Caffeine harmless? ....Page 2 Wal-Mart Univ. Page 3 Scabs worthy page TCU DAILY SKIFF Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX Wednesday, October 7, 1987 85th Year, No. 25 Law allows carrying unconcealed handguns Although old Florida law allowed Head said legislators will realize Traditionally in the South carrying only 400 to 500 have been mailed to cause it makes it possible for officers By Lisa Touye handguns only in a person's car or what a mistake they have made when handguns in rural areas is not given Florida state licensing officials, Head to arrive at a crime scene where both Staff Writer house, the new law makes it legal to domestic violence and homocides in- much consideration, Head said. said. the attacker and the victim are car- A new gun law passed in Florida carry a handgun outside the house or crease. But in urban areas the restrictions Previously, a gun permit in Mon- rying guns and in a position to shoot allows nearly even' adult of sound car as long as it is in plain view. on handguns are stricter because peo- roe county in the Everglades cost back. mind without a criminal record to car- The new law will not necessarily ple are fearful of rising crime, he $2,200 while the same permit cost This is one of the main reasons why ry a concealed handgun. Florida is the Concealed handguns are still ban- raise the rate of violent crimes, but added. $400 in Dade bounty where Miami is police are against the new gun law, he 12th state to allow residents to carry ned at schools, athletic stadiums and will change the nature of such crimes, located. The permit fee is now 8176 said. concealed weapons. bars, but if a handgun is worn openly he said. Head called the law "mostly a sym- statewide. Under the new law, Florida resi- bolic deterrent" because it is sup- in those places it is perfectly legal Head said most gun fatalities result dents can carry guns on the street posed to scare off' people who are Texas would not be served well by a under the new law. The possibility of fatalities sky rock- from the negligent use of guns. after two hours training, one hour oral law similar to the new gun law that eting exists as violent assaults turn thinking of committing a crime. instruction and one hour of practice at When guns or bullets around the went into effect last Thursday in Flor- into homocides, he said. a shooting range. The new law makes the state the house are not locked up, the possibil- ida, said Bill Head, assistant professor This new provision allowing the Reduction in training time is always licensing authority for gun permits ity of fatal accidents by family mem- of criminal justice. open wearing of handguns in public- "When a person is attacked with a a concern, Head said, but "even a and applies uniform standards for gun bers-since outsiders cause only 1 per- has caused alarm. According to found- beer bottle or a knife being killed is person with 20 to 40 hours training permits across the state. cent of gun fatalities-exists, he said. "It's always possible that a similar ers of the bill, it is an overlooked not a certainty," he said. "But when a forgets what he learned in class when law could be passed in Texas depend- loophole and new legislation is in the handgun enters the picture, it is a But, out of more than 32,000 ap- Head said the new law affects he's attacked on the street." ing on the tenor of the times," he said. process to correct it possibility." plications for new handgun permits, police in their day-to-day work be- "It's just not the same," he said. House gives funds for hunger meeting

"This is a way for the student body- By Katie Hazelwood rather than the university-to recog- Staff Writer nize teachers." said joe Gagnon, The House of Representatives met t hairperson of the Academic Affairs Tuesday, passing a bill funding two Committee. students to attend the National Stu- "By doing this, we are able to say dent Conference on Hunger and tabl- we really like this teacher and want ing one bill establishing student rec- them to stay around a long time," ognition of teaching excellence. John Lewis, chairperson of the The money allotted by the House Permanent Improvements Commit- will cover air fare, registration fees tee, said. and transportation costs for two stu- Ad Hoc Food Service Committee dents to attend the hunger confer- chairperson Steve Rubik informed ence at Harvard University October the House of the work the committee 23-25. was doing. "The National Association of Cam- "We are investigating the big com- pus Activities rated the U.S. prog- plaints, such as the food servers in the rams for Hunger Week, and TCU was main not wearing gloves, the lines in rated the best in the nation," Prog- the main and numerous complaints ramming Council chairperson John about hair in the food," Hubik said. Watson said. Kristin Chambers, chairperson of One of the TCU delegates to the the Student Concerns Committee, seminar will make a presentation on said it is very important that students having a hunger week program. register their complaints with a man- Deadline for organizations to sub- ager. mit a request for House funding this "If you get a meal with a hair or semester is noon Friday. piece