THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Volume 108 • Issue 14

TCU DAILY GREEK 6 Fraternity chapter receives national recognition for overall quality Est. 1902 SKIFF www.DailySkiff.com

Professional BMX rider Terry Adams puts on a riding demonstration for Red Bull in front of the Mary Couts Burnett Library on Wednsday. MATT COFFELT / MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

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ACADEMICS 2 CAMPUS 3 Foreign journalist visits University uses stimulus U.S. to cover midterm money for research, elections work-study 2 Thursday, September 16, 2010 www.dailyskiff.com SPEAKER American politics a global concern

By Alex Collins ternational Studies, also brings seem to be favoring Republicans Staff Reporter the visiting journalists to schools as a result of feelings of economic they have a partnership with, like instability, he said. The global community is con- the university. “To see (America) having its cerned with domestic American confidence knocked, I think, is politics because of the nation’s “To see (America) having quite interesting,” Doyle said. status as a world power, a reporter its confidence knocked, He said he thought the impor- for The Economist told a univer- tance of this mid-term election sity reporting class Wednesday. I think, is quite interest- stemmed from the fact that it Mark Doyle, who covers ing to see.” would be the first since the elec- American politics for The Econo- tion of President Barack Obama. mist, said he left his headquarters Mark Doyle For the stories he has been writ- in London to learn more about Reporter for The Economist ing, Doyle said he had to follow reporting on the U.S. He arrived one particular candidate from in Washington, D.C. in July to district to district in order to get begin reporting on the congres- Director of the Schief- the information he was looking sional elections. fer School of Journalism John for. Doyle said journalists must Vice Chancellor for Govern- Lumpkin wrote in an e-mail that chase the candidates they need in ment Affairs Larry Lauer said the in the last year, one journalist order to get information. university brought Doyle in as from Poland, two from Sweden “The job of the journalist is to part of the Transatlantic Media and another from Germany have listen to these people,” he said. Network. The initiative allows visited the school. Visiting congressional elec- journalists from other countries Doyle told the class he has tions also allows for hands-on to visit the United States for a pe- been traveling across the coun- experience and interaction with riod of time to learn more about try writing profiles about the voters, Doyle added. He said he American politics, Lauer said. congressional candidates run- thought following the candi- MARSHALL DOIG / NEWS EDITOR Lauer said the Transatlantic ning for the mid-term elections. dates he reports on will provide Reporter Mark Doyle speaks to the university reporting class Wednesday. Doyle is Media Network, established by Although each election differs him with a better perspective on visiting the U.S. to learn more about reporting on American politics for The Economist the Center for Strategic and In- from the next, American voters American politics. newspaper in London.

CRIME Two accused of stealing campus property

By Amelia Wenzel and Carter Babb Craigslist, and that’s what really degree felony. Staff Reporters cracked the case open,” Ham said. According to the Arlington Police “After that, we were able to match Department, Ansari, a former stu- Two North Texas men have been (Ansari’s) driver’s license with the dent at the University of Texas at Ar- accused of stealing over $100,000 in pictures on the video and get an ar- lington, was arrested on July 7 after computers and musical instruments rest warrant.” being stopped for a traffic violation from campus after He said it is typical for investiga- on Cooper Street when police found TCU Police said one tors to check online websites, such as warrants for his arrest from the com- of the items was spot- eBay and Craigslist, for any possible plaint filed by TCU Police. He was ted on the Craigslist leads on stolen items. charged with Theft $20,000-$100,000 website. and Theft $50-$500, a Class C misde- Umair Khan, 24, “Detective Lawson was able meanor. of 900 Mulder Drive Kristin Sullivan, assistant vice to track one of the instru- president for media relations at UTA, in Arlington, and Khan Azim Ansari, 21, of ments through Craigslist, said that Ansari was an undeclared 3609 Mackenzie Lane and that’s what really major enrolled at UTA from fall 2007 in Richardson, were to spring 2010. each charged with cracked the case open. After Ham said both Khan and Ansari two counts of theft, that, we were able to match were fully cooperating with the in- according to docu- (Ansari’s) driver’s license with vestigation. ments from the Tar- Khan is out on a combined bail of rant County District the pictures on the video $30,000. Ansari was released from Clerk’s office. and get an arrest warrant. ” Tarrant County Jail on two separate Ansari TCU Police Sgt. $5,000 bonds while awaiting trial. Kelly Ham said 14 Ap- Kelly Ham ple iMac computer monitors and 26 TCU Police Sergeant musical instruments, ranging from a $400 guitar to a $29,000 bassoon, Items stolen: were stolen from campus. In all, While some property has been more than $100,000 worth of proper- recovered it was difficult track- ty was stolen from several buildings ing several of the items due to around campus. being resold to numerous buy- 14 Ham said the string of crimes ers on Craigslist, Ham said. Apple iMac computer monitors started in December of last year and According to the Tarrant County continued until June. He said and court appearance bond, Khan was ar- Detective Vicki Lawson were able to rested Aug. 16 at the Tarrant County 26 identify Khan and Ansari from sur- Jail in a walk-through with his at- musical instruments, ranging from a veillance video recorded in April. torney. He was charged with Theft $400 guitar to a $29,000 bassoon “Detective Lawson was able to $1,500-$20,000, a state jail felony, track one of the instruments through and Theft $20,000-$100,000, a third- More than $100,000 worth of property www.dailyskiff.com Thursday, September 16, 2010 3 CAMPUS DALLAS CRIME Stimulus money adds funds Officers involved in on-camera for research, work-study beating face criminal charges

