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Toyota recall leaves many confused

Published Feb 10, 2010

Student owners of recently recalled Toyota vehicles are pondering the next steps to ensure their safety.

Toyota issued a nationwide recall in late January for problems with sticking accelerators and floormat entrapment, according to the Toyota Web site. Toyota recalled more than eight vehicle models, with the Prius recently added to the list.
Toyota dealers nationwide received the parts needed to fix the malfunctioning accelerator pedals, according to the Web site.

SGA to encourage university to expand Froggie Five-0 hours

Published Feb 10, 2010

Editor's note: This article was revised for accuracy at 10:15 p.m. Feb. 10.The House of Student Representatives passed a resolution Tuesday night that encourages the university to extend Froggie Five-0...

Good teachers should be commended for educational efforts

Published Feb 10, 2010

Nearly everyone has a favorite teacher. I can distinctly remember two of mine, Ms. Paque and Ms. Collins. They were great educators, spinning torrents of exciting material out for their students to attempt to catch. They were pleasant and kind, but demanded extraordinary effort. At the time, it seemed a bit overwhelming, and I remember distinct moments when I was ready to quit. Of course, they were experts in encouragement as well.

Rage Against the Machine’s lyrics and philosophy lacking

Published Feb 10, 2010

Editor's note: This column contains explicit lyrics.

I was in my car the other day when "Down Rodeo" by Rage Against the Machine came on the radio. There's no doubt these guys are talented musicians, but their philosophical consistency is lacking.



There were some lines in the song that made me chuckle: "A thousand years they had the tools/ We should be taking them/ Fuck the G-ride! I want the machines that are making them."

Frog men’s basketball sets off against Utah Utes

Published Feb 10, 2010

The struggling Horned Frog basketball team will welcome another squad that has fallen on tough times, the Utah Utes, to Daniel-Meyer Coliseum tonight. Both teams have lost four of their past five games with a win over Air Force, the common denominator for both.

TCU (11-13, 3-6) topped the Falcons 65-51 Saturday in Colorado Springs behind junior guard Greg Hill's career-high 23 points. Prior to the victory, the Frogs had not won a game since they beat UT Pan-American on Jan. 20.

Lady Frogs basketball head to Salt Lake City for Utes showdown

Published Feb 10, 2010

With a one-win lead in the Mountain West, the Lady Frogs head to Salt Lake City to face the University of Utah Utes.

TCU is currently on a 19-game home-win streak but lost their last road match to the University of New Mexico on Jan. 30.



Utah owns an 8-6 lead in the all-time series with the Frogs. TCU won their last two showdowns with the Utes including the Jan. 9 game in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, which the Frogs won 62-41.

Lady Frogs basketball return to AP ranks with No. 24 spot

Published Feb 9, 2010

After dropping out of the Associated Press Top-25 rankings, the Lady Frogs this week are back at the No. 24 spot.

Last week, the women's basketball team dropped from it highest national ranking of the season, No. 20, following a road loss to the University of New Mexico.



With two dominating home-court wins against Brigham Young University and the Air Force Academy, the Frogs advanced to 17-5 for the season.

Schieffer: Democracy cannot exist without journalists

Published Feb 9, 2010

Despite technology and competition, reporters are necessary for democracy to thrive, two veteran journalists said Monday at a university event.

CBS News' chief Washington correspondent Bob Schieffer, a TCU alumnus, and Susan Zirinsky, executive producer of CBS' "48 Hours," told personal stories about their experiences in journalism. Schieffer talked about his encounters with presidents Gerald Ford and Lyndon Johnson, and Zirinsky spoke of her time working at CBS, which she joined as a part-time production clerk in 1972.

Weekend sports roundup

Weekend sports roundup

Published Feb 9, 2010

Equestrian

At it first Fort Worth Stock Show appearance in program history, TCU defeated Texas A&M 5-3.



Junior Ashley Aikman was key to the win by defeating A&M rider Randi Standley in Horsemanship.



Heading into the meet, A&M was the defending national champion and TCU was ranked No. 8.



Swimming & Diving



The men clenched their first Mountain West title in program history on Saturday, defeating UNLV in their final dual meet of the 2009-2010 season.

Several speakers part of Brite’s Ministers Week lineup

Published Feb 9, 2010

Speakers and performers from Fort Worth to France will be on campus this week for Brite Divinity School's annual Ministers Week.

According to the Brite Divinity School Web site, speakers and performers will include the Rev. Sharon Watkins, general minister and president of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); William Paul Young, author of The New York Times best-selling book "The Shack"; and Olivier Latry, a world-renowned organist from the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Dedication ceremony to celebrate new convergence center

Published Feb 9, 2010

For months, noise associated with construction and renovation of Moudy Building South, home of the College of Communication, became a part of the class experience for students there.

John Lumpkin, director of the Schieffer School of Journalism, said that the building had been the same for decades and that the construction is part of a plan to expand the school's future opportunities, like broadcasting student newscasts outside of the university.



One big addition to the school, he said, is the new convergence center.

Video games encourage addiction

Published Feb 9, 2010

The World Cup is notoriously known for being Europe's version of America's Super Bowl. Competitiveness is driven to an all-time high, leading to anger, fights, riots and a fair share of injuries. What...