of glass in it. they'll credit you if The House also introduced a bill to you report it. Also, if the food is bad sponsor a campus-wide election to and you have a valid reason, they'll TCU Daily Skiff / Brian R McLean" recognize the 10 most-admired listen to us. There's always a manager on duty," she said. Student Body President Joe Jordan points to someone asking a question during Tuesday's Student House of Representatives meeting. teachers at TCU. Reagan revises Bork nomination suffers setback WASHINGTON (AP)-Judge Some Democrats were openly made its decision: "We're dis- The outcome had been expected. Robert Bork's embattled nomination urging Reagan to find a replacement appointed, but we're pushing ahead." But Sen. Howell Meflin's decision to the Supreme Court suffered its nominee. He conceded, "It's tough. There's no was suspenseful, and his support was worst setback yet, as the Senate The Judiciary Committee recom- doubt about it." coveted bv both sides. legislative bill Judiciary Committee voted 9-5 Tues- mended that the full Senate reject the The committee vote fell roughly Heflin's defection was particularly day to recommend his rejection and a nomination when it conies up for a along party lines, with Sen. Arlen damaging to Bork's chances for con- ing office to the office managing key Southern Democrat and a fifth vote, probablv within two weeks. Specter of Pennsylvania the only Re- firmation, because White House offi- By Mollie King the budget will make the new bill Republican joined the opposition. Before the vote, Reagan rejected publican to join eight Democrats in cials were hoping to use a "yes" vote Staff Writer work. Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., the all talk of giving up. "There's no back- recommending rejection of Bork's from the former Alabama Supreme President Ronald Reagan Carter said Reagan and Con- committee chairperson saidhedidn t ing off. I'm going all out," he said. nomination. The committee's five Court justice to attract other con- signed a legislative bill last Tues- gress want to cut the budget, but see "any reasonable prospect that White House spokesperson Marlin other Republicans were on Bork's servative Southern Democrats to day revising the Gramm-Rudman the president is unwilling to cut Judge Bork will be confirmed.'' Fit/water said after the committee side. Bork's side. budget-balancing law. defense expenditures below the The bill requires a $23-billion level he thinks is sufficient, and reduction in deficits for the fiscal Congress disagrees with him. Study shows more year of 1988 and a balanced budget Carter said ultimately the by 1993. American people must cut the Reagan complained about the budget by deciding to bite the bul- young blacks than legislative bill but said he had to let and scale back on some prog- sign it because it included an in- rams. crease in the national debt limit "Some people are going to be that he feels is urgently needed. very unhappy about that-we are whites voted in '86 Under the revised Gramm- definitely going to have to face a WASHINGTON (APJ-For the first Even as black turnout was growing, Rudman law. the deficit for fiscal rise in taxes during the next pres- time, the share of young blacks who voting by young whites slipped some- 1988 should be $144 billion, but idency, and a lot of people will be voted surged significantly ahead of what, the Census Bureau found in its economists forecast an increase in unhappy about that. the percentage of young whites who study, titled "Voting and Registration the deficit to $170 billion. "It will take a tough Congress went to the polls, the Census Bureau in the Election of November 1986." With bi-partisan compromise, and tough president in agreement reported Tuesday in a study of turn- The report compared turnout the bill relaxes the law's original to do this. out for the 1986 election. among people aged 18 to 24 in non- deficit reduction schedule, leaving "We have more debt now since The turnout of people aged 18 to 24 presidential elections in recent years most deficit cutting to be done af- Reagan came in than ever before has grown steadily among blacks in It found that in 1974 whites in this ter next year's elections. The bill in the entire history of the nation." recent years, with increasing num- age group outvoted blacks 24 to 20 increases the debt limit to $2.8 Carter explained the deficit by bers of blacks seeking public office percent, but that by 1982 the two trillion from $2.1 trillion. using the analogy of a credit card. and campaigns being conducted tn groups were virtually tied, with turn- Wortham said the major cause "The awful thing about deficits get blacks to register in larger num- out at about 25 percent each. is that they're like your Master- of the deficit imcrease is largely bers, In 1986, turnout for both groups Card bill-it's real easy to charge due to the tax cut that Reagan pas- "The result of the recent increases edged down slightly, but still round- something, and it takes forever to sed, which in turn cut government for black youth and the 1986 drop for ed off to 25 percent for young blacks, pay it off because there is interest revenue. He said Reagan