By Jeff Carlton duty and also face internal investigations, Associated Press Brown said. The FBI has started a civil rights investi- DALLAS (AP) — Three Dallas police of- gation, Brown said. The chief also said he ficers, including one who was fired, will face planned to meet with several community criminal charges for their alleged roles in the groups later Wednesday. beating of a suspect, which was caught on J.J. Koch, Randolph’s attorney, said his client video by dashboard cameras, the police chief was fired because he had not completed his pro- said Wednesday. bationary period. Andrew Collins, 28, suffered bruising and blood clots earlier this month after being struck “This won’t be tolerated. This by officers, who hit him about seven times with their fists and batons. The alleged beating lasted is not indicative of the Dallas about 14 seconds following a chase. Police Department. No one inci- The video, which the department distributed dent defines our character.” to reporters, shows one of the officers moving the dashboard camera so that it does not film the incident. David Brown “This won’t be tolerated,” police Chief Da- Dallas Police Chief vid Brown said. “This is not indicative of the Dallas Police Department. No one incident Randolph is “considered an at-will employee defines our character.” and they don’t have the appeals rights that other Of the 22 officers who responded to the officers have,” Koch said. “Right now, it’s simply scene, one was black, Brown said. At least two a matter of waiting for the criminal process and By Kaileigh Kurtin position, was employed full time to perform were Hispanic, and the rest were white. Brown waiting for the completion of the investigation Staff Writer a variety of jobs such as running reactions to said there is no indication that race was a fac- and we’ll address issues as they come up.” develop the field of metal phosphonates, ac- tor and no racial slurs were heard on the radio Bauer did not immediately return a message The university received nearly $500,000 cording to the website. transmissions or recordings. left by The Associated Press. Duetsch answered in stimulus funding last year to help sup- “My favorite part of the project is working Officers Kevin Randolph and Paul Bauer will the phone at his home but hung up after con- port part-time student employment and with x-ray diffraction for structural determi- face misdemeanor charges of assault and official firming he was a police officer. chemistry research, according to a U.S. nation,” Lesikar wrote in an e-mail. “As for oppression, Brown said. The two men, along Collins’ father and pastor did not immedi- government website. the accomplishments, we have synthesized with Officer Henry Duetsch, also each face a ately respond to phone messages left by the AP. According to Recovery.gov, the Federal several ketiminate ligands as well as phos- felony charge of tampering with or fabricating Collins has an extensive criminal record that in- Work-Study program, which funds part-time phonic acid complexes with main group and physical evidence. cludes convictions on drug, weapons and drunk student employment at the university, received transition metals.” Randolph, who was still on probation after driving charges, according to Texas Department a $148,446 grant on July 1, 2009, while the being hired in March 2009, was fired Wednes- of Public Safety records. Trans-National Science Foundation Recov- day, Brown said. The other two officers face- in ery Act awarded the university an additional “If we want to boost the econo- my, we need to motivate uni- ternal affairs investigations. Associated Press writers Danny Robbins and $345,000 in grant money for chemistry re- Three other officers were assigned to desk Schuyler Dixon contributed to this report. search on July 23, 2009. versity students to get out in According to the Federal Grants Wire web- the work force.”w site, the objective of the Trans-NSF Recovery Act is to fund projects that will eventually spur economic recovery. Christie Holland Robert Neilson, a principal investigator for Freshman chemistry major the project funded by the Trans-NSF Recovery Act, said his funding will be used for synthetic Peg Meroney, director of financial opera- inorganic chemistry research. tions, said the National Science Foundation Freshman chemistry major Christie Hol- grant will be given out over three years to sup- land said she was excited to see stimulus fund- port Neilson’s project. ing go toward chemistry research. She said she The other program receiving stimulus believed that stimulus funding was rightly be- money, Federal Work-Study program, sup- ing put to use at universities. ports economic relief by allowing students to “If we want to boost the economy, we need help pay tuition costs through funds earned by to motivate university students to get out in part-time employment, according to the U.S. the work force,” Holland said. Department of Education website. According to Recovery.gov, Neilson’s proj- Vice Chancellor for Finance and Adminis- ect will be “creating interesting, novel materi- tration Brian Gutierrez said in the fiscal year als with diverse and exploitable properties” in between October 2009 and September 2010, the field of metal phosphonate chemistry. It funding for work-study was given to the uni- will benefit industries and agencies involved versity by the ARRA. in these areas of study. The work-study funds from stimulus mon- While the research is not application-based, ey were given to the university in combination it is aimed to educate graduate and under- with the general allocation of federal work- graduate students on research concerning new study dollars that the federal government gives compounds containing phosphorous, Neilson each year, he said. said. Materials like those being researched Katie Tonemah, a junior early childhood could be applied to different uses, such as hy- education major, said she has participated in drogen storage for fuel applications and fuel work-study since her freshman year and cur- cells, he said. rently has two work-study positions. The project also involved the creation of a Tonemah said the program helped her fund post-doctoral position with American Recov- her education by allowing her to work in the ery and Reinvestment Act funding, according place she lives and still be able to get home- to Recovery.gov. Leslie Lesikar, who filled the work done at the same time. 4 Thursday, September 16, 2010 www.dailyskiff.com PERSPECTIVES The Skiff View Don’t underestimate Baylor football skill hile enjoying one of the lon- gest home winning streaks in team history is nice, the TCU football team will still need Wto keep a wary eye on Robert Griffin III, Baylor’s quarterback, as TCU hosts the Bears Saturday. A sold out game is marvelous news, as it further proves the need for the $105 million renovation of Amon G. Carter Stadium. If TCU can fill out the stadium consistently throughout the season, that will grant them greater TV ratings. It will elevate TCU into the national spotlight and start the long voyage to becoming a college football powerhouse on par with schools like Texas and Alabama, which have no problem selling out games months in ad- Nate Beeler is a political cartoonist for the Washington Examiner. vance. Crowd noise levels and emotions should approach or even supersede the atmosphere of the TCU-Utah game last year. After opening the season with a Economic struggles tied to obesity, healthcare 30-21 win over Oregon State and a 62-7 subjugation First off because one out of three Ameri- acknowledge the negative effects it has of Tennessee Tech, TCU fans and players will have cans is obese, but also because they on society. plenty of fiery energy to spend on the Baylor game. find themselves in an economic time in According to a recent Brookings which they are struggling to make ends Institute report, health economists have After all, the Tennessee Tech roll-over was TCU’s meet. estimated that obesity will cost the U.S. 15th straight home win and the continuation of the From a common sense standpoint, any about $215 billion. The report identified trip to the grocery store will show that the four major categories that contribute third-longest home win streak in Mountain West healthy foods are much more expensive to that amount: direct medical costs, Conference history. Wyatt Kanyer than unhealthy ones. One can see that productivity costs, transportation costs there are far more sales on the potato and human capital costs. The Bears, however, have plenty of momentum as chip aisle than in the produce section. In other words, obesity has a direct well as they come into this game after a 34-3 vic- The economy. Healthcare. Unemploy- effect on four areas that usually have a ment. Obesity. One of these things is not direct effect on the American economy. tory over Sam Houston State at home to open the like the other — or so it seems. Obesity does affect the With more than 60 percent of Ameri- season and a 34-6 win over Buffalo last week. This For one reason or another, pressing economy, healthcare and cans considered at least overweight and issues in the United States are placed into one-third considered obese, according Saturday’s game will definitely be an explosive one what seem to be organized compart- unemployment. to the Centers for Disease Control and between two old rivals. As long as TCU continues ments. Consequently, any form of corre- Prevention, it will not be long before lation is thrown to the wind and different obesity is an expected portion of tax- to win and continues to play high quality football in groups must fend for themselves. Therefore, it could be said that people payer money. the long term, the promise of good games and great In the case of obesity, it will only be so are simply trying to save money and Obesity does affect the economy, long until ignoring correlation leads to must compromise their health to do so healthcare and unemployment. And it television exposure will continue to draw sizable an undeniable causation. effectively. will take more than grassroots move- crowds. More bad obesity news came in Once the issue is examined further, ments in certain regions of the country recently when an article in the New York however, it becomes clear that obesity to make a change. As much work as Web editor Jason Pan for the editorial board. Daily News reported that a study by New relates to much more than simply penny Michelle Obama has done with her “Let’s York City schools found 40 percent of pinching. Move” campaign, it will not be enough. The Skiff View represents the collective opinion of the editorial board. New York City children in kindergarten Due to the severe and adverse effects Unless the federal government makes through eighth grade were deemed “too obesity has had on health and the affect a concerted effort to combat obesity, heavy.” this has on the economy, economists especially in the younger generation, EDITORIAL BOARD It’s impossible to point to one direct, have had to narrow their specialties to Americans will become victims of a Libby Davis, Editor-in-Chief Melanie Cruthirds, Managing Editor all-encompassing cause for obesity, health issues. lethal societal norm. Mark Bell, Associate/Opinion Editor Madison Pelletier, Sports Editor which has clearly become an epidemic in Yes, ladies and gentlemen, there is Marshall Doig, News Editor Maricruz Salinas, Web Editor Andrea Drusch, News Editor Jason Pan, Web Editor modern American society. such thing as a health economist. And Kayla Mezzell, News Editor Matt Coffelt,Multimedia Editor However, it would be inaccurate to say yes, this is the appropriate time for Wyatt Kanyer is a junior news-editorial the economy and obesity are not related. people who have ignored obesity to journalism major from Yakima, Wash.

