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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1996 TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 93RD YEAR, NO. 75 TCU grads help Peace Corps celebrate 35th year

learn a foreign language. "1 had been interested in working abroad Welch said her brother's job can be very BY JENNIFER LO.NOLEY agriculture, business, education, the envi- TCU DMI.N SKII I ronment and health. "Going to TCU is a privilege, and I had a since my teens, so when I heard about the frustrating at times. The teachers do not Phil Sawyer, a 1985 TCU graduate, is desire to give something back," said Aven. Peace Corps, it sounded like what I would take their jobs seriously, and the students The Peace Corps, which was formed to currently awaiting assignment for the Peace "I wanted to serve a national interest as well like to do." Jacobson said. only go to school when their parents do not "promote world peace, mutual understand- Corps. He said he expects to be placed in as mankind." Jacobson worked in Nigeria from 1966 need them to work at home. Welch said. ing and to offer trained men and women to Panama or Honduras to do agricultural Aven worked with business co-ops dur- until 1968 as a physical therapist in a small "My brother goes every day and teaches countries in need," celebrates its 35th work. ing his stay in Colombia. He taught poor government hospital. She also served in whoever shows up." Welch said. anniversary this year. "1 enjoy being in other countries and with people the skills to make and sell different Malawi, Africa, and in Costa Rica. Welch said her brother teaches in a President John F. Kennedy issued the other cultures a great deal," Sawyer said. products, he said. Kirsten Welch, a senior finance major, school made of thatched wood. When the executive order creating Peace Corps on Forrest Aven, a 1976 TCU graduate, was "The idea was to circulate money and spent time this summer in Ghana. Africa, winds come in or it rams, there is no school, March 1. 1961. Thirty-five years later, the a Peace Corps volunteer in Colombia from increase the standard of living." Aven said. with her brother, who is currently serving in she said. program has grown to include nearly 7,000 1978 until 1980. He is currently an associ- The opportunity to work overseas and the Peace Corps. He is teaching biology to Her brother wants to build a new sec- volunteers in 94 nations. ate professor of management at the Univer- learn about other cultures draws many to the high school students. ondary school in Ghana to eliminate this Peace Corps volunteers are assigned a sity of Houston-Downtown. Aven said he Peace Corps. Barbara Jacobson. a 1962 TCU "Life there is very sad compared to the problem. Welch said. The school will cost project and a country upon acceptance. Vol- entered the Peace Corps to see what the graduate, said the Peace Corps gave her the United States." Welch said. "It is very sim- unteer assignments fall into the areas of United States looked like from afar and to opportunity to experience other cultures. pie." tee Peace, page 2 TCU entries win Addy's Students claim 30 awards

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Seven TCU graphic design students won all JO student awards at Fort Worth Advertising Club's 1995 American Advertising Awards ceremony on Friday. The TCU students took ever) honor in each of the nine student categories. "These awards arc important to the students and impor- tant to our program." said Lew is Glaser. an associate pro- fessor of graphic design. "They are representing our program and TCI to the design and advertising agencies in our area " Glaser said Addv awards help studenis gair on the competition vv hen looking tor a job. "They are a tangible benefit." he said. "They go on resumes and impress people If students have the awards, it could be the deciding factor in getting a job." He said the competition also helps students prepare for the competitive and stressful world of advertising. The awards for mam studenis arc ego-boosters and help rein- force a special attitude that is sometimes hard to nail Tec Daily skill/ Blake Sims down. (Jlaser said. Daphne Mehringer (left), an area high school student; Kary Wallace (middle), a freshman broadcast journalism major; Jill Petersen Miler Hung, one of the Add) award winners, said one (back), a freshman chemistry major; and Danielle Moorman (right), a freshman business major, dance to the 1979 Village People hit, of the most important aspects of the Fort Worth contest is "YMCA" between innings at Saturday's baseball game against Louisiana Tech. see Addy's, page 5 Campus groups plan House to debate funds for seminar

inar will be the Black Student Can come to a vote as earl) as Feb. 27. you come back in the spring, you can't Engaging in Cultures Bv GINGER D. RICHARDSON TCU DAILY SKIFF cus and Alpha Delta Pi sorority. Selby said. find anyone you w ant to talk to because "We've been talking In other business, the all the numbers have changed." The House of Student Representa- about doing this for a ^ House will debate three Selby said she didn't know if it BY CHBISTI GIPPORD the diversity program. TCU UVII.I SKII i "This is an experiment to see how tives will introduce a bill at tonight's long time," Selby said. / resolutions — one of would be logisticallv possible to it works," he said. There is no pre- meeting to create a fund to help off- "Last year's executive Iff which will suggest that the re\amp the student directory on a TCU has a master plan to engage scription for the program yet, Butler set the costs of a new diversity sem- board debated it — this ^m university update studeni semester-b>-semester basis the entire university community with said. inar being initiated this semester. is just something tangi- > phone aumben in Frog The house will also debate two different cultures. Monica White-Burrell, the Black The bill, which will be introduced ble to show we are trying Calls every spring, rather other resolutions one to support This semester, a portion of the four Student Caucus president and a by House President Sharon Selby to encourage communi- than just in the fall. the Faculty Senate's plan to overhaul stages which constitute the program sophomore political science major, would allocate S6.000 for the Engag- cation between groups." "There have been a lot the professor evaluation process, and is beginning. said she looked forward to working ing with Cultures program. The first The bill will be tabled of complaints about that." the other to encourage voter partici- John Butler, minister to the uni- with Caroline Nixon. Alpha Delta Pi two groups to participate in the sem- for one week and could Selbv said. "Every time pation among college students. versity, said the inaugural Engaging president, because they participated with Cultures includes two campus in the Diversity Institute last groups working together on a project semester. which will benefit the whole cam- "1 see TCU as very divided." pus' awareness of the global society. White-Burrell said. She said she is Senior classes immortalized with $50 bricks He said the goal was to bring together somewhat fearful about the program. two groups which were culturally But she said Engaging with Cul- BY CHIP CALLEGAN Michael Gallagher, a senior marketing major grouped together. divergent to help the campus as a tures was created to enhance the TCU DAII v SKII I who purchased a brick, said, "1 will be able to The deadline for participation in the program is whole. TCU community's views of itself. come back in the future and sec my name with my March 15. Seniors max purchase bricks in Sadler Alpha Delta Pi and Black Student "What I see happening is that Seniors now have a chance to leave their mark kids. 1 am leaving my mark at TCU." Room 214 or Pete Wnghi Room 136. The bricks Caucus were chosen to be the first we're going to make some friend- at TCU, literally. The bricks for the class of 1996 will be placed will have two lines of 14 characters each for groups to experiment with Engaging ships that are not superficial." said The Senior Appreciation Program, sponsored this summer. Jones said. If a student is graduating names. with Cultures for many reasons, Nixon, a junior social work major. by TCU's development office, is a program that in either May or December, bricks for the 1996 Each student who purchases a brick also gets to including racial, religious, size and "What I would hope for is that the allows seniors to purchase a brick with their name class need to be purchased within the next month, recognize three people who they feel have made gender differences, Butler said. whole experience will remind us of engraved on it for $50. DC said. their graduation at 1CU possible, said Jennifer The leaders of these groups have our subtle assumptions and preju- The brick will be placed among that student's Each class is separated by several row s of blank Jones, annual fund officer and director of the already been through the Diversity class in the senior mall in front of the Mary Couts bricks. A plaque with that class' year and the mdi- Institute, which is the first stage of see Diversity, page 2 Burnett Library. vidual bricks with the students names are then tee Bricks, page 4

News Digest Phone lines crash in Arlington Workers protest Chrysler firings Woman killed over earrings Jet does belly-flop in Houston Congress debates FDA overhaul

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — More than WARREN. Mich. (AP) — About 1,400 NEW YORK (AP) —- A young woman HOUSTON (AP) — A landing gear of a WASHINGTON (AP) — Government 60,000 Southwestern Bell telephones were employees at a Chrysler Corp. truck plant died under the wheels of a subway train in a Continental Airlines DC-9 apparently col- doctors thought they'd finally proved Ameri- out of service Monday because of a com- stayed home Monday morning to protest the struggle with a teen-age mugger over her S60 lapsed during landing at Houston's Intercon- cans get life-saving new medicines as fast as puter failure at a regional office. firing of two union leaders, shutting'down earrings. A 15-year-old with psychiatric tinental Airport Monday, but no one was or faster than Europeans, but critics insist Twelve prefixes were affected in an area the assembly line. problems was charged with murder Monday. seriously hurt, officials said. that's not good enough. west of State Highway 360 and north of On Saturday, Randall Pearson, president His mother said he had stopped taking med- Continental spokesman Ned Walker said Afraid the good news could slow congres- Interstate 20. of the United Auto Workers local, and com- ication that controlled his temper. none of the 82 passengers or five crew mem- sional efforts to revamp the Food and Drug Technicians were having some testing mitteeman Herman Ector were fired for lead- Naeema Lee. 20, was killed Sunday after bers traveling from Washington's National Administration, its detractors are charging that equipment flown in from Austin, but there ing what Chrysler said was an illegal work the two struggled over her gold hoop ear- Airport was seriously injured. One passenger hidden red tape forces U.S. drug makers to was no estimate on when service was to be stoppage earlier this month. rings between cars of a subway train, police was taken to an area hospital after complain- spend 15 years developing a single medicine restored. The two union leaders told workers to go spokesman Doram Tamari said. He said it's ing of back pain. The jet appeared to have That question becomes pivotal Wednesday, as The problem started about 5 a.m. Monday. home Feb. 9, citing safety concerns, the only unclear whether she jumped or was pushed landed on its belly, skidded off the runway Congress decides whether to give an overhaul reason the assembly line can be shut down. onto the tracks. and come to rest in a grassy area. or merely a face lift to the agency Page 2 eTCU Daily SkiffTwo Tuesday, February 20 1996

