Alumnus Vows to Fill Stadium Roger Williams Appointed Committee of 100 Chairman
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LAST-SECOND SHOT ICES FROG VICTORY OVER A&M - PACE 7 TCU Daily Skiff THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1996 TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 93RD YEAR, NO. 65 Alumnus vows to fill stadium Roger Williams appointed Committee of 100 chairman Bv. CIIHIMV I IAWKINS team plays the University ot Texas TCU DAILY SKIFF Longhorns May 4 at The Ballpark in Arlington. u?oger Williams, a TCU alumnus Williams said he wants to fill the and Fort Worth businessman, was stands for the football team's first appointed the chairman of the Com- game in 1996 againsi Kansas and at mittee of 100 yesterday by Chancel- the first Western Athletic Confer- lor William E. Tucker. ence game against the University of "We have a lot of goals and we Texas at El Paso. will probably accomplish more than "We are gonna have some fun .uul what we are expected to." Williams turn it up some notches." Williams said at a news conference in the said "Teams in the V\ \( are going Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Letter- to go away wishing they were like man's Lounge. "We know there are us." 47.000 seats in the stadium and we Terry Ryan, president of the fort TO' Dally Skiff John u HIHH^ want to fill them all." Worth Chamber of Commerce, said Capt. Clyde Tomlinson, an assistant professor of military science, braves the cold yesterday on campus. Temperatures Williams succeeds John Roach. the future of Fort Worth is tied to today are expected to stay in the 20s. Tandy Corp. CEO and chairman: TCU. and Malcolm Louden, a TCU "There is no two ways about it." trustee, who were the 1995-96 co- Ryan said "If we have the kind of chairs. fan support we need, you will sec Roach started the Committee of these teams start developing." 100 in 1994 to promote TCU athlet- Williams is the former owner of On-campus students express ics in the Fort Worth community. Jack Williams Automall which he Showgirls The Committee of 100 coined the sold in November 1993 to I)a\id slogan "TCU: Your Home Team." and John David Moritz. and a group to perform and its efforts successfully broke of investors including Dallas Cow- dissatisfaction with housing attendance records at TCU football boys quarterback Troy \ikman games, Williams currently heads Jack for Harlem "We're going to make coming to Williams Companies, which BY ANDREA DAI'RN housing has been assuming for years: money living in an apartment. a TCU athletic event very social, includes Magic Touch Car Wash TCU DAILY SKIFF that students are moving off because Fisher said residential services something where all the family can Vestry Corporation and Jack 'Trotters we are operating facilities that are would like to keep as many upper- come." Williams said. Williams Ranches Every year, more and more upper- 30-50 years old." classmen as possible on campus Williams said one of his goals is Williams graduated from Arling- classman seem to be moving off Kristin Stec, a junior business because they bring a lot of positive to break the baseball team's atten- ton Heights High School, where he BY RYAN J. RUSAK campus. major, agreed. things to freshman. dance record by having 17.000 fans TCU DAILY SKIFF But Roger Fisher, director of resi- "1 have lived on campus for three Upperclassmen are experienced in attendance when the baseball fee Williams, page 5 dential services, said this is not a years now, and each year it gets more college students, good role models, The TCU Showgirls and strange trend. ^mmmmmmmmmmmm^ .aaaaaaai good mentors, he basketball band will take their "We have said. halftime show on the road and found that stu- lYcsidence Hall Population - Fall 94 & '95 TCU housing share a stage with the Harlem dents are mov- requires all first- Globetrotters tonight. ing off campus Class Fall '95 Fall '94 year students to Songs, poetry, dance The groups will perform in a because they Incoming freshmen 1216 1049 live on campus, show sponsored by Sports Fan- are looking for Continuing freshmen 52 49 but after that they tasies, a Dallas firm that spe- other types of Sophomores 814 814 are free to live kick off history month luniors 445 434 cializes in sports-based living situa- anywhere they entertainment at Fair Park in Seniors 271 258 tions, not Graduate students 37 33 want, he said. things to celebrate, she said. Dallas at 6 p.m. because they "Research has By .\EELIMA All! HI Total 283-. 