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Interior design student wins scholarship for environmentally friendly design

Published Jan 15, 2008

A senior interior design major won a $400 scholarship Thursday at Bass Performance Hall after she presented environmentally efficient design methods.The scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Green Building...

Southpaw shooting for college stardom

Published Jan 15, 2008

Basketball head coach Neil Dougherty teases shooting guard Henry Salter about being a Southern boy who never learned to shoot with the correct hand, but Salter's performance through his first 15 games has both player and coach smiling.

Salter, a left-handed junior guard, leads the team in scoring and rebounding in his first season with the Frogs after spending two years at the junior college level.

Cowboys fail to advance beyond first round

Published Jan 15, 2008

For most of the season, jubilant faces and raucous cheers filled the Dallas Cowboys' locker room. Following a 21-17 playoff loss to the New York Giants on Sunday, the sound of loose change hitting the floor in Texas Stadium would have been deafening.

Campus construction continues

Published Jan 15, 2008

This semester, a newly built road stretches from the front of Clark Hall to University Drive. The road from Clark was built because of fire restrictions, Provost Nowell Donovan said....

Domination at Daniel Meyer

Published Jan 15, 2008

The men's basketball team opened up its 2007-2008 home conference schedule Saturday with an 83-56 win against the Wyoming Cowboys.

Wyoming entered Saturday's game averaging 73.6 points per game, ranking fourth in the Mountain West Conference, but the Horned Frogs' defense kept the Cowboys from hitting that mark.

Second former student-athlete indicted in 2006 assault case

Published Jan 15, 2008

Read past coverage of the case from the Skiff archives

The second of three former student-athletes accused of sexually assaulting a student in 2006 has been indicted, according to court records, and another was arrested Wednesday and is currently in jail on a charge of bail jumping, jail records show.

University bookstore back in business

Published Jan 15, 2008

See inside the TCU Bookstore

After two years of waiting, the TCU bookstore has replaced the temporary 11-trailer store setup.

Giants end Cowboys’ Super Bowl quest

Published Jan 13, 2008

For most of the season, jubilant faces and raucous cheers filled the Dallas Cowboys locker room. After a 21-17 playoff loss to the New York Giants on Sunday, the sound of some loose change hitting the carpet floor would have been deafening.

Frogs defeat conference opponent Wyoming, 83-56

Published Jan 13, 2008

The men's basketball team opened up its 2007-2008 home conference schedule with an 83-56 blowout win against the Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday night.

Wyoming entered tonight's game averaging 73.6 points per game, ranking fourth in the Mountain West Conference, but the Horned Frogs' tenacious defense kept the Cowboys from ever coming close to hitting that mark.

MVP Dalton, Frogs hang on through second-half rally

Published Dec 4, 2007

HOUSTON -- A month and a half ago, the Horned Frogs (8-5) were looking for a bowl-granting sixth victory.Senior safety Brian Bonner spoke up during a press conference Nov. 6 and said not getting an invite...

Graduation: Campus symbol missing for winter graduates

Published Nov 30, 2007

One more commencement will pass without the iconic figure of TCU - Frog Fountain.Harold Leeman, associate director of Physical Plant administration, said the fountain is still being reconstructed.

"The foundations for the flutes have been placed, and all the piping and electrical conduits are being set now," Leeman said. "The actual flutes have been refurbished off-site and are ready to be bolted in place when the actual fountain is completed."

Concussions prominent issue for female athletes

Published Nov 30, 2007

Female athletes suffer more concussions than male athletes playing the same sports at both the college and high school levels, according to an upcoming study in the Journal of Athletic Training.TCU team physician Dr. Sam Haraldson defined concussion as "a complex patho-physiological process affecting the brain induced by traumatic biomechanical forces."

Haraldson said the majority of female concussions at TCU occur in soccer and basketball as the result of player-to-player contact.

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Interior design student wins scholarship for environmentally friendly design

Southpaw shooting for college stardom

Cowboys fail to advance beyond first round

Campus construction continues

Domination at Daniel Meyer

Second former student-athlete indicted in 2006 assault case

University bookstore back in business

Giants end Cowboys’ Super Bowl quest

Frogs defeat conference opponent Wyoming, 83-56

MVP Dalton, Frogs hang on through second-half rally

Graduation: Campus symbol missing for winter graduates

Concussions prominent issue for female athletes