NEWS Features Sports Fair Trade coffee goes bottoms Meet the first athlete to break Football is not the only team up in certain campus eateries. through racial barriers in South- getting its shot at SMU this Tuesday west Conference football. weekend. Page 4 PAGE 14 TCU FRIDAY September 21, 2007 Vol. 105 Issue 19 EST. 1902 DAILYw w w .da i ly s k i f fSKIFF.c o m IFC proposal outlines punishment for bid-day fight By ANA BAK Thursday evening by James The fight occurred Aug. 29 munity service hours among The hours were distribut- hours. Staff Reporter Parker, assistant dean of Cam- and led to the arrests of three the fraternities involved came ed based on testimony giv- “None of the Phi Kapp A proposal regarding the pus Life after the final draft fraternity members. Two of in 25 hour increments. en during the hearing. It was members were arrested,” Phil- punishments for four frater- was presented to him by IFC the members were from Phi Delta Tau Delta is decided that since Phi Kappa lips said. “I don’t know why nities involved in a bid-night Chief Justice Dane Pearson. Delta Theta and the other was required to complete 25 Sigma had the most involve- we got the most hours.” fight has been finalized. The punishment will not from Sigma Alpha Epsilon. service hours, the fewest ment in the fight, it would be Phillips said he wasn’t in The fraternities involved in be final until Campus Life has IFC had a Judicial Board of any of the involved par- given the most hours, Pear- the room when the decision the fight will do community approved it, Pearson said. hearing Sept. 16 to discuss ties. Phi Delta Theta has 50 son said. was made. service hours as their pro- “I really hope it stays the sanctions for Delta Tau Del- hours, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Phi Kappa Sigma president According to the proposal, posed punishment, according way it is, because then it real- ta, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Kap- has 75 hours and Phi Kap- Brandon Phillips said the one of the goals of the com- to the Interfraternity Coun- ly proves that we can really pa Sigma and Sigma Alpha pa Sigma has been issued sanctions were unfair as Phi munity service is to promote cil’s sanction proposal. govern ourselves,” Pearson Epsilon. According to the pro- a proposed 100 community Kappa Sigma has the most unity between the fraterni- The proposal was released said. posal, the delineation of com- service hours. proposed community service See IFC, page 2 Latino community HAMMERING AWAY needed, editor says By Sona Thapa Staff Reporter America is falling behind in its educational and tech- nological standards and the Latin community needs to raise its ideals, said a speaker during the Hispan- ic Heritage Month kick-off event Thursday. Peter Mellado, editor-in- chief of REGO magazine, spoke to the TCU stu- dents in the Brown-Lup- ton Student Center about Michael Bou-Nacklie / Photo Editor the importance of recog- Peter Mellado, Editor in Chief of REGO magazine speaks to faculty and staff at nizing the responsibilities a luncheon Wednesday. and contributions of His- panics. or even our organization,” Mellado said the Unit- he said. ed States, once a domi- Mellado said America, nant country in sports and which has a rich histo- technology, is struggling to ry and has produced one make it to the Olympics, of the best leaders in the and the world’s best scien- world, is a positive insti- tists are now coming from tution that needs to be India and China. invested in. Michael Bou-Nacklie / Photo Editor The Latin community is “ We c a n n o t o n l y e m b r a c e Mike Moro, a junior marketing major, works on the float for Brothers Under Christ inspired by the Trojan horse. The Homecoming Parade will start at 6:30pm today. going to be 25 percent of it, but we can add to it, the U.S. population dur- enhance it and make it our TODAY SATURDAY ing our lifetime and needs own while still honoring to redefine their ideals the tradition of it,” he said. Lunch on the Lawn Student Tailgate because the future of the “Respect not just other Lati- 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sadler Lawn Before the game, Brachman parking lot country depends on them, nos or peers in your own Celebrate “Purple and White Day” with lunch and live band A live band will play at the tailgate. Mellado said. circle, but respect the tra- Homecoming Parade, followed by pep rally TCU vs. SMU “As college students, as ditions of this country and 6:30 p.m. Frog Alley 7:30 p.m. Amon Carter Stadium Latinos, as members of the future as well.” FrogFest Mr. & Ms. TCU will be crowned during halftime. sororities and fraternities, Greg Trevino, director 7:15 p.m. Rec Center parking lot our ideal can no longer be of Inclusiveness and Inter- Enjoy free food, poker and a live performance by The Spazmatics. Source: Student Government Association limited to our small circles See HISPANIC, page 2 Students rally in support of Louisiana’s ‘Jena 6’
By Antoinette Nevils a problem, proving “Satan is was at the rally as a support- Staff Reporter a reality.” er. She said she disagrees Chants echoed across cam- “They were prosecuted with the injustice of the sit- p u s a s s t ud e n t s r a l l ie d t o s up - rather harshly and were mis- uation involving the Jena 6 port and pray for six black represented at their school,” and being silent about the students who were involved Carr said. issue is wrong. in a racially charged alterca- President of the Black Joel Saucedo, a graduate tion in Jena, La. Seminarians Union, Cynthia student at Brite and presi- “Freedom for the 6, freedom Cole, said what happened dent of the Brite Latino/ for all!” was the chant shout- in Jena proves racism still Latina Student Association, ed by about 50 people at the exists, and hosting this rally said he attended the rally to
