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Coach reflects on 30 years

Coach reflects on 30 years

Published Nov 19, 2008

One of swimming coach Richard Sybesma's greatest professional achievements is the kind of understated award you would expect for winning a single tournament. It is a five-inch tall rectangular crystal with his name and Conference USA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Committee's Coach Choice Award written in to it.

He was selected by a group of Conference USA student-athletes as the best coach of any sport in the conference. It sits next to his Conference USA 2004 Coach of the Year trophy. He prefers the one from the students.

TABC often overreaches, needs to be restructured

Published Nov 19, 2008

In 2007, students from all over the world looked forward to continuing their education at TCU.

Last fall, 7,382 students enrolled at TCU as undergraduates; 1,698 of those students were from out of state.



Now we all know that to be a successful and happy student at TCU you don't just need good grades. You need to experience life and the city with your new friends.



But for the 23 percent of those students that moved to Texas for school, experiencing life and the city is a little more complicated.

TCU should be treated as a ‘football school’

Published Nov 19, 2008

More than two years have gone by since I joined the TCU student body. Since then I have seen many changes take place both on and off campus. The school has become more recognizable throughout the country, and it has really helped the application process and enrollment numbers. However, TCU administrative officials have tripped up in a big way. They have not taken in the fact that a big reason for this newly-found stardom is because of our football program.

Sophomore guard helps Lady Frogs win against UTSA

Sophomore guard helps Lady Frogs win against UTSA

Published Nov 17, 2008

The women's basketball team improved to 2-0 for the first time since the 2005-06 season by defeating the UT-San Antonio Roadrunners on Sunday.Sophomore guard Helena Sverrisdottir fell two assists shy of...

Committee selects new leaders for the Skiff

Published Nov 17, 2008

The Student Publications Committee selected the spring 2009 editor-in-chief and advertising manager for the Daily Skiff on Friday.

The selection for editor-in-chief for the spring 2009 semester was senior Max Landman, a news-editorial journalism major, who currently works as the design editor. He was selected from a pool of four candidates, all of whom are editors this semester.



"Ever since I arrived here at TCU, I've worked with the Skiff as a designer and a design editor, and now I'm just really happy to see it off the last semester I'm here," Landman said.

RB turning heads despite size

RB turning heads despite size

Published Nov 17, 2008

Editor's note: Athletics Media Relations denied interviews with Frogs head coach Gary Patterson and running back Ryan Christian for this story, and Christian declined to be interviewed without the department's permission.


Standing 5 feet 11 inches tall at a listed weight of 188 pounds, Ryan Christian doesn't fit the mold of a college running back. But the junior has proven to be effective with his playmaking ability on the football field.

The NFL game has a lot to learn from college football

Published Nov 17, 2008

For years I have been saying how the professional football game is better than the college game.

The players in the NFL are bigger, stronger and faster than college players, making the games more exciting because fans are seeing the best of the best.



But this weekend changed my mind.



The NFL players are still bigger, stronger and faster than college players, but the way the college game is played is just so much better than the NFL.



First, the replay system. Isn't the job of the officials to get every call correct?

Business, psychology team up for a leadership program abroad

Published Nov 17, 2008

The psychology department and Neeley School of Business are teaming up for a new study abroad program this summer.

The new program, Enduring Lessons in Leadership, will be located in London and the Isle of Skye, Scotland.



Natasha Chapman, associate director of the Leadership Center, said she thinks going to London and Scotland will give the students a "unique way to learn about leadership." In London, the students will learn about leaders important to the area like Winston Churchill, Ghandi and Queen Elizabeth, how they led and their impact, Chapman said.

Director candidate shares optimistic view of dwindling journalism industry

Published Nov 17, 2008

The third candidate for the Schieffer School of Journalism's director position gave a different outlook on the future of journalism than his two predecessors.

Craig Flournoy, who serves as an assistant professor at Southern Methodist University, said Monday in the Moudy South Building that the turmoil currently affecting the industry benefits young people because it allows them to move up the ladder faster.



"The idea that you could get a meaningful assignment in the first year was impossible," Flournoy said. "That's not the way it is now."

Career Services revamps interview, resume-critique programs

Published Nov 17, 2008

A recent move to Jarvis Hall is not the only change at the University Career Services.

John Thompson, executive director of Career Services, said Career Services is revamping itself through new interview and resume programs, among other changes.



With the new optimal interview feature, students can go online and record mock interviews via webcam. After recording, students can watch the recorded video and self-critique their performance.

Neeley hosts summit to prepare area businesses for economic challenges

Published Nov 17, 2008

In response to the growing economic crisis, the Neeley School of Business, along with the Luther King Capital Management Center for financial studies and the Fort Worth Business Press, will host an economic summit for the local business community today at the Brown-Lupton University Union.

Robert Francis, editor of the Fort Worth Business Press, said the idea for the summit came from the number of Fort Worth Business Press readers who focused on articles written on economic issues and questions that bankers have received from customers.

Trustees approve 5 percent tuition increase

Published Nov 17, 2008

In response to the current economic climate, the Board of Trustees approved Friday a 3 percentage-point reduction of the tuition increase rate, lowering it to 5 percent, which Chancellor Victor Boschini...