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Letter to the Editor: Professors notice distracted students

Letter to the Editor: Professors notice distracted students

Published Nov 6, 2009

I enjoyed Thursday's editorial cartoon depicting the professor oblivious to the various distractions occupying his students' attention. I shared that view throughout college, assuming that professors were in their own tunnel-vision world and couldn't see anything in front of them. Though iPhones didn't exist in the '90s, I found various ways to distract myself, including doodling and arguing with my conservative friend in the adjacent seat (sorry, Dr. S. I really did enjoy your class!).

Black towels with pink ribbon to unite campus

Published Nov 6, 2009

In an effort to find a compromise between the Pink Out vs. Black Out controversy for the Nov. 14 Utah home game, the Interfraternity Council has voted to order 3,000 black towels with pink ribbons attached, said Evan Berlin, IFC president.

A Facebook event urging students to wear all black during the same game as TCU's fifth annual Pink Out game in support of breast cancer research and awareness, has sparked controversy across campus. The Facebook event was canceled after significant backlash.

Students get creative to watch football games

Published Nov 6, 2009

From cross country road-tripping to backyard game-watching parties, students got creative in their efforts to catch the away games of the undefeated Horned Frog football team, a senior student said. Geoff Dice, a marketing major, said he and his roommates traveled to the Clemson game, but took a different approach when the Frogs faced BYU.

A recently-acquired set of projector equipment and a 110-inch screen enabled the three men and about 80 of their friends to view the game from their own backyard.

Residents ignore frequent GrandMarc fire alarms

Published Nov 6, 2009

Because of the frequency and sensitivity with which the fire alarms are activated, students have been ignoring the alarms in the GrandMarc apartment complex, a GrandMarc official said.

Although the GrandMarc has only actually had the alarms go off four times this semester, instances like the one on Oct. 23, when the alarms went off at about 3 a.m. for a period of two hours, desensitize students to the seriousness of the alarm system, said Tobi Sander, the GrandMarc's director of community operations.

New football uniform now on display in bookstore

Published Nov 6, 2009

The new TCU uniform that will be worn during the Utah game Nov. 14 has been put on display by members of the Nike Street Team in the TCU Bookstore on Friday. The complete uniform is hidden in a large lockbox, which will be unlocked by one patron Sunday. The patron who punches in the correct code on an electronic lock and will receive a replica of the new jersey.

The bookstore is also selling t-shirts with a picture of the new helmet the Frogs will wear Nov. 14 along with a black "Won't back down" t-shirt.

Greek affiliation shouldn't be top concern in yearbook

Greek affiliation shouldn’t be top concern in yearbook

Published Nov 6, 2009

I checked my e-mail last Friday, Oct. 30, to find that the 2008-2009 Horned Frog yearbook was ready to be picked up by students who ordered one. Having ordered my yearbook after my picture was taken last year, I was excited to finally see what was bound inside the bright, white cover. As I flipped through the first few pages, I was impressed and a little nostalgic at the thought of freshman year. When I turned to the pages with the names and pictures of the students, however, my awe turned somewhat to astonishment.

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.

Police investigating possible connection in campus attacks

Published Nov 6, 2009

Police are investigating whether an attack on campus Thursday night was related to the sexual assault reported on Oct. 13, a police official said.

Police Lt. Ramiro Abad said TCU and Fort Worth police departments would work together on the investigation. An increase in nighttime campus security that stemmed from the first assault is still in effect.



A female student reported late Thursday that a man grabbed her from behind while she was walking near Jarvis Hall at about 11:30 p.m. Thursday, but the student was able to get away, according to campus police.

Student-led SOAP group helps clean up poverty

Student-led SOAP group helps clean up poverty

Published Nov 5, 2009

A closet full of roaches. A couch covered in dust and dirt. A mattress on the floor with the springs breaking through.

These are the norms at the one- or two-bedroom apartments families live in at homeless shelters in the area, said Joe Askew, co-creator of a new student organization on campus, Student Outreach Against Poverty, or SOAP.



People with homes like these or no homes at all are those whom the members of SOAP are trying to help.



These guys are down-to-earth students, smiling and making jokes with each other.