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Wednesday, September 19, 1990 Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 88th Year, No. 13 New policy puts end to Frog Fountain rough-housing
By GREG LYNCH for the decision by the directors of juries which could occur, Barr said. "could be construed as a violation of under the hazing laws, Barr said. the dangers it involves and try to act TCU Daily Skiff the division of student affairs to end "Something they see as being in the hazing laws of the state of Knowledge of the regulation is responsibly," Barr said. the tradition, such as possible injury fun could harm other people," she Texas," Barr said. now also a part of training for resi- Some students arc unhappy with and hazing. said. Last semester, a group of students dent assistants, Barr said. the new rule. Students on TCU campus will no Frog Fountain has a base of flag- Barr said she only knew of one asked Barr if the tradition of throw- A standard punishment will not be "I hale to sec this school lose any longer have to keep their birthdays stones, and inside the rim arc a set of person who has been injured by be- ing people into the fountain could be administered to students who violate of the few traditions it docs have," secret, because an unofficial birthday upturned pipes which spray water ing thrown into the fountain. The stu- considered hazing, Barr said. This the university's rule concerning Frog said David Sanders, a senior tradition has been put to rest. TCU upward toward the center. The uni- dent, who was thrown into the foun- question prompted the university to Fountain, Barr said. advertising/public relations major. policy no longer allows students to versity is concerned that a student tain about a year ago, suffered make a decision about the Frog Penalties for throwing people into "If anything, it needs more. It keeps jump into Frog Fountain or throw could get an infected scrape or a scrapes and bruises. Fountain tradition, she said. the fountain will be handled indivi- the spirit of the school together." others into the fountain. more serious injury by being thrown Texas hazing laws also influenced Although the prohibition of throw- dually, Barr said. Sanders agreed, however, that this "It is a potential danger for peo- into the fountain and onto the pipes, the administration's decision to end ing people into the fountain is not "We intend to let people know, tradition doesn't have much effect on ple," said Margaret J. Barr, vice Barr said. the tradition. covered specifically in the student and deal with it (violations) on an in- binding the school together, and that chancellor for student affairs. People throwing their friends into Under certain circumstances, handbixik or other sources of infor- dividual basis," Barr said. students' safety should be Several reasons have been cited Frog Fountain often disregard the in- throwing people into Frog Fountain mation on university policy, it falls "We're having people understand considered. New house members Rather sworn in calls for By KENDRICK BLACKWOOD TCU Daily Skiff concern The House of Student Representa- By JOHN MOORE tives swore in 55 new members at its and ROCHAEL SOPER second meeting of the semester TCU Daily Skiff Tuesday night. Americans should monitor me- Although the House could use dia coverage of events in the more town student participation, this Middle East to avoid confusion si- is a great number of new members, milar to that which surrounded said House President Matt Hood. U.S. involvement in the Korean "We had a lot of people graduate and Vietnam conflicts, CBS last semester," Hood said. "Every Evening News anchor Dan Rather member is basically a new member. told an audience of about 500, in- Dorm reps have to be re-elected each cluding former House speaker year." Jim Wright, Tuesday morning in Chancellor Bill Tucker spoke at the Student Center Ballroom. the meeting and expressed his appre- Rather, who also is managing ciation for the representatives' will- editor of CBS Evening News, ingness to take on leadership. spoke to journalism and political "You arc appreciated, you are re- science majors from TCU and se- spected and you make a difference," ven other Texas colleges and uni- he said. versities at the KDFW-TV/TCU Student News Forum. The panel "I hope it encouraged them (the discussion, which also included representatives) to know that the ad- talks by KDFW-TV Channel 4 ministration is behind them," Hood news anchors Clarice Tinsley and said. "The House and the administra- John Criswell and Fort Worth tion work best when they have open Star-Telegram editor Jack Tins- dialogue." ley, covered topics including jour- A bill was introduced that would