T C U DAILY SKIFF DAILYSKIFF.COM ∙ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2009 ∙ VOL. 107 ISSUE 51

SPORTS NEWS Check dailyskiff.com for a Find out about the university’s recap of Tuesday’s women’s large and spirited alumni base basketball game. in the Los Angeles area. Thursday

SCHARBAUER HALL BEST IN THE WEST AddRan to pack bags for

The Frogs BCS lobbying just big move needs to stay on the field. By Taylor Droddy Sports, page 6 Staff Reporter

Eight AddRan College of Liberal TOP iTUNES Arts departments, along with the DOWNLOADS AddRan dean’s office, will be mov- ing into the new Scharbauer Hall in 1 Bad Romance Lady GaGa late December. Andrew Schoolmaster, the dean 2 TiK ToK of AddRan College, said the John Ke$ha V. Roach Honors College and the 3 Fireflies departments of political science, Owl City modern languages and literatures, 4 Replay Spanish and Hispanic studies, phi- Iyaz losophy, economics, sociology and 5 Meet Me Halfway anthropology and criminal justice Black Eyed Peas will move into Scharbauer Hall Dec. 28 and 29. 6 Whatcha Say Jason Derulo These departments were chosen to move based on the budget, the 7 3 size of Scharbauer Hall, the depart- Britney Spears ment’s current residences and an 8 Party In the U.S.A. examination of the total program, Miley Cyrus Schoolmaster said. 9 I Gotta Feeling The new building will help build Black Eyed Peas learning communities, Schoolmas- 10 Down (feat. Lil Wayne) ROSE BACA / Web Editor ter said. He said he hopes being lo- Jay Sean TCU Horned Frogs calls a play during a punt return against on Saturday. cated closer together will help the departments interact. — iTunes The university will extend head coach Gary Patterson’s contract at a press con- Schoolmaster said faculty mem- ference today at 10 a.m., according to Media Relations. Patterson was named bers are excited at the prospect of Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year on Tuesday and looks to add a new offices. Offices of faculty mem- BCS bowl win to this season after leading the Frogs to their first 12-0 campaign. For more information see Sports, page 6. Departments moving into Scharbauer Hall: • John V. Roach Honors College IMPROVE TCU DAY • Political science • Modern languages and literatures Campus gets creative with proposals • Spanish and Hispanic studies By Taylor Droddy Some of the more common sug- pus, Mills said. The committee will • Philosophy Staff Reporter gestions were a parking garage, meal compile a list of ideas, pick a few • Economics plan changes, and lower tuition, Mills to work on, and then pass the list • Sociology and anthropology Out of more than 400 students that said. She said these suggestions were along to other committees and ad- • Criminal justice submitted ideas for change on cam- not always accompanied by feasible ministrators. Committees like Din- pus during Improve TCU Day, only solutions, but the results show the ad- ing Services, Campus Advancement, one suggested floating the Brown- ministrators that these are valid and Programming Council, and SGA SEE SCHARBAUER · PAGE 2 Lupton University Union above the shared concerns. Executive Branch will address other ground using helium balloons. Alex Collins, sophomore class ideas, as well as departments like This, and many other more prac- representative, said people were very TCU Police and the library. Some tical ideas, were submitted to the willing to offer their opinions. of the ideas that the Student Rela- SGA Student Relations Committee of the Mills said the committee also re- tions Committee said they wished to Student Government Association by ceived some unusual suggestions that address included editing the shuttle students writing on graffiti boards showed students’ creative side. schedule, making campus cash avail- Technology around campus or talking to repre- “Some of my favorites were things able at sporting events, keeping Mar- sentatives at booths stationed around like ‘puppies and bunnies to play ket Square open one hour later, and Commemorative legislation campus two weeks ago. with during finals week,’ or ‘make stocking marshmallows near the hot to record is a waste of time. Myra Mills, senior music educa- the BLUU float via helium balloons,’” chocolate, Mills said. Opinion, page 3 tion major and chairwoman of the Mills said. “There’s no way the BLUU The three most creative ideas were Student Relations Committee, said is going to float like the house on awarded $25 iTunes gift cards. The reps’ voting while the event had a great turn- ‘Up,’ but just to stop and think about first prize was given to a student who out, numbers were not the highest it brought a smile to my committee.” suggested a daylight savings time no- PECULIAR FACT priority. Mills said the event gathered tification because international stu- tendencies STOCKHOLM – Designer “One good idea would have made more ideas and less complaints than dents are often unaware of the stan- By Jourdan Sullivan jeans labeled “Made in the whole event worthwhile, and last year. dard time change. Staff Reporter North Korea” will go on we received plenty of suggestions,” Almost all ideas will be consid- sale this Friday at a trendy Mills said. ered for implementation on cam- SEE IMPROVE · PAGE 2 The words “yea” and “nay” will no department store in the longer be heard echoing in the Brown- Swedish capital, marking Lupton University Union Chambers a first foray into Western when the Student Government Associa- fashion for the reclusive SCHIEFFER SCHOOL tion’s House of Student Representatives communist state. gathers to vote on legislation. Thanks to —Reuters Journalism program goes to Washington new technology that was installed last month, a simple click will do. By Jourdan Sullivan ter, Lumpkin said the internships sponsibility for our students now The electronic voting system, - in TODAY’S WEATHER Staff Reporter would relate to the student’s course and provide some special learning cluding a laptop and wireless key- of study, either journalism or stra- opportunities they wouldn’t have pads, allows the House to record the Next fall, Schieffer School of tegic communication. been able to get through the po- representatives’ votes accurately and Journalism students could have the “The Washington Center is a litical science department,” Lump- quickly, said Kim Turner, assistant di- option to spend the semester in the well-established coordinator of kin said. rector of Student Activities. nation’s capital. away learning for colleges and Larry Lauer, vice chancellor for Lizzy Caudill, parliamentarian in 48 32 The director of the Schieffer universities around the country,” government affairs, said the Schief- the House and a junior political sci- HIGH LOW School, John Lumpkin, said the Lumpkin said. fer administration decided to start ence major, said the House has as- department planned to launch The The political science depart- the program because of the oppor- signed each representative a num- Chance of Rain Schieffer School in Washington ment already partnered with The tunities available in Washington. bered keypad. Tomorrow: Partly Sunny program in fall 2010. Washington Center, and that some “The opportunities are varied “For each piece of legislation, we 45 / 31 “The Schieffer School in Wash- Schieffer School students interned and incredible for students in what- vote on it via the clicker, so that way Friday: Chance of Flurries ington will be a program for ju- in Washington through the politi- ever major they’re in in the Schief- it appears on the screen,” Caudill said. 43 / 30 niors and seniors that will provide cal science program, Lumpkin said. fer school to get real, hands-on ex- “We can see statistics, we can see virtually a full-time internship and The Schieffer School in Washing- perience in the nation’s capital in an graphs and we also save those for our also a way to continue to make ton program would be tailored to internship,” Lauer said. records to post online so the constitu- progress toward their degrees,” the interests of the journalism and Other opportunities for journal- ents can see how the representatives Please remember to Lumpkin said. strategic communication students, ism included internships with net- are voting for them.” recycle this Through coordination with Lumpkin said. newspaper. nonprofit The Washington Cen- “We are going to take more re- SEE JOURNALISM · PAGE 2 SEE CLICKER · PAGE 2 PAGE 2 · WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2009 DAILYSKIFF.COM NEWS

