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WWW. DAITLYSKIFF.COM —— ms A m, but ® » * ~. team 4 Two former students released from jail on bond h Tex- them media lun hesma By ANDREW CHAVEZ ing a freshman female student a $25,000 bail bond for I'he men are scheduled for hat five-day period does At his weekly Lt. cheon Tuesday, head foot we're Staff Reporter in a dorm room in Moncrief the sexual assault charge an initial appearance at 9 present some challenges,” would ball coach Gary Patterson Zim at Two of three former TCU Hall on Oct, 13, according to and a $2,000 bail bond for a.m. Nov. 9 in Tarrant County Jones said, “It certainly to comment on rength student-athletes jailed Friday a police report Criminal District Court No. 2, be more beneficial had we declined football team on sexual assault charges The victim told police she : according to court records. begun our investigation when whether the was reconsidering its poli Texas were released Tuesday after went to Taylor's dorm room “It certainly would Records show the suspects the offense occurred was removed from cles for recruiting players rs will posting bail, according to jail so he could pay her $8 he be more beneficial have not hired attorneys as Behling of Tuesday the men's basketball team with criminal records. Jones pete in records owed her, said Lt. Gene Jones, had we begun our after the sexual assault accu. had a misdemeanor assault ey nor- Virgil Allen Taylor, 19, and a Fort Worth police spokes investigation when the Police are still awaiting charge before he was admit said. Shannon Monroe Behling, person on . DNA test results from the vic sations were made he Favior, a former member ted to TCI people 19, each posted $25,000 bail Lt. Jones said police recov offense occurred. tim, Lt. Jones said, He said five-day of the men's basketball team If vou want to talk about ts and bonds and were released ered $100 from Taylor's dorm Lt. Gene Jones doesn’t expect the the vie- and Jones, a former member football questions, we'll talk me off from Mansfield Jail at 2:25 room along with a bra Fort Worth Police Department period between when of the football team, were Patterson said. "But that's where p.m. Tuesday, according to items the victim reported tim said the assault occurred their all we're going to talk about jail records stolen, according to a police and when she reported the both released from the incident here cet will Taylor, Behling and Loren- report an outstanding Collin Coun- incident to officials to cre- teams before that can't be for reasons unrelated to the e all of zo Labell Jones, 20, have been Jones is still being held at ty warrant, according to jail ate a problem See CRIME, page 2 in the charged with sexually assault- Mansfield Jail on two bonds records resolved by investigators accusations t all of ind er get Extended stay on campus ike for ing to \ may become requirement
By KELLY FERGUSON Staff Reporter I'he TCU administration is discussing the possibility of requiring freshmen and sophomores to live on campus, the Residential Services director said Currently, students only have to live on campus their freshman year unless they live at home, but the rule might change in an effort to make TCU a more residential campus, said Craig Allen director of Residential Services here is a certain richness that comes from having students on campus,” Allen sald, “It's important to build a sense of
community hi here are 3,200 beds on campus MM MA including Greek housing, and 628 beds Freshman premajors Ben Dollahite, left, Philip Duggins will be added when the four new resi- Spencer King and freshman biology major ( dence halls are « omple te in 2007, Allen Waldrop socialize in front of Milton Daniel Tuesday said According to the Office of Institution BEDS ON CAMPUS al Research, there are 2 988 students leaving 212 empty . living : on campus * 3200 available beds on campus Spots * 2988 students living on campus If the number of empty beds on cam ¢ 212 empty beds this semester pus remains the same, 840 students will « 628 beds that will be available need to move on campus to fill the space after the new residence halls are available in January 2008 complete here are about 700 to 800 sopho * 840 beds to fill next year hls. / mores who live off campus currently (if the number of empty beds MICHELLE THOMAS / Stat! Photographer Allen said the university is not con remains the same) Sophomore education major Megan Osborn hands out candy to Carter and Elizabeth Hoff at Colby Halloween Tuesday evening See HOUSING, page /
SGA announces plus/minus forum Counselor outlines Middle East solutions By BILLY WESSELS Nowell Donovan, provost and are going to hear a presentation Staff Reporter vice chancellor for academic affairs, from the provost about some of 8Y MEREDITH ANDREWS ' SSHIGEION 1AStin, " f The Student Government Asso will host an assembly to allow stu- the different aspects of (the plus } NU dt ist ohio SPOKE ciation announced an upcoming dents to express their opinions on minus grading system) Despite rising ten ithout Middle East affair forum with the provost to discuss the proposed plus/minus grading Brown said the most important sions worldwide, there Tuesday night to a « the plus/minus grading system system, said Justin Brown, SGA part of next week's assembly will is NO Issue More impor- of about 400 in Ed Lan Web Alph § be the students’ opportunity to tant today than the Mid dreth Auditorium as part wow. dallyskiff com and passed a bill allowing the student relations chair dle East conflict, said a of the ninth annual Gates to change SGA's “It is a calling for all students give their thoughts and opinions J TCU beat student body counselor with the Wash. of Chai Lectureship in 9 constitution at its meeting Tues. that have an interest in this mat- to the provost so he can consider ington Institute for Near Contemporary Judaism Li topping support of day evening ter to come,” Brown said. “You them when making his final deci sion on the issue East Policy