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Men’s tennis hits the courts against the Utes and Cougars

Published Apr 7, 2010

The men's tennis team has quite a challenge ahead of it this week. The No. 66-ranked Horned Frogs will square off with two Mountain West Conference rivals, hosting the Utah Utes on Thursday and the Brigham Young Cougars on Saturday.

The Horned Frogs are 7-8 in match play on the season, 1-1 in conference and are looking to put together a significant string of wins, a feat they have yet to accomplish this semester. They are coming off a tough 4-3 loss against San Diego State on Sunday.

TCU Energy Club experiences exponential growth

Published Apr 7, 2010

When two university students founded the TCU Energy Club in March 2008, they never envisioned the group would grow to include hundreds of members and have access to leaders in the industry.

Justin LaPoten, a junior finance major and energy in technology and management minor, said that since the club started two years ago with about eight members, it has experienced tremendous growth, thanks to its relationship with the TCU Energy Institute. There are currently more than 350 students who pay $50 a semester to participate in the club, LaPoten said.

TCU baseball team drops game to OU 2-4

Published Apr 7, 2010

The TCU Horned Frogs faced one of the biggest challenges of the season on Tuesday night as the No. 12 Oklahoma Sooners came to Lupton Stadium for a one game series. The Horned Frogs came into the game after winning a hard series against Sand Diego State, taking two of three from the Aztecs. The Sooners gave up a three game sweep to Texas this weekend, and were looking to break their losing streak on Tuesday. Oklahoma took the game 4-2.

Criticism unfounded if students didn’t vote

Published Apr 6, 2010

A referendum for a proposed increase in the student body fee conducted by Student Government Association produced a small voter turnout. If students who didn't vote at this referendum later find the increase disagreeable, they do not have the right to complain.

Every vote counts, and it is important for students to remember that SGA's decisions are not made without regard to students' reservations. SGA gave the student body the opportunity to vote on the proposal, and returning students had the chance to advance or halt the proposal.

Student body fee proposal to go before Board of Trustees

Published Apr 6, 2010

A student referendum achieved the required simple majority to move a proposal to raise the student body fee to the Board of Trustees, which will review it for final approval.

Of all eligible returning undergraduate students who chose to participate in the vote, 199 students - about 56 percent of the total 353 voters - favored the proposal to raise the student body fee from $24 to $45, said Marlon Figueroa, student body president.

Housing and Residence Life offers housing fair for off-campus resources

Published Apr 6, 2010

Housing and Residence Life organized an off-campus housing fair as a service to students so they could get more information about options for apartments if they were considering moving off campus, an official with Housing and Residence Life said.

Craig Allen, the director of Housing and Residence Life, said the fair was a great resource for university students, especially those who are looking to move off campus for the first time.

Schieffer Symposium panelists will discuss Congress and the media

Published Apr 6, 2010

Panelists at the sixth annual Schieffer Symposium will discuss the role of the media coverage in a deadlocked Congress.

Bob Schieffer, moderator of CBS' "Face the Nation" and 1959 university graduate, will host the symposium.



Nancy Styles, executive assistant to vice chancellor for Government Affairs, is responsible for marketing and communications for the Schieffer Symposium. She said the number of attendants varies year to year. As of Monday, 800 tickets had already been sold or promised. However, only 50 students had signed up to attend, she said.

Cheating scandal shouldn’t alter Tiger Woods’ golf performance

Published Apr 6, 2010

Tiger Woods came back to the sport that made him famous yesterday, four months after his incident involving a car crash, a string of women and a severe loss of dignity.The golfer's highly anticipated return...

Greek Week highlights service

Published Apr 6, 2010

Shannon Sumerlin has a stack of binders in her office that show that Greeks on campus have done more than just throw theme parties.

The binders contain documentation that show the chapters fulfilled specific requirements in order to maintain their relationship with the university, said Sumerlin, interim director of Fraternity and Sorority Life.



Students could also see evidence of this during Greek Week, April 5 through April 9, when many Greeks participate in community service projects.

Official: Hunger Week aims to inform

Published Apr 6, 2010

It may be called Hunger Week, but volunteers hope their community service will have effects that last far longer.Through donations, campus events and year-round service, participants in this year's Hunger...

Lack of female representation in Japanese culture problematic

Published Apr 6, 2010

A game called RapeLay appeared on Japanese shelves and was immediately pulled due to an uproar of consumer complaint. In the game, a player can portray a man who rapes women. Other men can join in for...

Weekend sports roundup

Published Apr 6, 2010

Baseball

Over the long weekend, the No. 11 TCU baseball team remained on the diamond, winning its conference series with San Diego State to 2-1. The Horned Frogs set the school record for sacrifices with six bunts in game one bringing in a 4-1 win. They added a second win on Friday 11-5 in front of a crowd of 3,506. They dropped the third game to the Aztecs 1-3, moving their home record to 13-2. For more on the weekend series with the Aztecs go to dailyskiff.com.



Women's Tennis