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WEATHER FORECAST High 70s Low SO Nation Mostly sunny o Donations on rise, Gallup poll says Inside WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans gave more to chari- Frogs make change at the THURSDAY ty last year than they did two helm for Saturday's OCTOBER 10, 1996 years earlier, but an increasing home WAC opener. number of people gave nothing, See page 7 'Texas Christian University according to a Gallup survey. 94th Year- Number 26 Contributions in 1995 were 16 percent higher than in 1993 — 10 percent higher when adjusted for inflation, the sur- vey says. In constant dollars, the aver- age contributing household Free screenings gave $1,017 in 1995, compared with $928 in 1993. State available today Editors defend swastika cartoon Center to test for depression HOUSTON (AP) — Editors of the University of Houston By Amy Thompson screenings was average at best. The student newspaper are defend- SKIFF STAFF center is making the screenings and ing as "fair comment" a politi- The TCU Counseling Center is information more accessible to stu- cal cartoon that depicts mem- offering free depression screenings dents to improve turnout this year. bers of the College Republicans for students, faculty and staff from 9 "We've worked hard to make it group in front of a swastika. a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today in recogni- more flexible." Kintigh said. "We "I thought it was tasteless tion of National Depression want people to see the Counseling and somewhat offensive but not Screening Day. Center. We want students to know it enough to censor," Daily Participants will complete an is not a threatening place. We hope Cougar managing editor anonymous written questionnaire students will take advantage of this Robert Schoenberger said. "My and will have the opportunity to dis- resource." opinion of taste doesn't deter- cuss the results with licensed psy- National Depression Screening mine what the newspaper runs." chologists. Day originated from a Harvard The cartoon has outraged The center will also present an University research project that some members of the College educational program from 5 to 5:30 investigated people who suffer Republicans, who say they will p.m. on the causes, symptoms and depression and arc willing to seek flood the newspaper with letters treatments of depression. treatment. of protest. The National Institute of Mental According to the U.S. Department Health defines a depressive illness of Health and Human Services, School investigates as a "whole-body" illness, involving depression affects IS million possible abuse by teacher one's body, mood, thoughts and Americans every year. One-fourth of McALLEN (AP) — behavior. Depression can have short- all women and one-eighth of all men Officials at an elementary or long-term effects, depending on suffer from at least one episode of school are investigating reports the treatment and symptoms. depression during their lifetime. that a second-grade teacher has Monica Kintigh, a staff psycholo- Kintigh said depression is more verbally and physically abused gist at the Counseling Center and than just getting the blues or dealing students, including taping site coordinator for the screening, unruly students' heads and said the response to last year's Please see COUNSEL, Page 2 arms to their desks. Parents of second-grade stu- dents at Escandon Elementary School recently heard the reports from their children. Principal Gloria Corpus is Forum to teach investigating the reports, based on information from students, parents and the teacher involved. adjusting skills UTA audit finds misuse of facility Tarrant County Junior College, said DALLAS (AP) — Two offi- By Charles Bandy SKIFF STAFF the forum will help non-traditional cials at a Mexican-American As mid-term lurks in the future students adjust to TCU better. study center at the University of like a hungry monster, some non- "We've been approached by a lot Texas at Arlington misused the traditional students are finding ways of non-traditional students who have facility to influence Dallas-area to row wi*b the demands of the uni- expressed concerns about adjusting elections and lobby politicians, versity curriculum. to the university environment," she a university audit found. The Phi Theta Kappa Alumni said. The audit accused Jose association is sponsoring a transfer McLean said the sole purpose of Angel Gutierrez, director of the student forum today in the Student the forum is to address those con- Center for Mexican-American Center Room 207. The forum is cerns and get students in touch with Studies, and former program Theresa Glasgow, a Junior accounting major on the women's rifle team, practices before she designed U> help transfer students the appropriate departments that can coordinator Diana Flores of the shoots against Texas AAM University at the Homed Frog Invitational Rifle Match