TCU Daily Skiff Friday, September 14, 1990 Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 88th Year, No. 11 London internships to present world perspective spend the spring semester at Re- Most of the classes offered will be By LISA YONCO ter abroad program offered at Oxford "The direct firsthand learning ex- to compare the British press to TCU Daily Skiff gent's College. They will rccievc 15 liberal arts courses, such as political University. Babbili said teaching perience is irreplaceable," said Ken- America's and research the true as- credit hours, nine for their intern- science, economics and literature. abroad revitalized his knowledge and neth Lawrence, associate professor pects of freedom of the press, Gar- An agreement between TCU and ships and six for academic courses. The classes will be taught by British experience. of religion-studies and chairman of wcll said. Regent's College in London will of- The program is open to juniors and faculty, Jackson said. Students will have the opportunity the religion department. Babbili said that London is not fer international internship opportun- seniors of all majors with a minimum "We need to expose our students to participate in internships within From the journalistic prospective, only a convenient place to go but also ities for students. 3.0 GPA, Jackson said. Tuition and to the realities of global communica- their field of study, Jackson said. Robert Garwcll, dean of the College a comfortable place to start. "Studying abroad will increase the fees for the semester will be the same tions and how they impact upon our "London is the global capital for of Fine Arts and Communications, "London is a good beginning point awareness and knowledge of other as TCU's. Room and board at Re- shaping of the public opinion, and ef- all sorts of activities opportunities," said students would have the oppor- to get a window on other cultures," cultures," said Larry D. Adams, As- gent's residence halls costs $2,350. fect culture, society and the marketp- Jackson said. tunity to work with the British press. Babbili said. sociate Vice Chancellor for Students also have the option of lace," said Ananlha Babbili, assistant Opportunities to work in govern- Students would be exposed bey- Larry Lauer, Associate Vice Academic Affairs. "It helps students boarding with a British family. professor of journalism and chair- ment, businesses and communica- ond just their city's or state's situa- Chancellor for University Relations, learn to function naturally with stu- Don Jackson, professor of politi- man of the journalism department. tion areas will help students gain a tions to the world's situations and in- participated in the Oxford program dents of other cultures." cal science and program director, is Babbili was one of five faculty "perspective awareness of the ternational relations, Garwcll said. and in organizing this program. organizing the program at TCU. members to participate in the semes- Ten students will be selected to world," Jackson said. They would be given the opportunity See Intern, page 2 TCU to host Dan Rather News anchors Soviet to take part in political forum speaker By JOHN MOORE TCU Daily Skiff to lecture TCU will be the first university to By BOB PRICE hear CBS Evening News anchor Dan Special to the SJ<iff Rather speak publicly, following his Gennady Gerasimov, Soviet return to the United States this month leader Mikhail Gorbachev's from five weeks in the Middle East. chief spokesman, will speak at Rather and KDFW-TV Channel 4 TCU Oct. 2. His appearance anchors Clarice Tinslcy and John will be the latest engagement Criswell will serve as panelists for in the Distinguished Speakers the KDFW-TV/TCU Student News Forum co-sponsored by TCU, Forum, which will begin at 10 a.m. Texas Team Bank, the Fort Tuesday in the Student Center Worth Star-Telegram. Ballroom. The topic of Gerasimov's The forum, sponsored by Channel presentation will be, "The 4 and hosted by the College of Fine Smiling Russian Bear: Is It Arts and Communication, will be a Dangerous?" panel discussion of topics including "He (Gerasimov) is in a pos- journalism education, career oppor- ition to see the Soviet Union tunities in broadcast journalism, and from a different perspective. the current role of television in news He's been on the inside and has coverage of world events, said Karen a great deal of insight," said Cage, director of public relations for Logan Hampton, adviser to the Channel 4. Forums Committee. TCU Dally Skiff/ Jessica Mann "This will be a rare chance to sec Gerasimov has been the Lou Young, R.N., M.S.N., describes the effect of alcohol in wo- Young, director of family program at Care Unit Hospital, spoke true television journalists in person," head of the information depart- men's bodies by drawing on Jana