THURSDAY TODAY DECEMBER 2, 1999 Although the average 97th Year • Number 54 age of marriage In the United States has been steadily increasing in recent years, one in 13 TCU High 69 students is married Low 55 during his or her time at the university. Cloudy Page 4
Fort Worth, Texas Serving Texas Christian University since 1902 www.skiff.tcu.edu Search ends as Ferrari appoints new VC By Lorl Eshelman University of Minnesota, STAFF REPORTER Carleton College treasurer to fill chief financial officer position Campbell worked as ■ general Carol N. Campbell, vice pres- practice manager at Coopers and ident and treasurer of Carleton Ronald Clinkscale in late He said Campbell has the skills ward to working with Ferrari and growth in Carleton's endowment Lybrand. a McLean. Va.-based College in Northfield, Minn., February or early March and will from the accounting and manage- the rest of the TCU community, as from $175 million to $550 mil- company specializing in financial has been appointed vice chan- also serve as treasurer of TCU. ment perspective as well as excel- well as the Commission on the lion, Ferrari said. advising and consulting. cellor for finance and business Clinkscale has been serving as lent communication and personal Future of TCU. Campbell has also been Campbell then worked at the at TCU. interim chief financial officer skills. "I am anxious to play as much involved with several national University of Minnesota for six Chancellor Michael R. Ferrari since the position was vacated by "She brings experience from of a role as 1 can in furthering the organizations and served as chair- years where she served in various announced Campbell's appoint- James McGowan in June 1999. both a major public institution as planning effort at TCU." she said. woman of the board of directors of positions, including treasurer and ment Wednesday after a six- "Our goal was to attract the top well as ■ small, leading private Campbell has served as the National Association of acting senior v ice president for month-long search process which chief financial officer in the coun- institution." he said. "That will be Carleton's vice president for the College and University Business finance and operations. included 109 nominees and appli- try to come to TCU, and invaluable in the development of past 10 years, where she complet- Officers. cants. (Campbell) was an outstanding fit TCU's future." ed over $60 million in construc- After earning a bachelor's Lori Eshelman Campbell will take over for for TCU." Ferrari said. Campbell said she looks for- tion and renovation and oversaw degree in business from the leeshelmanQ delta is.tt u edit
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Former Rutgers players sue school for stripping incident at violent drama NEW BRUNSWICK. N.J. (U-WIRE) — Two former Rutgers basketball players and a student manager were not of Seattle protests only stripped of their clothes but also their dignity, a lawsuit filed Tuesday charges. Some say clash between police and The lawsuit stems from a December 1997 incident where demonstrators disturbing, surprising men's basketball head coach Kevin Bannon ordered them to By Steven Baker tal concerns and worker's rights. strip nude and run sprints after STAFF REPORTER Sara Steen. a sophomore reli- participating in a free throw Separated from the protests in gion and social work major from shooting contest. their hometown of Seattle, sonic Seattle, said she learned ol the Bannon reportedly had team TCU students have mixed feelings protests from communicating over members remove articles of about the violent results of those the Internet with a student from clothing for each free throw events. the University of Washington. they missed. Miranda Moore, a sophomore "He was telling me about tear Lawyers for former players international communications gas It was real!) surprising to sec Earl Johnson and Josh Sankes major, said it does not surprise her such a scene." she said "The and (tanner student manager that people are protesting there. Seattle police force does not have Juan Pla. filed a complaint in "There are a lot of left-wing enough experience because noth Superior Court claiming the groups that protest on the street in ing like this ever really happens in strip free throw event was a Seattle every year." she said. Seattle.'' violation of the students' civil "What was surprising were the About 200 members of the rights. violent things going on. We don't National Guard and 300 state Sankes transferred to Holy even have shootings in Seattle. 1 troopers, sent bv Washington Oov. Cross College in Worcester, have seen more violence in Fort Ciaiv Locke, aided Seattle police Mass. after the 1997 season, Worth with the Wedgwood thins; Tuesday in thwarting the violent and Johnson left for Iona and TCU rapists than ever hap- protesters with tear gas and pep College in New Rochelle. N.Y. pened to me while I was in per spray Sixty eight people were last year. Seattle." arrested Tuesday, and (its more The lawsuit names the About 40.000 people crowded were taken away from the scene University. President Francis L. the downtown-business district of Wednesday in transit buses. Lawrence, the Board of Seattle Tuesday to protest the Moore said the mas or could Governors, the Board of meeting of members from the have handled the situation in a Trustees. Bannon. assistant World Trade Organization. About less violent was coach Tod Kowalcyzk. athletic 5.000 of those protesters became "I know people were prett) vio director Robert Mulcuhy and violent against police and even lent, but they waj the) dealt with his predecessor Fred Gruninger began breaking windows and loot- it. with teat gas and stuff, was as defendants. ing stores such as Nordstroms and something that sou would see m The University had not been Starbucks Coffee shop. Israel or in a Third World coun- served with any legal papers as The upset protesters accuse the try," she said. of yesterday. PHOTO EDITOR 135-nation member WTO of U.S. Secretary of State- — Daily Targum Heather Zak, a freshman premajor, and Zach Klemo, a sophomore speech communication major, join favoring the needs of multination- Rutgers University many others during the Holiday Tree Lighting in front of Sadler Hall Wednesday night. al corporations over environmen- See PROTESTS, Page 6
Final effects of genetically engineered food still unclear LOS ANGELES (U-WIRE) — Genetic engineering in agri- Youngblood marches on as interim director culture is seen as positive for humanity by some, and either By Alan Melson the marching band since he arrived at Brewer High School in White tor with the TCU drumline once a the band, as well as a willingness to potentially harmful or intrinsi- STAFF REPORTER the beginning of this school year. Settlement, north of Fort Worth, week during football season. He said work with the students." Dale said. cally wrong by others. As a small child. Brian Youngblood Youngblood said he has had a lot of where be served for two years as returning to the college level full time- "He really shows enthusiasm for his Charles Bennett, professor would put on a record of old fun working with the band. director of bands. Before that, he has been a pleasant experience alter job in what he docs, and I think that emeritus of geography at Southwest Conference fight songs "It's really been a good time." he served as associate director of bands working with high school students lor fillers down to the students" UCLA, said people lack infor- and march around the