ON THE TRAIL OF THE SPECTRE - PAGE 8 TCU Daily Skiff Thursday, March 31,1994 Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 9lst Year, No. 94 University's neighbors protest over Brite apartment plans BY R. BRIAN SASSER Johnson is meeting with Edd Bivin, vice Bivin said the university is considering the son said. sity is also requesting 20-foot and 50-foot TCU DAILY SKIFF chancellor for administrative services, and alternatives. "There has been no guarantee that it will buffers on the north sides. Bob Bolen, former Fort Worth mayor and "We have considered several sites as the always be Brite Divinity housing or that they "The zones were designed to protect Residents of a neighborhood next to the senior adviser to Chancellor William Tucker, neighborhood requested and as we had prior will not sell." Johnson said. "If it becomes neighborhoods." said Patricia Armstrong, a university have formed a committee to who is serving as an intermediary. The two to their request," he said. something like a freshman dormitory, it member of the committee. "I would prefer for protest TCU's plans to build a Brite Divinity sides have been meeting two to three times a The committee's last proposal to TCU was wouldn't serve the purpose of the students or TCU to keep the division between the uni- School student housing complex near their week, Johnson said. to build a 50-unit two-story project with inte- the neighborhood." versity and the neighborhood intact." homes. The committee has offered alternative rior parking, Johnson said. In addition to the negotiations, the com- Johnson said he is optimistic that the zon- The University Neighborhood Preserva- sites for the housing project as well as other "We want what they build to look similar mittee plans to attend a hearing of the Fort ing board will reject the university's pro- tion Committee and TCU are currently trying types of buildings that could be built on the to the properties in the single-family area Worth Zoning Board of Adjustment on April posal. to reach a compromise on the new building. proposed site, he said. they are building in," he said. 6 to protest changes in the buffer zones pro- "We don't have a next step," he said. "TCU has been somewhat inflexible," said "We have asked them time and time again Bivin said the university is still consider- posed by TCU. The current zones require Neighborhood residents living on High- Craig Johnson, a member of the committee to keep the building to two-stories," Johnson ing the proposal, and TCU has not deter- community facilities to be at least 100 feet view Terrace, Walsh Court, Manchester and the chief negotiator with the university. said. "We have offered many alternatives, mined the number of levels for the building. away from a residence. Drive and Colonial Parkway are worried that "The community is supportive of TCU and and they have not committed to any sort of The committee has also raised questions TCU is asking for a 65-foot buffer on the we want to be able to work with them." configuration." about the future of the housing project, John- west side of the site. Bivin said. The univer- set Brite, page 4 Speech majors Some aid say denials inappropriate increases Students voice concern over departments' tenure decisions with tuition BY RICK WATERS TCU DAILY SKIFF Fixed scholarships Graduate and undergraduate students in worth less in long run the speech communication and communica- tion sciences departments said Wednesday they were disappointed by the tenure denial BY KRISTI WRIGHT TCU DAILY SKIFF of Kenya Taylor, assistant professor of com- munication pathology and Donna Hall, Once again the Board of Trustees has increased assistant professor of speech communica- tuition. tion. Once again students, who attend college with the Many of the students in the communica- help of financial aid. face the possibility that their aid tion sciences department said they had been and scholarship awards could be worth less. aware of Taylor's struggle to achieve tenure, "1 am disappointed that they (the Board membersl but they have remained tight-lipped for Tay- felt the need to raise tuition yet again because each year lor's protection, said Christie Zatopek, a my academic scholarship ends up being worth less and senior speech pathology major. less," said Harrison Ford, a sophomore business major. "I think most students were shocked at the who earned the faculty scholarship aw ard worth S2.500 beginning (when Taylor was denied tenure per year. "It (the tuition increase) makes it harder and by department chair Jennifer Watson)," she harder for me to come up with the money." said. "And we've been quiet until now Ford is not alone. Other students, who receive schol- because we haven't wanted to hurt her (Tay- arships or aid worth a fixed amount, will