peace rally behind the Brite Michael Bou-Nacklie / Photo Editor allowed her to show students stand in solidarity with “his Divinity School on Thursday Supporters of the men at the center of the Jena 6 controversy attend a rally behind Beasley chapel Thursday. Organizers said at TCU exactly that. black brothers and sisters.” in an effort to express opin- what happened in Jena, La. shows racism still exists in the United States. “We want to accomplish He said many people for- ions concerning the six men, solidarity at this rally to raise get segregation was an issue called the “Jena 6.” were originally charged not have been tried as an to the rally to support the consciousness that racism is in schools 50 years go. The controversy started last with murder and conspiracy, adult. According to USA cause. She said she can’t still alive in every aspect of “My people have also been year when a group of three according to CNN. Today, Bell remains in jail believe how unfair the men America,” Cole said. suppressed, suffered injus- white students hung noos- According to USA Today, while prosecutors prepare an are being treated and how Juan Floyd-Thomas, associ- tice,” Saucedo said. “I can es from a tree at Jena High Mychal Bell, then 16, was appeal. Bell has been unable they were sentenced. ate professor of history, said: fully relate to the story of School in reaction to school the only one of the six boys to meet the $90,000 bond. Louis Carr Jr., vice presi- “Just because Mychal Bell, injustices.” administrators’ decision to convicted as an adult on The TCU rally was held dent of the Black Seminar- one of the young men from Carr said the district attor- let black students sit there, an aggravated second-de- under a tree behind the Brite ians Union and a graduate the Jena 6, has been freed of ney needs to be willing to according to a Sept. 20 CNN gree battery count, but the Divinity School to symbolize student at Brite, said peo- charges, doesn’t mean that stand for justice. article. About three months conviction was overturned the Jena 6 events. ple need to take a stand and he is out of incarceration.” “To see freedom for the later, the Jena 6 were accused last week because the state Junior nursing major Ami- fight “strategically and pre- Megan Lilburn, a gradu- Jena 6, we must see freedom of beating a classmate and appeals court said he should nat Lawal said she came cisely.” He said racism is still ate student at Brite, said she for all,” Carr said.
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HISPANIC presence on campus. said even though much of From page 1 Alonso, the founder of the magazine content is Fundraising fashion show the League of United Latin about Latinos, it is diverse American Citizens at TCU, in its offerings. cultural Services, said the said as minorities, Hispan- REGO, which offers brings in scholarship money event was a part of the ic students should come to news, movie reviews, celeb- Hispanic Heritage month, these events to show their rity interviews, fashion and By Alyssa Dizon “He’s a very generous sort of and theater departments, Pow- which is celebrated nation- support. much more, is aimed at col- Staff Reporter person,” she said. ers said. ally. Trevino said the event “We are doing our part lege students because they Students strutted their stuff He provided 18 outfits that The scholarship money intends to promote Hispan- at TCU through education, are going to be shaping the in a fashion show Thursday to were hand-embroidered in comes from members’ dues, ic culture on campus. entertainment and aware- future issues of our coun- help the TCU Guild raise money Equador, jewelry, hair stylists the English Tea and separate Annabel Alonso, a junior ness,” Trevino said. try, Mellado said. for seven scholarships. and makeup artists. donations, said Lois Powers, the biology major, said stu- Mellado, who has been TCU Guild president Shirley During the summer, Lam- guild’s invitation chairwoman. dents should be aware of working as the editor-in- Baird said of the 174 people prea designed a special collec- The event is held at a dif- the Hispanic culture and chief of REGO since 2004, who paid to attend, 159 people tion for the guild’s fashion show, ferent community member’s came to the fundraiser at the Solomons said. Lamprea said home each year, Doane said, home of Jean and John Roach, he combined the embroidery and hosts do not have to be a former chairman of the TCU and busyness of Latin Ameri- guild members or be affiliated IFC The proposal stated Pear- ternities were not allowed to Board of Trustees. The guild can fashion with the clean and with TCU. She said hosts and From page 1 son appointed IFC president cast a vote because of con- raised $4,350 from the fund- architectural American fashion. members can be anyone in the Matt DiLeo to oversee the flicting interests. raiser, Baird said. The outfits in this collection community “interested in help- voting process to prevent Susan Adams, dean of The guild’s public relations ranged from $700 to $2,000, ing young people succeed in ties. Pearson said the frater- conflict of interest, as Pear- Campus Life, said Thursday chairwoman, Sylvia Dodson, Lamprea said. college.” nities will work together on son is a member of Delta Tau evening she had not read the said in the past, music, dance Solomons also recruited three Dodson said the departments a community service project Delta. proposal. and theater students performed students from the College of had their own selection process. together through a TCU ser- The Judicial