room with his said. "I anticipated a bit of "Who are at Hurst I..D. Bell High School for 10 12 years. Kenneth Raessler. directot ol the mation on the subject. sister's baton, pretending be was a you, coming in and messing with our years. His marching band at Bell won "It's a much higher level of maturi- TCU School of Music, said "A lot of controversy arises drum major leading the band. More stuff,' but there really hasn't been that numerous awards, and the school's ty and ability." he said. Youngblixxl fosters a sense of spirit in on the unfortunate fact that than 30 years later. Youngblood is still at all. The band's been willing to try drumline became nationally known Band members said they appicci the band. people are not sophisticated leading the band, and he says he's whatever craziness I've dished out. for its high-energy performances. ate Youngblood's energetic approach. "His show designs are excellent enough with biology." Bennett having a great time doing it. and I've been very satisfied with their Youngblood is no stranger to TCU. Geoff Dale, president ol Kappa and have drawn a great crowd said. Youngblood. new interim associate work effort and their product on the however. Hq composed drum parts Kappa Psi, the band service fraternity, response at the football games." he The biolech firm Monsanto director of bands at TCU, has field." for the TCU band-from 19X8-1990. said Youngblood has been an asset lo said Tve received many positive- defines genetic modification as received praise from university offi- Youngblood. who grew up playing during his first few years at I..D. Bell. the marching band "a technique where individual cials and students for his work with percussion, came to TCU from and he worked as an assistant instruc- "He has brought a lot of energy to See DIRECTOR, Page 5 genes can be copied and trans- ferred to another living organ- ism to alter its genetic make-up and thus incorporate or delete specific characteristics into or LOOKING BACK from the organism." Some companies such as Kennedy assassination, 1960s political turbulence shakes campus and spurs debate Monsanto argue that the new years of campus technology leading to super- From mono to hangovers sity. room, reading updates from the for student government elections crops and cattle is all about news coverage Nov. 17, 1963 Associated Press newswire on the assas- "pathetic" At the time, TCU enrolls progress. Kennedy visit no longer in doubt sination of President John F Kennedy h.(KH) undergraduates. One thousand REFLECTIONS The "medical sanctuary that Coca- Such a view promotes the Cola built." the Brown-Lupton Health Nov. 19,1963 The Student Center transforms into a eight hundred sixty seven students voted in the 1999 elections when TCU has use of genetic engineering in Editors mite: This Center, officially opens. The Skiff reports The SkiJI reports that a visit to Fort "place of mourning" as students jam the 7.4(X) undergraduates. agriculture, because it could week-long install- that it will cure anything from "mono to Worth by President John F. Kennedy will television room. The Skiff reports that help feed the growing world ment will look back that terribly painful (K-cupation.il hazard lake place on Nov. 22. The visit had been one faculty member ascends the stairs of Reed Hall, overhears the news from I Professor blasts LBJ on Vietnam conduct population by lowering pro- at headlines thai of college students: the hangover." in doubt, as Kennedy had scheduling Oct31,1967 duction costs and increasing ran on the front conflict!. nearby radio and sits down He weeps. TCU professor of philosophy Gustave productivity. page of the TCU TCU now has doctors Ferre denounces the Johnson administra- — Daily Bruin Daily Skiff'since Nov. 17,1963 Campus reacts Voter turn out pathetic University of California at 1902. TCU issues three doctoral degrees, the Nov. 26,1963 Oct24, 1967 Los Angeles first in the 90-year history of the univer- TCU students crowd the Skiff news- The Skiff calls the 1.107 voter turnout See REFLECTIONS, Page 5 PAGE 2 www.sklff.tcu.adu THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2,1999
cation practices. night than allowed by law," said Labor Secretary The story has been splashed across newspa- Alexis Herman. pers and TV talk shows for days. The govern- The violations involved 14- and 15-year-olds CAMPUS LINES ROUNDUP ment has promised to consider education who stock shelves, operate cash registers and reforms. Critics are using it as fodder for tirades clean at 19 New England Toys R Us stores, most against schools and society. of them in Massachusetts. Announcements of campus events, public meetings and other gen- At the center of the case is Mitsuko Yamada, A spokeswoman for the national toy store eral campus information should he brought to the TCU Daily Skiff World who is accused of taking Haruna Wakayama chain, based in Paramus, N.J.. said it has already office at Moudy Building South, Room 291, mailed to TCU Box from a nursery school playground in central taken steps to correct the problems, which she World AIDS Day focuses largely on children 298050 or emailed to skiffletters<9>lcu.edu. Deadline for receiving Tokyo and strangling her with a scarf in a public said were the result of misunderstandings of the who have lost parents to the disease amiouncemenls is 2 p.m. the day before they are to run. The Skiff bathroom. She then allegedly buried the child's law by some managers. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — While reserves the right to edit submissions for style, taste and space avail- body at her parents' house, 110 miles away. Federal child labor laws restrict the employ- AIDS activists handed out condoms in city buses able. ment of 14- and 15-year-olds, limiting the kinds in Bangkok and dropped them from a helicopter of jobs they can do and the number of hours and in Pretoria much of the attention of World AIDS Nation time of day they can work. Day on Wednesday focused on the children — ■ Fellowship of Christian Athleles will sponsor a concert featuring Blacks, Hispanics much more likely to be Under the agreement with the Labor 11 million of whom have lost their parents. Ross King at 8 p.m. today in the Robert Carr Chapel. frisked by New York City police, report says Department, Toys R Us will require these young "I have no idea of what my father looked like, NEW YORK — Blacks and Hispanics are workers to wear color-coded name tags and keep what his voice or footsteps sounded like," much more likely than whites to be stopped and their time cards in a separate place to help super- ■ Air Force ROTC offers open-enrollment during the spring semes- Andrew Jackson Okrut of Uganda told a U.N. frisked by New York City police officers, often visors keep track of them, In addition, supervi- ter for college freshman and sophomore students interested in becom- symposium in New York. without legal reason, according to a report by the sors will be given more instruction about child ing commissioned officers in the U.S. Air Force. Once enrolled in the In a report released Wednesday, U.N. officials labor laws. AFROTC courses, eligible students may apply for two- or three-year estimated that 11 million children have already state attorney general. Even in precincts that are 90 percent white, scholarships that could pay up to $15,000 an academic year begin- been orphaned by the pandemic and that the more than half the people stopped and searched ning in the Fall 2000 semester. There are no service requirements