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FACTS AND FIGURES ON FRESHMEN FROGS - PAGE 6 TCU Daily Skiff WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1996 TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 93RD YEAR, NO. 92 Artist displays life Bangers experiences in thesis explain BY NEEUMA ATLIKII displayed just inside the doors of TCU DAILY SKIFF the gallery, Tonape writes, "Paint- ing to me is music for the eyes. gangster His first painting created at TCU Each of my works is a non-lyrical depicts an earthy look with a white song." background and soft, pastel-like He said the inspiration for his colors. painting comes from his experience lifestyle His last painting created at TCU with and through nature: "My is much bolder, with red standing paintings are conceived by the non- bright and strong on a solid black representational feel of nature that background. erupts through my emotions vis-a- to TCU Abstract painter Vilas Tonape vis a spontaneous imagery." has chosen 20 of his 35 works to Tonape said his works are a display at his thesis art exhibit, response to formless nature. He liv Nil I IMA All i m which will last through the end of describes abstract painting as more I < 1 I )\l: ', SKIFI the week in Moudy Room 125N. of a feeling, something that has Varrio Diamond Hill gang mem- The other 1X paintings displayed been filtered through the mind, bers said they belong to their gang in his exhibit represent his growth through emotion and through the because it is a family tradition and as a painter during his two years in intellect. they have no other choice the Master of Fine Arts program at He said the mind does not take Three 17-year-old \'DH member! TCU. part in the content of his works. were on campus 1 uesdav night for a "My work is more of a concrete However, it helps in controlling the discussion on gang awareness. I he body (now)," he said. "It's not shaky. rationale and takes part in the activ- event was sponsored by Alpha Chi It has a physical appearance. From ity of painting itself. Omega. Delta Gamma. Delta Ian the first to the last painting, there is a "Art comes from something that Delta and Phi Delta Theta. difference of maturity. Things are is not the mind," he said. Gang members Eddie, Mark and more clear, more dynamic. The The thesis exhibit is a required Arthur answered questions from the geometry of the art and painting is part of the curriculum designed to audience about how and why the) arc handled better." show the creative aspect of the part of a gang. Tonape said his paintings reflect artist's work over the past two years, Mark said they ha\e no choice in the the great and amazing experiences said Ron Watson, chainnan of the art matter because "it's in our nature to of his life. He said the change from department. be a part of the gang. He said he is in his first painting to his last show his The student consults with three YDH because his brother is in it. wide spectrum of experiences. faculty members, but only dis- Ken Martinez, program coordina- "I have been to hell and 1 have cusses the contents of the show 1(1 I tail) skill lilakc Suns tor of Coming Up at the Fort Worth been to heaven," he said. Abstract painter Vilas Tonape explains the significance of his art exhibit in a way that 3- Boyi and Girls Club, works with In his thesis statement, which is sec Artist, page 2 year-old Omri Horowitz can easily understand. gang members on gang intervention instead of cane prevention. The intervention program helps make gang members be positive and productive members of society while they are still in a gang. House bill "1 try to get the guy s Co stay on the right road and stop banging (vio- Blood drive kicks off with 25 donors lence)," Marline/ said " They need to funds Holt realize we're only killing each other" Morales said participation in spans se\eral years. Morales said When one person is a member of Bv JENNIFER LONGLEV blood," Miller, a sophomore speech the Center targets TCU because it is the gang, the whole family becomes TCU DAILY SKIH= pathology major, said. "It might be blood drives is important because memorial hard for students to get out and give less than five percent of the nation's a leading school in the community. a part of it as well. Martinez said. Students and faculty can give blood and they might not think population donates blood. People follow the university's Rival gang members can't see the example, he said. difference between a gang member TCU DAIIV SKI I blood Wednesday and Thursday in about doing it." "It takes 250 units of blood to front of the Student Center as part Another mobile unit will be operate at a minimum each day," Students ha\ e outnumbered fac- and his brother, father or uncle The House of Student Representa- of a campus blood drive sponsored located in the parking lot between Morales said. ulty so far in donating blood. For instance, if any one related to a tives will honor a TCU student who by Alpha Phi Omega, the Carter Dan Rogers Hall and the Bass One unit is equal to one pint of Morales said. rival gang member is seen in the died last year after it unanimously Blood Center of Fort Worth and Building Thursday from 10 a.m. blood, he said. Each pint of blood Alpha Phi Omega began spon- wrong place a: the wrong tune, he or passed a bill to pay for a memorial Mr. Gatti's Pizza. until 5 p.m. This is to allow students can help save three lives, Morales soring the blood drive on campus she can be hurt, regardless ot gang tree at its meeting Tuesday. Students can sign up for the on the east side of campus to donate said. last semester. APO participates in affiliation, he said The House blood drive, which began Tuesday, blood more easily, said Ben After blood is donated, it takes sev era] sen ice projects each year. Also, gang members cannot leav c bill provides between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. each Morales, donor recruiter for Carter 16 hours to process each unit of APO is a co-ed service fraternity once they have been initiated into the S525 for a day in the Student Center lobby. Blood Center. blood. that is open to everyone, Miller gang. Martinez said. plaque and Blood will be taken in two Carter Donors must be at least 17 years "People who need blood today said. The group also sponsors Pro- Mark said. "You can't get out I on the tree to mobile units parked outside the of age and weigh over 110 pounds. are dependant on those who gave fessor's Night Out and Adopt-a- still have your enemies. Violence is honor Eric Student Center. Each volunteer will participate in a blood yesterday," Morales said. ll ighway, she said. always going to be around you." Holt, who Nicole Miller, service vice pres- mini-physical to make sure each Carter Blood Center provides "The blood drive is a nice way to However, the members said they died follow- ident of APO, said 25 students donor is in good health. blood for 49 hospitals in Fort Worth get our name out on campus." wouldn't leave the Diamond Hill ing a fall donated Tuesday. Every donor will receive a S5 and the surrounding areas. Miller said. "We do many project! area to begin a new life because n is from a "The blood drive makes it more gift certificate from Mr. Gatti's The Carter Blood Center blood on campus, but the> often go unno- their home. wheelchair convenient for students to give Pizza. drive at TCU is a tradition that ticed." Eddie said. "If anybody can make lift in January 1995. Holt suffered from it better, it's going to be us." Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, a Martinez said the intervention pro- degenerative muscle disease. gram has helped reduce crime in Fort Foster Hall representative Janet Worth by 30 percent last year. Spugnardi said the bill was important. Rivals between gangs arc not nec- "We need to honor his memory Phi Upsilon Omicron receives '95 national award essarily recent. Martinez said. Some and any other individual who dies at siiuations started during a previous design and fashion and Phi Upsilon Omicron spon- programs, she said. Most of these families ha\c an generation w ith fathers and uncles TCU," Spugnardi said. BY CHIP CALLEGARI average income of under SI 0.000 annually. and has just escalated to the present. Permanent Improvements Commit- TCU DAILY SKIFF sor. tee Chairman Stoney White called the Ellen Sherwin, a senior fashion and design "It helps parents and their children to stand on he said. bill "a good, worthy project." The Beta Zeta chapter of Phi Upsilon Omicron, major, said, "It was fun to see the joy in their faces the right foot." she said. Gang members are differentiated In other business, Clark Hall rep- the National Honor Society for nutrition, dietetics, when they opened their gifts. It w as nice to get rec- Sherwin said that Phi Upsilon Omicron has by the colors they wear. Some wcai resentative Thomas Kunkel said the fashion and design majors, received the United ognized, but that's not why we do it." sponsored the Evening with Santa for two years hats with their gang name.

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