Board repre- Associate Editor Marcus Murphree for the fundraiser, but the fash- Communication to model the In the spring, each department vice organization. sentatives of the involved fra- contributed to the report. ion show this year was a first. clothing. chooses a winner and tells the Dodson, a TCU alumna, said One model, Celeste Greene, TCU Guild, which then notifies the TCU Guild is more than 50 said she was nervous about the the selected students. years old with more than 100 show. But, once she started, “it Richard Allen, chair of the paid members. just flew by.” radio-TV-film department, said “I was looking for some way Greene, a senior radio-TV- his department usually chooses to be innovative and capture film major, said she would defi- a junior with a 3.5 or higher the audience,” said Elizabeth nitely do it again. GPA and a good character, but Doane, the guild’s vice presi- A TCU student string quartet the department especially wants dent of programs. “I originally provided music for the event, someone it can be proud of. thought of doing the fashion Doane said. “It’s a blessing to reward our show with Neiman Marcus, Dil- Every year, the TCU Guild best students and highlight lard’s or Macy’s clothing being holds its fundraiser, English those students we see as role modeled, (but) they no longer Tea, for scholarships in each models,” Allen said. “It’s great do fashion shows outside their department of the colleges of that (the guild) wants to sup- facilities.” communication and fine arts, port the two colleges.” Guild member Rosemary Doane said. Doane said the guild will Solomons, director of classical The guild awards about probably look into adding a music at KTCU, found a solu- $5,000 each to students select- scholarship for students in the tion through Ecuadorean fash- ed by the heads of the commu- design, merchandising and tex- ion designer Eduard Lamprea, nication studies, radio-TV-film, tiles department, which recently whom she met at a local fash- journalism, art and art history, moved to the College of Fine ion show. ballet and modern dance, music Arts.
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THE SKIFF VIEW By lana blocker Fault shared for Fla. Taser incident
here was nothing civil about What is more troubling is that with six Andrew Meyer, the 21-year-old police officers restraining Meyers, none T University of Florida student who of them were able to put the handcuffs met the business end of a Taser on on him. Were the police officers so Monday at a John Kerry forum. inept they could not subdue a 21-year- Events like this raise the often heated old student who simply did not under- debate of security versus freedom. Not stand their logic? just freedom of speech but all freedom. If you’ve seen the video, the evidence The reaction of the university police speaks for itself. The fact is that Meyer officers was unwarranted and exces- was overzealous in his questioning of sive — overkill. After watching the vid- the former presidential candidate and eo several times it is evident that Kerry the university police overstepped their wanted to answer the student’s ques- bounds to keep the atmosphere safe for tion. The only real danger in Meyer was public discourse. Simply put, different in was his poor posture at the micro- ideas seemed dangerous to the officers. phone. Perhaps the university police The six officers who subdued Meyer were attempting to help Meyer with a demonstrated the problem in American bad habit that could cause him back culture — the desire to be safe rather problems later in life. than free. What Meyer was asking may not have To quote Patrick Henry, “Give me lib- been what everyone wanted to hear, but erty or give me death.” regardless, the First Amendment pro- Photo Editor Michael Bou-Nacklie tects his right to express his opinions. for the Editorial Board Reparations not most equal way to negate 300 years of slavery The nearly 300-year his- good 200 years, so what called for “millions of movement has a few other country in positive ways ized nations. tory of the trans-Atlantic are a few more months? acres of land to be given kinks. just so they can move to Domestically, you slave trade is one of the Unfortunately for Liv- to African Americans.” Who would pay for the a designated space for don’t have to give me my most shameful episodes in ingstone, the praise for And here lies the funda- reparations? If the answer blacks. “40-acres-and-a-mule,” Western history. Yet it has his comments was short- mental difference between is the U.S. government, What bothers me about just so long as race rela- taken centuries for those lived because U.S. and U.S. and European repara- then that means tax dol- reparations is the feeling tions improve. I want my responsi- European reparations tions groups. lars. If that’s the case, that, in essence, I would votes counted (no hang- Commentary ble for this pressure groups used Americans are hell-bent then wouldn’t blacks be be getting paid off. If you ing chads), I want to walk Jenighi Powell operation his apology as a call for on getting the “40 acres paying for their own rep- give me an individual set- down the street without to acknowl- action. Luckily for Living- and a mule” each prom- arations? Unless that is, tlement for my ancestors’ fearing being stopped by edge and apologize for stone, the debate for slave ised to slaves by Union whites and blacks start lives as slaves, does that the police and I want an their roles. reparations is not happen- Army Gen. paying sepa- take away my ability to equal chance to succeed Recently, London May- ing just in Britain. Aug. 23 William Sher- “What bothers me rate taxes, and complain of racism? in