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Fraternity Fights Draw Attention Administration Takes 'Hard Line' TCU FACES THE LOBOS - PAGE 5 TCU DAILY SKIFF FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9,1994 TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 92NDYEAR,NO.10 TCU organizations plan getaways with educational focus Campus Ministries organizes retreat Honors students take weekend 'escape' BY SUSAN HOPPER lematic in Christian communities: BY KIMBERLY WILSON nifer Tuttle, a junior political sci- Aside from providing an opportu- TCU DAILY SKIFF relationships with those of the oppo- TCU DAILY SKIFF ence major, said she will consider nity to meet new people, this year's site sex, different sexual orienta- the retreat a success if everyone has Honors Retreat will include a play Students and campus ministers tions and varied ethnic backgrounds. Around 120 TCU faculty and stu- fun. presented by a select group of fac- will meet to talk about faith and how Ken Mclntosh, a Brite Divinity dents will meet on the steps of the Students will do an improved ver- ulty members. it affects personal relationships this School graduate, now campus min- Student Center Saturday morning to sion of last year's challenge course Bohon said the faculty will take weekend at the Uniting Campus ister at the University of Tulsa, will embark on a journey to Fort Worth's which will feature a new three- the parts of historical figures and Ministries Retreat. provide an orientation into the sub- Camp Carter, site of the 1994 Fall dimensional challenge known as the argue their points of relativity in the Campus Ministries is sponsoring jects with his keynote address. Honors Escape. "spider web." They will also take presence of "The Great Artificer," the ecumenical retreat, titled Mclntosh earned his history doctor- Deborah McCosh, a junior part in discussion sessions led by played by religion professor Nadia "Faith's Role in Relationships," ate from TCU and master of divinity English major on the Honors Retreat TCU faculty on topics ranging from Lahutsky. which will be geared toward those of degree from Brite Divinity School. Committee, said the focus of the religion to computer science. Participants are excited about the Christian faith. The participants and He worked as TCU's Disciples of retreat is to provide a chance for Honors Program Assistant Direc- retreat and don't mind giving up a leaders will be from "a wide variety Christ campus minister before mov- Honors people to work together and tor Sally Bohon said the discussion few hours of weekend sleep. of religious backgrounds," said ing to Tulsa. bond. The retreat will be the first sessions help students "get into the "I'm excited about the retreat," Chad Turner, uniting campus min- Turner said he hopes Mclntosh at home. chance for students in the Honors mode of listening to different ideas said Jamie Weiss, a freshman pre- istries vice president. can help TCU students see how the Uniting Campus Ministries has Program to meet and get to know the and working through them in a criti- major. "I think it'll be a great way to Discussions will focus upon three Christian faith can help them better faculty on a personal level, she said. cal way, with faculty there to help get to know other honors students related subjects which can be prob- relate to one another on campus and see Retreat, page 3 Honors Retreat Chairwoman Jen- them along." and faculty." Fraternity fights draw attention Administration takes 'hard line' BY GINGER RICHARDSON "Any organization has the poten- TCU DAILY SKIFF tial to be detrimental." Mills said. "We are concerned because some of Problems within the fraternity sys- this behavior shows that these orga- tem are prompting the administration nizations may not be providing the to take a tougher approach when best possible adjunct experience for dealing with fraternity affairs, cam- students." pus officials said. Rick Barnes, director of fraternity Recent fights between rival frater- and sorority affairs, said the univer- nities and public intoxication result- sity officials are growing tired of the ing in "disruptive" behavior are the continuing problems. main causes of concern, said Susan "'Get it together, or get out' is the Batchelor, assistant vice-chancellor general attitude right now," he said. for student affairs. "While TCU is very supportive of the The latest incident began last week fraternities and sororities we have, at Izzy's Bar and Grill on 2917 W. those organizations have to start Berry St. According to a campus adhering to the current policy, or they police report, members of the Delta mav be replaced bv groups who Tau Delta fraternity and the Phi will." Kappa Sigma fraternity "brought Barnes said this 'hard-line' wa\ of their arguments onto campus after thinking is new for TCU. but not new the Fort Worth