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BY SUMMER WYNN BY KARIN DAVIES TCU DAILY SKIFF ASSOCIATED PRESS Citizens of Iraq The local chapter of United We KUWAIT — Skepticism over trying to survive Stand America, an organization that Saddam Hussein's intentions pre- supports 1992 independent presiden- vailed Tuesday, with the United despite sanctions tial candidate Ross Perot's political States and its allies continuing their philosophy, met on the TCU campus massive military buildup in the Per- for the first time at 7 p.m. Tuesday. sian Gulf despite reports that Iraqi BY NEIL MACFARQUHAR Members of United We Stand troops were pulling away from ASSOCIATED PRESS America said they hoped to recruit Kuwait, students who are unsure of a party to BAGHDAD. Iraq — The vote for in order to get the informa- counters at Iraqi Airways tion they need. WORLD offices are staffed every morn- ing despite a complete lack of Pepper hung a sign at the meeting Washington was assembling its flights since the 1991 Gulf which read. "Our National Debt biggest military force since the 1991 War. $469,449,000,000,000, your fam- Gulf War to face down the Iraqi Traffic hums across rebuilt ily's share 571,957, Stop Govern- leader. Tens of thousands of Ameri- bridges, but dirt and garbage ment Waste! United We Stand cans were still ordered into the Gulf collect on streets that once America. Together we can make a along with hundreds of U.S. aircraft were pristine. A chicken costs difference. Join today." About 10 and warships. an average month's salary. people attended the meeting, which The Pentagon acknowledged took place in the Student Center Iraqis said Tuesday that the some of the 80.000 Iraqi units men- country is crumbling under the room 202. acing Kuwait may be "moving from The meeting also featured a video their combat positions." weight of an international presented by Pepper which was made "Considerable units" remain in the blockade that has little chance by TCU senior Sara Freeman. area, said Gen. John Shalikashvili, of toppling President Saddam In the future, the organization will chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Hussein. be polling TCU students to see how Staff. they are going to vote in the Novem- see Sanctions, page 4 ber election, and members plan to see Iraq, page 4 hold a debate on campus featuring popular figures on the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trades, Pepper said. The organization is trying to System simplifies spread public awareness about pres- idential line item vetoes, restriction of lobbying to information only, campaign finance reform, term lim- advising process its, audit government finances, and elimination of PAC funding. The group is the fastest growing BY JODIWETUSKI and to establish better relationships grassroots movement in the country TCU DAILY SKIFF with them. Miller said. and is focused on economic and gov- "Faculty can spend more time ernment reform at local, state and The yearly ritual of advising will and energy advising and mentor- federal levels, according to a United get a new look in 1995 when TCU ing." he said. "They can do more We Stand America pamphlet. installs a computerized system goal setting and discuss life's pri- Holly Cole, hall director for Jarvis designed to save time and paper- orities." Residence Hall, is a supporter of work for students and ad\ lien. The new program will not give United We Stand America and is try- TCU is incorporating Academic ad\ isers access to the students' per- ing to get this organization started on Audit, produced by Ironsoft Lim- manent records. Miller said. the TCU campus. ited of Pittsburgh, into the univer- Instead they will see an "extract Cole said, "College students need sity's computer network system, that will give an accurate reflection to be more politically active." said Registrar Patrick Miller. of the students' progress." Academic Audit will allow advis- Eventually the program will be United We Stand America is not a TCU Dally Skiff/ Layne Smith political party; it wants to inform the ers to compare students' completed set up in all computers so students public, said Fred Rain, secretary for Workers from Feinmore-Blythe, Inc. Masonry and Concrete Contractors hang tough course work with the requirements of can check their own progress. the local United We Stand organiza- as they repair the Robert Carr Chapel on Tuesday afternoon. The contractors are their degree plans, he said. Miller said. But the first priority is tion. replacing the small concrete urn-like structures that decorate the lower portion of the The program could be installed to make it available to the ad\ isers. "You can flip a quarter with heads steeple. The damage to the structures is most likely due to lightning which may have as early as the spring of 1995. TCU paid less than S30.000 for being Republican and tails being struck the chapel during a hailstorm in late April. One of the urn-like structures com- Until then, the system will be the program software. Miller said. Democrat, it does not matter how it used on a test basis in the M.J. Nee- However, the university must also lands, they are going to do what they pletely fell off the chapel, while another portion of a structure broke off. The metal rods ley School of'Business, Miller said. equip all departments with the want," Rain said. that support the concrete structures were also damaged. Work on the chapel will con- By eliminating paperwork, the computers necessary to handle the tinue today. new program will give advisers more see United, page 3 time to answer students' questions see Audit, page 4 'Astrofrogs' land program at TCU KTCU keeps on playing after 30 years on the air BY SUSAN HOPPER At the ceremony, Jones and Lt. help each other out." TCU DAILY SKIFF Col. Ned Fleming, an on-ground Mission specialists will use the mission trainer and TCU alumnus, S1R-C and X-SAR radar systems to BY SHANNON WOMBLE li was started for a total cost of TCU's geology department and a will receive a plaque and give a map land and share images with TCU DAILY SKIFF SI50. A carrier current system of space shuttle crew from the National lecture on the shuttle and its out- TCU. The mission will assist in wires, located underground, trans- Aeronautics and Space Administra- come. undergraduate and graduate work in Students have been manning the mitted the broadcasting, but only tion's STS-68 have joined forces to Fleming and his wife graduated geological and environmental map- airwaves at the campus radio station around TCU campus buildings and boldly take a frog where no frog has from TCU in 1977 and 1978, respec- ping by enhancing satellite data, KTCU FM 88.7 since it first hit the dormitories. The seven transmitter gone before. tively, with degrees in geology. Morgan said. dial 30 years ago. systems aired music and commercial A cooperative remote land map- Remembering past mapping pro- "We take an image from Earth, "This year we are celebrating our advertisements from both local and ping project between the geology jects, he brought a proposal to Ken make it sharper and clearer, and try tures to studying rock types on 30th birthday," said program director national sponsors. department's Center for Remote Morgan, associate professor of geol- to identify things," Morgan said. Earth's surface. Erosion and other Sara Freeman. "We are not feeling In 1958, KTCU expanded to 11 Sensing and NASA began with ogy and director of Center for "Using shuttle imagery, we can map changes in land use are also visible in old, either. KTCU is the youngest 30- transmitters serving the campus. space shuttle Endeavour's liftoff Remote Sensing. virtually anything on the Earth's sur- the radar images. year-old you will ever meet." Sponsors like Lucky Strike Sept. 30. To symbolize the partner- Fleming said that he hoped face and use it for exploration, pollu- STS-68, which landed at Edwards The Federal Communications Cigarettes, Coca Cola, El Chico ship, Endeavour astronaut Tom NASA could help TCU's work in tion studies, and many other Air Force Base Tuesday in Rose- Commission granted a license to the Restaurant and Colonial Cafeteria Jones carried aboard a silver horned geology. purposes." mond, Calif, will scan parts of Okla- station in 1964, officially giving the purchased advertising air time. frog figurine, which will be pre- "We bleed purple," Fleming said. With the shuttle photographs, homa for the Center for Remote university the use of the call letters At the time, station manager Bebe sented to TCU in a ceremony later "I wanted to do this project because researchers can perform tasks from KTCU, but the station was actually this year. we're alumni; we come back and finding geological faults and frac- see Frog, page 3 created in 1948. see KTCU, page 3