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sity Fund would pay for the program. whether it entails a speaker or a party. Peace from page 1 Diversity page 1 TCU Daily Skiff LETTERS TO TH( EDITOR: The Sfc/iTwelcomes let- He said he hopes the whole cam- WeatherWatch ten to the editor for publication. Letters musl Since 7902 be typed, double-spaced, signed and limited pus will understand it is not just for to 500 words. Letters should be submitted at about $20,000, which he is trying to dices that we have been socialized to the two groups who are involved The TCU Daily Skill is prodiKed by stu- least two days before publication lo the Skiff, raise through donations. believe at first glance so we're not so with the inaugural experience. dents ol TexiT; Christian University, spnn- Moudy 291S, io TCU Box 32929, or to fax Today will be partly sored by the journalism deparlmenl jnd pub- 921*7133. They must include the author's Experience in the Peace Corps quick to judge." "It's really in their interest for the lished Tuesday through Friday during fall and classification, major and phone number. The allows many volunteers to gain an "Our first concentration is to get to future." he said. cloudy, windy and spring semesters except finals week and hul Skill reserves the light lo edit oi reject letters understanding of the differences know each other." Nixon said. The Butler said some time ago Vice warm with a high in the idays. The Skiff \i distributed free on c ampus. for style and laste. The Skiff is a member of Asscx Idled Press, MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 12929, Fort Worth, between the United States and other groups will work together this Chancellor for Student Affairs Don upper 80s. CIRCULATION: 4,000 Texas 76129. countries. semester on brainstorming ideas for Mills wanted to establish a program SulM KiftlONs: Call 921-7000, extension PHONE DIRECTORY: Four-digit extension (6000 a campus-wide project. that would encourage students to 6274. Rates are $21) per semester. seriesi numbers can be rew hed by dialing li made me realize that we have a EDITORIAL POLICY: Unsigned editorials repre- 921-7722 followed by the extension. lot over here that most in the world Nixon said the project itself would learn about and appreciate the Tomorrow will be sent the view o( the Skiff editorial board, do not have." Jacobson said. be put into action this summer or dur- diverse cultures they would warm with a low in the which is composed oi the ediloi. managing Main number 921-7428 editor, opinion adltor, assistant managing Fax 921-7133 The Peace Corps also helped ing the fall semester. She said she encounter in the future. 60s and a high near 90. edilor, news editor, t ampus editor and sports Advertising/Classified 921-742<> Jacobson appreciate opportunities in foresees the program lasting about a A staff team was put together to editor. Signed letters and columns represent Business Manager 6274 the United States and helped her real- year, and she definitely wants the work on the development of the pro- the opinion ol Ihe writers. Student Publications Director (>55t> ize the importance of other countries, groups to decide the campus-wide ject. Butler said. An advisory com- she said. project together. mittee consisting of about 30 faculty, the developmental stages anu ihe "I realized that people can live in She said she hopes the members of staff and students also helped devise variety within eaeh issue," according other ways and be just as happy." Alpha Delta l't and Black Student the program. to information provided by Butler Jacobson said. Caucus will be role models so others What the group came up with was about the development of Engage- -Jlpw* Aven said the flexibility and will notice their excitement in engag- a four-stage developmental ment with Cultures. adaptability learned in the Peace ing with other cultures. In addition, she "Engagement with Cultures." The third stage is titled. "Discov- ■PJ^JPS^ Reduce. Corps serves well in other areas of said she hopes other organizations will Thirty-five programs have resulted ering the Common Good." This is -A life. be able to engage like the groups have. from this planning. where the university stands now. The p* #> 7 Reuse. "1 realized if 1 could get through "We will encourage that." Nixon The first stage includes exposure fourth stage will include the culmi- the Peace Corps. I could get through said events. The Diversity Institute, which nating project of Engaging with Cul- anything." Aven said. "It gave me White-Burrell said the two groups began lasi semester, was a part of this tures between Alpha Delta Pi and 1 ***' I Recycle. confidence." will get together for the first time on siage. Welcoming Diversity work- Black Student Caucus. in The Peace Corps ser\ es three main Feb. 29 and get to know each other. shops and classroom presentations objectives: to help the people of "The first meeting will be the nail about diversity were also included. interested countries and areas in that holds us together." she said. She The second stage brought aware- meeting their needs for trained man- said she hopes it will break down the ness programs, visiting scholars, cel- TRAFFIC TICKETS power; to help the people served gain barriers. ebrations of culturally significant defended but only in Fort a better understanding of Americans; Butler said the University Diver- days and "programs which recognize OVERWEIGHT? Worth, Arlington, and elsewhere in Tarrant County. and to help United States citizens No promises as to results. Any fine gain a better understanding of other IT'S NOT and any court costs are not included peoples and cultures. YOUR FAULT! on fee for legal representation. These objectives are included in Spring Break! I'hysii iiin Manured Program! for the legislation approved by Congress JAMES R. MALLORY MAXIMUM, SAFE. WEIGHT LOSS Attorney al Law in 1961 officially authorizing the CANCUN 3024 Sandage Avc. Peace Corps. Individualized. Effective Program) Fort Worth, TX 76109-1793 The average age of a Peace Corps (Including Phentermine and Fenfluramiiu volunteer is 29. Women currently (817)924-3236 U Men in Header's Digest and on TV) Not certified h\ the Tctas Hoard ol I cg.il Speujli/utn'ii outnumber men. and minority partic- ipation has grown to 13 percent. 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< HV*^~s:iXT Good riddance to bad SWC teams

Much hoopla has been made over last the pack. For the schools moving to the year's decision to disband the South- Big 12, this is not the case. Baylor has Poor Man's Pacifier west Conference. Four members of the seen its last successful season in any conference left to join the Big Eight and sport, and UT will go from being form the Big 12: the University of perennially overrated because of their the game Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor and Texas conference foes to a mediocre team in against UT Tech. Three (TCU. Rice and SMU) basketball. nine days ago. were left to join in the expansion of the It is clearly time for the Southwest Bad officiating Western Athletic Conference. Houston Conference to disband for reasons other alone, of will join Conference USA. than the greed and arrogance of UT- course, does TCU officials have praised the move Austin and the coattail-riding of Bay- not create a to the WAC as one that will open up lor, Tech and A&M. 52-15 deficit. TCU to a new era in college sports. First, the conference has lost any real Nevertheless, This is the best thing that could have national prestige it once had. SWC the consis- happened, they say. "Five time zones, teams demonstrate this in their non- tently wrong nine states, 16 teams." While these are conference futility. Texas Tech has one calls were not the greatest athletic programs, TCU of the best records in the country in apparent. For could have done worse. Some teams men's basketball at 22-1 overall, but those few of us hearty fans who showed (like Utah and Texas-El Paso) are their ranking is only ninth in the latest up at the Houston game three nights perennial basketball powerhouses, oth- CNN/USA Today poll. The reason'.' later, we saw an even worse display. Leigh Anne Robison ers (like Air Force and BYU) are con- Their competition, mostly in the SWC. And it came as no surprise to me to see sistently strong in football. And hey, we is considered inferior. that the Baylor game on Saturday was still get to play SMU and Rice every Another reason I bid a pleasant decided not by the players, but by the year — who couldn't like that deal'.' farewell to the SWC rears its ugly head referees. Sun bunnies risk it all So what if we lose rivalries with UT- each basketball season and has come to 1 don't mean to sound like I'm whin- Austin and Texas A&M? We can create the fore during the past few weeks, ing, but as an avid viewer of college new ones with Tulsa and Texas-El right on cue. We finally get to dump basketball for several years. I can hon- Paso. Certainly visiting locales such as these pathetic SWC basketball officials. estly and fairly say that SWC teams and to sport a golden glow San Diego and Honolulu are more Sure enough, the cries of "Cyclops" fans, not just at TCU. have been getting enticing than Lubbock and College Sta- and "Maybe we should just use the the shaft for many seasons now. tion. guide dogs" have been just as prevalent So goodbye. SWC. and good rid- At least TCU's future is bright in as ever around Daniel-Meyer this sea- dance. This campus has a problem, and it doesn't Generation why terms of winning. The teams are mov- son. They don't call it traveling for have anything to do with parking. Marriott or ing to a conference where they will nothing, boys. Todd Jorgenson is a senior radio- Sadler. It's actually a problem that students can have a chance of winning consistently Most people could see with their own 71 '-film major from Minneapolis, who do something about. artificial sun) is just a It's a dilemma that involves mostly the rather than settling for the middle of eyes how rotten the officiating was in "oozes knowledge," Cancer diagnosis wait- women at our school. It's not entirely our fault; ing to happen V\ li> it is indicative of our society as a whole. But gamble with something that doesn't make it right. like thai jus) to look We ar? much too vain. better'.' Riff ram bah humbug And when we are willing to endanger our Call me paranoid, health for the sake ot looking good, we have bui the effects are real. gone too far. I'm not expecting Women's game suffers from lack of cheer As someone with a complexion resembling cultural trends to that of glue. I know better than to step into t he change while I walk sun without SPF 45 smeared all over any this earth, but there was The Skiff received two calls HHHaVaVaVMHHMflal the fans were probably wonder- exposed skin. Bui some of my fellow Horned a time in history when over the weekend from angry fans ■ Editorial ing what had happened to the Frogs are not quite the conscious heliophobe the ideal image was not so dangerous to acquire. who had noticed the lack of cheer- hyped-up men and women in pur- that I am. and so I feel the need to do a some- Fifty years ago. tanning mav not have been so what self-righteous public ser\ ice announce- detrimental. But thanks to that lovely little leaders at the televised women's ple who are usually so visible and ment for those of you determined to tan. ozone disparity we've created, tanning should basketball game on Saturday against Baylor. vocal. There are two ways to fry yourself, as you all simply not be done without applying sunscreen There were between three and five cheerleaders And the outcome of the game, although a loss, know, and I fear them both equally. The more (SPF 15. at least) often and generously. was one of the closest and most exciting this sea- traditional opium, lying directly in the sun's As for the tanning beds, they may be a tiny at the game, according to various sources. What- rays, is mind-bogglinglv popular at our campus. bn less dangerous, but no less ridiculous. My ever the number, it is a far cry from the double son. The Lady Frogs only lost by a score of 92-85, (Colby Beach ring any bells'.' 1 hear it's already biggest beef with a lot ot women today is they rows of cheerleaders who show up on a regular and were perched on the brink of victory. They open.) succumb to vanity When you pay out the nose basis and participate at the men's games. played hard, and the nonstop action had fans on the My favorite case is the college student (male fust to change the pigment o) your skin. I think edge of their seats and glued to their televisions or female — we know you're out there behind something's wrong Half the time it doesn't "It's ridiculous that only a couple of cheerlead- Milton Daniel, guys) who puts on the dumpiest even look good, and it certainly doesn't look ers showed up for the women's team," one caller until the very end. bathing suit possible and lies in the sun to broil. real. said. "What about our cheerleader support at The game was televised on Prime Sports, and Sure, it's the quickest way to get that scrump- Some people here do have a strong enough TCU? Apparently we don't have it." one caller pointed out the obvious lack of footage tious tan that will make all the members of the sense of themselves to be happy with v hat opposite sex want your bod. the) 've got. Some even take measures to avoid And he's not the only one. Everybody we heard of the cheerleaders, probably because there were But besides the fact this causes one to iweat vanity. 1 know a fellow student who. until a from didn't like what they saw — or didn't see — so few of them. (something to which I am adverse), this is the couple months ago. had extremely long, beauti- on Saturday. They all echoed the same sentiment. With the attendance problems in women's fastest way to ruin your skin. When I was young ful black hair. When we came back from winter sports at our school, the cheerleaders need to set a and stupid. I, too. participated in this sclf-muti- break, she had shaved it all off. She looked Our cheerleaders ought to be at ball games. lation. After a mere hour, the result was the greai. but that's not why she did it. She felt she Right you are. good example for fans to follow. dehydrated lobster effect. It didn't lake many had become too dependent on her hair as her The cheerleaders at TCU are the backbone of However, ignoring a highly-covered event is blisters for me to realize this was not something best feature, ll was becoming her identity, and team support. It's their job to get out there and root probably not the example they want to set. 1 was meant to do. cutting it was the only wa> she could assure she But even weirder than the hordes of sun- wouldn't become vain about it. for the teams until the clock runs down, no matter Perhaps some of the cheerleaders were studying bathers are those folks with such determination That's a long way to go not to seem stuck on what the win-loss record may be. The lack of sup- for a test, or maybe they had taken off for the week- they pay roughly S30 a month to slay bronzed yourself, and I know most women aren't ready port for the women's game over the weekend end to enjoy Mardi Gras celebrations. Perhaps they during the winter months. The ultimate mind- for that kind of drastic move I'm not saying we just had other plans for Saturday night. Whatever blower is the women who lie in a tanning bed have to drop our eyeliner and lipstick and go showed a lack of pride in our Lady Frogs. nude, apparently opting for the cook-your-ovary completely granola. Just be yourself. The absence of our cheering crew was also the case, their absence was certainly noticed by method of contraception. I don't care what kind It's safer lhal wa> intensified because the crowd at Daniel-Meyer spectators. of statistics the tanning salon employees give Coliseum was one of the largest it has been all sea- But where was their obligation or team loyalty? you, this can't be a good idea. Let's use some Ltigh inn* Robison is a senior English and Fans count on seeing cheerleaders at games to get common sense. history major from Houston. Although she is son for the Lady Frogs: 695. Tanning is like smoking. It doesn't seem to usual!) performing her Junes us Opinion Edi- While those numbers are highly commendable, them fired up, whether the game is televised or not. hurt you now. so why bother to refrain? But, tor, she still finds lime lo work on lhal mayon- like those little nicotine death-sticks, the sun (or naise skin lone

