TCU DAILY SKIFF Friday, August 26, 1988 Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 86th Year, No. 3 Conventions serve dual purpose By LEANORA MINAI small group discussions in the Staff Writer Students view political game morning. "It (attending the convention) was "The convention is a unique oppor- In the afternoon, they were When TCU student Mark Johnson strictly a career move and not for the tunity for students to see politics in assigned to corporations, the media or went to the Democratie National political hype. I wasn't out there wav- action and for students to learn how to campaigns for their field work Convention in July, he was looking for ing banners," said Johnson, a sopho- play the game," Alpert said. Scott McMichael, a senior Interna- a career in media. more political science major. He said attending the convention tional relations major who attended He introduced himself to television Johnson was one of 37 TCU stu- results in students who can make the the Republican National Convention, station KLS, a CBS affliate in Salt dents who attended the two political transition from classroom learning to said he wanted to meet politicians and Lake City, Utah, and started editing conventions this summer in a prog- experiential learning. see how the convention worked, tape material and running the Tele- ram sponsored by the Washington "We talk about politics and candi- "I read about the people every day. PrompTer. Center. dates in classes, but there's no substi- and I wanted to meet them fir- His success with KLS during the Eugene Alpert, professor of politic- tute for experiencing those kinds of sthand," McMichael said Democratic National Convention al science, attended both conventions things that we discuss in classroom He worked for USA Today pulling gave him the opportunity to cover the and led the 150 students, who came settings," Alpert said. wire tapes and collecting and distri- Republican National Convention in from all over the United States to par- Students at the conventions August for the same station. ticipate in each program. attended lectures and participated in See Convention, Page 6 Students' Playboy averages exposes decrease Ending grade inflation students not reason, Koehler says TCU represented By ANGIE COX Staff Writer in SWC spread Requests to faculty to make a con- By MARICARMEN EROLES scious effort in keeping grade inflation Staff Writer down may not be the reason for last spring's decrease in undergraduate TCU will be represented by two grade point averages, said William former students in the October i^sue Koehler, vice chancellor for ol Playboy. Academic Affairs. Colleen Tonierlin, who graduated Grade inflation is the "process of in August with a degree in RadioT\ evaluation where expectation (of stu- Film, and Laura Pcarse. who trans dent performance) remains constant ferred to New York, were photo- but evaluation of performance leads graphed for the "Women of the to higher and higher grades, "Koehler Southwest Conference." said Tonierlin, who wrote an article for In an effort to bring the TCU GPA the TCV Daily Sifcijjfabout her experi- down to a "C," which he said was an ences in her first Playboy interview. average grade, Koehler has suggested said she had decided to pose because to department chairpersons and coor- she wanted to see if the experience dinators for multisectional classes to would be demeaning to women. But review grade distributions in classes, she discovered the photographs wen- he said. taken in a professional and I»i - ■ Koehler said he has spoken to the like manner, she said. faculty senate, various departments "I'm 29. I'm an adult, and 1 did not and to the faculty assembly about the do it to embarrass anyone at TCU," problem of grade inflation. Tonierlin said. "It's not an inappropriate move for Dean of Students Libby Proffer TCU Dally Skiff I Michael Dixor any department chairperson or a said what students do oft campus is Full lots force students to park their cars on streets surrounding campus. These cars are parked on Princeton. coordinator of a multiseetion class to Park place not regulated by TCU. monitor a faculty member's grading "We don't have a right to make a distribution," he said. judgment about what they are doing ofl campus, even it we don't think it is "If faculty member 'X' is signifi- Changes may help parking conditions not a wise decision," she said. cantly out of line on the high end or the low end of the grading scale, Peggy Barr, vice chancellor lor Stu- more employees agree to ride to campus campus after 4 p.m. can get a night-parking stick- dent Affairs, said, "We can make no someone needs to be aware of it, he By JULIA TAYLOR together, Stewart said. er, Stewart said. judgment about people making fool- said. Staff Writer Libby Proffer, dean of students, However, Stewart said, as of Aug. 24, no facul- The main purpose ol the night-parking sticker, ish choices in their private lives. Some schools have policies that said she is also concerned by grade ty or staff members had taken advantage ol the Stewart said, is to identify, tor security reasons. Campus Police has made a few changes this fall penalize students lor appearing in inflation. car-pool-parking program. what cars should and should not be on campus. that mav help the parking conditions here at magazines like Playboy, but TCU "Your diploma is cheapened if Doris Davis, of the Registrar's Office, said she The cost of the sticker is $2.50. TCU. does not because it is a private matter everyone in your graduating class would like to take advantage of the car-pool park- Faculty and staff parking hours have been ex- Oscar Stewart, chief of Campus Police, said Proffer said. makes As and B's," she said. ing, but she lives in Azle, a town about 15 miles tended from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Stewart said the they are encouraging faculty and staff to park in hours were extended because the work day ends One has to trust individuals to exer- "Grades are designed to differenti- outside of Fort Worth, and she cannot find any- the coliseum parking lot to avoid traffic conges- cise free will to make mistakes, ate one student from another," Prof- one to share a ride from her hometown. closer to 4 p.m. tion in the "quad," the parking lot located in front This means that students arc not permitted to although they might not think it is a fer said. "If there are no C's and be- Other faculty and staff members who live out- of the Student Center. park in faculty and stall places until after 4 p.m., mistake, she said. low, there is no differentiation." side of Fort Worth have experienced the same "There is no policy because we In a report issued by Proffer, the After all, he said, it is cheaper to park in the barrier when trying to take advantage of car-pool he said. The fees lor parking stickers and parking fines don't make judgments on students average GPA for all undergraduates coliseum. The cost for a coliseum permit is $5. parking. did not increase this semester, Stewart said. unless they are violating a university for the spring semester of 1988 was a However, even the coliseum lot seems to be Other changes in parking include a new type ol If ,i student receives five or more parking tick policy or the law," Proffer said 2.858. Proffer emphasized that a "C" full this semester, Stewart said. parking permit and extended hours for faculty A car-pooling sticker for the quad is also being parking, Stewart said. ets from Campus Police, their car "ill be towed Students, faculty and staff who are only on bv Ace Buddv Wrecker, lie said See Grades, Page 6 offered to faculty and staff free of charge if three or See Playboy, Page 6 Jazz musician Inside Professional athlete lends to share views Summer's over, but a list of Fort Worth's hot spots mean support to war on drugs the heat's still on on trumpeting page 2 By NANCY ANDERSEN speeches is that in the first Filer will talk athlete to athlete, discussing the By KAREN FROST "The Last Temptation" protest Staff Writer Staff Writer effects ol drugs on performance and should be only the beginning Carl Filer, a former defensive end wh\ athletes shouldn't become che- page 3 Wynton Marsalis, an international- with the Minnesota Vikings, will de- mically dependent. The second ses- ly known trumpet player, will discuss scribe his "fifth Super Bowl Ins sion is aimed at adult role models Southwest Conference football personal fight against drug and alco- working with college students and his music, background and talents champion predicted with students in F.d Landreth Hall hol addiction - in two speeches athletes," he said. page 4 reception room 2 p.m. Friday. Sunday. Filer is sponsored by the TCI "He is without a doubt the greatest The first session, aimed at student Southwest Conference Drug Educa trumpet player of all time, said Ker- athletes, begins at 4 p.m., with the tion Seminar which this year has ry Hughes, an adjunct trumpet in- Outside second session lor athletic depart- started programs throughout the con- ment personnel beginning at 7 p.m. structor for the music department ference both in drug testing and in Both sessions will be in the Student Hughes said the hour-long free cli- drug education, Bailey said.