my education. or Ken Livingstone tear- marked the United Nations man after the about reparations is wouldn’t that Two centuries after the All of this is doable — fully apologized for the International Day for the Civil War. the feeling that, in be the “sepa- fact makes it seem a little soon. In retrospect, much role London played in the Remembrance of the Slave European essence, I would be rate but equal” like a mob boss paying progress has happened slave trade. Both former Trade and its Abolition, reparations getting paid off.” argument all me for my future silence since the Civil War, but United Kingdom Prime which sparked comments groups are over again? on race relations. The there is still much to be Minister Tony Blair and and remarks from all parts looking to use Jenighi Powell And where “justice” of the settlement done. Livingstone have admit- of the globe. reparations as exactly would becomes tainted because International human ted how deeply sorrowed In the U.S., the Rev. Jes- a way to end this land be it took this long. rights legislation calls they are about this aspect se Jackson, president and African debt. and, more However, if companies for due compensation for of their country’s history founder of the Rainbow A loftier goal? More importantly, what would and industries profited crimes against human- at events prior to Living- PUSH Coalition, a grass- righteous than trying to we do with it? The U.S. from the slave trade invest ity. But that compensa- stone’s recent remarks, roots organization focus- get millions of acres of doesn’t have the best in the future, then the tion could come in many but without official apolo- ing on civil rights, praised land for blacks, who may track record when it goal of reparations — the forms. gies. Livingstone’s remarks but or may not be descendants comes to allocating useful idea of giving newly freed Assuring a promising Their public regrets said they should lead to of enslaved Africans? land. Consider the Native slaves a way of making a future is one of them. But about the slave trade reparations. Maybe realistic is the Americans. better living after slavery do we, collectively, have fended off the inevitable In the past, Jackson word. Despite the obvious I can’t exactly see the ended — will have been the will to make that hap- debate about reparations and Nation of Islam lead- problem of having no sure Colin Powells, Denzel accomplished. pen? for a few months, but that er Louis Farrakhan have way to confirm genealogy Washingtons and Condo- Erasing the debt of Jenighi Powell is a junior issue is being raised once been at the center of repa- records from every Afri- leezza Rices picking up developing African coun- international relations again. It’s an issue that rations demands on Capi- can American in the U.S., everything and giving up tries will help reduce their major from Austin. has been dodged for a tol Hill. Farrakhan has the American reparations their ability to impact the dependence on industrial- letter to the editor
I waited all of last year for of the time non-existent) rewarding than going out D’oh not underestimate Homer the time when I could open careers. onto the production floor and We’ve seen him on televi- To exemplify his offbeat version of himself. However, the paper, see David Hall’s My daily fare consists of know that I was a key com- sion nearly every Sunday since methods of family care, Hom- before he reinserted the crayon bright, shining face plastered waking up at 5:30 a.m. to go ponent in keeping the jug- 1987. His five o’clock shadow, er even registered for divorce and returned to a life of buf- on the opinion page and not intern as an analyst at a major gernaut up and running and beer belly and catchphrase during a 1996 episode titled “A foonery, he left Lisa a note say- hold my head in my hands in manufacturing firm here in — in turn — safeguarding the “D’oh” have turned him into an Milhouse Divided.” ing the times spent with her shame. Fort Worth. To be more spe- careers of more than 10,000 animated celebrity. His logic was that because were some of the finest memo- But the hits just keep com- cific, this means I am sitting people that work at our plant. Homer Jay Simpson has his and Marge’s shotgun wed- ries he had ever had. She may ing. in my windowless, taupe-col- While it isn’t every day become the TV dad that, ding was nothing more than have loved the new Homer, So I sit here in my Ivory ored cubicle hell before the that I’m visibly excited to despite his downfalls, zany a nuptial at a chapel outside but the old Homer was who Tower in Tandy Hall and con- sun is up, using words like wake up before my friends Commentary schemes and a casino he needed a chance she came to know as “Dad.” template how I never wanted “linear regression analysis,” go to sleep, I would be hard- shortcomings, to re-marry his high school Countless fist fights and to be an accountant when “downward pricing adjust- pressed to give up my cubi- has shown a sweetheart. Sure, the first wed- beatings for the sake of his I was 4. I’m proud to admit ment based on audit,” and, a cle to go pursue one of the love for his ding was capped off with a family shows, in a satirical way, to myself that I sold my soul company favorite, “cross-func- traditionally “fun” occupa- family that cake that said “to a whale of a a man who goes out of his for a base salary. My dreams tional team synergy.” Have I tions to which Mr. Hall cer- is missed by wife,” but the second wedding way to preserve the ties to the of being an astronaut, dino- become another Patrick Bate- tainly alludes. And, as I’m some modern showed Homer going the extra loved ones in the household. saur or race-car