TCU Daily Skiff Wednesday, April 29, 1992 Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texcjs 89th Year, No. 109 Thespians House approves wrap year with 'Heidi' budget expenses, By JULIET YATES TCU Daily Skiff committee chairs The TCU theater department is By MEREDITH CAWTHRON In other business. House members wrapping up their spring run with TCU Daily Skiff elected new committee chairs that its production of "The Heidi Chron- will help utilize the allocated money. icles." The House of Student Representa- These chairs oversee the various The show opens at 8 p.m. tives voted unanimously Tuesday to House committees that propose bills Wednesday in Ed Landreth Hall, approve a S190,000 budget for fiscal in the best interests of the students, said Director Susan Rush. year 1992-93. said Matt McClendon. House vice The production will also run at 8 Student representatives approved president. p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday the budget yesterday, although the "1 think the new chairs will do a budget was previously scheduled to good job," Walters said. "They are a 44 "T" be voted on last week. real diverse group which will help The budget vote was postponed give the House a better perspective he "Heidi last week by House representatives about the campus." Chronicles" is a story because a number of representatives "I intend to put a lot of time and about an art historian were not present—or a quorum—to visible effort into this position," said who specializes in approve the budget. Bobby Chesney, newly elected chair women artists from the Representatives' questions about for the Student Concerns Committee. Renaissance period." the bill were answered during the "This committee is so important April 14 meeting. because this is where we discover the SUSAN RUSH, Few questions were asked during needs of the students." Chesney said. Director the question-and-answer period Other newly elected committee about the budget yesterday because chairs include Kristin Turner, chair and at 2 p.m. Sunday, she said. of a previous extensive session of of Academic Affairs; Scott McClen- "The Heidi Chronicles" is a story questions and debate a week earlier. don. chair of Permanent Improve- about an art historian who special- House leaders said the students' ments; Christian Ellis, chair of izes in women artists from the money was spent wisely. Elections and Regulations; and Renaissance period. "We have been over the budget D'shawn Yeager. chair of University The main character, Heidi, time and time again," said Tiffany Relations. teaches at Columbia University and Swayzee. House treasurer. House representatives also reminisces back through her life. "We spent a lot of time trying to decided to vote on a bill next week Heidi has flashbacks that illus- make sure the money was allocated that, if approved, will fund a ropes trate how her friendships shaped her to the right places," Swayzee said. course on the TCU campus. life. Rush said. Other leaders agreed. The course has been used by many Rush said the production has "I am pleased with the way the large corporations, as well as college been a real challenge for the TCU budget turned out because 1 think the campuses to utilize teamwork and crew because of the technical budget will spend the students' build unity. aspects. money effectively." said Ben Wal- It is a series of activities similar to "The show is a technical night- ters, student body president. obstacle courses that are built out of mare because we are using slides as "The extra S2 has given us some rope. Teams must work together in part of the flashbacks and music leverage to do some new things like order to master its challenge, said from the '60s. '70s and '80s," she free films next year and S3.000 for Laura Cummings, past chair of the said. multicultural co-programming." Permanent Improvements Commit- Rush said the story, which Walters said. "We've also expanded tee. TCU Dally Skiff/Aimee Herring involves 14 actors and actresses, is the Special Projects Fund which is The committee is requesting that both amusing and sad because it is a Allen Taha, a freshman biology major, entertains his friends by performing rollerblade given to organizations that come to the House allocate S6.000 from the tragedy and a comedy. tricks on the steps of Sadler Hall Monday. the House and request money The play is free to students. through bills." See House, page 2 Police, citizens join to fight crime in area neighborhoods 1800 E. Robert Street in Fort Worth's for people like Mable, who live in the empty plastic drug baggies. Now. the middle of weed-choked, unkept by Patsy Thomas. Weed and Seed By JOE LATTANZI Coordinator for the Tan-ant County Special to the Skiff southeast side, the most crime-ridden