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internal revenue service investigation Financial officer: University taxes in order By Justin White are correctly paying federal taxes owed on garding their compensation policies, San- formation they asked for and do not expect Staff Reporter transactions that are not related to their main ford said. further questions.” nonprofit activities, also known as unrelated Gutierrez wrote in an e-mail that the Sanford said the two largest tax-exempt The Internal Revenue Service’s recent business income. university was previously contacted about sectors of the economy are health care and investigation of colleges and universities Unrelated business income is any income compensation in August 2005 with questions education. He said the IRS released similar should not have an effect on TCU, a uni- not connected to the educational basis of the regarding a bond issue related to construc- questionnaires to hospitals in 2006 focus- versity official said. organization’s exemption, Sanford said. He tion. Gutierrez said the IRS wanted to make ing on community benefit and executive Brian Gutierrez, vice chancellor for fi- said an organization would jeopardize its sure that the money allotted for construction compensation. nance and administration, wrote in an e- tax-exempt status if it ceased to be operated was being used only for construction and “Even though an organization is recog- mail that the university is always careful for its nonprofit purposes. not other university activities. The IRS did nized as tax-exempt, it still may be liable about tax compliance in case an inquiry is Sanford said that if a local grocery store not find any problems that required finan- for tax on its unrelated business income,” received and has not been contacted about were to pay TCU for the use of a university cial adjustments to the school’s tax return or Sanford said. its tax return. parking lot, it would qualify as unrelated records, he said. The IRS began investigating universities Clay Sanford, the IRS media relations business income for the university. “The questions were all very routine hav- last October, Sanford said. He declined to agent for North Texas, said the IRS is de- The IRS sent out detailed questionnaires ing to do with how the funds were spent,” comment on any universities’ involvement termining whether colleges and universities to both private and public universities re- Gutierrez wrote. “We supplied all the in- with the investigation, including TCU’s.

Two Eastern European radio-tv-film imports are leading the men’s basketball team in a new direction. Sports, Page 8 easy listening Sports

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top dvd sales 1 Pineapple Express be added 2 Righteous Kill By Maricruz Salinas 3 Eagle Eye Staff Reporter 4 Babylon A.D. A proposed sports broadcasting major 5 Bangkok Dangerous in the radio-TV-film department stands a 6 The Dark Night chance to become part of the fall 2009 class 7 Mama Mia! lineup, a university instructor said. The major will teach students sports 8 Battlestar Galactica: video production in coordination with the Season 4.0 athletic department, said Charles LaMen- 9 Wall-E dola, an instructor in the RTVF depart- 10 The Tudors: The Complete ment and the main professor behind the Second Season sports broadcasting movement. — Billboard Although the sports production major remains unofficial, the department expects notification from the University Council by the end of the semester, he said. The members of the University Council include all deans in the university, and a variety of faculty and students. The proposal, which has already re- ceived approval by the college curriculum committee, will now go before the Uni- versity Council, which meets sometime before May, he said. If the council approves the proposal, it will be added to the school catalog as a new major, he said. Sports broadcasting classes currently featured in the catalog will create the ba- sis of the new major where students will receive hands-on training in video produc- tion, LaMendola said. It will also include journalism and com- munication classes, he said. Richard Allen, head of the RTVF de- partment, said the sports broadcasting classes that were offered gave students hands-on experience, but with the creation libby davis / Staff Photographer of the sports broadcasting major, students Freshmen nutrition major Abrey Weidman, neuroscience science major Jessica Polasek and psychology major Hannah Knipp listen to music Thursday can present their portfolio in a visual and while watching the sunset at the Campus Commons. Learn how to get your auditory manner. foot back in the job If added to the curriculum, TCU will opportunity door. become one of the few colleges in the na- Features, page 4 tion to offer an emphasis in sports media, first-year students LaMendola said. Sports television experienced more Peculiar Fact than a 400 percent growth in the televi- DALLAS – A high school girls’ sion business in the last 10 years, LaMen- basketball team that beat an Campus familiarity goal of program dola said. The presence of the TCU alumni cur- opponent 100-0 has a case of By Libby Davis tend Experience TCU, Horned Frog Friday the members of the Student Foundation, a rently working in the sports business will blowout remorse. The winning Staff Reporter was created to answer questions about what student-run organization that handles alum- increase the amount of internships avail- school now says it wants to campus life is like and what can be expected ni relations and gives campus tours, Nixon able for prospective students, Allen said. do the right thing by seeking a Students admitted to TCU will now have in the transition from high school to college, said. At 11:30 a.m., the groups will meet at “We hope the alumni already in sports forfeit and apologizing for the another chance to get familiar with campus Nixon said. Market Square for lunch with members of broadcasting business are just the begin- margin of victory. before the 2009 academic year begins, a uni- In addition to updated information, the TCU Ambassadors, a student organization ning in a long line of students coming out — Associated Press versity official said. new program differs from Experience TCU that handles relations between prospective of this program,” he said. Lauren Nixon, an admissions counselor, because it is less of a time commitment, students and current students, she said. The addition of Mike Martin, liaison said Horned Frog Friday will begin Feb. 6 Nixon said. Alexis Ludwig, assistant director of ad- between the athletic and RTVF depart- today’s weather and will provide admitted students and their missions, said the program will give ad- ment, solidified the development behind families with another opportunity to take mitted students the opportunity to meet “I think it personalizes the major, said Allen. a campus tour, participate in an informa- with current students in a more personal 76 40 Mike Martin, instructor of the remote high low tion session and have lunch with a student the campus visit. setting. sports production class in the RTVF de- ambassador. Michael Marshall, assistant director of ad- Usually when you come partment, said the new major will give Partly Sunny The program is similar to Experience missions, said the new program has touches students the chance to enter the growing TCU, an all-day campus visit that occurs here, it’s a general other sessions do not have. sports media business with confidence. Tomorrow: Mostly Cloudy three times in the spring semester, Nixon “I think it personalizes the campus visit,” info session and a tour “I think there’s a lot of opportunities 45 / 35 said. But the new program will add the per- Marshall said. “Usually when you come here, for students to want to pursue a career in Sunday: Mostly Sunny sonal touches that Experience TCU lacks, planned in advance.” it’s a general info session and a tour planned sports broadcasting, whether it’s in front 53 / 43 she said. in advance. There’s not a lot of room for ad- or especially behind the camera in produc- The admissions office realizes admitted Michael Marshall libbing.” tion,” Martin said. students want different information than assistant director of admissions The new program will be much more flex- The remote sports production class prospective students and the new program ible since the groups will contain about 40 to Please enables students to produce and direct remember to will be tailored to the questions that face Students will meet at 9 a.m. for an infor- 50 students and parents, Marshall said. Most recycle this admitted students, Nixon said. mation session with an admission counselor, Experience TCU groups are around 150 to newspaper. Because there are students who cannot at- followed by a campus tour at 10 a.m. with 300 students and parents, Marshall said. See sports major · Page 2 2

