TCU DAILY SKIFF Friday, August 26, 1988 Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 86th Year, No. 3 Conventions serve dual purpose

By LEANORA MINAI small group discussions in the Staff Writer Students view political game morning. "It (attending the convention) was "The convention is a unique oppor- In the afternoon, they were When TCU student Mark Johnson strictly a career move and not for the tunity for students to see politics in assigned to corporations, the media or went to the Democratie National political hype. I wasn't out there wav- action and for students to learn how to campaigns for their field work Convention in July, he was looking for ing banners," said Johnson, a sopho- play the game," Alpert said. Scott McMichael, a senior Interna- a career in media. more political science major. He said attending the convention tional relations major who attended He introduced himself to television Johnson was one of 37 TCU stu- results in students who can make the the Republican National Convention, station KLS, a CBS affliate in Salt dents who attended the two political transition from classroom learning to said he wanted to meet politicians and Lake City, Utah, and started editing conventions this summer in a prog- experiential learning. see how the convention worked, tape material and running the Tele- ram sponsored by the Washington "We talk about politics and candi- "I read about the people every day. PrompTer. Center. dates in classes, but there's no substi- and I wanted to meet them fir- His success with KLS during the Eugene Alpert, professor of politic- tute for experiencing those kinds of sthand," McMichael said Democratic National Convention al science, attended both conventions things that we discuss in classroom He worked for USA Today pulling gave him the opportunity to cover the and led the 150 students, who came settings," Alpert said. wire tapes and collecting and distri- Republican National Convention in from all over the United States to par- Students at the conventions August for the same station. ticipate in each program. attended lectures and participated in See Convention, Page 6 Students' Playboy averages exposes decrease Ending grade inflation students not reason, Koehler says TCU represented By ANGIE COX Staff Writer in SWC spread

Requests to faculty to make a con- By MARICARMEN EROLES scious effort in keeping grade inflation Staff Writer down may not be the reason for last spring's decrease in undergraduate TCU will be represented by two grade point averages, said William former students in the October i^sue Koehler, vice chancellor for ol Playboy. Academic Affairs. Colleen Tonierlin, who graduated Grade inflation is the "process of in August with a degree in RadioT\ evaluation where expectation (of stu- Film, and Laura Pcarse. who trans dent performance) remains constant ferred to New York, were photo- but evaluation of performance leads graphed for the "Women of the to higher and higher grades, "Koehler Southwest Conference." said Tonierlin, who wrote an article for In an effort to bring the TCU GPA the TCV Daily Sifcijjfabout her experi- down to a "C," which he said was an ences in her first Playboy interview. average grade, Koehler has suggested said she had decided to pose because to department chairpersons and coor- she wanted to see if the experience dinators for multisectional classes to would be demeaning to women. But review grade distributions in classes, she discovered the photographs wen- he said. taken in a professional and I»i - ■ Koehler said he has spoken to the like manner, she said. faculty senate, various departments "I'm 29. I'm an adult, and 1 did not and to the faculty assembly about the do it to embarrass anyone at TCU," problem of grade inflation. Tonierlin said. "It's not an inappropriate move for Dean of Students Libby Proffer TCU Dally Skiff I Michael Dixor any department chairperson or a said what students do oft campus is Full lots force students to park their cars on streets surrounding campus. These cars are parked on Princeton. coordinator of a multiseetion class to Park place not regulated by TCU. monitor a faculty member's grading "We don't have a right to make a distribution," he said. judgment about what they are doing ofl campus, even it we don't think it is "If faculty member 'X' is signifi- Changes may help parking conditions not a wise decision," she said. cantly out of line on the high end or the low end of the grading scale, Peggy Barr, vice chancellor lor Stu- more employees agree to ride to campus campus after 4 p.m. can get a night-parking stick- dent Affairs, said, "We can make no someone needs to be aware of it, he By JULIA TAYLOR together, Stewart said. er, Stewart said. judgment about people making fool- said. Staff Writer Libby Proffer, dean of students, However, Stewart said, as of Aug. 24, no facul- The main purpose ol the night-parking sticker, ish choices in their private lives. Some schools have policies that said she is also concerned by grade ty or staff members had taken advantage ol the Stewart said, is to identify, tor security reasons. Campus Police has made a few changes this fall penalize students lor appearing in inflation. car-pool-parking program. what cars should and should not be on campus. that mav help the parking conditions here at magazines like Playboy, but TCU "Your diploma is cheapened if Doris Davis, of the Registrar's Office, said she The cost of the sticker is $2.50. TCU. does not because it is a private matter everyone in your graduating class would like to take advantage of the car-pool park- Faculty and staff parking hours have been ex- Oscar Stewart, chief of Campus Police, said Proffer said. makes As and B's," she said. ing, but she lives in Azle, a town about 15 miles tended from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Stewart said the they are encouraging faculty and staff to park in hours were extended because the work day ends One has to trust individuals to exer- "Grades are designed to differenti- outside of Fort Worth, and she cannot find any- the coliseum parking lot to avoid traffic conges- cise free will to make mistakes, ate one student from another," Prof- one to share a ride from her hometown. closer to 4 p.m. tion in the "quad," the parking lot located in front This means that students arc not permitted to although they might not think it is a fer said. "If there are no C's and be- Other faculty and staff members who live out- of the Student Center. park in faculty and stall places until after 4 p.m., mistake, she said. low, there is no