that the school’s namesake in addition to their intern- included the classes neces- be a little difficult to find us; JOURNALISM was reason for starting the ship and earn 12 to 15 credit sary needed to take upper SCHARBAUER now we look forward to be- continued from page 1 continued from page 1 program as some consider hours, Lumpkin said. division courses on campus. ing more integrated into the work news operations and alumnus and CBS journal- “It will be a very, very He said students interested bers from the economics, so- campus and into student ac- Washington bureaus of other ist Bob Schieffer one of the busy time for them, there’s in the program should expect ciology, anthropology and tivities,” Ferrell said. major media, Lumpkin said. no question about it,” Lump- to pay somewhat more than a criminal justice departments While he is looking for- For strategic communication “For the news kin said. “It will involve go- regular semester at TCU due have been located in trailers ward to the new office, he will students, internship oppor- ing to school at night, it to the higher cost of food, for about 20 years, School- miss the culture of the trailer tunities could include work- students I think will involve a lot of work on housing and transportation master said. location, Ferrell said. ing with lobbyists, Congress, it’s important to weekends, but for the right in Washington. For an esti- “I know they are excited congressional offices and realize that every student with the motivation mated cost, students should to leave the trailers behind,” “In our old location think tanks such as the Cen- important news and the right ambition, I refer to the university’s politi- Schoolmaster said. it could be a little ter for Strategic and Interna- think it will be great.” cal science Web site because Scharbauer Hall will have tional studies. organization Lauer said students would the cost would be about the three different classroom difficult to find “For the news students I in the world is also have access to the New- same as the political science styles. There will be large, us; now we look think it’s important to realize represented (in seum, a high-tech museum semester in Washington, tiered seating classrooms as forward to being that every important news about the news. He also said Lumpkin said. well as typical seating class- more integrated into organization in the world Washington).” the students would meet pe- According to The Wash- rooms that seat 34 students the campus and into is represented (in Washing- Larry Lauer riodically with Schieffer. ington Center Web site, the and smaller classrooms with ton),” Lauer said. vice chancellor for Lumpkin said require- cost estimate for the 2010 tables. student activities.” The long-term job oppor- government affairs ments for the program in- fall internship program and Schoolmaster said the tunities, relevant to a spe- cluded junior or senior housing is $8,995. building will also have an an- Jeff Ferrell cialty of political reporting, standing because the pro- Lumpkin said complete thropology lab, a multipur- sociology professor also caused the Schieffer ad- greatest political reporters to gram would fit best into the details about the Schieffer pose room, two computer labs ministration to start the pro- practice in Washington. degree plan during the fall of School in Washington pro- and six team rooms. It will “Over the years, we and the gram, Lumpkin said. Students would take the junior or senior year. He gram would be available by also house a debate chamber. students have come to have a Lumpkin also mentioned courses toward their degree also said prerequisite courses the end of the fall semester. This debate chamber will be certain pride in the trailer,” used mostly for guest speakers he said. “It’s our little home, and other academic functions. however modest it may be.” Sociology professor Jeff Senior fashion merchandis- Previously, voting took do that. We’re sure that ev- countability, Turner said. Ferrell said he and his col- ing major Katy Moloney said CLICKER place orally, Turner said. ery single person is voting “(The new voting sys- leagues are looking forward the new building will make continued from page 1 Before the implementa- and we’re sure of how they tem) does not change when to being more centrally lo- classes more convenient for Merillat Pittman, speaker tion of the new voting sys- voted.” we vote, it doesn’t change cated on campus. Most of the people who live on campus. of the House and a senior tem, Caudill said she did not the choices people are given department’s classes will be However, the location of the political science major, said have a way of tracking voters’ “(The new voting when they vote. It simply held in the building near the building will be inconvenient another benefit of the new decisions. changes the way we record professor’s offices, facilitating for commuter students whose voting system is the ability to “We had no way of know- system) does not the vote,” Turner said. interaction between students other classes are typically on know by how large or small of ing who exactly voted for or change when we She added that the elec- and professors, Ferrell said. the other side of campus, Mo- a margin a vote passed. against (the legislation); it vote, it doesn’t tronic voting system had al- “In our old location it could loney said. Pittman said the electronic was just pure numbers,” Cau- ways been planned for the system also added a profes- dill said. change the choices university union, but it just sional element to procedure Turner said the new vot- people are given took a while to get the system in the House. ing system eliminated the roll when they vote. up and running. buy supplies, like Scantrons and “People feel the position call and division votes that Pittman said the House IMPROVE pens, in the library. continued from page 1 is more legitimate when it is had to be taken if the vote It simply changes webmaster, Christina Du- Senior nursing major Tory being tracked and when they could not be determined by the way we rano, planned to have the The second prize was given Becker said reaching out to are holding something that oral consensus. record the vote.” voting results of each meet- to a student who submitted two students for new ideas and works so officially,” Pittman Pittman said the electronic ing posted to the Student ideas. The student suggested suggestions for the university said. “I think it adds a little voting system will also make Kim Turner Government Association’s that students should be able to is important. bit of importance to it.” voting more transparent. assistant director of Web site by the end of the use Campus Cash at football “I hope they follow through Caudill said the House also “In the past, you were able student activities semester. games, and the addition of a on the ideas people submitted, wanted the representatives to to hide your voice amongst “We’re excited to experi- bike rack near Samuelson out- like the marshmallows with the take voting more seriously the majority and not really The only changes in vot- ment with (the new voting side Market Square. hot chocolate and changing the and to be more conscious of be noticed,” Pittman said. ing procedure include an system) and think it’s going to Lastly, a prize was given to a shuttle schedule so it’s more their decisions. “Now ... there’s no way to increase in accuracy and ac- really help us,” Pittman said. student who wanted a place to convenient,” Becker said.

