TUESDAY TODAY FEBRUARY 8, 2000 The Lady Homed 97th Year • Number 66 Frogs reached the 80-point plateau for the first time in six High 70 games Saturday Low 47 night against Tulsa Sunny TOMORROW High 76 Low 53 Sports, page 7 Fort Worth, Texas Serving Texas Christian University since 1902 www.skiff.tcu.edu Federal funding needed to cover tuition increases By Danny Home decide on those programs for next STAFF REPORTER Amount of financial aid available for fall will not be known until March or April year entirely until we have an exact Students such as senior criminal funding, we still need the federal amount of endowment spending to 5 we have to not only look at today but financial aid money available for amount of available funding," Scott justice major Flor Rodriquez and funds to increase, too," Scott said. percent over the next five years. also IS years from now." next fall until March or April. said. junior criminal justice major Chris "That docs not always happen, so we "I do not understand why they But some current TCU students "We expect a similar increase to Scott said the early notification of Ray must decide whether they can cannot expect that everyone will get need to raise our costs when it seems said they do not really care about last year's $l million (in federal increasing tuition and fees, although afford to return to TCU next semes- exactly what they need." that they already have enough money what happens with TCU 15 years fundsl for financial aid, so we can timely, was mainly geared toward ter. Rodriguez and Ray both said they to cover whatever I am paying extra down the road, especially when they implement more new programs," helping the incoming students. They must make this decision wondered about the use of the uni- for." Rodriquez said. will be asked to donate more money Munson said. Current students were made aware of without knowing the financial aid versity's endowment in terms of Scott said administrators cannot after they graduate. Scott said he expects the the probability of tuition increases they may or may not receive. funding for financial aid. Currently. take too much out of the endowment "I think it is funny that they will Returning Students Scholarship. The over their college careers when they Michael Scott, director of scholar- TCU uses 5.8 percent of its estimat- despite how simple it may look to increase tuition on me now and then Study Abroad Programs and the originally applied, he added. ships and student financial aid. said ed $800 million endowment for its everyone. ask me to pay again when I get out," Community Scholars Program to be Ray said most students will not next fall's tuition and fees increase annual budget, including the dis- "We know it would be easy to say Ray said. used again next fall. recall being told of the increases. brings a need for more financial aid. bursement of financial aid. However, 'just take more from the endow- Leo Munson. associate vice chan- "We had some programs that we but not all students can be covered. the Board of Trustees recently ment.' but it is not that easy." Scott cellor for academic affairs, said he implemented aside from the regular Danny Home "Even if we increase institutional approved a proposal to reduce the said. "When balancing the budget. would not know the exact amount of Financial aid last fall, hut I cannot bravest! ttMlhi.atmndspnnK.iom PULSE Politics vie for share of students' time CAMPUS House to hold first meeting, College Republicans, LSU provide select committees ways of campus political involvement The House of Student Representatives will have its By Jaime Walker first formal meeting at 3 STAFF REPORTER Political Web Sites p.m. Tuesday in Student Few college students have the Center. Room 222. time or energy to gel involved in Republican candidates: The meeting will wel- politics after their classes and ■ George Bush — come new members and rec- social lives. said Lisa www.georgebush.com ognize returning ones. Richardson, volunteer coordina- ■ John McCain — House reps will also choose tor for the Tarrant County wwwjnccain2000.com which committees they will Democratic Party. ■ Steve Forbes — serve on. There will be no "It is amazing how busy col- www.forbes2000.coro bills introduced. lege can be." she said. "I just wish students understood that Democratic candidates: this is the time of year to pay ■ Al Gore COLLEGE attention to what goes on." www.algore2000.com With many states holding pres- ■ Bill Bradley — Student stabbed to death in idential primary elections in the www.billhradley.coin Columbia U. dorm room next two weeks, political news is ■ Local candidates — NEW YORK (U-WIRE) — prominent on the national