differentiation." side of Fort Worth have experienced the same "There is no policy because we In a report issued by Proffer, the After all, he said, it is cheaper to park in the barrier when trying to take advantage of car-pool he said. The fees lor parking stickers and parking fines don't make judgments on students average GPA for all undergraduates coliseum. The cost for a coliseum permit is $5. parking. did not increase this semester, Stewart said. unless they are violating a university for the spring semester of 1988 was a However, even the coliseum lot seems to be Other changes in parking include a new type ol If ,i student receives five or more parking tick policy or the law," Proffer said 2.858. Proffer emphasized that a "C" full this semester, Stewart said. parking permit and extended hours for faculty A car-pooling sticker for the quad is also being parking, Stewart said. ets from Campus Police, their car "ill be towed Students, faculty and staff who are only on bv Ace Buddv Wrecker, lie said See Grades, Page 6 offered to faculty and staff free of charge if three or See Playboy, Page 6 Jazz musician Inside Professional athlete lends to share views Summer's over, but a list of Fort Worth's hot spots mean support to war on drugs the heat's still on on trumpeting page 2 By NANCY ANDERSEN speeches is that in the first Filer will talk athlete to athlete, discussing the By KAREN FROST "The Last Temptation" protest Staff Writer Staff Writer effects ol drugs on performance and should be only the beginning Carl Filer, a former defensive end wh\ athletes shouldn't become che- page 3 Wynton Marsalis, an international- with the , will de- mically dependent. The second ses- ly known trumpet player, will discuss scribe his "fifth Super Bowl Ins sion is aimed at adult role models Southwest Conference football personal fight against drug and alco- working with college students and his music, background and talents champion predicted with students in F.d Landreth Hall hol addiction - in two speeches athletes," he said. page 4 reception room 2 p.m. Friday. Sunday. Filer is sponsored by the TCI "He is without a doubt the greatest The first session, aimed at student Southwest Conference Drug Educa trumpet player of all time, said Ker- athletes, begins at 4 p.m., with the tion Seminar which this year has ry Hughes, an adjunct trumpet in- Outside second session lor athletic depart- started programs throughout the con- ment personnel beginning at 7 p.m. structor for the music department ference both in drug testing and in Both sessions will be in the Student Hughes said the hour-long free cli- drug education, Bailey said. TCU Dally Skiff / Jim Winn Center Ballroom and are tree. nic is a rare opportunity for Students Prior to joining the Minnesota Vik- New recruits - Dirk Plante, senior cadet lieutenant, speaks to recruits. to ask a "musical genius" questions. Barbara Herman, coordinator of ings, Filer played defensive end at TCU's Alcohol and Drug Education the- University of Minnesota, when' Marsalis' visit is a personal favor to and Awareness Program, said Filer he was twice named All-Anierican. Hughes while he's in town playing at will not only tell his life story but will Filer began Ins 15-vear profession ROTC nurses honored the Caravan of Dreams. also relate ways of identifying and al career in 1969. becoming the NFL By ROBIN SHERMER a nursing internship in various hospit- Marsalis is an eight-time Grammy preventing substance abuse. Rookie of the Year. During his time Staff Writer als in the country. award winner in both the classical and She said athletes face a great with the Vikings, he plaved in six Pro "The girls got nuclear, biological jazz divisions, said Sound Warehouse amount of pressure to abuse drugs Bowls and four Super Bowls Three TCU nursing students will and chemical training to learn how to manager Mike Jackson. and alcohol because of their inanv He now works as a consultant to the Marsalis will be playing at the Cara- be honored today at a luncheon at 11 survive in a contaminated environ- psychological and emotional needs. on alcohol ment," McCTeary said. "They also van of Dreams, 312 Houston St., in am. in the Bass Building for their Among these needs, she said, are and drug abuse and as an executive treated trauma victims and passed the downtown Fort Worth, on Friday. successful completion of ROTC Adv- Today's weather is sunny dealing with the low-man syndrome, director of the United States Athletes Army physical fitness test, which in- Saturday and Sunday nights anced Camp, said Captain John and hot with high temperatures coming down from the excitement of Association, which provides prog- cludes push-ups, sit-ups and a two- Tickets for Friday and Saturdays McCleary of Army ROTC. near 102 degrees and light the game, coping with poor seasons or rams for high school athletes Seniors MiKeala Kenfield, Karen mile run." show are $10.50 for the 930 p.m. and winds from the South. poor personal performances and In 1985 he assisted first lady Nancy McSweyn and Kelli Whitney went All three girls are ROTC scho- 11:45 p.m. shows. Tickets for Sun- Tonight's temperature ranges handling pain from injuries. Reagan in starting her "Just Say No" through two weeks of camp at Fort larship winners and will graduate in day's 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. shows are in the mid-70s. campaign against drugs. Louis, Wash., and then four weeks of May. $13.50. "The difference between the two Page 2 Friday, August 26, 1988 TCU DAILY SKIFF CAMPUSlines Environmental Conservation Organization will meet at 3:45 Paint Cowtown Red p.m. today In trout of the Stu- dent Center before leaving lor Food -n- Snrff Th»«te>r/Fllm their recycling projeet. Call A student's guide 1 Chicotsky s Dall 24 AMC Hulen 10 926-1060 for more Information. 2 The Hop 25 UA Hulen 6 3 The Beck Porch 26 Casa Manana Tau Chi Upsilon's Formal Rush 4 Frankelburgers 27 Omni Theater to he held from 7 to 9 p. m. Mon- 5 Chili's 28 Hip Pocket Theater to city's hot spots 6 I • Yogurt day (First Round) and Tuesday 7 Hunan Chinese Beauty Spots (Second Round* in the Bichard- By JERRY MADDEN Hunan Chinese Restaurant- Lo- 8 The Packing House Cafe son Room at the Student cated at the corner of Bellaire and 9 Joe T Garcia's 29 Betanic Gardens Features Editor Center. 