The TCU Daily Skiff is an official student publication of Circulation: 4,500 Web site: www.dailyskiff.com Editor-in-Chief: David Hall DAILY SKIFF Sports Editor: Travis Brown Advertising Manager: Tiffany Raymer Texas Christian University, produced by students of TCU Subscriptions: Call 257-6274. Copyright: All rights for the entire contents of this Managing Editor: Julieta Chiquillo Features Editor: Katie Ruppel Student Publications Director: Robert Bohler and sponsored by the Schieffer School of Journalism. It Rates are $30 per semester. newspaper shall be the property of the TCU Daily Skiff. TCU Box 298050, Fort Worth, TX 76129 Web Editor: Rose Baca operates under the policies of the Student Publications Location: Moudy Building South, Room 291, No part thereof may be reproduced or aired without Opinion Editor: Libby Davis Business Manager: Bitsy Faulk Phone: (817) 257-7428 Associate Editor: Logan Wilson Committee, composed of representatives from the 2805 S. University Drive Fort Worth, TX 76109 prior consent of the Student Publications Director. The Design Editor: Amanda Ringel Production Manager: Vicki Whistler Fax: (817) 257-7133 News Editors: Michael Carroll, student body, staff, faculty and administration. The On-campus distribution: Newspapers are avail- Skiff does not assume liability for any products and ser- Multimedia Editor: Chance Welch Director, Schieffer School: John Lumpkin E-mail: [email protected] Maricruz Salinas Skiff is published Tuesday through Friday during fall able free on campus, limit one per person. Additional vices advertised herein. The Skiff’s liability for misprints and spring semesters except finals week and holidays. copies are $.50 and are available at the Skiff office. due to our error is limited to the cost of the advertising. DAILYSKIFF.COM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2009 · PAGE 3

