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FEATURES 1 5 ! SPORTS 1 8 THE BIG TIME SWING INTO ACTION Kelly Clarkson went from living in a small The men's golf team is looking to take its fourth Texas town to becoming an American Idol consecutive conference win T W ^V 1 c u DAILY bKIFF www.skiff.tcu.edu I Friday, April 16, 2004 I Vol. 101 • Issue 105 • Fort Worth, Texas Journalism department to launch advertising agency in fall An alumnus and former advertising son, department chairman. of you a parr of the red world experience," versity approval tor the agency in the com- CEO will lead the student-run advertis- "This has been in my master plan tor the "This has been in my master he said. ing months, the journalism department ing/public relations firm when it starts. department tor the past tour wars." Thorn.i plan for the department for The name of the agency will be Real plans 10 otter 11 as a class in the fall. The h\ lull.i Mar Jorgemen son said. the past four years." World Advertising. It will have lour core number ol credit hours tor the class is vet to Star] Reports The directot of the pioneer program is sponsors during irs planning stages: a real es- be determined. Greg Regian, .1 1(1' alumnus and for- tatecompany, .1 shoe mailer, the Fort Worth Thomason said the department is looking In an effort to market its students to the Tommy Thomason mer president and CEO ol Regian & Mar Telegram and rhe Fort Worth Zoo. The at storefront property to provide a real busi- nation and provide them with real world ex- journalism department chairman Wilson Advertising, once the largest ad- program will use the sponsors marketing ness setting. perience, the journalism department an- vertising agency in Fort Worth. Regian budgets as the funding source for the class, Regian said the genius behind the program nounced Thursday it is pursuing plans to made the announcement to a full class- ical and real world experience." Regian said Regian said. is diat students are not creating conceptual launch a student-run advertising/public rela- room during .1 joint Advertising Club Regian ..aid when he was a student at TCU "This is .1 teaching opportunity with real ad campaigns, hut real advertisements and tions agency in the fall. and Public Relations Student Society ol ■ me ol his critiques was not getting the n« world clients and real world results,"Thoma- complete marketing campaigns. Students The program would be the first of its kind America meeting. cssarv experience to produce .1 resume. son said. in the United States, said Tommy Thoma- "You've got to have the balance of theoret- "I've got the opportunity to share with all Once the program receives complete uni- (More on AGENCY, page 2) Assigning roommates to RAs sometimes vital Many resident assistants are to have roommates because there's assigned roommates to help confidentiality issues," said Mary ease the residence hall over- Pbwer, an KA in Colby Hall. flow problem. Power was assigned a room Its Klislt I lll.-l. ,nl mate lor the tall semester, but Star) Reporter does not currently have With an overwhelming de- one. 1 he only solution to reduce mand tor on-campus housing the numbei ol RAs who have and not enough beds, TCU will roommates would be to build assign roommates to resident as- another residence hall or have a sistants in the tall to help ease smaller demand tor rooms, said the problem. Roger Fisher, director ol Resi- Several RAs sav having a room- dential Services. mare limits their ability to do "If, and when, we ever build their job. Its sometimes harder to another residence hall, we would advise residents confidentially probably he sure to build private and privately, they say. But uni- rooms especially tor the stafl vetsity officials, faced with members." Fisher said. swelling enrollment and an 111 Fisher said ihcrc arc about creasing demand tor housing, s.i\ .s.l^O beds 111 the residence halls. they have no choice hut to room but this coming fall, I ( U will RAs with residents until other op- need about 2^0 more than that. tions open up. Il 11 also cannot house transfer "I think it's inconvenient tor us (More on ROOMMATES, page 2) Political group's festival features fun, face painting It* M«im<|llr Illinium 10 them." Skill ^:,ill The all-day event featured lour In front ol Frog Fountain, amid bands such as Undoing of David a backdrop oi die perfect spring Wright and bad Mouth Trolls. day the political activist group Both are alternative rock bands. Peace Action held its fourth an- Undoing ol David Wright had an- nual Peace test. imated members who rolled Activities included lace painting around on the ground as pan ol and tie-dyeing T-shirts lorasmall