SPORTS SPORTS OPINION

The women's soccer team is hoping to end a 21-game An attack on Iraq mav alienate the I S\ from its allies it it Back in losing streak to Southern Methodist. Page 8 doesn't gel world support. Page 3 Action The football learn prepares lor the Homecoming matchup with Houston alter bye week. Page 8 TCU DAILY SKIFF 100 years of service to Texas Christian University

Vol. 100 • Issue 20 • For! Worth. Texas www.skiff.tcu.edu Wednesday, October 2. 2002 Flag not to be flown for Coming Out Week

eQ Alliance President Sebastian In a group meeting Tuesday, the "We decided thai the Hag would Speaking at the SGA meeting Moleski said the activities planned gay rights organization decided not offend ion man) people," Moleski Tuesday, Moleski told representa- for National Coming Out Week will to ask the university to allow H to fly said alter the SGA meeting. tivei about the events eQ Alliance make students more aware of gays a flag symbolizing equal rights next Student reactions varied has planned lor this year's National on the poles in front of Sadler Hall Dickson Obahor. a junior business Coming Out Week He said activities and lesbians on campus. said Moleski, a freshman political majoi and Foster Hall representative, are all supportive of gas and lesbian BY EMILY IT RMR science and economics major. The said eQ Alliance is entitled .is a cam students and will be in the Student S|,il! |{r|»,,l,.| organization had planned to ask for pus organization to represent itself (enter Monday through Oct. 10. eQ Alliance, the student organiza- the Student Government Associa during National Coming Out Week, Moleski said more events are tion that represents gays, lesbians, bi- lion's backing at its meeting. hut Hying a Hag is unnecessar) planned llns ve.u than betore because sexuals and Iransgenders. decided Organizations are not allowed to fly "I am not offended because the) are ol an abundance ol activities and against asking to raise the rainbow extra flags on the three poles hoisting working hard and equalit) should be speakers available. Activities will in- form indents about issues related to /'/„,;„ editor/Sarah VcCUUan Hag lor National Coming Out Week, the American. Texas and university stressed.'' he said. "If the TCU Hag al- gay rights, religion, tolerance and Katie Gordon, chairwoman of the Academic Affairs committee, spoke to the House of said organization president Sebastian (lags in front of Sadler Hall, the office ready represents students, the) should Student Representatives about a resolution at their meeting Tuesday. Moleski. of Student Allans continued. n't have to fly their organization's Hag." - Hon "'i SGA, /'". News' Rung Fu Theatre Group advises against plan

A focus group told the Staff Assembly Tuesday that a paid time off plan would reduce overall bene- I'hotii rttltor/Sumli McCUUan fits, but it recommended changes to Emily Panian, who plays Mrs. Miller, rehearses Tuesday for Eugene O'Neill's the current policy, including elimi- "Ah. Wilderness!" in the University nating personal leave. Theatre. The play opens today and will run through Sunday in wn JOHNSON

University Theatre hosts A paid time oft locus group, O'Neill's 'Ah, Wilderness' formed a year ago. recommended against implementing ■> benefit plan Theater students will present that would lump together vacation "Ah. Wilderness" today through Sunday at the University Theatre. and sick leave in its Staff \ssenihly Curtain time is X p.m. each report Tuesday. night. The play is a comedy by According to the locus group, a Eugene O'Neill, a Nobel Prize- typical paid nine ott plan would re- winning and four-time Pulitzer sult in a significant reduction in Prize-winning playwright. "Ah. leave dayi b> ahoul -IN percent for Wilderness" is a comedic look at salaried staff and between 45 per- American family life during the cent and 47 percent tor hourly suit turn of the century. The produc- Aliei reviewing several examples ot tion is being directed by TJ. such programs throughout the na Senior theater majors Ben Thompson and Ned Record practiced fight scenes outside of Ed Landreth Hall Tuesday for their stage combat class Walsh. For information, contact lion, the focus group opted against Walsh at (817) 257-6083. recommending such a plan, bui did propose changes to the current leave plan Reed Hall evacuated for Bush: proposed Iraq compromise cumbersome Nancv Petruso, assistant vice chancelloi fat advancement setv second time in five days President George W. Bush said intensified efforts to find common administration pressed its cam Bush pushed forward on a two ices, said about 80 percent ot si.itt Reed Hall was evacuated tor Tuesday that a Senate proposed ground ahead of a potentially divi- paign for a strong U.N. resolution track approach, seeking the surveyed were satisfied with the cur- the second time in five days be- compromise is inadequate and sive Senate debate but said differ- to disarm Baghdad. Bush chal- strongest possible wording in reso lutions before both Congress and rent plan and ihey were against am cause a fire alarm was triggered would tie his hands. The adminis- ences remained. lenged the Security Council to "show its backbone." the I inted Nations. reduction in ihe number of sick and from steam in the Deco Deli tration rebuked congressional esti- The administration reacted skep- "We're just not going to accept He summoned House members vacation days allotted. kitchen, said Martha Barron, the mates that a war with Iraq could tically to a new agreement between something that is weak." Bush said of both parties in the White House, "The biggest reason we are not floor deputy for emergency situa- cost nearly $9 billion a month. Baghdad and U.N. arms inspectors. tions in Reed. "We will not be satisfied with Iraqi Meanwhile. Bush spokesman An and they emerged la) mg the) were recommending the paid time off plan After the building was evacu- half-truths or Iraqi compromises or Fleischer brushed aside a emigres close to agreement They're down is because n would resiili in a loss ot BY TOM RAUM literally to the last lew words.'' said ated, students, professors and Iraqi efforts to get us back into the sional estimate that war with Iraq benefits for staff overall.'' Petruso VKKx-ialisd I'r.— Rep. Roy Blunt. R-Mo Bush was staff waited about 10 minutes be- same swamp." Secretary of State could cost U.S. taxpayers as much said WASHINGTON — President as $6 billion to $9 billion a month. to meet with top Senate and House fore they were allowed to go Colin Powell declared in an early Paid time otf plans tv picallv com- Bush criticized a proposed Senate evening appearance in the State The cost could be as little as "one leaders on Iraq Wednesday back in. bine vacation and sick leave into one Barron, who is also an admin- compromise on his Iraq war reso- Department briefing room. bullet." Fleischer said, should the House Democratic leader Dick pay pool and mav include other istrative assistant for the Add Ran lution Tuesday, saying it would tie "Pressure works, and we're go- Iraqi people take the initiative to de- Gephardt's spokesman. Erik Smith. College of Humanities and So- his hands. Congressional leaders ing to keep it up." he added as the pose Saddam Hussein themselves. «Ifora on HI Ml. page2) If n ^SSI Mtil "l. fxq cial Sciences, said she had trou- ble getting people out of the building. Randy Cobb, safety director, said the floor deputies have two Texas coast prepares for the wrath of Hurricane Lili to four meetings a year and cover The categorycateaorv two storm is causing storm has on his family is endanger- Alisa Brill, a juniorlunior nursing major,mar topics like weather and tire safety. towns all along the western gulf coast ing their yearly fishing trip to New said that her family is not worried, The floor directors are given or- to review their emergency plans. Orleans. He said his family always especially after Tropical Depression Isidore passed through without prob- ange vests and help coordinate stocks up on supplies and secures the lems. emergencies. UueuMd ha house before a storm comes. — Bill Morrison Melissa Hint, a senior finance Hurricane Lili continues on a path "We've been through this before." major, said that her family has prob- towards the Texas coast, but as the Daugherty said. "Everyone in general ably done nothing, because they usu- storm approaches, some TCU stu- knows what to do." ally don't worry over situations such dents from the coastal area say neither CORRECTION The Texas Division of Emergency as this. they or their families are overly con- Peter Thompson is the TCU Management raised its alert status to "My family is originally from cerned about its impact. LEAPS director. He was mis- Level Two on Tuesday morning. Only Cuba, and we are more concerned I'hnl,: nlllnr/Sir.lh M identified in Tuesday's Skiff. Chris Daugherty. a senior finance Level One is a higher state of alert on eQ Alliance members Melissa Osbom, Allison Russel and Mattbew Flinchum sold major, said the biggest effect the the four-level system. (Afore on I.II.I. fttige 2) tickets Tuesday tor a dinner with Chns Jagger. a disc jockey for 102 1 the Edge.

1942 — President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston The Pulse/Campus Lines 2 b THURSDAY Churchill issue a declaration, signed by rep- Check Friday's edition of the Skiff for a Opinion 3 High: 93; Low: 62; Partly cloudy i resentatives of 26 countries, called the s preview of TCU's Homecoming matchup United Nations. National Digest 4 •I FRIDAY 1951 — Gordon Sumner (better known as against conference foe Houston. Check the edge, key matchups and three keys High: 89; Low: 68; Partly Cloudy the musician Sting) is bom in Newcastle. Eng- International Digest 4 i land. Before becoming a full-time musician, to sec who has the upper hand in SATURDAY he worked as a teacher and a ditch digger. Saturday's contest. Etc. 7 Q 1967 — Chief Justice Earl Warren swears High: 89; Low: 61; Partly Cloudy, in Thurgood Marshall, the first black justice Sports of the U.S. Supreme Court.

