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NEWS OPINION SPORTS Academic scholarships will “American Gladiators” is back Little known rifle team is often rise at the same rate as and captivating audiences. underappreciated. tuition next year. PAGE 3 PAGE 8 TOMORROW TCU EST. 1902 DAILYWED NESDAY,SKIFF JANUARY 30, 2008 Vol. 105 Issue 64 www.dailyskiff.com STUDENT GOVERNMENT House of Representatives to research Worth Hills ATM By DAVID HALL the resolution, said the ideal Senior class representative a motion as friendly, it auto- in the past year, and it has systems, would handle the Staff Reporter location would be outside of Mark Tschirhart requested an matically becomes part of the helped them gain insight into negotiations with the banks, The Student Government Pond Street Grill. amendment to the resolution, resolution without a vote by what students want from the Major said. Association’s House of Rep- “Worth Hills has accessible allowing for a survey of stu- the House. administration. Major said he knows the resentatives unanimously parking for students, so it’s dent banking preferences to “In the time I’ve been here, Major said the survey resolution is just a sugges- passed a resolution Tuesday easy for them to park there decide which bank would SGA has oftentimes decided would first be given to Don tion, but said he’s confident calling for the installation of and get cash,” Major said. operate the ATM. things on students’ behalf Mills, vice chancellor for stu- the administration will act in an ATM in the Worth Hills “There are hundreds of stu- Major accepted the motion without even questioning dent affairs, who has already the students’ best interest. area of campus. dents who live in Worth Hills, as friendly and it became part them,” Tschirhart said. expressed support for the res- “The university wants what Student body vice president and I think they’d like conve- of the resolution. When the Tschirhart said SGA began olution. Dick Hoban, a TCU is best for our students, and Brett Major, who co-authored nient access to an ATM.” author of a resolution accepts heavily using student surveys specialist in financial data See ATM, page 2 School’s namesake dance breaK plans retirement By ANDREW CHAVEZ the broadcast journalism Editor-in-Chief students. The namesake of the Tommy Thomason, direc- Schieffer School of Journal- tor of the Schieffer School ism said Tuesday that he of Journalism, said he and plans to step down as mod- Schieffer have discussed er ator of several ways he might be CBS’s “Face able to work more with the the Nation” school. next year “Whatever he ends up and spend doing he wants to work more time more directly with Schi- w o r k i n g effer School students with TCU and that’s the theme he’s SCHIEFFER students. been echoing,” Thomason Bob Schieffer, a TCU said. alumnus, said in a phone The journalism school interview from his Wash- was named after Schieffer ington office that he still in the spring of 2005, and plans to have a connection he’s now a distinguished with CBS News, but will no professor of broadcast longer moderate the Sun- journalism at the school. day public affairs broad- “Bob has a real heart cast — a role he’s filled for working with stu- since May 1991. dents,” Thomason said. “I’ll continue to stay very “He really loves speaking active, speaking around in classes and loves talk- the country and doing ing to journalism students things of that nature,” Schi- about their craft and pass- effer said, comparing his ing along some of the ben- future relationship with efits of his experience.” CallIE COX / Staff Photographer CBS News to that of Tom Thomason said Schief- Freshman Lacey Taylor warms up Tuesday in the Ballet and Modern Dance Building. The dance program is offering a study abroad program in London this year. Brokaw and NBC. fer has taken an interest He said he hopes to add in TCU News Now, the workshops or additional school’s student-operated Dance students offered London option visits to the university to newscast, which recently his schedule, while making began airing four days a himself more available to See SCHIEFFER, page 2 By EMILY ALLEN “We have students who are interested England’s Edge Hill University, where Staff Reporter in abroad experiences, this one specifi- students will spend the first two weeks This summer, TCU dancers will pack cally because it’s a kind of opportunity of the program working with Gillaspy their bags and travel to London to par- that is so unique for them as dancers and Roberts to learn about physical the- ticipate in the department’s inaugural and as performers,” Gillaspy said. atre. Roberts said Slee has asked several session of its study abroad program. Gillaspy and Susan Douglas Roberts, European guest