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Four Flyin’ Frogs look to impress in Houston

Published Jan 30, 2009

Four women from the track and field team will continue the Flyin' Frogs young season with a weekend trip to the Houston Indoor Invitational.

The group includes junior Jessica Young, senior Meaghan Peoples, senior Kishelle Paul and freshman Whitney Gipson,



The meet will be the Flyin' Frogs' third since the season started Jan. 16 in Lubbock.



Head coach Darryl Anderson said he has been pleased with the entire team's overall start to the year so far.

Mens tennis team to play South Florida for first season tournament

Men’s tennis team to play South Florida for first season tournament

Published Jan 30, 2009

The men's tennis team will travel to Austin this weekend to compete in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Indoor Regional, their first tournament of the spring season. They will face the University of South Florida in the first round.

The tournament this year will feature several high-profile teams. In addition to No. 28 South Florida, which is coming off a statement-making win over then-No. 11 Florida State University on Jan. 19, the tournament host, the University of Texas, is the No. 2 team in the nation.

Che biopic depicts icon as flawed idealist

Che biopic depicts icon as flawed idealist

Published Jan 30, 2009

"HASTA LA VICTORIA SIEMPRE! (Always until Victory!)"

These are the infamous words of the iconic and divisive Ernesto "Che" Guevara, whose bearded facade is found on T-shirts, posters and various other memorabilia. To some people, he is a divine idol embodying the true revolutionary spirit, a man who became a martyr for the liberation of the repressed. To others, he is a reckless mass murderer with extremist beliefs whose arrogance led to ultimate disregard for human life.

Campus Voices: Should teachers receive bonuses for good evaluations?

Campus Voices: Should teachers receive bonuses for good evaluations?

Published Jan 30, 2009

"Yea, they should receive a bonus, because it's a student-teacher relationship and usually the better the relationship, the better the student does."

Holt Redwine, sophomore finance and accounting major from Dallas



"No, I don't think they should receive bonuses because I think good reviews should be expected and not rewarded. But there should be some incentive for teachers with better reviews."



Ryan Ross sophomore finance and Spanish major from Dallas

Prediction: Experience to lead Steelers to victory

Prediction: Experience to lead Steelers to victory

Published Jan 30, 2009

Sunday's Super Bowl in Tampa Bay, Fla., will feature the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the final teams left standing at the end of a long, exhausting NFL season.

The Steelers, a team that won Super Bowl XL just three seasons ago, are aiming to cement their position as the franchise with the most championships in the history of the league. With a win, the team would collect its sixth Lombardi Trophy -- a total that would give the team more than any other. Pittsburgh, Dallas and San Francisco currently have five Lombardi Trophies apiece.

Horror remake Uninvited barges into theaters

Horror remake ‘Uninvited’ barges into theaters

Published Jan 30, 2009

"The Uninvited" is the latest in a long line of Asian horror remakes, which has become a genre all its own. The cinemas have been flooded with Korean remakes (K-horror) and Japanese remakes (J-horror),...

University should provide students with converter boxes

Published Jan 30, 2009

TCU Connect officials have moved swiftly to ensure that the campus is prepared for the digital transition, which should be commended. However, it seems that in their quest to bring students the superior picture and sound quality that digital provides they have left them on the short end of the stick.

Currently, students without a converter box receive channels 2 through 38, even though they are still paying for the other channels their TV does not get.



TCU Connect's solution is for students to go out and buy a conversion box for their TV.

Religion literacy lecture series to honor professor

Published Jan 30, 2009

The department of religion is honoring a former professor by bringing prominent speakers to discuss the issues of religious literacy, a professor said.

Darren Middleton , associate professor of religion, said the department started the Daryl D. Schmidt Lecture Series to promote religious literacy, which Middleton said is a fuller understanding of religion's nature and function in the world. Middleton said religious literacy was important to Schmidt, former chair of the religion department.

Dueling columns: Coach’s reckless homicide charge

Published Jan 29, 2009

Football coach responsible for athlete's death

What is a game? According to Dictionary.com the first definition for the word is an amusement or pastime.



That sounds about right, and you know what isn't in the definition? Death.



Death doesn't usually come from games, but accidents you can't see coming happen.



A pitcher gets hit in the temple by a line drive coming back at him twice as fast as his pitch. A football player gets paralyzed during a kick-off return.

SAT option may harm low-income students

Published Jan 29, 2009

College Board's new option that allows students to send SAT scores to universities by test date has stirred up a lot of discussion among the higher education community. When this option, Score Choice, becomes available to test takers in March, students will have control over which scores, by test date, their prospective universities will be able to see. Currently, university admissions automatically receive all scores.

Medical schools consider boosting enrollment

Published Jan 29, 2009

Pre-med students may have reason to relax when it comes to applying to medical school next school year.According to a survey released Jan. 21 by Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, nearly half of medical...

Weather update: Warmer conditions expected

Published Jan 29, 2009

Icy weather conditions caused 246 school closings in the Dallas/Fort Worth area Wednesday, according to nbcdfw.com.

The university canceled classes for the second day in a row.



As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, the high temperature was 34 F and the low was 19 F, according to the National Weather Service Web site. Temperatures were expected to rise into the upper 30s before dropping into the 20s Wednesday night, creating possible icy conditions for Thursday, according to the Web site.