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SGA passes two new resolutions

Published Sep 19, 2007

Student Government Association passed legislative resolution 94-3 at its meeting Tuesday to support research into distinguishing the rows of the university's parking lots.College of Communication representative Christina Durano said she thinks certain parking lots are so big students can have difficulty finding their cars, and clearly marking the lots students would save time and confusion.

Bid-day fraternity brawl unaddressed at meeting

Published Sep 19, 2007

The Interfraternity Council proposal outlining sanctions against the four fraternities involved in a bid-night fight was not addressed during the weekly IFC meeting Tuesday.IFC president Matt DiLeo said...

Early-season struggles do not alter magnitude of heated rivalry game: Pro ‘Stangs

Published Sep 18, 2007

The Battle for the Iron Skillet has gotten less prestigious as the weeks go by. The Mustangs are coming off a lackluster performance in Arkansas and the Horned Frogs have back-to-back losses against teams they had chances to beat.

There will definitely be two teams with something to prove on the field Saturday. In 2005, TCU was coming off a big win and the Mustangs were coming off a tough loss to Baylor.

SMU had something to prove, while TCU was on top of the world and got knocked down by the seemingly lowly Mustangs.

Men’s golf finishes toward bottom of tourney

Published Sep 18, 2007

Strong final-day play helped the men's golf team avoid a last-place finish at its weekend tournament.The team finished tied 14th out of 16 teams and shot 34-over as a team at the Carpet Capital Collegiate in Rocky Face, Ga.

The Bill Montigel-led team finished 29 shots back of tournament co-champions, Alabama and South Carolina.

Sophomore Travis Woolf was the top finisher for the Horned Frogs, shooting even-par during the three-round event and finishing tied for 10th overall.

Junior Robby Ormand shot two-over for the team, good for 22nd place.

All American

All American

Published Sep 18, 2007

A student is looking to follow his childhood dream of becoming an American Gladiator.Chris Qualls, senior communications and geology major, followed that dream all the way to an audition in Chicago.

"American Gladiators" is a tournament-style show with events including obstacle courses, jousting, tug of war, rock-climbing walls and other competitions designed to test physical strength.

"I loved the show as a kid," Qualls said. "My roommate and I TiVo the old episodes on ESPN Classic every night."

Soccer: Team lacks offensive punch in Sunday match

Published Sep 18, 2007

The soccer team got a full dose of Big 12 and Pac 10 competition at home this weekend and was able to split the two weekend matches.After pulling out a 2-1 victory against in-state rival Texas Tech on Friday, Arizona State came to Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium and secured a 2-0 shutout Sunday - the first game in which goalkeeper Kelsey Walters has allowed more than one goal.

Walters, a freshman, allowed just her second goal in more than 300 minutes in front of the net against Texas Tech and gave up another two goals Sunday to the Sun Devils.

UNT Invite brings win

Published Sep 18, 2007

Perhaps head coach Shawn Winget has a crystal ball because his predictions for last weekend's North Texas Invitational became reality.During a Thursday interview, Winget said he was looking for strong performances out of senior Matt Manly and sophomore Festus Kigen in the men's race.

Kigen came out on top of the men's 8K in his first race at the University of North Texas after being scratched from last season's four-mile competition. His time of 24:41.43 beat Patrick Strong of UNT by more than 30 seconds.

Volleyball: Team continues tournament success

Volleyball: Team continues tournament success

Published Sep 18, 2007

The volleyball team tied its best start in school history thanks to its third tournament win in as many tries.The team won the Nike Invitational this weekend at the University Recreation Center behind consecutive sweeps of Sam Houston State, Alcorn State and Gonzaga. The three wins raised the team's record to 13-2 - a mark that ties last season's 13-2 start. The tournament win comes one week after winning the Molten/LaQuinta Invitational and two weeks after receiving top honors at the Maine Volleyball Tournament in Orono, Maine.

Director looks to revamp Rec programs

Published Sep 18, 2007

The new assistant director of fitness and wellness is adding to programs to get the University Recreation Center and its new programs in shape.This fall, Stacy Cintron, a Florida State University alumna, replaced Trey Morrison as the assistant director of fitness and wellness at TCU.

With her new position, Cintron hopes to create a more organized environment in the Rec Center while providing more fitness options for students, Cintron said.

Symposium to feature former representative

Published Sep 18, 2007

Students, faculty and members of the community will gather to hear the leader of the Iraq study group speak at the annual Jim Wright Symposium on Tuesday in the Brown-Lupton Student Center Ballroom. Lee Hamilton, who currently serves on the President's Homeland Security Advisory Council, formerly served in the House of Representatives for 34 years, according to the Web site for the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Apathy toward reading allows disregard of author’s passing

Published Sep 18, 2007

In the United States - a country that praises itself for intellectual freedom -- there are still organizations that try to censor great literary works because of so-called controversial material.The week of Sept. 29 will mark the American Library Association's 26th annual "Banned Books Week" in which the ALA encourages readers to protest this censorship by reading books that have been taken off some shelves.

Russian news execs visit, share struggles

Published Sep 18, 2007

Apparently, newspapers everywhere struggle with problems like advertising, circulation and printing color.Even in Russia.

Schieffer School of Journalism Director Tommy Thomason said after talking with an 11-member delegation of Russian news executives, he was reminded that journalists from both countries face the same issues.

"We come from different languages and cultures and different nations, but we're both journalists," Thomason said.