• SPORTS: WOMEN'S TENNIS LOOKS TO GET BACK ON TRACK, PAGE 8 ENTERTAINMENT: A LOOK AT SPEARS' NEW MOVIE, PAGE 5 Friday, February 15, 2002 _^|^|^^ TCU DAILY SKIFF **C In its 100th year of service to Texas Christian University • Vol. 99 • Issue 74 • Fort Worth, Texas • www.skiff.tcu.edu j ill Today'sNews NATIONAL NEWS Preparation underway for tech center DETROIT — The makers of the Jeep Grand Cherokee are recalling 1.6 million 1993-1998 model-year vehicles after com- $6.5 million still needed Building expected plaints the vehicle may move to meet building's even after the gear shift is in park. to be completed News Digest on Page 4 fundraising goals I by April 1 ./ WASHINGTON — Leaders of SkifT Slaff the two congressional intelli- BY SAM EATON University Advancement officials will contact two gence committees announced a Stuff Reporter wide-ranging inquiry Thursday corporations in the next two weeks to begin a push to Construction of the Tucker Technology Center, into why (he CIA and other U.S. raise funds among high-tech firms for the Tucker which will provide upgraded facilities for the College intelligence agencies failed to Technology Center, said Valerie DeSantis, director of of Science and Engineering, is on schedule for com- learn of and prevent the Sept. 11 corporate relations. pletion in April, project manager Eric Lincoln said. terror attacks. DeSantis said she hopes to contact 15 to 20 cor- in, He said general contractor Austin Commercial an- News Digest on Page 4 porations to ask for donations by the end of the uni- r ticipates finishing by the original April 19 target date. versity's fiscal year in June. 1 "We're pretty much on schedule as far as what But the $6.5 million still needed to meet the build- the contractor has been given for their schedule." STATE NEWS ing's fund-raising goal isn't likely to come from this Lincoln said. "Everything we've heard from them AUSTIN — University of drive, said Bronson Davis, vice chancellor for uni- is that they're planning on meeting that deadline." Texas System regents on versity advancement. Lincoln said. Thursday approved a $150 per "If we raise $250,000 from corporations, I will be Maria Adamrzyk/I'IUITII EDITOR Once Austin Commercial finishes construction. semester mandatory fee, to take A construction worker welds part of the William E. and Jean Jones Tucker Technology Center (More on FINANCE, page 6) (More on TUCKER, page 6) effect next fall. building together Thursday. This view is from the hallway in the building. The Pulse on Page 2 HOUSTON — There was a time when the University of Houston's Keith Poole knew he Intercom to could dazzle simply by introduc- Dolling up ing himself as the Kenneth L. Lay Endowed Professor of define goals, Political Science. The Pulse on Page 2 discuss role OnCampus on campus Islamic Association to meet on Sunday BY KAMI LEWIS Stall Reporter The Islamic Association of Members of Intercom will define North Texas will host an open house at the Dallas Central their goals and continue discussion Mosque 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. about the group's role on campus at The theme of the open house their second meeting of the semester will be "Hajj: A Journey of Monday, said Chelsea Hudson, Stu- Equality, Peace and Sacrifice." dent Government Association presi- Tours of the mosque and various dent and Intercom chairwoman. classes about Islam and Muslims Intercom is a panel of 14 student will be available. Bob Mong, leaders who represent the student president and general manager of body twice a year at the Board of the Dallas Morning News, will be Trustees meeting. Members are the keynote speaker of the event. elected presidents or vice presidents The Dallas Central Mosque is of campus organizations invited by located at 840 Abrams Road in university officials to join Intercom. Richardson. For further informa- Inclusion hinges on current Inter- tion visit (www.iant.com) or call com members' approval. (214) 564-8828. — David Dunai Hudson said TCU does not have many "secret" organizations, but In- tercom is a low-profile, yet high-im- Asian Festival Banquet pact group that is probably unknown tonight in the SC Ballroom to most students. To celebrate the 2002 Chinese "We've debated what sort of im- New Year, an Asian Festival pact we should have on campus, as Banquet will be tonight in the an in-your-face organization or one Student Center Ballroom. that's little known at all," Hudson The celebration will include Molh Heuermaii/SklFF STAFF said. "I think it's important that guest speaker Betty Nguyen from Tori Kingrey, a Lancome make-up artist, makes over Kaylee King, a junior interior design major, at the TCU Bookstore Thursday afternoon. CBS 11, professional Asian per- (More on INTERCOM, page 6) formers and Chinese food catered by Chef