page 2 · friday, january 23, 2009 dailyskiff.com news smartphones hairstyles Dominican niche finds home in U.S. By Samantha Thompson known as one of the go-to Do- Smith minican salons in the area. In McClatchy Newspapers 2005, Ana Suarez got a call from a friend living in Raleigh who RALEIGH, N.C. — When you told her that black women in the think of the best in the hair busi- area might like a little of the Do- ness, you think Frederic Fekkai or minican touch. Sally Hershberger. Suarez, who had been doing But when it comes to straight- blowouts in New Jersey, decid- as-a-board, silky-soft hair, more ed to take a chance on the area. women with unruly hair — from She moved down with her family blacks to Caucasians — are find- and bought Sunny’s Salon, a sa- ing that few tame it better than a lon which, at that point, catered Dominican stylist. mostly to white customers. Pete Souza / Chicago Tribune via MCT “We know hair,” says Haydee Word of mouth got out about President Barack Obama, pictured during his first year as an Illinois senator, listens to Suarez, who works at her moth- their Dominican magic. Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.) as he grabs for his BlackBerry as they head to the U.S. Capitol er Ana Suarez’s salon, Sunny’s, in Today, the blowout is the sa- in November 2005. Raleigh, N.C. “We know all dif- lon’s most asked-for service, ferent types of hair.” Haydee Suarez says. Most of the Juli Leonard / Raleigh News & Observer via MCT Curly hair, frizzy hair, coarse customers are black. Christin Hammond, right, has a Dominican blowout done by Miguelina Soriano, a or kinky hair. Dominicans say At most salons, including Sun- hair stylist at Pro-Hair Dominican Salon in Raleigh, N.C., on Jan. 14. Hammond has Obama to be first they can straighten it all. Just ny’s, blowouts start at around $35 the blowout done every month. give them a good conditioner, a and go up depending on the hair set of rollers, a blow dryer and type. Customers often have to pay been at it for 31 years. on the hair texture and if the hair e-mailing president a round brush. The end result is more if they have thicker, coarser One afternoon last week, it has been chemically straightened, By Jeffry Bartash Obama plans to use his Black- what’s called a Dominican blow- hair or the hair has been chemi- took her less than an hour to the hair is often set in rollers, MarketWatch Berry to communicate with “senior out, a process that can sometimes cally processed. wash and straighten Christin dried completely under a drier staff and a small group of personal take up to two hours but turns A big part of the blowout’s ap- Hammond’s long, naturally curly and then straightened with round WASHINGTON — President Ba- friends. It’s a pretty small group of the unmanageable into smooth peal is that no harsh chemicals hair. brush and hair dryer. rack Obama, a known BlackBerry people,” Gibbs said in the first White Michelle Obama-like results. are used to straighten the hair. It’s “That’s why I love it,” says Ham- The rollers are a good option addict, doesn’t have to surrender his House press briefing held by the new In Manhattan, north of 96th an all-natural process that many mond, 26, who typically comes in for hair that has been chemically smartphone after all. administration. He declined to say Street, you’ll find a salon spe- consider to be healthier than oth- once a month for a blowout. “I’m treated because it reduces the The new president has worked who would be allowed to e-mail the cializing in the service on every er straightening methods. in and out in an hour.” amount of heat the hair is ex- out a deal with unspecified security president. corner, says Nina Ramirez, who What makes the Dominican How to do it posed to, helping to keep the hair personnel to keep his BlackBerry for Although e-mails sent by Obama started the Web site www.domin- stylist so good? Part of the reason healthy and shiny, Suarez says. limited professional and personal for official government business icanblowout.com in late summer is culture in the Dominican Re- The key to a successful blow- Most people can get at least a use, chief spokesman Robert Gibbs would be part of the official White to teach others how to do a blow- public. Women there are known out is heat, a round brush, and week out of their blowout. If it’s said Thursday. Obama will become House record, Gibbs pointed out that out at home. to pay special attention to their strong wrists and hands to pull wrapped at night with a scarf, the first president to use e-mail on U.S. law allows limited exemptions And it’s not just Dominicans hair, especially since one sign of the hair tight. some get up to two weeks, assum- a regular basis. for strictly personal communica- in the salons, either, she says. beauty in the culture is straight Sounds a lot like what happens ing, of course, the hair doesn’t get Past presidents have eschewed e- tions. “It’s blacks, it’s Asians. It’s every- hair. during a blowout in a tradition- wet. Others say they can get even mail because of security concerns During his presidential campaign, body.” But that’s often no easy task. ally white salon, right? longer if they sleep with a satin and U.S. laws that require such com- Obama relied heavily on his Black- In places like the Raleigh-Dur- With their blended island heri- The process is similar: Pull the pillow case. munications to be preserved as part Berry to communicate with staff and ham, N.C., Triangle, Dominican tage, which often includes Afri- hair with a brush, apply heat. Re- “You get bouncy, silky hair of White House record keeping. E- family members. “(H)e believes it’s a stylists are harder to come by. But can blood, they sometimes have peat. But Dominicans sometimes with a lot of body,” Encarnacion mails of lower government officials way of keeping in touch with folks, thanks to the influx of people from difficult hair to straighten. Also, take a few extra steps. says. have sometimes been subpoenaed by a way of doing it outside of getting New York and Miami who are reg- the island’s humid, tropical cli- First, the hair is washed. Some- You also get no-fuss hair for judges or Congress in legal disputes stuck in a bubble,” Gibbs said. ulars of the Dominican blowout, mate can often make hair fuller, times, depending on the hair type, at least week, part of what keeps or politically sensitive issues. The BlackBerry, a highly popu- there are more stylists than there curlier and harder to flatten. customers are put under a hood Hammond coming back. “It’s Gibbs said Obama’s BlackBerry lar device used by executives and used to be, especially as word gets Miguelina Soriano, a Domini- dryer to let a conditioner soften silky and smooth,” Hammond would be “enhanced” with additional lawmakers, is made by Research In out about the service. can who owns Pro-Hair Salon off the hair, and then the conditioner says. “And I have to do nothing security measures. Motion Ltd. That’s how Sunny’s came to be New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, has is rinsed out. Again, depending to it.”

