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Friday, February 25, 1994 Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 91st Year, No. 79 Husband and wife team enjoy each others' 'Company' on stage

BY ANN RICKERMAN Breese performed in separate pro- a deeper level." "We look for opportunities to work TCU DAILY SKIFF ductions of "Company" 15 years The couple performed the musical together." Leonard said. "We do often ago, in the days before they became "Cats" in Germany for over a year share opinions (about productions)." Linda Leonard walked into the man and wife. together. Leonard said they became And sharing those opinions makes room and planted a big kiss on " 'Company' is a musical with very dependent on each other there both of them stronger as artists, they said. Steven Breese's lips. The husband tremendous appeal to the musical because of the different language and "All artists need input on their and wife team is working together theater audience and non-musical the show's pressures. work all the time," Breese said. "Art theater audience." said Breese. an Each experience of working is about communication. Without assistant professor of theater. "It is together is good, he said. They usu- Linda 1 am not as good as I could be." again, this time as director and chore- very, very funny." ally see art in the same way. The musical "Company" will be ographer of the TCU Guild's pro- Leonard said everyone will see "The tensions of the rehearsal pro- performed tonight and Saturday at 8 duction of "Company," which themselves in some part of the show. cess is not us not getting along." and Sunday at 2 p.m. in Ed Landreth opened Thursday night. Her husband the director sees him- Breese said. "It is about the artistic Auditorium. Tickets are S5 for stu- The musical is an interesting pro- self in one character. concept and how to go about doing dents. S10 for non-students. ject for the married couple to oversee "I identified with Bobby (the main something. All proceeds benefit the TCU Guild because it follows the adventures of character who is single with all mar- "When two people work together scholarship fund, which provides single man whose friends are trying ried friends)." he said. "Over the last and go home together they have to scholarships for students in each of the to push him down the aisle and into 13 or so years I've grown to like the work at separating their jobs with eight departments of the College of Linda Leonard matrimonial bliss. Leonard and play better because I understand it at their personal environment," he said. Fine Art and Communication. Steven Breese Division I-A A&M to follow could cost, Tucker says Baylor to Big 8 BY GREG RIDDLE TCU DAILY SKIFF BY RICK WATERS TCU DAILY SKIFF Two down and two to go. University administrators remain stead- Another piece fell into place fast in their position that TCU will be a Thursday in the Big Eight-Southwest "major-league player" in the collegiate ath- Conference merger puzzle when the letic scene despite the breakup of the South- Texas A&M Board of Regents west Conference, said Chancellor William announced the Aggies had accepted Tucker Thursday. the Big Eight's invitation to join the "TCU is committed to competition in conference for the 1996-97 season. intercollegiate athletics at the Division I-A level," Tucker said. "There has been and will continue to be a commitment to intercolle- "We are proud to have been asked giate athletics by both myself and the Board and enthusiastic about joining a con- The boards of trustees at the uni- ference with these eight great univer- of Trustees." versities of Texas and Texas Tech sities," said Texas A&M Interim Tucker's stance on TCU athletics has not will meet Friday to decide whether to President E. Dean Gage. "This new wavered either before or after the Big Eight accept the invitation to join the Big alignment not only offers new oppor- Eight. Texas and Texas Tech must invited four SWC schools, the University of tunities for all 12 universities in each accept the invitation for the Big Texas, Texas A&M. Baylor and Texas Tech, men's and women's intercollegiate Eight-Southwest Conference merger to join their conference. athletics, but further establishes an to become a reality. "We — the Board of Trustees and myself even closer relationship in the areas "1 laving been a charter member of — believe intercollegiate athletics enhance of teaching, research and public ser- the Southwest Conference, we regret the visibility, vitality and strength of the uni- vice." that the invitation could not have versity," Tucker said during a Feb. 17 speech While the Board of Regents was been extended to all of our mem- at a university faculty luncheon. voting to accept the invitation. A&M bers," Gage said. "Change is the one Tucker said Thursday the university's Athletic Director Wally Groff met constant factor that will always be commitment to at the Division I-A level with all of the Aggie head coaches to present in our society. We now look is the same but now it may come at a cost. get their opinions on the possible forward to consummating the agree- "If we maintained all the current athletic- move to the Big Eight. ment and building new friendships teams we have now with no (conference) "I conducted a staff meeting with and relationships." alliance, we would lose in excess of SI mil- all of the head coaches and each one TCU Chancellor William Tucker lion," he said. felt this would be a positive move," said he was upset to see the end of the TCU will be a member of the SWC even Groff said. "Change is always diffi- SWC close at hand. if the four schools leave, but it is uncertain cult, especially when you're talking "The possible break up of the how much money will be available to dis- TCU Daily Skiff/ Br.an Bray about a relationship such as the Southwest Conference is keenly dis- tribute among the remaining schools. Tucker "Dooney" shoots some hoops after class near downtown Fort Worth. He says Southwest Conference. I feel this is appointing to Texas Christian Uni- he likes the extra lift from the mattresses to help him slam the ball. in the best interest of Texas A&M see Funding, page 8 University." see A&M, page 8 Graduates to get more family time Athlete works as Peer Educator mencement exercises was "an awk- BY DENA RAINS TCU DAILY SKIFF ward time for visitors." "Just in general, it seemed like a to keep local children off drugs The time for the May 14 Bac- good idea for all involved." she said. calaureate-Commencement has been "I think it will be much more conve- changed from 7:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. nient for everyone." BY CHRIS LESCHBER The Peer Educators program is an extension of the The exercises will still take place in Armstrong said this time change TCU DAILY SKIFF Office of Alcohol and Drug Education. The goals of Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. might not become a trend for future the program are to keep kids out of gangs, off drugs Sally Armstrong, director of the commencement ceremonies. Vincent Pryor came to school to play football and and in school. Faculty Center for University Rela- "We'll give it a try this spring and get an education. Mary Dean Keyes. the Foster Hall Director, super- tions, said the commencement com- see if it works out how we think it Through TCU's Peer Educators program, however, vises the program, which involves about 35 students mittee was concerned about the will," she said. the junior social work major said he found there is who are drawn from all levels of the university. A families of the graduates and felt the The graduates, clad in their black more to life than personal advancement. broad cross section of students from different racial, earlier time would help. robes, will line up for commence- During his sophomore year, Pryor's hall director social and economic backgrounds allows the educa- The students and their families ment exercises at 2:45 p.m. Faculty came to him with a problem: He needed someone to tors to identify with more children. wanted more time together after the members will line up at 3 p.m. speak to a group of elementary school children about Area elementary schools invite the Peer Educators ceremony, she said. She also noted The time for the May 14 com- The commencement committee staying in school and off dnigs. Pryor agreed to help to talk to their pupils. Teams of Peer Educators travel that the numbers of children and mencement reception has also which consists of representatives his hall director and spoke with the group of children. to local schools once a week to give children infor- senior citizens that attend the exer- changed. Students, their families and from the Registrar's Office. Campus This expeiience led to an invitation for Pryor to join mation on drugs and gangs and offer alternatives to cises are increasing, and changing members of the faculty and adminis- Police, Facility Services and Print- the Peer Educators program. peer pressure. the time would make their visit eas- tration will mingle at a Student Cen- ing, Postal and Conference Services, "Since then it has been sort of a pet project of Pryor said many of the schools that ask them to ier. ter Ballroom reception from 1:30 suggested that the time of the exer- mine," he said. "We help educate the kids about drugs come are located in troubled areas, and often the chil- Besides, Armstrong explained, p.m. to 2:30 p.m. May 14. cises be changed. The time change and what is bad and good. 1 never had anything like finding parking and campus land- Armstrong said that in years past, was then approved by Chancellor that coming up, nobody to tell ine right from wrong ' see Peer, page 8 marks is easier during the daytime the time span between the com- Tucker and all of the vice chancel- hours. mencement reception and the com- lors.

