HR AY OU NEWS OPINION SPORTS LD The Undergraduate Council passes Paris Hilton's new TV show is an The baseball team opens its first L a new Latino studies minor. embarrassing look at society. conference series against the TUESDAY PAGE 3 University of New Mexico Lobos. PLEX PAGE 6 wie} | 8 TCU end ming in syn- ideal home ed for. f home sup- DAILY SKI the team’s front of an THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2008 so, it’s no Vol. 105 Issue 89 www.dailyskiff.comk S. ious person- nesty will be oubt, but as N.dJ. attorney general investigates JuicyCampus sketball, the s in the right By DAVID HALL been subpoenaed, according tigating whether JuicyCampus. features, how the users’ school mentary references to the naed JuicyCampus’ most Staff Reporter to a statement from the office com is violating the state’s affiliations are identified and physical characteristics, race, recent advertising provid- The New Jersey attorney released Tuesday. Consumer Fraud Act through how parental-consent forms ethnicity and implied sexual er, AdBrite, requesting the general is investigating JuicyC- The college gossip Web site unconscionable commercial are implemented. experiences of students.” details of the business rela- ampus.com for what it calls allow users to anonymously post practices and misrepresenta- The attorney general's It also said though JuicyC- tionship between the two, “unconscionable commercial comments on message boards tions to users.” office didn’t return calls ampus warns against post- according to the statement. practices,” according to a state- geared toward specific support- The subpoena requests that seeking more details about ing offensive content, the site Requested materials include ner ment from her office. ed colleges, including TCU. Lime Blue of Reno, Nev., which the subpoena. doesn’t have tools to track how JuicyCampus represent- JuicyCampus and the com- According to the state- owns JuicyCampus, reveal how The statement said JuicyC- such matters. ed itself to AdBrite, including [OVE panies associated with it have ment, New Jersey is “inves- the site chooses the colleges it ampus contains “uncompli- The office also subpoe- See JUICY, page 2 he current 1at event at Partnership >conds, but 1s not a fea- n to break to research ong Course SAFETY CONCERNS ak a world wind energy im, I real- id. “But I By HILARY WHITTIER today that Staff Reporter it. I wasn’t Oxford University in England and TCU will team t, but it was up with the world’s largest wind-energy producer shot for me to conduct a five-year research project to focus on 1 today.” the impact of wind power development, Chancel- that while lor Victor Boschini said Wednesday during a news ‘the Olym- conference. is a crucial The research, funded by FPL Energy LLC, will 's to make be coordinated by TCU'’s Institute for Environmen- ctions and tal Studies and Oxford University’s Environmental re it is too Change Institute, Boschini said. Mike Slattery, director of the Institute for Environ- h between mental Studies, said the partnership among TCU, d now and Oxford and FPL will launch a ground-breaking ini- said. “And tiative to better understand the wind energy devel- to change, opment in the U.S. “Our goal is to play a leading role in supply- meone So ing the science base for what will be a major area talented in of societal concern in this century,” he said. “We P want to provide both energy and environmental = actually,” security.” 1g in a bet- TJ Tuscai, senior vice president of business man- ing more, agement for FPL, said it is an exciting time for TCU >ndurance because Texas is responsible for about 40 percent ique — the of wind installations. ”» He said the wind industry has gone through tremendous growth, and the company expects it to continue growing in Texas and throughout the U.S. The research initiative, valued at several million E. JASON WAMBSGANS / Chicago Tribune via MCT dollars over five years, is an important and signifi- The Rev. Jeremiah Wright and his wife, Ramah Reed Wright, leave after Sunday service at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago in 2006. The university decided Wednesday to move an appearance by Wright off campus, citing concems for the security of the TCU community. The minister's controversial remarks have caused some to question his scheduled appearance. cant investment for FPL, Slattery said. The company will provide financial support for both Oxford and See PROJECT, page 2 ‘Security issues’ push controversial guest off campus By JULIETA CHIQUILLO issue for college and university presidents award to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright at a ban- Staff Reporter in America,” Boschini said in an e-mail. quet March 29 despite recent media reports Korean group An event honoring Sen. Barack Obama's, “Threats to a safe