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Exercise, fashion do not mix

Exercise, fashion do not mix

Published Oct 6, 2005

After years of fighting for equal rights, some women athletes are taking a conscious step backward in the name of fashion - a trend known as "fashletics."Nicole DeBoom, who won the women's title at the 2004 Ironman Wisconsin triathlon, launched a company called Skirt Sports because, according to the Chicago Tribune, she was tired of looking like a boy when she was working out.

While skirts have always remained prevalent in sports like tennis, golf, lacrosse and field hockey, DeBoom wanted to create a sexy, feminine look for runners and bikers, too.

Women’s soccer has extra momentum

Published Oct 6, 2005

After the soccer team's impressive wins last weekend, head coach Dan Abdalla said he is interested to see how the momentum carries into the start of conference play this weekend.With a victory against...

Frogs set for weekend matchups

Published Oct 6, 2005

The Horned Frog volleyball team will continue its conference play when Air Force and New Mexico come to town this weekend.Friday, the team will play Air Force, whose current record is 4-14 overall and 0-4 in the Mountain West Conference.

The Frogs face New Mexico, which is 9-5 overall and 1-3 in conference, Saturday. The match is at 7 p.m. at the University Recreation Center.

Junior outside hitter Calli Corley said she has high hopes for the team and herself this weekend, as well as this season.

SGA branch aims to reach campus

Published Oct 5, 2005

Programming Council wants to know what a dream day at TCU would be like for students.Would it be walking past the Brown-Lupton Student Center where the latest hit band is playing at Frog Fountain with a buffet of free food to munch on?

Members of PC say that it's not out of the question.

PC is a branch of the Student Government Association that works to produce events for the TCU community, said Vanessa Flores, a junior social work major.

Future teachers get expert advice

Published Oct 5, 2005

England's highest-ranking education official told a classroom of education majors Tuesday they need to have an enthusiasm for reading in order to imbed a love of literature in their students."Teachers must be interested in reading in order to pass that enthusiasm on," said David Bell, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools in England.

Bell is a friend of Samuel Deitz, the dean of the School of Education, and used it as an opportunity to come speak at TCU.

Bell spoke to a class of seven women who are all interested in how to teach reading to children.

College loans increasing

Published Oct 5, 2005

TCU is in the hole to the tune of $50 million - not the university, but the student body.Student loans went from helpful tools to necessity as tuition skyrocketed across the country.

It is dangerous to build up a great deal of debt in college, but what are students to do if that debt is the only way to get into college in the first place?

As nice as it would be to have someone step in and make this debt go away and ensure education for anyone who wants it, a government with a rising debt of its own would have a hard time finding the funds.

News Brief

Published Oct 5, 2005

No more tickets are available for Wednesday's on-campus appearance of actor Ben Stein, said event coordinators. The event, which is free, is open to the public with reservations, said Mark Murtagh, coordinator of the Fogelson Honors Forum. However, reservations are no longer being taken because the venue is full, said Murtagh, a senior political science major.

The eighth annual Fogelson Honors Forum is sponsored by the TCU Honors Program, Murtagh said. Each year, the Honors Program brings a speaker who represents modern American culture to campus, he said.

Iraq: Six degrees from perfection

Iraq: Six degrees from perfection

Published Oct 5, 2005

I should start by mentioning that I support the concept of Iraqi liberation.Perhaps I was precocious, watching the news as a seven-year-old in 1991, but I clearly remember knowing that something important was happening as I watched the lime-green tracers dance above the darkness of Baghdad's skies. I also remember being confused when the war ended: A bad man had done bad things across the sea and we fought to stop him. So why was he still in power?

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University crisis plan boosts student preparedness, knowledge

Published Oct 5, 2005

For one student from Dillard University, the Hurricane Katrina evacuation was far from perfect, raising questions about how TCU would react in a similar crisis.For Cecile Mitchell, a sophomore biology...

Hockey returns to ice after strike

Published Oct 5, 2005

Tonight, North America will regain its fourth sport, but not without some major changes to the game and promotions to attract fans.After a yearlong work stoppage, the National Hockey League is returning to the sports scene, and will have to deal with what Major League Baseball faced after its season-ending 1994 strike: an apathetic fan base.

The strike, which wiped out all 1,230 regular season games last year, has caused many problems for the sport of hockey and its fans.

Mosque opens nearby

Mosque opens nearby

Published Oct 5, 2005

A new mosque opened less than four miles from campus Friday, with members at the door all day eager to welcome in those in the community interested in learning about the new facilities and the Muslim religion."I am so happy for the new mosque," said Saddyna Belmashkan, a freshman international communications major and mosque member. "Now we can accommodate more people."

The 35,000 square-foot, two-story Masjid Al-Ibrahimi mosque opened at 4901 Diaz Ave., only a few blocks from the older and smaller facility on Fletcher Street.

Club soccer gives male students chance to compete

Club soccer gives male students chance to compete

Published Oct 5, 2005

Male soccer players at TCU have the opportunity this year to compete against other colleges and universities, despite the lack of a men's varsity soccer team.After five games, the men's club soccer team, which began playing this semester, is 4-1, said team president Micah Munekata.

The team plays in the Texas Collegiate Soccer League, which is divided into regions, Munekata, a junoir political science major, said. TCU plays in the Lone Star Men North region, along with two Texas-Arlington teams, Abilene Christian and Tarleton State. Every team plays each other twice.