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TCU Daily Spicing up downtown High-ranking defeat The streets of downtown Fort Worth will be sizzling this The No. 4-ranked men's tennis team lost the doubles weekend as 400,000 people converge for the points and couldn't muster a comeback in its loss Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival. Wednesday against No. 8 Southern Methodist. FEATURES, Page 7 Serving Texas Christian University sincel 902 SPORTS, Page 12 Thursday, April 19,2001 Fort Worth, Texas Flat-rate allows for fewer penalties Official advises Students won't face fines for dropping classes with policy acyoitict qrmc calf By Carrie Woodall a class under the flat-rate tuition, but week they receive a 75 percent refund same opportunity when we entered C*€-^a»k l»VJLA A LJ l* til 1 1 It; lltilv STARSTAFF HFPORTERREPORTER returningrprnrninn studentsu 11. L-nr v willmill continuer»**ntinn*» ti\to and'in/1 thetV»*> amountatnminl ofnf theth» refund■ ,>t ■ m. I deil*»_ college.". ■, ,!1, >.i. ■ " ^*^^ Editor's note: This is the fifth in a pay by percentages for dropped creases 25 percent each week, he said. Brown said the flat-rate policies By Ron Foumier staff." White House spokesman Ari series of stories on how examining the classes, said Patrick Miller, registrar Brown said there could be a prob- could be abused for personal gain by ASSOCIATED PRESS Fleischer said Wednesday. impact comprehensive tuition will and director of enrollment manage- lem concerning the university if there students who shop around for their WASHINGTON — President The advisers, who met Tuesday to have on the university. ment. is no financial penalty felt by the in- classes. Bush's foreign policy advisers have formulate the decision, recom- Students might take advantage of "There is no additional cost be- coming students for dropping a class. He said although this may seem recommended against the sale of so- mended that Bush defer sales of the the flat-rate tuition policy by enrolling cause incoming students pay a set "At registration, we may end up like a huge issue now, a year from phisticated destroyers to Taiwan, a destroyers equipped with the Aegis for more hours than they plan on tak- price no matter how many classes with a whole bunch of classes that are now these problems will not even senior administration official said radar and weapons system — leav- ing and then dropping those classes, they take between 12 and 18 hours," just allegedly full, but later in the se- have to be discussed. Every private in- Wednesday. ing open the possibility of future thus hurting other students in the reg- he said. mester find that the classes really stitution that is based on a flat-rate tu- The adviser, speaking on condi- sales as leverage against China as istration process. Ray Brown, dean of Chancellor Michael Ferrari said he aren't full because students had the ition has been faced with this situation tion of anonymity, said Bush has not the two nations wrestle with the admissions, said Wednesday. thinks entering students should not freedom to drop whenever," he said. and has found no real trouble, he said. acted on the recommendation but ramifications of their 11-day stand- "If I student enrolls in a class just enroll for more than 15 hours. Kylie Norrell, a senior fashion pro- "Other private schools that have that a decision will be made public off over a U.S. spy plane. to check it out with the intention that "It would not be sensible for any- motion major, said she wishes return- been through the transition process Tuesday after U.S. officials meet The administration has insisted they might drop the course, then that one to recommend to entering stu- ing students had the same advantage for a flat-rate structure would proba- with a delegation from Taiwan. publicly that the spy-plane incident leaves other students, who need the dents that they enroll for 18 hours," he to not pay for dropped classes. bly be laughing at us for worrying Bush's advisers recommended he was unconnected with the decision course, less of a chance to register if said. "I think it is a good thing for the in- about this," Brown said. allow the sale of other, less-ad- on whether to sell the advanced de- the class becomes full," he said. Returning students receive 100 per- coming students because they can vanced weapons systems to Taiwan, stroyers and their weapons systems Incoming students next fall will not cent refund if they drop within the first more easily choose their classes." she Carrie Woodall the official said, confirming reports to Taiwan, which China considers a face a financial penalty for dropping week of classes, he said. The second said. "However, I wish we had the c.d.woodalldi' stmlem.tcu.edu in The New York Times and on CNN. breakaway