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Education is more important than the right to long hair

Published Jan 29, 2010

Imagine this scenario: You get pulled out of class midday to be told that you are indefinitely suspended from school until further notice. Later on, you are told that you are prohibited from coming back to class because you violated school dress code - your hair is too long. Furthermore, you are a 4-year-old boy.

After weeks of private tutoring, seclusion from classmates and being banned from the classroom during the ABCs, nap time or Play-Doh fun, Taylor Pugh was finally admitted back to his pre-K class at Floyd Elementary School in Mesquite.

Spring season clubs become active

Published Jan 29, 2010

One club sport has already begun its spring season, and others will start this weekend or in the coming months. Here's a look at some of the university's club teams and their plans for this semester.Ultimate...

Media exposure not harmful to youth if limited

Media exposure not harmful to youth if limited

Published Jan 29, 2010

My nephew asked for a cell phone for his last birthday. He said he needed it and that he would be the only one of his friends without one. Exactly why an 8-year-old would need a cell phone I may never...

Success lies with pitching strength

Success lies with pitching strength

Published Jan 29, 2010

The bullpen should be strong this season as members of the baseball team return with more than 20 appearances each.

TCU baseball head coach Jim Schlossnagle said the pitching staff would have a little different setup this season with senior Tyler Lockwood returning to the bullpen and joining junior Trent Appleby in the long relieve role.



"The last two years (Lockwood) was one of our top two or three pitchers but really his best role is as a relief pitcher," Schlossnagle said.

Relief organization makes it easy for students to donate to Haiti

Published Jan 29, 2010

Want to help Haiti? Look under your couch.Colby Hall has joined Haiti relief efforts by collecting spare change to donate to Week of Compassion, a Disciples of Christ refugee and development mission fund...

Baseball team ready for another season

Baseball team ready for another season

Published Jan 29, 2010

The Horned Frog baseball team accomplished some important firsts last season: hosting an NCAA regional, advancing to the first Super Regional in program history and falling just one game short of reaching the College World Series.

Redshirt junior pitcher Steven Maxwell said the team will have its sights on taking one more step this season.



"We completely expect to be in Omaha playing for the national championship at the end of the season," Maxwell said.

Young players fill the outfield

Published Jan 29, 2010

With the loss of senior leadership, a young roster of outfielders will have to step up for the 2010 season.

"We need to get better than we were last year defensively," head coach Jim Schlossnagle said, never mentioning his team's accomplishment of making an appearance in the NCAA Super Regional last June.



"I don't think you can assume anything," he said. "I've tried to preach that to our guys."

Weekend sports roundup

Published Jan 29, 2010

As winter sports progress in their season and spring sports kick into gear, Horned Frog teams are all over the place.

This weekend, women's and men's tennis, women's and men's basketball, track and field, swimming and diving, equestrian and rifle all face matchups.



Whether shooting or swimming, the Frogs face stiff competition across the country.





Women's Tennis

Men’s tennis ready to climb national rankings

Published Jan 29, 2010

The No. 38 ranked TCU men's tennis team opened its spring season Sunday with wins against UT-Pan American and UT Arlington. The Frogs are one of seven Mountain West Conference squads that appeared in preseason rankings.

The men's team finished the 2009 season rated No. 38 after winning the Mountain West Conference's regular season championship and advancing to the first round of the NCAA Championships.

Men’s swimming and diving looking to score against Centenary College

Published Jan 29, 2010

The men's swimming and diving team practiced for Saturday's meet versus Centenary College with a major theme in mind: taper time.

To break the monotony of training for primary strokes, head coach Richard Sybesma said Horned Frog swimmers would swim in off-events in Shreveport, La.. This "taper time" consists of a less rigorous competition and workout schedule and is intended to give the team a chance to rest before the Mountain West Championship meet at the end of February.

Championship in sight for track and field

Published Jan 29, 2010

Track and field head coach Darryl Anderson knows all teams are not created equal. His expectations for the men's and women's squads are different, but Anderson still believes there is championship-talent on both teams.

"On the women's side, it's going to be a work in progress, because we just added three girls at semester...And we feel really good about all three of them, but it's going to take them some time to really get their legs underneath them," Anderson said.

Frog track team prepares for its first conference meet

Published Jan 29, 2010

The Flyin' Frogs are in Albuquerque, N.M. today for the Lobo Invitational. Now three meets into the season, coach Darryl Anderson said the team is finally ready to see some in-conference competition."The...