antici- white youth was that for the first while falling to 22 percent for their every month. pated the tax cut to stimulate the time . . . turnout among young white counterparts, the report found. "The bad thing about long-term economy because it would give blacks in 1986 exceeded that of young By comparison, whites 18 to 24 out- debt for any government is once people more and they would whites," the Census Bureau's report voted blacks 42 to 41 percent in the you start borrowing very much therefore pay more taxes at a high- said. 1984 presidential campaign-a year money, an increasingly large er rate. Black registration and voting has that showed black participation rising amount of your annual expendi- "But we had a recession, the grown significantly in the South, the sharply at a time that the campaign of tures thereafter is just debt- economy didn't grow, and as a re- study added, and it is in that region Jesse Jackson drew considerable surface-it's just paying the in- sult we had a lower rate, people that politicians agree that blacks have attention to the black community. terest." paid less taxes and taxes went up, had a significant effect. Four years earlier, in 1980, young Carter said the deficit may reach Wortham said. Indeed, black voters arc credited whites outvoted young blacks 42 to 30 a [>oint where the public and presi- Ralph Carter, professor of poli- with helping return Democrats to percent. dent have to step in and take ac- tical science, said the old Gramm- power in the US Senate in the 1986 On I national basis for all age Rudman didn't work and that he tion. groups, whites turned out in larger election, by helping unseat incum- MCDUMH "It will be interesting to see if TCI' D.iilv skiff i RoEeri N«l doesn't understand how switching bents in such states as Alabama. shares than blacks, 47 to 43 percent, the American public is really will- Swing Shift - Senior Kristin Kittle prepares a porch swing for Thistle the automatic budget-cutting pro- Georgia and North (larolina and fend - in 1986 Four years earlier, whites ing to sacrifice to cut the deficit. Hill's Designer Showhoiue, which will be open from Oct. 3 to Oct. 18. visions from the general account- ing off the GOP in Louisiana. had led 50 to 43 percent. Page 2 Wednesday, October 7, 1987 TCU DAILY SKIFF TODAYliving Aerobics, relaxing Caffeine harmless to health, study says Nell Robinson, professor of nutri- By Cammie Mitchell tion and dietetics, agreed. Staff Writer Caffeine becomes a problem when lessen test stress Maybe you'd better think twice be- it is consumed in large quantities, she fore pouring that sixth cup of coffee to said. Editor's note: Hap Klinefelter is an assistant professor of psychology stay awake for midterm cramming. According to the article in "Nutri- and on staff of the TCI' Counseling Center. According to an article in the May tion Today," caffeine's physiological ~ ~ ~ 7T Several quick stress relievers 1985 issue of Consumer Reports, caf- effects-increased alertness, anxiety, By Hap Klinefelter are recommended to help you feine in large doses, as with any drug, respiratory stimulation and irritabil- Guest Columnist cope with the tension that accom- can produce unpleasant side effects ity-may be considered by consumers panies midterms. Aerobic exercise depending on how sensitive you are as desirable or undesirable and can be is the most powerful; it helps nor- to caffeine. avoided or not by individual decision. malize body chemistry-stress in- If you're sensitive to caffeine, it Robinson said she didn't feel caf- creases the flow of adrenalin and may take only one cup of coffee to feine poses a problem in college stu- exercise helps dissipate it. bring on symptoms such as restless- dents "because they usually don't Learning to use the techniques ness, disturbed sleep, heart palpita- consume a huge amount of the pro- of deep relaxation, "thought- tions, stomach irritations and di- ducts that contain it, and students switching" and mental rehearsal arrhea, the article said. often don't have a problem falling will also help you relieve tension. Caffeine stimulates the central ner- asleep." most potentially stressful times in vous system, making the heart beat Thought switching is a wav of re- Graduate student Kevin Bland, their lives. moving a harmful, negative faster, speeding up metabolism, promoting secretion of stomach acid working on a master's in business Midterms sometimes produce thought by switching to a positive and increasing prtKluction of urine. administration, said he studies about an overreaction in students; what one. It is a natural substance in coffee, three to four hours a day and drinks happens is that we tend to over- Mental rehearsal involves relax- tea, chocolate and cocoa, and an addi- coffee both in the morning and at stimulate our stress system by ing and then visualizing yourself in tive to soft drinks like colas, to medi- night to keep him awake. reacting with a fight/flight re- an anticipated potentially stres- cines like cold remedies and to foods "I probably wouldn't drink coffee if sponse to nonphysically threaten- sing situation-by imagining a like baked goods. it didn't have caffeine in it," he said. ing