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Anti-gay law struck down Israel stops talks with Palestine Gang members get death row Kennedy files may be opened Officers charged with murder

DENVER (AP) — The anti-gay rights JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel suspended HOUSTON (AP) — Two grieving fathers WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal board LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) — Two cor- amendment that set off a nationwide boycott peace negotiations with the Palestinians and lashed out at the gang members who raped and created to ensure release of all evidence in the rections officers were charged Tuesday with of Colorado was declared unconstitutional sealed off the Gaza Strip indefinitely Tues- killed their teen-age daughters in an emotional John F. Kennedy assassination was urged at its murder for the death of an inmate injured Tuesday by the state Supreme Court, which day after Islamic militants kidnapped an court hearing that spilled into the hallways first hearing Tuesday to reverse "the decline in during a disturbance last week at the Terrell said it denies homosexuals an equal voice in Israeli soldier and threatened to kill him. Tuesday. trust" that began with the 1963 murder Prison Unit. government. Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin telephoned The two men were allowed to confront their One of the first witnesses, Washington Alex L. Torres, 31. and Joel Lambright Jr., State Attorney General Gale Norton said Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and held daughters' killers during a hearing in which the lawyer James Lesar, said the Assassinations 30, were arraigned before Polk County Jus- she would appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. him responsible for the safe return of the sol- three were formally sentenced to die by injec- Records Review Board created by Congress tice of the Peace Howard Lilly. Each was Adopted by the state's voters in 1992, the dier, Cpl. Nachshon Waxman, who was kid- tion for the June 1993 slayings. can restore the confidence of the American freed on $50,000 bond. amendment prohibited local governments napped by the fundamentalist Hamas group. "We live for the day that you die," a tearful people. Torres has worked for the prison system from outlawing discrimination against Hamas threatened to kill Waxman unless Randy Ertman said. "You are baby killers." The new law orders disclosure of all gov- since March; Lambright since February. homosexuals. Israel frees the group's leader and other And as the last of the three was being led ernment files except those involving jailed Muslim fundamentalists. from the courtroom, Ertman told him, "I'll Kennedy's autopsy. watch you die boy." PAGE TWO PAGE 2 TCU DAILY SKIFF WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12,1994

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BY GINGER RICHARDSON Olivera said the seminar will give radio can have their audio tapes cri- HOUSE OF STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES TCU DAILY SKIFF broadcast and print journalism stu- tiqued, and all participants will have dents the chance to make valuable the opportunity to register their Meeting highlights for Oct. 11, 1994 Journalism students will have an contacts and meet their future bosses names with the Texas Association of opportunity to make business con- one-on-one. Broadcasters job bank. tacts and have their work critiqued by "Networking is so valuable in this Registration for the seminar has Bills Passed: 94-13:The House allocated $395 to help TCU professional journalists during a business," she said. "Students must been extended to Oct. 13 because of J delegates attending the Texas student dietetic state meet- media seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 3 be aggressive as hell to make it a lack of participation from TCU stu- ing in Kingsville, Texas. p.m. on Saturday. because it is so competitive." dents, Olivera said. Passed: 94-14: The House allocated $2,058 to the Career "Preparing a Diverse Media Professionals in broadcast and There is no valid reason why stu- Planning and Placement Center for a new computer and Workforce," sponsored by the TCU print journalism will be speaking dents shouldn't take advantage of the printer. Department of Journalism and the during the 10 seminar sessions. Rep- seminar, Olivera said. Passed: 94-15: The House allocated $280.60 to help fund Dallas-Fort Worth Network of His- resentatives from The Dallas-Morn- "I understand it is mid-semester publicity efforts for an outdoor sculpture exhibition. panic Communicators, is a golden ing News, The Fort-Worth Star break," she said. "But if you're Sent to Finance Committee: 94-16: A proposed $2,672 opportunity for all students regard- Telegram and local TV stations will smart and you have the choice would be given the Army ROTC Ranger Challenge Team less of race or ethnicity, said Mer- serve as workshop panelists. between having fun and making cedes Olivera. instructor of mass Broadcast journalism students will valuable job contacts, which would to fund the group's attendance at a series of competitions. communications and coordinator of have the chance to have their tapes you choose?" the event. reviewed and critiqued by reporters Students interested in registering Programming Council I Vice President of Programming Council Jennifer Schooley "This is not a minority workshop," from WFAA-TV Channel 8, KDFW- for the event should stop by the jour- said that comedian Adam Sandier is not coming to TCU she said. "It is inclusive for everyone TV Channel 4 and KXAS-TV Chan- nalism office in Moudy 256S. The because he will be filming a movie during early November, — this seminar looks at diversity in nel 5. cost of the workshop is S10 and the time he was scheduled to be in Fort Worth. the workplace." In addition, students interested in includes lunch. Committee Reports Elections/Regulations - 3:30 p.m. Wed., SC 222 filing for student elections. Permanent Improvements -4 p.m. Wed.,SC 203. They will KTCU/from page 1 be discussing the TCU sports board and possible ropes course and Worth Hills beautification project. Edmonson addressed a letter to spon- Today's music selection encom- compact discs and holding a drawing Student Concerns - 2 p.m. Wed., in the Pit. sors that said, "Through the sale of passes classical, jazz and new rock to win a bonus pack of 30 items. The University Relations - no meeting this week. air time to local and national business programs. All programs operate on a pack will include compact discs, Food Service - 3 p.m. Wed., the Pit. concerns, our campus project is able play list format. Public service posters and 12-inch records. Finance - 3 p.m. Wed., SC 218. to operate and provide training in the announcements replace advertise- The station will also sponsor a jazz field of commercial radio for inter- ments since the FCC license said concert featuring the band "The ested TCU students." KTCU is a noncommercial station. Tropics," on Oct. 28, The site for the They said it, "If you don't love the South, you can just go on home." After the station, then known as Even the challenges KTCU faces concert has yet to be announced. Ethan Brooke, representative from Delta Tau Delta, 89.1, broadcasted Monday through differ from 30 years ago. KTCU will also broadcast from the on a t-shirt his fraternity agreed to stop wearing Friday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. The "The amount of competition has Haunting of Hemphill Hall haunted because it displayed a Confederate flag. first city-wide broadcast took place drastically increased," said Andrew house on Oct. 21. They will be giv- in September on an affective radiat- Haskett, station manager. "There are ing away T-shirts, free passes to the Compiled by Heather Hogan ing power of 33 watts. 