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Disney competition summons students’ creativity

Published Mar 31, 2009

How would you like karaoke with the Jonas Brothers and have Simba from "The Lion King" in the audience? That is exactly what some senior interior design students are creating for a competition hosted by...

Weather update: Area under thunderstorm watch

Published Mar 31, 2009

The Dallas-Fort Worth area has been placed under a severe thunderstorm watch until 2 a.m. Tuesday, said Jason Dunn, a forecaster for the National Weather Service. Storms are currently moving down southern Oklahoma all the way down to Mineral Wells in Palo Pinto County and may enter the Metroplex area in the next few hours, Dunn said.

A high of 70 and a low of 44 is expected for Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. The temperature will rise Wednesday with a high of 79 and a low of 56, according to NWS.

Horned Frogs fail to hold lead in final inning

Published Mar 29, 2009

With one out in the top of the ninth, it seemed like the Horned Frogs were going to escape the rubber match against the San Diego State Aztecs with a 1-0 win. But three hits and two errors later they were suddenly behind.

The Aztecs were able to turn those this and miscues into two runs and earn a 2-1 victory Sunday at Lupton Stadium.



"It's tough for us right now to put a complete game together," head coach Jim Schlossnagle said. "We're finding ways to lose games. We've lost a lot of games like that this year."

TCU takes game two in SDSU series

Published Mar 28, 2009

The Horned Frogs baseball team plated five runs in the fifth to recover from a 4-1 deficit and win 8-5 at Lupton Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Two of the five runs came when catcher Bryan Holaday hammered the ball out, breaking a then 4-4 tie.

After being stymied in much of Friday's loss, TCU's offense got started early, scoring in the second off doubles from Bryan Holaday and Jason Coats. Coats collected three hits in the contest while Holaday had two. The Horned Frogs also got a Taylor Featherston single in the first and a double from Chris Ellington but failed to score.

Bands, fans descend on Austin for SXSW festival

Published Mar 27, 2009

Road Closed. Detour.

The sign on Sixth Street in downtown Austin was a clear indication that something was going on. The place was the epicenter of the South by Southwest music festival.



Sixth Street was a musical mecca with an estimated 1,900 bands during the five-day musical mayhem that started March 18. More than 400 bands played Saturday - some for the first time and others for the third or fourth - in the 87 designated venues throughout Sixth Street and the surrounding neighborhood.

Counterpoint: Perry wrong to turn down aid for unemployed

Published Mar 27, 2009

After all the tough talk Gov. Rick Perry did regarding the great stimulus rejection of 2009, he had to reject something, but for goodness' sake - unemployment benefits?

Perry rejected the plan on the premise that it would create a bill for the state later on down the line because of what he would have you believe are completely unreasonable changes to the current unemployment criteria.

Campus groundskeeper embraces cowboy life

Published Mar 27, 2009

3:30 a.m. and Danny Meyer is already awake.

4 a.m. and he's walking out the door of his two-story log cabin.



5 a.m. and he's headed southeast on U.S. 287 in his yellow Volkswagen Beetle.



6 a.m. and Meyer pulls into his parking spot on campus, 101 miles from the front gate of his ranch.



As supervising groundskeeper for the east side of campus, Meyer leaves his country home in Buffalo Springs, where ranch land is rolled out like a lumpy blanket, and enters the concrete jungle that is Fort Worth.

Point: Rejection of stimulus funding in Texans’ best interest

Published Mar 27, 2009

Everyone knows the economy is not in the best of health, but uncertainty is fanning the flames of recession thanks to every news media outlet scooping doom and gloom on an already paranoid society.The...

Maintaining landlines not cost effective

Published Mar 27, 2009

Billboards across town promote the university as being "ahead of the curve." It is time to apply that attitude to the campus communications system.

Some universities are eliminating landlines in dormitories to cut costs. University officials have asked students, faculty and staff to find ways to tighten the belt. What better way to save money than to eliminate landlines in dorm rooms and campus apartments, where they have become negligible?

Campus highlights energy efficiency efforts in light of city ranking

Published Mar 27, 2009

The Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star program has ranked the Dallas-Fort Worth area fifth in the nation of cities with the highest number of energy efficient commercial buildings in 2008.

Although no buildings on campus were classified as commercial buildings, the university strives to stay on the leading edge of energy efficiency, a physical plant official said.



George Bates, physical plant manager of electrical systems, said the university has saved a lot of money over the past 10 years by keeping up with new developments in energy efficiency.

National conference casts spotlight on marching band

Published Mar 27, 2009

The university Marching Band will receive national recognition after being selected as one of five college bands nationwide to have a prerecorded performance played at the College Band Directors National Association conference in Austin this week, a university official said.

Bobby Francis, director of bands at the university, said the band was among the five chosen this year, based on a performance of "We the People," which includes several American folk tunes.

2009 football schedule released

Published Mar 27, 2009

For the second straight season the Frogs will be playing 12 straight weeks, but unlike last year, all games will be on Saturdays.

Also, the team will be alternating between home and road games every week this season.



Two times are yet to be set: the two road games on the East Coast against Virginia and Clemson.



All of the Mountain West Conference games will be televised on Versus, CBS College Sports or the Mtn. TV deals are still in the works for the two games against Atlantic Coast Conference opponents.