ally receive the opportunity of be smaller schools could look to sports major producing sports shows for the TCU as an example.” continued from page 1 MountainWest Sports Network, Kimberly Little, a junior RTVF live broadcasts of TCU sports a DirecTV network specializing major, said she enjoys sports and events, as well as operating the in college division sports, LaMen- would have seriously considered video board. LaMendola said at dola said. majoring in sports broadcasting if least two new classes will serve Martin said he hopes the major had become available earlier. to expand Martin’s remote sports will provide more content to the “[Sports broadcasting] is some- production class as part of the MountainWest Sports Network. thing that will never get old,” Lit- sports broadcasting major. Projects will air nationally and tle said. “People watch sports all LaMendola said he hopes to give students a real-world experi- the time. It’s something that is in create new classes and expand ence, he said. high demand.” faculty as the major progresses. Constance Fullerton, a sopho- LaMendola anticipates 20 to The sports broadcasting major more RTVF major, said she thinks 50 students majoring in the new will offer a much more compre- the new major will interest many program due to demand. hensive emphasis to the sports students, especially those enter- “The ultimate goal is to make media than the classes currently ing the college population. it an interdisciplinary degree,” offered, LaMendola said. “I think it would be amazing, LaMendola said. “But the first With the sports broadcast- we’d bring a lot to Texas schools,” thing we want to do is get it on ing major, students will eventu- Fullerton said. “With this, may- the books.”

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DAILY SKIFF Editorial Board Max Landman, Editor-in-Chief Saerom Yoo, Managing Editor Julieta Chiquillo, Web Editor David Hall, Associate Editor Rose Baca, News Editor Logan Wilson, News Editor Michael Carroll, Sports Editor Jason Fochtman, Multimedia Editor opinion Chance Welch, Features Editor Katie Martinez, Opinion Editor The Skiff View Team’s success calls for more support ongratulations to the men’s basketball team and head coach Jim Christian for their successful season so far. With Wednesday night’s win over the University of Wyoming, Cthe Horned Frogs now sit alone atop the Mountain West Conference. Christian has quickly turned his team into a winner. The Horned Frogs are off to a 13-6 record and have gone 4-1 in conference play, their best conference start ever. No one expected much from this year’s team, coming off a 14-16 sea- son that culminated with the firing of former head coach Neil Dough- erty. Only four players from last season’s squad returned to play this sea- son. This year’s team is full of newcomers that not only play, but con- tribute. Freshman guard Ronnie Moss, junior center Zvonko Buljan and junior forward Edvinas Ruzgas are just a few of the players who, while new to the team, have made a significant impact. The team’s performance this season is no fluke. They know how to play winning basketball. Christian deserves a lot of the credit, as does the university for rec- ognizing the need to take the basketball program in a new direction. There is no doubt the move has paid off so far. Students, teachers, alumni and all fans of the school should put their support behind the team during this exciting time. Having an entertaining, winning basketball team has taken a lot of Jacob Brahce is a sophomore criminal justice major from Cedar Park. people by surprise. The team’s quick rise to prominence should only give people more of an incentive to come out and support the team. Every effort should be made to fill the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum as much as possible. Men’s basketball worth rooting for has returned to our school. Ceremony about U.S., not Obama Sports editor Michael Carroll for the editorial board. The Skiff View represents the collective opinion of the editorial board.

Free trade should remain priority during recession Shane rainey Tuesday was not all about President Trade protectionism was on the rise in lombia, South Korea and Panama that have Barack Obama, not even close. the world even before recession hit last been signed by the Bush administration. The It was not about the end of the reign year. Now economic hardship is raising the Doha round of World Trade Organization of Bush the Terrible, a hymn sung by stakes. The parallels to events in the early talks has collapsed. Negotiators couldn’t many liberals. years of the Great Depression are down- reach agreement on how to dismantle pro- It was not about the approximately right scary. tectionist policies that allow wealthy coun- $170 million spent, nor the president Then, a period of speculative boom had tries to block the import of farm goods from interrupting Chief Justice Roberts, nor ended badly and the economy was shrinking. poor countries. the chief justice completely fumbling Credit dried up. Banks failed. The ranks of The momentum to reduce trade barriers the oath of office. the jobless grew as companies slashed pay- and promote international flow of tariff-free It was about something much greater rolls and closed factories. Sen. Reed Smoot goods has halted. than all the players involved. Regard- and Rep. Willis Hawley tried to protect As the recession deepens and spreads less of whether the inauguration cost American farm jobs from “unfair” foreign around the world, protectionism becomes $170 million or $17, it was a celebra- competition. “a huge danger,” said Dan Griswold, direc- tion of American democracy above all The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 tor of the Cato Institute’s Center for Trade else. raised tariffs on much more than agricul- Policy Studies. It was, simply put, about freedom. ture, sparking a furious round of tit-for-tat Organized labor and the steel and textile A peaceful transfer of power is un- Travis Heying / Wichita Eagle protectionist retaliation among our trading industries are “pushing to include strong derappreciated and often overlooked partners. World trade dropped by half — and ‘Buy America’ provisions” in any economic today. Stories of violence and blood- watch on television as power in the Tuesday, the 56th presidential inaugu- stayed down for the rest of the decade. stimulus package, according to the Wall government is transferred, not only ration in United States history took place Retaliatory protectionism deepened Street Journal. The story noted that India Regardless of whether from one man to another, but from one and, like all previous Inaugurations, had and lengthened the economic misery. Af- had already raised its tariffs on imported party and mentality to the other. It is an underlying theme that must not be ter World War II, the U.S. and the world steel, Mexico is threatening to bar some U.S. the inauguration cost done without violence, and is celebrat- forgotten. Although America is a young worked to rebuild trade flows by creating meat imports and Indonesia is forcing im- $170 million or $17, it ed around the world. nation, it is a wise nation and I have to global organizations that fostered trade. Po- porters of clothing, shoes and electronics to This is what freedom is all about. The believe we got it right this time. litical leaders vowed to never again make buy special licenses. was a celebration of people have a choice. They can choose a The American democracy, while that mistake. “Other countries will follow our lead,” said American democracy black person to lead them and whether imperfect, is the greatest illustration of Fast forward to 2009. A tremendous spec- Griswold, just as they did in the ‘30s. Democrats or Republicans will have con- freedom for the rest of the world, regard- ulative boom has ended very badly. Credit During the 2008 campaign, President above all else. trol, among other things. And it does not less of who is running it. is scarce, jobs are disappearing and glob- Barack Obama gave mixed signals about have to stay the same. Many Americans Tuesday was not just about Obama. It al markets. For a while, U.S. exports were his faith in free trade. He needs to be its shed dominate the news in countries died to preserve this right, and what a was about something timeless and pre- a bright spot keeping the economy afloat. champion now. with totalitarian governments, as well beautiful right it is. cious to Americans. But now they’re dropping and protection- as in much of the third world. The inauguration is simply the cul- It was about freedom. ism is back in. This editorial appeared in the Chicago America has secured its place in mination of these rights, where a face is Democrats in Congress have blocked Tribune on Wednesday. It was distributed history with this peaceful transfer of attached to this precious freedom. This Shane Rainey is a sophomore approval of free trade agreements with Co- by the McClatchy-Tribune News Service. power. Only in America can citizens deserves nothing less than a celebration. chemistry major from Fort Worth.

