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Matchups: Game against OU to be closer than you might think

Published Sep 25, 2008

Quarterbacks

TCU: Sophomore Andy Dalton continues to be successful running the Horned Frogs' offense and protecting the ball, in both his passing and rushing. Dalton has accumulated just under 800 yards of total offense through four games this season, 606 yards passing and 184 rushing yards.



OU: Fellow sophomore Sam Bradford is considered a Heisman trophy candidate and has played well enough this season so far to show he deserves the recognition, throwing for 882 yards and 12 touchdowns this season.



Advantage: OU

Can the Frogs do the improbable? At least it's a clear-cut task

Can the Frogs do the improbable? At least it’s a clear-cut task

Published Sep 25, 2008

For TCU to make it to the College World Series Final it won't come down to any brain-hurting tie-breakers or run-differential scenarios, they still technically control their own destiny in this tournament.

The CWS double-elimination format isn't as quirky as World Cup pool play where points are awarded to teams that don't win a game and advancing to the knock-out round comes down to goal differentials and the final score of other games in many instances. "A win's a win" simply isn't accurate in the World's Game.

Introducing softball team might have to wait, official says

Published Sep 25, 2008

TCU is among the University of Wyoming and Air Force Academy as the only three schools in the Mountain West Conference that do not field a women's softball team.

Tyler Lockwood, a junior starting pitcher for the university's baseball team, said he doesn't understand why TCU wouldn't have a team.



"[Softball] was a pretty big deal in high school," Lockwood said.



Lockwood said he isn't clear on the guidelines of how a team is made, but he thinks a softball team would give women fair recognition.

Students should treat cell phone addiction

Published Sep 25, 2008

While taking a needed nap, my phone dropped off my bed. When I woke up, I looked for my phone. I had to have my phone.

I finally saw it on the floor by my bed and as I reached for it, I chuckled at what I was thinking about. That's when I realized what needed to be called to our attention; not only mine, but every student on campus.



First, let me state that I had to do a lot of observation on campus.

SGA shouldn’t dictate where students can light up

Published Sep 25, 2008

Cigarettes can kill. Now smoke away.

The SGA House of Representatives defeated a resolution Tuesday that would propose a smoking ban from the Campus Commons and surrounding buildings. The resolution was defeated 22-16 in the House, with three members abstaining.



It's no secret cigarettes cause lung cancer, ruin teeth and ultimately cause the premature death of thousands of Americans each year. But banning smoking outside dorms and in the Campus Commons would have been a tremendously unnecessary inconvenience for a fairly large number of smokers on campus.

Stacks of Skiffs found in dumpsters

Published Sep 24, 2008

Entire stacks of Tuesday's edition of the Daily Skiff were taken from several campus buildings and disposed of in trash cans and recycling bins around campus.

Student publications director Robert Bohler said at least 1,361 issues were recovered from Reed Hall, Sadler Hall, Smith Entrepreneurs Hall, Tandy Hall, Tucker Technology Center, Moudy Building South, Moudy Building North and the Mary Couts Burnett Library, and were put back by Skiff staff members out of a press run of 6,000 copies.

Rifle team shoots for national championship

Published Sep 24, 2008

The rifle team hopes to take an even bigger step toward becoming a nationally prominent program in 2008, its coach said."These girls are capable of winning a national championship," coach Karen Monez said...

Housing development with ‘TCU’ in name has no relation

Published Sep 24, 2008

Property owners using the university's name to develop a building aimed for student housing could cause some confusion among the neighborhoods surrounding campus, a university official said.


Don Mills, vice chancellor for student affairs, said the university notified the city and neighborhood through an e-mail to let them know that the property owners, TCU Development Partners LLC, is not connected with the university.


"We don't want people to use our name when it causes confusion," Mills said. "And since it's a housing project it could cause some confusion."

Einstein Bros. not interested in Frog Bucks

Published Sep 24, 2008

A student stood in line, placed an order and got to the register only to discover that he or she couldn't pay for the food that was being prepared.

This scenario has played out many times this semester at the Einstein Bros. Bagels on University Drive, said Amanda Moore, a junior ballet major and a shift manager at the restaurant.



Moore said the problem is that Einstein's doesn't accept students' Frog Bucks, a special currency included in meal plans that can be spent on campus or off campus at select locations.

No. 1 defense, No. 1 offense to face off Saturday at OU

Published Sep 24, 2008

Head coach Gary Patterson's press conference went a little longer than usual Tuesday as the 24th-ranked Frogs are preparing to face the No. 2 Oklahoma Sooners this weekend.

TCU has made it to the biggest game of the early season unscathed at 4-0, but Patterson said he knows the Sooners will be unlike any team his squad has faced this season.



"You don't ever stop Oklahoma because they are great at wide receiver and quarterback, as well as big up front," he said. "But it is important to be able to contain them."

Q&A: Rick Flores, general manager of Dining Services

Published Sep 24, 2008

Rick Flores is a busy man. Since the introduction of the new dining meal plan this year, the general manager of Dining Services has been fielding questions while making sure dining operations run smoothly.

Flores was born in Corpus Christi and attended high school in Brownsville. After high school, he headed back to Corpus Christi where he eventually attended Texas A&M at Kingsville. Flores now lives in the Fort Worth area with his wife, Cheri, and their two teenage daughters.

Faculty Senate to discuss campuswide surveillance

Published Sep 24, 2008

The university is considering installing security cameras campuswide along with other safety devices to build a safer environment for students, the Faculty Senate secretary, said.

Keith Whitworth, Faculty Senate secretary, said the Neeley School of Business and the Campus Recreation Center already have cameras installed in their facilities, which is an issue that the Faculty Senate needs to discuss.