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| WEATHER FORECAST *] High 85 Low 65 Morning fog, partly JJy Baptists to picket cloudy Gay student's funeral FORT COLLINS, Colo. (U- Inside WKE) — Saying he "abhon the strength of the homosexual Freshman cross country THURSDAY lobby," a reverend from women benefit team. OCTOBER 15, 1998 Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Ks., will lead members See page 5 Texas Christjan University of his congregation in a picket 96th Year • Number 30 of Matthew Shepard's funeral, which will be Friday in Casper, Wyo. "We're going to inject some sanity into the insane orgy of their homosexual lives," the Rev. Fred Phelps said from his Students Topeka office Tuesday. Shepard, a 21-year-old open- ly gay student at the University of Wyoming, died early Monday morning at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins prepare for after being severely beaten and left to die outside of Laramie last week. "We think there should be a little bit of God's side," Phelps University said. "Homosexuality damns the soul and dooms the nation that tolerates it." Phelps said he received seven death threats from Retreat Wyoming on Tuesday, more than he has received from any- ♦ House of Student population. where except San Francisco. Representatives event "One of the biggest goals this year He petitioned the United States was not to target just freshman." Attorney General and the to draw high turnout. Pinnell said. "We wanted to get a Denver and Cheyenne. Wyo., gcxxl representation of the campus." bureaus of the FBI for protec- STAFF REPORTER Several campus groups, including tion Friday, saying they had a Circle K, Hyperfrogs. International The House of Student constitutional duty to protect Student Association, Legacy. OLAS. Representatives has closed registra- him and his group. Uniting Campus Ministries and tion for this weekend's University Phelps, 67, said Westboro United Asian Community, have reg- Retreat due to an overwhelming stu- members picket around 40 istered representatives for the retreat. dent response. House Vice President funerals of homosexuals a Attendance of different groups is Willy Pinnell said. week and have picketed nearly important for the retreat because it 15,000 since he started the will focus on different perceptions of protests. House of TCU, Pinnell said. — Rocky Mountain student representatives "A lot of retreats locus on the indi- Collegian vidual, but this retreat is going to Colorado State University focus on the university as an institu- Buses bound for the retreat, which tion." he said. "This retreat is going is sponsored by the House of Student Chinese professors plan to be about bettering the university." Representatives, will leave the suit for discrimination The retreat, the theme of which is Student Center at 2 p.m. Friday, MINNEAPOLIS (U-WTRE) "The Real World: Perceptions vs. transporting students to the Clarion — Two University of Reality." is designed to get student Hotel downtown for the event. Minnesota Chinese professors feedback, Pinnell said. Shana Lawlor, Student plan to file suit against the "We've got several different goals, Government Association president, University of Minnesota for but one is to figure out what students said 132 people is the largest group like and dislike about TCU and then alleged discrimination against who have attended the retreat in the them and the department of to talk about perceptions and miscon- past but so far this year more than East Asian languages, litera- ceptions at TCU." he said 200 students have signed up. tures, & linguistics. Faculty facilitators, who will lead Registration was initially scheduled discussions and meet with students to Professors Yu-Shih Chen and to last through today. Stephen Wang claim the uni- talk about the university, include _ .. ,, . David Duoai/SKIFF STAFF Pinnell, who organized the event, versity did not provide enough Dallas Hodge, a senior music education major, performs "Concerto for Bass Tuba" by R Vaughn- Chancellor Michael Ferrari and Vice said the interest was a nice surprise. educators to support the stu- Williams on Wednesday night in the Walsh Center for Performing Arts PepsiCo Recital Hall. The per- Chancellor lor Student Affiant Don He said that in the past, most of the dents in the program and that formance by the TCU Euphonium-Tuba Ensemble kicked off Octubafest 1998, the second year the Mills. people who attended were freshmen Wang gets paid less than the festival has been celebrated at TCU. Allison Holt, director of admis- but this year there was a more accu- sions marketing, will be the main most junior person in the pro- rate representation of the campus gram, said Judy Schermer, the facilitator for the retreat. Pinnell said. professors' attorney. The program's problems came to a