DAILY SKIFF Editorial Board David Hall, Editor-in-Chief Julieta Chiquillo, Managing Editor Rose Baca, Web Editor Logan Wilson, Associate Editor Michael Carroll, News Editor Maricruz Salinas, News Editor Travis Brown, Sports Editor Chance Welch, Multimedia Editor OPINION Katie Ruppel, Features Editor Libby Davis, Opinion Editor The Skiff View Frog football not only success story this year Horned Frog team set a record for wins and is making an appear- ance in national postseason play, and this time we’re not talking football. AThe national waves coming from TCU are not only coming from Amon Carter Stadium this fall as the volleyball team received its first ever bid to the NCAA tournament after finishing the season ranked second in the Mountain West with a 26-6 overall record. The team travels to the University of Texas to take part in the Austin Regional hosted by the No. 2 Longhorns. The Horned Frogs’ first match will be Thursday at 4:30 p.m. against the Rice Owls. With the Frog football team done with its undefeated regular season and not playing this weekend, what better way to get a Horned Frog athletics fix than to watch TCU in a national tournament? The univer- sity is providing a free bus ride and ticket for any Frog fans interested in cheering on the volleyball team in Austin, so go experience some history being made. Thursday is a chance to show the Longhorns how Horned Frog fans can rally around their teams before Texas takes on Nebraska in football this weekend. The nation has had a chance see how scary good the Frog football team is and how loud Frog fans can get. Share the love and support for the Horned Frog volleyball team in its quest to put the university on the map for more than just football.