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Maybe you will studies show that anywhere take a class about archaeology from 20 to 50 percent of on a whim and find your life’s low wages are not unfair students begin their college calling, or maybe you’ll read careers without a declared a book in the library or go see wages were truly too low, not enough people major, and many graduates a guest lecturer and discover would take the job, and eventually a com- find themselves in careers far a way of making a living that petitor would offer higher wages to lure in Caitlin Shaw outside their original field of never occurred to you. employees. While the latter will eventually study. As liberating as it might happen as the region becomes more prosper- be to just go with the flow. ous due to the factories, it takes time for As a senior in my last Some people need to Eventually a decision must capitalism to work. Everyone, however, will semester of college, I’ve en- take the time to enjoy be made. I’m certainly not Michael Lauck be better off for it. countered one question more advocating that you should To be fair, paying a higher wage probably than any other: “What are you their college experience walk across the stage at com- It’s great when I’m able to get through to won’t destroy this from happening. It’s essen- doing after graduation?” and just let things hap- mencement without having people. When I’m able to show someone tially a charity, though, because we are paying There is no question I dread pen. Sometimes the best given a thought to what you’ll people more than what they should earn. Of that trade is actually a good thing or how the answering more. course of action is to let be doing the next day. minimum wage can hurt the poor, I know course, I have no problem with charity. The Growing up, everyone goes One of the most valuable I’ve made a difference. only sad part is that charity only helps a few through a laundry list of pos- the universe guide you sources on campus is Career It stills pains me, however, to read articles families. I’m willing to bet my wardrobe that sible career options: ballerina, where you need to go. Services, and that is exactly like the one in the Daily SkiffTuesday that Alta Gracia factories have families lining up doctor, marine biologist, where you should turn if you begins with “The university bookstore to take the job because wages are so high. rock star, but eventually most have no clue about what to do showed its support for ethical business prac- They can only hire so many people. What people settle on one. But what Some people need to take after graduation. The office tices by beginning to offer products from a do you tell the people to whom you can’t give about those of us who can’t? the time to enjoy their college can help you figure out what new clothing line committed to a humanitar- a job? “Sorry, but these folks were here first, We have to suffer the embar- experience and just let things to do with your life, whether ian effort.” so sucks for you.” rassment of answering, “I don’t happen. Sometimes the best you’re about to graduate or In case you missed it, the bookstore is know yet.” course of action is to let the haven’t even settled on a major There is no reason to be universe guide you where you yet. beginning to offer clothes that come from In the end, if you want to buy these “non-sweatshop” factories. embarrassed. need to go. College is hard Knowing what you’re going I feel like I’ve written this article time after so-called fair trade clothes, go Sure, it’s nice to have a plan enough without stressing out to do after graduation is great. time after time, but I’ll say it again. Wages are ahead. Just understand that you to follow, to know where about the far-off future. Having a plan from day one you’re going and to have One of the great things is great. However, if you don’t, determined by supply and demand. Any- are essentially being charitable, not thing higher than that is charity. your every step mapped out. about college is that not there’s no need to despair. However, another option is to only can you meet all kinds There are many resources Take this for example. People in the Do- fair (whatever that means). forget about making a plan – of people and form lifelong available to you as a TCU minican Republic who make these clothes at least at first. friendships, but you also have student that can help you find probably do not have many job opportuni- While having an end goal the opportunity to expose your way. Until then, enjoy the ties, so the supply of labor is very high. This The truth is, the way to help a developing in sight from the moment yourself to new ideas and time you have. drives wages down. country is investing there, just like all these “sweatshop, evil” companies do. This will cre- you set foot in your freshman fields of study. These oppor- There’s some good news, however. Obvi- dorm room is admirable and tunities could even lead to an ously, this is the best opportunity Domini- ate economic growth that will help everyone Caitlin Shaw is a senior English major certainly shows initiative, but answer for that most feared from Fort Worth. cans have because they took the job. They in the economy, not just a select few who get were not forced into it like this article might to the door first. suggest. In other words, a “sweatshop” job In the end, if you want to buy these probably already pays more than another job so-called fair trade clothes, go ahead. Just would. understand that you are essentially being It gets even better. Because this job pays charitable, not fair (whatever that means). If more, families are already getting a higher you choose to buy regular clothes, feel good standard of living and sending their children too. You’re contributing to the global market to school. We didn’t need Alta Gracia to pay and helping raise a country up from develop- higher wages for this to happen. It probably ing status for all citizens. was already happening. Michael Lauck is a junior We could even think about it this way: if economics major from Houston.