www.skiff.tcu.edu Page 2 Wednesday. October 2. 2(K)2 THE PULSE www.skifi.tcu.edu

Campusl A\ Priest admits to INS makes new 'laser visas' mandatory Your bulletin board for those crossing the Mexican border jor rumpus events fling with teen-ager Immigration and Naturalization She said the number of people us- old baby, said the new cards were ■ The KinoMonda World Film Services hopes new, more secure ing the old cards dropped as the easier to carry. Series will preteol "El Beso Que A New Hampshire priest admits to and no charges were filed. visas will cut down on criminals deadline approached. Romo has had his card for four Me Diite" (Puerto Rico) ai 7 p.m. McCorniack said he made the his congregation that he had a sex- crossing the border between the "We think the majority of them years and Robles-Zapata got hers loday in Sid Richardson Lecture ual relationship with a 18-year-old right decision when he appointed United States and Mexico. (Ihe laser visas) have been issued" two years ago. Hall I. For more information, call Cote in June, to St. Patrick, al- man for years. lo Ihe people who will need them, As of Tuesday, Aguayo said any- (817) 257-72'): though he did not tell parishioners she said. The laser visas were first one who is not a U.S. citizen must m j.M. IIIKSIII until Sunday about either the crim- BY CHRIS KOBKRTS have a new laser visa. ■ The TCU Theatre will present \~,„ i I Press issued in 1998. tssociated Picas inal probe or a church investigation However, "Ah. Wilderness!" Wednesday EL PASO — High-tech laser Residents of CONCORD. N.H. — A Roman that followed. 0,her bordcr through Sunday in the Uarvenit) He said he kept the information visas that officially replace the old Juarez. Mexico. "Now everybody is being Theatre. The show marks (he de- Catholic priest acknowledged to his crossing dix'U- from church members because he border crossing cards on Tuesday using the Paso del screened." hut of director T.J. Walsh at TCU. parishioners (hat he had a sexual re- ments, such as wanted to protect Cote's privacy already have made life more diffi- Norte bridge's - Araceli Aguayo rickets are tree In TCI students. lationship with a teenage male dur- Mexican pass- and because he was certain Cote cult for some criminals. busy pedestrian faculty and stall with ID. Tickets t lg the 1980s. but said the young INS Spokesman p<)rts wjtn valid In the past 12 months, the laser are $5 for all other students and man was at leasl IS at the time. W8J not a risk. crossing to enter student visas and senior citizens god S10 tor adults The Rev. Roland Cote read I let- "I am confident that I made the cards helped border inspectors in El Paso on Mon- certain State De- Tickets are sold front 1 to 6 p.m. ter Sunday to parishioners at St. right decision even though it was El Paso nab more than 400 sus- day said they liked the new cards. partment documents, still will be hon- Monday to Friday at the Hayi Patrick Church in Jaft'rey, asking made at the expense of your know- pects including five wanted for "For me it's better." Juan ored, as long as they are up-to-date. ing about his personal back- Theatre Bo\ Office. (817) 257- forgiveness and describing the rela- murder, two for kidnapping and 13 Lorenzo Romo said in Spanish. Although the new cards have fin- ground." McCorniack wrote. for sex offenses, authorities said 5770. For more information, call tionship, which he said lasted five "The old Mexican passports were gerprints and pictures embedded on (817) 257-7625. McCorniack testified at a depo- Monday. or six years starting in 1485. easily pirated. They would steal a magnetic strip, Aguayo said the "What I did was wrong, but it did sition in an unrelated case Friday. The old border crossing cards them a lot." machines in place only will read the ■ December 2002 degree can- not involve a minor or a parish There, he was asked about Cote. have been around since the 1950s, Romo, who was taking his two written data, including birth date. didates must file their intent to inner." he said. and a witness lo the deposition told but no longer will be accepted. The sex and nationality. sons to visit an aunt who lives in El graduate forms in theit dean's Bishop John B. McCorniack also The Associated Press that the new laser visas can be swiped The fingerprints and pictures are Paso, said he knows places where office immediately. All names wrote a letter to the congregation. bishop wavered when asked about through a machine that checks the also on the face of the laser visas, forgeries of border crossing docu- of degree candidates must he saying that though Cole's actions the age of the young man with visa holder's name against various which are white and the same size submitted to the registrar hy were wrong, they did not violate whom the priest had a relationship, national crime databases. ment! could easily be purchased. as a credit card. That will allow in- Thursday the Diocese of Manchester'! poli- sometimes saying he was 17. and "Now everybody is being Maria Rosario Robles-Zapala. spectors to make sure they match cies on sex abuse. other times saying he was 18 or 19. screened," Immigration and Natu- who was headed to El Paso to visit the ones encoded on the magnetic ■ Student Teaching Applica- The diocese defines a minor as The man. now 35. told authori- ralization Service spokesman her mother-in-law's sister and to strip. The encoded information tions are due Thursday. The ap- anyone under 18. and its policy is ties Cote molested him while as- Araceli Aguayo said. shop for clothing for her 11-month- makes the cards harder to forge. phcations can he picked up in the to remove any priest from active signed to St. Patrick's Church in Bailey Building. Room 102. for ministry in New Hampshire if he is Newport. more information, call (817) 257- the subject of credible allegations Several law enforcement author- includes vacation and sick days, used leave lime for staff completing 7690. of sexual misconduct with a minor. ities, speaking on condition of ASSEMBLY university closings and holidays, less than live years of employment; and eliminate personal leave. Announcement! <>i campus events, public McCorniack said he was confi- anonymity, told the AP they be- From page I she said. Hourly staff with under 10 meetings and otha general campus infbi dent Cote "bad not engaged in sex- lieved the teenager was 15 or 16 years of service receive about 41 The proposed changes are being mation should be brought to the PCI Daih ual misconduct with a minor and when the relationship with Cote leave days and those with more than referred to the policy review com- mittee for study, said Karen Baker, SMI offici .ii Moid) Building South, that he is not a risk to children or started, though they were unable to leave such as holiday and funeral as 10 years receive about 49. she said. Room »l, mailed lo IX I Boa chairwoman of the Staff Assembly. young people." make an exact determination and well, said Nancy Styles, executive Under the proposed plan, salaried i- mailed to fkiffletten9tcu.edu Deadline Baker said a focus group was ap- The bishop also noled that an al- did not press charges. Ifi is the age assistant (o the vice chancellor for stall members would have received i.ii receiving announcement! is - p.m. ihe pointed by Human Resources in da) beforethe) aretorun DieSkiffnscrvcs legation against Cote was investi- when sexual consent can be given marketing and communication. between 21 and 2h leave days and i)>*.- righl toeda submissioni fbi si\le. taste May to study a paid time off plan be- gated this year by civil authorities legally in New Hampshire. Currently, employees have separate hourly staff between 16 and 26 and -IM,,- available cause of interest expressed in a sur vacation and sick leave, she said. leave days. Styles said. vey. One benefit of the plan is that A paid time off plan would cal- Recommended changes to the it would allow staff more flexibility However, if the measure gets current plan by the focus group are culate the average number of sick in how to use their days off. she said. BUSH bogged down in the Senate, the to eliminate the six month waiting ICU DAILY SKIFF days needed to be around five or six In mosl circumstances, salaried Ihe TCU Daily Skiff is an official student publi From \Higr 1 House - where support for the period for vacation time: create ear- staff members receive no overtime and would reduce the total number cation of Texas Christian University, produced president's position is stronger — lier and more frequent milestones and hourly employees are eligible by students ol TCU and sponsored by the jour- of days a year. Petruso said. nalism department It operates under the poli- could wind up taking the lead, ad- for hourly staff based on years of for overtime, Petruso said said they had offered new language cies of Ihe Student Publications Committee, ministration and GOP congres- Under the current leave plan, service; equalize leave benefits for composed of representatives from the student to the White House Tuesday night body, staff faculty and administration The Skiff sional aides suggested. salaried staff receives about 48 days salaried and hourly staff at 15 years; \im Johnson ts published Tuesday through Friday during fall and were waiting for a response. of leave. Styles said. This number reduce payout to 50 percent of un- a.mJohiuon39tOLtdu and spring semesters except finals week and Both Democratic and Republi- holidays The Skiff is a member ot The Associ- "Our folks are confident they are can Senate leaders said approval of ated Press very close." he said. a resolution authorizing Bush to Circulation: 6,000 The Senate could begin debate use military force against Iraq ap- dinator for emergency management. "The hurricane is very much like Subscriptions: Call 257-6274 Rates are $30 on the Iraq measure as early as pears likely, hut that negotiations LIU At 4 pin. Tuesday, the eye of the a pinball being moved around be- per semester Mailing address: Box 298060. Fort Worth. TX Wednesday. The House is expected continued over wording of the final From puge I storm was entering the southeastern tween the large bumpers of clock- 76129 to lake it up next week. version. Gulf of Mexico. Winds were sus- wise and counterclockwise rotating Location: Moudy Building South Room 291. tained at 105 mph. making Lili a Cat- 2805 S University Drive Ft Worth. TX 76109 about the hurricane hitting there air. so it depends in the high and low On-campus distribution: Newspapers are egory Two hurricane on the than here," Hinz said. pressure systems." he said. available dee on campus limit one per person eQ Alliance is striving to make the week Additional copies are $ 50 and are available at Texas officials are preparing for Saffir-Simpson scale. Winds were ex- In Galveston. officials were urg- the Skiff office SGA fun. informational and educational for pected lo strengthen during the next Copyright: All rights tor the entire contents ot this what could become a hurricane with ing residents to prepare for a possi- From page I (lie university, [.arson said. 24 hours. rtewspapet shaH be the properly ot The TCU Daily winds around 115 mph as Lili ble evacuation. Skiff No part thereof may be reproduced or aired "We want to inform people out there The scale ranges from Category without prior consent of the Student Publications churned its way toward the Gulf "At this point, we take it in six- Director who believe in something contrary to One to Category Five. A Category non discrimination, he said. Coast, with landfall possible Thurs- hour increments with updates from 'h*> SMr'does not assume liability tor any prod- us." Larson said. "We don't try to recruit One hurricane has winds from 74 to ucts and services advertised herein The Skiffs lia- Moleski said the activities include: day. (hem or anything." the hurricane center every six hours bility kx misprints due to our error is limited to the Tile Laramie Project," a movie about a "It's a little bit early to tell that, 95 mph, and a Category Five hurri- cost ot the advertising Moleski said lie tx >pes eQ Alliance will and basically will be monitoring it homosexual Wyoming student who was but I think areas there in the north- cane has winds over 155 mph. help lo make a difference to impnive gay through today. Based on current Mum number (tt!7|2S7-742H western Gulf, say from Houston to The National Hurricane Center tax (817)297-7133 killed by two strangers, a speech and forecasts, we will step up the pre- and lesbian awareness among students. prediction puts the landfall of Lili in ViTiiAirig/( laWftrd IHP, • presentation by radio station host Chns Moleski said. "We don't do bad New Orleans, should be monitoring paredness level (Tuesday) ItiiMiH'ss Managci (817. Jagger and an opening ceremony in the progress of the storm very care- south Louisiana, around New ¥ mail .kiltl.-llcis'.'t.in'.li. stuff. We don't try to convert peo- evening," said Eliot Jennings, fully." said Frank Lepore of the Na- Iberia, about Thursday afternoon. \Wh -ilr wwM ikifl.icu.edu thint of Frog Fountain. ple to be gay and (we aren't) Galveston's emergency manage- MiHk-iil I'IIIH'MiiliiMts 1 ►inoi.i K.-Vrt Botiki tional Hurricane Center. Lepore noted that the average eQ Alliance secretary Craig Larson. promiscuous." ment coordinator. (HI7)257-oW> a sophomore sociology major, said next "We move our level of readiness prediction error is 150 miles on ei- I'MHIU. tiMd Manugt-t liiisififis Munagvr Bits, Faulli week's activities will help to better rep- Kniily Tijiriii up according to the threat to the ther side of the hurricane's pro- Stofl rnpofitr Hill tfomion contributed kaintulrsm lsiiiiiiin.nl Tminibui [■ "imu 1 hiuruisMii resent the gay community on campus. eUutneH9$Uulent.b UMBI state." said Jack Colley. state coor- jected path. tit tills ri-fntrt.

