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DMN: Quarterback’s arrest is latest blow to Christian TCU’s image
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<blockquote data-quote="TopFrog" data-source="post: 1246854" data-attributes="member: 120"><p><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/fort-worth/headlines/20121005-quarterbacks-arrest-is-latest-blow-to-christian-tcus-image.ece" target="_blank"><span style="color: #4b0082"><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>DMN: Quarterback&rsquo;s arrest is latest blow to Christian TCU&rsquo;s image</strong></span></span></a></p><p></p><p>By JEFF MOSIER</p><p>Staff Writer</p><p><a href="mailto:jmosier@dallasnews.com">jmosier@dallasnews.com</a></p><p></p><p>The DWI arrest Thursday of Texas Christian University quarterback Casey Pachall is the year&rsquo;s latest example of the Fort Worth college publicly struggling to live up to the moral code spelled out in its name.</p><p></p><p>TCU is the largest university affiliated with Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). But since February, it&rsquo;s received more attention for drug dealing and use among football players, its spot on <em>Playboy</em>&rsquo;s top party school list and now the DWI arrest of a star athlete.</p><p></p><p>The Thursday morning bust of football quarterback Casey Pachall, who had previously admitted to drug use, adds to the troubled atmosphere. His indefinite suspension from the team comes two days before TCU&rsquo;s Big 12 home opener against Iowa State University.</p><p></p><p>Chauncey Franks, a Fellowship of Christian Athletes representative for the Fort Worth area, said he wasn&rsquo;t comfortable talking specifically about the football team&rsquo;s troubles because of his TCU ties. But he would say the university shouldn&rsquo;t be held to a different standard just because of its religious affiliation.</p><p></p><p>&ldquo;On any college campus in America, it&rsquo;s just a reflection of our culture,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;They bring past experiences, past hurts, past struggles to college campuses. A name of a university does not define the character of the students there.&rdquo; ...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/fort-worth/headlines/20121005-quarterbacks-arrest-is-latest-blow-to-christian-tcus-image.ece" target="_blank">http://www.dallasnew...-tcus-image.ece</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TopFrog, post: 1246854, member: 120"] [url="http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/fort-worth/headlines/20121005-quarterbacks-arrest-is-latest-blow-to-christian-tcus-image.ece"][color=#4b0082][size=6][b]DMN: Quarterback’s arrest is latest blow to Christian TCU’s image[/b][/size][/color][/url] By JEFF MOSIER Staff Writer [email="jmosier@dallasnews.com"]jmosier@dallasnews.com[/email] The DWI arrest Thursday of Texas Christian University quarterback Casey Pachall is the year’s latest example of the Fort Worth college publicly struggling to live up to the moral code spelled out in its name. TCU is the largest university affiliated with Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). But since February, it’s received more attention for drug dealing and use among football players, its spot on [i]Playboy[/i]’s top party school list and now the DWI arrest of a star athlete. The Thursday morning bust of football quarterback Casey Pachall, who had previously admitted to drug use, adds to the troubled atmosphere. His indefinite suspension from the team comes two days before TCU’s Big 12 home opener against Iowa State University. Chauncey Franks, a Fellowship of Christian Athletes representative for the Fort Worth area, said he wasn’t comfortable talking specifically about the football team’s troubles because of his TCU ties. But he would say the university shouldn’t be held to a different standard just because of its religious affiliation. “On any college campus in America, it’s just a reflection of our culture,” he said. “They bring past experiences, past hurts, past struggles to college campuses. A name of a university does not define the character of the students there.” ... [url="http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/fort-worth/headlines/20121005-quarterbacks-arrest-is-latest-blow-to-christian-tcus-image.ece"]http://www.dallasnew...-tcus-image.ece[/url] [/QUOTE]
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