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CHI:CK our THE MUST-HAVE ALBUMS - PAGE 6 TCU Daily Skiff FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1996 TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 93RD YEAR, NO. 78 Creative students compete in Cross Talk festival BY BRIAN WILSON with each division being judged by a juror Each judge will select three pieces on art major. play their works, il is nol so much the TCU DDAILY SKIFF from outside the university. Saturday, which will be awarded cash Buja said he plans to enter three land- recognition, but the prizes which will This year, the organizers are asking par- prizes from the TCU bookstore. scape paintings he worked on lasl semester determine w hether or not the) enter. TCU students with a gift for the arts may ticipants to specify which category they First-place winners will receive S7"> gift as part of his continuing stud) <>l the world Adam Wright, .1 sophomore communi- soon find their pockets a little deeper. will enter. certificates, with the second- and third- around us. cation graphics major, said cash prizes The department of art and art history is "Last year we were less clear about the place winners receiving gift certificates Many people nol involved with the arts would help defra) the cost of some of the sponsoring the fifth annual Cross Talk fes- categories." said Ronald Watson, chairman worth S50 and S25, respectively. on a daily basis just see the finished prod- arliMs' supplies. tival, giving students with a penchant for of the art department. "It was harder for the The art pieces will be displayed in con- uct. Buja said. They are unable to bear w li- "The main reason I would enter would the arts an opportunity to capitalize on their judges, because we had work that might junction with other works chosen by the nes to the hours spent by each individual be the bookstore certificate," Wright said abilities. have been in either category." judges in the exhibition hall beginning artist, which Buja hopes will change The works will be judged Saturday aftei Students interested in displaying their Mark Smith, a professor of art at Austin Monday and continuing through March X. ■ "The three (paintings) were works from noon and the exhibit will be up for v lew ing works may submit up to three, along with College, will judge the studio art pieces; Studio art includes diverse crafts such as lasi semester's advanced painting class." beginning Monday. entry forms, to the J.M. Moudy Exhibition and Leslie Higgins, owner and creative painting, sculpting, photography and print- he said. "I speni quite a bit of time on TCU's student an exhibition has been Hall. Moudy Room 125N, by Saturday. director of Leslie Higgins Advertising making, while graphic design focuses more those." around for man) years, bin mined from the The competition will be divided into two Design in Fort Worth, will judge the on computer animation and advertising I or some students, although the compe- Student (enter 10 the Moud) I «hibil Hall categories: graphic design and studio art. graphic design entries. creations, said Max Buja. a senior studio tition provides an important vehicle to dis- Cue years ago. \\ atson said Grad students question roles Resignation sparks debate over seat Bl In i I \\ ion resigned trom House last I bursda) H UD.MI SKII I because he was ahead) involved in man) other acti\ ities and because he 1 he recent resignation of graduate warned to contribute to the Skiff business student I.rick Chang from 1 he Skill maintains s strict pi his House of Student Representatives that staff may not simultanei seal led to a computerized debate ol serve in the House, said Natalie the relevance of the newly-cmpiy Gardner, Skiff campus editoi I In^ position. policy guards against an) confl Despite the resignation and interest. debate, Chang and former graduate Chang said the House posil representatives said the) support the still unfilled, but two MB \ students presence of grad students in the have expressed interest in taking on 1 Louse the responsibility Brian Kennedy, a graduate busi- Chang s.ud be was having a haul ness student, said he saw an Hem time convincing people to commit to Chang posied lasl week on the MH \ weekly House and committee nice! Net. Chang's message said he was mgs. He said he had mentioned the II l I Mils Skill lil.lkr Sims resigning from his House dunes and possibility ol representatives onl) James Dawson, owner of James' Hi-Hat, stands at the bar at the lounge on Berry Street M as seeking a replacement. Kenned) attending ever) othet meeting, or said the on-line commentary that even one meeting a month in ord ensued questioned the relevance ot make the position more palatal graduate representatives in the hus\ grad students. House at all Chang also s.ud he wanted the Clung said he fell