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.

With an undefeated season and many accolades under its belt, TCU is going to dominate the first conference game against Colorado State at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colo.

Last week, senior quarterback Andy Dalton threw two interceptions against SMU, which gave the Mustangs a 17-14 lead early in the third quarter. Coming off a game that shouldn't have been that close, Dalton should redeem himself in Colorado. After an injury sidelined him for his first appearance at Fort Collins in 2008, Dalton will have his first career start at Hughes Stadium.

Every week, Chancellor Victor Boschini and several student leaders pick who will win top upcoming college football games in the TCU Daily Skiff college football pick'em challenge. Last week TCU News Now Sports Director Chris Blake went 5-0 after predicting the winners from all five matchups correctly. Blake and Daily Skiff Sports Editor Madison Pelletier are tied for the lead with the highest cumulative score at 16-4.

TCU vs. Colorado State

Texas vs. Oklahoma

Florida vs. Alabama

Stanford vs. Oregon

Penn State vs. Iowa

Sociology professor Keith Whitworth's sustainability class will hold the third annual Tour de Frogs event from 5-8 p.m. Monday in the Campus Commons.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the TCU Purple Bike Program as well as Habitat for Humanity.

Students, faculty, staff and the community will have an opportunity to learn more about sustainable living and social justice issues at this event, according to a press release. Participants will either walk, run or ride a bike on a course around campus, beginning in the Campus Commons.

A phrase often attributed to former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli reads, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics." I hate to be cliché, but I think this quote is a perfect example of a situation of which I have become aware.

An article in the Sept. 29 edition of the Daily Skiff titled "Contrary to idea, inequality exists" included the line, "the poverty rate has climbed to its highest point in 15 years, with an astounding 43.6 million Americans in 2009 (a rate of 14.3 percent) living below the poverty line of $22,050 for a family of four."

North Texas students and faculty can attend a free event for university communities tonight at the Kimbell Art Museum, said an education coordinator.

The Kimbell Art Museum is hosting University Evening from 4-6 p.m. Students can go on tours of a Mayan exhibit, have refreshments and learn about available internships at the museum, Connie Hatchette Barganier said.

Barganier, an education coordinator at the Kimbell, said reservations are no longer being accepted for the event, but half-price admission to the exhibit is available from 5-8 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays.