FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Volume 108 • Issue 18

TCU DAILY DEEP-FRIED 2 The State Fair is coming this weekend.

Est. 1902 SKIFF www.DailySkiff.com BROADENING HORIZONS

YVES MUYA SHARES HIS EXPERIENCE OF LIVING IN THE CONGO WITH STUDENTS AT THE FALLING WHISTLES EVENT. PHOTO BY MARSHALL DOIG / NEWS EDITOR

Campus Life investigating sexual assault, criminal charges dropped By Kerri Feczko ment official said. book, a sexual assault victim can seek on- when police were called to the parking lot Staff Reporter Detective Vicki Lawson of the TCU campus disciplinary action if the suspect is near Tom Brown/Pete Wright Apartment Police Department said the victim noti- also a student. This could result in suspen- Community. The criminal investigation of an open fied Campus Life of her decision. Cam- sion or expulsion of the offender according The sexual assault was reported to have sexual assault case reported on Sept. 9 ended pus Life then notified TCU Police, who to Article 3.2.1 of the Student Handbook. been by a known acquaintance, according to upon the victim’s decision to turn over disci- are no longer handling the case. According to the police report, the sexual the crime alert sent to all university students plinary actions Campus Life, a law enforce- According to the TCU Student Hand- assault was reported at 2:17 p.m. on Sept. 9 and faculty on Sept. 9. 2 Friday, September 24, 2010 www.dailyskiff.com SPEAKER COVERAGE Speaker: Vietnam War still on Americans’ minds

By Rebecca Jeffrey “When Barack Obama was Staff Reporter making his major decision... Vietnam was the most divisive war to escalate the war in Iraq, in American history with the excep- the Vietnam analogy, the tion of the Civil War, George C. Her- Vietnam comparisons, were ring said in his speech at the univer- sity on Thursday. Vietnam is also the very much apart of the war that never seems to go away, he framework.” said. George C. Herring answered the George C. Herring question as to why the Vietnam War Professor Emeritus and Former Alumni Pro- still troubles the United States today. fessor of history at the University of Kentucky One reason Herring said was the sheer duration of the war. Beginning in 1950 and ending in 1975, the Viet- made in December 2009, the frame of nam War was the longest in U.S. his- reference was likely to be Vietnam, tory. Herring said. “We Americans by nature are an “When Barack Obama was mak- impatient people,” Herring said. “We ing his major decision…to escalate want results, we want them quickly.” the war in Iraq, the Vietnam analogy, In the late ‘60s, Vietnam became the Vietnam comparisons, were very not just a country or a war, but some much apart of the framework,” Her- people also saw it as a metaphor for ring said. what the U.S. was or should be, Her- Such decisions have proven the ring said. Vietnam War’s continuous relevance “Others saw the war as essentially a in American issues and politics today. betrayal of American ideals,” he said. Herring is a Professor Emeritus and He gave an array of other examples Former Alumni Professor of history at from each side of the divisive subject the University of Kentucky. Herring’s matter. most recent endeavor is a piece called From debates in the ‘80s and ‘90s “From Colony to Superpower: U.S. about intervention in other countries Foreign Relations Since 1776,” cur- REBECCA JEFFREY / STAFF REPORTER to decisions President Obama recently rently available for purchase. George C. Herring speaks on how the Vietnam War is still relevant in today’s society.