nalism education, career oppor- allocate 51,610 to the TCU R.O.A.D. TCU Pally Skitt/ Jim Winn tunities in broadcast journalism Workers to help the group send six of and the current role of television its members to the 10th annual BAC- news in coverage of world events. CHUS General Assembly in St. Rather, who returned to the Un- Louis, Nov. 1-4. ited States this month from five weeks in the Middle East, opened R.O.A.D. Workers and BAC- (Above) Dan Rather CHUS are organizations concerned speaks to Maurie M. Wal- the discussion with remarks about the situation in Kuwait and cover- with alcohol and drug education on ton Elementary students college campuses. age of events in the Middle East The bill will be voted on next week after answering questions by American media. after the finance committee has re- for them in an assembly in "If there's any doubt as to viewed it. If it is passed, the money whether it's (the situation in Ku- their auditorium Tuesday wait) a question of war or peace, will come from the House's Special afternoon. The interest Projects fund, which began the year or whether it will affect your life and the life of the country for a with a budget of $8,000. and enthusiasm of the stu- Two new chairpersons were dents matched that of the long time to come, let me put that to rest. It is," Rather said. "And unanimously approved for Program- session at TCU. the effects will be fell long into the ming Council. The new concerts (Right) From left to right: chairman is Bryan Key, and the new 21st Century." films chairwoman is Wcnde Walker. John Criswell, Clarice Rather cited the build up of Susan Batchelor, director of stu- Tinsley and Dan Rather U.S. military forces in the Middle East as a reason for his statement. dent activities, was unanimously ap- discuss students' concerns About 270,000 men and wo- proved for her ninth year as faculty men, 1,000 tanks and thousands adviser to the House. with the Middle East crisis of aircraft have been sent to the Fort Worth Mayor Bob Bolen is and news anchoring and Middle East, Rather said. scheduled to speak at next week's reporting. meeting to offer words of encourage- "This is the largest expedition- ary force sent to one place in such ment and talk about the importance a short time since World War II, of voter registration, Hood said. "He (Bolen) really wants TCU stu- See Rather, page 2 dents to be involved in the Fort TCU Dally Skiff/ Suzanne Dean Worth community," Batchelor said.
New Year Inside 1. "Abstain intoxicants, also Computer science coffee and tobacco." Boardroom bandits 2. "Go to bed al 10 p.m." beginning Cartoonist uncovers the real 3. "Eat no sweets or pastry." cause behind campus Happy 88th 4. "Be at practice every week crime. gets accreditation Birthday day at 4 p.m." for Jews Page 3 5. "And run each morning to Recovery By BILLY HATFIELD exams. get endurance." By MEREDITH FANE The accreditation process lasted Skiff Columnist Patti Pattison TCU Daily Skiff • "Local and Personal" TCU Daily Skiff one year and closely examined all "The young ladies have put up shares her experiences as facets of the computer science By CHRISTY WARNER Today marks the beginning of an adult child of an TCU's computer science program the net at their tennis court. It deparuncnt. TCU Daily Skiff Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New alcoholic. recently joined the elite group of uni- would be a manly thing for some Year. versities and colleges that have been A 150-page self-study conducted Today the TCU Daily Skiff of the boys to clean the grass off by department personnel answered Rosh Hashanah is the beginning of Page 3 accredited by the Computer Science celebrates its 88th anniversary of the court" a new religious year and a season of Accreditation Board. questions concerning department its first publication Sept. 19,1902. • "Girls' Home Notes" budgets, graduation rates, entrance repentance, said Ralph Mecklcnbur- The accreditation went into effect The Skiff staff would like to "On Saturday night the young gcr, a rabbi at Beth-El Congregation Outside at the start of the 1990-91 school requirements, course itineraries, and share some excerpts from the sec- ladies at the Girls' Home were ar- of Fort Worth. year, said James Comer, associate faculty members. A collection of in- ond issue in 1902. The first issue oused — from their pleasant formation on each course and an arc- The 10-day celebration is finalized professor of computer science and could not be located. dreams (of course ihey were all hive of exams, homework, and stu- by Yom Kippur, the day of atone- Today's weather will be chairman of the computer science • "Advice To Young Men" fast asleep) by the sweet strains of dent work was also