events. scene in which things go well, you Sophomore Faith Thomas, a pre- help create a self-fulfilling But according to an article in the med student who studies about eight This creates an overly aroused July/August issue of "Nutrition To- mind that is susceptible to prophecy. hours a day, said that before Jolt cola day," current evidence leads to the came out, the soft drink Mountain wandering thoughts, trouble con- We all have our favorite conclusion that about 450 milligrams centrating, difficulty remember- Dew contained the most caffeine. escapes, and they can be excellent of caffeine, or 4 to 5 cups of coffee, a TCU Daily Skiff / Robert NPH McDonald ing, making dumb mistakes and tension relievers. day does not contribute to serious "Before an important test, I would Freshman Robby McElroy sips a Coke outside Ed Landreth Hall choking on tests. However, escape involves risk health problems like hypertension, buy lots of coffee and Mountain Dew heart disease, cancer or birth defects. so that I could stay awake," she said. Research tells us that if we are when you're under a lot of press- less tense, we can concentrate bet- ure to study for midterms. If you ter, absorb information more effi- can go out and reward yourself Questions to be answered ciently and remember more. with some pleasurable activity for getting x amount of work done, Students wlm IKIW questions on answered, she will try to answer as Briefly, here is how the stress that can be very helpful. But if you anything relating to nutrition or many as possible. TAKf reaction works. The stressor trig- are way behind due to procrastina- dietetics now have a place to turn for gers an alarm which signals danger tion, you might return to your stu- answers. Selected questions and answers and prepares our bodies to resist dies feeling even more depressed. will be published in future editions of Dr. Mary Hager of the TCU nutri- by fight or flight; this biological the "Skiff" in a sort of Ann Landers- The wisest approach to stress tion and dietetics department is offer- coping mechanism eventually ex- management is one whereby you type format, Hager said, 3 months Ip45 hausts itself when the demands ex- ing students the opportunity to write deliberately develop healthy per- in any questions they may have. ceed our stress threshold. sonal habits in order to build a She said she plans to continue and The appearance of stress symp- stress buffer. These preventative Questions may be anonymous, she possibly expand the program next toms (e.g., insomnia, migraine measures will increase your capac- said, and if a personal reply is desired, spring if there is adequate student re- MAGIC TAN headaches, loss of or excessive ity to tolerate stress and add to students should include their name, sponse. appetite, etc.) then alerts us to your reservoir of energy available address and phone number. MACHINE take remedial action to relieve the for dealing with highly stressful, Questions should be addressed to distress. yet unforeseeable, events. Hager said although she can't Hager at the department of nutrition guarantee that all questions will be and dietetics. TCU Box 32869. ■ 3204-B Camp Bowie Fort Worth Contest to increase drug awareness 332-2342 14. What sobers up a drunk person? 1. The most commonly abused drug in the H. Which of the following is not . □a cold shower By MariCarmen Eroles United States is □amphetamine Q marijuana □caffeine □black coffee NEW CUSTOMERS ONLY Staff Writer , □a traffic ticket □alcohol Omethaqu alone The Responsibility of Alcohol □methamphetamine □time OFFER EXPIRES 10-12-87 and Drugs group has set up a con- □walking test to increase alcohol and drug 15. Which of the following should never be 2. People who are dependent upon heroin 9. The majority of inhalant abusers are awareness among TCU students. mixed with alcohol? keep taking it mostly to □men □amphetamines The contest was started to make □experience pleasure r./\\ .I .I .RIAOAKS □children □sedatives people aware that there is going to □avoid withdrawal □women □cocaine □escape reality be an awareness week Oct. 12-16, □the elderly □cigarettes said Lori Weiss, program adviser Qbe accepted among friends FOOTBALL WEEKENDS 16. Medical help for drug problems is ava for Alcohol and Drug Education. 3. Which of these is not a narcotic? 10. Which of the following poses the greatest SPECIAL SUITE RATE OF able without legal penalties: The winners will be picked from □heroin health hazard to the most people in the United $39.95 □if the patient is under 21 those who have all the correct □marijuana States? □under the protection of Federal law answers, and if no one does, the □morphine □cigarettes WEDDING One HrrJroom Suite. - heroin □in certain states (sleep, up to t) one with the most correct will be □methadone □ □codeine INVITATIONS I-ill I j Equiped Kitchens the winner, Weiss said. □LSD 17. Stopping drug abuse before it starts is Complimentary Continental Breakfast 4. Which age group has the highest percen- Ample Parkin* The TCU bookstore donated tage of drug abuse rs? □caffeine called prevention Daily Maid Service □ 10-17 □ 3 Day Delivery $150 in gift certificates to be di- □withdrawal Courtesy Car tci the