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Nation Mostly cloudy Sheriffs challenge gun-control law WASHINGTON (AP) — Two county sheriffs from Mark Davis gets his TUESDAY Montana and Arizona are hands on the top DECEMBER 3, 1996 challenging the Brady gun- Metroplex ratings. control law before the See page 4 Texas Christian University Supreme Court, arguing the 94th Year • Number 52 federal government cannot require local police to help enforce the measure. Jay Print?., sheriff of Ravalli County, Mont., and Richard Ke u Mack, sheriff of Graham County, Ariz., are the two Kay Granger chosen I » Mi seeking to have the law over- turned. After hearing arguments in the case Tuesday, the justices are expected to issue a ruling by July. to address graduates
State By Kelly Melhart Chancellor William E. Tucker, District representative, will be the SKIFF STAFF .vl.o chose Granger to be the speak- first female to represent the district. Ruling may allow Congresswoman-elect Kay er, said she is a model for young She is also the first Republican interest on child support Granger will be the keynote speaker people. woman ever elected to the House of SAN ANTONIO (AP) —A for the winter commencement cere- "I think Kay Granger is a role Representatives from Texas. P»trw:lo C'oofccr SKIFF STAFF judge entered a class-action mony, university officials model for college and university stu- Granger filled the chair vacated Kay Granger, shown here delivering a victory speech after her elec- order Monday providing for announced Monday. dents," he said. "She presents herself by Democrat Pete Geren, who had tion to Congress from the 12th district in November, will be the com- parents to collect interest on Granger will address approxi- well. She'll talk straight to TCU stu- represented the district for the past mencement speaker at graduation Dec. 21. Granger, a former mayor past-due child support, a sum mately 650 graduates,at 3:30 p.m. dents." of Fort Worth, is the first Republican woman elected to the U.S. House plaintiffs attorneys say could Dec. 21 in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. Granger, the newly elected 12th Please see GRANGER, Page 2 from Texas. total billions of dollars. State District Judge John D. Gabriel Jr. ruled custodial par- ents who have been owed back child support would be certi- MBA fied as a class in the case. Texas Attorney General Dan Morales intervened last week on behalf of the plain- students tiffs and pledge to pursue unpaid interest in the child support cases his office han- dles. receive Bullock warns of financial collapse AUSTIN (AP) — The state's school funding system awards could collapse if Gov. George By Amanda Bronstad W. Bush's proposal to replace SKIFF STAFF school property taxes isn't A TCU MBA student and a TCU carefully handled, says Lt. business graduate are two of the 23 Gov. Bob Bullock, who com- Texas MBA students who received a pared school finance to a $5,000 scholarship from the Texas house of cards. Business Hall of Fame Foundation Bullock, who met with this year. Bush early Monday, said he's Lima Benzick. a second-year waiting on the Republican MBA student from Euless, and John governor to present a clear Nethery. a 1993 TCU business grad- plan for replacing local school uate from Dallas and a second-year property taxes, which make up MBA student at Southern Methodist the majority of public school University, were the recipients. funding. The Texas Business Hall of Fame Bush spokeswoman Karen Foundation is a non-profit organiza- Hughes said the governor does tion consisting of successful busi- not have a deadline for pre- ness executives that awards annual senting his specific plan. scholarships to Texas MBA students who show entrepreneurial potential. Bodies believed Anya Schreitmueller, a freshman movement science major, fills members said the poll was conducted to obtain an accurate The scholarships were announced to be missing students recently at the Wyndham Anatole SAN ANTONIO (AP) — out the House of Student Representatives' survey about smok- representation of students' feelings about smoking, rather than ing on campus Monday afternoon in the Student Center. House just hearsay. Hotel in Dallas. The bodies of two boys Benzick said she was surprised to believed to be those of high receive the award. school students missing since "I thought the scholarship Nov. 12 have been found in a required you to have participated in creek bed near their neighbor- something entrepreneurial already," hood. Outbreak to hit chapel tonight she said. "I didn't realize they were Eric J. Anderson, 15, and looking for potential. 