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I stopped shopping at This summer, shopping for I haven’t given up any- grocery stores. I started school clothes — I won’t do thing. Absolutely nothing. shopping at Wal-Mart, that. I need to save money My life has not changed because it’s actually cheaper. for gas. Tuition went up; the at all. I still go to the same I’ve been more cautious of economy went down, so my gas station, I still drive the I gave up Starbucks and I’m learning On my minutes for my cell phone, I’ve cut driving around. I’ll get all my family is reallocating money same car, I still go to TCU, how to cook from all of my relatives so back just because I don’t have that much errands done in one day so I to put more toward my I still study pre-med. I don’t have to eat out. I don’t have any money to spend anymore. don’t waste as much gas. school. Samim Giotis cable TV anymore. junior biology major from Janell Denton Crystal Johnson “Liz Arellano “ “ Fort Worth Sarah Dombrowsky freshman business and strategic senior fashion merchandising sophomore biology major junior writing major from Grand Prairie communications major from Grand Prairie major from Southlake from Carollton

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By Chance Welch LaTanya Johns, director of and improve interviewing skills Features Editor the graduate career service every day. By Thompson’s es- center, works to improve the timation, he has counseled There’s a reason why they job process for MBA graduates more than 7,000 students in call it job hunting. You compete from the Neeley School of Busi- 29 years, keeping in touch with with countless other equally ness. Johns said former MBA some them. Thompson admits 6qualified candidates for that graduates are returning to her there could be a hundred things dream job. The layoffs and chal- office following recent layoffs. to consider when job hunting. lenges that employers face in a John Thompson executive di- Here are some tips to keep in recession seem to only compli- rector for career services, helps mind when you start looking cate your search further. students write better resumes for your next job.

Plan your attack Thompson said searching for a job ous jobs. This shows what prepared 1opening and competing for that cov- them for their next positions, rather eted interview can be like a war. You than merely listing their day-to-day have to start with a hit list of targets, duties. Follow up the jobs you think would make you “Were you responsible for putting Don’t get discouraged if your phone isn’t the happiest. together a schedule? Did you have to ringing off the hook with replies. Thomp- SXC.HU Your next move is to build your do inventory on your shift?” Johns 2 son said you shouldn’t rest on your lau- resume. Thompson said that every said. “Those are what we call ‘profes- rels. job applicant should list the leader- sional skills.’ They transfer very nicely “I’m telling seniors that you plan on ship positions they had in their previ- into other occupations.” three letters a week to companies you want Make up for a bad gig to work for,” Thompson said. Here’s the scenario: You turn in your application and Johns suggested that students should go you second-guess yourself over a name in your contact list. to job fairs, corporate seminars and other Your boss-to-be looks at your list of former employers and company gatherings to get your name out you keep your fingers crossed that he or she won’t call your and build a network of connections. Dress the part 3old company where you are persona non grata. “We do stress that as busy as you are When the phone finally rings and the interview Take a deep breath. Thompson said there are legal lim- looking for job postings, you need to be is scheduled, you have to figure out how to make its when it comes to what your past and future bosses can just as busy networking,” Johns said. the best possible impression on your potential boss. talk about. Even if the dress code for the job itself seems relaxed, “All a former employer can say about a former employee Thompson advised that you don’t dress down for is that you worked there,” Thompson said. 4an interview. They can talk about your past performance only if they “Casual can mean not wearing a suit but a sport have your permission, but Thompson said even this treads coat instead,” Thompson said. “Maybe it will be the some murky legal waters. Even the code questions that were only time you will ever wear a tie in front of that Get the experience used in the past to get around this law like, “Would you person, but you will be remiss if you wear shorts hire this person again?” have been discouraged. and a hoodie.” You might have even thought about leaving that former Thompson said there are 45,000 students in Texas boss off your resume. Thompson said that this can be a who get college degrees every year. That’s 45,000 peo- mistake that could cost you the job if it is offered to you. ple armed with the same tools as you. The edge that “The application is a legal document if you lie or leave 5Thompson said will give an advantage over other ap- some out, they can fire you after you get the job,” Thomp- Capitalize on layoffs plicants who may have the same college pedigree and son said. Thompson suggested a source for employment many grade point average is experience. The best way to avoid this problem is to stop it at its might not have considered in the wake of the U.S. eco- “Whatever you can do to get an internship or part- root. He reminds you to always try to leave your employers nomic downturn: companies who have recently made time job with experience, that’s the thing that’s going on the best terms possible. Whether that means leaving a massive layoffs. to separate you,” Thompson said. note thanking your boss for the opportunity to work there As older, more skilled and higher-paid employees are Johns suggested internships, career programs or other 6 or just avoiding getting fired in the first place, Thompson laid off, Thompson said the backdoor of opportunity is opportunities that have you working at a company and said that you must perform at your best so you won’t have open for younger and less experienced workers. What does receiving the skill set required for a full-time job so to worry about this step. it come down to? Less wages and cheaper labor are the employers looking for their next employee won’t have “In golf, you get a mulligan,” Thompson said. “You don’t bottom line. too far to look. get a mulligan here.” “For a lot of companies, they can ‘try before they buy.’ A lot of companies use their internship program as a pipeline to their full-time job,” Johns said. Preview Review Dennen’s a natural with For author Diaz, it’s a weird ‘Hope for the Hopeless’ and wonderful ‘Life’ By Chance Welch By Maricruz Salinas Features Editor Staff Reporter Oscar wore his nerdi- ness like a Jedi wore his Just five years ago, singer-songwriter Junot Diaz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Brett Dennen was a camp counselor who novel centers on Oscar, an overweight light saber or a Lensman played his songs in front of the fire. With his nerd who dreams of becoming the Do- her lens. new album, “Hope For The Hopeless,” Dennen minican J.R.R. Tolkien. still retains that sense of intimacy. Within the first five pages, “The Brief From “The Brief Wondrous Life Dennen’s sound calls to mind his contempo- Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” references of Oscar Wao,” By Junot Diaz raries, like Jason Mraz and former tour mate John “The Lord of the Rings”, “Star Trek” and Mayer, who make wistful, easygoing pop. “DC Comics”. Such references enable Di- up in New Jersey, their family still feels Producer John Alagia, who has worked the az’s novel to capture the attention of nerds the echo of their Dominican homeland. boards for acts like Mayer and the Dave Matthews and Dominicans alike, although it also Each of these stories finds a way of mak- Band, gives the songs a stripped-down feel, showcasing caters to those who have ever dealt with ing you burst out laughing before creating the substance of Dennen’s songwriting over style. low self-esteem issues, weight problems sudden emotional shifts, juxtaposing the Recently, Dennen’s friends in the industry have given him and thought their family arose from the narrator’s humorous observations with increasing exposure to the masses. Even singer-actress Mandy depths of hell. the character’s mortality. Moore makes an appearance in the music video for his new single According to the narrator, Oscar “wore Throughout the novel the reader learns “Make You Crazy.” The song itself is infectious, the kind of radio- his nerdiness like a Jedi wore his lightsaber who the big science fiction authors of the friendly music that sounds like it was made for beaches and bare feet. or a Lensman her lens.” That’s Star Wars 1950s were and how violent the Domini- It’s a wonder why Dennen isn’t up there in the charts with Jack and the “Lensman” series by E.E. Smith, can Republic became under the reign of Johnson, Mayer and Mraz. Only time will tell if he will be elevated in case you didn’t know. Rafael Trujillo. from getting songs played on TV shows like “Grey’s Anatomy,” Initially the narrator, whose asides “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar to making headlining appearances at larger concerts rather range from the television show “Land Wao” compiles their stories into a crude than supporting other acts. of the Lost” to rapper Jay-Z, tells Oscar’s and sentimental bilingual narrative, It seems like Dennen has been at the cusp of breaking story and then later moves on to account complete with pop culture references through for a while now. With “Hope” as his third album, the lives of Oscar’s sister, Lola, a rebellious and history lessons via footnotes. Read here’s hoping that third time’s the charm. He has plenty of goth-track star, and their mother, Beli, the it for the laughs and for the quirky sto- hit-worthy songs, including the sweet and soulful “Closer to You” original rebel in the family. rytelling. and “Ain’t Gonna Lose You.” Oscar’s and Lola’s college experienc- On the other hand, read it to remind Dennen’s ties to other artists are worth noting, but his music makes him es in the U.S. decorate the second half yourself that life may not be perfect. In more than just the sum of the contacts in his cell phone address book. Brett of the book, but essentially the book is fact, sometimes your life makes Peter Dennen will play at the Loft in Dallas tomorrow night with up-and-coming written as a biography of a cursed fam- Parker’s circumstances before Spider-Man Erin McCarley as the supporting act. ily. Although Oscar and his sister grow look great. It’s enough to be alive. MCT