Fhe Gates of Chai Led Hezbollah Tori Hutch Ambassador Dennis tureship is sponsored by In order ONVinge winless On another subject, house, pre Ross. counselor for the the Program in Jewish [Iran to quit nuclear devel season, ens, speaker of the Studies at TCU and the opment, Ross said, the Mmecom- sented a bill that allows students w Brite Divinity School international community ountain to vote on whether to amend strong constitution by remo i Now is the time we must demonstrate wdown the SGA against the Ira Article 6, Section 4, which have to take on Israchi-Pal sanctions 1g Cow ing Council estinian issues and solve nian government and its turday allows the Programming to receive S50 percent of revenues them,” Ross said peopl from the student body Ross who worked as Incentives come alter convine them ol By removing this section, a State Department spe. vou Hutchens said, the PC may still cialist under Presidents the Price Ross said i receive 50 percent, or they could George H.W Bush and trongly believe vou can See SGA, page 2 Bill Clinton outlined not just show them the SS three possible Wiavs oo reward resolve the situation Luda Chuba, a senior Vote on Bill to which included a pre international relations game is Amend SGA Constitution cisely defined cease-tir tied history maior said Ir season agreement i reteren Ross was fascinating and ego State / er dum of the Palestinian knowledgeable with his : ul * Yes Garvey- 17 people that supports a ’ b vears of experience ROBYN SHEPHEARD / Stat! Photograp! No 3 Ambassador Dennis Ross said the TWO stale government He knows the region BILLY WESSELS 7 Stal! Reporter Abstain 11 key to solving the Iranian dilem without Hamas, and for and isa valuable resource SGA Treasurer Brian Andrew, left, and Tori Hutchens, speaker of the house, discuss ma lies in tougher sanctions international communi Chuba said a bill to allow modifications to the SGA Constitution. The bill was accepted
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an Oct. 18 e-mail that TCU move off campus as a soph- CRIME SGA HOUSING is seeking ways to make the omore., It keeps From page ! campus more residential and “1 want to have my own From page 1 From page 1 a two-year requirement is a space,” Struble said. “But if more than cerned with being able to fill good way to do that I had known the rule com- He said players come and receive lower. memories Tak the rooms and said space to Allen said he hopes cur ing in to TCU, it would have go over the years and the SGA Treasurer Brian house all the freshmen and rent students will support the been fine.” effect of the arrests on the Andrew said this bill is not alive. sophomores would not be a potential requirement More than 70 percent of pri- team’s morale was minimized chastising PC but would keep ——————————————————y problem “Students will never like vate institutions have campus because Jones was removed more money available for the Ni Residential Services is con being told what to do,” Allen residency requirements after from the team before the rest of SGA. sexual ass; sidering whether the Grand said. “But students who think freshman year, Mills said. incident occurred. Jones was “We definitely think that American Heart for Disease Marc at Westberry Place critically about the situation I'rinity University in San released from the team on Oct, Programming Council is ful- Association. a I And that would count as on-campus will realize that it's a good Antonio requires students 13., the same day the victim filling a great need on cam- add Only abou housing under the new rule, thing to live on campus for three told police the sexual assault pus,” Andrew said. "But reported, t he said Matt Kiesel, a Senior years occurred, for missing practices the problem is that during With this Allen said there is no finance major, said he thinks Wanda Olson, associate after the team’s loss to Utah. the budgeting process last AME ICAN HEART ANH TATE reported o timeline for the rule to be a two-year housing require director of residential life “One thing that's always spring, it was becoming read- MEM HIALS & TRIBUTES assaults, st instated but said he thinks ment would make the campus for Trinity, said most stu going to be true is the team ily apparent that the money
immune to it will happen in the next stronger dents are happy with the is No. 1, not individuals,” Pat- i SGA has is being spread very 1-RO0-AHA-USAL here, and t few years Steele Struble, a fresh requirement because it terson said. “We are a family, thin — especially the 50 per Not all v Don Mills, vice chancellor man mechanical engineering keeps them more connect and sometimes people choose cent that is not Programming Council.” ed, but in for student affairs said in major, said he is planning to ed to campus to be outside those lines.” SoA Ai if students chances, A fail, studer
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FAMOUS QUOTE “A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.” Jean Paul Richter 3 Wednesday, October 25, 2006 Opinio # THE SKIFF VIEW BY RICKY ANDERSON
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View problematic situations Jobs don’t rob you of college life
I've had two different jobs since my schedule, If my class schedule didn't sophomore year mesh well with what the restaurant was as glass half-full scenarios looking for, there was little point in con More important, | realized having a job isn't social suicide, partly because tinuing the interview Opinion writers can't sonal experience of com highways I feel 1 have a balance of friends from I'he restaurant 1 work at now is a help but step on people's muting to create a satire Griping about family work and friends from school good fit because 1 work with people who
