^4 TCU Daily Running 'cross the world' Examining planet earth Coming to America from Kenya was something senior It's not a Dallas-Fort Worth question. It's not a Glady's Keitany never considered doing. But the way she Texas issue or even an American issue. got here was even more surprising. It's a world problem. SPORTS, Page 6 ServingSKIFF Texas Christian University since 1902 ISSUES, Page 10 Friday, April 6,2001 Fort Worth, Texas Suspect arrested in connection with artifact theft Former Physical Plant employee apprehended in Houston By Jaime Walker County Jail. concerned they received 10 pieces of investigator facilitated the recovery SENIOR NEWS EDITOR Word worked as a temporary the pottery from TCU's Moorhead of 66 pieces last Friday morning. A suspect was arrested Thursday painter for the Physical Plant peri- collection as collateral for driving Although Word has yet to give a night in connection with the theft of odically from 1998 to 2000, said Word from Fort Worth to Houston. written statement in the case, Hani 112 Peruvian, pre- TCU police chief Steve McGee. The "The witness, who came forward, said the suspect is willing to coop- Columbian arti- dates of his employment were un- heard about the theft on the radio in erate with police officials. facts from the available iit the time of publication. Houston," Ham said. "The extensive "We recovered these artifacts and Mary Couts Bur- "At this time, we aren't sure just media coverage we got in this case, made this arrest because we got tips nett Library, said exactly how the suspect gained ac- helped us find the suspect." and followed leads," McGee said. McGee said the citizens who came Kelly Ham, TCU cess to the storage room or what he Ham said he recovered the 10 forward with information in this case detective of crimi- planned to do with the collection," pieces from Houston, met with the were not paid for their assistance. nal investigations. he said. "He has told us that he just witness and made initial contact Police officials will continue meet- David Earl stumbled on the pottery when he was with Word following the tip. He re- Word ing with the suspect Friday. Ham said Tim Cox/SKIFF STAFF Word, 51, was reading at the library." turned to Houston Wednesday to a court date has not been set. Kelly Ham, TCU detective of criminal investigations, escorts David Earl charged with theft TCU Police received word Satur- bring Word back to Fort Worth. Word, 52, to a Fort Worth Police Department-issued car Thursday. Word over $200,000. a first degree felony, day from Houston police that some- McGee said a bulk of the collec- Jaime Walker was arrested in connection with the theft of 112 artifacts from the Mary and is being held at the Tarrant one had come by the department tion has been recovered. A private [email protected] Couts Burnett Library. SOMEBODY GET THE LIGHTS $ 1 million provided to \ / V Hal * - • < \ deal with compensation ■1 n!!9C ■ i' \ \ Money to be spread between faculty, staff i ' fA^afe. By Alisha Brown most intense, she said. STAFF REPORTER William Koehler. vice chancellor for aca- Salary compression is real. Staff Assembly demic affairs, said that based on those recom- chairwoman Jean Andrus said in a letter to mendations and need, the portions will then be Chancellor Michael Ferrari regarding plans for allotted to the vice chancellors for distribution. the 2001-2002 budget. "For my portion. I asked each dean and as- Compression is when entry level employees sociate or assistant vice chancellor for a list of are hired at a higher rate, because of higher priority issues, and then I tried to lind some eq- market values, than existing employees were. uitable way to appropriate the funds." he said. The difference between the figures is com- "But in my department, each dean will get less pressed over time. than they asked for." In response to the Staff Assembly's con- Nowell Donovan, chairman for the Faculty cerns, the Board of Trustees approved a % 189 Senate, said compression is a delicate issue. million operating budget with a $1 million pro- "I don't think there is a blanket solution that vision to deal with the issue, said Carol Camp- can be applied." Donovan said. "You have to bell, vice chancellor for finance and business. examine each individual circumstance." Campbell said the $1 million will be pro- The $1 million will aid in increasing the portioned out equally, based on a percent- range between newer faculty and staff, who age of the salary pool for both faculty and were hired at higher current market rates, and staff. Human Resources will make recom- the next level up of employees, hired at lower mendations as to where compression is the rates. "It's based on supply and demand." Koehler said. "Where there is a higher demand for fac- See Page 4 for ulty and a lower supply, you will see greater compression." more information Andrus said that although the $1 million is allocated to decrease compression, the $1.5 million was allotted in the budget this year to about faculty pay unfreeze positions and hire on new faculty and Jonathan Speirs, guest lighting designer from Edinburgh, Scotland; Madeleine Clement, a senior interior design major; and staff, which could further increase compres- Melanie Keig, a junior interior design major, arrange lights Wednesday for today's light show, themed "Transforming Architec- and benefits. sion. ture."The event will begin at 9 p.m. at the Moudy Building atrium. Campbell said she realized over the summer that due to inflation and increasing energy Changes for faculty costs, $1 million in faculty and staff positions could not be compensated for. Professionals to stage light show and staff: "We saw that the budget that was passed was not going to be balanced." she said. "We es- By Melissa Christensen ects like the atrium lighting and to help stu- assisted in setting up and organizing the ■ 3 percent performance-based pay sentially had to tell departments not to fill those STAFF REPORTER dents gain invaluable experience. equipment for today's show. increase positions." Two professional lighting designers are "Students really learn seeing it with their "The companies donated these techni- The positions where vacancies or turnovers performing magic this week for 10 upper- own eyes," Gregory said. "Subtle variations cians to the cause of TCU," Speirs said. ■ $1 million in compression aid had occurred were frozen to avoid hitting a neg- division lighting students. make all the difference." "They are all top people who are well- ative bottom line. Koehler said. Paul Gregory and Jonathan Speirs do- Dallas Rainey, a senior theater produc- known in their field, and they have been in- ■ $1 million to unfreeze positions "We already know the salary rates that we nated $3(X),(XX), so students can turn the tion major and student of the Lighting for credibly helpful." will be hiring at." he said. "So we'll factor that Moudy Building atrium into a colorful dis- Visual Presentation class, said the profes- Oberkircher said he was impressed that ■ $500,000 for new positions dollar amount in when dealing with compres- play of light from 9 to 11 p.m. today. sionals have been completely open to stu- the designers suggested the hands-on proj- sion and look at where the money will be the "We are going to turn this space into an dent ideas. ect and twisted the arms of major compa- ■ 15 percent increase in cost of most beneficial." event," said Gregory, owner of the New "They'll sit down with us to rewire an nies to donate the equipment and health care Andrus said that in theory, the $1.5 million York-based Focus Lighting. instrument, or they'll talk to us about high- manpower. could counteract the $1 million. The designers were invited by Fred level color theory," he said. "They've been "The atrium will become a theatrical "But we're a million (dollars) better off Oberkircher, associate professor of interior amazing because they have a real interest canvas to be painted with light," Changes for non- than we would be without it." she said. "We design, to speak about their specialty and to in us learning. It's exciting to enhance a Oberkircher said. "If we are successful, that exempt staff only: understood from the beginning that there critique student work. building like this." whole atrium will glow." would be great demands on the budget." Gregory said he and Speirs, owner of Technicians Bobby Harrel of Strand ■ 1 percent increase in retirement rate Lighting Architects Group in London, have Lighting, Bill Belleveau of ETC Americas Melissa Christensen Alisha Brown collaborated for 15 years to develop proj- and Kirk Lewis of Lighting Alliance have [email protected] u. 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