26 other stations you can turn on in the haunted house and AMC movie Thirty years later, KTCU operates car on the way home. We have to keep passes during the broadcast. on a 3000 watt transmitter, broadcast- moving ahead. The key to success is "We are excited about turning 30," ing from 7 a.m. to 1 a.m., every day of picking good people to lead the way. Freeman said. "We are continuing to the week. The listening audience of We have definitely done that." provide an excellent training facility KTCU goes far beyond the campus, To celebrate its birthday this for radio students and giving our reaching 19,500 listeners in the area. month, KTCU will be giving away audience what they want to hear." CHR I s T M A /# casamanana nvi Gary Collins & Frog/from page 1 COLORADO Mary Ann Mobley Sensing. STS-67, planned for spring. Details on the training pro- "These missions are for the inter- December but delayed until Febru- gram have not yet been finalized, national community," Fleming said. E B_ ary, will scan West Texas' Big Bend Morgan said. Both the missions' involvement JAMUAHV Z It Hit ■ 4. 6 National Park. Fleming said STS-68 and other and the astronaut program are con- STEAMBOAT In conjunction with the partner- shuttle missions will benefit NASA, sidered ongoing projects for the next BRECKENRIDGE (LOVE ship, TCU is making a proposal to TCU and military purposes at the several years. 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Audit/ fropi page I Sanctions/from page 1 Iraq/from page 1 program. "People want to eat People want I N Special Commission will lead The Iraqi deployment toward the loading of their equipment on British defense secretary, Malcolm The system runs on a network, to live in peace. They don't care to a lilting of the sanctions. Kuwaiti border "wasn't just some trains." Rifkind, said today. "We don't but not all academic departments about the regime I hey don't care Highway robbers grabbed tens of innocent exercise that they were on He added, "we are continuing with believe Saddam Hussein until events are wired to the network, he Mid much about educating themselves thousands of dollars in equipment and we misread it," Shalikashvili the deployments that the president show he means it." "The university will have to jive The) have lot! their ambition.'' said and caah from journalists who trav- said. "Far. far from it.... I'm not at all has set in motion." Secretary of State Warren Christo- some offices ■ personal computer." a schoolteachci named Walid eled h> bus to Basra Monday night. prepared to say the crisis is over in He placed the number of Ameri- pher, and the foreign ministers of Miller said cost did not drive the (here is a sense ol relief that a Tuesday's newspapers pictured any way." can forces in the region at 19,000, Britain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, decision to purchase Academic looming confrontation may be some ol the 4.(100 antiquities they Baghdad claimed its forces began with an additional 44,500 in "various the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain Audit ebbing. After the United States said were pilfered from local muse- moving Monday night to a position stages of deployment and planned for and Oman are to meet Wednesday in "We bought the best system for vowed to confront might with might- ums "during the acts of terrorism in north of Basra, 35 miles north of the deployment." He said 156.000 more Kuwait to discuss the Iraqi moves. TCU." he said "We were ju ier, the Iraqis declared they were the aftermath of the aggression Kuwaiti border. troops have been placed on alert. Turkey and Saudi Arabia have tunate that n »^ Dot loo expen- pulling then forces back trom the against the country in 1991." The official Iraqi News Agency, A total of 252 American and allied offered staging areas for American sive " Kuwaiti bordei I he 1 nited Mates is 1 luce years ago. Iraq was rife with monitored in Cyprus, quoted Foreign aircraft were in the region, with 467 warplanes and support craft expected A committee oi faculty and stu- unconvinced reports of uprisings against Sad- Minister Mohammed Said al-Sahhaf more American planes in various over the next few days. dents studied the different systems I oreign diplomats in Baghdad dam's regime Now the talk is mostly as saying the pullback was largely stages of deployment and an addi- President Boris Yeltsin of Russia on the market. Miller said doubt that Saddam is about to repeat of organized crime w ith only a whiff completed Tuesday. Only two tional 196 on alert, he said. sent a delegation Tuesday to Bagh- An advantage <>l Academic hut 1990 invasion of Kuwait. ol anti-regime undertones. brigades were still near the border At the U.S. army staging area in dad to try and defuse the crisis. "Rus- Audit is the setup lime, he said It Iraq has seni an estimated 80,000 I be trade embargo "is not really a and would withdraw soon, al-Sahhaf Doha, 20 miles north of Kuwait City, sia seriously warned Baghdad not to lakes tour montfaj '" get this pro- troops to the Kuwaiti border region blockade. It is a form of slow mur- said. U.S. troops prepared their M1A1 take any steps that could escalate ten- gram read) foi testing; othei pi" Even il Saddam isn't pulling them der." said Mohammed, a trader at a Another agency dispatch said the Abrams tanks and Bradley fighting sions even more," Foreign Ministry JT.IIIIS can take three I" four yean back, that's not enough to oppose the tawdr) sidewalk bazaar where Iraqis Foreign Ministry has asked the Rus- vehicles for action. spokesman Grigory Karasin said in "Many people have been work- U s force of63.500 slated for the area sell personal belongings like stuffed sian and Chinese embassies to send Maj. Don Janning, an army Moscow. ing a killing schedule I" gel this sel Iraqis and foreign diplomats sa> animals and silverware to raise a bit their military attaches to verify the spokesman, said some 600 troops Before the Iraqi troop buildup. up." Miller said Saddam s threats to use his arm) li for food. pullback. from the 24th Mechanized Infantry Russia, along with France, had been Not only does the svstem itself again were a desperate plo) that "The) tried to topple the govern- Journalists on the road to Basra Division from Fort Stewart. Ga.. had leading efforts to ease U.N. sanctions save to be put in place, bin act worked: It grabbed the world's inten- ment of Iraq But they only succeeded said troops and military equipment been flown to Kuwait since Monday imposed on Baghdad for invading demic deans and adwsers must tion, pushing the United Nations in toppling the people." he said. were moving in both directions, with and 3.200 more were en route. Kuwait. Today, while urging Iraq to review the different degree plans Hade sanctions back into tin Mohammed gave only his first heavy artillery heading south. The USS Tripoli and its amphibi- pull back its troops, Russia warned for e\ery major front each l( I light In this country of IK million, Baghdad had claimed the buildup ous battle group, carrying 2.000 the rest of the world not to back Sad- Catalogue, Miller said Iraqis led Iheir countr) has been people are suspicious of strangers was a routine rotation and training Marines, arrived