CRIME Thieves’ appearances were deceiving By Amelia Wenzel the case came when Detec- Staff Reporter tive Vicki Lawson was able to track some instruments Two men charged with more than $100,000 stolen from the band storage worth of theft on campus were able to steal unit through Craigslist. from the university because they looked like Ham said that the more college students, a TCU police officer said. Ansari than 8,500 undergraduates TCU Police Sgt. Kelly Ham said the thefts on campus with full access were spread out and unnoticed because the to academic buildings made men who were charged did not look suspi- it difficult to survey for crime cious on campus. on campus. “They look just like students, so they fit in,” “We have always walked a Ham said. tightrope between security Azim Ansari, 21, and Umair Khan, 24, and [building] access to stu- were both charged with Theft $20,000- dents,” Ham said. $100,000. According to the police report, 14 Ham said that other than Khan Apple iMac computer monitors and 26 musi- instruments, computers cal instruments were stolen. stolen were from faculty Ham said the crime spree, which took offices. Although the thefts place over a six-month period, was rare to did not include student property, students campus. He said it was unusual for suspects could still help prevent those kinds of to keep coming back and stealing from the crimes, he said. same place. He said that if students saw anything be- The men were charged with committing ing carried out of buildings, like a computer, 14 different thefts from December 2009 to they should call TCU Police so they can in- June 2010, Ham said. The breakthrough on vestigate it.

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By Emily Agee be picked up, with a valid student ID, at the fails to meet Staff Reporter Brown-Lupton University Union Info Desk and are valid through August 2011. One bus stop, two train stops and a $15 Janet Martin, from TCU Police Adminis- ticket stand between university students tration, said the police station was currently declared goals and the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, which out of bus passes, but would receive more By Kerri Feczko opened today. in January. To get to the fair from campus, Staff Reporter The fair, a modern-day reincarnation of students can board Route 7 on The T, which picks up on University Drive and drops off an event that began in 1886, will feature Southern Methodist University’s “Fry the Frogs” downtown at the Fort Worth Intermodal cooking contests, garden exhibits, livestock fundraiser seems to have croaked. shows and live performances and music this Transportation Center station. From there, FRIED S’MORE / COURTESY OF FLICKR After striving to obtain 1,000 young alumni do- students can take the TRE to Victory Sta- year. Per tradition, the event takes places at nations by Sept. 23, SMU Second Century Cam- tion, switch over to the DART Green Line the historic Fair Park, according to the orga- paign’s “Fry the Frogs” fundraising effort had only route and get off at the Fair Park stop. State Fair of Texas Goodies nization’s website. about half that number by 5 p.m. Thursday, accord- State Fair of Texas general admission Free passes for The T, the Trinity Railway The following foods will be available at the fair ing to the SMU Second Century Campaign website. tickets are $15 at the gate or can also be Express and the DART rail system, which this year: Thursday marked the deadline for the fundraiser purchased for $12.95 online at www.bigtex. offer transportation to the fairgrounds, are Deep-Fried S’mores Pop-Tart- classic baked that began on June 1. The effort encouraged dona- available to each student upon purchasing com. The fair opened today and will run treat, fried, drizzled with chocolate syrup and tion from young alumni, who are defined as alumni a parking pass. This year’s passes can also through Oct. 17. topped with whipped cream fewer than 10 years past graduation. As of last Mon- Deep-Fried Frozen Margarita- funnel cake day, SMU was pushing to obtain 610 additional do- batter with traditional margarita ingredients nors to reach its goal the day before the Mustangs inside and out, must be 21 or over with valid and Horned Frogs play for the Iron Skillet. ID to purchase Andrew Snow, director of alumni relations at SMU, and Holly Myers, assistant director of young Fernie’s Fried Club Salad- 12-inch spinach alumni and student programs at SMU, were not wrap filled with the usual fixings of a club available for comment at press time. salad and fried, includes ham, chicken, let- Harrison Hanvey, a TCU alumnus who gradu- tuce, carrot strips, cherry tomatoes, cheddar ated in May with a bachelor’s degree in engineer- cheese and smoked bacon ing, said that although a young alumni fundraiser Texas Fried Caviar- deep-fried Black-eyed sounded like a good idea, the current economy and peas with extra seasonings, regular or spicy job market may prevent a lot of recent graduates versions available from donating to their alma maters. Fried Beer- fried pretzel pocket filled with “It affects everything,” Hanvey said. “A lot of beer, must be 21 or over with valid ID to young alumni I know don’t have jobs yet.” purchase Despite the failed effort, Hanvey said that it was smart to relate the fundraising effort to the Iron Texas Fried Frito Pie- Texas meat chili mixed BRANDON WADE / MCT CAMPUS Skillet football game. with cheddar cheese, stuffed into the classic A worker installs the cables that will be used to lift Big Tex into position at the State Fair of Texas, The Battle for the Iron Skillet is tonight at 7 p.m. Monday, September 20, 2010, in Dallas, Texas. corn chip and fried at Gerald J. Ford Stadium.

