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SPORTS NEWS FEATURES Get to know the new cross- This is one music festival in Learn how the new moon country runner hailing from Texas most people would love relates to students’ safety Kenya PAGE 6. fo attend. If you missed Austin TOMMOROW. City Limits, check out PAGE 4, TOL Wednesday September 20, 2006 DAILY SKIF Vol. 104 Issue 17 EST. 1902 A WWW.DAILYSKIFF.COM Perry visits campus, discusses gubernatorial race BY SARAILEYNN FRANKLIN “Every campaign has its own personality, Staff Reporter and this one's no different,” Perry said. “We Gov. Rick Perry was planning to answer just have more personalities. I only know how questions about the National Child Identifica- to do it one way, and that's run real hard, stay tion Program in a press conference held Tues- real focused, be very disciplined, and then day at the Justin Athletic Center, but instead we'll look around on Nov. 8 and see how it was questioned about the Nov. 7 gubernato- worked out.” rial election. Before being questioned regarding the Perry's support continues to drop in the polls race for governor, Perry talked about child according to rasmussenreports.com, an online identification. newsletter that tracks public opinion, Polls The Governor's office is awarding $1.8 mil- showed Perry had 40 percent of the public's lion to the Sheriff's Association of Texas to support in July and, as of Sept. 13, his support provide child identification kits to Texas par- had dropped to only 33 percent, ents, so they can easily record and store their Perry told the audience he takes all candi- child's fingerprints, DNA and physical charac- dates seriously, but is not concerned with his teristics, Perry said. This will aid in the recov- recent drops in the election polls, ery of missing children, he said. “I worry about polls on Nov. 7," Perry said Ed Smart, whose daughter Elizabeth Smart “It's called Election Day.” was abducted in 2002 and recovered due to Historically, Perry said, there have been the Child Identification Program, said he urges two major parties in elections: Democrats and others to “be prepared, not scared.” Republicans, Chris Bell is the opposing Demo- College students should be concerned with hotographer cratic candidate in this election, he said the Child Identification Program, Chancellor “Chris is probably going to be number two.” Victor Boschini said, even if only for their Perry said siblings. Perry also said the number of candidates this “I think it is successful on a limited basis year, five, does not change his views toward only because not enough people are doing it,” STEPHEN SPILLMAN / Stal! Photographer the race Boschini said, Head football coach Gary Patterson introduces Gov. Rick Perry at a press conference Tuesday for the National Child Identification Program, Perry answered questions about the governor's race and said he will worry about poll numbers on Election Day Students to vote on plus/minus By JOHN BOLLER Staff Reporter Students with an opinion on the plus/minus system will soon have an opportunity to voice it, said the Student Government Association speaker of the house Tuesday, Tori Hutchens, SGA speaker of the house, said students can tell administrators how they feel about the plus/minus system by logging on to my.tcu.edu between 7 a.m. and noon Thursday and taking a survey regarding the issue, Chris Ulmet, a junior computer science major and member of the Student Relations Commit. tee, said students may participate in an opin- 1 Photographer ion poll by responding either for or against the Texas Tech plus/minus system, the TCU vs “The survey will be available on my.tcu.edu, and will have unbiased material and will be very professional,” said Hutchen, CHAD SNYDER / Stat! Photographer Brian Andrew, senior economics major, speaks at the SGA The survey, set up by the Student Relations meeting about students running for positions in SGA e Big 12; Committee, will include information about cam that the plus/minus system, the survey itself and lavers, | testimonials from both faculty and students the plus/minus system for Mike about the new grading system SGA Communications Director Clint and the “Students will also have the option of read Edwards, a junior geography major, said SGA tom line CHAD SNYDER / Stal! Photographer ing material that explains how the plus/minus Sigma Lambda Alpha members participate in Hispanic Heritage Month by building Aztec sand pyramids Tuesday at the Rec Center hopes students participate in the poll little bit system works,” Ulmet said, “We hope that at least 2,000 people do vote The faculty and student testimonials con this Thursday at my.tcu.edu,” he said, “If we get ve about sist of four stories from two faculty members, our goal of 2,000, then we will have enough for their Castles made of sand