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IcHII Wl II SM You might be a religious fundamentalist if EnrromM mi (.IV,l H Hli HAROSON MANAONG EnrroH Jeff Foxworthy has become famous for his 14. You believe our lower literacy rale is 25. You believe the U.S. Supreme Court should use the Bible as legal precedent. "Redneck Test." It has always been easy to directly attributed the absence of prayer in Klc h\ I'll! 1/ Voice of Reason Test Results: (0-5) You are okay. A spot a redneck, but before those tests came public schools. \;I\I m MM i MANAGER out, it was difficult to define a "redneck." 15. You can find a biblical passage that few misconceptions are certainly tolerable. (6-10) We have caught you in the nick Similarly, it has been hard to define a applicable to supports the right to bear arms. N vi M.II GARDNER ClIHISTI (ill KIWI Christian fundamentalist. You know who males). lh. You have ever advocated banning a of time. If you don't get help with us. CAMP* s Enm R NUVS Kill I OH they are, and you may know some of their 8. You believe book because it "corrupts the youth " please get help somewhere. (11-15) — You I 11, i \\\i Kinnsm I KSII\ Zl-MM quirky characteristics. However, there has Satan has planted 17. You believe dancing is a sin. must be on the Christian Coalition's mail- Omoh EDITOR MMill-. Hi >ll<>l< never been a quantitative test to measure fun- every fossil to IX. You believe Rush Limbaugh has "tal- ing list. If Jerry Falwell calls, please hang up. (16-20) - Attending Baylor University damentalism in the individual — until now. deter us from the ent on loan from God." iti uti Saei HN \\ I Hi IMS must ha\ c had a profound effect on you. You might be a fundamentalist if. . . "truth." 19. You watch "The 700 Club" for spiri- PHOTOGRAPHY Km OH ( on III.SK CHEF 1. You have ever seen Jesus in a tortilla. 9. You believe tual guidance. (21-25) — Who read this column to you? 2. You believe that the Bible is the the sun revolves 20. You have ever given money to a I V If you answered "yes" to more than live Own HAWKKS "inerrant word of God." around the Earth. evangelist. questions then you definitely need professional SI sum HI PORTER 3. You disagree with family planning 10. You believe 21. You have ever purchased the "John help. In addition to numerous sanitariums, you because it is too tough to plan 900 years ahead. the man is the the Baptist shower curtain" or the "Jesus can call us at (713) R-E-A-L-l-T-Y, or you I \ \ K( WI- 4. You believe the Earth is only slightly spiritual leader of the household. Christ Last Supper Plate Collection." can simply write to: Welcome to Reality. A SH DEM l*i HI i' vnOM DN I rOR over 4,000 years old. 11. You believe AIDS victims deserve 22. You believe any presidential candi- Support Group for the Religiously Naive: 1234 Jesus Way, Houston, Texas 77062. ANANTUA BAIUIII I 5. You believe women should not be able their fate because of their "sinful" lifestyles date is "God's chosen." I'H HNAl.LSM Daw. GlAIKMW to become priests. 12. You support killing abortion doctors 23. You consider yourself a strong capi- 6. You have purchased the Andy Griffith because you're a "right-to-lifer." talist and a strong Christian. Seoll Barzilla is a senior political science JAYXK AkERS Bi areas MAMAOBR Gospel Hymn Collection. 13. You believe that lower SAT scores 24. You believe America is "damned" major from Houston, who thinks David 7. You eat spare ribs in order to recoup are directly attributed to the absence of because of the absence of Christian values Barton 'j "America 's Godly Heritage " Pain Mrl naati what you lost in the Garden (question only prayer in public schools. in educational curriculum. should gel an Oscar for "best comedy " I "Hi Mill BON Si MRVaOH Page 4 StateTCU DailyNews Skiff Tuesday, February 20, 1996

