Think TCU's a Fun Place? Tell Inside Edge Magazine Interfaith Drama
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TCU Daily Skiff Friday, November 19, 1993 Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 91 st Year, No. so Think TCU's a fun place? Tell Inside Edge magazine ByTASHAZEMKE Methodist University (No. 91). and even Worth and hang out with friends or go to fra- with the university and aren't "watched" by reputation," she said. "Maybe this has to do TCU Daily Skiff Harvard, which was ranked 122nd by the ternity parties, Moxham said. the university, Moxham said. with the dominating Hispanic culture. The magazine. So what does Florida State have that TCU Sirin Torpis. a sophomore English major, Hispanics have a more laid-back, fiesta, What makes Florida State University, the Scott Moxham, a sophomore premajor, doesn't? said she thinks that TCU was ranked cor- siesta scene. University of California at Santa Barbara, the said he thinks that the ranking of 193 is about "A football team which is ranked No. 2 in rectly, but said that students can usually find "This, plus the warm climate and the locale University of Vermont, Rice University and right. the nation." Moxham said. a party around campus if they just look for it. might be what makes Florida State a party Georgetown University so special? "TCU's not a party school," he said, "and "Football makes people go crazy, and if "TCU places a large emphasis on having a school." They were ranked as the five Best Colleges Fort Worth is not a party town." the team is good, the fans go to the game. We good time," Torpis said. "The Greeks place a Torpis said that ranking schools on the Ever by editors at Inside Edge, a college Students can party at the HOP. the Uni- don't have that kind of spirit here. real emphasis on partying, and 1 think that basis of the female population's good looks men's magazine. versity Pub or go to the Stockyards, but Dal- "Schools with a good football team, like TCU has a reputation as a party school. There is superficial and not the reason students The magazine rated the 300 best co-ed col- las is more of a happening place, Moxham Florida State, bring a university together and doesn't seem to be a lot else to do here should be attending college. leges in the U.S. on issues like bar scene, said. make for more parties after the games." Mox- besides party." Gwendolyn Burgess, a freshman radio- campus location, ease of classes, population For students interested in sports, the ham said. Torpis said that students who don't have a TV-film major, said she was surprised that of females, appearance of females and Metroplex is one of the few places in the TCU does have parties after the football car are relatively isolated on campus. But TCU made it into the top 200 universities. amount of partying. nation that has all of the major professional games, but not because our team wins or there are organizations students can be "For our small size and the region we're Florida State University, located in Talla- sports, he said. loses, he said. involved in and football games and other located in, with all the big schools surround- hassee, was ranked number one. The 300th "There is Rangers baseball. Cowboys Moxham said he thinks TCU would be sports students can go to. she said. ing us like the University of Texas and the school was the University of Chicago. football. Mavericks basketball and Stars ranked higher as a party school if the frater- One of the reasons Florida State Univer- University of Oklahoma, 1 think (being TCU was ranked No. 193 and fell below hockey," Moxham said. "There's a lot to nity and sorority houses weren't located on sity was ranked No. 1 is because it is such a ranked No. 193) says a lot about us," she said. universities such as the University of Okla- watch." campus. big school and has a bigger pool of people Burgess said one reason TCU does not homa (No. 20). the University of Texas (No. And if students aren't into sports, they can Most universities have more Greek parties going there, Torpis said. 28), Texas A&M (No. 40), Southern go dancing in Dallas or just stay in Fort because the Greek houses aren't affiliated "As a state in general. Florida has a party see Edge, page 5 Interfaith drama tells Indian side of Thanksgiving By RICK WATERS Among the highlights of this TCU Daily Skiff year's celebration is a performance by accomplished hoop dancer and Tradition holds that the flute player Kevin Locke. Trantham Mayflower pilgrims and the North said. American Indians celebrated the first Locke, a Lakota Indian of South Thanksgiving in 1620 at Plymouth Dakota's Standing Rock Reserva- Rock. tion, uses the hoops to depict the del- That story will be retold in a mime icate balance of human beings and drama and hoop dance presentation the Earth. Trantham said. during a Thanksgiving celebration at Locke uses 28 hoops in his dance. 