IT'S SWC TOURNEY TIME - PAGE 4 TCU DAILY SKIFF THURSDAY, MARCH 9,1995 TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 92ND YEAR, NO. 85 Koehler cooks up recipes for stressful situations BY JILL MELCHER vard President Neil Rudenstine, temporarily Koehler said he enjoyed cooking Ameri- and interpersonal "We all encounter stress." TCU DAILY SKIFF left their jobs to avoid mental and physical can, French and Italian foods. But he said relationships and Koehler said his responsibilities had meltdowns, according to the article. he didn't touch the sweet stuff. personnel policies increased over the past 10 years, but his William H. Koehler's job as provost and Rudenstine recently returned to the job "I stay away from desserts because if 1 ( and student policies stress level had gone down. vice chancellor for academic affairs after a three month Caribbean "sabbatical," make them, I'll eat them," Koehler said. — people," Koehler "The variable that comes into play is includes everything from meeting with the article said. Koehler said he also did aerobics, but said. "The alloca- experience," he said. "Perhaps one impor- prospective faculty members to working on Koehler said when he felt stressed out. he purely for the exercise — not for stress : tion of resources tant variable creating anxiety or stress is the proposals to wire the residence halls with didn't go to the beach, he went to the relief. and people consume unknown or uncertainty, and experience is a cable TV and computer network capabili- kitchen. "That is not relaxing to me," he said, most of my time powerful way of overcoming that." ties. "I don't shout, and 1 don't throw temper "because 1 don't immerse myself in it. It's and effort." Koehler has held the vice chancellor A typical day for Koehler is packed with tantrums," Koehler said. "I cook. drudgery, but I do it." Koehler said he position since 1981 and added the provost appointments and meetings from 8 a.m. to 7 "I go to the store everyday, and whatever William H. Koehler said because he wasn't immersed Koehler wasn't the only one title almost two years ago. p.m. looks fresh, I'll buy, and then go home and in the aerobics, he would still think about to handle a little Executive assistant Donna Johnson has Some of Koehler's college counterparts start cooking," he said. "1 think to relax, one the problems at the office. stress, known Koehler for nearly eight years. She are stressed out, and their stories were must do something in which one can Koehler's biggest headaches on the job "I don't know that the position of provost said he had a tremendous sense of humor recently featured in Newsweek. immerse oneself and forget about the prob- come from personnel and money, he said. is any more stressful than the position of Some university leaders, including Har- lem." "Most problems arise from the dynamics assistant professor of chemistry," he said. see Koehler, page 2 Students voice ideas at Forum Fraternity and sorority systems topic of discussion, debate BY SHANA SMITH said, a Greek marketing team had TCU DAILY SKIFF been formed to circulate greater pub- licity. The university's Greek leaders The group plans in cue brochures addressed the lack of publicity the about the ideals of the Greek system Greek system received and the to students and parents. Swoboda involvement of fraternities and soror- said. ities on campus at a Frog Forum held The forum was second in a series Wednesday in the Student Center of open debates sponsored by the Lounge. University Relations Committee, Brandon Swoboda. a sophomore said Stoney White, a freshman polit- speech communications major and ical science major and chairman of Inlcrfraternity Council president, the committee. said members of the Greek system "1 was very happv with the pro- had themselves to blame for lack of gram," White said. "There were 120 publicity. people there — just what we had Swoboda said fraternities and hoped. We really had a major con- sororities had failed to educate others versation going on there " about the Greek system and that the Initially attendance at the forum Greek system had received negative was sparse — approximately 50 peo- TCU Dally Skiff/ Rebecca Newitt publicity in the past. ple — but after the floor opened for Jennifer Schooley, a senior political science major, and Julie Bauer, a senior psychology major, help tap, or announce, "What's in the past, is in the past." discussion, more people arrived. Swoboda said. "What's important is White said. new Mortar Board members Wednesday. what happens now and in the future." In order to target this problem, he see Forum, page 5 Mortar Board honors, taps members Procedure allows BY KRISTAL GRIFFITH bers and explain the purpose of the members of