INTERVIEW WITH REALITY BITES7 DIRECTOR BEN STILLER - PAGE 6 TCU Daily Skiff Friday, February 25, 1994 Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 91st Year, No. 79 Husband and wife team enjoy each others' 'Company' on stage BY ANN RICKERMAN Breese performed in separate pro- a deeper level." "We look for opportunities to work TCU DAILY SKIFF ductions of "Company" 15 years The couple performed the musical together." Leonard said. "We do often ago, in the days before they became "Cats" in Germany for over a year share opinions (about productions)." Linda Leonard walked into the man and wife. together. Leonard said they became And sharing those opinions makes room and planted a big kiss on " 'Company' is a musical with very dependent on each other there both of them stronger as artists, they said. Steven Breese's lips. The husband tremendous appeal to the musical because of the different language and "All artists need input on their and wife team is working together theater audience and non-musical the show's pressures. work all the time," Breese said. "Art theater audience." said Breese. an Each experience of working is about communication. Without assistant professor of theater. "It is together is good, he said. They usu- Linda 1 am not as good as I could be." again, this time as director and chore- very, very funny." ally see art in the same way. The musical "Company" will be ographer of the TCU Guild's pro- Leonard said everyone will see "The tensions of the rehearsal pro- performed tonight and Saturday at 8 duction of "Company," which themselves in some part of the show. cess is not us not getting along." and Sunday at 2 p.m. in Ed Landreth opened Thursday night. Her husband the director sees him- Breese said. "It is about the artistic Auditorium. Tickets are S5 for stu- The musical is an interesting pro- self in one character. concept and how to go about doing dents. S10 for non-students. ject for the married couple to oversee "I identified with Bobby (the main something. All proceeds benefit the TCU Guild because it follows the adventures of character who is single with all mar- "When two people work together scholarship fund, which provides single man whose friends are trying ried friends)." he said. "Over the last and go home together they have to scholarships for students in each of the to push him down the aisle and into 13 or so years I've grown to like the work at separating their jobs with eight departments of the College of Linda Leonard matrimonial bliss. Leonard and play better because I understand it at their personal environment," he said. Fine Art and Communication. Steven Breese Division I-A A&M to follow could cost, Tucker says Baylor to Big 8 BY GREG RIDDLE TCU DAILY SKIFF BY RICK WATERS TCU DAILY SKIFF Two down and two to go. University administrators remain stead- Another piece fell into place fast in their position that TCU will be a Thursday in the Big Eight-Southwest "major-league player" in the collegiate ath- Conference merger puzzle when the letic scene despite the breakup of the South- Texas A&M Board of Regents west Conference, said Chancellor William announced the Aggies had accepted Tucker Thursday. the Big Eight's invitation to join the "TCU is committed to competition in conference for the 1996-97 season. intercollegiate athletics at the Division I-A level," Tucker said. "There has been and will continue to be a commitment to intercolle- "We are proud to have been asked giate athletics by both myself and the Board and enthusiastic about joining a con- The boards of trustees at the uni- ference with these eight great univer- of Trustees." versities of Texas and Texas Tech sities," said Texas A&M Interim Tucker's stance on TCU athletics has not will meet Friday to decide whether to President E. Dean Gage. "This new wavered either before or after the Big Eight accept the invitation to join the Big alignment not only offers new oppor- Eight. Texas and Texas Tech must invited four SWC schools, the University of tunities for all 12 universities in each accept the invitation for the Big Texas, Texas A&M. Baylor and Texas Tech, men's and women's intercollegiate Eight-Southwest Conference merger to join their conference. athletics, but further establishes an to become a reality. "We — the Board of Trustees and myself even closer relationship in the areas "1 laving been a charter member of — believe intercollegiate athletics enhance of teaching, research and public ser- the Southwest Conference, we regret the visibility, vitality and strength of the uni- vice." that the invitation could not have versity," Tucker said during a Feb. 17 speech While the Board of Regents was been extended to all of our mem- at a university faculty luncheon. voting to accept the invitation. A&M bers," Gage said. "Change is the one Tucker said Thursday the university's Athletic Director Wally Groff met constant factor that will always be commitment to stay at the Division I-A level with all of the Aggie head coaches to present in our society. We now look is the same but now it may come at a cost. get their opinions on the possible forward to consummating the agree- "If we maintained all the current athletic- move to the Big Eight. ment and building new friendships teams we have now with no (conference) "I conducted a staff meeting with and relationships." alliance, we would lose in excess of SI mil- all of the head coaches and each one TCU Chancellor William Tucker lion," he said. felt this would be a positive move," said he was upset to see the end of the TCU will be a member of the SWC even Groff said. "Change is always diffi- SWC close at hand. if the four schools leave, but it is uncertain cult, especially when you're talking "The possible break up of the how much money will be available to dis- TCU Daily Skiff/ Br.an Bray about a relationship such as the Southwest Conference is keenly dis- tribute among the remaining schools. Tucker "Dooney" shoots some hoops after class near downtown Fort Worth. He says Southwest Conference. I feel this is appointing to Texas Christian Uni- he likes the extra lift from the mattresses to help him slam the ball. in the best interest of Texas A&M see Funding, page 8 University." see A&M, page 8 Graduates to get more family time Athlete works as Peer Educator mencement exercises was "an awk- BY DENA RAINS TCU DAILY SKIFF ward time for visitors." "Just in general, it seemed like a to keep local children off drugs The time for the May 14 Bac- good idea for all involved." she said. calaureate-Commencement has been "I think it will be much more conve- changed from 7:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. nient for everyone." BY CHRIS LESCHBER The Peer Educators program is an extension of the The exercises will still take place in Armstrong said this time change TCU DAILY SKIFF Office of Alcohol and Drug Education. The goals of Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. might not become a trend for future the program are to keep kids out of gangs, off drugs Sally Armstrong, director of the commencement ceremonies. Vincent Pryor came to school to play football and and in school. Faculty Center for University Rela- "We'll give it a try this spring and get an education. Mary Dean Keyes. the Foster Hall Director, super- tions, said the commencement com- see if it works out how we think it Through TCU's Peer Educators program, however, vises the program, which involves about 35 students mittee was concerned about the will," she said. the junior social work major said he found there is who are drawn from all levels of the university. A families of the graduates and felt the The graduates, clad in their black more to life than personal advancement. broad cross section of students from different racial, earlier time would help. robes, will line up for commence- During his sophomore year, Pryor's hall director social and economic backgrounds allows the educa- The students and their families ment exercises at 2:45 p.m. Faculty came to him with a problem: He needed someone to tors to identify with more children. wanted more time together after the members will line up at 3 p.m. speak to a group of elementary school children about Area elementary schools invite the Peer Educators ceremony, she said. She also noted The time for the May 14 com- The commencement committee staying in school and off dnigs. Pryor agreed to help to talk to their pupils. Teams of Peer Educators travel that the numbers of children and mencement reception has also which consists of representatives his hall director and spoke with the group of children. to local schools once a week to give children infor- senior citizens that attend the exer- changed. Students, their families and from the Registrar's Office. Campus This expeiience led to an invitation for Pryor to join mation on drugs and gangs and offer alternatives to cises are increasing, and changing members of the faculty and adminis- Police, Facility Services and Print- the Peer Educators program. peer pressure. the time would make their visit eas- tration will mingle at a Student Cen- ing, Postal and Conference Services, "Since then it has been sort of a pet project of Pryor said many of the schools that ask them to ier.