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in history
In 1867, U.S.
Secretary of State William H. Seward signed a treaty with Russia
for the purchase of Alaska for $7 million. Despite the cost of
about 2 cents an acre the Alaskan purchase was ridiculed in Congress
and in the press as Sewards folly, Sewards
icebox and President Andrew Johnsons polar bear
garden.
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IN THIS ISSUE
In nine years,
48 people have died and more than 86 have been wounded in a seemingly
unending epidemic of school violence.
(see the Issues
section.)
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News |
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Campus
mixed on possible addition of law curriculum
By Melissa DeLoach
Senior Reporter
Chancellor Michael
Ferrari denied a WFAA-TV report that he met with officials from
Texas Wesleyan University late Wednesday night.
Despite Ferraris denial of Wednesday meeting, earlier discussions
involving Texas Wesleyan University School of Law have evoked mixed
opinions throughout the TCU community.
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story)
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Missing
artifacts could bring high prices at shops
Police,
FBI continue investigation
By Ram Luthra
Staff Reporter
The Peruvian,
pre-Columbian pottery pieces, which were stolen from a basement
storage room in the Mary Couts Burnett Library, could most likely
be individually sold to local antique shops, said Jennifer Casler
Price, a specialist in non-Western art and works at the Kimball
Art Museum.
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Leftist
group rallies to shut down SOA
Activists
plan events to raise awareness against combat school
By Bethany McCormack
Staff Reporter
Crista Williams,
a senior psychology major, will be living on water and fruit juice
for the next six days, as part of an awareness campaign led by the
School of the Americas Action Group.
The SOA Action Group, part of the Leftist Student Union, is dedicated
to shutting down the School of the Americas. Williams said the group
hopes the campaign, which started Wednesday and continues through
Tuesday, will raise awareness about the school.
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story)
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Photo by Tim Cox - Skiff Staff
Margaret
Birdlebough, a member of the Syracuse Peace Council, reads her poems
about the closing of the School of Americas as part of a Nonviolent
Action Training Session Thursday afternoon in the Student Center
Lounge.
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Advising
Advancements
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FrogNet applies new methods to online advising for
business, education, science schools
By Alisha Brown
Staff Reporter
A new feature
of FrogNet could eliminate the guessing game of enrollment for certain
majors on campus.
An online advising transcript for majors in the M.J. Neeley School
of Business, the School of Education and the College of Health and
Human Sciences can tell students which courses they need to take
next, registrar Pat Miller said.
The form can be found online under Academic Summary through FrogNet,
Miller said. It tells a student where each completed course fits
into his or her degree plan.
I think this would be particularly helpful for students at
this time who are trying to figure out their schedules, he
said.
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Non-business
majors to be affected by new Neeley School enrollment policy
By
Julie Ann Matonis
Staff Reporter
A new enrollment policy, which will only allow students formally
accepted into the M.J. Neeley School of Business to take upper
division courses, may also have an affect on non-business majors.
Charles Williams, associate dean of undergraduate studies, said
students in majors that explicitly require business courses in
the current catalogue will still be allowed to enroll in upper
division courses.
According to the 2000-2001 course catalogue, nutrition and dietetics
and advertising/public relations majors are groups that may be
affected by the changes.
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Award-winning
alumnus to sign book
By Jennifer
Koesling
Staff Reporter
Author and
TCU alumnus David Alan Hall said his life has not been the same
after he received a letter from a man who thanked him for rekindling
his desire to read.
Hall said receiving that response after publishing his second novel
The Paradise Vendor meant he was doing something right with his
life, because his writing had affected someones views.
Winning a Pulitzer would be great, but this is the next best
thing, Hall said. Knowing that what I have written has
had an effect on some person, keeps me going.
Hall will be signing copies of his novel from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday
at the TCU Bookstore.
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Up
til Dawn gives students chance to help cancer victims
Hands-on
experience with patients make event stand apart from rest
By LaNasha Houze
Staff Reporter
More than 200
students will dance the night away to raise funds for the fight
against cancer at the Up til Dawn event Saturday.Up til
Dawn, a 24-hour fund raiser, will benefit the St. Jude Childrens
Research Hospital. A total of 36 pre-registered teams will gather
in the Student Center Ballroom at 6 p.m. to listen to patients
stories and live local bands.
The event started last fall, when students campaigned for hospital
donations through letters and company sponsorships.
Jennifer Wooton, associate director of the St. Judes Dallas
office, said the contributions from Up til Dawn will pave
the way for the program to extend nationally.