£32 toes sometimes crush about how our natural food time, however, was My roommate is one of my best friends are willing to work with me. My manag ing readers instincts move us to com a complete fabrication I met her at my first job, er is understanding about my workload COMMENTARY with strong plain and recognize the It has to be the great COMMENTARY and we now live together at school and is accommodating to my f schedule, The people | work with under i views negative before the posi est part of the day when Finding a balance i For exam tive I can sit down to a meal between work, school stand about my school schedule also ple, in my It seems we're quick that doesn’t come out of and time for the miscella Most of my co-workers have gone to col last article, to complain about every a stamped, white paper neous, be that socializing lege and are sympathetic when I'm over I'd imag thing around us, We even bag with an oversized pur or studying, is crucial loaded with homework or there's an event ine I left a seem to use negativity as ple water bottle from The This semester | have no going on around campus few mama's a bonding tool or a con Main, nights off, but I have two You do lose some flexibility, but miss- boys and versation starter with an I'he central advantage mornings to sleep in, My ing one party isn't going to be the end of Anahita Kalianivala ennifer Boone daddy's girls acquaintance to living at home is seeing job is flexible enough that the world, You can just schedule one of your family on a regular it allows me to leave at an hour early your own the following weekend longing to sit down for a Before | elaborate, let me home-cooked meal with refute my previous state basis. Before college, 1 felt enough to get my homework done and uniter B y 1 Hor new fiorui their families, And I'm sure ments so | don’t continue fortunate to have my whole get a full eight hours of sleep. Schedul I annoyed students who sounding like a cold-heart family at almost every ing of classes is vital to not committing meal. But now, more than social or academic suicide, If you sched haven't been home since ed ingrate, the semester began with Granted, | don't like to ever, Um geateful for the ule your classes in the middle of the day, that doesn’t allow for flexible job my ingratitude for seeing wake up early every morn time together, Even if we my family and the comfort ing, but 1 do love to see don’t have many stories to options of my own bed on a daily the sunrise. It's a welcome tell at the table, there are To keep a job, students may find them basis distraction from the repeti few things more valuable selves scheduling classes in a way that When 1 started writ tive sight of brake lights than spending time with allows them to work a certain number of ing for the Skiff, I spent I couldn't survive with people you love shifts at a job that pay all the bills in an a great deal of time try out listening to music dur I'his philosophy can be appropriate amount of time ing to brainstorm the topic ing the time it takes to applied to many things, In my experience, restaurant and retail of my first article. Natu- get from point A to point not just dinner or family jobs offer the most flexibility in schedules rally, I sought the help of B not to mention, sing In making an effort to see for college students my friends for suggestions ing every song at the top the glass half-full, I think Restaurant managers, more often
The most common advice: of my lungs regardless of we'd find more instances than not, worked at a restaurant dur “Coniplain about some the looks I get from other of happiness and simple ing their college years I'hat means they thing. You'll have the most drivers joys around the corner understand when a student employee to say.” I'here was only one thing than we ever imagined, tells them about a project or mandatory
I said last week that was fnahila Raliantvala i freshman event coming up and are willing to work That's where the idea MICHELLE THOMAS tat! Photographer for this article developed the truth evening traffic logy major around their schedules Mica Hall, freshman health and fitness major, left, and When I was looking for a job, 1 found But here's the truth: the doesn't deserve comment Brittany Wright, junior fashion and business major, fold tow article wasn't meant to as it's the biggest pain to out fairly quickly that potential employ els at the University Rec Center on Tuesday. Hall and Wright fool you. I used my per drivers who frequent the ers were most interested in my class said they balance their time between school and work
Cherish your relationships; don’t let titles guide your expectations
When my special some- unusual around campus larly and maybe chose to But a boyfriend or girl isn't unique to my relation sounded more like they did one and 1 recently decided You can't walk anywhere hang out with another close friend is usually held to ship before we started dating higher standards than It's not wrong to have when we were really trying to take a break from our without running into peo- friend on weekends, Once a relationship, we said for ple who gladly wear their person has an official title, a best friend, possibly expectations of significant to win each other over and because the title is so solid others, but too often people only wanted to make each the most titles, Theta, FIJI, ASA it's not easy to remove COMMENTARY part things whatever it may be if It's even worse in rela Usually the expectation is get angry when they're not other happy once we receive this title, fulfilled. Often we'll treat Our “break” lasted a wouldn't students are a part of it, tionships with the opposite change. We they'll let the world know sex, While you and a friend we become priority No, 1 our bovfriends or girlfriends grand total of three days The problems start when worse than we would our but those davs were a very would still While this labeling plays a might, over time, realize we begin to expect things friends because we feel eye-opening experience talk to each large part in stereotyping, you are each others’ closest companions, dating requires from individuals by default they're required to fulfill our and made me all the more other often to an extent it's fair. People of the title expectations