Student Travel America ■ chPOniC inSOWnia? mMail Boxes Plus Down the sidewalk from Jon's Grille COLLEGE If youJ M-F 9 to 6 & Sat 10 to 2 {°ZD SNOW RIDE' • Are 21 to 6V years of age • Have used or are currently 3023 South University ■ 817 926-4969 c> ■ Have difficulty falling asleep using sleep aid Party 6days, 5nts, with Typing Applications, Term Papers, Packaging/Mail Service, • Sleep less than 6.5 hours per night medications in the past 3 months C'iftwrapptng, Mail Box Rentals a 4d,iy lift ticket on at least three nights per week ■ Are otherwise in good health Ski Organize | $2.00 OFF 15% 20% : J0URANG0 MT RESORT ".v You may qualify to participate in a medical research study Discount a Group of Fedex Discount i vlth an lnvestlgatlonal study medication, and study related on professionally On Purchase ; 20 and Travel Ground written medical tests given at no cost to you. You may also be of Moving - for FREE! Shipping Resume CALL (800) 935 TRIP| eligible to receive compensation for participation. Includes lifetime storage Boxes \ *>*rtl*s I 1 Coupon Per Customer Not i i 1 Coupon Per Custom©! Noi i i 1 Coupon Per Cut www.itudenttrav«lamerlca.coll 1 I Galore Applicable w other otters J ' Applicable w. olhei otlars * [_ Applicable w other otters Criminal Defense - -paralyzed (Do yjoju Suig&A J-Juom SUVDM fpTTlS? DWI. Drugs, Assault Kiser 6 Associates is currently screening Jerry Loftin Trent Loftin volunteers with Severe PMS also known as Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMD0) HAUNTED HOUSE Aggressive-Knowledgeable dungeon or for a research trial to evaluate the safety PLUS HALLOWEEN WEEK Trial Attorneys Doom OCT. 24-31 and effectiveness of an investigational GATES OPEN: IHIKAfY NOT INCllllMI) 7:jO I'M - MIDNIGHT treatment for symptoms related to PMDD. $12 PER PERSON metro (817) 429-2000 201 WEST MAIN STREET II „H I II ON I > / I A,, ON MA You must be between ;iie ages of 18 and 40 or 1-888-DWI-DWI-O IFOI.IOWTHI SEABCH LIGHTS) (817) 275-46QO Qualified participants will receive study related health assessments

teemed by the Supreme Court of Texas and may be eligible to receive compensation for participation. No* certified by Ihe Texas Board of Legal Specialization Former Assistant District Attorneys . tl ii 11 ;;< »> ii <> t «l

TheSkiflView VDU GOT THAT NO. PAPERWORK MR Watchdog THING F1LIED site draws WITH BOOKS? SYMBOL unfounded Not flying flag is right decision criticism eQ Alliance has decided not to request that its gay rights tlag be flown during National Coming Out Day next Tuesday. A private Web site names Middle Eastern studies profes- Members of the campus gay rights organization decided it sors who it says show anti- would cause too much of an outcry. American biases that contribute University policy does not allow any campus organization to to disinformation. Those named have overreacted - why do left- fly its tlag next to the TCU, Texas and U.S. flags, so eQ's re- wing academics often say quest probably would have been turned down anyway. But eQ they're being persecuted in- made the right decision. stead of intelligently debating their ideas? Some people on campus would argue that whether people have particular legal or political rights by virtue of being gay Campus Watch (www.cam- has not yet been settled in this country. Opposition toward ho- puswalch.org) a new watchdog mosexuality still runs high. Web rite thai reports on anti-ls- raeh biases in American ac.ide National Coming Out Day began in 1987 to create an at- ■^t^W*. mia had said: "There ma) be a mosphere where gays, lesbians, bi-sexuals and transgenders wai on terrorism underway, but could openly admit what they were without feeling stigmatized the I Middle Eastern studies | scholars downplay the dangers or persecuted. The day was launched by the Human Rights posed by militant Islam, seeing it Campaign and serves as a springboard for out-in-the-open ho- as .1 benign and even democratiz- mosexuals to lobby for the legal right to adopt, marry and claim File sharing decisions are ing force " ( ampus Watch has been in the benefits for domestic partners. news recently, when a New York Right or wrong, that runs counter to the beliefs of many a blow to music listeners limes article ("Web Site fuels De- on this campus. Perhaps such people should re-examine their bate on Campus \11t1 Semitism." Sept. 27) publicized accusations ot beliefs. Nonetheless. Hying the flag would not have caused Intellectual property rights al- The basis for declaring file shar- daring file sharing illegal and plac McCarthy ism against the site. that — and probably would have been counterproductive. low big corporations to bleed the ing illegal is in copyright law. or mg high penalties on file transfers Campus Watch is run by a There is deep sense of patriotism attached to the U.S. flag. consumer for more money. mote specifically, in a recent bat ol copyrighted material even be Philadelphia-based Middle East rage ol stringent laws laid out by the tween friends forum. Daniel Pipes, its director, If the red. white and blue were to fly next to a tlag symboliz- is a staunch advocate ol greatet — A long time ago. before in) World Trade Organization known as So what good have intellectual ing a lifestyle many students vehemently disagree with, the of us were horn, back when rock American awareness ot the dan- Intellectual Property Rights. IPRs property laws done for our country backlash would be immense. The uproar over the tlag would llld roll was just getting started and ami our world' Well, they've em- gers posed b) militant Islam allow individuals, and mote often our parents were teenagers, a dollar powered pharmaceutical companies Campus Watch's central tenet is have drowned out the eQ Alliance's message of acceptance. companies, to patent ideas, techni- that "American scholars ot the was the standard price for an LP. to bleed ever) last cent out ol those This is unfortunate, but it is the sad truth. cal innovations and artistic cre- Middle East, lo varying degrees. Now. decades later, that same mil of us that do nol have prescription sic and the new music of today ations. These patents arc enforced reject the views of most Ameri- drug plans They've given food gi- - is packaged and marketed on cans and the enduring policies of globally, and have become the im- ants like Monsanto the ability to de CDs that are much more expensive the I S government about the petus for the recent crackdown on stroy out small farmers and take by a very small number of power- Middle East " tile sharing. At fust, then worth control over food production all ful corporations. As a response to Sunlight being the best disinfoc TheOtl View in.is seem ambiguous, hut examin- this shift in pricing and availability over the world. And. oh yes. they've tain. Pipes and his BMOCiSles have Opinion* from around the country and with the help of the Internet, file ing the protections these laws have allowed music companies like compiled information on Middle sharing services led by Napster and given to corporations makes the is- BMCi to charge extremely high Eastern studies professors whochs A recent roar has begun in New the formation of a museum in followed quickly by such services sue much more clear. prices tor music products that we play w hat the site characterizes as York City over the new Museum New York. The museum has been as Kazaa and Direct Connect, have Powerful corporations in ever) can't get anywhere else, and many nil; American biases m their pub- of Sex. an adults-only center of- in the works for four years now, provided listeners with an alterna- country hgVC used these IPRs to of us cant really afford lished writings and teachings In fering historical, educational and but, Gluck said, "it's not like n tive way to obtain the work of their make mone) and to increase corpo- And is there anything we can do the words of (ampus Watch, these even provocative exhibits on basic has been a lifelong dream to open favorite artists. rate strangleholds on the common about il' Not really. Or is there ' Il are the academics that "tan the human urges. Naturally, the pres- a museum of sex. It just struck Napster's legal troubles and the Qamet ol disinformation, incite- ence of a sex museum on Fifth man. They have extended to the we think about it. maybe services me. It's like if there was no Mu- ever-increasing popularity of file ment, and ignorance" Avenue is alarming to some, but point where companies copyright like Direct Connect are there lo help seum of Modern An. I said. 'Why sharing have led to a heated debate Professors whom Campus those opposing the opening need seeds thai have been developed by us tight hack We might not nave isn't there a museum of sex'' It's over the legality and morality of Watch has listed as biased leach at to relax. As long as the museum is generations of farmers for centuries, much say in the secret tribunals ol as important as that.'' this practice. universities like Northwestern, Co- a private venture not seeking gov- and then force the same farmers thai the WTO. hut with our money and Gluck feels there is an educa- In his column from the Sept. 2.1 lumbia and Georgetown. They are ernment funds for operation, it is tional aspect to the exhibits that were so instrumental in developing our business, we control the markets, the academics who published a del- simply a capitalistic venture. edition of the Rutgers University contain information on law en- the product to pay royalties ever) and we can send a message. The uge ot articles slating that Amen There is an 18-year-old age campus newspaper. Nadeem Ria/ forcement pertaining to sexual be- year m order to plain then crops. awesome thing about Direct Connect can aggression was at fault for the minimum, and if an individual lakes the government view on the havior, documents such as These laws have also caused the is that it builds a community and Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and other leels strongly against the displays issue, making clear that he sees file photographs and cartoons, and cost of prescription drugs to sky- helps us all unite to send the mes- articles excusing militant Islam. or the values exuded by the mu- sharing as stealing, and therefore even footage of pornographic The professors accused ol bias seum as a whole, then one can unethical. However, before we ac- rocket, making it impossible for cit- sage to record companies that we movies such as "Deep Throat," one have reacted angrily. In the limes choose simply not to attend. cept this conclusion as true, we izens of impoverished countries to don i like what they're dome. of the best-selling films ever. Yet article, Professor Hanud Dashabi, Sure, the museum may experi- need to examine why file sharing is obtain the medicines needed for even he realizes a large part of the one of the professors listed on Cam- ence a surge of initial visitors who considered illegal, who benefits and survival. And. as we can see. the) museum's appeal is centered on >nnili Beetham vritufbi the Dail) pus Watch, said. "This is about Mc- are interested in the shock value how we as consumers and citizens have empowered large music com- I.IO:IIIII .11 Rutgen I nu/enity. Tin- i "/ entertainment and risque behavior. Carthyism [and] freedom of or in witnessing what all the me- panies to lobby lawmakers into de - "We're riding that line." Gluck should react to this issue. iirnn HOI distributed by t It. ' dia hype has been about, but will expression." Ovei 100 othei pro this trend continue? One can as- said. "We have the kind of subject lessors. 111 a show ol solidarity with sume that, as exhibits change, we can easily push on either side those named on Campus Watch. some people will continue to re- of that line." have requested that they be placed turn, but there is a high likelihood Although parts of the museum A unilateral attack threatens all of on the hsi as well Echoing the cnes that the initial crowd of guests thai are focused on entertainment ol McCarthy ism. one professor will wane to a modest group. values may be tasteless, museum from Queens College said, "It's that The concept of a museum cen- patrons must expect this to be typi- United States' diplomatic relations whole mode of terror by associa- tered on sex is not new to the cal of subject matter in a sex mu- tion, with Ihc I "old War language ol world — it is only new in Amer- seum. As long as an age limit is dossiers, and we're watching you." An attack on Iraq may alienate passing resolution with provisions mer allies, such as France or Russia ica. Similar museums exist in strictly enforced, and no public- flic ruckus these academics are the United States from its allies for the use of force within seven (whose support is tenuous on the Hamburg. Paris, Copenhagen, Am- funds are accepted, this museum is raising over McCarthy ism. perse days given non-compliance. best of occasions 1. to fully support sterdam, Spain, Japan and Shang- simply a niche for one business- if it doesn't get world support. cation and suppression ot freedom hai, according to June Reinisch, a man who saw a way to make Seven days? One week? With the it when they were originally ig- is utter nonsense. Having your senior advisor to the museum. money through the appeal of sex. When was the last time China. way tins process has been moving, nored '.' name placed on a privately owned Everyone supposedly has the Obviously, Daniel Gluck, the This u '/ stuff editorial from The Russia and France all agreed on a that stipulation will almost guaran- Web site docs not constitute gov- executive director, saw a market Technician ill \nrth Cnrolum State topic of international policy ' Diplo tee war. France's proposal allows I,H same objective here Make sure Iraq ernment persecution, and having that other countries have tapped does not possess weapons ol mass I nitersit\. This eilitnrmt mis tfislnhuteil mats and war hawks alike should two U.N. Security Council resolu people disagree with you vocal) into, and he expects to profit from h (-fKn. destruction and ensure it has no docs not abridge your freedom of take notice. turns: One with provisions for a re- means of attaining them. The expression, Campus Watch is not Although all three countries have turn of weapons inspectors, and the become a nuisance to President United States should stop pushing the House Un-Amencan Activities other with grounds to use of force Committee, cutd these professors EDITORIAL POLICIES Bush's "we're going to war" cam- wai so adamantly and listen to its if Iraq does not comply satisfacto- have not been blacklisted. In fact, paign, each has a valid point about friends at the United Nations. — [Editorial policy: The content of the Opinion page docs not MOMttlU) represent the viewi ai tfem rily. Both the Chinese and the Rus they might have good proposals or their popularity among their peers impending actions taken in relation Christian l imersiiy In signed editorials represent the view of the TCI' Daily Skiff editorial hoard Signed sians agree diplomatic channels skyrocketed after these allegations letters, columns and cartoons represenl ihc opinion of the writers and do nol necessariK relied the opin- to Iraq. Despite its wishes for these alternatives. ion of the editorial hoard. should be used until they are ex- There is no need to lay off the of McCarthyism began, as the nations to comply with its cam- "show of solidarity ' demonstrated. Letters In the editor: The Skttf welcomes letters to the editor lor puhlicalion LettHl musi he !>ped, dou- paign, the United States should take hausted; only then should war be an pressure the United States has hle-spacecl. signed anil limited to 25(1 words, 'lb submit a letter, bring it luthe.VAjtf. Maid) 291$ mail u Campus Watch does not oppress option placed on Iraq: it should remain. t0TCU Box 296050; e-mail il to skitlletlersCtcii.edu or lax il to 237-7133 Letters must include the into account the relatively reason- anyone. It simply participates en- author's classification, mfjja and phone number. The Skiff resenes the right to edit or a'leet letters ti>i There is an undeniable problem However, this pressure should lead style, taste and si/e restrictions. able demands these three members thusiastically in the ongoing debate of the U.N. Security Council are here. Perhaps all the rumors arc progressive steps, the next of which over U.S. relations with the Middle TCU DAILY SKIFF STAFF placing on it and Britain. true, and Saddam the menace really is the return of weapons inspectors. East. The French have long been some- does have weapoirs of mass de- If the United Nation fails to act. that These are intelligent people: Editor in Chief Hrandon Ortiz what ridiculed by the international is one thing But as long as the U.N. They all have postgraduate de- C.n-Managing Kthtui I'rivii Abraham struction he intends to use at some community as a self-involved coun- Security Council is still actively grees, and are probably aware of < !d Managing Kilitm Melissa Deh>arh point. But what happens if the the obvious difference between Bradlev Bennett try. However, the French at the mo- pursuing the issue, the United States Advertising Manage! United States attacks Iraq unilater- Campus Watch's faculty dossiers (lo-news Kditoi (lolleen < lasex ment seem to have the most should show deference to the inter- ally and unintended consequences and McCarthy's list of suspected Co-news Editor David Reese reasonable and non-reactionary out- national community in trying to [.eslie Moellei communists. So what is with the Design Kditoi look on Iraq. While Bush is practi- ensue'.' avoid war. Elizabeth Schramm cnes of persecution? Assistant Design Editor cally ready to launch a full scale Not only would the United (>|iiiiion Editor 1 .anren (iates attack, France's approach is much States' oil interests be threatened, Skankat Gupta U >i inlnnitnst fur the Sports Editor Damn < .illliain Mnhelh Sutler urttesjnr the l)ail> hniin Wnsliitixtiin Sijunre \eiis at \ew York more reasonable. but it would most likely alter the en- Photo Editor Sarah MeClellan ut the I fllirrsil\ ol t'.\ I'II In I -Wire. Production Coordinator Sarah Krebs said to be drafting one all-encom- the United States then expect its for- I Hire. Page I Wednesday, October 2, 2002 NEWS DIGEST Your place for news and world events Compiled from wire reports wrww.skiff.tcu.edu