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By Roger Moore The Orlando Sentinel

“The Curious Case of Ben- jamin Button,” the curiously “Gump”-like adaptation of an F. Scott Fitzgerald story, was the big winner when the 81st Acad- emy Award nominations were announced on Thursday. Di- rector David Fincher’s sweetly melancholy musing on age and love took in 13 nominations, including ones for Fincher; his star, Brad Pitt; supporting actress Taraji P. Henson; and screenwriter Eric Roth, who also adapted the Oscar-winning “Forrest Gump” more than a decade ago. “Slumdog Millionaire,” the uplifting comedy-drama about an orphaned boy of the streets whose life lessons pay off on a game show, landed 10 nomina- Jason Fochtman / Staff Photographer tions, but none for its actors. Members of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity offer food and drinks to students Thursday between Sadler and Reed halls. While not nearly the box-office hit “Button” is, “Slumdog” has been the critics’ darling this en- tire awards’ season and has to be ENVIRONMENT the favorite for best picture. Those two films will vie for best picture against “Frost/Nixon,” Rising seas a growing threat “Milk” and “The Reader,” which earned a best director nomina- By Wade Rawlins as sea level rises. Particularly in the “Let’s face it, we tion for Stephen Daldry and a McClatchy Newspapers sandy shore of the mid-Atlantic best actress nomination for its live on four- coast, the report says, it is nearly star, Kate Winslet. Winslet won’t RALEIGH, N.C. — A new fed- certain that barrier islands, spits year cycles have the chance to duplicate her eral report concludes that Florida and coastal headlands will erode Golden Globes feat of winning when people and Louisiana are the states most faster due to sea-level rise. The both actress and best supporting vulnerable to sea-level rise, followed Outer Banks are particularly vul- are elected.” actress honors — the Academy’s by North Carolina and Texas. nerable. 5,810 members didn’t buy that The new report focuses on the The report, produced by a col- Greg Rudolph her lead role in “The Reader” coastal states from North Carolina laboration among agencies includ- shore protection officer for was a supporting performance, to New York where the rates of sea- ing the U.S. Geological Survey, the Carteret County, N.C. and didn’t nominate her at all for for fans and online campaigners Nixon,” Sean Penn’s vivid imper- level rise are moderately high. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric “Revolutionary Road.” at darkcampaign.com, was “The sonation of Harvey Milk in “Milk,” region has extensive coastal devel- Administration and the Depart- some barrier islands in this region Surprises? Nine months of crit- Dark Knight’s” being shut out Mickey Rourke’s comeback as an opment, a high population and is ment of Transportation, offers three will cross a threshold” destabilizing ical acclaim paid off for Richard of best picture or best director aged pro wrestler in “The Wres- likely to be at increased risk. scenarios for sea-level rise by 2100: and breaking apart. Jenkins, nominated for best ac- nominations. The billion-dollar tler” and Pitt in “The Curious “You’re vulnerable,” said Jim Ti- A rise of about 16 inches; of about As sea level rises, the most ba- tor for “The Visitor,” about a sad smash, a hit with critics as well, Case of Benjamin Button.” tus, project manager for sea-level 2 feet, and of about 3 feet. sic decision that states and beach man given purpose in life when earned a nomination for the late Best supporting actor shapes rise for the U.S. Environmental In 2007, an international sci- communities must wrestle with is he allows himself to get involved Heath Ledger’s performance as up as heavy sentimental favorite Protection Agency and lead author entific panel projected that sea whether to try to hold back the sea with an illegal alien’s plight. Me- The Joker, and for makeup, edit- Heath Ledger versus Josh Brolin of the report, “Coastal Sensitivity level would likely rise between 7 or let nature take its course. Both lissa Leo’s career-making turn in ing, sound mixing, sound editing, (“Milk”), Robert Downey Jr. for to Sea Level Rise: A Focus on the inches and 2 feet by 2100. Those have costs. Replenishing sand on the indie drama about immigrant and visual effects. his hilarious blackface turn in Mid-Atlantic Region.” “The people estimates do not take into account eroding beaches allows houses and smuggling, “Frozen River,” didn’t The best actress field is Meryl “Tropic Thunder,” Philip Seymour whose land could be permanently any contribution from rapid chang- businesses to remain in place for pay off with pre-Oscars awards. Streep, playing a nun in “Doubt”; Hoffman in “Doubt” and Shan- submerged aren’t even flooded to- es in ice flow from Antarctica or a period of time, but is expensive But the Academy remembered Anne Hathaway’s breakout turn non. Best supporting actress will d ay.” Greenland. to maintain. Retreating from the her and writer-director Court- in “Rachel Getting Married”; see Amy Adams and Viola Davis A rise in sea level increases the Rising sea levels might be espe- rising sea avoids the costs but con- ney Hunt’s riveting, gritty script. Winslet, Leo and Angelina Jo- from “Doubt” vying with Henson vulnerability of development in cially disastrous to North Carolina, cedes a loss of land and, in a worse Michael Shannon’s searing, brief lie, playing a mother battling from “Benjamin Button,” Penelo- coastal floodplains and diminishes as some sections of the coast are case, entire communities, the re- performance as a mental patient bureaucracy in search of her pe Cruz in Woody Allen’s “Vicky the rate at which low-lying areas slowly sinking, magnifying the ef- port notes. who tells an unhappy, repressed missing son in Clint Eastwood’s Cristina Barcelona” and Marisa drain. It will result in a loss of wet- fects of rising seas. Greg Rudolph, shore protection married couple the harsh truth “Changeling.” Tomei in “The Wrestler.” lands in the mid-Atlantic. Tide-gauge readings in the mid- officer for Carteret County, N.C., about their lives in “Revolution- Best actor pits Jenkins against The 81st edition of the Acad- Rising temperatures cause ocean Atlantic indicate that relative sea said people generally accept that ary Road” earned him a best sup- Frank Langella’s ferocious but emy Awards will be handed out waters to warm and expand, like level rise (the combination of ris- sea level is rising. But planning for porting actor nomination. wounded Richard Nixon in “Frost/ Feb. 22 and televised on ABC. water heated in a tea kettle. In ad- ing waters and sinking land) was something that is occurring over An unpleasant surprise, at least dition, rising temperatures near generally higher — by about a foot decades is difficult. the poles cause massive ice sheets — than the global average during “Let’s face it, we live on four-year to melt, adding to the volume of the 20th century. cycles when