province. Washington's "The president has not received FOR THE SKIFF EDITORIAL BOARD'S OPINION ON FLAT-RATE TUITION, SEE PAGE 3. any recommendations at all from his See TAIWAN, Page 4 Options add ENGINEERING FOR THE FUTURE Student wins Goldwater honor up for alumni By Jessica Cervantez ■ STAFF REPORTER Ben Ludington, a sophomore engineering major, was E-mail, Rickel use offered one of 302 undergraduates nationwide selected this week By Melissa Christensen across the United States. She to receive the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Award for STAFF REPORTER also said Houston, Dallas and his work in engineering and high GPA in the 2001-2002 As graduating senior Jon Fort Worth each have young school year. Hilley checks his TCU box, he alumni chapters specifically Ludington will receive $7,500 for two years to apply grumbles about the fliers he for those who graduated toward the cost of tuition, fees, books and room and received from the Alumni As- within the last 10 years. board. sociation promoting the pur- "We love for young alumni This award was established by the U.S. Congress in chase of senior bricks. to get involved," Hoban said. 198ft to honor Senator Barry M. Goldwater. who served "They should send out in- "It's a chance to immediately as a soldier and statesman for 56 years, to encourage ex- formation on alumni chapters plug into a network of peo- cellence in the fields of science and mathematical aca- instead of these 'buy-a-brick' pie." demic study and research for highly qualified students. letters," Hilley, a finance and TCU officials said that al- Ludington said he spends a lot of time in the labs and management major, said. though graduates' ID cards are enjoys the research he does. Director of Alumni Rela- deactivated, they can still ac- "It is a great honor to be win the award," he said. "I am tions Kristi Hoban said in the cess some TCU facilities. very lucky to have my name considered with such people." past, graduating seniors have Hugh Macdonald, assistant Rhonda Hatcher, faculty representative for the Gold- disregarded that information university librarian for public water Scholarship for TCU, collects and screens the ap- because they were bombarded service, said alumni are al- plications. Hatcher said an e-mail is sent to all undergraduates in the engineering and mathematics de- with graduation information. lowed admittance to the Mary partments and to department chairs to nominate students. She said a "Keep In Touch" Couts Burnett Library but do "The criteria is essential," Hatcher said. "Students were brochure with information on not have borrowing privileges. nominated with exceptionally high GPA's, somewhere how to be involved in the as- However, alumni can join around a 3.8." sociation is sent to graduates' Friends of the TCU Library Hatcher said the screening committee tries to choose permanent addresses six for a $50 annual fee, which will allow them to borrow up students that have had research experience, good GPA's months after graduation. to five items at one time. and are continuing to work in the specific fields. "We wait six months be- "Alumni can gain admis- Engineering professor Steve Weis worked with Lud- cause people are little more sion at any time," he said. ington in developing the engineering class for non-engi- settled in their lives then," she "Even though they won't neers last year and is currently working on a fiber said. "The most important work in the turnstiles, it helps interferometer. thing for alumni to do is to let to keep their ID cards." This is the process where light is launched into fiber us know their current ad- Dave Edmondson, assistant and then split. When it combines back together it forms dresses." provost for information serv- an interference pattern which is dependent on the path dif- Hoban said there is no ices, said alumni retain e-mail ference, and that difference is used as a sensor or indica- charge to be a member of the addresses and network log ons tor, Weis said. national alumni association or "He's an outstanding student both in class and research," the 20 alumni chapters located See ALUMNI, Page 4 Weis said. "He's a hard worker and bright student." Weis said he believes all the engineering students are out- Free alumni perks: standing and Ludington definitely adds to the department. • Membership in TCU Alumni Association "Ben is very deserving of this honor." Weis said. "He • Subscription to TCU Magazine is an exceptionally bright and dedicated young man who • Admission to Mary Couts Burnett Library will continue to be an outstanding student and researcher." • Use of TCU e-mail and network log on for one semester More than 1,000 sophomores and juniors across the na- after graduation tion were nominated by their institutions.