for number will reach 13 million by the end of next were black or Hispanic, according to the 178- State the AFROTC freshman and sophomore courses. For more informa- year. page report, which was based on police depart- tion, call 257-7461 or e-mail (J.AIemanCn'tcu.edu). It is almost unfathomable to think things could Youth group at Wedgwood Baptist Church ment records. get worse in sub-Saharan Africa, home to 95 per- finishes concert that began night of shooting "The perception that minority residents have cent of AIDS orphans. FORT WORTH — The carpet and several ■ Special Fvents Committee of Programming Council will sponsor Eastern and southern Africa account for only been disproportionately stopped and frisked by pews have been replaced in the sanctuary at the police is based on reality," Attorney General the annual Holiday Crafts Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today in the 4.8 percent of the world's population, yet com- Wedgwood Baptist Church. Eliot Spitzer said Tuesday. Student Center Lounge and Reading Room prise over 50 percent of the 33.6 million people More difficult is replacing the memory of that Police officials said the report, which used infected with the virus that causes AIDS. The Sept. 15 night when Larry Gene Ashbrook data from January 1998 to March 1999, was seri- regions account for 60 percent of AIDS deaths, walked into a youth rally at the church with two ■ The Public Relations Student Society of America will meet for the ously flawed, in part because it mixed data from last time this semester at 5 p.m. today in Moudy Building South. U.N. data shows. pistols and a pipe bomb. Before fatally shooting In Nigeria. HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is different years. himself. Ashbrook had killed seven people and Room 271. For more information, call Doug Newsom at The report said blacks were stopped six times estimated to infect a new person every minute. injured seven others. 257-6552. more often than whiles, while Hispanics were By 2003, an estimated 4.9 million Nigerians "Over the last three to four, maybe live weeks, stopped four times more often. Blacks make up aged 15-49 are expected to be infected with HIV, a lot of the kids have come to a point to where 25 percent of the city's population, Hispanics ■ National Security Education Program (NSEP) scholarships for compared to about 2.6 million today, according the numb feeling is wearing off and they begin to comprise 24 percent and whites make up 43 per- U.S. undergraduates to study abroad during Summer 2000 through to a Nigerian report released Wednesday. feel something," said Jay Fannin, the church's Spring 2001 are available. The deadline is Feb. 7. For applications, With an estimated 1,700 Zimbabweans dying cent. youth pastor. Police Commissioner Howard Safir said the call the NSFP office at 1-800-61X-NSEP or e-mail ([email protected]). of AIDS weekly. President Robert Mugabe has Another step in the recovery process came stops were made on the basis of descriptions pushed a 4 percent "AIDS levy" on personal Wednesday when the youth group tried to finish given by crime victims and not because officers income and corporate taxes that takes effect what it had started during the service 11 weeks ■ SHARE! High School Exchange Program needs families to host unfairly target certain races. earlier. high school exchange students for the spring semester of the Jan. I. Police said the racial disparity exists because Forty Days, the Christian rock band that was 1999/2000 school year. Families are able to review student applica- most of the stop-and-frisks occur in poor, crime- Japanese asking if jealousy of child's on stage performing when Ashbrook's shooting tions and select the student they feel will best match their own inter- ridden neighborhoods, many of which are prima- academic success was motive in murder rampage began, returned for another concert in ests. For more information, call Sharon George at (915) 533-5808 or rily black and Hispanic. TOKYO — The Japanese way of education the sanctuary typically reserved on Wednesday the Education Resource Development Trust Southwest Regional Some 175.000 stop-and-frisk forms were often means unrelenting pressure on families, nights for the church's adults to hold a prayer Office at 1-800-414-3738. examined for the report, which found that the biting competition between children and fiery service. reasonable suspicion cited on the forms often jealousy among parents. The Sept. 15 rally was a much-publicized was inadequate, meaning the officers had no Could it also mean murder? youth rally organized by Fannin to celebrate the legal justification for the stops. "See You at the Pole" events earlier that same Circulation: 4.MKI The Japanese have been asking that question Subscription*: Ctl 251 r'»*i aim Mailing addraaa: Boj 189030, I <>n Worth.TKM16131 slaying of a 2-year-old girl — and the media Toys R Us to pay $200,000 fine, institute at their schools. Location: Moid) BtdldJag Smith Room 191 linked the crime to entrance exams for elite safeguards for violation of child labor laws More than 400 people, most of the teen-agers Skiff aOSfl I mu-rsii> DrtwPba Worth. TX 76KW Sine* 1902 On-campua distribution: flwuimi .ire available ftttoa kindergartens. WASHINGTON — Toys R Us will pay a from Wedgwood and other churches in North L.irtipii-. Omit OOP pWpflnWD. 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If you do qonsume alcohol, you should do so responsibly and you should never drive after drinking. www.skiff.tcu.edu JM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2,1999 www.sklff.tcu.adu PAGE 3 editorial UNDER SIEGE Protests rock trade talks in Seattle Police in riot gear fired red pepper spray in plastic peKcts Tuesday at demonstrators who blocked streets and forced the delay of the opening ceremonies of the largest trade event ever staged in the United States. Parts of normally laid-back Seattle were transformed into scenes of chaos as police confronted protesters who formed a human chain so officials' motorcades couldn't get through. In the view of protesters, the World Trade Organization puts profits for multi-national corporations over other con- cerns, forcing nations to engage in a "race to the bottom" to compete in the global economy with low wages and lax environmental standards. Supporters also gathered at the capital in Austin to call for the abolition of the WTO, saying that the organization forces nations to accept genetically- altered food, products made with slaves or low-wage labor and low environmental standards, all in the name of free trade. Although we do not agree with the violent actions and vandalism of some demonstrators, the activism sets an important example. Political activism promotes social change and raises glob- al awareness. The right to assemble stands as a trademark for American democracy. It allows a voice for opposition, diver- sity and change. As members of a society dependent on science and tech- nology, globalization and environmental issues stand at the forefront of the political climate. We must be constantly weary of the power of our economic interests and the exploitation of basic human rights in developing countries. Concerns for natural resources and environmental issues A grown-up Christmas list — sort of must take precedence over pure corporate interest. Our country stands to benefit greatly from free global ast night, my mom asked me suited to protect itself from clown world peace might require the end of sis. I hope I can get my priorities trade. However, our actions and commercial interests often what I wanted for Christmas harassment. the former and the restructuring of straight. causes 10-year-old children to work 10-hour days in L When I Another Christmas wish of mine the latter. For the record. 