and secure campus end up on the pastor’s controversial remarks. D-I1L., pastor will be moved off campus eroding everything we are trying to accom- According to a university statement, the because of security concerns, and univer- plish in higher education. Therefore, when executive committee of TCU’s board of trust- alms to inform sity officials will not give details. concerns arise in this area I take them very ees decided Wednesday to move Brite’s Chancellor Victor Boschini said security seriously.” Black Church Summit events off campus in By BIBEK BHANDARI MCT Staff Reporter on campus is a priority but did not elaborate The Brite Divinity School, an independent response to security issues noted by TCU merican Long on the nature of the concerns. institution located on campus, issued a state- Police and the Fort Worth Police Depart- The Korean Student Association has been 0 improve. “Security issues have become the No. 1 ment Monday affirming its decision to give an See WRIGHT, page 2 approved by Student Development Services, making it TCU’s newest multicultural stu- dent organization. Sang Byeon, a doctorate Biblical inter- pretation student at Brite and president of KOSA, said the primary mission of the orga- nization is to “promote Korean culture and Local symphony director joins faculty fellowship between Korean students” at TCU and “harmonious communication” among By BIBEK BHANDARI have him associated with our interview from Canada he is dent at the School of Music, said the members and other people interested Staff Reporter school,” Gutierrez said. “He is excited to be a part of TCU. it would be a good opportunity in Korean culture. The hands of a local maestro one of the most talented con- “I'll be able to share my knowl- to have a platform to showcase Bomi Lee, a marketing major and sec- will soon help guide the flutes, ductors today. Our students will edge and experience in a formal talent and practice with a pro- retary of KOSA, said it was necessary to percussions, trumpets and horns benefit greatly by the opportu- and academic way,” he said. fessional orchestra. establish the organization because of the of the TCU Symphony Orches- nity to work with him.” Gutierrez said Harth-Bedoya'’s Harth-Bedoya said his class- increasing number of Korean students at tra. Richard C. Gipson, director of expertise and skills as a con- es are going to have a practical TCU. The organization will help integrate Miguel Harth-Bedoya, music the School of Music, said Harth- ductor will benefit the students emphasis because the profes- Korean students and act as a forum for fel- director of the Fort Worth Sym- Bedoya would primarily be and the School of Music. Harth- sional world is different from lowship, she said. phony Orchestra, is now the working with graduate conduct- Bedoya is inviting the winners of conducting music in music John Singleton, director of International distinguished guest professor ing students. However, under- the annual Concerto competition schools. Student Services, said there are 34 Kore- of conducting in the School of graduate students will have an to perform with the Fort Worth “It’s going to be like an appren- an students from outside the U.S., and the Music, said German Gutierrez, opportunity to work with him on Symphony and also inviting oth- ticeship,” he said. “I want the stu- organization would help create opportunities director of orchestras at the special events, such as the Latin er student conductors to rehears- dents to learn not from me but to look after one another and foster their School of Music. American Music Festival. als under his supervision. through me. I'm already open- See KOSA, page 2 “It is a great honor for us to Harth-Bedoya said in a phone Andres Jaime, a graduate stu- See GUEST, page 2 EE ———— WEATHER PECULIAR FACT TODAY'S HEADLINES CONTACT US TOKYO — Japan created a government post TODAY: Sunny, 72/49 NEWS: People’s dependency on Internet grows, page 4 Send your questions, to promote animation and named a popular compliments, TOMORROW: Mostly sunny, 74/48 OPINION: Text messaging depletes social skills, page 3 complaints cartoon robot cat named Doraemon to the and hot tips to the staff at SATURDAY: Partly cloudy, 70/47 position. — Associated Press SPORTS: UCF football player dies during practice, page 6 [email protected] ey NEWS TCU Daily Skiff | Thursday, March 20, 2008 the Associated Press. JUICY JuicyCampus founder Matt PROJECT From page 1 From page 1 Ivester said in an earlier inter- the types of ads requested by view with the Skiff on Feb. 28 00 DAYS TCU and FPLs internal resources from mul- JuicyCampus. that AdBrite knew what it was tiple departments. TY Web Philip Kaplan, the founder getting into with its partner- “We think it is remarkable that FPL is pro- of AdBrite, said in an e-mail ship with JuicyCampus.