1 was very sur- Christian Maldonado, 16, prised and very honored to be one of were last seen about three 'Reasons '96' at UCC to highlight roots of Christmas holiday those people." weeks ago leaving their school bus. By Erik McKenzle unique band that could be classified communications major, plays bass the band's largest production for the Please see AWARDS, Page 2 "I think that what we have SKIFF STAFF as alternative and acoustic. for the band and said he's excited band. Perry said the concert has here is two murders," police Christmas is on its way to TCU. "Nothing really compares to about the upcoming performance. grown from what organizers origi- Sgt. Jose Banales said Sunday. A Christmas performance tonight them," Spears said. Perry, one of the original mem- nally envisioned. Police have no suspects and in the chapel at University Christian The band takes their name from a bers of the band, said the band's There will be more to tonight's were awaiting identification of Church will include music, drama weekly meeting on campus. It has music reflects the worship of God performance than just the band com- House the bodies and a ruling on the and videos. played at every meeting since while trying to make the music ing out and playing Christmas cause of death. The event, called Reasons '96, September, when they met in front something that students would music. will include performances by the of Frog Fountain and performed a enjoy. Spears said there will be contem- to debate band Outbreak, which has per- free concert for students, he said. "Traditional music is not relevant porary music, praise and worship as Campus formed shows earlier in the semester Spears, an administrator at Shiloh to college students," Perry said. "We well as videos and a drama perfor- at TCU. House Community Church, said try to make our music as contempo- mance to depict a modern day Students display art Brady Spears, an organizer of the there has always been a lot of stu- rary as possible." manger scene by students of the four bills for senior project event, said the reason behind the dent involvement with Outbreak. He said the band has had a good TCU drama clubs. By Rob Sherwln Five bachelor of fine arts concert is to celebrate Christmas Students participate in the meetings time performing for students every In addition. Spears said, he will SKIFF STAFF seniors are currently display- share a brief message to students and its original meaning as the birth- and share fellowship with others. week throughout the semester. He The TCU House of Student ing their works in the exhibi- day of Jesus Christ. "We've had a real good response," said he hopes more people will hear about Christmas and will issue a Representatives could allocate tion hall of Moudy Building Spears said a highlight of the he said. "The people who attend about the band through word of challenge to students to make the almost $10,000 at its meeting most out of the holiday season North as part of their Bachelor night will be the songs performed by have really enjoyed the meetings." mouth and friends. tonight if it passes all four bills on of Fine Arts Studio Art Senior before returning home for the break. Outbreak, which he described as a Dallas Perry, a senior speech The performance tonight will be its docket. Exhibition. Because the John Dyer, painter; Keri House did not Hammers, printmaker; Kristen meet its quo- Kendrick. sculptor; James Friendship pact survives after 70 years rum at last, McAIIen, painter; and Todd week's meet-' McCoIlister, sculptor, feature each man pledged to live "in such a tures, with each man seated or stand- contributing to the annual fund and ing and was thus unable to vote on a total of 32 art pieces inside By Klmtwrly Wilton way that it will be the connecting ing in the same spot every time they the Mary Couts Burnett Library. any legislation, the bill to buy table the gallery. Additional pieces and Kelly Melhart SKIFF STAFF link that binds the 10 into an unbro- have met. By doing this, any mem- "The whole group has been very lamps for the Mary Couts Burnett are displayed outside of the In 1929, TCU had no fraternities ken circle of friendship which death ber who is missing from the photo generous over the years." she said. Library was tabled to tonight's gallery. or sororities. But 11 male students alone can part." can be remembered. In addition, she said, one of the meeting. The exhibit opened Monday felt enough brotherhood to create a The 11 men signed the covenant Recently, the missing members' members left his entire estate to the The bill requests $712.32 from night and will continue group they termed the "Big Ten." in an order they determined by spaces have been filled by their chil- university. the House Permanent through Friday. It was midnight of May 25, 1929, drawing poker chips, promising to dren. Willson said the group was close Improvements Fund to buy 42 when the 11 collegians met at a Lake conduct themselves "at all times in a Bush E. Jones, former national and the men had several traditions. lamps and light bulbs to be placed Worth camp and made a pact to meet manner worthy of their friends. advertising manager for the Fort "It probably represented the best on various library tables. Inside in Fort Worth every 10 years for as "We meant