KATEY MULDROW / STAFF REPORTER Products from the Alta Gracia clothing line are now available at the University Bookstore. 6 Thursday, September 16, 2010 www.dailyskiff.com GREEK LIFE Standards rise after fraternity nabs national award Christa Acuna forts of over $30,000 for their national philan- Staff Reporter thropy, Push America. The average GPA for the chapter was 3.39 The university chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fra- last year. ternity will be held to higher standards after re- Push America is an organization that pro- ceiving national recognition as the fraternity’s vides active services for disability awareness and top undergraduate chapter for 2010, the chap- enhance the lives of people with disabilities. ter’s president said. According to the TCU Pi Kappa Phi website, TCU Pi Kappa Phi President and senior entrepreneurial management major McCall “If it wasn’t for each one of us Grimes said it felt good to be recognized af- ter all the hard work the chapter put in dur- holding each other account- ing the year. able for everything, I don’t know According to the press release, Pi Kappa Phi where we would be. We make started fundraising for its national philanthro- sure to push each other to be py, Push America, this week. The TCU chap- ter’s active participation was a prime reason for better men every day.” standing out among other Pi Kappa Phi chap- ters in the Nation. Scott Gathright According to a Pi Kappa Phi press release, Pi Kappa Phi fraternity member the Eta Chi chapter received the Fogarty MATT COFFELT / MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Award, which annually recognizes a Pi Kappa Push Week is the chapter’s annual philanthropy Several members of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity gather to watch the events of the Pi Kapp PUSH Phi chapter for standing out in recruitment, event that raises money and educates the TCU philanthropy. new member education, academics, chapter community on Push America. The events tak- operations, ritual, philanthropy and alumni re- ing place this week include wheelchair basket- lations on its campus. ball, an empathy relay race and a penny jar com- major Scott Gathright said he was very proud brought a lot to the table in all aspects of the According to the press release, the chapter ac- petition. of being in a nationally recognized fraternity. fraternity, including the national philanthropy, cumulated more than 500 volunteer hours with Grimes said the chapter worked hard each He said he looked for a well-rounded chapter networking and social aspects. weekly visits to KinderFrogs, an early educa- year to come up with new plans and differ- that made a difference for people when he went “If it wasn’t for each one of us holding each tion program at TCU for children with Down ent ideas for events to continue excelling as through the rush process. other accountable for everything, I don’t know syndrome. The chapter also received the Push a chapter. Gathright said since he joined the Pi Kap- where we would be,” he said. “We make sure to America Cup for outstanding fundraising ef- Pi Kappa Phi member and junior business pa Phi in 2008, the fraternity took men who push each other to be better men every day.” www.dailyskiff.com Thursday, September 16, 2010 7 Frog Feature Getting to know Libby Franks, senior early childhood education major.