for them and appreciative when we got and would wouldn't wear shirts adver- a much more formalized / still spend tising something they didn't process that, in essence, In the few days follow forget they're already going back together above and beyond for us in I know it's easier said Valerie Cooper time with believe in, and that in itself involves one person of the ing the “break” with my the first place. Aside from than done, but we should sach other says a lot about that person. pair asking the other person boyfriend, 1 grew closer to when we returned home In addition, students carry if he or she would like to him than I had all semester that, maybe there's really no always be appreciative when during holidays. In fact, titles that might not be so share relationship titles. In Without that title, I didn’t reason to please the other someone else invests their the only thing that would obvious — political science fact, we now have Facebook, feel obligated to call him, person we already have time in us, be they friends really change would be our major, junior, Catholic, etc. where you must specifically but I wanted to. I knew, the title, and as long as we family or that special some On a personal level, titles designate the status of your likewise, he wasn't required keep them happy most of one, It's nice to have peo official status — we would no longer consider each and labels play a significant relationship in order for it to to talk to me, so when he the time that's not going to ple who we can always other “boyfriend” and “girl- role in who we are, In grade be official. did, 1 was happily surprised change depend on and maybe even school, we always had that While I don't have a prob- and wanted to make the I know I'm guilty of it. | give titles to, but it's bet friend.” We would even think another term for it is ter to realize those people change our relationship sta- friend who was the “best lem with these titles them- most of it. We talked like tus on Facebook. It’s true friend,” which often resulted selves, problems can occur normal, but it seemed more complacency, but it's similar are under no obligation to this break didn’t change in conflicts with individu- when they carry expecta- uplifting, more like what to what happens with fam be friends with us title much about our relation- als who didn’t have such a tions. Whether they're con- you would hear from best ily. You take for granted the or no title and we should ship, but in the next few title. That title might remain sciously aware of it, most friends and without any of fact that they'll always be just be glad they choose to days, I became startlingly in high school even though people have at least vague the minor disagreements there and that they're there be S50 aware of the significance of we didn't have many class- expectations for those they that accompany being part to make you happy of a couple. And yet | know After the break with my titles. es with that person, might give titles to, be it a best Titles are certainly not not talk to him or her regu- friend or a boyfriend. from observing others, this boyfriend, our conversations
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SMU won't fight Playboy photo shoot; Baylor bears clothes-minded
By MICHAEL E. YOUNG When Playboy ran a photo of four became the Big 11, generating at least since they'd have graduated before Miss February 2005. The Dallas Morning News bikini-clad coeds and much of the one complaint from a reader who felt the photos appeared, “but we thought The upcoming shoot, too, was criti- Separated by 100 miles of inter- membership of the Sigma Phi Epsilon shortchanged by Baylor's absence, it wasn't worth them risking their cized in an opinion column and letter state, the Southern Baptists’ Baylor fraternity four years ago for a “Girls of That couldn't be helped, Playboy degrees,” Playboy wrote. to the editor in the Daily Campus. University and the United Methodists’ the Big 12” spread, Baylor's adminis- responded on its blog. SMU's stand, leaving the decision to Mostly, though, Playboy's visit is SMU seem even farther apart when it tration quickly responded. individual students, provides no such drawing a mixed reaction from stu- comes to students posing in states of School officials suspended the fra- difficulties, dents: The men seem enthused, the undress in a men’s magazine ternity for a year and required the 50 So when Playboy publishes its inti women more circumspect, Southern Methodist University's or so students to perform community mate look at the “Girls of Conference “How could I explain that to my approach is decidedly hands-off. service. One student, who posed indi- USA” in its May 2007 issue, chances parents?” one wondered at the idea When Playboy magazine photogra vidually, was suspended. are the women of SMU will be fully of posing phers set up temporary shop next week NOT AGAIN represented, if not fully clothed, Austin Kilgore, editor in chief of near SMU for a “Girls of Conference Playboy returned to Waco this That was the case back in 1988, the Daily Campus, wrote about Play- USA” pictorial, they'll do so without spring for another Big 12 shoot. when three SMU women posed for a boy's plans in the Oct. 17 edition. university opposition. I'his time, Baylor made a pre-emp- “Girls of the Southwest Conference” ‘I think before my story, nobody “SMU is not a participant in or a pro tive strike pictorial. Playboy officials are opti really knew about this,” Kilgore said, ponent of this project, which is spon Dub Oliver, vice president for stu- mistic about next week's auditions “I'he only reason | knew about it was sored by an off-campus publication,” dent life, sent out a universitywide as well, because (Playboy) took out an ad in said Kent Best, director of media and e-mail warning that posing for “a MIXED REACTION the paper, and whenever there's an "communications, in a prepared state magazine that is clearly antithetical The visit has generated some atten ad that's a little