TCU Daily Skiff Thursday, October 7, 1993 Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 91st Year, No. 25 Alcohol banned after Texas-OU annual meeting Police cancel Commerce rally, offer Red River Round-up By R. BRIAN SASSER TCU Daily Skiff o open alco- Texas-Oklahoma weekend in Dal- "N, las may be one of college football's holic containers will be oldest traditions, but for fans plan- allowed in the Central ning on drinking alcohol on Com- Business District. There merce Street, this year is a whole new is no more Commerce game. Street rally." This year, the law against public consumption of alcohol will be enforced, said Ed Spencer, ED SPENCER, spokesman for the Dallas Police Dallas Police Department Department. spokesman "No open alcoholic containers will be allowed in the Central Business certs and other activities that will be District." Spencer said. "There is no gated and ticketed, according to a more Commerce Street rally." Round-up fact sheet. A homicide and several assaults A schedule of Round-up events during last year's Texas-OU week- will appear in a special section of The end convinced the city and the police Dallas Morning Sews on Oct. 8. the TCU Dally Skiff/ Aimee Herring something must be done to insure fact sheet said. The TCU Symphony Orchestra practices in Ed Landreth Hall Auditorium on Tuesday for Wednesday's concert. public safety. Spencer said. Downtown Dallas businesses are "Officers will be courteous, but very receptive to the new tradition fair," he said. "However, if arrests are necessary, arrests will be made." and activities. How land said. Approximately 900 officers will "The businesses are looking for- be on duty in the Central Business ward to the happenings downtown," Committee's walks light up campus District during the weekend. Spencer she said. "We are hoping the differ- said. ent things we are implementing will By JULIE HYNES lights were most needed and were Building, along University Drive and "1 am ecstatic about the lights," To help solve the problems of be a good solution." TCU Daily Skiff they could be used in the most afford- in the quad parking lots. said Paul Flowers, a sophomore his- safety, traffic, and security issues, Texas-Oklahoma weekend visi- able way," he said. "Hopefully, the installments of all tory major. "A lot of students felt Dallas Mayor Steve Bartlett assem- tors bring in millions of dollars to The lights are coming on at TCU After the committee made its the lights will be through after next uneasy about walking at night, now bled a team to create a new tradition Dallas businesses each year, said as the university installs new outside observations, it made recommenda- Wednesday, Oct. 13," Stallworth they can feel safer." called Red River Round-up. Greg Elam. vice president for com- lights around campus. tions to the university, McLinden said. One freshman said new lights will Red River Round-up is a joint pro- munications at the Dallas Conven- Scott McLinden, vice president of said. Stallworth is in charge of the make her feel more comfortable ject between both schools' alumni tions and Visitors Bureau. the House of Student Representa- "Putting up lights will help deter design of the lights and the hiring of walking through the freshman park- associations, local businesses and the Last year, visitors spent approxi- the contractor, Lone Star Electric. ing lot. Dallas Police Department, said tives, said the House's Permanent potential crime." he said. "College mately S20 million. Elam said. Improvements committee had a lot to campuses are a prime area for crimi- The lights will cost 566,500, he said. "It is scary passing the Ranch Round-up spokeswoman Lyria How- The University of Texas-Univer- do with the lights' installation. nal mischief and criminals would not "The House of Reps paid for the Management Building when coming land. The committee investigated the feel so eager in a lighted setting." lights being put in around the Moudy from the freshman parking lot." said "1 think people will appreciate the sity of Oklahoma football game is I campus lighting problem in the fall According to Will Stallworth, Building and one of the lights being Elizabeth Hernandez, a freshman more controlled atmosphere," How- p.m. Saturday at the Cotton Bowl. 1992 semester after several student director of the TCU Physical Plant, put in on a side of Colby dormitory," nursing major. "The lights will help land said. "It will be much safer." This year's game, which is sold complaints, McLinden said. the lights are being or have been McLinden said. make me feel a little more at ease The traditional Commerce Street out. marks the 88th meeting between "We had five different lighting installed in the freshman parking lot, Students gave a positive response rally on Friday has been replaced by the two teams. Over 70.000 people