams come into tonight's game with identical conference records of 1-2 and overall records of 4-3.

"You're not going to win the conference with three losses," Patterson said.

Even with that in mind, Patterson said looking past this week would be a mistake. He said the main focus of the football team is improving their play heading into the rest of the conference schedule.

Volleyball: Team to face MWC bottom-dwellers

Published Oct 18, 2007

Editor's Note: The Daily Skiff was not allowed to interview the players for this story. The volleyball team is heading west this weekend to take on two conference opponents in the lower half of the Mountain West standings.

The Horned Frogs will play an Air Force team that is 0-8 in conference play Thursday at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. The last time the Horned Frogs faced Air Force, the match ended in TCU's favor.

Men’s Tennis: Area opponents await squad in Austin

Published Oct 18, 2007

After a two-week break, the men's tennis team will head to Austin for a tournament featuring regional opponents.Head coach Dave Borelli and the team return to the court Saturday for the third tournament of the season at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association South Central Regional at the University of Texas' Penick-Allison Tennis Center.

Teams from across Texas and Louisiana will be at the tournament. Notable opponents include the hosting Texas Longhorns, Texas A&M, Baylor, SMU, UT-Arlington and Centenary.

Dining plan debacle continues

Published Oct 18, 2007

The dreaded dining plan, which could cost students up to $2,100 a semester, will be implemented next fall despite student opposition.Rick Flores, general manager of Dining Services, announced details of the new plan at the Student Government Association meeting Tuesday.

Myra Mills, a sophomore music education major, said she thought the price increase of the new meal plan was a bad idea.

"I really like the idea of more community dining, but the price was a big deal for me," Mills said.