• SPORTS: SUCCESS SHOULD NOT BE DETERMINED BY CHAMPIONSHIP WINS, PAGE 8 j LIFESTYLES: STUDENT RETAINS NIGERIAN ROOTS, PAGE 5 Wednesday, April 3, 2002 J^^^^fc TCU DAILY SKIFF "*T In its 100th year of service to Texas Christian University • Vol. 99 • Issue 95 • Fort Worth, Texas • www.skiff.tcu.edu ! I
Today'sNews FrogStock STATE NEWS Sharon: Arafat should seek exile SAN ANTONIO — The HIV- offers positive nurse who hospital offi- cials say tampered with Fighting continues in injectable narcotics has voluntari- groups time ly surrendered her nursing West Bank; Palestinian license to the State Board of Nursing Administrators. leader still confined to interact The Pulse on Page 2 BY LAURA KING NATIONAL NEWS Associated Press Groups meet to plan BERKELEY, Calif.—A RAMALLAH, West Bank — Is- group of Israeli University of raeli tanks and helicopters shelled fall semester, increase California-Berkeley students may a heavily fortified Palestinian secu- soon be joining the front lines of rity headquarters in an all-night as- communication the stand-off between Israelis and sault Tuesday. Fighting raged Palestinians in the Middle East. outside Bethlehem's Church of the BY ALISHA WASSENAAR The Pulse on Page 2 Nativity, and Israel's prime minis- Stafl Reporter ter proposed exile for Palestinian FrogStock 2002 will provide stu- leader Yasser Arafat. dent organizations a chance to come Nine Palestinians and an Israeli together and plan their schedules for soldier were killed in Tuesday's vio- the next semester in a fun and in- OnCampus lence. By nightfall Tuesday, most of teractive way, said Brad Thompson, the about 400 Palestinians trapped in Census sites rising number secretary of the Student Govern- the compound of West Bank security ment Association. of cohabiting couples chief Jibril Rajoub surrendered to Is- Thompson, who is also chairman MADISON, Wis. (U-WIRE) - raeli troops, in a deal brokered by of the Communications Committee, When University of Wisconsin- U.S. and European officials. About said one of the goals of this first Frog- Madison junior Buffy Spink was eight men remained inside. Israel had Israeli soldiers take up positions on top of their Armored Personal Carrier near the west Bank town of Nablus Tuesday. Stock is to increase communication. looking for a new roommate two assaulted the compound saying top "Nobody has an idea of who does years ago, her boyfriend of three militants were inside, a claim denied what," Thompson said. "We wanted and a half years, returning sec- by Rajoub. ropean Union envoy Miguel Nabil Shaath said that Arafat "will • Cities to encourage networking among ond-year student Greg Stahl, was In Bethlehem, Israeli helicopter Moratinos or other diplomats fly not leave Palestine." reoccupied by student groups and make people feel also searching for a place to live. Israeli army gunships hovering over Manger Arafat into exile, raising the idea in Secretary of State Colin Powell that their organizations are an inte- The couple decided moving in Square exchanged fire with Pales- public for the first time. expressed opposition to exiling together would be a simple solu- Meet 1 gral part of the TCU campus." tinian gunmen near the Church of "I told him (Moratinos). if they Arafat, saying the Palestinian Sea Bryan Perkins, president of the In- tion to both housing problems. Tulkarm. the Nativity, built over the grotto would like, they will fly with a leader could "conduct the same terfratemity Council, said Student De- Spink and Stahl are part of an ■JORDAIv increasing number of Americans where tradition says Jesus was helicopter and will take him king of activities" from a different W^ Bank velopment Services has a mandatory cohabiting — or living together born. Several armed men sought (Arafat) from here," Sharon said place. "Until he decides he's go- Runallah*. . Palestinian meeting each semester for organiza- Jerusalem* a purity — before or instead of getting refuge in the shrine. during a tour of West Bank army ing to leave the country, it seems tions to come together and schedule Bethlehem : °J lets married. Tuesday's fighting came as Israel bases, in remarks carried by Israel we need to work with him where flees their events, but FrogStock will be der siege According to the 2000 U.S. widened its 5-day-old military of- Radio. Arafat "will not be able to he is," Powell told ABC's "Good W Stnp * more fun than sitting in a room. Census, 4.9 million unmarried fensive, "Operation Protective return." Sharon said such a step Morning America" "TCU has hundreds of organiza- men and women cohabitate, a dra- Wall," launched to uproot militants would require Cabinet approval. He advised Sharon to "take ISRAEL :' tions," Perkins said, "It's impossible matic rise from the 500,000 blamed for a string of terror attacks Arafat has been confined in his care" in his offensive and said «*>-" to know what every organization Americans living together in 1970. on Israelis. offices by Israeli troops holding his eventually a political solution does, but FrogStock creates a good While these statistics include Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Ramallah headquarters since Fri- N^ opportunity." couples of all ages, a growing • 3003 KRT Tuesday he has proposed that Eu- day. Palestinian Planning Minister (More on ARAFAT, jmge 6) Thompson said there will be a di- number of young people are kRTi'AVPl'S verse group attending FrogStock choosing to cohabitate. "The new thing in the last 30 2002. Organizations from the Inter- years is younger people living national Student Association to the together," said UW sociology Ultimate Frisbee Club, from Mortar professor John DeLamater. Board to the Asian Student Associ- "Some studies find that 6 to 8 Advancement Shakespeare festival ation will be present, he said. percent cohabitate on some col- Stephanie Zimmer, vice president leges campuses." of Programming Council, said the UW psychology professor mandatory scheduling meetings have Janet Hyde said many young seeks student helpers had really poor attendance in the past. people cohabitate and delay mar- "This is a way to promote unity riage. The average age for getting and make organizations recognize "The students at TCU, as a part married was 21 or 22 in past each other." Zimmer said. years, but it has risen to 25 or 26. of their experience in theater, need Apprentice company Perkins said he believes the Greek Numerous studies have tried to experience working with a summer community needs an opportunity to determine why cohabitation is pop- repertory company," Newlin said. auditions to be held discuss events with other groups. ular among young people. Some "They also need experience with a "The Greek community makes up experts believe the ideologies and April 15-16 professional equity company." 40 percent of the student body," morals of college-aged students A professional company will be Perkins said. All of the Greek or- influence their lifestyle decisions. BY SAM EATON hired by Stage West to put on the ganizations will be present because "The literature on college stu- Staff Reporter performances with the help of the dents has shown they're more they are a big part of this campus, Theater students can audition TCU students. politically and socially liberal and Perkins said. The company will be a part of less religious," DeLamater said. April 15-16 to participate in the Also, many of today's young apprentice company for this sum- Actors' Equity, the professional ac- Erin Munger/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER FrogStock 2002 people witnessed bad marriages mer's Fort Worth Shakespeare tors union in New York City. Roger Ivy, a physical plant employee praisal and department supervisors. and divorces growing up and Festival, says theater department Newlin said it would be a good What: FrogStock 2002 speaks at the Staff Assembly meeting About 1 1 5 staff members were af- may be apprehensive about enter- chairman Forrest Newlin. time for students to start making When: 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Non-exempt regular staff fected by the raise, Weis said. The festival, formerly called connections within the business be- Where: Frog Fountain ing into a marriage without a members who have worked at TCU for The funding from the raises comes Who: Open to all student organizations strong sense of their compatibili- 1 5 years or more and have a "satisfac- from $100,000 allocated in the 2002- Shakespeare in the Park, will al- fore they start their theater careers. and any student who wants to get ty with their partner. tory performance" rating will be eligible 03 budget to alleviate salary compres- low theater students an opportu- Sophomore theater major — The Daily Cardinal for 3 percent pay raises, John Weis, as- sion. In that budget, the base salary for nity to work on a summer Cody Perret said the program is involved with campus organizations. sistant vice chancellor for human re- non-exempt staff was raised to $8 an repertory theater. a great opportunity for students sources, said at Tuesday's Staff hour from $7.25, the university's contri- This summer will mark the 25th to become familiar with these bution to retirement benefits increased In the past, Greeks have taken a Assembly meeting. anniversary of the production and types of productions. Weis said letters were mailed in to 10.5 percent from 9.5 and a merit selective stance on what they will be will be the first time the plays "It's going to give TCU students late March to notify staff members pool was established to give raises as involved with, as not to overbook InsideSkill themselves will be held indoors. the opportunity to work with pro- who received a raise, which will take high as 3 percent to eligible employees. their schedules for the semester, effect in June. He said ratings were When Shakespeare in the Park fessionals, earn equity points, and The Pulse/Campus Lines 2 Perkins said. At FrogStock, Perkins determined by a performance ap- — Brandon Ortiz began, TCU costume and scene get paid for their work." Perret said. said the Greeks will not be lumped Opinion 3 shops were "It's a good way together, but will be interacting with National Digest 4 used for the to keep us here "It's going to give TCU stu- other organizations in order to see International Digest 4 production part in the summer dents the opportunity to work what everybody is doing in hopes of of the play, but so we can keep Features 5 New organization to recognize better programming. students played with professionals, earn equity working." Etc. 7 Zimmer said she hopes Frog- a limited role, points, and get paid for their The two plays Stock will provide more effective Sports achievements of underclassmen Newlin said. the festival will work It's a good way to keep