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Dealth penalty topic of discussion

Published Oct 20, 2005

As she stared at the black cross tattooed on her wrist, Jeanette Popp told students Wednesday how both redemption and revenge drove her to fight for the life of the man who robbed her of her daughter.The...

Rifle team a 'collective unit'

Rifle team a ‘collective unit’

Published Oct 20, 2005

To understand the TCU women's rifle team, first one must understand that each member is an individual bringing her own style to the shooting line, her own sense of humor, her own determination to accomplish a self-imposed goal and her own desire to be a part of something greater than herself.Senior Carly Snead said no physical ability is needed to compete in the sport.

"It's all mental," she said. "You're competing against yourself. It's all you."

Wild weather

Published Oct 19, 2005

More often than not, when a conversation has run out of steam, you talk about the weather.These days though, the weather is pretty important.

With a possible record number of storms this season, it is important to keep in mind that, despite the high amount of media coverage that has sensationalized natural disasters, students are still responding to needs of those who have been affected.

Sharing wisdom

Sharing wisdom

Published Oct 19, 2005

Against a purple backdrop bearing his name, CBS News anchor Bob Schieffer told journalism staff and students that journalists have more fun.Schieffer came Monday afternoon for his first visit since the Schieffer School of Journalism was named after him in March 2005.

"The number one reason to be a reporter is because it's just so much fun," he said.

In his purple shirt and purple-striped tie, Schieffer shared stories to encourage students in the field.

Web applications up; TCU not changing policy

Published Oct 19, 2005

With the early-decision admissions deadline approaching for prospective TCU students, admissions office staff members said they expect half of applications to arrive over the Internet.Over the past five years, Internet applications, at TCU and across the country, have grown in popularity, according to www.collegeboard.com.

The Web site also reports 98 percent of students applying to college this year have access to Internet applications.

Be courteous: Clean up after pets

Be courteous: Clean up after pets

Published Oct 19, 2005

Evil doo-dooers beware.You may someday be in deep doo-doo.

The number of people who own dogs but don't pick up after their dogs is amazing. Walking for about 15 minutes around various neighborhoods, I would say I usually see three to four unclaimed dog doodles sitting there just waiting to be stepped in.

My family's two dogs are usually pretty good at finding them with the sniffing thing they do.

2006 Baseball Schedule

Published Oct 19, 2005

Feb. 4 Alumni game Time TBAFeb. 10 at Tulane noon

Feb. 11 at Houston 3:30 p.m.

Feb. 12 at Rice 6 p.m.

Feb. 14 vs. Texas State 7 p.m.

Feb. 17 at Arkansas 1 p.m.

Feb. 18 at Texas-Pan American 5 p.m.

Feb. 24 vs. Wright State 7 p.m.

Feb. 25 vs. Wright State 2 p.m.

Feb. 26 vs. Wright State 1 p.m.

Feb. 28 vs. Dallas Baptist 7 p.m.

March 3 vs. Florida Atlantic 7 p.m.

March 4 vs. Florida Atlantic 2 p.m.

March 5 vs. Florida Atlantic 1 p.m.

Your view

Published Oct 19, 2005

I thank Brian (Wooddell) for mentioning what we are trying to do to control the cat population on campus with FACT (Frogs And Cats Together). I would like to point out that the group (and all feral cat groups) are run by volunteers who put in a lot of time and effort to help campus cats. If you would like to learn more about our activities, join us in the Brown-Lupton Student Center next Monday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Fall practice gets Frogs into swing

Fall practice gets Frogs into swing

Published Oct 19, 2005

With the Major League Baseball playoffs closing in on the World Series and its final games of the season, the Horned Frog baseball team has quietly been on the field for two weeks in preparation for its 2006 campaign."We're almost two weeks into (fall practice), and I think it has gone about as well as we could expect it to," head coach Jim Schlossnagle said. "We've had some new players that have shown themselves to be good ones and make an impact in our program."

Cheer stunt declared unsafe, banned

Cheer stunt declared unsafe, banned

Published Oct 19, 2005

The stunt that sparked a confrontation between an associate athletics director and the head cheerleading coach two weeks ago has been suspended from the squad's football game routine, even though it has been a part of the team's repertoire for several years, a cheerleader said Tuesday.Cheerleading captain Jovan Farris said the team will not be allowed to perform basket tosses at this weekend's football game by order of associate athletics director Scott Kull. Farris said she thinks the restriction is based on an isolated incident.

Intelligent Design under scrutiny

Published Oct 19, 2005

The theory of intelligent design, currently being debated as an alternative to evolution, does not have a place in the science classroom, TCU professors say.An 80-year-old case, known as the Scopes Monkey...

Car damaged by wrecker

Published Oct 19, 2005

Students, faculty and staff gave their assistance after an e-mail from TCU Police asking for their help was sent, police said Tuesday.The e-mail asked for information on a car that was towed from the faculty lot on Main Campus Monday afternoon.

A TCU police officer discovered a damaged car in the quad lot and contacted the owner, Sgt. Kelly Ham said.

A student witness then told police he had seen a flat-bed wrecker removing a vehicle near the damaged car, Ham said.

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