Callrna □18-25 (Two blixlu from rnir hotel I vided among the daily winners of tolerance □26-35 11. Which of the following poses the highest □ 10 Minutei from the Aitn-doirie education 244-7925 the contest, she said. □36-60 immediate risk to users? □ (Students Wekjomel □61 and over □marijuana University Store Manager Mike IS. How long does marijuana stay in the body 5151 Richmond Avenue 5. Which drug does not cause physical de- □nicotine Gore said the store decided to give after smoking? Call for information Houston, Texas 77U5"» a»t. TICKETS our new little sisters! TEXAS A&MUNIVERSrTY $40 Lori Bennett 831-4321 Kristin Chambers MBA LOLLAR. PHILLIPS & FACTOR, PC ATTORNEYS Car a Craig Discuss opportunities for graduate 6200 Airport Freeway Amy Hrdlicka studies in Business Administration Fl. Worth, Texas 761 17 Ashley Thames Jim Loilar Phil Phillips with a representative Not A Board certified Board certified Suzy Styczynski Specialist Family Law Thursday, October 8, 1987 Abe Facfor Everett Young Melissa Warrenburg Career Planning and Board Certified Not A Board Certified Specialist Jamie Weiss Placement Center 10 a.m. -2 p.m. Criminal Law TCU DAILY SKIFF Wednesday, October 7, 1987 Page 3 COMMENTARY Lower prices, The latest trends better buys, don't mean a thing higher quality?

I'm talking about what's preten- By Michael Hayworth By John Paschal tious and what's not pretentious. Columnist Columnist What's fake and not fake. Real and not TCU is now real. Silly and not silly. I just think it's All this new- under new man- silly the fads and trends that some age stuff is a tad agement. people get into - and how thoroughly annoying. Aero- Sam Walton, they get into them - simply and solely bics and health owner of the for the sake of getting into them and food, and funky Wal-Mart "looking good." hair cuts, and stores, recently This guy the other night told me my stylish swings came across a from conservat- hair is too long. I told him I reckoned copy of Edward ism to liberalism so, because a bunch of other people Fiske's "The Best Buys in College told me that too. But my hair's not and back to conservatism. It's just Education." TCU is listed in that re- really too long. Or too short. Or too rubs a guy wrong. port as one of about 200 colleges and anything. It may be just longer than No doubt you and I expect it. Every universities offering "high-quality it's supposed to be right now this age is a new age at first, certainly, and education at reasonable cost " year, this decade, or it may not be. then everybody laughs at it later. You Walton immediately contacted the know how hip-huggers and bellbot- The point is, "too long" should be qualified with "for whom?" TCU Board of Trustees and purch- toms make you giggle. But in fact ^ ased the university. there's a quite simple explanation to "Aparently Mr. Walton has been a ■ some of us: Life is a constant series of supporter of higher education for moments, all unique, creating a real- quite some time," said Chancellor ity that is never the same. Lifeisdiffe- Bill Tucker. "He made a very good ; rent at the beginning of this sentence offer for TCU and the Board of Trus- than it is here at the end. tees decided to accept it." But does it have to be that diffe- Walton said both TCU and Wal- rent? And do we have to be that re- Mart believe in offering a good pro- sponsive to it? Here's sort of what I'm duct at a fair price. talking about. "TCU's philosophy of education is very similar to the philosophy behind . I'm just now getting around to Wal-Mart," Walton said. "But there paying for a stereo receiver that's are some problems with the way it is adaptable to a turntable I got a couple being run, and that is where I can of years ago . . . and now albums are make a difference." nearly obsolete. CDs, or compact Violent crime victims need "The success of Wal-Mart shows disks, are the new toy. When I get that people are willing to sacrifice a around to acquiring a few CDs, few frills to get the best prices. I be- there's a good chance we'll have lieve that holds true for education as something else to rattle the walls. society's understanding well." he said. Like, "Oh this is a beautiful house. Mr. Johnson. You'll love it. Three In bis effort to give students what compassion for them. It's easy to The U.S. legal system is not fair bedrooms, two baths, a lovely view they want for their parents' money, By Lee Ann Breland turn away from reality and say and neither is it right, but we made from the bay window upstairs and a Walton is trying to work out an Columnist it what it is today. It's up to us to hip three-piece band from Frisco "That couldn't happen to me." arrangement whereby McDonald's, change it. Wendy's and Colonial Cafeteria will down in the basement," It may come But it can happen just like it hap- accept TCU meal cards. to that, it may not. pened to these people. They were Reality is quick to slap us around when we are forced to face it, and "We'll keep one Marriott facility But that's progress, of course. You no different than us, but that has been changed. the members of this organization open for those who don't want to can't blame progress for being what it have been forced into