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UPDATE: Classes canceled for Friday

Published Feb 12, 2010

The university will be closed Friday because of the frosty weather, Provost Nowell Donovan said in an e-mail Thursday evening.Classes may be canceled, but Donovan urged students not to close their books."I...

Winning streak ends for Lady Frogs’ basketball

Published Feb 12, 2010

After surviving a quadruple overtime against the University of Utah, the Lady Frogs return home hoping to continue their success by overcoming the University of Wyoming this Saturday in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.By...

Alum’s cafe celebrates first anniversary

Published Feb 12, 2010

When Janet Z. Capua and her son Carlo, a university alumus, decided to start their own catering company a year ago, they never realized the impact they would have on the community.

In celebration of their first anniversary, Z's Cafe will host a party tonight that will be open to the Fort Worth community. There will be free food, wine and music.



Z's Cafe partnered with nonprofit organization Samaritan House to give tenants the opportunity to transition from homelessness to the work force.

Hazing a serious crime with unanticipated consequences

Published Feb 12, 2010

Students are held responsible for a broad definition of hazing, one they often do not fully understand.In light of recent events, the conversation around campus indicates that students don't really know...

Super Bowl needs to realize its audience includes homosexuals too

Published Feb 12, 2010

An advertisement touting a gay dating Web site was rejected from the Super Bowl commercial line up, according to CNN.com. The ad, which features two men watching the game, begins with both men reaching for the chip bowl at the same time and ends with the two guys kissing passionately. It made me giggle out loud when I watched it, and it didn't seem any worse than the usual bevy of ads featuring bikini-wearing girls, sexual entendres or scantily clad members of both sexes. So why was it pulled?

Men’s basketball suffer defeat by Utes, 64-55

Published Feb 12, 2010

The Horned Frogs' three-game winning streak came to a screeching halt Wednesday night at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. After a hard-fought game Wednesday, the night ended with the Frogs losing to the Utah Utes (11-12, 4-5) 64-55 in front of 4,414 enthusiastic TCU fans. The loss moves the Frogs' record to 11-14 and to 3-7 in conference, keeping them near the bottom of the Mountain West Conference standings.

The lone bright spot for the Frogs was freshman forward Nikola Cerina.

Community reflects on President Obama’s first year

Published Feb 11, 2010

Despite differing perspectives on campus and around the community, there is a consensus that President Barack Obama had a complicated first year. However, community members will not as easily agree on his approach to health care.

Steve Maxwell, a Fort Worth attorney and chairman of the Tarrant County Democratic Party, said Obama's first year has been a roller coaster filled with wars, economic crises and bipartisan discord.



"To take that on, just in and of itself, to be able to process it all, is an accomplishment all by itself," Maxwell said.

The rejection of federal education funds may have unforeseen consequences

Published Feb 11, 2010

Gov. Rick Perry's decision to not submit an application for federal education funding because of the strings attached to the funds may have been made with sincere consideration for the state curriculum,...

Official: Kappa Sigma not involved in branding, still investigating individuals

Published Feb 11, 2010

The university has determined that the TCU chapter of Kappa Sigma fraternity was not involved in a Jan. 9 branding incident that reportedly occurred in Colorado, but individual students are still being investigated, a university official said Wednesday.

"The university has completed its investigation and found that the fraternity was not involved," said Don Mills, vice chancellor for Student Affairs said.

Pi Kappa Phi team wins annual Mardi Gras Mocktail

Published Feb 11, 2010

The university's chapter of Alpha Delta Pi sorority held its 10th annual Mardi Gras Mocktail Blend-Off on Wednesday in the Brown-Lupton University Union Auditorium.

The blend-off was originally designed to raise alcohol awareness and eventually became the main philanthropy event for Alpha Delta Pi. In the blend-off, teams from different campus organizations blend non-alcoholic beverages in a competition for the grand prize, which is donated by area businesses or organizations.

Classes canceled for Friday

Published Feb 11, 2010

The university will be closed Friday because of the frosty weather, Provost Nowell Donovan said in an e-mail Thursday evening.Classes may be canceled, but Donovan urged students not to close their books."I...

“Don’t ask, don’t tell” comforts only the homophobic

Published Feb 11, 2010

There's nothing wrong with being gay in the military. As long as no one finds out about it.

From the beginning of his campaign, President Barack Obama said he wanted to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that prevents openly gay men and women from serving in the U.S. military. During his first year in office, Obama did not to try to overturn the policy, but he renewed his call to repeal it during his Jan. 27 State of the Union address.



It's about time.