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t WEATHER FORECAST High 73 Low 59 Sunny and Campus windy High schoolers to get career insight Inside The Harris College of Nursing will host about 10 area Omni features Everest FRIDAY high school students today as APRIL 3, 1998 part of the Career Treckers pro- at its best. ject, a division of the Texas Christian University Leadership Fort Worth pro- See page 4 95th Year • Number 99 gram. The project is sponsored by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Fort Worth and aims to provide the students with infor- mation regarding educational Senate votes to and career choices. Hidden treasures A total of 32 high school stu- dents will participate in the pro- gram before the semester ends. amend bylaws Chamber music Faculty focuses on recital set for today A faculty chamber music grade inflation., tenure recital will be held at 7:30 p.m. today in the PepsiCo Recital By Melanie R. Rodriguez Hall of the Mary D. and F. SKIFF STAFF Howard Walsh Center for Grading standards and tenure review were among Performing Arts. many items discussed at the Faculty Senate meeting John Owings. professor of Thursday. music; John Burton, associate Other issues discussed included the addition of a new professor of music; and Curt University Core Requirement, and amendments to the Thompson, assistant professor senate bylaws and the Faculty Senate Handbook. of music, will perform in the Bob Vigeland. professor of accounting and chairman recital. of the Senate discussed the executive committee's meet- Admission is free. ing with the Board of Trustees. Vigeland said the committee members told the Board Christian performers that despite additions of faculty members to depart- on campus next week ments, there is still too much reliance in some depart- Students plan to gather at ments on occasional faculty for freshman classes. Frog Fountain next week for Vigeland said he thinks the committee made an impact TCU's first Resurrection Week, on the board by presenting "hard data" He said Vice which will feature Christian Chancellor for Student Affairs Don Mills and Provost speakers and bands as guests. and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Bill Koehler The band Nickel & Dime have decided to create a task force to study the freshman will perform Monday. experience. Sycamore on Tuesday and Ed The only voting issue was a motion to amend and pass Cash on Wednesday. Each will revisions to the Senate Bylaws. The motion was passed play at 6 p.m.. followed by unanimously. The new bylaws incorporate an attendance speakers. policy and standing committees. Tuesday night's speaker will David Grant, professor of religion and chairman of the be Gary Randall, a TCU alum- Academic Affairs Committee, gave a report on grading nus who directs Hope Farm standards. Grant also discussed a proposed policy for a Inc.. an after-school ministry grade appeals procedure. for young, urban children. Billy He said there are no time constraints for students to Beacham, a representative of appeal grades and there are records of students waiting Student Discipleship two or three years to appeal a grade. Ministries, will speak Grant presented data of grade distribution for both Wednesday night. Monday's upper and lower division courses from fall semesters speaker has not yet been from I982-1997. Grant said grades have generally announced. become higher. He also presented average GPAs of bachelor's degree Senior to perform recipients from 1986-1997. which are also on (he rise. original play Grant said he used an equation to predict the average GPA Senior theater major Jeanine of a bachelor's degree recipient in the year 2032 and the M. Bartel will perform her resulting GPA was a 3.5, which is an "A" average. senior honors project, a one- "When the average grade becomes an A,' we're in woman show called "Corrie trouble," he said. "It's my inclination to believe this is a Ten Boom: Spreading the problem." Four social work students. Sarah Edwards. Michelle Glory of God," at 10 a.m. Taylor MH Saturday in Moudy 141 N. Jackson. Leah Newcomer, and Sandra Tompson. proposed Bartel has written, directed TCU Young Alumni members Amy Dickson (right), class of with prizes for Sunday's egg hunt sponsored by the Office the addition of a diversity class to the L'CR curriculum. and produced the show and will '95, and Kim Christenson, class of '94, stuff Easter eggs of Alumni Relations. See related story on page 6. star in it. She said the show is Please see SENATE, Page 6 based on the life of a woman whose writings inspired her. "She's a miraculous mission- ary and has a very inspirational All that jazz Amnesty to host Human Rights Day story," she said. "1 was looking Events aimed at getting