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Partly Campus cloudy Honor society to request House funds The House of Student Inside Representatives will introduce TUESDAY a bill to help fund part of a Frogs make up for loss FEBRUARY 3, 1998 convention for members of with 22-0 win over UTA. TCU's pre-med/pre-dental Texas Christian University honor society at the House's See page 5 95th Year • Number 69 first business meeting at 5 p.m. today in Student Center, Room 222. Bill 98-1 requests $1,500 to help Alpha Epsilon Delta host 4 the Biennial National Convention in March at the International fraternities go dry' Radisson Plaza Hotel in Fort Worth. The House will also contin- TCU chapters join brothers in banning alcohol in houses by 2000 ue to recruit students for its nine committees, which By Kristina Jorgenson campuses, recommended unani- mixers at non-alcoholic facilities this issue. the personalities of people who join include Academic Affairs, STAFF REPORTER mously that each member fraternity month. A Harvard study of almost 18,000 Greek organizations. Brant said. Dining Services, Elections In an attempt to shed their adopt the policy to establish dry "We wanted to take a proactive undergraduates on 140 campuses They are students who generally and Regulations, Merchant "Animal House" image and promote chapters by 2000. step and prove to ourselves and shows 44 percent of college students attend more social events. Relations, Permanent the ideals fraternities were founded Miller said recent interest in this everyone else that we don't need binge drink and 19 percent frequent- TCU's FIJI president Bill Vassar, Improvements, Student on — brotherhood, scholarship and topic results partly from the 1997 alcohol to have a good time," Horsch ly binge drink. a junior political science major, said Concerns, Technology leadership development — fraterni- alcohol-related said. Binge drink- his chapter is Advancement and University ties across the nation have initiated deaths of frater- Miller said ing is defined as working on Relations. The House is look- programs to make their houses dry nity students at the trend to five or more ways to soften Q ing for both voting and non- by July 1, 2000, said Robert Miller, Louisiana State associate frater- drinks by a male the transition to voting members to serve on executive vice president of the inter- University and nities with alco- or four or more a dry chapter. the committees. national Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity. the Mas- hol is a recent drinks by a He said the Phi Kappa Sigma is the most sachusetts one. beginning female at one fraternity's out- recent international fraternity to Institute of about 15 to 20 sitting. look toward this Nation adopt a policy that would make all Technology. years ago. Freque n t move has been chapter houses dry by 2000. "It's some- "(Older alum- binge drinkers positive. Twp men guilty in Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Nu and body's life," ni) realize the binge three or "The whole Schwarzenegger case FIJI are other international fraterni- he said. Phi Delta Theta fraternity more times Delta Tau Delta fraternity Phi Kappa Sigma SANTA MONICA, Calif. ties established on the TCU campus "There's means more within a two- experience is (AP) — Two photographers that have already installed programs someone who lost a life because of than being able to consume alcohol week period. so much more than having alcohol were convicted Monday of to remove alcohol from their houses alcohol. That's an issue that needs to in the chapter house." he said. Fraternity men are more likely to involved." Vassar said. "My defini- false imprisonment stemming by the same year. be dealt with.... In today's society, Jonathan Brant, executive vice binge drink than non-fraternity men. tion of a fraternity does not have from a run-in with actor By going "dry," fraternity mem- binge drinking is a serious issue." president of the National according to the study. anything to do with partying or alco- Arnold Schwarzenegger and bers will no longer be allowed to At TCU, the Delta Tau Delta fra- Interfraternity Conference, said fra- Seventy-five percent of fraternity hol." his wife Maria Shriver. serve or comsume alcohol in their ternity has forbidden the use of alco- ternities were established with men binge drink, while the numbers Miller said he has noticed most of Photographers Giles chapter houses, even if the members hol at any fraternity-sponsored visions of scholarship, leadership fall to 45 percent for non-affiliated the dissension about the dry policy Harrison and Andrew O'Brien involved are 21 years old. events for the month of February. development and a lifelong commit- men. The highest recorded binge from alumni who graduated one to were accused of boxing in the In December, the National Delts president Corey Horsch, a ment to service, and those visions drinkers for men came from those five years ago. Those alumni remem- couple's Mercedes-Benz with Interfraternity Conference, repre- junior business major, said the chap- have recently been lost. who live in the fraternity house, with ber alcohol as a bigger part of their their car in an effort to video- senting 66 international men's frater- ter will replace a theme party with a Brant said alcohol is a collegiate 86 percent of them binge drinking. fraternity experience. tape them outside their son's nities with 400,000 students on 800 philanthropy project and will hold problem, not solely a fraternity Part of that research may be due to preschool on May 1. Please see GREEK, Page 4 "The judge said he found Schwarzenegger and Shriver incredibly credible," said Charles Lindner, O'Brien's Suspect in Behind the scenes attorney. "Who am I to tell the Terminator he's wrong?" . >»*» x >(08». •:•:>-''<'v> >•:«•:«■«. Superior Court Judge Robert Altman convicted the sexual assault men on two counts of false imprisonment. Harrison also was convicted of one count of reckless driving. still at large The men face a maximum two years in jail for the false imprisonment convictions and Off-campus attack prompts Harrison faces 90 days for reckless driving. They are to be sentenced Feb. 23. need for increased safety Both men will appeal, Lindner said. awareness, police say Shriver testified that she was terrified while driving her By Ellen Miller son to school and fearful for STAFF REPORTER her husband, who was recov- Police have made no arrests in connection with an ering from heart