Forget holiday shopping. The TCU Public Relations Student Society of America is providing holiday swapping with Frog Trade on Thursday.Frog Trade is a trading event where students can exchange their used...

It has been quite a year for the TCU volleyball team.

The Horned Frogs' 26 wins and 13 conference victories are the most in school history, and the second-place finish in the Mountain West Conference marks the best finish since the team was runner-up of the 2004 Conference USA regular-season.

But now, TCU can add another monumental feat to the record book -- its first NCAA tournament appearance.

Holiday shopping is for the brave among us. Who really wants to stand in endless lines, waiting for hours on end for mechanical hamsters or $3 toasters?

Frog Trade, offered by the university's Public Relations Student Society of America, provides a great alternative to sore feet and bad attitudes. Today and today only, bring your used items to Sadler Lawn from noon to 4:30 p.m. and trade them for other students' used items.

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The national trend of the increasing number of students finishing college also represented the university's numbers, a university official said.

Patrick Miller, registrar and director of enrollment management, said number of students that graduate in December has increased over the last five years.

Cathy Coghlan, director of institutional research, wrote in an e-mail that enrollment increases during the past few years at the university explained the increase of December graduates.

In the wake of the global economic downturn many universities lost considerable value from their endowments and were forced to make budget cuts.

James Hille, the university's chief investment officer, said the average university endowment in North Texas fell 22 to 23 percent.

According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, universities with an endowment value more than $1 billion lost an average 20 percent of the total value of their endowments. Harvard lost about 30 percent of the value of its endowment and was forced to make drastic budget cuts.

Join sports editor Travis L. Brown for a live chat during the TCU vs. SMU men's basketball game. Come chat about the game and give your commentary on the Frogs' performance. The chat will open at 7:30...

Chris Gillett

Psychosocial Kinesiology major

Q: What's your favorite memory of your time at the university?

A: Passing Biomechanics.

Q: What are your plans after graduating?

A: Building prosthetic limbs somewhere in the area.

Meghan Leal

Graphic Design major

Q: What is your favorite memory of your time at the university?

The men's basketball team completed the second half of the DFW Duel by beating the SMU Mustangs 60-53 in Dallas.

The Horned Frogs capitalized on defensive rebounds and a string of Mustang turnovers that began the second half to come back from a 28-23 deficit at the break. TCU point guard Ronnie Moss got up to block a Mustang shot with 28 seconds left that would lead to a Frog victory in Moody Coliseum.