Highway Injuries Go up Hopes to Make It up by Drawing in More Customers and Requir- Ing That the Big Mac Be Sold with a Drink and Fries
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WEATHER FORECAST High 50s Low 20s Rain with scattered Nation thunderstorms McDonald's plans Big Mac attack Inside CHICAGO (AP) — McDonald's is planning a real Some residence halls THURSDAY Big Mac attack, offering the house more than students. FEBRUARY 27, 1997 sandwich at its lowest price ever — 55 cents. See page 4 Texas Christian University The fast-food giant will be 94th Year • Number 81 - taking a loss. The cost of the ingredients alone — two all- beef patties, special sauce, let- tuce, cheese, pickles, onions and a sesame seed bun — is about 40 cents. But McDonald's Highway injuries go up hopes to make it up by drawing in more customers and requir- ing that the Big Mac be sold with a drink and fries. Study says increase may be related to speed limits The Big Mac, introduced in By Jonathan Conwell troopers said they have seen a signif- shown that 2,946 people were killed 1972, normally sells for about and Kimberly Wilson icant increase in fatal accidents and in the state in car accidents, accord- $2. 3KIFF STAFF are concerned with drivers' safety. ing to the most recent study, but that McDonald's will put the Interstate speeders beware. Preliminary reports from the Texas the department expects to find that "Campaign 55" promotion to a The Texas Department of Department of Public Safety show about 3.700 people died in car acci- vote Thursday in a closed-cir- Transportation released the first there has been a 17 percent increase dents by the time all the data has cuit telecast to its 2,700 fran- report of a study on the Texas speed in automobile-related fatalities in the been reviewed. chisees. limit increase Wednesday, which time period between January and Randall Dillard, a spokesman for Campaign 55 refers to the shows a higher rate and frequency of October of 1996 as compared to the the Texas Department of Transporta- year McDonald's was founded. serious injuries on urban interstate same time period in 1995. tion, said the reports from DPS The 55-cent package will rotate highways since the speed limit was Alesia Gamboa. a statistical tech- "should serve as a wake-up call for over the next year to the raised from 55 to 70 mph. nician for the Department of Public Texas motorists." Quarter Pounder, the McRib According to the study, the evi- Safety, said that because the data is "We are very concerned about and the Arch Deluxe. dence shows that the speed limit may preliminary, it is not known if the these increased deaths," he said. Bl»tr P*arc« SKIFF STAFF be related to the increased injuries. increase is "necessarily related to But Dillard said if motorists A study released Wednesday by the Texas Department of Hillary Rodham Clinton One year after the speed limit on speed." Transportation reported a higher rate and frequency of serious wins Grammy award Texas highways was raised, state Gamboa said the 1996 report has NEW YORK (AP) — Now Please see SPEED, Page 2 injuries since the speed limit was raised from 55 mph last year. she's the first lady and a Grammy winner. Hillary Rodham Clinton's book on child rearing, "It Takes Campus a Village," took the award for best spoken word or nonmusi- cal album. The book spent 20 weeks on best-seller lists last building year. "I'm amazed," said Mrs. Clinton, who appeared in per- son to accept the award. defaced Mrs. Clinton's recording was By Ellena Fortner nominated along with Garrison SKIFF STAFF Keillor's 'The Adventures of Although Ed Landreth Hall is Huckleberry Finn" and known for hosting colorful and artis- "Charles Kuralt's America" by tic entertainment, the splashes of red Charles Kuralt. found on its wall last weekend were not considered an by Campus Police. State Fort Worth neighborhood police officer Matt Welch said. "Although Police catch robber some kids call themselves street who asked for shrimp artists, we called it (the paint) graffi- EDINBURG (AP) — An ti." attempted bank robbery and The inside stairway wall was dec- hostage situation ended peace- orated with the word "Threat" in fully after the suspect made an inch-high red ink. unusual request of police — he A second graffiti incident was demanded shrimp cocktail, reported two days later on the trailer crackers and bottled water. and garbage can behind Worth The suspect was arrested Repeating, a clothing store on Berry after police delivered the food Street. The trailer will soon be the and found he was unarmed. No new home of Campus Police. The area had the word "Who" painted in one was injured. Ann* DraMcky SKIFF STAFF Sergio Trejo, 23, of Pharr, purple