NEWS DIGEST bells ring again Robbery may be motive ETSU man charged in killing TCU Weekend Calendar

Carillon bells in Robert Carr Chapel rang in Jack-in-the-Box theft COMMERCE, Texas (AP) — Police have Today: Sunday: again Thursday after more than three months charged an East Texas State University stu- •Last day to withdraw from class. •2 p.m. TCU Guild musical production of FORT WORTH (AP) — Robbery was the of silence. dent with shooting his roommate to death in •8 p.m. TCU Guild musical production of apparent motive in slayings that left two Stephen Sondheim's "Company," Ed Lan- The chapel plays the "Westminster their on-campus apartment. dreth Auditorium. employees of the Camp Bowie Boulevard Jack- Stephen Sondheim's "Company," Ed Lan- Chime" instead of the alma mater because Kevin Day, 20, of Tyler was arrested •8 p.m. PC Films "Much Ado About Noth- in-the-Box dead early Thursday, police said. dreth Auditorium. Tickets are $10 and $6 for the system manufacturer programmed a hard shortly after the Wednesday night shooting, ing." Student Center Ballroom. The store's morning manager found one students. drive incorrectly, said Emmet Smith, music said Bill Oellermann, ETSU's director of Monday of the bodies at 5:23 a.m., said a police •9 p.m. PC Films "Much Ado About Noth- professor and operator of the carillon. The communication services. •Noon, International Week Opening Cer- spokeswoman. Both victims appeared to ing," Student Center Ballroom. alma mater might be heard as early as next Chris Bernard Calloway, 21. died from emony, Student Center Lounge. have been shot in the head. Saturday: week. multiple gunshot wounds from the shooting •7:30 p.m. TCU Music Series recital by Several money trays had been removed. •8 p.m. TCU Guild musical production of The new system, which waited silently for at the Petty Hall Apartments, part of the cam- bassoonist Kevin Hall, Ed Landreth Audito- necessary parts, replaces the old one, which There was no sign of forced entry and the pus residence hall system. Stephen Sondheim's "Company," Ed Lan- was damaged in November. doors were unlocked. dreth Auditorium. Patfc- 2 Friday, February 25, i<>D4 TCL'DAILY SKlll-

\Th\ Beaten Path* GyT.T). Magnus APO offers CAMPUSIines CAMPL'Slines is provided as a Anyone may attend. Contact Jeff free sitting service to the TCL' community. Benson at 923-5553 or P.O. BOX Announcements of events, 32326. to teachers meetings and other general campus information should be The Japan Club is having a brought by the Skiff office, party Feb. 26. Those interested BYJODIWETUSKI Moudy 291S, or sent to TCU should gather in front of the Stu- TCU DAILY SKIFF Box 32929. The Skiff reserves dent Center at 4 p.m. with food Alpha Phi Omega service the right to edit for style and and drinks. For details, contact fraternity is providing univer- taste. YumiKeitges at 921-7355. sity faculty and staff a free Comma tor Bob tram across the ice. Death slipped and lell Bob stood frozen, unsure whether to help him up or skate away. vacation — from their chil- The International Students Permanent Improvements dren. Association is selling tickets in Committee meets every Thurs- APO members will offer the Student Center between 10 day at 4 p.m. in Student Center Calvin and HobbeS by Bill Wafterson free babysitting for Professors' a.m. and 3 p.m. for its upcoming Room 204. Suggestions and com- Night Out Saturday from 6 banquet on March 5. ments welcome. Contact J.R. p.m. to I I p.m. in the Rickel Greene at P.O. Box 29321 or 926- Building. Video Contest is open to col- 1272. I BET I (:■■' j I ge- Andrea Alleman. junior lege students with cash prizes - . i ranging from S500 to S3.000. The Nominations for JCPenney's I deal education major, said that \ despite the name. Professors' contest is sponsored by The Mill annual Golden Rule Night Out is not just for pro- Christophers, a New York-based Awards for outstanding volun- I fessors. international media organization. teers are now being accepted "It's for the staff also," Alle- For more information call (212) through March 1. Forms are avail- man said. "I think that there are 759-4050. The deadline for entry able at all JCPenney stores' cata- a lot of ladies around here that is June 10. logue desks or by calling Theresa have younger children who Tafelski at 214-881-6415. probably don't know this is TCI' Vegetarians are meeting available to them." Monday. Feb. 28. at 7:30 in the May Degree Candidates Children can play sports, Student Center Lounge to discuss should file their intent to graduate read, watch movies and partic- the formation of a Vegetarian in the office of their academic ipate in other activities. Snacks Society, as well as activities for dean. Feb. 25 is the deadline for will also be provided. the (ireat American Meatout, the registrar to receive names of Alleman said 3X children arc- which runs March 1 through candidates from the deans. CRIMEIines expected to attend. March 20. If interested but unable This is the third time APO to attend, call 926-1232 or 921- Alpha Phi Omega is sponsor- has held this event, and the 41 OX. ing "Professor's Night Out" for ( ampus Police rtcordfd the fol- eers asked them to gel rid ot their Interference. Criminal Trespass party grows bigger every time, all TCU employees Saturday, limino, offenses and violations at alcohol, so the students produced warning she said. Satisfied parents Fellowship of Christian Ath- Feb. 26. Call Katie at 924-8728 and around the univi'isitv from seven eans ol Keystone heer. Feb. 23 A < ampus Police officer spread the word and bring in letes meets every Wednesday at 9 for more information. I ill. Il> through Feb. 23: which were hidden m their cloth- noticed a vehicle parked on the brick other people. p.m. in the Varsity Club Room of ing. The students voluntarily sidewalk near Frog Fountain at 9:07 Any faculty and staff still the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. The Circle T Girl Scout round S\ rlngc pouted out their heer and were p.m.. inside which were two open interested in signing up their Open to all. This week's speaker Cookie Sale continues through Feb 16 An ll\ \( worker was released at the scene. is Mike Dietrich of Search Min- alcohol beverage containers A man children can call Katie Thorp March 6. Call the Circle T Coun- cleaning oul Frog 1 ountain around istries cil at 732-7736 if you'd like to walked up. said a friend had parked at 924-8728. 3:30 p in ami found a syringe with Tantperiag with mail place an order. a needle attached floating in the Feb. I1' A student complained his vehicle there and that he would College of Saint Thomas watei ' ampui Police disposed ol of three separate instances ot mail move it. police said A woman then More in Fort Worth announces The International Students the lyringe tampering during the days ol I eh approached the officers and said the WEATHER. The Associates' Lenten Lectures. Association meets at 5 p.m. every II and Feb. I1' The last incident car was hers. The man changed his The Holy Father's encyclical. Thursday. Check at the Student I iploaien involved an envelope that had heen story and said the woman, whom he The weather today will be Veritatis Splendor. Monday. Feb. Center Information Desk for loca- s Feb I An unidentified student cut open from which S70 and a didn't know, had given him $20 to partly cloudy, warm and 28 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. and tion. in lotii Brown Hall was cooking credit card were taken. I uesday. March 1. 1:30 to 2:30 move the vehicle. He was vv ntlen up windy, with a noon high something in the microwave lor giving false information to a p.m. in the college library at 3017 The Organization of Latin 7 of 64. Temperatures will ■round p.m. in the second floor Criminal I rcspass warning police officer. Lubbockin Fort Worth. Call 923- American Students invites all IV lounge when he said the Feb. 20: A man was delivering 8459. students to its weekly meeting Meanwhile, the officers asked drop in the afternoon as a microwave bleu up rhis activated pi//,i for Perrotti's Pizza at 9:53 every Tuesday from 5:30 to 6:30 three nines a man who was with the cold front hits, and the the fire alarm, which was shut ofl p in ami parked his vehicle in front Psi Chi the national honor p.m. in Student Center Room 202. woman to stay awav from the imme- b> (!ampus Police ol Wiggins Hall He lelt his car out low tonight will be 32. society in psychology will be ol gear and neglected to set the diate area while the officers ques- Saturday will be mild accepting applications through Rape/Sexual Assault Sur- Mcohnl \ iolalion parking break Ihe vehicle rolled tioned her. He ignored the warnings with a high of 50. and March 4. Applications available vivors' Group is forming at the I eh 19 I WO Student! were and struck two ears, one ol which and was written up for interfering on the Psi Chi bulletin board in Counseling Center. The group Sunday will see increas- walking through the parking lot sustained heavy damage. with the investigation. I lie man was Winton-Scott Hall. will meet from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. aeruss Iron) ihe Rickel Building at also issued a Criminal Trespass ing clouds and possibly Fridays. For initial screening 2:15 a m .mil were approached by Parking on Sidewalk, Alcohol warning and was allowed to leave rain. Society of Physics Students is appointment, call Dorothy M. Campus Police officers 1 he offi- \ iulation. False Information. with the woman. offering free physics, astronomy Barra at 921-7863. and math tutoring every Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Sid Women's Lating Disorders Richardson Room 323. Group is forming. The group will meet from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fri- '.Himalayan Arts & Cj 'ifts Student Concerns Committee days. Call Dr. Lisa Rollins-Garcia ■mERLE noRmfln"' meets every Wednesday at 4 p.m. at 921-7863 for an initial screen- £