walks that determined where the along the south side of the Moudy to the lights' installation. see Light, page 2 a series of downtown events, con- attend the game each year. Texas Supreme Court upholds state college system versify programs, has worked to increase Legislature provide for "an efficient system By PEGGY FIKAC El Paso. region Phillips Associated Press State District Judge Ben Euresti Jr. of wrote. ducational opportunities for minor- of public free schools." That was the section Brownsville ruled for them in 1992, finding Furthermore, ity students in Texas. originally used by the Supreme Conn in a dif- AUSTIN — The Texas Supreme Court the higher education system violated the he added that In a footnote, he also cited the ferent case ordering reform of elementary upheld the state's public higher education Texas Constitution. there Legislature's passage of the and high school funding. system Wednesday, unanimously overturn- But the Supreme Court said the state pre- "consid South Texas Initiative this But the Supreme Court said that section ing a lower court ruling that the system sented evidence that different university erable year. The package allo- does not apply to higher education, rebuffing denies Mexican Americans equal education course offerings, which result in different cates S460 million to arguments that a university education is a opportunity. funding levels, are not the product of dis- nine border-area "fundamental right." "There is no direct evidence in this case of crimination against border institutions. universities and If that section were applied to higher edu- an intent to discriminate against Mexican- The court also said that almost one-half of colleges over cation, the court said. "The state presumably Americans in the border area," Chief Justice the Mexican Americans in Texas live outside four years. would not only be in violation of the Consti- Thomas Phillips wrote for the nine-member the border area, which weakens the racial dis- 9 Lawyers for tution for its level of funding for border area court. crimination claim. evi- Ithe Mexican- schools, but also for its operation of the Uni- The Mexican American groups and indi- "The same decisions that plaintiffs allege dence" American versity of Texas, Texas A&M University and viduals who sued Gov. Ann Richards and show discrimination against Mexican Amer- that the groups had all other public universities that charge other state officials contended that the state icans in the border area serve, at the same Texas Higher cited a require- tuition. discriminated by systematically underfund- time, to afford greater benefits to the large Education Coor- ment in the "It is difficult to see how the state could ing higher education institutions in a 41- number of Mexican Americans who live in dinating Board, Texas Consti- county swath stretching from Brownsville to metropolitan areas outside the border which approves uni tution that the see Court, page # FBI crime report shows INDEX Critics argue over the effects Greek-bashing What would life at TCU be Houston-area colleges like without Greeks? Rob of television on young viewers knows. Page 3 By CINDY GARCIA Sept. 20 issue of In These Times. Linda Moore, director of social work TCU Daily Skiff According to the article, defenders at TCU and mother of a 7-year-old had most violent crimes Early Christmas? of this side of the issue argue the boy. The Prog on Thursday — Battles of the old Southwest focus should be on the cause of youth Preschool children often develop year. it's too good to be true! between cowboys and Indians; car violence instead of using the media an unrealistic picture of the injuries By MIKE DRAGO Page 10 Associated Press Prairie View, a 5,500-student chases, gun fights and drug busts as a scapegoat. They see the cause of that have been sustained by TV char- school about 40 miles northwest of between cops and bad guys; and the violence as being an increase in child acters who rapidly recover after HOUSTON — Texas Southern Houston, reported 27 violent crimes, swift karate moves of the Teenage poverty, abuse and neglect, the arti- being violently attacked, a. wording University. Prairie View A&M Uni- including five rapes, one robbery and Mutant Ninja Turtles reflect the per- cle said. to the National Association for the versity and the University of Hous- 21 aggravated assaults. vading trends of television violence. However, in the same magazine, Education of Young Children. ton reported more violent crimes The University of Houston's main L METROPLEX The question in debate is whether columnist Pat Aufderheide wrote, This is because young children are than about 60 other Texas colleges campus, with more than 33.000 stu- the increasing amount of glorified "Just because television violence not yet able to fully distinguish fan- last year.