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Soccer has tough start to conference play

Soccer has tough start to conference play

Published Oct 2, 2009

Mountain West Conference play will start Saturday for the women's soccer team when they will head to New Mexico to take on the Lobos.

New Mexico, 8-1-2, suffered its first loss of the season last weekend to Northern Arizona. Horned Frogs head coach Dan Abdalla said the Lobos are one of the teams to beat in the MWC.



"They're a hard working, very disciplined team; they defend great," Abdalla said. "You always know whenever you play them you're going to be in for a great battle."

Texting shouldn’t replace verbal communication

Published Oct 2, 2009

Texting, blogging and checking your social networking site of choice all have a place, but that place is not the classroom.

When students text or browse the Internet all through class, they are probably distracting the other students in the class and they are definitely disrespecting the professor. But even this is not the extent of the problem with our generation's dependence on digital communication.

Music festival offers jam-packed weekend

Music festival offers jam-packed weekend

Published Oct 1, 2009

Three days, seven stages, 126 bands. Yes, it's that time of the year: Oct. 2-4 is the Austin City Limits Music Festival, the weekend when thousands of audiophiles unite in central Texas to hear their favorite bands and discover new ones as they weave in and out of crowds and consciousness. Scour eBay or become best friends with a scalper, because it's not too late for a spontaneous road trip and music-filled weekend.

2005 SMU upset still fresh on minds

Published Oct 1, 2009

After a big win on the road, TCU will defend its winning streak against the Southern Methodist University Mustangs in the 89th Battle for the Iron Skillet on Saturday.

The Horned Frogs and Mustangs will face off in Amon G. Carter stadium at 7 p.m.



The series began in 1915 with a 43-0 TCU victory. The Horned Frogs won the last six home games against SMU and hold a 42-39-7 advantage over the Mustangs.



In 2008, TCU defeated SMU 48-7 with two touchdowns by tailback Joseph Turner. Turner rushed for 67 yards against the Mustangs last season.

Schooling with your pet: Tips for animal lovers

Schooling with your pet: Tips for animal lovers

Published Oct 1, 2009

Introducing a pet into a home has its benefits, but choosing the right pet and training your pet can be difficult for college students.

Senior Andrea Dean had always been an animal lover, but when two friends gave her a yellow lab puppy last year she realized how important proper animal training could be, especially while sharing her time and space with two other roommates. Dean said she quickly realized instilling good manners in her dog, Lili, from an early age would be the key to a happy and comfortable life in her duplex near campus.

Overboard pranks abuse meaning of rivalry

Published Oct 1, 2009

While the football field rivalry between TCU and SMU dates back to the schools' first meeting in 1915 in Fort Worth, chances are the off-field rivalry began around the same time. Recent incidents on both...

Advice on sportsmanship not needed

Published Oct 1, 2009

TCU and SMU will face off Saturday in the annual battle for the Iron Skillet game. It's a historic rivalry game, but it appears officials from both schools view it as an exercise in sportsmanship.

Chancellor Victor Boschini and SMU President R. Gerald Turner wrote a joint letter asking the school communities to exercise good sportsmanship. Such a letter isn't necessary, for TCU fans at least.

Polanski deserves nothing short of sentencing

Polanski deserves nothing short of sentencing

Published Oct 1, 2009

People are arrested every day. It is a common occurrence in our society. On Saturday, however, one particular arrest delivered worldwide shock waves and is slowly becoming an international incident.

Roman Polanski, a film director who made classics such as "Chinatown" and "The Pianist", was apprehended Saturday in Switzerland for possible extradition to the United States.



After he was accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 1977, Polanski fled to France to avoid sentencing, leaving the case wide open.

Volleyball looks to get 201st win

Published Oct 1, 2009

TCU volleyball will look to bounce back from its loss to Colorado State against a quick Air Force team Thursday.

The Horned Frogs, who had only won one set in five years in Fort Collins, Colo., lost in three sets to the Rams (18-26, 19-25, 20-25). The loss snapped TCU's eight-match win streak.



Offensively, TCU shot just a .108 hitting percentage, while Colorado State used a fiery attack with 43 kills and a .275 attack.

Video: Patterson talks Clemson and getting ready for SMU

Published Oct 1, 2009

Video by Chance Welch, multimedia editor

Rivalry good for sport, overboard pranks irresponsible

Published Oct 1, 2009

Two of the most prestigious universities in the world - Harvard and Yale - are claimed to be home to some of the greatest minds, and some of the greatest pranksters, too.

Date: Nov. 20, 2004. Location: the Harvard-Yale football game at Harvard Stadium. Persons involved: the "Harvard Pep Squad" and fans. On game day, the avid pep squad arrived at the venue with placards in hand to pass out to a select group of Crimson aficionados who would then hold up the pieces in one big expression of school-spirited unity.



Cue in the catch.

Plans to bring back Convenience Swipe in works

Plans to bring back Convenience Swipe in works

Published Oct 1, 2009

Plans to bring back the Convenience Swipe at on-campus eatery 1873 were already in action before Dining Services learned about a petition to resuscitate the option, a Dining Services official said.

The option would allow students with a meal plan who do not have dinner at Market Square between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. to use a Convenience Swipe, which counts as a meal plan swipe that can be applied to a choice from three dishes instead of students paying extra for a meal, said Rick Flores, general manager for Dining Services.