what we were doing Worth Star-Telegram, was the first to of what fraternity life is supposed to The House will also debate and long as the members were able. when we started it," Sanders said. be missing from the picture. He died be like." she said. vote on three bills that were intro- •University of Texas quar- The group's remaining members E. Claude Manning, a 1929 TCU on Sept. 8, 1963. Manning said, "I want other stu- duced at last week's meeting and terback James Brown pre- will be honored at a luncheon today graduate and a Big Ten member, Today, only three members dents in the country and especially passed by the House Finance dicts a big Longhom victo- at noon in the Dee J. Kelly Alumni said the 11 members of the group remain: Manning, 88; Sanders, 88; at TCU to know that it is a wonder- Committee Wednesday. ry over Nebraska, page 5 and Visitors Center. exclude themselves but refer to the and E. Weir McDiarmid, 87. ful thing to do and a wonderful way The first bill, if passed, would Ralph Sanders, a 1929 TCU grad- other members as the Big Ten. At the 50th anniversary in 1979, to make friends." allocate $4,250 from the Permanent • Byron Hanspard, a Texas uate and a member of the Big Ten, Another original Big Ten member the remaining members agreed to Manning and Sanders, who reside Improvements Fund to buy five Tech running back, wins said the group was formed to keep was Fred Erisman, father of current meet every five years. in Fort Worth with their wives, will benches to be placed around the the Doak Walker Award, the bonds of friendship strong English department chairman Fred Nancy Willson, director of gift be honored at today's luncheon. Worth Hills campus. pages throughout each member's lite. Erisman. planning at TCU, said members of McDiarmid. who lives in By the light of a kerosene lamp. The men have taken formal pic- the group have supported TCU by Minnesota, will not be present. Please see HOUSE, Page 2 PAGE 2 Skiff TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3,1996 HOUSE AWARDS From Paite 1 From Page j
Furthermore, the bill states that Rob Rhodes, academic program Benzick said she hopes to use the moved to Dallas, she started a hat the project would be "the first in a director of the MBA program, said an $5,000 for her and her husband to store. She entered the real estate busi- series of projects that will develop MBA student from TCU has received move into a house. ness when a customer dared her to sell BLACK STUDENT CAUCUS will hold a domino/spades tourna- the Worth Hills campus for all one of the foundation's scholarships Benzick, who graduated from his less-than-perfect properties, since Texas A&M University in 1991 with a ment beginning at 8 p.m today in the Pit in the Student Center, lor TCU students." every year for the last six yearn. she was so good at selling ugly hats. more information, contact Monica Burrell-White at 651-2392. The second bill asks that the "It's very impressive for any student degree in biochemistry, said she hopes Halliday took the dare seriously and House give $4,084 from the to be nominated and elected," he said. to market technology to pharmaceuti- became a real estate success, Nethery ORDER OF OMEGA holiday tree lighting will lake place at 10 p.m. Permanent Improvements Fund to "It's apparent from the size of the cal companies in the biotechnical said. Wednesday in fart of Sadler Hall eight residence halls for various scholarship. They're basically giving a industry. "A lot of things you can't predict," THE STUDENT CENTER will expand its hours from midnight to 2 recreational equipment. $5,000 scholarship to each of the Nethery, the other scholarship Nethery said. "I don't see myself a.m. Sunday through Thursday. These extended hours will be estab- The bill provides about $3,(KX) MBA programs in Texas. That's an recipient, said he does not yet know climbing up the corporate ladder. I'm lished on a trial basis through the fall semester of I996, to buy air hockey tables for organization that's extremely well- how he will use the $5,(XX). more entrepreneurial. But I don't SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS GROUP is now forming at the Moncrief Hall, Brachman Hall. supported to give scholarships in that Halliday started her career selling think anybody knows what he or she Id Counseling (enter Call Dorothy M. Barra at 921-7863 for ini- Tom Brown Hall and Milton amount." soap to cowboys in Kansas. When she really wants to do." tial icreerring. Daniel Hall. It also allocates money to buy a GRANGER stereo for Clark Hall, a television for Jams Hall and a vidcocasselle From Page 1 HMNglnf editor, MWl edilor. uinpii- editor .irul s|*irt- recorder for Foster Hall. An addi- TCU E> A ■ L-*V CIII.M 9ifM n ivpftMMthe opinion nl ilie Kiiieri tional $50 would also be used to six years. She earned 58 percent of represented the district until 1989. and grows. 