A Ticket to Raising Funds

SPORTS I 10 PHOTOSPREADI 6 & 7 HYMAN IN THE SPOTLIGHT THE GOOD, THE BAD - THE PHOTOS Find out the method behind the athletics Check out the photos of the major director's elusiveness events this semester T ^^ M 1 Serving Texas Christian University C U DAILY SKIF www.skiff.tcu.edu I Friday, April 23, 2004 I Vol. 101 • Issue 109 • Fort Worth, Texas Employee wages debated by task force, Chancellor Boschini Staff members are looking for here, and I can make you a list of tccognized in multiple areas," Undet fotmcr Chancellor some housekeepers, administrative officials also try to reduce wage ways to battle problems in the all the people that work rwo jobs to Campbell said. "Compensation is Michael Ferrari, entering hourly assistants, groundskecpers and oth- compression, a problem created university's wage system. be able to make it," Ramirez said. "I and has been a long-standing issue employees went from earning ers cannot live on TCU wages and when newly-hired employees earn By Marco Lopez hope they do something. It's hard." of discussion at the Staff Assembly, $5.73 to $8 over a period of five must have second jobs and or re- nearly as much money as their sen- years. In response to a request from Staff Reporter A group of 16 staff members are the Budget Advisory Committee, ceive some kind of government as- ior co-workers and supervisors. the Staff Assembly, Chancellor again, a number of places." sistance," Pope said.Campbell said Ruben Ayala, a painter who has Many university staff members trying to do something. They are Victor Boschini created a repre- Staff members from areas such worked for 15 years at the Physi- have to work two jobs to meet their working to design a five-year plan sentative staff task force in the fall compensation is a major issue be- as the Physical Plant, student af- cal Plant, said he thinks he has not basic needs, staff members say. to solve problems in the univer- to set priorities fot solving the dif- cause administrators have to use fairs, extended education, the li- received fair raises compared with Gerardo Ramirez, who has sity's wage system and improve ferent compensation issues. limited resources to accomplish brary and advancement, among other employees. worked as a groundskeeper for 10 employees' benefits, said Carol Tara Pope, a task force member, many things. Compensation pays others, are meeting biweekly as "I've worked here for 15 years, years, said there are many employ- said currently more than 250 em- for salaries, raises and the Tuition Campbell, vice chancellor for fi- part of the Staff Compensation and other employees who have ees struggling just to survive. nance and administration. Task Force to recommend changes ployees earn less than $20,000 a year. Assistance Program, as well as health "I've had two jobs since I started "I think the need has been to the compensation system. "While progress has been made, and retirement benefits. Universitv (More on WAGES, page 2) A ticket to raising funds Greeks raise money and When not fighting crime, university police writing citations give time to good causes More than $121,000 and 25,000 fraternity and sorority is required to If students updated their parking Texas Christian University Police Department hours of community service were do philanthropies by its national chap- permits, the number of parking cita- donated to charities by Greek ter, but that is not the only motivation. tions would be reduced significantly. TRAFFIC CITAriON organizations in 2003. "Many students patticipate be- B) Erin Baelhge Bv Slacey Grant cause it's a chance to give service to a Staff Reporter Skiff Ki*|)ol1cl wonderful cause and have fun with Call it a bull market for traffic citations. Fraternity and sorority members their organization at the same time," The university is on pace to levy more may have to wotk extra hard this yeat she said. parking fines than last fiscal year — if they hope to surpass the successes of Spencer Blevens, 1FC director of when students, faculty and staff forked 2003s philanthropic events. service, said TCU fraternities donated over more than $370,000 for TCU cita- According to the directors of service more than $44,000 to different char- tions — and has already collected for the Interfraternity Council and ities last year. $351,207 since June 1, said Cheryl Wil- Panhellenic Council, more than son, the university controller. Blevens, a sophomore advertis- $ 121,000 was donated to various char- The university uses the funds to help ing/public relations major, said Pi ities through philanthropies in 2003. support general university activities. Kappa Phi raised the most money Tiffany Abbott, director of frater- The TCU Police Department employs nity and sorority affairs, said each (More on GREEK, page 2) 22 licensed officers and 10 security