1 know thai Santa told her, she that no one has been able lo grant is a This in turn might pul America on isn't real, and I should be more con- unhealthy conditions. Which is more important to you — a corroboratory time machine. I'm not made some Commentary the same level as everyone else, and cerned about giving rather than get- smiling child's face or your new tennis shoes? comment ahoul sure if corroboratory is a word or not. that smacks of communism. Since ting. In all honesty, if I could bestow her inability to but it is derived from the word cor- we all grew up watching G.l. Joe and contentment or peanut-shooting work miracles. roborate, which is exactly what a cor- know thai communism is evil. I powers on anyone. I would without Editorial policy: The contenl of the Opinion page does not necessarily represent the roboratory lime machine would do. guess world peace won't work. hesitation. But in this age of reason, views of Texas Chrislian University. Unsigned editorials represent the view of the I guess I'll set- TCU Daily Skiff editorial hoard. Signed letters, columns and cartoons represent the tle for some There would be a sign inside the Never mind. I don't want world I guess my real wish is for people to opinion of the writers and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board. sweaters. In time machine that would say. peace. think beyond reason. Perhaps if there Letters to the editor: The Mt/f welcomes letters to the editor for publication. Letters spite of what I "WARNING: For corroboratory pur- World peace is out of the question, were more dreamers and fewer must be typed, double-spaced, signed and limited to 250 words. To submit a letter, bring might get for poses only." This would keep people but I don't think it's out of line to ask accountants, we might have a greater it to the Skiff. Moudy 291S. mail it to TCU Box 298050. fax it to 257-7133 or e-mail it to Christmas, from using the time machine for less for world contentment. If Sanla real- appreciation for the absurd and [email protected]. They must include the author's classification, major and phone num- STI:\ E noble purposes such as halting presi- ly wanted to bring me something therefore a greater appreciation for ber. The Skiff reserves the right to edit or reject letters for style, taste and size restrictions. here are a few STEWARD things that will dential assassinations or belting on useful, he could open the eyes of each other's differences. Editor In Chief Jeff Meddaugh not be under sporting events, a la Grandpa Bill in everyone (including myself) who has Maybe you like having neatly Managing Editor Joaquin Herrera the tree with my name on the tag. "Back to the Future II." lots of things going for himself or arranged white Christmas lights on Advertising Manager Jeff Horler I've always hated the circus. Not Instead, it would settle historical herself hut is still unhappy. your hedges, but 1 prefer to strew an Campus Editor Kristen R. Naquin Assistant Campus Editor Lety Laurel so much because of the hucksterism questions such as the color of Jesus' Too often do 1 see people who are assortment of lights aboul my roof in Design Editor Matt Jones or the clowns, but because I am cer- skin and the homeothermic/poik- so caught up in their careers that they no discernible pattern. We are differ- Weekend Editor Pam Woodhead tain the clowns pick on the ele- lothermic dinosaur debate. fail to enjoy life or pay attention to ent but still absurd in each other's Opinion Editor Laura Head phants. Since I'm not getting either of iheir families. To see someone with opinion. If we can appreciate our Sports Editor Rusty Simmons those gifts. I might as well ask for lots of expensive crap but is never respective foibles, then maybe world Photo Editor David Dunai Impossible yet beneficial Copy Desk Chief Katy Garcia Christmas wish No. I is for Santa to this next one. As cheesy as it is. 1 around to use it really bothers me. peace has a chance. Web Editor Craig Graue grant all circus elephants the ability wish Santa would bring world peace. What's the point of having money if Production Coordinator Gretchen Crabb to shoot peanuts out of their trunks. I know, I know. Our economy is you can't enjoy it or share it'.' Steve Steward is a senior political Production Manager Jeanne Cain Pressler Now I know that ordinary elephants prosperous in part because of our I'm not saying that I want to be science major from l.odi. Calif., and Business Manager Bitsy Faulk Student Publications Director Eva Rumpf already have the ability to blow exploitation of Third World coun- monetarily poor or anything, but if I he won't shool his eye out He can be Journalism Department Chairman Tommy Thomason water out their noses, but a peanut- tries and an entrenched military- end up working and working to reached at ihaoledubstylelshot- shooting elephant might be better industrial complex, and achieving finance Propeciu and a mid-life cri- mail.com). Confessions are the key to accepting loss of control irst things first. I'm graduating in 17 Instead, I have some confessions to attempt to lose a few pounds to feel better notes and gossip. Eating disorders stem Irom issues we days, so this is my last chance to use make. in my cheerleading skirt turned into an At least 6 percent of college women have with control. Controlling how one Fthe Skiff as a Confession No. I: It took me until my almost never-ending battle against a body suffer from an eating disorder. The num- looks on the outside makes one feel in vehicle for my person- sophomore year of college to get over my that was never skinny enough. ber seems so low because it control on the inside. al agenda. Commentary high school crush. When I came to college, I There's nothing represents only women who There's nothing wrong with admitting a I'm not leaving you OK, so maybe it took longer. But Abe knew I didn't have my mom wrong wjm admit- have been clinically diagnosed. loss of control. The real damage occurs with "Everything I Hilker, wherever you are, you sure missed monitoring my eating habits. I tjng a |oss 0f con. Some experts estimate that as when we try to cover it up with destruc- ever needed to know I out. could get away with skipping tr0| The real dam- many as 15 percent of college- tive behavior. If college is a time to start learned at TCU," or Confession No. 2: If one of my friends meals or hiding in the bath- age occurs when aged women have bulimia. figuring out yourself, then look at your "Everything I didn't is missing "The John Lennon Collection" room after I did eat. It was a we i™ t0 cover it Many women are considered to entire self. Identify what you are really learn from TCU." And compact disc (and I think you know who strange form of freedom. up wjth destructive have "subclinical eating disor- trying to control. although, historically, you are), I've had it for two years now. I learned fast that I wasn't behavior, ders." meaning they suffer Confession is the key If you can't many graduating Skiff I'll give it back later this month, and I'll alone here. Hating disorders arc- from the same type of behavior share it with someone else, at least \IMII staffers have used their even wrap it up real nice for you. almost a secret