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WEDNESDAY TODAY APRIL 12,2000 The TCU-UT 97th Year • Number 99 matchup at The Ballpark in High 67 Arlington was rained out Low 57 Tuesday night and will not Ww be rescheduled. TOMORROW High 73 Low 63 Sports, page 9 Fort Worth, Texas Serving Texas Christian University since 1902 www.skiff.tcu.edu House recommends finals schedule review By Jaime Walker "When I talked to them. 80 percent STAFF REPORTER SGA budgets for next year pass despite opposition, lack of debate voted against it." he said "I felt that's The House of Student Representa- what I had to do (Tuesday) because tives voted 23-20, with three absten- view the policy and come up with the made it very clear that they like the idea of a change," she said. "Person- grades are on the line. When we start they elected me to represent them." tions, to encourage the administration plan that is best for the students,'" said schedule the way it is." he said. "They ally, l take a lot of upper-level classes, considering changing the schedule Sherley Hall representative Jenny to review policies surrounding the fi- Brian Casebolt, chairman of the Aca- saw our proposal as just prolonging and I am already thinking of ways to during that time, it penetrates people, Specht also opposed the bill. For her. nals schedule. demic Affairs Committee. the inevitable. The way they look at use that day. It would make my life so and there are a lot of opinions." the vote was not just a chance to ex- In an individual role-call vote, each As he presented the resolution to it, finals are stressful anyway. People much easier." Scott Geer, Sigma Nu representa- press her disapproval for the finals member expressed his or her support the House floor. Casebolt told the rep- who support this say that it will be Student Government Association tive, said the results of the vote not schedule but also for the work of the or disapproval for the House resolu- resentatives to take debate seriously, break up the stress, but I will just President Ben Jenkins said he was not only represented the opinions of Academic Affairs Committee. tion about finals week at its regular consider both sides and vote for what stress out more." surprised debate lasted for over half House members but also reflected the "We have been discussing this meeting Tuesday. they felt was right. Jenny Gravley heard a different an hour constituents. same issue since I have been in "We designed the resolution such Bryan Perkins, a Sigma Alpha Ep- story from her constituents in Sher- "This issue has a direct impact on Geer. who voted against the res- House," she said. "I am convinced that it said 'We. the student body, silon representative, spoke in opposi- ley Hall. people." he said. "When it comes to olution, said he did so because his that nothing will really change. want and support the spirit of change, tion of the resolution. "Of all the people I talked to, I did- major changes like this, there will be fraternity brothers were opposed to but we want the administration to re- "When I talked to my guys, they n't find anybody who didn't like the a contest. Around finals, everyone's the change. See HOUSE, Page 4 PULSE Small memorial BRIEFS Poet laureate to U.S. Senate votes to in- crease Pell Grants by $400 CHARLOTTESVILLE, speak at Honors Va. (U-WIRE) — The U.S. Senate narrowly approved legislation Friday that would increase the amount of Pell Convocation Grant financial aid available to eligible college students. Robert Pinsky will discuss 'Learning and Pell Grants, money given by the federal government to Art' at Honors Program's annual event college students who demonstrate financial need, By Courtney Roach will now be available in STAFF REPORTER Honors Convocation sums up to $3,700 — a $400 Pulitzer Prize nominee and the increase from the current 39th U.S. poet laureate of the ■ Who: Robert Pinsky. $3,300 maximum amount. United States Robert Pinsky will 39th poel laureate of the Pell Grants are also avail- discuss "Learning and Art" at the United States able in sums as small as Honors Convocation Thursday. ■ What: Honors $400. Pinsky, a professor at Boston Convocation The legislation now will University, editor of the online jour- ■ When: II a.m. Thursday be considered by the House nal Sltite and regular contributor lo ■Where: Ed Landreth Hall of Representatives Appro- The New- Auditorium priations Committee to be sHour with ■ Cost: Admission is free included in the formal Jim Lehrer. and open to everyone budget. will speak at The increase in the maxi- 11 a.m. in Ed mum sum would be the Landreth