selection by tap- 3.0 were invited to apply. The TCU DAILY SKIFF Mortar Board. They also listed the ping them on the shoulder," said applicants were required to get two new member's achievements and Jablonski, a senior communication faculty recommendations and cre- Mortar Board, a national senior presented them with ribbons, car- graphics major. ate a resume listing their academic students to voice honor society, notified 40 new nations and an invitation to join the Mortar Board's motto is scholar- achievements, leadership posi- members of their selection into society. ship, leadership and community tions, and community service. TCU's Ampersand Chapter with Amy Jablonski, president of .service, Jablonski said. They also had to list their honors, the organization's traditional tap- TCU's Mortar Board, said tapping "In order to be accepted the can- work experience as well as answer a grade complaints ping ceremony. was a tradition of Mortar Board's didates must show exceptional variety of questions, such as 'why do The current members inter- that originated with the organiza- ability in all areas," she said. you want to be in Mortar Board?' on a grade issue, they should meei rupted classes Tuesday and tion's founding in 1919. BY KIMBERLY WILSON Students graduating in 1996 TCU DAILY SKIFF with the chairperson of ihe particular Wednesday to tap the new mem- "Honor societies used to notify with grade point averages above wet Taps, page 6 department. Across campus this week students "1 would ask the student to first have been rushing off'to study or take talk to the professor.'' fucker said. exams. But students who feel an "And if that didn't work. I would talk exam has been graded incorrectly or lo them each myself." Young Democrats still kicking on campus that a faculty member has been unfair The faculty member can choose to in grading often don't know where to follow the recommendation of the turn. chairman or women, but a grade- There is a specific procedure stu- change is not required, McCracken BY JOANNA SHOEMAKER enough yet to do that," said Jeff Benson, a sopho- Republicans organization. TCU DAILY SKIFF more political science major and member of the "To be honest, I think the work the Young dents must follow in order to address said. group. Republicans are doing will increase our atten- a grade dispute, said Michael "The chair of the department can- TCU Democrats are making plans for an April "It is an opportunity (for students) to see some dance," Benson said. McCracken, dean of AddRan Col- not on his own authority change the event to show students they are alive and kicking TCU Democrats, get to know them, sign up, and TCU Democrats have been focusing on voter lege of Arts and Sciences. grade." McCracken said. — and have been for four years, said Erin try to get involved," Benson said. registration and informing students about candi- If students think they have If the student's discussions with Brubaker, president of the TCU Democrats. Brubaker said the group was planning on invit- dates. Brubaker said the group would continue received an unfair grade, the first the department chairperson do not "We want to let people know we are active," ing groups like Planned Parenthood and the Amer- with that program. thing they should do is see the result in a grade change, the smdent Brubaker, a senior psychology major, said. "We ican Civil Liberties Union to set up booths at the "One of our main concerns is apathy on cam- instructor to determine that no math- should next contact the dean of the want people to know that if they have Democratic event. pus," Brubaker said. "We would rather have a good ematical or mechanical errors have college, he said. leanings there is some place for them to go." Benson said the TCU Democrats were not mak- fight on our hands than have no one participating." been made, said Spencer Tucker, "The dean has the authorit\ to The April 4 event is still in the planning stages, ing a statement as a group when they invited such "The root of our government is the political par- chairman of the history department. change the grade, but this would only but Brubaker said the group is in hopes of bring- organizations to campus. ties," Benson said. "You have to make a decision McCracken said meeting with the be done in the most extraordinary set ing a band to the Student Center Lounge, where "We're just trying to offer information to stu- on which party you think you believe or have the instructor was "where the vast major- of circumstances," McCracken said TCU Democrats will inform students about their dents," Benson said. most values with, and TCU Democrats is a step- ity of grade disputes would be McCracken said he would look at organization between songs.