By Caitlyn Tomasik / Posted September 7, 2005
TCU students who studied abroad at the London Centre this summer experienced firsthand the confusion and fear of the July 7 terrorist attacks on the London transit system."There was always the thought in the back of your mind that it could happen again," said junior English and history major Tyler Brown.
Despite a "sense of paranoia," Brown said the bombings did not ruin his experience in the study abroad program.
By Jennifer Berry / Posted September 7, 2005
When Moran Lavi went home to Israel, she found her people divided."There are definitely those who support the evacuation and those who don't," said Lavi, a senior political science and anthropology major. "There's no middle ground."
Lavi and other TCU students and faculty have differing opinions about the pullout.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered the evacuation of 25 Jewish settlements in Gaza and the West Bank in August, after 38 years of occupancy.
By Drew Irwin / Posted September 7, 2005
Among all the heartbreaking stories unearthed by Hurricane Katrina, one man's tale summed it up for me. He's the personification of the hurricane as far as I'm concerned.Harvey Jackson and his family were waiting out the storm in Biloxi, Miss., when the hurricane split their house in two.
With Mother Nature's most powerful force, winds lifted his wife, Tonette, toward the heavens.
By Drew Irwin / Posted September 7, 2005
I am a Dillard University Blue Devil at heart, but I can honestly say I feel totally isolated and abandoned by my school.Having experienced such a catastrophic event like Hurricane Katrina, I am reminded daily of the new direction my life is headed.
Dillard University is historically a black university that holds the reputation of providing a rich and cultural foundation for its students. The problem is that my fellow Blue Devils and I were left with no evacuation routes or options to further our education.
By Shawn Finer / Posted September 7, 2005
If you think about it, being a Horned Frog is like a disease.No one was catching Horned Frog fever until our football team embarrassed Oklahoma this past weekend. The bandwagon is just waiting for thousands to pile on.
I've been on this wagon for so many years now that I no longer see any color but purple. Some may call it cataracts, but to me it's purple- tinted glasses.
Like a cold, it may not catch immediately, but before you know it, everyone has it. I even spread the virus to my cats!
By Kim Tesarek / Posted September 7, 2005
Shocked, pumped, overjoyed, proud, excited and amazed.These are some of the words used by TCU band members, fans and cheerleaders after Saturday's season opener at Oklahoma.
Not everyone is a huge football fan, but you would never have been able to tell at this game, band president John Parker said.
Parker, a junior entrepreneurial management major, said he was surprised at how the TCU crowd was separated and put up high in the Oklahoma stadium seats.
By Mike Dwyer / Posted September 7, 2005
The Horned Frogs may have shocked the college football world with their 17-10 win at Oklahoma on Saturday, but they did not shock themselves.Believe it or not, the Frogs, coming off a 5-6 season, said they knew they could knock down a Big 12 Conference giant, ranked higher than any team TCU has beaten since 1961, in front of 84,332 mostly hostile fans.
"We've been convinced ever since two-a-days," said senior cornerback Drew Coleman, after notching a key fourth-quarter interception and holding OU standout Travis Wilson to 52 yards on five catches.
By Travis Stewart / Posted September 7, 2005
Amidst the sounds of creaking pads, grunting men and the heavy thuds of bodies colliding, one noise at Tuesday's practice made Saturday's victory over Oklahoma seem relatively unimportant.The voice of a very unhappy coach.
Despite the Horned Frogs' upset over the No. 7-ranked Sooners, despite TCU's jump to No. 22 in the Associated Press Media rankings and despite the defense holding OU running back and Heisman Trophy candidate Adrian Peterson to 63 yards, players said head coach Gary Patterson made it clear that the past weekend is exactly that - the past.
By Drew Irwin / Posted September 7, 2005
Four Horned Frogs entered the town of Norman, Okla., and were swallowed into a sea of red. Everything in the town was full of Os and Us. OU stickers. OU car flags. OU banners. OU T-shirts. We were definitely in the enemy's den. We were definitely in Sooner country.You might not think there's a big difference in purple and red, but when 80,000 people are wearing crimson and cream, your purple shirt stands out.
As we walked from our car, a Sooner student informed us that we were about to have a bad day. Thankfully, he was wrong.
By Amy Hallford / Posted September 7, 2005
After splitting from the main campus, one department enjoys living on the outskirts.Interior design and fashion merchandising students have more elbow room after moving from tight spaces in the Bass Building to spacious facilities on Berry Street.
For some students and faculty, the department's new location, which is south of the TCU Police station, is a longer walk, but students and faculty say the walk is worth it.
