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Frogs and Cowboys eerily similar thus far

Published Sep 28, 2005

Is it just me, or are there some similarities between our Horned Frogs and the Dallas Cowboys? Because I'm a pretty big fan of both those teams, and, lately, the games on Sundays have seemed eerily familiar to what I saw the afternoon before.Especially this past weekend.

TCU against Brigham Young and the Cowboys against the 49ers were basically the same game.

In both instances, it was one storied team I like playing another storied team on the road.

TCU ranked 12th in fitness

TCU ranked 12th in fitness

Published Sep 28, 2005

In the matter of survival of the fittest, TCU prevailed - or at least according to one magazine.TCU students have leapt over common college obstacles such as pizza, alcohol, late night snacks and lack of sleep to beat out 648 other schools, becoming the 12th fittest college in the nation, according to the October issue of Men's Fitness magazine.

To some faculty members and students, the ranking makes sense.

"The bulk of students are doing what they have to do to stay healthy," said Trey Morrison, assistant director of fitness and wellness for campus recreation.

Expo offers students career options

Published Sep 28, 2005

Students looking for anything from summer internships to permanent employment have the opportunity to find their dream job today at the career expo, organizers said.University Career Services organized TCU's annual Career Expo for students to get involved and learn about jobs available to them, said Laura Chaney, assistant to the recruitment coordinator.

"We're really trying to get freshmen and sophomores involved this year," Chaney said. "By sophomore year, students need to get focused on what they want to do."

Local reporter shares passion for news

Published Sep 28, 2005

CBS 11 News producer and TCU alum Kent Chapline told broadcast journalism students about his experiences in Hurricane Katrina on Tuesday night - both as a field producer and as a husband and father of two."I deal with stress on a daily basis, and I deal with it pretty well," he said. "But this is a different kind of stress."

Chapline said CBS 11, a station in the seventh largest market in the country, sent him with two reporters, three photographers and two engineers to cover the hurricane.

Gender-based hiring unfair

Published Sep 28, 2005

There are people who think women might not be as qualified as men to coach certain male sports.If a female is more qualified to coach a sport, gender should not be a factor in hiring at all.

Yes, men might respond better to a male coach than a female coach, but we're in the 19th century where women have roles of authority over men both in the government and in the business world.

To say a qualified candidate should not be hired because the person is a woman is an archaic idea.

First Asian-oriented sorority at TCU formed

Published Sep 28, 2005

"We have formed out of necessity," the women of TCU's first Asian sorority state in their constitution.Kappa Lambda Delta was formed this semester to provide unity, participation, awareness and sisterhood to the Asian students on campus, said Cleda Wang, the sorority's president.

But Wang said membership is open to any female regardless of race, creed, color, sexual orientation or physical ability.

"If you notice in the Greek community at TCU, we're the only ethnicity left out - like we don't exist," said Wang, a sophomore biology major.

Sports clubs get ready for new year

Published Sep 28, 2005

Molly Musselman spends 18 hours a week exercising her horse for the upcoming polo season. Musselman, along with several friends and some advisers, helped start the polo club team at TCU last year. In its premier season, the polo team won its first tournament.

Musselman said she hopes for an even more successful second season.

"I am really excited about this year," Musselman, a sophomore premajor, said. "Last week, we had a ton of new girls come out to practice, so everything is going really well."

An open market

An open market

Published Sep 27, 2005

TCU student-athletes and coaches have divided opinions over an increasing lack of women coaches in college athletics.As reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education, despite a growing number of female athletes, female coaches for women's sports have declined since Title IX became law in 1972. The federal legislation outlined a series of guidelines to provide equal opportunity for both women's and men's collegiate sports.

Texas Supreme Court invalidates lawsuit

Published Sep 27, 2005

Texas case law invalidates a former TCU athlete's lawsuit seeking permission to compete for the Texas Longhorns track team, according to TCU's legal response filed in state district court.According to the response, TCU is basing its defense on the Texas Supreme Court's August decision in National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Yeo. TCU claims the plaintiff has failed to present a justiciable issue, according to TCU's response.

News Brief

Published Sep 27, 2005

The devastation left behind in New Orleans and the surrounding area gave sufficient cause for immediate action to be taken on the part of residents along the Texas coast when told to evacuate due to Hurricane Rita.Don Mills, vice chancellor for student affairs, said TCU was prepared to provide short-term emergency shelter in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum and the University Recreation Center.

"TCU is not designated as an emergency center, but we were ready to help any way we could had there been a catastrophe in Houston," Mills said.

News Brief

Published Sep 27, 2005

TCU's annual campuswide community service project has been postponed until the spring semester because of Hurricane Rita, organizers said Monday. Forecasters predicted Rita would bring severe and dangerous weather to Fort Worth on Saturday, when the event was originally scheduled.

"We were concerned for the safety of the whole student body and campus," said Kelly O'Fallon, director of Leaders Encouraging All People to Serve, also known as LEAPS.

E-mails were sent to the more than 1,000 students registered for LEAPS to notify them of the cancellation, she said.

Ready for the worst, got the best

Published Sep 27, 2005

We were very lucky, but were also very prepared.For those of you not following Hurricane Rita, going to hurricane parties or commenting on the lack of storms, the hurricane completely missed Fort Worth.While...