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Letters must Include the writer's name. address and telephone numbers. The Skiff reserves the right to edit or reject all letters for length, style and taste. EDITORIAL IT'S THE PITS New Snack Bar hours are ridiculous First they took away Taco Bell. Now But these hardly seem like feasible alter- this. natives for students who crave a grilled If you haven't noticed, the Snack Bar, cheese sandwich, quesadilla, do-it-yourself more commonly known as The Pit, has pizza or the world-famous Pit tater tots at Woes of Welfare drastically changed its hours of operation. lunchtime. It used to be open from lunchtime until Replacing these with healthy alternatives 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and is no justification. If the students wanted Poverty solution lies with the people for dinner on Sundays. It is now open only such a change made, they would have Democratic Party. is ill-equipped to move people from from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. called for longer hours for Eden's, not With the end of "welfare as we know it," in a bill This past Thanksgiving holiday welfare to work. The reason, according to senior food ser- shorter hours for the Pit. President Clinton signed provides an apt background against With the federal government out vice director Jim Fjelstul, is that historical- And this is especially unfair for students near the close of the I04th Congress, which to examine the problem posed of the picture, it is up to private char- ly, business drops dramatically at all of the who have classes at I p.m. and cannot reports continue to flow about the by the welfare state. ities and the people who make them In his weekly radio address a success to assume the burden of eateries on campus after Thanksgiving. In make it to the Main. "dim" futures of welfare COMMENTARY Saturday. Clinton urged Americans helping alleviate the problems faced order to effectively absorb that lost busi- Marriott has long held that prices, which recipients all to continue the charitable work by the lower class. ness, hours at The Pit were cut back, since many people feel are too high, are due to over the shown during the holiday season. Hut throwing money at the poor, that's where activity falls off the most. costs. But for the second time this semes- nation. "We must not wail until regardless of who does it. will never Recent Thanksgiving to reach out to those in solve anything. Those in a position to To compensate, Eden's Greens — ter, Marriott has drastically cut students' headlines have need," he said. "And we must not help must remember what made which, like the Main, had closed at 2 p.m. access to a particular dining location. screamed pack our compassion back in the them successful and teach the less — will stay open until 2:30 p.m. In addi- If costs were kept to a minimum, per- about the mil- cupboard like line china that only fortunate how to access opportunities gets used once a year." thai will allow them to become pro- tion Pizza Hut, which fills the 2 to 6 p.m. haps one could pardon scaling back the lions of chil- dren who will ^^HB. As many ethical and moral prob- ductive members of society. void, will have a new menu line, the Pit's hours. But how can we believe that allegedly go BRIAN lems Clinton has. in my view, he Unfortunately, supporters of the Garden Express, featuring ready-made high prices are still a necessity when dining hungry WILSON must be given credit for answering welfare system continue to believe foods and salad items. options are taken away from students? because wel- the critics of welfare reform — many that by throwing money at the poor, fare was turned over to the states by of whom hold jobs in his own admin- they are doing the Lord's work. the new legislation. istration — with common sense. Instead, they are committing a "Welfare is primarily a children's After 30 years, welfare has heinously immoral act by suggesting program." said Sherri Dunn Berry of become nothing more than a vicious that welfare recipients can have Children Now. "Seventy percent of cycle from which its victims rarely something for nothing. all the recipients of welfare are chil- escape, despite the billions of dollars Until we realize that poverty never dren and children are the ones who that have been pumped into the sys- takes a vacation, and we must battle are going to be the most hurt if their tem. Why liberals are unable to real- it with a proper balance of compas- parents are denied assistance." ize this is beyond comprehension. If sion and tough love. America's lower To Ttt eESt OF fW RKOUKJION This continued a favorite rhetorical we are ever to solve the poverty class will grow, becoming less able trend of Congressional Democrats. problem in America, it must be made to support themselves and their fami- sic: BMS«5 INTO fACU OTHtS ONCE Since Republicans gained control of clear that the solution stalls and ends lies with every passing day. gTOTCtouSESOCa^T... Congress, children have been