FRIDAY TODAY SEPTEMBER 10,1999 What do our.film and 97th Year • Number 10 theater students do for projects? Learn about the projects TCU students can do, High 90 have done and how Low 74 they do it. Partly cr See insert cloudy Fort Worth, Texas Serving Texas Christian University since 1902 www.skiff.tcu.edu Eatery renovations bring new meal options New eats Pizza Hut area to be completed by Oct. 4 Deli replaces 'all-you-can-eat' Several additional food ven- By Jessica Schembach dors will be located in the area By Jessica Schambach STAFF REPORTER STAFF REPORTER formerly occupied by Pizza The $250,000 Pizza Hut renovation will satisfy student's late-night Hut. When the eatery re-opens A brightly colored sign reading "a gourmet deli with a cravings, lessen traffic in the Main and provide additional office space in early October, the following decoralive delight" hangs above ihe glass dcxirs on the north for management, dining services representatives said. dining options will be available: side of Reed Hal! leading toward the former Eden's North Construction should be completed by Oct. 4, said David Ripple, gen- ■ Pizza Hut location. eral manager of Sodexho Marriott. ■ Pretzel Logic Deco Deli caters mostly to health-conscious students, said The eatery will include Pizza Hut, Pretzel Logic, Freshen's yogurt. ■ Freshen's yogurt David Ripple, general manager of Sodexho Marriott. Low- The Grind, Stems and Staples, a nacho and hot dog stand and a display ■ The Grind fat sandw iches. soups and salads compose the cafeleria-slyle cooking area. Computer jacks will be located at countertops for stu- Stems and Staples spread. Rants, flowers and green and red tiles trim the JUT- ■ dents with laptop computers. ■ A nacho and hot dog stand roundingi. Construction began last month, but the original idea was proposed ■ A display-cooking area Some students said they were agitated by the loss of the almost two and a half years ago. Ripple said. only on-campus. all-you-can-eal cafeteria, hut main stu The area will be open from 7 Ripple also said he compiled suggestions from student surveys and dents said they enjoy the first grease-free eatery. the House of Student Representatives to find out what students wanted to 2 a.m. Monday through AliBha Waaaenaar/SKIFF STAFF "It's much healthier." said Helen Rowe. a senior fashion Thursday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on campus. Students wait in line to get into the new Deco merchandising major "And l like lhat ihe sandwiches are Friday, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. "This is our way of addressing what we hear," he said. "It's definite- Deli for lunch Thursday. The eatery, which serves made right in front of you." Saturday and from 8 a.m. to 10 ly going to serve a need." freshly made sandwiches, is located in the base- Kara Casper, a sophomore music education major. p.m. Sunday. ment of Reed Hall, the former location of Eden's See PIZZA, Page 4 North all-you-can-eat buffet. See DELI, Page 4 BRIEFS 'Erase the tape' CAMPUS Updated personal info need- ed for Frog Calls directory Students need to update their own personal information on of stereotypes FrogNet in order for it to be cor- rect in the Frog Calls directory. The Frog Calls student direc- Berry muses about diversity with humor tory is currently unavailable online. However, it is possible to By Stephen Suffron Berry pointed oul how those stereotypes are download the departmental STAFF REPORTER readily available in people's minds and how white pages with Adobe Acrobat Every student is given a purpose in life, they shape the way people relate to each Reader. and stereotypes and limited experience sen e other. The address for the depart- as serious roadblocks to finding thai pur "The world can't just lei different be dif- mental directory on the Web is pose, award-winning lecturer and author ferent." she said. "It has lo he superior or (www.tcu.edu/tcu/frogcalls). Bertice Berry told students in a packed Ed inferior, less or more." l.andreth Auditorium Thursday nighl. To overcome the impact of these "lies." COLLEGES "All of these (stereotypes) keep us from Berry told the students they must 'erase the Texas Tech newspaper getting to the truth — the truth that within tape" thai runs those stereotypes through protests censorship case us. We all have purpose." she said. "We all their minds and replace il with truth. And the LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — have something we are designed to do — only way for them to know that truth is to The University Daily, the stu- something that fills your destiny down the experience ii for themselves by talking to dent-run newspaper of Texas road. It's not your occupation. It's your call- people, looking for ways to serve others and Tech University, published an