programming. Since 1994, be performing us here in the summer so we "Not so much as the quantity of lege and emphasize scholarship, facilities for are Shake- can keep working." programs, but the quality of pro- leadership and service," Loper said. costumes and speare's 'Tam- Group to recognize - Cody Perret grams," Zimmer said. Loper said when he was a student scenery were at ing of the Shrew" the Weather Another goal of FrogStock is to see at the University of Kansas, he was Texas Wesleyan and George academic successes more co-programming, said Zimmer. THITISDAY a member of that chapter of the or- University. This summer Stage Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion." "Co-programming is a way to ganization, and when he transferred West, which will produce the plays, The summer course will be High: 61; Low: 48; Partly cloudy of students compile ideas from several organi- to TCU he decided to start a chap- is allied with TCU not only for pro- eight weeks long and will consist zations and come together in order FRIDAY ter here to add to the more than 150 duction purposes, but also for use of three weeks of preparation, fol- BY KELLY MARIA HOWARD to have one big event or speaker," Staff Reporter chapters nationwide. of the Hays Theater, which is a part lowed by four weeks of perform- High: 71; Low: 51; Mostly cloudy Zimmer said. When organizations Collin Sandifer, treasurer of of the Walsh Center for Performing ances — the first on June 6, Freshman and sophomore students are able to pool their money, they NSCS and a sophomore e-business Arts, Newlin said. Newlin said. There will be six per- now have an opportunity to be rec- can plan a phenomenal event to- major, said you have to be invited Only 15 students will be ac- formances each week, three of ognized for their academic achieve- gether Zimmer said. to join the organization, have a GPA cepted into the apprenticeship each of the two plays. ment, said Mitch Loper, president of FrogStock is sponsored by the IFC of 3.4 and be a first or second-year which will allow them to enroll in Newlin said having the plays al- Looking] Jack the new TCU chapter of The National and the Panhellenic Association, Stu- Society for Collegiate Scholars. student. There is a one-time fee of the Summer Repertory Theater ternate from night to night would 1783 — Legend of Sleepy Hollow dent Development Services, the NSCS is a national organization $60 and part of that goes to the class, and they will have an op- make it easier for fans to see the author Washington Irving bom. Leadership Council and SGA. Frog- that promotes the accomplishments TCU chapter for activities, he said. portunity to work in all parts of play of their choice. 1860 — Pony Express mail Stock is from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Loper said one becomes a life the production, Newlin said. "Every night it'll roll over to the service begins as riders leave simul- of freshmen and sophomores, said Frog Fountain. The event will include member after the fee is paid. "They'll be playing small roles and next show," Newlin said. "If you taniously from St. Joseph, Missouri Loper, a sophomore e-business and free barbecue and interactive events Nick Wallis, secretary of NSCS they'll also be working on scenery had friends coming to town, they and Sacramento, California economics major. such as a giant, inflatable slide. 1986 — Notorious outlaw Jesse "We are a chapter of a national and a sophomore international fi- and costumes and stage managing could see both shows in two days." James dies from a gun shot wound organization that recognizes aca- nance major, said there are and box office," Newlin said. in the back inflicted by Robert demic success in the hard period of Newlin said it was important that Sam Eaton Alisha Wassenaar Ford, a member of his gang. transition from high school to col- (More on SCHOLARS, page 6) the production come back to TCU. %[email protected]{tu [email protected] : Page 2 Wednesday, April 3, 2002 THE PULSE www.skiff.tcu.edu
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Your bulletin board for campus events Dallas school trustees The state began disciplinary pro- said. But those considering joining uating with honors. increase Moses' base salary ceedings to revoke Fillingim's nursing the Israeli army said they have no in- Students graduating summa cum Announcements of campus events, public meetings and other general campus in- license last month. She was fired from terest in joining U.S. forces. laude (GPA above a 3.9), doubled to formation should be brought to the TCU Daily Skiff office at Moudy Building South, DALLAS (AP) — Dallas school Room 291, mailed to TCU Box 298050 or e-mailed to (skiffletterst8ncu.edu) Dead- the hospital in January after she ad- 4.4 percent in 2001. Less than 5 per- line for receiving announcements is 2 p.m. the day before they arc to run. The Skiff trustees have rewarded Superintendent mitted stealing the drugs. Hoax condom e-mail sent cent more students received cum reserves the right to edit submissions for style, taste and space available. Mike Moses with a hefty pay raise, So far no criminal charges have to U of Illinois students laude honors (3.5-3.75 GPA), in the hoping to prevent him from leaving been filed. past decade. And there was a less • FrogStock 2002 will be 4 to 8 p.m. today at Frog Foun- the district to become chancellor al Fillingim was employed from June CHAMPAIGN, III. (U-WIRE) — than 1 percent increase of students tain. FrogStock, the first all-campus organizational fair, will fea- "Dr. Ivana Fukalot" sent out an April Texas Tech University. 2001 through early January at the hos- receiving magna cum laude honors ture free barbecue and band performances. The eight-member board voted pital, located just south of San Antonio. Fools' e-mail about defective condoms (GPA of 3.75-3.90). unanimously Monday night to increase The hospital has sent letters to about Monday — but many University of Illinois "Higher education is dealt a very • KinoMonda film series presents the French film "Indo- administrators aren't enjoying the joke. Moses' base salary from $294,(XX) to 1,100 patients who received Demerol big disservice if grade inflation hap- chine" 7 p.m. today in Sid W. Richardson Building, Lecture Hall I $310,000. With salary incentives in- during that period, advising them to A hoax e-mail sent to many — but pens," said assistant professor of po- . For more information call (817) 257-7292. not all — students warned that Trojan cluded, Moses could earn more than get a blood lest, although the contam- litical science Holly Reynolds. "If condoms distributed by McKinley another $5(M).(XX) over five years. ination risk is considered minimal. grade inflation occurs, then the grades • Writing Center Workshop, will be 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday in S The contract will be signed and Health Center were defective. don't reflect what a student's ability tudent Center, Room 222. The workshop, "Writing Research Pa- finalized on Tuesday, district offi- Cal-Berkeley students may Sent by a fictitious McKinley doc- actually is, which makes it harder for pers Using MLA Style," will benefit any student who wishes to re- cials said. join Middle East conflict tor, the message instructed people if businesses and graduate schools to as- view this aspect of MLA usage or enhance his or her writing abilit "I think we've benefited a great deal they had condoms from the center sess a student." y. The discussion will focus on finding a topic, developing a the- today by putting some golden hand- BERKELEY, Calif. (U-WIRE) — since Feb. 3 to unroll or blow them up Reynolds said that she feels grati- • sis, conducting research, incorporating sources using MLA guide- cuffs around a golden man who can A group of Israeli University of Cali- to check for numbers indicating a fied when there is a normal distribu- ' lines, and choosing adequate transitions. Attendance is limited to lead this district in the right direction," fornia-Berkeley students may soon be tainted batch. tion for the grades. Normal grade *20. Call (817) 257-7221 to register. trustee Ron Price said. joining the front lines of the stand-off The office of the Chief Information distribution is when the majority of The contract revision came two between Israelis and Palestinians in Officer, which monitors computing the students receive C's, since a C is • RTVF film series presents "Johnny Guitar" 7 p.m. Thurs- days before Texas Tech regents were the Middle East. and information infrastructure, deter- average, with an almost even amount day in Moudy Building South, Room 164. The 1954 film stars Joan to meet and announce a finalist or fi- Citing a moral imperative and "a mined that the e-mail did not come receiving D's and B's, and the fewest Crawford. For more information call (817) 257-7630. nalists for the chancellor post. Moses, sense of duty" to defend Israel, a from a University computer or a Uni- students receiving As and F's. 50, was frequently mentioned as a country to which they hold dual citi- versity e-mail account, said Pete Causes of grade inflation can range • Sigma Xi will sponsor a lecture by award-winning author and possible successor to John Montford. zenship with the United States, the Siegel, chief information officer. from busy teachers, to having subjec- Dallas Morning News Science Editor Tom Siegfried 8 p.m. Mon- Moses said he intends to remain students said they plan to join the Is- The ClO's office is investigating the tive portions of class and exams. day in Sid W. Richardson Building, Lecture Hall 1. The lec- with the Dallas school system and raeli army after graduating. incident with University Police. Siegel ture, "Science and the News," is free and open to the public. would call Texas Tech to remove his "Going to (the Israeli Defense said the e-mail was sent to a long list Michigan police seek clues name from contention. Forces) is not a nationalist thing, it's of addresses, not via the mass-mail in fraternity member's death • Brown-Lupton Health Center will not offer routine gyne- Before the change, Moses was al- a moral responsibility," said Micki system which sends a message to all cological services during the summer months. April 26 is the last a ready among the highest paid public- Weinberg. president of Akiva Move- addresses that end with @uiuc.edu. ANN ARBOR, Mich. (U-WIRE) — ppointment day for the spring semester and the Health Center is b school superintendents in the country. ment, a student group that supports McKinley medical director Dr. The Ann Arbor Police Department is ooking appointments for the second week of April. Call (817) 257 His contract, which runs though 2006, UC Berkeley students who want to David Lawrance said McKinley offi- awaiting the