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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.

Prayer a part of the playbook

Published Feb 16, 2011

When a football player points his finger to the sky after running into the end zone or quickly kneels down to give a quick "thank you," there might be more to these faithful gestures than most fans think.

Faith and football can absolutely go hand in hand, and TCU football is no different, said the Rev. Chauncey Franks, who serves as the TCU football team's life and character coach.

Franks, a Fellowship of Christian Athletes chaplain, said faith is a great thing to have on and off the field to motivate and bring a sense of unity to the team.

Student Filmmakers Association to hold competition

Published Feb 16, 2011

Prospective members interested in joining the TCU Student Filmmakers Association will have the opportunity to see what the organization is all about Friday.

Nathan Pesina, strategic co-chair of the competition, said SFA will be holding a 24-hour film competition that will be open to all TCU students. The competition was moved from its original date to Feb. 18 due to the ice storms two weeks ago.

Lady Frogs travel to Colorado tonight

Published Feb 15, 2011

The TCU women's basketball team will face Colorado State on the road in Fort Collins, Colo. at 8 p.m. today. The Lady Frogs moved to second place in the Mountain West Conference with a 65-54 win over...

Women’s golf finishes eighth in Puerto Rico

Published Feb 15, 2011

The No. 30 women's golf team finished eighth in the Lady Puerto Rico Classic as play concluded Tuesday in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

The Frogs recorded a top-10 finish for the 15th time in its last 16 tournaments.

TCU shot a final-round 305, lowering its score by six strokes from Monday's second round. The Frogs finished the tournament with a 919.

Top-ranked Alabama won the event for the second straight year with an 875, five strokes ahead of No. 27 Iowa State.

Frogs' junior Brooke Beeler led the team with a 74 Tuesday, her best round of the tournament.

Former Olympic athlete speaks at ‘MENtality Luncheon’

Published Feb 15, 2011

A former Olympic athlete and TCU alumnus reflected on his experiences from growing up in south side Fort Worth to becoming a world-class runner at Tuesday's "MENtality Luncheon."

Khadevis Robinson spoke at the free Student Affairs luncheon for men about the importance of hard work and surrounding oneself with positive influences to achieve success. Robinson, a 1998 TCU graduate and track star, won the national championship in the 800 meters while at the university. In 2004, he made the U.S. Olympic team.

Surprise break causes surprise challenges

Published Feb 15, 2011

The first week of February offered a bonus break to students when the university was forced to close for four weekdays due to snow and ice.

Although students enjoyed the time off from class, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Don Mills said the storm created many difficulties for administration.

"We've been describing it as the perfect storm," Mills said. "If it could go wrong, it went wrong."

One issue that came up was the breaking of a pipe in the computer center on campus. University e-mail was shut down for a couple of days.

Frogs take on Rams Wednesday

Published Feb 15, 2011

There is a lot of talk about TCU's sold-out game versus No. 7 BYU Saturday, but the Frogs have another game to focus on before their brawl with the Cougars. Coming off an eight-game losing streak, TCU...

Tone down the paranoia

Published Feb 15, 2011

Reading today's "Skiff View," I was a little surprised at the reasoning behind your dislike of Nerf guns. While I agree that children should not be allowed to bring Nerf guns to school, I also know that elementary school children don't live on campus, but at home, where their toys belong. It does not take a senior engineering student to recognize that a yellow pistol with a pullback plunger is not a lockdown threat. Someone who sees a Nerf fight between two students and mistakes it for a real threat needs to relax a little more because they are obviously very high-strung.

Make up days aren?t needed

Published Feb 15, 2011

Local school districts are scrambling to catch up after the snowstorms that swept across most of the country the past two weeks caused numerous school cancellations.

TCU's campus closed for a total of five days. Public schools also were forced to shut down across North Texas, according to a Feb. 3 article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Although the yearly schedule already has two snow days built in, the weather required students to miss an additional three days, which has put many classes behind.

Donating blood is a worthy cause

Published Feb 15, 2011

Let's face it: Giving blood isn't the most fun thing to do in the world. If people can avoid getting a needle stuck into a vein and removing that red liquid that helps keep a body functioning, they will generally do so.

But however unpleasant the experience may be, it can save lives. With the winter weather we recently endured, the blood shortage many hospitals and blood banks already face became even worse.