ing." confronting those who perpetuate those mis issue Thursday with little more Berry said it is through diverse experience conceptions, she snid. than the word "censorship" thai a person finds his or her purpose, hut a "When people say these things when throughout its pages in protest of narrow experience limits what that person tliey tell those 'harmless' jokes — if you a U.S. Court of Appeals decision can evolve into. don't say anything, the) become yours." she to allow Kentucky State Univer- "You can't do critical thinking with one said. sity to withhold yearbooks from thought." she said. After she finished her prepared speech, the student body. Berry, a nationally recognized comedi- she answered questions from students, Student editors at the paper enne, kepi the audience laughing throughout encouraging them again to use ever) say they are trying to draw atten- her speech. resource available to expand their experi- tion to a decision that could "I think that if you're touching someone's ences and find then calling in Life. "destroy" the freedom of student emotions, they're more likely to listen and to After Berry closed her speech as she media at public universities. learn," she said. "And l think humor is a began il with a song ol prayer — students "I've been following this case David Dunai/PHOTO EDITOR powerful emotion." gave her a standing ovation, for a couple of years because it Comedienne and lecturer Bertice Berry shares a moment with event coordinators Walker Appealing directly to audience members Meredith Pressly. a sophomore interior has really bothered me," said Moody and Elizabeth Gipson after her second visit to campus Thursday night. for examples of stereotypes they know. Wayne Hodgin, editor of The See BERRY, Page 6 University Daily and a senior journalism major. "At first, we were just going to write an editorial, but late last night we felt like we needed to take a strong editorial stance for Applicants to face background checks the students of Kentucky State University and the student By Justin Roche Background checks ate also not STAFF REPORTER New policy for hiring staff ensures safety, officials say media at Texas Tech." required of students who apply to The issue has the words Human Resources recently began work on campus because these stu- Weis said. "THIS IS CENSORSHIP" in performing criminal background will only raise the caliber of TCU person has lived," Weis said. "It dents are not considered permanent doesn't automatically disqualify ' "A lot of people in the profession- huge bold-print letters under the checks on all prospective TCU staff employees and the campus as a personnel, Weis said. al academics know the people banner and contains an editorial members to ensure a safer campus whole. them. We look at the nature of the Since the checks for staff mem- through professional contacts and inside. In the spaces where sto- community, said John Weis, director "We feel it's beneficial for safety offense and what kind of job they bers began, there has been an would be performing on campus." conferences." Weis said. "It's an increase in the number of applicants ries would normally appear, the of Human Resources. reasons in terms of the community The backgrounds of potential fac- entirely different hiring process" word "censorship" is repeatedly The new policy, instituted in June, and gives a better fit for the people turned down due to their criminal ulty members are not checked Weis also said there are no current printed. Advertisements in the requires all non-faculty staff mem- we hire," Weis said. history. Weis said. However, this plans for criminal background paper appear as normal. bers, from librarians to The background checks are mere- because they are hired by commit- new policy has not deterred people tees through the individual schools checks for faculty positions, but from applying for TCI' positions The protest revolves around a groundskeepers, lo have a complete ly a precaution to help university and not by thi unjversity. Most applicants can give a self-disclosed But Ronald Burns, assistant pro- case that began in 1994, when check of their criminal record con- officials ensure they are hiring qual- applicants also have a rapport with account if they want an aspect of KSU administrators in ducted before being hired. ity employees, he said. fessor of criminal justice, said the the existing faculty of the depart- their past to be known to the univer- Frankfort, Ky., confiscated near- Weis said the implementation of "What we're looking for is any ment in which thev mav be hired. sity. See BACKGROUND, Page 6 ly 2,000 yearbooks because they the checks into the hiring procedure felony convictions anywhere the were of "poor quality," and because the dominant color on the cover was purple, according to court documents.