surgery. She aggravated sexual assault against a TCU student that was pregnant at the time. took place in the early morning hours Wednesday "You're like a caged ani- within a few blocks of the TCU campus. mal. Both of these men (were) The woman was sleeping in her apartment when running across the street. My she was awakened at gunpoint and sexually assault- son was sitting in the car ed by the suspect, according to a Fort Worth police bewildered," Shriver said. report. The photographers, work- Detective Don Hanlon of the Fort Worth Police ing for Splash news and photo Department said the suspect entered through a win- agency, were accused of fol- dow and left through the front door before dawn on lowing the couple from their Jan. 28. home and forcing the family's car to stop so they could take He said the suspect is a black male, 20 to 30 years pictures. old, about 5' 10" tall, weighing between 160 and 170 pounds and was armed with a revolver at the time of the incident. World According to the police report, the man held the gun to the woman's head and threatened to kill her if Quake shakes she made any noise. The report said the man stole Mexico's coast several items from the woman, including her purse. Kristina D'Aun Botqu*i | MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Officers said they believe the man may still be in Michael Newberry (left), a senior theater major, and work in the University Theatre Monday on the set of the strong earthquake shook the the area. Megan Burst, a freshman business management major, upcoming presentation of "Romeo and Juliet." Pacific Coast of Mexico on They have asked local merchants if they can iden- Monday. Immediate reports tify the suspect by a composite that has not been offi- cited minor damage but no cially released. injuries from the offshore quake "The investigation is ongoing," Hanlon said. A moment to reflect The tremor was felt strong- He said it is important to lock doors and windows ly in Oaxaci state, with a pre- at night. February provides opportunities to learn about black history and culture liminary reading of 6.4, Steve McGee, chief of Campus Police, said the according to the National campus police department is "doing everything pos- By Julie Redwlne "It's a good time (for other students) to King Jr.. Malcolm X, Rosa Parks. Seismological Service in sible to protect TCU students." STAFF REPORTER experience a culture other than their own." Thurgood Marshall, WEB. Du Bois. Mexico City. Campus Police officers have met with Fort Worth Black History Month may be a time for Carter G. Woodson. an author, teacher Maya Angelou. Bill Cosby. Muhammad The U.S. Geological Survey police and are working closely with Hanlon on this some to celebrate their heritage, but it's a and education administrator from Virginia, Ali, Booker T. Washington and George in Golden, Colo., put the pre- case, McGee said. chance when everyone can leam about the founded The Association for the Study of Washington Carver. liminary magnitude at 6.1. A past. Afro-American Life and History in 1915 Although not in the lop 10, many other quake of that size is capable of "We have stepped up patrols on- and off-campus," and later Negro History Week in 1926, black Americans have had a profound causing severe damage. he said. which became known as Black History impact in their own right on 20th century Authorities in Oaxaca City As a result of the incident. Campus Police have BLACK Month. America. said the quake damaged sever- also instituted perimeter patrols on the edge of cam- History Ivlontri With more people participating each Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey al high voltage power lines pus during the day and night, McGee said. year, Negro History Week expanded. By founded the Universal Negro Improvement and left part of the Huatulco In an interview Thursday, Fort Worth police offi- Students of all racial backgrounds will the 1970s, Negro History Week had and Conservation Association and the Bay beach resort without elec- cer Matt Welch said students should be aware of spend February exploring black history. become a month long celebration and African Communities League, which is tricity. threats even though they may be on or close to the Programming Council's celebration of learning experience for people of all races. usually called the Universal Negro The shaking started around TCU campus. Black History Month begins at noon After educating himself until he was 17 Improvement Association on Aug. 1. 1914. 9:06 p.m. (10:06 EST) and Thursday in the Student Center Lounge years old, Woodson went on to become the Baseball legend Jackie Robinson, anoth- lasted around one minute. It is safer for students to travel in a group and be extra cautious when walking late at night, Welch with a free concert by the TCU jazz band. second black person to earn a doctorate er historical black figure, played for the The U.S. Geological Survey Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro said. Nicole Lee, a senior accounting and degree at Harvard University. said the quake was centered finance major, participated last year in the Woodson is one of many blacks who National League in 1945 before playing 35 miles east-northeast of the Campus Police Sgt. Connie Villela said students Black History Month activities and plans have been acknowledged for their achieve- for the Montreal Royals, a minor league coastal city of Puerto Angel in should use the campus escort service. to do the same this year. ments. club of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Then in Oaxaco. It was felt 315 miles Campus police officers are available 24 hours a "It's a good opportunity for other stu- The Savoy Poll lists 125 names of the 1947, Robinson began playing second base away in Mexico City. day, seven days a week. The emergency phone num- dents besides African Americans to leam most influential blacks of the 20th century. for the Dodgers, becoming the first black ber is 921-7777. about African-American history," she said. The top 10 on the list are Martin Luther man to play major league baseball. PAGE 2 Ski TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1998 College News Digest Male residents sexually Students hope the satellite can get a piggyback launch on NASA space assaulted in own dorm rooms shuttle's Hitchhiker Ejection System, said Chris Lewicki, aerospace and Announcements of campus events, public meetings and other general cam- CHAMPAIGN, III. — Over the course