By Lindsay Medina What was the focus of your internship? Did you use what you learned from Staff Writer “There were several components to it. At your major in working with the the preschool I was actually a preschool children? After spending her summer teaching teacher. I started out first just actually “I used a lot of things that I’ve learned preschoolers at The da Vinci School in being an assistant and learning how to from TCU at the school. I actually Dallas, senior early childhood education teach, then they let me take over and let contacted some of my professors from major Libby Franks said she knew she me have my own classroom for several throughout the school year to ask them had chosen the right major. Franks was weeks. I got to go through all the ages, questions and for ideas about certain one of 75 college students selected to starting with 18 months through seven students that I was dealing with at the take part in local internships paid for by years old and that was really cool. We preschool. I asked my professors if they the Exxon Mobil Community Summer did a community service project and had any lesson plan ideas for certain Jobs Program last summer. According there were several seminars and team age levels and there were several kids to the Exxon Mobil website, the selected building activities that we went to to that had some behavior issues that I was full-time undergraduate students get learn a little more about the program.” struggling with, so I could e-mail and eight weeks of real-world experience in ask my professors about that for help and community organizations while working How did taking part in this program that was good.” during busy summer months. improve your teaching skills? “Another thing they had us do through Exxon Did this internship teach you any- Was it difficult to give up your sum- Mobil was that they had us do a project at thing you couldn’t really learn in mer to take part in this internship? the school. They were getting ready to move from taking classes on campus? Did this internship reaffirm your “I was really excited to do it. I’m an edu- (to) a new campus, so I got to help reorganize “Getting to actually be in the classroom, choice to go into the education cation major, so working in a preschool the sheds and go through all the unit boxes you can learn so much more being in the field? was the perfect position for me. And and that was really cool to see all the different experience. Getting to do it everyday, and “I know that’s exactly what I want to getting to do it through something like items in the unit boxes. They also had me getting to actually be in a school (sitting) do. I never really considered teaching Exxon Mobil was actually really exciting attend a seminar on positive discipline, which around other teachers, it was a really preschool, but I can definitely see myself because I knew there were a lot of other is something that I’m not learning too much good experience. Getting to try all the doing it eventually. That was really cool people involved in organizations all over about at TCU. I find myself using that in my different ages and lesson planning for a to know that I have the confidence to Dallas and Fort Worth.” classes now and that was really helpful.” long period of time, that was really neat.” teach a preschool class.”