driver have man, wearing my flawlessly sure Mr. Hall will find out, animated TV mile for someone other than Sure, he may have been gone by the wayside, and I’ve pressed suit on the Neeley whenever he moves off cam- parents. himself. called a “boob” in three or become what I’m sure Mr. School of Business’ brochure, pus and into reality, that the Marcus Murphree Of course, When it came to looking four episodes and shows Hall would, in some nauseat- slowly counting the days until bar tabs and bills can add up animated fathers such as Peter after his children, he opted signs of alcoholism, but every- ingly witty remark, refer to I’m fully vested in my 401k? quite quickly. Money can’t Griffin of Seth MacFarlane’s to undergo surgery to have a one makes stupid mistakes. as “the Man.” But the fact of I do, after all, make about buy you happiness but it “Family Guy,” Stan Smith of crayon removed from his brain I am sure most All-American the matter is that I’m too tall seven times my previous sure can make it a bit easier “American Dad” (also by Mac- cavity so he would be smarter. dads have failed miserably at to be an astronaut, the dino- hourly wage at my old food to find at times — something Farlane) and Hank Hill of Mike The quick backstory was masonry, foundation repair saurs are extinct, and I’ve met service job. to which most impoverished Judge’s “King of the Hill,” also that when he was a child, and being in charge of labor very few race car drivers who I’ll key Mr. Hall into a little college students can attest. face family situations. he shoved 15 crayons in his unions. are thrilled about their (most known secret of the business I’d love to go out and be a But more often than not head and only sneezed out 14. This is the one television world: I love my job. My fel- professional bowler or work these shows miss the point The damage to his cerebel- family that showed me a par- low sellout colleagues and I at IHOP or whatever meta- that Matt Groening’s creative lum made his IQ 40 points ent’s love was not on ABC, get a feeling of personal satis- phor Mr. Hall was attempt- mind and team of writers man- lower. The removal operation TGIF or even on Hallmark. faction when a multi-million ing to conjure to coagulate aged to nail home. made Homer’s IQ 115 — high The Simpsons were a family dollar spreadsheet outputs his thoughts, but being an On occasion, the doting enough to effectively commu- I could watch alongside my the correct total or confirms accountant provides me with wives in these shows help out, nicate with his daugh- parents and know that there my analysis. It is as though a very fulfilling life that I but only Homer has man- ter Lisa. are other people out there we I’ve just put into place the last wouldn’t give up. I’m a busi- aged to keep showing The connec- could relate to. piece of a 5,000-piece puzzle nessman by choice, not affection toward his wife tions he made My dad may not be an and can see the whole pic- because of the stock options. and kids — even sac- with Lisa brought obese nuclear technician, but ture. I get quite excited when And I know that most of my rificing his body and wonderful mem- he is a phenomenal chemical my 10-key calculator spits out colleagues would say the temporary sanity to ories, but he engineer and a hell of a parent. the exact amount I’ve been same. gain family approval knew Lisa’s love Associate editor Marcus Murphree shooting for all week. And Drew Wilson is a senior at 742 Evergreen Ter- was only with the is a senior news-editorial journalism there isn’t anything more accounting major from St. Louis. race. new, intelligent major from Beaumont.
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Courtesty of SMU In 2003, LeVias was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame along with his former coach Hayden Fry. Former SMU football player recounts trials of integration
By ANDREW CHAVEZ begin integrating the conference — Editor in Chief despite a time-honored “gentleman’s Surrounded by bodyguards and the agreement” among coaches to never last person to get off the bus, Jerry recruit black athletes. LeVias thought he was a “big superstar” “He was the only black face in a for Southern Methodist University. whole sea of white faces in the South- To others, he was a dead man walk- west Conference, and we played seven ing. conference games,” Head said. LeVias was the first black scholarship Amon Carter Stadium had already athlete in the old Southwest Conference, seen its fair share of black players, but a conference of which TCU was a mem- none came from a conference rival. Len- ber for 72 years beginning in 1923. ny Moore and Rosey Grier were the first An anonymous caller had vowed, to appear on the field when they played using a racial slur, to kill LeVias if he for Penn State in 1955. set foot on TCU’s campus. During every down, Fort Worth NO SHOW IN 1967 police and the FBI watched for an assas- Despite the uphill integration bat- sin from locations throughout the sta- tle, LeVias, at 5 feet 9 inches and 170 dium. Even the Boy Scouts working pounds, led the Mustangs to a confer- as ushers were ence title during Courtesy of SMU looking out for his first year of the sniper. varsity play in LeVias took 1966. cover as the After win- rest of the team ning the title, warmed up the Mustangs between halves, were 2-7 going and the team used more motion than into a December game against TCU a any other game that season to make year later. LeVias a harder target to hit on the This time, LeVias’ No. 23 was nowhere field. to be seen. “I ran faster to the bench than I did He was checked in to a local hospi- on the football field,” LeVias said. “But tal under an assumed