head last year when students staged a hunger strike outside of University President Tuition rises faster than inflation 50 percent higher than the costs Mark Yudof's office to voice according to the report. Students a! Baylor University foresight, planning, prudent sav- their displeasure with how the students in the late 1980s had to Public schools saw tuition fees watched their tuition rise from As the national economy's ing and perhaps some sacrifice. university allegedly was contend with. rise, on the average, from $3,111 $9,478 to $10,366 in 1998-99. inflation rates have remained "The truth is that the majority neglecting the program. TCU students have been direct- last year to $3,243 this year. TCU raised average tuition steady during the presidency of of Americans often overestimate The suit, which was served ly affected by the recent string of Room and board costs at public from $10,990 in 1997-98 to Bill Clinton, rising at a rate of the price of attending college and to the university on Friday, asks tuition hikes. schools rose from $4,358 in 1997- $ 11,590 for this school year. roughly 2 percent a year over the may be discouraged by those mis- for monetary damages in The average tuition at private 98 to $4,530 in 1998-99. College Board President last several years, the same cannot calculations" excess of $100,000. It also institutions in the United States In the category of four-year pri- Donald M. Stewart said in his be said of the inflation of college During the last decade, when seeks an injunction to force the for the 1997-98 school year was vate universities, TCU falls in the report that American families need tuition and fees. the price of going to college rose University to remedy the $13,785. The figure has since middle of the road when tuition to prepare for the rising cost of According to a report released 50 percent, family income rose alleged discrimination. jumped to $14,508 for the 1998- and room and board costs are attending college. by The College Board on Oct. 7, just 1.5 percent, adjusted for infla- — Minnesota Daily 99 school year. Room and board assessed. "I do not mean that it is inex- the price of college grew at a tion, according to the report. University of Minnesota costs also rose at private schools Tuition at Southern Methodist pensive or easy," Stewart said in slower rate in 1998, but the costs Although the amount of finan- from $5,575 in 1997-98 to $5,765 University rose to $17,628 this the report. "As with any invest- of attending college today are still in 1998-99, a 3 percent increase, Dog cloning project year from $16,790 last year. ment, a college education requires Please see COST Page 4 faces legal problems COLLEGE STATION, Texas (U-WIRE) — Legal problems are slowing down efforts to clone the first dog at Internet's ROTG ready Texas A&M University, the Missyplicity project manager said Tuesday. Lou Hawthorne, project manager and the presi- realms far for action dent of the Bio Arts Research Corp., said he hopes to meet ♦ Ranger Challenge Team aims for with Texas A&M senior offi- top score as they prepare for physical cials within the next two weeks from safe to resolve the dispute over the competition this weekend. contract he signed with the By Kattwrliw Doughtl* By Bl.no E. Rojo Texas Agricultural Experiment STAFF REPORTER' STAFF REPORTER Station. Students who surf the Net, beware. Privacy can be Following up last year's first place win. the Army "I am very optimistic that we invaded, and scams are eminent throughout the can smooth things over," Internet. ROTC Ranger Challenge Team seeks to defend its title in this week's Ranger Challenge competition on Friday Hawthorne said. "We were Dick Rinewalt, chairman of the computer science and Saturday. called by a Texas A&M lawyer, department, said the more time people spend on the The team will compete at Fort Hood, Texas, against who questioned the validity of Internet, the more likely they are to be subjected to the contract. The contracts were e-mail scams. 20 to 30 Army ROTC teams in the tri-state area of Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. signed in good faith. My job is "It's important to apply the same skepticism with Capt. Beaver Huh, Ranger Challenge coach and to find out what party was not e-mail as you would with regular U.S. mail," included and what party needs Rinewalt said. assistant professor of military science, said the team of six cadets will compete in seven categories. These to be included." E-mail has become an inexpensive way of sending include the assembly and disassembly of M-16 rifles, a The Texas Agricultural bulk messages offering false advertisements, he said. physical fitness test, a hand grenade assault course and Experiment Station, part of the Nick Nicholas, Southwestern Bell Internet policy a 10-kilometer ruck run.