results of an autopsy fol- -7940 for an appointment this semester had paid him $294,000. make the pilgrimage to the Holy cials called condom manufacturer Tro- lowing the death of 21 -year-old Ann Ar- Land. "Defending Israel is necessary jan "just to make sure" there was no bor resident Dustin Goodman, who died • The TCU Showgirls dance team will hold auditions for the 200 HIV-positive nurse because it's surrounded by a sea of truth to the e-mail. Despite the hu- sometime Friday morning at the Zeta Psi 12-03 team 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 27 in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. Prep surrenders license after error dictatorships." morous elements of the message, sev- fraternity on East University Avenue. classes are offered 7 to 8 p.m. every Wednesday in April in Daniel-M Some students who were question- eral students believed the hoax and Goodman was not a University of eyer Coliseum, which include technique instruction and a dance com SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The HIV- ing whether to join the tight said they were concerned about the news. Michigan student, but he was a mem- bination for $5 per class. Contact director Jamie Drake Stephens at (J. positive nurse who hospital officials were persuaded to join the Israeli mil- ber of the fraternity. A Zeta Psi alum [email protected]) for more information. say tampered with injectable narcotics itary by the recent string of suicide Mississippi tries to maintain who wished to remain anonymous has voluntarily surrendered her nurs- bombings in Israel. prestige of honors degree said Goodman had not lived in the ing license to the State Board of Nurs- "(Joining the army) had been more house since 1999. ing Administrators. of an afterthought," said UC Berkeley OXFORD, Miss. (U-WIRE) — The fraternity, which is not currently Jacqueline Fillingim of Pleason- junior Tomer Altman, adding that recent University of Mississippi students are affiliated with the University's Inter- ton, signed the surrender order on events have "solidified" his decision. getting their good grades fair and Fraternity Council, held a party Thurs- TCU DAILY SKIFF square, according to figures compiled The TCU Duiiv Skiffs an official student public <>n-tarnuus disiritxilion: Newspapers are available Monday, agreeing to charges that she Although citizens who live in Israel day night that Goodman attended. turn nf Te*a.s ChriMian University, produced by stu- free on campus, limit one per person Additional issued Demerol without a physician's are required lo serve up to four years in from the Registrar's office. The num- AAPD Lt. Khurum Sheikh said the dents «t TCI and .pxmMiicil by the journalism copies are S.5II and are available at the Skiff ttfTive. ber of students graduating with honors clepartmem If opcuif. under ihe poltues. of ihe Stu- Copyright: All nghLs for the entire contents of this order, failed to document administer- the army, those living abroad may police received a call from Zeta Psi at dent Publications C(nnmiliee. composed of repre- newspaper shall he the property of The TCU Dtiity Skiff ing the drug, and inappropriately choose whether or not they want to serve. has increased by 8 percent over the about 1:10 p.m. Friday. When police tentatives from the student body, staff, luculi> and No part thereof may he reproduced or aired without past 10 years, from 17.1 percent in administration The Skiff is published Tuesday prior consent of the Student Publications Director. The used the painkiller. 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TheSkiffView Life for the not-quite 21 RENEW can have its Bank One tower remains a city eyesore benefits It's been two years since a tornado hit downtown Fort Worth I've been under 21 for more than and an empty reminder stands amid the skyline. 20 years now, but it never seemed This week, workers began replacing the plywood cov- liked a very big deal until the last ering the Bank One tower with fire-resistant materials, few years, when everyone I know most likely metal. Instead, the city should be focusing on is heading out to 21 -and-up bars on COMMENTARY greater effort toward demolition. After an asbestos dis- Saturday nights. covery in December, demolition plans were put on hold. With a summer Now, financial difficulties remain a stumbling block. birthday, I've al- The building adds nothing to the city of Fort Worth, ex- ways been the cept an eyesore. Former businesses have relocated and found young one in my class, so I didn't a fresh start. The Reata restaurant was the last holdout and get a driver's li- plans to reopen in mid-May at the former location of Cara- cense until my Jeff Dennis van of Dreams. junior year of high Renovating the building would be a disastrous financial sit- school, and I won't be able to legally enter a bar until I am a uation. The replacement building is under construction next senior in college. door. What business would rather move into a tornado-ravaged From politics to rock For those of us who are too building? young to get in most places, bars As long as the building stands, the owners must pay for its are a mystical place where of-age upkeep in order to protect the safety of those who work around people go to have the time of their bands, reality often hidden lives. Everyone always has bar sto- it. But why prolong the inevitable demolition and pour money ries, and they always tell the sto- into the skeletal structure that remains? President Bush's "war-shtick" And speaking of something else put coins into the commercial ries in a way which makes them Seeing another building collapse would be upsetting, given got old months ago. that purports to be one thing on machine and that's quite frankly sound like a Utopian environment the events of Sept. 11, but the demolition of the Bank One It's hard for me to take all this its face when it's really another, a direct betrayal of the "alterna- of carefree wildness and fun. It's not so much that 1 want to building will be the last step in forgetting the tornado that fear-preaching, demagoguery and these days you can't be sure tive" idea. belt-tightening se- which is worse: The pre-pack- The Calling is just as corporate spend all the money 1 don't have on struck downtown Fort Worth March 28, 2000. riously when COMMENTARY aged, wholly commercialized, as Abercrombie & Fitch clothing overpriced drinks. The real reason I There are several possibilities for the space — room for park- we're also dis- lowest common denominator and WWJD bracelets. And Sum have sometimes wished I was 21 is ing, restaurants or an outdoor garden — something that adds cussing tax cuts teeny-bopper pop groups or the 41 is to punk rock what "A Beau- that the majority my friends are and to the livelihood of the city. while refusing to pre-packaged, wholly commercial- tiful Mind" is to artistically cre- they go hang out at places that I up the CAFE (cor- ized, lowest common denominator ative films. can't. I know ... poor pitiful me. porate average fuel pseudo-rebellious but carefully Just like the flood of second- You can send your sympathy cards emissions) stan- unthreatening rock groups. tier boy bands that followed the to me care of the TCU Daily Skiff. dards and pursue There's something about the success of the Backstreet Boys There are, of course, ways for energy routes that commercialization of rock 'n' roll and "N Sync (ahem! 98 Degrees, underage people, or should I say TheOtherView Tim Dragga will leave us less that's so much more offensive O-Town, B2K, Eden's Crush, underage females, to get into bars. Opinions from around the country dependent on irreplaceable fossil than that of pop. etc.), the entertainment industry For some reason, this particular fuels (and thus the Middle East). The likes of Britney Spears and saw the profit garnered by group has ways of getting into bars Some parents of elementary teem. In reality, the portion of the The real truth is that most of the Mandy Moore, at least know who Creed's mainstream, uninspired that don't even require identifica- and middle school students in the letter quoted in the March 21 AP fogies in White House cabinet po- and what they are. So when you pandering and moved double tion. Why do most bouncers let in East Pennsylvania school system article is so bogged down with sitions now are holdovers from the welcome them into your house time to turn out more of those young attractive females but won't and in Florida's Citrus County euphemisms, it is likely to offend Reagan administration. So, along and consciousness you know ex- deep-throated, sladium-thrust an- let in tall skinny guys in old T-shirts district have recently received un- any adult of average intelligence. with the status quo, the dialogue actly what it is you're getting. thems just vaguely sentimental and worn out Reeboks? Sometimes pleasant news via the U.S. postal Indignant parents notwithstand- of war is something comfortable Good pop music is much like caf- enough to appeal to the female I feel so discriminated against. service: Letters from their chil- ing, these letters would have dev- for them. In manufacturing their feine-free cola. It's not about any- and male crowd alike. There are other ways to get in dren's schools informing them astating effects on any children own version of the cold war thing, just empty calories that This new breed of bands is to 21-and-up establishments, but I their children are overweight. who happened to find them or they've managed to create a vague perform well in the market place. nothing more than smart market- also don't really have the cash to The Associated Press reports whose peers learn of their exis- and faceless enemy that can be But when rock bands like The ing masquerading as dumb rock drop on a nice shiny ID that says I that East Pennsylvania director of tence. Every elementary and mid- used as a point of demagoguery to Calling, Sum 41 and Lifehouse 'n' roll, much like this new breed am a 27-year-old man from Idaho. pupil personnel services, George dle school student knows who the pull the populace together and (although that second single is a of Capitol Hill chest-thumping pa- I've seen some TCU students re- Ziolkowski, who has been involved overweight kids are and disperses rally support for domestic issues. gem) come bearing the dead- triotism is little more than a com- ally show their creative side by with the "weight alert" campaign, ridicule accordingly; school- It's genius for sure, but it's impos- eyed gaze of young record ex- fortable format to play the making fake ID's at Kinko's, care- plans to extend the campaign to backed "weight alerts" will only sible to forget that it's little more ecutives it seems directly in political game and distract from fully trimming and