name, awaiting at the same time, I had to play ball. We surgery on part of his skull. couldn’t just call the game off. One week earlier, a Baylor defend- “If it was going to happen, it was er had tried to poke LeVias’ eye out going to happen.” and damaged the bone near his eye It never did. socket. Once again, nobody knew about the ROCKY ROAD TO INTEGRATION incident, even teammates. LeVias still wonders if anybody “It was like a covert operation,” LeVias skiff archives watched the Mustangs rout the Frogs said. TOP: Jerry LeVias was the first black athletic scholarship recipient in the old Southwest Conference. His skin color caused him to suffer threats, insults and 21-0 that day with his No. 23 in the One week and four days later, TCU foul play on the field. LEFT: James Cash was the first black athlete at TCU and the conference’s first black basketball player. Cash had career averages of 13 points and 11 rebounds per game. RIGHT: Linzy Cole was the first black football player for TCU. He went on to the NFL before becoming a Philadelphia crosshairs. would join SMU in integrating SWC foot- Bell in the World Football League. The rest of the team found out about ball, signing Linzy Cole, a Henderson the threat the next day in the newspaper County Junior College transfer sought on TCU’s Board of Trustees. ing his helmet in the concrete gutter and shuffled the pigskin 89 yards into or on the radio that night. The Mustangs’ by more than 40 other colleges. But Cole Cole, a Dallas Madison High School against the stadium wall. the south end zone. coach, Hayden Fry, rarely told the rest wasn’t TCU’s first black athlete. graduate, went on to play pro football “That’s the only time I ever lost it,” LeVias’ run made it 20-14 in favor of the team about what LeVias was fac- for the Chicago Bears, the Houston Oil- LeVias said. of the Ponies and a Bicky Lesser kick ing that season. TCU INTEGRATES ers and the Buffalo Bills before becom- He had already dislocated a finger in sealed the deal. “If he was bearing the burden of this, James Cash was already driving Jim ing a Philadelphia Bell in the World the pre-game and was nursing a bruised Despite scoring the game-winning he was doing it mostly on his own,” said Crow out of college basketball when Football League in 1974. shoulder and a case of the flu. touchdown, though, LeVias said that Albon Head, LeVias’ teammate who is Cole arrived on campus in the spring As Fry approached the bench LeVias record-breaking run was the least sat- now an attorney in Fort Worth. of 1968. ‘I JUST WANTED TO QUIT’ told him: “I quit. I’m not going to take isfying of his career. And it wasn’t the first time LeVias Cash began at TCU as the confer- Cole led the Frogs in receiving during this bullshit anymore.” “I didn’t enjoy it because I did it out had been threatened. ence’s first black basketball player the his junior year in 1968 — the same year Fry wouldn’t accept it, though. of anger. I played football for the love “It wasn’t totally different from that same year the University of Texas at El he hauled in a 37-yard pass in Amon “He just kept saying things like: of the game and I think that’s the only whole season,” Head said. Paso won the NCAA Men’s Basketball Carter’s end zone to put the first touch- ‘Don’t let your teammates down. Don’t time I did something out of anger,” he He was spat upon. Trainers wouldn’t Championship with a team of all-black down on the board for the Horned Frogs let this guy get you,’ stuff like that,” said. “It’s always back there, that one tape his ankles for fear of touching his starters. The new TCU player joined against SMU in mid-October. LeVias said. instance when I lost it.” black skin. Teammates emptied the under head coach Buster Brown, at the Cole’s touchdown set the 1-2 Frogs Meanwhile, SMU’s defense was hold- LeVias, now in his 60s, still hasn’t showers when he stepped in and alumni urging of Chancellor M.E. Sadler. off to a strong start against the 2-1 Mus- ing off the Frogs at the 38-yard line. It identified the TCU linebacker that threatened to pull their support if he Both Cash and Cole were standouts tangs. was fourth down and Fry was short a almost ended his career that day but ever played. during their TCU days. That left LeVias’ Mustangs tied with returner. did say the Horned Frog called to apolo- “Those were the times,” LeVias said. Cash led the conference in rebound- the Frogs 14-14 in front of 31,542 fans LeVias shot past Fry saying, “Coach, gize after LeVias, along with Fry, was “Integration was a hard idea for a lot ing his senior year and had career aver- in the fourth quarter when LeVias was I’m going to run this one back all the inducted into the College Football Hall of southerners to swallow.” ages of 13 points and 11 rebounds per taken out by an opposing linebacker’s way.” of Fame in 2003. Other conferences had already inte- game. tackle. He fielded the punt at the 11-yard line “I had friends on that team,” he said grated. Fry, who grew up “on the wrong He now sits on the board of directors As the linebacker rolled over LeVias, and ran straight up the middle. of the ’68 TCU team. “I’d played two side of the tracks” in Eastland and Odes- at Microsoft, Wal-Mart and General Elec- he spat in his face, saying, “Go home, He swerved toward TCU’s sideline, years varsity and took all that and then sa, took the coaching job at SMU under tric, and was Harvard University’s first nigger.” bounced off defender Danny Lamb near all of a sudden that happened. Some- the condition that he would be able to black tenured professor. He also served LeVias stormed off the field, discard- the 50 and hit open country. He juked times you just crack.” Max Landman / Designer TCU Daily Skiff TODAY IN HISTORY Worth a Laugh — but only one 1780: American General Benedict Arnold meets with British Major Q: What part of grapes are most explosive? 