10 J ■ J Oyster Bar 30 Japanese Gardens Hulen. Costs a little more, but 31 Water Gardens Finding something to do on the 11 Mereado Juarez Cafe serves some excellent Chinese food. 12 Hoffbrau Steaks 32 Fort Worth Zoo Hunger Week meeting to be weekend might not seem like a Lunch specials every day. 13 The Carriage House 33 Overton Park held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in problem lor college students, but The Packing House Cafe- Features 14 The Worthington Hotel Museums the Student ('inter Room 205- when you're new to an area or feel steaks and "Bettys banana pud- 15 Don Pablos 16 Sundance Square 206. you've done just about everything, a ding. Located on Berry Street near 34 Kimboll Art Museum guide to city entertainment is campus next to 7-Eleven. 35 Nobel Planitarium NHsLtta useful. Joe T. Garcia's- located at 2201 N. 36 Ft. Worth Museum TCI Street "Dek" Hockey Accordingly, The TCU Daily Skiff Commerce St. not far from the Fort of Science and History meeting and practice at 3 p.m. 17 Caravan of Dreams 37 Amon Ca.ler Museum lias pot together this guide to Fort Worth Stockyards. Featuring "the 18 21 Main Friday in the Rickel building. 36 Modem Art Museum Worth establishments to help you best fajitas in town with patio din- 19 West Side Stories of Fort Worth complete your weekend plans ing and entertainment by a mariachi 20 The Oui Lounge College Republican Meeting to 21 Stockyards band. be held at 6 p m. Wednesday in 22 The University Pub J & J Oyster Bar- 929 University the Woodson room at the Stu- 23 Sam's at City View Drive. Serving fresh seafood in an dent Center. Music and Spirits informal setting. Mereado Juarez Cafe- 1651 E. National Student Conference North Side Drive. "Best Mexican on Voter Participation will be Food this side of Mi Tierra's in San held Sept 30 through Oct. 2 in Antonio." Poolside dining and a Washington D.C. For more in- mariachi band. formation call (202) 547-5860. Hoffbrau Steaks- 1712 S. Universi- ty Drive. Featuring lemon-butter Salute to TCU at Hulen Mall grilled rib-eyes, fillets and T-bones, will be held 1 to 4 p.m. Satur- Caravan of Dreams- 312 Houston half-pound burgers, seafood and day Specials available to TCU St. The place to go in Fort Worth for chicken dishes. students. live jazz. Thursday nights half price The Carriage House- 5136 Camp for students. Bowie Blvd. Serving steaks, tender- Study Abroad Veterans who 21 Main- 2100 Main St. Home of the loin, sea squab, frog legs, veal, lamb studied abroad during the "Stuffed Burger." Also serving piz- and escargot. Vichyssoise a spe- spring and summer will have a za, spaghetti, sandwiches and ciality. brief meeting at 5 p.m. salads. The Worthington Hotel- 200 Main. Wednesday in Reed 114. West Side Stories- 3900 Highway Come by for a peek at Fort Worth's 377 S. Several clubs located in one fanciest lobby. Featuring musical Cantebury (Episcopal Students area of town make things conve- revues and afternoon tea with a Organization) will have a swim- nient. fashion show weekdays. Call 870- ming party at 3012 Owenwood Oui Lounge- 3509 Bluebonnet Cir- 1000 for more information. Drive from 6:30 to 8:30 on cle. Has darts, video games and pool Don Pablos- Serves up reasonably Wednesday. Dinner provided. tables For those 21 and older. priced Mexican food. Located at Meel at Student Center at 6:10 The Stockyards- 131 F. Exchange .5601 S. Hulen. for a ride. Ave. National Historical District Sundance Square- Features a varie- preserving the way 1860s cowboys ty of restaurants in downtown Fort Parking stickers must be purch- worked and played. Over 40 shops, Worth including "Billy Miners Sa- ased bv Aug. 31 Irom the Office museums, restaurants and saloons loon, "Juanita's" and "Winfield of the Controller. Sadler Hall for drinking, romping, stomping '08s". Located just off Houston 104 and whooping it up. Call 626-7921 Street near the Worthington Hotel for a list of shops, restaurants and and Caravan of Dreams. The Student Campus Calen- clubs. dar/Handbook is available at The University Pub- 3019 S. Uni- the Student Center Information vesity Drive. Pool tables, video Desk games and CD jukebox. For those Theaters over 21. Students for Bush Meeting to Sam's at City View- On Bryant Irvin be held at 8 p.m. Thursday in near the Black-eyed Pea Popular the lobby of Tom Brown Hall. restaurant and bar known for its Sam's Jam's. Source - Mapaco TCU Dally SkKt / Diane Wooldndge Campus Christian Community meeting to be held Monday at Las Vegas Trail at Loop 820. Barbe- Overton Park- Bike trails dot this history, medicine and computers. the Student ('enter Room 211. Food and Spirits cue is available before the shows at 7 natural area of Fort Worth. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday p.m. through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8:30 International Student Associa- p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon tion meeting to be held 5 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Thursday at the Student Center Chicotsky's Big Apple Deli- Located AMC Hulen 10- 6330 Hulen Bend For Nature Lovers Museums Room 207. on the corner of Hulen and Bellaire, Nobel Planetarium- Housed in the this small restaurant specializes in Blvd. Where Horned Frogs go to Fort Worth Museum of Science and PCxtended Education offers edu- sandwiches of all types. see off-campus movies. History, the planetarium has prog- UA Hulen 6- 4920 S. Hulen. Another cational programs for faculty. The Hop- Located just down Berry Botanic Gardens- Located at 3220 rams on astronomy. Same hours as popular spot for current movies. staff and students. Call 921- from TCU. Live music and some Botanic Garden Drive. The 114 the Fort Worth Museum of Science Casa Manana- Located at 3101 W. and History. 7130 for more information. food to go along with it. No age res- acres of gardens are open 8 a.m. to Lancaster Ave. Musicals and plays trictions. 11 p.m. daily. Amon Carter Museum- Houses an for all ages. Call 332-6221 for more P3mployee Fitness Program re- The Back Porch- 2500 W. Berry interesting collection of American information. The Japanese Gardens- Located at sumes Monday. Register at the near the campus. Features 19th- and 20th-century art, includ- Omni Theater- In the Fort Worth the Botanic Gardens. Open 9 a.m. Rickel Building today from 12 to cafeteria-style eating and home- ing works by Frederic Remington Museum of Science and History, to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. 