pasting their high schools once "screenings" are add legitimacy to their taunts. than a political move. contrast to the ideas of rock 'n' the domestic issues they don't photo onto another ID. or changing finished. While childhood obesity Schools truly concerned about And as far as Bush's comments roll. They attempt to get across want you to see. the birth date on their actual ID to is a serious health problem and is the health of their students can im- about the recent Zimbabwean your threshold under the pre- One of the lessons all those make them a year or two older. on the rise, sending letters to par- plement more effective programs election: "We do not recognize the tense that they're not the manu- old Reaganites should have Don't think of that as the easy way ents will solve nothing. with fewer nasty side effects to outcome of the election because factured product of focus learned from South American out. It actually takes some real skill Unlike poor eyesight or difficulty combat this issue. For starters, bet- we think it's flawed." groups contains something far demagogues during their various to make a fake ID look authentic. hearing, obesity is not something ter physical education classes and All I can do is laugh at the hys- more insidious than their pop attempts to overthrow them is You didn't realize there were so children can hide from their par- fitness training are key. terical irony, especially since the contemporaries. that nationalism is the last refuge many of your fellow students with ents. Further, a letter is not going to Schools should take an active kind of election irregularities of These aren't rock musicians so of the unscrupulous. hidden talents, did you? make the parents more concerned interest in promoting good health which Zimbabwean President much as the latest format of the When you're a freshman, almost about their children's weight; if for their students, but sending everyone hangs out in the dorms Robert Mugabe is being accused corporate pitch. They're selling Tim Dragga is a junior {tolitical science they don't already care, a letter home letters telling parents their and talks about how there's noth- are exactly what got Bush into of- themselves as if they're some- major from Ijublmck. He can lie contacted ing to do. but somehow you al- from school is not likely to force a children are fat is absurd. Parents fice in the first place. thing more than the latest way to at ([email protected]). change heart. Parents already work- are ultimately responsible for ways end up doing something fun. ing to better their overweight chil- their children's health and well- Real friendships are formed in that dren's health would be rightly being; obesity is on the rise and environment, and you get to see insulted to receive such a notice. parents should be concerned if who every person really is. You Proponents of this policy se- their children are at risk. School Day at the range, 'the rush' turn learn about other students' back- verely underestimate its potential districts should tread lightly. grounds, and what is most impor- for damage; they say the language tant to them in their lives. is inoffensive and dismiss the pos- This editorial conies from the Michigan pacifist soft on gun control issues Real creativity shines, as a 3- sibility that these letters could Daily at the University of Michigan. This iion and a few golf balls magically hurt overweight children's self-es- column was distributed by U- Wire. change a regular dormitory hall- way into a driving range. Or, a Adrenaline made me a hypocrite. Further inspection revealed several Nothing I could admit to with- string, a cup and a few hooks uti- I have always proclaimed myself a bullet holes in the roof. out incrimination compares to the EDITORIAL POLICIES lize engineering techniques to cre- pacifist. My friends accuse me of "How did those get there?" I rush I experienced as we walked ate a system that drenches anyone Kilitonal policy: The content of the Opinion page does not necessarily represent the views of Texas having liberal views, almost to the asked. out to see where the bullets had attempting to enter a dorm room. Christian University. Unsigned editorials represent the view of the TCU Daily Skiff editorial hoard. Signed point of socialist, "Dumbasses," my friend re- hit. Pride joined the chemistry letters, columns and cartoons represent the opinion of the writers and do not necessarily reflect the Clearly, I couldn't have lived in and in nearly 30 COMMENTARY opinion of the editorial board. sponded. when 1 saw the results. All 10 hit Milton Daniel Hall for four years of years never had I Hah! Point proven. Even here in the target, four of them almost Letters to the editor: The Skiff welcomes letters to the editor for publication. Letters must be typed, Greg Macleery college, but I still look back on those double-spaced, signed and limited to 250 words. To submit a letter, bring it to the Skiff, Moudy ."'is. held a gun in my the most responsible and profes- dead center. I couldn't believe it. days as some of the best memories of mail it to TCU Box 298050; e-mail it to [email protected] or fax it to 257-7133. Letters must include hand, in fact I've chastised those sional of settings dumbasses still I shot several more times that my college career. There were fights the author's classification, major and phone number The Skiff reserves the right to edit or reject letters for shoot their guns without knowing afternoon. The eye-hand coordina- style, taste and size restrictions. who had — until last week. and frustrations, and maybe the in- Last Friday, a friend called to ask which direction it's pointed. This tion involved with aiming and side looked like it was built in 1642, if I would go with him to his out- was my vindication for all of the shooting a gun, it surprised me to EDITORIAL BOARD but there were many good times. doors club so he could shoot some oreaching I had ever done. discover, is just as challenging as You rarely hear college students, Editor-in-Chief Melissa DeLoach of his guns. Obviously he was des- After donning the required safety any other more socially acceptable except for the occasional freshman, Managing Editor Jonathan Sampson perate for company because I had to glasses and earplugs, I watched my sport. And the adrenaline buzz talk about how they wish they were Co-Advertising Manager Brian Schneider be the very last person he'd call for friend fire off several rounds given by feeling the power gener- back in high school. That's because Co-Advertising Manager Bradley Bennett such an excursion. My initial in- through a paper target on a stick 25 ated simply by squeezing my in- we always seem to want to be a lit- Associate Editor Angie Chang stinct told me to decline, but bore- yards away. The entertainment dex finger is well beyond anything tle older than we are, whether it be News Editor J antes Zwilling dom and curiosity beat out principle. value in this activity eluded me, but other sports have to offer. Associate News Editor Aaron Chimbel to drive, or go to R-rated movies, Still strong in my convictions, I he was having a great time. Then it hit me. The terrible re- or to buy alcohol, but after we Design Editor Leslie Moeller repeated in my head all the facts Eventually he turned to me and alization that I was now a hyp- Features Editor Erin LaMourie reach the age, it is never quite as Opinion Editor Jordan Blum and statistics about the dangers of said, "It's your turn." ocrite. My nieces, nephews and great as we had imagined. Sports Editor Ram Luthra firearms I could remember. At this point, whatever boredom future children will still hear from So maybe dorm life results in a Assistant Sports Editor Nathan Loewen Almost 40,000 Americans die I was enduring when my friend me that there is no reason they few activities that turn out to be Photo Editor Heini Ahluwalia every year from gunshot wounds. originally asked me to accompany ever need to fire a gun in their slightly destructive, but a few Copy Desk Chief Bethany McCormack More people are shot and killed in him paled in comparison to now, so lives. I'll still support gun control holes in the wall are better than al- Wire Coordinator Julie Ann Matonis a week in the United States than 1 figured I'd give it a go. He gave or abolition and cast my votes to- cohol-related car accidents or DWI Senior Reporter Jaime Walker in a year in Europe. me a quick lesson on the safety wards those who share that view. charges. Not that I know anything Production Coordinator Blair Busch Yet, there I was, despite my be- switch and how to aim using the But truthfully, I'll probably call Ben Smithson about the golf ball-sized holes in Web Editor liefs, on my way to the shooting metal guides on the muzzle of the and ask him when he's going again. Co-Web Editor Megan Stroup the Milton hallway. range. It looked like I'd pictured gun and told me to "let her rip." Production Manager Jeanne Cain Pressler Greg Macteery w a columnist for the Business Manager Bitsy Faulk as we arrived, like a golf driving And so I did. Bullseye. I aimed Kentucky Kernel at the University of Jeff Dennis is a junior sociology major Student Publications Director Robert Bohler range with a tin roof sheltering and fired nine more times, empty- Kentucky. This column was distributed by from Gad. He can be contacted at Journalism Department Chairman Tommy Thomason the area from which people shoot. ing the gun. U-Wire. ([email protected]). 