Police Department to the fraternity world. was called to Izzy's." "This is a different approach for TCU Daily Skiff/ Tina Fitzgerald It is this type of "disruptive" us." he said.. "Obviously a fraternity TCU worker Kevin Kastl prepares the University Chapel for renovations on Thursday. behavior that has the administration leaving (TCU) would be a worst case worried, said Don Mills, vice chan- cellor for student affairs. see Fights, page 3 TCU library gets new menu system Students expand horizons studying abroad BY NATALIE GARDNER sources, he said. Pull-down menus are like the menus TCU DAILY SKIFF In past years, the menu system on on a Macintosh computer or BY JULIE HILL said. the library's computers were only Microsoft Word software. TCU DAILY SKIFF "Students who come The TCU Library menu system able to access eight to ten sources for The TCU Library catalog menu back after going abroad has been upgraded to help make information on different topics, Seal has a find, options, backup, start over Fabulous. Enlightening. Incred- tend to better appreciate research easier for students and fac- said. With the new menu system, and help pull-down menu. Under- ible. Broadening. theirown culture, as well as ulty, said Robert Seal, Mary Couts each menu title has many sub-menus neath these titles, students can access These are just a few words stu- other cultures," she said. Burnett library director. that lead to a wealth of information, books by author, title or subject and dents use to describe the experi- Some of the colleges The new menu system contains he said. move to the next screen or previous ences of TCU students in the study where students study access to more information systems. One major change to the menu sys- screen. abroad program. include the Institute of It has been arranged more logically in tem is that students and faculty now The TCU Library catalog contains About 250 students a year European Studies, the Insti- order to be easier for students to have a choice between pull-down choose to spend a summer, tute of Asian Studies, access information from the varied menus or command menus. Seal said. see Library, page 3 semester or school year studying Regent's College in Lon- courses at colleges around the don and the Universidad de world, said Roberta Corder, coor- las Americas in Mexico. dinator of study abroad. TCU has There are also programs in early as the summer after freshman Music prof gains international fame 40 programs in 25 countries in cities such as Oxford, England; year for summer programs, but Europe, Asia, Central America, the Edinburgh, Scotland; and Angers, typically go abroad the junior and Middle East and Africa, Corder France, in the summer months, senior years for yearlong pro- night. said. BY GINGER RICHARDSON said. Corder said. grams. Corder said. Owings, who has played with the "My aunt had a Sleinway piano in TCU DAILY SKIFF While many students take Internships are also available in To be eligible, students must award winning quartet before, said he her home, and I was drawn to it like a courses that place emphasis on every possible career field, Corder have between a 2.75 and 3.5 grade Music has been a lifelong passion has great respect for its musicians. magnet," Owings said. their major or minor, courses in said. Students do their internships point average, depending on the for John Owings, a passion that he "This group is young, energetic He began taking lessons at the age history, economics, politics, cul- in the British Parliament, at banks, program they select. They must and has a great deal of vitality," of eight and has been developing his tries to reveal to his students through ture and other aspects of the host at magazines, in public relations also have at least one or more col- Owings said. "They are top flight skill ever since. performing and teaching. country are also available, she said. firms and in many other areas, she lege courses in the language of musicians because they really love "1 have worked hard and invested Owings, a professor of piano, dis- Learning the cultures and customs said. played his talents by performing on what they do." a great deal of time in this," Owings is an education in itself, Corder Students can travel abroad as sec Abroad, ;>»vy 3 stage with the Chester String Quartet Owings' own love for the piano in Ed Landreth Auditorium Thursday began when he was a small boy, he see Owings, page 8 NEWS DIGEST 130 presumed dead in jet crash Sex offenders must register DNA Wife la testify husband sold sex Robot on board Discovery Funeral services for Steele today AUSTIN (AP) — DNA fingerprints of CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A 23- CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Sssh- Funeral services for business professor ALIQUIPPA, Pa. 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