of 90 minutes early Friday, 13 mechanical engineering graduate student and student satellite project chair- pus information should be brought to the TCU Daily Skiff office at Moudy University of Illinois students were the victims of attempted sexual abuse while man. Building South Room 291, mailed to TCU Box 298050, or e-mailed to sleeping in their rooms, according to a Champaign police report. —Arizona Daily Wildcat [email protected]. The Skiff reserves the right to edit submissions The report said that 13 male residents of university-certified student housing University of Arizona for style, taste and space available. were sexually abused by a man prowling the building between 2 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. Friday. Freshman's family considers COLLEGE REPUBLICANS will meet Feb. 4 in the Student Center Each of the victims were asleep in their rooms with their doors unlocked suing university room 222. Call Shelby at 927-8491 with questions. when the suspect entered, the report said. PHILADELPHIA — After University of Pennsylvania freshman Bill The report added that the suspect went into each of the rooms attempting to Sofield's acquittal on disorderly conduct and resisting arrest charges, his YEARBOOK PHOTOS will be taken from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 3-4 in fondle and engage in oral sex with the victims. family is now mulling over the option of a civil suit against the university the Student Center lounge. Only two of the victims were actually fondled or touched by the suspect alleging that police were unnecessarily brutal when they arrested him. before waking, while the other 11 victims woke up before any sexual activity On Oct. 30, Sofield, 18, his older brother Richard and their friend Warnell could take place, the report said. Owens were arrested for disorderly conduct outside the FIJI fraternity 4.600 —Daily lllini house. Sofield was charged with resisting arrest. Calf 257-6274. Rates are $30 per temrater University of Illinois In the course of the arrest, according to witnesses, police unnecessarily Box 298030. Port Worth. Tex*. 76)29 Moudy Building South Roots 291 beat Sofield after he fled into the fraternity house. The Sofields never filed Skiff 2*05 8. University Drive Fort Worth. TX 76109 Arizona students hope tor a formal complaint. satellite ride by NASA The Division of Public Safety has investigated those allegations. The The It! itodi Uiji i- at. official student puMicadon of Main number .(HIT) 257-7428 TUCSON, Ariz. — University of Arizona student engineers are petitioning investigation concluded that the officers who entered the FUI house to arrest Texas ChriMian University, produced by student* of TCU Ft* ...... 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Place your ad in the Karah Gill Hilary Morrison Courtney Warner pulling educational mate- ' opportunity! Skiff today! 921-7426. rials, customer service, Courtney Gooden val Moses Brooke Witte Julia Guthrie Anna Wynne KKr oo KKr oo KKr - KKr «, KKr ~ KKr <*> KKT °° KKr «, KKr Jj~jJ TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3,1998 Skiff PAGE 3 editorial Humanity justifies pardon OUT TO DRY Not because she's a Christian or a woman, but life The recent decision by several national fra- Greek and independent — drink alcoholic ternities to have a non-alcohol policy in their beverages. TCU allows those over the age of is reason enough to spare Tucker from execution houses by the year 2000 seems to be more of 21 to do so responsibly in their residence Texas is known for a lot of Club (Robertson's "Christian" Yes, the chances are slim that she a PR move than a realistic change. halls, with some stipulations. This is far more things. And thanks to recent pretend-news show), he will will ever mature to be a star The S£#f editorial board thinks TCU frater- reasonable than telling collegiates that living events, the list of things for attempt to prove that her execu- LPGA golfer or an Ivy League which Texas is famous just got tion should have been avoided due philosophy professor. But can we nities will probably claim that their dorm-like in a fiat house means they must leave campus longer. to her 180-degree conversion honestly in good conscience deny "houses" are TCU property and thus dorm or go to a friend's room to drink. In 1997. Texas set a new state experience. her the opportunity for any further rules need apply there, rather than those of Essentially, the policy set by the national record for the highest number of Now granted. I am a bit skepti- emotional maturity? their national organization. organizations of the fraterni- executions ever recorded. Thirty- cal of someone who claims that a Are we the ones to decide that seven men were executed last year mystical religious experience is her life is beyond improvement? Clearly, the residence halls Four TCU frater- ties will probably cause sever- in the state of Texas. sufficient grounds for pardon or Can we, upon examining her life where the members live will al of their members to drive Let's hear stay. and actions, decide beyond any quickly not be considered nities will require under the influence. Perhaps a it for that And I can't help but think that doubt that her life no longer pos- Commentary Greek houses when that few members may quit drink- great Texas Robertson will interpret tonight's sesses hope? members to ven- pride. execution of Tucker as "yet anoth- If you answer "yes," then per- thinking is most convenient ture out of the ing altogether because of this Now, just a ^p«^™ er" example of Christian persecu- haps you can more easily than I for the members. new policy, but the reality is lew weeks tion in America. imagine yourself administering a Besides, although many house for alco- that many more will resort to into the new •/■PH^ But I do not want to be too cyn- lethal injection. ical of this situation. sororities' national organiza- year, Texas is Maybe you have the power to holic beverages. venturing to an off-campus preparing for Believe it or not, I actually conjure up whatever courage it tions do not allow alcohol to pub to imbibe. its first exe- agree with Pat Robertson. Karla takes to extinguish another's life. be in the house, beer bottles Maybe the national organi- cution of Faye Tucker should not be killed. I am sometimes ashamed of \1 OTHER somehow still manage to find a way into the zations should set a policy that will provide 1998. Not because she is a born-again being categorized as a