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National/InternationalRoundup Authorities raid Pakistan He said most of the foreigners are "The potential for further terrorist Clad in black with heads bowed, the nation's second-largest school Turkey in connection with the al Qaeda hide-outs Arabs — Saudis, Libyans and Syr- acts remains high," the travel warn- her staff lined Windsor's gravel district Tuesday, stranding some seizure of an estimated $29 mil- ians — but "a few" are Afghans. ing said. "The situation in driveway as the coffin was carried 18,000 youngsters and threaten- lion worth of unrefined morphine ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — All admitted they had entered Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza out of the Royal Chapel of All ing field trips and sporting events. from Afghanistan. Police raided more suspected Pakistan after the collapse of Tal- remains extremely volatile with con- Saints, where it had lain for the Laidlaw Transit Inc., the largest of Some 7.5 tons of crude morphine, al Qaeda hide outs, arresting 16 iban rule in Afghanistan last year, tinuing terrorist attacks, confronta- past two days. five transportation companies work- an opium extract used to produce people in an ongoing crackdown Lahore police chief Javed Noor tions and clashes." Small groups of people gathered ing for the Los Angeles school sys- heroin, were confiscated over the against Osama bin Laden's terror said. Other police officials said Similar warnings to Americans in villages along the route as the tem, said its Teamster drivers did not weekend in a raid on carpenter's stu- network in Pakistan, officials said they expected further raids on sus- to stay away from Israel were is- hearse, flanked by police motorcy- show up for work in the morning. dio in a village in the northwestern Tuesday. pected al Qaeda hide-outs in Pun- sued in December and January cles, drove the 25 miles to London. Nearly 10 percent of the school province of Sakarya. The country's major Islamic jab province, which includes The statement Tuesday was cou- In the city, hundreds of people district's 700,000 students — in- Police said the amount was the I' 11 ties called on the government to Lahore. pled with an announcement that lined The Mall and gathered quietly cluding many severely handicapped largest seized in a single raid any- end military cooperation with the Officials said none of the 16 were dependents of U.S. diplomats and outside the gates of Buckingham youngsters — ride buses. where in the world, a claim that United States in the war on terror- believed to be major figures in the other American workers at the Palace to watch the procession pass Laidlaw serves 18,000, but the could not immediately be confirmed. ism and announced plans for na- terrorist network. tionwide protests against Israel's U.S. consulate in Jerusalem were and pay tribute to the popular for- strike could affect all bused students By Tuesday an Iranian and six authorized to go home at govern- mer queen, who died Saturday at because other companies were redi- Turks had been arraigned in Istan- military offensive against the Americans advised to avoid Palestinians — a move the clerics ment expense. the age of 101. rected to pick up children stranded bul on smuggling charges stem- sought to link to U.S. policies. travel plans to Israel Americans living in Jerusalem, At St. James's Palace the coffin by Laidlaw. Delays of up to two ming from the drug haul, a Turkish The latest raids occurred Mon- WASHINGTON (AP) — The the West Bank and in Gaza were ad- was carried into the Queen's hours were possible, said district news agency reported. Another day at two houses in Lahore, Pak- State Department, citing a "deteri- vised to consider relocating. Chapel — mirroring scenes seven spokeswoman Hilda Ramirez. suspect was released on bail and istan's second-largest city, a orating security situation," warned The departure of dependents, weeks ago when the body of Eliz- "All field trips, late activities four others detained in the opera- senior police official said. Two of Americans on Tuesday to defer which is not mandatory, was based abeth's daughter Princess Margaret and athletic events will be can- tion were set free, the Anatolia the 16 people arrested are Pak- travel to Israel, the West Bank and on the general situation and not on was brought to London. It will re- celed, postponed or substantially agency said. istanis and the other 14 are for- Gaza and said dependents of Amer- any specific threats against Ameri- main at the palace until Friday, delayed for at least the first three The drugs were found hidden in eigners, said the official, who ican diplomats in Jerusalem were cans, said a U.S. official, speaking when it will be moved to Westmin- days of the strike," the district said packets of macaroni and salami, spoke on condition of anonymity. being encouraged to go home. on condition of anonymity. ster Hall at the Houses of Parlia- in a statement. said Maj. Gen. Abdulkadir Yilmaz ment to lie in state. The public will The Teamsters and Laidlaw have of the paramilitary police. He said be able to pay their respects before been negotiating salaries and bene- the drug originated in Afghanistan Queen Mother Elizabeth's a funeral service at Westminster fits for seven months. and entered Turkey via Iran, adding coffin carried to London Abbey on April 9. that it was destined for U.S. and LONDON (AP) — To the somber Seven suspects arraigned European markets. lament of a lone bagpiper, the Queen Bus drivers strike, leave The raid was part of a wider op- Mother Elizabeth's coffin was carried in Turkey morphine raid eration that included searches at from a small stone chapel at Windsor many children stranded ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — dozens of houses and offices in Castle into a hearse Tuesday and driven LOS ANGELES (AP) — About Seven suspects, including one Sakarya, Istanbul and other north- \SENIORS' through mourning villages to London. 800 bus drivers went on strike in Iranian, have been arraigned in western provinces, police said. Jobs are scarce, Don't Despair! 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r* Wednesday, April 3, 2(M)2 Page 5 PEOPLE Your place for profiles | www.skiff.tcu.edu Student retains Nigerian roots BY ERIN LAMOURIE mini Snicker." "I think of how privileged Americans are and how Features Kditor She also had to adjust to a new way of dressing. much I had to do without," she said. "It is hard for me Jessica Keller looked out her window in Colby Hall "I had to wear skirts every time I went outside of the at times to see people and see how privileged they are to her new home as her freshmen orientation began. school or house," she said. "If people came to our house and think they don't really know what it feels like. I am Every freshman faced the fear of the unknown, but for we always had a skirt in a drawer. My dad would answer starling to forget what it feels like, and that is hard for Keller it seemed there was more unknown than known. the door and we would run and get in our skirts because me." She had never seen TCU before, never lived in Texas we lounged around in shorts." Brown said she is often reminded of how different and it had been more than eight years since she had Another major adjustment was being a minority. Keller's life was because Keller appreciates little things lived in the United States. Keller, blonde-haired and green-eyed, stood out remark- in life. Keller, a sophomore speech pathology major, ably in Africa. "She had to work hard for things we take for granted moved from her home in Jos, Nigeria to the United "I would be going downtown and people would yell in the states." Brown said. "She really appreciates the States just a few weeks before. out 'White person! White person!' and give me strange simple things like electricity and instant food. But since Keller said she crammed in all the knowledge she looks," she said. "It was very different and it made me they had to make all their food from scratch, she is a could about American pop culture in the few weeks be- wonder if minorities in the (United States) felt the same great cook." fore school started, but she knew little of the trendy way." Keller said while at TCU she has found there are many clothes and hairstyles that swarmed the TCU campus. Keller said despite the challenges, she adjusted well. things people take for granted. 'The first couple weeks in (the United States), my Going back to the United States eight years later was "In Colby (Hall) my freshman year, the lights and family shopped around and I tried to get some new the struggle. phones went off for a while," Keller said. "All the girls clothes," Keller said. "You can dress up the outside but Keller said her parents planned to stay in Nigeria un- were running down the hall complaining because they inside you will still be a social misfit." til she graduated from high school, but it was always un- couldn't talk on their phones for a few minutes and say- Keller, was bora in Jos to missionary parents. She certain because of the unstable Nigerian government. ing they were scared." lived in Nigeria with her parents and older sister until "When I was in high school there were a lot of riots Keller said in Nigeria her family was never guaranteed she was three, then her family moved to Kansas while going on. The U.S. Embassy told us to lay low," she said. electricity and often went more then a day without it. her father earned his doctorate. "They could have evacuated us if they wanted. My "Late at night if the lights went out, what could you Keller said as she was growing up, she knew her friends and I lived with the knowledge that if it got re- do?" she asked. "You went to bed. There was never family would move back to Nigeria, but she was never ally bad we would be evacuated and separated and never enough electricity. You just dealt with it and got on with certain when. really get to say goodbye. That was a reality but it was things." "When I started a school year I knew I would be there in the back of our minds. We tried not to think about it." Keller also said that though they had a phone, it for the whole school year but I didn't know if after that Keller and her family were able to stay in Nigeria un- rarely worked. An e-mail took about 12 hours to reach school year we would decide to go back," she said. til her high school graduation. them and Internet access was very expensive. Though she didn't remember Nigeria well her par- "I was glad my parents decided to leave then," she "I was expected to know about the Internet when I ents always prepared her for when they would return. said. "It was closure in the fact that 1 could not stay. There came to TCU." Keller said. "I didn't have access to the "I never really felt like the United States was really were no further educational opportunities in Nigeria. I Internet so I just had to teach myself when I got to the my home because I knew I was going back (to Nige- had reached the end. There was nowhere else for me states." ria)," Keller said. "I felt complete when I went back to go." Keller said she never regretted growing up in Nige- because it was if I was always meant to go." Keller said when she got to TCU, people thought ria, though. Keller and her family moved back to Nigeria when she was from South Africa, because the country has "I knew my parents were there for a reason — to she was 10, and she entered the fifth grade a few weeks black and white residents. reach out to people." she said. "That made me feel like into the Nigerian semester. "They didn't understand why I would associate my- I had more of an important role. When I came to TCU. "It was a whole different culture to learn," Keller said. self with Africa when I was technically American," she it made me feel that it was my own place to be my own "We had to form friendships really fast." said. "At an International Student Association party we mission field." She said the official language in Nigeria was English, divided up into continents. I