Hutchison, Lengthy fraud case set for trial Tech's president Bush wait ASSOCIATED PRESS and real estate transactions, then using the stolen money to buy the thrift. leaves for Tulsa AUSTIN — One defendant has died, and it has Gailaher isn't being tried with the others because to endorse been more than 13 years since the alleged crimes were his lawyer recently broke his leg and can't participate committed, but one of the longest-running S&L fraud in this trial. Lawless departs after seven years cases in Texas is set for trial. The four men, plus Alsup, were accused of defraud- candidates Three men accused of multimillion-dollar fraud ing savings and loan regulators and the Internal Rev- less with finding more dollars for and tax evasion in the purchase of Jefferson Savings enue Service. Defense lawyers say the transactions at BY JEAN PAGEL ASSOCIATED PRESS research and recruiting top-notch Bv PEGGY FlKAC and Loan of McAllen in 1982 are to stand trial before issue were legitimate and the five men were neithei faculty. Lawless also oversaw Asscx IATED PRESS U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks in Austin. defrauding Jefferson S&L nor hiding anything from LUBBOCK - Robert W. Law- Tech's three-year transition to higher A fourth defendant, Austin banker Julian Alsup, the government. less, the former Southwest Airlines admission standards on par with AUSTIN — U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey died at age 75 in September before getting his day in The partners later purchased Franklin Savings in executive who became Texas Tech those at the University of Texas and Hutchison and Qov. George W. Bush court. Austin, then merged Jefferson S&L with Northwest University's president in 1989, was Texas A&M University. say their presidential picks will at This week's trial, with jury selection scheduled for Savings of Austin. In 1985, they sold that thrift to named president of the University of "I'm sorry Bob's leaving, but he least partly be based on support for Tuesday, is at least the 10th trial setting in the case, Mann, who created CreditBanc Savings. Tulsa on Monday. has done a good job," White said. free trade, apparently precluding which began with a 1991 indictment. Federal regulators ended up closing Franklin Savings Lawless was announced as the "He's built a good foundation for us protectionist candidate Pat "It puts you at an extreme disadvantage. We have a and CreditBanc Savings. The resulting bailout, one of school's president by Keith E. Bai- to move forward." Buchanan. number of witnesses who are deceased, records that are hundreds after the collapse of the S&L industry in the ley, chairman of Tulsa's board of And the Red Raiders enjoyed "I would be very concerned about scattered all over the globe. ... Literally there are mil- mid-1980s. cost taxpayers an estimated SI billion. trustees, during an afternoon news unprecedented success in sports dur- someone who didn't support free lions and millions of pages of documents." defense attor- Lawyers say the case has taken so long because it's conference at the 4,500-student ing his tenure. The women's basket- trade being the president of the ney Gary DeShazo told the Austin American-Statesman. based on numerous documents that took regulators — school in Oklahoma. ball team, currently ranked No. 6, United States," Hutchison, R-Texas, The indictment charges Austin businessmen and later, prosecutors — years to analyze. Civil law- "The University of Tulsa is indeed won the national championship in said Monday. Charles C'hristensen. Peter Gallaher. William Moore suits related to the same transactions worked their way fortunate to have attracted a candi- 1993. while the men's team rose to "1 think this is a major issue for and J. Scott Mann with defrauding Jefferson Savings through the courts, with more documents coming into date of this caliber and professional No. 9 in Monday's poll. Texas. NAFTA (the North American and Loan of S4.2 million in a complicated set of oil evidence at each turn. breadth, especially at a time when Tech biology professor Murray Free Trade Agreement) is something higher education increasingly faces Coulter, president of the Faculty that will benefit Texas greatly, as fiscal and managerial pressures that Senate, complimented Lawless" well as the entire United States of call for corporate-style decision- fund-raising talents and salesman- America, so I would have to really making." Bailey said. ship. look at that issue very carefully." said "Bob Lawless' record of achieve- "He's going to be very difficult to Flutchison. Ceremony marks Texas' birthday ment in academia and business is replace," Coulter said. "Even though Indications have been that she will extraordinary. There is no doubt that the faculty have not always agreed follow the lead of fellow Texas Sen. big-skirted dresses and men in period TU will be well-served during his with him, it's going to be difficult to Phil Gramm. who endorsed Bob Hs PEGGY FIKA< three former governors; Ann Richards, Preston Smith and Dolph military uniforms and I840s-era tenure. I fully expect him to make find someone with his stature and Dole after cutting short his own pres- Ass K iAi ED PRESS significant contributions to the uni- abilities." idential bid. But Hutchison says she Briscoe. suits dotted the celebration. AUSTIN - A musket volley in Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock, who offi- Hutchison noted the reluctance of versity, this city and the state of Lawless was executive vice presi- won't announce her endorsement Oklahoma." dent and chief operations officer for until later. honor of Texas' 150th state birth- cials said was resting after his recent some early Texans to become part of day sent birds flying from the Capi- the United States; The state was Lawless, who will be Tulsa's 16th Southwest Airlines when he was Asked whether she would support president, succeeds Robert H. Don- picked in 1989 to succeeded Lauro Buchanan if he were the GOP nomi- tol eaves as thousands gathered to accepted into the union on Dec. 29. eat cake, hear speeches and cele- 1845, but the Republic of Texas did- aldson, who announced his resigna- Cavazos. who stepped down as Tech nee facing President Clinton — tion last June to be no later than May president to become U.S. Secretary whom she insists must be replaced brate. n't formally cease operation until Tiie Republic of Texas flag was Feb. 19, 1846. 31. of Education. with a Republican "if we are going to Lawless. 59. leaves his SI77.000 Before joining the airline in 1982. change the direction of this country" lowered and replaced by the U.S. "As (Republic) President Anson flag, re-enacting the ceremony a cen- Jones said on this day in 1846. Texas annual salary at Tech. a 24,000-stu- he held various administrative jobs at — Hutchison said. "I don't think it dent school, where he also served as the University of Houston and was a does any good to speculate." tury and a half ago that marked the statehood is a means of 'conferring formal transition of governmental our blessings upon the people of all president of the university's Health professor in the College of Business Bush also said he won't announce Sciences Center. His new salary was Administration. his endorsement, if any, until just power. the states,'" Hutchison said. "May it "That February day was the end of always be so." not immediately known. He angered Tech gay and lesbian before Texas' March 12 primary. "My presidency at Texas Tech has students with remarks made in a let- "I'm interested in hearing what the a proud chapter in our wonderful That Texas swagger was por- state's history, and while it changed trayed in Texas' 8-by-16-foot been incredibly rewarding and leav- ter written in February 1993, in debate is ... I'm going to hold my fire ing there is difficult," Lawless said. which he responded to a man upset until 1 see the whites of their eyes." the nature of our government, it did birthday cake, lt was brightly not change the nature of our people," hospitalization for pneumonia, was frosted with a replica of the United "My career path, however, has been about a gay-marriage presentation at Bush said, repeating a favorite phrase. paved by an attraction to new situa- the University Center. "1 want to hear about jobs. I want Gov. George W. Bush told a crowd not present. States — with Texas taking up estimated at about 2,000, many of Thomas Freeman, a Texas South- about 60 percent of the dessert. The tions and challenges. I strongly "The deviant lifestyles portrayed to hear about prosperity. 1 want to believe that my combined experience by these individuals is something hear about Texas values of family. I them youngsters bused from school ern University faculty member who decoration was based on a post card for the occasion. was the late U.S. Rep. Barbara Jor- image that purports to be Texas pic- in the corporate world and higher that I can never condone and hold in want to make sure that the candidates education will provide a unique per- great contempt," Lawless wrote of understand that Iowa and New- "Texas is still the land of dreamers dan's debate coach, read the 1845 tured as Texans see it; the biggest and doers, of rugged individualists joint resolution of Congress on Texas and best. spective to the immediate challenges homosexuals. Hampshire la not the whole process. that affect TU and all private institu- The school's gay and lesbian orga- We've got a unique style in Texas. willing to take risks. Texas is a place statehood. Hutchison came bearing a Bush sliced the cake with a sabre, of opportunity . . . and a place of 1996 resolution congratulating aided by two Piano youngsters, tions of higher learning." nization voted to ask for his resigna- We've got a unique set of problems. Regent Alan White credited Law- tion. We've got energy issues, we've got unlimited possibility." Texas on its anniversary. Brinker Elementary fourth-grader agricultural issues, we've got free Among those joining Bush for Native American ceremonial Heather Frankle and St. Mark's trade issues." Monday's celebration at the Capitol dancing and a parade up the Capitol School seventh-grader Ge >ffrey Regarding trade. Bush said, were his wife. Laura; U.S. Sen. K.ay sidewalk featuring the six ilags that Lacher, who won an essay contest on "Obviously, for a person who's been Bailey Hutchison. R-Texas; Austin have flown over Texas preceded the "How Can I Make Texas' Future a strong free trader and a strong Mayor Bruce Todd; Dallas Mayor speeches. Brighter? advocate of NAFTA. I will take a Ron Kirk; Texas House Speaker Dancers in bright American Indian The crowd sang "Happy Birthday" dim view ... if someone comes into Pete Laney and his wife, Nelda; and costumes, women in bonnets and before digging in. RIMBMBIR* Texas and makes proposals that'll affect jobs and the capacity of Tex- ans to find work and earn a living." DAT! RAPE IS A CRIME Both Bush and Hutchison say they Deidra Crawford, a senior sociol- The Senior Appreciation Program expect delegate-rich Texas to be a from page 1 ogy major, member of the committee began in 1991, and the brick program prime battleground in the GOP pres- Bricks and a purchaser of a brick, said. "This was added three years ago. idential race. is a great chance to literally leave Half of the price of the brick goes MO MEANS MOi "1 think we're going to have a Senior Giving Program. These indi- your mark at TCU and to recognize to the payment of the brick and the whale of the primary in Texas," viduals may be parents, faculty, staff the people who helped you while you engraving of the name, while the other Hutchison said. or other students. were here. More seniors should get S25 goes towards the Junior Award Bush, son of the former president, The individuals chosen by the stu- involved." Fund. The junior awards are S500 also said he looks forward to watch- dents will receive a certificate, a let- Jones said. "We would like to have given to juniors who apply for the ing the New Hampshire primary ter and a commencement bulletin 300 students participate for 1996, award and are chosen based on aca- without having his father in the race announcing the student's graduation. which would be more than the last demics, campus involvement and rec- TCU Special 24 hr. service i and a "huge knot in my stomach." Jones said. two years." ommendations by faculty and staff. "It's one of the wonderful things The program has a senior execu- througUJEeb.29 on | about being in Texas and not having tive committee made up of 25 seniors Thursdays, \ a relative in the process — I can who work on publicizing the event, \ Fridays & < watch it without a bunch of emo- sending out appreciation letters and :ift tion," he said. "So mark this down. commencement bulletins and help- THE TEXAS Saturdays ! I'll be knotless." ing with administrative work. 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fest restroom signs Trojan Condoms Bronze — Tina Fitzgerald, Bronze — Ryan Shackelford, Nevada: Home to aliens? Addy's from page 1 Penny Budget Travel magazine Tabasco logo Bronze — Tina Fitzgerald, Nos- seeing the competition's work. Consumer or Trade Ad: talgia Residents name road 'Extraterrestrial Highway' "I think any award is good," Addy — Ryan Shackelford, Special Judges Awards: Hung said. "It gets your name out Trojan Condoms ad Judge Forrest Richardson's BY ROBERT MACY Officially, the military won't tourists looking for living saucers there. Designers start to notice Silver— Josh Bishop, Levi'sad Honorable Mention: ASSOCIATED PRESS even acknowledge the base exists. Clark. 50. said he has seen mys- your work and your name. That Bronze — Ryan Shackelford, Miler Hung, Oktoberfest Uniformed Marines and Air Force terious sights such as glow ing orbs* definitely helps." Tabasco ad restroom signs RACHEL, Nev. — If E.T. is ever personnel drive through, and some of light around Area J I Hung said most of the student Bronze — Miler Hung, Baby Judge Tim Fisher's Honorable looking for a place to phone home, slop at the Little A'Le'Inn for "1 think the Muff that is being pieces submitted were either class Gap ad Mention: or searching for a route back to his breakfast. seen is alien, bul under the control assignments or individual concepts Collateral Material Category: Miler Hung. Baby Gap single ad extraterrestrial kin. this blip of a "I have never had anybody who of our government," he said. "I created to add to a student's port- Addy — Miler Hung, Night Paula McStay Student Best of town may be just the ticket. works at Area J1 tell us anything.' don't know if they're spaceships folio. Hung's Baby Gap advertise- Bookcover Show: Long a mecca for people who Travis said. "We've had some of Hut they're beyond our phystCI " ment designs were part of a class Silver — Jeff Breazeale, Kim Griffith, Tarrant Area Food believe we are not alone, Rachel is them get pretty drunk and they still The tiny cafe features racks of assignment to design ads for a Yamaha Piano brochure Bank billboards now the anchor for Nevada's don't tell anything." UFO T-shirts, caps and books, and clothing brand. Bronze — Heather Renders, All student winners are senior newest tourist attraction — the While the federal government photos taken from a distance of the Ryan Shackelford. another Orvis Fly Tying Kit communication graphic majors. Extraterrestrial Highway. It's even wishes everyone would go away, hangars and 30,000-fbol runway at Addy winner, said it's a true honor Bronze — Josh Bishop, Golden Students can enter the Addy going to get official state highway the Nevada I ransportation Depart- Groom Lake. to receive the awards, especially Gate letterhead competition on their own by turn- signs. ment recently named I 92-mile The photos were taken before the the gold awards (Addy awards). Illustration Category: ing in a form. The Art Director Folks here are convinced there stretch ol'desolate state Route 375 government lasl year banned public "To receive a gold is what every- Bronze — Heather Renders, Club of Houston competition is the are alien visitors just over the the Extraterrestrial Highway. It access to two ridges ov crlooking the body shoots for," he said. "The "Daniel in the Lion's Den" only show that Glaser has to pick mountains to the south, at a top- plans to put up four signs at a COM complex. awards make you realize you'll be Photography Category: from student's entries. The show secret government base known as ofS3,300. UFO butts itill seek out the black able to do the job when you get in Addy and Silver — Jeff only accepts 30 entries from each Area 51 or Groom Lake. Gov. Bob Miller quipped that mailbox along Highway }75 that the market." Breazeale, Piano and Self Porrait school in the area, so Glaser "1 think there are people and some of the signs should be placed marks the road leading to restricted TCU winners include: Editorial Design Category: chooses the best 30 entries from machines from other planets over flat on the ground "so aliens can land surrounding Area 5 1. Armed Magazine cover category: Silver — Josh Bishop, Big Bang TCU to compete in the show. there." Pat Travis said as she land there." guards keep gavvkers more than Addy — Josh Bishop, Gravity Bronze — Jeff Breazeale, Vault Graphic design students have scrubbed breakfast dishes at the The governor said the designa- seven miles from the base. Magazine Cover Spread the opportunity to submit work to Little A'Le'Inn think "alien" tion shows Nevada has a sense 01 I bey cannot block the sights and Silver — Jeff Breazeale, Vault Direct Mail Category: about five area competitions a the focal point of this hamlet of humor, as was the case several sounds, such as the light and deaf- Cover Addy — Heather Renders. year. March 1 is the entry deadline 100 people. "I think our go\em- years ago when a magazine named ening roar that sweep across the Corporate Logo, Symbol Cat- United States swimming brochure for the Dallas Society of Visual inent is working in conjunction the highway across the suite. U.S. remote valley when Aurora lakes to egory: Silver — Tina Fitzgerald. "The Communications' show. Students with them." 50. "the loneliest ■ ad in America." the sky, ( lark said Addy — Tina Fitzgerald. Con- Roaring Twenties" also have the opportunity to win "I don't doubt for a minute that "Instead of being insulted, we Pal Traws has seen many strange ceptual Thinker (personal logo) Campaign Category: awards March 1-2 at the Creative there are extraterrestrials." added turned it around, set up vvav sta- sights in the nighttime sk> around Addy — Miler Hung, Plug in Addy — Kim Griffith. Tarrant Summit conference held at South- Chuck Clark, an amateur liuns. and created I -shirts and Rachel she told of one incident logo Area Food Bank billboards west Texas State University in San astronomer who has written a bumper stickers reading. I survived « hen a strange beam of light Silver — Miler Hung, Oktober- Silver — Ryan Shackelford, Marcos. guidebook on ihe area. "To think the loneliest road in America.'" pieiced an iron door at the cafe. we're the only life in the universe is Miller said illuminating the doorjamb. ludicrous." The Extraterrestrial Highway "I really believe in I FOs," she Area 51 is veiled in mystery. runs between the hamlets of Hiko said "This is not ins: something to The heavily guarded, isolated base and Warm Springs, traversing sell T-shirts." 85 miles north of Las Vegas is mountain passes and deserts C0\ - She and her husband. Joe, where the government has tested ered with scrub brush and juniper haven't actually encountered an Policeman may speak again some of its most exotic aircraft, trees. alien including the U-2.SR-71 Black- Highway officials sas it draws Neither has Joe I n\ is. 57, and bird and F-1 17A stealth fighter, only about 50 vehicles a dav on thinks he knows why. Man's escape from seven-year semi-coma mystifies doctors and is now believed to be flying average, though more show up "I've heard if you smoke and Aurora, apparently a new recon- twice annually whe Rachel holds drink. the> won't have anything to neurologists and families around the BY MICHELLE WILLIAMS Dockery amazed family and doc- naissance plane. "UFO Friendship C'ampouts" for do with you," he said ASSOCIATED PRESS tors by suddenly speaking coherently world wanting to know more about over an 18-hour period Feb. 11. a day the case and what it means to similar CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The after he was hospitalized for life- patients. severely brain-damaged policeman threatening pneumonia. Kaplan said Dockery's case is iso- who astonished doctors and family Since surgery last Thursday to lated and remarkable. Forest groups seek accord by talking for the first time in 7 1/2 remove fluid from his lungs, he has "I'm not aware of anything pre- years may speak again, although the communicated by opening and cisely like it," he said. "It is American Forest Congress. The environmentalists. Several of the probability is a mystery. moving his eyes, squeezing hands, extremely fascinating." B-I SCOTT SONNER "I have honest hopes that he may nodding to answer questions and Kaplan said neurological testing ASSI H i\ii-ii PRESS congress first met in 18X2. more militant groups arc boycotting speak again," neurologist Bruce moving his leg and arm upon com- will be conducted once Dockery is The five-day event brings together the event, planning in si cad to Kaplan said Monday. "1 do not have mand. moved from the intensive care WASHINGTON — A tradition- corporate officers, professional demonstrate outside the Sheraton honest hopes he will get beyond "He does none of this consis- unit, where he is in stable condi- rich national forest conference foresters, academics and tor the Washington Hotel severe neurological disability." tently," Kaplan said. "But 1 am quite tion. reconvenes today, seeking a truce first time environmentalists and "If s basically an organization of Dockery, 42. was shot in the head convinced his level of comprehen- "The fact that he has spoken between timber companies and envi- other conservation-minded em/ens the innhei industry 1 heir record is a in 1988 by a drunken man while on sion of what was being said to him implies to me that there are connec- ronmentalists at a time when tension It's the first meeting of the century of deforestation," said Mark duty. Since then, he has occasionally was real." tions in the brain that perhaps will over U.S. logging policy is at a his- congress since 1975, when the U.S. Winstein, co-director of Save Amer- communicated by blinking his eyes Dockery's doctor. James Folken- turn on again either spontaneously or toric high. Congress passed a series of env iron- ica's Forests, a coalition of grass- or nodding his head, primarily to his ing, said Monday he asked Kaplan to under some influences we have not "The time has come for the nation mental laws that now are under roots conservation groups family. review the case so more precise yet been able to ascertain." Kaplan to turn away from polarization and attack by Republicans and some con- "Environmentalists have no busi- He cannot chew, swallow or information could be given to the said. toward consensus." Forest Sen ice servative Democrats. ness silting di'w n and parlay mg with speak. He is paralyzed completely on public. The hospital has received "We'll get him to talk again or he Chief Jack Ward Thomas said in a The second meeting, called b> the industry," said Ron Mitchell of his right side, partially on his left. dozens of calls from researchers. will get himself to talk again." welcome prepared for the Seventh Teddy Roosevelt in 1905, led to the the Idaho Sporting Congress, which creation of the national forest system, is lighting logging in sev cral national which now stretches across ll)I mil- forests of the Northern Rocky Moun- lion acres. tains TRAFFIC TICKETS DEFENDED Hopes were high for this confer- Several conservation groups. ence when it was announced last however, are among the organizers. October, and a series of 51 local The Wilderness Society, National meetings gathered citizen v iew i Audubon Society, and l/aak Walton Timber industry officials and I eague arc among the sponsors along Do you like union mill workers share Thomas' with such limber giants as the lnter- optimism that the gathering vv ill lead nauonal Papci Co., Georgia Pacific to a new era of cooperation in chart- Corp and ihc Weyerhaeuser Co. Jim Lollar ing forest policy for the 21 st century Attorney Jt l