Sports editor Travis L. Brown for the editorial board. Don Wright is a political cartoonist for The Palm Beach Post. The Skiff View represents the collective opinion of the editorial board. Focusing on fluffy Albino hunt raises fears an albino’s legs, hair, hands and “Where is the World blood can increase a person’s wealth. This is a problem that Health Organization? bills a waste of time can be and needs to be readily Where is the in the House to see to it that the team re- ceased and solved. United Nations? ceived its congratulatory recognition. I find myself absolutely Where is Amnesty But as fewer congressmen and women disgusted with humanity as a International? opt to represent their own opinions ANDREA BOLT whole in the fact that pressing rather their constituency’s, it seems like issues in Africa such as this, Someone else needs they want to have their cake and eat concerning people’s lives out- to take up the torch it too. They want to be able to vote on Instead of being targeted right, are overlooked in light WYATT KANYER conscience when it comes to national is- in protest and receiving de- of popular news stories about and work to solve sues, but seek their constituents’ counsel nouncement of their skin color, Angelina Jolie and Madonna this problem now.” only when it comes to remembering Joe albinos in east Africa are so adopting African babies. Do Congress has been busy since President Smith’s 100th birthday. highly valued for their unique not misunderstand or misread Barack Obama was elected. Members The idea of these bills is centered upon skin conditions that people me. I am all in favor of inter- someone or some entity pro- have had to address the stimulus plan and the idea of appeasing the voters because have taken to killing and dis- national adoption and adop- vide funds in order to educate health care, two of the most important they are not a congressman’s top priority, membering them due to the tion in general. However, the the people of these countries facets of Obama’s goals while in office. But as much as he or she will claim they are. belief that their body parts pro- attention today’s society pays to that albinism is simply a condi- the bills being passed in Congress don’t Commemorative legislation is like mote luck and wealth. celebrities and tabloid news is tion of lack of pigmentation in always involve issues that will affect the a rotten apple. On the outside, it looks A study entitled “Through altogether shameful. On top of the skin and albinos are people country as a whole. shiny, fresh and delicious. On the inside, albino eyes,” recently released that, I know how many issues as well, merely people with a Sometimes, Congress finds itself however, there are intricate tunnels that by the International Federa- there are concerning Africa and skin condition that does not caught up in fluffy talk known as com- politicians have chewed as they scheme to tion of the Red Cross and Red its people. HIV/AIDS, disease make their severed body parts memorative legislation. This is responsible rally voters and achieve re-election. Crescent Societies claimed that of all kinds, famine and starva- “lucky” or give them supernat- for a multitude of arbitrary honors and Voters pick the commemorative legisla- albino children and adults in tion, racism and genocide, ex- ural powers of any sort? distinctions that designate certain days tion apple without inspecting it. They see Tanzania and Burundi are un- treme poverty, civil war, genital This hunting and murder- to individuals or achievements. Con- the outside of the apple, which seems like able to live freely and are living mutilation, prostitution — the ing of albinos has persisted gress recently honored Confucius’ 2560th a kind sentiment (“It’s so nice that Rep. in fear and danger of albino list could extend forever. for years now. The Red Cross birthday and issued a resolution that Engel took time out of his busy schedule hunters hired by witchdoctors, I realize that considering and Red Crescent Society have congratulated the Yankees on winning the to support his local team.”) Then, they occult practitioners and big- the bulk of Africa’s woes and advocated well in regard to 2009 World Series, according to a CNN. take a bite to find that the legislation was money traders. According to troubles, the persecution of public-health education and com report. skin deep. The meat of their congressmen the report, hundreds of albino albinos is merely a small tree anti-discrimination awareness With the current political landscape in and women’s decisions is not what they children are taking shelter in compared to a whole forest. raising; now more need to step this country, Congress cannot afford to expected, but they didn’t know because it Tanzanian schools for the dis- But this is an issue of immedi- up. Where is the World Health focus on commemorative legislation even was masked by commemorative legisla- abled or in emergency shelters acy, and 10,000 people or more Organization? Where is the though its members know commemora- tion. erected by police in Burundi to are living and hiding in fear of United Nations? Where is Am- tive legislation can be the key to incum- On rare occasion, it can be a tool escape and avoid attacks. being murdered and dismem- nesty International? Someone bency. to enact positive change. For instance, According to the study, at bered because of a skin condi- else needs to take up the torch Senators and representatives are sup- days designated to recognize unjust war least 44 Tanzanian and 12 tion and a pervasive belief in and work to solve this problem posed to please the people who elected practices in Africa or raise funds for Burundian albinos have been myth. now. These people need and them because they want to be re-elected. disease can educate an uninformed audi- killed since 2007. The BBC Why doesn’t South Africa deserve to be free to live their If they cannot please their districts by ence. Sadly, most of the commemorative published a story last year, take the funds it is receiving lives without fear of dismem- accurately representing their voters’ legislation honors a materialistic baseball “Living in fear: Tanzania’s Al- in anticipation of the 2010 berment or death due to a mere opinions on issues like health care, im- monopoly like the Yankees or the 34 years binos,” which cited the murder FIFA World Cup and donate to skin condition and a myth. migration and the like, they can salvage of legislation has made the square dance and mutilation of a 7-month- the countries of Tanzania and their voters’ respect by supporting district the national folk dance. old Tanzanian baby by a witch Burundi to build sanctuaries Andrea Bolt is a junior heroes or recognizing important days. doctor working under the for persecuted and targeted news-editorial journalism In the case of the Yankees’ World Series Wyatt Kanyer is a sophomore news-editorial belief that potions made from albinos? Better yet, why doesn’t major from The Woodlands. victory, New York representatives Eliot journalism major from Yakima, Wash. Engel and Jose Serrano banded together University founded on hopes for equality for all people COURTNEY EMERSON church. The Campbellites were pro- field you’re studying in and including finishedlivesblog.com). His site tells TCU’s open-minded policies. Gay ponents of education and endorsed it in your education. He is a part of a dozens of stories about the lives and people do exist in the ministry, and I remember talking with a good open-minded intelligence. silent curriculum theory — a theory deaths in the LGBT community. though Brite is included in this wave friend about how I did not attend our TCU is self-governing and is involving professors who belong to ra- “LGBT people are still supposed of acceptance, it won’t be recognized hometown’s pride parade. Apparently, merely affiliated with the church. The cial, gender or sexual minorities. With to be invisible and silent,” he said. for a long time. some in my circle of friends thought I two institutions operate with different their teachings, there’s another certain “I want to make sure their stories didn’t go because I hated gay people. boards of trustees and act indepen- learning that goes along with them. aren’t lost or forgotten.” Courtney Emerson is a se- I was insulted by the assumption and dently of each other in various poli- “TCU is no more conservative or Unless something changes, peo- nior advertising/public rela- asked