Grab a Skiff. 4 Friday, September 24, 2010 www.dailyskiff.com PERSPECTIVES The Skiff View Fair should promote healthy living ithin the past year, the Daily Skiff has published several articles concern- ing the health, mental or Wphysical, of the university’s student body. With the opening of the State Fair of Texas today, it appears as though the organiza- tion’s culinary participants are attempting to undo months of statewide media cov- erage devoted to educating the public on health risks. Although the fair’s calendar provides details on upcoming activities, the aspect that receives the most media atten- tion is the food. Among this year’s offerings are fried beer,Youropinion@dailyski .com deep-fried view s’mores Pop-Tarts and, unbelievably, a product marketed as Drew Sheneman is a political cartoonist for The Star-Ledger ‘Fernie’s Fried Club Salad.’ As one of the biggest events in North Texas, the fair has the responsibility of being a societal trend- our view yWhat do you have to say? setter. The event has the potential to inform and educate thousands of people about any issue its supporters see fit. Why not healthi- Redesign will leave some fans behind er eating? Fairground food is not known for “Funds for stadium complete.” “The new version of Amon G. with less seating. That headline in Wednesday’s edi- Carter Stadium will have a seating Since Carter is being renovated by its nutritional content, but it is unnecessary tion of the Skiff spoke volumes capacity of 40,000, smaller than the the same HKS group who increased to deep fry whatever these “chefs” can get about the tremendous support TCU 44,008 fans it holds today.” the Cowboys’ stadium capacity in has from its alumni, the Fort Worth I always thought one of the pri- Arlington without sacrificing the their hands on. With childhood obesity on community and other donors who mary objectives of building or reno- visual experience for the fans, surely the agenda of nearly every school district in gave us the unprecedented honor of vating a stadium was to increase the they can do the same for us — espe- the state, the fair could make a big impact having the first stadium in the coun- fan base with additional seating for cially with $105 million going into try to have its renovation actually more exposure and, of course, more the project. by promoting the values of smarter feasting. paid for before the project begins. ticket revenue — especially in the As Chris Del Conte, TCU Athletic Instead of sensationalizing the awe factor Of course, coach Gary Patterson, case of a championship team like Director, stated in the article, “If his staff and our great team with its our Frogs who are generating con- you don’t invest, you become a one of Texas’ deep-fried wonders, the organiza- winning ways are certainly mak- tinued national recognition game and done.” I agree 110 percent with tion could actively promote healthier life- ing it easier for donors to make this after game. Del Conte’s insight, but I think a commitment. It seems to be a win- So, where are the existing 4,008 major part of the investment should style choices. As good as deep-fried cookie win situation for everyone. Our new seats going? Are they being sacri- be in the fan base with increased dough may sound, a generation of healthy stadium has been designed by HKS ficed for the new seating bowl or seating in Carter Stadium. Sports and Entertainment Group, the new press box? I have been in the I don’t want to be one of the 4,008 Americans sounds better. same group who designed the Cow- stadium when it was standing-room “one and done” fans standing on boys’ new mega-stadium. Plans also only. So it just doesn’t seem to make the outside of the new stadium next Managing editor Melanie Cruthirds for the editorial board. include elevators, escalators, a new sense that 4,008 or even more fans year listening to games. I want to The Skiff View represents the collective opinion of the editorial board. seating bowl, a new press box along in the future will be left standing be on the inside cheering them on with upgraded restrooms and better outside the stadium on a big game along with the additional fans that EDITORIAL BOARD concession stands — all a real plus. day. I must be missing something could be included with increased However, I did notice in the article here. When Jerry Jones left the old seating! Libby Davis, Editor-in-Chief Melanie Cruthirds, Managing Editor Mark Bell, Associate/Opinion Editor Madison Pelletier, Sports Editor one real minus that really raises a Cowboys’ stadium in Irving to build Go Frogs! Marshall Doig, News Editor Maricruz Salinas, Web Editor question in my mind about the new the new one in Arlington, he didn’t Andrea Drusch, News Editor Jason Pan, Web Editor Mike Wood, retired TCU faculty Kayla Mezzell, News Editor Matt Coffelt,Multimedia Editor renovation. do it to move into a new stadium