guards who — when they're not solving crimes or trying to prevent them — sweep the campus tor parking offenders. An administrative assistant maintains a Christianity feels rift database and even compiles a "Most Wanted List" of students who have received multiple tickets since the start of the academic year. over homosexuality And the only thing stopping police from writing more tickets is a iack of officers. hand, only one of about 30 Chtistian "We constantly have vacancies because Homosexuality has stirred debate in many denominations. officers leave for higher salaries at bigger Chutch regions will ordain a gay or- departments," said J.C. Williams, assis- B\ Elizabeth Basset! dination candidate. tant chief of police. Staff Reporter The Christian Church is not the Every nine-hour shift has at least four The controversy surrounding gays only denomination struggling to de- scheduled officers, but the department and lesbians and theit role in Christian- fine the roles of homosexuals. would like to have five officers on every ity was highlighted this spring at TCU. The Episcopalian Church is also shift, Williams said. Btite Divinity School was the cen- caught in a controversy. Gene Robin- "More tickets are given during the tet of focus when an openly gay ad- son was consecrated as the first openly 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. shift because ministrator, who is also a Christian gay bishop of the U.S. Episcopal there are more officers,'' officer Ervey Church minister, said a church official Church in fall 2003, and ever since, the Anglican church has been pas- Garcia said. "The officers at night can't discriminated against him because of write tickets because they ate more con- sionately debating whethet this is in his sexuality. line with church policy. cerned about security." TCU is affiliated with the Christian As of March 31, the TCU Police De- The Roman Catholic Church holds Church (Disciples of Christ), and partment had issued 9,682 tickets that although being homosexual is even though this denomination has a since Aug. 1. not a sin, gay sex is. The Catechism, reputation of being nontraditional Ben Dalton, a sophomore political sci- or official doctrine of the church, says and accepting, this spting has proved ence and criminal justice major, said the that homosexual acts are against nat- that even a progressive religion has to officers give too many tickets, which has ural law and cannot be approved un- a negative impact on the university. grapple with new trends. der any circumstances. "It alienates the students and makes A rift in the Chtistian Church was But the church adds that homosex- exposed: Many in the church support uals should be accepted with respect (More on TICKETS, page 2) gays in all their roles, including serving as ministers, but on the other (More on RELIGION, page 8) Learning lessons to last a lifetime Reading between the lines Growth in life shouldn't stop tory that she found she could featured in articles for the Hous- m with successes, says a 46- not ignore her love for design, ton Chronicle, USA Today, Amer- — —-rsr year-old junior interior design losing herself time and again in ican Metal Market, Family major. design projects. Business and Nations Business. J8T | y~ By Amy Bowman "It is important to listen to the A couple of years latet she de- Staff Reporter still, small voice we all have and cided to sell her business, took If wisdom is knowing that you let it be a guide," she said. time off and found a love in culi- ,.•«**•** don't know, then Debra Benditz In Morgan's case, that voice has nary school. After graduation she Morgan is very wise indeed. Never led her down several paths. teamed up with a Certified Mas- mind that she can't figure out "Sadly, many of us do things fot tet Chef and started a culinary others and in the long run end up what she wants to be when she consulting firm. miserable," she said. grows up. Then came the decision to sell Morgan has been fortunate in "The more I know the mote I out once again and come back to fun and profitable work environ- ♦ t want to know and tealize how lit- school to study art history. ments throughout her life. First tle I actually know," Morgan said. and before college the first time Because of the excellent pro- She's a junior intetior design around, there was the job in the gram at TCU, Motgan made the major, but she's also 46, a success- golf shop. move to Fort Worth where she ful (and once not-so-successful) Then, shortly after, Morgan also discovered her love for design s *»*.**,« businesswoman from Houston went to work for her fathet selling in home and work environ- who is taking some time off to do pipe and decided at the age of 26 ments."! don't evet see myself re- the marriage thing.

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