both for and one against the plus/minus sys votes to confidently say that this is how TCU | Conter tem, and one student testimonial in favor of students feel about the plus/minus system.” the 1-2 wn Cart Cats gain nine more lives Scholarships to allow students to study abroad By LAURA FLORES People “don't understand, you By AMBER PARCHER wanted most from the cam international communica so they spend money travel Staff Reporter Staff Reporter can't take them somewhere else paign, they said increased tion major who studied in ing and doing things,” Gos Since 2004, faculty members there is nowhere else to take The provost is working to scholarships for students, Seville, Spain, said most stu lee said have volunteered to trap, neu them,” Alexander said. “They go raise money for scholarships Tracy Rundstrom Williams, dents spend more money in American Airlines awards 20 ter and release feral cats living to animal control and die.” that could allow more stu. associate director for the Cen- a semester abroad than they vouchers a year for students on and around campus, as part Alexander said she counted 30 dents to study abroad. ter for International Studies, said do in a semester at TCI with financial needs, Williams of Frogs and Cats Together, a cats when the program began. Nowell Donovan, provost she has had several students who “Students want to get the said, and is considering offering project aimed at controlling Cats have survival instincts and vice chancellor for aca- were not able to study abroad most they can out of Europe See ABROAD, page 2 the feral cat population, and are territorial, Alexander demic affairs, said he believes because costs were too high, Cari Alexander, TCU librar said, and university campus studying abroad is an impor. “We know finances are a ian and founder of Frogs and es are great sources for food, tant part of the college experi- concern, so we have to think Cats Together, began the orga water and shelter. ence and would like to make it creatively about how to reduce nization after 34 cats were cap Carol Thompson, a member of more affordable for students, costs,” Williams said. tured in Worth Hills, taken to Frogs and Cats Together, said a “TCU has a commitment to Williams said adding schol trap-neuter-release method is the animal control and euthanized giving our students an inter- arships would increase the during summer 2004, national experience, even popularity of the study-abroad See CATS page 2 students who can't afford an program. She said 450 under- overseas trip,” Donovan said, graduate students study abroad The scholarships would most every year through the program, likely come from donors and and predicted that at least 100 would consist of several thou- more would be able to study sand dollars each, Donovan said. abroad with financial aid He said he wants them to be A semester trip to Flor- available as soon as possible. ence, Italy, for example, costs Raising scholarships is a $17,000 plus airfare and addi- iH Photographer large part of the $250 million tional spending money. There t, and fresh Vision in Action campaign, are currently no scholarships jump up to JENNIFER BICKERSTAFF / Photo Editor Donovan said, available for semester study JENNIFER BICKERSTAFF / Photo Editor srnoon, The Feral cats take a cat-nap outside of a duplex across from the Smith Entrepreneurs Hall He said when faculty mem- abroad, Williams said. The study abroad program offers students travel destinations all over the world warts Tuesday afternoon. The cats are taken care of by TCU librarian Carl Alexander, bers were asked what they Missy Goslee, a senior The Pantheon in Rome is a historical architecture monument for tourists to visit TT —————— ke it was “| WEATHER PECULIAR FACT | TODAY'S HEADLINES CONTACT US ainst Air Today: Sunny, 87/67 NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J, ~~ A doctor has pleaded FEATURES: DJ Shadow’s album disappoints, page 4 Send your questions, Springs, Thursday: Partly Cloudy, 88/72 not guilty to stealing a hand from a New compliments, complaints y to build OPINION: Honesty the best policy in dating, page 3 Jersey medical school cadaver and giving and hot tips to the staff at % of con EE — — Friday: Partly Cloudy, 94/73 it to an exotic dancer, authorities sald, ~ AP | SPORTS: Track star talks about his goals, page 6 [email protected] A W a i Ll i A i he i au ——.. THE JUMP PAGE TCU Daily Skiff | Wednesday, September 20, 2006 they have no owners and do not group to trap the cats on Recovering sex addict to discuss porn effects CATS live on specific properties. How campus, but enly during the From page i ever, many are still being cared day so there isn't prowling By MICHELLE THOMAS lar perspective, Syme said, a national issue that students for voluntarily.

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