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Football: Frogs to face Big 12 in ’06 season

Published Mar 2, 2006

TCU may have moved to the Mountain West Conference instead of the Big 12 last year, but Horned Frog football seems not to have noticed.The football team announced its 2006 schedule Wednesday - and weeks...

Women's Basketball: Team aiming for 16th win

Women’s Basketball: Team aiming for 16th win

Published Mar 2, 2006

Junior guard Natasha Lacy's statement regarding the Lady Frogs' (15-10, 9-5) game Thursday against the No. 22 Utah Utes (20-5, 11-3) embodies the one thing most athletes shy away from - a guarantee."Plain and simple," Lacy said. "We're going to win. We have no other choice; our backs are against the wall right now. They're ranked, so we need another top 25 victory just so it looks good on our resume."

Electric Six visits Dallas

Published Mar 2, 2006

Armed with larger-than-life names (Dick Valentine, The Colonel), fake moustaches and thrift-store suits, Electric Six beg the question "Are they for real?"As it turns out, they are.

Electric Six can negotiate that fine, balancing act between over-the-top presentation and actually making music worth listening to.

Electric Six had a big year in 2002. With the single "Danger! High Voltage," Electric Six helped usher in a new wave of music: a throwback to disco, punk, rock and everything in between.

Sigur R¢s rocks out in Bass Hall

Published Mar 2, 2006

The Bass Performance Hall has never been rocked so hard.Iceland's Sigur R¢s lit up the Bass Performance Hall on Monday in a triumphant display of orchestrated sound.

As the last show on the American leg of its current tour, Sigur R¢s played an inspiring 15-song set augmented by light and sound.

Standing in stark contrast to a more traditional Bass show, Sigur R¢s dressed the stage with a pair of translucent screens, ample lighting and a generous helping of fog.

TCU aids in search for abusive parents

Published Mar 2, 2006

Davontae Williams was 9 years old when he died. He weighed 35 pounds. He was starving, bruised and battered. After his death, police concluded he spent his days, at least partially, in restraints, locked in a pantry in his mother's Arlington apartment.Before his death, the caseworkers at Child Protective Services knew they should be concerned about Davontae. They just couldn't find him.

Food companies not to blame

Published Mar 2, 2006

The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Burger King has introduced its equivalent to McDonald's Corp.'s Dollar Menu. According to the article, Burger King has had trouble with pricing its value menu because of dips in profit.Fast food chains just can't win. Decide what you want, America. Is saving a few dollars worth the artery clog and triple bypass surgery a couple years from now?

Point: Lone Star pride stands alone

Point: Lone Star pride stands alone

Published Mar 2, 2006

This story was corrected from the misprint in the 03/02/06 issue online only on 03/03/06.I was born in New Orleans.

I can cook jambalaya (nearly) from memory, understand the Cajun-French my grandmother peppers her speech with, dance like a crazy person, be a complete snob about what actually qualifies as "Mardi Gras" (hint: if it's outside of New Orleans, it does not), and have extremely high standards for seafood and Cajun cooking outside of Louisiana.

But my family moved to Texas 11 years ago and I like to think my world became a little brighter.

Point: Criminals' pain does not compare

Point: Criminals’ pain does not compare

Published Mar 1, 2006

This story was corrected from the misprint in the 03/01/06 issue online only on 03/03/06.The punishment, unfortunately, does not always fit the crime.

Michael Morales, 46, a prisoner in San Quentin, California, was sentenced to death for torturing, raping and murdering a 17-year-old girl 25 years ago. The date of his execution was set for last Tuesday. But just one hour before he was to be executed, the punishment was called off due to questions of constitutionality.

Counter Point: U.S. should be above vengeance

Counter Point: U.S. should be above vengeance

Published Mar 1, 2006

Maybe it is because I am a Texan, but I have never had a problem with the death penalty. I have never shed a tear when a murderer-rapist was put to death. I have been known to stifle a cheer when I hear that someone who killed a convenience store clerk during a robbery has been shot and killed by police.The idea seems so perfect: If you take someone's life, yours will be taken as punishment. It speaks to that basic need for justice that is hammered into the mind of all children when they are forced to give their friends equal time to play with a toy.

Director: Play allows cast to use real-world skills

Published Mar 1, 2006

Theatre TCU will stage its first performance of "Misalliance," a comedy by George Bernard Shaw that examines the relationship between children and their parents, tonight at Buschman Theatre.Play director T.J. Walsh said "Misalliance," which was originally written in 1909, remains relevant to the student body today because it illustrates the conflict between generations.

"One of the overriding ideas was the gulf between parents and children, particularly parents and their adult children," Walsh said.

Walsh said he hopes students listen to the ideas in the play.

Celebrities hawk human kindness

Published Mar 1, 2006

Image is everything - even for the American Red Cross.So it should come as no surprise that the organization paid consultants more than $500,000 in the past three years to spread its name around Hollywood, as The Washington Post reported Monday.

Of course the Red Cross needs a little help in the image department. Just what are people supposed to think if every time they hear the words "Red Cross" they think of pain and suffering?

But wait, first-aid kits featuring the Red Cross logo were featured on the Real World? Now that's a step in the right direction.

Inquiry clears past SGA officer of stealing funds

Inquiry clears past SGA officer of stealing funds

Published Mar 1, 2006

The director of finance for Programming Council resigned last semester after university officials discovered he had mixed student government monies with his personal account, said an assistant dean of campus life.Sebastian Moleski, a senior economics major, said he stepped down from PC after running student government funds through his own account in an effort to create an online payment option for programs and items related to Family Weekend.