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Student publications receives four national awards

Published Nov 4, 2009

Staffs of the TCU Daily Skiff newspaper, the DailySkiff.com Web site, and Image Magazine received four national awards in design and multimedia storytelling from the Associated Collegiate Press and College...

Speaker recounts Iranian imprisonment

Speaker recounts Iranian imprisonment

Published Nov 4, 2009

Iranian-American academic Haleh Esfandiari went on a routine trip to Iran in 2006 to visit her mother. On her way to the airport on Dec. 30 that year, she was robbed and lost both of her passports. Little...

Teens doing more to help pay for college study shows

Published Nov 4, 2009

University graduate student Mary Cassaro said her parents taught her the importance of smart saving skills early on. Around age 12, years before higher education was on her mind, she said money earned from the occasional baby-sitting job allowed her to begin a bank account of her own.

"I think that when emergency situations did come it was nice that (the money) was there," Cassaro said. "It was a last resort kind of thing, but it has helped with everything."

Ecofeminism makes debut at panel discussion

Published Nov 4, 2009

Students learned how environmentalism and feminism related to each other during a panel discussion on ecofeminism Tuesday night.

The panel discussion, co-sponsored by the TCU Women's Network and the Latina sorority Sigma Lambda Alpha, addressed questions about environmental sustainability and the role of women in sustainability.



Stephanie Eady, an environmental science lecturer, defined the term.

Ambitious teens show promise of future generation

Published Nov 4, 2009

Many times American teenagers are ragged on for being lazy, incompetent and unaware of what is going on in this world. Who can blame them? They are still in high school and have no worries about current...

Patterson: Frogs can’t rely on fans on road

Published Nov 4, 2009

With No. 14 Utah looming in the distance, Horned Frogs head coach Gary Patterson said in his weekly press conference Tuesday that it is important to focus on what is in front of them as the team prepares for this week's road game against a "resilient" San Diego State Aztecs team.

"I don't think anyone's looking forward to Utah," Patterson said. "I think the fans are, but as far as our kids I don't think so. I think if they would have done that you probably would have seen a little of that against UNLV."

Veteran mental health policy sheds negative light

Published Nov 2, 2009

Regardless of one's stance on the United States' involvement in warfare, there is a widely accepted and universally understood policy of inherent respect for veterans. These men and women have subjected themselves to what many of us will never be able to imagine, all in the name of guaranteeing the safety and welfare of citizens at home. We revere the efforts of these soldiers on our behalf with two days of national holiday, Memorial Day and Veterans Day. After all, it is through the continued defense provided by these people that we have enjoyed the liberties we experience today.

Baseball’s human error factor could affect World Series

Published Nov 2, 2009

With all the blown calls in the Major League Baseball postseason this year, the league should expand its use of replay to improve the quality of the game.

Currently, the MLB only uses replay for "boundary calls," which are calls that focus on whether or not a home run had gone over the fence or whether a home run was fair of foul. This new rule was only introduced to the game in August 2008 after a plethora of missed home run calls that season. Baseball is the only sport that seems to be resistant to using replay to get the call right.

Choral music professor dies of heart attack

Choral music professor dies of heart attack

Published Nov 2, 2009

Professor of choral music Ron Shirey, who brought national attention to the university's choir program, died of a heart attack Sunday."He is known around the country as one of the finest university choir...

Soccer seniors started a winning tradition

Published Nov 2, 2009

At the end of each soccer season at Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium, one night is set aside to honor seniors and the contributions they've made to the program. This year's bittersweet ceremony was held Friday night following a 4-1 loss to San Diego State University and ended, as usual, with flowers and a video tribute to this season's three departing seniors, Lizzy Karoly, Kelly Faerber and Michelle Nguyen.

But any Frog soccer fan who has been around for the past four years knows Friday night was also the celebration of a revival that began when this senior class entered TCU.

Letter to the Editor: Rangers arent the only ones with spirit

Letter to the Editor: Rangers aren’t the only ones with spirit

Published Nov 2, 2009

I am writing in response to Thursday's article about the TCU Rangers. First of all, I'd like to point out that I have not missed a single home football game in the three and a half years I've been attending TCU. I fully support the football team and wish them the best for the remainder of the season. I don't understand how a group of guys dressed nice just standing on the field helps rally school spirit. Yeah, they might be at the game, somewhat adding to the attendance, but that doesn't help get anyone else in there or get people fired up.

Horned Frogs jump in rankings after Rebel beating

Horned Frogs jump in rankings after Rebel beating

Published Nov 2, 2009

The Frogs (8-0, 4-0) stood pat in the BCS rankings after this weekend's 41-0 drubbing of UNLV, but moved up in both the AP and USA Today polls.

While staying at No. 6 in the BCS, the Frogs jumped from the No. 8 spot to No.6 in the AP rankings, though still behind No. 5 Boise State.



In the USA Today poll, however, the Frogs jumped from No. 6 to No. 4, and are ahead of the No. 5 Broncos.



After the game, head coach Gary Patterson spoke about the team's performances and what he did and did not like.