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Young
Alumni having trouble with participation
Graduates
focus turning away from university
By Jessica Cervantez
Staff Reporter
Participating
in the TCU Young Alumni contributes to networking, promotes continued
ties to TCU and develops new friendships, but there are problems
locating graduates and getting them involved, said Assistant Director
of Alumni Relations Jeff Crane.
Crane, who also oversees the Dallas Young Alumni Chapter, said the
biggest problem the organization faces is keeping up with graduates,
because so many addresses are incorrect.
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story)
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Helping
find a niche on campus
Religious
organizations offer support to students of all beliefs
By Bethany McCormack
Staff Reporter
Despite many
intentions to visit the TCU Wesley Foundation, it took Christine
Matthes more than a semester to finally attend a meeting of the
United Methodist student ministry organization. But soon after her
initial visit, the campus activity became her second home, she said.
The Wesley Foundation is one of 22 religiously affiliated student
organizations TCU offers among its total 140 groups, according to
the TCU Factbook. From a second place to hang their hat to an outlet
for spiritual expression, religious organizations frequently become
a major part of many students lives.
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Quartet
to perform works by Mozart
By Kelly Marino
Staff Reporter
The TCU School
of Music is presenting the Faculty Quartet Concerts evening
of chamber music at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Pepsico Recital Hall.
Pianist John Owings, violinist Curt Thompson, violist Misha Galaganov
and cellist Brinton Averil Smith will perform musical works from
Mozart and Faure.
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Symphonic
sounds
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Photo
by Tim Cox - Skiff Staff
German
Gutierrez, an assistant music professor, conducts the TCU
Symphony Orchestra Thursday evening in Ed Landreth Hall
Auditorium.
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The
little things
Blame
is shared for school violence
In the past
decade, Americans have made great technological advancements in
the areas of information and communication.
In the past decade, Americans have united innovative, emerging businesses
across industry lines to promote national economic growth.
Individuals are quick to take responsibility for the accomplishments,
but few have stepped up to be held accountable in the wake of another
American trend.
In the past decade, Americans have become increasingly scared to
send their children to school, fearing that violence could impede
their childs return home.
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Students
must challenge SOA
By Tara Pope
As I stood in
the rain with other people from TCU, I looked around. I saw nuns,
monks, anarchists, vegetarians, students, veterans and many other
groups.
What could unite such a diverse group of people?
On those rainy days in November, we were all gathered at the U.S.
Army School of the Americas in Fort Benning, Ga., to protest the
existence of the school. The School of the Americas (SOA), or School
of Assassins, is a school funded by U.S. taxpayers to teach Latin
American soldiers combat skills. The school has a long history of
producing graduates which return to their countries only to commit
horrific human rights abuses.
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Blame
for gun violence remains unclear
By Jacque Petersell
I often weigh
the pros and cons of going home to visit family and friends, but
while doing so, one pro always comes to mind Samantha.
During Spring Break, I got to spend a whole week with her. One night
she and I were building castles with her younger sisters building
blocks. I turned my attention away for a few seconds before Samantha
called my name.
A gun. Pow pow! she said.
Samantha, it seems, had been bitten by the violence bug. She had
picked up societys nonchalant attitude about guns.
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Prison
system is too cushy an alternative
By Emily Ward
Its not
every day that the Fort Worth Star-Telegram has a front-page story
about somebody as disturbingly terrifying as Timothy McVeigh. In
fact, I dont see stories about people like him too often in
most major newspapers around the nation.
But McVeigh seems to be the topic of choice lately with the new
book American Terrorist: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma
City Bombing and his execution coming up in May.
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story)
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Sports |
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Baseball
team to face Rice in weekend series
Battle
with Owls for respect, first place in WAC
By Brandon Ortiz
Skiff Staff
For senior pitcher
Chris Bradshaw, the TCU baseball teams series this weekend
against Rice is more than just a battle for first place.
It is a test.
It is a real big test for us, he said. Everyone
is pumped. We have been doubted by everyone. We are going to prove
we can play with them.
The Horned Frogs
(20-9, 11-2 Western Athletic Conference) will play game one of a
three-game series against WAC leader Rice (25-6, 14-1 WAC) at 2:35
p.m. today at the TCU Diamond. Rice is ranked No. 2 in the nation
by Baseball America and has won 11 straight WAC series.
Head baseball coach Lance Brown said he is not sure how the Horned
Frogs would fair against the Owls.
