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SPORTS: HORNED FROG BASEBALL ENTERS THREE-GAME SERIES VERSUS CHARLOTTE, PAGE 8 I • HOLIDAYS: EASTER EGGS MORE THAN JUST BUNNIES, PAGE 5 Thursday, March 28, 2002 TCU DAILY SKIFF In its 100th year of service to Texas Christian University • Vol. 99 • Issue 93 • Fort Worth, Texas • www.skiff.tcu.edu Today'sNews Scandals NATIONAL NEWS New dean prepared to begin work NORFOLK, Va. — The aircraft BY RAUL MARTINEZ IV "His experience plays a major with faculty and staff before he this college to the next level." fail to shake carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, Staff Kr|»rtrr role simply because he has been a makes any changes. William Powers, chairman of one of the first ships sent abroad William Slater said he is count- dean before at other colleges," "I do plan to have a faculty re- the speech communication depart- in the U.S. war on terror, docked ing the days until he becomes the Koehler said. "He is very knowl- treat in order to discuss the status ment, said he knew Slater was go- Wednesday after a six-month mis- the faith new dean of the College of Com- edgeable, has a wonderful spirit sion, sending crew members of the college in order to come up ing to do great things for the school streaming ashore into the tearful munications. and is an enjoyable person to be with some goals to move forward," after he met Slater. embraces of family members. "We reached an with socially and at work." Slater said. "With whatever goals "I was able to get to know him for News Digest on Page 4 agreement for me Koehler said there will be expec- we will eventually have, they will what turned out to be an extended Catholics unwavered becoming dean in tations when Slater comes to TCU. require fund raising and I find that time in September," Powers said. INTERNATIONAL NEWS October, so I have "Of course there is the fundrais- extremely important. "Dean Slater is a very good man and amidst child abuse NAHRIN, Afghanistan — been waiting quite ing expectation and Slater is well Tommy Thomason, chairman of has a lot of academic experience." cases in church Strong aftershocks jolted moun- a while," Slater known for doing a great job on the journalism department, said he The College of Communication, tain villages Wednesday, setting said. "I am ready that," he said. "I also expect his is confident Slater will take the which includes the departments of BY LAURA MCFARLAND off landslides that blocked to get started." role to be more on the side of a college to the next level. journalism, radio-TV-film and Staff Reportet relief convoys trying to reach Slater begins SI.ATKR managerial and leadership position "He is an incredible leader espe- speech communication, has been earthquake survivors who were his new position where he will help faculty and staff cially in the area of journalism and with interim dean, David Whillock, Sandy Stafford knows her priest is burying their dead and search- April I. envision future goals." he adds instant credibility to the since 1999. human. Even so, she admits that if she ing the rubble for survivors. William Koehler, provost and Slater, the first black dean at journalism department," Thomason Whillock said he is uncertain heard he committed a crime, she would The United Nations said the vice chancellor for academic af- TCU, said he does not have any said. "He has a record of progress what he will do for the future. be stunned. death toll appeared less than fairs, said Slater was hired for the goals coming to TCU because he with all the schools he has worked So when Stafford, a sophomore the- first feared. atre/TV major, began seeing news re- position for several reasons. wants to first discuss any problems with and 1 am confident he will take (More on DEAN, page 6) News Digest on Page 4 ports about priests across the nation being accused of child molestation, she was shocked. QnCampus "You expect your priest to guide you Students on financial aid in the right direction." Stafford said. face hassles, report shows "It's kind of shocking to hear that one TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS of them has made a big mistake." DURHAM, N.C. (U-WIRE) — As the Roman Catholic Church faces Students on financial aid continue a widening scandal over child molesta- to face excessive burdens in their tion by priests in Boston and around the everyday lives and cumbersome country, Stafford and some TCU stu- interaction with the administration, dents said their faith in the church and despite recent improvements in aid awards and policies, according to their priests has not wavered. a new Duke University Student Though he is disappointed that priests Government report. are being accused of these crimes, Following up on a similar George Havrilla, a senior mechanical DSG document from July 2000, engineering major and co-chairman of the report describes the progress Catholic Community, said the priests' made on previous suggestions actions have not shaken his faith. and outlines recommendations "My faith is in God and the relation- for future changes. Among the ship between God and the church," policies the report seeks to Havrilla said. "It's not a faith in some man change are those relating to hous- in Boston and what he chooses to do." ing, dining and students' cars. It Stafford said even though hearing also asks for more budgetary sup- about the incidents made her reflect on port for financial aid and greater her faith, it remains as strong as ever. communication among various "We're all hurt and upset that this university departments. has gone on in the church and people "We want to make sure when you come to Duke and you're on allowed it to happen," Stafford said. aid, you have the same access to "It doesn't change what the church things as nonaid students," said teaches and it doesn't change what I senior Jimmy Carter, co-chair- believe personally" man of the DSG Undergraduate Her faith in priests remains strong, Task Force on Financial Aid. Stafford said, but she worries that "We're pleased with the progress charges against some priests casts sus- of the last report, so we hope the picion on other priests who are doing a administration takes the time to good job. look at this report and offer us Kelly McKenzie. a senior radio-TV- any more information they can." film major, said she still holds the Several changes came after the priests she knows in the highest es- 2000 report, although some were teem. She said it is sad, though, when already in progress. Most a man vows to adhere to the rules in- notably, the Office of Undergraduate Financial Aid Daniela Mungua/SKIFF STAFF volved in a life as a priest, and then since has moved to a larger Jeremy Thaden, a sophomore biology major, works Monday nights as a Foster Hall resident assistant. TCU RA's have no current plans to form a union. breaks that trust. space, and its budget has "Every priest is his own person and increased each year. About 40 Services officials at U-Mass. tween attitudes on the two campuses. the poor judgment of one does not re- percent of undergraduates receive No plans for resident assistant Elleven said Wednesday that Texas Right "We are so small here compared to the flect bad judgment on the part of all of financial aid. to Work laws would make it difficult for RAs campus where the union formed," she said. them," McKenzie said. The new report pays particular union on campus in Texas to unionize, but that such a move is "Where an RA here has between 35 to 40 res- The entire priesthood will not be attention to the policy of reduc- tainted by a few priests, Havrilla said. possible. He said he does not think TCU RAs idents, the halls up there probably have 60 ing aid for some students who "I don't think this will tarnish would unionize. residents easily, so I can see where they would own cars. Currently, the office BY KAMI LEWIS (priests) because there are way too Staff Reporter According to the Texas Right to Work Law, become overwhelmed by their workloads." deducts from a student's aid 35 many good, spiritual men that are not an individual's right to work cannot be denied Schmitz said that while RAs at TCU work percent of the car's value, unless The formation of the first residential assis- like what's being portrayed in the or infringed by law or any organization. the car is worth less than $3,000 tants union at the University of Massachusetts- long hours, they are still treated well by Res- news." Havrilla said. or older than five years — down Colby Hall RA Jerri Williams said the Res- Amherst raised concerns for administrators idential Services. Amanda Fulton, a senior nursing ma- from seven last year. idential Services office at TCU was not com- across the nation, especially in the Northeast, "You work a lot of hours as an RA," Schmitz jor, said she is disappointed because parable to the one at U-Mass. said Russell Elleven, associate director of said. "So many hours we could probably never some priests' superiors apparently had "The circumstances at TCU are completely Residence Life. be paid for everything we do, but it's still a knowledge of wrongdoing and did not different than those at U-Mass," Williams said. InsideSkiff But resident assistants across campus have great job to have, and it's well worth it." do enough to prevent more cases.