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Q&A: Student body president contenders

Published Nov 10, 2009

Students wanting to know more about the two candidates running for student body president can read their answers to the question and answer section. Andrew Pulliam, a junior finance major from St. Louis, and Marlon Figueroa, a junior finance and accounting double major from San Juan, Puerto Rico are running for the position.

Q: What made you realize you wanted to run for student body president?

Campus police meets with Starpoint students

Published Nov 10, 2009

Fifth-grader Dusty Leenhouts got to talk to undercover officers Friday. First-grader Magdelene Evans said police sirens were cool, but they hurt her ears.

The sirens didn't seem to bother third-grader Cade Curtis, who said that he might like to be a police officer one day.



The campus police department met with Starpoint School students for TCU Police's first career day in the Kelly Alumni Center parking lot.

New Frog uniforms get campus community talking

Published Nov 10, 2009

Displayed at the university bookstore, the Frogs' new Nike uniforms have students and alumni talking.

According to a press release from Nike, the uniforms were designed with the inspiration of the Frogs' promising future and fearless attitude. Designers were able to digitally replicate the image of horned frog scales on parts of the uniform.



The Nike Pro Combat uniforms accommodate the evolution of the game of football, according to the press release.

Utah game sold out, student admission still free

Published Nov 10, 2009

Not since the Frogs played the Texas Tech Red Raiders in 2006 in a 12-3 Horned Frog win has Amon G. Carter Stadium been filled to capacity.

As of Monday, 44,358 tickets had been sold for Saturday's game against the Utah Utes, according to gofrogs.com. Standing room only tickets are still available.



The official capacity of Amon G. Carter Stadium is 44,358. TCU's average home attendance in 2008 was 30,389. The largest home crowd last season was 36,180, when TCU beat then-ranked No. 8 BYU 32-7.

Nike unveils new Frog uniforms

Nike unveils new Frog uniforms

Published Nov 8, 2009

Nike allowed campus bookstore patrons to unlock the vault that housed the new Frog uniform the team will wear Saturday against Utah.

Each patron was given a card with a code that unlocked the vault. Certain codes allowed patrons to win free T-shirts.



The new uniform is a purple top with gray pants and a black helmet. The helmet, pants and gloves all have a scale-like print on them which resembles a horned lizard.



The uniform comes complete with custom purple and black shoes and gloves with a horned frog on the palms.

College GameDay coming to Fort Worth

College GameDay coming to Fort Worth

Published Nov 8, 2009

Frog fans will get the chance to experience College GameDay live this week leading up to the Nov. 14 game against Utah.

According to espn.com, GameDay will bring their set to the campus of TCU for the first time in school history to broadcast their weekly show and spotlight the TCU vs. Utah game. The set will be built in the campus commons, according to gofrogs.com



This will be the third week in a row GameDay will spotlight a Mountain West Conference game. Saturday, GameDay broadcast from Air Force.

Live from Qualcomm Stadium: TCU vs. San Diego State chat

Published Nov 7, 2009

Join editor-in-chief David Hall for a live chat during the TCU vs. San Diego State football game. Come chat about the game and give your commentary on the Frogs' performance. The chat will open at 3 p.m. and run for the duration of the game.





Frogs take down Aztecs, 55-12

Frogs take down Aztecs, 55-12

Published Nov 7, 2009

SAN DIEGO - The Frogs proved they weren't going to fall into a trap on Saturday as they easily dispatched the San Diego State Aztecs 55-12 at Qualcomm Stadium.

With possibly the biggest game in school history looming next Saturday versus Utah, the Frogs (9-0, 5-0) maintained focus on the task at hand and played strongly on both sides of the ball versus the Aztecs (4-5, 2-3).



Head coach Gary Patterson said that focus paid off in the form of a strong start for the offense and defense.

Students should be enforced to follow protocol

Published Nov 6, 2009

The GrandMarc apartments have been dealing with residents who are apathetic about fire alarms following a rash of false alarms. One of those incidents had the fire alarms sounding for two hours at 3 a.m.,...

Frogs shouldn’t overlook SDSU passing attack

Published Nov 6, 2009

On campus, the buzz about an upcoming TCU football game has reached levels of craziness that would drive any Horned Frog to spit blood out of its eyes. But that hype surrounds the Utah game, which is in two weeks, and the Frogs still have San Diego State to get through before the Utah game.

The Aztecs come into the game a mediocre 4-4, with wins over four very poor teams - Utah State, New Mexico, New Mexico State and Colorado State. Their rush defense ranks very low in the Football Bowl Series, coming in at a dismal 66th.

Fort Hood tragedy touches campus

Fort Hood tragedy touches campus

Published Nov 6, 2009

Even as she was sitting outside Fort Hood Army Base waiting for the lockdown to end Thursday night, university alumna Stacey Uhorchak said that she and her husband had always felt safe living at the base.

"I love Fort Hood," Uhorchak said. "We have always felt very safe and very taken care of. We feel very blessed to live on post."



Uhorchak and her husband, Nicholas, a platoon officer, have lived at the base for nine months. She said in the past, there had been good safety precautions taken to keep residents safe at the base.

College football pick’em: Student Publications picks the winners

Published Nov 6, 2009

The student publications pick'em team is back for more college football action. Each participant will get one point for a correctly selected win out of the chosen games and two points for an upset pick. The standings remained the same this week with News Now's Maddy Foxx leading the pack with 33 points followed by Skiff editor-in-chief David Hall with 30 points. In third is Skiff reporter Mary Sue Greenleaf with 28 points and Skiff sports editor Travis L. Brown with 27 points. Trailing the pack is Skiff news editor Michael Carroll with 24 points and KTCU's Phil Mann with 22 points.