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U.S. must change wasteful ways

U.S. must change wasteful ways

Published Feb 28, 2006

Peering down from his aerial perch aboard a red Cessna, J. Michael Fay surveyed the African continent in panoramic splendor.To the untrained eye, the digital images he captured from several hundred feet in the air seem to reveal a breathtaking utopia, nature at its most pristine: rolling desert dunes, jagged mountain ranges, spreading plains dotted with antelope and bison and rivers teeming with hippopotamuses.

From Fay's experienced vantage point, however, the human footprint was evident everywhere. And it's growing by leaps and bounds.

Forget the bar; go see a ballet

Published Feb 28, 2006

By the end of this article, you should be running to your nearest fine arts theater to catch the next ballet performance. Okay, maybe not running, but possibly more of a brisk jog.Last week I went to my...

Frogs defeat Wright State after coming from behind

Frogs defeat Wright State after coming from behind

Published Feb 26, 2006

The Horned Frog baseball team rallied from behind to defeat the Wright State Raiders 4-2 in game three Sunday afternoon at Lupton Stadium after trailing for three innings.Head coach Jim Schlossnagle said the team was anxious going into the game coming off the back-to-back win and loss against the Raiders on Saturday. He said that although the Frogs were happy with the win in the second game, they were disappointed with the loss in the first and looking for a turnaround.

"The fact that we finally got a good day of weather was the best motivator," Schlossnagle said.

BYU hands Frogs ninth straight loss

BYU hands Frogs ninth straight loss

Published Feb 26, 2006

Despite shooting a season-high 49.1 percent from the field, TCU could not stop the Brigham Young Cougars Saturday night.The Frogs (5-23, 1-13) dropped another contest 81-72 to BYU (18-7, 10-4). It is the ninth straight loss for TCU.

Senior Nile Murry led the Frogs with 25 points, just one shy of his career high.

Coach Neil Dougherty said what hurt the Frogs the most was too many second-shot opportunities in the second half for BYU.

The Frogs only trailed 38-42 at halftime.

Women’s Basketball: Frogs take 2nd shot at BYU

Published Feb 24, 2006

The Lady Frogs (15-9) head to Provo, Utah, Saturday for their second game of the season against No. 18 BYU (20-3). TCU lost the teams' earlier matchup 67-64 at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum on Jan. 25.The Frogs will have to do a better job this time of containing BYU forward Ambrosia Anderson, who sunk TCU with 24 points. Anderson took full advantage of a Horned Frog squad that has struggled all season to defend against the three; although it has improved since then, TCU's perimeter defense is still allowing opponents to average 37 percent shooting from long range.

Baseball: Team looks to improve record against Wright State Raiders

Published Feb 24, 2006

Heading into the first home series of the season at 4-3, head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle said the team has learned it can't take anything for granted."We've beat some good teams and we've lost to some just OK teams," he said. "We're not in the position to take anybody lightly."

The Frogs will have to put that attitude to the test as they welcome the Wright State Raiders (1-1) to Lupton Stadium for a three-game series beginning Friday.

Charity merge helps community

Published Feb 24, 2006

Great minds think alike. That's precisely the problem. With more than 5,000 nonprofit agencies in Tarrant County, there is bound to be an overlap in providing services, as reported in the Jan. 20 Skiff article on homelessness in Fort Worth.The Women's Shelter in Arlington and the Women's Haven of Tarrant County, the two largest domestic violence shelters in Tarrant County, have realized the benefits of combining two minds to achieve a shared goal. The two shelters have merged to form SafeHaven Tarrant County.

AQUATIC COMBAT

AQUATIC COMBAT

Published Feb 24, 2006

Fully clothed in their fatigues and equipment, Army ROTC cadets made a splash in the University Recreation Center pool Thursday.For the past seven or eight years, the Army has required cadets to do combat water survival training once a year, said Lt. Col. John Agor , a professor of military science.

Cadets had to swim 25 meters in their fatigues with their weapons and equipment, jump off the high dive blindfolded and turn their fatigues into flotation devices.

Bookstore waits for permit before moving out

Published Feb 24, 2006

The TCU Bookstore was set to move this weekend, but without a permit, that will not happen until next week.The staff members are waiting for the Fort Worth Development Department to issue a permit, which will allow them to move temporary trailers onto the parking lot, said Wayne Mar, operations manager of the bookstore.

Llisa Lewis, manager of the bookstore, said until the Development Department reviews its application and issues the permit, the trailers, which will serve as a temporary location for the bookstore during renovations, cannot be put in place.

Participants get in shape, train for run

Published Feb 24, 2006

Thousands of people will visit Fort Worth's hot spots Saturday, but most will be moving too fast to take a snapshot.More than 12,000 participants will hit the pavement in the 28th running of The Cowtown Marathon, a nonprofit event to promote community health and wellness.

The day will include a 26.2-mile marathon, a half marathon, a three-person marathon relay, a 10-kilometer run, an adult 5-kilometer run and a kid's 5-kilometer run.

Women’s Golf: Athletes to face new challenges at previously played tourney

Published Feb 24, 2006

It's been more than a month since the women's golf team last teed off at a major tournament - and at least one member has gotten tired of waiting around."Really, we're just excited to get started," said head coach Angie Ravaioli-Larkin. "We've had five good weeks of workouts and practices and ... lots of good mental work. It'll be nice to finally go and play. It's hard for us to be home for five weeks."

Arts come together for AIDS benefit

Published Feb 24, 2006

Dancers scurried while musicians played Thursday in their final preparations for tonight's AIDS awareness benefit concert.Chi Tau Epsilon, the dance honor society, will host the TCU Arts Collaboration AIDS Benefit Concert, which will feature students from the TCU dance department, theatre department, the TCU Jazz Band and artwork of photography students.

Heather Creek, a senior ballet and political science major, put the benefit together this year and said everyone has been planning for tonight since the spring of last year.