language easily control problems, but it's not acknowledge it for yourself. last column as a way to COUBTICE Confession No. 3: It has taken me my recognizable by young women fighting serious enough for a formal diagnosis. thank sources for all entire college career to be thankful for the the same demons. Tricks for ignoring Thin models that grace the pages of Aimee Courtice is a graduating senior newt- the unretumed phone calls and one-word body God gave me. hunger and tips on what foods to avoid glossy magazines and Hollywood's thin editorial major from San Diego. Calif. She can answers, I'm not going to do that either. What began in high school as an are shared in college as much as class actors and actresses aren't to blame. be reached at (aecourticeC'delta.is.tcu.edu). Graduating doesn't mean forgetting those golden years In just two short weeks, I will no degree.) I'll miss a lot of things we drove each other nuts, but we hardly wait to get away from. year, so what'.' Who has the higher time to exercise. Damn, there goes longer be a student. I ve been a stu- about this university. also had some fun female-bonding I won't miss the dorms that level of worth here, really'The per- that excuse. dent for 16 years. That's almost as I'll miss walking back to my moments. You know, the ones where much, no matter what I said earlier son who shapes the mind of future Eating dinner before 10:30 p.m. long as I've dorm at night and seeing Christmas you tell people who are still pretty Living in an apartment has got to be leaders'.' Of course not And it's not w ill be a nice change, as will having been alive. Now lights twinkling in windows here much strangers your most intimate better than putting up with curfews even sports in general. You can bet a schedule that doesn't require me Commentary suddenly I will and there. thoughts and hopes. Good stuff. and stupid alcohol policies. Even the basketball, tennis and soccer to be up until 3 a.m. on a nightly be thrown out I'll miss the professors who actu- I'll miss sleeping in until noon or though I'm 21 and my fiance is 21. coaches don't get the same amount basis. of the warm ally made class fun. Now there's a so because 1 don't have class until if any of my under-aged roommates as the football coach. Probably the weirdest thing will embrace of the pleasant change from high school. 3:30 in the afternoon. I'm proud to are locked up in their rooms asleep, 1 won't miss the parking Or be the lack of homework and papers university and I'll miss living in the dorms, sur- say that in my entire college career, we're not allowed to have a wine lack thereof Someone once told and projects. My mother tells me into the cold, rounded by complete strangers who I've only taken one 8 a.m. class. cooler with our tacos. It doesn't me that the reason TCU won't that it will take a while to adjust, hard world. get the dubious pleasure of watch- And 1 passed it. matter if we go in my room and build a parking garage is because that I'll keep thinking that I have I can't wait! ing me walk down the hall in my I'll miss the Skiff, believe it or close the door. It's "community the people in the community don't something to do, that it will be Don't get bath towel. not. I complained a lot this semes- property." think il would look attractive. I strange not to have assignments to PAM me wrong — I I'll miss living in the Tom ter, but I really do love the newspa- Last I checked, my roommates don't know whether this is true or work on. love TCU as WOODHEAD Brown/Pete Wright Residential per and the other journalists. weren't helping me pay for my not. but if so. it's nice to know that Yeah, right. well as the rest Community, where my four room- Thanks for putting up with my room. the TCU community places aes- of you, and I'll contribute generous- mates and I somehow managed to numerous I'm-going-to-quit threats. I won't miss the irritating knowl- thetics over practicality. If I break Pam Woodhead is a graduating ly to the alumni fund from the $5 an live together and share a kitchen, While I do have some sentimen- edge that the football coach makes my leg. and they think the crutches senior English major fn>m Arling- hour I'm going to make flipping living area and two bathrooms for tal connections to this university, an obscene amount of money. If his are ugly, am I going to have to ton. She can he reached at (pawood- fries while correcting customers' four months without killing each there are definitely some things I team has a good year, he gets more crawl? [email protected]). grammar. (Thank you, English other. We had our moments where will not miss at all and in fact can money. If a professor has a good 1 can't wait to actually have the PAGE 4 www.skiff.tcu.adu THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2,1999 Going tq the chapel as soon as psych class is over A Although the average age of marriage in the United States has been steadily increasing in recent years — currently standing at 27 for men and 24 for women — one in 13 TCU students is married during his or her time at the university. The news story fea- tured on this page expresses the thoughts of several married students, who said marrying young provides many advantages, including constant companionship and improved academic performance. A commentary from a student currently separated from her husband of almost two years presents what she sees as the disadvantages of marrying young. Know yourself Early marriage has before walking advantages despite down the aisle odds, students say Ever since I was a little girl, all I wanted to do was to By Stephen Sutfron find that one true love and marry him. I guess you STAFF REPORTER 1 could say I was trained to believe that marriage was Students go to college to find themselves. Many try to find themselves inevitable In fact, my parents did not give me or my sister in campus organizations. Others define themselves with their studies. a middle name because, they reasoned, our last name could Few find themselves married. serve as OUT middle name once we got married and took our But about one in 13 TCU students is finding success in his or her aca- husbands' name. demic pursuits while maintaining a marriage and home. Although these So I was going to get married. The only question was students said they realize many other students wait until they finish their when and to whom Not surprisingly, the answer came education to get married, they are happy with their decisions. sooner than later for me, and I took that stroll down the "A lot of people ask me. Why not wait?' 1 say, 'Why wait?'" said aisle just 17 days alter I turned 20. And now. more than a Bryan Goudelock, 21. a senior psychology major. He and Brooke year and I I months after that blissful Goudelock. a 21 -year-old senior advertising/public relations major, have day. my husband is alone in the two- ^^^^^^^^^^ been married five months. bedroom house we rented when we Commentary "I knew this was the person 1 wanted to spend the rest of my life with, moved out here to attend school, and and I was ready for the rest of my life to start." he said. my plant and I are finally getting Jean Giles-Sims, a professor of sociology and criminal justice, said adjusted to lite in ■ residence hall the average age of marriage in the United States has been steadily again. increasing in recent years, currently standing at age 27 for men and 24 Since 1 arrived al TCU in Spring for women 1998, I have realized that never before "I think people are taking more time with