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HALL OF FAME FANTASY FOOTBALL Club honors inductees at ceremony Receivers outweigh By TIM BELLA riety by leading Pitt to four years and said despite the back-to- Sports Editor of 20-plus win seasons and back losses, the success of the Five alumni athletes were NCAA Tournament appearanc- football program is at an all-time backs in week three remembered for their accom- es, Dixon enjoyed success as high. By ERICK MOEN squad. Tennessee goes to the plishments and cemented their a player, helping lead TCU to “The program I think now Staff Writer Big Easy this Monday, so it places in Horned Frogs athletics back-to-back Southwest Con- is outstanding,” said Maness, a Fantasy football is all about will be very easy for Williams history when they were induct- ference championships in 1986 wide receiver for the 1986 Super sure bets and calculated risks, to score against a nonexistent ed into the Lettermen’s Hall of and 1987. Bowl champion Chicago Bears. but no one expected the big New Orleans secondary. Fame on Thursday. He said getting together with “It’s been going great for the last Michael Bou-Nacklie / Photo Editor three running backs of this Minnesota Defense: This is The five former Horned Frogs his Horned Frogs teammates 11 years. It has been getting bet- Pittsburgh men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon answers questions at the Commentary year’s draft to kind of a stretch because the — Jamie Dixon, James Maness, of the past reminds him of the ter and better and better every Lettermen’s Hall of Fame ceremony. become risks group may not be available in Al Paschal, David Roditi and special time he spent in Fort year. It’s a fun thing to see and “It’s like a dream. If this hap- on game-day your league, but if you can, snag Mike Sullivan — were honored Worth. watch on the outside.” pened to me when I was 25, 30 rosters. this unit. It’s matchup this week as the class of 2007 at the Dee “I think that’s really a reflec- Paschal’s time with TCU base- or 40, I don’t know if I would LaDainian against Kansas City is gold. J. Kelly Alumni Center before a tion of success and having a ball spanned from 1954 to 1956, have deserved it, and it would Tom l i n son, Week 3 Matchups: group of administrators, alumni, good time when you’re at the and is still the only TCU short- not have meant nearly as much Steven Jack- San Diego at Green Bay: family and friends. university,” Dixon said. “I don’t stop to be honored as an All- to me.” son and Larry Tomlinson and Antonio Gates Dixon, who is currently the think teams that came in last American. Johnson are all should bounce back this week, men’s basketball coach at Pitts- place are getting together 25 He said being honored as a Erick Moen DAILYSKIFF.COM struggling so but don’t expect Philip Rivers burgh, had possibly the biggest years later.” Hall of Famer is something he For an extended far this season, even though LT to post big numbers against a following at the event with three Maness is best remembered does not take lightly. He said the version of the is still finding ways to rack up good Packers defense. The Char- tables made up of family and Pitt for being a two-sport All-Amer- experience has been better than story, visit points by playing quarterback gers defense should shut down assistant coaches. ican in football and track. He he could have imagined. dailyskiff.com. and wide receiver. Green Bay’s sketchy offense, Before gaining national noto- remains an avid football fan “It’s surreal,” Paschal said. Though Jackson apologizes to but Favre should be good for teammates, and Johnson takes some air time if the Packers fall a random day off, make sure to behind early. Including last sea- FOOTBALL stick it out with these guys and son, Green Bay has now won not to take any cheap deals from six consecutive games. owners looking to buy low. Dallas at Chicago: Players eager for homecoming showdown But before we get into this Chicago’s offense has only By REESE GORDON week’s stuff, here are my scored one touchdown this sea- terson said the team has expe- Saturday’s game is just the next “You can sit here and dwell Staff Writer thoughts for the week: son and that score was by an rience in having to overcome game on the schedule — rivalry on the negatives that we don’t After suffering two con- 1. Terrell Owens’ play was offensive lineman. Needless to consecutive defeats. or not. have our top three tailbacks,” secutive losses, the Frogs are great on Sunday, but his com- say, Dallas’ defense looks like “We’ve been in this position “It’s our biggest game,” Haw- said Patterson, “but Ryan looking to rebound and regain mentary on the league was even a strong play here unless they before,” Patterson said. “There’s thorne said. “It’s our next game. Christian has filled in well something the team has not had better. On a side note, did any- give Bernard Berrian enough no reason to look back. We’ll Whether it’s SMU or anybody and we’re going to play to his for two years: the Iron Skillet. one else find it odd that Beli- time to exploit its no-cover safe- move on and learn from our else coming to town, we have strengths.” As SMU comes to Amon Cart- “cheat” didn’t turn over his spy ties. Tony Romo, Owens and mistakes.” to prepare equally.” The Frogs own a 40-39-7 all- er Stadium on Saturday, the videos until after he prepares Jason Witten are always must The rivalry game against SMU, Since junior running back time edge against its Metroplex Frogs face an opponent they