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B^ KAREN KASSI BEER rative art. TCI OAII.N SKIII Lacy is also the general editor of "The Authurian Encyclopedia," to The Modern Languages Depart- which Toner and Linda Hughes, a ment will host Norris Lacy, a profes- professor of English at TCU, con- sor of French and chairman of the tributed entries. department of romance languages Lacy will be on campus from 2 and literature at Washington Univer- p.m. to 3 p.m. today in the Reed Hall sity at 7:30 p.m tonight. Faculty Lounge for informal discus- Lacy will present a (ireen Honors sions. Monday, he gave a lecture at (hair lecture titled "Images of King the same time for faculty only; Arthur" in the Moudy Building today's is open to everyone. Room 141N. The lecture is free and Lacy will also make a visit to the open to the public. honors French class. This is the first "The lecture v>ill be about histori- time Lacy will lecture on campus. cal survey of historical arts with Toner said he is hoping for a good visions of King Arthur." said Fred crowd at tonight's lecture. loner, an assistant professor of "I'm very optimistic about the suc- French. cess of the lecture: it appeals to many "Lacy is an excellent speaker, and people since it is visual," Toner said. a welt-distinguished scholar." Toner The Green Honors Chair is said. designed to bring distinguished Some of Lacy's works include the scholars, scientists, writers and oth- Sharon Sclby, a junior political science major, laughs in the moon walk Friday afternoon at Superfrog's birthday bash book "The (raft of Chretien de ers to TCU for short visits. It is paid by Frog Fountain. Troyes." which is a necessary or nar- for by the Cecil and Ida (ireen fund. Clinton denounces SRO to bring Olympics to TCU