that even graduate representative role to Hi Hat the heart of Berry Street though few House bills pertain evolve into more ofanadv isory posi- directly to graduate students, repre- tion than a representative sentation was still quite important Josh Harmon, a former Brite rep- "I was working at the Colonial Country Club." with friends or co-workers, and to take .1 break I5s AMY TREADAWAY With s"l> grad students and 230 resentative who now works in Ill's said Dawson, "And 1 saw that the Hat was for sale from the hectic schedules and pressures of life. TCU DAM ■> SKIFF Brite Divinit) School students, computer usei services department. so I gathered my savings and bought it. Michael Katovich. an associate professor of ICI \ proportion of graduate stu- listed a degree of apathy, along with Berry Street is a street full of changes. With "I knew of its existence in the 50s, and that it sociology, remembers frequenting the bar in the dents is almost 17 percent of the total more pressing concerns, as barriers Stripling & Cox boarded up, the Hop becoming had a lot of different names over the years, like '80s when it was under different management. enrollment of d.561 according lo the to effective graduate studeni the Aardvark and Dunkin' Donuts moving away, Tequila Flats, but I though! the original name "As soon as you walk down the stairs you lose registrar's office Three Brite School senlation it's nice to know some places stay the same. should be returned. So it's now James' Hi Hat." all social ties and blend in with the regulars." students currently represent the "The other Hrue representatives And through the efforts of James Dawson, cel- Dawson said. "I want to make it a landmark. Katovich said. "We're all the same inside. It's a divinit) students at House meetings and I had a hard tune gelling grad stu- ebrating his first anniversary as owner of the Hi "People usually say 'We're goin' to the Hat.' very democratic environment." Chang said the MBA Vssocia dents to care." 1 larmon said Hat. that establishment is here to stay. Now they mostly say 'We're goin' to James' Harry Opperman, an assistant professor ol don's charter allows one represents He said Brite held student govern As you descend the stone steps into the Hi Hat, Hat.'" said Dawson. English, has been visiting the bar since the '70s. live for ever) 70 students in the men) meetings to discuss students' you are greeted by a man wearing a TCU hat and The atmosphere is mellow, the lights are "He's really fixed the place up." Opperman organization, bin that be had been the feelings about upcoming issues He serving patrons behind the bar. The man is Daw- dimmed and the television drones softly in the said. "Back in the '70s and '80s, it real!) started to sole MH \ representative at the time described a meeting lasl veai at son. a 16-year Fort Worth resident, who purchased background surrounding the bar area. If you slip, bul since James came along, the I lai is the of his resignation. which students dratted a statement the Hi Hat last year after working as a bartender at ascend the steps, you'll discover a pool hall framed Chang, who serves as president ol Abernathy's and the Colonial Country Club. by pinball and video games. This is a place to relax see Dawson, page 2 the MH \ Association, said he see Students, , Convention draws large crowd Talks to focus on stereotypes discussion." said ihe Rev. Charles Calabrese. Roman Psi Chi's 7th annual to bring famous speaker, 160 students Bi ,li AMI i R Lo.NOl I i rCU DAU.1 SKII I Catholic campus minister the processes of graduate school. The research experience." Each faculty a stall member making a presentation will BY CHIP CALXBQAM Michkin is a physiological psychol- TCU faculty and staff will explore the Stereotypes asso- set the foundation for the discussion among the partici- TCU DAII v SKII I guest speaker is the psychology department's visiting Green Honors ogist and neuroscientist. His research ciated with different religions during ■ series ol brow n-bag pants, Calabrese said Through the discussions, people will be able to educate The nationally-prominent TCU Professor, Dr. Mortimer Michkin, includes behavioral and cognitive neu- lunch discussions this seinesiei Others," Calabrese said " The talks offer an opponumtv to chapter of Psi Chi. the nalional honor associate director for basic research roscience in primates, different mem- 1 ach discussion will focus on a particular religion Indi become more sensitive and open to other religions society of psychology, will host its and chief of the laboratory of neu- ory systems in the brain, short-term vidual persons ol 'that faith will present the Stereotype! thai Young said the primal) purpose tor the series is to ere seventh annual student convention ropsychology at the National Institute memory losses and amnesia.