artists to participate, as Greek life program The session, titled “Physical Theatre in associate professor of modern dance, well. the U.K.,” is different from typical TCU said they worked together to create the “Edge Hill is a university that is grow- dance classes, said Elizabeth Gillaspy, program along with TCU dance gradu- ing — they have a degree in dance, a invites BYX, HIS associate professor of ballet. ate Sarie Mairs Slee. Slee is a lecturer at See DANCE, page 2 By STEPHANIE SCOtt Freeman said his frater- Staff Reporter nity already enjoys many of The Fraternity and Soror- the perks of being a member ity Life program has invited a of the larger Greek commu- Christian sorority and frater- nity, such as being a part of Group stages teach-in on global warming issues nity to join. Greek Week and homecoming Eta Iota Sigma decided to and will need about a month By LANDON DINNIN be a teach-in, which is a pro- ing and figuring out things we U.S. history. join, while Beta Upsilon Chi to weigh the pros and cons Staff Reporter longed period of lectures or can do about it,” Schwaller There will be more than is still considering. before an official decision is A nationwide group helping speeches conducted by mem- said. 1,600 schools and universi- The two organizations will made. to educate people about the bers of the faculty and invit- Rob Seidel, junior radio- ties taking part in the teach-in not join Panhellenic Coun- If this change happened it effects of global warming is ed guests as a social protest TV-film major, said he plans Thursday, Westwood said. Uni- cil, Interfraternity Council, would solidify BYX’s standing facilitating a discussion about technique. to attend the event because he versities such as the University National Pan-Hellenic Coun- in the Greek community and the isssue Thursday, said a co- Schwaller said the event’s thinks it is something that has of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M cil or the Multicultural Greek provide members the opportu- organizer of the event. main focus is getting people potential to make a difference. University, Baylor University Council, but just the program, nity to become involved, Free- The event, hosted by Focus to come. Once people get If enough people get together and Texas State University are said Sarah Williamson, assis- man said. the Nation, will be a brown bag there, she said, they will realize for one purpose, he said, some- a few of the schools involved tant director of Fraternity and “We have some amazing lunch open to anyone who is there are others around cam- thing might be done instead of in Texas. Sorority Affairs. guys who want to impact this concerned about global warm- pus who are concerned about one person acting alone. “Our goal is to have one day BYX President Kurtis Free- campus and get to know other ing. the issue. Laura Westwood, Focus where over one million people man said he wanted to allow individuals, and this will help,” Ellen Schwaller, co-organizer “The event itself is focused the Nation event organizer are going to be totally focused the members to know both the Freeman said. and senior environmental sci- on raising awareness about for Texas, said the idea is to on global warming solutions,” benefits and risks of this new Being a Christian organi- ence major, said the event will global warming by brainstorm- start the largest teach-in in Westwood said. change. See GREEK, page 2 3UNNY COLXv PXP WEATHER PECULIAR FACT TODAY’S HEADLINES CONTACT US TODAY: Sunny/windy, 57/41 ADRIAN, Mich.— A man was charged NEWS: Birth control prices rise, page 4 Send your questions, Saturday with drunken driving while TOMORROW: Morning showers, 47/28 OPINION: Exercise, healthy eating important, page 3 compliments, complaints riding to a liquor store on his lawn mower. and hot tips to the staff at FRIDAY: Sunny, 57/39 — Associated Press SPORTS: Swim teams prepare for meet, page 8 [email protected] 2 NEWS TCU Daily Skiff Wednesday, January 30, 2008 more involved in Greek life, “We will be scooped under but Gillaspy and Roberts said ATM GREEK because they function simi- the umbrella of Fraternity and dance they encourage other majors From page 1 From page 1 larly to the other Greek orga- Sorority Life,” Quisenberry From page 1 to apply for permission. they’ll ultimately make the zation that chooses members nizations, she said. said. degree in theatre and a degree “It’s open to theatre majors, right choice,” Major said. based on both sex and reli- BYX and HIS are being rec- Those individuals with in physical theatre,” Roberts music majors, or anyone who Major also discussed a past gion, BYX members may be ognized more as Greek orga- membership in HIS or BYX said.

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