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H2O Frogs sweep three-team meet

Published Jan 16, 2009

The H20 frogs ended their home season on a high note, as the men and women's team notched sizable victories.

The women won two matches, defeating conference opponent San Diego State 85-55, and Centenary College of Louisiana by a score of 80-51 in a three-team meet.



Head swimming coach Richard Sybesma said the women had a good meet overall, winning 14 out of 16 events.

Lady Frogs defeat Mountain West foe Air Force

Published Jan 16, 2009

The Lady Frogs needed a convincing win after Brigham Young University came into Daniel-Meyer Coliseum earlier in the week and gave the team its first conference loss in a 16-point beating. Fortunately for Jeff Mittie's squad, the team proved it could out-athlete the Air Force Academy Saturday, winning 79-43.

"The first half I thought was just kind of up and down," TCU head coach Jeff Mittie said. "Over the course of the game we played much better. Twenty-four assists and only nine turnovers are pretty good numbers."

Difficult times call for a Hulkocracy

Difficult times call for a Hulkocracy

Published Jan 16, 2009

Sometimes democracy and a market-oriented economy just don't work.

Take America's current financial crisis. Fat cat politicians on Capitol Hill go home to their trophy wives and eat steaks lined with gold shavings, letting the economic nightmare grow worse amid partisan bickering. Meanwhile, the rest of us are eating our shoes for sustenance.



It's time for a dictator. It's time for Hulk Hogan.

Obamas commitment to his faith unconvincing

Obama’s commitment to his faith unconvincing

Published Jan 16, 2009

As we find ourselves on the eve of a new presidency, I am reminded of how important it was to Americans for each candidate to establish his or her religion during the primaries.

President-elect Obama struggled throughout the campaign with rumors that he was a Muslim. When this turned out to be unfounded, the religious liberal left, confident that Obama's Christianity was as solid as theirs, were off to the voting booths.



We are now left to wonder though, how much his Christianity will be an evident guiding factor in his decisions during the next four years.

Student wins third place in national business competition

Published Jan 16, 2009

Cuong Nguyen used his business strategy to compete with students across the country, and it's all thanks to advice from his family.

Nguyen said he came to TCU last semester from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, where he had begun studying electrical engineering and computer science.



With a doctor, a professor and two engineers in his family, Nguyen said his family thought it was important for him to learn about business, so he decided to change his majors to finance and business information systems.

University receives $170,000 grant to promote science in local schools

Published Jan 16, 2009

The Sid W. Richardson Foundation awarded a $170,000 grant to the College of Education and College of Science and Engineering to help provide summer workshops for elementary and high school teachers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and get students excited about math and science, a university official said.

Janet Kelly , associate professor for curriculum and instruction in science education, said fewer high school students are looking to math and science as fields of study in college.

Notorious chronicles life of doomed rap star

“Notorious” chronicles life of doomed rap star

Published Jan 16, 2009

"Notorious" follows the life of Christopher "Biggie" Wallace as he ascends to rap superstardom in a short amount of time, and at the price of fame on relationships with family and friends. The film will cover his collaborations with Sean "P. Diddy" Combs at Bad Boy Productions, his marriage to singer Faith Evans and his feud with West Coast rappers like Tupac Shakur leading up to his murder, which still remains unsolved.

Schools need to do more to remedy lagging interest in science

Published Jan 16, 2009

The Sid W. Richardson Foundation recently donated $170,000 to the College of Education and the College of Science and Engineering to help local elementary and high school teachers generate more interest in math and science. Although this idea will help students to improve their grades and motivate them to learn more about the subjects and help teachers to know what will drive students toward careers in those fields, it's only a temporary remedy for a nationwide problem.

Fortune a reality for alumna after winning The Amazing Race

Fortune a reality for alumna after winning “The Amazing Race

Published Jan 16, 2009

As a teenager, TCU alumna Starr Spangler and her brother Nick Spangler would watch every episode of the CBS reality show "The Amazing Race" together. Now 22 years old, Starr Spangler has competed in and won the race, and had viewers just like her hanging on the edge of their seats.

Starr Spangler said, like many things she does in life, applying for the race was quite spontaneous. When Starr Spangler turned 21, the minimum age required for the show, she looked online and the applications were due in a week.

Obamas silence about Gaza unwise

Obama’s silence about Gaza unwise

Published Jan 15, 2009

The nights of most Israelis and Palestinians have been punctuated by gunfire and mortar rounds, but there's a calculated silence coming from Washington.

Only in the past two days has President-elect Barack Obama spoke out about the Israeli operation in Gaza. Critics have argued that Obama has already lost ground with Arabs in future talks by keeping mum for so long.



This might be the foreign-policy test that gaffe-happy Vice President-elect Joe Biden predicted during the campaign.

Rifle team to face Air Force this weekend

Published Jan 15, 2009

The university rifle team is aiming to start the semester off right with a victory over the Air Force Academy on Saturday.The team will travel to Colorado Springs, Colo. to take on what senior Tanya Gorin...

Beware of addiction to the Internet

Published Jan 15, 2009

Of all the addictions one could possibly have, perhaps the least recognized is Internet addiction.

People everywhere have grown more dependent on the Internet for everything from banking and communication to media and even to medical advice.



But just like an alcoholic who can never take just one drink, people with addictive tendencies can just as easily become hooked on their computers.