people are elected,” water. If sea level should rise more than Rudolph said. “Not many people Higher Ed The report predicts that coastal three feet during the 21st century, are going to plan out 14 years or Phone jacks disappearing quickly erosion will occur at higher rates the report says, “it is likely that 21 years in advance.” at universities throughout country television Transition from analog era By Mara Rose Williams for Health Statistics. the University of Kansas, which McClatchy Newspapers Some colleges aren’t stopping at still offers active landline jacks in dorm rooms, either. About 75 em- each residence hall room. should be smooth, analysts say KANSAS CITY, Mo. — What’s ployees of Georgia Gwinnett Col- “We cannot guarantee every stu- that ringing? If you’re in a college lege in Lawrenceville, Ga., went dent will arrive with a cell phone or By Louis R. Carlozo does not equal luxury TV. You also may not have to do dorm room, it’s probably not a wireless earlier this month, the want to use it for every call,” said Chicago Tribune “It doesn’t have to be a mega- anything if your TV was made af- landline telephone. school’s chief information officer Jill Jess, a KU spokeswoman. “The thousand-dollar flat-screen TV ter 2004. Most of those sets can Most university residence halls recently told USA Today. landlines do get used.” CHICAGO — If you don’t like that you hang on the wall,” Elliot read digital signals. Contact the simply don’t have them anymore. It is another way colleges and But not much, students said. the program on the television, says. “It can be a $200 TV with a manufacturer to see if your TV is Some may still have a phone jack universities facing a difficult Libby Johnson, a KU sopho- you can always change it. But digital tuner that allows you to analog or digital. in the walls, but in many cases the economy can cut costs. more from Lawrence, said that when television itself changes for get the new signal.” If you have an analog TV and jack is not activated. The University of Missouri- when she lived in Oliver Hall she good in a few weeks, it could leave Since you still have time to no cable or satellite service, you Officials at campuses in the Kansas City disconnected the didn’t know of anyone who had you trudging through a blizzard tweak, drop that remote and have some options: Kansas City area said that, for landlines in its residence halls a landline. of snowy channels if you don’t fire up your laptop. The Federal 1. Get cable or satellite ser- the most part, landline phones in 2007, a savings of $75,000 a “We all had cell phones,” John- prepare yourself and your set. vice. This is one way to solve the in campus housing have gone the year. son said. “I got used to putting On Feb. 17, all TV stations “Unlike any other problem, provided you’re ready way of typewriters. For the second year, Truman my cell number down for all my switch from analog to digital to make that jump and incur the State University in Kirksville, Mo., professors.” broadcasts. It’s a move meant change that has monthly costs that go with it. “We cannot is not providing landline phones in A survey earlier this year by to clear the airwaves for pub- ever taken place in 2. Buy a digital-analog convert- all its dorm rooms. They do have College Parents of America found lic safety services and wireless, er box. The boxes cost between guarantee every hookups, “although very few are that of the 900 parents who re- while improving your picture television, this one $40 and $60 and can be found student will arrive utilized,” said Heidi Templeton, a sponded online, only 25 percent and sound. is incompatible at major electronics stores. The university spokeswoman. said they use landline phones to “Unlike any other change that government was distributing $40 with a cell phone Like Truman, the University of communicate with their child has ever taken place in television, with the past” coupons for the boxes, but has run or want to use Missouri in Columbia and many away at school. this one is incompatible with out. You can still visit dtv2009.gov other campuses have kept at least Campus officials rely more on the past,” says Anne Elliot, vice Anne Elliot to get on the waiting list. As un- it for every call. one landline phone in a hallway or cell phones to communicate with president of communications for vice president of used coupons expire, new ones The landlines main lobby for emergencies. students, too. The Nielsen Co. “When TV went communications for the get sent out. If buying boxes on- Last year, UMKC opened new After the deadly shootings in color, your old black-and-white Nielsen Co. line, many retailers will require do get used.” student housing that included 2007 at Virginia Tech, colleges set still worked. But this really is you to order at least three days landline connections. Out of and universities across the coun- quite different.” Communications Commission before the coupon expires. Jill Jess 850 students with residence hall try began installing emergency e- Still, close to one in 10 house- has a Web site, dtv2009.gov, that Installing the converter box is Kansas Universiy rooms, only four hooked up lan- mail and text-messaging systems holds wasn’t ready for the con- explains the switch and every- easy. Just plug an antenna (indoor spokeswoman dlines. to alert their campus populations version by December. Accord- thing you need to know to make or outdoor) into the box, and plug Darby Peoples, the dean of of breaches in security. ing to data released by Nielsen your sets digitally compatible. the box into the TV’s antenna It is another sign of more peo- students at Avila University in School officials concluded that at the end of December, about That Web site guides you to a port. Done. ple cutting the cord to traditional Kansas City, Mo., said that at a e-mail and text messaging were 7.8 million U.S. TV households smooth conversion. 3. Go cold turkey from broad- phones and relying strictly on cell conference last year many cam- the best ways to reach students — almost 7 percent of the na- If you have cable or satellite cast TV. Analog TVs will still work phones and the Internet. pus housing officials said that if anywhere at any time because tional total — were completely service, you don’t have to do any- with your DVD player, VCR and Roughly one in six — 17.5 they were building new residence colleges know that for nearly unprepared for the digital switch, thing. Your service providers will gaming consoles. If all that video percent — of U.S. households in halls they were not including lan- every student on campus a cell with no sets able to see the new handle the conversion on their diversion can keep you happy, 2008 didn’t have a landline, ac- dline hookups. phone is practically a body ap- signals. end. If you have any doubts, con- maybe jumping off the televised cording to the National Center One of the exceptions may be pendage. First things first: Digital TV tact your cable or dish company. grid isn’t such a bad option. 46