land- www.tarrantdemocrats.org Amid emergency meetings scape. Independent candidates: and messages, swarms of Students such as C'hnsla Baker, ■ www.grcens.org squad cars and controversial a junior biology major and presi- news coverage, the Columbia dent of the TCU College University community strug- Republicans, said students need to gled with grief, depression take personal interest in the issues. and shock over the weekend "A lot of students just have a after the murder of one of its hard time seeing how things like Student Politics students and the death of her Medicare and Social Security are apparent killer, a Columbia relevant, but it is important to Student political College student on academic vote and know what you are vot- organization meetings leave. Sarah Kirschberg/PHOTO EDITOR ing for because these issues will As the news slowly spread (Right) Leftist Student Union have an impact on them." she ■ Who: College through the Columbia cam- members Phil Doan, said. Republicans pus on Saturday afternoon, a junior philosophy major, The right to vote is a comer- ■ When: 8 p.m. today administrators, faculty, stu- and Amber Ross, a senior stone of democracy, said Joanne ■ Where: Student Center. dents and community mem- philosophy major, hang signs Green, professor of political sci- Room 20.5 bers crowded in front of to boost campus ence. Each vote represents a Ruggles Hall on H4th St., awareness of voice, she said ■ Who: Leftist Student trying to understand the current issues. "When we each cast a vote, we Union events and cope with their say. 'I feel this candidale will do ■ When: (i p.m. Sunday inevitable effect. the best job of representing what ■ Where: Student Center Columbia College sopho- "You should have no right to complain about what goes on if I and others like me stand for,'" Lounge more and Ruggles Hall resi- she said. dent Kathleen Roskot was you did not personally take a proactive role in government." killed in her dorm room by a —Chris Ohan, lecturer of history See ACTIVISM, Page 4 stab wound to the throat on Saturday, police said. In the afternoon, the only suspect in the case, Thomas Nelford. jumped in front of an oncom- SULLIVAN BEGINS JOB Undergraduate Experience task ing subway train. New director of fraternity, sorority affairs 'This is a very sad moment for everyone at the College." said he is feeling 'at home' at TCU force gives students a voice Dean of Columbia College Austin Quigley said. "Our By Victor Drablcky make the three-hour commute By Reagan Duplisea Mike Sackcn. task force force hearts go out to Kathleen's STAFF REPORTER every Wednesday night to per- Sullivan STAFF REPORTER member and a professor of Don Mills. lasJx force facil- family and friends. We are all When Tom Sullivan walked form his job al TCU. The Undergraduate education, said the group itator and vice chancellor for the poorer for her loss. We into his office for the first time Director of Special Projects Tom Sullivan, Experience task force is giv- heard input regarding what student affairs, said the group will do all we can to keep stu- Thursday, he was overwhelmed and Student Affairs Rick currently a ing current students a voice in improvements undergradu- considered taking a student dents informed and will pro- with memories. Barnes said he was impressed graduate how the university can better ates would like from three survey, but results would not vide them with all the support "Being a member of the with Sullivan when he first met student at provide for future students, panels of live students each. have been ready in time for we can make affordable." Christian Church (Disciples of him at an Association of Greek Texas A&M task force members said. Each panel focused on a dif- the task force to complete its Roskot, who grew up in Christ) and having my stepmom Advisers convention in University, "1 think this is the task ferent issue of undergraduate final report by June. Bay Shore, N.Y., was a mid- go to TCU, I spent a lot of time Colorado. began his new force (more than any other) life including academic, co- Mills said the task force fielder on the women's up here." Sullivan said. However, Sullivan said it job as TCU's where students have a say in curncular and overall TCU might work with the MBA lacrosse team. In a eulogy "Whether it was asking a girl to took numerous phone calls and director of the'direction the university is community experiences. program to lake a survey given Sunday night at St. be my girlfriend, or going to a a phone interview to land him Fraternity and taking." said Ben Alexander, Kelly Connelly, a student from a sampling of students Paul's Chapel, Maureen church dance or prayer meet- the job at TCU.