off Kuwait's shore dam into a corner. Man) universities have used complying with I N conditions foi and fearful ol the mukhabarat. the exercise. on Tuesday. The aircraft carrier USS "It makes no sense to try and cor- computerized advising programs lifting the sanctions, winch were dreaded secret police. Kuwait's information minister, George Washington began patrolling ner Iraq," Foreign Minister Andrei lor sears, he said It was time I"' imposed aftei the 1990 invasion ol Iraqis say they no longer have the Sheik Saud al-Sabah. told The Asso- the Red Sea on Monday, and its Kozyrev said, according to the Inter- TCU to take the same step, lie said Kuwait energ) to oppose the rule of Saddam ciated Press on Tuesday that he was escorts were carrying Tomahawk fax news agency. "On the contrary, "We've been working on getting Iraq met one ol the main condi- Hussein Ihey are too busy trying to skeptical of the Iraqi withdrawal cruise missiles able to hit Iraq. Baghdad must be encouraged in a system like this lot years." Miller tions h\ allow mg the I \ lo destroy survive. announcement. Allied troops, ships and aircraft every way" to comply with U.N. con- said "An aw lul lot ol people were its weapons of mass destruction and i H. eminent lood rations recently "They could withdraw a couple of also reached Kuwait on Tuesday. ditions for lifting the sanctions. interested in this It was our respon- n> sel up a monitoring svstem li w ere cut about 40 percent. Before the tanks north ... and send them back the The French anti-submarine frigate There has been talk that the Iraqi sibility to lead the charge " hopes all upcoming report b) the Cut, the rations of rice and flour were next day." he said. "We cannot toler- Georges Leygues. armed with Exo- troop buildup was intended to drive considered the minimum needed to ate this kind of cat-and-mouse game cet anti-ship missiles, C'rotalc anti- the United Nations to lift economic survive. being played. Saddam has always aircraft missiles, cannon and sanctions imposed after Baghdad Medicine is scarce.The U.N. sanc- been playing these games with us for torpedoes, docked at Kuwait's port. invaded Kuwait. But Baghdad's nons allow Iraq lo import food and the last two years." Six British Tornado fighter- troop buildup has apparently Mardi medicine, but il doesn't have the Iraq's claims of a troop pullback bombers flew to Kuwait from their cemented support in the Security I mone) to pay for them One woman have been called into question since base in Germany. Britain also sent a Council for delaying any talk of eas- GraS in wanied a painkiller before undergo- Iraqi officials first made them Monday. destroyer. HMS Cardiff, to join a ing the sanctions. ing a mastectomy, friends scoured "We will just simply stay on Royal Navy frigate. HMS Cornwall, "The Iraqis, frankly, have blown it Keep the town for day 5 and finally came up course and judge what we should do already patrolling off Kuwait City. big-time up here because they were with one ampule just hours before as events unfold." President Clinton Some 150 marine commandos left trying to persuade people that they operation. said Tuesday. from barracks in Scotland, an were living up to their sanctions res- Sure, It's At the Iraqi Airways office, employ- Shalikashvili said the Pentagon advance party of a battalion that will olutions," Washington's U.N. ees report to work in their uniforms, had "started to get indications that bring the British deployment to some ambassador. Madeleine K. Albright, IPTST^ your take their stations behind the counters units were moving from their combat 1.000 ground and air troops, the said on CBS-TV. "That requires and drink tea. 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BY MARK MOURER from the Continental Basketball Asso- familiar with what Tubbs would be ready." dreams, and when that happens you TCU DAILY SKIFF ciation and the International League in demand of the team physically, Evans' departure is by no means an just wish them well and keep on attempts to get Evans an invitation to Aldrich said. He said that Evans' indication of dissension within the pro- going. The TCU men's basketball program training camps. experience was instrumental in get- gram. Bacon said. 1 le said though the "Coach Tubbs has put me in lost its second coach in a week Tuesday TCU head coach Billy Tubbs ting the team prepared for the regular departure is sudden, the team's devel- charge of the conditioning and the when assistant coach Terry Evans could not be reached for comment. season. opment will not suffer any setbacks. switch over has been very easy," announced he was leaving to pursue a Evans was responsible for imple- "Evans had time under his belt "The staff changes that have Bacon said. "We're conditioning the career in professional basketball. menting the conditioning program playing for Coach Tubbs and knew occurred have been very positive same as we always have." Assistant coach David Pendergraft for the men's team, said senior man- what he would expect from the team moves for Terry and David," Bacon "Terry's had a dream of playing announced last week that he was ager Brandon Aldrich. physically," Aldrich said. "Now, said. "There is no animosity or tur- pro ball," Bacon said, "and this was joining the NBA expansion team Terry Evans Evans, who played for Tubbs at when Coach Tubbs takes the court moil in the program. These guys just just a great opportunity for him to Vancouver Grizzlies as a profes- Oklahoma from 1989-93, was for regular-season practice, they'll got an opportunity to follow their. follow that dream." Frogs not taking Tulane lightly

BY BRAD HORN Green Wave have lost to nationally Defensive back Mikyha Martin, TCU DAILY SKIFF ranked Alabama and North Car- free safety Manvel Hopes, and nose olina. tackle Hayes Rydel are all fighting After having a bye in this past "Tulane is a very capable football the flu. weekend's schedule. TCU head foot- team," Sullivan said. "We've got our Sullivan said that much of the ball coach Pat Sullivan said the work cut out for us the next couple of week was centered on recruiting. Homed Frogs are ready to travel to weeks." During the months of October and New Orleans and battle the Tulane Sullivan said that the football team November, a college has nine days of Green Wave this weekend. is not satisfied with a 2-3 record to evaluation to watch a prospective this point in the season. recruit participate in either game or FOOTBALL "Our goals are a lot higher than practice situations. that," Sullivan said. "We're going to "We've probably got 700 kids on Two consecutive losses to the play one game at a time and we're not our list that we've evaluated in one Texas Longhorns and Baylor Bears going to look past that." form or another," Sullivan said. have dropped the TCU's overall That's the way we're going to play "Right now, we're in the process of record to 2-3 heading into this week- the second half (of the season) and eliminating or adding more, depend- end's game. we'll add up the season when it's ing on how their seasons go." "When you lose a football game, over and see v. here we are." Sullivan said that the Frogs need to you've got that old sick feeling in The off week provided several regain Mime consistency for the rest your stomach," Sullivan said. "You Frogs an opportunity to recover from of the season. can't get rid of that feeling until you injuries. Sullivan said. "I think our kids have been very win a ballgame." Running back Derrick Cullors and honest with themselves," Sullivan The Frogs will try to defeat a 1-4 tight end Brian Collins practiced this said "The) know that when we've TCU Daily Skiff/ Mark McCaule Tulane team that lost to the Univer- week and should be ready for Satur- played as good as we can play that we Junior running back Andre Davis looks for the open field against Baylor on Oct. 1. sity of Memphis last weekend. The day's game. Sullivan said. can compete with anybody."