pay more in lor's) case." 1994 than in 1993 because of the SI5 per hour tuition But now, students are taking action. increase beginning in the summer session. Zatopek said. The Board also voted to increase the amount of They have drafted a petition which sup- money available for financial aid. Next year's budget ports and praises the 6-year TCU professor's allots S17 million for graduate and undergraduate ability to teach and advise her students. scholarships and financial aid. which is a 6.8 percent The petition was circulated in four com- increase from the 1993 budget. munication science classes Wednesday and TCU Daily Skiff/ Brian Bray That raise is necessary in order for the university to signed by nearly SO students in the Miller A football player kneels during spring training Wednesday at the practice field. The Horned accommodate the increased financial needs of students Speech and I learing Clinic, Zatopek said. Frogs are preparing for their season-opener at North Carolina in September. Now the petition will be sent to the see AM, page 10 grievance committee of the Faculty Senate. Zatopek said. Copies of the petition will also be sent Chancellor William Tucker. Provost William Koehler and Robert Garwell, dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communica- Academic services { tion. Women's studies minor begins in Fall 94 "Her (Taylor's) students know her best through her teaching and advising." Zatopek director Brooks resigns has been going on for some time." she said. "Other BY GINGER RICHARDSON said. "We don't understand why it happened TCU DAILY SKIFF courses probably will be added to those in place as the to her. She is a strong teacher and a very Brooks led premajor advising, skills programs program progresses." helpful advisor to her students. It is hard to A new minor in women's studies will be offered in The courses will help students understand them- believe it could happen to a teacher like her." the fall to students of all majors, said Priscilla Tate. selves better. Tate said. been successful. Other communication science students BY BEN JOHNSON associate dean of the AddRan College of Arts and Sci- "Gender is an extremely important issue." she said. "I'm looking for other chal- agreed. TCU DAILY SKIFF ences. "It is at the core of w ho we are. These new courses will lenges and opportunities now." Jennifer Burgess, a speech pathology Students must complete two required courses help students understand and appreciate differences in Michael Brooks, director of he said. "Careerwise, it's time to graduate student, said Taylor's tenure denial designed specifically for the minor: "Sex, Gender and outlooks and explore gender-related processes in the Center for Academic Ser- proceed to other options." was not only disappointing to students, but it the Disciplines" and "Senior Seminar in Women's social, economic and political spheres of life." vices, said Wednesday he is Adams said a replacement for was also bad for the department. Studies." Tate said she hopes the "Sex. Gender and the Dis- "To lose someone like thai (Taylor), I resigning from his position. his position has not been named The two courses will be taught by Tate and Jean ciplines" course will eventually be offered for Uni- think hurts our department," she said. "It has Larry Adams, associate vice yet, because the university is Giles-Sims, associate professor of sociology and versity Curriculum Requirements credit. caused some students to wonder if the chancellor for academic affairs, considering reorganizational chairwoman of the department. "Once the program gets off the ground, we would department could lose its accreditation." said he had received Brooks' let- options at the center to improve In addition, students must choose four optional like to propose the course for critical inquiry credit." Jennifer Watson, the chairwoman of the ter of resignation a few weeks efficiency. courses from various disciplines, Tate said. she said. communicatii.n sciences department, said ago. "We don't have any definite The additional courses may be chosen from the The women's studies, program has been in the mak- she had no intention of putting the depart- Brooks said he will probably plans as yet," he said. English, history, nursing, religion and sociology ment's accreditation at risk when she denied leave his position this summer. The Center for Academic Ser- departments. ing for some time. Tate said. tenure to Taylor. However, he is applying for vices coordinates the premajor Tate said the new minor will provide a theoretical "We have been wanting to start something like this Currently, the department is accredited by some teaching positions on cam- advising program, which is framework for recovering and analyzing women's for 10 or 15 years now," she said.