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Gas well in limbo after permit withdrawn

Published Oct 14, 2008

Chesapeake Energy has withdrawn its request for the City Council to review a high-impact gas well permit for a proposed well site on campus north of Amon Carter Stadium, a university official said.Tracy...

Updates: Horned Frog sports stay busy over Break

Published Oct 14, 2008

While many students used fall break to relax and get some much-needed rest, several athletes spent the weekend in action.

Football



The football team became bowl eligible by defeating Colorado State 13-7. Junior quarterback Marcus Jackson started his second straight game under center and this week rushed for 54 yards while throwing for 166. Joseph Turner rushed for 39 yards and scored the eventual game-winning touchdown with 6:52 left in the second quarter.



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Get rowdy for BYU game

Published Oct 14, 2008

This Thursday's game against No. 8 BYU is this year's "Pink Out" game, which gives TCU and the Susan G. Komen Foundation an opportunity to raise money for breast cancer patients.While this game is immensely...

University not impacted by climbing construction material costs

Published Oct 14, 2008

  The cost of campus construction projects have managed to remain stable despite a national increase in the cost of construction materials, a university official said. Harold Leeman, associate...

Attempts to ban saggy pants unrealistic

Published Oct 14, 2008

The latest fashion trend in communities seems to be banning saggy pants.

The Fort Worth City Council, along with a handful of other city councils, is looking for ways to get young people to pull their pants up.



Because actually banning saggy pants could be considered a violation of people's first amendment rights, city councils have been unsuccessful in creating city ordinances that ban saggy pants, according to a Dallas Morning News article.

Old eateries need to be saved

Published Oct 8, 2008

Food has always been a point of contention between TCU students and the administration. The quality of the food, the variety, the cost, the nutrition-- - all have been argued about countless times, fortunately without any bloodshed.

But I'm not going to waste my time ranting about TCU dining. That's been done. What I am fighting for may seem insignificant to the majority of the university, but it is something that needs to be addressed.

Blaring music from idle cars annoying to pedestrians

Published Oct 8, 2008

As most students do several times a day, I have to cross University Drive to get to and from classes scattered about campus.

Simple enough in itself, it is made somewhat slower by the heavy "green" traffic on bicycles and the folks who congregate in large blobs and have conversations in the middle of the walkways. I am willing to look past all those distractions so long as I make it to class on time.

Club sports in full swing during Break

Published Oct 8, 2008

Some students will be going clubbing over Fall Break. But they won't be going dancing, they will be playing for their club sports teams.

Two TCU club teams - ice hockey and men's soccer - are scheduled to be in action this weekend, all in the midst of Fall Break. However the club tennis team opted out of a tournament because of the break.



Matt Benvenuti, a junior from Newport Beach, Calif., said he isn't too distraught to be playing club ice hockey over Fall Break.

Coach: Rams’ physical traits to challenge Frogs

Published Oct 8, 2008

Most would point to next Thursday's showdown with No. 8 BYU as the biggest upcoming game for the Horned Frogs. At his press conference on Tuesday, head coach Gary Patterson said Saturday's game with Colorado State is the only one that matters right now.

"This week's meeting with the players only lasted about two minutes," he said. "I told the guys this Colorado State team is the second-best team they have faced to this point, and they will have to bring the energy on the road."

New regulation reduces credit card payments by half

Published Oct 8, 2008

Credit card payments of student accounts have decreased by more than half after the university implemented a new credit card policy this fall that card users are required to pay a convenience fee for student...

Fort Worth native monk leads meditation sessions on campus

Fort Worth native monk leads meditation sessions on campus

Published Oct 8, 2008

Sitting in the garden of his family home in West Fort Worth with the sunlight shining on his light brown hair, he is not what one might expect when going to meet a Buddhist monk.

But John Freese is just that.



A Fort Worth native who now lives in India nine months of the year, Freese is hosting Tuesday evening meditation sessions on campus throughout October and is planning a half-day retreat and picnic during Fall Break.

Matchups: Rams to be a breeze for Frogs

Published Oct 8, 2008

Wide ReceiversTCU: Sophomore wide out Jimmy Young still has the bulk of the receptions for the Frogs, with 26 of the team's 98 catches, but he had no grabs last week. Senior tight end Shae Reagan is currently...