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PGA Tour Woods might return to green in time for Florida tourneys By Randall Mell who jumped to No. 6 in the world Sun Sentinel with his victory there, was the highest ranked player in the Sony xxxxxxxxxx Will Tiger Woods make his Open in Honolulu. Anthony Kim comeback at the CA Champion- is the only top-10 player sched- ship at Doral? uled to compete at the Bob Hope Does the Honda Classic have a Chrysler Classic. shot at hosting Woods for the first Woods usually makes his season time as a pro? debut at the Buick Invitational at With the PGA Tour’s Florida Torrey Pines outside San Diego, Swing less than six weeks away, the but the first round there is less than possibility that Woods will tee it up three weeks away. Given the histo- in South Florida for the first time ry of cold, wet weather there, a re- since he limped away from last turn seems unlikely. In a report on summer’s U.S. Open victory looms his Web site this past week, Woods among the Florida swing’s most said he has only played a few holes compelling story lines. Woods had of practice rounds since beginning reconstructive knee surgery seven rehabilitation from surgery. months ago and is still uncertain “As I had hoped, after Jan. 1, when he’ll make his return. I started hitting longer irons and The old notion that the PGA my driver,” Woods said. “I’m not Tour doesn’t really begin until the swinging as hard as I can, but I’m Florida Swing will ring true again working toward that goal ... So if Woods makes his comeback in far my knee has held up well, but South Florida. There’s always a I don’t know when I’ll be able to buzz when Woods plays, but the return to competition.” first test of his repaired knee prom- “Whenever he plays the first ises to be intensely hyped. week, it will be the biggest story The PGA Tour season opened of the year, at the time, until some- in Hawaii with little fanfare. Little thing bigger happens,” said Ogilvy, Alan Smith / Abaca Press via MCT more is expected in this week’s who will be the defending champ Tiger Woods follows his ball during a playoff in the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, Calif., in June 2008. mostly starless opening of the at the CA Championship March West Coast Swing at the Bob Hope 12-15. a great record there, with victo- but we are hopeful.” the Friday before play begins. bodes well. Chrysler Classic in Palm Springs, Ogilvy thinks Doral makes the ries three of the last four times he Woods’ wife, Elin, is due with The Honda Classic (March 5-8) “Tiger has a history of support- Calif. most sense as the place Woods played the Blue Monster. the couple’s second child in Feb- hasn’t been host to Woods since ing events where he lives,” Honda The top four players in the world returns. The weather should be “We are hopeful Tiger will play ruary. That also will be a factor in he played the event as a 17-year- Classic Executive Director Ken rankings were all missing at the warmer than the West Coast of- the CA Championship,” said Eddie his return. old amateur in 1993, but the fact Kennerly said. “We look forward to Mercedes-Benz Championship fers, Doral’s Blue Monster is flat Carbone, the tournament director. PGA Tour rules do not require that Woods is building an estate on Tiger participating when he moves in Hawaii last week. Geoff Ogilvy, and easy to walk and Woods has “We have no indication either way, players to commit to events until Jupiter Island near PGA National to town, if not sooner.

