TODAY IN HISTORY

In 1996, Theodore Kaczynski Jr. was arrested by FBI agents at his cabin near Lincoln, Mont. He was charged with being the “Unabomber,” the elusive terrorist blamed for 16 mail bombs that killed three people and severely injured 11 others between 1978 and 1995.

Neeley School ranks behind SMU, Vanderbilt

By Jillanne Johnson
Staff Reporter

The M.J. Neeley School of Business did not rank in the first tier of U.S. News and World Report graduate school rankings, released Monday.
TCU is ranked behind comparable schools, like Southern Methodist University, Rice University and Vanderbilt University.

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ASA to host Asian Festival

Skiff Staff

The Asian Student Association and the Office of Intercultural Education and Services will host the Asian Festival this week.
Alexis Olajay, a sophomore finance major and president of ASA, said he hopes to promote the Asian culture and heritage to the rest of the TCU student body and to the community outside of TCU.

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Auditorium named for music instructor

By John Weyand
Staff Reporter

TCU is one step closer to becoming a global university.
When the Harold Martina Auditorium at the University of Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia, was dedicated March 21, it was another way for TCU to bridge the international gap.
ternational gap. The building was named for Harold Martina, a current TCU instructor. Martina teaches chamber music and several piano accompanying classes in the school of music. When he received the news of the building dedication, Martina said that he experienced a variety of emotions. ÒI was very excited,Ó Martina said. ÒBut more than that, I was surprised.Ó

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IRS helps international students correctly file tax forms

By Jessica Cervantez
Staff Reporter

Internal Revenue Service took time out Monday night to help about 50 international students fill out their tax forms. Because tax codes are different for international students, expertise from the IRS comes to TCU twice a year to explain and help students fill out their tax forms, said John Singleton, director of international services.
Singleton said most countries have international treaties with the U.S. government, but each country is different. Since there are 76 countries represented at TCU, filling out the forms gets complicated.

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Budget plan approved

Board of Trustees allots
$189 million for 2001-2002

By Alisha Brown
Staff Reporter

The Board of Trustees approved a $189 million budget for 2001-2002 and allotted $10 million a year over the next three years for renovations in a meeting Friday.
With an increase of $20 million over last year’s approved budget, the sum will cover many new projects and increased salaries, said Carol Campbell, vice chancellor for finance and business.

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Roach garners national award for 20 years as TCU trustee

By Alisha Brown
Staff Reporter

The Association of Governing Boards honored TCU Board of Trustees Chairman, John Roach, with the Distinguished Service Award in Trusteeship, Sunday at a conference in San Francisco, Calif.
The AGB gives the award annually to one representative from both a public and a private institution out of 1,800 colleges across the nation for extraordinary contributions to their educational institutions.

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Crash course
U.S. needs to work for return of crew

A U.S. Navy spy plane collided with one of two Chinese F-8 jet fighters sent to intercept it Sunday. The crippled plane had to land at an airport on the Chinese island of Hainan.
That was the last time U.S. officials have had any contact with the 24 crew members. The Chinese government is refusing to let the crew have any contact with the United States. Our government called that “inexplicable and unacceptable.”

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Letter to the editor
Team’s efforts more important

Some think TCU should celebrate the accomplishments of the women’s basketball team because it reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Good idea, wrong success story. Several newspaper articles around town touted the coaching success of Coach Jeff Mittie and the starting five of Amy Porter, Tricia Payne, Kati Safaritova, Jill Sutton and Janice Thomas. This is a correct observation but an incomplete message.

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Addition of law school a plus
New program would enhance current departments and recognition

By James Zwilling
Skiff Staff

The possibility of TCU increasing its national academic reputation with the addition of a school of law first became an issue last semester when the Commission on the Future of TCU released its recommendations for the university. The recommendations included a study on how a law degree would benefit TCU.
When Chancellor Michael Ferrari confirmed March 28 that TCU was discussing a plan to possibly acquire Texas Wesleyan University’s law school, that recommendation quickly came to the forefront of future plans for the university.