SPORTS DIGEST UH looks to reverse In a class by itself \ Men's golf finishes fifth Sonics' Kemp signs its program's fortune The TCU men's golf team finished SEATTLE (AP) — Shawn Kemp Skiff Classified ads fifth in the Taylor Made Red River showed up for his first workout of the It was cause for celebration last Classic tournament in Dallas which season three days late, 25 pounds BY MICHAEL LUTZ ended Tuesday. heavier and S20 million richer. ASSOCIATED PRESS week they lost to No. 7 ranked Texas 921-7426 A&M by only 38-7 and broke a two- The classic was held at the Dallas Kemp missed the first three days HOUSTON — Four years ago, game scoreless streak. Athletic Club. of practice with the Seattle Super- V. J the Houston Cougars were near the "Right now, we're in a situation The Frogs' effort was highlighted Sonics before agreeing Sunday to an pinnacle of college football — where it's extremely hard to be a by the performance of sophomore extension that made his contract ranked in the nation's top 10 and Cougar player," Helton said. "It's Brent Wolf who shot a final round 73 worth about S46 million over nine steaming along with a space age tough. You don't have any substitu- for an overall total of 211 and a third years. offense and a flashy coach who loved tions and the guy playing next to you place finish overall. Junior Deron Kemp has eight years remaining on his contract, worth more than $26 to score points. is 17-years-old." Zinnecker finished in a four way tie Attrition is Helton's biggest for seventh place with an overall million. FOOTBALL enemy in trying to rekindle the score of 2! 4. Kemp averaged 18.1 points, 10.8 Cougars. He has 64 players on schol- TCU's golf team is ranked No. 5 rebounds, and 2.1 blocked shots last "I still dream of it sometimes," arship, 21 below the NCAA limit of in the nation. season. said Eric Harrison, a freshman in 85. After this season, 55 will be 1990, recalling the big-time atmo- returning. sphere of a showdown against Texas. Helton intends to resist the urge to "I was almost awestruck." rebuild quickly with junior college The Cougars were still in the after- transfers. He's seeking strength in TRAFFIC TICKETS DEFENDED glow of the Heisman Trophy season numbers. of quarterback Andre Ware in 1989 "We're going to sign people that are and they had another promising freshmen and we're going to have a slinger, David Klingler, to quarter- bunch of them playing again next year," back them to the top. Helton said. When Helton took the Then, the free fall started. There Houston job, he compared his rebuild- were back-to-back 4-7 seasons ing challenge to Miami's return to before coach John Jenkins resigned national prominence. Helton was an amid allegations of NCAA violations assistant at Miami under former coach Jim Lollar attorney at law and other improprieties, although he Howard Schnellenberger. never admitted any wrongdoing. Attrition is the enemy within for "For whatever reason, the guy who the Cougars, who have no Jim 921-4433 was here before did a lousy recruit- Kelly's on their roster. Near TCU! ing job," Helton said. "At Miami, we started with more Berry and Lubbock Houston went 1-9-1 last season than 60 scholarship people," Helton 2716 Berry St • Fort Worth, TX 76109 and they were 0-5 and counting said. "We didn't have a young foot- For Men & Boys General Practice - Licensed by the Texas Supreme Court ™ going into Saturday's game at South- ball team when we got there. 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Geologist goes to Africa Mom may not be to survey mountain range pleased, but it was one of those weeks BY CHRIS HAYS States such as mosquitos don't exist TCU DAILY SKIFF in Namibia because of the lack of rainfall. Hanson categorized the It was just one of those weeks. The last week Imagine waking up in dry group's food as "typical camp has been saturated with midterms, papers and pro- riverbed, sulking in the hoi desert food." all of which they brought jects, but my study habits were quite lacking sun in the presence of wild game with them. (O.K., they were'non-existant). Instead, it con- .Hid being thousands of miles from "We didn't hunt at all," he said. sisted of bad food experiences and watching too home "Some of the other members many "Scrabble" reruns on cable "Not good time (■eulogy professor RE Hanson brought along ice chests, so the first management." my mom would say. She would be did just that this summer as he toiled few days we ate really well — right. in Namibia, a country in southwest- steaks, sausages and other meats. First, let's start with my cm Africa, while many TCU stu- After that it was pretty much typical bad food experiences. It all dents spent their summer on the camp food. We ate a lot of canned started last Monday morn- beach or in the mountains vacation- goods." ing when I arose and ing The group had little contact with undertook a most difficult And he is quick to point out that endeavor: breakfast. Usu- this was not I vacation, It was all ally this is not a trying work task, but that morning I There waa a lot of hiking and e didn't hunt poured my Frosted Flakes "W, into a bowl, brought the walking," Hanson said "Driving on at all. Some of the other hard, dry riverbeds also takes a lot orange juice out of the out ot you." members brought along fridge and preceded to PFTFP TCU Dally Skiff file photo Hanson spent almost a month on ice chests, so the first pour it all over my sugar- ■■'■'' the oilier side of the world research- few day* we ate really Former Speaker of the House Jim Wright has been an instructor of polit- coated shavings of energy. COUSER ing for future expeditions ical science since 1991. Poor, poor, poor. "Don't well — steaks, sausages E UGHTER SIDE Hanson classified the trip as worry. It all is going to end ™ and other meats. After up in the same place," my "reconnaissance field work." His that it was pretty much primary purpose was to meet with mom would say reassuringly. Yeah, it surely did local experts and to research for typical camp food. We Veteran politician Wright end up in the same place. It is called the trash future topics ate a lot of canned receptacle. A bad start to a busy week. "I was successful in linking up goods." Lunch did not improve my situation at all. The Main was serving Beef Stroganoff. and I was vs Ith many of the local geologists." R.E.HANSON, Hanson said "There were certain overly excited. Unfortunately, my plate of Beef Geology professor picked his 'rut' carefully Stroganoff had plenty of stroganoff. but no beef. mountains in the area which had not been researched well " Someone please explain to me how something can be Beef Stroganoff when all that is included is Namibia, about half the size of people while out in the field. where — even to Moscow in 1987 where he BY CHRISTY HAWKINS noodles and those little, green leafy plant-like M.iska. is mostly desert with little English is the official language of hosted a Texas-style chili dinner for Soviet TCU DAILY SKIFF things that you are not supposed to eat, but only annual rainfall. The seasons are Namibia, so there Hanson could diplomats. look at. opposite those of the I 'nited States, communicate with other group While growing up in Fort Worth, Jim Wright said he was eager to start his polit- Well, luckily the beef was just not ready, so 1 so Hanson visited in the middle of members. However, he said there Wright saw a sign on the road which read: ical career after World War II. when he waited and finally got my delicacy in full effect. its winter, when the temperatures were different languages among Choose your rut carefully, you'll be in it for served as a pilot. He began to develop What I could not believe was the five or six people only reach into the 90'l in the after- local tribes. the next JO miles. thoughts on the world situation because of who came up as I waited and ordered the same noon and fall to the 40's and SO'l at "There were vast differences Wright said he chose his rut of politics care- the war. thing and left with only noodles and parsley. night. Most geologists visit the among different local tribes in their fully - one that ended as Speaker of the "The world was not safe for democracy." If someone sees these people still sitting in the country during this time because ot customs, language and culture," House of Representatives. He worked under Wright said. He wanted to make the basis Main wondering why their food does not look Namibia's sweltering summer heat. Hanson said. "But a few of the eight presidential administrations during his for a peaceful world, he said. right, please inform them of their shortcomings as When the temperatures frequently members knew some of the local iA > ear political career, a career that ended in And work toward peace he did. Wright a consumer and then laugh the night away. top 120 degrees Fareheight. rocks dialects." 