7 p.m. Sunday at Ed Landreth Audi- Black, red. yellow and white hoops torium. represent the four seasons, the four Admission is free to the public, but winds, the four directions of the attenders are encouraged to bring world and four races of human nonperishable canned foods or make beings. Trantham said. a cash contribution, said Emily Tran- The program includes a mimed tham, executive director of the interpretation of the first Thanksgiv- National Conference of Christians ing observance and festive music by and Jews. the Dorothy Shaw Handbell Choir, The NCCJ, the Tarrant Area Com- the Texas Boys Choir and choral munity of Churches and the Tarrant groups from the Tarrant County Interfaith Council will sponsor the independent schools. 9th such interfaith. intercultural cel- The celebration will be narrated by ebration entitled Freedom's Dance. Midge Hill, Channel 11 news Celebrating Unity and Diversity. anchorwoman and the Rev Ralph according to a NCCJ press release. Waldo Emerson, senior minister of "We are very excited about the Rising Star Baptist Church. program because it is not often that Representatives from Christian. different faiths can come together," Jewish, Buddhist. Baha'i, Muslim Trantham said. "I think that is impor- and Unitarian religious groups TCU Dally Skiff/ Catherine Fuss tant because we all live in the same describe their beliefs in brief presen- Senior finance major Brian Ay er considers his choices in the Thursday run-off election for student body vice presi- community and rarely have the tations. dent. Scott Wheatley won the election with 693 votes. Holly Neeson had 562. chance to celebrate something together and give thanks." see Drama, page 2 Alpha Delta Pi gives INDEX Banquet reflects global hunger crisis I hate everything! Week and to help people understand included mostly faculty donations, David Fisher wants some ByCHRISTIGIFFORD what it is like to not always have but this year autographed photos, a fraternity members mail, too. and CRYSTAL DECKER food. Rader said. baseball signed by James Earl Jones, Page 3 TCU Daily Skiff "We raised over S2.000 and we books and tickets to a ballet and a Approximately 100 students, fac- had a pretty good turnout," Rader basketball game were also included. Creepy, kookie a second childhood ulty, and outside guests attended the said. Fort said. Guess who's back on the Hunger Week Banquet Wednesday Fort said he was big scream (uh, screen, a bigger contribution to the Ronald night. Many of them left the banquet origi- thrilled that students By DENA RAINS that is). still hungry. nated bid on the pictures. TCU Daily Skiff McDonald House," Laurie Love, a Page 4 senior math major and president of Like many in the world, they the ban- Faculty members the ADPi chapter at TCU. didn't have a choice about it. q u also gave home- No. the people on the teeter-totters The Prog Repents Bloss noted participants' initial The food at the banquet repre- about made pies, cakes and in front of the Student Center are not Thomas Manning turns excitement has begun to wear thin. sented how people eat around the 10 years dinners. trying to relive their childhoods. over a new leaf. world, said Felicia Rader, a junior ago," said The two top auc- They're participating in a fund-rais- "At first, it was cool," Bloss said. Page 7 ing event that is part of Alpha Delta "It was a brand-new thing for them. Spanish major and the co-chair- Andrew Fort tioned items included an Pi sorority's annual Playday. They were excited. Now they're sit- woman of the Hunger Week banquet associate authentic "Exotic and auction professor Indian Dinner" for six The Teeter Totter-a-thon is one of ting on pillows. They're getting tired. 'Hunger 'Weel^ actuaries unit be We hope to keep them going." Each year during Hunger Week of religion prepared by Anantha many events in a week of fraternity wrapping up todau wild the fo(- activities. The fraternities were This is the first time ADPi has students and faculty members gather and the Babbili, chairman of METROPLEX founng events: allowed to do whatever activity they tried the teeter-tottering at TCU but, in the Student Center Ballroom to fac u 1 ty the journalism depart- share a meal, discuss the problem of chairman ment and an script wanted on Monday, said Brodic she said, "If it goes well, we want it Today's weather will be world hunger and then raise money of Hunger M tetter-writing campaign 11 autographed by the Bloss, sophomore movement science to become a TCU tradition." cloudy and cooler with a to prevent it through a live auction.