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Students have chance to witness historic upset against No. 7 BYU

Published Feb 17, 2011

TCU's Saturday home matchup against nationally ranked Brigham Young University has officially been declared a sellout.

As fans and students wait to fill the stands in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, the Horned Frogs will have to accept the competition the Cougars have to offer.

Does the 10-17 TCU team, with only a single win in conference play (11 losses) really have a shot to prevail against 24-2 BYU, who conversely has a single loss in conference play? Anything can happen any given night, but the Frogs are the underdogs in this matchup.

Lady Frogs travel to BYU this weekend

Lady Frogs travel to BYU this weekend

Published Feb 17, 2011

After a 61-53 victory on the road against Colorado State on Wednesday, the Lady Frogs are set up to play Mountain West Conference leader Brigham Young University on Saturday. The Cougars (18-7, 10-1 MWC) are currently one game up in conference play on the Lady Frogs (18-8, 10-2 MWC).

BYU comes in to the MWC No. 1 versus No. 2 showdown riding a seven-game win streak after defeating in-state rival Utah 61-58 Saturday. The Cougars will have six days in between games as opposed to two days for the Lady Frogs. The Cougars also have not had to leave their home state in that time.

‘Guitar Hero’ will not be soon forgotten

Published Feb 17, 2011

"Guitar Hero" will be no more, according to an announcement by Activision Blizzard on Feb. 9. It came following Viacom's decision to sell its own unit that created the "Rock Band" video games.

The game, created by RedOctane in collaboration with Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. studio, made its world debut in 2005.

It quickly gained popularity, and it's not hard to guess why. Ordinary people could feel like they were masters of guitar. Those of us who are tone deaf could actually play music that sounded like music.

Frogs extend losing streak to 9

Published Feb 17, 2011

TCU sophomore forward Nikola Cerina scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds and junior guard J.R. Cadot added 12 points, but it wasn't enough for a win as Colorado State downed the Horned Frogs 69-55...

Issues with Enright?s column

Published Feb 17, 2011

I'm a student here at TCU and read the Skiff on an almost daily basis. Wednesday morning I was surprised, however, as I read through Jack Enright's article "Science behind evolution should be priority." I am a Christian, and while I see some valid points made by Enright, I also had some serious issues with his argument.

To say that teaching creationism is unconstitutional is accurate enough, even though that law is a whole separate issue of itself. Regardless, that was a reasonable excuse for promoting creationism as the only option for high schools.

University will benefit from Tech Resources’ preparations

Published Feb 17, 2011

The Internet Protocol version 4 is a code that each device connected to the Internet possesses, but the numbers to be assigned for that particular version could run out as soon as six months from now. Considering...

Upcoming events for Feb. 17

Published Feb 16, 2011

Featured Thursday Events

International Student Volunteers Meetings

When: Meetings every hour from noon until 4 p.m.

Where: Moudy Building South Room 325

ISV is looking for students from TCU to travel overseas this summer with students from all around the world. Students can visit places like Australia, New Zealand, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. Students will spend time volunteering on projects either in social community service or conservation of the environment.

For more information, contact Alexi O'Brien at 904-343-9133

Sign me up for Quidditch

Published Feb 16, 2011

The first time I ever picked up a "Harry Potter" book was in fourth grade. It was library day for my class, and I had finished the series I'd been reading and needed something new.

Although I'd never heard of it before, I loved it from the moment I opened to page one of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." I became the mega-fan: the girl who can quote whole chapters of the books and act out each movie without breaking a sweat. Imagine my joy when I was first told about Quidditch at TCU.

Women’s baseball clinic raises money for Susan G. Komen

Published Feb 16, 2011

The preseason No. 1 ranked baseball team will trade in their Horned Frog purple for pink at TCU's second annual Frogs for the Cure baseball clinic for women Thursday.

Ann Louden, the chancellor's associate for external relations, said the event would focus on raising money for breast cancer research, but would also provide a way for women to enjoy an evening trying their hand at baseball.

Domain name system issue causes e-mail outage

Published Feb 16, 2011

An issue with TCU's domain name system Tuesday night caused the second outage this month for the university's e-mail server, a Technology Resources administrator wrote in an e-mail.

Bryan Lucas, executive director of Technology Resources, wrote that the DNS issue arose because of the flooding of the university's server room in Sid W. Richardson Building on Feb. 4, which caused the initial outage in e-mail and wireless internet.

The e-mail servers were down from approximately 8:30 p.m. until 12:10 a.m. Wednesday, he wrote.

Physical Plants Aileen Stone retires from full-time employment after 21 years

Physical Plant’s Aileen Stone retires from full-time employment after 21 years

Published Feb 16, 2011

Aileen Stone spends her days in the TCU Physical Plant taking repair orders for the things that need to be fixed on campus. She has worked for TCU for 21 years and said TCU has given her a second family that she looks forward to seeing every day. Stone retired from full-time employment Jan. 7, but returned to the university as a part-time worker the next Monday.

When did you start working for TCU?

"I started working for TCU on July 12, 1989."

What do you look forward to when you come into work?

“30 Mosques, 30 Days” speakers visit TCU

Published Feb 16, 2011

After attending 30 different mosques across the country during Ramadan, Aman Ali and Bassam Tariq will share their experiences at TCU today during their "30 Mosques, 30 Days" speaking series.

Jake Hofmeister, an associate chaplain at TCU, said the two put together an entertaining and insightful storytelling series about their 30-day journey that spanned 30 states.

The presentation will include anecdotes, photos and videos from the trip not documented on the website.