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EDITORIAL Diversity calls for a week of celebration COLUMNIST CRAIG MARTIN We have a long way to go, but a lot of It's the opportunity most of us pass progress has been made to make TCU a up all year long. It's the chance we miss multicultural campus. when we don't try to get to know an We commissioned a task force; we international student. It's the experi- Remember why we're here: academics recruit minorities for placement as stu- ence we miss when we avoid an "eth- dents, faculty, staff and administrators; nic" event because we don't know what we have a minority adviser; we have a to expect. It's the fear of the unfamiliar. Today, four dents, to encourage continuous self-educa- granting of athletic scholarship hinders this Global Theme Semester. In a university International Week is a time to exper- universities in the tion.... approach (If students desire sport, then they with an overwhelmingly white student iment, to explore and to step into other (former ? ) "We intend to maintain and establish only have the freedom to explore those venues, body, a lot of voices have called for a worlds. It's as easy as tasting foreign Southwest undergraduate and graduate programs that just not on the university tab). By eliminat- more diverse campus. food, listening to a discussion, attend- Conference are aimed toward excellence and contribute ing organized athletics the university could It might be easy to forget the diversi- ing a chapel service, going to a concert, announce whether to the wholeness of the university...we dedicate itself to academics. ty we have. looking at exhibits, eating at a banquet they will join the believe we should offer degree programs in Instead, the university pursues 97 donors Next week. International Week will or watching a talent show. Along the Big Eight the liberal arts and sciences..." to fund a S2.5 million athletic complex that celebrate the different racial, ethnic and way, we get to know each other. Conference. Big time college sports are not mentioned will benefit 400 students. This does not fit national groups at TCU. The events and It's this kind of sharing that will Texas Christian as an objective. Meeting physical needs is with the above objectives. The question is, exhibitions give everyone a convenient make TCU a truly multicultural cam- University is not mentioned as an objective, but Division I is when does the university plan to solicit fund- way to approach different cultures. pus. one of those schools, and its athletic future not the only way to meet them. The Rickel is ing from 97 donors to improve the English looks dim. What is a small liberal arts col- open for exercise; surely students could department, the classics department (which lege that is mediocre academically and meet their physical needs with three work is virtually nonexistent at our "liberal arts" athletically to do? The answer stares us in outs a week. university)? the face: Texas Christian University It is wrong to use the argument of meet- When will the university funnel money to should do away with big time intercolle- ing the physical needs of students as justifi- maintain our current buildings, when will COLUMNIST LAYNE SMITH giate sports. cation for big-time sports. The amount of the buildings be accessible to handicap, Providing a sense of pride for the alumni, students administered to by organized when will a student's main focus be knowl- entertainment for the region and forcing sports is unargueably in the minority. Plus, edge at this university? money out of trustees (which is undoubtedly with the amount of time athletes spend on The answer is never. As long as TCU con- Convicting the A TF used solely for the athletic program and is a the field, the question has to be: is any need tinues to bum funds on athletics, academics moot point, as somewhere near 80 percent of other than the physical met? Why don't will not rise to the cutting edge. Without the alt is now up to a San Antonio jury to decide the fate of the all Division I athletic departments are they spend as much time in the library? If worry of big-lime college athletics. TCU can 11 Branch Davidians on trial for ambushing and murdering presently functioning at a deficit I is not an this were the case, the argument for sports refocus its direction. Yes. the transition may federal agents. objective of the university. as an integral part of the university would be rocky, but the faculty, the student body According to the Undergraduate Bulletin, be stronger. The truth about what happened in Waco will never be and the administration have the fortitude to the objective of the university is as follows: One could counterargue that the obliga- mm fCC into a prestigious academic insti- known. It lies in the bulldozed ashes of Mount Carmel, "Our (TCU's) objective is to provide under- tion of the university is the dispassionate tution that will attract top-notch scholars where a 51 -day standoff between followers of David Koresh graduate and graduate instruction informed pursuit of knowledge, which translates into from around the world. It can be done, but and the Bureau of Alcohol. Tobacco and Firearms led to an by research, to offer such undergraduate and research from faculty and enlightenment of not with money continually frittered away inferno that consumed 78 men, women and children. graduate studies as will enable studenis lo students. on athletics. A tragedy it was. The horrors you can imagine in that last enter fruitful careers, to promote the mental, If the obligation of the university is to pur- Cruix is a StRior history major from minute or two: searing heat, chaos, children's screams dulled spiritual and physical will-being of our stu- sue knowledge, then one could argue that the Bedford, Texas. by the roar of the fire. The ATF is to blame for all this. The 11 Branch Davidians who are being tried in San Antonio are the ATF's attempt at saving face. The ATF was humiliated in Waco. The government must have some- one go to jail for the disaster. Without convictions, the ATF can show only a pile of COLUMNIST RYAN MCCARTHY ashes and the dead bodies of four of their agents. That is just not enough for them to justify the negative publicity and the millions of dollars flushed down the toilet. The whole incident reeks of government lies and cover-ups. There is speculation that the original warrant was doctored to support the ATF's raid, the ATF's method of The blood spills first in the arcade securing a crime scene with a bulldozer should cause you to stop and wonder, and throughout the trial, which was trying to show a conspiracy to kill federal agents, not a This is kind of Each fight would end with the possibility of Wow! Whai a profoundly wise statement. one of the key planners of the raid was ever questioned. embarassing: I killing the opponent. They would just rip Do you think that this guy is just rationaliz- This isn't the first time the Gestapo-like ATF has killed in the name of law & order. went to an arcade each other apart (in creative ways), and when ing with the audience so that he can watch his they were done, the identifiable body pans The Weaver family used to live in the Northwest, at least until the ATF came and this past weekend. bank account overflow? This Virtual Sex Yeah, it's a sad would go in every direction. ihing could never go too far and be used for killed the son, the family dog and the mother as she was clutching her infant child. Mr. thing; sorry. I I can't say this isn't good, but my intuition the wrong reasons, could it? Weaver survived the deadly assault. And for what? For making a sawed-off shotgun ^ didn't play any- tells me it's not. These games arc very enter- This was the type of Donahue episode that for an overly persistent undercover agent, a charge that a jury later acquitted him of. thing though. taining, and it seems to be in direct propor- left me dwelling on how stupid some people So he had spent time in jail and seen his family murdered for nothing. Every game was tion to the amount of violence in them. This can be. These games that are so entertaining How fast we as Americans are to attack any semblance of foreign tyranny. But at confusing and cost problem is minor, however, to what we are are being created for one purpose—to make what point does domestic tyranny warrant serious attention? Now might be a good a dollar to play capable of creating. money. The creators of these games will con- time. The games we grew up playing are all out- As 1 got ready for class a few days ago, my vince themselves and the people around them At first I was glad to see the flames from Mount Carmel. I had heard horror stories dated and just too easy. TV was turned to the ever insightful of anything in order to earn more cash. of both sexual and physical child abuse. The Attorney General cited the abuse as jus- Walking around and hoping I wouldn't Donahue show. The big topic was Virtual While these millionares are drinking mar- bump into the wrong gang member seemed Sex. Apparantly, Penthouse has already tinis in Hawaii. America is being desensi- tification for the destruction in the final raid. I was happy. to be the better option. Needless to say, if I combined Virtual Reality and pornography tized to violence and sex. But what do you But if you ask Janet Reno now, she acknowledges that there was no evidence to sup- were going to waste time hanging out at a for simulated sex. do? Guts and bed scenes sell. It's not likely port that claim. Then why did she say it? It was a typical self-preservation move to take Dallas arcade, something must have been Oooh, this will do wonders for society. It that the Americans who buy this stuff are the spotlight off of questions of ATF improprieties and focus it on the evil Branch fascinating. used to be that when kids searched through going to quit. Davidians. Instead of trying to find a game to waste their parents drawers, all they found was a Looking back just five years, Virtual Are the Branch Davidians the bad guys? It is simply a matter of perspective. The some money on. I found myself just standing stack of Playboys. Now they'll find a Reality wasn't even around. Imagine how Romans saw the Jews who committed mass suicide at Masada as bad guys. The Nazis and watching them. These games no longer machine that actually "puts you there." much it will have progressed five years from also saw the Jews as bad guys, just as the Union saw the Confederacy and the U.S. had a white ball bouncing-back and forth on The funny part about this Donahue now. We'll probably be able to hook the Calvary saw the indians at Wounded Knee. Who is good and who is bad is a subjec- a black screen. Now they have realistic men episode was listening lo the rational of the machine up to our brains and actually be able tive decision. and women fighting each other in 3-D with entrepenuers who put Virtual Sex together. to feel the environment. surround sound. It was just like a nice televi- According to these guys, they're creating I don't know if I 'm going to be able to han- In this world of different perspectives, the Constitution is supposed to be there to sion set. something that will help solve some of the dle the responsibility of having such a fun protect every one of us, not just those of us who pray to a particular god or act in a man- What surprised me even more than the major problems of society. machine in my house. With kids, I'll proba- ner some may call crazy. It is a blanket that covers the nation — at least until the ATF captivating graphics was the violence these One of the entrepenuers claimed that the bly need to lock it up at times. It's unlikely comes knocking at your door. games presented. I feel like my grandpa say- same criminals who go out and commit rapes that all parents will do the same. Layne is a senior criminal justice and news/editorial major from Sugar Land, ing this, but what can you do? will have a new sexual outlet to vent their Ryan McCarthy is a sophomore psycholo- Texas. Mortal Kombat II was blatantly violent. frustrations. Rape will therefore decline. gy major from Leawood. Kansas. Page 4 Friday, February 25, 1994 TCL' DAILY SKIFF Sports