something travel," he said, "but it's obvious that is, only people for the way the use it. We like to think in America we that they had no voice in from be- people prefer restaurant food to cam- Or misuse it. We expect that sort of have everything so easy and know ginning to end. pus food.' thing. nothing of devestation and de- Think about the last time a mur- Walton said the insurance and sal- So what else is it about today? What spair. But it lurks in our backyard, ary savings realized by closing the were harder to tell than others, but der occurred and it made the fist- is it that has both "today" and and we are choosing to turn our . campus food services would be signi- not one was of less importance. All news. We look at these people and "throw it back" written all over it? backs on it. ficant, "and students will get the food had suffered a great loss and would feel sorry for them at the same time I can illustrate. When a murder occurs, around they want feel the pain for the rest of their thanking God that it didn't happen I was at a friend's house one time lives. 200 people are affected. Over 600 to us. And that's just about as far as "It works out better for both sides," and his mom came in from her new murders occurred in Tarrant we take it. We don't think about it he said. They are all victims of violent aerobics class in her new aerobics County last year. anymore. In other major changes, Walton has outfit. crimes. decided to let the free enterprise sys- The U.S. judicial system was set But just because we don't think Another illustration. I was in a Victims of Violence is an orga- tem resolve TCU's parking problem up to be fair to everyone. We have about it doesn't mean that it goes health food store in Austin and I just nization for violent crime victims. and the library hours controversy. a right to an attorney and right to away. These victims need all the stood around and noticed the way ev- It's a support group that meets the trial. But is this complete fairness? All campus parking spaces now will erybody was. They were so health It's all fulfillment of roles because, first, third and fifth Tuesday of be reserved, with each space going to A defendant's attorney has the support that can be given them. food store-ish. after all, we're merely players in this each month at Central Christian the highest bidder. Handicapped right to decide whether or not the It's too easy to turn our backs and big sit-com. That's nothing bad in it- Church in Fort Worth. spaces will not be affected by this It's quite silly. In England, you victims may be present during the not listen to what is being said. self, really, until somebody feels he or move. don't see many health food stores. Dr. Jerry Harris started the trial. There's no fairness in that. It's all because we don't want to Hardly anybody takes aerobics. So she has to do something to help fulfill group two-and-a-half years ago and face reality. To improve TCU's athletic and that role. When society becomes the acts as counselor for the group. Any one of the defendant's fami- academic recruiting, however, Wal- are the English more unhappy than The trauma these people experi- Pied Piper, something's wrong. The rap session is poignant. ly or friends may be present and ton plans to reserve a few quality we are? Will they die sooner? ence is something they will have to People hated Ollie North until they Everyone has a turn to talk about may even testify on the defen- spaces for varsity athletes. National Don't think so. liked him. Explain that. what happened to them and their dant's behalf, while the victims live with the rest of their lives. It Merit scholars and "Skiff" columnists. doesn't go away after a little while. I think they're more honest. They In the same way, some people like families. have no voice whatsoever. The library now will be open 24 do what they do, not what social con- aerobics because they're supposed to. hours a day. Students will be charged vention tells them they should do. It's devastating. With the way things are now, After a violent crime occurs, the They like whatever haircut they like the system protects the defendant victim is left with a fear that is hard 10 cents per day to check out a book, Clive and Ian generally are not pup- because they're supposed to. They It's also reality. 20 cents an hour for use of the micro- pets of the social order. and not the victim. Things are not to calm. What's to be done about like natural food products because It's the reality of our society- vio- getting any better either. it? film machines and $1 for an appoint- From my viewpoint, my friend s they're supposed to. And when lence, crime in the community, ment with a reference librarian. It is logical that when a criminal aerobic mom was being an aerobicizer they're in, they're in. All the way. the police force and the judicial A lot. Try and show some act occurs it should be defendant The proceeds from the fees will be because this decade she's supposed to Like when you start eating natural system. These people have had empathy for a fellow human being. versus victim, but this isn't the way used to pay salaries for late-night staff. be. Next decade she'll be into trans- products. Does "whole wheat good- these things thrown at them over- Don't shut these people out, They it works out. It's the state of Texas Finally, Walton plans to make TCU cendental hockey, or whatever's the ness" have to become an active mem- night. How do they cope? need to feel like a part of the com- ber of your vocabulary, right next to versus the defendant. more diverse in order to appeal to a thing, and she'll dress the part. And They manage as best they can munity. They need to feel like "it tastes like chicken, really."