NEWS FEATURES SPORTS The baseball team looks A student entrepreneur Find out if Sandra to defend its five-game rides in a limousine for a Bullock's “Premonition” is chance to win $10,000. a hit or miss winning streak tonight TOMORROW PA GE 5 PAGE 8 TCU THURSDAY °0 March 22, 2007 4 DAILY SKIFF Vol. 104 Issue 90 EST. 1902 French, A WWW.DAILYSKIFF.COM Juently. 'r 1O SUC- 6 TCL, Thief’s fate rests on shoulders of Campus Life 5 Junior for play- to Campus Life, Ham said the accused and TCUs disciplin will be addressed Ss 4 run- By KAILEY DELINGER of stealing from the storage Since identifying the sus an Adams, dean of ary action from being divulged But the handbook doesn’t nd 2005 Staff Reporter compartments on the south pect, TCI Police said they Sus Adams said the student's specify disciplinary steps in ionships A student who police say side of the weight room in the have contacted each person Campus Life, said little can who reported having items be released about the case disciplinary proceedings have this case as it does in cases 5 Duke admitted to 14 thefts during Rec Center, Ham said. because of a federal law called already begun according to the related to drugs and alcohol, nt. She a six-month period in the Uni- After subsequent question: stolen from the weight room the Family Educational Rights mandates of the Official Stu Adams said he 2004 versity Recreation Center will ing from TCU Police, Ham said to determine whether each and Privacy Act (FERPA) dent Handbook These kinds of things are Amateur not have to face the Texas the accused admitted to the 14 person wanted to file criminal Since disciplinary procedures She said the handbook's taken on a case-by-case basis,” 1s been a court system, TCU Police Sgt. prior thefts that took place in charges or leave disciplinary are considered part of a stu- Code of Student Conduct sec Adams said. “Disciplinary al teams Kelly Ham said. the same area since Aug. 23. action to the university Each person declined to dent's education record, Adams tion on theft and unauthorized action could range from find- The student, whose identity The items stolen from the ERPA, which protects the use of property and the section ing the student isn't in viola- playing administrators say is protected weight room — mostly cash, wal prosecute, so TCU Police said F y of student education on violation of law and univer tion of the code all the way to ght, She under the Federal Privacy Law, lets and purses came to about transferred the case and privac records, prevents the identity of sity discipline are the ones that expulsion from school.” her par was caught March 5 in the act $2,020 in value, Ham said related disciplinary action or Steph- or North Center seeks women's THE SHAPE OF THINGS 1 looks ly have podcasting olid start lay from in classrooms wen out rth-place By MICHAEL BOU-NACKLIE Staff Reporter match at witation The Center for Instructional Ser eir sixth vices wants to make TCU more pod- cast-friendly in the classroom rto Rico, Jess Price, media producer for CIS, es at the said he hopes to build a comprehensive or Invite Is Long database of recordings of events held on campus as ¢ team is 27 in the well as information from classes, Berkley and Stan the latest ford universities already TCI have podcasts available on SCason, through iTunes, and it Derrey Price hopes he can do THEATRE Department am so tar the same for TCU, Senior Mariana Fernandez plays Evelyn, and sophomore Jage Bothmann portrays ould be a “We want to use Adam in the theatre department's new play "The Shape Of Things.” The play, writ MWC, podcasting as a value-added com- ten by Neil LaBute, will open March 22 at 5:30 p.m. in Hays Theatre at the Walsh ponent to what students are learn- Center ing in the classroom,” Price said “It's like reading an extra chapter outside of class.” According to PC Magazine's Web site, podcasting is recording a non society music audio broadcast of news, sports Dark drama features manipulative relationships, or discussion in an MP3 format for playback in a digital music player By MICHELLE EUPERIO tally and emotionally I'he man is a senior theatre major ‘She uses a Several instructors at TCU have Stall Reporter completely unaware she is using him dorky guy who has never been in a —{ FOR YOUR INFO }— for her thesis toward her master’s relationship for her own project, and used podcasting in their classes. Dave Students are playing a game of Performance times at Upton, associate professor of kine manipulation in the theatrical per degree he becomes her artwork siology said he experienced a sharp formance “The Shape of Things,” Jage Bothmann portrays Adam Daniel Fredrick and Staci Schuh Hays Theatre: grade increase when he replaced the which will be presented Thursday who is