TCU Daily Skiff Thursday, April 16, 1992 Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 89th Year, No. 103 Fraternities, sororities to celebrate achievements By MEREDITH CAWTHRON TCU Daily Skiff The Student Center will be deco- rated with Greek columns and letters beginning Monday, April 20. to pro- mote Order of Omega's annual Greek Week. The group hopes to involve more people then ever before in the week's activities, said Amy Sturhahn. Order GREEK WEEK of Omega advisor. The events are similar to those that take place on Monday, April 20 hundreds of college campuses Picnic in Worth Hil Is Courtyard. nationwide, she said. 5 jun. - 8 pjrt Sponsored by "We want the tradition of recog- Panhellenic nizing Greek achievement to become something that students actively take Tuesday, April 21 part in at TCU," Sturhahn said. Order of Omega Faculty Reception in Woodson Room, Student Center. In years past, the week has simply 430 pm. - 6 pm. come and gone without much partic- Greek Week Awards Banquet in ipation and involvement, she said. Student Center Ballroom. 6 pm. "This year our intent istoestablish a precedent for more success in the Friday, April 24 future," Sturhahn said. Softball Tournament at Intramural Kim Daus. a member of Order of Fields. 3 pin. Omega, said the organization tried to Saturday, April 25 cut down on the number of activities Softball Tournament Finals at that they will sponsor. Intramural Fields. 10 am - 3 pm "We want to try and stress the Springfeat at Worth Hills Courtyard. quality of the events this year, not the 3 pm. fr=f: quantity." she said. The organization will kick off the week with a block picnic Monday. April 20, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Worth Hills courtyard. Hot dogs and hamburgers can be purchased with involvement has been an integral pan Tandy Corporation and keynote student meal cards. of TCU campus life." Daus said. speaker, will help honor outstanding Brief histories of TCU Greek "We want to recognize each of their Greek men and women. organizations will also be on display achievements." The week's events will come to a in the Student Center Lounge during Part of the achievement recogni- close with a new tradition: TCU Dally Skiff/ Kandy Hale the week. tion will occur during the Greek Springiest. The "Woodstock-style" TCU first baseman Joel Dobson, number 27, tags first base as pitcher Greg Helms "From the early beginnings of Week Awards Banquet on Tuesday activity will host jackopierc. an rushes to cover him during the game with UTA Tuesday. honor societies to present social fra- at 6 p.m. in the Student Center Ball- acoustic duo from Dallas, as well as ternities and sororities, Greek room. John Roach, the CEO of food and vollevball for everyone. TCU Press survives despite hard times By ALFRED CHARLES are more willing to axe auxiliary pro- from the university. Holzman said The SMU Press publishes 12 to 15 TCU Daily Skiff grams that do not affect the lives of the budgeting process is continuing books a year with a staff of three students on a daily basis. and he and other press officials are employees. Like other presses, the Judy Alter is reviewing The withdrawal of funds has "fairly optimistic" they will receive a SMU Press faced budgetary cutbacks manuscripts and planning for future forced many presses into deficits that sum that will allow the press to con- in 1991 when administrators initiated book releases in spite of hard times in cannot be solved by selling books. tinue publishing. a university-wide reevaluation of the publishing world. Some university presses have always The Ohio Press is not alone. The spending. In fact, the 10-year director of the had problems matching expenditures Stanford University Press' subsidy is "We had our budget cut too. so we TCU Press is operating with a 'busi- with sales, but an abundance of under scrutiny by administrators for reduced the number of books we ness as usual' doctrine. money in the "easy '80s" covered reduction or elimination, the Chron- publish from 20 to 12 or 15 books." "We don't foresee any budget press' shortfalls. icle has reported. The University of Gregory said. cuts," Alter said. The fiscally conservative '90s has Iowa Press has seen its subsidy The reduced number of titles has Other university presses are not as spawned a new philosophy. shrink by 12 percent and the Univer- helped SMU Press operate within its fortunate. The publishing arm of "No university can afford a black sity of Nebraska Press took a S12,700 budget, he said. institutions are being threatened with hole that you just drop money into," cut in its S250.000 operating subsidy, The TCU press operated with a extinction because of budget cuts and Alter said. according to the Chronicle. deficit during 1991. Although she fewer book buyers. Presses at state schools have been Presses