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Official: Voter registration not a threat to financial aid

Published Sep 18, 2008

A recent voter registration incident at Virginia Tech has prompted concern among students that registering using their university addresses might cost them their financial aid.

TCU students need not worry about voting penalizations, because voter registration is not used to determine residency in consideration for federal financial aid, said Michael Scott, director of scholarships and student financial aid.



"It's a nonissue," Scott said.



But at Virginia Tech, students were led to believe it was an issue.

Briefs: Club teams prepare for weekend games

Published Sep 18, 2008

Men's Soccer

TCU's men's club soccer team will head to Nacogdoches to take on Stephen F. Austin University at 3:00 p.m. Saturday. It will be the club's first game of the season.



Kyle Connor, the team's president, said the club is excited about getting the season started.



"We played Stephen F. Austin pretty competitively last year but tied them both times," Connor said. "I think we can beat them this time around."



The team has a lot of new talent and should be more competitive than ever, Connor said.

Matchups: Frogs likely to keep Iron Skillet on Saturday

Published Sep 18, 2008

Quarterbacks

TCU: Andy Dalton continues to improve and look more comfortable in the pocket while taking care of the ball and not being afraid to pull the ball down and run. Dalton threw for 145 yards last week and rushed for 91.



SMU: True freshman Bo Levi Mitchell is completing 59.6 percent of his passes and has 769 yards passing with eight touchdowns. Coach June Jones recently put his confidence in the quarterback, saying he would learn more on the field than on the sideline.



Advantage: TCU



Runningbacks

Student to headline at downtown bar

Student to headline at downtown bar

Published Sep 18, 2008

Senior entrepreneurial management major Rob Baird is expecting friendly faces and favorable weather tonight as he headlines on the patio at 8.0.

Baird said he has been writing and performing his original Texas country songs since his freshman year at TCU and has a growing repertoire of original songs with a few cover songs mixed in. He released an album in late 2006 and is currently recording for a promotional CD.



Baird is also working to find a road band of musicians that he connects with, manager Matthew Layton said.

Volleyball team defeats OU after five sets

Published Sep 18, 2008

After losing its first match of the season Sunday to the Oklahoma Sooners, the volleyball team returned to its winning ways by defeating the New Mexico Lobos (8-2, 0-1), but it took all five sets to do so.

The Horned Frogs (10-1, 1-0) started off strong in the first two sets (25-16, 25-22), but lost the next two (18-25, 23-25), forcing a winner-take-all fifth set to 15.



The volleyball team came out in the fifth set with the same intensity it started with, winning the final game 15-7.

Official: nearby development likely to foster community life

Published Sep 17, 2008

A new town home development close to campus will likely further the university's goal of becoming a "residential campus," a university official said.Don Mills, vice chancellor for student affairs, said...

Riders prepare for title defense

Published Sep 17, 2008

When the equestrian team's season begins Friday, there will be a tough task at hand - defending a national championship.

However, head coach Gary Reynolds likes his team's chances.



"We're very fortunate to have a strong team with depth this year," Reynolds said.



The team will travel to Lubbock for its first action of the season in a scrimmage with Texas Tech University and West Texas A&M University.

New patrol vehicles not worth the money

Published Sep 17, 2008

TCU Police got an upgrade. Now, instead of just cruising in police cars, golf carts and on bikes, officers can now be seen riding down the sidewalks on their new scooters.The T3 Motion vehicles are powered...

Facebook petition calls for meal plan changes

Published Sep 17, 2008

More than 1,000 students struggling to adjust to the new meal plan joined a Facebook petition in its first week of existence, giving some students hope that changes will be made, the creator of the petition said.

Sophomore prebusiness major Albert Rayle, creator of the Facebook group "Petition against TCU's new meal plan," said the quick response the group received is proof that opposition to the new meal plans is widespread.

Abstinence-only sex education not wise

Published Sep 17, 2008

When the news broke last month that Senator John McCain selected Alaskan governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, controversy erupted when the media quickly found out Palin's teenage daughter, Bristol, was pregnant. Some Americans wondered why this was even a controversy and some were complaining the news media was showing a liberal bias. Could the real story behind the controversy be that Palin backed abstinence-only education when she ran for governor in 2006?

Coach prepared for TCU-SMU rivalry

Published Sep 17, 2008

Rivalry games are among the most emotional of the season for players and fans, and head football coach Gary Patterson said Saturday's game against Southern Methodist University will be no different.

"They're emotional ball games because these kids know each other," Patterson said. "They played each other in high school, they played in all-star games together; they know each other."



TCU has started the season with three wins, while SMU has started with one win and two losses.

TCU Police adds two vehicles to patrol fleet

TCU Police adds two vehicles to patrol fleet

Published Sep 17, 2008

TCU Police will be turning heads on its patrols around campus with a new set of wheels.

The police department has purchased two T3 Motion transporters to adapt to a more pedestrian-friendly campus, Lt. Ramiro Abad said. The new vehicles have three wheels and are powered by a rechargeable battery, cutting down on greenhouse gas emissions. The vehicle comes with two removable batteries. According to the T3 Motion Inc. Web site, the vehicles have user-selected settings for speeds up to a maximum of 25 mph.