prepared. ment, he said. warm with a high of about 90 department. "Don't lake loo much advice. the violin and guitar. They lay Finally, a team from the CSA Gary Feldman, a Jewish graduate and a low of about 75 with a "The accreditation is a nice dis- Think well of yourself. Assume motionless, enraptured by the en- Board visited TCU for two days. Fol- student, is excused from classes on slight chance of tinction," said Comer. "The depart- your own position. Don't swear. trancing melodies that were lowing interviews and observation ol Rosh Hashanah and plans to attend thunderstorms. ment has worked very hard and we Don't deceive. Don't marry until wafted to them by the midnight the department's facilities, a preli- worship services at Temple Bclh-El. Thursday's weather will arc proud of the award." you can support a wife. Be civil. zephyrs. Come again boys!" minary report was issued, detailing Feldman described Yom Kippur be warm with a high in the "I feel we have distinguished Read the papers. Make money and For all of our loyal readers, pre- the team's findings. The department as the time when one asks God for 90s and a low in the 70s. ourselves," said Dick Rinewalt, asso- do good with il. Love your coun- sents and birthday cake, though had one month to respond to any nc- forgiveness for one's sins for the pre- ciate professor of computer sciences. try and obey its laws." not solicited, will be graciously "The department was scrutinized, • Regulations For Athletes accepted. See New Year, page 2 and we passed all of the rigorous See Science, page 2 Page 2 Wednesday, September 19, 1990 TCU DAILY SKIFF
Rather/ from /> 1 the area of 1 '41 to 1945," he said. committed, and the cost of losing and assassinated some of his own vious year. This period will deter- have Ihe opportunity to do so in Fort vices arc available at 10:30 a.m. Some believe war has already be- them would far outweigh die finan- government leaders. Each person mine the outcome of the present year. Worth. Sept.29. gun, said Rather who obtained an ex- cial cost of any conflict situation," Ik- must make up his or her own mind as Feldman said at first he worried The Beth-El Congregation at 2(17 Students are welcome to attend clusive interview with Iraqi Presi- said. to whether this man is crazy or a about being a Jewish student at a W. Broadway Ave. begins the celeb- services at both Beth-El and Beth dent Saddam Hussein. Because of the real and potential fanatic." Christian university. ration tonight at 8 p.m., the eve of Yeshua. "Hussein understands that the war cost of U.S. involvement, Americans Rather, Clarice Tinslcy and Cris- "At first it felt a little funny be- Rosh Hashanah. Thursday, Beth-El Feldman said it is exciting to sec has begun — a psychological war should force themselves to become wcll spent the second half of the cause I thought there won't be many will hold children's services at 9:45 and a war of propaganda," he said. more aware of events in the Middle hour-and-a-half-long forum answer- Jewish people here. But, it hasn't members of the Bclh-EI congrega- a.m., adults' services at 10:30 a.m., a tion during Rosh Hashanah. "One of IDC lessons we learned East, Rather said. ing questions from the audience. been a problem," he said. discussion at 12:45 p.m. and an after- from Vietnam was never again will "It's easy to breeze past the head- When asked why Hussein allowed Although TCU docs not have a noon service at 2 p.m. "It's kind of nice because Rosh we commit our national honor and lines because the press overworks the Bush's speech to the Iraqi people to Jewish organization. University Mi- The Beth Yeshua Messianic Jew- Hashanah and Yom Kippur arc the resources to a conflict without first word 'crisis,'" he said. "But in this be aired this month. Rather said he nistries offers various programs ish Congregation will hold Rosh really important holidays and a lot of answering the question, 'For what?' case, the term 'crisis' is accurate. believed Hussein was confident his throughout the year for Jewish stu- Hashanah services at 3414 SW Loop people go . . . people who don't nor- Rather said. "We can talk about That's exacdy what it is." followers would not be affected by dents, Feldman said. 820 with Rabbi Slan Eiscnbcrg pres- mally during the year," Feldman whether we should have sent this Criswcll agreed with Ralher's the broadcast. Those interested in attending Rosh iding. Services will begin at 7:45 said. "It's kind of nice to see every- many troops and this much equip statement "Hussein saw in Stalin's plans a Hashanah or Yom Kippur services p.m. tonight, and Yom Kippur ser- body. It's a happy holiday." menu but the tact remains we now "You can't get all the news you plan for