why. My friend simply said, cies. Those policies include ones of liberal than North Texas,” he said. ple on the outside will never know tions major from Kingwood. “Well, you do go to TCU.” open-mindedness and anti-discrim- “But I stay at Brite because this institu- One can find both the most virtu- ination. I investigated what the “C” tion is a good one. The administration ous and the most self-righteous per- in TCU means as far as homosexual is supportive of diversity. As for the sons in a church. Though Christians issues go. I began questioning some church, sadly, there is a deep anti-gay are scattered along that spectrum, I Christian minds at TCU, and ques- feeling in almost every denomination- believe that they’re mainly known as tions took me to Stephen Sprinkle: al group that I know anything about, self-righteous frontrunners of anti- an openly gay associate professor in although there are notable exceptions, gay demonstrations. And at a school Practical Theology and director of including the United Church of Christ like TCU, that’s the same label given Supervised Ministry. Preaching in and Protestant Episcopal Church.” to its students and faculty. When I the church since he was 15 years old, Sprinkle said Brite is the only tell friends I attend TCU, they pay Sprinkle is ordained in the denomina- seminary in more than a third of attention to the “C” and label me as tions Disciples of Christ and Alliance the country that welcomes people religious and anti-gay. of Baptists. without regard to their sexual orienta- Let’s look into the history of the “I feel good about being here,” tion, gender expression and gender foundation of TCU. According to Sprinkle said. “I have faced problems identity. Sprinkle is scheduled to teach Universities.com, in 1873, broth- in my life, but no more or less than the course “Ministry in the LGBT ers Addison and Randolph Clark any other gay person.” community” starting in the spring. He founded the AddRan Male and Fe- Sprinkle even holds the title of first has devoted more than three years re- MCT/AUTUMN CRUZ male College. They were part of the field educator ever to be tenured at searching hate crimes of homosexuals Randall Won, left, places a ring on the finger of Joseph Weems during their wedding ceremony 19th century Campbellite movement, Brite. Field Education is described as in the U.S. His work can be found on officiated by deputy commissioner of civil marriages, Jacki Rhodes, at the Sacramento County an ancestor of the Disciples of Christ the experience in the real world of the a blog titled: “Unfinished Lives” (un- Clerk Recorders Office in California in June 2008 PAGE 4 · WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2009 DAILYSKIFF.COM NEWS Mystery abounds in death of Maine couple By Glenn Adams what went on in that house,” Miller loaned out money, but Associated Press Writer said Stephen McCausland, aren’t speculating whether it spokesman for the Maine had anything to do with his WEBSTER PLANTA- Department of Public Safety. death, McCausland said. TION, Maine (AP) — A man “We are not going to be get- Miller, who filed for bank- who loaned money to friends ting into a lot more details in ruptcy 10 years ago, was able despite his own financial this case until it’s a lot farther to loan money to friends be- troubles was killed along along.” cause he lived frugally, White with his wife in their trailer Family members gathered said. He was a seasonal em- home during the weekend, late Tuesday afternoon at ployee of Walpole Wood- PAUL SANCYA / AP Photo jolting this community that the victims’ home, about 50 workers, which operated a In this Nov. 16 photo, General Motors Corp. President and CEO Fritz Henderson speaks during a news conference is home to about 70 people miles northeast of Bangor. mill that made cedar fences, at company headquarters in Detroit. and only a couple of paved One of the couple’s sons, and was laid off on Nov. 20. roads. Matthew Miller, 26, called When it came time to pay On Tuesday, residents the killings “very strange.” taxes, Miller would drop by General Motors CEO out were left wondering what He said the family is willing the Webster Plantation home happened to Michael and to put up money for a re- of Theo Jipson. The 81-year- Valerie Miller. ward, if necessary, to get in- old Jipson was the tax col- after just 8 months on job Investigators released formation leading to arrests. lector for 57 years until her scant details as they searched Valerie Miller’s brother, retirement in March. By Ken Thomas and by the government in June to a painful government-led and for a middle-aged woman be- Kevin White, said his broth- “He always said if I need Tom Kirsher be chairman of the new GM, court-supervised reorganiza- lieved to have been the last er-in-law helped others and any help, give him a holler,” Associated Press Writers is considered an industry out- tion. person to have seen the Mill- provided loans. He also said Jipson said. sider, having run AT&T Inc. With the government’s ers alive an hour or so before Michael Miller didn’t believe He also owned a property DETROIT (AP) — Gen- for 17 years. help, the company emerged they were found on the kitch- in banks. in Lincoln assessed at just eral Motors Co. CEO Freder- Whitacre and the board from court protection in just en floor Saturday afternoon. Michael Miller ran what $8,700, but he was behind ick “Fritz” Henderson stepped have become increasingly ac- 40 days cleansed of massive Family members were told might be called an informal on his property taxes. He down Tuesday after the board tive in the company’s deci- debt and burdensome con- that the Millers were side pawn shop. A neighbor, Ter- was delinquent on taxes for determined that the com- sions, at times challenging tracts that would have sunk it by side, with Valerie’s head rence Mulligan, said locals the past three years, accord- pany wasn’t changing quickly some of Henderson’s decisions. without federal loans. across her husband’s chest. would give him firearms and ing to the Lincoln tax asses- enough. In November, the board voted Henderson continued to Police declined to release any other possessions in return sor’s office. Chairman Ed Whitacre Jr. to abandon plans to sell GM’s downsize the automaker after details, other than to say the for a loan, “then they’d come Webster Plantation is said at a hastily called news European Opel unit. That re- its emergence from bankrupt- deaths were ruled homicides. pay him and he’d give them among the most rural places conference that he will serve versed an earlier option fa- cy. He sought to scale down “There’s only a limited back.” in one of the nation’s most as interim CEO, and an inter- vored by Henderson to sell it GM to just four core brands: number of people who knew Detectives are aware that rural states. national search for a new CEO to a consortium led by Cana- Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and president is planned. dian auto parts supplier Magna and GMC. Whitacre thanked Hender- International Inc. While he has largely suc- son for his work during a pe- “Based on the determina- ceeded in that goal, attempts riod of challenge and change, tion of the board and the pace to sell the company’s other but said it is time to accelerate of the change in the company, brands have hit obstacles. Ear- the pace of rebuilding the larg- it was determined that it was lier this week, Swedish luxury est U.S. automaker. best to initiate a change in di- sports car maker Koenigsegg The resignation comes just rection,” spokesman Chris Pre- Group AB backed out of a eight months after Henderson, uss said. deal to buy GM’s Saab brand. 51, replaced former chairman An Obama administration GM said Tuesday it has some and CEO Rick Wagoner, who official said in a statement that interested bidders but will was ousted March 29 by the “this decision was made by the wind down Saab if nothing Obama administration’s gov- Board of Directors alone. The materializes by the end of the ernment’s auto task force. Administration was not in- year. Henderson has been with volved in the decision.” GM also is winding down GM his entire career and was Henderson replaced Wag- Pontiac and was successful the government’s choice to run oner a few months before GM in winning a tentative sale of the beleaguered company after entered bankruptcy protection Hummer to a Chinese con- Wagoner left. Whitacre, picked and led the company through struction machinery maker.