paint four times. Ryan McCarthy (left), a senior psychology major, and Aaron an improvisational performance Wednesday evening in the Such cases of vandalism arc con- walked into the International Puckett, a senior instrumental performance major, played lobby of Tom Brown Hall. The two were part of the entertain- Bank of Commerce and began sidered criminal mischief if there is wash tubs, washboards and even potato chip cans as part of ment for the hall's BrownBean event. acting suspiciously, said less than $1,500 in damage to the Edinburg Police Sgt. Rey property. The Class A misdemeanor carries up to a year in jail and/or a Ramirez. A bank teller ques- tioned Trejo, who said he want- $2,000 fine. ed a drink of water and then left. Welch, who conferred with the Basketball team to have support in Vegas Fort Worth Police Department gang Trejo returned 30 minutes prevention unit about the incidents, later with his hand stuffed under said the graffiti was most likely done his shirt, contending he was Band and Showgirl members will travel to the WAG tournament on TCU funds armed with a gun, Ramirez said. by a tagger. science major and tuba player for the the money wasn't budgeted." dents' airfare, meals and lodging. A profile by the California Parks Basketball Band, wrote a letter to Raessler said the decision to Foster said he is glad the students and Recreation Department describes Campus The TCU Basketball Band and TCU administrators expressing his include the Showgirls on the trip was will be given the chance to represent a tagger as a person who is not offi- Showgirls will take some Horned concerns about the band traveling to made to give TCU the best represen- TCU at the tournament. cially in a gang but paints the area Competition winners to Frog spirit to Las Vegas next mouth the tournament to support the men's tation at the tournament. "I feel good that TCU stands with gang graffiti. perform with orchestra when they attend the Western Athletic basketball team. A total of 30 members of the band behind its band program." he said. According to the profile, the tagger Both winners of last year's Conference Basketball Tournament. Kenneth Raessler, chairman of the and Showgirls will attend the tourna- He said students are thrilled about is usually categorized as someone concerto competition will per- But one student waiting for the music department, said the concerns ment at a cost of almost $30,000. the upcoming trip. who is between 12 and 18 years of form in a free concert with the decision'lo fund the band and dancers were premature. Robert Foster, associate director of "In the four years I've been at TCU. age, has fingers repeatedly stained TCU Symphony Orchestra at wondered if the money for the trip "When I read the letter, it took me hands, said two-thirds of the group I've never seen our band students as with paint or permanent marker ink. 7:30 tonight in Ed Landreth would be found. by surprise," he said. "Because the will be able to make the journey. excited about going to Las Vegas." he Auditorium. Shane Wickson, a senior computer tournament sets a precedent for TCU. He said TCU will pay for the stu- said. Please see GRAFFITI, Page 4 German Gutierrez, conduc- tor, praised the orchestra mem- bers for their hard work and said he invites everyone to attend. SuperFrog celebrates Marriott changes to-go containers "The orchestra has done so and less harsh on the environment." well this year and worked By TeNikkl Carter SKIFF STAFF Ripple said the containers have hard," he said. "Preparation for his birthday Friday an hour of performance usually Students who get their meals to the same three-compartment format By Michael Bryant go will soon be carrying smaller, as the old containers. The main dif- requires a month of work." SKIFF STAFF gentler packages from campus eater- ference in the containers is their James Bachrach, a marimba Though he is usually a leader of cheers and fun at player and a concerto competi- ies, thanks to pressure from an envi- depth, which has been decreased in TCU athletic events, SuperFrog will take on a different ronmental group and cost-cutting by the new containers. tion winner, will perform role Friday as he gambles and dances the night away to "Concertino for Marimba," by Marriott. Jennifer Mazza. a sophomore the- celebrate his 18th birthday. ater major, said she noticed the Paul Creston, with the orches- David Ripple. Marriott Operation SuperFrog will be on hand al all of Friday's activities, change in the container size. tra. Director, said Marriott has been con- beginning with casino gambling from 11:30 a.m. to 2 "I am pleased with the size of the Toshie Ueda, pianist and a sidering a change in containers for a p.m.