Iraq, and he is confident of have a mighty army in the field. The need from one newscast," Criswell his party's control," Rather said. "He question now is, 'For what?'" said. "You should be reading news- is not a religious fanatic; he just has ECHO ECHO by Stev KlineToBe Rather recounted the two reasons papers and keeping track of the absolute parly loyalty enforced by President George Bush has cited lor issues around you in the university terror. Hussein probably fell, 'Why U.S. involvement in the Middle East: community, if that is where you hap- not? 1 have nothing to lose. Let them to defend Saudi Arabi and to force pen to be. Americans need to spend a air ihe broadcast." the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from great deal more lime informing and Bush's speech probably will not Kuwait. educating themselves than they do." be seen as a great turning point in the "So far, we've been successful at Rather offered his opinions of Middle East conflict. Rather said. defending Saudi Arabia," Rather Hussein and the situation that the Ir- "Don't be misled by the demon- said. "But we have not been success- aqi leader is facing in the Middle strations (by Hussein's supporters in ful at getting Iraq out of Kuwait. We East, prefacing his remarks by say- Iraq)," he said. "These have been should all be asking, 'Is it worth it for ing, "I'm not a psychologist; I'm a re- well-orchestrated. In this case, there us to be there?'" porter. And the hour and a half I had is less here than meets the eye." That question remains unan- to interview him (Hussein) was not Some students seemed pleased swered, and it is up to a reading, enough to make me an expert." with the forum. thinking public to answer it, he said. Rather said Hussein is "bull-dog" "I felt having John (Criswell) and "I don't have die answer, but the determined in his efforts to retain Clarice (Tinslcy) on the panel gave a MISTER BOFFO by Joe Martin answer is the fulcrum on which the control of Kuwait and its oil reserves. different perspective to the crisis in outcome of this situation will Rather also said he believes Hussein the Middle East because it addressed n swing," Rather said. is someone who doesn't bluff. the issue from a local, lather than a Rather warned that any action ta- "Hussein doesn't consider himself national viewpoint," said Maria ken by U.S. forces in the Middle East cornered with no options," Rather Green, a senior broadcast journalism may have serious human and monet- said. "Washington says, 'yes, he is major from Texas Women's Univer- ary costs for the United States. cornered,' and that maybe, but he sity. "1 was also impressed with Dan Merely maintaining a strong pre- doesn't believe that. In some ways, Ralher's honesty and sincerity in an- sence in the Middle East has been ex- he believes he has Bush cornered." swering all the questions." pensive, he said. Rather stressed die fact that he was Other students had mixed "There is an excellent possibility able to reach these opinions through responses. that we run the risk of saving the eco- his work in the Middle East and sug- "I thought some of Ihe questions nomy of the world and wrecking our gested that other should attempt to that the audience asked had already own through actions such as these reach their own opinions by compar- been addressed repeatedly in the me- (U.S. involvement in the Middle ing "what folks say with the record." dia," said Issam Husscini, a junior by Bill Watterson East) even if a shooting war doesn't "This (Hussein) is a man who has TCU radio-TV-film major. "I was Calvin and Hobbes break out in Kuwait," Rather said. ordered the use of poison gas on his impressed with his (Rather) response HOWS THE \ PRETTt GOOD I TOOK PENNIES AND SHOWED GOOD, MM8E I THINK WE "Of course our greatest natural tre- own people, invaded two countries to the question of whether or not MMU L£SS0N I THINK HOW ADDING AND SUBTRACTING HE'LL DO SETTER WILL. UE m asure, our young people, have been (Iran and Kuwait) in the past 10 years Hussein is a mad-man." GOING? / CAW IN SEES THEKV CHANGED HOW MVJCH IN CLtvSS NOW HAMING FUN THE IDE* NOW I40NE1 HE HM>. ITS MOT WITH \T es SO ABSTRACT THAT WM THE END Science/ from page I Haws in the computer science prog- The TCU computer science prog- us to keep the accreditation. How- ram that needed to be corrected be- ram joins 97 other colleges and uni- ever, no stipulations have been made fore the department recieved accredi- versities across the country that have at this time." tation, Rinewalt said. recieved accreditation. Three other There will be no changes in the ad- "The board questioned die size of Texas schools, Baylor University, missions requirements for computer the department