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However, most pregnancy clinics are walked into a Planned Parenthood center, I would not subject to these federal laws surround- expect to see people encouraging abortions and ing patient privacy rights. telling young mothers how much a baby will ruin These pregnancy clinics that dissuade their lives if they go through with the pregnancy. I patients from abortion should not be shut would not expect a Planned Parenthood center to down or forced to move away from their explain the realities of abortion. locations. They should not stop spreading Shane Smith I applaud those centers that stand up for an Chris Varano their message, but they do have to exercise unborn child, and I applaud the pregnant women who sit and watch videos that show them what the honesty in their advertising. A recent article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram unborn child will become while inside the womb. Pregnancy care centers that try to dis- Trying to use the “bait and switch” ad- brought to light a local crisis pregnancy cen- Standing up for the life of an unborn human being suade their patients from abortion should vertising technique on vulnerable, pregnant ter’s advertising. According to the article, the is not something I condemn. have to advertise this purpose to the public. women by saying the clinic offers free preg- president of the National Abortion Federation, Pregnancy centers should make sure preg- According to a Fort Worth Star-Telegram nancy tests, then trying to convince the pa- Vicki Saporta, said many times that these centers nant women know exactly what they are doing articles, there have been many crisis tients not to get an abortion is deceptive and advertise free pregnancy tests to lure women in when considering an abortion. I do not support pregnancy centers in the United States that highly unethical. These crisis centers should for other reasons. pregnancy center counselors who make com- try to talk their patients out of receiving an have to put a visible sign on their property “Instead, they have women come in and spend ments that condemn a woman to hell or tell her abortion. saying they do not provide abortions or hours watching videos and listening to religious that God won’t forgive her for having an abortion. However, these facilities only advertise contraceptives, which is exactly what centers sermons,” she said. However, I do support centers that show videos that they perform free pregnancy tests, in Austin and Baltimore have done. I find the statement from Saporta to be some- of unborn babies in the womb. which persuades many pregnant women These two cities passed city ordinances what problematic. Nobody forces the women In Oklahoma, a bill passed in August required to go to these care centers. They do not that ordered this type of honest disclosure into the center, ties them down and forces them that a woman planning to go through with an expect to be bombarded with anti-abortion to its residents. However, a long fight is still to watch videos and listen to religious sermons. abortion must be shown her ultrasound one speeches, videos, pamphlets, etc., which looming on the horizon because many con- Those women choose to go inside and con- hour prior to the abortion. The bill passed in is exactly what happens, according to the servative religious groups, who also provide tinue to watch the videos or listen to “religious Oklahoma is one that should be passed across the Star-Telegram article. most of the funding for these pregnancy care sermons.” country. At one such Arlington pregnancy center, clinics, are claiming that these ordinances Evidently, some of these pregnancy centers If someone is offended by the Oklahoma law, a woman did not return after her first visit violate these facilities’ First Amendment have videos of fetuses and complications that that person needs a reality check. A bold punch to the facility because she felt uncomfort- occur during abortions. Is that really wrong? rights. of reality is exactly what someone needs in any able with this “sales pitch” against abortion. Shouldn’t a mother see what her child would look No one is telling these clinics that they situation that deals with his or her own body. When she did not return for her second like as he or she grows inside her womb? If some- have to stop spreading their message, but