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NEWS FEATURES SPORTS A fashion student makes Can Adam Sandler pull off The director of basketball an outfi t out of medical a serious role in his new operations relives his moment supplies. movie “Reign Over Me?” in one of the greatest college TOMORROW PAGE 4 basketball games ever. PAGE 6 TCU WEDNESDAY March 28, 2007 Vol. 104 Issue 93 EST. 1902 DAILYWWW.DAILYSKIFF SKIFF.COM Schieffer discusses press at Symposium By KATIE GIANGRECO “I was aware that Libby was tell- sium, said Tracy Syler-Jones , assis- Staff Reporter ing an untruth, and as a citizen, tant vice chancellor for marketing In the third annual Schieffer I wouldn’t stand for it,” Russert and communication for TCU . Symposium on Tuesday night, said. “I didn’t enjoy having to be The symposium, “Life, Liberty NBC moderator Tim Russert said up there, and I don’t relish what and the Pursuit of the News: The he did not divulge the name of happened to him and his family. Media’s Role in a Democracy ,” was a CIA agent to Lewis “Scooter” But as a citizen and a journalist, moderated by 1959 TCU alumnus Libby. I didn’t have any other choice but Bob Schieffer , who is CBS News’ During the symposium in Ed to tell the truth.” chief Washington correspondent Landreth Auditorium, Russert Russert, along with some oth- and host of “Face the Nation .” refl ected on his experience as a er top names in journalism, also TCU’s journalism school was part of the Libby trial, saying it discussed the presidential election named after Schieffer in March MICHAEL BOU-NACKLIE/Staff Photographer CBS’s “Face the Nation” anchor Bob Schieffer (far left) speaks about the need for free press at the Schieffer Symposium was his duty as a reporter and a and the fi rings of U.S. attorneys. 2005. on Tuesday in Ed Landreth Auditorium. (Left to right) Speakers at the symposium included New York Times executive edi- citizen to tell the truth when he Between 800 to 1,000 people “Last year’s symposium was tor Bill Keller, ABC News legal correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg, best-selling author Earl G. Graves and managing was on the witness stand. were in attendance at the sympo- See SCHIEFFER, page 2 editor and moderator of “Meet The Press” Tim Russert. Committee A DIFFERENT MEDIUM hopes to vend Former students school supplies to bring comic on campus By VALERIE COOPER radio show to TV Staff Reporter Though they started out as a By JOHN BOLLER Staff Reporter convenient way to grab a drink or snack anywhere, vending Two former students have been talk- machines now offer everything ing comics on KTCU since Thanksgiv- from books and DVDs to iPods ing 2001 , and, starting next month, they and cell phones. will begin airing their live television The Student Relations Com- versions of the show on Fanboy.tv. mittee of the Student Govern- Fanboy Radio was fi rst started by co- ment Association hopes that host and 2002 graduate Scott Hinze, 26, TCU will soon reap this con- more than fi ve years ago. Now Hinze, venience with school supply along with co-host Oliver Tull, 43, will vending machines on campus, begin airing live episodes of their show Student Relations Chair Justin April 2 on Fanboy.tv. The show, which Brown said. is being produced by Market News Net- As part of a long-term, multi- work, MN1 , will air at 7:30 p.m. Mondays faceted resolution, SGA is look- and Thursdays. The episodes will also ing into getting at least two of be available on demand, Hinze said. these vending machines on Hinze fi rst started talking about campus by next fall, President comics on the radio while he was Jace Thompson said . The idea an undergraduate on a show called came from responses to the “Thursday Come Friday,” he said. most recent student interest “We were required to spend nine survey conducted by the Stu- hours a week in the production room dent Relations Committee. as part of our production class,” Hinze The committee is research- said. ing methods of getting the Hinze continued with the radio vending machines. David show and started Meteorite Entertain- Yee , TCU Bookstore assistant ment Inc. with the help of his wife, manager, said the bookstore Britta Hinze, 24, a 2005 graduate. BRITTA HINZE will probably not be involved “Britta is the other half of MEI,” Brian Denham, Meg Fischer, Oliver Tull and Scott Hinze (from left) appeared on the fi rst episode of Fanboy TV, which was taped Monday in supplying the vending Hinze said. “She is the glue that holds night. Denham, who is a comic book artist for Marvel, was a