basketball nfl continued from page 8 Big Ben, defense key to Super Bowl win Not only are the two players a dynamic force on the court, they By Mark Whicker ceivers to do something, and he often about how great Flacco is, I think also happen to be roommates off The Orange County Register sees the plays before they do. I’ll just say that we were fortunate of it. It was difficult to know just how to beat him and the Lord blessed us,” “We’re good friends,” Ruzgas PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlis- he sensed Santonio Holmes was go- Clark said acidly. “Was I getting tired said. “We get along really well. berger goes to his second Super Bowl ing to pop open, there in the second of hearing it? Yeah, a little bit.” We talk a lot and he tries to teach surrounded by a strange entourage. quarter, when the malicious Ravens “We didn’t play against their of- me some Croatian language.” It’s not just friends and family he were bearing down, but he did, and fense,” Clark said. “We played against And though he’s been in the likes to keep close to his jersey. It’s Holmes spurted 60 yards with the their defense. Whoever was better U.S. for a few years, Buljan said defensive tackles, linebackers, safe- touchdown that put the Steelers up, was going to win.” his new surroundings in Fort ties, too. 13-0. Safety Troy Polamalu was tipping Worth suit him just fine. “This is my advice for the Arizona They won, 23-14, and Roethlis- away passes and hunting down ball- “I love it,” he said. “It’s a nice Cardinals,” said Baltimore’s Trevor berger will take on the Cardinals in carriers all night. He held tight end campus and I like the weather — Pryce, after a fruitless night of al- Tampa on Feb. 1. Todd Heap to three short catches. it’s hot like home is.” most getting Roethlisberger within The Arizona coach, Ken Whisen- And then he honed in on Flacco’s The Horned Frogs’ success his grasp. “Don’t rush anybody.” hunt, coordinated Pittsburgh’s of- pressurized pass, intercepted it and this season is largely due in part What? fense in the Super Bowl year of 2005 ran 40 yards for the game-icing to the two junior Europeans. “If you chase him, he just gets to and presumably knows Dancing Ben touchdown. Buljan has recorded five double- play sandlot football,” Pryce said. better than most. “It was man-to-man with Heap doubles this season and leads the “That’s what he likes. He wants you Maybe he’ll listen to Pryce. and he was in the backfield, protect- team in rebounding, grabbing 7.6 to rush him so he can run around “I guess I could be successful if ing,” Polamalu said. “It allowed me to per game. Ruzgas hit Wednes- and make plays. Their whole team they made me stay in the pocket,” free up and just read Flacco’s eyes.” day night’s game winning shot wants to rush him, because their of- Roethlisberger said, “but why put Pryce had seen enough, after against conference foe Wyoming fensive linemen, uh, really aren’t that the reins on? I like playing backyard three Pittsburgh victories over Bal- and leads the team in minutes hard to beat. And that’s when they football.” timore. played at 33.1 per game. get you in trouble.” And when the backyard is frozen “We thought we saw the light at Christian said Buljan and Ru- “Just back off and keep him in the he’s even better. Roethlisberger is 7-2 the end of the tunnel but it was just zgas have been important to his pocket and make him play regular in the postseason and has 14 touch- a train,” he said. team this season. football,” Pryce said. “Not recess. down passes and 11 interceptions in And sometimes trains wreck. “They came in with some You’ll have a better chance.” those games. This was a bitterly violent game experience,” Christian said. The Ravens hit Roethlisberger Tom Brady has more rings, Pey- from kickoff to horn, culminating “They’re two very skilled players. seven times in this AFC Champi- ton Manning has more numbers, in Clark’s shoulder shot that snapped They’ve had a real positive con- onship Game and sacked him four and Eli Manning and Philip Rivers Willis McGahee’s head back. He was tribution to what we’ve done.” times. He isn’t a real hard target. were both drafted higher than Ro- strapped down on a cart and hauled He’s 6-foot-5 and weighs 241, and ethlisberger in 2004. Kurt Warner is out of the stadium, although he could “They’re two very he gets banged around so much that more clinical and polished. move his arms and legs. skilled players. he could wear the Ravens’ bruise- But none can deal with pressure “It had an effect on me, to see him colored jersey with no problem. better than Roethlisberger, although (McGahee) lying there,” Pryce said. They’ve had a Instead, he’s pure Steeler. There he is the one quarterback who nev- “This is a game. It’s not fight club.” real positive might be better quarterbacks, but er has to deal with the Steelers de- No. In the recesses of Roethlis- there is no one so perfectly yoked fense. berger’s mind, it’s recess, even when contribution to the town in which he plays. “We’re the worldwide security he takes a hard shot in the back from to what we’ve Please note that there might not force,” said safety Ryan Clark, af- rookie Haruki Nakamura and gets be better quarterbacks, either. ter Pittsburgh had three takeaways checked out by the doctors between done.” Roethlisberger is like an over- (to Baltimore’s none) and drove Joe series. Jason Fochtman / Multimedia Editor grown Fran Tarkenton with a much Flacco’s quarterback rating down to “To get me out of the game, Junior center Zvonko Buljan, left, and junior forward Edvinas Ruzgas are both from Jim Christian better fastball. He dances in and out 18.2 in this game. they’re going to have to put me on Eastern Europe, but basketball led them to their new home at TCU. head basketball coach of the traffic, always waiting for re- “Because everyone has talked a cart,” he said. ETC

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See how the men’s basketball team fared at home against New Mexico. sports Tuesday men’s basketball women’s tennis Euro duo helps lead team to top By Michael Carroll “It means a lot season. TCU vs. New Sports Editor because we’re Buljan, who grew up idolizing former NBA player and fellow Croa- Mexico Zvonko Buljan and Edvinas Ruz- both here from tian Toni Kukoc, said it means a lot Where: Daniel-Meyer Coliseum gas aren’t your typical Horned Frog Europe and we to him that he and his teammate are When: 7 p.m. Saturday basketball players. They both grew from the same region. up more than 5,000 miles away in kind of have the “It means a lot because we’re both different parts of Eastern Europe. same mentality.” here from Europe and we kind of ball,” he said. But their lives have at last inter- have the same mentality,” Buljan Ruzgas said both players have twined at TCU, and it couldn’t have Zvonko Buljan said. adjusted well to the American style come at a better time for the men’s junior center Ruzgas is a native of Vilnius, Lith- of basketball, but the two of them basketball team. uania and a lifelong Kobe Bryant fan. also see things differently on the The two juniors, both new addi- vastly different, but what’s impor- He had most recently been playing at court because of their similar back- tions to this year’s team, currently tant is that they eventually made nearby Weatherford College. Then grounds. rank second and third in scoring their way here, thanks to new head coach Christian came calling. “It’s a little bit different because on the team. Their presence in the coach Jim Christian. Ruzgas said that playing over- in Europe we play a lot more as a lineup is a big reason why the team Buljan, a 6-foot-9 center, hails seas has been a great opportunity team,” Ruzgas said. “Here’s it’s more has found so much success this sea- from Split, Croatia. A former mem- for him. individual play. But I think we got Skiff Archives son. With a conference record of 4-1, ber of the Croatian Junior National “It’s really special because that used to that and we’re doing a pretty TCU’s Anna Sydorska hits the ball during a match against Fresno State last year. the team is off to its best start ever in Team, Buljan played at Vincennes was my goal the whole time — to good job.” the Mountain West. University in Indiana until he joined go to school over here and get an The routes they took to Texas are the Horned Frogs for the 2008-09 education and play college basket- See basketball · Page 6 Coach: Top players to provide leadership By Justin White ter Saturday’s match ranked as Staff Reporter the No. 12 singles player in the Intercollegiate Tennis Associa- The women’s tennis team is tion Regional rankings. Joining set to return to action Satur- her is No. 49-ranked senior Ma- day against the University of call Harkins. Virginia. Harkins and teammate The No. 25-ranked Horned Anna Sydorska make up the Frogs will face off against the No. 16-ranked doubles team. No. 41-Cavaliers in Charlot- They are joined by the duo of tesville, Va. Last March, the Munch-Soegaard and sopho- Horned Frogs topped the Cava- more Maria Babanova, Ham- liers by a score of 6-1. mond said. This time around it will be a The team will have to fight to little more difficult, head coach be victorious this season, coach Jefferson Hammond said. Hammond said. “It will definitely be a tough “It’s kind of like NFL foot- battle this year, much tougher ball,” Hammond said. “Any giv- than last year,” Hammond said. en Sunday, teams can win.” “We’re a better team this year, The Horned Frogs will fol- but they are as well.” low up Saturday’s match against The team will lean heav- Virginia with a match Sunday ily on two of its nationally- against the No. 22-ranked ranked players, junior Nina College of William & Mary. Munch-Soegaard and senior The Horned Frogs’ next home Macall Harkins, Hammond match will be Feb. 8 against No. said. Munch-Soegaard will en- 27-ranked Auburn University.

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