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SPORTS OPINION Junior linebacker Josh Goolcby has had In America lies under siege from within as the Bush administra- battle injuries to get on the field. Page 10 tion increases the restraints on civil liberties. Page 3 FEATURE Gallery staying 'Afloat' TCU DAILYh SKIFF Art in the Metroplex exhibits 36 juried works JL ^**^ ^^ In its 10()' year of service to Texas Christian Universityty chosen from over 500 entries from local artists at the University Gallery. Page 5 Vol. KM) • [»» je 9 • Fort Worth. Texas wu w.skiff.tcu.edu Thursday, September 12. 2002 Endowment down because of economic factors Two chairwomen set history, have TCU's endowment has shrunk has cut away about 15 percent of tuition and fees, interest off en- 15 percent since March 2000. TCU's endowment since March dowments and gifts from private Endowment Values (fiscal year end) donors. She said the university work to be done Since interest off the endow- 2000 and left the administration 1000 without many options for new in- can also ask departments to real- ment supplies a quarter of the „ 900 This is the first year the Faculty Senate and come. locate money. university's operating budget, S 800 Staff Assembly have been chaired by women the squeeze may pressure the Carol "Right now we are sensitive to moving it at the same time. from one pro % 700^ university to increase tuition and Campbell, the fad that families ore Joe- vice chan- gram to fund reallocate money from one aca- ing the same (financial) cellor of another. m S00 ■•"' BY AMY JOHNSON demic department to another. problems." business and But with ,2 400' Sufi Reportd finance, said - Carol Campbell the volatile f JOO]' Members of the Faculty Senate and Skill BY JONATHAN SAMPSON a flounder- Vice Chancellor of Business endowment c 200 Assembly hope to accomplish many things SkifT Siidl ing stock and Finance and decreased 100: this school year, but sonic may be oblivious to Recent investor uncertainty in market is giving. the lmTflfl the fact that history has already been made it's only sure bets for TCU are tuition 6 the first time that both bodies the stock market coupled with a particularly difficult for private «P <fit- N,% ,,# <fiP jfl s^ j*> <& acfP ^ downward turn in the economy universities, most of which have and departmental reallocations. have been simultaneously that began almost two years ago three primary sources of income: (Wore on ENDOWMENT, page 2) Values do mil include certain mineral rights ami real estate values. chaired b\ women. Peggy Watson, an associate professor of Spanish and Latin American studies, is chair- woman of the Faculty Senate and Karen Baker, associate di- rector of administration, is chairwoman of the Staff As sembly. New name,. Watson grew up in Fort Worih and graduated Irom R.L. Paschal Senior High new face School. She then attended Tu- lane University in New Or- leans. La and graduated with University awaits reopening of Rec. Center a doctorate degree in Hispanic literature in 14X9 She returned ktmN HIMH to Fort Worth and joined TCU in 19X4 as an adjunct faculty member, and has been an integral part of the university ever since, colleagues said "Coming back to TCI has been I real pleasure." she said. Watson said she is currently serving her fourth three year term as a member ol the 1 as ulty Senate. "I Maker's) a remorkiihh html worker because she believes in what we hare accom- plished and it hot ue < on accomplish this \eol." - David Grebel Staff Assembly chatrman-elect Baker began her TCU career with the M. J. Pluto tikor/SASAH MCCLEUA V Necley School of Business in August 1992. The claimbing wall in the new University where she worked for four yean. Recreation Center faces the outdoor pool. Baker, who grew up in Montgomery, Ala., began her college career a) the I 'niversity of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. She soon married and The renovated University decided to put her college career on hold for Recreation Center is scheduled to several years to start a family. In 1991. she re- be completed by Oct. 31, but will ceived a bachelor's degree in F.nglish and .i mi not be open to students until noi in public relations from St. Cloud State January 2003. University in Minnesota. She moved to Student Allans sis u-.as ago Skiff Slaff and continues to work in Residential Services, Students may have to wait until This is her third year as a niembei of the Staff January to climb, swim and lift at I%,t„ ,;lii„r/S\HMI VICCLEll l\ Assembly the renovated recreation center. The new front of the University Recreation Center faces the Student Center. The Recreation Center is scheduled to