National/International Remains of four WWII airmen Information about collapse Commission settles a discrimination On Monday, separate attacks on may not be publicly released law suit filed on behalf of the Mexi- two polling booths and a paramilitary can women in August 2(K)I. camp wounded a polling official, two found in Himalayan Mountains NEW YORK (AP) The most Iowa Ag Construction Co.. which soldiers and four civilians. detailed anal) m of huw and why the recruits workers for several egg farms More than 1(X) political activists More than 60 years after crashing bassy in Beijing. find them." World Trade Center collapaed could in northern Iowa, also was named in and candidates have been killed this into the Himalayas, the bodies of The C-46. pressurized for high- Neither the Chinese nor the he forever kept from the public be- the suit .nut agreed to the deal. Nei- year. Many voters slaved awaj from cause il was compiled as part of SB four airmen were discovered. altitude wartime runs, crashed dur- American government knew of the ther company admitted liability. the earlier two rounds in Jamtnu- insurance lawsuit, lawyers lor vic- ing a return trip along the hump plane's location until 2(XK), when The suit claimed that five of the Kashmir state because of widespread tims' families sa> route, a supply run from India to the two l.angko villagers — a farmer women, who worked as egg packers tear of violence. BY TED ANTHONY The experts who gathered the in- turn i,,l,-.l Prr»« Chinese wartime capital of Kun- and an elderly woman in their XOs at four DeCostei Farms plants in Soldiers checked polling booths formation are forbidden by confiden- ming and back that ferried goods to — told regional authorities about Wright County, were raped or lor explosives Monday as armored BEIJING (AP) — Losi to then tial agreements from ducussing then China-based U.S. forces and Chi- the site. abused by supervisors, who threat vehicles patrolled towns ahead of the country and their families, they lay findings, except with federal investi- nese Nationalist government forces "I assume all the locals knew ened to have them tired 01 killed if Tuesday vote. Some booths were se- on a lonely Himalayan mountain- gators, saul Gerald McKelvey, a battling the Japanese. about it. probably visited it once or they did not submit. Identities ol the cured with barb wire. side fot six decades enough time spokesman lor Larry Silverstein. the Five years later, the communists women were not made public. tor their war lo end and others to be- twice in their lives to pick over it." leaseholdci of the trade center prop- drove the Nationalists from the Part of the settlement money will gin, for children to grow and have Pokines said. "We know that people ens involved in the lawsuit. Federal charges filed go to the Iowa Coalition Against Do- their own children, for the enemy mainland and established a govern- visited the site and carried off what- Structural engineers and victims' against Bulgarian student they were fighting to become a ment the United States regarded as ever was useful to them." families say they're concerned the mestic Violence, and $123,000 will ATLANTIC CITY, NJ. (AP) — friend again. a threat, precluding for decades any The airmen's remains arrived in confidential material may be sealed be held lor victims whom may come Federal charges were tiled Monday But this week, remains believed chance ol cooperative searches. Beijing on Saturday under the or destroyed if the lawsuit is settled forward later, the BBOC said. against a Bulgarian student who al- lo be those of lour American airmen The airplane slammed into the team's care and are being stored in before trial, legedly tried to pass through airport killed during World War II when mountain high above the Tibetan vil- a U.S. Embassy compound. They "This information should be re Kashmir elections spark security with a pair of scissors and lage of f.angko and wound up in a depart Thursday for the United leased now." said Rep. Anthony militant group's bus attack their cargo plane crashed onto a two boxcutters. the FBI said. pasture an unusual sight amid the States, where they will be examined Weiner, I) New York "It should be loft) meadow in eastern Tibet ate fi- PAHALOAM, India (AP) Vk) The man apparently had no ties to nally on their way home — thanks rocky terrain typical at 15.650 feet. and tested for DNA matches to pro- released now in honor of the mem lencc marred the start of a third round terrorism, said Assistant U.S. Attor- in the cooperation of two govern- The wings, sheared off on im- duce positive identification. ones ol those who lust their lives ol elections in India-controlled Kash- ney Stephen Stigall. ments that spent man\ ol the inter- pact, were found nearby; the fuse- That could take months, though and perhaps even more important. mir Tuesday as suspected Islamic "The government has no evidence vening years as suspicious rivals. lage, damaged but recognizable, Pokines suggested that relatives of that the legacy of then loss should militants attacked a bus, killing at that the defendant's activities were be that we improve the way lhal wc No one is certain yel who they still shone in the sun. Its landing the airmen on the crew manifest least lour people. part of any terrorist plot." Stigall said. construct buildings." arc. though the U.S. military has gear was still up when found ami may have contributed DNA samples The shooting erupted as polls "It appears to be an isolated incident." However, McKlevey said Monday the crew manifest of the C-46 thick clouds were visible across thai lor comparison. opened and thousands of soldiers pa- Nikolay Volodiev Dzhonev. 21. that some ol the material was on its transport that went down in March level of the mountain. The 14-mentber U.S. search team trolled the militant heartland of dis- was charged with attempting to board wav to the National Institute ol Stan 1944 along the "hump route," "They probably got lost, ran out named for weeks, ascending Hawai- puted Kashmir, guarding against an aircraft with a concealed weapon. lank and Technology, which is also named fot the spectacular lumps of fuel and simply hit the moun- ian and Alaskan mountains to pre- election-related violence. a felony, said FBI spokeswoman San- investigating the collapse of snow-shrouded majesty that pi- tain." said James T. Pokines. the pare for the grueling, high-altitude At one voting station, just two peo- dra Carroll. The material contains documen- lots see when crossing high above search team's anthropologist. All Tibetan terrain. To reach the site, ple cast then ballots in a log hut in the Dzhonev was being held on tary evidence, including maps ol the lite Himalayas. lour crew members likely died in- they crossed rushing rivers on jerry- cold, misty mountain town of Pahal $100,000 bail, but Stigall said he debris piles, as well as three dinicn The remains were retrieved from stantly, but the instant depiessuriza- rigged rope bridges and faced rain, gam, where Islamic militants lighting would likely be released on his sional computerized images of the the plateau, about 1.250 miles tion might well have killed them if hail and thin air during the salvage to end India's control of the region are own recognizance. fallen towers. The New York fillies southwest of Beijing, during a operation, which they rushed to com- known to operate nearby. "He seems like a real sweet kid. they survived impact, he said. reported Monday Rare photos and nearly iwo-month operation con- plete before winter snows began. People will come out later in the not your archetypical terrorist,' said That C-46 was one of more than videos have also been collected ducted with Chinese government day." polling agent Mohammad Yusul public defender Christopher O'Mal- 5(H) U.S. planes believed to have The second site investigated, high searchers during the summer. An- Lone said confidently, "It is not fear, ley. who first met his client late crashed over the Himalayan Moun- above the Tibetan village of Eleven workers to share Other C-46 crash site several moun- it is just the weather." Monday afternoon. tains during World War II. More Damnyu, is even more remote. It was $1.5 million settlement The bus was traveling along the Dzhonev was arrested Sunday as tains awaj was investigated and its than 1,000 U.S. airmen are believed discovered in 1999 by a pair of DES MOINI.S. Iowa (AP) main highway from New Delhi to he was about to board a flight to Myr- contents tagged lor future retrieval. to have perished in such crashes be- hunters, and the Chinese government Eleven female workers who claimed Kashmir's winter capital of lammu tle Beach. S.C. "It's like winning the jackpot, tween 1942 and 1945 along what informed Washington the following they weie taped or sexually harassed when gunmen opened lire with auto- A search of his backpack turned getting up there and finding these." became known as the "Aluminum year, said Tonga, the Tibetan official by their supervisors at DeCoster matic weapons and grenades near the up scissors embedded in a bar of U.S. Army Capl. Daniel N. Rouse. Trail" for its many lost planes. in charge of salvage operations. Farms will share in a $1.5 million set town of Hiranagar, 45 miles south of soap, and the boxcutters in a lotion leader of the search team from the "There was very little knowl- He said the memories of wit- dement agreed to Monday, lammu and near the border with Pak- bottle, said Robert Johnson, a Army's Central Identification Lab- edge." Rouse said. "This is very. nesses may be sketchy after so long. The deal announced by the U.S. istan. At least tour passengers were spokesman for the federal Trans- oratory in Hawaii, said at a news very rugged, sparsely populated ter- "Remember," he said, "this story is Equal Employment Opportunity killed and 10 wounded, police said. portation Security Administration. conference Monday at the U.S. Em- rain. There aren't a lot of people to almost 60 years old." Who do you 90 to when you want CELEBRATE YOUR FREEDOM WITH to discuss something important? YOUR ONE-STOP SMOKE SHOP! nsom^MTOixiJssg All of us have people to whom we "naturally" go OFORT WORTH MJOMJ M*». IW,>aA.n li Alu M«MI twi WvrtK. n >Mf 4ZJ ;i4< when we need to discuss something important. These people are referred to as "Natural Helpers." We just 2 BEDFORD-HEB KNOW if we talk to these people we will get a ;ioic.m,jo,"«»««»,J t» ■ W Mil mi listening ear and often times, good advice. 3 LEWISVILLE t JO? S Bu, 121 (Bui 121 b l-JS) Lsw.mM.. TX - VT2-4J4-4O00 We want to know who these people are in your 4 N. RICHLAND HILLS life. Please provide us with the following information SZJORvfe WwwDr . N«rO«KM.hUrMlH

