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Serving Texas Christian University since 1902 TODAY WEDNESDAY They do it to be OCTOBER 4,2000 glamorous.They do it 98th Year • Number 23 to be different. They do it because its fun. Hair High 93 color takes a new twist Low 72 with TCU students. Partly cloudy Fashion, page 12 Wednesday, October 4,2000 www.skiff.tcu.edu Fort Worth, Texas Minority students focus of admissions' goals Minority, transfer enrollment up 100%, Different recruitment strategies in TCU's largest freshman class Freshman Enrollment by Ethnicity considered to increase diversity By Erin Munger search also show that 246 students or By Emily Ward thing that will help attract more STAFF REPORTER STAFF REPORTER 16.48 percent of entering freshmen 60% I minorities to this university, so TCU Minority freshman and transfer en- are minority students for the fall 2000 Going above and beyond current will focus on several little improve- rollment increased by 26.4 percent semester, compared to 1% students or recruitment strategies is the key to in- ments in recruiting these students, this fall, increasing their representa- 13.74 percent last fall and 157 stu- 40% creasing future minority enrollment Brown said. tion from 15.5 percent of new stu- dents or 11.24 percent in the fall of and diversity on the TCU campus. A labor-intensive mentor program dents in 1999 to 18.3 percent in 2000, 1998. said Raymond Brown, dean of ad- is one device Brown said he hopes to according to Institutional Research. This year's freshman class of 1,493 20% missions at TCU. implement in order to encourage Don Mills, vice chancellor of stu- students, the largest in TCU history, TCU reached another high this fall more minority students to consider dent affairs, said one way TCU is in- grew by 67 students since last fall and in its minority numbers for the fresh- 0% TCU. creasing minority numbers is by 76 students since fall 1998, according 1998 1999 2000 man class, but each new year the per- In this program, a volunteer mi- targeting ethnically diverse high to documents from Institutional Re- centage of minority students is not nority student enrolled at TCU is Asian Americans r tier national students schools in the Fort Worth area. search. guaranteed to stay constant or grow, paired with a prospective TCU stu- "It is our feeling that as we acquire TCU saw about a 12 percent in- American Indians he said. Minority enrollment has to dent who is also a minority. After minority students, TCU will pass to crease in minority student applica- Hispanic Americans Non-minorities keep increasing as it has for the past prospective students are contacted by others by word of mouth," Mills said. Statistic! provided by the Office of Internal Research. Graph design by Melissa Christensen few years, he said. Documents from Institutional Re- See ENROLLMENT, Page 5 There is no silver bullet — no one See RECRUITMENT, Page 5 pulse briefs AT PLAY WITH CLAY House promotes, Court keeps ruling allowing race as admissions factor educates students LOS ANGELES (U- WIRE) — The U.S. Supreme Court let stand a lower court's on voting process ruling Monday that Corinne A. Seeds University Elemen- tary School, located on the Booth in Student Center provides UCLA campus, can continue using race as a factor in ad- registration information for students mission. The lower court ruled in By Kristina lodice tee wants as many people as pos- Hunter v. Regents of Univer- STAFF REPORTER sible to register and get informa- sity of California that because Two hundred thirty-seven stu- tion, Casebolt said. the school has a justifiable dents have registered to vote or Casebolt said he is excited reason for considering race, it asked for more information as the about the turnout so far. Students does not violate the rights of House of Student Representatives' are actively seeking more infor- students not admitted. votdr*regisrrarron campaign enters mation from House members, he UCLA's Graduate School its last day. The House is spon- said. of Education & Information soring a table with voter registra- "Voting is not only our Consti- Science uses the elementary tion cards and absentee ballot tutional duty, it's a right that school to study racial groups' information from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. should be used as an instrument to learning skills and recom- today in the tell those who mend new teaching methods. Student Cen- _^________ ___________ represent us As a "laboratory school," ter. "Voting is not only our whether they school officials consider ap- Scott are or are not plicants' ethnicity, sex, family Hinze, a jun- Constitutional duty, it's a doing the job income and dominant lan- ior radio-TV- right that should be used we initially guage to create an environ- film major, as an instrument to tell elected them to