Reed said SRO wants to hold the event once with a fraternity. Hopefully, a sense of unity will Ms At.LSIi.\ LA FtOCHEU I IRA bus bombing every two years. This should give the typical develop between the two groups while they work l ( U DAILY SKII I student two opportunities to participate, he said. together to achieve a common goal, he said. Army clain ed responsibility for a Ever wanted to compete in the Olympics'.' Reed said the Olympics will take place over Reed said he has asked for representatives Ass< X IA I II i 'KtiSS bomb that ripped the top off a double- TCU students could have a chance to do just two days and consist of two types of events. from various campus organizations to help in the WASHING ION President Clin- decker bus in London. that at the Students Reaching Out Olympics next Some events, he said, will require physical con- planning ol the Olympics. He said he has about ton Monday condemned an IRA Police said the bus was not the tar- spring. ditioning, such as a bike race and a mile relay. 10 names, but would like to see even more peo- bombing that destroyed;] London bus. get and were trying to determine if the "The Olympics will give the student body an For less serious athletes, there will be a tricy- ple get involved. and urged the people of Britain and lone fatality was the bomber. Nine opportunity to break down barriers and work cle race, an egg to.^s and other fun events. Reed Planning the event will be easier with more Ireland to press for peace despite people were taken to hospitals. together while having fun." said Stoney White. said. people because more people means more ideas. "these cowardly acts of terrorism." "It is with great sadness that I once SRO co-chairman and a sophomore political sci- The scores from both types of events will be Reed said. "I condemn these acts of violence in again express my condolences to the ence major. added together to determine the winning organi- "If you are interested in the future of TCU and the strongest possible terms and hope victims of an IRA bomb in London." The Olympics are still in the planning phase, zations, he said. want to help establish a new tradition, we need those responsible arc brought swiftly Clinton said. "These cowardly acts of said Leon Reed. SRO co-chairman and a sopho- White said SRO wants to use the Olympics to you," Reed said. to justice," Clinton said in a statement terrorism are the work of individuals more political science major. He said he wants help achieve campus unity. He said each team Anyone interested in being a part of planning issued by the White House. determined to thwart the will of the the Olympics to be a large-scale event, so a lot of will be made up of two campus groups. For can call Reed at 731-6149 or visit the Student Hours earlier, the Irish Republican people of Northern Ireland." planning and organising will be necessary. instance, a female residence hall could be paired Center Annex before Friday.

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BY BRETT VAN OKI fanksley threw for seven innings, The Bulldogs took advantage ol TC:U DAIL> SKIFF allowing only one run on six hits the extra out to break away from the while striking out six Horned Frog Frogs 4-0 in the first inning. Three days after pummelling the batters. The error kept TCU's dubious Tarleton State Texans 23-3, TCU TCU was in Saturday's contest streak of an error in every game alive. churned out only eight hits sud lost until the seventh, when Frog relief The Frog defense has commuted 30 7-1 at the hands of the Louisiana pitchers could not keep the game to a errors in their 13 games this season. Tech Bulldogs on Saturday and then 2-0 story. TCU's starter, senior Flint "Toby couldn't throw strikes on 11-5 on Sunday at the TCU Dia- Wallace (3-11. threw well, but could Wednesday when he threw on the mond. not get help from the offense or his side for us," Coach Brown said. "We The Bulldogs remained perfect on bullpen. Louisiana Tech scored five thought he would break out of it. And the season, 5-0, while the Homed of its seven runs in the final three he threw pretty well warming up Frogs stand at 8-7. frames of the contest. prior to the game, but the wildness "Well, this team we played this Sunday's game saw TCU starter just settled in." weekend is a lot better than the team Toby Dollar looking for his first win By the lime TCU scored its firsl we played last Tuesday." TCU head ol the season. That win proved even runs in the fifth inning. 1 ech .ilic.uh coach Lance Brown said after the more elusive for Dollar (0-4) as he controlled a 10-0 lead over the series sweep. "Also, we just had two was not able to make it out of the first frogs games where w;e didn't play that inning in his fourth start of the sea- TCU relievers Ryan Walter. Heath well." son. Collins. Reid Beuclei and David In Saturday's contest. TCU fell Dollar walked the first four Bull- Meyer couldn't keep the Bulldogs T< V Daily skill/ Blake Sims behind early and never caught up. dogs that stepped up to the plate. A close alter racing out to the 4-0 \ ic- Senior center fielder Jeff McCurdy dives but misses a fly ball during the top of the sixth TCU's bats were silenced by middle infield defensive miscue tory. The relief corps and Dollar inning of Saturday's TCU-Louisiana Tech baseball game. Louisiana Tech won 11-5. Louisiana Tech pitcher Billy essentially gave the Bulldogs four Tanksley until the eighth inning. outs to play with in the first inning. see Baseball, page 8 Frogs hush hype Women's tennis team blanks opponents Bv. ERNESTO MORAN TCU coach Roland Ingram. "They're downing Tulsa's Taliana "They're ihe first ones off the TCU DAILY SKIFF playing well together.." Scherbako\en. 6-1. 6-4. court." Walsh said of Niwa and Bal- Junior Deirdre Walsh, ranked No. Niwa lost a total of fi> c games in her afoutis. "I've never had more confi shut out Raiders The TCU women's tennis team 71 in the nation, defeated Memphis' two matches at the No. 6 spot dence in a team m the three years thai continued its domination i>f the oppo- Caroline Laming al the No. 1 singles "It's not thai hard so far." Niwa said. I've been here." No. 5 TCU tennis team wins 7-0 sition over the weekend, winning Iwo position. 6-2. 6-2. "The teams we've played hasen't had The Lad\ Frogs will be severely dual matches at the Mary Potwhman BY ERNESTO MORAN (victory) without batting an eye." Freshmen Natalie Balafoutis and depth at all.." tested on Thursday when the) bod TCU DAILY SKII-I- Bartzen said. Lard Tennis Center to remain Rachel Niwa. who joined the team I eammates said thai the freshmen Louisiana State. Play begins al 2 p.m After the Intercollegiate Tennis unbeaten at 5-0. this semester, have contributed right have surprised them, and the wins arc ai the Mary Potishman Lard Tennis The TCU men's tennis team Association's No. I-ranked dou- The Lady Frogs swept all nine away. Balafoutis. playing at the No. building confidence. ( cilia traveled to Lubbock on Friday for bles pair Robinson and senior matches for a 7-0 win against Mem- 4 singles slot, won against Memphis' "We're much stronger (than last "We're going to hn some really a Saturday match against Texas David Roditi, were upset by Tech's phis on Friday, then duplicated the feat Kirsten Stewart. 6-0. 6-2. Ingram year's team)." sophomore Patty Vital lough teams." Ingram said. "We've Tech, and found the Red Raiders' Tylir Jimenez and Dieter Saturday against Tulsa. then moved her to the No. 3 position said. "No one's rclv me on anyone else goi I.St . and they 've killed us the last sports information department Schwending?', 8-5, it seemed the "We had a good weekend," said for Saturday. She responded by to win their match." two yean" busy at work promoting the con- Frogs were On the verge of losing test. the doubles point. Local radio, television and But juniors Ashley Fisher and newspaper features throughout Jason Weir-Smith (ranked No. 2) the week hyped the Southwest won their No. 2 doubles match by Fly in' Frogs make strong G ■ line C5ummarv Conference matchup between the an 8-3 margin. The doubles point, No. 5-ranked Frogs and the Red and a 1-0 lead, then hinged on the Raiders, and extra stands were put No. 3 doubles match. show at SWC indoor meet Horned Frogs Vs Bears in at the Texas Tech tennis facil- "I knew our match would decide 21:52 in the 200-meter was not Men's Basketball Results ity, it," Leonard said. "I think when we B> BRIAN WILSON TCI I ).\n ,\ SKIFF quite fast enough to automatically Feb. 17, 1996 "They geared up for this," TCU won the doubles point, they knew qualify the junior for the national senior Paul Robinson said. they were in trouble." For the TCU Flyin' Frogs, the championships, but head coach TCU head coach Tut Bartzen The Frogs took four of the six final Southwest Conference Indoor Monte Stratum said he was more TCU: 70 said. "They knew that this was an singles matches in straight sets to Track and Field Championship will than happy w ith the performance. opportunity to duke a statement clinch the ifj'ch, and the fans be one to remember. "That performance was border- Total 3-pt against a ranked team." headed for thr exits. Total The old adage "save the best for ing on stupendous." Stratton said. No. Name FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA Rbds Points It was the Frogs who made the "It was amazing how quickly the last" must have been in the back of "He dominated the 200." 22 James Penny 5 13 1 2 5 6 8 16 statement. crowd left after the match was the minds of the TCU men. who fin- Stratton said he was also pleased 33 Damion Walker 3 8 0 0 0 0 1 6 Bolstered by a clutch No. 3 dou- clinched," Robinson said. ished with 51 points, their highest with Carter's second-place finish in 44 Dennis Davis 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 bles victory by senior Tim Leonard Leonard and Roditi said the total of the 1996 track and field sea- the 55-meter dash, which is not the 12 Anthony Burks 6 12 0 3 2 2 5 14 and sophomore Matthew Walsh, press motivated to motivate the 21 Jeff Jacobs 4 18 1 10 0 0 5 son. junior's primary event. Carter's 9 TCU shut out Texas Tech, 7-0, Frogs. 05 Sharif Butler 3 6 1 2 0 0 0 7 The Flyin' Frogs' strong show- time was 6.37 seconds. upping the Frogs' record to 3-0 "It's nice to beat someone when 20 Luke Allan 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 ing in the year-end meet was high- Robinson was initially disquali- overall. 1-OintheSWC. they're talking a lot of smack," 34 Tuialu Saipele 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 lighted by several clutch fied in the 800-meter dash, but TCU While TCU and Texas are con- Roditi said. 50 Byron Waits 3 8 0 0 4 5 4 10 performances. Junior Brashant protested the disqualification, 54 Chris Richards 4 7 0 0 0 0 5 sidered by most to be the class of The Frogs leave Tuesday for 8 Carter and sophomore Khadeus enabling the sophomore to take TEAM REBOUNDS 0 the conference, Texas Tech. South- Louisville. Ky., where they will Robinson made provisional quali- home a second place finish with a TOTALS 28 74 3 17 11 13 38 70 em Methodist and Texas A&M are compete Wednesday thru Satur- fying marks for the National Track time of 1:50 94. expected to contend for third place day in the ITA/United States and Field Championships in the If Carter and Robinson make the TOTAL FG% GAME: .378 in the SWC. Tennis Association National 200-meter and 800-meter dash, time qualifications for the 200- and 3-PT FG% GAME: .176 "1 would've settled for a 5-2 F THROW % Team Indoor Championships. respectively. GAME .846 Carter's first-place finish time of ttt Track, page 8 Baylor 72