about as many people in the TCU community that are Nr. Hourtl Open Mon-S«t 10»m-1Op«n. Sun 12-7pm Murt b» t» - OMo to fcrrtsr • fw mar* nfantwtwn, e»M our |MrMW «* •17-MV-7T77 "natural helpers" in your life. They may be faculty, staff, or students. health ■ professions Discover Your Future in Health! with a f utu rfe The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas ease give us the info below for each oerson. offers you a Master's degree that will provide you a Healthy future! • Name • If they're faculty, The Master of Physician Assistant Studies is your ticket to a career • Phone staff or a student in medicine. • 31-month Master's degree •Your Name OPPORTUNITY • Mailing Address • Learn and work with UT Southwestern teaching affiliates such as Parkland Memorial Hospital, St. Paul University Hospital, and Children's Medical Center of Dallas You may mail the form to: CARE • Train in direct patient care, as well as diagnostic, Kay Higgins therapeutic and preventive healthcare services • World class university medical center campus TCU BOX 297350 aha n g e The Department of Physician Assistant Studies will be offering OR WSw an information session on November 14th from 1-3 p.m. Call us at 214-648-1701 to reserve your seat. Drop it by Student Center 220 enhance OR ©kills Visit us at www.utsouthwastern.adu/podapt. —I—(accelerate Southwestern Allied Health Sciences School E-mail it to kay Higgins at [email protected] career nu uNivmsn v OF TEXAS mobility SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER th AT DALLAS Please send it in by October 4 —potential UT Southwestern is an equal opportunity institution. Wednesday, October 2, 2002 Page 9

NATIONAL I INTERNATIONAL '. www.skiff.tcu.rdu

Senegal president says ferry Hundreds get sterilized blood capsized due to overcrowding transfusions, test procedure's safety A process called "pathogen inactiva- Now Cerus and a competitor, V.I. genetic DNA and RNA that viruses More than 970 people are the vessel afloat. ing heavily to one side as it left 000" may reduce diseases contract- Technologies, are beginning the first and bacteria use to multiply, so the presumed dead after a ferry "When I dove in, I saw bodies southern Senegal, bound for the cap- major U S. studies, in 520 patients, pathogens are no longer infectious. everywhere." many huddled near air ital, Dakar. Some late-arriving pas- ed through blood transfusions. overturned in Africa. lo see if it's sate to give people Both companies cite success in pockets, said el Ali. whose 16-diver sengers hopped aboard later from pathogen-inactivated red blood cells killing a variety of bugs, from the team took about 17 hours to arrive by small pirogues that had caught up. BY I.AURAN NBKAAB BY J*MKY KKVI1N HIV virus to the malaria parasite. Vi- boat from Dakar. Urn ,„i,.,l Pm Cerus has won European approval Other would-be passengers, tex. working with the Agriculture We saw bodies floating by the WASHINGTON Several hun- to sterilize platelets, one component DAKAR. Senegal With the pre- frightened by the vessel's lean, re- Department, recently proved it can hundreds, the hundreds, the hun- dred transfusion recipients around of blood, and marketing should be- sumed death loll from a ferry sinking portedly changed their minds kill the West Nile virus; Cerus is do- dreds." the country adults undergoing gin by the end of the year. rearing l.(XI<), Senegal's president has about boarding. ing similar experiments heart surgery and children with cei But don't expect sterilization ol About 150 military personnel, fisher- Navy Commander Ouseynou conceded that overcrowding helped tain inherited anemias are being red hlood cells the typical trans- Red blood cells, plasma and men iind rescue divers from Senegal, Combo insisted "there was no prob- cause of one of Africa's deadliest ferry enrolled in a bold experiment: fusion tor at least several more platelets, blood's major components, ncighbonng Gambia and I'urmeT a it >nial disasters and a (lent tan ncws|>aper re- lem of weight or of overloading of a They'll receive donated blood that years, as researchers study some se- contain no nuclear DNA or RNA and power France were taking part in the re- ported the u'sscl held twice as many nature that would cause this situa- has essentially been sterilized. rious questions: Does the cleaning so are not destroyed. White blood people as it was designed for. covery. Gambian and Senegalese au tion." He cited survivor accounts of Today's blood supply is very sale alter blood so it doesn't function cells contain the genetic material, but Television footage showed the tin inties said they had retrieved more than the boat being caught in a tierce, 10- because it undergoes numerous lests normally ' Does the leftover cleanser as they're not needed in transfusions. residue pose any risk, or alter any state-run MS Jixila listing sicken- Mi) txxlies from inside the ferry, before minute storm. to ensure that donated pints contain- destroying them does no harm. cells in a was that might encourage ingly to one side as it cleared port decomposition made recovery of intact Children under 5 ride free, con- ing infections like the AIDS vims Both companies say what little cancer formation ' Thursday for its final, fatal voyage. victims impossible firmed Amadou Ndiaye, station chief are thrown out. cleanser residue is left isn't harmful. Testing isn't perfect, however, and Ilk- Rood and Drug Administra- But blood banks cite the cautionary The number of presumed dead ap- "I want to use this opportunity to for the Joola at its starting point in a few tainted pints slip by. last tion calls pathogen inactivation tale ol an earlier attempt to scrub in- proached 1,(KX) Monday but could tell the families that I'm sorry we Ziguinchor, in southern Senegal. month's discovery that West Nile highly promising It even took the fections out of plasma that won FDA go much higher — with ticketing au- couldn't bring everyone out." el Ali Unticketed passengers normally are virus apparently can be spread unusual step ol approval only to thorities saying all children under 5 said, breaking into sobs. not counted. Ndiaye repeatedly re- through transfusions highlights an asking Cerus and "77/i' promise i l lomeu luil in nave doctors dis- would have gone unticketed. and President Abdoulaye Wade ac- fused to say whether that was the other problem: Blood hanks can't Vitex to turn the /litltrr." cover later that it thus apparently uncounted. knowledged the ferry was over- case Thursday with MS Joola. prevent what they can't test for. and ovei evidence Jesse Goodman ^ ™use ase- "Children were found clutching On a run from fertile south Sene- crowded when it capsized in the there's no test yet for West Nile in that their tech- nous side effect their mothers," said Haidar el Ali. gal to the capital. Dakar, the ferry Food and Drug Administration tain pa- Atlantic just before midnight Thurs- donated blood. nologies could ln cer who led a team of divers Monday in foundered several miles off Gambia. day, tumbling under the waves in a A technology called "pathogen in- destroy West tients. That and a recovery effort. a strip-shaped former English marketing prob- heavy gale. He blamed "an accumu- activation" is being promoted as Ab- Nile virus in transfusions, raising the The boat capsi/ed in stormy seas colony that divides north and south lems caused this "solvent detergent solution. A chemical added to a do- prospect of additional clinical trials lation of errors" for the tragedy. Senegal. plasma" to fail. quickly and only 64 people are nated bag of blood is supposed to if the mosquito-borne virus reness s Germany's Hamburger Abend- Combo, the Navy commander, So hlood banks are closely watch- known to have survived among an break up the genetic material of am its threat next summer before a blatt daily reported Monday that a said Senegalese maritime officials ing Cerus and Vitex. The companies' official count of 1,034 passengers viruses or bacteria lurking inside so hlood test, expected by then, is "unfortunately" did not immediately clinical trials aren't large enough to and crew. Those who escaped the German shipyard built the ship 12 act when the ferry failed to make its they can't infect, essentially offering working. piose the technology reduces infec- overturned ferry, and hung onto its years ago lor voyages on the placid "The promise is somewhat in the ft] tegular, two-hour calls to port. the first way to sterilize blood. tions, but they're crucial to see if exposed hull for hours. Rhine River, and designed it tor no lure." cautions FDA's l)r Jesse Good Fishing vessels discovered the "This is a paradigm shift in the way sterilized blood causes side effects more than S36 passengers. we deal with protecting the safety of mail The FDA will demand stringent Many victims were trapped be- disaster first, at 4 a.m.. he said. that hlood tested in the regular way neath the overturned ferry. With Senegalese still scanning the blood supply." savs Dr. Laurence proof that altering blood to rhrninatr .> wouldn't. photos and lists of the dead for what The government set up five "crisis Screaming for help, gasping for air C'orash of ("erus Corp.. one of several hug found in say, one of every 5.(XX) Participating in Cerus' study are at times were entire missing families, centers" in Dakar for relatives over companies developing the technol- donated pints won't pose ■ ness and and beating on windows, they sur- Yale University, the University ot angry questions built over why the the weekend, displaying photos of ogy. "In the past we have relied upon different risk lo the othea 1,999 Mimics, aa, the { nisei sits of Virginia. vived for hours, rescue divers said disaster happened. the badly bloated dead in hopes ol testing. Testing will never put sou in Cerus and Vitex use different com- Boston's Brigham & Women's Hos- Monday describing scenes of Senegalese television footage identifying victims. Many faces were front of a new pathogen like West Nik- pounds, but the end result is the same pilal. and the L niversity of Florida. horror in air pockets that had kept showed grainy video of the ferry tilt- 100 waterlogged to be recognizable. virus when it first occurs." the molecules target and break up the Vitex is now picking study sites.

oo Off WWfa's Coupon Luxury jyCtU SpicinU: Spa. Pedicure Full Set Solar Set Spa Pedicure & Manjcjjrs Reg. $37 In Fort Worth on 1-30 Reg. $24 Reg. $40 Reg. $25 & Forest Park Blvd Now $20 Now $35 Now $22 Now $33 Tlio ■«.«-«-.< «»l Oie West! 10 'c "H V^AkiHfi AHA "W-Ac'iAti At Bultolo Hats vev have style that's purely western! plus nightly Oct 27-Nov 2 3000 S. Hwlen Ste. #127 (817) 737-6373 Come in ami peruse through our wide assortment of \ from Thumb Shopping Center) jewelry, clothes, nm^. candles. 7 pm til 12am and much more-' Fris, Sats & Oct 31 2822 S. Hulen (817)207-8890 Don t miss out >ole on summer shirts! . til 10 pm nil other nights (next to Wells Fargo) We also otter a 10% discount tor TCU Students' (817) 336-HANG Walk-ins Welcome! www.hangmans.com _jt 'sLal. lz"l?« ftHAr/lnUe tverytAiHfl is 100-t SAn'tt'iZeA. We are located at roas the strsvt from the Museum ol Science and History on Montgomery and Crx STUDENT WEEKEND OCT 4th & 5th Use thie ad as a coupon for anyone or show your TCU ID. Show your student ID and receive an extra $1 OFFI S602 Crestline Road 817-569-6779 Offer good through Oct. 31. Fort Worth. TX 76107 866-208-3528 World/s Largest Halloween Thema, Park OPEN NIGHTLY FRI. SUN. IN OCT. •

OPENS FRIDAY, OCT 4 I "Live Concerts: Fri. Oct.4 - Sisters Morales Sat. Oct 5 - Country Superstar Rodney Foster \ Sun. Oct 6 - Secret Silo - KISS College Night - $10.61 admission with valid student ID Main www.SaeamsPark.co we throw all kinds of ( Dallas Metro > tl ' OOs»i - New for 2002 YYSWV^WV/X/-W\/ $17.99?% Black Hole E^periejlic®."' '■36 Free Parking or mart. [obstacles] at you. - Castle of Darkness. Please, no pets • No costumes - Arcane Asylum_ f Notin rninrnprkcrainchecks • TirbeKTickets nnn-rpflinrinhUnon-refundable Only 30 minutes south ol Dallas/ tuition isn't one of them. - Terror Visions in 3D v\ Ft. Woith near Waxahachie. - Maze of th.e Macabre I-3SE to Exit 399A.