their education because they in my life have I been in the presence have more options than in the past," said Giles-Sims, who is also the ol such a large assemblage of mar- director of the Women Studies department. riage-minded people. Conversations KKINTI:\ But Brooke Goudelock said it is easier for two people to build their about diamond rings, wedding dates NAQUN lives together than to join two fully established lives later in life. and reception sites are commonplace. I "It's a lot harder to bring two lives like that together and have them even saw a student thumbing through merge," she said. an issue of Brides magazine in one of my classes. While most students have a hard enough time trying to figure out In a lot ol ways. I understand these students' positions. I what they are going to do with their lives, married students said they was certainly there once myself Marrying young does have must consider both themselves and their spouse. its appeal But as a heartbroken victim struggling to decide "I think that most people in college are single and living their lives for what to do about my failing marriage. I feel compelled to themselves." said Sarah Mullen, a 21 -year-old senior advertising/public share the other side relations major who has been married nine months. "But I'm married, First, the statistics. Most of us already know that the cur- so there's two people to consider." rent divorce rate in the United States is SO percent. That Andy Soule, a 21-year-old senior finance major, said his marriage is nuinbei is practically a household figure by now. However, the reason he will be graduating early. Preston Dyer, a sociology professor at Baylor University "It's really motivated me to get done with school because I know the who is well known for his work in this field, said people sooner I get done with school and get a job. the Honor I can start pay- who mam between the ages of 20 and 24 have an 80 per- ing off (my wife's) school." he said. cent divorce rate. That figure may seem startling to most Bryan Goudelock said he and his wife's support for each other has people, but alter experiencing the factors that contribute to made them more successful in their studies. this divorce rate among the young. I'm surprised it's not "I have a partner in what I'm doing." he said. "If I'm studying, she can higher help me oul. I used to have to do everything by myself. But now she can The first reason marrying young is a mistake is, put sim- take some of the load, and 1 can do the same." ply, there is just not enough time to "shop around." Although married students said the support they receive from their According to the July 1995 issue of the Journal oj Family spouses is a definite advantage, many also said they are often isolated Issues, people who marry before they are 26 or 27 have from their single peers. ■pent insufficient time in the marital search process and "I'm more serious about school than I think I would have been had I marry spouses who are. basically, bad matches. As they been single." Mullen said "But only because I have no social life in col- begin to spend more time together, these dissident traits are lege because I'm married and no one else is." exposed, and people begin to realize that their differences If children are added to the equation, time for socializing with other which are not bad, in and of themselves — are actually students is moved further down the priority list. incompatibilities Senior nursing major Nicole Huckaby, 22, is married with two chil- More importantly, however, people who marry young dren. Her schedule begins at 6 a.m. when she wakes up with her husband lack the necessary knowledge and skills required for mar- to get dressed. After they are ready, she wakes up and dresses her 3- and riage and the emotional and psychological maturity that is I-year-old daughters. critical lor surviving difficult periods in marriage. Simply The family currently has only one car. so Huckaby acts as a chauffeur, pul. these people are not yet fully formed adults, and they taking her husband to work and her children to daycare before driving to have not yet developed their core beliefs and values and work or school herself. individual senses of who they are. even if they think they After work or school, she picks up her kids and husband and goes have. home. But it is not time for rest yet. She must first cook dinner, give the At 19. I thought I knew exactly what 1 wanted for the girls a bath and put them to bed with a story. Finally, about 10 p.m., next 60 years. But as I grew and matured and began to Huckaby has some time to study. develop career and personal goals. I realized I didn't have "When 1 study, I can't daydream." she said. "I have to use the time I have." a clue. And now I am left to deal with the reality that, at Married students said although they have increased focus academi this point in my life, marriage is not a part of the life I want cally, their top priorities lie elsewhere. for myself. "I can't be as selfish as regular students," Mullen said. "I want to have My parents, grandparents, siblings, teachers, friends, a good job, but I'm not completely focused on my career and moving up neighbors and. ministers tried to tell me to wait, but I the corporate ladder. To me, to maintain a happy marriage is the utmost wouldn't listen I can't go back in time to remedy my mis- importance.'' take, but I can offer advice to those who may be in a simi- With America's high divorce rate looming over them, these students lar situation As a classmate who was married and, most said they understand the scope of their commitment and are optimistic likely, divorced by the time she was 22, I implore you to that they made the right decision. « not cheat yourself of your chance to learn who you are and By finishing their education. Giles-Sims said they remove one of the what the world holds for you. There are dozens of paths to most significant risk factors for divorce among young married couples. try. and marriage is only one — one that, I assure you, can Goudelock has a different idea as to why his marriage will succeed. definitely wait. "Our marriage isn't based on lust or on feelings," he said. "It's based Will I ever get married again? I don't know. But I do on God, who doesn't change. If we get mad at each other or something, know that I will be absolutely certain of who I am and we always have God to fall back on." exactly what I want out of life before choosing to do so. So while these students continue to try to find themselves and their I've already told my parents that, if and when I marry future in college, they have found the people with whom they want to again. I am keeping my maiden name. So as a reminder of spend that future. And having a partner for that journey, they all agree, where I've been and what I've learned, I will remain mid- is the part of marriage for which they are most thankful. dle-nameless for the rest of my life. "Being together (is the best part)." Soule'said. "I have someone to share my life with." Campus Editor Krisien Naquin is a senior news-editorial journalism major from Pensacola, Fla. She can be reached Craifl Qrairt/Wab Edito, Stephen Stiffron al ([email protected]). sdsuffmn @ delta, is. tcu.edu THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1999 www.sklff.tcu.edu PAGE 5 REFLECTIONS DIRECTOR From Page 1 From Page 1 tion for its handling of the war. Ferre said the use of comments about the band this he has pursued his love for and shapes that marching