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TCU Daily Skiff. 8 Thursday, September 16, 2010 www.dailyskiff.com LEGISLATION Vendors create alternative products to avoid synthetic pot ban Alan Scher Zagier chasing a K2 alternative called “BoCoMo product. He calls users of K2 and its chemical as K2 is also known by the scientific short- Associated Press Writer Dew” at a Columbia smoke shop. “They’re cousins “idiots,” noting the lack of research hand of JWH-018, a nod to its creator’s ini- just going to come up with another thing.” into the substance’s effects, which include re- tials. COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Authorities in 13 Barely six months after Kansas adopted the ports of rapid heartbeats and high blood pres- “The guy in the average crime lab isn’t re- states thought they were acting to curb a pub- nation’s first ban on K2, even police acknowl- sure. It’s often labeled as incense with warn- ally capable of doing the kind of sophisticated lic health threat when they outlawed a form of edge that the laws are all but meaningless be- ings against human consumption. tests necessary” to identify the substance, he synthetic marijuana known as K2, a concoc- cause merchants can so easily offer legal al- Yet Huffman has little faith that the bans said. tion of dried herbs sprayed with chemicals. ternatives. designed to combat the problem will deter The bans were adopted by lawmakers or But before the laws took effect, many Until a year ago, products such as K2 were manufacturers or consumers. public health officials in Alabama, Arkansas, stores that did a brisk business in fake pot virtually unknown in the United States. “It’s not going to be effective,” he said. “Is Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Ken- had already gotten around the bans by mak- Clemson University chemistry professor John the ban on marijuana effective?” tucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North ing slight changes to K2’s chemical formula, Huffman developed the compounds in 1995 He also doubts that law enforcement agen- Dakota and Tennessee. creating knockoffs with names such as “K3,” while researching the effect of cannabinoids, cies will be able to devote the necessary re- Missouri state Sen. Kurt Schaefer, a Repub- “Heaven Scent” and “Syn.” the active compounds found in marijuana. sources to identify such complex creations as lican from Columbia, acknowledges that the “It’s kind of pointless,” said University of Huffman had little reason to believe his “1-pentyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole,” the sub- marketplace has quickly adapted to his state’s Missouri sophomore Brittany May after pur- lab work would morph into a commercial stance’s scientific name. The compound sold ban.

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EVAN VUCCI / STAFF An Air Force honor guard fires a volley during a burial service at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Three people were buried in the wrong graves at the cemetery. Bodies misplaced at national cemetery