The deadline is quickly approaching to apply for the Second Annual Sandra Brown

Full Tuition Scholarship

About the ELF Scholarship: How to apply: e Sandra Brown Excellence in Literary Interested students must be an English or Writing Fiction Scholarship (ELF) was established major and submit a writing portfolio of 50 to 70 by best-selling author Sandra Brown and her pages. e portfolio must include an example, husband, Michael Brown, to provide a full or examples, of the student’s original fiction— tuition scholarship to a TCU student who either short stories or part of a longer work— demonstrates both academic excellence and and a reflective introduction that discusses the significant potential as a fiction writer. e student’s writing, goals, and interests. Two letters scholarship will be given to a rising junior with of recommendation are required. Recipients 54 or more credit hours and will provide full must maintain a 3.0 GPA or better and remain tuition for the junior and senior years. active in TCU’s literary culture.

D e a d l i n e : Portfolios must be submitted in hard copy to the English Department Office, Reed 314, no later than 5 p.m., December 4, 2009.

For further information contact Dr. Dan Williams:

[email protected] | 817-257-6250 | www.elf.tcu.edu DAILYSKIFF.COM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2009 · PAGE 5 Today in History Joke of the Day On this day in 2001, the Enron Corporation Q: What do you call a pig that files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in does karate? a New York court, sparking one of the largest A: A pork chop. corporate scandals in U.S. history. ETC. — History Channel SUDOKU PUZZLE Bliss by Harry Bliss TODAY’S CROSSWORD Sponsored by: Sponsored by:

FOR RELEASE DECEMBER 2, 2009 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

ACROSS 1 Square after Connecticut Avenue 5 “Take a hike!” 10 Wax remover 14 Jessica of “Sin City” 15 Israeli seaport 16 Choice in a booth 17 *Nightly news show segment 20 Match starter 21 Danger 22 Add color to 23 Veiled consent? 25 “__ Abner” 27 *Big Apple show 36 Houston Aeros’ org. 37 Brass or pewter 38 Overplay a part 39 Breakfast corner 41 Long Island __ 43 Poker Flat chronicler Harte 44 To the point, in By Ed Sessa 12/2/09 law 3 Construction Tuesday’s Puzzle Solved 46 Author Nin beam 48 Evian, par 4 Baltic country exemple 5 One who’ll be 49 *1955 Disney comin’ round the animated film mountain, in featuring Darling song Dear 6 Bellyache 52 __-cone 7 Teeming (with) 53 Capote, on 8 Get an __ effort Broadway 9 Henner of “Taxi” 54 Candy in 12- 10 Home shopping piece dispensers channel 57 Pisa place 11 Small hopper 61 Two-time 12 __-bitsy opponent of Ike 13 Folk icon Seeger Directions Tuesday’s Solution 65 Come down in 18 Ibsen’s “__ buckets; also, Gabler” Fill in the grid so when applied in 19 Beethoven’s sequence to the “Für __” that every 3x3 box, answers to 24 Mice catchers (c)2009 Tribune Media Services, Inc. 12/2/09 starred clues, 26 Arm, e.g. 35 Ease off 59 Exam for an row and column this puzzle’s 27 Clichéd 40 Piano’s 88 aspiring D.A. theme 28 Neighbor of 42 Reduction plan 60 It’s a lock contains the digits 1 68 Witty Bombeck Mary 45 Frenzied 62 Tennis score 69 Light refrain 29 Prayer starter 47 Valuable violin, 63 Important through 9 without 70 Equally divided 30 Tons for short periods 71 Ginger cookie 31 Hall of Famer 50 Write, as music 64 “This just __ my repeating numbers. 72 Gobbled up Robin of the 51 Steering device day” 73 Doctor’s advice Milwaukee 54 Co.VIP 66 Afternoon Brewers 55 Merit break DOWN 32 Mimicking bird 56 Coors malt 67 One of the See Thursday’s paper 1 __ of Life 33 Chick of jazz beverage Bobbsey 2 Not windward 34 First-stringers 58 Razor brand twins for sudoku and crossword solutions. GET TIPS AND MORE SOLUTIONS AT WWW.SUDOKU.COM

35¢ PER WORD PER DAY 45¢ PER BOLD WORD PER DAY TCU DAILY SKIFF www.tcudailyskiff.com/classifieds TO PLACE YOUR AD

C L A S S I F I E D S

HELP WANTED SURVEY TAKERS NEEDED: Make $5-25 per survey. www. GetPaidToThink.com

FOR SALE PIANO Boston Upright Mahogony Great Sound $8000 OBO 817.675.6442

FOR RENT TCU RENT PROPERTIES 3 bedrooms, $1,200, details/ pics at www.tierra-group.com 817.763.0997 Skiff Advertising 817-257-7426 dailyskiff.com PAGE 6 · WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2009 DAILYSKIFF.COM

