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PAGE 5 PAGE 8 FC FRIDAY April 20, 2007 DAILY SKIFF Vol. 104 Issue 106 EST. 1902 Student remembers time at Virginia Tech = By TIM BELLA Pope, a junior kinesiology “They talk about Norris Hall family atmosphere, which made Staff Reporter major, attended Virginia Tech and all the different places on the shootings surprising With the Virginia Tech shoot during the fall 2004 semester ~ campus, and I was just picturing “It's so small and so person ings unfolding throughout the her first of her college career. myself there,” said Pope, a mid able,” Pope said of Blacksburg day Monday, Lauren Pope could She then transferred to TCU in fielder for the soccer team “You would never expect any envision herself on the grounds spring 2005 As ex-roommates of student thing like this to happen.” of the 2,600-acre campus Pope said she has been in con turned-gunman Cho Seung-Hui I'he experience was horrifying As names and faces are being tact with her friends at Virginia share their experiences of what for Virginia residents such as Julie put together to the 32 slain vic Tech, and was relieved to find it was like living with him, Pope Bassett, who said more than half tims and gunman of the Virginia out no one she directly knew was said it was surreal thinking that of her graduating class attends Tech attack, TCU students, such as involved in the shootings she could have lived in the same Virginia Tech. Bassett, a junior Pope, and faculty with ties to Vir The sight of the wounded and hall as Cho because she lived in music education major from ginia Tech and the state of Virginia the sound of gunshots were too Cochrane Hall during her fresh Woodbridge, Va., was unable to real to some, especially those come in contact with her Virgin continue to reflect and mourn days man year BILLY WESSELS / Photo Editor after the most catastrophic school with a familiarity of the campus’s She said the Blacksburg, Va, ia Tech friends to ensure they Junior kinesiology major Lauren Pope attended Virginia Tech shooting in U.S. history nuances such as Pope community promotes a positive, See VT, page 2 during the fall semester of 2004 Fraternity Symposium esh changes DROP IT J to address ¥ left side s also a philanthropy ¢ Frogs’ global level id it last for brother e've car- s said. of energy use By ASHLEIGH WHALEY we Texas Staff Reporter ¢ Baylor Phi Gamma Delta will gam By SAEROM YOO five dif ble for a new cause this Satur Staff Reporter n. While day at Casino Night to honor Fourteen environmental lifferent and support one of its own science graduate and under yave had members graduate students will host rn in the Nathan Mitchell, a soph da symposium Monday to g to Car omore neuroscience major, address local and global ener } notice, was diagnosed with multi RY usage th Caro- ple sclerosis last fall and has Stephanie Eady, who is an sre were inspired members in his fra environmental science graduate miforms ternity to join him in fight student and one of the 14 orga ry hadn't ing the disease, said Connor | nizers of the symposium, said y differ- Sanders, a junior supply and the panel of speakers attend value chain management ing will comprise a variety of cord at major and former president backgrounds to highlight the ugh the of the fraternity necessity of a variety of per t combi Money raised at Casino spectives in order to determine nd even Night and all other philan what the future holds regarding me win thropy energy ainst the events We're _FYl will now commit Casino Night CHAEL BOU-NACKLIE / Stat! Photograph Energy Futures for bene ted to have Freshman premajor Jake Slaton prepares to drop his ‘egg-quipment’ from a 50-foot mobile platform during Thursday afternoon's Red Bull Texas: Local and «9pm. tol12am carbon in fit the Gravity Challenge. Slaton and his teammates, Josh Noble, junior biology major, and Matthew Brown, freshman economics major, took first place : Global Perspectives * April 21 National in the event, They were in costume as the ‘defensive line’ of a foosball team and competed for Phi Kappa Sigma the next 10 * River Crest Multiple 20 vears « Fort Worth Hilton Country Club Sclerosis Eady said * April 23 * $10 at the door Society, a Students try to defy gravity in Red Bull contest lo find sBam to5pm P ak research one single center dedicated to finding By MICHAEL BOU-NACKLIE manager for the Red Bull event alternative to carbon is ridic a cure for the disease, said Stall Reporter Second-place winners won the