Abortion is a serious action that can never visit, the counselor at the pregnancy care one goes into a pregnancy center and watches rather that they should not use deception be taken back. Therefore, all pregnancy centers these videos, nobody is to blame but the woman, office tried to reach her, but instead spoke to force this point of view on susceptible should approach pregnant women with videos as she can get up and walk out at any time. to her boyfriend’s mother and told the women. and messages of real-life situations that depict Advertising in a pregnancy center should show mother about the woman’s desire to get an The pregnancy care centers in question what abortion does: take the life of a human pregnant women the realities of abortion. I find abortion. should not have to trick their patients to stop being. abortion to be a heinous action toward a life that This practice completely violates the them from getting abortions. They should Sometimes the truth hurts, and all pregnant no human being has the right to take. Therefore, idea of patient confidentiality in the Health be able to make their arguments in a more women should be fully aware of the realities of I truly understand those pregnancy centers that Insurance Portability and Accountability honest fashion. abortion before going through with the action. Act of 1996, which states that any com- show pregnant women videos of the life they will munication between a patient and a doctor Chris Varano is a sophomore sports be taking away. Shane Smith is a senior secondary or counselor of some kind must not be broadcasting major from Dallas. Those videos are a bold punch of reality, and education major from Fort Worth. 6 Friday, September 24, 2010 www.dailyskiff.com MEXICAN DRUG WAR Journalist granted asylum after death threats By Paul J. Weber “What has changed is the situation in Mex- Associated Press Writer ico, where it’s now impossible to deny reality,” Spector said. “It is an indication that the asylum SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Mexican jour- office is now listening.” nalist who was the target of death threats like Aguirre (pronounced ah-gweer-EH) fled to those made by drug cartels says he has been El Paso after getting the threat in 2008 and has granted asylum in the United States in a case lived there ever since. He announced the asy- believed to be the first of its kind since the lum Monday on his website. country’s bloody drug war began. At the time of the threat, he was reporting in Two years ago, Jorge Luis Aguirre answered Ciuidad Juarez, the epicenter of drug-gang vio- his cell phone while driving to the funeral of a lence across the border from El Paso. colleague who had been killed in drug violence. It’s unclear exactly who threatened Aguirre. “You’re next,” warned the chilling voice on the He told a U.S. Senate committee last year that other end. officials in the state of Chihuahua did not like Death threats are at the heart of thousands of his criticism of a prosecutor and decided to Mexican asylum requests received by the U.S. adopt cartel-style tactics to tone him down. each year, but only a fraction of the petitions “I proved that it was political persecution,” are granted. Even people who cross the bor- the 52-year-old Aguirre told The Associated der with fresh bullet wounds or whose family Press. “They threatened me many times and members have been tortured by drug gangs can wrote to me, and I presented all that as proof.” face long odds. Fear of being hurt isn’t sufficient grounds for But attorneys say the decision to give safe ha- asylum. Cases hinge on proving that a person ven to Aguirre, editor of the Mexico news site is being persecuted because of race, religion, LaPolaka.com, could open the door for other political views, nationality or membership in reporters covering the war. a particular social group. Violence against reporters has surged since Since 2000, a total of 65 journalists in Mex- the Mexican government launched a crack- ico have been killed in violence, according to down on drug traffickers nearly four years ago. Mexico’s National Commission on Human El Paso attorney Carlos Spector is handling Rights, making Mexico the deadliest country asylum cases for four journalists, including one in the world for news people. who spent seven months in an immigration de- tention facility. Rodriguez reported from Mexico City.