went to Africa and they Keller said she is unsure if she will get to go back so that was not a change, but she had to start taking told me America was over (in another direction). I to Nigeria, because of the dangers there. French in school with students who had already studied wasn't accepted in that group." There have been riots and conflicts between the it for years. Grete Brown, one of Keller's roommates and a jun- Muslims and Christians, which has made it hard to She communicated with local Nigerians in pigeon ior psychology major, said Keller's African heritage travel back. English, a combination of English and other west African was not obvious when she met her, but was noticeable. "I really want to be there suffering with my home- languages, and Hausa, the language of the tribe in Jos. "It is definitely not apparent in the physical sense, land." Keller said. "But 1 am grateful thai 1 am in a Keller said in Nigeria they lived without the con- because she's as blonde as can be, doesn't have an ac- country were it is safe." venience of TV, movie theaters, fast food and many cent, and dresses like a typical American," Brown said. Meanwhile. Keller said she will continue to adjust other items. "When you have a conversation with her, though, she to American culture without forgetting her heritage, Erin LaMouria/FEATURES EDITOR They had to take everything with them they needed, can relate a lot of things back to Nigeria and she talks which makes up such a huge part of who she is. Jessica Keller, a sophomore speech pathology major, models the tra- she said. There was no Wal-Mart. a lot about the people she knew and loved there." ditional dress of her homeland Nigeria. The dress is worn for special "We had to take our own Snickers," she said. "We hid Keller also said many people at TCU don't under- Krin laMnunr occasions, especially to church and weddings in Nigeria. them in the freezer and on holidays we could have one stand how different her life was. H.M.LiXtoiinr(a\tit'lriit.tt it.edtt
Hard work characteristic of journalism professor
BY JACQIE PETERSELL was a public school teacher, she was unable newspaper in Corsicana. other schools because he got a chance to numbers of hours spent away from home. Skill s to work during the summers, so at age 8, But life in Corsicana wasn't all a joking dive in and teach. During his time at TCU. Mrs. Clarke said Clarke has always been faith- He's hard to miss. He's the big man with Clarke started cutting grass — five lawns a matter. Clarke said he was only getting small Clarke has taught media writing and editing ful to his commitments, especially, to one in graying hair, parted to one side, and glasses. day at 35 cents a lawn. At age 14, Clarke de- stories and was itching for more. He heard the courses and public affairs reporting. But it particular. He's wearing a button-down work shirt with cided he was never cutting another lawn, and Fort Worth Star-Telegram was looking for a isn't the classes he teaches that he enjoys — "(His family) always came first." Mrs. faded jeans. He's sitting in his cubicle at the he hasn't. new police beat writer. Clarke said he applied it's what he teaches. Clarke said. obituary office of the Fort Worth Star- Clarke decided he wasn't spending his life and was hired on the spot. During this time, "I want to prepare (students) for when they At the end of February. Clarke spent five Telegram leaning in his chair, arms crossed working in a field. He was going to college, Clarke worked hard and learned the system go out so they won't run into surprises." he days in the hospital with chest pains, with across his chest, head back, eyes closed, but said he was worried about getting ac- and he eventually became city editor at the said. "I can expose them to things that will what was feared as a heart attack. Even this mouth open. Occasionally, he snores. cepted to one. Star-Telegram. Two children and 20 years make them good journalists." false alarm didn't stop Clarke. Doug Clarke. 63, has been spending hours "I wasn't a bright student," he said. "So I later, Clarke built a nice niche for himself at With almost two years left in his doctoral "Nothing slows me down," he said. and hours working on his Ph.D., teaching made my very first goal in life— to get a the newspaper, but a disagreement with a new studies, Clarke hasn't let down his workaholic Life for Clarke has pretty much stayed the journalism classes at TCU and has recently football scholarship to college." superior about a story sent Clarke searching attitude but has taken it with him in a quest same in recent years. He always has the same spent time in a hospital for chest pains. But When Clarke was 12 years old, he was 6- for a new job. for more knowledge to share. Clarke said, al- advice for aspiring journalists — be wary of when he's napping at work, he isn't tired or 2, 180 pounds and later was the only eighth "I was going to leave, or I was going to though he had questions at first about his age copy editors, they are communists. He said he lazy — he's practically burnt out. grade starter on the football team. Clarke kill the managing editor," Clarke said. "It and ability, he knows now he can do it. Last tried to be a good parent, because he feels chil- Clarke has spent much of his life bouncing said he worked hard and continued playing probably would have been wiser to take a semester, Clarke said there was a 73-year-old dren need two parents. He's still married to between various jobs — whether through football through high school and received a six-month leave of absence, but they didn't man working on his Ph.D. "Mrs. Judy" because he told her he's already boredom or necessity. These switches have full-ride football scholarship to the Univer- have that, so I quit." "You're never too old." Clarke said. "It's a been through the divorce of his parents, and caused Clarke to adapt to new situations and sity of North Texas. Clarke then spent seven years working as a chase — a set of challenges. It's taken quite he isn't going through another. have given him a strong work ethic that he has "After I got (the scholarship), I decided to public information officer at the Fort Worth a bit of adaptation on my part." Clarke also still wears the button-down shirts used throughout everything in life — from make my new goal to graduate from col- Police Department. At the police department, Clarke's life won't end after he gets his and the faded jeans. And he says he doesn't work, to school, to parenthood. lege," he said. he said he worked between 60 and 80 hours Ph.D. — it'll actually start anew. He said he have any goals to meet. At least, not yet. Clarke likes to say that he doesn't have any But before he could graduate, Clarke said he a week without being paid overtime. hopes to use what he learns in the educational goals left to achieve. In fact, he said he has had to pick a major. He knew he couldn't go But Clarke was laid off from the police de- field and pass some of it to his students Jac'tjuc IVleisell done almost everything he has set out to do on being a football player. He also knew he did- partment when the city cut back. Ironically, During all these different jobs, and the ].s.[>eterselli.Qistuttei\t.ltu.etlli — from mowing lawns as a child to teaching n't want to be a teacher or a football coach. Clarke's new job search would lead him to the students about life inside and outside of a "My mother was gone too long and her very occupation he hadn't wanted to do as a newsroom. salary was too low," he said. "I didn't realize child and teen-ager — teach. "Most students have never been exposed to there were other types of teachers (outside the "It's a love-hate relationship really," he the realities of the world," Clarke said. "You public school system). And I didn't want to said. "I didn't wani to be a teacher in public try to prepare them (in a classroom) but they teach boring English in high school or junior schools. If people are really interested in jour- still don't believe you. As a teacher, I try to high. I also didn't want to be a coach because nalism, then I could help them become a good remember what it was like to be a cub reporter, I didn't want to get locked in. I didn't want to journalist." like what to do and what not to do. I try to be seen as a dumb jock." Clarke started teaching at a junior college bring that into the classroom." During Clarke's junior year, his psychology to "make some extra change," he said. But to Today, Clarke spends his days working to- teacher suggested journalism. stay on as a teacher, Clarke had to have a mas- ward his doctorate degree, which he has been "And it was like — boing — a light ters degree. Clarke kept teaching and started working on for nine semesters and claims he went off," he said. "I've been in journal- taking classes at UNT, and eventually, he got is 4,000 pages behind in his reading, working ism ever since." his masters. Clarke then made his way to as the weekend supervisor to the classified Clarke worked for the UNT newspaper, and TCU. obituary staff at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in the summer of 1962, he graduated from col- Clarke said he approached Anantha Bab- and teaching as an adjunct professor of jour- lege with a bachelor of arts in journalism. bili, then chairman of the journalism depart- nalism at TCU. But multiple jobs are just part Clarke said after graduation, he didn't try too ment, about a job at TCU. Babbili said Clarke of his life, Clarke said. hard to find a job. He didn't have anyone to was picked for the job because of his work ex- "I've been doing anything to cobble out a support, and he hadn't set a new goal for him- perience. living," he said. "I like accepting challenges self — that is, before he met "Miss Judy." "Doug Clarke is one of the most experi- and trying to stay busy." "I was barefoot and fancy free and chased enced newsmen in the area," he said. "When This workaholic attitude started in Clarke girls everywhere they went," Clarke said. I joined TCU in 1981, he was one of the first at age 7 when his parents divorced His father "Then I met this ol' girl, and it all changed." reporters I met. (His stories) were accurate Moll, Heurrmtm /SKIFF STAFF left for California, and Clarke was raised in And in 1963, Miss Judy Faries became and he had credibility." Doug Clarke, adjunct journalism professor, teaches at TCU while working on his Ph.D. and as the weekend East Dallas by his mother. Because his mother Mrs. Judy Clarke, and Clarke took a job at a TCU, Clarke said, was different from supervisor to the obituary staff at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. /, I. Page 6 Wednesday, April 3, 2002 FROM PAGE 1 I NATIONAL I www.skiff.tcu.edu