for and beats the Chargers? starts, but they could have a which was recently named the Aaron Brown went down with rival. have not faced since their 21-10 2. Why does Donovan tough time against the vaunted “D/FW Duel” by State Farm, was a knee injury against Baylor, Senior strong safety Brian loss in 2005 — the first win for McNabb feel the need to bring Chicago defense. lopsided in TCU’s favor before the Frogs have only mustered Bonner said he is excited about the Mustangs against the Frogs up race any time he is dispar- Indianapolis at Houston: the 2005 loss. Until then, the 132 rushing yards combined the thought of bringing the Iron in seven previous games. aged? Yes, Donovan, you’re This will be a good litmus Frogs had held possession of the in the two losses against Tex- Skillet back to Fort Worth. With the team being in a situ- being criticized because your test for the Texans’ 2-0 record. Iron Skillet during six meetings as and Air Force. Sophomore “We want the Skillet back and ation similar to the one it was black. It has nothing to do with Picking against Houston has from 1999 through 2004. Ryan Christian and junior Jus- they want to keep the Skillet,” in last season when it lost to the fact you have always been to work eventually, right? That Even with its longtime rival tin Watts have filled in during Bonner said. “We’re just going BYU and Utah in back-to-back overrated and are now past your being said, Manning looked coming to town, senior line- Brown’s and sophomore Joseph to go out there and see who weeks, head coach Gary Pat- prime and declining fast. mortal against the Titans last backer David Hawthorne said Turner’s absences. comes out with the Skillet.” And now the main event. week and the Texans have a Here are this week’s top three better defense. Speaking of SOCCER waiver wire adds and the match- mortal, Matt Schaub is to Andre ups to keep an eye on. Johnson as Superman is to the Waiver wire adds: sun, and with Johnson out, Team hopes to capture elusive win DeShawn Wynn (RB-GB): Houston will have to turn to With Brandon Jackson sput- rookie Jacoby Jones to pick up By BRETT LARSON factor after you play anyone excitement to the game because ally match each other’s play well tering and Vernand Morency where he left off in the pre- Staff Reporter you lose to,” Schneider said. a win on the Mustangs field and she expects the game to be out, the Pack gave Wynn the season. Look for my preseason After 21 years and 26 Head coach Dan Abdalla would “just taste better,” Sch- a very physical one. ball and he repaid them with sleeper to wake up and score at matches, the soccer team will said he sees this game as just neider said. “We played with each oth- 58 yards and two touchdowns least once this weekend. be looking for the program’s another game, but there is a In order for TCU to win the er in clubs, so we all have the on only 11 carries. Be wary Buffalo at New England: first win against SMU tonight raised level of intensity any game against SMU, Abdalla said same style of play,” Schneider of the fact he only gained 12 This is a nightmare match- in Dallas. time his team plays an in-state it’s going to have to put forth a said. “We’d really like to be bet- yards on nine carries against up for any owner with a Bills Since TCU’s first match with foe, such as SMU. good offensive effort. ter than them, show that we’re the porous New York Giants offensive player. They were SMU back in 1986, the team “Anytime you’re playing any- “The big thing for us is how better than them and we work on the last plays of the game, playing badly before and they has an all-time record of 0-24-2 body within the state, there’s much we can get our attack to harder than them.” but overall, the winner of the won’t improve against one of against the Mustangs includ- going to be a certain energy be dangerous and to get going As for Abdalla’s take on SMU, Green Bay running job will be the league’s best precognitive ing a 2-0 loss last season in level that’s going to come with and to have confidence attacking he said he was unsure of what to a good fantasy option the rest defenses. The only exception Fort Worth. it,” Abdalla said. “For us, it’s their goal,” Abdalla said. “The expect heading into the game. of the season. would be Marshawn Lynch, who Even with the 0-24-2 all-time just another game that we have goal for us is to go out and win “Bottom line is you never Roydell Williams (WR-TEN): continues to impress with his record, freshman defender and to come out and prepare and the game and not just to go out know what you’re going to get Meet Vince Young’s new best power running game and soft midfielder Cheryl Martin guar- try and prove ourselves.” and participate.” until you show up on the field,” friend. He’s big, he’s fast and hands. And, as always, every anteed a win for the Horned The Horned Frogs come Schneider said the teams usu- Abdalla said. he has become the leading New England starter outside of Frogs. into tonight’s showdown with wide receiver on the Titans Donte’ Stallworth is a go. “I think that our team this a 3-3 record this season with year, we’re so much better,” two of the three losses com- Martin said. “There’s no chance ing on the road. we won’t beat them.” Martin said location does Junior defender Sara Sch- not matter for a game like neider joked about the two this. teams’ history saying she “Being so pumped up for hated SMU. Though she may this game and knowing that be joking about hating SMU, they’re our rival, I think we Schneider said she is serious could play them anywhere about the team responding to and still beat them,” Martin last season’s loss. said. “There’s always a vengeance Playing in Dallas adds more