bands moved into the position of inter- made my time here even better napalm and mass bombing in efforts to kill the Vietcong year from students, alumni and music through his career as a form on the field. Youngblood im director of bands "I would like to slay, but at the merely causes more human suffering and will not end the other friends of the university." band director. was responsible for the drill in Youngblood said he knew he same time, 1 have a lot of war. Youngblood grew up playing In addition to marching band, the TCU marching band per- was taking a temporary position options. I have even entertained football but always maintained though, Youngblood is a fan of formances this year but also at the time he accepted the job. the idea of consulting and writ- TCUonpot an interest in music and bands. other types of music. He is a works as a freelance drill writer, and although he isn't sure whal ing drill full time. Whatever is Feb. 6,1968 After suffering an ankle injury Macintosh computer buff and designing shows for various high his future holds, he isn't loo wor- supposed to happen with me will The World Health Organization announces more than while playing quarterback on his has built a home studio devoted school bands around the nation ried about it. happen. Wherever I end up. I tig 300 million people worldwide are smoking marijuana. junior high team, he turned his mostly to digital audio and elec- Youngblood took the interim "I would be glad to continue lire there's a reason for me to be The Skiff reports that TCU students believe pot has dele focus completely to band and tronic music. band position after Director of here a! TCU if that's the way il there, so I'm not worried." terious effects, is not addictive and should he legalized. maintained that focus all the way He also uses his computer Bands Gregory Clemons left works out." Youngblood said. through college at Abilene knowledge to design marching TCU in May 1999, and former "Mr Vele/ and I have been I Alan Melson Compiled by staff reporter Matt Stiver Christian University Since then. band 'drill,' the various patterns associate director Fred Vele/ good team, which has rcalls iHtmirlumtfl tli'ltil i\-It it I'tlli Fen-phen studies give hope AT&T National PrePaid Wireless. 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The cells research, and the new guidelines generally fol- TCU does not encourage the consumption of alcohol 11 you do consume alcohol, ing human stem cells with animal or human can then be manipulated to create other types of low the commission's recommendations. you should do so responsibly, and you should never drive after drinking. embryos. cells and. possibly, whole organs, scientists say. A number of groups, including 70 member! of Groups opposed to abortion immediately Dr. Harold Varmus, director of the NIH, has Congress, have objected to federal funding of objected to the plans. The National Right to Life contended that using stem cells does not violate stem cell research because the cells must origi- Committee said the guidelines "would result in laws forbidding federally funded human embryo nate from the death of a human embryo. The law- Galactic Astrology federal sponsorship and funding of experiments research because the cells were developed by makers sent a letter last February to HHS secre- in which living human embryos are dissected and researchers using private funds. And lawyers in tary Donna Shalala claiming that human stem Black Holes killed — a clear violation of federal law...." the Department of Health and Human Services cell research would be a violation of federal law. Quasars On the other side, the Patients' Coalition for have concluded that federal funding of stem cell Rep. Christopher Smith. 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(3037 James Ave., off Berry - 921-5 809) books • mineral specimens Britain transfers authority to Ireland jewelr) • astroiogy/numerolog) software music • readings/reports csndlea • sni.ii ovens In Dublin, senior British and Irish Unionist leader David Trimble ASSOCIATED PRESS Dublin and Belfast officials as vitamins • Mountain House Foods officials were expected to sign dropped his Protestant party's envisaged in the Good Friday homeopathy • massage therapj (CSR) DUBLIN, Ireland — The clock treaties Thursday that authorize the demand for IRA disarmament in accord. The north's Catholic leaders ticked down on Northern Ireland's closest political relations between advance. It will hold its first meeting hope this all-Ireland decision-mak- Bookstgning In kill) Rogers (iallaghlT - bitter past Wednesday as Britain the two nations since most of Thursday. ing will prove mutually beneficial nut hoi of Light SioV of tin Bruin and light Side of the I ulurv prepared to hand substantial powers Ireland successfully rebelled against Ahern said the change to the con- and gradually persuade Protestants IKi. 13. 4-7 p.m. to a new Belfast administration of British rule in 1922. stitution, overwhelmingly endorsed to support unification. 10% Discount ,„„ KS: ,„,,,._ Sat..,, a.„,_7p.m. Protestants and Catholics, a giant Thursday's treaties will authorize by voters last year, would prove But O'Donnell said the cross-bor- OH all hooks W/ TCU ID Sun.. I p.m. - 5 p.m. step toward peace after 30 brutal, the creation of a British-Irish "that there is no longer any political der committees in no way represent- bloody years. Council bringing together legisla- disagreement about the constitution- ed "a Trojan horse concealing the The transfer of authority at mid- tors from Britain and both parts of al status of Northern Ireland." way to a united Ireland." as hard- night (7 p.m. EST) challenges local Ireland, and a whole series of coop- In Belfast, two of Ahern's senior line Protestants claim. *j^^ TjyjygftTHk politicians to forge a future built on erative policy-shaping committees deputies. Justice Minister John She also welcomed the constitu- compromise and mutual respect, the between the Dublin and Belfast O'Donoghue and Deputy Foreign tional change that will drop her central goal of last year's Good administrations. Affairs Minister Liz O'Donnell. country's claim to Northern Ireland, Friday peace accord. Northern Ahern will then issue a declara- held their first meeting with the noting that "an aggressive territorial Ireland parties have rarely displayed tion authorizing the immediate Cabinet's two senior Protestant and claim is no longer in keeping with those qualities during 27 years of amendment of the Irish Republic's Catholic members. opinion in the Republic of Ireland." so-called "direct rule" from London, 1937 constitution to drop its territo- They agreed that the Irish govern- Ahern also appealed to the IRA to but this week agreed to share a rial claim to Northern Ireland, ment and Cabinet in Belfast would begin disarming as soon as possible, Cabinet table together. Ireland's constitutional change hold an inaugural summit meeting saying this was "a necessary contri- "With the full political settlement had been on hold as a dispute Dec. 13 in Armagh, the ecclesiasti- bution to the consolidation of peace about to be implemented, we have between rival parties in Northern cal capital of Ireland for both the and democracy, and to the creation the strongest possible basis for per- Ireland over Irish Republican Army Anglican and Roman Catholic of trust." manent peace in Ireland, such as has disarmament held up the formation churches. He also vowed to use security never before been experienced in of a coalition Cabinet for the The city. 40 miles southwest of forces to suppress the IRA splinter SEEKING PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME our history," Irish Prime Minister province. 