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READING HAWTHORNE IN HIGH SCHOOL WAS NEVER THIS GOOD - PAGE 6 DAILY SKIFF TCUI ]I:R 12, I TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, FORT WORTI I, TEXAS 93RD YEAR, NO. 29 Christian singing duo to perform Thursday nights at Mystic Java BY SHANNON LOCKE had no voice, and Chris was sick," lic relations major, said the pair was singing, Barnes said. Steven Curtis "We've bareiy been writing and choir at TCU for three years and took TCU DAILY SKIFF said Barnes, a sophomore pre-med thrilled about the opportunity to per- Chapman's "When You Are a Sol- singing over a semester," he said, voice lessons, Crouch said. major. "Chris was adamant about form, even though their music had dier," a favorite of the two. was play- "but I have had a blast. It's something The only music background Playing to a full house, Barnes and singing, though, and it was the most never been intended for a public ing in the kitchen. I've needed and been looking for Barnes has is one year of piano Crouch made their public debut at memorable learning experience." audience. "In that moment, we had an instant since I've been in school." lessons as a child and band in junior Mystic Java last Thursday night. The duo got the gig only a week "Singing for a public audience was connection," she said, "and we Crouch said he started singing high, she said. With no other formal name for before their first performance, a new experience," he said. "We've needed to act on it. It was incredible." before he ever began talking and later "1 taught myself how to play the their duo, (Catherine Barnes and Barnes said. never played for an audience outside Crouch said he agreed. pursued his talent. guitar when 1 was in high school," Chris Crouch played their acoustic "When we found out we could of FCA (Fellowship of Christian "It was exciting to meet someone "I joined the choir in high school she said, "and I've played the piano music and sang their original Christ- play," she said, "we tried to hold our Athletes) or church activities. But it who loved singing as much as I did," and competed in area and state com- by ear since before I was eight. I ian songs for a crowd whose full composure. When we walked out and was really fun and nothing like what he said. petitions," he said. "I received a started writing songs and music after attention was on their talent. down the street a little, we just I'd expected." The duo did not begin writing scholarship from TCU for vocal per- I learned to play the guitar." "I was extremely apprehensive exploded." The two met at a Christmas party songs and singing together until formance as a non-major." about singing Thursday because I Crouch, a senior advertising/pub- last year as they ran to the kitchen sometime last semester. Crouch said. He participated and performed in see Duo, page 5 O.J. cancels talk session ASSOCIATED PRESS lawyer Johnnie Cochran Jr. and "It has become clear that NBC has. TCU DAILY SKIFF perhaps in an attempt to appease diverse public viewpoints, concluded LOS ANGELES — O.J. Simpson that this would be a time and an backed out of his live interview with opportunity to retry me." NBC just hours before air time Political science professor Donald Wednesday night, complaining that Jackson said he felt the decision not the network was out to "retry me." He to speak on television was a wise one. had agreed, he insisted, only to "a "I assume he finally listened to his conversation, not a confrontation." lawyers." Jackson said. He has three Days earlier, NBC said the former civil cases pending in which he football star had consented to a no- stands to lose almost everything he holds-barred format for his first owns. Anything he would have said extensive interview since he was would only have hurt his case." acquitted last week President Bill Clinton has also Tens of millions of viewers had recently addressed the issue of a been expected to tune in to the hour- racial divide over perceptions of the long, commercial-free "Dateline outcome of the trial, calling for a NBC" interview that would have "new effort towards unity." been conducted by NBC anchorman Sociology visiting lecturer Carol Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric Thompson said the recent issue of Simpson suggested there were racial divides over the outcome of the indeed conditions to the interview. trial just points out the differences in "It was agreed that this would be a perception of the justice system. conversation, not a confrontation "The fact is. the system didn't TCU Daily Skiff/ Mark Mourer Because of pending litigation, there work any differently in this trial than TCU students Theresa Hill, Eric Mason, Mason McClellan and Brian Stanton take a break while sitting on the newly would be some questions that 1 could it ever has. It worked just the same as installed furniture between Reed and Sadler Hall. The House of Representatives had the furniture installed Wednesday. not obviously address at this time." he said in a statement read bv his see Simpson, page 5 Tourney Men still dominate education Frog Follies to be to be held Trend shows an increase in students looking for female role models newly structured BY LAURA WADE As universities across the nation response differs from classes with for chess TCU DAILY SKIFF struggle to find women in fields lack- male professors. ing females — particularly business, "I've never been a male professor BY MARGARET MAXEY tee is "trying to get all student Lilly Barnes has already made one physics and engineering — female so I can't compare." Moore said. TCU DAILY SKIFF organizations involved" in the accomplishment in her three years as students may be the ones suffering. Moore also said seeing women in event. enthusiasts a biology major at TCU. The idea that female students a student's chosen field might show After the annual Frog Follies Trevino said since Frog Follies Barnes. 21, has continued to pur- might be hindered in their education them that women can and do make it was canceled last spring due to is a competition, some organiza- BY CHRISTI GIFFORD sue her dreams of being a veterinar- because of a lack of female profes- in the real world. lack of participation from organi- tions may feel their numbers are TCU DAILY SKIFF ian, despite a classroom of mostly sors is a new issue among educators. One trend suggests women may zations that are usually involved, too small to compete The Task male students and courses taught pri- Douglas Simpson, dean of the need a different, single-sex learning a committee was formed this Force decided to have small and Chess players have the marily by men. School of Education, said most environment, resulting in a signifi- semester to restructure the event. large group categories. Trevino opportunity to compete for "1 think that being a girl, people research studies about females in the cant increase in applicants for Members of the Programming said. He said organizations also cash prizes in a TCU tourna- classroom center on pre-kinder- women's colleges. According to the Council, Panhellenic Council. have the option of pairing up with ment at 7 p.m. Monday in the garten through high school levels. June 1994 issue of The CQ Inter-Fraternity Council and other another organization to compete Student Center. Ballroom. ANALYSIS Lately, however, especially as Researcher, the number of applicants organizations are meeting Gafford said in the past, organi- The Academic Affairs Com- debates continue about whether sin- has been on the rise since 1990. biweekly to reinvent Frog Follies, zations competed for cash prizes mittee of the House of Student don't think you're as smart as the gle-sex colleges are discriminatory, The result is that more females are said Amy Gafford. a junior studio that went directly to their organi- Representatives is putting on guys," Barnes said. "I think it might concerns have surfaced around how finding an education better suited to art and psychology double major zation Gafford said the prize the tournament for undergrad- be encouraging to have a woman pro- effectively female students learn in their needs as females. Women's col- and head of the committee. money in the "New Frog Follies" uate and graduate students, as fessor in the classroom." mixed-gender classes. leges are offering female students The Frogs Follies Task Force is will go to the organization's char- well as faculty and staff mem- Even though Barnes said she looks Myra Moore, assistant economics more role models in women profes- looking at renaming the event, ity. bers. up to her male professors — all of her professor and one of two women in sors and female guest speakers. because a lot of students assume Trevino said they are also look- "Not everyone who signed biology professors have been men. the department at TCU, said she However, Provost William that Frog Follies is a strictly Greek ing at moving the event to Febru- up is a grand master," said She said she still has some desire to believes having women professors in Koehler said the number of women event, said Greg Trevino, a senior ary in conjunction with Super Christopher Smith, the com- find a role model or leadership in a male-dominated majors is necessary applicants to private institutions has business major and vice president Frog's Birthday instead of having mittee chairman.

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