Eshbaugh's "fake body." to about 50 women Wednesday night in Worth Hills Cafeteria. said Ananlha Babbili, chairman of ment of the Soviet Union's Mi- the journalism department. "There nistry of Foreign Affairs since are a lot of people in broadcast jour- 1986. He was schooled in in- nalism, but Dan Rather is a true jour- ternational law and later be- Effect of alcohol different for women nalist, not simply a news reader who came a Soviet diplomatic cor- doesn't do any reporting. He's had respondent in the United By JEFF LEA face when they drink. hol's depressant qualities unlock when women get praised for drink- tremendous experience as a reporter States. TCU Daily Skiff "Recent studies show symptoms the things that people do not do in a ing like a man," Young said. and has been out in the trenches as a Gerasimov now serves as of alcoholism occur faster in wo- normal setting. It's all right at first, he said, but newsman. And he's one of the best." spokesman for Gorbachev and Women should be cautious ab- men than in men," Young said. He described some inhibitions women get shunned if they drink Rather, Clarice Tinslcy and Cris- as chief spokesman for Soviet out their drinking habits because "Women get drunk faster, and look associated with drinking too much, too much. well could not be reached for Foreign Minister Eduard alcohol affects women differently drunk faster." such as dancing on tables, urinating comment. It is these types of social stigmas Shevardnadze. than it does men, said Lou Young, Women's unique physiological in public and changing sexual Jack Tinslcy, vice president and There are 200 tickets avail- an adjunct professor of nursing at that make it difficult for women to properties allow alcohol to enter practices. editor of the Fort Worth Star- able to students on a first come, deal with alcohol, Young said. Men TCU. die body's blood stream in more The problem is that society ac- Telegram, will serve as moderator first served basis, said Susan cepts men getting drunk and losing and women see themselves diffe- Young spoke to about 40 women potent levels, he said. for the discussion. Larry Lauer, vice Dumler, chairwoman of the control, but not women, Young rently in relation to drinking. Wednesday night in the Worth Young described alcohol's ef- chancellor for university relations, Programming Council Forums Hills Cafeteria about the physical fect on the brain and how it opens said. will introduce the panelists and pres- and social consequences women "doors of inhibition." He said alco- "There's a problem in society See Women, page 2 ide over the forum. See Soviet, page 2 See Rather, page 7 Students' Inside Area chlamydia cases increase Who is Souter? Columnist wonders what Over 700 cases of chlamydia were blood kind of a Supreme Court By MARGARET THILL TCU Daily Skiff reported in Tarrant County between Justice David Souter would January and June of this year. During make. -, Facts * Most people who have chlamydia the same lime period, 10,512 cases m # wanted Page 3 have never heard of the disease or were reported in Texas. >X# About #XC By STACEY KOSIER shown any symptoms. It is often This is a 24.7 percent increase over called the silent devastator. the 8,428 cases reported last year, ac- TCU Daily Skiff Comedy sleepers • Chlamydia • Betty Bcnison, a professor of cordng lo the Fort Worth health de- Mosaic review takes a look The Residence Hall Association physical education who teaches ab- at some overlooked partment, said Johnny Humphreys, ■yfc Chlamydida is the most prevalent STD in the US. and hopes to collect 500 pints of blood at out human sexuality, said that the city and county health depart- comedies. Europe and is the leading cause of infertility and the annual TCU Fall Blood Drive chlamydia is one of the most com- ment public information specialist Page 8 ectopic (tubal) pregnancies in women. An estimated starling Monday. mon sexually transmitted diseases. The increase may not have been 3 to 5 million new cases occur annually in the US. The blood drive will begin Mon- "It affects more Americans than thai large because reporting of cases day and continue through Thursday herpes, gonorrhea, syphilis and was more accurate this year dian in -3f£ Chlamydia exhibits no symptoms in 70 percent of women in the Student Center lounge. AIDS combined," Bcnison said. the past, Humphreys said. and 30 percent of men. "It's a chance to give something Benison said thai chlamydia is Both Schwartz and Bcnison said back lo the community," said Kerri Outside known as the "silent devastator" be- thai TCU is no exception to national ■yfc Chlamydia infections result in 300,000 hospitalized Lovill, a sophomore marketing ma- cause as many as 70 percent of wo- and regional statistics and lhat many cases, 2.5 million outpatient cases of pelvic jor.