said students office to do," ment that can be studied for those who represent us its diversity. lack interest he said. The lawsuit was filed by in voting. whether they are or are Casebolt James Hunter after his 4- "They don't not doing the job we said the col- year-old daughter Keely Tat- think any initially elected them to lege generation election will is politically suyo was not admitted to the office to do." school in 1995. affect them di- apathetic, but — Daily Bruin rectly," Hinze — Brian Casebolt, students could University of California at said. House Academic Affairs accomplish a Los Angeles He said it Committee chairman lot collec- would be too tively, he said. Virginia Tech cracks down late to register The 26th on use of trademarks for the elec- Amendment BLACKSBURG, Va. (U- tions if he didn't register this lowered the voting age to 18 in WIRE) — In an effort to pro- week. It is important to vote but 1971. The argument was if stu- tect Virginia Tech's integrity, not voting also sends a message to dents were old enough to fight and university officials have de- elected officials, Hinze said. die in the Vietnam War, they were cided to crack down on Inter- Encouraging voter registration old enough to vote, said James net users who register educates students to be responsi- Riddlesperger, chairman of the university trademarks in their ble citizens, said Brian Casebolt, political science department. Ever domain names. the Academic Affairs Committee since the voting age was lowered, The university has sent let- chairman for the House of Student the lowest voter turnout has con- ters to registrants whose do- Representatives. Over 100 stu- sistently been the 18 to 21 age main names include "Virginia dents registered to vote and in- bracket. Tech" or "Hokies," said Larry quired about the absentee ballot "College students don't feel Hincker, associate vice presi- option Monday, the first day the they have as big a stake in gov- dent for university relations. David Dunai/CO-PHOTO EDITOR House sponsored the table in the ernment as older citizens." Rid- The letter, dated Sept. 18, Mindy Edwards, the hall director for Wiggins Hall, works on the pottery wheel in Moudy Building North Student Center. asked domain name owners to Monday night. The Academic Affairs Commit- See VOTING, Page 5 change their name by Nov. 15, Hincker said. "Anything that is not a vari- ation of 'Hokies' or 'Virginia Tech' would be OK (to use)," Bill to restructure SGA Cooper speaks Hincker said. If users do not find a new name, Hincker said university executive portion tabled on depression officials have not yet decided lation Committee to read carefully what action they will take. Proposal to change and make sure everything was in Says support, help is needed "The most drastic action we secretary, vice order, said Brian Becker, chairman By Michael Davis would take would be to sue of Elections and Regulations. STAFF REPORTER someone," he said. "We don't president positions Committee members then ap- Andrea Cooper encouraged an audience of about 900 want to sue, but we haven't By Kristina lodice proved the bill and presented it in Ed Landreth Hall Auditorium Tuesday night to offer decided what we are going to STAFF REPORTER back to House. shelter, patience and encouragement to those suffering do." After 45 minutes of debate over Melissa Nabors, director of pro- from depression. Federal law also prohibits a bill to change the structure of the gramming and development for Cooper is the mother of Kristin Cooper, the Baker the use of trademarks by any- executive portion of the Student Programming Council, spoke in University student who committed suicide New Year's one unlicensed, Hincker said. Government Association T-esday, favor of the bill. PC serves stu- Eve 1995 as a result of her rape-induced depression. In 1999, Congress passed House of Student Representatives dents just as much and is more vis- The speech was titled "Kristin's Story: A mother's ac- the Anti-Cyber Squatting Act, voted to table it for further discus- ible than House, she said. count of acquaintance rape and depression." H.R. Rep. No. 106-412, giv- sion next week. "I've seen SGA at its best and "If only Kristen had reached out for help I know she ing trademark owners domin- The bill was introduced to at its worst," Nabors said. "The would be alive today," Andrea Cooper said. ion of their trademarks on the House Sept. 26 by Cye Fischer, a new proposal gives (PC) auton- Andrea Cooper, a Delta Delta Delta alumna, is spon- Internet. senior history major and Tom omy and equality in SGA." sored by the Tri-Delt and Alpha Chi Omega sororities, — The Collegiate Times Brown-Pete Wright Residential According to the proposed or- Erin Munger/STAFF REPORTER who will fund 20 of her speaking engagements.

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