be finished by Oct. 31 and to be opened next Watson said her goals this year are to com- The $30 million renovations, semester. (IMM CHA1HWOM1 N pog>2) which began June 2001, are sched- tanning deck and lounge for ation Center. now we are left with little to weekends at home In the mean uled to be completed by Oct. 31 faculty and students. With the Recreation Center do." time. Lewis said, they are able under Austin Commercial's con- The center will be twice as still incomplete, students and The vol- to practice and struction contract, said Steve large as before, spanning more athletes are left with few uni- leyball kren thing the) ore doing is play their Kintigh, director of campus recre- At attention than 200,000 square feet. versity-owned indoor facilities. team's sea- greot. Hut right nou ue ore games in ation. He said construction com- "Our goal is to have a 'wow' Matt Hibbetts, a sophomore son began /,./, „,,/, /,„/,, ,„ ,/,,. " Daniel-Meyer. pany is on schedule, but it will take center," Kintigh said. "This will business major, said last spring A 30 Current time to move in new equipment the "g ' - Matt Hibbetts be one." he played pick up basketball but its new available recre- university plans to add. The remodeled building will games at Daniel-Meyer Coli- court will ation facilities The recreation center will in- Sophomore Business Major also have a new name, Kintigh seum. With Daniel-Meyer not be com- include the tem- clude a four-lane suspended jog- said. The academic wing facing booked for basketball and vol- pleted until porary weight ging track, larger weight room, Stadium Drive will still be leyball games, he now has to the season is over. Head Coach room and cardio center located cardio theater, five gyms and a called the Rickel Building, but play at friend's apartments. Prentice Lewis said not having at 2720 W. Berry St. and the Ba- climbing wall. Outside, the center the rest of the facility will be "Everything they are doing is the Rickel is an inconven- will have a swimming pool with a known as the University Recre- great." Hibbetts said. "But right ience, but they only have four (More on RECREATION, pug* 2) uled to name the recipients of the Chan- Program to collect used or obsolete cell Horn said the intruments will be given NewsBriefs cellor's Award for Distinguished Teaching phones for donation to provide funds for to band and orchestra students who would and the Wassenich Award for Mentoring in the purchase of musical intruments. otherwise not have the opportunity to play Fall Convocation to be led for the TCU Community. Ninety percent of the phones donated "During times of economic down turn last time by Chancellor Refreshments are to be served and the will be sold, with the money going to the the first thing to get cut in schools is the TCU Jazz Combo will perform at the re- arts." Horn said. Chancellor Michael Ferrari is sched- school's music program, said Ernie Horn, ception following Fall Convocation. uled to deliver his last Fall Convocation the program's executive director. The They are hoping to collect most of the — Joi Harris at 11 a.m. today in the Ed Landreth Hall phones that take the least efforts to repair phones during the Sept. 21 football game will make up the remaining 10 percent, against the University of North Texas, auditorium. Cell phones to be collected for Ferrari is to recap the highlights and and will be donated to battered women and Horn said. NBC-5 news anchor Jeff Elia- musical fundraiser children's shelters. soph is the official chairman and will be at goals from last school year and establish Photo Editor/SARAH VCCI.FU.W the goals that he would like to see accom- TCU is partnering with the Score A Receptacles will be placed at all home this game. Ben Meier, vice support group commander for plished before he retires. He is also sched- Goal In The Classroom School Incentive football and basketball games this season. —Joi Harris ROTC, stands bestde the American flag. THURSDAY 1940 — Near Montignac, France, the pre- h PJ*I historic Lascaux cave paintings are discovered The Pulse/Campus Lines 2 High: 98; Low: 78; by four teenagers who stumbled upon the Coming Friday S y Opnion 3 Partly cloudy cd ancient artwork after following their dog S -5 down a narrow entrance into a cavern. ^sues- National Digest 4 cd FRIDAY 1953 — Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy of Massachusetts marries Jacqueline Lee International Digest 4 High: 98; Low: 69; Sunny, Isolated Bouvier, a photographer for the Washington thunderstorms * ^"i Times-Herald. Features 5 * 1963 — Leave It to Beaver, which debuted SATURDAY in 1957, airs us last episode. The typical 1950s Etc.