- Hollywood Movie I-3SE. South on MSI lo Exit 3»°A. Monster Museum IV, , I 1.6 miles on IM 66. - Live Stage Acts Sure, we'll have you climbing walls. But if you qualify for a 2- or 3-year scholarship, tuition's one obstacle you won't Children's Area have to worry about Talk to an Army ROTC rep. And get a -Other Spooktacular Activities: leg up on your future - pameStop Ghostly Oame Room (Play the hottest ' now video games on the top video game systems) - Hot Seat Extreme - Ohoullsh Graveyard ' - Bungee Quad Power Jump - Oames - Rides ARMY ROTC Unlike any other college course you can take. - Karaoke -Psychics '- Taboo Tavern - Beer, Wine t frozen Drinks TCU Army ROTC {Private Membership inquired to purchase alcohol) -Scr«ams Cafe Eerie Edibles Call 817-257-7455 or visit www.army.tcu.edu Tickets available at North Texas Kroger stores and at the gate. • Discount coupons at GamcStop & Whctehousc Musk. Page 6 Wednesday, October 2, 2002 NATIONAL www.skiff.tcu.edu

Democrats fight for a new candidate after Retailers, distributors scandal forces Torricelli to drop re-election settle CD pricing case

After Sen. Robert Torricelli announced Republicans vowed to block any United States Senate. I will not let it tors investigated but decided against BV LARRY NEUMEISTER said. Announcements will be made \-„, ,.il,,l I'M — he will not seek re-election, Democrats attempt to replace Torricelli this close happen. There is just Hx> much at is- filing charges against him. later to tell consumers how to par- are scrambling to find a candidate. Re- to the election. sue." Torricelli. 51. said in abandon- The incumbent launched an effort NEW YORK (AP) — The five top ticipate in the payout. publicans say it is too late to have a U.S. distributors of compact discs The settlement will be distrib- new candidate on the ballot. "In 36 days, decency, fairness and ing his re-election bid Monday. to apologize to the slate's voters, but the rule of the law will trump this Tomcelli was elected in 1996 to re- last week a memo in the Chang case and three large music retailers have uted according to state popula- agreed to pay $143 million in cash tion, although attorneys in the BY JOHN P. MCALPIN desperate attempt to retain power," place Bradley, the former basketball was released publicly. In it, prosecu- Vnoriattd IV— said Douglas Forrester, Torricelli's star who later ran for the 2(XX) De- tors said Chang's efforts had "greatly and CDs to settle charges they case are still working to deter- cheated consumers by fixing prices, mine a formula. TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A day GOP opponent. 'The people of New mocratic presidential nomination and advanced" the investigation into the authorities announced Monday. Consumers in all 50 slates will after Sen. Robert Torricelli dropped Jersey have had enough of playing lost to Al Gore. Torricelli and Laut- senator's actions, despite Chang's The settlemcnl brings to a close benefit under terms of the settlement. his re-election bid because of an politics with the fundamental tenets enberg. who retired in 2(XX). served "credibility problems." accusations made by attorneys gen- New York State Attorney General ethics scandal, the Democrats wenl to of democracy." togethei in the Senate but often were Forrester, a wealthy businessman, eral of 41 slates and common- Eliot Spitzer said in a statement court Tuesday to argue thai they Among those mentioned u candi- at loggerheads. has harped on ethics throughout the wealths who accused record "This is a landmark settlement to should be allowed to put the name of dales, Menendez. fourth-ranking De- Torricelli was always a powerhouse campaign and il worked: A poll re- companies of conspiring with music address years of illegal price-fix- a new candidate on the ballot. nux'rat in House leadership, took fund-raiser: He helped raise more than leased over the weekend showed him distributors to boost the prices of ing," Spitzer said. "Our agreement The Republicans have argued thai himself oul of the running Tuesday, $I(X) million for the Democratic Sen- with a 13-point lead over Torricelli. CDs between 1995 and 2000. will provide consumers with sub- it is too late, just five weeks from saving he wants to remain in the atorial Campaign Committee as its The same poll showed the incumbent The companies broke state and siantial refunds and result in the Election Day. House .aid help ihe Democi ita fight chairman in the last election cycle. He with a 14-point lead in June. federal antitrust laws, costing con- A hearing on the request was set for a majority. was awarded a seat on the powerful "1 pride myself on a strong voice. distribution of a wide variety of sumers millions of dollars, Ihe at- for Tuesday afternoon in state Su- Lautenberg said he would "seri- Senale Finance Committee, and My colleagues in Ihe Senate would recordings for use in our schools torneys general had charged in a perior Court. ously consider serving again if helped defend President Clinton tell you that il is often heard above all and communities." lawsuit filed in August 2000 in The music distributors participat- Torricelli abruptly dropped out asked." Calls to Ihe other potential against impeachment. others but it doesn't matter if you on Monday after his campaign candidales were not immediately, But Torricelli's career began to un- can't be heard at all in a campaign." U.S. District Court in Manhattan ing in the deal are Bertelsmann Mu- and later moved to Portland. sic Group. EMI Music Distribution. was severely damaged by allega- returned. ravel as the public learned more about Torricelli said. "I'm in a debate with tions he improperly accepted ex- Democratic Gov James E. Mc- his relationship with businessman a faceless foe thai I cannot find, Maine. A judge there must approve Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corpora pensive gifts from a campaign Greevey said thai placing a new candi- David Chang, who told investigators minds I cannot change." the deal. tion. Sony Music Entertainment and contributor. The senalor was ad date on the ballot would he a lair way he gave the senator Italian suits and an Tuesday morning, Forrester said The settlement calls for $67.3 Universal Music Group. monished over the summer by the to resolve the issue ;uul would "give SX.KX) Rolex watch, among other Torricelli's move "means we can lalk million cash to be distribuled to the The lawsuit alleged that the com- Senate ethics committee. New Jersey voters a chance to speak." gifts, in return for Torricelli's inter- about the issues." In an interview on slates to compensate consumers who panies — upset with low prices Under New Jersey law, a party can The Democrats are defending a vention in business deals in North and WABC-TV in New York. Forrester overpaid for CDs and to pay court charged by some stores — con- replace a stalewide nominee on the one seat advantage in the Senale in South Korea said, "Whenever I tried to bring up costs and attorneys' lees spired with retailers to set music ballol if the person drops out at least midterm elections, Torricelli denied any illegality or another issue like the environment, it Consumers who bought CDs be- prices at a minimum level, effec- -IX days before the election Bui only "1 will not be responsible for the violations of Senate rules but was ad- somehow always got back to being tween 1995 and 2(X)0 can file claims tively raising Ihe retail prices con- 36 days remain. loss of the Democratic majority oi the monished anyway. Federal prosecu- about" Torricelli. for part of the money, prosecutors sumers paid for CDs.

< ,, 9 Officials look into possibility of dipping into state • ■ s«.™<»• " .news.™ '"' ^rsV>' 'Rainy Day Fund,' delaying payout to programs

The Texas Legislature is debating taxpayers but on the part of those billion by next session, to plug was intended to be paid over 25 on whether to use the state's emer- who are beneficiaries of Ihe pro- holes in Ihe budget. The fund musl years. gency funds to make up for a $5 grams." Hammond said. be saved tor emergencies such as The business group figures Texas billion shortfall. Rylander has predicted the state terrorist attacks, she says. could gel al leasl $3 billion lo cover could face a budget shortfall of al In tact. Rylander released a cam- a shortfall by securitizing a signifi least $5 billion when Ihe Legisla- paign ad Monday lauding her pro- cant portion of the fund. BY CONNIE MABIN ture meets in January to draft the lection of the emergency fund. Her Securitization works like this: \-.,. iatrd Pre*. next two-year spending plan. Democratic opponent. Marty the state would sell a portion of AUSTIN — The leader of the The shortfall is not a spending Akins, also said he was against the the tobacco payments it expects Texas Association of Business said deficit, which is prohibited under association's idea to use the fund to get in the future. The sale of Monday that his group has found a the state constitution. Il instead rep- right now. tobacco bonds, depending on way to cover a possible $5 billion resents how much more money is "1 told people to keep their market conditions, would result budge! shortfall without raising needed in the next budget to keep hands off the Rainy Day Fund two in a cash-advance for the slate. taxes. government services and programs \ears ago in my stale of the state but the state would give up those One of the group's ideas — using at the current level. address. You're probably going to future payments and any related the slate's emergency Rainy Day The state is operating under a hear the same thing out of me in interest. Fund — has been opposed by some $114 billion two-year budget. February 2003," Perry said Mon- Critics deride the idea as a one- of Ihe elected officials the association "The prophets of doom who day. time fix thai does not provide a has endorsed, including Republicans claim our fiscal sky is falling and The governor also said that he's permanent source of funding for Gov. Rick Perry and Comptroller Ca- those who want to raise your taxes not sure the projected budget short- future budgets. Opponents also role Keeton Rylander. are simply wrong." Hammond fall will he so bad and said good say pricey fees associated with The association's president. Bill said. leaders can fund slate priorities and selling bonds is not worth the Hammond, also outlined a plan to Hammond said his group plans to avoid tax increases. short-term gain. borrow against future tobacco set- suggest budget cuts next month. He The association also had sugges- Hammond also said the slate tlement fund payments to get cash said he has not spoken to legislators tions for the I99X $ 17.3 billion set- could free up at least $I.3S billion for the stale budget. The state uses or candidates about the associa- tlement Ihe state health department if it adjusts some accounting prac- the fund to finance the Children's tion's views. reached with tobacco companies tices and delay payments to pro- Health Insurance Program. Rylander has repeatedly said she after the state sued them to recover grams such as the Teacher "These will cause some heart- does not favor using the Rainy Day costs of treating sick smokers. The Retirement System and Employee bum on the part of some. Not the Fund, which is estimated to be $1 fund, now valued at $15 billion. Retirement System.

GAhNETT

Let Thomas Reprographics help The Pulliam Journalism Fellowship you with your school projects.

• B&W and Color Copies • Transparencies Jump-start your journalism career with a solid program that boasts lour Pulitzer Prize win- • Mounting and Laminating THOMAS • Full Bindery Services REPROGRAPHICS ners among its alumni - the Pulliam Journalism Fellowship. The Fellowship oilers myriad • Much more career opportunities: in tact, a Pulliam Fellow from our first class of 1974. Barbara Henry, now serves as president and publisher of The Indianapolis Shir. FORT WORTH RICHARDSON Student 817.336.0565 972.231.7161 ^£scount«. Now entering its 30th year, the 2003 Pulliam Journalism Fellowship helps build a bridge DALLAS WORLD WIDE WEB from the classroom to the newsroom. Fellows are assigned to The Indianapolis Star or The 214.363.6561 www.thomasrepro.com Arizona Republic in Phoenix for 10 weeks each summer as staff reporters. We award 20 Fellowships annually.