Hall McDorman said Pinsky has largest since 1980. Funding Auditorium. traveled to many events and writ- for the project would come Karen ten poetry about them, including from a reduction in a pro- Steele, a pro- the millennial celebration in Wash- posed $ I SO billion in tax Pinsky fessor of Eng- ington. DC. cuts. lish, said a He has transformed the job of a Pell Grants go to the poet laureate is someone who has poet laureate into being an advocate neediest undergraduates. Fi- achieved high accomplishments in of liberal arts, she said. nancial Aid Director Yvonne the world of poetry and does not ap- "He has become a spokesperson Hubbard said. ply lor the honor but is chosen. for a view of life and values that too "To be eligible for a Pell ' "They are the public face of po- often gel lost in nioneymaking and Grant, the family contribu- etry," Steele said. "They travel politics." McDorman said tion has to be less than around the United States and pro- Jesse Elsey. a freshman psychol- $3,200," she said. "You can mote poetry and liberal arts." ogy major and member of the Hon- see how close a full Pell Kathryne McDorman. director of ors Program, said she will be Grant is coming to full tu- the TCU Honors Program, said the attending Convocation and is look- ition." tradition of a poet laureate goes back ing forward to hearing Pinsky In February, President to England, where a poet was chosen "We're proud as the TCI' Hon- Clinton called for Congress 10 memorialize or put issues of thai or'. Program to be able to host such to increase the maximum day into a timeless form of poetic art. a prestigious speaker," Elsey said. amount available by $200, to "His addresses arc passionate Pinsky has been awarded several $3,500. appeals for liberal arts and human- honors and awards including a —Cavalier Daily ities." McDorman said. "Everyone nomination for the Pulitzer Prize in University of Virginia Anya Garcia, a sophomore neuroscience major, places a yellow flag in front of Sadler Hall Monday night Six in the university would benefit from hundred flags were placed into the ground, each one representing 10,000 victims of the Holocaust. hearing him speak." See PINSKY, Page 4 Inside Ware announces departure Little shop Nationwide search for new admissions dean underway FREE SPEECH? By Danny Home cause Koehler is conducting the search right of memories 'ft'jXH 4^^" she is: LMy STAFF REPORTER now, and we hope to have a new dean by Aug. ' Jwtio' She t*pfr>rtfi] the T19MS and justice/ When Sandra Ware gathers her things and 1." Atwood said. "It will be a challenge to find Local barber shop owner tW •* all Wl turns out the lights in her office on July 31. she a replacement, but the end of the school year is will be doing so for the last time as the dean really a good time to look for one because many shows off Frog memorabilia of admissions. of the changes in universities take place then." "The deciding factor Atwood said his name has not been men- By Jeff Anderson was that my husband is tioned in the search for the new dean. STAFF REPORTER retiring from Delta Air- Cornell Thomas, special assistant to the Loaded with friendly smiles, good conver- The increased use of the lines," said Ware, who chancellor for diversity, said he would like to sation and TCU purple. Fox Barbers is no or- Internet has reintroduced has worked for the uni- see someone with qualities similar to Ware's. dinary barber shop. the topic of the First versity for 14 years. "Admissions has done a gcxxl job with hon- Owner Dallas Kirbie said she is a proud Amendment rights of porn "/We are building a ing and perfecting what they do." Thomas said. TCU supporter, and the shop is so close to in our country. house in Colorado, and "When a new dean is hired, it should be assured TCU that it is only right to support the school. that (he or she) continues in the same direction." To show her spirit. Kirbie began collecting Opinion, page 3 we knew it would be dif- ficult to handle both the Ware said there are some issues the next TCU memorabilia when she purchased the house and the job. dean should examine. shop in June 1998. "This is a job that demands I SO percent of "We need to address name recognition and The barrier shop is located at 3028 Sandage Ave. near Leibrock Village, the Brite Divinity QOLF GLORY your time, but, at this point, I don't think I can visibility through improved marketing, and I School student housing complex currendy un- The TCU men's golf team do that." think (Chancellor Michael I Ferrari has the ini- der construction.

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