ulous Sanders, who is chairman he lawn outside Clark Hall on teams combined weight in Red Speakers attending will repre SO many of the event. Students and I'hursday was the scene of the first Bull— roughly 500 pounds. The sent traditional and alternative put out alumni can join Phi Gamma Red Bull Gravity Challenge in the third-place winners won half of the energy providers, major energy (¢ every Delta from 9 pom. to 12 a.m, U.S teams weight in Red Bull roughly using corporations and environ different thing to Saturday at River Crest Coun Contestants built protective cas 2350 pounds, Appleby said mental law experts, Eady said try Club for poker, blackjack ings for their eggs, which were then Judges included baseball team Provost Nowell Donovan will vork and and Russian roulette, Sand. dropped from 50 feet, Winners were head coach Jim Schlossnagle, soccer also speak to represent a geol ogist's perspective regarding cli season is ers said, determined on how little the egg head coach Dan Abdalla and DJs Billy Today there is no cure for was damaged, the creativity of the the Kid and Pooh from KISSFM mate change and energy ruit, multiple sclerosis, said Sand team and their ‘egg-quipment The flugtag contest consists of Donovan said he will open 1 on our ers, who decided to change Designs for the ‘egg-quipment’ a similar concept as Thursday's the symposium by expressing ind early now it is the philanthropy because of ranged from a papier-mache baby to event, Contestants design a device the need for a firm background aid, “We something Mitchell said to him a volcano filled with baking soda and pilot it off of a platform sus in data before any decisions are last fall, I'he winners of Thursday's event pended over water, according to the made in energy policy ore a lot “After Nathan told me were freshman economics major Red Bull Web Site Michael Slattery, the institute how well about his diagnosis, he Matthew Brown, junior biology I'he first flugtag was held in Vien of environmental studies direc as been said, ‘If anything, this will major Josh Noble and freshman na, Austria, in 1991; 35 flugtags have tor and geology professor, said he Frogs’ give me more motivation wis W pre-major Jake Slaton of Phi Kappa been held around the world since then, he hopes the symposium will to become a doctor,” Sand Sigma according to the Red Bull Web Site be a medium through which MICHAEL BOU-NACKLIE / Staff Photographet an array of stakeholders of continue ers said. “The thing about Junior biology major Bennett Waxse and his team I'he team won a trip to the Flug “TCU is one of our favorite cam roughout Nathan is he's got a great took second place at the Red Bull Gravity Challenge tag '07 contest in Nashville, Tenn, puses; they sell a lot of Red Bull the energy industry engage in attitude.” The first place team won a trip to Flugtag 2007, and a wakeboard from KISSFM, said and we just want repay the favor, dialogue about energy issues wr pitcher which will be held in Nashville, Tenn I think it The pathology of multiple | Matthew Appleby, field marketing Appleby said and how they affect the com er as the See CASINO, page 2 | munity into the Eady and Donovan said they see a solution to energy issues in a diverse range of options + second hey said energy policies should n against Political theorist addresses education’s importance at Honor’s Convocation depend on the regions con (21-14, 6- ‘ogs. TCU By JENIGHI POWELL long ceremony focusing on a non-governmental organiza sentations, which were Education is an essential cerned Staff Reporter Eady said West Texas, for mes from eporte students’ performance in a tion campaigning for demo presented in this week's element to creating and main taining a democracy, Barber example, is rich in wind, so the three- Liberty is learned through global community with per racy. five-day Testival education, said a professor formances by the 3-year-old Manochehr Dorraj, profes “I want to really address said taking advantage of wind in Provo, and world-recognized polit: Steel Drum Band and a key sor of political science, intro my remarks to vou (honors “The central role of educa power in that region would ing BYU ical theorist at Thursday's note speaker, Benjamin R, duced Barber as a “first-rate students) because you are a tion is so we can learn lib be logical. However, not all said. erty,” Barber said, “Teaching regions are rich in wind, so ¢ Horned annual Honors Convoca- Barber, thinker and true Renaissance rare species,” Barber vantage.