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TCU 360

Q & A with Donald Furrow

Published Aug 23, 2006

How does it feel to make the Texas Collegiate League All-League team? That was a lot of fun. I was going in, I wanted to make the all-star team again. Up until the all-star break, I was kind of throwing well when it dawned on me that I was in the top two or three. Coming down to the wire, I got calls from the ladies running the league saying, "Yeah, you are in the hunt for pitcher of the year." That's when I really kicked it in, when I really wanted it. Not so much for me, but for Weatherford and Coach Lightfoot. He'd been really good to me over the last three years.

More athletes get media training to protect team image

Published Aug 23, 2006

Recently reported scandals involving student-athletes at Duke and Northwestern reminded TCU administrators that the Internet is a venue for publicizing information that could damage the university's reputation. Three Duke lacrosse players were accused of sexually assaulting an exotic dancer during a team-sponsored party March 13, and two months later, images found on Webshots, a photo sharing Web site, exposed hazing rituals of the Northwestern University women's soccer team.

Background checks considered after Rec Center incident

Published Aug 23, 2006

Administrators at the University Recreation Center are re-evaluating their policy on community membership after a 35-year-old accused pedophile was detained at the facility by TCU Police for violating his bond, a TCU Police detective said.Ruben Edwards Jr. was detained on Aug. 8 after a complaint from a Rec Center staff member about his suspicious activity in the pool area, said TCU Police detective Sgt. Kelly Ham.

Chemo should be option for patient, not order

Published Aug 23, 2006

Drained. Aching. Weak. Nauseated.Sixteen-year-old Abraham Cherrix of Chincoteague, Va. is no stranger to struggle. But struggle shouldn't be necessary to obtain the right to make decisions about one's own physical health and well-being.

Abraham endured several bouts of chemotherapy last fall after being diagnosed with cancer of the lymph system, or Hodgkin's disease. The treatments left him exhausted and frail, his 5'11" body dropping from 156 pounds to a meager 122. Chemo took so much out of him that his father sometimes had to carry him.

All jacked up

All jacked up

Published Aug 23, 2006

Students can expect a whole new campus to develop over the next two years as TCU's $100 million Vision in Action project moves forward, turning the university into a walking campus, according to the TCU Web site.Construction around campus will be occupying most of the Main Campus over the next two years, as a new student union and four dormitories are constructed in front of the Student Center, said Don Mills, vice chancellor for Student Affairs.

Chris Reed, a sophomore business major, said he was annoyed with the construction in front of the Student Center.

Faculty say professor leaves religious legacy

Published Aug 23, 2006

Former students and co-workers remember Kenneth Lawrence, former chairman of the religion department and TCU professor emeritus, as a good friend. Lawrence died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Aug. 15."Dr. Lawrence...

Seven graduate from KinderFrogs School

Published Aug 22, 2006

Graduation from TCU is a day many students wait at least 22 years for, but for some of the littlest Horned Frogs, that day comes sooner.In June 2006, the KinderFrogs School graduated seven children, its largest class since the school began in 2000.

KinderFrogs is a laboratory school located within the School of Education. It provides educational services for children who have Down syndrome and other developmental delays.

Ground floor bookstore

Ground floor bookstore

Published Aug 22, 2006

Due to a fire in late March, the TCU Bookstore renovation is now starting from the ground up, said the vice chancellor for finance and administration.Vice Chancellor Brian Gutierrez said original renovation to add on to the bookstore was altered when the early morning fire, sparked by a cutting torch, burned the building's infrastructure.

A building committee composed of students, faculty and staff is planning to meet soon to decide the direction of the reconstruction, which will tentatively be finished by fall 2007, Gutierrez said.

Vaccinations required for students by spring semester

Published Aug 22, 2006

The TCU Health Center now requires vaccinations for mumps and measles and is making an effort to alert students of a recent concern of national viral outbreaks.The American College Health Association and...

Terrorist plot causes delay in students’ travel plans, return home

Published Aug 22, 2006

Several groups of TCU students participating in summer study abroad programs in the United Kingdom had homebound flights affected by a foiled bomb plot that targeted planes flying to the United States.According to The New York Times, more than 20 suspects were arrested Aug. 10 on suspicion of plotting to bring liquid explosives disguised as drink bottles on as many as 10 passenger planes.

A group of TCU theater students in Edinburgh, Scotland were scheduled to fly back Aug. 16, but returned a day early because of the threats.

Security measures taken to prevent hacking

Published Aug 22, 2006

Although TCU has not had its network of 7,000 computers hacked by an outside source, protective measures are being taken to keep the system from falling subject to any form of computer compromise, a TCU network security engineer said.The threat of computer hacking at universities in the Dallas/Fort Worth area became evident when nearly 38,000 student profiles at the University of North Texas were accessed in August 2005.

Police arrest 4 suspects linked to D/FW thefts

Published Aug 22, 2006

When three people broke into two cars in the recreation center parking lot June 13, they probably didn't know that somebody saw something that would ultimately lead to their arrests and the arrests of several others involved in a metroplex-wide crime ring.A partial license plate number recorded by a witness led TCU Police Detective Vicki Lawson to a rental car agency in San Antonio that would eventually lead to arrest warrants for four suspects involved in a Dallas/Fort Worth area crime spree, said TCU Police Detective Sgt. Kelly Ham.