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Harry Potter’s Quidditch might have potential to be an NCAA sport

Published Dec 2, 2010

Quidditch, a game created by J.K. Rowling in her fictional "Harry Potter" books, is gaining popularity among high school and college students in the Muggle, or non-magical, world.

Valerie Fischman, a student at the University of Maryland, is petitioning the NCAA to recognize Quidditch as an official sport. The process, however, could take years because athletic directors from at least 50 colleges must also petition the NCAA for recognition.

Debt collectors use Facebook to harrass

Debt collectors use Facebook to harrass

Published Dec 2, 2010

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Embarrassing wall posts, harassing messages and unwanted contact with friends and family. Welcome to the new battleground for debt collectors: Facebook.

Many have found themselves accepting friend requests from someone they're not sure they know, or think they might know. Someone who carelessly accepts a friend request could be damaging themselves more than they realize.

Week 12 of the Skiff’s college Pick ‘Em poll

Published Dec 2, 2010

Every week, Chancellor Victor Boschini and several student leaders pick who they think will win top upcoming college football games in the Daily Skiff college football pick 'em challenge. Daily Skiff sports editor Madison Pelletier and News Now sports director Chris Blake are tied for the lead with the highest cumulative score at 43-17. This is the last week for the pick "em challenge, but next week there will be a post-season exhibition round in the Bowl Special Section.

Oregon vs. Oregon State

Auburn vs. South Carolina

Oklahoma vs. Nebraska

Senior Design show focuses on different types

Published Dec 2, 2010

As graduation nears, five graphic design majors are busy adding the finishing touches to their work before the TCU Graphic Design Senior Show. The event gives students a chance to show off their hard work and is an opportunity to get their pieces noticed by prospective employers.

This year, the theme for the show is "The Right Type," a concept presented by senior Rachel Clary. The graduating students each presented a theme and voted on which one they believed would be best for the senior show.

Legislation protects students’ privacy

Published Dec 2, 2010

As the semester comes to an end, the release of final grade reports gets closer, leaving some parents curious about the academic performance of their students. However, the Family Educational Rights and...

Senior dance concert will be the last in the old building

Published Dec 2, 2010

Just as the university's football players recently played their last home game in Amon G. Carter Stadium before its renovation, students in the dance department will be performing for the last time in their current space on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The show, called "The Dance Studio," will be a showcase of projects by 15 seniors in a choreography class. Each senior has created an entirely new dance work to be presented in a fully-produced concert, Elizabeth Gillaspy, associate professor of ballet, said.

Website highlights quips about Greek life

Website highlights quips about Greek life

Published Dec 1, 2010

Users of totalfratmove.com can go to a website with a sailboat background filled with advertising for khaki pants and boat shoes. Supposed fraternity and sorority members post comments, stories and pictures anonymously under monikers such as "brohemian fratsody," "Stonewall Fratterson," and "MRS w/honors."

The "about us" section of the site informs readers that the blog is "a way for the upstanding members of this Nation's finest Greek communities to share entertaining comments, stories and photos."

Athletic director, Del Conte, deserves praise

Athletic director, Del Conte, deserves praise

Published Dec 1, 2010

It's easy to praise an athletic director when times are good. Chris Del Conte arrived at TCU just a couple months before the football team went to its first BCS bowl, and about a month after that the baseball team began a season that ended in Omaha.

Times were good.

And now, about 13 months after Del Conte's arrival, times have legitimately never looked better for TCU athletics. And Del Conte is to thank for that.

Facebook violates privacy, promotes stereotyping

Published Dec 1, 2010

There isn't any question that Facebook seems to have issues with user privacy. Privacy settings have a history of changing unbeknownst to users and are becoming more and more complex with every change. A new concern surrounding Facebook and user privacy involves the unintentional outing of homosexual users to advertisers, no matter how secure they believe their profiles to be.

These advertisements are specifically aimed at gay and lesbian users 8212; using the language of the ads in hopes of appealing to their targeted homosexual viewers.

Miami Heat lacks teamwork, sportsmanship

Miami Heat lacks teamwork, sportsmanship

Published Dec 1, 2010

Who needs to man up this week? The Miami Heat.

The Heat have gotten off to a slow start this year and have lost four of their last six games. This is a team that had huge expectations coming into the season after adding two superstars, LeBron James and Chris Bosh, to compliment Dwayne Wade.

So who is to blame for this unexplainable start? Sure you can blame their head coach, Erik Spoelstra, but if you have three superstars playing on the same team, it shouldn't matter who the coach is.

Women's basketball to face longtime nemesis Houston Cougars

Women’s basketball to face longtime nemesis Houston Cougars

Published Dec 1, 2010

Coming off of their third loss on the road this season, the women's basketball team will return home to the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum to face the University of Houston Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

The TCU women's basketball team currently has a 3-3 record and have won both home games this season.

The University of Houston women's basketball team has won three consecutive games on the road this season leaving with a 4-0 record.

A top-ranked team deserves high attendance

Published Dec 1, 2010

One of my favorite landmarks in Fort Worth is the Railhead Smokehouse on Montgomery Street, where the employees wear T-shirts that read, "Life is too short to live in Dallas." Being a Fort Worth convert...