MARCO UGARTE / ASSOCIATED PRESS In this file photo taken Aug. 7, 2010, members of the press protest violence against journalists in Mexico City. www.dailyskiff.com Friday, September 24, 2010 7 8 Friday, September 24, 2010 www.dailyskiff.com The Purple Poll Would you specifically purchase non-sweatshop products? “Yes, I would. And I would do “Yes, because if I knew it was Web Results “Yes, because it’s just not it because I just like to go a non-sweatshop product, I right to have people make Yes, I deeply care about the effects of my consumer out of my way and purchase would be more likely to buy that kind of stuff. The way decisions: 36 votes something that I know peo- that than a product that they do it should be in a No, all that matters is price and quality: 20 votes ple are benefiting from.” was a sweatshop product.” factory in a fair way.” Total: 56 votes Nicole Corwin Kelly Turner Greg Kolesar www.dailyskiff.com/purplepoll.html sophomore pre-major sophomore international political sci- sophomore computer science major to tell us what you really think ence and French double major

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President Barack Obama to almost nothing in the Senate. and Democrats want tax cuts for the middle If Democrats hang onto power, their ma- class, more stimulus spending and an end to jority is virtually certain to be weakened the outsourcing of U.S. jobs. considerably, leaving them little room to With Thursday’s release of the GOP’s maneuver on unfinished items on their “Pledge to America” — a strongly worded agenda, including energy legislation to curb manifesto promising to return gov-ernment carbon emissions and creation of a path to the people, trim it through deep s p e n d - to legal status for millions of illegal immi- ing cuts, and refocus it on defense and tax grants. cuts — the two parties have laid out deeply Either way, it’s a recipe for likely gridlock, contrasting agendas for the next two years. with the GOP positioned to stymie Obama Less than six weeks before midterm con- on everything from the budget to immigra- gressional elections, it’s promise-making tion policy. Veto showdowns could become time for both parties, and voters are getting common, and neither party would com- J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE / ASSOCIATED PRESS some insight into how the two parties want mand enough votes to force through major House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, center, gestures while announcing the Republicans to change the country. initiatives. “Pledge to America” agenda, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010, at a lumber company in Sterling, Va. 10 Friday, September 24, 2010 www.dailyskiff.com SPORTS FOOTBALL TCU to face off against SMU running game By David Stein Frogs defense that ranks fourth in the nation in “When you have a big offensive line that has to keep doing it [to other teams],” Patterson said. Staff Reporter total defense. been in the system and a big running back that Another dimension for the Frogs this season The Frogs shut down the SMU offense last breaks tackles, you’re going to play well,” Patter- has been the success of sophomore tailback Ed The TCU Horned Frogs travel to SMU tonight season. The Mustangs allowed four sacks and son said. Wesley. Wesley’s 384 yards this season is 10th in to try and keep possession of the Iron Skillet for finished with -16 rushing yards in a 39-14 loss. At 6’1” and 235 pounds, Line adds a dimen- the nation. the fourth year in a row. Now-senior defensive end Wayne Daniels, who sion that was missing in the Mustang offense last The Frogs are 7-1 against the Mustangs under The last time the Horned Frogs lost to SMU is currently tied for third in the nation in sacks , year. In 2009, SMU finished 103rd in rushing. Patterson. The team hopes to continue that suc- was in 2005 when the score was 21-10. For the paired with Jerry Hughes for one of those sacks. TCU senior quarterback Andy Dalton was al- cess in its last game before Mountain West Con- first time, no one from the 2005 squad will travel SMU head coach June Jones, known for his most perfect against Baylor on Saturday, break- ference play begins. to Dallas tonight to take on the Mustangs. passing attack, is using the running game more ing a TCU and Mountain West Conference “We played well against BYU and Utah on SMU (2-1) is coming off a 35-21 win over to build on last year’s 8-5 season, the Mustangs’ single-game record in completing 91 percent of short weeks,” Patterson said. “Even though we Washington State, snapping a 17-game losing first winning season since 1997. This year, Pat- his passes. He was also named the MWC player didn’t win the Utah game, we out-gained them streak to teams in automatic-qualifier BCS con- terson said SMU is running the ball more effec- of the week and finished 21-23 for 267 yards and 2-to-1 on the road. We try to get our legs and our ferences. The Mustangs have been efficient in tively. two touchdowns in a 45-10 win over the Bears. shoulders back.” the red zone this year, scoring on 12 of their 13 “When June [Jones] came there, they had a Dalton has connected with senior wide receiv- Battle for the Iron Skillet trips inside the 20-yard line. The only time they freshman offensive line,” Patterson said. “They’ve er Jeremy Kerley 13 times this season, tied for haven’t scored was a kneel to run out the clock all grown up.” the team lead. Patterson said he wanted to create TCU vs. SMU in a 28-7 win over the University of Alabama- The Mustangs’ rushing attack is led by soph- more opportunities for Kerley, who is also sixth When: Tonight Birmingham. omore running back Zach Line, who has 276 in the nation in yards on punt returns. Time: 7 p.m. SMU sophomore quarterback Kyle Padron yards and three touchdowns in three games “Kerley’s one of those guys who gives you a lot Where: Gerald J. Ford Stadium and the Mustang offense will be facing a Horned this season. of problems in certain situations, and we’ve got Televised: ESPN

