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‘Hangman’s’ offers fun scares, no gore

Published Oct 28, 2005

"Final Cut: No lights. No cameras. All Action!"At Hangman's House of Horrors, one of the top-ranked attractions in Tarrant County, new scares can be found.

Hangman's doesn't claim to be the scariest, but instead, the most fun, said Aryn Young, production assistant for La-De-Da Productions, the theatrical production company that sponsors Hangman's.

"We're definitely the most entertaining," Young said. "And I think that's why we've been so successful."

Coach says game plan is key against ranked Utah teams

Published Oct 28, 2005

Sophomore setter Loren Barry said preparation could make the difference in TCU's upcoming games against No. 13 Brigham Young and Utah this weekend.The Horned Frogs enter the second half of conference play on a three-game winning streak, including a come-from-behind win over the Colorado State Rams on Tuesday.

"We've been working really hard this week, and any team can win on any given day," Barry said. " It's just about who comes out more prepared and whose mind is in the right place."

Saturday starts 'new season'

Saturday starts ‘new season’

Published Oct 28, 2005

Saturday's game at New Mexico is the start of a new season for TCU's soccer team, a senior midfielder said."We are going to be trying some new things," Moran Lavi said. "We also want to do well before we go to the conference tournament."

Caroline Starns, a freshman midfielder, said the team will try to press more offensively and attack.

"We want to score as many points as possible," Starns said. "If we score two goals, we want to score three goals."

Lavi said the team wants to pressure on defense as well.

Is a scholarship enough?

Is a scholarship enough?

Published Oct 27, 2005

A talented high school football player is promised a full scholarship to a top-tier Division I school.All his problems are over, he thinks. He will go to college, get a degree, take a free ride toward a four-year education and, if he's really lucky, he'll go on to play in the NFL.

Sounds like a good deal: free room, board and tuition, the opportunity of a lifetime - all for doing something fun. Nothing but easy street ahead.

Your View

Published Oct 27, 2005

As a person who is 18 twice over (and then some), I should be able to drive as fast as my car will go. I should be able to drive on the sidewalk to avoid traffic jams. I should be able to leave my trash...

Fall performance to pay tribute to choreographer

Fall performance to pay tribute to choreographer

Published Oct 27, 2005

The Ballet & Modern Dance department will dance its fall concert Friday as a gift to TCU's choreographer-in-residence, Fernando Bujones, who is currently battling cancer, said Ellen Page Shelton, chairperson and associate professor of modern dance. Bujones is the artistic director of the Orlando Ballet, and comes to TCU every semester to work with the students, Shelton said.

"He is a huge icon in ballet and a wonderful person to work with," Shelton said. "The department looks forward to performing this concert in his honor."

Online Special! – Future educators meet No Child Left Behind standards

Published Oct 27, 2005

The English department's edict came down as it did every week.Teachers at Southwest High School in Fort Worth, like many other schools, are given a list of what objectives to teach, the vocabulary on which the students should be drilled, the books students should be reading and what questions the teachers should be asking about those readings.

All of this is done to prepare students for the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, a standardized test given to all students statewide to gauge what they have learned in their classes.

Vigilance is key

Published Oct 27, 2005

It almost goes without saying that vigilance is the key to crime prevention, but vigilance requires knowledge of your environment.This is the purpose of the Clery Act - a law requiring university police to keep a log of crime statistics available to the public and issue crime warnings.

The more students know about the crimes that go on around them, the easier it is to protect themselves from attack.

Although the act is an incredibly useful tool and a great benefit to campuses around the country, it doesn't go far enough.

Notes of harmony: Music important to development

Notes of harmony: Music important to development

Published Oct 27, 2005

"Hot cross buns, hot cross buns, one a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns." That simple song brings back memories for many people of their elementary school music classes. For others, it may be the first time they took lessons for piano, guitar or some other instrument.

I learned it on recorder myself, and I had it down. Of course, it consisted of only three notes, which was just fine for a third-grader like me.

Police logs only show campus crime, officials say

Published Oct 27, 2005

Because most sexual assaults don't occur on campus, there is no way the TCU Police Department can accurately inform students about how many sexual assaults students experience, TCU Police said.Under a federal law known as the Clery Act, TCU Police must provide an updated crime log, but Crime Prevention Officer Pamela Christian said the crime log alone does not paint the whole picture.

The TCU crime logs report three sexual assaults at TCU during the past four years, but Christian said this number is far below what the actual statistics are.

Alternative acts set for duet

Published Oct 27, 2005

On the heels of their critically-lauded collaborative EP, "In the Reins," Iron & Wine and Calexico will take Ridglea Theater stage Saturday.Doors open at 8:30 p.m. After both bands play a full set, they will take the stage together to play the EP in its' entirety.

The EP, which MSNBC.com called, "The best album of the year," is a collaboration between the Tuscon, Ariz.-based Calexico and Miami-based singer-songwriter Sam Beam, who records under the name Iron & Wine.

TCU will not ban facebook due to risks, officials say

TCU will not ban facebook due to risks, officials say

Published Oct 27, 2005

Access to the popular Web site facebook.com was recently blocked at the University of New Mexico, but TCU administrators say they do not intend to ban the online directory on campus.As of last week, there were 7,353 registered TCU accounts and people at more than 2,000 universities with Facebook accounts, said Chris Hughes, spokesman for Facebook.

Numerous universities have expressed risk management concerns about the Web site based on privacy and security issues, said Jill Laster, associate vice chancellor of administrative services.