What does coach Gary Patterson have to say about his new contract? SPORTS Thursday FOOTBALL Sob stories not Frogs’ STAYING ON TOP By Sara Humphrey BCS lobbying technique Staff Reporter XII Championship Game. It Since the idea of a nation- Any speculation about didn’t work. al championship got between the university’s head football Fast forward to today. The my ears, I’ve done some coach Gary Patterson resign- Horned Frogs sit at 12-0 and pretty out-there things. First, ing and taking a job at another as it stands, are on the outside I cheered for the Fightin’ university could be proved in- looking in on the National Texas Aggies for the first correct this morning. Championship Game. But time in my life. Just a couple Patterson and the univer- don’t expect head coach Gary months ago I wore purple sity have agreed to a contract ROBERT BEMBER Patterson to sing the same into , refused to extension and an official -an Last holiday season Mack Christmas carol Brown was hump it (another weird Ag- nouncement is expected Brown, head coach of the crooning a year ago. gie tradition in which fans Wednesday at 10 a.m., accord- Texas Longhorns, got more Patterson has built his put their hands on their ing to the Fort Worth Star- air time than Santa Claus. success with a blue-collar ap- knees during yells) and secret- Telegram Web site. You couldn’t turn on a TV, proach and recruits that buy ly hoped the Oklahoma State According to the Sports Il- open a newspaper or listen to into that attitude. That’s why Cowboys would slap the Ags lustrated Web site, Patterson’s the radio without having to instead of having cameras fill back into the R.C. Slocum era. contract could be extended listen to the soft-spoken and the Four Sevens Team Room But I pulled for the Aggies, by at least 2 years and include omnipresent Brown lobby for for a sob story, Patterson and and I still don’t know how I raises for his assistant coaches. a berth in the National Cham- his boys will be grabbing their kept down my Thanksgiving The base salary under Pat- pionship game. lunch pails, rolling up their dinner in the process. terson’s current contract, In case you missed it, sleeves and beating each oth- But why? Here I am hang- which was extended last year the Horns knocked off rival ers’ heads in on the practice ing on every play of teams that to 2014, is $1.7 million per Oklahoma in the Red River field for the next month. are trying to pull a miracu- year, according to Star-Tele- Shootout 45-35. On Nov. 1, The Frogs can play with lous upset out of thin air so gram. the eyes of Texas received a anyone and have made their my Frogs can score a trip to Patterson is in his ninth big, black eye at the hands of statement all season long. No Pasadena. When did a trip to season as the university’s head the Texas Tech Red Raiders. In public relations firm neces- a BCS bowl become so com- Fort Worth Star-Telegram / MCT / RON JENKINS coach and his 12th season Head coach Gary Patterson holds the Mountain West championship trophy the waning minutes of a late sary, Boise State. Boasting monplace to me? But that’s overall at TCU, according to following TCU’s 51-10 win over New Mexico in Fort Worth on Saturday. Longhorn comeback in Lub- the nation’s No. 2 defense exactly what has happened. Star-Telegram. He has a record bock, then-freshman safety and No. 5 offense speaks The more I focus on a of 85-27. university’s then-head coach, schools nationally to have a Blake Gideon forgot how to volumes. National Championship, the According to the ESPN Dennis Franchione, after the current bowl winning streak catch when a Graham Harrell Knocking off a No. more I take away from what’s Web site, Patterson has been 1997 season. In 2000, the uni- of at least four in a row. pass was deflected up into 14-ranked BYU on the road been done. Yeah, there’s mentioned among possible versity was ranked No. 1 in to- Patterson has led the team the air and straight through and notching another road nothing wrong with being candidates to replace Charlie tal defense in the country. to a 12-0 record this season, Gideon’s arms. victory over a team that will greedy in this case. If you’ve Weis as Notre Dame’s head With Patterson as the head the first undefeated season Shortly after, the Longhorn play for the ACC title in watched the same Frogs as I coach, but university officials coach, the university was since 1938. This year’s team secondary watched Tech wide Clemson only adds to it. The have, you’d likely agree that said Patterson was never con- ranked No. 1 in the country in has also won seven consecu- receiver Michael Crabtree dismantling of the currently this is one of the best teams tacted. total defense again in 2002 and tive games by at least 27 points. tip-toe down the sideline No. 25 Utah Utes shouldn’t in the nation. According to the univer- 2008, according to the athlet- The university is ranked rather than knock him out be forgotten either. So let’s not take away from sity’s athletics media relations ics media relations. No. 4 in the BCS and will find of bounds. Crabtree then Whether it’s because he’ll that. Less than a week after office, Patterson is among two Patterson has led the uni- out Sunday in which of the sprinted into the end zone be too hoarse from yelling Thanksgiving, don’t forget other finalists to receive the versity to four straight bowl BCS bowl games it will play. and stomped on the Horns’ at his players or because he how thankful we should be George Munger Award, given victories for the first time in Athletics Director Chris Del championship dreams with a doesn’t want to take away for what’s already been ac- by the Maxwell Football Club school history, including the Conte could not be reached second left on the clock. from the university’s first un- complished this season by to the national coach of the win over Boise State last sea- for a comment. University ad- Brown began a campaign defeated season since 1938, the Horned Frogs. year. son in the Poinsettia Bowl, ac- ministrators declined to com- of political sorts when the Patterson won’t be lobbying Patterson was hired as de- cording to Athletic Media Re- ment, citing lack of knowl- Red Raiders got trounced by and complaining that the Robert Bember is a fensive coordinator for the lations. TCU is one of seven edge on the subject. the Sooners, lobbying for his Frogs deserve a title shot. It’s senior news editorial Longhorns to play in the Big not his style. journalism major from Houston.