Christian Tonight at ALAN Christian. when other Christians — embla- trash which exits these residence halls. safe rides for intoxicated members, some- 6 p.m.. the KOSIM; Not because she is a woman. zoned with regalia that begs the So why would the guys behave any differ- thing that would provide a possible solution to Stale But because she is human, like question. "What Would Jesus ently? a problem not likely to go away anytime soon. Department of Criminal Justice in you and me. Do?" — so stubbornly advocate I do not want to turn this into a We at the 5^/^'think this is a nice national So while it looks good for national organi- Huntsville will extinguish the soul the need for execution Christian of yet another "social delinquent." warm fuzzy issue of sentimentali- haughtiness — either in its typical statement to make at a time when Greek orga- zations to blatantly protest against the con- Do you care? Well, maybe you ty where I prove that she is "lov- form or Pat Robertson-style — is nizations seem to go hand-in-hand with alco- sumption of alcohol by collegiate members, it should. able and capable" and therefore an unnecessary part of our soci- hol-related problems, including several recent would look better for them to do something Not only is this inmate a exempt from societal punishment ety. The basic fact that she is a human Whether or not you are a deaths. But the statement is not realistic. woman (Texas' first female execu- that might actually help solve the problems tion since 1863), but she is also a reminds me that she and 1 are here Christian and whether or not you The fact is, many college students — both alcohol creates. born-again Christian. And it together in the same boat. oppose the death penalty. I seems as though this tiny bit of We share life. We share the encourage you to pause tonight. fact was enough to raise the eye- resources of Creation. We both Take notice with the rest of the KimoKIAI. pontv: Unsigned editorials represent Ihe view of tile TCU Dotl) Skit! editorial hoard, brows of the "Reverend" Pat have — and when given the right world that tonight at 6 p.m. the nrcr«j DAILY whteh is eomposed ot the editor in ehiel. managing editor, campus editor, design editors, entertainment editor, newsroom coordinator, opinion editor and sporls editor. Signed letters, columns and eanoons Robertson, who has been hailed as opportunities, use — our minds pain and ignorance of social represent the opinion of the writers and do not neeessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial hoard. the godfather of U.S. Christian and hearts. vengeance will have won. And conservatives and the champion of We both have the right to our another life will be lost. Lam TO m astro*: The Skill welcomes letters to the editor lor puhlieation. Letters must be own opinions and choices. We tvped. double-spaced, signed and limited to .SOO words To submit a letter, bring it to the Skiff, Moud\ rights for born-again believers I can only hope that the MIS. mail it to TCU Box 2')8050. lux it to 237-7133 or e-mail it to ildffleuenWtcu.edu. They niiist ' everywhere. both can chose to be Christian, inevitable death of Karla Faye include Ihe author's elassitication, major and phone number The Skill reserves the right to edit or Robertson, with an inex- Taoist or Atheist. We have both Tucker will allow a few more peo- Skiff reject letters tot style, taste and si/e restrictions. haustible source of revenue and an been someone's child and grand- ple to realize the inhumanity of Editor in Chief Kimberiy Wilson Sports Editor Wendy Bogema equally inexhaustible ego. has child. And we both have memories capital punishment. Managing Editor Michael Bryant Web Publisher Spencer Baum seen something in the story of of those childhood days. Eventually. I believe we will no Advertising Manager John Vveatherly Web Publisher Mike Kruse Karla Faye Tucker that has forced Throughout her life, she has longer have to hear of stories like Campus Editor Jeff Meddaugh Web Publisher Scott Russell him to join the American Civil gone through many of the same Karla Faye's. Design Editor Gretchen Crabb Web Publisher Kirk Shinkle Liberties Union and the United things (and many other worse The sooner, the better Design Editor Jill Taylor Production Manager Tom Urquhart Nations in an effort to persuade things) that most of us have gone Entertainment Editor Andy Summa Business Manager Bitsy Faulk the state of Texas to remove her through. She is human. And as Matthew Alan Rosine is a Newsroom Coordinator . Brenda Schulte Student Publications Director Eva Rump! death sentence. long as her life has history, it also senior radio-TV-film criticism and Opinion Editor ,.. Matt Pearce Journalism Department Chairman Anantha Babbili According lo press releases has hope. religion-studies major from about tonight's episode of The 700 Yes. her crime was dreadful Burlington, lo»a. letter to trie editor Women still treated unequally Skiff could use improvement It does, after all. take talent to do a respectable job. Some people would have us compared with 68 percent of men. school than men. Sixty-four per- In order to alleviate some of these problems, believe that Ihe days of With women comprising only cent are likely to go on to college, It is refreshing to see that the Skiff no longer here is a list of suggestions: women's suffrage and bra 25 percent of the tenured ranks compared to 61 percent of the discriminates against the brain-dead and recently a. Remove the columnists' straight jackets, burning ended with the 19th nationally, a woman can be a pro- men. Women make up 46 percent released mental cases. thereby allowing them to use more traditional Amendment and the development of fessor for 30 years but still earn of the paid labor force and the The generosity that is exhibited toward reject forms of word-processing, rather than simply just a fraction of her male counter- majority of businesses in the columns from small town universities is also com- birth control. ^___^___ slamming their heads into the keyboard. Women can parts who have been tenured for Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan mendable. Commentary b. If the phrase. "I am not an expert on what I'm have a career nearly 25 years. For some women. area are owned by women. Just as the Eskimos have 15 different words for the tenure process is interrupted Women are making great MOW, the Skiff happily chooses to represent all 15 complaining about" ever appears in a future col- and a