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Frogs to face Boise State in Poinsettia Bowl

Published Dec 5, 2008

Gary Patterson's Christmas has come early.


"What (the NCAA) needs to do is put us with somebody ranked," head coach Gary Patterson said after TCU's last game against Air Force Academy. "Put a Boise State with one of our teams in some bowl game if they want a little publicity if Boise doesn't go to a BCS game."



"I think they are definitely a BCS team."



Patterson said he is looking forward to facing the Broncos.

Amid hectic schedule, find room to enjoy college

Published Dec 5, 2008

I never had any intention of graduating early.

In fact, I did everything in my power to make sure it didn't happen.



I came to TCU still on hyperdrive from high school, and I brought an abundance of AP and transfer credits from a community college, and added to that a 12-credit Spanish class and multiple double-dipped core classes. As TCU is on a flat rate, I wasn't about to pay for classes I wasn't taking, so I also crammed my semester with as many as I could without having to pay for more.

Students resort to graduate school in light of weak job market

Published Dec 5, 2008

Amid the economic downturn, some graduating seniors are turning to graduate school in hopes of avoiding the troublesome job market, a university official said.

John Thompson, executive director of career services, said during an economic crisis he sees many students turn to graduate school because they didn't get job offers or weren't satisfied with the jobs they were offered.



"Graduate school is always an option," Thompson said. "But it's a more attractive option when the job situation isn't very good."

Auto industry should show responsibility, accountability before receiving bailout

Published Dec 5, 2008

For probably the first time, and I hope not the last, I agree with Barack Obama about using taxpayer's money.

According to a Nov. 24 Detroit Free Press article, the president-elect said in a press conference the same day that Congress was right in not giving in to the Big 3 automakers in Detroit because they did not have a definite plan for the $25 billion in taxpayer money they were seeking.

Fort Worth journalists remember Sam Baugh

Fort Worth journalists remember Sam Baugh

Published Dec 5, 2008

Former associate executive editor of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Phil Record still remembers how Sam Baugh tried and failed to teach him how to punt when Record was 7 years old.

That's about the only thing TCU football legend Baugh couldn't do on a football field.



Baugh, who was 94, died Wednesday, but Record and others are remembering the two-time All-American for his life on and off the field.

Choreographer combines love for writing, dancing

Choreographer combines love for writing, dancing

Published Dec 5, 2008

For some students, graduating with a second degree within a semester after earning the first degree may seem impossible. For Krista Jennings, it is a reality.

Jennings, a senior working on her second degree, graduated in May with a bachelor of fine arts degree in dance and is now graduating again in December with a bachelor of arts degree in writing.



Jennings said dance is her first choice for a career, but she wanted to have another major to give her more opportunities.

Increased demands in social services strain local churches

Published Dec 5, 2008

The yellowing trees on Hemphill Street are golden paint strokes against the gloomy sky on a chilly Tuesday morning, the leftover of a November thunderstorm the night before. Against this backdrop, several...

Patterson on verge of 100 games coached

Published Dec 5, 2008

Now that the University of Auburn has found their new coach, head football coach Gary Patterson will lead his team onto the field for the 100th time in his career when the No. 11 Horned Frogs take on the No. 9 Boise State Broncos in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl at 7 p.m. Dec. 23.

Patterson's record as head coach at TCU stands at 72-27. He needs two more wins to tie Abe Martin as the second winningest coach in Horned Frog football history.

Greek leader to return to classroom as math teacher

Greek leader to return to classroom as math teacher

Published Dec 5, 2008

Lauren John did not ever see herself joining a sorority before coming to college.

"I wasn't ready for the stereotype they're going to place on me just because I'm a sorority girl," she said.



The senior mathematics major considered joining a sorority after being encouraged by her mother and a friend from church.



"It also makes me laugh at myself because I nonchalantly went through sorority recruitment and got more out of the experience than I ever thought I would," she wrote in e-mail.

Assistant coach heads to Illinois

Assistant coach heads to Illinois

Published Dec 5, 2008

Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Mike Schultz is officially the new offensive coordinator at the University of Illinois, and no decision has been made regarding his replacement, an athletics...

Don’t let difficult times keep you from chasing dreams

Published Dec 5, 2008

Is four years still the standard to graduate? If so, then technically, you can consider me not average, which I guess is always good. I graduate in 15 days; I'll walk across the stage, get my diploma,...

Letter to the Editor: Bailout shouldn’t be automatic answer to automakers’ problems

Published Dec 5, 2008

When reading "Auto industry deserves bailout, too" the possibly of not having a bailout has to be considered. This week CEO's from the Big 3 automakers march to Washington D.C. to make a case for why they...