shame- with the people. lessly used as battering ranis to The events over the past three- Brian Wilson is a senior news-edi- advance the failed agenda of the decades have proved that Washington torial major from Vienna. W.Va. Letter to the Editor Delavcd-classcs report KVIL-FM (103.7), KKDA-FM (104.5). KYNG-FM was station's mistake (105.3) and KHKS-FM <106.1). On Nov. 25. the decision was made at 4:30 a.m. to To clarify the "massive confusion" over how TCU keep the campus open. When that is the case, we do not (5)#li. reports official weather-related, closings or delays to the call the media. However, shortly after 7 a.m., KXAS •0R W> " news media (Alan Meison's letter, "Massive confusion erroneously reported that classes would be delayed about class delays"). I'd like to explain the process. until 10 a.m. Through an administrative mix-up. the When hazardous weather is expected overnight. station entered TCU in its computers and other media TCU administrators monitor weather and road condi- organizations rebroadcast the false information. tions as well as forecasts throughout the night to deter- I heard the erroneous report at 7:30 a.m. on a radio mine the appropriate action. If a decision is made to station and immediately contacted all media, including delay classes or close the university, administrators KTCU, to run an announcement that the classes were contact me no later than 5 a.m. to alert the media. not delayed, despite other media reports. Throughout Major broadcast news organizations across the the morning. Campus Police officers were correctly Dallas/Fort Worth area provide TCU with special pass- reporting that there was no reported delay or closure. words and codes in advance of severe weather to pre- While we can't control media mistakes (KXAS hits vent false reports. Only staff members in the Office of apologized for the error and assures me it won't happen Communications receive these passwords. again). our office will in the future contact the appro- Here is a list of the broadcast stations we contact priate offices on campus to assure that accurate infor- with official closing information: KDFW (channel 4). mation is being communicated internally. KXAS (channel 5), WFAA (channel '8), KTVT (chan- nel 11). KUF-AM (570). WBAP-AM (820), KRLD- Rick 1/Amie AM (1080), KTCU-FM (88.7). KSCS-FM (96.3). Director of Communications 'Real World' more than dinosaurs and big birds Unfortunately, even though many view- I was channel surfing the other day during and aired by MTV for years. After several the other networks could be considered the parents to believe that it's OK to turn kids ers consciously realize that TV shows are a prolonged study break when my nimble seasons and a legion of dedicated viewers, evil stepchildren of "Sesame Street." PBS into steady TV viewers at an early age. It'l not uncommon now to plop children down not real. TV still has the ability to shape fingers caught the most perfect wave of the show is considered a success. Which and "Sesame Street" are just as responsible our ideas and the way we see the world. irony which I have ever seen. It was a TV forces the question, "Do people actually for a nation full of cathode ray tube addicts in front of 'Sesame' and barney' for hours and hours before their first birthday More and more, the line between fact and show about a handful of think this is what life is all about.'" Please as MTV, HBO or any of the major networks. because we've convinced ourselves that fiction is becoming blurred by shows like unrealistically diverse tell me that viewers do not actually think this Before I am accused of being un- "Hard Copy" and "A Current Affair." These people, all living under is an accurate documentary of how people American for attacking one of the beloved these shows are good for them. While the content of public television is certainly bet- shows know that their viewers have grown one roof, in an apart- interact with one another. educational institutions which we all ter than most commercial TV. its benefits up with "Sesame Street" and MTV and ment that looked like it The characters (I stress the word charac- watched each day as kids, let me explain. need overstimulation. So they try to make belonged to "Lifestyles ters — after all, no one is the same on cam- Parents let kids watch "Sesame Street" are questionable." the news as stimulating as possible, often of the Rich and era as they are in the flesh) do not do any- because it is supposedly educational; kids To say the benefits of prolonged TV watching are questionable is a gross under- compromising what the actual news is for Famous." The name of thing. They are paid to be on TV — which watch it every day; it becomes a habit; like what will sell. In essence, they are compro- the show was not "The despite the marketing ploys of MTV — still any habit, it grows and the kids watch more statement. Studies have shown that after watching "Sesame Street" for an entire sea- mising