risque, I'm asked to ment. “Any student's decision to par to Baylor's mission” would violate the tion and a bit of controversy approve it” BARNESANOBLE COM ticipate is strictly between that student school’s code of conduct and be penal In 2004, an editorial in SMU's Daily So he set off across campus (oO see individually and the publication’ ized accordingly “When administrators heard we Campus newspaper said 2003 gradu what people thought Playboy “will not be on campus,” I'hat could mean anything from a would be coming to Waco, they threat ate Amber Campisi embarrassed her No one condemned it, though some Best added. “It’s an individual student's warning to expulsion, depending on ened to expel any student who posed,” alma mater by appearing in Playboy's hoped the school’s female students decision” whether to pose the circumstances the magazine stated 50th anniversary model search, And wouldn't be interested in that kind Not so at Baylor It worked so well that the Big 12 A few seniors did contact Playboy that was even before Campisi became of exposure
Prosecutors considering weapons charges against Snoop Dogg
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yd CONCERT was criti- and letter npus. s visit is Stones satisfy audience Tom stu- ised, the By AMBER PARCHER “We're Austin virgins!” Jagger screamed after the at to my Staff Reporter first song the idea A 100-foot-high moving stage, pyrotechnics, fire About halfway into the night, the audience got more works and a giant inflatable tongue could not over than it bargained for as part of the stage suddenly split off chief of shadow The Rolling Stones at their mega-concert with the band members still playing on it — and pro out Play- Sunday night in Austin, truded into the middle of the crowd for a few songs dition. The Stones seemed on a mission to rock out Veteran drummer Charlie Watts banged away fair . nobody the entire city as they opened with a deafen ly unnoticed in the background of the entire set ore said, ing “You've Got Me Rockin,” which could but never failed to keep up with the show's ut it was be heard miles away from Zilker Park fast pace an ad in And if you were looking for the Stones I was continually impressed with Jagger's here's an to play your favorite song in their “A Big physical fitness. At age 63, the cameras asked to ger Bang” tour promoting their 2005 CD had a hard time keeping up with him as of the same name, they probably did he sprinted from one end of the stage to
us 10 see Frontman Mick Jagger jumped, jived the other to perform fancy footwork in front and ran all over the stage in tight black of the crowd ugh some pants as he belted out some of rock's One of the more memorable moments of the students most beloved tunes such as “(1 Can't night was when Jagger ran up a ramp to the top of hat kind Get No) Satisfaction,” "Start Me Up,” “You the stage under the giant likeness of himself from Can't Always Get What You Want and too the jumbo screen behind him singing “Sympathy for many others to mention the Devil the 1968 samba song that made the phrase Guitarist Keith Richards, looking ratty in eye lin whoo whoo" famous er, head bands and a scarf, jammed with guitarist I'his was hands down the best concert of the year Ron Wood in 30-year-old classics such as “Sway” and I'he Rolling Stones have defined rock 'n’ roll, and ‘Brown Sugar,” from their 1971 album Sticky Fin from Sunday night's show, it was obvious 44 years gers later, they are still the kings It was a show that I, along with the 42,000 people Surprisingly, Sunday marked the band’s first time AMBER PARCHER / Stal! Reporter ever to play in Austin, It was also the location of who filled Zilker Park, wished could go on forever The Rolling Stones rocked Austin for the first time at Zilker Park on Sunday night choice for the filming of its live DVD You just can’t beat The Rolling Stones
MOVIE MOVIE ‘Fathers’ flies despite ending Magical movie no slight-of-hand
By MICHAEL DODD I'he film jumps between scenes for Sports Editor By JEFF ESKEW LE ; . j 1 il the publicity tour of the photograph, 3 ® ; MCT CAMPUS Two years ago, Clint Eastwood's Features Editor ae : in which the men ask people to buy “Million Dollar Baby” won the Acad Blink for more than a second, war bonds to further endorse the war, emy Award for Best Picture. Now, and you may miss a key compo and the battle on Iwo Jima itself. This “Flags of our Fathers,” Eastwood's lat nent of one the year's most intense juxtaposition of inner turmoil, which est film, seems to be his attempt at a and complex movies The Pres involves the publicity tour, and their second Oscar in three years tige outer dread concerning their attempts “Fathers” tells the story of the three I'he director knows how com to survive the war, propels the movie surviving men who hoisted the flag plex the movie is and starts off the Barry Peppers (“Saving Private flown over Iwo Jima in World War 11, film by asking the audience, "Are Ryan” and “The Green Mile”), John immortalized in the statue outside the you watching closely?” Slattery (“Traffic” and Sleepers”) and U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in “The Prestige” is the tale of two Paul Walker (“The Fast and the Furi Arlington, Va, magicians, Rupert Angier (Hugh ous” and “Into the Blue”) also star Although the photograph was taken Jackman, “X-Men”) and Alfred Peppers and Walker play two other during the second flag raising over lwo Borden (Christian Bale, "Batman soldiers who gave their lives in Iwo Jima, it helped to cause a strong pro-war Begins”) who are battling to be Jima, Walker's character, Hank Han sentiment in the United States and made considered London's premier stage sen, was mistakenly thought to be the three remairing men, two soldiers show one of the six men in the photograph and a doctor, into heroes upon whom the I'he opening narration also but was actually one of the men who entire country based its patriotism informs the audience that each raised the initial flag The film, much like