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Senior receives opportunity to be chancellor; Boschini attends student’s leadership class

Published Mar 2, 2007

What would you do if you could be the chancellor for a day?That was the question for senior advertising/public relations major Ashley Pierret when she switched places with Chancellor Victor Boschini on Thursday.

"It's been my best experience at TCU so far," Pierret said. "The chancellor is a very amazing person, but he's also very busy. It takes a lot of people to run this university, and I have a better appreciation for that now."

International Week ends with Latin-culture rhythm

Published Mar 2, 2007

International Week 2007 will cap off its tour of cultures with a pair of dancing shoes tonight.To celebrate the Latin American culture and the culmination of International Week, the International Student...

America's Pastime

America’s Pastime

Published Mar 2, 2007

Following a hard-luck road tournament in South Carolina, the Horned Frogs' baseball team has returned home for a three-game set with the Vermont Catamounts.TCU will be using ace starter Jake Arrieta (2-1) in Friday night's match up against Vermont's Brandon Miles. Miles will be making his season debut for the Catamounts, while Arrieta will try for his second-straight home win.

The Horned Frogs (7-4) will bring 11 games of experience in the 2007 season while the Catamounts will take the field for the first time in this year's campaign.

Actors hinder thriller; film decent at best

Published Mar 2, 2007

Obsession can be taken to the degree where it becomes the most powerful life force in a person. For Walter Sparrow in "The Number 23," it manifests into extreme paranoia.The film "The Number 23" centers on a man whose life unravels after he comes into contact with an interesting book titled "The Number 23." Reading the book makes him become increasingly convinced that it is based on his own life. The number 23 starts to consume him, and he begins to realize the book forecasts far graver consequences for his life than he could have ever imagined.

Events bring cultural flavor

Published Mar 2, 2007

Props to the International Student Association for putting together an event desperately needed at TCU - International Week.In an increasingly interconnected world, knowledge of other cultures is more important than ever, and TCU is taking steps toward becoming more global.

International Week has accomplished two things: It celebrated the international students who are a part of TCU and introduced the rest of the student body to cultures different from its own.

Veteran stars bring comedic view to ‘Wild Hogs’

Published Mar 2, 2007

"Wild Hogs" is hard to hate, and moviegoers will appreciate its slapstick humor - though it only poses as a great comedy.Doug (Tim Allen), Woody (John Travolta), Bobby (Martin Lawrence, "Bad Boys II") and Dudley (William H. Macy, "Thank You For Smoking") are four guys, in the throes of middle-aged mediocrity, who set out on the open road with only the wind at their backs. Only two things stand in their way: a highway patrolman (John C.

Sophomore diver only teammate to compete in NCAA Sectionals

Published Mar 1, 2007

A back handstand double somersault with a twist, a front two and a half pike and an inward two and a half pike. These words appear to be a move combination a gymnast would use but they are not. They make up the dives sophomore diver R.J. Hesselberg will use to compete in Austin at the NCAA Sectional D Diving Meet this weekend.

Hesselberg, who competed in the competition last year, said he feels good about the meet especially after competing in the Mountain West Conference Championships last week.

"I'm not worried about beating anyone," Hesselberg said.

Former RUF leader returns to Ft. Worth; in nursing facility

Published Mar 1, 2007

Less than three months after a bicycle accident left him in a coma, the former TCU Reformed University Fellowship leader has been transported back to Fort Worth.Dustin Salter, former RUF leader, was moved...

International Week gives students taste of various cultures

Published Mar 1, 2007

The International Student Association will host its first International Olympics today as part of International Week events promoting cultural diversity.Students will have the opportunity to participate...

Honors Program hires assistant director in preparation of college

Published Mar 1, 2007

A new position in the Honors Program has been created to help the growing program in its transition to becoming the Honors College in 2009.Peggy Watson, director of the Honors Program, announced at the Honors Achievement Celebration on Feb. 11 that English professor Ron Pitcock will become assistant director of the program, beginning fall 2007.

"The Honors Program has grown so much recently that it needs more than just one person," Pitcock said. "This is just one way of meeting those needs."

Hockey coach’s poor behavior deserves more severe penalty

Published Mar 1, 2007

NHL coach Lindy Ruff, of the Sabres, was fined $10,000 for sending his players to rough up the Senators in a game last Thursday between Buffalo and Ottawa, according to the MSNBC Web site.Ruff's coaching tip came after his forward took an elbow to the forehead from the Senators' Chris Neil. Ruff got what he wanted when every player on the ice started fighting.

After the game, Ruff was not reluctant to admit what he had done.

"Yea, I told them, 'Go out and run 'em,'" he said in an Associated Press article.

Panhellenic to invite new chapter; choice to be announced

Published Mar 1, 2007

Panhellenic representatives voted Wednesday on which sorority to invite to campus, but the results will not be released until the acceptance process has been finalized.Panhellenic sorority representatives voted between Alpha Phi, Delta Zeta and Gamma Phi Beta. The sorority with the highest votes will receive an offer to come to TCU in the fall. The three sororities were chosen from eight applicants.