SPORTSBRIEFS TCU hopes to against ORU BY GREG RIDDLE TCU DAILY SKIFF

Women's golf struggles in first tourney Call it revenge. Call it pride. Call it self respect The TCU women's golf team had its first meet of the spring All ol these things will be on the season this past week at the Chris Johnson/University of Arizona minds of the 1(1 men's basketball tournament in Tuscon, An/ team when it travels to Tulsa, Okla . The Frogs struggled in the tournament, finishing in 16th place in Saturday to lace Oral Roberts in a a very tough field. Sophomore Sharon Germain led the Lady frogs non-conference game at 7:30 p.m. with a three day store of 221 (76-79-76). The frogs (6-17, 3-9 in Southwest I he I.ady frogs next tee it up at the University of Texas' tour- Conference play) will be trying to nament at (ireat Hills Country Club in Austin March 11-13. avenge a 76-73 loss on Jan. 6 to the Golden Eagles (6-1 Hi at Daniel- Meyer Coliseum. Lady Frog tennis team to face Tech In that game. K Uledb) 16 points in the first halt, but missed some cru- The women's tennis team will face Southwest Conference rival cial free throws down the stretch and lexas lech this Saturday in Lubbock. The match is set to begin at 1 1 watched OKI guard Chris McKin- a m. ne> hit a three-pointer with 44 sec- onds to plav to pull off the upset. "T hey stole one from us last time. Stars captain breaks leg now we want to go down there and steal one back from them." said TCU Dallas Stars captain Mark 1 inordi suffered a broken leg when he guard Marco JeaiU Cruiied into the boards in the Stars 0-0 tie with the Kings I ( I head coach \1oc Iba agreed \\ ednesdi) night. that the game was one the frogs TCU Dally Skiff/ Brian Bray The extent of Tinordi's injury is not known, but the captain may be should have won. Kurt Thomas goes after a jump ball in the Horned Frogs' 86-60 loss to Texas A&M last out ol the Stars' lineup lor the remainder ol the season. "We were ahead most of the game. Wednesday. The Frogl play at Oral Roberts Saturday. I inordi had six goals and IK assists to total 24 points as a defense- but we missed six or seven tree man tor the Stars this season. throws down the stretch and they hit we also have to make sure we cover shots from three-point range. the players." Iba said. "The coaches the three-pointer to beat us." Iba said. their outside shooters, because they "If we are going to be successful, and players have to look inside them- "The) don't have a really big team. can hit the three-pointers." everyone is going to have to con- selves and find some pride and hut the) heal us down the floor and The difference in the game was the tribute," Iba said. "It is hard to win decide that we're going to get some- then quickness really hurt us." play of TCU center Kurt Thomas. when you only have one or two guys thing done the rest of the season." One playei in particular who hurt The Frogs' leading scorer was held to playing well. It has to be a total team ORU will be looking to end a 12- the Frogs was forward Tye fields. just five points. 16 below his aver- effort." game losing streak. who came oft the bench to score 19 age. TCU is coming off an 86-60 loss The Golden Eagles lost 74-72 at pomis on 9-of- Hi shooting from the With Thomas having an off night. at home Wednesday night to SWC home to Texas Tech Wednesday Held n was the TCU guards that kept the leading Texas A&M. The Frogs shot night when guard Kenny Bohanon '"field-, really hurt us inside the Frogs in the ballgame. Jentry Moore. just 32 percent (lK-of-55) from the missed a three-pointer at the first time," iba said "We have to play Jeff Jacobs and Russell Watson com- field. buzzer, but Bohanon scored 18 better interior defense this time, and bined for 43 points and hit 12-of-21 "This has been a very hard year for points.

Wll RICAN HEAR! Writer sad to see SWC split up v^si x IATK '\ Ml \H IRI \l 5 i IKIBI 11 S of athletics over the past 79 years. The Longhoms came into the game by Coaches like Darrell Royal, Grant with an 18-game winning streak and Teaff, "Dutch" Meyer, Paul "Bear" a No. I ranking while the Razorbacks In a cUiss hi) itself. 1-800-AH ^-USA1 David Bryant, Guy V. Lewis and Cliff were ranked No. 2 in the country. Skiff Classified ads 921-7426426 1|f American Heart Association Jiminez Gustafson have tutored some of Even President Richard Nixon i ins space provided as a public service greatest athletes in NCAA history. trucked over from Washington to 1993. American Heart A Sports Columnist Earl Campbell. Davey O'Brian. Fayetteville to attend to showdown. Bob Lilly. Mike Singletary. John Texas rallied from a 14-0 deficit to David Crow, Hakeem Olajuwon, defeat Arkansas 15-14. The Call me old fashioned, call me sen- Clyde Drexler and Roger Clemens Longhorns went on to defeat Notre timental, call me dumb, but I am sad have electrified audiences nation- Dame in the 1970 Cotton Bowl to to sec the Southwest Conference wide with their performances. capture its second national champi- breakup. SWC football teams have done onship. (>\ er the past few days, TCU Ath- great things nationally. TCU. SMU, Even TCU has played in its fair letic Director Frank Windegger and Texas, and Texas A&M have cap- share of great football games. Chancellor William Tucker probably tured at least one national champi- The Frogs broke a 25-year drought have not had time to smoke a cigar onship on the gridiron. on November 6, 1992 with a 23-14 and reminisce about the days of It will be unusual to see the Cotton victory over the Texas Longhorns. the SWC. Bowl without the SWC champion in No national leaders were in atten- Over the past ten years, glory days football. In the past 30 years, SWC dance, but the game was significant for the SWC have been few and far teams have faced collegiate stars like in TCU football history. 'between. Roger Staubach, Bo Jackson, Doug But those were the good ol' days. The NCAA gave SMU the death Flutie. Joe Montana, and Troy Aik- Now the SWC (or whatever is left penalty in 1987 which virtually man in the Cotton Bowl. of it I is on the sidelines watching destroyed its once proud football Despite its recent problems, bas- other conferences dominate college program. The NCAA has also ketball in the SWC has had its athletics. handed out stiff sentences to TCU moments in the sun as well. It is hard to blame Texas, Texas and . Even Texas A&M The University of Houston, A&M. Texas Tech and Baylor for received a slap on the hand for known as the Phi Slamma Jamma. leaving the conference. In present wrongdoings last January. had three consecutive Final Four day college athletics, the dollar talks Teams in the SWC used to domi- appearances in the early '80s. Texas, and tradition walks. nate college football. In November. led by the guard trio of Lance Blanks, If SWC Commissioner Steve ESPN college football analyst Lee Travis Mays and Joey Wright Hatchell tries to save the SWC by Corso called the SWC "the worst (known as BMW), was a missed inviting teams like Tulsa or Tulane, Division I football conference in three-pointer from making it to the the conference will never regain its America." Final Four in 1990. glamour from years past. Despite all these problems, the The SWC has seen its fair share of Even though the SWC is virtually breakup of the SWC is a hard pill to great games over the years. dead, we will always have the mem- swallow. On Dec. 6, 1969, Texas battled ories of a one-time dominant confer- The SWC has had a great tradition Arkansas in a now classic matchup.

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$5 Minimum Delivery G • R • I • L • L • E 3009 S. University 923-1909 924-8989 Open 7 days a week TCU DAILY SKIFF Friday, February 25, 1994 Page 5 Sports Baseball team attempts to end four game losing skid SPORTS CALENDAR BY THOMAS MANNING climbing back into the game after TCU DAILY SKIFF being down by a lot of runs," coach Brown added. "I don't think that After breezing through the first we've really been struggling all that Friday, Feb. 25 week and a half of the season, the much. It's just that certain things TCU baseball team has hit a mini- haven't gone our way in the past few slump. games." The Frogs (9-4) will look to end a Brown did admit however that the Men's golf team to play in the Ron Smith/USF Invitational in four game losing streak this weekend Frogs may have been suffering from Tampa, Fla. (Feb. 25-27. as they travel to Louisiana Tech for a a bit of fatigue. Men's tennis team to play in the USTA/ITCA Team Indoor three game series. The team began the season with 12 Championships in Louisville, Kent. (Feb. 25-27). Last week at this time, the Frogs games in 16 days. Women's swimming and diving teams to play in Southwest looked . Ranked in the Top "The first two or three weeks of Conference Championships in Austin (Feb. 25-26). 25, TCU was off to a 9-0 start, the the season you're just starting out best in head coach Lance Brown's and you can get a little bit run down," tenure. he said. Saturday, Feb. 26 But TCU suffered through a disas- "We are a little tired right now, but trous weekend in which they lost we've got to fight through it. And three games to UT-San Antonio, then Baseball team to play doubleheader at Louisiana Tech. with three days off before this series, dropped its only game of this past Men's basketball team to play Oral Roberts in Tulsa, Okla., at we should be ready to play." week to Oklahoma. 12-11. Mabee Center at 7:35 p.m. TCU's journey to Louisiana Tech But despite the Frogs recent set- will be the first out of state trip for the Women's tennis team to play Texas Tech in Lubbock. backs, Browns says the team has Frogs this season. Women's swimming and diving teams to play in SWC Cham- played better than the scores have TCU will return to the home field pionships in Austin. shown. next Tuesday when the team faces "I really don't think we've let up Howard Payne. Sunday, Feb. 27 at all," Brown said. "The weekend And the next crucial dates for the games I honestly think were a case of Frogs will be March 11-12, when the TCU Daily Skiff/ Brian Bray Baseball team to play at Louisiana Tech. the officials taking the games away team will open its conference sched- TCL inficlder Kerb) Smith scampers back to first base in from us. We really should have been ule in Lubbock against the Texas the Frogs' 12-11 loss to Oklahoma last Tuesday. 11-0 heading into the final game of Tech Red Raiders. that series. But for now. Brown and the Frogs game at a time," Brown said. "This right attitude and do the things nec- "Against Oklahoma we showed need to focus on Louisiana Tech. team is good enough to beat anyone essary to win ballgames. and we will Italians skate for gold good discipline and attitude by "We've just got to take things one we play. We just have to keep the be successful."

