Fall 2004
Breaking news in a flash!
Ten years ago the Skiff exposed the truth behind the infamous Reed Hall Flasher.
Mem’ries Sweet
Spring 2004
Patio Pants, Pappagallos and Bowheads: TCU Alumni Remember Campus Fashion Across the Decades
What we wear speaks volumes about the times in which we live. And since our college years are often when we define ourselves, we asked you what you wore … way back when.
Winter 2003
The age of commercialism: What year WAS that?
Our flash into the past this issue is an excerpt from an essay found in a Horned Frog yearbook.
Fall 2003
Hat’s off to the freshman beanie
From the mid-’40s to the late ’60s, TCU freshmen wore beanies until the first football win.
Spring 2003
Dispensing wisdom
It happens far too frequently: An e-mail message meant for one inadvertently goes to another. But when a note from a physical plant employee landed in every faculty mail box on campus, portions of the resulting “conversation” found its way into the Feb. 21 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Spring 2003
Chancellor Moudy dodges draft dodger
David Harris to speak on campus? Now that just wouldn’t do.
Spring 2003
Recollections of dorm life
Alumni share memories of their adventures from living on campus.
Winter 2002
Nearly a century ago
A peek into the school’s annals is always a delight, and this issue we share excerpts from the 1905-06 University catalog.
Fall 2002
“Socks vanish like mad”
The above headline from a December 1947 Skiff further proclaimed: $135 Is Cost of “New Look” for Well Dressed Gridster.
Summer 2002
A shady legacy
From the editorial pages of the TCU Daily Skiff, Jan. 22, 1915, we bring you some history worth chewing on.
Mem’ries from the Comrades True Blog
Thanks for the Memories: Retirees Reflect on Some of Their Fondest TCU Moments
Six longtime TCU faculty and staff share what stands out after decades of service. The common thread? Students are at the heart of every memory, every triumph, every legacy worth preserving.
Bleacher Creatures Run the Field
Dead on
In 1971, TCU was the place where the Grateful Dead cemented their reputation as a touring band.
Recollections: Alumni Reflect on Historical Moments
The 1948 presidential election when Truman beat Dewey — we stayed up all night listening to the results. Richard Collier ’51 During the student body train trip in 1957 to Little Rock for the TCU-Arkansas football game, armed troops were visible all over Little Rock — scary! President Eisenhower had sent federal troops to enforce
The History of AddRan College: A Timeline
Les Miles and Kansas: How the Frogs Can Fight
TCU-Kansas gridiron meetups have a storied past, but what happens when Les Miles joins the party?