so eager to find love that he mann portray Adam's only friends will do anything to keep it and is Phillip and Jenny » Thursday & Friday: 5:30 p.m lab component of his class with the through Saturday “The Shape of Things” is a drama oblivious to the changes that Eve I'he characters in the play toy with oSaturday: 2:30 & 7:30 p.m podcasts recorded by CIS lyn, played by Mariana Fernandez human emotions and try to deter “Grades went from an average of about a woman who uses her rela 67 — which is not passing — to the tionship with a man to manipulate asks for mine where to draw the line with Admission is free. high 80s,” Price said him into changing physically, men “Evelyn is an artist,” said Fernandez, See SHAPE, page 4 Price believes the increase is because students could review the podcasts several times and see the procedures being done with a voice over by the professor. Frogs embrace caregiving, gain experience Also, using podcasts allows the course to be offered more often By JOHN BOLLER students, first began working petition this year is “Family giver, In most cases, caregivers Bateman, who served as because labs require space and Staff Reporter the case study for the 20006 Caregiving 101. feel isolated and experience the president of PRSA and supervision which limit the num A case study for a public 2007 Bateman Case Study In October 2004, the National stress from the burden of care the International Public Rela ber of times labs can be scheduled, Family Caregivers Association giving itself, along with bal tions Association, the com relations class at TCU will Competition in September Price said, With the use of podcasts, end up meaning more than I'he five students, senior and the National Alliance for ancing work and other family petition was renamed after students were able to complete the responsibilities, according to him following his death in just a letter grade. For five Lvdia Akinde, junior Kier Caregiving, started the begin same amount of work without the 1983. Since then, the com students and one professor, sten Booren, junior Michelle ning of a campaign called, the PRSA Web site constraints of lab time, Price said. Students will use the four petition has been the most it will be about putting into Fabrega, junior Ashley Pier ‘Family Caregiving, it's not all Amber Finn, director of speech com up to you,” which can be found principles of public rela prestigious and challenging action a vision of making the ret and senior Alana Ville munication, teaches an eight-week basic lives easier for family care gas, are all advertising and on the PRSA Web site tions in their case study competition for public rela- speech communication course which tions students, according to givers in Fort Worth public relations majors and I'he program was launched research, planning, imple has 600 students enrolled. The class is Amiso George, associate members of the Public Rela in an effort to create aware mentation, evaluation I'he the PRSA Web site divided into two lecture groups. The professor and faculty adviser tions Society of America ness of the hard work and principles were established I'he students began collecting See PODCAST, page 2 for TCU's team, along with five The case study for the com dedication it takes to be a care by J Carroll Bateman See CAREGIVERS, page 2 Film series celebrates womanhood during HerStory Month and cultural issues surrounding body image, strength and By ELIZABETH DAVIDSON Although Ana is a fiction it were, between Chicano and a senior social work major Anglo worlds,” Steele said “We chose this film because them, as well as to celebrate pride of women, and sister Staff Reporter al character in the HBO film Eighteen-year-old Ana, “Real Women Have Curves,” This is one of three films of its emphasis on discarding Women's HerStory Month hood, Ruiz said “This is the first time these a first-generation Mexican: the message of the strength being shown this month in the ideal thin female body as two organizations of strong American from Los Angeles, of women is clear through celebration of Women's Her beautiful and for the promi FOR YOUR INFC women have joined forces thought her life was set when the movie's exploration of Story Month, The Women's nence of sisterhood throughout she received a scholarship to race, gender, class and body Network, a group of students the film,” said Christina Ramos, Ruiz said, "We are extremely “Real Women Have Curves” a freshman sociology major excited to work with them and Columbia University, image, said Karen Steele, and faculty concerned about gender justice and other Narcely Ruiz, a senior crimi hope we can work together Her parents had different associate professor of Eng- 6:30 p.m, today nal justice major and CUS cul again in the future ideas.