BY LARRY MCSHANE made it a two-gold medal day for ASSOCIATED PRESS the Italians with victory in the giant slalom. Thornton's track record speaks for itself L1LLEHAMMER, Norway In Albertville, Compagnoni (AP) — The Olympics got back to blew out her left knee in the giant BY Greg RIDDLE standout career for the Frogs in both ments, it is the one on one interaction basics Thursday, with Italy's slalom in a horrifying fall. After TCU DAILY SKIFF football and track. with his athletes that Thornton Manuela Di Centa staking her coming back to win in Lilleham- Thornton went on to a career in pro enjoys most about his job. claim as queen of Lillehammer mer, she dedicated her victory to As you walk up the dark and nar- football with the Buffalo Bills as a "Obviously the winning is fun," and teammate Deborah Com- Ulrike Maier, the Austrian skier row corridor steps to Texas Christian running back. During his NFL days. Thornton said. "But what is the best pagnoni sweeping to an emotional killed in a downhill race on Jan. University head track coach Charles Thornton played alongside one of part of coaching for me. is seeing all gold medal. 29. "Bubba" Thornton's office in Amon pro football's all-time greats. of the guys graduate and go on to Alberto Tomba arrived with the "This was her race," said Com- Carter Stadium, you meet the ghosts "O.J. Simpson was a very gifted have a good life." nickname and the fanfare, but it's pagnoni. of Frogs past. person and one of the neatest people Thornton, who is married and has Di Centa who goes home with all Martina Ertl of Germany was a To your right, you see Phillip Epps you will ever meet." Thornton said. two daughters, has been an inspira- the medals — two gold, two silver distant second and Vreni Schnei- sprinting to victory in the 4 X 100- "Anytime you play with someone of tion to his athletes both on and off the and one bronze — after her first in der of Switzerland was third. The meter relay at the Florida Relays. In that caliber, it elevates your game as track. the women's 30-kilometer cross- top American finisher was Eva front of you, Raymond Stewart well. O.J. worked just as hard as any- "He has been like a father to me." country ski race. Twardokens in seventh. blazes his way to a national champi- one else, even though he got all the said current Frog 100-meter runner She is tops among all athletes in onship in the 100 meters. Rounding headlines. That is something 1 have Dennis Mowatt. "He makes sure we Lillehammer with her medal col- The , sixth with the corner, you come face to face tried to teach my athletes over the get our studies in first, and that track lection, the undisputed leader. nine medals (5-3-1), hoped to add with recent Frog All-Americans Hor- years." comes second. But when we're out "1 don't feel like a queen," she to its total when short-track speed- atio Porter and Ralston Wright, who Bubba Thornton After his NFL days were over. on the track, he makes sure we are said. "I feel like a cross-country skater Cathy Turner defended her led TCU to the national champi- last eight seasons ranked among the Thornton decided to give coaching a working all of the time. He ha.-- defi- skier." gold medal in the 500 meters. The onship in the 4 X 100-meter relay in Top 25 teams in the nation. try at Fort Worth's Keller High nitely made me a much better runner Di Centa defeated her main U.S. hockey team played the 1990. TCU's 4 X 100-meter relay teams School. since I came to TCU." rival, Lyubov Egorova, to foil the Czech Republic in a consolation Lining the walls are rows of pic- have captured four of the past eight "I love athletics, but you can't play That is high praise coming from a Russian's pursuit of Olympic his- game. tures of approximately 30 of the All- national titles in that event. the game your whole life." Thornton man who was the national junior col- tory. Egorova had an unprece- American runners who have helped said. "I love kids and it gave me a lege champion in the 100-meters The biggest news on ice was a The Frogs currently hold the dented nine medals in nine races the TCU sprint team develop into one chance to give something back to the while at Blinn Junior College before serious practice collision that sent NCAA record in the 4 X 100. and at coming into the 30K, and a gold of the nation's elite programs. one time held the world record in the game." transferring to TCU in 1991. Last two of Nancy Kerrigan's top com- would have given her a Winter However, out of all of these arti- 4 X 200-meter relay. After six years as the athletic season. Mowatt helped the Homed Games record of seven. petitors for the gold reeling. facts, there is just one thing missing. Thornton has produced 46 All- director and head football coach at Frogs successfully defend their Instead, she wound up fifth — World champion Oksana Baiul, Nowhere is there a single picture of Americans over the past eight years. Keller. Thornton was ready for a Southwest Conference outdoor title her first Olympic finish beyond who was second going into Fri- Thornton himself. As M.C. Hammer would say. change of scenery. When the head in the 4 X 100-meter relay. the top two, after five medals in day's free skate, needed stitches in When it comes time to take the "You can't touch this." track coaching position at TCU "All we want to do is be the best Albertville and three golds and a her bleeding right leg after the praise. Thornton is always willing to Or more appropriately, "You can't opened in 1982. it became a match that we can be," Thornton said. "It silver in Norway. pile-up. Germany's Tanja pass it on to his athletes. catch this." made in heaven as far as Windegger doesn't matter who you are. whether The record could still fall in Szewczenko, who was fifth, was "I have been fortunate to have had "Bubba has made TCU a national is concerned. you are a national champion or a 1998. If the 27-year-old Egorova walk-on who is just trying to help the carried off the ice but later athletes who have had that bunting power with his sprint relay teams." "Bubba has always been a great needs inspiration to keep compet- desire to win," Thornton said. "These competitor," Windegger said. "I team, we are just trying to help each returned to skate. said TCU Athletic Director Frank ing, she can find it in Di Centa, kids have provided me with a lot of Windegger. "He's brought TCU a lot knew him when he was at TCU and I individual improve their perfor- who won this year at age 31. The accident happened when highlights in my career, and it makes of acclaim through both his coaching followed his career with Buffalo. mance and mature as a person." Marit Wold of Norway was sec- the pair, each going backward at me feel good to know that I played a and his athletes. The success we've When the job became available, he Win or lose, you can be sure that ond in 1:25.57.8 as the host nation full speed, slammed into each small part in their success." had in track has also helped in was very interested and we thought Thornton will be back out in the made its move to overtake Russia other. Both are expected to go in Thornton's resume has been quite recruiting for other sports as well." he was just what we were looking Texas heat day after day. coaching, as the overall medals leader. Rus- Friday's free skate, which is worth impressive since he took over the Thornton. 47, who goes by the for." offering advice and lending a helping sia has 21 total (10 gold, seven sil- two-thirds of their score. head coaching spot at TCU 11 years nickname "Bubba" that his sisters Neither Windegger nor anyone hand wherever it is needed. ver, four bronze); Norway has 20 "It's scary," said Kerrigan, who ago. gave him as he was growing up. else has had any complaints so far. Just all in a day's work for this (8-9-3); Germany has 17 (6-5-6), was warming up with the two The Flyin' Frogs have finished the graduated from TCU in 1970 after a Yet despite all the accomplish- Bubba. as does Italy (6-3-8) in its best women when the accident Winter Games ever. occurred. The ski party appears over for the Americans, who won four While the crash occurred in a medals in the first four events but near-empty rink, the Wednesday have been shut out in the last three. night showdown between Kerri- Jack G. Duffy, Jr. CALL US! Giant slalom hopeful Heidi gan and Tonya Harding appears M.B.A., J.D. • Free Consultation 924-0000 Voelker of Pittsfield, Mass'., ready to become the most- Noi terrified by the Texas Board of legal Spetiali/alinn wiped out in her second run watched sporting event in Ameri- EXCLUSIVE TCU. Thursday. Tarrant County Traffic can television history. 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"I wanted to get away from mak- sible lor it to get made. "When you're acting in a scene "We tried to stick as close to real BYTOOO JORGENSON "There wouldn't have been any with somebody it's hard not to be a experiences as possible," he said. "I TCUOMLvSwn ing my liv ing off of Other people and other people's creativity." he said. movie I don't think if she hadn't director... because if you're acting just tried to not go for generalizations Directing and acting in "Reality "I knew that if] want to have a career decided to do it. but what was great with them and you're also being the or trying to make the movie about a lines" was a dream come true lor 28- in this business as a film maker. 1 was that I think she was the perfect director, then there's going to be like generation, but just trying to make year-old Hen Stiller. need to get away from that and start person to play the part." another eye that's kind of watching the movie about the people who are I he pan Stiller refers to is Ryder's what's going on and you're not going "I've always wanted to make taking chances and risk in and try to stay true to the charac- role as recent college valedictorian to be involved in what you're doing films and be a director," Stiller being utilized." ters and the story. said. "I'd been do my a lot of sketch As lor "Realit) Bites" itself. Lelaina Pierce, as an actor." he said. "I think if you do that then you comedy and parody types of short Stiller was concerned it might not Although taking on a large acting "It's a matter of letting that go for a little while, being an actor, then don't have to worry about the other going and looking at the replay of the stuff because you're dealing with Skiff talks to director, actor Ben Stiller v ideo. maybe, or just doing if again." real characters who people can emo- Stiller said. "It kind of makes you tionally connect with." films and IV fluff, and I real I) have been made at all. role and debuting as a director have to figure out how to trust your- Stiller seemed less certain about wanted to make a real movie," BC "We'd been working on the script seemed difficult to do at the same self. It's not something I would want was his own film-making future. to do in every movie." said. "What excited me about the lor about a y ear and we'd been trying time, directorial debut. Stiller said he- "I spent so long working on t" eel financing for the movie," began to adjust after a while. One of the challenges of making feature wal the idea "I actually this. 1 want to take some time and doing a real film that had charac- Stiller said "We went to all the stu- "It's weird." he said. "The one Reality Bites" was trying to capture not jump into something else ters you could relate to and not just dios and nobody wanted to do it. •thing about acting and directing is the essence of a generation so com- immediately because then I'll be Ben Stiller based on making fun of another Then when Winona (Ryder) became lhat you w ish you had a director there monly and casually referred to as mov le. w hich 1 d done a lot before part of the situation...it made it pos- tui yourself. (ieneration X. wrapped up for another year. The reality is soundtrack's great