Former A's owner dies Monday at age 77 Total 3- PI Total No. Name FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA Rbds Points 05 Doug Brandt 7 12 2 4 2 4 8 18 ASM K l Ml li 1 'Kiss with their wives, were at his side the umpire behind home plate by a games by reducing walks to three 33 John Perkins . ■ 2 8 2 4 4 4 8 10 when he died. mechanical rabbit that popped out of balls and hired track star Herb Wash- 34 Brian Skinner 8 14 0 0 9 12 11 25 CHICAGO (AP) — Charlie O. After purchasing the A's in I960 the ground. ington as a "designated runner." 13 Damond Mannon 3 8 2 4 1 3 2 9 Finley. the ornery and outrageous when they played in Kansas City, He also had water and cookies While those innovations never 22 Rodney Smith 2 5 0 2 0 0 5 4 baseball owner whose Oakland Ath- Finley immediately became known delivered to the umpires during the were adopted, two of his ideas have 20 Richard Johnson 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 letics won three straight World for his flamboyance, a trait that lasted fifth-inning break; the cookies were become standards of the game the 24 Kenyatta Clyde 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 Series championships in the 1970s, until he sold the team in 1981. Finley homemade by A's employee Debbie designaled hitter and night- games at 32 Roddnck Miller 0 7 0 6 4 4 2 4 45 Gabe Ramirez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 died Monday. He was 77. also owned the NHL's expansion Fields, who turned the chocolate chip the World Series. TEAM REBOUNDS 1 Finley died in Northwestern Oakland Seals and the Memphis recipe into the "Mrs. Fields" empire. Finley also introduced flashy uni- TOTALS 23 57 6 20 20 27 39 72 Memorial Hospital of heart and vas- franchise of the American Basketball One of his other young employees forms to the game, getting aw ay from cular disease. Association. was batboy Stanley Burrell. who the traditional home whites and road TOTAL FG% GAME: .404 Finley, who lived on a farm in In Kansas City, Finley named a entertained players in the clubhouse grays. He dressed his A's in what he 3-PT FG% GAME: 300 LaPortc. Ind.. had been hospitalized mule after himself, calling it Charlie with his dancing; he became rap star called "wedding-gown" white, had F THROW % GAME: .741 for two weeks, according to hospital O., and made it the team mascot. He M.C. Hammer. his mustached players wear white spokeswoman Lauri Sanders. She put a sheep pasture on a hill over- Later, Finley tried to convince the shoes and mixed and matched their said he had been troubled by heart looking the outfield — decorating establishment to use orange-colored green-and-gold Jerseys and pants. TECHNICAL FOULS TCU - team/bench (1) disease for years. the sheep green and gold in club col- baseballs, which were tried briefly in BAYLOR - none His sons. Martin and David, along ors— and had baseballs delivered to exhibitions, attempted to speed up tee Finley, page 8

•poris Digest Chip to track marathoners Moon's wife testifies again Mavs center off injured list Capriati to come back again Aggie striving for German team

LOS ANGELES (AP) - - A German-engi- RICHMOND. Texas (AP) — Felicia DALLAS (AP) — Center Lorenzo ESSEN. Germany (AP) — Jennifer LAREDO, Texas - Karen Hartmann's neered computer chip will be fastened to Los Moon said Monday her football player hus- Williams returned to the Dallas Mavencks on Capriati, who hasn't played a competitive quest to make the German Olympic team this Angeles Marathon runner's shoelaces this band Warren Moon hasn't hit her since an Monday after missing 11 games while recov- tennis match in 15 months, will start her summer is a partial comeback story with an year, marking their start, half-marathon, and incident a decade ago that prompted her to ering from a fractuied orbil bone in his right comeback Wednesday against Kristie altitude finish times. file a short-lived divorce petition. eye. Boogert of the Netherlands. The 5-10 former C'lemson star is working Although the chip has been test-marketed Mrs. Moon, in the second day of testi- To clear a spot on the roster, ihe Ma\ cricks The opening round of the $450,000 Essen on a master's degree in Texas A&M Inter- in several smaller marathons, it will be the mony at her husband's spouse abuse trial, waived seldom used but highly paid center tournament starts Tuesday, but Capriati's national's first-year international logistics first test of the Real Time Champion Chip again blamed herself" for circumstances that Donald Hodge, who averaged 1.4 points and match was scheduled for Wednesday so it program when not training on Laredo's and timing system in a major U.S. marathon. eventually led to misdemeanor assault 1.7 rebounds in 13 games this season. could be televised. roads or high school tracks Hanmann will Runner;' start times will be logged by the charges being filed last summer. Hodge began the season on the injured list The 19-year-old American's comeback train for a couple of weeks in Mexico C'Hv 'l chip from the crossing of the start line Under questioning by Rusty Hardin, with I ruptured tendon in his right thumb and was supposed to start at last week's Pans mile-high altitude this spring under the instead of at the gun. Moon's attorney, Mrs. Moon bristled at didn't return until Jan. 3. In December, Hodge Open, but she w ithdrew after pulling a mus- direction of her father. Dieter, who ran the reports characterizing the couple's July 18 was arrested for possession of marijuana after cle in her side during practice. 3000-meter steeplechase for East GermSny dispute as wife beating. a traffic stop. in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Page 8 Sports■1 TCUTO ' DailyHnilv SkiffSkill Tuesday, February 20, 1996