We havent been able to work out, Brown said.
Players were more optimistic.
Sophomore first baseman Walter Olmstead said the Frogs can win the
series if the team plays well.
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Senior designated hitter Cade Harris sprints to first base
in a game this season at the TCU Diamond. The Horned Frog
baseball team opens three-game series today at 2:35 p.m. at
home against Rice. The series is a battle for first place
in the Western Athletic Conference.
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Photo
by David Dunai - Senior Photographer
On March
18, Arburto received WAC player of the week honors.
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Turmoils
& Tennis
Aburto
finds happiness despite pressure, many sacrifices
By Natasha Terc
Skiff Staff
Born and raised
in Xalapa, Mexico, Paty Aburto did normal girl things: ballet, piano
and swimming lessons.
Now the No. 2 player on the TCU womens tennis team, the freshman
marketing major said she cannot imagine her life without tennis
despite what she had to give up to get to TCU.
I believe in destiny, Aburto said. And I know
it was my destiny to play tennis at TCU.
While in high school, Aburto never thought about attending TCU,
and the university never thought about recruiting her. She had planned
for two years to go to the University of Mississippi until poor
test scores on the international entrance exam shattered her hopes.
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Jazzin'
it up
TCU
Jazz Festival marks 24 years of high school music competition
By Melissa Christensen
Skiff Staff
Whether youre
In the Mood to Jump, Jive and Wail or enjoy
a Moonlight Serenade, TCU Jazz Studies Director Curt
Wilson has an offer no jazz lover could resist.
About 500 high school students from 21 high schools will compete
in the 24th annual TCU Jazz Festival Saturday in Ed Landreth Hall
Auditorium and PepsiCo Recital Hall. The first ensembles start at
9 a.m.
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Photo
by David Dunai - Senior Photographer
TCU
trumpets Wes Zercher, Eric Rodgers and Anne Daleiden wah-wah
through rehearsal Wednesday as they prepare for their performance
Saturday at the 24th annual TCU Jazz Festival.
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Slept
through the 60s
Wilson
treasures value of jazz music for decades
By Brandon Ortiz
Skiff Staff
Back when the
Beatles were in, the Rolling Stones were all the rage and Bob Dylan
was telling it like it was, Curt Wilson wasnt listening.
He was sleeping.
My wife
says I slept through the 60s musically, said Wilson,
the director of jazz studies and professor of music. I was
not into the music that was popular then. At the time I was listening
to jazz or classical music. That was the only kind of music I bought
and certainly the only thing I listened to on the radio.
While societys taste in music has changed since then, Wilsons
hasnt.
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With
live recordings, Road Toads surpasses expectations
By Jack Bullion
Skiff Staff
I have to say,
right off, that Road Toads by the TCU Jazz Ensemble
had a lot to live up to in my mind and in my stereo. I had
to remove Miles Davis Sketches of Spain to make
room for it in my compact disc changer. Thats probably just
what they need to hear, right? But to paraphrase the immortal words
of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, I keed, I keed.
Road Toads never missed a beat, instantly and effortlessly
finding a welcome groove. The disc mixes studio sessions, a performance
at Ed Landreth Hall Auditorium and two live recordings in Budapest,
Hungary and Montreux, Switzerland (the opening introductions are
performed in French, which is a nice touch).
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story)
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Issues |
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Too
complex. Too scary. Too many.
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Area
parents, educators search for answers
By Jaime Walker
Senior News Editor
When Wes Beck
heard the news that another San Diego high school student was accused
of opening fire on his classmates last week, he said he couldnt
help but feel a sense of dread. As the assistant principal of discipline
at Stephenville High School, Beck makes his living by helping high
school students cope with the pressures of being an adolescent.
But he spends sleepless nights worrying about how he might handle
a shooting at his school.
This kind of thing scares me to death because I know these
kinds of incidents can happen anywhere, he said.
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Violence
not an issue on campus, some students say
By Kelly Marino
Staff Reporter
After experiencing
the inner-city atmosphere of R.L. Paschal Senior High School, Sarah
Hoban, a freshman premajor, said TCU has allowed her to feel much
safer while attending school.
There was a lot of gang violence where I went to high school,
Hoban said. I feel much safer at TCU because we have actual
campus police and a lot of discipline.
In the wake of two recent school shootings in California, the concern
over school violence has resurfaced. Some TCU students, like Matt
Turner, a freshman premajor, said they feel safe at TCU because
of the size.
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