1989 when Wright stepped down following said his greatest accomplishments were Dinner on Monday came and it was about time are too hot to touch. Hanson said he accomplished his charges of impropriety by the House Ethics negotiating peace in Central America and for me to nuke some hot dogs when my memories I lie prospect of surveying the goals on the trip, which included a ( ommittee. helping President Carter negotiate peace of Saturday's meal hit me. See. 1 tried to be the COUntT) was interesting to Hanson general survey of the land. Many ol his contributions to the world of between Egypt and Israel. ultimate consumer that night, use a fast-food because he had previously done As he did in Zambia, he hopes to politics range from coordinating an American Wright, an instructor of political science coupon found in the Skill and get myself a bargain. research in Zambia, which borders return to explore the land further. delegation in the Soviet Union to negotiating at TCU since 1991. teaches a course called All I turned out getting was massive heartburn. on the nonheast of Namibia. He said he typically spends four full w ith Central American officials. Congress and the Presidents, in which he That particular evening my appetite was the size "I wanted to look at a mountain seasons of three months each A former mayor of Weatherford and mem- gives students information on any president of Buddy Ryan's ego. and the coupon was for a belt that is deeply eroded under- exploring territory. While in the ber of the Texas legislature, he soon went on over the past 40 years due from his personal free large sandwich with the purchase of an extra neath the desert, which is 500 to 800 field he gathers samples, which can to the U.S. House of Representatives where experiences. value meal. Wow! I decided to go all out — a million years old." he said. "I was be used in isotopic dating he served as leader of the House majority for Wright said the most effective president super-sized double burger extra value meal. Now looking tor similar types of rocks "To date accurately, you usually 10 years before he became Speaker of the during his political career was Lyndon B. my free large sandwich was still left for the choos- for isotopic dating, where we can have to get 50 pound samples, so House. Johnson. ing (with the coupon), and there was no doubt that approximate the age of the rocks." you want to be sure you have the But Wright said he didn't always think he Johnson improved opportunities for all it needed to be another double. I he trip was paid for by a TCU right sample," Hanson said. was cut out lor politics. His first dream was to Americans and pushed through active agen- 1 was more hungry than Roseanne on Thanks- research grant and from his personal Isotopic dating requires sophisti- be a football coach. das. Wright said. giving Eve. So I thought. IIIIHIS. Hanson said I he main cost cated equipment unavailable at But after injuring his right knee in high Wright described former President John F. Well, the first double went down without much of the trip was the airfare, which is TCU. Hanson said he takes the sam- school, he felt he wasn't going to be playing Kennedy as "fresh, bright and cheerful." trouble, but than a realization put me in a state of about S2.600 round trip. Other costs ples to San Diego State University for the rest of the season. With some encour- "He had the ability to inspire belief in gov- utter hysteria. Eight hamburger Patties! 1 was prac- include food, fuel for the vehicle or the Massachusetts Institute of agement from his coach, Wright tried out for ernment as an instrument of our own noblest tically slicing the cow population in half with one and equipment costs. Technology for accurate dating. He the debate team and never went back to play- ideals," Wright said. "He made us all want to meal! This was not good, and the thought hit me "Camping is relatively expen- said he brought few sample back ing football. be a part of something." again on Monday like a recurring nightmare. sive." Hanson said "If you have from this trip, but has used samples In addition to debate, Wright was also Wright has kept busy since his resignation In (act if you ask me. 1 can show you where your own vehicle, the costs once in the past in many of his classes. interested in journalism. He was editor of the from Congress in 1989. Aside from teaching each one of those patties still rests within my you get down there arc minimal." A return trip to Namibia hinges Weatherford College newspaper when he was at TCU, he writes a weekly column for the grieving body. "The only way you're going to get Hanson said he enjoys the out- on a grant Hanson hopes to get from a sophomore. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and has written rid of that feeling is if you take that Kaopectate doors and being in the field. He said the National Science Foundation "1 loved flowery phrases, literacy of the book. Worth It All. that is upstairs in the cabinet," my mom would there is not enough vegetation in the (NSF). If all goes well, Hanson said expressions, figures of speech and colorful He encourages younger generations to do chime. Mom. must I remind you that more Ernest desert to support great herds of ani- he hopes to return next summer for language," Wright said. "1 still do." their best at what they like. movies, watching bowling on television and even mals, but the group did see a few more research. His journalism professor told him the pur- "Find work you enjoy so you don't feel death are better than a teaspoonful of Kaopectate. elephants, giraffes, ostriches as well "The general success rate for get- pose of words was to reveal thought, not con- trapped in a career you despise," he said. My week of getting nothing done was off to a as oryx and springbok, two varieties ting a grant is about one in five," ceal it with an overzealous vocabulary. There is no joy in life without some disap- rocking start, and any remaining quest to better my of antelope Hanson said. "But 1 feel I have a bet- Today, Wright has a love for Texas and its pointments and careers will be filled with knowledge in scholarly areas was halted quickly While in the field, the group slept ter chance because of the work I people. He carried his Texas pride every- high and low points, he said. in outside with no tent Hanson said have done in the past. The associa- with my "Scrabble" discovery on cable. It was common problems in the United tion with MIT will also help." Celebrity Teen week from 1988, and it included such stars as Gary Coleman (Arnold), Soleil-Moon Frye (Punky), Shannon Doherty (before 90210) and Nicole Eggert (Charles in Charge girl). The combined 1Q of these four contestants was less New prof's research shows more than mine was during my fetal stage of develop- TCU chemist leads ment, but it made for good television. Chuck Woolery handled it all like a pro, even on women could hold public office Friday's climactic show. It was Nicole and Shan- overseas convention non going at it in the Scrabble sprint, which could easily be termed as the ultimate "battle of the office, she said. BY CHRISTY HAWKINS who heard BY JODI WETUSKI minds." However, to me it was more of a battle TCU DAILY SKIFF Hill's testi- The Women's Caucus is also TCU DAILY SKIFF between 'good' and 'evil.' Shannon had estab- m o n y becoming more active in Congress, lished a decent time of 70 seconds to solve four If more women ran for public regarding Green said. Dale Huckaby. professor of chemistry, decided he words of nine letters or less (an illiterate person office, more would be elected, con- Clarence "I see a positive future for women needed a change in his teaching surroundings this sum- could have done it in 40). Nicole had only 2.6 sec- cluded new political science faculty Thomas' electorally," she said. Also, Green mer. onds left for the last word, which consisted of 9 member Joanne Green in her recent Supreme said an increasing amount of women Huckaby, who has taught at letters and the clue "It is rough stuff." research, which was published in a Court nomi- are entering law school and business TCU for 26 years, spent three At this moment in time all of my responsibilities Sept 8 Washington Post article. nation. professions, which are the typical weeks of his summer vacation as a student were put on the backburner again and The results of her research are "I am professions of members of Congress. lecturing in Poland, the Czech all of my attention was geared towards that 9-letter included in her dissertation, "Is 1990 questioning Joanne Green "It is nice to see young women Republic, Switzerland and word that looked seemingly impossible to solve in 'The Decade of the Woman' Repre- to see if professionals in the work force," France. less than 3 seconds. sentative?" The paper was presented there is a Green said. The workshops covered Then it happened. Nicole placed the "P" and it in September at the American Politi- bias in the electoral process," Green Green also sees Hillary Clinton as such things as "Applications landed in the fifth position of the word Instinct cal Science Association convention said. a positive role model for women who of the Pirogov-Siani Theory of took over and she immediately hit her plunger in New York. She studied both general and pri- want to enter politics. She said Clin- Phase Transactions" and (that's what stops the clock, ya know). Green said she became interested mary elections from 1982 to 1992 in ton is a hard negotiator and should "Modeling Underpotential "Sandpaper?" she said with the confidence of in the role of gender in elections after which there were open seat elections continue to have a thick skin when Deposition: The Cu/Au (111) Dale Huckaby Chevy Chase hosting a late night show. Nicole, she started looking at money in elec- (no incumbants) to insure the great- she is criticized. Interface." why the lack of confidence? She was 100 percent tions during recent years. est chance for victory. "She didn't comprehend the Huckaby said it was an correct, and she made Shannon look bad on Green said it seems improper that She concluded the electoral pro- backlash she would receive," Green interesting experience to be on the teaching end of the national television. This memory would scar our government is not more diverse cess was not biased towards women, said, regarding the criticism Clinton conferences. Shannon for life and turn her into the character in gender. Approximately 12 percent and if more women ran. more would has received for her role in formu- "Many years ago, 1 attended workshops and learned she is today. "Good" had once again prevailed of congressional members are be victorious. lating a health care policy for the so much from them," he said. "This time I spent a lot over "evil," and the world was once again a safe women. Green said. This is the high- General support for women in pol- nation. of time preparing my lectures for them." place. est this number has ever been, she itics has increased over the years. