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Former athletes removed from university, await final discipline

Published Oct 24, 2006

Disciplinary actions, which should be completed by late next week, are being taken on three former athletes arrested Friday in connection with a reported sexual assault of a female student, said the vice chancellor for student affairs Monday.Shannon Monroe Behling, 19, Virgil Allen Taylor, 19, and Lorenzo Labell Jones, 20, were asked to leave campus Thursday evening, and the decision to separate them from the university was made early Friday morning, said Don Mills, vice chancellor for student affairs.

Ambassador, counselor to lecture about state of Israel, Middle East peace process

Published Oct 24, 2006

The realities of pursuing peace in the Middle East will be affecting today's generation of young people in a big way, and students should stay informed of the issues, said a TCU director of special projects for marketing and communication. The Jewish Studies Program at the Brite Divinity School is facilitating a place for students to do just that at the ninth annual Gates of Chai Lectureship tonight, said Margaret Kelly, director of special projects.

Enrollment cap commendable effort

Published Oct 24, 2006

In an ideal institution, professors would have only a few students in each class. All course work would be tailored to meet a student's individual needs, and students would graduate having fostered great academic relationships and having learned all their professors have to share.Unfortunately, if an institution like this existed, it would either be bankrupt or too small to provide students with a "normal" college experience.

Coach: Team expects to pass last season’s results

Published Oct 24, 2006

While the St. Louis Cardinals and the Detroit Tigers are fighting it out in the World Series, TCU baseball is just getting set to begin.Sophomore catcher Hunt Woodruff said the Horned Frogs are focusing on improving their fundamentals such as bunting, base running and defense at the corner infield positions during fall practices.

"Fall practice itself is actually seeing what parts of the game we need to work on, and then targeting those during the practice," Woodruff said.

The squad features eight transfers and four true freshmen, including eight new pitchers.

Weekend losses leave team with no conference success

Published Oct 24, 2006

For the second week in a row, the soccer team (5-8-4, 0-3-3) played through another weekend of winless matches, leaving them without a conference win and only one conference game left to play.This weekend's results kept the Frogs at No. 7 in the Mountain West Conference standings just above the last-place Air Force Falcons.

The Frogs were downed against the nationally ranked No. 11 Utah Utes (12-4-0, 5-0-0) 4-0 Friday in Salt Lake City.

Same-day events to prepare women for conference meets

Published Oct 24, 2006

The women's swimming and diving team is preparing for Wednesday's same-day meets against North Texas and Incarnate Word.Head coach Richard Sybesma said North Texas is an improving program and will be a measuring stick to gauge the team's progress.

"It will be a real test to see where we are in our season," Sybesma said. "We open the Mountain West meets a week later, so it will be kind of a chance to get our feet wet."

Frogs capture win against Army

Published Oct 24, 2006

The Horned Frogs, 4-2 overall and 0-2 conference, ended their two-game losing streak Saturday, defeating the 3-5 overall Army Black Knights 31-17 last weekend in West Point, N.Y.Senior tailback Lonta Hobbs...

Here’s a tip, respect your peers

Published Oct 24, 2006

"Hello, my name is Tasha, and I'll be your server this evening. How are y'all tonight?"I'll stand expectantly at your table while you finish your conversation about who slept with whom on your cell phone, and when you're finished, you won't respond to my question and will simply say, "Diet Coke." After a pleasant meal, you will occupy my table for another 30 to 45 minutes after you've paid, talking on the cell phone again about the sexual habits of your friends and why your most recent crush has ditched you.

Help solve hate, discrimination problems for future generations

Published Oct 24, 2006

Our parents constantly preached responsibility to us, and we routinely rolled our eyes at the discipline we received after we made a mistake. But what happens when our parents or guardians are no longer around to deliver an appropriate punishment when we fail to live up to our responsibilities, our communities, our nation and one another? This weekend, I was able to visit the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site while attending the National Women's History Project Conference.

Students arrested on sexual assault charges

Published Oct 24, 2006

Three former TCU student-athletes who police say sexually assaulted a freshman student in a dorm room were being held Monday night as investigators await DNA test results from the victim, said Lt. Gene Jones, a Fort Worth police spokesperson.Fort Worth police arrested the three former athletes, Shannon Monroe Behling, 19, Virgil Allen Taylor, 19, and Lorenzo Labell Jones, 20, Friday afternoon on second-degree felony sexual assault charges, according to a police report.

Academic appeals proposal limits time

Published Oct 24, 2006

Dissatisfied students could have to make a quicker decision on grade appeals if a new academic process is accepted, university officials said.The proposed appeals process would limit the time frame to...

Horned Frogs Keep Airforce Winless in Conference

Published Oct 22, 2006

Following a hard luck loss to Colorado State University Friday, the Horned Frogs(17-7 overall, 5-5 conference) returned to the court Saturday with a dominating performance against the United States Air...