its earlier World trick consists of three parts Although the film paints a vivid pic War Il predecessor "Saving Private Ryan, the pledge (where the magician ture of the events of the time both is unflinching in its portrayal of war and shows us something interesting at home and abroad — the story falters its atrocities, Soldiers’ lives are blatantly but familiar), the turn (where the uaty . near the end when it digresses from magician transforms the ordinary Christian Bale, left, and Hugh Jackman star as competing magicians in "The Prestige sacrificed for the good of the nation, CET the main story line and the horrors of war are realistically into something unusual) and ier's wife (Piper Perabo, "Coyote I'he entire movie just works Instead of closing at the end of the depicted throughout the film finally the prestige (the part in Ugly”) at the hands of Borden From the lighting and directing tour, Eastwood sums up the story by After gaining fame as a result of the the trick where the audience is As I'he Prestige” progresses, it to the pacing and brilliant act following Bradley's son, James Brad monumentally popular photograph, John wowed by something they have becomes obvious that Borden is ing most notably by Bale, who ley, as he tries to connect the dots and “Doc” Bradley, played by Ryan Phillippe never seen before) the more skilled magician but lacks embraces the core of his char learn about that fateful day and the (“Cruel Intentions” and “I Know What I'he movie starts out with the the showmanship of Angier, which acter events that followed to use in his 2000 You did Last Summer”); Rene Gagnon, two working as stagehands and limits the reaction Borden draws Director Christopher Nolan (“Bat book that inspired the film played by Jesse Bradford ("Swimfan” and audience plants at other magician's from the audience man Begins”) helms the movie and By turning the story away from the “Bring it On"); and Ira Hayes, played by shows, and slowly, they want to I'he movie doesn’t follow the brilliantly places clues throughout battle and its aftermath, Eastwood Adam Beach ("Windtalkers” and “The try edgier tricks and illusions of typical chronological order many the movie giving away the end disrupts his viewers’ attention, tak Adventures of Joe Dirt”) find themselves their own movies lend themselves to, but ing to whoever is smart enough to ing them out of the story as spokesmen for the war. Although hey are coached by a wise instead jumps back and forth as piece them altogether For those who are truly interested in Gagnon sees this as an opportunity to older man, Cutter (Michael Caine, Angier and Borden slowly begin he bottom line: Go see "The the history of World War 11, “Fathers” is propel himself professionally, Bradley “Batman Begins”), as he teaches to realize the finales of the oth Prestige” if you want a dark thriller an excellent description and portrayal of and Hayes reluctantly go along with what them the ins and outs of the rou er's tricks you can play along with, but forgo the events, but, with the contrived ending they call a farce, tine tricks, such as escaping from a here are three huge twists at the drink at the concession stand of a man searching for clues to his father’s Both Bradley and Hayes disagree water prison and catching a bullet the end of the movie, One you because you will be Kicking your life, those who are just looking for a good, with the government's handling of the from a gun will see coming from a mile away self when you have to get up and realistic World War 11 picture should stick photograph, arguing it wasn't the first The movie takes a turn when Another you could expect to hap- go to the restroom with “Saving Private Ryan, flag-raising and there was a mix-up in their friendly rivalry turns into an pen but don't know if it will, And who actually appeared in the picture TTI all-out war because of a mishap on the last is the biggest surprise of stage that causes the death of Ang- the movie hgh oko g J
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By ADRIENNE LANG more of what fans have come to expect from today's Managing Editor country bad boy Platinum-selling country singer Dierks Bentley is Unlike his more famous songs, though, tracks on covering a lot of ground in his ol’ cowboy boots, his third album are less geared toward melody and but the singer looks to hang them up on [Bee more toward showing fans his deeper side his third record, “Long Trip Alone.” / TT Many tracks contain a more poetic feel Known for catchy tunes such as / such as the CD's first single, "Every “What Was | Thinkin off his sell / Mile of Memory In the song, Bent titled debut album and “Lot of Leavin’ ley laments to his lost love, "Red Left to Do” from his sophomore effort sundown/ out across the western “Modern Day Drifter,” Bentley fol sky/ Takes me back/ to the fire in lows in the footsteps of his party VOUT CYVOS ing forefathers Willie Nelson and Unfortunately, Bentley also gets Hank Williams Jr. poetic in songs about religion in two But could this Arizona rebel be tunes WO too many settling down just a bit? I'he clichéd songs about a heaven Don't worry — Bentley doesn’t for all kinds of people and need for the shy away from songs about the good ol’ Lord's guidance are bores for listeners country boy life on “Trip” either. AM ON. Cony tired of the Religious Right infiltration With two albums under his belt, Bentley is trying into the genre out a few new styles on “Trip.” Expect to hear more of Trip may turn off fans who only want SONESs Bentley's voice, less powerful guitars and a softer about beer drinking and rambling but could gain side, one that sounds as if he's in love listeners who crave songs with substance In “That Don't Make It Easy Loving Me” and "Can't Song to download Long Trip Alone Live It Down,” Bentley sings about his gambling ways MCT CAMPUS and women throwing their double-D bras on stage rrr w Ryan Phillippe, left, stars as John Bradley and Stark Sands as Walter Gust in “Flags of Our Fathers.”
