FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT OF A WHEELCHAIR VENTURE - PAGE 5 TCU DAILY SKIFF THURSDAY, APRIL 13,1995 S LI IRIS HAN UNIVfcRSlTY, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 92\DYEAR,NO.101 Letting wheels do the walking Ten use wheelchairs for day to promote campus accessibility BY CHRISTI GIFFORD education major, presented the idea TCU DAILY SKIFF of having people on campus experi- ence a day in a wheelchair to the Lynse Larance, a sophomore polit- House of Student Representatives in ical science major, went through her the fall. activities Wednesday like she always Both of O'Loughlin's parents use does. wheelchairs. He said he felt embar- But she did them in someone else's rassed to invite them to campus since shoes. it was not very accessible. Larance joined nine other mem- The wheelchair volunteers left the bers of the TCU community to expe- Student Center Lounge about 1 p.m. rience life in a wheelchair for three to go about their daily routines. hours in the program "Take a Walk in O'Louglin passed out some rules My Shoes." for wheelchair use: Larance said she faced many chal- One rule said the students had to lenges during her time in the wheel- find another bathroom if the door was chair. too small. "1 had a test in Reed Hall at 2 p.m., If staircases presented a problem, so my boyfriend and one of his the wheelchair riders had two friends had to carry me into Reed options, according to the rules: being Hall," Larance said. "Then 1 was told carried or having two people pull the the elevator in the Student Center chair like a dolly up the stairs. TCU Daily Skiff/ Lloyd Blunk wasn't working, so 1 couldn't go to The volunteers were also not Ethan M. Boothe, left, a junior political science and Spanish double major, and Todd Smith, a freshman marketing major, my Panhellenic meeting." try to make their way into Reed Hall while participating in the "Take a Walk in My Shoes" handicap awareness program. Dennis O'Loughlin, a senior deaf see Wheels, page 5 Big-time gambling consuming passion, students say BY ERIC WALTERMIRE dreds of dollars a week on all kinds of as much as $200 or $300." large bet, the student said. always accurate because gambling is a TCU DAILY SKIFF sporting events. Gambling, and the associated thrill, "Some gamblers think $25 is a big bet," multi-billion dollar business, and the busi- "1 would bet on six or seven games a eventually made him a nervous wreck, he he said. "1 would never bet that little of an ness wants to keep its clients." For some TCU students watching a week," the student said. "I'd bet on said. amount because, for all the stress that's Another student, who also did not want weekend game, which team wins is much all kinds of games to try and stay "Gambling gets to you after a involved, it would be a waste of time. Bet- to be named, said he quit gambling more than a matter of pride — it's a matter on top or break-even with the while, especially when you start los- ting $50 or more on a game makes it really because it involved too much stress and of money. amount of money I owed my ing and know that you owe intense." money. A lot of money. bookie." ^_ your bookie a bunch of The student said every sporting event was "The thrill of possibly winning money It may be illegal, but some college stu- And the gamblers don't nioney," the student said. given a "point-spread" by the "bookie." The over a ballgame is intense, but 1 had to quit dents continue to seek the thrill associated always win. " You start worrying about spread is the number of points by which the gambling because there was too much with "big-time" gambling. The student said he won many of his where you're going to get the money. given team is picked to lose, he said. The pressure," he said. "All I'd do is get up in "Winning money on a football or bas- bets, but ultimately lost $4,000 during the Sometimes I would stay awake thinking spread is determined by previous game sta- the morning, read the paper, find out which ketball game gives the game an intensity last four years. about plays that happened during the tistics, individual players' statistics and the players were hurt, bet on the game and go that is incomparable to any other," said one "I thought 1 would win every game 1 bet game. Gambling's a nightmare." injured player list, he said. crazy." student who did not wish to be named. on," the student said. "Usually I would bet People have radically different opinions "The spread makes the game dead Some TCU students are betting hun- $50 on a game, but sometimes it would be concerning how much money constitutes a even," the student said. "Spreads are see Gamble, page 2 Sunrise service Skiff editor to address final Forum BY TIM MARTIN tions and to inform the student body as to how they sive reporting style, there was always going to be TCU DAILY SKIFF conduct their business." White said. tension surrounding a newspaper in a small com- TCU tradition White said he felt the paper had always been an munity like TCU. The journalistic practices of the TCU Daily issue of concern on the campus. "Our editorial staff has extensive experience at Skiff v/i\l be the focus of the Frog Forum that will "1 expect the biggest turnout we've ever had," other news organizations." Wright said. "If they Troupe to perform Easter passion play be held 12:30 today in the Student Center White said. (the student body) don't understand the philoso- Lounge. Kristi Wright, a senior journalism and politi- phy behind the Skiff, then they don't know the phi- BY JOANNA SHOEMAKER hours when the women who came Stoney White, Frog Forum chairman, said the cal science double major and editor of the paper, losophy behind journalism." TCU DAILY SKIFF to the tomb first encountered the Skiff was chosen for the topic of the final forum of will begin the forum by stating her opinions con- White said the purpose of the forums, sponsored reality," Butler said. the semester because some people were unsure of cerning the Skiff's journalistic practices, he said. by the University Relations Committee of the Stu- TCU theatre students will per- The Easter sunrise service has the philosophies behind the paper's reporting prac- Wright will then field questions from the audi- dent House of Representatives, was to increase form a medieval passion play as been a tradition at TCU for more tices. ence. communication on campus and to give students the part of the university's annual than 20 years. "This is a way for the Skiff to respond to ques- Wright said while the paper did have an aggres- opportunity to express their opinions. Easter sunrise service at 6:30 This is the second year in a row a.m., April 16 on the lawn of "The Three Marys" play has been Sadler Hall. a part of the service. The play, "The Three Marys," Theatre was outlawed by the depicts the story of the risen Jesus Christian church for more than Former officer, reps balk at lack of budget debate through three women who are on 200 years, until 925 C.E. (Com- their way to anoint the body of mon Era) when it was resurrected BY DENA RAINS Wheatley asked for a motion for the budget's In addition, the policy says "individuals wishing Jesus in the tomb. in the Catholic church in Easter TCU DAILY SKIFF approval and a representative complied. Wheatley to discuss the proposed appropriations should con- The play is directed by theatre Mass. asked for questions. No one asked questions and the tact the Finance Committee before April 15." faculty member George H. "The Three Marys" is a three- The procedure used to pass the $200,000 House budget was then approved without debate. Nathan Digby, House parliamentarian, said the Brown. line troupe, commonly known as of Student Representative budget Tuesday raised Ellis, a senior management major, said when he budget was not debated because it originated in The nondenominational ser- a passion play. Troupes were orig- some questions among some representatives and a was in the House, the budget was presented as a committee and could not be amended by the rep- vice will also include singing, inally designed to help unedu- former House officer. bill and offered for debate. resentatives — only by the committee. prayer and scripture reading. cated members of congregations Christian Ellis, House treasurer for 1994 and But Groves said he followed the bylaws when Ellis said the budget could be amended from the "It is one of, if not the essential, understand Latin church services. parliamentarian for 1993, told the Skiff xha\ current he presented the budget. He said House rules did floor. celebration of the year," said Rev. These troupes eventually evolved officers made a "parliamentary misinterpretaion" not specify the procedures of how the budget "I don't think that legislation that comes out of John Butler, University Minister. into Shakespearean theatre. when they presented the fiscal 1995-96 budget should be presented to the representatives. committee has to be amended in committee," he said. "It is a traditional way of TCU music majors who are without debate to the House.