1 p.m. and 5 to 6 p.m. made ice cream. Great salad bar and and Charles Russell. Also owns a 1501 Montgomery St. Technically Admission is $1 for adults ($1.50 menu for veggie lovers. fine photography collection. Lo- sophisticated domed theater featur- weekends) and 50 cents for students Purple and White Scrimmage Frankelburgers- located on South cated at 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd. ing documentaries. "Grand Ca- 5-19. at Atnon Carter Stadium, 2 University across the street from Kimbell Art Museum- .3333 Camp Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday nyon," "Behold Hawaii" and "The Water Gardens- Located in down- p.m. Saturday. TCU. Features mostly hamburgers. Bowie Blvd. A fine collection of pre- through Saturday and 1 p.m. to 5:30 Great Barrier Reef now showing. town Fort Worth in the 1500 block Get two for one on Tuesdays. Columbian sculpture. Oriental and p.m. Sunday. Frog Football Kickoff Party at Showtimes 7 and 8 p.m. Tuesday of Commerce Street, these gardens African art and European paintings. Chili's- Located on South Universi- Modern Art Museum of Fort the cast side of Amon Carter through Thursday, 7, 8, and 9 p.m. are made up of live pools. Water Films shown on weekends. Open 10 ty near 1-30. Mostly burgers, with cascades over walls and steps. Worth- Collection of 20th-century, Stadium Irom 5 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 7 and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through some southwestern specialties Beautiful at night. modern art including works by Jack- Saturday. p.m. Sunday. Discount tickets at Saturday, 11a.m. to5p.m. Sunday. thrown in as well. son Pollack, Ellsworth Kelly and the Student Center Information Fort Worth Zoo - Located in Forest Admission free. I V Yogurt- Located next to Frank- Desk. Call 732-1631 for schedule of Park off University Drive. Open 9 Frank Stella. Located at 1309 Mont- NBWSlines elburgers across from TCU. Great movies. a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Tickets at Stu- Fort Worth Museum of Science and gomery St. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. frozen yogurt, sandwiches and Hip Pocket Theater- At the Oak dent Center Information Desk are History- Located at 1501 Montgom- Tuesday through Saturday and 1 Former governor dies soups. Acres Outdoor Amphitheater, 1620 $1. ery St. Displays relate to geology. p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

DALLAS (AP) - Former Texas Gov. Price Daniel died Thursday at the age of 77 at his ranch in Liberty. It took Daniel 40 years to Position yourself for accomplish what he did in Texas University Cleaners politics, and the people who worked with him. played with a great deal. him and knew him well said his legacy will not soon be tor 2809 W. Berry gotten. Daniel, who served three 927-2072 terms as governor from 1957- 63, died ol a cause that hadn't been determined, but could (Next door to Alpha Graphics have been a stroke. and Hooker's Hamburgers) t _—-—— Texas Gov. Bill Clements, ON, -y from his vacation in Taos, N.M., asked that Texas flags be "Fort Worth's Quality Cleaners" flown at half staff to honor Daniel Back to School Special Iran, Iraq meet with Student I.D. GENEVA (AP) - The foreign Laundered Shirts 65c ministers of Iran and Iraq on Save more than space with this futon and frame made just for the college crowd. Thursday met face-to-face for Dry Cleaning 30% Off Available in three sizes: single (S240), double (S275), and queen ($295). Pine frame the first time since their eight- comes with black, grey or blue futon. Kick back a little and save alot. year war began. The UN. * Forrui au limitedMi i iiitftj time only. secretary-general said he hoped Send Home Accounts Available! the discussions would be "busi- ness-like, constructive and, in- Offer Expires September 30, 1988 futonium 3031 monticello dallas 214-522-5127 deed, productive." TCU DAILY SKIFF Friday, August 26, 1988 Page 3 Commentary Convention shows the best candidate orientation By LEIF ANDERSON This short. 13-page document was riddled with unspecifics and seemed Columnist W e I co m (-. to denounce any accomplishment freshmen. Y.0JJ made by the Reagan administration Now that finally made it: during the last seven years. Americas two The first week political con- The Republicans presented a ol classes at ventions have candidate and a platform of their own. TCI". You've ft n s for Their candidate, George Bush, came gone through another four out in a way that America has never the whole years, we can seen him before. His acceptance ientation hit M focus on the two speech showed compassion, strength the welcome speeches, the pan) candidates and and competence phlets, the advisement, all of it. their parties. Michael Dukakis may claim he is You've been told all the rules ol This November, Americans will competent, but until he can show us success, and the way things work vote for either Vice President George that, he'll have to step aside and let here. You think you know all you Bush or liberal Massachusetts Gov. Bush lead America into the 1990s. need to know to get your college Michael Dukakis. Whether or not you The Republican platform was un- career underway. Well, they forgot to watched the convention activities, like that of the Democrats. This tell you a lew things. These ma\ nol you have probably heard about what 30,000 word document presented be vital, but they're helpful I call each party accomplished. specifics on many issues such as de- them the real freshman orientation. The Democrats stressed their "uni- fense, education and taxes. 1) With regard to surviving the ty and competence." while the Re- I'd like to mention why I feel cafeteria - the key is to eat as man) George Bush is the man for our fu- publicans showed their "strength and Qtfivjttlfrtft- prepackaged foods as possible I experience." ture. As part of the Reagan team. mean, what can they do to Frosted The setting for the Democratic Bush helped create 17 million new Flakes besides let them go bad? Convention, the Omni Arena in jobs during the last seven years. Dur- 21 Also in the food arena - you re Atlanta, looked excellent. The dele- ing the next presidency, many of us She should have been studying gonna have to learn to eat at Irregular gates seemed united behind their will enter the workplace. times. Yes, 1 know you want to eat nominee. Last month, the unemployment By LISA TOUYE test. Were there really 40 pages ol seriously" and turned my head to see lunch at 12:30 p.m.. but so docs tin Excitement was tossed In by Ann rate was 5.3 percent, the lowest in Columnist laws that Texas drivers needed to ,i mass of brown uniform and shining rest of the free world. If you eat lunch Richard's "I Hate George Bush" many years. know? One weekend ol freeway driv- brass. at say. 2:30 p.m. and dinner at about, speech, as well as Sen. Ted Ken- George Bush can keep Americans Some excuses ing had proved to me that there was So my timing