Sunday. adjust to life at TCU. help. abuses. Glasgow finished second in the aggregate air rifle competition. TCU won the air rifle team divi- Brenda McLean, president of The nine-page audit, sent to sion and placed second behind Texas AAM in the smallbore team division. PTK and a transfer student from university President Robert E. Please see FORUM, Page 2 Witt, alleges political activity based on a search of adminis- trative files and computer hard drives and diskettes. Democrats to sponsor 'Libr'l P'looza' Student suspended for having pain reliever HUMBLE (AP) — A 13- By Klmberty Wilton choose answers to questions that major, said representatives from the said, referring to two local University have been involved in the year-old honor student was SKIFF STAFF reflect their viewpoints. Students Young Democrats of Texas, the Democratic candidates for Frost campaign. Representatives from Planned suspended from school for the Several TCU students can test will then be told whether their TCU Triangle and several Congress. day Wednesday after police their liberal knowledge at the choice reflects the platform of Bob Democratic campaigns will be avail- Haltom said Frost has worked Parenthood, the American Civil dogs sniffed out an over-the- "Clinton Challenge" from 10 a.m. to Dole or Bill Clinton. able to discuss issues and hand out hard at getting young people Liberties Union. Americans United counter pain reliever in her 7 p.m. today in front of the Student "I think that a lot of people will be literature at booths set up in the Frog involved in the election process by and Peace Action Texas are also backpack. Center as part of the TCU Young really surprised with their choices," Fountain area. encouraging them to work on his expected to attend Libr'l P'looza. "There will be information about "It's unfair," Deborah Olson Democrat's "Libr'l P'looza." said Sondra Haltom, president of "I'm hoping that Hugh Parmer campaign. She said students from The "Clinton Challenge" game TCU Young Democrats. and Martin Frost will at least be able TCU, the University of Texas at said of her daughter Brooke's Please see DEMOCRATS, Page 2 punishment. "This was noth- will give students a chance to Haltom, a junior political science to make an appearance," Haltom Arlington and Texas Wesleyan ing more than a mistake." Brooke is a student in the gifted program at Riverwood What do you Middle School in Humble, Freshman retention think about New tenure ideas about 15 miles northeast of Houston. School policy tenure for faculty requires all medicines be brought in by parents and focus of programs members? may cause major given to the nurse, who dis- penses them to students, Should TCU schools spokeswoman Karen By Neelima Atluru it to be a problem because he has SKIFF STAFF examine its Collier said. always focused on how to improve program changes Freshman retention rates at TCU the number. tenure policies? have remained stable at about 78 He said the various programs Inside percent over the past few years, aimed at incoming students have What do according to figures from the Office improved and have received a favor- By Angela Sautter taking a comprehensive and system- SKIFF STAFF atic review of tenure. •The National Consumer of Institutional Research. able response. professors think? She said the board looked at the League Issues a list of the TCU's retention rates are only "We're doing a better job pro- The question of tenure at the tenure code with the overall goal of top five Internet seams, slightly lower than those of grammatically and with admissions University of Minnesota is becom- including pyramid schamea Southern Methodist University and and we've been successful," Miller ing a topic of concern nationwide reshaping it to tit the current and future needs of the university. Baylor University, each of which is said. and at TCU. services, page 4 85 percent. Miller said he is currently work- A proposal by the University of lsenberg said the proposal would Retention at TCU ing on three research projects to Minnesota Board of Regents pro- still assure the protection of acade- • Some experts say the Patrick Miller, registrar and direc- determine why students transfer poses revising five sections of the mic freedom and follow guidelines Chelsea, Mass., school dts- tor of enrollment management, said after their first year at TCU. university's tenure policy. These set forth by other institutions. tricfs new system of tan- freshman retention is not a major Any new action taken to increase include salary reductions, peer She said the board has never ging chUren who receive problem at TCU, but is an issue that freshman retention depends on what reviews, termination of faculty intended to abolish tenure and that free lunches stigmatizes needs to be addressed. the research shows, he said. whose programs are discontinued, will never be its goal.

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