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By KATHERINE LANE After TCU merchandising majors from TCU,” Shults said. girls work here and are always helping Staff Reporter received e-mails about the contest, Chinae Alexander, a senior fashion and giving ideas,” Shults said. Shoes, purses and jewelry, oh my! they were excited, said Sally Forten- merchandising major, said she turned The competition is a great oppor- Students of all ages are competing berry, an associate professor of mer- in a design Tuesday. tunity because students are exposed for an opportunity to showcase these chandising. “The $500 scholarship check to the nuts and bolts of design, Leath- items in a local boutique’s window Fortenberry said she hopes merchan- prompted me to enter the contest,” ers said, display competition, said the store's dising majors will choose to participate Alexander said, “and I already had “Our job as window designers is to an idea from my promotion class that entice, educate and entertain,” Leath- manager in the window-design competition Ruby, an accessory store in Uni- ‘If Ruby plans on holding this I never used that fit the theme per- ers said. versity Park Village, is offering Fort competition again, it may become a fectly.” Worth-area students a chance fill required project for the promotional Shults said about 40 entries have four spots in a competition for $500 principles class,” Fortenberry said been submitted, but they expect more and an opportunity to work with the I'he four winners will be awarded before the Friday deadline, store's designer, Larry Leathers, said a monthlong window display Ruby is known for its window dis- Jen Shults, manager at the University “The majority of our entries have plays, said Shults, so this competition Park Village location come from high schools, like Nolan means a lot for the four winners, I'he theme of the window is “Mak Catholic High School and Aledo High ‘We trust students to design our SENNIFER BICKERSTAFF / Photo Editor
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TCU Daily Skiff It: TENNIS TOURNAMENT The men's and women's tennis teams hosted a tournament this wi eekend Find out how they did at home in the Bayard H, Friedman Tennis Center
Frogs ready to take on Cowboys after Saturday’s win
By MARCUS MURPHREE offense that we could move the ball games, we would still only be 9-3” Staff Reporter steadily,” Taylor said Patterson said, "Would that get us EST. 1902 The Frogs' defense has been show Saturday's game against the Cow to a bowl game, | don't know, But is Homecoming, but Patterson our ultimate goal is to win confer ing new life after their win against boys ——————— Army on Saturday, said head coach said that does not make a difference ence” Gary Patterson at the Coaches’ Lun- to his players Saturday's game will mark the first cheon Tuesday “It doesn't affect us,” Patterson time the Frogs have played back-to- Sex Patterson and senior offensive said. “Homecoming is more for the back Saturdays since the UC Davis Texas Tech games Sept, 9 and tackle Herb Tavlor discussed Satur student body than it is for the foot- and By ANDREW day's game as well as the upcoming ball team.” Taylor spoke about the Sept. 16, respectively Staff Report Mountain West Conference match-up defensive strategy of Wyoming and This consecutive weekend sched- One of against the Wyoming Cowboys what TCU's offensive line will do to uling could play to TCU's advantage, dent-athle “The teams that run the ball the combat the Cowboy linebackers Patterson said ually assa best are the teams that score the best As an offensive line, we'll have “The years we have won, the sea TCU'’s can in the red zone,” Patterson said, “I to keep our eyes open, Faylor said son has been right straight through,” ney Wedn think that gave a sense ofl urgency Against Boise State, they must have Patterson said, "Last season, our court rece in our line blitzed 40 out of 50 plays worst defensive game was after we Gwinds I'he sense of urgency played out to In addition to keeping the Cowboys played Utah on a Thursday night and Worth, wi: the entire defense as the Frogs moved defense at bay, the Frogs will try to didn’t play BYU until after the next tO represe with speed that had been unseen in control the running game Saturday, Saturday lor, 19, ag the past two games, Patterson said Faylor said Schedules with lots of bye-weeks charges fi ‘I haven't seen that kind of fly Hopefully against Wyoming, we'll have caused problems with the ing around by our defense since the find a missing piece and put together Horned Frogs’ rhythm during past rant Cou trict Cou Baylor and Texas Tech games,” Pat a really strong running game,” Tay SCASONS terson said lor said ‘In 2001, we started the season on Along with TCU's defensive show Wyoming presents a chance for Aug. 25 and didn’t finish until Dec Patterson said of the season the ; yo ] case. the offense moved the ball on TCU to earn their first conference ANDREW CHAVET 1 Stat! Photographer an B0-vard scoring drive Saturday win of the season Frogs went 6-5, "We had six off-weeks Nick Sanders defends TCU as BYU's Michael Reed pulls down a pass in the first ‘It put a lot of confidence in the If we lose and win the next five that season half. TCU plays Wyoming at Amon Carter Stadium at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday
DALLAS DENIED Cross country teams rest, Dallas Cowboys lose to New York Giants 36-22 prepare for championship