at schools in Texas are was unsure about a specific figure. The country's economic woes hit the hardest. tightening their belts too. There are Alter said the press was, "no more have exacerbated the problems. Press officials at the Ohio State 13 presses operating in Texas. They than SI0,000 in the red last year." According to a news report in the University waged a successful cam- are the University of Texas at El TCU Press receives an administra- Chronicle of Higher Education, as paign to prevent administrators from Paso, Texas Tech, Rice, University tive budget of S70,000 from univer- many as 20 university presses may closing the press, according to the of Texas, Texas A&M, University of sity administrators. Book sales see cuts in the subsidies they receive Chronicle. North Texas, Southern Methodist should equal expenditures for the from university administrators and But officials at Ohio Press still fear University, Baylor, University of press to continue its mission. Alter some presses may be closed. the possibility of closure. Houston, Midwestern State Univer- said. If sales don't meet expenses. Press officials said university "The decision to close the press sity, University of Texas at Arlington Alter said cutbacks in other areas like TCU Daily Skiff/ Aimee Herring presses have seen their budgets cut was never made but thought was and University of Texas at Pan Am. production costs would be imple- TCU Press Director Judy Alter and Assistant Editor Tracy because of the harsh economic reali- given to it because of a need for a Presses at private schools, like mented and the possibility of titles Row are surrounded by books published by TCU Press in ties. State legislators grappling with budget cut," said Alex Holzman. the TCU and SMU, have not been being postponed would be investi- their office on Louden Street. deficits and decreasing tax revenue assistant director of the Ohio Press. immune to the economic austerity of gated. are limiting the funds they appropri- "The initial shock has worn off the times. Despite the operating deficit. Alter "The financial issues are always a tire by critics who say presses should ate for institutions of higher learning. and people feel genuinely hopeful." "All the presses are existing in a said she does not expect university concern it's not new." she said. publish and not worry about profits. As a result, college administrators Holzman said. climate where there isn't much fund- administrators to withdraw their sup- "We must look at books that can Alter disagrees. are faced with increasing costs and Ohio Press officials have received ing," said Keith Gregory, director of port. sell." "Most university presses must be not enough revenue to meet expendi- no word from administrators if they the SMU Press. "Cutbacks are a "We hope that we w ill not have to The decision to publish books that tures. Subsequently, administrators will receive their $300,000 subsidy problem everywhere." face cutbacks," Alter said. affect the bottom line has come under See Press, page 4 Piano recital to honor Inside Computer program aids in job hunt Getting ready The women's tennis team By JOHN GAETZ tion fitting the companv's criteria. full time jobs using kiNexus. former TCU student prepares for tournament Hewlett Packard, AT&T. East- "There is potential for finding TCU Daily Skiff play this weekend. man Kodak Company. IBM. and internships, summer jobs and part- piano majors," Owings said. "It's Page 5 By KRISTI SWANN The Career Planning and Place- Merill Lynch are some of the com- time work by using kiNexus," Sas- open to any student at TCU who TCU Daily Skiff ment Center has found yet another panies that subscribe to the kiNexus saman said. wishes to participate." Edgefest 1992 weapon in the battle against the service. The registration form asks stu- University students who wish to Each contestant will play one Edgefest offers music and a struggling job market. There is a small administrative dents to input data such as career compete in a piano recital contest major work of Chopin and another way to save the planet. KiNexus, a computerized data fee for TCU alumni, but students preferences, primary work experi- will have the opportunity to do so piece of his or her choosing in a con- Page 6 during the second annual Gary Mar- program, has recently been added to can use the kiNexus service at no ences and college information. trasting style, he said. the computer system in the CPPC. charge. KiNexus users must pur- Some of the student's informa- tin Memorial Piano Competition Adam Wodnicki, a Polish-born which will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday. Students answer questions, then chase floppy disks to store their tion will be represented by a per- pianist and professor of piano at the put their answers onto a computer resume information.