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Frogs for the Cure is more than a pink-out game

Published Oct 6, 2010

The sixth annual Frogs for the Cure event will take place in just a couple of weeks, and many more than just breast cancer survivors are impacted during its planning. Frogs for the Cure is more than just...

Revitalized Connections program fleshes out mission statement

Revitalized Connections program fleshes out mission statement

Published Oct 6, 2010

The thirteenth year of Connections ended with a celebration of interactive drumming and tribal dancing last Thursday evening. The grand finale was just one of the ways the program was almost unrecognizable...

Rachel’s Challenge sends message of caring, remembrance

Published Oct 6, 2010

Sharon Bebout said students should practice openness and acceptance to make the world a little better at an event Wednesday dedicated to her daughter.

The TCU chapter of Gamma Phi Beta sorority and the Brown-Lupton University Union co-hosted the Rachel's Challenge presentation, held in memory of Amanda Bebout, a junior nursing major who took her own life in January. Sharon Bebout opened the presentation by saying what people can do to help further the challenge's goals.

Trial remains unscheduled due to heavy court dockets

Trial remains unscheduled due to heavy court dockets

Published Oct 5, 2010

The trial regarding the 2006 sexual assault case filed by a former student against the university has not yet been rescheduled from its original court date of Oct. 4 because of a heavy court docket, according to the 141st District Court Coordinator in Tarrant County.

The trial, originally set for this week, was postponed because it was one of several cases on the docket, said Jennifer Littman, one of the attorneys representing TCU.

Positive change can come from tragic loss

Published Oct 5, 2010

In the midst of trouble, it is often difficult to cling to optimism.

Though death and disaster could lead to despair, often positive change arises in the wake of tragedy.

The partnership formed by the Brown-Lupton University Union and Gamma Phi Beta to bring the Rachel's Challenge College Program to campus is one example of the positive changes that can come from loss.

Frogs need to step it up

Frogs need to step it up

Published Oct 5, 2010

As the cliche line goes, "You never know what's going to happen" and in college football, the weekly rankings are a constant reminder of that.

Of course, the rankings have been very favorable to BCS conferences, which is to be expected. The Horned Frogs still stand at a respectable No. 5, but after seeing what some teams have done in recent times, the Frogs need to step it up if they want to make a case for a high-level BCS game.

Accuracy more important than apparent biases

Published Oct 5, 2010

A few members of the Texas State Board of Education believe that the history books in the Texas school systems have a pro-Islamic bias based on Middle Eastern countries investing in textbook publishing companies. The board wrote a proposal this summer that would send a message to the publishers, convincing them that if they want to continue selling books in the American school system, they must keep a balance between Christianity and Islam.

Personalized license plates coming to Texas

Published Oct 5, 2010

There is a new way for students to express themselves 8212; sometimes in six characters or fewer.

My Plates specialty license plate marketing vendor is striving to make personalized license plates more popular and diverse throughout Texas, college campuses included.

My Plates spokesperson Kim Drummond said the company is a relatively new license plate vendor aimed to get Texas more excited about special license plates. The company was contracted by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles in 2009 to provide personalized plates to Texas drivers, Drummond said.

Student found dead at off-campus residence

Published Oct 5, 2010

A university senior was found dead in his residence on Sunday, according to a Fort Worth Police report. The Fort Worth Police Department was called to a residence in the 2800 block of Forest Park Boulevard...

Social media threatens the college student’s most important resource

Published Oct 5, 2010

Sleep is such a glorious word. "Five more minutes!" is a familiar refrain on weekday mornings, especially when a pesky 8 a.m. class awaits. Sleep deprivation has always been a problem on college campuses....

Sorority to host event commemorating fallen member

Published Oct 5, 2010

The university's Gamma Phi Beta sorority chapter and the Brown-Lupton University Union are teaming up to bring the Rachel's Challenge program, which honors the first student who was killed at Colombine High School in 1999, to the university at 7 p.m. today in the BLUU Ballroom.

According to fliers posted around campus by Gamma Phi Beta, the event will be held in memory of Amanda Bebout, a junior nursing major and member of the sorority who took her life in January.

Patterson: Backups are still crucial to success

Patterson: Backups are still crucial to success

Published Oct 5, 2010

Even though the Horned Frogs are the No. 5 team in the nation, the only ranked team in Texas and surrounded by polls, critics and BCS dreams, head football coach Gary Patterson said he is keeping his...