reality for what will get viewers to Fantasy World" or makes them actors. and more; then "Sesame Street" and son, the average kid only learns two letters stay tuned in. "Days of our Lives," The problem with this show and others "Barney" aren't enough. Next thing you of the alphabet. For two letters of the Even if "The Real World" is considered (those might have been like it is that it is portraying our society in an know, kids are watching "Rikki Lake" and WILLIAM alphabet, kids are becoming brainless zom- by many to be just another soap opera, it appropriate). No, the unrealistic light. Which, in turn, is turning us "The Real World," and these are the shows THOMAS still subconsciously shapes our vision of misnomer of this pro- into thoughtless stooges who have no clue that are shaping our generation. Does that bies because they are so accustomed to overstimulation that they cannot sit still — the real world. gram was, ironically BURDETTE what real life is. frighten anyone else? enough, "The Real But MTV is not the lone culprit. All the Consider the following from an article let alone learn — without it. Thus kids keep watching, and reality William Thomas Burdetle is a sophomore World." talk shows and "news programs" that have by Ann Green in the Boston Herald in news-editorial major from Overland Park, The Dials and tribulations of various little, if any, actual news on them add to this 1995: becomes harder and harder to discern from Kan. groups of people in their 20s has been set up inaccurate picture of life. I guess MTV and "What PBS has accomplished is to lead TV. PAGE 4 Skiff TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3,1996 Radio talk show host rides local issues to top spot By Ryan J. Ruuk 'Talk radio is hot as a firecracker David Brinkley's election-night com- SKIFF STAFF right now, and it has been for more ments about President Clinton, affir- Three computer screens Hash with than 10 years," Davis says. "If you're mative action, race relations, the constant activity. A sea of newspaper me. trying to build a local show and National Football League's overtime clippings and notepads threatens to do political talk right now, it helps to rules. Veteran's Day, sculpture and swamp buttons and switches on the be on a monster radio station like Jesse Jackson. All within one hour. desk BAP." Davis also credits his listeners and Between the plain gray walls, in a Davis, 39, says the viability of hi callers with helping him craft a com- burgundy desk chair, sits Mark Davis, station has had a big impact on his pelling show. Topics for discussion staring out into a control room lined success as a talk show host in several can come from experiences, concerns with tape machines and control pan- radio markets and opinions callers express, he says. elv but really staring beyond the "I've been on a lot of stations; some Davis says he feels a unique bond room, as if trying to sec the thousands have been strong and well run, and to his audience and tries to maintain a ill people his voice instantaneously some have not," says Davis, who has relationship with listeners. He reaches. hosted shows in Jacksonville, Fla., receives several off-the-air calls from I)a\is pounds the desk as he Memphis, Tenn., Tampa, Fla.. and listeners each day and tries to answer speaks, emphatically making his Washington, DC. "The car you're in most queries, in an effort to build rap- points. 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C1992 American Heart Association TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1996 PAGE 5 Fisher forced into QB controversy HOUSTON (AP) — Steve McNair has played the Houston Oilers into a quarterback con- QB predicts Big troversy after his outstanding performance against the New York Jets, leaving coach Jeff Fisher to decide: McNair or win in title game Chris Chandler? By Chip Brown "I watched the Colorado game, and Chandler, the starter the past ASSOCIATED PRESS two seasons, sat out Sunday's they sacked Detmer every other lime 35-10 victory over the New AUSTIN — Unranked and he dropped back to pass," Brown York Jets with an ankle injury unfazed, the University of Texas says said. "To sack me, they're going to and McNair, in his second start it has nothing to lose in the Big 12 have to catch me. of the season, showed some of Championship against the defending "If they bring everyone, it means the athleticism that made him national charnpion and third-ranked they are going to be man-to-man. and the Oilers' No. 1 pick in 1995. University of Nebraska. I don't think they can cover our Fisher will keep everyone Texas quarterback James Brown on receivers the whole game man-to- waiting until Wednesday. He Monday boldly stated that the man." wants to see if Chandler is fully Longhoms (7-4,6-2) — almost three- Brown's teammates weren't as out- healed before deciding. touchdown underdogs against the spoken. But they were equally confi- "It's obvious this is an emo- Cornhuskers (10-1,8-0) — would win dent. tional decision," Fisher said, by that margin Saturday in St. Louis. "We know that people have been "but it's not a democracy. The "I think we're going to win by three talking about the Big 12 South not decision will be made on what I touchdowns." said Brown, who threw being as tough as the North, but I think is best at that time." for four TDs and 336 yards without an think right now Texas is playing as There has been an underly- interception in a 51-15 victory over good as it's played all year," said ing current of controversy over Texas A&M University on Friday. "If Longhorns linebacker Tyson King. McNair's extended backup sta- they blitz us, and we make plays "We are going to show up and play tus. Some fans, even owner against the blitz, we'll be all right. well." "We really don't have anything to Bud Adams, expected McNair King said the key to winning lose," he said. "But we have a lot to to take charge sooner and start would be stopping Nebraska's high- earning his 7-year. $28.5 mil- gain. It's going to be, a good game. I'm as confident about this game as I powered option attack, averaging lion salary. 296.4 yards per game. was going into the A&M game." "Nebraska is the one who started Olajuwon to work out On paper. Brown figures to have a long day against the nation's fourth- the option," King said. "They are the after hospital stay standard, and that's why they've only HOUSTON (AP) — ranked defense, which is giving up just 77.8 yards on the ground and 232 lost one game in three years. We Hakeem Olajuwon walked out haven't faced anyone who's going to of Houston's Methodist yards total per game. Grant Wistrom, a 6-foot-5, 250- be as good a running team as they Hospital Monday after doctors are." for the second time in less than pound end for the Huskers, leads a defense that has taken up residence in King said it doesn't bother him that two weeks corrected the no one is giving Texas a chance. Houston Rockets center's irreg- opposing backfields. Wistrom sacked "No one gave Arizona State Ann* Dnbkky SKIFF STAFF ular heartbeat. University of Colorado quarterback (University) a chance against While the problem was not Koy Detmer twice and had 15 tackles Nebraska," he said, referring to the Junior Sarah Crawford watches as sophomore teammate Angela Clark dives during women's swim- considered life- or career-threat- in Nebraska's Big 12 North-clinching Huskers' only blemish this season, a ming and diving team practice Monday afternoon in the Rlckel Building. ening, his return to play was not 17-12 victory over the Buffaloes on 19-0 loss to the Sun Devils. immediately decided. His Friday. Rockets teammates were in Toronto for a Monday night game but Olajuwon remained in Houston and will begin work- Texas Tech's Hanspard wins Doak Walker Award outs Tuesday, team officials By Jaime Aron ning back in college football. 2,185 yards. Autry was the Big Ten quickly made his presence felt, run- NCAA player to ever rush for 2.000 said. ASSOCIATED PRESS Hanspard — only the sixth run- rushing champion with 1,386 yards ning for 115 yards in the season yards in consecutive seasons. He also "It wasn't painful." Olajuwon ning back in NCAA history to rush and 15 touchdowns on 263 carries. opener against Kansas State, then a had 21 touchdowns to Hanspard's 13. said as he emerged from his DALLAS — Statistically, Byron for more than 2,000 yards in a sea- Autry and Davis were expected to school-record 272 against Hanspard's only statistical edge overnight hospital stay and Hanspard wasn't even the best run- son — edged fellow juniors Troy have big years coming off sopho- Oklahoma State University. was in yards per carry. 6.1 to 5.4. drove himself home. "I'm in ning back in his conference this Davis of Iowa State University and more seasons that made them He would rush for more than 200 But Hanspard led Texas Tech to a good health. I have a very good season. Northwestern University's Darnell Heisman Trophy finalists. Hanspard yards four more times and at least 7-4 season, compared with 2-9 for heart. There's no really major But Doak Walker Award voters Autry for the award. was merely seen as an up-and-comer 100 each week., Hanspard also Davis' Cyclones. The Red Raiders concern. It's just something 1 looked past the members, and on Hanspard ran for 2,084 yards, but after rushing for 1,374 yards last became Tech's single-season and finished second in the Big 12 South need to learn to live with." Monday the Texas Tech University Davis topped him for the Big 12 year." career rushing leader (4.2T97." •** and are hound for either the Alamo or junior was honored as the best run- rushing title with a national-best The 6-foot, 190-pound Hanspard Davis, though, became the first Aloha Bowl. HAROLD'S $Mj$ HOLIDAY Great Gifts For Under $25 Just because he wants a Porsche 911 doesn't mean he won't appreciate something a bit less extravagant. 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