family. umn, cut the column! by the choice to have children. strides, but college-educated recognized forms of crap. The only way the cur- Equality has c. Add a little spice to the opinion page, there- Another explanation is that rais- women earn only $749 more per rent quality of the Skiff opinion page could be been by making it a little more attractive The current es are based on merits like year than white men who never rivaled is if a computer randomly generated words achieved. version is sadly as controversial as the Burger Wrong. • - research, teaching evaluations and attended college, and $14,217 less and printed them in no specific order. publishing. This would imply that than college-educated men, My heart leaps with joy now that no synapses King fry war. The truth is d. Change the name of Ullrafrog to Already- in general, men are contributing according to Women in Higher need fire as I peruse the TCU Daily Skiff. The that in 1996, been-done-before-and-wasn't-funny-then-Frog more to TCU than women. Education, a monthly journal. thought-provoking editorial on donuts is testament women still Luckily the appointments to the editorial board JESSICA Considering the requirements Even among recent college to the cranial capacity of the entire editorial board. made only 80 are biannual. This allows the incumbents to move YVo/.MAk for full professorship and tenure graduates, women earn 1.5.7 per- If this "well-respected" group of students is cents for on to bigger and better things, such as the mail are the same for both men and cent less than men. according to representative of the entire student body, then every dollar room of decent publications. women, this is insulting and the journal. Daylight Donuts will never have a problem that men made in the same posi- Experience, however, dictates that next semes- degrading lo the female irofes- The journal's most disturbing recruiting drones to punch holes in their product. tion. According to the National ter will be no better than the last. Nevertheless. sors. statistic is that college-educated Woe is the rare intelligent student who wishes Academy of Sciences, one-third to one can always hope for a future editor-in-chief To say that the Y chromosome black women earn $2,558 less to pursue greater goals, for a recommendation one-half of the wage differences with both journalistic talent as well as a sense of is contributing something worth than white male high school grad- from Mr. Chocolate-with-Sprinkles has yet to pro- cannot be accounted for by differ- humor. ences in education, experience or $13,200 more a year to TCU is uates cure a graduate position for anyone. Seeing the ridiculous. Although names vary slightly, quality of work that is put out by the Skiff, it is no other qualifications. Adam Zerda Three out of the top four paying most universities have a commis- wonder that journalists are the lowest paid among Female professors at TCU made senior chemistry major an average of $60,700 compared positions at TCU became avail- sion on the status of women. TCU college graduates. to the $73,900 that male profes- able this semester: chancellor, ath- does not have such a commission. sors made in the 1996-97 academ- letic director and football coach. The fact that TCU is not sup- ic year, according to the Feb. 6, Both the athletic director and porting and working loward equal- 1997, Faculty Senate minutes. coaching positions have been ity in wages among faculty gives This is 82 cents to the dollar, up a filled by men. The official word is the female majority on campus the whole penny on the dollar from that both men and women are direct impression that their efforts BIG SHOES TO FILL the previous year. being considered for the chancel- in getting a college education are One explanation for the salary lor's position, although numbers not as important as that of their discrepancy is that there are more and names are held as tight as male counterparts. male professors who are tenured. national security. I am certainly There are 98 men and 12 women not holding my breath. Jessica Wozniak is a senior with full-professor status. Only 35 For nearly two decades, more international communications percent of the women are tenured. women have graduated from high major from Albuquerque. N.M. The next Issues page will run on Wednesday, Feb. 10. The Issue to be examined will be: John Giordano Capital Punishment in Texas Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra In 1997, a total of 37 condemned murderers In Texas were executed, far exceeding the number of any other state. The high number of executions, plus the lethal injection of Karla Faye Tucker, have prompt- ad serious questions regarding capital punishment. Paul Mejia Is capital punishment a morally Justifiable institution? Does It send a message of violence, or a mes- Fort Worth Dallas Ballet sage of laying down the law? Does the death penalty bring adequate retribution for the brutal crimes punishable by It In Texas? Should convicted murderers be given rights to endless court appeals, which delay execution dates for several years? Let the S/WWknow your opinion. You can send your letter any of the following ways: 5PA&\itio 2A By mall: TCU BOX 298050 By e-mail: [email protected] Ted Pillsbury By fax: 921-7133 Kimbell Art Museum John Am*)* SKIFF STAFF PAGE 4 Skiff TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3,1998 GREEK From Page 1 World Report On the Internet, Greek chat rooms free houses. lament the alcohol-free policy. Insurance premiums for serving World State In an on-line chat room organized alcohol can constitute up to 80 per- by a University of Colorado fraterni- cent of fraternity insurance claims. Castro thanks Cubans Dallas police capture ty chapter, one student wrote. "Who Though no alcohol will be allowed for Papal reception escaped prisoner would want to join a fraternity if they in fraternity houses through the dry HAVANA — President Fidel Castro thanked the Cuban people in a live tele- DALLAS — An East Texas prisoner was captured Monday night, hours didn't party'.'" policy. 