isn't that great. oh. 2:30 p.m., you max lie able to get nedys "Where Was George?" theme. employed, while Michael Dukakis' just don't wash only one law in Texas - drive faster First it was parallel parking. Vi- in the door of the cafeteria. I decided Id stick out Arkansas shaky economic views may lead to dis- Neither do than anyone else sions of cruched codes and little red 3) Don t check your mail every day. Gov. Bill Clinton's Infamous nominat- aster in our economy. some driver's 1 studied the book, learned what tlags bouncing back and forth flashed It s just too depressing. About once a ing speech in order to hear Dukakis. icenses. every Texas driver has forgotten and before me. When I passed it, I gave a Simply put. our chances for em- week will almost assure that you'll get Once I finally got to listen to him, I The woman passed the written test. deep sigh of relief. ployment will be greater under Bush something through the mail. That's started to think about the plans he had >ohind the After bringing the car around for I should have known it could onh than Dukakis how they get your name on the juril for America. counter at the my driving test with the officer, I get worse. mail list. As I was reaching for the No-Doz, Dukakis also threatens our military Department ol searched the glove compartment, my "Turn left, "he barked at me as a car 4) Watch out lor F'rog Fountain on Michael said he could turn the eco- position in relation to the Soviets - his Motor Vehicles laughed as 1 told her wallet and underneath the scats tor was passing me on my left. your birthday. nomy away from disaster. Excuse me. proposed defense cuts could weaken this scrap ol white paper with yellow my proof of insurance. I found it in my Not pleased with my delay in 5) Now that it's optional, you mi) Mike, what happened to that $450 our nation s security. ink was what was left ot my Arizona address book. cooperating, he again said. "Turn be tempted to skip classes. Don t g< I million deficit in your home state? Recently someone asked me about driver's license after it went through I shouldn't have found the insur- left!" into the habit. You may think you What Mike didn't say was that he aid to the contra rebels in Nicaragua. 1 the washing machine. ance form so quickly, then the wait This time I said something like can't miss much in one day. but c raised personal income taxes in Mas- said I support it, the Republicans sup- Arizona licenses arc cheap. They're would have been shorter. "Nol lie's going to hit me!" as a car test time you II find that you arc sorel) sachusetts to help cure the deficit. He port it and George Bush supports it. handwritten and they aren't lamin- One officer came out and argued ran a stop sign and headed for my mistaken. As most of us find out the with a truck driver trom Louisiana also didn't mention that the state bor- I recall Sen. Bob Dole at the con- ated. Most importantly, they can't be door. hard way. that extra hour of sleep just whose son was waiting in the truck rowed money to put the "budget into vention saving Mike Dukakis mav washed on warm and dried on perma- That only made the friendly officer ain't worth it. behind me. about having front and 1 black again. speak Spanish, but he doesn't give a nent press. mad. (i Talk to your professors. The) back plates for the truck. Michael Dukakis would im- damn whether people in Centra] The woman told me the license won't bite. Well, except for Dr. (.'or- Then he went back inside the air- The rest ot the test was tension- mediately raise taxes if he were America are tree' wasn't valid and that Id have to take filled, but uneventful. I passed with a der, but he doesn't usually draw conditioned building. blood. Seriously, don't be afraid to go elected president. Please, Mike. 1 d like to end with a new Republi- the whole test again. 71.1 was glad I didn't have to take the Moments later, the same officer to them with your problems, because DuTAXus! Then the woman handed me a 40- test again, and the officer was prob- can saying, one that has plenty of walked past us on his way to lunch. they urc there to help. The Democrats presented their page booklet. I just stared at her ably glad he didn t have to see me meaning and thought behind it: I started talking with the truck 7) No, your roommate's hyena-like 4,500 word "Stealth" platform at their who was she kidding? again. "America, don't let the Democrats do driver. laugh will not go away over time. convention. Stealth? Yes, the plat- it to us again! The Jimmy Garter era The Arizona booklet was 1(1 pages I said something to the effect of Sometimes the Great Laundry God 8) For those of you who haven I form was there somewhere, I think. has ended! long and a 9-year-old could pass the "these guys take themselves so just laughs in your lace. spent a great deal of time in laundro- mats, no, 75 cents is not the going rate lor a washer or dryer load. If \on go to Why have we waited for 'Last Temptation? a laundromat instead ot doing youi laundry in the dorm, you can save about half and give yourself a few outside the doors to protest the show- pierced and broken by such an attack By JOHN MOORE they are about Jesus? too long, Christians of this nation hours ol undistracted study time ing of the film. on His beloved son," the ad said. Columnist Why have we, the Christians of this have assumed a role of gentle passiv- There are good laundromats across In Chicago, about 700 protesters I believe God's heart has been nation, waited so long to turn out in ity, so much that it has affected our from Tom Thumb and Minyard s It's been run formed a circle in front of the Bio- broken by the portrayal of Jesus in the force against pornography? sense of right and wrong. 