members who have now graduated ARAFAT SCHOLARS and are in a position to hire will From page 1 From page 1 only start employment with people IRS says obesity is a disease; who are members of NSCS. would have to be found. presently five members in the group "An invitation and acceptance Israeli Foreign Minister Shi- who are all officers. Together they into NSCS will look really good on allows tax breaks for weight loss mon Peres said the offensive are founders of the chapter, he said. a nSsumeV' Sandifer said. "There would last three to four weeks, the Loper said induction will be are some companies that look BY CURT ANDERSON deduct the costs of weight loss pro- unnecessary deaths a year can be at- first senior official to give a time- during the fall 2(X)2 semester for through the NSCS Web site to hire Associated Cress grams as a medical expense since tributed to the disease. frame. However, Sharon has said students who are invited to become those involved with NSCS." WASHINGTON — Overweight 2000 only if they were recom- Obesity is defined by the federal the campaign was open-ended. members and accept the invitation. Sandifer said the meetings will be Americans now have a new reason to mended by a doctor to treat a spe- government as excessive mass for a Meanwhile, the U.S. State De- Invitations are chosen and sent by low-key and they will talk about up- shed some pounds. Recognizing obe- cific disease. Obesity itself was not given person's height. partment, citing a "deteriorating the national office. coming events and discuss activities. security situation," warned "Nothing is mandatory, you could The meetings will happen about sity as a disease, the Internal Revenue recognized by the IRS as an ailment The IRS ruling cited this growing Americans on Tuesday to defer pay your membership fee and never once a month in an agreed place, Service says it will begin allowing that qualified for the weight loss ex- body of research, including a recent travel to Israel, the West Bank come to anything sponsored by Wallis said. taxpayers to claim weight loss ex- pense deduction. World Health Organization finding, and Gaza and said dependents of NSCS, but all members will be en- According to (www.nscs.org), penses as a medical deduction. Tuesday's ruling qualifies obesity for why it now believes "obesity is American diplomats in couraged to participate to get the merit awards, study abroad and Apart from the tax break, the IRS itself as a disease. medically accepted to be a disease Jerusalem were being encour- most out of the NSCS experience," study at sea scholarships are of- ruling could pave the way for insur- "It's going to help a lot of people," in its own right." aged to go home. Loper said. fered to members. ance companies and such govern- Downey said. "Most of the services To take the deduction, a taxpayer Two Israelis died Tuesday of Some of the activities the group "We are certain that NSCS will ment programs as Medicare to offer are not covered by insurance and they will have to participate in a weight- loss program for medically valid wounds from last week's suicide has planned include the mentoring afford valuable opportunities for coverage for obesity treatment, ex- can be fairly expensive." bombing at a Passover banquet, and tutoring of local junior high TCU students," Loper said. "The perts say. There is mounting evidence that reasons. "It legitimizes an important area obesity takes a huge toll on the na- Also not deductible are diet foods, an attack that dramatically in- students as well as high school vis- presence of NSCS in the commu- tion's health. In 1998, the National even if they are an integral part of creased pressure on Sharon to its to describe what the organiza- nity will be a positive experience that's been on the fringe," said Mor- Institutes of Health estimated that 97 the weight loss plan. take action. The death brought tion is about and promote for our members and will reflect gan Downey, executive director of well on our campus as a whole." the bombing's total toll to 24 and membership once those students the nonprofit American Obesity As- million adult Americans were over- The ruling applies not only to weight or obese; the Obesity Asso- 2001 income tax returns, but as far made it the deadliest Palestinian have entered college, Loper said. Kelly Maria Howarrl sociation. k.m.litnuml&\ludei\l.lcu.ctlu ciation estimates that 300,000 back as 1998. attack in 18 months of fighting. 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Brought to you by Celebration United Methodist Church. u Page 8 Wednesday, April 3, 2002 SPORTS Your place for sports news and features | www.skiff.tcu.edu TheSideline 1 game TCU Women finish in Top 25 Baylor drops Horned Frogs for first time in history doesn't The TCU Lady Frogs accom- BY NATHAN LOEWEN "Now instead of a tie game where plished another one of their season's 1 ^ssi»lant Sports Editor we were looking for maybe one run, goals by finishing the 2001-02 cam- 1 The Frogs entered their third all of a sudden we are down by mean it all paign rated in the nation's Top 25. meeting of the season against Bay- four," said Brown. "Now we had to TCU held onto the No. 25 position lor with a bit of success against go up and make some hits, and we With the NCAA finals over, in the year-end USA Today/ESPN ranked opponents. But against the just weren't able to get it done." players and coaches can rest easy Coaches' Poll to close the season na- No. 17-ranked The Bears did not stop there as for a few months knowing that tionally ranked for the first time in Bears, TCU fell Baylor 10 the Big 12 team scored two more they don't have to deal with the school history. behind early in the TCU 3 runs in the eighth inning and one "One of the goals that we set game and couldn't run in the ninth inning to put TCU asjr —»™ before the season was to finish the mount a comeback as the Frogs fell further in a hole. basketball life for year ranked in the Top 25," Head to Baylor 10-3 Tuesday afternoon at Brown said the difference in the a little while. For Coach Jeff Mittie said. "We're happy ; m m the TCU Diamond. match was made by the pitching. die-hard fans, it ! -. f, 1 that we have achieved that goal, and ■ —132^/ »f i' TCU (15-16, 6-2 Conference "Our pitchers kept getting behind will be a long hopefully it will give us some USA) dropped to 7-2 against ranked in the count," said Brown. "They just wait until the momentum heading into next year." foes on the season. The loss was the weren't able to throw strikes. We first tip-off next TCU finished the campaign with fall. My room- a 24-7 record, which was the sec- first one for TCU against the Bears. walked seven or eight guys." Junior starting pitcher Ryan Grafe In the bottom of the ninth, soph- mate is already Jeff Dennis ond-highest win total in school his- showing symp- tory and the best winning percentage allowed two runs in the first inning omore Jake Duncan came off the in the program's annals (.774). and let the Baylor Bears jump out to bench to pinch hit for Will Lewis. toms of withdrawal. The Lady Frogs also advanced to a quick 2-0 start. Duncan came up to the plate and At the end of Monday's game, the second round of the NCAA The Frogs quickly returned the fa- hit a pinch hit home run to try and the commentators made com- Tournament for the second straight vor in the bottom of the first inning start a TCU rally with two outs in the ments about how the Maryland year, claimed their second consecu- *■ K scoring two runs of their own. bottom of the ninth. The rally failed team had reached the pinnacle of tive conference championship and After the first inning both pitch- when senior pinch hitter Trey Craw- college basketball by winning an have now posted back-to-back 20- ers settled down and neither team al- ford hit a fly ball to end the game. NCAA championship. So what win seasons. After winning the lowed a run until the fifth inning. In Brown said Duncan may return about all the other teams who Conference USA regular season title the top of the fifth, TCU pitcher Josh this weekend against South Florida. didn't finish on top? Is all of their with a 12-2 record in their first sea- 1 hard work for naught? Gardner had two strikes against "We sent Jake in for the at bat and son in the league, the Lady Frogs r Michael Griffin. Then Griffin hit the we had a pinch runner ready to go The media has come to define defeated Big Ten Tournament cham- t players by their championships, game winning grand slam and the in if he made it on base, but instead pion Indiana 55-45 in the first round which in turn influences much of of the NCAA Tournament to halt the J Frogs fell behind for good, 6-2. he hit the home run," said Brown. Hoosiers six-game winning streak. Junior first baseman Walter Olm- Brown said Duncan will run to- the public to do the same. At the Eighth-seeded TCU's season stead said the grand slam was the day and if he feels good then he will beginning of the season, we know came to an end when top-seeded turning point of the game. play this weekend at the designated that over 99 percent of all college Duke defeated the Frogs by a 76-66 "The grand slam turned things hitter position. basketball players will not be a part count on the Blue Devils' home around in the game and it took the The Frogs will resume C-USA of a national championship. Why court. Duke won its three other energy out of us," said Olmstead af- play and hope to snap a two-game then, do we insist on judging play- games in the tournament by an aver- ter the game. "It was tough to come- losing streak in a three-game series ers on this one criterion, as though age of 24 points per game en route back from it." against South Florida. all of their other accomplishments Erin Muneer/SKIFF STAFF to a Final Four appearance. Head coach Lance Brown said the are just secondary actions? Freshman catcher Kyle Dahlberg started the game against No. 1 7-ranked Baylor College basketball players de- Barry Bonds starts season Tuesday. Dahlberg struck out in his only at bat. The Frogs used all three of its catch- hit changed the way the Frogs would Nathan Loewen ers in the contest against the Bears. have to play the game. [email protected] serve to be looked on as champi- off on homer record pace ons merely for participating. LOS ANGELES (AP) — At this There is no doubt that a national rate, Barry Bonds will break his own championship is a tremendous home-run record this year. honor, but there is so much more Bonds homered twice and drove in to a basketball season than win- five runs Tuesday to lead the San Fran- IU, Maryland fans storm streets ning the final game. cisco Giants to a season-opening 9-2 Often we hear stories about victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. BY KIMBERLY HEELING Maryland late Monday. dose death of the Maryland basket- their