city's high crime neighborhoods. residents walk around outside, smil- lawns, facing trash-littered streets. area of the city. Until two weeks ago, Financed by a SI million federal ing, talking, enjoying the sun—and Drug dealers hawk their wares on Citizens Crime Commission. The The small clump of pale red and drug dealers had plagued the com- grant, the program is designed to first their newfound freedom. street corners and in front of run- figures represented about 1 1 percent white flowers stood alone amid tufts plex, openly selling crack cocaine weed out the cnminals in the high "The residents love it," said Rose down motels. Prostitutes parade up of the violent crimes that occurred of brown grass and weeds in the and heroin in broad daylight. Living crime areas, then seed them with Ann Miller, Prince Hall Apartments and own in front of the motels, throughout the city dunng the report- remains of an apartment building's in fear for nearly two years, the ten- social and community programs and manager. "They've banded together, flaunting themselves, smiling, wav- ing period. flower garden. ants endured a daily cycle of drug- activities. As the highest crime area knowing that the city and the police ing, trying to get someone to stop. The Weed and Seed program is a Two years ago, Mable (not her real trafficking, drug use. robberies and in the city, Fort Worth's southeast are backing them. Before the police Small groups of men sit on the comprehensive multi-agency name) planted the flowers out of shootings. Then, a special police task side is the programs's first priority. came, nobody came out of .heir porches of some of the houses, drink- approach to law enforcement and sheer joy because she could go out- force showed up on April 4—about Because of the extent of crime in apartments. They were scared to ing, staring with glassy eyes at the community revitalization. according side again. For her, the flowers sym- 75 Fort Worth police officers and the Prince Hall Apartments, it was death." cars going by. Poverty and stagna- to a Department of Justice press bolized the start of a new life. U.S. Marshals and a police heli- the first target of the Weed and Seed The Prince Hall Apartments are tion permeate southeast Fort Worth, release. For the past six months, Mable hid copter. The small army of lawmen program, said Officer Paul Ware, the crime free today, but Polytechnic- creating an atmosphere of fear—and The first step, weeding, is an inten- in her apartment, its door barricaded, arrested the dealers, and gave the neighborhood police officer who Heights, Stop Six and other neigh- hopelessness—that covers the area sive law enforcement effort to afraid to venture out, afraid that she Prince Hall complex back to its ten- conceived the raid. With the help of borhoods in the 15 square miles of like a shroud. remove violent criminals and drug would be robbed, shot—or worse. ants. Fort Worth police, the apartment southeast Fort Worth look like a war Southeast Fort Worth experienced traffickers from a community. The Mable lives in the Prince Hall Under a Department of Justice complex is no longer dominated by zone. Burned out, abandoned and 8.256 violent crimes in 1991. an second step, seeding, restores the Apartments, a 100-umt Housing and program called Weed and Seed, Fort drugs and guns and littered with bro- boarded up buildings line the streets. increase of 24 percent since 1990. Urban Development complex at Worth has begun to create a new life ken glass, spent cartridges, and Faded, dilapidated homes sit in the according to information furnished See Crime, page 2 State budget cuts to threaten Inside Retailers optimistic, Just a thought student financial aid programs Are you confused about student survey finds housing problems? So is our columnist. steady, TCU will get $1 million in dents who can receive the award is Page 3 By JENNIFER WILLINGHAM veyed were retailers affected by Car- By ABIGAIL DALBEY swell Air Force Base and General Special to the Skiff state aid for the 1992-93 academic the same, Caldwell said. This year, TCU Daily Skiff year, said Emma Baker, director of the state wide budget is S25 million. Spring Training ends Dynamics in West Fort Worth and The 1992-93 TCU financial aid financial aid. Students who are ineligible for the The annual Purple-White Despite predictions of economic manufacturers that supply General budget may be cut by $70,000 if the Therefore, either fewer students equilization grant can get other forms football game ended spring calamity for Tarrant county residents Dynamics everywhere." Moncrief Texas Legislature cutsets budget. will get financial aid or the same of financial aid. TCU offers many practice for the Frogs Tues- because of recent defense spending said.