9) Despite the impression that the into the ground graph Theater on Aug. 12 to criticize T^ast Temptation. "The Last Temptation" is a direct The time has arrived for us to put past week may have given you, there by film critics, the movie for its negative portrayal of Certainly, every true Christian attack on God's own son that we quite aside our fears and let the film indus- is life without being Greek. So if you run up the flag- Jesus Christ. would agree that portraying Jesus as a possibly could have prevented from try know that we don't want pornog- didn't go the sorority or fraternit) pole by its In Austin, more than 500 demon- weak-willed, indecisive sex-maniac as ever being made if we had only raised raphic movies and the corruption route this semester, don t fret - inde- creators and run strators picketed the Austin Village the film does is an attack on God, his our voices against pornography they have brought on our society. pendents are people, too. in the front sec- Cinema Four on Aug. 19. son and the very roots of Christianity. sooner. We must stand up tor what is right 10) Most importantly, get involved! tion of the Fort The protesting has not been limited This is not the first time such an It is sad that it has taken a direct because no one else will do it for us. Friends and things to do aren't going Worth Star- to the movie theaters alone. attack has been made, but I am con- attack on Jesus to illicit such a strong to come looking lor you you ha> e to Telegram for 10 consecutive days. An Associated Press photo carried In Los Angeles, 25,000 demonstra- vinced that we, as Christians, should and unified response by Christians look lor them. II you sec a sign for a Now, despite opposition from Christ- at least try to make it the last. on the front page of the Aug. 14 edi- tors carried crosses and picket signs to against the porn industry. ('ollcgc Republicans meeting and you ians throughout the Lone Star State, tion of the Star-Telegram spells out the gates of Universal Studios on Aug. I also believe God's heart has been We, the Christians of this nation, think it sounds interesting, grab a it's being run in Texas movie theaters. our mission. 11 to protest the film's release. broken just as severely every time for various reasons, have allowed the friend and go! What s the worst thing In the photo, an elderly woman It's Universal Studios' latest ven- In Fort Worth, where the movie another R- or X-rated movie has been movie studios to go too far for too long that can happen? Go knock on the stands amid a crowd of protesters in ture in the celluloid - "The Last hasn't been shown yet, a group of con- released for public consumption and without saying enough. doors ot the people in your hall and front of the Biograph Theater. Her Temptation of Christ." It seems des- cerned residents purchased a full- thousands of people, "Christians" or Maybe we've been passing the Introduce yourself. Risk a little, reach picket sign alone carries no reference tined to become the most controver- page advertisement in the Aug. 8 edi- otherwise, have flocked to the movie buck, leaving it up to God to destroy out. It will make the difference in to the movie "The Last Temptation." sial film in religious circles since tion of the Star-Telegram to de- theaters to sec it. "Babylon" in his own good time whether you are happy here, or "Jesus Christ, Superstar" in 1973. nounce the film as blasphemous, sign- A dirty film about Jesus poses a Maybe we ve kept our voices low In blue marker, her homemade whether you just wonder what you Wherever there's a theater willing ing the ad, "Many citizens who love serious threat to Christianity, but for fear we might offend others who sign proclaims, "Stop the Dirty could be doing. to show the "Last Temptation," the Lord." don't all porno films pose the same don't share our beliefs. Movies. Well, that's it Good luck, and there's usually a crowd gathered just "We feel the heart of God has been threat regardless of whether or not I believe we're at a crossroads. For That is just what we should do. here s hoping von have a great year.

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SIDBIines With regrets, Aggies top SWC HORNED FROG FOOTBALL race for Cotton with defense Sept. 10 Georgia (A) Sept 17 Bowling Green (H) By TROY PHILLIPS ably, A&M has the best corps ol line- know how to win. The list ol experi- Sept 24 Boston College (H) Sports Editor backers in the nation with lour heal- ence and depth goes on and on. Like Oct 1. Arkansas (A) thy, returning senior starters. All- last season, count on TCU to run the hall down opponents throats with the Oct 8 Rice (H) have con- American candidate John Roper, likes of Tony Darthard. Cedric Jack Oct 15 Brigham Young (A) ceded. I have Adam Bob, Dana Batiste and Aaron son, Scott Bednarski and many Oct 22 Baylor (H) given in Wallace are four of the SWC's most Oct 29 Houston (A) There's no way intense bruisers. Simply put, they others. Nov 5 Texas Tech (Home- around it. punish, and punish hard. 4. Arkansas coming) Maybe it's peer To add Injury to insult, A&M run- Razorbacks' Coach Ken Hatfield Nov 12 Texas(H) pressure. I ning backs Darren Lewis and Matt believes the key to Arkansas' success Nov 19 Texas A&M (A) made a sincere Gurley were nearly unstoppable last in 1988 will be the offensive line, the effort not to be a season. So unstoppable that starting linebackers and the kicking game. HORNED FROG slave to statistics, but there's no other Bucky Richardson rarely I wonder if Hatfield has has figured threw a pass. Lewis, Gurley and SOCCER answer. out what the key will be to keeping his Richardson combined in 1987 for Men's After pouring over all the previews, job after 1988. Surely it's not Freddie picks, updates and whatever else I 1,470 rushing yards. "the cattle car" Childress, a 315-plus Sept 1 SMU (H) can get my hands on, hoping lor any- (Jive A&M the trophy and the Cot- pound offensive guard. Once Sept 3 Cal- Fullerton (A) thing to get out ol picking Texas A&M ton Bowl, but their quarterback still crushing the scales at 350, Childress Sept 4 St. Mary's (A) as this vear's conference champ, I has a wimpy name. weight has been up and down for Sept 13 Midwestern State (A) failed. 2. Texas months. Childress is outstanding, but Sept 18 Pan American (H) When somebody mentions the Sorry, folks. Aggie see. Aggie do. Hatfield has been trying to overrate Sept 25 Centenary (H) name Darrell Royal in Austin, people You're right. This is getting old - as him to the media for a few years. No, I Sept 30 Midwestern State (H) bow on their knees and kiss the old as that lasagna in the Main. But don't think, as Hatfield says, that Oct 2 North Texas (H) ground. The legendary former UT don't worry. It can t last forever. In a Childress is one ol the nation's best. Oct 8 Illinois State (A) coach is the standard to which all couple of years, Texas will be back on That kind of weight in the college Oct 10 Eastern Illinois (A) other UT bosses are compared. David top for another three or four-year ranks hurts more than it helps. Oct 17 SW Missouri State (H) McWilliams is no exception. reign, give or take a couple. That s the Oct 20 UT- San Antonio (H) No, it doesn't matter that UT's Eric Again, Hatfield will field a good bad news. Oct 23 Tulsa (H) Metcalf is a leading 1988 Heisman team this year, lint again, Hatfield The good news is that a few other Oct 25 Texas Wesleyan (H) Trophy candidate. It