Weekend Brief

VOLLEYBALL The Horned Frog Volleyball team travels to San Diego, Volleyball vs. SDSU Calif. to take on conference rivals San Diego State Uni- Day: Sat. Sept. 25 versity Saturday. The Horned Frogs’ volleyball overall Time: 2 p.m. record is 9-5 after losing to the 3-1 SMU mustangs Where: San Diego, Calif. Tuesday night.

SOCCER GOLF Tonight the TCU women’s Soccer vs. Texas State This weekend the TCU soccer team travels to San Day: Sunday Sept. 26 men’s golf team opens Antonio at 7 p.m. The team Time: 1 p.m. their season in Stillwa- then returns home Sunday Location: Fort Worth ter, Okla. to take on Texas State at Soccer vs. UTSA PING/NCAA Preview Garvey Rosenthal Stadium. Day: Tonight Day: Sunday Sept. 26 The team is 4-4-1 going Time: 7 p.m. Location: Stillwater, into tonight’s game. The Location: San Antonio Okla. Horned Frogs are coming Time: All Day off of a 0-1 loss against Ole Miss last week.

TENNIS CROSS COUNTRY The TCU men’s tennis team travels Baylor HEB The Horned Frog cross to Waco today to compete in the Invitational country team travels to Baylor HEB Invitational. The Frogs Day: Today Stillwater, Ok. for the started their season last week in Location: Waco Cowboy Invitational. Midland at the Racquet Club Col- Time: All Day legiate Invitational. This will be Day: Sat. Sept 25 the fifth straight season the Frogs Location: Stillwater, Okla. have attended the Baylor Invita- Time: All Day tional.

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NBA Arenas, Wizards staying quiet By Joseph White that will apparently not include any re- Associated Press Sports Writer flection or explanation about the series of events that transformed him from WASHINGTON (AP) — Interested in marketable hero to franchise embar- hearing Gilbert Arenas describe the les- rassment in a matter of weeks. sons he learned from serving time in a Arenas is expected to meet with re- halfway house? Don’t hold your breath. porters on Monday as part of the team’s NBA commissioner David Stern has media day on the eve of training camp. advised Arenas and the Washington “The commissioner advised and sug- Wizards not to talk about the former gested that Gilbert, the Wizards and All-Star’s felony gun conviction, and the Ted look forward and not look back, Wizards say that’s fine with them. and Ted agreed with that advice and “The commissioner spoke to Gil- suggestion,” Wizards spokesman Kurt bert,” NBA spokesman Tim Frank said Kehl said. Thursday. “His message was: ‘You’ve Leonsis told The Washington Post paid your price, you’re back in good that he would comply with Stern in part standing, and don’t feel obligated to talk because he didn’t want to be fined, but about the past.’” the Wizards clarified those comments, Arenas has not spoken publicly since saying the commissioner did not order he was sentenced in March to one Leonsis to keep quiet about the matter month in a halfway house and two years under threat of penalty. of probation after pleading guilty to “The idea of being fined was never in- felony gun possession. Arenas brought timated to him at all,” Kehl said. four guns to the Wizards locker room Frank reiterated that Stern’s sugges- in December after getting into an argu- tion was not a gag order, but rather a ment with a teammate over a card game. gesture to let Arenas know he had the Arenas was also suspended by Stern support of the commissioner if he didn’t for the final 50 games of last season. want to talk about his conviction. New Wizards owner Ted Leonsis has “Gilbert’s paid a huge price here,” talked about the need for Arenas to re- Frank said. “The commissioner wanted introduce himself to the community so him to know that we’re going to sup- Every week, Chancellor Victor Boschini and several student leaders pick who will win the top upcom- that fans can embrace him again, but port him.” ing college football games in the TCU Daily Skiff college football pick’em challenge. Last week Daily Skiff sports editor Madison Pelletier went 5-0 after predicting the winners from all five matchups. Pel- letier leads with the highest cumulative score while Student Body President Marlon Figueroa has a 60 percent accuracy rate.

