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Lady Frogs fall to Owls, 67-65. See Sports, page 5 FRIDAY TODAY FEBRUARY 4, 2000 How much is a 97th Year • Number 65 picture worth to artists? The Dallas High 53 Museum of Art Low 29 explores this question with the help of its new exhibit titled Partly "Degas to Picasso: cloudy Painters, Sculptors and the Camera." TOMORROW High 56 Low 42 Art, page 8 Fort Worth, Texas Serving Texas Christian University since 1902 www.skiff.tcu.edu Fine Arts dean candidates visit campus By Omar Villafranca from students, the better." Fultz STAFF REPORTER Students, faculty gather to hear ideas of applicants from Kent, Ball State said. An audience of almost 40 stu- Sullivan also said he wanted to dents and faculty gathered Sullivan said some of his goals together, and I thought he was William Koehler to decide on cri- that I don't know everything,*' start a faculty development fund Thursday in the PepsiCo Recital for TCU include bringing in very exuberant, very lively," Fultz teria for a dean. Sullivan said. which would pay for faculty mem- Hall to hear dean candidate Scott prominent lecturers and recogniz- said. "He was interesting." "We were very stringent with Fultz said Forrest Newlin. bers to go and see exhibits, plays Sullivan discuss his proposed ing the competition between other Merrion spoke to students and requirements." Bennett said. chairman of the theater depart- and other works around the coun- plans for the College of Fine Arts. art attractions in the area. He also faculty about her plans for the Another plan of Sullivan's was ment, has a student committee that try in order to further them profes- Sullivan, dean of the College of wants to form a partnership with College of Fine Arts Tuesday in to form a student concerns com- voices concerns of the students to sionally. Fine and Professional Arts at Kent the Kimball and Amon Carter the Hays Theatre. She could not mittee for the College of Fine the department chairman or Bennett said each member sub- State University in Kent. Ohio, and museums and the Bass be reached Thursday afternoon for Arts. The committee would help woman. Full/ said she supported mitted a list of qualifications that Margaret Mcrrion. dean of the Performance Hall. comment. students voice their opinions Sullivan's student committee pro- he or she deemed imperative. She College of Fine Arts at Ball State Desiree Fultz, a junior theater Peggy Bennett, a member of the directly to department leaders, he posal. said some of the prerequisites University in Muncie, Ind., are the major, said Sullivan effectively out- search committee and director of added. "For the dean to have a student were a terminal degree (the high- final candidates for the dean posi- lined what he wants to do with TCU. music education at TCU. said the "One thing I have learned in 14 committee. I think that's incredi- tion in the new College of Fine Arts. "I thought he was very put committee met with Provost years of administration work is ble because the more input you get See DEANS, Page 6 PULSE A DAY IN THE SUN Group to BRIEFS COLLEGE focus on U. of Nebraska using mice in aiding HIV-demenba research LINCOLN. Neb. (U- athletic WIRE) — Research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center is gaining ground in the fight against reputation HIV. and mice are helping out. Local media brought in to University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher discuss TCU's visibility Jenae Limoges conducted the Editor's note: Hits is the see- study. which involved implanting infected human and in a series of articles profil- ing the 21 task forces that make cells into the brains of mice. up the Commission an the Future Each mouse was injected 0] 1(1 with one of five drugs being tested. By Reagan Duplisea The study focused on find- STAFF REPORTER ing out how effective differ- B\ increasing TCU's athletic ent drugs were at crossing the exposure, the Role of Athletics blood-brain barrier and task force plans to improve the destroying HIV in the brain. university's national image. Limoges, principle investi- Gaining prominence means gator of the study and assis- more revenue for the school and tant professor in the depart- more top students wanting to ment of internal medicine- attend, said Curtis Fuller, a task infectious diseases, said force member and a master's of research is needed to discov- liberal arts student er what drugs can reach pos- "The) will have a lot more peo- sible HIV reservoirs in the ple to choose from to come to the brain and other areas. school who are saying T want to HIV in the brain can cause he part of that tradition." Fuller HIV-demenlia. said. Larry Bierce. educational Fuller said one »a\ the uisk director at the Nebraska force has discussed gaining that AIDS Project, said HIV- Matt Stiver