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Frogs fans victim to TV provider dispute

Published Oct 23, 2009

A contract dispute between the sports channel Versus and the university's TV provider DirecTV will leave campus fans hoping to check out this weekend's football game against BYU with a blank screen.

The game will still be available to watch on campus, but not in individual residence hall rooms. In the meantime, the Frog faithful will have to watch the game at local bars or in the 1873 restaurant in the Brown-Lupton University Union.

Marching band pumps up the jam

Marching band pumps up the jam

Published Oct 22, 2009

It's Saturday and you are headed to a home football game.You get out of your car, apprehensive about the long walk ahead of you. You pass the dorms, Frog Fountain, the sizzling sausages, the juicy bratwursts...

Paranormal Activity lacks scares and creativity

‘Paranormal Activity’ lacks scares and creativity

Published Oct 22, 2009

From the beginning, "Paranormal Activity" seems like the next generation of filmmaking.

With a very low budget, the filmmakers compensated the special effects with creativity and atmosphere. Rather than having a glitzy press tour, the filmmakers promoted it by using Facebook and other social networking sites. The film even feels "real" in the sense that it looks like a video blog you could find on YouTube.

Football program sparks interest in university

Football program sparks interest in university

Published Oct 22, 2009

National media coverage following the recent success of the university's football program is a priceless marketing asset for the school, a university official said.

ESPN's College GameDay show and Sports Illustrated are both hot on the Horned Frogs' trail as the team heads to BYU this weekend.



"The exposure that we'll receive on Saturday with the GameDay show and also with some other ESPN pieces leading up to Saturday (is) immeasurable," said Mark Cohen, director of athletic media relations for the university. "I don't think you could put a price tag on it."

Frogs have chance to write history, again

Published Oct 22, 2009

It seems each year the Frogs hit the gridiron, a new argument emerges about why TCU should bust the BCS party. As each season plays itself out, it seems the Frogs face the biggest game in school history....

Professor in coma after cardiac arrest

Published Oct 22, 2009

Don Punchatz, an adjunct graphic design professor and nationally renowned illustrator, remains in a coma at the Medical Center of Arlington after suffering cardiac arrest during fall break.

Punchatz fell while getting out of bed at his home Oct. 11, said Lewis Glaser, associate professor of graphic design. Punchatz experienced cardiac arrest, but it is unclear whether his heart stopped before or after the fall, Glaser said.

Worldwide dance project sure to be a Thriller

Worldwide dance project sure to be a ‘Thriller’

Published Oct 22, 2009

"Thrill the World" is a project that was organized five years ago by Ines Markelle in Canada as a tribute to Michael Jackson, and as an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the Largest Simultaneous Dance Routine, according to thrilltheworld.com. The objective is to gather a group of people dressed in zombie attire to dance to "Thriller" at the same time many other groups are doing the same thing worldwide.

Distinguished flute instructor dies of cancer

Distinguished flute instructor dies of cancer

Published Oct 22, 2009

Students remember Karen Adrian as someone who would always make them believe in themselves even when they were on the verge of calling it quits.

Adrian, a flute instructor at the School of Music, died of cancer Saturday at the age of 65.



Adrian taught flute at the university, where she regularly performed recitals. Colleagues remember Adrian's spirit and love for music and her students.

Withholding crime details unwise by university

Published Oct 22, 2009

The university's decision to remove important details from a Fort Worth Police flier in a campuswide e-mail regarding last week's sexual assault should be condemned.The flier, which police released Monday,...

Firm parenting key to solving child obesity

Firm parenting key to solving child obesity

Published Oct 22, 2009

Today's society is not as physically active as it once was because of the rise of sedentary activities and concerns about children's safety. One of the issues that has emerged out of this society is whether or not morbidly obese children should be removed from their parents' custody. Some medical and government officials believe that by removing these children their weight issue can be fixed in a timelier and more effective way. However, the parents are not the only ones responsible for the problem; taking children away would only make the problem worse.

Fair Trade coffee is a full cup of fairness

Fair Trade coffee is a full cup of fairness

Published Oct 22, 2009

Who couldn't resist the soothing intonations of the folksy melody in Bob Dylan's classic "The Times They Are A-Changin'?" The harmonica riffs and easy-going style make it just too catchy to resist the...

Drug cartels too smart for U.S. government

Drug cartels too smart for U.S. government

Published Oct 22, 2009

The Beatles might have retitled their famous album "Yellow Submarine" to "White Submarine" if some recent events concerning drug-smuggling had happened forty years ago during The Beatles' prime. It just feels appropriate with recent leaps in drug-smuggling technology. According to CNN.com, drug cartels, especially ones based in South America are now transporting their cocaine, also known as white, to the U.S. through miniature fiberglass submarines.