2637 li U DAIL1 SKIM Phyllis Bodie. program coordina- Sports Fantasies has put think it is shown that stu- tor for Programming Council and together an awards program cheaper, or Male 1103 1036 dents who do live Dramatic poetry readings, a one of the coordinators of Black 1732 1601 for one of its clients, said (because of) Female on campus get dance solo and the Word of Truth History Month, said the month Melanie Mitchell, director of higher grades, stringent rules Increase from last year: 198 students, or 7.5 percent. Gospel Choir will kick off Black gives African-American students marketing and special events of the univer- have a better col- History Month at noon tomorrow in the opportunity to share certain Source: TCU Kesidentitll .Sen K i <i for Sports Fantasies. sity," he said. lege experience, the Student Center Lounge. aspects of their culture with their "Its an awards ceremony for "They want are involved in The theme of this year's celebra- community their top 800 to 1,000 people," the option of living situations that we expensive to live on campus — yet campus activities, have a higher tion is "Still I We're Mitchell said. "They're going can't offer, such as more privacy, there are no improvements made to retention rate and are more satisfied Rise," named focusing on to give awards to their top more space, pools and volleyball the building." she said. than those who live off campus." after the poem by BLACK education this salespeople." courts," Fisher said. "They don't Stec said she plans to move off Fisher said. the contemporary HISTORY year," she want to live in corridors with 60 other campus next year because the dorms And some students do enjoy living female poet Maya said. see Show, page 2 are not worth what she is paying, and MONTH people, and they don't want commu- Angelou. i In between see Housing, page 5 A nity baths. This only reinforces what she thinks she can get more for her Sonia Stewart, the programs chairwoman of the multicultural tomorrow. Bodie said students will committee of Programming Council have a chance to win a prize by and one of the coordinators of answering trivia questions about Black History Month, sai'd the poem black history Board of Visitors to market fine arts dept. signifies that African-Americans are "It's a chance to show off their still rising and becoming successful know ledge about other cultures," by overcoming obstacles. she said. Panel of business leaders look to re-create successes of Committee of 100 "They're being positive figures in She said she also wanted people the world, not just in sports and to remember thai black history is a BY BRIAN WILSON 100 business leaders from across the state credited located on the north end of campus next to Ed Lan- entertainment but in business, in part of American history and that TCU DAILY SKIFF with renewing interest in the TCU football pro- dreth Hall. government and in the classroom," American history is not di\ ided gram with an aggressive marketing strategy. Financial support for the new building has been she said. "They're positive leaders " Darron Turner, director of minor- The TCU College of Fine Arts and Commu- The 20-member board saw what the Committee provided by a number of local sources, and the Stewart said Black History ity affairs and master of ceremonies nication has established a new committee of of 100 did to increase attendance at football ground-breaking ceremony is scheduled for Month recognizes people who have tomorrow, said a variety of events state-wide business leaders to help create more games, and wanted to do something for the March, Moore said. made contributions in the past as have been planned throughout the media attention and attract top students to the advancement of the fine arts community, said Kenneth Raessler, chairman of the music well as those who will contribute to month. college. Moore, who also serves as president of Surgex, a department, said in a newsletter released to mem- the future and enables everyone to Next Friday. Augie N'kele, will The TCU Board of Visitors, founded by Robert Fort Worth company specializing in surgery cen- bers of the department that the building is expected remember the history of African- exhibit his "Forgotten Heritage" Garwell, dean of the college, was inspired by the ters. to open next fall. Americans. series from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m in the success of the Committee of 100, said Ron Moore, Among the projects the board is working on is Moore said the board hopes projects like this TCU students, as well as mem- Student Center Lounge. chairman of the Board of Visitors. the $12 million F. Howard and Mary D. Walsh bers of the community, are coming The Committee of 100 is a group of more than Center for the Performing Arts, which will be see Visitors, page 2 together this month to do different see Month, page 5 News Digest Police file corpse abuse charges Deadly lion virus identified IBM buys software company Fans trampled at blues show Man risks life for immortality TYLER, Texas (AP) — A Van Zandt NEW YORK — Scientists have identified NEW YORK (AP) - IBM will pay S743 ATLANTA (AP) — Fans packed a night- BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) Stefan County woman faces charges of abuse of a a virus that killed an estimated 1,000 lions in million to buy Tivoli Systems Inc., a mid- club to more than double its capacity to see Sigmond wants to get in the Guinness Book corpse in the case of two premature babies Africa in 1994, and they've started a cam- sized software company that helps compa- a free concert by the group Immature, and 21 of Records in the worst way.