BATTLE FOR THE IRON SKILLET Frog, Mustang matchup has long history By Madison Pelletier ning team after each game between terson said. “This is the first year we Sports Editor the rival schools. The Frogs had first don’t have somebody that was part of possession of the most recent edition that game.” In 1915 the Horned Frogs battled of the trophy after their 21-15 win in The Frogs’ loss to the Mustangs the SMU Mustangs for the first time 1993. was their only loss during the 2005 in a game that later became known as Quarterback Andy Dalton said that season and the only loss to SMU un- the Battle for the Iron Skillet. Ninety- a strong rivalry exists between SMU der Patterson. As head coach, Pat- five years later the Iron Skillet is get- and TCU, especially now that the terson has won seven of the eight ting even hotter. SMU program is on the rise. Dalton games he has coached against the Senior safety Jeremy Kerley said said he wants to make sure the skillet Mustangs. he wasn’t sure what the skillet was or stays on the TCU side. “SMU is a good football team and what its history was when it was dis- In 2005 the Horned Frogs upset it’s always a war, always a war when played at a press conference Tuesday. BCS automatic-qualifier and power- we play over in (Gerald J.) Ford Sta- “That’s the big rusty skillet…I had house University of Oklahoma, then dium,” Patterson said. no history of the iron skillet game or ranked No. 7, by a margin of 17-10. The Frogs currently have posses- iron skillet or anything,” Kerley said. Just a week after the upset over the sion of the skillet after recapturing it The “rusty skillet” tradition started Sooners, the Frogs traveled to SMU, in 2007. The past three games have a during the post-World War II era lost to the Mustangs 21-10, surren- combined score of 108-28, the most when college football was booming in dered possession of the Iron Skillet recent game being a 39-14 TCU win popularity. The tradition died when and their six-game winning streak last season. the skillet was misplaced over the against the Mustangs. Senior tight end Evan Frosch said years until, in 1993, the student bod- Head football coach Gary Pat- the rivalry was not so much about ies from both universities decided to terson said the team’s fresh line-up the keeping the skillet as it was revive the Iron Skillet tradition. would help bury the past. about winning the game and keep- The Iron Skillet is given to the win- “We didn’t get our heads out of the ing the season the way the Frogs clouds after the Oklahoma win,” Pat- want it to be.

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Follow coverage of tonight’s Read more about this ONLINE Battle for the Iron Skillet on WEEKEND weekend’s Horned Frog dailyskiff.com. SPORTS sporting events Page 10 2009 TCU won the most RETURN TO BATTLE recent battle 39-14. TCU AND SMU CLASH 2006 TONIGHT IN THE BATTLE They didn’t play one another for the first time FOR THE IRON SKILLET. since 1925. PAGE 11

2005 TCU lost to SMU for the first time since 1999.

1993 The Iron Skilled tradition revived.

1945 During the post-World War II college football boom, the Iron Skil- let was created. It was later lost.

1915 TCU beat SMU in first game, 43-0.

Former Horned Frog Nic Richmond holds up the Iron Skillet after defeating SMU last year. SKIFF ARCHIVES