By Pauline Jelinek were opened. The site was found to hold the Associated Press Writer remains of Warner, who was killed in Iraq in 2006, Tallman said. WASHINGTON (AP) — Two people were “We’re gratified that the outcome was buried in the wrong graves at Arlington Na- positive and they were able to gain some tional Cemetery, the Army said Wednesday, closure,” Tallman said of Warner’s family as it followed up an investigation into book- members. keeping problems and burial mix-ups at one Tallman said he was not aware of any other of the nation’s most hallowed sites. requests for exhumation. The Defense De- After a report issued in June found that partment initially said that three remains the problems could potentially affect thou- were found buried in the wrong graves at Ar- sands of graves, defense officials received lington, but later corrected the figure to two. about 1,100 calls from worried families. The investigation into cemetery misman- RILEY RALMUTO/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER One of those calls, from the widow of an agement marred the reputation of one of the Emily Vinson, freshman studio art major, catches a fish during the Fishing at the Union event Army staff sergeant, led to the exhumation nation’s best-known burial grounds. Army Wednesday. of her husband’s casket late last month. The Secretary John McHugh announced that remains in it belonged to someone else, so the cemetery’s two civilian leaders would be officials opened a nearby grave and found forced to step aside, and appointed a new chief the woman’s husband, said Gary Tallman, to conduct a more thorough investigation to an Army spokesman. sort out the mix-ups. “The families are satisfied that the prob- Each year almost 4 million people visit lem was fixed,” Tallman said Wednesday. Arlington, where more than 300,000 re- Another grave was opened Wednesday in mains are buried, including those of troops a different section of Arlington. At the re- from conflicts dating back to the Civil War, quest of his father, the grave and casket of as well as U.S. presidents and their spouses Marine Pfc. Heath Warner of Canton, Ohio, and other U.S. officials. 10 Thursday, September 16, 2010 www.dailyskiff.com SPORTS TENNIS NATIONAL SPORTS Winningest former Harassment wrong, but player now men’s coach dress appropriately Jake Harris “uncomfortable.” The problem is not that By Leah Watkins head coach is an experience come across in his coaching. she was a woman reporter in a men’s locker Staff Reporter not many coaches get. Roditi said he wanted his room, the problem is that she was an un- “It’s not just a job, my program to have the reputa- Unless you’ve been living under a rock for professionally dressed woman reporter in a A former TCU men’s heart is into it, my head is tion of a group of guys that the past few days, you have probably heard men’s locker room. Since the incident, Sainz tennis player was recently into it,” Roditi said. love to compete and are about the controversy surrounding Ines has given numerous interviews about her hired to take over as head high energy. Another goal Sainz, a female sports reporter for Mexico’s experience, and her attire in those interviews coach for the men’s tennis “Dave is a true was to bring the TCU men’s Azteca television network. Last Saturday, is similar to her attire in the locker room. In team. Horned Frog and an tennis program back to the Sainz entered the New York Jets locker room one interview, Sainz was dressed in a low-cut David Roditi played for national scene. before their season opener against the Bal- black minidress. She looks like she’s about to the men’s team from 1993 excellent fit to lead Price said the goal of the timore Ravens and waited to interview Jets go clubbing, not to work as a reporter. When to 1996 and still holds the our men’s tennis team is to be in the Top 25 quarterback Mark Sanchez. While waiting, asked during the interview if she thought record as the winningest program. We have no and make the Sweet 16 of she was the subject of catcalls, jokes and lewd that the way she dressed was out of line, she player in TCU history, ac- the NCAA. Last season the remarks from some of the players, largely defended it as appropriate. cording to gofrogs.com. doubt his passion for team was named Mountain because of her attire — tight-fitting jeans and Sainz should be allowed to go into men’s “Dave is a true Horned TCU will carry into a West Conference tourna- a tight white blouse. locker rooms. She’s a sports reporter; it’s Frog and an excellent fit to successful coaching ment champs. Sainz then tweeted, “I’m so uncomfort- her job to go into locker rooms. But when able. I’m in the locker room waiting for Mark lead our men’s tennis pro- career.” “We’re not satisfied with she bills herself as “the hottest Mexican gram,” Chris Del Conte, di- last season; we want to do Sanchez trying not to make eye contact.” sports reporter,” she has to assume that rector of intercollegiate ath- more,” he said. Jets officials and players that witnessed she will be treated as such, especially when letics, said in a statement. Chris Del Conte Price said he is confident the inappropriate behavior later apologized. she walks into a male-dominated environ- “We have no doubt his Director of Intercollegiate that Roditi will be able to Team owner Woody Johnson personally ment. Sainz’s reputation doesn’t make the Athletics passion for TCU will carry take the team back into the phoned Sainz and told her that he would harassment that she faced any less wrong, into a successful coaching national spotlight. He said look into the incident. An NFL probe fol- but it does provide an explanation for why career.” Roditi said this unique that his team is motivated lowed, and as of this writing, no one has it happened. Any female sports reporter Senior co-captain Chris- situation has given him and energized by its accom- been reprimanded. these days is going to be the subject of topher Price said he is ex- added motivation for the plishments but wants to be- Since then, Sainz has become an Internet scrutiny because of her looks. That’s the cited to have someone with team. He said he would like come better. and television sensation almost overnight. nature of the media today. Any woman in such a successful back- to see the program do well “He’s been there, he’s A Google search for Sainz yielded over 26 a male-dominated job will be judged based ground coach the team. whether he is a part of it or done it,” Price said. million hits, and a Google search for pictures on appearances. This is a sad but true fact. Roditi said the opportu- not. Roditi said he thought of Sainz yielded over 400,000 hits, most of If the media had not already placed Sainz nity was very unique and As a player at TCU, Roditi there was a sense of urgen- which show the sports reporter scantily clad on a pedestal because of her looks, this special. He said to be a great was known for his love of cy and pride for the team to or in form-fitting clothes. incident would not have happened. player at a university and to competition. He said he perform better during the A former Miss Universe contestant, Sainz However, Sainz was harassed because she now lead the program as knew that mentality would upcoming season. obviously has no problem being in the public stepped into a men’s locker room dressed eye because of her looks. However, when her like a sex symbol, and if she didn’t think that reputation as a sex symbol clashes with her anything would come of it, she should have reputation as a professional sports reporter, it been smarter. is a given that incidents like this will happen. Maybe if she had dressed a little bit more Jake Harris is a freshman journalism major from conservatively, she would not have felt Camp Zama, Japan.

Ross D. Franklin / ASSOCIATED PRESS This Jan. 27, 2009, file photo shows TV Azteca reporter Ines Sainz, left, after measuring the bicep of Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Steve Breaston, right, during the team’s media day for Super Bowl XLIII, in Tampa, Fla. www.dailyskiff.com Thursday, September 16, 2010 11 SPORTS OPINION NFL Strength of schedules keeps Forfeit of Heisman Trophy teams from proving quality not to diminish performance