with the track from World Party, BY MANDY RAY TCU DAILY SKIFF "When You Come Back To Me." & Nine Stories' "Stay" Like the movie, the "Reality Bites" and The Indians' "Bed of Roses" soundtrack works well, adding a lot offer some light-hearted insight into of charm to the film in the process. relationships. The disc lends the hip sounds of The track from Dinosaur Jr. bands like The 3, ("Turnip Farm") is the heaviest of the , . Crowded House, collection. It lends distorted blues , Dinosaur Jr. and — and thick, grungy harmonics, giving yes, that really was the disc the hard edge it needs to singing with his fictitious band. Hey, really be considered diverse. That's my Bike. The other tracks are prelty strong, Also included are a few old especially Juliana Hatfield's "Spin favorites like The Knack's "My The Bottle," The Posies' "Going, Sharona" and Squeeze's "Tempted." Going. Gone," and Hawke's "I'm The Peter Frampton track from the Nuthin." Hawke's tune isn't valued movie, "Baby I Love Your Way." here for its content, really; it's more isn't included on the compact disc; a for the presentation. The bluesy reggae version performed by Big acoustic riffs meshed with his coarse. Mountain fills that space. This ver- Springsteen-esque wail are honest. sion is really a crime. Otherwise, this Hawke is no poser. disc offers a diverse collection of ear- Songs like U2's "All 1 Want Is pleasing music. You." Lenny Kravitz's groovy photo courtesy of Universal City Studios Inc. It's hard to tell whether you like "Spinning Around Over You" and rthun Hawke, . Janeane (Jarofalo and play four recent graduates facin» hard facts about life the CD because it reminds you of the Crowded House's "Locked Out" and love in the comedy "Realit) Bites." movie or because you genuinely like the sound. It's a tough call, especially see CD,page 7 Movie defines life in this decade Lyrical songs make Poet's Society." "White Fang" and "Alive"), boss' morning talk show. The talk show is one BYMANDY RAY Janeane darolalo ("" and Ryder's character says is "so cheesy she can't TCU DAILY S«H [lie 1 arry Sanders Show"). Steve Zahn and watch without crackers." 'Company' a jewel Do you remember watching "School House Swoosie Kurt/. You can also catch cameos by Writer Childress. 23, is a native of Houston who Rock" on Saturday mornings "( onjunction of" the I emonheadl, Dave Pirner of began writing "Reality Bites" after she won Uni- singing slightly off key, Sutton junction what's your function'" and "I'm lust a Soul Asy■luum and M I V's Karen "Duff" Duffy. versity of Southern 's Screenwriter's BY SARAH RAACH did a great job with the role and Hill on Capitol Hill ... '.'" How about I'ctcr I lamp- This cast has a lot more going for it than impres- Showcase for her first screenplay. "Blue By You." TCU DAILY SKIFF shows great potential as an actor. ion or Sean ( assuly' 1 he Brad) Bunch or Char- sive past experience, darolalo is hilarious, llawke "1 think people today are looking for a simple TCU's production of "Com- The entire cast of "Company" lie's, Angels lunch boxes'' is entrancing. Ryder is real. The chemistry way to live." Childress said. "Life isn't as mapped between the characters, especially llawke and out for you as it was in the '50s, not as crazy as the pany," a musical-comedy dealing gave a great performance and a Rvder. is apparent within the first five minutes of '70s. not as greedy as the '80s." with the pros and cons of matri- convincing show, but the most impressive acting was that of It you remember these, you are probably a child the film, and it lasts. If there's one thing the '90s is full of, it's an mony, left Thursday night's audi- junior theater major Dee Dee of the '70s. like the characters in Hen Sttller's How could anyone overlook llawke's charac- affection for labeling anything under thirty years ence with intense feelings about Hamilton. She played the role of romantic comedy. "Reality Bites." ter, a modem day misanthrope, whose philoso- old "." "Reality Bites" can't seem to marriage. Stephen Sondheim's "Com- Joanne, a middle-aged drunk who "The film is about characters who have one pher musician lifestyle and sharp-witted cynicism escape thai stereotype, despite valiant efforts by its pany," a musical set in mid-town loudly voiced her cynical views thing in common the watched a lot ol televi- make Matt Dillon's rebel-musician. Cliff from the participants. Manhattan, is the story of a mid- on marriage and was the most sum growing up." said Stiller, who directed and mm ic "Singles" look like a w imp. Hawke's char- In an MTV exclusive interview, Ryder said one dle-aged bachelor, Bobby, who's honest character in the cast. also acted in the film. acter. Troy, dropped out of college only ten cred- of the things that attracted her to the film was that surrounded by a married friends Hamilton's brassy voice and The film, presented by I nivenal Pictures, was its away from a philosophy degree, has been fired it was written about people our age by someone who spend most of their energy seemingly natural body language produced by Danny DeVitO I Tlofta." "The War from a do/en different jobs because he refuses to our age. She also said that labeling the film a "Gen- trying to convince him of the joys kept the audience in stitches with Of the Roses" and "Throw Mamma from the settle for a regular career. He spends his time eration X movie" excludes a lot of people from its of marriage, despite their own practically every line. Train") and ("A Fish (ailed singing for his band. Hey, That's My Bike. I'm in potential audience. unattractive marriages. The set of the play was enter- Wanda." "Holla" and "Eight Seconds to (ilory'T love. Despite the Generation X hooplah, the film But from what Bobby's seen taining itself, complete with an who won a Best Picture \cadcmy Award nomina- Ryder's character Lelaina goes through gradu- really works. It's really hard to go into a movie like of his friends, marriage doesn't elevator and a screen for the tion as producer ol "The Dig Chill." ation and on to the woes of an unproductive job this and not have high expectations. Also, it's hard seem all that attractive. In fact. backdrop with projected scenes "Reality Hues" it screenwriter Helen Children' search after making a fool out of her boss on air — not to expect it to be a little like other movies that Bobby sees marriage as a means of the New York City skyline. feature debut Children said she hopes the film on purpose. Score one for her character. have worked well like "Singles," "The Graduate" of avoiding loneliness, thinking The script is witty, the dancing will reach others her age people who nave the Even though we might not ever have the guts (or and other films that have captured the spirit of the people only marry for company and singing vivacious and clean, same problems, hopes and feats and (willi let lack the sense) to do what she does, you can't help post-college mind set. (hence the show's name). but the true jewel of the piece is them know they re not alone m what they 're going but want to slap her a high five. Ryder's charac- "Reality Bites" isn't just funny; it has substance The lead character, Bobby, was Sondheim's lyrical score, sophis- through. ter gets fired lor slipping comments such as, "You beneath the endless string of hilarious scenarios. It played by freshmen premajor ticated and simple, blending with Starring in the film with Stiller are Winona know I've always preferred young girls" into the involves issues like AIDS, homosexuality, finding Seth Sutton. Aside from appear- the drama and creating a truly Ryder ("Edward Scissorhands," "Heathers" and interview questions which her boss uses while ing a little timid at times and spectacular musical-comedy. Hram Stoker's "Dracula'T. 1 than llawke ("Dead interviewing the author of a children's book on her see Bites, page 7

DATES TO REMEMBER Theater presents reading AIDS benefit play showing Theater auditions open Cowboy poet at museum Upcoming Fine Arts events