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Zapatista movement sparks feelings
Media coverage of civil rights movements in Mexico leaves much to be desired

By Anita Boeninger
Skiff Staff

I’ll tell you about something beautiful. Just two weeks ago, a flood of people from all over the world, people from various backgrounds and colors, streamed through a land of lush mountains and glittering cities, collecting energy and momentum as they arrived in the capital.
In our multi-ethnic, colorful neighbor to the immediate south, the world has been watching as an indigenous people’s movement, centuries in the making, had one of its most dramatic public manifestations. I am speaking of the Zapatista movement in Mexico.

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No. 2 men’s tennis team conquers Waves

By John Weyand
Staff Reporter

Preparation was key in the men’s tennis team’s victory over No. 7-ranked Pepperdine Sunday.
After losing to Pepperdine last season, the No. 2-ranked Horned Frogs defeated Pepperdine 6-1, improving their record to 14-2 on the season. The win was TCU’s third against a top 10 team this season.
TCU senior Esteban Carril, the No. 8-ranked singles player, said his loss in the fall to No. 11-ranked junior Al Garland of Pepperdine should not have happened.
“In the fall, I struggled with injuries, and I wasn’t really prepared to play,” Carril said. “(The loss) was just bad luck.”
This time, Carril defeated Garland at the No. 1 singles spot in straight sets, winning 6-2, 6-4.
Pepperdine head coach Peter Smith said Carril was too talented to lose to Garland again.
“Everybody knows he is the best player in college tennis when he feels like playing,” Smith said. “We beat them last year, and Esteban lost. I think those things played into (their victory today).”

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Women’s tennis defeats Rice, 6-1

By Kelly Morris
Sports Editor

The No. 26-ranked women’s tennis team won it’s ninth consecutive match with a 6-1 victory against Rice at the Jack Hess Tennis Stadium in Houston Saturday.
With the win, the Frogs extended their overall record to 12-3 and 3-0 in the Western Athletic Conference. The Owls dropped to 8-8 and 1-2 in the WAC.

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Defense prevails at scrimmage
Purple-White matchup not without intensity; Hayes-Stoker injured

By Rusty Simmons
Editor in Chief

Head football coach Gary Patterson has said throughout the spring season that there will be a lot of competition for four of the five starting offensive line positions.
But Saturday, it appeared as though TCU’s spring football practices are producing more competition between the offensive and defensive players than between players striving to start at any one position.

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Men set world records at UTA
Frogs take 100-, 200-meter dashes

By Sam Eaton
Skiff Staff

On one of the first warm days of spring, the TCU men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in the UTA Invitational Saturday at Maverick Stadium on the campus of Texas-Arlington.
The UTA Invitational was the first full outdoor meet of the season. The Frogs withdrew from the March 24 meet at Baylor because of inclement weather.
Senior sprinter Roy Williams said the meet was a good measuring stick for the team’s success this season.
“The first race is always tough,” he said. “You just want to go out, compete well and have something to build off of for the rest of the year.”
Senior Kim Collins, who qualified for the NCAA outdoor championships in three events, led the Frogs. He won individual races in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes and anchored the 4x100 relay team, which also placed first.

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Offense absent against Rice
Frogs’ winning streak snapped in sweep to Owls

By Colleen Casey
Skiff Staff

Head baseball coach Lance Brown said he describes what last weekend’s series against Rice meant for his team as a lesson, rather than a test.
“We’re going to move on from here with what we need to know to be a good team,” Brown said.
The Frogs were swept in the three-game series at home by Rice, which remained second behind Stanford in the latest Baseball America poll. TCU fell to 20-12 on the season and 11-5 in the Western Athletic Conference.
TCU broke its seven-game winning streak, while Rice jumped five games ahead of second place TCU in the WAC standings.

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Escape to the Orient
One student photographs the peaceful tranquillity of the Japanese Garden

Photos and story byTim Cox
Skiff Staff

Spring has arrived and stress levels rise along with the mercury during this time of year. The Japanese Garden, located at 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd. in Fort Worth, offers an escape to those trying to get away from the hassles of everyday life. A walk through the gardens provides sights, sounds and smells of tranquility. As I entered through the third gate (the three gates are symbolic of heaven, man and earth) I was in complete awe at the beauty that lay before me. My camera, though completely manual, never stopped clicking.

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