do- their performance. IVace Action president Jeff nation. < lake san lab bracelets, wo Photo Illustration l>\ Sarah Chacko veil with colorful ribbons, were also Brubaker said those who attended die event are students who ate not Milton Daniel Hall resident assistant Kelly Achilles, a junior philoso- tor sale lor a few dollars. phy major, converses with resident Stephen McPaul, a freshman ()ther organizations, such as sup usually openly politically active on English major, while Achilles roommate, sophomore political science pullers ol the l iiven I'art v. had ta- campus. bles set out to publicize their causes. "It's not the most popular event major Brett Grayson, lounges in their room. Casey O'Keefc a Peace Action on campus and everyone who member, said I'eace Fest was differ- conies spends rhe rest of the ve.11 eni dm war because the people pai in the background," said ticipating actually cared about the Brubaker, who is also the Daily TCU Chorale members Cause. She said the mam goal ol the Skiff's opinion editor. "IVace Fesi event was to educate uninformed gives people who support the students aliout peace and interna- peace movement a chance to ex- tional affairs. press 1 heir views in an open and prepare to tour Midwest Ronnita Miller/Staff Photograph*! "I he TCI) student body can accepting environment. Top Sally Glass, a sophomore psychology major, practices a song be very apathetic .mil Jose Staff reporter Liddy Serin £»»■ Beginning May 9. members of tapes tot a blind audition, which is during the fourth annual PeaceFest Thursday in front of Frog minded," she said. "We hope il tributed In this report. the Concert Chorale and Fountain. Above Lars, from the local band "The Undoing of David they come and talk to us and hang competitive, Shircy said. Monique Bhimani Symphony Orchestra will per- Wright" performs a song about animals eating other animals. out, we can get a message across ni.\.hluin<inilf>1< II.I;III "You've readied a certain zenith form in four major Midwestern when MUI perform ihcrc," Shirev cities. said "We're known tor excellence." Its Lauren I - 1 The chorale has performed at Stall Reporter ( amcgic 1 fill lour times, most re- The School ol Music IS preparing centfy at Christmas in 2003. The Club tackles gay marriage issue with debate in send 130 student! on a weeklong performances were broadcast on the tour ol the Midwest. New York Times' classical radio sta- At a Philosophy Club meeting, a opportunity to marry," Hughes said. marriage: It gav marriages are al- to become unacceptable once it be- Tin concert chorale is .1 54 voice iiun on both Christmas F.ve and TCU English professor shared "Many gays unhappily enter into het- lowed, then we ate sanctioning the came an identify in the 1870s, louring organization that is ranked Christmas 1>a\ her reasons why gay marriage erosexual marriages because of the gay lifestyle which is associated with Hughes said. at one ofthe top three collegian pro Gipson was thrilled to attend the should be allowed. grear value Americans place on the in- promiscuity, unsafe sex and dtugs. 1 lowe'vcr, 1 lughes said our culture grams m Texas. Ronald Shirev, di performance, he said Il\ 11 HI Baetfigt* stitution ol marriage and on family." And whether gav marriages destroy is continually evolving and society's rector ot choral studies, said thev "I went expecting to hear them in Siall Reporter Hughes, who has taught at TCU the sanctity ol marriage. acceptance of homosexuals has in- have performed at numerous na- a supporting role to the professional Banning gay marriage denies so- since 1989, said she became pas- Hughes said these arguments ex- creased during her lifetime. tional conventions lot very pivsii orchestra but they were actually the sionate about granting homosexuals cial juftice to human beings and is ist because ol peoples tear of ho- Jeff Sebo, a junior philosophy and gums audiences, focus ot die evening t lipson said. equal righrs after she befriended a mosexuals. harmful to our society, said an Eng- sociology major and CO president ol The program is a centerpiece in " Their repertoire ami the manner in gay colleague in 1984. "I think it's based on an assump- lish professor at the Philosophy die Philosophy Club, said the club the music department and is na- which they performed rruly distin- "We can't discriminate against tion that being gav is evil or per- Club's meeting Thursday night. regularly invites professors to speak tionally recognized lot its quality, guished themselves and TCI" people who are born the way they verted," Hughes said. Speaking to an audience of 26 at their Thursdav meetings.

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