Pegasus Theatre's New Play Reading Stage West is performing "The Balti- Open auditions for the Pocket Sandwich Balladeer Don Edwards performs authen- The following are featured upcoming Series presents a staged reading of" lake It. more Waltz" to benefit the AIDS Outreach Theatre's April melodrama "Tearjerker" tic cowboy songs in conjunction with the events of the College of Fine Arts and Com- It's Yours" at 7 p.m. March 8. Center of Fort Worth. The showing is at 7 will be 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. to Fort Worth Museum of Science and His- munications. All events are free unless spec- The play by Chuck Ferrero tells the story p.m. Sunday at Stage West, 3113 S. Uni- 10 p.m. Monday at the theater, 5400 E.. tory's exhibit "Thundering Hooves: Five ified. of Bobby, a New York ad executive who versity Drive. Mockingbird Lane. Suite 119 of Mocking- Centuries of Horse Power in the American •TCU Guild musical production of finds his most successful ad campaign (the The play, written by Paula Vogel as a bird Central Plaza. West" at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Stephen Sondheim's "Company" is showing Schludappels. a stereotypical cartoon fam- tribute to her brother who died of AIDS, Bruce Coleman is directing the play. the museum, 1501 Montgomery St. at 8 tonight and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sun- ily from "Helmsville, USA") has come to life won the 1992 award for Best Off-Broadway Rehearsals will begin immediately after In addition to Edwards' performance, a day at Ed Landreth Auditorium. Admission and is sharing his apartment Play. casting. The show opens April 1 and runs blacksmith will demonstrate horseshoeing is $6 for students and S10 for non-students. The lobby doors open at 6;30 p.m. Seating Tickets to the benefit performance are through May 14, with shows Thursday and chuck wagon cooks will serve up Call (817) 735-7626 for reservations. is on a first-come basis Admission is free. S10. Curtain time is 7 p.m. For more infor- through Sunday. authentic cowboy food. Admission is free. •A TCU Music Series recital by bassoon- PegasusTheatre is located at 3916 Main St. mation or reservations call (817) 784-9378. Those wishing to audition should prepare ist Kevin Hall is at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Ed in Dallas a one-minute monologue. Call (214) 821- Landreth Auditorium. 1860 to schedule an audition. Page Friday, February 25, 1994 TCU DAILY SKIFF D—D '' labeled hokey due to unemotional scenes

BYTODD JORGENSON rocky marriage to Kellie (Cynthia Geary), a this shallow screenplay from boring pre- TCU DAILY SKIFF barrel racer whom Frost met at a rodeo. dictability. Frost rises to stardom with his quick and Grade: C- "8 Seconds"(PG-13) unprecedented success on the national rodeo The real-life story of rodeo champion Lane circuit. He continues to ride in top form until "Sugar Hill" (R) Frost is told in the new film "8 Seconds", his sudden death while bullriding at a rodeo. Leon Ichaso's "Sugar Hill," which opens directed by Academy Award-winner John G. "8 Seconds" doesn't have any spectacular this weekend, tells a story of revenge and Avildsen of "Rocky," and "The Karate Kid." moments. It's frustrating to watch because street violence over several years in Harlem. Luke Perry plays Lane Frost, an Oklaho- nothing in the film reaches an emotional level Wesley Snipes and Michael Wright star mian who had dreamed about being a rodeo any deeper than that in an average made-for- as Roemello and Raynathan Skuggs. broth- cowboy since he was just a kid. The film TV movie. The performances are competent, ers whose mother had forced them to help chronicles the rise of his career and his but the whole story is so hokey, and Lane's her commit suicide through an overdose of friendship with fellow bullrider Tuff Hede- death scene has little of the impact it should. heroin about twenty years ago. Now the man, played by Stephen Baldwin. The film Some of the rodeo scenes are well done, brothers must help their elderly father also spends a great deal of time on Frost's but that and Perry's inspired acting can't save played by Clarence Williams 111. who a heroin addict and is being sought by a local mob, led by Gus Molino (Abe Vigoda). The two brothers — the wild and unpredictable Raymathan and the subdued and logical Roemello — must team up as vigilantes to rescue their father and eventually them- selves. It takes a while to figure out where "Sugar Hill" is going, and even longer for it to get there. It's nice to see a new twist on the inner- city gang formula, but the plot wreaks with confusion and the love story which is thrown in seems way out of line. The good parts of the film include the frightening scenes of a family tearing itself apart, and the surprising ending, which doesn't fully work but is rather shocking. Grade: C-

"On Deadly Ground" (R) Steven Seagal makes his directorial debut in "On Deadly Ground," which opened last weekend. Seagal also stars in the film, playing For- courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox rest Taft. a former employee of Aegis Oil in Wesley Snipes (right) is Roemello Skuggs and Michael Wright (left) is his Alaska. When he suspects the company is brother Raynathan in "Sugar Hill." harming the environment with their ques- tionable drilling procedures, he begins to sequence depicts a battle between Jennings film) on snow. Seagal and his lone female fight against Aegis. with his henchmen and Taft with a lone hunt counterpart fight the bad guy and his men. He begins by blowing up a major drilling woman. Masu (Joan Chen). There's no compromise and a lot of gunplay site, forcing the head of Aegis, Jennings Seagal is known as a devout enivronmen- and martial arts. At least the woman in (Michael Caine), to speed up production on talist. and includes a gratuitous speech at the "Under Siege" was smart and helpful, his latest technologically advanced but even end of the film. His speech signifies the best whereas Masu just stands their only scream- more environmentally destructive oil rig. If part of the film, which is the message it deliv- ing in the Inuit language while not doing any- Aegis doesn't complete this rig ahead of ers. thing worthwhile, only endangering herself. schedule, the land will be turned over to the Most of the remainder of the film is Overall. "On Deadly Ground" is much the native Inuit eskimos. extremely questionable in the areas of plau- same as "Under Siege" in terms of quality. courtesy of New Line Cinema The Inuits join Taft in his fight for envi- sibility, predictability, and cohesiveness. Seagal should try getting a real story to work Luke Perry stars as Lane Frost in New Line Cinema's action-drama, "8 ronmental safety by joining the fight to pre- Practically the whole plot of "On Deadly with next time. Seconds." vent the completion of this new rig. The final Ground" isjust "Under Siege" (Seagal's last Grade: D-

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the job you love after school — then Security keeps invited guests away from Wy finding ANY job after school, find- ing a meaning in life (how to make a HOUSTON (AP) — When Wynonna Judd beckoned, two fans difference) and falling in love. responded eagerly. But instead of getting to dance on stage with the coun- Those issues are all addressed in a try singer, they got tackled. way that gives the film credibility Wynonna's trademark — aside from going by her first name — is to and a little more depth than straight invite a cowboy from the audience to join her on stage at the end of her con- humor or parody. The scenes always certs. She did just that Monday night at the Houston Livestock Show and lighten, though, into something that Rodeo in the Astrodome. evokes a laugh or at least a smile. Jeff McDonald. 23. started sprinting toward the stage but was intercepted by a security guard. Across the Dome, another security officer was wrestling with 25-year-old Michael Ackcrman. who also heeded Wynonna's call. "Mr. Security Guard, you can let than man go." Wynonna trilled in a hur- CD/ from page 6 ried but still-musical voice. The guards, who apparently had not heard Wynonna's invitation, held the two men down as the crowd booed, but released them shortly afterward. give the CD some well-deserved Rodeo officials apologized and offered to buy the two men a trip to mass appeal. And "Revival," per- another Wynonna concert. formed by Me Phi Me, will probably Wynonna. formerly part of the mother-daughter .ludds duo. received a remind you of Arrested Develop- Grammy nomination last month for best female vocal performance in ment because of what they are saying "Only Love." THIS FATAL ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED or the way they are saying it. This is a pretty strong track, but when was it Nicholson practices his golf swing on Benz BY TEENAGERS GETTING STONED AND in the movie? There are only two things missing LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jack Nicholson is being sued and faces possi- from this CD: "Conjunction Junc- GOING TOO FAST. ble criminal charges for using a golf club to batter a Mercedes-Benz that tion, What's Your Function," and supposedly cut him off in traffic. "I'm Just A Bill On Capitol Hill." A motorist accused the legendary star of such films as "The Shining." Come on, anything's better than reg- Every year thousands of young people die in car accidents caused by drugs and alcohol. But now you can "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Five Easy Pieces" of flailing gae Peter Frampton. wreck your life without hitting the gas pedal. The number of reported AIDS cases among teenagers has increased away at his car. breaking the windshield and denting the roof, police said. by 96% m the last two years. If you get high and forget, even for a moment, how risky sex can be, you're putting The city attorney's office may determine this week whether to file a mis- your life on the line. Call 1-800-729-6686 demeanor vandalism charge, said spokesman Rick Schmidt. for a free booklet with more information AlOi-AIIUIHtR WAT DRUGS CAN KILL. In a Superior Court lawsuit filed last week. Robert Blank. 3X. said he feared for his life during his Feb. X confrontation with Nicholson. The law- suit alleges assault and battery and claims Blank was "severely injured" but does not say in what manner. SO WAS THIS ONE. Messages left for Nicholson spokesman Sandy Bresler weren't returned. Powell says retirement ok — for now

RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — Retired Gen. Colin Powell, a surprise guest at a high school's career day. was grilled on his own career plans. In a wide-ranging. 45-minute exchange Tuesday with Broughton High School students, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff side- stepped questions about whether he might run for president. "I'm enjoying my retirement and being a good husband and a full-time grandfather." he said. But a few minutes later, he added, "I want to do something in service to the nation, and politics is an area I'm looking at." Powell, who retired Sept. 30. 1993, said he still feels "like a soldier in civilian clothes." Powell, former Vice President Dan Quayle and former Housing Secre- tary Jack Kemp were brought to Raleigh this week by the Shavano Institute DRUNK DRIVING DOESN'T for National Leadership. The Michigan-based institute sponsors lecture JUST KILL DRUNK DRIVERS. series. Nicholas Esposito, killed Oct. IS, WH9 at 8:25pm. Does Your Heart Good Next time your friend insists on driving drunk, do whatever it takes to stop him. Because if he kills innocent people, how will you live with yourself? American Heart Association FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS DRIVE DRUNK. V Page 8 Friday, February 25. 1994 TCI' DAILY SKIFF News Campus newspapers from around SWC comment on Big 8 merger

Here's a sampling of what campus newspa- possibly in the Western Athletic Confer- From The Daily Campus (SMU) make every attempt to maintain Division 1 Catholics' University of Notre Dame or the pers around the Southwest Conference had ence which has no national television deal ..Becoming members of the Big 8 will athletics. No other facet of the university Mormons' Brigham Young University. to sa> about the Big fight's expansion: of its own In short, these SWC schools benefit the larger schools of the SWC, but has gained the national attention of its ath- A conference change could draw larger be in the same position that Rice. at the cost of losing many years of tradition letic program. Until the academics of this crowds at sporting events, increase televi- from The Battalion (Texas A&M)... IC U, Houston and SMU are in right now by and rivalry. university establish SMU as a premier insti- sion coverage, augment enrollment and cre- ...The recent collapse of the College being excluded from the merger talks with Baylor, Texas, Texas Tech and A&M tute of higher learning in the nation, they ate a larger pool of financial donors. Football Association's television arrange- the Big Ilight. should not be held responsible for the trou- should feel indebted to the athletic program As a result, additional money generated ment has left conference! scurrying for TV It would not make sense to travel the bles of SMU, Texas Christian University, for national recognition. from the move could push smaller athletic deals past the I 993 football season. But the globe when we would have much more the University of Houston and Rice Univer- programs such as track and baseball, which Big I-.ighi look the initiative Monday and exciting rivalries in our own back yard. sity — the larger schools are simply looking From The Baylor Lariat are often overlooked in favor of football and offered a merger that would double these A&M's biggest draw for recruits is its out for their own best interests. With Wednesday's decision to accept the basketball, to new heights. schools' share of the national television regional status players get to stay close It just so happens that their best interests take merger of Baylor with the Big Eight con- Finally, with greater national exposure, a market. to home, and parents can easily attend precedence of 80 year of history in the SWC. ference comes the dawning of a new era in larger athletic recruiting pool generated By accepting this merger as Baylor has, games Aside from geography, many state Once again, the thought of SMU drop- Baylor athletics. from the new conference would improve Texas, A&M and Tech would be abandon- legislators would not approve of any plan ping to Division III, non-scholarship athlet- For 79 years, the SWC has locked Baylor sports programs even further and make ath- ing a sinking ship for a major teles ision deal leaving Tech and Baylor out of Texas and ics, has surfaced, SMU would compete in a state of athletic rivalry rarely extending letic events more exciting for fans. with ABC and ESPN. The other options just A&M's future plans. against schools such as San Antonio's Trin- beyond the boundaries of the Texas border. Although the demise of the SWC will don't make sense SWC football crowds were at a 31-year ity University and Millsaps College in Mis- No more. leave behind many fond memories, change if the Friday deadline passes without low last season, which is a sign that there is sissippi and student would receive no Aligning the university with competitors generally brings a positive outcome. each school accepting, then the Big Eight not much more life left in the 79-year-old specific financial aid for their athletic from Colorado to Missouri provides the With the added moral support from stu- will most likely make its own deal with conference Each school has to make its exploits. potential to elevate Baylor to the nationally dents, alumni, faculty and anyone else with ABC and ESPN, That would mean the four own decision about its future. But the Big Division II athletics are an impossibility recognized level it deserves. an appreciation for Baylor, a conference SWC schools could join various confer- I ight offer could keep the four biggest for SMU because it would maintain In fact, as the only existing private uni- change should result in a smooth transition ences scattered all over the United Slates schools from the SWC in competition with expenses at a level near to that of Division I versity within the "Big 12." Baylor may that will reap many benefits. I B> and A&M could go to either the Pac- one another in addition to a more competi- but without television or conference rev- possibly become known as the premier Bap- 10. Big 10 or SEC. and Tech and Baylor tive future with our neighbors to the north. enue. tist liberal arts institution with a superior These stories were run as staff editorials would have to find a new home elsewhere. The time has come. With or without the SWC, SMU should athletic program — much like the in this week.

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dren at these schools do not have Pryor said the reason he stayed proper role models. Education is the with the program was the feeling that key for these children to have a - he was helping out the next genera- ter life, he said. tion of children. "A lot ofdisadvantaged kids don't "A lot of times people live their know that there is money out there lives and forget the generation that's for them to go to college." Pryor said. coming next and forget where they "1 want to stress to them that there is come from," he said. "1 felt that if 1 got money out there for them. If they stay in the program, it would be, in some in school and don't drop out they can way, doing my part to help the next get the money for college." group coming up, the younger kids."

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versity," Tucker said. "The confer- accept their invitations, the Big Eight ence figures prominently in the great may not be done expanding. The Fort tradition of the state of Texas. We Worth Star-Telegram reported that have had a strong and valued rela- Big Eight officials have targeted tionship with the member institutions Western Athletic Conference mem- through thick and thin for many bers Brigham Young and New Mex- decades." ico as possible expansion sights. Tucker said he doe:: not foresee "Today is the first day I've heard any action by state legislatures to that rumor." said BYU assistant ath- block the merger, like lawmakers did letic director for communications four years ago. Ralph Zobell. "The Big Eight has not "The likelihood of any of the four made any official inquiries at this institutions that were left out request- moment, but anything is always a ing any kind of action is very possibility. We are not pursuing any- remote." he said. "The legislature thing at this moment, but we will stay isn't in session right now, so I don't alert to all of our options." see any way that kind of move could Zobell said none of the four SWC be successful." schools left out of the Big Eight- While the Big Eight-Southwest SWC merger have contacted BYU Conference merger moves closer to about joining the WAC. reality, TCU began preliminary dis- "You hear rumors every day, but cussions with SWC Commissioner nobody from the SWC has contacted Steven Hatchell on finding a new us yet," Zobell said. "Obviously if conference and an accompanying they do contact us, we will look at the television package. possibility of expanding into Texas. Hatchell conducted a conference The WAC doesn't have any kind of call Tuesday with officials from TV package right now, and Dallas TCU, SMU, Rice and Houston and and Houston are two big metroplex discussed the options that are avail- areas with a lot of TV sets." able to the four schools that were not Zobell said that despite the fact invited to join the Big Eight. that the WAC doesn't have any kind "Commissioner Hatchell is going of television contract, it has survived to take all of the possible scenarios because of the success of its teams available and test the television mar- and players. kets and see if we can come up with "When you win the national cham- anything." said TCU Athletic Direc- pionship like BYU did a few years tor Frank Windegger. "We will con- ago, and you have players like Ty tinue to explore our options as Detmer and Marshall Faulk who get everything unfolds. You may start national recognition, you will be on seeing a ripple affect if conferences TV whether you have any kind of like the PAC-10 or Big Eight add contract or not," he said. "Arkansas some more teams, so we just have to started the domino affect a few years be patient and wait and see what hap- ago and I think we will gradually pens." start seeing some more changes hap- Even if all four SWC schools pening a little bit at a time."

Funding/ from page I THE OTHER BUTTONDOWN. Yes this is a buttondown And no. this isn t your father s buttondown Nope, no pinpoint or oxford cloth to lay some heavy starch on here. said. nent endowment fund," he said. "There still may be a Southwest "Never in my time at TCU has any- No way. You see, this buttondown is made from the same easy-wearing knit cotton as your favorite shortsteeve knit shirt. Soft. Casual. Comfortably oversized. Conference, but not as we have thing been taken from the permanent And perfectly at ease unbuttoned over a washed and faded tee. so forget the tie. Funny no one ever thought of this before known it the last few years," Tucker endowment fund. We wouldn't use said. "It depends on what alliances that money for any university pro- can be formed with other schools if gram. It is permanent." the (SWC) schools leave, as antici- Tucker said the university spends pated. But again it depends on what the revenue from the endowment options are available and which one fund to support its programs. will be actualized." TCU receives almost $1 million Tucker said if the university can from athletic donors, said Hal Roach, find an attractive conference with a director of athletic giving. TV contract and a bowl commitment, "We have a solid core of support- HAROLDS ers and donors," Roach said. "TCU then some of that revenue can be University Park Village. Fort Worth regained. has many friends of the university Tucker also said the university and alumni that support its athletics. will not use any of the $400 million Who knows? The future of TCU ath- permanent endowment fund to pro- letics may look very good." vide additional revenue to the ath- Roach said he did not think the letic program. university's exclusion from the SWC "We will not dip into the perma- would affect TCU athletic boosters.