Chen. Student tickets are $5 and are sold in Student Center Room 22. The festival is presented by the Enron Corp. executive testifies against Lay and board of directors Asian Student Association and Programming Council. BY MARCY CORDON Fastow and other executives "did dupe Ken questions, Watkins spoke clearly and in detail She has no basis in fact for her views." — Marci King Associaled Press Lay and the board," she testified at a hearing and smiled when lawmakers praised her for Watkins testified she was told last summer by WASHINGTON — Enron Corp. executive of the House Energy and Commerce inves- sticking her neck out to the energy-trading an Enron personnel executive that Fastow — chief Sherron Watkins accused two top company of- tigative subcommittee. company's top official. architect of the complex partnerships that eventu- ficials Thursday of duping then-Chairman "There were swindlers in the emperor's new Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich.. called Watkins ally brought the company down — wanted her to InsideSkiff Kenneth Lay and the board of directors about clothes discussing the fine material that they "an extraordinary and courageous woman" be terminated for taking her concerns to Lay. improper — and possibly illegal — partner- were weaving," said Watkins. "And I think Mr. and a "bright spot" in a company where exec- "I was not comfortable confronting ... Mr. The Pulse/Campus Lines 2 ships that concealed over $ 1 billion in debt. Skilling and Mr. Fastow are highly intimidat- utives turned a blind eye to abuses. Fastow with my concerns," Watkins said. 'To Opinion Watkins said that when she told Lay of her ing, very smart individuals and I think they in- Skilling's attorney. Bruce Hiler, disputed do so, 1 believed, would have been a job-ter- National Digest concerns, the chief financial officer, Andrew Fas- timidated a number of people into accepting" Watkins' statements. "Everything she said about minating move." my client is based either on hearsay, rumor or Watkins also placed blame on Enron's auditor, International Digest tow, wanted her fired and her computer seized. questionable structures for the partnerships. Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Skilling, Self-assured as she answered lawmakers' opinion," he said. "She did not talk to my client. (More on ENRON, page 6) Features Etc. Sports International Olympic Committee may award an Future leaders additional gold medal to Canadian pair skaters theWeather BY STEVE WILSTEIN Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, Canadian officials said they don't Associated Press who narrowly lost to the Russians want Elena Berezhnaya and Anton SATURDAY SALT LAKE CITY — Two gold in a questionable vote. Sikharulidze stripped of the gold High: 58; Low: 34; Partly cloudy medals? "Nothing is impossible," Ottavio medai, but they believe Sale and Pel- The International Olympic Com- Cinquanta told NBC Sports. letier should be rewarded if any ev- SUNDAY mittee wouldn't rule out the possi- Earlier, he rebuffed pressure to idence of wrongdoing is uncovered. High: 62; Low: 47; Partly cloudy bility that a second gold medal speed up a review of the judging de- "We are not here to pull someone could be awarded to the Canadian spite demands for action from the down, we are here to pull somebody pairs skaters as a way to end the IOC and worries by skaters that the up," said Michael Chambers, presi- judging controversy that has controversy might taint other events. dent of the Canadian Olympic Asso- marred the sport and dominated the The union's meeting is scheduled ciation. "We see no reason why the LookingBack Winter Games. for Monday. council of the "We do not "e see "° reason why the 1804 — New Jersey becomes the "The IOC will consider any re- ISU should not last northern state to abolish slavery quest from the ISU," president understand why council of the ISU should not consider award- 1903 — The first teddy bear was Jacques Rogge said, referring to the we should be de- consider awarding a second ing a second gold introduced in America. It was made International Skating Union. ciding some- gold medal." medal." by Morris & Rose Michtom French judge IOC member Kevan Gosper said thing so - Michael Chambers 1933 — President-elect Franklin the committee hasn't discussed important as a Marie-Reine Le Roosevelt survives an assassination such a proposal, but added, "I'm medal in one Gougne is at the attempt day," Cinquanta said later Thursday center of the controversy in Salt 1998 — Tara Lipinski and Todd not saying it can't happen." Eldridge win the female and male The head of the skating union while at the men's final. "We want Lake City. Molly Beuerman/SKIFF STAFF figure skating championships at the said it would be "very difficult, not to make the proper decision.