disappointment. how a certain great player accom- After hitting 73 homers last year to Associated PMM Nearly 200 fans greeted the ball star. Minutes later, vandalism reports plished many things, except he or topple the record set by Mark McG- BLOOM INGTON, Ind. — Bas- baggy-eyed Hoosiers as they ar- Despite the victory and an in- began pouring in, starting with a she didn't win a national champi- wire in 1998, Bonds hit a two-out, ketball fans upset by Indiana's loss rived from Atlanta after Monday to creased police presence, the Mary- trash fire near an apartment complex onship. The media will then por- three-run shot off Kevin Brown on his in the NCAA championship torched the Terrapins. Most held signs land crowd turned riotous, breaking and students setting fire to couches, tray the career of this player second swing of the season, a drive couches, toppled street signs and thanking the team for the surpris- the window of trash bins and oth- almost as incomplete, because fate didn't fall in their direction in that capped a five-run second inning. threw beer bottles at officers, while ing string of upsets that ended at the bicycle shop, ^nm students started getting ers items. Street NCAA championship game. signs were torn the NCAA tournament. Bonds had an RBI single off Maryland fans set bonfires and shot e e Brown in the fourth, then sent a 1- off fireworks in celebration. "I think we brought back the IU ties and other P '' ^ ***& bottles that's when down and post of- For those of us who don't play 1 pitch from Omar Daal just inside Bloomington officers broke up tradition the way it's supposed to objects at po- we decided to move and dis- fice deposit boxes college basketball, should we feel the right-field foul pole in seventh, the crowd with tear gas, sending be," said Dane Fife, the other sen- lice and light- perse the crowd. If the crowd were toppled. By incomplete because we have not becoming the 10th player to reach hundreds of students and fans from ior. "This put a smile on our faces ing bonfires. hadn't started throwing beer 2:30 a.m., most of won a national championship? After all, have you ever won a the loge level at Dodger Stadium. an intersection near the edge of the like we put the smile back on Several offi- bottles and setting fires we the crowd had dis- Indiana University campus at about yours." cers suffered persed. national championship? A state The home runs gave Bonds five wouldn't have had to act." on Opening Day and 569 overall, 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. In Maryland, police on horse- minor injuries The damage in championship, even? - Mike Deikhoff moving four behind Harmon. About 30 people were arrested back pushed thousands of revel- when they were Maryland did not Our society is so success ori- Killebrew, who ranks sixth on on charges including public intoxi- ers off the streets early Tuesday, struck by bot- appear to be as ented, we often forget what is re- baseball's career list. Bonds has 57 cation, criminal mischief and dis- trying to rein in a victory cele- tles and other objects, said state po- bad as after last year's Final Four ally important in life. Though multihomer games, including 10 last orderly conduct, police said. Four bration by fans ecstatic over the lice Lt. Bud Frank. loss to Duke when one bonfire college athletes take a lot of flack season, and is fifth in the category. others were charged with battery on school's first national basketball In Bloomington, about 40 peo- caused an estimated $500,000 in about how they don't have to go He became the 25th player to homer a police officer. championship. A total of 15 peo- ple were treated for injuries in- damage and disrupted cable service to class to get good grades, keep twice on Opening Day. "When students started getting ple were arrested by university cluding burns, cuts and too much when it burned through a fiber op- in mind that they are essentially Bonds, who popped to second on pelted with bottles that's when we and Prince George County po- alcohol, a Bloomington Hospital tic line. working a full time job which is Brown's first pitch in the opening decided to move and disperse the lice, with charges ranging from official said. Flying debris caused Maj. Jeff Cox, head of the Prince extremely taxing on their bodies. inning, took a called strike before crowd," Bloomington Police Capt. aggravated assault to disorderly head cuts for two state troopers, George's County police depart- These athletes are forced to hitting an 0-1 pitch into the left-field Mike Deikhoff said. "If the crowd conduct, an official said. who required stitches, and minor ment's patrol unit, said most of the learn about how far they can push stands in the second. hadn't started throwing beer bottles "This is terrible. We've finally injuries to 21 Bloomington offi- revelers did not cause trouble, themselves, and it takes a strong Bonds, who came out of the game af- and setting fires we wouldn't have started to lose the reputation as the cers, officials said. blaming a few rogues. person, both mentally and physi- ter hitting his second homer, ended last had to act." Len Bias death school, and now Police shut down intersections "I wish I knew why we keep hav- cally, to deal with the rigors they season by hitting his final three against The violence came after some we're known as the riot school," in downtown Bloomington about ing this problem. I'm hoping endure on a daily basis. the Dodgers at Pacific Bell Park. students and fans turned bitter fol- said student Josh Fingold, 21, re- 11:15 p.m., before fans spilled out tonight we found the formula for It is detrimental to our society to lowing Indiana's 64-52 loss to ferring to the 1986 cocaine over- of bars, houses and dorms to share taking care of it," Cox said. simply judge people on whether or Commissioner: Forbes' not they have won a championship. report of profit is 'fiction' We would be better off if we judged college athletes on a little bit more SEATTLE (AP) — Commissioner human terms. Bud Selig criticized a Forbes maga- Teams like the Indiana Hoois- zine report that major league teams ers, who most people never had an operating profit of $75 mil- Swimming teams end season with honors thought would make it as far as lion last season — a marked differ- they did, still lost in the end, but ence from the $232 million in tinued to succeed and play at an op- the Indiana University Natatorium inating the meet from beginning to they are not losers. They are operating losses that he detailed to BY QIINTEN BOYD Skiff Staff timal level as proof from all the in Indianapolis. During the meet, end and winning the meet by nearly champions because they pushed Congress in December. honors it garnered throughout the the Frogs set eight school records. 200 points, prompting the confer- After a season where their home themselves to the ultimate level of The magazine reported in its April season, despite a new conference In addition, head coach ence coaches to name 12 swimmers schedule concluded before the end success they could achieve. 15 issue that 20 of the 30 teams were and challenges from practicing at Richard Sybesma was named from the men's team to the of the first semester, the TCU men's Though they may not be listed in profitable last season — more than local Fort Worth swimming com- Coach of the Meet. Coaches' All-Conference team. and women's swimming teams con- the history books as national double what Selig said. plexes. The teams participated in In addition to these honors, the cluded their season in March with Thanks to their strong perform- champions, they are still winners, "There is no way. Those numbers Conference USA for the first time, women's team was recognized as praise and accolades from their new- ance, 20 Frog swimmers were rec- and no spectator or TV commen- are fiction, they are pure fiction," but had no difficulty getting making Academic All-Americans by the tatot can take that away. conference and from across the na- ognized by C-USA. Selig said of the magazine's statistics. a name for itself in the new league. College Swimming Coaches Asso- tion. For the season, the men finished Jeff Dennis is a junior sociology major Forbes senior editor Mike Czanian The women's team took home a ciation of America for the 19th con- Without a on-campus facility to with a record of 9-2. The women from Gail. He can be contacted at said Tuesday he stands by the report. third place finish, and the men's secutive semester. The team was practice in, as the Rickel Building ended their spring season at 10-3. (j. o. dennis @student. tcu.edu). In testimony to the House Judi- team won first place in the C-USA only one of 179 college teams na- was closed in December due to con- Although the men's team took ciary Committee in December, the Swimming Championships and tionwide to be honored by the or- struction, the swimming teams con- home first place, they were not of- commissioner said the industry had ganization. Men's Invitational, held Feb. 19 at ficially recognized as conference $232 million in operating losses last To be considered for the award, champions. C-USA does not field year, and only nine teams had an op- a team must have a combined enough men's teams to hold a con- erating profit. grade-point average of 2.8. The ference championship meet, Rob Manfred, baseball's executive Lady Frogs had a combined GPA of Sybesma said. However, this point vice president of labor relations, dis- 3.14, giving them a ranking of ex- is moot to Sybesma. cussed baseball's finances with the cellent. magazine, Selig said Monday. "The conference doesn't have "This is a phenomenal accolade "I don't give any validity to it," enough teams for men's swimming for the team," Sybesma said. "They Selig said of the Forbes report. "It's to be recognized, but the guys really do the term 'student athlete' so disappointingly wrong, and they proved that they are the best in the justice. They are serious athletes in conference," Sybesma said. knew it. I think it's a very sad day the pool and serious students in the KRT CAMPUS Although the conference did not for journalism in America when Fll£ PHOTO classroom." Indiana's A.J. Moye holds his head in recognize the victory by the men's somebody knowingly writes some- Senior Josh Rpes, who garnered All-Conference USA honors for the 200 fly and the the locker room following the Hoosiers thing that is not only not true but has 400 medley relay this season, works on his butterfly stroke during a practice session. team as a conference crown, the Quinten Boyd 64-52 loss to Maryland Monday in the been told it is not true." The Homed Frog swimming team earned 20 honors at the conference meet. Frogs proved their strength by dom- [email protected] 2002 NCAA national championship. I t r