By MARCUS MURPHREE Staff Reporter We've run great team ra When you choose your es so far” Heins said, “and top seven, it is a pretty tough Both cross country teams ! I want us to continue push. call,” Heins said We've got will be taking to the skies ing cach other through the eight guys and eight girls this weekend as they enter race who have been competitive the Mountain West Confer In order to travel to the all ve ence Championship meet Sat conference meet, the teams I'he final cholee came down urday in Salt Lake City need to cut their roster siz to who would be better suited I'he women's team is es down to seven runners a for the race, Heins said returning to action after their team Last year's conference results pre-nationals race in Terre Heins said he made his had the men's team finishing Haute, Ind, while the men's final squad decision at in 6th place out of 6 teams team will be racing for the l'nesday's practice, but in the conference, while the first time since the Oklaho the results have not been women's team took eighth in ma State Cowboy Jamboree announced the nine-team held back in late September. The ci men's team has been paced by freshman Festus Kigen, and the women's team has been following the lead of senior Calandra Stewart Stewart finished 14th in the pre-nationals meet among 242 competitors I'he women's finish at 29th RALPH LAUER! Fort Worth Star Telegram/MCT in pre-nationals had them Dallas Cowboys quarterback Drew Bledsoe dives for a touchdown in the second quarter during Monday's game against the near the bottom of the pack, New York Giants at Texas Stadium. Quarterbek Tony Romo replaced Bledsoe in the second half and threw three interceptions but a few of the runners set Senior bioche new personal records, said University Re: sophomore Ashley Young Competition from pre nationals featured 11 nation ally-ranked opponents, Folli Weekend win, loss retains including Brigham Young University, which falls in the n By LINDSEY Mountain West Conference Staff Repori “We have probably the Audie volleyball team’s even score most competitive distance will have running conference in the throw in nation,” Young said during t Follies b By MARCUS MURPHREE AND Smith, Kirk was making her second start of | I'he men's team has been SARAILEYNN FRANKLIN the season and she tallied eight kills while training with lighter work for their Staff Rep making y some v key leer defensive fensive contributions i with | outs 4 to rest ‘eS before wlore th C the new With six remaining conference matches in five digs meet Awards the season, the volleyball team preserved its I came back from an injury in the spring “In our last week before Frog F 500 Mountain West Conference record after ind it feels good to have earned my spot back, conference we take it easy, coming e one of its best performances of Kirk said junior Matt Manly said dents pe the vear, sald head coach Pren I'he outcome of the matches has | “Today we were going off of reflect th tice Lewis Our games I'CU knotted with UNLV for fourth | our own feelings (of fatigue) “Buildin I'he weekend home contests against UNLV place in the Mountain West stand | rather than running against Future,” with the Colorado State Rams and San Diego ings. | the clock . and the Air Force Falcons left the : “You always have to come ready Fhe men's team, as a Horned Frogs with a split in the State will be to play,” Vaughn said, “Anyone can | whole, is healthier this sea standings where the beat you on any given night.” son than compared to last Friday night featured a hard-luck test is.” ICUs defensive prowess shone | years squad, Manly said, loss to the Rams after the team through during Saturday's perfor Practices during the sea Prentice Lewis dre pped a one-game lead en route mance, and it is preparing for a | son have been orchestrated to a 3-1 loss in the match Head volleyball two-game road trip out west to play by the new head coach, Eric “When we were in rhythm, we coach the UNLV Rebels and the San Diego Heins, and the teams have played very well” Lewis said, "We State Aztecs, Lewis said | risen to his style of intensity, need to play consistent, and we "Our games against UNLV and | Manly said didn’t do that San Diego State will be where the “With the new training sys The team was led by the offense of senior test is,” Lewis said, “They are home, and in | tem this year, we have really middle blocker Anna Vaughn and junior outside our conference people, play very well on their elevated our performance to hitter LeMeita Smith, Middle blocker Kourtney home courts. the next level,” Manly said Edwards chimed in with four blocks I'he Rebels carry a 769 home-winning pet Heins said he wants the centage into Friday's match, while the Aztecs | women's team to go out and The second match of the weekend showed TCU starting out on top and surrendering a have not lost at home since Sept, 23 | run a more competitive race MEDIA RELATIONS | i : s p's ) h shes 29th precng als me y lead only once during a 3-0 displacement ol | than the its showing at pre hg i : Wa : . | ud : . wi a} oo ave ohn y os i ny ins a ) Eoushes FO vo § We Larniene hutioral Mayteid field fn ninished hw Pi Kappa Phi . Air Force. The Frogs outscored the Falcons MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE STANDINGS: nationals. He also said he is cond. The men's and women's teams will compete this weekend in Salt Lake Cit, 90-42 during the match | looking for Stewart to finish the Kappa K Follies compe “We played very well” Lewis said, “This No. 9 Utah 10-0 {| near the top of the compe was one of our more solid matches of the year No. t 17 BYU 941 | tition, m——— ’ MEETS from start to finish.” Colorado State 82 i “She's going to put hersell REMAINING CROSS COUNTRY The offensive output Saturday was fueled UNLV 55 [in with the lead pack and see by / sophomore ; outside « hitter hitter Devon De Kirk ; and cy 5 . 5 [if she * Ci can get ther her best be fin Nov. 11 NCAA South Central Regional ish in conference yet," Heins New Mexico 37 | Championships in Waco UPCOMING HOME MATCHES FOR THE FROGS Wyoming 2:6 | said Nov. 3: Utah Utes San Diego State 28 I'he consistency with the Nov. 4; Byu Cougars Air Force 016 [men's team will be key during Nov. 20 NCAA Championships in Terra Haute, Ind. their conference showdown