doesn't matter will not get to Cotton Bowl. And that's teams, namely Arkansas, TCU and Oct 27 North Texas (A) that McWilliams has brought top re- why fans in Fayetteville have had it Baylor can keep things interesting. Oct 30 New Mexico (H) cruits and a sense of pride back to the up to their hog's jowls with Hatfield. Throw in a Houston or Tech upset TCU Dally Skiff / Rob Robbms Nov 5 SMU (A) UT program. What does matter is that Some talented bright spots lor here or a close one with Kice there. he lost to A&M in his first year at the Arkansas are quarterback Quinn Out of my way - Roscoe Tatum is tackled as he tries to What could be more fun? Besides Women's helm. And everyone in Austin Grovey, 1987 all-SWC running back seeing a certain program in Dallas run upfield during a scrimmage. whines, "Darrell Royal only lost to James Rouse, who rushed for 1,004 Sept 6 SMU(H) banished to the bowels of hell by the A&M once." It's already starting for yards, linebacker Kerry Owens, cor- Sept 9 Missouri St. Louis (A) NCAA, I can't think ol much else. McWilliams. nerback Richard Brothers and split Sept 10 S. Illinois- Edwardsvil- After careful research, diligent de- What galls me is that UT will finish end Tim Horton. le(A) ductions and injections of optimism second this year with a mediocre pas 5. Baylor Sept 11 Wisconsin (A) by Coach Wacker, I'm ready to jump BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL sing game and pretty good defense One thing you can count on with Sept 14 Arkansas /Little on the prediction bandwagon. Keep Metcalf oftentimes is the team, and Baylor this year is improvement. Not Rock(H) in mind that no newspaper forked out .... when he's not, the Horns find some much, but anything is better than last Sept 16 Barry University(H) bucks to send me on a Southwest P'OFF way to win. To beat A&M and get year. Head Coach Grant TealT T20FF"] Sept 19 Oral Roberts (H) Conference tour this summer, which Any $5 Order Any $10 Order back to the Cotton Bowl this year, UT guarantees it. Out of all active SWC Sept 28 SMU (A) saddens me. I hear Waco and Lub- JDry Cleaning or Laundry 1 Dry Cleaning or Laundry J will have to polish their normally lack- coaches, TeafTs 16 years in Waco With this coupon Oct 1 Texas(H) bock are lovelv this time of year. With this coupon luster passing. With new starter shows that he can bring a team back Oct 5 Texas A&M (A) 1. Texas A&M Shannon Kelley. that's unlikely. from a losing season. But not this $8 OFF Oct 13 Florida International(A) A&M Coach Jackie Sherrill must $6 OFF season. Any $15 Order Any $20 Order Oct 16 Baton Roca (A) want an NFL job bad. Either that or 3. TCU In the midst of the Bears rebuild- JDry Cleaning or Laundry 1 Dry Cleaning or Laundry J Oct 23 Tulsa (H) he's out to prove something to the No, this is not a typo, I am not ing phase, outstanding players can be With this coupon With this coupon Oct 27 Colorado Baptist(H) world. The Aggies' pre-season sche- taking hallucinogenic drugs as Jerry found. Last season, quarterback Brad Oct 30 Arkansas (H) dule could make or break their status Madden once accused me of doing. COUPON MUST BE PRESENTED WITH INCOMING ORDER Goebel had the best freshman year in Nov 4 Baylor (H) in the Top 20 for the rest of the year. C'mon, have a little taith in your SWC history, and was rewarded with SWC victories haven't been known to Frogs. ONE HOUR CLEAVERS all-SWC' second team honors. As a MM ■ fcny n ««tt HHU HORNED FROG get a team far in the polls. A&M Thirty-two seniors and 15 return- sophomore, Goebel may be the next GOLF opens the season against Nebraska, ing starters will get TCU to a bowl this Kevin Murray or . LSU, Alabama and Oklahoma State - year. No more hoping, no more ex- He's that good, and he's young. Women's not exactly par for the course in this cuses. Everything is solid and com- Sept 12-13 SMU Classic (A) league. But then A&M is no slouch petitive. Quarterback David Rascoe, Unfortunately, his team isn't that either. free safety Falanda Newton, punter good. Give the Bears a few more Men's Everywhere you look, A&M has Chris Becker, defensive linemen Tra- years, and then maybe, CBS or ABC Sports will come back to Waco (it the) Sept 17-18 Pespi/Slice depth and talent, right on down to cy Simien and Mitchell Benson, tight end Ricky Stone, receivers Jarrod can remember where it is). Classic (A) special teams. However, il you looked for the root of A&M s success in the Delaney and Reggie Davis and center A-AWAY H-HOME past, the ticket is at linebacker. Argu- Jeff Daily - all are seniors and all See SWC, Page 5

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Receiver and MARK PACKER Tech's offense will be effective. Jason Phillips, who led the nation Sports Writers Tech's defense could go belly-up. with 99 catches at season's end, is one TCU head coach Jim Wackcr has As expected, senior quarterback of the few bright spots in the run-and- named senior David Rascoe as the Billy Joe Tolliver will be the SWC's shoot. In three UH wins over Texas, starting quarterback for the Frogs. top passer and possibly the top offen- Temple, Rice and the Tech tie, quar- The Frogs begin the season Sept. sive player. He is second on Tech's terback David Dacus completed 110 10 against the Georgia Bulldogs in all-time list with 3,887 yards, needing of 184 for 1,341. But for UH to get Georgia. only 802 yards for the record. Junior anything accomplished, the run-and- Wacker said at this point in the running back James Gray (1,007 yards shoot can't crash-and-burn every drills, David Rascoe holds down the in 1987) is one of the conference's best other week. starting quarterback job, but senior rushers. Wingbacks Wayne Walker With only four returning defensive Scott Ankrom and junior Ron Jiles are and Tyrone Thurman are the fastest starters for UH, don't expect the not far behind. receivers in the conference, and two 50,000 capacity Astrodome to be ex- Rascoe has started 28 games for the of the most sure-handed. actly brimming over by November. Frogs and has passed for over 3,036 The bottom line, though is that 8. Rice yards which ranks him as the 5th pas- Tech's defense is returning a confer- Stop the presses! Rice coach Jerry ser on TCU's career passing charts. ence-low four starters in '88. Last year Berndt is still in Houston, pining Rascoe said he feels pressure of Tech's defense epitomized incon- away at what has to be one of the being the starter but knows that the David Rascoe Ron Jiles Scott Ankrom sistency. It wasn't entirely their fault, saddest jobs in . And team has confidence in his ability to but game