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Success of students benefit TCU greatly

Published Oct 4, 2010

Over the past month, the Daily Skiff has been peppered with stories of enterprising students. In September, senior Brent Skoda was named a finalist in the Global Student Entrepreneur of the Year competition for his unique and successful business, collegefitness.com. Today, the paper features two different food delivery businesses, both started and run by students.

It is great to see students who not only work hard enough to run a business while juggling a full load of classes but who are creative in their endeavors.

Professors to bring student research opportunites to TCU

Published Oct 4, 2010

Two new chemistry professors are working to bring notoriety to the university and to give students the opportunity to participate in potentially life-changing research. Eric Simanek, Robert A. Welch...

Horned Frogs in the NFL

Horned Frogs in the NFL

Published Oct 4, 2010

Name: LaDainian Tomlinson Position: Running back Current Team: New York Jets Outcome of game: New York 38 Buffalo 14 Stats: Rushing Attempts: 19 Rushing Yards: 133 Rushing Touchdowns: Two Receptions:...

Patterson satisfied with TCU's defensive line

Patterson satisfied with TCU’s defensive line

Published Oct 2, 2010

Across Fort Collins signs read, "Defend the Fort," and the No. 5 ranked Frogs did just that by defending the Fort Worth name in Fort Collins by defeating CSU 27-0 in the Frogs first conference game of the season.

The win was the first road shutout under head football coach Gary Patterson in his ten seasons as head coach. The last road shutout was a 24-0 win in 2000 against Navy when Patterson was the Frogs defensive coordinator.

Live from Fort Collins, Colorado: TCU vs. Colorado State

Published Oct 1, 2010

The future site of the Live Coverage of the TCU vs. Colorado State game, beginning at 12:45 p.m. and ending when the game does. Join sports editor Madison Pelletier for a live chat and commentary during...

TCU Marching Band competing for an appearance on Hawaii-Five-0

Published Sep 30, 2010

Big doors were opened at an everyday rehearsal for the TCU Marching Band when members found out they had the opportunity to be featured on national television and win $25,000.

Bands from across the nation submitted videos as part of a contest to appear on an episode of the television series "Hawaii Five-0." The TCU band was one of 17 chosen for the chance to appear on national television sometime this fall, associate director of bands Jeremy Strickland said.

Team-building organization brings drums to campus

Team-building organization brings drums to campus

Published Sep 30, 2010

More than 200 students drummed in unison to celebrate the final meeting of Connections, a bonding program for first-year students, and formal beginning of the Community Renewal program at TCU Thursday...

Student Support Services receives $1.33 million grant

Student Support Services receives $1.33 million grant

Published Sep 30, 2010

A $1.33 million five-year grant from the Department of Education in early September prompted big changes in Student Support Services, director of TCU TRIO Programs, Steven Hodnett said. The first of which...

TCU has impressive events and athletic ability but is still plagued by lingering problems

Published Sep 30, 2010

Highs and lows of September

Frogs up to finally bringing live horned frog mascots to the university. If LSU can have a tiger and Baylor can have a bear, then two blood-squirting lizards shouldn't be asking too much.

Pony down to continued problems with freshman housing. Students live in converted community space for the fourth year in a row because there are too few rooms to accommodate incoming students. After four years, the university needs to fix this situation once and for all.

Bob Schieffer to receive Fourth Estate Award

Bob Schieffer to receive Fourth Estate Award

Published Sep 30, 2010

Bob Schieffer, the namesake of TCU's Schieffer School of Journalism, will receive the National Press Club's prestigious Fourth Estate Award in October, according to information from the Schieffer School's website.

The award is considered to be the Club's top honor and recognizes Schieffer for his "lifetime of distinguished contribution to American Journalism," according to a news release on the award.

Schieffer School Director John Lumpkin wrote in an email that the award is an honor for the Schieffer school.

Utah will be the toughest opponent TCU faces this season

Published Sep 30, 2010

This season, head football coach Gary Patterson put a pyramid on the wall in the team room before fall camp the same way he did last season. Even though the Frogs reached the Fiesta Bowl last season, the first postseason goal on the pyramid is to win the Mountain West Conference.

TCU won the conference last season with an unblemished 8-0 record in conference play. The closest the Frogs came to a loss was a 20-17 win at Air Force played in single-digit temperatures. Other than that, no conference team came within 27 points of upsetting TCU.

Muslim panel highlights misunderstandings in culture

Muslim panel highlights misunderstandings in culture

Published Sep 30, 2010

The heated commentary of two women from the Fort Worth community at the "Who's Afraid of Muslims?" public forum Thursday helped to humanize Muslims for students in attendance, a university professor said.

The two female audience members stood up during the discussion period and raised questions about Islamic law in the U.S. One woman, who said she was a TCU alumna, held a stack of papers in the air and said she could cite a modern Muslim scholar who taught that Islamic law was not compatible with democracy.