21-year-old fraternity mem- vision address on Monday, saying they had helped make Pope John Paul II's his- after he allegedly commandeered a Van Zandt County van, took four hostages, Brant said the leaders of the bers may still drink alcohol at frater- toric visit a success. drove from Tyler to Dallas and fled on fixM while firing shots at law officers. school's fraternity chapters have nity functions. Instead of providing Castro said Cuba's open reception of the pontiff's first-ever mission to the Richard Allen Hancock, 47, was captured at an East Dallas bar near Fair reacted positively to the proposed the alcohol, the fraternities will oper- communist island nation disproved criticism of "this country as an oppressed, Park shortly before 10 p.m. Monday. Patrons at Smiley's called police after policy, but he estimated that 20 to 40 ate under a "Third Party Vendor" pol- enslaved country" recognizing him from a jail photo aired on television news programs. percent of the undergraduates dislike icy, which mandates that the fraterni- He wore his customary green army fatigues for what was his first speech Placed in the back seat of a Dallas police squad car, Hancock spat and the proposal. ty cannot provide the alcohol but may since John Paul left Cuba on Jan. 25, shucking the suit he had worn for the pope. cursed at television cameras. He appeared to have a minor cut beneath his "(Some undergraduates) hate the hire a licensed third party vendor to Castro expressed "my admiration. . . my gratitude to the people for its behav- right eye. No other injuries were reported. idea," he said. "They don't like any- serve it. Miller said. ior and for the success achieved in the task." Hancock and two other inmates were returning to Van Zandt County Jail in one telling them what to do. It's defi- But no matter what guidelines the He made no immediate mention of some of the pope's blunt political mes- Canton from a Wills Point dental appointment Monday morning when he nitely not (an) all-across-the-board international fraternities establish, sages during the five-day visit, including calls for release of its "prisoners of overpowered a deputy in a struggle over what looked like a gun. authorities agreement." they cannot be 100 percent effective. conscience." said. Miller said alcohol-free houses Miller said. The speech started at 9:30 p.m. and was still going on 1 1/2 hours later. It was Police say Hancock handcuffed the two Van Zandt County deputies to a will not be an easy goal to meet, but it He said advertising in campus unclear how long Castro planned to speak; in recent months he has given fence in far South Dallas after his drive to freedom, but one of the officers is possible. newspapers for happy hours and speeches lasting up to seven hours. unlocked her cuffs and telephoned for help from a nearby roofing business. "We're putting a little challenge cheap drinks at local bars continues to His remarks recounted the successes of the papal visit, which featured four The prisoner, who grabbed a deputy's gun during the escape, fired shots at out there for (the fraternities)," he be a frustration for those who are try- Masses around the island, including one at Havana's huge Plaza of the law officers before fleeing on foot, police said. He abandoned the van near said. "If we truly have the leaders on ing to promote safe drinking. Revolution. U.S. 175, and two other inmates in orange jail clothes were found nearby. campus, they should be able to take According to several studies, col- Castro noted that Cubans turned out by the tens of thousands for John Paul's "All they told me is that they had took them to the dentist and the other the ball on the court and run with it." lege newspapers receive 35 percent of Masses and other appearances. inmate took them hostage and had chained them to a fence," said January Insurance premiums have also their advertising revenues from alco- He said that they treated the pope with respect and decorum, and heeded Cerveny, an employee at Cummings Roofing, where the deputies sought help. posed a factor in the fraternities' deci- hol-related ads. Castro's calls to not to cry out the customary "Vivas" for the leaders of the rev- "He took shoes and a windbreaker from one of the deputies and handcuffed sions, Miller said. Miller said the bottom line is to olution. them to a fence and took the keys." Currently, fraternities are responsi- establish safe and responsible drink- "This 'oppressed, enslaved country' was put at the disposition — for nearly a But the deputy managed to retrieve her handcuff keys and unlock herself, ble for paying between $80 to $140 ing policies and to return back to the week — with its mass media and with millions of people in the street, in the then ran to the roofing company to use a telephone. Cerveny said. per fraternity member for insurance. former values of brotherhood and hands of the pope, in the hands of thousands of foreign journalists," he said. This is the second time Hancock, awaiting trial on an injury-to-a-child Generally, sororities only pay from scholarship within fraternities. Vatican officials appealed during the visit for clemency on behalf of several charge, had escaped. In June 1997. he escaped from a Canton psychiatric- around $ 18 to $20 per member. 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Tulsa's second score didn't come He was replaced by assistant seconds of overtime. He put up a final shot from well outside until there were just under 16 minutes left Alvin Gentry, whose first game With the score tied 100-100 and only the arc. but it hit the backboard to the right in the first half. was Monday night at three seconds left, junior guard Prince of the basket and didn't go in. This game was the opposite of the last Washington. Fowler stood at the baseline as his team- Tulsa head coach Bill Self said the end few games in that the Frogs didn't struggle The Pistons said Collins was mates fought to get open enough for him of the game was fitting to the kind of game as much in the first half. They led the informed of his dismissal by to throw them the ball. that was played. entire first half and went into the locker- team owner William Davidson Senior guards Mike Jones and Malcolm "I told the guys that if the ball's thrown room with a 13-point lead, 51-38. on Sunday night. Rick Sund Johnson were locked up by Tulsa's up there tip it out away, and ... he went In the second half, where the Frogs usu- was given Collins' job of direc- defense and Fowler heaved the ball the up to tip it and unfortunately for us it went ally hit their stride, it was the Golden tor of basketball operations. length of the court The near-sellout crowd right to their guy who made an uncontesl- Hurricanes that came out on lire. They The Detroit players report- held its breath as it looked like Tulsa's ed layup," Self said. "It was fitting, went on a 14-4 run and lied the