Traditionally, our Fellowships have been open only to graduating college seniors. In 2001, we expanded eligibility to include college sophomores and juniors as well as seniors pursing There, There, is a career in newspaper journalism. Contact us anytime after Sept. 1. 2002, for an application packet for our Summer 2003 Volunteers program. Our early-admissions deadline is Nov. 15, 2002, with up to five winners notified by Dec. 15, 2002. Non-winning early-admissions applicants will be reconsidered with all later entries, which must be postmarked by March 1. 2003. Winners from this group will be hope ofAmeriai notified by April 1. 2003. The stipend for the 10 weeks will be $6,300. Visit our Web site al http://www.starnews.com/pjf or e-mail Fellowship director Russell B. Pulliam at [email protected] for an application packet. You also may request a packet by writing: Find out how you can help. 1!# Volunteers Call 1.8.00.899.0089 or visit Russell B. Pulliam. Director f of America* The Pulliam Journalism Fellowship

www.volunteersofamerica.org. TV P.O. Box 145 There are no limits to caring. Indianapolis, IN 46206-0145 Wednesday, October 02,2002 Page 7 ETC. Your place for entertainment i www.skiff.teu.edu

Today sKuiinic js Piuplel'oll

Paul In ISilh O'Keefe Q Were you in Reed Hall when the fire alarm went off Tuesday? IT'S A START. CAN SHI AT S LEAST COO< AND DO LAONDRV? YES NO 16 84

DBM colWrtjd from an infernal poll ccwdMct«d ■ i< ' Mast Bnam torn poR ■ aot ■ Mterililn —"f*W| .IIMI ihmikl ■ MM "1 Ljmpu» publk tifwiimi Todays

ACROSS i O'Neal of !0 basketball 5 Somme VOU'RE MOV/N6 OUT? VCXI summers 9 Bluenose 601 A REAL JOB? arsmi: 6 Walked heavily 3 z v i D J 1 1 1 '. f ', 45 Smallest teams 7 All the water of V 1 c 1 46 Quartet France • ■ SON e 3 3 S 48 Part ot RCA 8 Maple product in s i .*. i * 0 3 'J V ti n 3 50 Bass and treble 9 Comes beto-e 30 3|s •1 1 ilia 52 Chilled dessert ■Mi 10 Does over 1 1: 1 n V\N :. 1 « a 56 Goid nugget 11 College credit ■ examiner 1? Proofreader's S 0 t, BBal BJ '. 59 Cincinnati pros removal 1 o|b u b BJ BBBM 60 Highways and 13 Cote de-ii/er-b ■J 3 1 1 NW ,WI 0 s byways 21 Cravat I 61 Terrible ruler'' 23 Footlike part ■J N|O S|I S|3 1 3 a 63 Apancio or Tiant 25 Theater troupes S|V ■ ' BH i i v 64 Archipelago 71 Tanguay and 1*3 ill 3ldHo N V 3 member . Gabor s i in a :) .'•■ V 65 Taste' ?9 Jacob's brother .-. .. T forerunner 30 Late night Jay V fc V d ' fc O 1 . >■ V d 66 Summit 31 Comes to a O 1 ilo 1 3 9 O 1 T I a a 67 Windblown soil conclusion i S S|d V 13 9 c V C V 68 Oregs 32 Vegas machine 1 1 69 Comprehends 33 Walk the Hoor 34 Fence the loot 45 Gen MacArtt-ur coating DOWN eg 47 Uilly Williams 55 Wormy shapes 1 Bowsprits 36 Pinta s sister? 49 Charged 56 Seed cover ? Greek slave 39 Head shrinkers pa'tide 5/ Mediocre 7 Despite a few setbacks, Rocky's 3 Iron clothes 40 Sundries 51 Luxury 58 Mail evert 4 Starlike obiects 43 Amusement 53 Tenyaki e g 59 Nemesis seeing-eye test run ended on a high note. "I don't know and I don't care. Thank you.' b Chaiged off 54 Most sticky 62 Victory sign

't I Unlit a a SMI M Bourn vutmn HOUSE

FOR SALE Near imwmmSki 70 Mourn Mis * S Resorts tor tho Prlceoll ^_j TCU Bnenwm Beaver Creek See Student Rr spa hoe Basin S, Keystone DAILY SPECIALS Center Tues. & Sat. Wed. Call 817 UK 'H(K). Bulletin Board wow Chicken Plate Sliced Sandwich Bartending skills helpful. MIWW.UllllKI.CI $5.15 S Fries $4.40 EMPLOYMENT 6th Street Grill TUTORS Thurs. Mon. & Fri. Rib Sandwich Plate Pork Sandwich Plate Paper Doll Stationary and Gift F Domain XCIV, IncTl $6.65 $5.45 » « Spring hrenk with STS. store needs part-time retail help. French Tutor needed for lirsi year A high-end home furnishing America's # I student tour opera- No Sundays, DO evenings. Apply in trench student. 1-2 hours a week. retailer is now hiring sales and Sandwich Plate includes your register associates choice of two: tor. Promote trips on campus cam person 2-4pm Saturday. 4812 -B Pay $20 an hour 2*2- aggrs Beans • Potato Salad • Cole Slaw cash, free inps. Info/Reservations (amp Bowie Blvd. 817-738-8500 -Susan 817-991-8872 Flexible scheduling and competitive Best Barbecue in Tarrant County 1-800-648-4849 wages are offered to personable Perfect Touch Therapeutic wwwjtstravel.com applicants with impeccable work 2900 Montgomery . Fort Worth Massage part-time receptionist ethics. Experience not necessary. 817-738-9808 Glen Garden Country Club is Apply in person @ 3214 Camp Bowie needed, l.ocalcd Fort Worth ROOMMATE 5220 Hwy 121 S.. Colleyville Blvd. next to Backwoods, or call , hiring a part time secretary and cultural District 817-870-3610 817-571-2525 fond/beverage servers. Hours arc | 817-336-1994. _JJ Daytime Nanny needed to care for flexible. Please call at Female Roommate Wanted. newborn, near TCU. English- 817-535-2177 lor information. $395mo. 817-927-2953 TRAFFIC TICKETS speaking, non-smoking, experi- defended in Kort Worth, Bartender Trainees Needed! $25(1 Arlington, and elsewhere in enced with babies. ^SEHFOOO KITCHEN Tarrant Const) onl\. a day potential. Local positions I- certified/licensed (a plus). Must No promisef ss to results Pines md 800-293-3983 ex. 411 have references, own transporta- FOR SALE court costs .ire .idditn'ii.il Immediate Need! Part-lime tion, and like small dogs. Hrs: PAPPASITOS JAMES R. MALLORY Technical clerk for filing. Xam-opm. Days: M-F. Finder's Fee Atn>me\ at I.aw ($100) if your referral is hired1 pn# Hydroponic gardening systems M)24 SiodageAvc distribution, ect. We will train! /anting Fort Worth, TX 76)09-1793 Apply in person at: GST 817-924-9667, fx# 817-731-9397 for sale! Grow your own hydro- (817) 924-3236 Manufacturing, 110°- Koch street. ponic food and plants. Turnkey (2 miles from campus!) systems. Beginners to Hungry for a Change? Professionals. Hydroponic Heaven Hiring valet parking attendants' SERVICES 817-849-8300 WINTERJBREAK Must be at least 21 -years-old. Valet SERVERS a HOSTS for private parties only. All work is "94 Jeep Wrangler 4x4, 77K. Good Condition. Runs We offer full or part-time hours, part-time and you create your own Spanish lessons by native speaker. 3 to 7 NIGHTS! work schedule. All levels 817-370-0277 Great. $4950 817-920-1769. an outstanding training program and I" tt'k H.TS INCLVBC: -udgiivg 817-3.' 2-1806 > uft 11.«l» www.rentafrog.com 817-810-9988. ART STUDENTS unlimited opportunities to grow with us! >FK£fc Ctynx CturttM - James Spin lock teaches supple- Call to advertise*. ■ fWt Honour. Part Time Waitress. >FK*Pirtt«« mental drawing, pastel, oils, water- Above average pay. Excellent tips (817) 257-7426 Apply Tuesday-Thursday > t ulu&ivf PituHjnh Safe, Fun Environment. colors, and color theory. Classes in from 3-5 pm at a See Michael 2736 W. 6lh. OR Fort Worth now forming, mf-*\ i0( per word location near youl l.apjjJTsur-JCHASE call 817-657-7050 steamboatV sunchose com tj|p fOU per bold word

HOOTERS For Rent One of the nation's fastest growing Caught You Looking! 1 bedroom efficiency restaurant chains is accepting applications for Hooters Girls and Cooks $420 a month for our FORT WORTH location! includes water and Join the fun today! washer/dryer. Skiff Advertising Apply in Person - No phone calls please! Call Troy at: 5350 Southwest Blvd. - Ft. Worth, TX 257-7426 EOE 817-808-8769 Page 8 Wednesday, October 2. 2002 SPORTS lour place for sports news and features www.skiff.tcu.edu