guest on the pilot episode. machines. it all together. I could not do it with- “This has been discussed out her by my side.” specifi cally about the world of comics, before,” Yee said, “but no In 2003, Hinze met his future part- according to MN1. Because this is the action was taken.” ner Tull, who is a member of the com- case, Hinze and Tull have total creative Yee said the bookstore is edy group, “Four Day Weekend,” in control in what they talk about and in discussing other methods of Fort Worth. who they invite onto the show. making school supplies more “Oliver was more experienced at “It is unreal that we have total con- accessible for students, but noth- talking and speaking on the radio,” trol over our show,” Hinze said. “That ing has been confi rmed yet. Hinze said. “He also has a deep love is something that is very rare in the Brown said he hasn’t exclud- for comics and brings great energy to type of medium that we work in.” ed using outside vendors, the show and to our listeners.” Russell Scott, KTCU station man- considering the bookstore’s Tull, who served in the Army from ager, as well as listener of the show, limited resources. The book- 1982 to 1986 in Germany, went to but is most impressed about how fast store is housed in temporary did not graduate from Texas A&M Uni- Fanboy Radio has taken off and the trailers on the site of the pre- versity. Tull was working with his com- highly respected guests that they have vious building. Construction edy group when he met Hinze. Tull gotten on the show. on the new 34,000 square- wanted to be a part of the show, and he “It is such a great show, and both foot bookstore is scheduled soon became a co-host with Hinze. Scott and Oliver are very dedicated to to begin in late April . “It was three months ago when we it,” Scott said. “They have made their “Especially with our book- were approached by MN1,” Tull said. show into a quality product, with lis- store in the transitional state “It is going to be exciting and great teners from all over.” that it’s in, it’s really important for our listeners to be able to watch us Past guests on the show include to have another way to get sup- broadcasting. We hope that this will comic legends Kevin Smith and Joss plies,” Brown said. give our listeners more of an oppor- Whedon. BRITTA HINZE The machines, which will like- tunity to get involved in the show.” “We have had such highly accom- Oliver Tull (left) and Scott Hinze were co-hosts for Fanboy Radio and will now be bringing ly be placed in the library and Part of the show’s success is that plished writers and artists in the past,” their show to Fanboy.tv. The show is being produced by Market News Network and will air Reed Hall, will vend items such there are not many radio shows that talk See FANBOY, page 2 at 7:30 p.m. Mondays. as bluebooks, Scantrons, pens and pencils. Similar school-sup- ply vending machines are used on other campuses, including Students, faculty will get second chance to discuss gas drilling possibilities the local Tarrant County College District and Duke University . A By NATHAN BASS will lead the discussion again also allowed to ask questions trustees signed a letter of highly sought after by energy machine in the Collin County Staff Reporter to follow up on their discus- and give their feedback on the intent naming Four Sevens companies looking to tap into Community College District A second discussion about sion Thursday about the gas- process. the university’s natural gas the natural gas resource. even dispenses NoDoz pills . the status of the university’s drilling operations. The university began to operator and gave the com- Although a primary focus of Brown said he would like natural gas opportunities They provided an update examine its opportunities for pany sole negotiating rights the drilling will be to increase the machines to utilize send- will take place at 12:15 p.m. on the progress being made natural gas exploration last with the university. revenue, it will also impact home, similar to other vending today. toward an agreement and said month after it was approached University-owned land sits students in the engineering, machines on campus. Don Mills, vice chancellor safety requirements must be by several energy companies on top of part of the Barnett geology and environmental “These things will be like for student affairs, and Brian met before any lease will be with leases, according to a news Shale, which is one of the larg- science departments through your own, minibookstore in Gutierrez, vice chancellor for signed.