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson and The professor said some of the most exciting No, my studying did not get done. And no, 1 said. Green said. Support of political inter- Gov. Ann Richards are also positive moments of his trip happened outside of the lectures. probably did not do my best work on every "This is completely evident by the est groups has increased in the past role models for both women in Texas midterm, but it was just one of those weeks. My Anita Hill hearings," Green said. No few years and local parties now see Chemist, page 8 mom always said, "Hey, there is more to college women were on the Senate panel actively recruit women to run for see Green, page 8 than just studies." Mom was right. OPINION WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12,1994 TCU DAILY SKIFF PAGE 7

SCOTT BARZILLA 'Dukes of Hazzard' fought against political correctness

The national networks just don't make tele- The great thing handles. The purpose of that still isn't clear to Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom "The Dukes of Hazzard" took a downward vision sitcoms like they used to. No TV show about the "The me. Wopat) were considered outlaws in Hazzard turn when Coy and Vance took the places of today can be compared the reckless fun and Dukes of Hazzard" The Dukes always exclaimed, "Yee-Haw" County. They were always being chased by Bo and Luke. The bizarre love triangle vast character base of "The Dukes of Haz- was that it threw as they flew over 50-foot deep crevices. When Roscoe for some deviant crime Boss Hogg between Daisy and Bo and Luke just didn't zard," which ran on CBS from 1979 to 1985. political correct- the "General Lee" landed on the other side, it had conjured up. Bo and Luke were modem- carry over to Coy and Vance. Daisy had to The central characters were Bo and Luke ness to the wind. never had any scratches or transmission dam- day Robin Hoods who stood for justice in the find her satisfaction at the Boar's Nest, owned Duke. Uncle Jesse, Daisy Duke, Roscoe P. Daisy Duke age, which was the icing on the cake. If they face of the evil Boss Hogg. Uncle Jesse (Den- by Boss Hogg, where she worked as a wait- Coltrane and Jefferson Davis "Boss" Hogg. (Catherine Bach) would have just waited for air bags, the whole ver Pyle) and Boss Hogg, who could have ress. The show also had an assortment of minor always wore scene would have been complete. eaten enough food between them for most Watching "The Dukes of Hazzard" was one characters who made the show complete such skimpy shirts and The law enforcement in Hazzard County Third World nations, always had a confronta- of the fondest memories of my youth. 1 had as Cooter, Enos (who was the subject of shorts and always also left something to be desired. Boss Hogg tion in the end. the great honor of seeing the very first another CBS spin-off) and Roscoe's infamous seemed to be on (Sorrell Booke) was the county judge, but "The Dukes of Hazzard" was loaded with episode, way back in 1979. It's such a shame dog Flash. the verge of incest with either Bo or Luke probably would have been much better suited regional stereotypes. The Dukes' CB that shows like it aren't on the tube these days. The show began with a catchy theme song Duke, her cousins. Of course, incest with first as a food critic for the Fort Worth Star-Tele- exchanges and Uncle Jesse's 1930s overalls With people tiptoeing around because of polit- titled "Good 01' Boys," sung by Waylon Jen- cousins probably wasn't against the law in gram, For some reason, the only people only augmented the southern hick image. ical correctness, it would be nice to see "The nings. The show also ended with the cacklings Hazzard County. Roscoe (James Best), the sheriff of Hazzard Cooter (Ben Jones, a former congressman cur- Dukes of Hazzard" come back in reruns to of Roscoe and Boss Hogg complaining about The Dukes' car was fascinating. Called the County, could catch in high speed chases were rently running against incumbent Rep. Newt save the floundering CBS network. the Dukes. Despite the Duke's and Boss "General Lee," it had the Confederate flag performers such as Roy Orbison, who would Gingrich of Georgia) typically repaired the Hogg's differences, they always banded painted on it. The other great thing about the conveniently sing a song at the end of the "General Lee" when one of its 50-foot jumps Scott Barzilla is a sophomore political together against the loathsome city-slickers. "General Lee" was the fact that it lacked door show. actually damaged the car. science'major from Houston

NATALIE TAYLOR ■ CHRIS SMITH Party can end Caning criminals when students is proper response become juniors to stop vandalism

Remember that teen-ager who was caned in Singapore'1 Well, I The party's just about over. When you become a hope he has big, nasty scars. Some may argue that he didn't deserve junior or senior, you realize that pretty quickly. such a punishment for spray painting cars, yet if it was their car, I'm All of a sudden, as if overnight, the thrust of college life has taken a different route and it has failed to consult sure their opinion would be different. I, too, have fallen victim to the rage associated with vandalism. us to see if we're ready or not. Some anonymous genius decided that it would be funny if they Going away to college for a freshman is like walking BVVf ■>Wr7P^ >y.'. f'.tWM :*j£vi&e&- expressed their artistic talents on my car with their keys. into a house party at a friend's whose parents have Not only would it be to my utmost enjoyment to see this simian pin- skipped town for four years. There are no reins and no head caned repeatedly, it would be complete ecstasy if I could perform shackles to hold you down. Sure, TCU sometimes seems the task personally. like a substitute parent, but it can't spank you and you What exactly is the fixation w ith vandalism? Maybe this person had can't get grounded — at least not in the same way as ■ EDITORIAL a grievance with me or one of my opinions you did living at home. that he/she could not express in words due As freshmen and sopho- to his/her invariably small vocabulary. mores, we wondered if it This person could have been so drunk wasn't possible to invent a SMALL SPORTS that his/her ineptitude was actually major simply called "college," increased to the point at which vandalism so we could spend a lifetime became cool. Or in order to impress friends, living and researching the There's more to life than football he/she had to prove that they, too, could act habits of the college student. like a brainless miscreant with the genetic And so, the carefree life of With the fall sports season halfway gone to clap when TCU top singles ten- makeup of a Twinkle. the typical first- and second- What can we do to cut down on vandal- year student proceeded. There over, the TCU football team has had its' nis player Robinson chalks another win onto his record? ism? 1 guarantee that the boy from Ketter- was always time for a study fair share of fans. Every weekend in the ing, Ohio, will not be spray painting cars in break, a party, or a game of "Small sport" events deserve the sup- Singapore for some time to come. But what pool at the Pub. Word would Amon Carter stadium, the hyperfrog zone is charged with Frogs waving their port of students, faculty and alumni. is disturbing is that he has no deterrent to keep him from doing it here. hit the dorms by Wednesday about the parties coming The players for soccer, tennis, cross Is caning the answer in America? A lot of people say that this partic- up, and if you didn't show up to at least three in the purple thumbs, painting their faces and ular punishment is barbaric, yet many people agree that a slap on the same night, you just weren't moving fast enough. waving flags. country, swimming and golf practice wrist and six months' probation is barbarically inane. But then something hits you. For most students, it's Junior Erin Trujillo is there. So are just as hard as those athletes in the Many studies have proven that a majority of the people who have called junior year. You don't know exactly when committed major crimes, started out in the "petty" cnme arena. everything began caving in on you, but you've either sophomore Andres Gomez and junior "large