students to "stand up" for rights for someone to base my one- Legendary trombonist Fontana to join festival woman show on and after read- By Selena Hernandez card signings. is important because TCU is part of By Robyn Ross Competitors in the festival pri- STAFF REPORTER Al members will collect signatures the global community and human ing about her, there was no STAFF REPORTER marily include bands from the Fort question in my mind." The TCU chapter of Amnesty from students, faculty and staff who rights issues play a vital role in the Jazz trombone legend Carl Worth area, although a band from International, along with the pledge their support for the organiza- way a community functions. Fontana will play with TCU jazz Hawaii will also compete. The Programming Council Concerts tion's yearlong "Get Up, Stand Up!" "(I hope the students I gain an Palm Sunday bands Saturday night as part of the bands will play in the Ed Landreth worship planned Committee, will sponsor a concert pledge drive. appreciation of their role as a citizen 21st annual Jazz Festival, which Auditorium, and admission during and signature pledge drive from 11 The drive marks the 50th anniver- of the whole world." Butler said. As Holy week quickly recruits high school students from the day is free. approaches, many students a.m. to 4 p.m. today in the Student sary of the United Nations' signing of Shana Pereira. a junior internation- jazz bands in the Metroplex. "This and UTA's are the most Center Lounge in the Universal al finance major and AmneMv co- have begun preparations for a The concert, which is at 7:30 prestigious in-state festivals," special celebration of Passion, honor of the annual Declaration of Human president, said she defines human p.m. in Ed Landreth Auditorium, Wilson said. "Only the good bands Human Rights Day. Rights, a document rights as "personal freedoms every- or Palm, Sunday to take place at will feature performances by the come. If they're not good they get 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Robert Six bands, including * iil that specifies an indi one possesses which other people TCU jazz bands, directed by Curt eaten alive." Moon Festival. Drive- vidual's basic rights shouldn't infringe upon.'' Carr Chapel. Wilson, and the Purple, White, and Wilson said first, second' and Phil Bordeleau, a graduate by Orchestra, Little and freedoms. Pereira said throughout her six Blues Vocal.Jazz Ensemble, direct- third place trophies will be award- years of involvement with the organi- student in the choral conduct- Band with Big The international ed by Rob Laney. Admission is $8 ed to bands in each of the 4A. 5A Answers, 17, celebration officially zation, she has become more aware of ing program, has organized a for adults and $5 for students with and 5A second-band divisions. The 4w Mass which will combine Crinkleroot and Cobalt began last December the growing need to help others IDs. Outstanding Musician Award will obtain and secure their human rights music and Scripture. Blu, will participate in the event. Five when South African President Nelson The concert is the crowning be given to a student selected from human rights speakers, three of Mandela signed the first pledge. The Pereira said she hopes to encour- Previously, music did not play a event to a day of competition all competitors. major role in the celebration. whom are TCU professors, are sched- pledging will end this December in age students to step out of their com- among high school bands. The Wilson said the festival is the fort zones. She said many students A choir and orchestra, which uled to give brief speeches concern- Paris where Al will present the music department's goal is to biggest recruiting tool for the pro- live in a bubble and lake their free- will include both students and ing various aspects of human rights United Nations with all the collected attract participants to TCU's music gram all year. He said in the doms for granted. professional musicians, will issues associated with AI. signatures. program by providing them with a past 21 years, more than half of "1 want (students) to be aware of present selections from J.S. The daylong festivities will also John Butler, university minister and positive experience on campus, the winners of the Outstanding what's going on worldwide." Pereira Bach's "St. John Passion" as include free food and drinks, T-shirt AI chapter adviser, said he believes said Curt Wilson, director of jazz and CD sales, door prizes and pledge student participation in today's events musical commentary during the studies. Please see JAZZ, Page 6 Please see AMNESTY, Page 2 reading of the Scripture. "The readings will come to a stop and the music will Olsin O'Connell, answer," Bordeleau said.