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Far other Information, call the TCU sports marketing office at 18171257-5299. 999 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2,1999 www.sklff.tcu.edu PAGE 9 Thomas steps up to lead team to 86-59 victory Coach says play against Arkansas-Pine Bluff not 'best effort' By Rusty Simmons Diamond Jackson combined for 12 fouls, and Arkansas-Pine Bluff cut But Mittie said the game had two SPORTS EDITOR of TCU's first 16 points. the deficit to 16 points with under points that were more important than The TCU women's basketball At the 15-minute mark in the first eight minutes remaining in the game. the statistics. He said it was important team had a different leading scorer half, the Frogs had built a 16-4 lead. Mittie said he was not especially to see some different combinations in for the third time this season en route Mittie said he liked the squad's play pleased with the play during the the line up, and sophomore forward to an 86-59 victory over Arkansas- in the initial minutes of the game. span, and characterized the game as Tricia Payne, the team's leading scor- Pine Bluff Wednesday night. "You always want to jump out to poorly played. er, got to rest her sore feet. "That's what has been nice about an early lead," he said. "It was espe- "This wasn't one of our best Payne was plagued with a stress this team," head coach Jeff Mittie cially nice in this game, because we efforts," he said. fracture in her left foot last year. The said. "Somebody different has were able to get some players some Jackson freed herself for some team's trainers have experimented stepped up every game." more minutes." open shots in the final five minutes with several different in-soles to Against the Lions of Arkansas- Some of the extra minutes were of the game. She connected on 7-of- combat the problem this season, but Pine Bluff, it was junior forward dispersed to junior forward Sally 15 field goal opportunities for 18 Payne developed blisters on both Janice Thomas' turn to step into the Spencer. She added 13 points and points, but Jackson was only 2-of-6 feet in the Frogs' last game against spot light. She scored 18 points and three steals to Thomas' double- from the arc. Wichita State. grabbed 18 rebounds, the third high- double, the first of the season for Jackson's back-to-back jumpers at "(Payne) could have played est total in school history, before TCU. end of the game pushed the TCU tonight, but we felt that if we played fouling out midway through the sec- Mittie said Spencer gave TCU a lead back up to 27 points, where it her 20 minutes, the problem could ond half. lift in the first half. Spencer's 11 ended 86-59. have been worse." Mittie said. "I had to adjust. This is all new to first-half points led the Frogs to their Junior guard Amy Sutton added Mittie said Payne will be in the me," said Thomas, the transfer from biggest lead in the initial frame, 40- nine points, eight assists and four line up for the Frogs' when they host West Los Angeles College. "I'm 16. with 7:11 left in the period. steals for the Frogs Junior guard the Cook Children's TCU Hoops SKIFF STAFF finally starting to adjust. I guarantee The Lions cut the TCU lead to 21 Jill Sutton also dished out eight Invitational Dec. 3-4. Junior forward Sally Spencer shields off an Arkansas-Pine Bluff (I'll put up more numbers like this)." points at the half, and they continued assists, and junior center Karen defender while advancing the ball past half court Wednesday night in Thomas led an early surge for the the run into the second half. The sec- Clayton pulled down seven Rusty Simmons Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. Spencer's 13 points off the bench helped Frogs. She and senior guard ond half was filled with 26 personal rebounds. jrsimmom @delta, is. H u. edit the Frogs' defeat the Lions 86-59. Q7 Baseball still gambling on Rose's innocence yearsmf ttampns reinstatement. news coverage len I wrote about Pete has three World Series rings the game because it changes the gy and probably a few million Rose previously, a loyal First, people will argue that despite his drug problems. way those whose bets are down bucks in reparations. If he is guilty, REFLECTIONS w-read- gambling isn't that bad. Baseball The problem is that while approach it. even when he bets on he should remain banned from Men's basketball wins three er intormed me players have done a lot worse racism, cheating, drug use and his team to win. baseball and the matter should straight conference titles via e-mail that I Analysis things over the years, from cheat- many other sins have proliferated This may seem like a small inner he brought up again. 1950-53-With the guidance ought to keep ing to fighting to drugs, and were baseball since it began, none of point, but this manager is putting Forgiveness is great. People of head coach Buster Brannon my opinions on not banned from baseball. those things undermine the com- his real job aside for his own indi- should forgive utybod) that has the TCU men's basketball team Rose in "that Well, all of these things are true. petitive effort of those involved. vidual monetary interests. Thai is wronged them. But this is not finishes in the Southwest Con- virtual abyss I Pete Rose was not the worst person As baseball historian Bill James dangerous to the integrity of the about forgiving or not forgiving ference's top spot for three call a brain." ever to play baseball, and it proba- writes. "In any profession, there competition and of the sport. Pete Rose, any more than the consecutive seasons. Well. dude. I'm bly wasn't Joe Jackson or any are things which are not criminal. In Rose's particular case, we impeachment hearings were about sorry, but since member of the Black Sox either. but which will get you fired don't know for sure whether he's forgiving Bill Clinton. It is about O'Neal named All-American Charlie Hustle The man whose record Rose because they are not compatible guilty or not. In launching this new holding to a rule that protects the after double-double average won't go away, STKPHKN broke, Ty Cobb, was a dirty player with that profession. If you're a petition, he also said he has new integrity of the game. 1956-Dick O'Neal, a center on neither will I. SUCTION and noted racist, known for priest, you can get fired for having evidence that points to his inno- That's the last word from the the men's basketball team, was On Tuesday, assaulting both fans and umpires affairs. If you're a psychiatrist, you cence. I encourage Bud Selig to Abyss. awarded a spot on the All-Ameri- Rose posted an Internet petition for and refusing to room with Babe can get into deep trouble for gos- hold a public hearing to determine, can squad by the Helms Founda- his reinstatement into baseball and, Ruth on barnstorming tours siping ... and in baseball, you get once and for all. whether Rose is Stephen Saffron is a senior broad- tion. O'Neal averaged 23.9 points presumably, his induction into the because he was convinced Ruth fired for gambling." guilty or not. cast journalism major firm league a game and 11 rebounds a game Hall of Fame. Let's examine the had some African blood in him. Baseball has to protect itself If Rose is indeed innocent, then Cilx. Texas. 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