and the number of University of North Texas, and Uni- science majors at this time, but evalu- majors declared. Also there was a versity of Houston, have been ations will be made and there may be misunderstanding involving the de- accredited. changes in the future, Comer said. gree requirements as listed in the While the accreditation has been The accreditation will help stu- University Bulletin," Rinewalt said. an immediate boost to the prestige of dents in graduate work and in the "The bulletin did not include the the computer science program, both professional world, Rinewalt said. We're looking for people who university approved changes that students and professors think the im- "If computer science becomes a were implemented before the team's pact of the accreditation will be felt licensed profession, our accredita- visit," Rinewalt said. "These changes in the future. tion will be important for our stu- look at this glass and say: met the board's degree requirements "Right now we arc playing a wait- dents," Rinewalt said. "Professionals and once we informed them of the ing game in respect to what, if any, in the fields oflaw, medicine, and en- galivc comments in the report. changes will be made in the depart- gineering require graduation from The report detailed two minor ment," Comer said. "The university accredited courses. 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Sports Kditor: Jeff Blaylock Mosaic Kditor: Cason Lane POLICE AfcE BhffLiD All-American Photo Editor: Suzanne Dean DA',Y£A, Graphics Kditor: Mark Blaser 7\l tflT FM' newspaper Ad Manager: Melissa Maestri &ooM. RooM Journalism Dept. Chairman: Anantha Bahbili ^n ZOO* AAJD AWD BOARD-- Associated Collegiate Press Faculty Adviser: Paul LaKcxxiue u Production Supervisor: Debta Whiiecotton W BOARD/.'/ DAT5' GOOD Business Manager: Angela Rios Gorr DAT: BOSS. Rather not Channel 4's promos not journalism education Many would say that the best education a college student can receive is on the job. One other possibility is having the opportunity to talk to professionals in their chosen fields and find out what it's really like to be a teacher, a chemist or a journalist. Yesterday, CBS news anchor Dan Rather appeared on campus for a brief T.C.U. forum with students in the journalism, political science and radio-TV-film de- BOARDROOAl partments. It was supposed to provide that kind of information for students. HIDEour All would have been well, except that Dan didn't arrive alone. With him VCR 80cK5 came the anchors for the local CBS affiliate, KDFW-Channel 4, Clarice Tins- STOP H£Rf ley and John Criswell, and they brought with them a little insight and a lot of promotions. While Rather offered insight into the Persian Gulf crisis and provided stu- dents with concrete examples during his opening remarks, Tinsley and Cris- well did little but toot their own, and Channel 4's, horn. Rather concluded his opening remarks by telling students that their peers KliVeTSBe^- and friends could die in the Persian Gulf. He yielded the microphone to Tins- ley, who told these same students about her nifty "Great Expectations for Texas" education program and when they could tune in to see her special report. Concerned daughter comes to Tinsley and Criswell spent their opening remarks discussing how neat it was tc work together and how neat Channel 4 was and how much neater Chan- nel 4 is going to be. grips with mother's alcoholism Warm fuzzies aside, they said less about being journalists and more about being faithful Channel 4 viewers. That discrepancy makes Channel 4's sup- By PATRICIA PATTISON people from dysfunctional families would them. Columnist oftentimes indulge in self-defeating beha- I'm learning how to live life without being posed effort to provide an educational opportunity for Metroplex college stu- viors, like not preparing for a test and failing manipulated and without apologizing for dents look like little more than a publicity stunt. My name is Patti, and I am an adult child it, thereby affirming what they'd always who I've become. Channel 4 did bring Dan Rather to TCU, and for that should be thanked, but of an alcoholic. been told they were: failures. My sisters arc wrong. I don't pity myself. I it should've left its promos at the station. There, I've said it and I'm no longer Well, at this point there wasn't a lot to be celebrate the fact that lilUe by little, day by ashamed. Most of you may not realize it, but done, right? 