? The state is not a victim. The broader range of students. The prop- those people in the health food store and take it one day at a time. That's someone cares about them and To me it's silly. Sometimes in com- state doesn't suffer the loss of a osed engineering school will be con- were the way they were because the only way because anyone who what happened. They aren't get- parison, even the process of switching family member. The state doesn't structed soon and a veterinary prog- that's the way they were supposed to hasn't experienced the same things ting anything empathy from the from albums to CDs sounds logical, if live in fear. The state feels nothing ram will follow. be, according to the unwritten law of they have can empathize with legal system. the behavioral bee's nest. Health be- not costly. Sometimes even the idea because it's an entity that has no Walton said there was no truth to them. nefits of aerobics and eating well are of a hip band in the basement sounds compassion for the victims of They are getting a heavy dose of the rumor that the business school not an issue here. That's not what I'm logical, just as long as it doesn't re- But that's precisely the prob- crimes. But it wastes no time in reality and that's hard to swallow would soon be adding a six-week talking about. quire anything of us. lem; no one wants to try and show a putting itself in the victims' place. when vou're alone. program in cashier training.

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Moudy Address Room 291 S Faculty Adviser .. Mark Witherspoon Moudy Building. TCU Bo* 32929 Production Supervisor Lisa Fulwider Ft. Worth. Texas, 76129 Printer . Crayson Color Web 921-7428 or ext 6560 Page 4 Wednesday, October 7, 1987 TCU DAILY SKIFI SPORTS No-name players Scab football deserves a good look _ Oiler from the Bum Phillips' days Saints whipped the Los Angeles Rams only one union player, too. I can t punting for Philadelphia. Guido Mer- By Troy Phillips 37-10. Being one of the lowliest teams remember the last time the Oilers kins was a mediocre player back in become superstars Sports Writer in NFL history, the Saints have never compiled over 400 total yards in a Houston, but next to Earl Campbell, Things are had a winning season. They also have game. Maybe this strike thing isn't he was my favorite player on the Scab enthusiasm may get old, but it getting a little 14 union players on the field, more such a bad idea. By John Paschal isn't old yet. We soon may want to see than any other team. Their quarter- There were other aspects of Scab team. screwy in the Just as I was reminiscing about Sports Writer a real cornerback cover a real receiver National Foot- back, John Fourcade, has played in Sunday that caught my attention. in lieu of this boyish excitement, but Green Bay's starting quarterback Guido's old day's, he faked a punt and ball League the Canadian Football League, the was mobbed by scab Bears for a 10- On your tele- not just yet. United States Football League, and Alan Risher was actually a stockbrok- these days, but yardloss. Yep, he's still mediocre. I'm vision, it usually the newest football league. Arena er before suiting up as a Packer. Right now we're having a good it's not all that glad they gave him a chance to play happens this bad. Actually, Football. Washington's Anthony Allen, who time, thanks. again, though. way. The big Another yearly loser, the Indiana- had seven pass receptions for 255 after watching a I'm glad for all the scabs that re- bad starting On Sunday, you could just see Li'l little "scabball" last Sundav,Sunday, I real- polis Colts, managed to field a team yards, was Sunday's most outstanding quarterback-y- Jimmy in there, jumping around with player. A week ago Allen was playing ceived another chance. There's no- ized that professional football can be that comprised several union players, thing wrong with what their doing. As our basic every- his new pals after the victory. Towel fun to watch even when it's not really including regular starting quarter- "Mr. Mom" at home. day Superman- boy yesterday, NFL star today. Remember when the Bears were long as they make me laugh, cheer professional, back Gary Hogeboom. The Colts and remember, I'll enjoy watching ! goes down with Whether there's an asterisk next to While the NFL players are picket- looked like Superbow! contenders in just OK? I couldn't until this the games. Whether it's better or an injury and Li'l Jimmy, fresh off the "NFL star" or not doesn't matter, ing, non-union players are inside the their 47-6 rout of Buffalo, weekend. Vince Evans, who was Chi- end of the bench, comes in with one When a team