sports." There are noticable things happening If a weighty punishment for "petty" cnmes was to be implemented, moved off campus or buried your head so deep in some Paul Robinson. then the number of small cnmes would drop by a large portion, which library book you feel pretty cool to have just heard Three names not quite as notorious as with these athletes: the women's soccer in turn would reduce the number of people who are gradually intro- about a party. Max Knake or Andre Davis, but stu- team has had its best season yet, with a duced into crime. If you actually do make it to the party, it's not on a record of 7-3-1. Tennis teammates Ro- This is empirically proven in Singapore, in which the crime rate is whim. No, you've spent all week preparing extra sleep dents who play sports, "small sports" about 10 times smaller than ours. time and rearranging your Day-Timer to fit in the for TCU. binson and junior David Roditi just won If vandals leam early on that even small cnmes will not be tolerated extravaganza. Once at the party, you can tell the differ- With the fall sports season halfway the Skytel Clay Courts Doubles title and that there will be a tangible punishment to face, then they may ence between the younger and older students quite eas- two weeks ago. The men's golf team is choose to avoid attempting such small cnmes that would reap large ily. First, the older ones often seem to have a subtle, over, how many TCU students have punishments. glazed-over look in their eyes. spent two hours watching Trujillo ranked fifth in the nation. Also, if they do choose to commit a small cnme and are caught, this Overheard conversation is another clue. The older stu- dribble past many a defender on the soc- could act as a deterrent to prevent a repeal offense. dents stand basically in the same place all evening with Football games are only once a week, This is where it gets interesting. What punishments could be classi- one hand in their pockets and the other either leaning cer field? Who has seen Gomez in his running shoes, sweaty and tired, push but there are a melee of games, fied as formidable? against the wall for companionship or clinging onto a matches and meets to choose from to fill Public caning and'or flogging would provide humiliation as well as beverage of some sort for solace. They talk in relatively himself up another hill in a cross coun- big, bleeding lacerations that would be tender for weeks. hushed tones and discuss such invigorating topics as try meet? Which football player has fans' days with sports. Or, how about a regression to medieval times, when criminals were midterm scores, LSATs, and resumes. put in stocks and the public could hurl rotten fruit at them? Then there's the parties where everyone there is in While all of these measures would probably decrease the number of your major. You only start going to those on a regular crimes committed, the possibility of their implementation in America basis when you know you're way too old to have any is almost nil. spontaneous fun. The beauty in it is that you still just People need to realize that progress does not always mean change stand around and talk about school, but since everyone LETTERS just for the sake of change. else is doing the same thing, you don'tfeel like such a If something works, why in hell should H be tampered with? loser. Fitzgerald, on the other hand, never won either. And to the person who keyed my car, if you can understand these The sad thing is, they're actually really fun. I under- Read what you want What does that mean? I'd say nothing. strange symbols we humans call "words." then maybe you can get a stand if you don't think you'd agree. One day, I bet you McKinney also seems to imply that making clue and then get a life, because I am out there with my large bamboo will. Hooray for Todd McKinney — well, sort of. a load of money (" .. . merely to make another stick, and 1 am just waiting for you to go to Singapore so I can put it to Yes, juniors and seniors, our freshman wishes have I agree with his attempt to make the point that buck ... ") from writing is somehow bad. 1 good use. come true. College has actually become a career. It con- people should broaden their reading horizons don't care much for King, Grisham or Clancy, sumes all of our time. We don't have time to think about — that it is a shame to ignore "classic" litera- but does the fact that they make a lot of money Chris Smith is a freshman mathematics major from Burleson, Texas. what we're doing Friday night. We're too busy thinking ture in favor of a reading list of only modem mean they can't be taken seriously as writers? about what we're going to do come May 1996. authors. That's not really my place to say. It's not McK- We compare our term paper topics over lunch. We However, McKinney isn't very convincing. inney's either. Obviously, there are more than TCU DAILY SKIFF dream about the perfect resumes. We have nightmares Maybe it's the whiny, arrogant tone he takes (a a few people who do think those three are great AN ALL-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER about graduate school entrance exams. We have intern- common badge of the intellectual wanna-be). writers. We all interpret greatness in different ship applications, ever-changing degree plans, and our Maybe it's that, like Proust, McKinney makes ways. JOHN J. LUMPKIN third or fourth change-of-major forms to get filled out by us wander around with him until we get to the And after all, does McKinney think that Ten- EDITOR every dean on campus. point, and like Proust again, once we get there, nyson or Whitman or Eliot wrote only because RICK WATERS CHRIS NEWTON And then we have class. We only think we're signing we're still not sure what that point is. Maybe it's they loved writing? Of course not. John Updike MANACiNcEDrroR ASST. MANACINC EDITOR up for 15 hours. But by the time six hours of lab and the glaring flaws in his argument. I'll pick (D) (whose books have made him rich) isn't an BECKY COFFMAN hours of "work-that-isn't-really-required-unless-you- — All of the Above are Correct. insurance salesman who writes as a hobby. Like ADVERTISING MANAGER want-a- passing-grade" are added in, you can be in class everyone McKinney touted, writing is his voca- What makes a great writer? McKinney CHRisnNA BARNES TASHA ZEMKE a good 23 hours a week. offers that originality and the ability to gamer tion. Samuel Johnson knew a thing or two about NEWS EDITOR CAMPUS EDITOR For those who are still basking in the bliss of college awards are ways to measure. (By the way, less the written word, probably as much as any man MICHAEL ROWETT then or now. He once said "No man but a block- TINA FTTZCERALD DAVID JIMENEZ freedom: eat it up, because it's going fast. Before you than 200 Nobel and Pulitzer prizes have been ART DIRECTOR SPORTS EDTTOR OPINION EDTTOR know it, you'll be crossing over into the land of the awarded in letters, not hundreds.) Among the head ever wrote except for money." library, entrance exams, glazed-over eyes, and depart- Who decides what the standard of good read- PAUL LAROCQUE ANANTHA BABBILI literati, you'll probably find as many people JOURNALISM DEFT. CHAIRMAN mental parties. ing is? Some people like reading classical liter- STUDENT PUBUCATONS DIRECTOR who hate Hemingway as love him. And it's JAYNE AKERS See you there soon! hard to deny the thinness in many of his works. DEBRA WHITECOTTON see Letters, page 8 PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR BUSINESS MANAGER Yet he won both the Nobel and the Pulitzer. Natalie Taylor is a senior radio-TV-film and Spanish double major from Chesterfield, Mo. PAGE 8 TCU DAILY SKIFF WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12,1994

SKIFF SPORTS for complete from page 7 Inquiring minds read the Skiff. Letters/ coverage of your favorite TCU team! ature. Thai's great. Others like read- leave it at that. People read, and then ing Danielle Stcele That's great too. they decide for themselves if what As long as they're reading some- they just read was "good reading" or thing I like the classics, but I read my not. One person's trash is another share of crap as well In McKinney's person's treasure, or so it's been said. book. I guess that makes me a It's one thing to recommend what we THE REAL TCU TRIANGLE mediocre intellect Could be, but 1 each think are good books, but peo- could teach him a thing or two about ple don't need McKinney or me or splitting infinitives. anybody else deciding for them what The last few paragraphs of McK- is worth reading. tnnev's article make a passionate, articulate and compelling argument Eric Webber in favor of reading He should just University Advancement Office

Green/from page 6 PLTOB P3G

and the res! of the country, she said. elections. QTiTBLaEswrnj < totes said she used mostly library Currently, Green teaches a course HRD §1.50 WELLS materials to conduct her research. called Introduction in American Pol- Her Incus m mainly on biographies itics and a Congress class at TCU. iyr § s.50 POTHERS (.1 candidate! and various govern- Next semester, she will teach Scope r ment documents, she said. and Methods and a course examining SRD?TY TO EffORDfiY (ireen said she plans on adding to the role of political parties in elec- 00 her research the results of the 1uo4 tions. 3TCI}ER§ l DRnFTS R<2 & 5 W SPECIALS

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