game 54- edly had tired of Collins and sophomore forward Eric Coley would although the wrong team won, it was fit- 54 five minutes into the half. his intense approach. Some catch it. ting that the game end on a last second What kept Tulsa in the game was said they had begun to tune That held breath erupted into cheers as shot because there were already two of rebounds; Tulsa outrebounded the Frogs him out. Collins was aware of Coley didn't catch the ball, but rather them." 39-29. The Golden Hurricanes also had a the problems, but he was tipped it into the hands of Horned Frog Carroll said he was surprised when the better shooting percentage (.585) than the apparently unable to change. freshman guard Ryan Carroll who then ball came into his hands and he was able Frogs (.460). He is the second NBA coach tossed it into the basket for an easy two to make the shot. The Frogs' salvation came from an to be fired this season, follow- points, and the Frogs went up 102-100 "I was pretty happy." he said. "I knew I unlikely source — the referees. The offi- ing Jim Cleamons in Dallas. with one second left. was going to make it." cials called 50 fouls with 30 of them going Collins was hired as coach Tulsa gave the ball to senior guard Rod The game didn't begin with this much against Tulsa. The Frogs were 37-45 from in April 1995 after the Pistons the line giving them a free throw percent- TCU's final play occurred with three sec-* went 28-54 under Don Chaney. age of 82 percent. onds left in overtime. Junior guard/ He produced consecutive win- Although the referees called a close Prince Fowler stood at the baseline with; game that allowed TCU to go to the line ning seasons for the first time TCU needing to go the length of the court, i in five years, including a 54-28 more than Tulsa. they also gave both record last season. But the teams headaches; each had three players Freshman guard Ryan Carroll and junior for- Pistons were knocked out of foul out. ward Scott Gradney started at midcourt and set the playoffs in the first round TCU had a big scare when, with just screens on the wing for senior guards Malcolm I each year. over four minutes left in the second hall. Johnson and Mike Jones. Neither player was ' Nailon fouled out. Penny and Davis also open, so Fowler threw a baseball pass to the left with five fouls during overtime, and it rim where Carroll and Gradney were cutting Football was left up to junior forward Scott Gradney to keep junior forward Michael toward the hoop. Tulsa's sophomore guard Eric Ruffin from scoring. Coley tipped the ball into the hands of Carroll Cowboys coach From the point when Tulsa first tied the who laid it in with one second left. to be named soon game it stayed close and each team scored IRVING, Texas (AP) — almost every time it went down (he floor. Former UCLA coach Terry Tulsa never led until about five minutes "1 told the guys that if the ball's thrown up Donahue had a third interview were left in the game when a shot by Monday with Dallas owner Ruffin put them up 78-77. there, tip it out away, and ... he went up to tip it Jerry Jones, who is in his The lead would change hands three and unfortunately for us it went right to their guy I fourth week trying to find a more times with TCU going up by three. who made an uncontested layup." head coaching replacement for 93-90. on two Jones free throws with five -Tulsa head coach Bill Self' Barry Switzer. seconds left. Tulsa inbounded the ball and Donahue, who previously put it in the hands of Thompson who made had been interviewed once in the three-pointer at the buzzer. "I was pretty surprised that it was going to be Dallas and once in California, It was former junior college that easy, so I tried to just get (the shot) off quick arrived in Dallas and immedi- (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M) room- before time ran out ... 1 knew 1 was going to ately began talks with Jones, mates Thompson and Jones who had the make it. It felt good when he tipped it. I thought I who has promised a new coach hot hands for both teams. Jones led all finally had my chance to do something." scorers with 34 points and Thompson led by mid-week. -TCU freshman guard Ryan Carroll.; "Nothing is going to happen Tulsa with 23. today," Cowboys spokesman This game ended the first half of WAC Brett Daniels said. "Jerry is Pacific Division play lor the Frogs and "To be frank, when the ball was in the air, it was: sticking by his mid-week gave them a perfect division record at 7-0 scary, but we were due something like that. . . .1 timetable. Tuesday is a possi- (18-4 overall). TCU is the only undefeated the fortune that they hud with the two shots, we- team in WAC play, and moved from 28th bility for an announcement." needed one like that, and I thought Ryan Carroll; Donahue's meeting with lull* RwlWilW SKIFF REPORTER to 26th in the Associated Press Top-25. made an outstanding play. He has good hands and; Jones puts him one-up on for- The men's basketball team, shown here in their Thursday defeat of Rice The Frogs take to the road again with a mer San Francisco 49ers coach University, went a perfect 7-0 in the first round of WAC Pacific Division play game at Fresno State on Thursday and one it was a tough basket." George Seifert and Green Bay after defeating Tulsa 102-100 in overtime Sunday. at San Jose State Saturday. -TCU head coach Billy Tuhhs.l offensive coordinator Sherman Lewis, who spent several days at Valley Ranch last week and spent the night in Jones' Hurricane wipes out Frogs Highland Park mansion. Frogs split first two games vs. UTA to shoot 7-11 from the field and Lewis also was interviewed By Richard Durrert SKIFF STAFF was a perfect 8-8 at the free-throw By Kevin Dunleavy by Jones the day after the SKIFF STAFF TULSA, Okla. — The TCU line in 29 minutes on the court. Super Bowl. Seifert was inter- The Frogs began their 1998 base- women's basketball team must feel The Golden Hurricane also got viewed twice in California. ball season last weekend and fin- like a marathon runner at mile 25. help from Leela Farr and Lila Jones said Sunday night he ished (wo of their first three games After exerting all the energy possi- Osceola who each had 14 points is setting Wednesday as a tar- against the University of Texas- ble, the runner sees the finish line and contributed a combined nine get date. He also said he has a but doesn't have enough in reserve rebounds. Arlington Mavericks. "mystery" candidate. The first game, originally sched- to complete