ASSISTANT CAMPUS FDITOR reputation is better publicity dementia can cause severe Anantha Babbili, a professor of journalism, held his graduate media studies class outdoors on the Jan/is Hall lawn Thursday afternoon. Tem- handicaps for people who are peratures reached the high 60s and skies were sunny to partly cloudy. See ATHLETICS, Page 4 otherwise physically healthy. HIV-demenlia resembles Alzheimer's disease, he said. It can affect memory and motor movement. Week to provide religious MORE ID USES CONSIDERED —Daily Nebraskan University t>f Nebraska education to community Cards could access machines in dorms by fall By Jeff Anderson By Jill McNeal STAFF REPORTER STAFF REPORTER Inside Ministers Week 2000 Swipe card technologs for door access. Junior religion major Matt Smith said he ■ode machines and laundry machines - has the opportunity to leant more about his ■ Who: TCU, Brite Divinity School •ALCHEMY could be in all residence halls by the fall chosen career in the ministry at next and University Christian Church semester if a proposal h\ Residential week's Ministers Week 20(H) than he has in ■ What: Ministers Week 2(KX) Services passes. a variety of religion courses at TCU. Roger Fisher, director of Residential "1 want to get a feel for how other peo- ■ When: Monday evening through Services, and F.mil\ Burgwyn, director of ple present their lessons and sermons." Thursday morning student affairs information services, sub- Smith said. "1 like to hear things from other ■ Where: UCC mitted a proposal for the installation of denominations, so I can incorporate them card swipers for the remaining seven res into my own sermons." idence halls Ministers Week 2000 will start Monday The installation could happen this sum evening at University Christian Church and TCU's undergraduate religion department. moi if the proposal is approved soon continue through Thursday morning. f * "We want people who are strongly aca- enough. Fisher said. ■ While the event targets clergy in the south- demic and will reflect well on the school Don Mills, vice chancellor for student west part of the country. Stan Hagadone. but who also have the communication affairs, said the proposal will be consid- director of admissions and continuing edu- skills such that they can speak effectively ered in the budget process this spring. cation for Brite Divinity School, said mem- to the public." Hagadone said. "We consid- Fisher said current!) all residence halls bers of the TCU community are welcome. er this week continued education for the in Worth Hills and the Tom Brown/Pete "Some of our graduates come back to Irving Arts Center clergy." Wright Residential Community have Ministers Week every year for the social Galleries and Sculpture Tex Sample, a 2000 Scott Lecturer who swipe card technology. Residents are able interaction as well as the worship and Garden presents Tracing recently retired from St. Paul School of to use their ID cards for laundry learning." Hagadone said. African Roots to America: Theology in Kansas City. Mo., will demon- machines and for door access to each TCU, Brite and UCC have sponsored the Similarities and Differ- strate the use of Microsoft PowerPoint dur- building. gathering of area ministers since 1943. For ences, Paintings and ing his lectures on ministry in the electron- The soda machines have or will have 47 years, the Wells Sermons, Scott Sculpture by U. Crosby. ic age. He said he hopes to persuade clergy the technology, he said. The installation Lectures and McFadin Lectures, each a Calendar, page 6 that media can be helpful to them in pre- of the technology is included in the series of three, have been a part of senting information, especially to young Foster Hall renovation currently in Ministers Week. people. progress. The McFadin Lectures are more bibli- "1 want to challenge some of the ways in The proposal estimates it will cost cally oriented, said David Murph, TCU PAYMENT DUE which education is being done by introduc- $250,000 to install the technology, Fisher director of church relations and member of The TCU Staff Assembly ing a multi-sensory environment for learn- said. the 2000 Ministers Week Program is bringing the much-needed ing and worship." Sample said. Russell Elleven. associate director of Committee, while the Scott Lectures have recognition by working Sample said he is looking for new ways residence life, said the system is benefi- more to do with current culture and social JenmlBr Kkxn/SKIFF STAFF toward increasing the to engage people in issues such as war and cial for students, faculty and staff. If a action. Heather Dauphinee, a senior speech patholo- salaries of non-exempt staff peace, poverty and other areas of social student ID is lost or stolen, the card can Hagadone said speakers for Ministers gy major, charges her laundry to her TCU members.