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Patterson could lead Frogs into Big East Conference as winningest football coach

Published Jan 20, 2011

Head football coach Gary Patterson has been awarded yet another coaching accolade: Patterson was named American Football Monthly's 2010 Coach of the Year after a 13-0 season and 21-19 Rose Bowl win over Wisconsin.

In 2009 Patterson was named the 2009 AP Coach of the Year, one of nine "National Coach of the Year" awards in 2009 after a perfect regular season and Fiesta Bowl appearance, losing tp Boise State, 17-10.

Frog Feature: Menglu Cai

Frog Feature: Menglu Cai

Published Jan 20, 2011

Menglu Cai, a freshman business major, was born and raised in China, where she was exposed to Western culture through TV series and movies. New to the United States, Cai has been able to experience the American lifestyle firsthand while working toward her degree.

Where are you from?

"I am from China..."Chengdu' is where I am from."

What did you do in high school? Were you involved in activities or clubs? Was there anything in particular that you liked to do?

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop branches out

Published Jan 20, 2011

With 23 new locations added in the past year, Fuzzy's Taco Shop is no longer just a Fort Worth treasure, its Berry Street manager said.

General manager Bo Martino said the Tex-Mex taco shop, which originated across the street from the university a decade ago, expanded from five stores to 28 last year, including a recently opened restaurant in Madison, Wis., according to Fuzzy's website.

Lady Frogs take on Utah Saturday

Published Jan 20, 2011

After a close win against BYU on Wednesday, the Lady Frogs hope to improve their conference record to 6-0 when they take on Utah Saturday night in Salt Lake City.

The Lady Frogs are currently in first place in the Mountain West Conference standings after a 54-51 victory over BYU.

The Lady Frogs are the only undefeated team left in the Mountain West Conference while also staying undefeated overall in 2011.

TCU also have the best overall record in the conference at 13-6.

Mortenson speaks at Frost Foundation Lectureship Monday

Mortenson speaks at Frost Foundation Lectureship Monday

Published Jan 20, 2011

After a year-and-a-half of planning, best-selling author and activist Greg Mortenson will speak at the Frost Foundation Lectureship on Monday, Director of Study Abroad Jane Kucko said. Mortenson wrote...

Skiff staff picks from remaining teams for Super Bowl XLV berth

Published Jan 20, 2011

With TCU's football season over, there's still one more football game that will at least partly involve the university. Super Bowl XLV will be played just down Interstate 30 at Cowboys Stadium on Feb....

Study shows faculty/student relations lack quality time

Published Jan 20, 2011

Researchers at Indiana University Bloomington discovered in a study that although students believed faculty members could highly impact their professional development, students had not spent much time interacting with their professors.

This study, found in Indiana's 2010 Law School Survey of Student Engagement, coincided with the perspective of sophomore strategic communication major Tyler Woodward.

"I probably don't spend as much time as I should [with my teachers]," Woodward said.

Frogs return home Saturday

Published Jan 20, 2011

After two disappointing losses on the road, the Horned Frogs hope to redeem themselves at home when they take on Utah Saturday night at 5 p.m. at the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. In their last game, the Frogs (10-10, 1-4 MWC) lost to Brigham Young University (18-1, 4-0 MWC) 83-67. The victory was the eighth straight for the Cougars.

Freshmen forward Amric Fields said the Horned Frogs need to work on their transition defense after their loss to BYU.

New art exhibit opens Saturday

Published Jan 20, 2011

The Fort Worth Contemporary Arts gallery at TCU will host a new exhibit beginning this weekend. The exhibit, titled, "Let's Build a Fort! (Together We Can Shield Ourselves From the Fear and Worry Within...

Jaywalkers should consider others’ time

Published Jan 20, 2011

You're in a rush to class because you're late. The traffic light is green and there is a car coming.

You cross the street anyway, making it necessary for the driver to come to a stop. You are followed by a posse of other students who cross the street at their leisure, stopping even more traffic.

By the time the initial group has crossed the street, the light is red, and the flow of students keeps on coming. When the light is green and traffic is moving again, someone else starts the cycle.

‘Grinding’ ban does more harm than good

Published Jan 19, 2011

Every dance I've attended in high school had "grinding" as the featured thing to do. According to Wikipedia, "grinding is a type of close partner dance where two or more dancers rub their bodies (especially...

SGA bill to change student constitution fails

Published Jan 19, 2011

After heated debate in the House of Student Representatives meeting, a bill that would have approved a revision of the Constitution of the Student Body did not pass Tuesday night.

The House's ad hoc committee proposed a change to the constitution that would have removed Programming Council as the body responsible for student programming. It would have replaced it with the new programming organization called theCrew, which formed in August.

TheCrew replaced Programming Council this fall as the primary event-planning group in on-campus events.