Forest „^5 Rifle team places second Lady Frogs almost nip "I let them use my name as a Mv Nil LIMA ATLUHI bers are ROTC members. took place at the TCU rifle range on senior sponsor, not without some M i I)VII v SKIFF "We shot as well as we could," he Saturday, will be sent to the NCAA 15-game losing streak trepidation," said Brock Evan*, the said. "Some shot higher and some and the NRA on both a team basis vice president of the National The TCU women's rifle team won shot lower." and individual basis and will be com- Wright hit a jumper to put the Lady Audubon Society who describes second place in both the .22-caliber However, he said he might have to pared with the other schools that BY K.E. STENSKE Bears up for good, 35-34. Six himself as "an old forest warrior and air rifle disciplines this weekend competed in sectionals. TCU DAILY SKIFF reevaluate the Top 20 finish he straight points by Baylor put the who came of age in the Pacific at its sectional competition against expected earlier this semester and Four members make up a team. The TCU Lady Frogs nearly Lady Bears up by seven. Jenkins hit Northwest 30 years ago. Texas A&M and Centenary College hope instead for a Top 25 finish. The score of each individual is added ended their 15-game losing streak from three-point range with 47 sec- "I don't seen any way this of Louisiana. Lori Lemberger. a junior nursing into the team total and recorded. with style. onds left on the clock, cutting Bay- Congress can come out and railroad TCU's team total for .22-caliber major and captain of the rifle team, Each individual's score is also TCU scored a season high 85 lor's lead to four. TCU went into an) special agenda for the timber was 4,182 points out of a possible said she beat her best competitive recorded. Individual shooters who points, but lost the Feb. 17 region- the locker room trailing 43-39. industry. I know a lot of our people 4,800. The total for air rifle was score in the air rifle discipline with a are not on the team shoot for their ally televised game to the Baylor A jump shot by junior center are afraid of that." Evans said. score of 1,080. individual scores. 1.372 out of a possible 1,600. Lady Bears 92-85 at Daniel-Meyer Shawanda Flarps and a free throw Between 100 and 200 en\ iron- The Texas A&M Maroon team "It was the highest lever shot," she The top 10 teams and the top 10 Coliseum. by Jenkins cut Baylor's lead to one mental delegates are expected won first place with a team total of said. individuals then compete in national TCU Assistant Coach Rick at the start of the second half. TCU among the 1.400 participants. Their 4.366 in the .22-caliber discipline Misty McFarland, a junior math competition, which occurs in mid- Archer said fouls were a problem kept the game close, but couldn't biggest complaint is with a law and 1.408 in the air rifle discipline. major and rifle team member, scored March. Around the end of April, for the Lady Frogs. TCU's leading pull past the Lady Bears. President Clinton signed last sum- Centenary competed only in the a total of 976 points in .22-caliber as individuals and teams are then offi- season scorer, freshman forward Baylor was up by as much as 10 mer, suspending protection of fish .22-caliber discipline and came in an individual and 335 as a team cially ranked nationally. Jennifer Hickman; and sophomore with 8:31 left before the Lady and wildlife in order to expedite sal- last. member for air rifle. She said she Ivy said some schools have more forward Stacy Price had limited Frogs fought back. TCU cut the vage logging of dead and dying tim- Coach Roger Ivy said all the should have done better, but a slight than one team for each discipline. He playing time because of early foul lead back down to three, 88-85, ber. scores from this sectional competi- cold prevented her from doing so. said other schools may have only trouble. Archer said. with 2:01 left on the clock. The Environmentalists want repeal of tion will be sent to the NCAA nation- "When you shoot, breathing plays individual shooters. Sophomore guard Leah Garcia Lady Frogs then tried to foul to get the law. say mg il has opened to log- als and National Rifle Association Last year, 48 NCAA teams and a big part," she said. "If you're and junior guard Jackie Jenkins the ball back, but Baylor free ging tens of thousands of acres of nationals to be ranked. stuffed up, that messes everything 267 individuals competed. In ROTC, never came off the floor. Both play- throws accounted for the final four healthy public forests that other- up." 16 teams and 87 individuals com- He said TCU competes in the ers turned in a gutsy 40-minute per- points of the game. wise would be off limits to harvest- NRA because si\ of its seven mem- Scores from the sectionals, which peted. formance. Garcia had 15 points and Even though TCU shot 46 per- ing. eight assists, and Jenkins had a cent from the floor, it wasn't 1 honias said population and eco- game-high 22 points. Jenkins also nomic growth over the past decade enough to top Baylor's 51 percent. had five rebounds, four assists and Baylor also held an edge in has increased demand for products two steals. Freshmen Rachel Hola- rebounding. The Lady Bears outre- and services from the nation's UMass still at No. 1 with 25-0 record mon and Ginger Usher contributed bounded TCU 25-17 on the offen- forests, further polarizing ihe vari- eight and nine points off the bench, sive end of" the floor. ous constituencies and Cincinnati also kept their spots ning streak which started after their Ml livi O'CONNELL respectively. Usher also added six "The offensive boards for Bay- Earth first! co-founder Mike from last week's voting. two losses at Marquette and at Ken- Asa« i VII ii PRESS boards in 21 minutes of play. lor killed us," Archer said. Rosclle said from Montana that Purdue, which has taken a two- tucky. Long known as one of the coun- TCU led most of the first half, he'll skip the event. Massachusetts' reign as the nation's game lead in its run for a third straight try's giant killers under coach Dick The victory gives the Lady Bears but never by more than five points. an overall record of 10-16 (2-9 in "My feeling is you don't sit down No. 1 team reached nine weeks Mon- Big Ten title, jumped from 11 th to sev- Bennett, the Phoenix have rolled right The Lady Frogs last led with 3:04 with the lumberjacks to decide what day, while Wisconsin-Green Bay enth and was followed in the Top Ten along under first-year coach Mike SWC play). TCU's record dropped left before Baylor forward Tasia to 2-20 (0-11 in the SWC). lo du with the forest." he said. made its firsl move ever into the rank- by Utah. Texas Tech and Wake Forest. Heideman. who replaced his longtime ings. Georgetown jumped three spots to boss when he took over at Wisconsin. The Minutemen (25-0). the only lead the Second fen and was followed Wisconsin-Green Bay. which unbeaten Division I team, was again by Virginia Tech. Arizona. Penn State. became a Division 1 school for the the runaway choice of the national Syracuse. UCLA, North Carolina. 1981-82 season, was 13-0 in the Mid- Although the women brought up media panel, getting 60 first-place Iowa. Memphis and Boston College. western Collegiate Conference enter- IB page the rear in their final SWC indoor voles and 1.644 points. Kentucky (22- Ihe final five teams were ing Monday night's home game with Track competition, Stratton said he was I) remained second with five No. 1 Louisville, Iowa State. Georgia Tech, Wisconsin-Milwaukee. pleased with the performance of votes and 1,5X7 points, while Con- Stanford and Wisconsin-Green Bay. The week's other newcomer was 800-meter dashes, respectively, they sophomore Tenesha Jackson. necticut (24-1). which received one The Phoenix (21 -2) entered the Top Georgia Tech (16-10). which returns will run March 8-9 at the NCAA Jackson had the top finish of any first-place vote. Yillanova. Kansas 25 for the first time on a 19-game win- after a two-week absence. Indoor Championships in Indianapo- TCU woman; she placed seventh in lis. Ind. Until then, the two must wait the 200-meter dash with a time of to see how other national competi- 24:69 seconds. tion finished. The women's team is much better most successful and most colorful second baseman Mike Andrews after The Medley Relay team of junior than it shows. Stratton said. w - team in the majors. The A's were the two costly errors in the second game Chad Voss, sophomore Clayton For example, freshman Chessna Finley first club to wear white shoes and mod of the World Series against the New- Brookins. freshman Brandon Smith Davis, who consistently has made it mustaches, popularized by reliever York Mets. The A's players wore and junior Cain Williams overtook into final heats in the 55-meter dash, His coaches wore white hats while the Rollie Fingers, who sported a handle- black armbands protesting the move, Rice and finished fifth out of seven failed to advance past the prelimi- players wore colored ones. bar model. Finley paid $300 for each and Kuhn ordered Andrews reinstated. teams. nary heats over the weekend. In Kansas City. he pulled in the right player who agreed to w ear a mustache, Despite the constant controversy. The medley relay is a combination The Flyin' Frogs will have a break field fence for home-run hitters, call- and nearly the entire team took him up Finley's Athletics were the last team to of various distances. Brookins ran marking the transition from the ing it "a pennant porch." It wasn't until on the offer. win three straight championships. the 400-meter dash, which is the first indoor and outdoor season. On he moved the franchise to (lakland for Fingers was one of three All- They defeated Cincinnati in 1972. the leg of the relay, Voss ran the 800- March 16. they will travel to College lire 1968 season, however,that '.lie A's Stars who Finley tried to sell in the Mets in 1971 and the Los Angeles meter. Smith ran the 1200-meter and Station for the Texas A&M Invita- began winning consistently. summer of 1976. He knew that the Dodgers in 1974. Williams finished the quartet with tional, the Frogs' first outdoor meet Wi/lir "Suraite" Prevo But with the winning came a repu- trio — Fingers, pitcher Vida Blue The A's also won AL West titles in the mile run. of the season. Graduating. June 4, 1992. Killed May 28, 1992 tation for tight-fisted management that and outfielder Joe Rudi — would 1971 and 1975. losing in the playoffs i leveiamtOH led to frequent lights w ith his players. leave the team at the end of that sea- to Baltimore and Boston. In turn, the players often fought with son under the new era of free In the late 1970s. however, the wins each Other and earned the reputation as agency, and wanted to get money to and fans began to disappear from Oak- Louisiana Tech stole 11 bases, a "the I eudin' A's." rebuild his franchise. land. As soon as players were able to Baseball page majority of them against the slow With Finley serving as his own gen- Commissioner Bowie Kuhn leave under free agency, they fled Fin- moves of TCU's pitchers to the plate. eral manager, 'he A's signed some of blocked the sales of Blue to the New ley's franchise. On the season, opposing base runners II you don't stop someone the best young talent in the game, York Yankees and Rud' and Fingers to In the midst of Oakland's third combined to walk 12 Tech batters in are successfully stealing at a 67 per- from driving drunk, who will? including pitchers Jim Hunter and the Boston Red Sox, ruiin,7 that Finley straight championship. Finley became the 11-5 loss. cent clip against TCU pitchers and Do whatevei n takes. John ()dom persuading them to use was unfairly stripping the (earn. entangled in a contract dispute with "Our relievers didn't really do the catchers. the nicknames "Catfish" and "Blue Kuhn's decision led to an ugly Hunter. Finley had failed to make job for us after Toby left," Brown said. TCU faces the No. 9-ranked Okla- FRIENDS D0NT LET FRIENDS DRIVE DRINK. Moon" to make them more mar- court battle, part of a lifelong feud required payments to an annuity for "If they pitch well and keep us in the homa Sooners at 2 p.m. today at the ketable. He also brought in Reggie that Finley carried on w ith the com- the pitcher, and when it was called to game, hold them to one or two runs, TCU diamond. Oklahoma leads the Jackson and Sal Bando. who became missioner, whom he called "The the attention of the baseball players' then we're right in the game at the overall series 36-14. Expected to start OQL Moke it Q habit. the cornerstone sluggers of his cham- Village Idiot." union, it was viewed as a contract end." on the mound for the Frogs is junior pionship teams. In 1973, the owner and Kuhn violation that could result in free TCU's pitchers had problems with left-hander Derek Lee (1-0. 3.00 Recycle. Under Finlev. the A's became the clashed after Finley tried to release agency. keeping Bulldog baserunners at bay. ERA).

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