scores don't lie: a 27-21 vic- for some reason, he thinks the Owls lead the attack. David Rascoe, Scott Ankrom and Ron "I love it (playing all the positions). tory over A&M, a 31-0 bashing by when I get in the game, he said. are making progress. "Playing quarterback at TCU is Jiles. It gives me a chance to be more re- When I get my chance I'll be ready. Arkansas the following week and a 10- much harder than at any other school laxed and play looser in practice and Jiles entered TCU in the fall '85 10 tie with Houston that locked away In the last several years, Rice has "There is no doubt that all three are in the Southwest Conference because in games," Ankrom said. any chance for a Tech bowl bid. proven only they can consistently major college material. We have all from Houston Madison High School you have to be a great runner as well where he threw for 1,865 yards and 33 compete with schools below Division the confidence in the world in all Junior Ron Jiles had limited playing 7. Houston as a gifted passer," Rascoe said. his senior vear. Hello, NCAA! Anyone home? We've I, barely. Same old story every year. three men. I will not hesitate to put time for the Frogs in '87. But Wacker been waiting for years to see if these This team is so dessimated with in- Senior Scott Ankrom had started any one of the three in the game at said he is playing better than he has alleged violations from Bill Yeoman's juries by the fourth week, water boys for the Frogs in the past three years. anytime, Wacker said. "That is the ever played. days are going to be punished. Oh are penciled in on the depth chart. but had been hampered with injuries. least of my worries for the upcoming well, who cares. Coach Jack Pardee's Give Rice one good mark, though: Last year he went out in the season season." Jiles completed 1 of 9 passing for 31 yards. But he isn't worried about his run-and-shoot offense will be shot passing. Senior quarterback Quentis opener against Boston College with a Ankrom, who has two 100-plus playing time. down again in 1988. Roper is as fine a passer as any. hamstring pull. yard rushing days in five career starts United way For 1987, it was too much, too But then, fine doesn't cut it in the Wacker said at the moment the at quarterback, will also spend time at "I don't worry about whether I'm of Metropolitan soon. UH lost six of its first seven cellar. TCU depth charts reads as follows - running back and . starting or not, 1 just do the best I can Tarrant County

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Grades/ Continued from Page 1 Playboy/c '.ontinued from Page 1 should be the average grade, not a fie said it is a national problem and "But because of the fundamental) Tomerlin said, "It's something I've "You have to be secure enough that "B." all professors are aware of it unless ol academic freedom, you really can't always been curious to see. To me it if you make a decision you are sure "There could be any number of they've been living in a cave do anything about grade inflation," he was not degrading. I was not consi- about yourself and what you rcpic reasons for the drop (in undergradu- "I'm not sure that it (grade Infla- added. dered a sex object while it was being sent," she said. ate GPA's)," Koehler said. tion) should be brought up as an issue Koehler said he would never man- done." Tomerlin used the alias Caitlin by itself because it's not that big of a She had decided not to pose at first Thomas because she did not want her Koehler said if the argument is true date a grade quota. problem here," Flowers said but after further consideration, de- parents and her family to be that students at TCU are smarter, "I will never say a (acuity member cided to go ahead and have the pic- bothered. then they should he challenged more Jack Jones, associate professor ol must give an certain number of As tures taken, she said. She said she hopes it will not be a management and faculty senate mem- and so on. he said. "That is absolute- Some faculty members said they "It was a neat experience to have problem in her future career, but she ber, said grade inflation is not a major did not think grade inflation was a big ly unethical." took the possibility into consideration problem within the business schools my hair and makeup done," she said. problem at TCU Koehler said the best way to deal "Someday, any kind ol experience before making her decision. "There is generally less grade infla- Ron Flowers, a religion professor with grade inflation is to constantly that's within the limits of right and "People in the business said some tion in business schools around the and member of the faculty senate, keep it before the faculty, wrong in the law will be good to me as people can pull it off; it depends on country," he said. said grade inflation is brought up be- "I've told the faculty to ask them- a writer." their personality," she said. "The fore the faculty senate in the "discus- Ambrose Edens, a religion profes- selves if their expectations are She said the picture was tasteful main thing is I don't want to lie about sions of pluses and minuses," but has sor, said Koehler has urged faculty to appropriate and their evaluation of and did not look a lot like her. it or cover it up." not been discussed as an issue by it- try to "curtail our tendency to inflate the students' performance is Colleen Tomerlin The fact that she was going to Laura Pearse could not be reached self. grades. " appropriate, he said. graduate was not crucial, she said. for comment.

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Brad Vanderbilt, president of TCU Democratic National Convention was FOR RENT quiet Meadowbrook neigh- "The convention is like walking Students for Dukakis, worked for better organized. borhood only 15 miriUtes HELP WANTED onto a stage of a play and playing a Democratic presidential candidate He said the Democratic students from TCU Furnished Oak role," Alpert said. Michael Dukakis in the visibility de- saw what it was like to be out of power Half block from TCU cam- floors $210 per month plus He said the role during the conven- partment by making signs supporting and want to be in power, while the pus. One-bedroom apart- utilities. Call RB, 8:30 am -5 p m. 336-7799. tion is defined by the student. both Dukakis and Democratic sice Republican students saw a party that Part-time work in gourmet ice ment, central heat and air cream shop 731-9838 "They (the students) can sit back presidential candidate Lloyd was in power and wanted to stay in $250'mo. 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