, SPORTS FEATURES NEWS give blood at last Find out how the football The editorial staff lists Forget to night's blood drive? You're team matches up against its favorite Thanksgiving not the only one. Find out the Colorado State Rams recipes PAGE 4. more at DAILYSKIFF.COM PAGE 6. TCU TUESDAY November 21, 2006 4 DAILY SKIFF Vol. 104 Issue 4 | EST. 1902 A WWW.DAILYSKIFF.COM Elevated airfare prevents some holiday travel states By RACHEL MCDANIEL anywhere from $800 to $1,500." Field Airport in Dallas to oth- students live in neighboring Staff Reporter Gilliland said, “I've never seen er Texas cities and neighboring where students say it is more fea While most students will be prices that high.” states, which had the biggest effect sible to drive home packing up and heading home Christie Rush, branch manager on Love Field-based carrier South Jessica Broadaway, a junior the for Thanksgiving today, students of Carlson Wagonlit Travel, a travel west Airlines, Rush said ater major from Maumelle, Ark, said such as John Gilliland will be stay management company in Plano, said However, Southwest can now fly living in a neighboring state makes ing in Fort Worth because of ris- airfares go up every year during the to cities not in neighboring states it easier to go home, regardless of ing airfares holidays, mainly because of the high ‘Because of the Wright Amend- how high airfares are raised Gilliland, a sophomore market demand. However, she said, prices ment, airlines like American are For me, price doesn’t mat ing major from Vega Alta, Puer out of Dallas/Fort Worth Interna offering lower prices this year so ter because | can always drive to Rico, said he's staying in Fort tional Airport aren't quite as high as that they can compete with South Broadaway said Worth because he waited until the they could be because of the repeal west's prices,” Rush said But when students live in RICK MOON / Fort Worth Star Telegram last minute to buy a plane ticket, of the Wright Amendment here are 1,510 out-of-state stu states that are farther Away like An American Airlines jet taxis at D/FW International Airport. High and now the prices are too high I'he Wright Amendment restrict dents at TCU, according to the St Louis resident Caitlin Baker prices for flights make it difficult for students to travel home during ed non-stop flights out of Love 2006 Factbook. About 650 of those See TRAVEL, page 2 the holidays, said John Gilliland, a sophomore marketing major “The tickets were going to cost Photographer The Frogs onference Stadium lights cost WHITE PICKET CRO SSES $100 to run nightly d Eo 0 By MORGAN BLUNK The stadium light sys Staff Reporter tem is about 50 years old, +» should Although the lights at so instead of a simple light the top Amon Carter Stadium are on switch, giant switches that AcCrack- for football games, practice, are moved back and forth are maintenance and more, the responsible for the stadium's ther dif- electrical systems manager electricity, he said s year's said the operating cost is far Bailey said those switch Frogs of less than some expect es are kept “under lock and wed atti George Bates, manager of key 'S. electrical systems at TCU's “There's not someone who veryone Physical Plant, said lighting has the specific job of turning s doing a the football stadium for one the lights on or oft,” Bailey d we are night costs about $100 said. “There are about three 1» other a “It's not as much as you or four of us who do it.” AcCrack- think when you're dealing Even more complicated were is a with larger entities like the than the stadium light sys rale this stadium,” said Ross Bailey, tem is the intramural field st.” associate director of athletics light system, which is con- g Satur- Bates said TCU uses TXI trolled from a company based the team Energy as its electricity pro- in Towa, said Cristie Carpen nearly a vider, which is one of the most ter, associate director of intra epare for expensive electric companies mural sports and sport clubs vitation- in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, On/off times are sent to the : 16-18. charging 15 cents per kilo. Physical Plant for program nth off watt hour, according to tex ming via e-mail — sometimes , out and aselectricrate com, However, weeks in advance, she said tO train Bates said TCU has a special Carpenter said she does tter pre contract with TXU Energy, everything she can to shut A isa ottenger which gives the university a the lights off if games end fx 2088 taf Reporte with names of people who have less expensive rate early, but because the sys More than 22,000 protestors march toward the gates of a military training school Sunday in Columbus, Ga. The protestors hold crosses out how four members of Peace Action, a TCU student activist group, partic ipated in the protest, visit DAILYSKIFF.COM said the Regardless, TCI uses tem is computer-operat allegedly been killed by soldiers at the school. To find training electricity to light the sta ed, the lights might be left ore time dium and the intramural on when no one is on the the team field for numerous nights fields, she said Hall director balances family, responsibilities ed along of sports practice, mainte “We try our best to con LV Rebels nance, football games and serve as much energy as we said, she couldn't be happier She is in her seventh year at for their children champi- By MICHELLE THOMAS intramural field events can, Carpenter said, "It's Stafl Reporter about having a full house and a Cl with her husband of 10 Having a community like in Febru- Most recently, according hard to turn our lights off Christy Lehew, the hall direc dorm full of college students years, Tony who owns his own that is so helpful,” she said to the University Recre when they are presched As a junior education major business in Fort Worth Lehew said she is always on pproach- tor for Brachman Hall, gently ation Center's Web site, flag uled by computer for a giv at John Brown University in It wouldn't work if I had to call for emergencies while she is so be to asks her 2-year-old daughter to football games for men's en amount of time.” Siloam Springs, Ark., Lehew do it on my own she said, "My in the dorm, Between five and 10 age, Syb- sit at the kitchen table Kara and women's teams have A manual switch would be hesitates but then obeys said she found her calling while husband helps a lot with the times a month, she gets woken required that the intramu helpful and would require She hops into the seat next to working as an assistant hall kids, and his job usually allows up by a phone call from either als,” Syb- ral field lights be on Mon less planning ahead, Car her 4-year-old brother, Kyle, and director in her dorm him to be here if | need him a student, residential assistant or ready to day through Thursday and penter said her big sister, Kayla, 6, springs “I loved what I was doing,” she Lehew isn't the only mother on the police regarding a problem he finals’ “I had to schedule the cur on Sunday nights to action, taking charge of pre said. “When I found out | could do campus with a lot on her plate or emergency, she said The stadium lights are left rent light schedule back in paring an afternoon snack for it for a living and wouldn't have “There are other hall directors Lehew said she also spends September,” Carpenter said on about four times per week her younger siblings to be taking classes, too, it was with families at TCU” she said about 15 hours a week in meet “I'd love to have a switch for football games and basket A chorus of chattering and the only full-time job 1 applied It's great to have a support group ings, five to eight hours a week ball games, according to the it would really help.” singing follows Lehew as she for after graduation.” that understand what it's like planning events for students and Bailey said the Physical sports schedules on gofrogs. walks into her living room from Since then, Lehew has worked Lehew said she and the oth 15 to 20 hours a week visiting and com, Bailey said one row of Plant is staffed 24 hours a meeting with students 11/24 the kitchen just as one of her as a residence hall director at er mothers swap children, help day, so if the stadium lights Weed Burt) 12.8% stadium lights is left on during residents pops his head in to five other universities, includ each other manage their busy I definitely have my melt nights when there are basket were on at some time for no schedules and plan play-dates down days,” she said, "On those CBE RRL discuss a meeting scheduled for ing her alma mater reason, the Athletics Depart dy ball game because it provides that evening days, we pack up and go to a : : g : 15.2004 50 safety in the parking lots, ment would be immediately aia park somewhere ~ : : ‘ ! It's a team effort around here, Caan Ihe lights that shine on informed.