wins, the players don t cago's starting quarterback in the pre- worse than union football, we may stadiums playing their hearts out. I can see it now. Super Scab Sun- never get to see scab football again if minute to go and his team down by jump around yelling, "Asterisk yahoo! Many union players have crossed the day, starring the Saints and Colts. It's Jim McMahon years, showed up Sun- five points. Asterisk yahoo! We beat the asterisk day in a Raider uniform. Leading Los the strike is resolved. Scabs are going picket lines, but it's still the National not wishful thinking, but it would be to be a piece of NFL history. Who . hell out of 'em!" To these guys it Scabball League. fun. Angeles to a 35-17 win over Kansas And no sooner than you can say, hing-it meant plaving knows? Some guy in your neighbor- meflnt somet And what a day Scab Sunday was, Even my team, the usually inept City, Evans could be the solution to hood may be playing for an NFL team "Li 1 Jimmy, he lofts one into the football in the NFL-and that's what Fans in New Orleans were chanting, Houston Oilers, beat the Denver the Raiders' quarterback woes. endzone into the waiting hands ot his , right now. made jt fun t0 witness "stay on strike.'' It's no wonder. The Broncos 40-10. They pulled it off with My favorite moment was seeing an receiver for the winning score. Touchdown. Li'l Jimmy's a hero. All of it was so pristine. You figure all the guvs went down to the burger Sunday in the new and improved stand J^ tne game t0 get a cherry INTRAMURAL FOOTBALL STANDINGS NFL (National Football League, cola. You can just hear them. "When National Foosball League, National do we get our ietter sweaters, WOMEN'S COED Forensic League, Not Football in the Coach?" MEN'S INDEPENDENT DIVISION IV Least, whichever, it doesn't matter) Team W L T DIVISION 1 there were dozens of Li'l Jimmys. The hoi polloi of yore just never DIVISION I Fried Microwaves 2 0 0 DIVISION I Team W L T Water bovs made good, towel bovs seemed quite as thrilled to win a ball- Pete's Stegasauruses I 0 1 Three Blind Mice 1 0 0 Team W L T Team W L T gone Hollywood, bench jockeys gone game, let alone put on a uniform. But 1 1 0 Howard's Kids 1 0 0 Hooters 3 0 0 Allied Kappa Kappa Gamma 2 0 0 Big Time.' Revenge of the Nerds. for our beloved scabs, the new kids on Pastors of Disaster 1 1 1 Fighting Falcons 10 0 Cutters 2 1 0 ZTA Ladies 1 1 1 the block, the cool kids on the block, Blue Collars 0 3 0 Brachman 0 10 Chops 2 1 0 Kappa Delta 1 1 0 They were the dogs who got their the uniform was a badge of honor, not Bashers and the Babes 0 2 0 Wright Nights 1 3 0 Alpha Phi 0 0 2 day. And they lapped up and loved all the Path to Paycheck, 0 3 0 DIVISION V DIVISION II the limelight thev could get. Even the „ , . , , „, . . .. Army ROTC Delta Gamma 0 1 2 Team W L T staunchest,L * most; stoic,* • most♦ stubborn* M™™ Yes,*"■* t looked ike Jjunior varsity, ' Team W L T steelworker in Pennsylvania is be- b<^ " ™ "d.culous at times, k* DIVISION II Samoans 2 0 0 DIVISION II Spuds 1 0 0 bs ust want t0 have ft,n And they Texas Exes 2 1 0 Clark Puffs 1 0 0 hoved to confess, the football Sunday "* J ' L T Team W L T dldl Team Five Alarmers 1 1 0 Scabs 1 1 0 was sort of sweet. A Sunday scab Alpha Delta Pi 1 0 2 Home Boys 0 0 SAE B 1 2 0 Sixty-niners 0 2 0 game was the greatest "feel good" Oh, indeed it is the quality (or lack Delta Delta Delta 2 1 0 Sigma Chi B Brachman 0 2 0 DIVISION III flick since "Cocoon," the best whole- thereof) of competition that is the rub 1 1 1 Killer B's Pi Beta Phi Team W L T some family entertainment this side about this whole affair. Purists say it's, 0 0 2 P Woods MEN'S GREEK Chi Omega CBW Rebels 1 0 0 of Disney. like having a zirconium diamond ring 0 1 1 O.F.C. Kappa Alpha Theta Hooters 0 1 0 . , ..... c »u n instead of the real thing. Like having Team W L T Sunday, the striking pro football instead Fort Worth Strangers 0 1 0 an aluminum Christmas tree Sigma Chi ' 3 0 0 DIVISION III players struck out. rf & blue spruce And theyVe right DIVISION III Lambda Chi 3 0 0 Frogs 0 1 0 The scabs beat them in their own about that, Team W L T Sigma Alpha Epsilon 3 10 Team 2 0 0 game. Watching an NFL game hasn't Sund -s Dallas-New York Jets Sim/ Phi Delta Theta 2 2 0 Misfits been so fun since . . . iin- which ^ in Dailas uni- Cowards 2 1 0 Kappa Sigma 2 2 0 Jammin' J's ce . . . we 1, it hasn t been this much forms WQn ^.^ fc Exhjbit A for the Tom Brown 1 1 0 FIJI 1 3 0 Colby 0 1 0 1 3 0 Waits' Misfits fun ever. We get to watch mere mot- ecutlon. Opening kickoff-fum- Clark Kents Phi Kappa Sigma 0 2 0 0 4 0 tals make mistakes come back and b,p ^ p]ay fmm scrimmage-fum- Flyin' Frogs Delta Tau Delta The Mob make 'em again and still play with ble. New York recovers at the Dallas some fire in their jocks, four, drives a full yard and kicks a Finally, there are some guys with wobbly field goal. Et cetera, et some "want to" in their approach to cetera. There were eight fumbles, GRAND OPENING the game, not some "have to, three interceptions and 26 penalties. "ZeTto" or"'weiu'd better" or "I All perpetrated by guys named don't feel like it." Smith, Jones and Radachowsky. 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