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‘Saved by the Bell’ character to visit campus

Published Aug 22, 2006

Mr. Belding will leave Bayside High for the night to say "howdy" to TCU students as part of this year's Howdy Week festivities.Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Belding on the television show "Saved by the Bell" will perform a comedy show at 6 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom.

Haskins based the performance on his role as Mr. Belding as well as experiences from his own college days, said Kristen Chapman, Programming Council's special events director.

Cuban Nights

Published Aug 22, 2006

Cowtown is traveling back in time - all the way back to 1950s Cuba with Embargo, a nightclub that opened downtown Thursday.Co-owners Brian Forella and Andrew de la Torre said they wanted to establish a unique atmosphere that is not found in Fort Worth.

De la Torre, a TCU alumnus, said Embargo is not going to lend itself to the fraternity and sorority scene. He said he was in a fraternity while at TCU, and he wants to establish a different vibe.

Alum, NFL rookie gets rocky start

Published Aug 22, 2006

Former TCU football standout Cory Rodgers, who was drafted last spring by the Green Bay Packers, is showing improvement after a less-than-stellar summer of training camp and weapon charges. Rodgers was drafted by the Packers in the fourth round as the 104th pick overall.

He signed a four-year, $2.075 million contract with the Packers on July 26. The deal has a $465,120 signing bonus and a starting base salary of $275,000 for the 2006 season.

Rodgers decided to enter the draft last spring instead of finishing his senior year with the Frogs.

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.

Summer Break

Summer Break

Published May 10, 2006

The TCU Daily Skiff will resume publishing on Tuesday, August 22.To revisit what's happened at Texas Christian University this past year, please visit our slide shows and film footage or view our daily...

Football player board picks members

Published May 5, 2006

Earlier this month the TCU football program announced the 14 members of the 2006 Leadership Council.The Council began seven years ago, and the current players on the team vote on the members of the Council...

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Football players spend offseason studying film

Published May 5, 2006

On any given day during the spring, summer and fall you can drive down North Bellaire Drive and see the TCU football team having practice for a couple hours and calling it a day.What you do not see is what the team is doing off the field to get better, and I do not mean a couple curls in the weight room either.

Yes, football players spend a lot of time in the weight room pumping out set after set of bench press in order to obtain their freakishly large muscles, but many times it is not their brawn that wins games, it's their brains.

Frogs fall to Utes in series finale

Published May 5, 2006

The Horned Frogs continued their streak of hitting the ball and getting on base, but they couldn't continue their small winning streak of two games against the Utah Utes Sunday.The Frogs collected 10 hits in the ballgame, but couldn't get the timely hit when it mattered the most. Nine men were left on base in a game the Frogs lost 6-3.

Senior centerfielder Ryan Pack said he and his teammates know why they lost and will not dwell on it too much in going into next weekend's home series with University of Texas-Pan American.

Guard looks to continue basketball career

Published May 5, 2006

In early March, the TCU men's basketball team lost their first game in the conference tournament, which signaled the end of the season and the collegiate careers for three seniors, but one Frog is not ready to give it up yet.Nile Murry, a transfer from Temple University, has been a consistent player for head coach Neil Dougherty during his two years as a Frog, and he is not ready to turn his high-tops in for a pair of loafers.