the race. The Horned Frogs had 17 points "I'm not going to give his uled for Saturday, was rescheduled Luckily for the Frogs, there is a from Jill Sutton and 11 points from name, but I am very close," for Thursday due to rain. The teams long way to go in the WAC Pacific Stacy Francis but shot a dismal 29 Jones said. split the next two games as TCU Division marathon. percent from the field. TCU was 6- dropped Sunday's match at UTA in Tulsa slowed the Horned Frogs' 21 from behind the big arc and the final inning but then proceeded pace by handing TCU its fourth only 11-20 from the charity stripe. IROC lineup selected, to annihilate the Mavericks in their straight loss 66-53 Saturday at Still, the Horned Frogs had Gordon included second meeting on Monday after- Expo Pavilion. opportunities to win. With just TINTON FALLS, N.J. (AP) noon at the TCU Diamond. The story of the game was put- over three minutes remaining, — Former NASCAR Winston Sunday, the Frogs and the backs and turnovers. TCU had 27 TCU was down by only four points Cup champions Jeff Gordon Mavericks battled for control and Dale Earnhardt will join offensive rebounds and converted and had the ball but had difficulty only four of them for points. The scoring when it counted. throughout the game. Indy car star Al Unser Jr. and The Frogs managed to post seven Frogs also turned the basketball "We had the basketball with a Trans-Am king Tommy hits and six runs in the first nine over 19 times in the ballgame. couple minutes left and in position Kendall in the 1998 innings, but UTA was able to put "I think the 27 offensive boards to win," Petersen said. "Then we International Race of some men on the bases in the crucial shows that we played hard," TCU turned the ball over on two straight Champions series. bottom of the ninth inning. head coach Mike Petersen said. possessions." Earnhardt, a seven-time When a UTA player hit a three- "Unfortunately, we couldn't put Those two turnovers resulted in Junior third baseman Matt Howe, shown here in practice last Winston Cup champion, run home run. the Mavericks walked the ball in for points after grabbing two Tulsa baskets and put the returns for a record 14th IROC away with the 9-6 win. week, scored three home runs in TCU's 22-0 win over UTA. those rebounds." game out of reach. TCU attempted series, which pits drivers from "We've worked hard playing defeated the Mavericks in a football- power hitting spectacle as well. TCU's barometer for wins has to fire up three pointers for the various forms of racing in iden- defense. That's been our major inter- like 22-0 score on the TCU Senior second baseman Sam been the turnover category. When remainder of the contest, but notn- tically prepared cars. Winners est — throwing strikes and playing Diamond. Lunsford, juniors Huffman, leftfield- the Horned Frogs commit fewer ing fell. of the past three Winston Cup defense," TCU head coach Lance junior pitcher Scott Atchinson er Matt Howe, and catcher Mark turnovers than their opponent, TCU's record drops to 12-8 titles are in the lineup — Brown said. "Yesterday we played earned his first win of the season. Sil\a. as well as freshman designat- TCU is 12-0. When the Frogs turn overall and 3-6 in WAC play. Tulsa Gordon, who won in 1995 and good for only eight innings. UTA did Junior pitcher Chris Bradshaw and ed hitter Terrance White all had the ball over more than the opposi- improves its mark to 12-8 and 4-5 1997, and 1996 champ Terry good and put the ball over the plate senior pitcher Heath Collins closed home runs. Junior first baseman tion, they are 0-8. in league play. Labonte for the win." the game, keeping the Mavericks to David Wallace had two, one of Tulsa, which restarted women's For Tulsa it was another impor- Also accepting invitations Some players thought a talk with only four hits. which sailed over the center-field basketball last season after a 10 tant win at home as the Hurricane were Winston Cup regulars the coaches on the morning follow- "Every pitcher hit their spots wall. year hiatus, never let the Frogs attempt to gain a top-four seed in Dale Jarrett, Jeff Burton and ing the game helped raise the morale today and knew the others wouldn't "Our bats really came on today." take the lead in the second half. It the conference tournament. Mark Martin, who has won a of the team after giving up such a really touch it," senior outfielder Huffman said. "There was lots of run seemed every time TCU closed the "Our players aren't satisfied record three straight IROC close game. Chris Connally said. "They had con- production. It's not like UTA is a bad gap to within striking distance, the with playing well against lough titles. Open-wheel drivers "We talked with Coach Brown fidence, and that's what you need to team, but with seven home runs and Golden Hurricane made a big shot teams like TCU and SMU," Odom Unser, Arie Luyendyk, Tony this morning, and he was positive," win ballgames." our sixth inning. I think that we just to extend the lead. said. "We want and expect to win." Stewart and Jimmy Vasser junior third baseman Royce The pitching was good, but the really deflated the drive of their "I thought that was the key," The Horned Frogs will try to get complete the field. Huffman said. "He told us to put the TCU offense was even better. The whole team." said Tulsa coach Maria Odom. back on the winning track at home The IROC schedule includes loss behind us and play hard today. It Frogs spent almost twice as much The Frogs will play the last game "Every time they started to pull versus Fresno State. The game will events at California Speedway, was a great confidence booster." time at the plate than the Mavericks of the UTA series Thursday and then within reach, we executed on start at 7 p.m. Thursday in Daniel- Michigan Speedway, and the Monday would prove to be a did and amassed 17 hits. Thirteen travel to Phoenix on Friday to match offense." Meyer Coliseum. first IROC race at the much better story for the Frogs. In runs were posted in the sixth inning up against Oklahoma. Indiana and Tulsa's offensive execution was "We have to just play," Petersen Indianapolis Motor Speedway what can only be explained as one of alone. New Mexico in a three-game tourna- led by Kasie Pittman's 24 points. said. "You can't lose your next on July 31. those flukes of baseball, the Frogs The game also proved to be a ment. The sophomore forward managed game because of your last one." 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