By Ralph D. Russo on his terms.” Associated Press Even Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young, who finished a distant sec- NEW YORK (AP) — Reggie Bush is giv- ond to Bush in the Heisman voting, said ing back the trophy. To many, though, he’ll Bush will always be the winner to him. always be a Heisman winner. “Reg will continue to be the 2005 Award “Everyone still knows Reggie Bush was recipient and I will continue to be honored the best player that year. Look at the runs. to have been in the 2005 Heisman cam- He was clearly the best player,” said Johnny paign with such a talented athlete,” Young Rodgers, the 1972 Heisman winner from posted on Twitter. Nebraska. “O.J. Simpson got accused of a murder and they didn’t take his back. That was a “Reg will continue to be the far greater allegation, and they didn’t find 2005 Award recipient and I O.J. guilty on that.” Bush took the unprecedented step of will continue to be honored to forfeiting his 2005 Heisman Trophy on have been in the 2005 Heisman Tuesday, saying the scandal over improper campaign with such a talented benefits while he was a star running back athlete.” at Southern California should not stain “the dignity of this award.” Returning the trophy has no practical Vince Young effect on Bush since he’s already in the Tennessee Titans quarterback CARRIE ADAMS / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER NFL and a member of a Super Bowl cham- Tailback Ed Wesleyruns the ball on Saturday. He rushed for a total of 85 yards and averaged 7.7 pionship team. However, it’s the first time yards per carry. in the award’s 75-year history that a player USC was hit with heavy sanctions by the has forfeited it. NCAA this summer after it determined “It’s a sad day, that’s the way I feel about Bush and his family had received hun- Ryan Osborne a non-BCS school doesn’t have that luxury. TCU can’t rely on the polls or the off- it,” said former Nebraska quarterback Eric dreds of thousands of dollars in gifts from chance a playoff system will form if it wants Crouch, who won the 2001 Heisman and two fledgling California-based marketing The Horned Frog 62-7 win over Ten- to win a national championship. The team voted for Bush in 2005. “Having to actually agents. The NCAA ruled that Bush was in- nessee Tech University last Saturday night has to make its own breaks and it starts be the first time in the history of the award eligible for the 2005 season, which opened was impressive. The Frogs moved the ball with scheduling. that someone has given it back. ... I don’t the possibility that the Heisman Trophy at will, played steady defense and, exclud- Boise State essentially controls its own know if he actually had to. Maybe this is Trust would take back the award. ing a penalty-filled patch of plays in the destiny this year because of its schedule. second quarter, played a disciplined brand The Broncos went on the road and beat of football. The only question after the a team with a Top-10 preseason ranking, game is why was Tennessee Tech even on Virginia Tech University, but a week later the schedule? Virginia Tech lost to James Madison Uni- Critics point to the weaker schedules of versity. Boise State will get another chance non-Bowl Championship Series conference to prove it is not a fluke in a couple of schools of TCU and Boise State University weeks when the team hosts Oregon State. as the reason why they should be left out TCU will have its hands full with Air Force of the national championship picture. All Academy and Brigham Young University teams in college football’s top division, at home and the University of Utah on the whether they are in a BCS conference or road, but it’s the games outside of the con- not, should have an equal chance to win a ference, games with BCS schools, that seem national championship, but those critics do to carry the most weight with voters. have a point. The Horned Frogs’ non-conference The teams TCU play on a weekly basis schedule will start to toughen the next few in the Mountain West Conference aren’t years, which is a good thing. nearly as skilled or as deep as those in the Texas Tech University is scheduled to Big 12 Conference or Southeastern Confer- come to Fort Worth next year and in 2012, ence (SEC). This isn’t to say TCU couldn’t Oklahoma and the University of Virginia compete in those conferences, but it was are both scheduled home games. Last not given the chance to prove its team qual- year’s Tostito’s Fiesta Bowl berth was just ity but once or twice a year. the culmination of the national power Beating a solid program like Oregon head football coach Gary Patterson had State University on national television was been building throughout his time at TCU. as good a way as any to show the country But if the Horned Frogs want to be more that TCU is a big-time program with big than just a BCS buster, they’ll have to keep time athletes, but turning around the next scheduling powerhouses like Oklahoma week and beating an out-matched, under- and LSU and force their way into the skilled team like Tennessee Tech was just picture. Because as last year proved, TCU counterproductive. doesn’t control its own destiny at all when Perennial powers the University of it comes to making the national champion- Oklahoma, the University of Texas and ship game, undefeated or not. the University of Alabama can afford to play a Tennessee Tech or Jacksonville State Ryan Osborne is a freshman journalism major University at the beginning of the year but from Lawton, Okla. 12 Thursday, September 16, 2010 www.dailyskiff.com

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MATT COFFELT / MULTIMEDIA EDITOR TCU fans celebrate during the Oregon State game on Saturday, Sept 4. TCU’s game against Baylor is also expected to have an enthusiastic fan response as the game has sold out. Record set for season ticket purchases

By Allen Kellogg this football team, and therefore I would Staff Writer expect large crowds at football games,” he said. Tickets are sold out for the upcoming Mark Cohen, director of athletics media Horned Frog football game against rival relations, said TCU set a season ticket re- Baylor at Amon G. Carter Stadium. cord this year selling 19,119 season tickets As of Wednesday, the only option for for the 2010 season. The previous record non-student fans who had not purchased for season ticket sales was set in 2007 when tickets for Saturday’s game was to purchase 14,490 tickets were sold. standing room tickets for $15. The last sell- Junior strategic communication major out at Amon G. Carter Stadium was against Juliann Walker said this is one of the most Utah last November with a crowd of 50,307. exciting times to be a Horned Frog fan. Current students only need to show their Walker said bigger crowds at football games valid student ID for admittance to the game. make the game more exciting. Baylor and TCU have been rivals for over 100 years, since both schools were located in Waco. Both teams played in the South- west Conference until the conference dis- Numbers banded in 1996. Junior Daniel Zidell said the sold out Largest crowd: 50,307 at the Utah game game does not surprise him because of the (Nov. 14, 2009) national attention TCU has received from Official capacity: 44,358 TONY GUITIERREZ / ASSOCIATED PRESS being the fourth-ranked team in the nation. Number of season tickets sold this season: Oregon State and TCU players meet at center field for the coin toss before an NCAA college football “Fort Worth has galvanized itself behind 19,119 season tickets game at Cowboys Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 4, in Arlington, Texas.