The Sideline Restraining order Issued for Patterson says week off was well-timed former TCU basketballer STAMFORD, Con. IAP) m m\M (,niiiwi we were a little bit tired of playing 14 sidelined him for the North Texas New York Kmcks center Kurt -;.. ■■ Editoi football. They were banged up, and game. Added with senior Brady Bar- Thomas was ordered to st.i\ away you could really tell when we had Alter a week hiatus from playing. rick returning, the team looks to from his wife and home at his ar- our practice on Sunday. We proba- the Homed Frogs are getting ready have a healthy rotation of seven or raignment Tuesday 00 charges he bly have our legs better than we have eight bodies on the line. The only assaulted her during an argument tor this week's game. had in a while " question mark is senior Josh Har- Over a laptop computer. The team will take on conference Thomas, a former TCU player, loe Houston Saturday lor Home- buck, who injured his back in prac- Stilley's return is day-to-day; tice last week. did not enter a plea to charges of coming, but although the time is third-degree assault and risk of in- t ,unn may start used for rest and recuperation, head jury to a minor. Senior quarterback Sean Stilley's Freshman running back ex- Amber Thomas' lawyer, Gary coach Gar) Patterson said at bis status is uncertain for Saturday's pected in mix Cohen, said the 6-foot-9, 235- weekly luncheon thai Ihe lean) did game with Houston. Stilley sepa- The speculation has been that true pound player assaulted his wife n't take the week oil. rated his shoulder against North freshman Lonta Hobbs would be- while she was holding the cou- "We don't call them off weeks ple's daughter. Kurt Thomas' Texas, and redshirt freshman Tye getting an opportunity to see snaps anymore," Patterson said "We try to lawyer denied the accusation Two (.iunn will step in if Stilley is unable in Ihe backtield in an upcoming i two week preparation period. other children Amber Thomas has to go. Such an injury can take six to game. Patterson said this game looks from a previous marriage were not We kind ol do n a little hit opposite to be the one. With junior Kenny home at the time. Cohen laid. of what other people do We really eight weeks to heal, however Patter- Hayter out with a shoulder injury, The order prevents Thomas try to gel after it the first week, son said he is not sure if it will be from entering the couple's home which everyone calls the oil week, that long, and points to the example Hobbs will share duties with juniors in Greenwich or having any con- i Today land Thursday we'll he in ol sophomore safety Marvin God- Rickey Madison and Corey Con- tact with his wife. He will be al- nally. lowed to go home one more time sweats and helmets." bolt who injured his ankle in the with a police escort to gel his be- The week oil probably couldn't Frogs opener against Cincinnati. Ellis likely to return longings. have conic al a better time for the Original!) thought to be out six to lings Alter playing loin games in Senior tight end Quint Ellis has Lawyers said the couple is get- eight weeks. ( iodholt is already back ting a divorce after about two three weeks, the Fines were battling made vast strides in his attempts to playing with the team. years of marriage. Thomas de- injuries and fatigue, Ihe team now recover from a knee injury sustained clined to comment after the ar- picks back up the season with the against SMU. In between classes Offensive line starting to get raignment ICSl ol Us games being conference and practices. Ellis managed to I wish him the best. I his is healthy opponents. make his way into the training room traumatic." Amber Thomas said. The continuity the Frogs have Patterson said with the rest ol the up to six times a day to receive ( ohen said Monday's tight was been searching for at the offensive over the computer. conference games starting, the oil treatment. His return is expected line position may finally he coining The anger escalated from ver- week was placed perfectly foi the against Houston after sitting out the into place. Sophomore Chase John- bal abuse to physical contact. Mrs. team. last game. Thomas did sutler some physical "By the time we got done with son is expected to make a healthy re- Photographer/Simon h>[>e: If senior quarterback Sean Stilley is unable to go on Saturday, redshirt freshman Tye Gunn injuries," Cohen said. North Texas, we were glad to have a turn to the team this weekend, after Daimj Gillham (No. 15) will make his first career start when the Frogs host Houston. Thomas did not accompany the week off." Patterson said. "I think an ankle injury against SMU Sept. tLr.giUham9tcu.tdL Knicks for Tuesday's start of ti.lining camp in South Carolina. Mavericks to decide whether to re-sign /hi/hi Women's soccer looks for DALLAS (AP) — In about two C-USA Roundup weeks, ihe Dallas Mavericks will know whether they've lured Football C-USA games All games first ever win against SMU Michael Redd and whether Team W L Pet. W L Pet. Hm. Rd. Ntrl. Strk. they've lost Wang Zhizhi. Southern Miss 2 0 1.000 4 800 3-0 1-1 0-0 Wl The women's soccer team hasn't binson said. I). the TCU defense may have to Ihe Mavericks signed Redd, a Louisville 1 0 1.000 3 .600 1-1 2-1 0-0 W2 had much of a rivalry with SMU, The players said they do not feel stop junior forward Kim Harvey, Milwaukee guard who set an (lint innatl 1 0 1 000 2 2 .500 1-2 10 0-0 Wl but the team looks to change the pressure of the SMU-TCU rivalry. who leads the Mustangs with six NBA record with eight 3-pointers that with a home game today. "This is not really a game we've goals on the season. They may also in one quarter last season, to an UAB I 0 1 000 2 3 .400 2-1 0-2 0-0 Wl East Carolina 1 0 1000 1 3 .250 1-0 0-3 0-0 II focused on from the beginning of have to contend with senior forward offer sheet late Monday. The the season," sophomore forward Bucks have 15 days to match it, Memphis 1 2 .333 2 3 .400 2-0 03 0-0 LI BY JAY ZWKEKMAN Tara Comfort, the 2002 WAC Pre- SEirStUT Laura Greenberg said. "Eve,ry game work out a sign and-trade deal or Tulane 1 2 .333 2 3 .400 1-1 1-2 0-0 L3 season Player of the Year. is important." lose him without compensation. TCU 0 1 .000 3 1 .750 2-0 1-1 0-0 W3 With a win against Louisville on Rubinson believes that the Mus- Senior forward and midfielder Also Monday. Wang signed a Houston 0 1 .000 2 .500 1-1 1-1 0-0 LI Sunday, the women's soccer team tangs' talent will benefit his team in three-year otter sheet with the Los Army 0 2 .000 0 4 ,000 0-3 0-1 0-0 L4 ended its seven game winless Nicole Carman agreed. this game. Angeles Clippers. The Mavs face streak. "SMU is always a rival, but we're "We have played to the level of the same options and Donnie Nel- Now the Frogs (2-6-3) look to looking at this game as a way lo pre- our competition and hopefully that son, the team's president of baa Last Week's Results Last week's players of the week break a longer winless streak 4 p.m. pare for conference." Carman said. will be a good thing Wednesday be- ketball operations, said all three Wednesday against Southern "Since this game doesn't really cause SMU is a good team," Ru- Offense Louisville quarterback are being considered. Methodist (4-4-1) at Garvey-Rosen- count for conference, we're just go- binson said. Florida State 20 Dave Kagone led the Cardinals in a 26- "We're not going to lose him thal Soccer Stadium. ing to get some of our younger play- at Louisville 26 20 overtime victory of No. 4 Florida outright." Nelson told the Fort In 21 all-time meetings with ers in so they can be ready when we J,i\ Zuckenmw Slate. Playing in a rainstorm. Ragone Worth Star-Telegram, which re- SMU. the Frogs have yet to win. play for conference." mJjuchtrmanl9lcuMUi Memphis 17 was L5-ot-27 for 1X2 yards and two ported the offer-sheet signing in The team still is looking for co- In order to challenge SMU (4-4- its Tuesday editions. "We are try- at UAB 31 touchdowns, and also ran for 43 yards. hesion as five of the projected ing to come to some win win sit- The Frogs are still looking for a aste of success against SMU. Since at Army 6 starters are injured. Senior defender uation." Defense Cincinnati defensive end its first meeting in 1 986. TCU is a 0-20-1 against th ! Mustangs. Here Anlwan Peek had 10 tackles, one sack, two Brenda DeRose, senior forward The 7-foot-1 Wang averaged Southern Miss 27 are the results from the last 15 matches: 5.6 points in 55 games last season. forced fumbles and one fumble recovery Sherry Dick, junior forward Re- The Mavericks made Wang the at Temple 22 in the Bearcats 35-22 win over Temple. becca Repasky, junior defender Oct. 7. 1987 Dallas 2-0 Sept. 28. 1994 Fort Worth 4-0 first Asian-born player in the Cincinnati 35 Southern Miss free safety Etric Adrianne Jett and sophomore mid- NBA. but relations between the Pruitt had three interceptions in USM's fielder Bara Gunnarsdottir will not Sept. 6, 1988 Fort Worth 3-1 Sept. 27, 1995 Fort Worth 7-0 play in this game. Sept. 28, 1988 Dallas 2-1 Oct. 27, 1996 Fort Worth 4-0 two have been a bit strained by his East Carolina 17 27-6 win at Army. He also had four refusal to return to China after the tackles and four pass breakups. Head Coach David Rubinson has Sept. 8. 1989 Fort Worth 3-1 Dallas 4-0 at West Virginia 37 Oct. 8, 1997 end of last season to join the na- one distinct goal. Aug. 31, 1990 Dallas 3-0 Oct. 21, 1998 Fort Worth 3-1 tional team. Special Teams Louisville kicker "What we want (to develop) is a Sept. 25, 1991 Dallas 3-0 at Tulane 0 Oct. 20, 1999 Fort Worth 1-0 Redd was a second-round pick Nathan Smith had two field goals and team that plays with consistency, Oct. 8. 1992 Fort Worth 5-0 Texas 49 Oct. 8, 2000 Dallas 2-0 by the Bucks in 2(XK) and played two extra points in the Cardinals' vic- not just with their bodies but with Oct. 27, 1993 Dallas 6-0 just six games that season because tory over Florida State in the rainstorm their hearts and their minds," Ru- of ,i knee problem. He played 67 of Papa John's Stadium. games last season, starling eight, and ranked eighth in the NBA in 3-point percentage at .444. His record-setting performance came Hart, Rangers fire Narron after the team against Houston in a game when he scored a career-high 29 points. finishes last for third straight season Minnesota Vickings star reciever found witb pot The Texas Rangers announced the "1 would like there to be a differ- Hart said there would be "some sense of urgency" to find a re- MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Min- firing of manager Jerry Narron, cut- ent voice as we establish a different nesota Vikings star receiver ting ties with another member of culture and a different era," he said. placement. He said he'd start with Randy Moss was charged Tues- the regime that brought three divi- "I am convinced that John and a short list of candidates from in- day with possession of a small sion titles in the 1990s. Grady have made a thorough and side and outside the organization, amount of marijuana, adding to complete evaluation in reaching the and that not all would have mana- charges last week that he pushed decision to change managers," gerial experience. a traffic officer with his car. BY STEPHEN HAWKINS Hicks said. Narron came to Texas as a third- The new petty misdemeanor •\-s,,.l, I I'l,-, Part of the problem was injuries. base coach in 1995, then became count carries a fine of up to $2(X), Jerry Narron was tired as man- The Rangers had 17 players spend manager when Johnny Oates re- but it could also lead to a suspen- ager of the Texas Rangers on Tues- a team-record 1,429 days on the dis- signed after an 11-17 start in 2001. sion or fine from the NFL. day after the team's third straight Police said they found a mari- abled list, including closer Jeff Zim- He was promoted by then-gen- last-place finish in the AL West. juana cigarette in Moss' car after merman, two-time AL MVP Juan eral manager Doug Melvin, who he was aiTested on Sept. 24. Moss Narron went 134-162 after taking Gonzalez, 10-time All-Star catcher was fired following the 2001 sea- was driving in downtown Min- over in May 2001, including a 72- Ivan Rodriguez, and expected No. I son. Melvin recently became the neapolis when the traffic officer 90 mark this season. He replaced starter Chan Ho Park. GM in Milwaukee. stepped in front of his car to stop Johnny Oates after the team started Narron used 51 players, includ- Texas lost 13 of its last 16 games, him from making an illegal turn. 11-17 last year. ing a club-record 27 pitchers. including a closing 1-9 road trip She was slightly injured when she "This has been a very difficult de- "This season has certainly been against playoff teams Oakland and fell off the car. cision because I like and respect Anaheim, and Seattle. The Rangers Moss spent the night in jail and very frustrating and painful for all Jerry Narron," Texas general man- was charged the next day with of us," Hart said. "Injuries have finished 31 games behind the AL careless driving and failure to ager John Hart said. "But we have obviously played a major factor, West champion Athletics. obey a traffic officer, both misde- to make some tough decisions now. but there are a number of areas in "He was in a tough situation meanorsr Our fans deserve better than the which we need to change and im- this year, without a doubt," The complaint said the mari- record and performance of the 2002 prove." Rangers pitcher Kenny Rogers juana amounted to just under a Texas Rangers." Possible replacements include said before the season ended. gram. Moss has said the mari- Hart spent several hours Monday bench coach Terry Francona, pitch- He's done very well at it, but juana did not belong to him and and Tuesday meeting with owner ing coach Orel Hershiser, and they go by what you do on the that he had allowed other people Tom Hicks and assistant general Buddy Bell. Another candidate field, and we weren't a very good to use his car recently. manager Grady Fuson about the fu- could be former Cleveland manager team on the field. Without a NFL spokesman Greg Aiello Special to the Skiff ture of the team. Hart said he made doubt, no one person is to blame said the league would review the Louisville senior quarterback Dave Ragone earned Conference USA Offensive Player of Charlie Manuel, who worked for for what went wrong here." case. the Week honors after leading his team to a 26-20 upset victory over No. 4 Florida State. the decision Monday night. Hart with the Indians.