1 mean my mother was dead. day, the monkey on my back is getting that's a pretty big step for me. I spent most of What could I do about it now? There wasn't smaller and losing its grip on me. That my life feeling guilty, ashamed and scared. any saving her from herself. monkey symbolizes all the years I thought I feltguilly because I thought my mother's Wrong. I found out my work was just be- living in an insane family was normal, that Letter policy drinking was my responsibility, my fault. ginning. I had just scratched the surface by being emotionally abused was OK. I felt ashamed because she drank and my finally admitting to myself the real truth ab- The biggest misconception my sisters and The TCU Daily Skiff is a student pu- The Skiff \s a member of the Asso- friends saw her tipsy and knew my secret. out my mom. most people who are in a dysfunctional rela- blication produced by the Texas ciated Press. We were all too young to know the ramifica- Now I was faced with talking about it, tionship have is that to confront the problem Christian University journalism de- The Skiff welcomes letters to the tions of her drinking and just how much her openly, with other people, my sisters, espe- and/or the person at the heart of the problem partment and published Tuesday editor. Letters must be typed, double- "couple of drinks after work" was affecting cially the people 1 wanted to be in relation- is to say you hate them or that you are trying through Friday during the fall and spaced, signed and limited to 500 my life. ships with. to hurt them. spring semesters except during finals words. Letters should be turned in two I was scared because, even though 1 hated I started with my sisters, who more or less I don't hate my mother. She was a woman week and holidays. days before publication. They must the way she embarrassed me and the way she brushed me off and told me they had always alone raising three children who was herself made me feel insignificant, I loved her and 1 the child of two alcoholic parents. She Unsigned editorials represent the include the author's classification, known, but that she was dead and they didn't couldn't and didn't want to imagine life think they needed to find out how her alco- simply did the best she could and unfortu- views of the Skiff editorial board. major and phone number. The Skiff without her. holism had affected them. nately, as much as she loved me and my sis- Signed letters and columns represent reserves the right to edit or reject any My mom died almost four years ago on Well, for about a year I continued trying to ters, she was an alcoholic. the opinion of the writers. unacceptable letters. February 6, 1987, one semester after my arri- "carctakc" my sisters and rescue them from She was a person who, for whatever rea- val here at TCU. all of the behaviors that we had learned to sec son, be it biological or mental or emotional, When she died, I moved on pretty quickly as normal. could not control her consumption of alcohol and tried to forget all the bad things about life 1 wasn't far enough along to realize that in a healthy way. with an alcoholic and instead tried to focus my sisters are adults, that while 1 might be I'm not alone. I know a lot of you come on all the good about a woman I knew had feeling really goal about the recovery pro- from homes where in subtle and even not-so- done the best she could to raise me alone. cess I was going through, that was my choice subllc ways the botdc ruled your house. ^ All was well until about a year later when I and my sisters, miserable or not, didn't have Some of you are involved in relationships was informed of my selection for a new uni- to climb on my codependency recovery now that are just as dysfunctional. versity program called "Campus Mentors" bandwagon. You may love your boyfriend or girl- JANUARY SEMESTER BREAK that was being started through Alcohol and After about two years of going to their friend, but don't fool yourself, if you are ig- Drug Education. In order to become a men- home and letting them drag me back into all noring a substance abuse problem because tor, I had to attend training sessions and ab- the old manipulative behaviors, 1 started let- you don't want to hurt them or risk your rela- sorb as much information as possible about ting go of my responsibility for Joanic and tionship, stop and be honest with yourself. substance abuse. Gail, and slowly 1 pulled myself away from You have a responsibility to yourself to A funny thing happened during all of them. take the blinders of love off and sec your those training sessions. When presenters Everything came to a head this past spring. friend or lover or parent for who they arc, started talking about alcoholics and alco- Faced with two people who couldn't or someone you care about enough to tell, "I'm holic families this little voice inside of me wouldn't accept me if I didn't continue to worried about you." 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