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TCU DAILY SKIFF Thursday, August 25, 1988 Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 86th Year, No. 2
Two sororities take black pledges for first time By LEANORA MINAI Staff Writer
For the first time in TCU history, two black students pledged predomi- nantly white national social sororities.
Shana Smith, sophomore, pledged Alpha Delta Fi and Tej Kennedy, freshman, pledged Kappa Alpha Theta,
"I think the selection shows that we are an inclusive group and that we're
changing with the times, and we re looking beyond someone's physical appearance, said Shannon Maddox. Alpha Delta Pi rush chairwoman.
Fast year Smith was the lirst black woman to go through national sorority rush at TCU. She dropped out to learn more about each sorority and to get letters ol recommendations.
Smith said when she went through rush last year she had no idea she was the first black woman to do so.
I didn't even realize I was the first black person to go through rush until everybody else made an issue of it. Smith said.
Kennedy said she did not locus on the fact that she was one ol the only black women going through rush.
"My main objective was to meel the people I was going to go to school with." Kennedy said.
"I think that everybody's got to find tilt ir niche and il that s tin n nieln
they should go for it 100 percent." said Tina Held, president of Alpha Kappa Alpha, a black national sen ice senility at TCU.
Katie lias, president of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, said. "Race should not be an issue in choosing a member."
Smith said race was not a big issue in her hometown, Upper Marlboro, Md., and expected tin- same attitude at TCI'.
Kennedy also comes from a pre- dominantly white neighborhood and never experienced an) prejudices.
She said she did not receive any negative responses from an) of the sororities and that members of other sororities are still congratulating lit 1
This fall Smith said she went through rush with the outlook of meeting many people
Smith said during rush one girl opened up to her. saying she liked her
TCU Dally Skiff I Brian R McLean In the spirit of things - Lois Kolkhorst, assistant director of Sports Information for TCU, bears the heat late Wednesday at the Spirit Council table before the Activities Carnival
Hall opens to residents in spite of construction By NICHELLE SIMS Staff Writer
TCU's showcase residence hall opened its doors to 224 students last week.
The four-story, Z-shaped building is still under construction, although it was scheduled to be completed by the beginning of this semester, said Don Mills, assistant vice chancellor lor Student Affairs.
"We were disappointed, but that's not totally unique," he said. "It was
better to push to try and get the build- ing in August and have a little incon- venience than to wait and have it open in January."
Several reasons caused the delay, he said.
"Perhaps we were a little ambitious in expecting it to be built in I 1 months," he said. "There were delays in needed equipment that couldn t have been foreseen. Problems arose in building the foundation, and as with any project, finishing the last touches always takes longer.
See HAIJ., Pane 2
SMU loses TCU gains
professor, chairman
By JULIA TAYLOR Staff Writer
Christopher Barry
The M.J. Neele) School of Busi- ness gained a new chair position in tin1
finance department this fall as a result ol the generosity of two Fort Worth residents.
Charles and Maria Fowdon pro- vided funding lor the new position, the Fowdon ('hair of Business Admi- nistration, through an endowment gilt the) gave to TCU
Funding is derived from a percen- tage ol the interest earned on the Fowdon endowment, said Linda Roye, assistant dean ol special prog- rams ol the business school.
The Fowdon chair binding includes the salary lor the new chairman and monies for secretarial services and travel expenses, Roye said.
Professor Christopher Barry was named as TC F s first I .OW .1. u chairman.
See BARRY, Pane 2
and wanted her in the sorority, but because she was a minority would probably not be elected.
"I appreciated and respei ted her honesty more than those who came up to me and said. 'Oh, I'm so excited MIII re here but had no intention ol taking me." Smith said
I know a lot ol people cut me be- cause I was a minority, Smith said
See PLEDGES, Pane 2
Changes cut down problems Registration, add/drop easier By JOHN AREND Staff Writer
A new registration format and in creased cooperation by the universit) faculty and stall are two reasons that this year's late registration and drop add sessions went so smoothly, said Pat Miller, acting registrar.
Out of about 4.000 students who registered tins I,ill. we processed 845 undergraduate applications in two hours last Wednesday and an addi ti d l>7 applications Wednesda) and Thursda) nights lor graduate .mil evening students." he said.
Some drastic changes in the format and setup were made involving a tremendous amount ol cooperation ami sacrifice by all those involved in registration, Miller said
In the past students were often taeed with long lines and confusion he said
"We weren't able to handle the in- tensity of the situation, and it was unacceptable, he said
"Registering lor classes has always Inc.i a nightmare," said David Rot- man, junior business major. It s usually a big mess, and I hope it getsa lot better.
There were still students whit had to wait in line last week, but the) usually did not wait longei than III minutes. Miller said, and the) were mostly people who arrived before their scheduled time.
"We owe it to the students to sen e them in a much more organized and efficient capacity," he said I think that the problems that were there in the past have been greatK reduced.
Bill Jurma, chairman of the speech department, said. "Registration will always have its problems, but 1 like the spirit of innovation, ol attempting change.
The last day to add an) classes lor tin' fall semester is Thursda). .md the Una] da) to drop a class with a lull refund is Friday, Miller said
Inside • Interior renova- tions add to Flickers sporty look.
page 2 • Innocent until
proven guilty? Not on Geraldo.
page 3
• Transfer student brings ex- citement to Frog Football for 1988 season.
page 4
Outside
Today's weather will be hot and humid, highs in the upper 90s, with fair skies and winds from the southeast at 10 mph.
Local fraternity seeks to become more Greek By KRISTIE AYLETT Staff Writer *% ^5.088
Men who rush social fraternities at TCU need not be limited to one of the national fraternities any longer.
Tan (.'hi Upsilon, the only local social fraternity on campus, is looking toward be- coming as involved in the Greek system as possible, said lodd Reynolds, president of the group.
To help achieve this goal, 'Ian (.'hi is starting its lirst formal rush ill years next week and is getting more attention than before, Reynolds said.
T think it s because we're focusing on cam- pus more than in the past, he said.
'fables and banners in the Student Center and lliers in the residence halls have helped to publicize its tall rush.
Tin' group has worn jerseys with its Greek letters tins week and was involved in the Acti- vities Fair Wednesday night.
"This year, we re making a real effort to become more involved and more recogniz- able, Reynolds said. "We want people to know what We are and who we are."
The fratcrnit) plans to add at least eight to 12 new members to their 15 members.
First io I ol full rush minis \l l,i\, ami to recruit rushees second round will be held Tuesday. --i, .11 u , i ; i v ... -i ,1 I o . I , . „l ..I. i »,w,i>iliv BasicalU . we w ere all |iist trie nils. A men l- I 11 imk tlic\ Have a good el l.luce a I SIK I.UI/
Both rounds will be held Ir 7 p in. to 0 her of I lie Irate III H) would have a friend who in" with sororities since there are mole sol or pin. In the Richardson Room of the Student would just eventimll) liecouie another mom- ities than hatei nilies," said Julie Davidson. '■'enter. her. ' he x.ml. president ol the I .lllle I .III s. ihe ll.ltel nit \ s
In the past the fraternit) did not .uliialb Bill now . we re going to be just as ( heck as little sister group rush to get new members, Reynolds said. ever) other fraternity," Reynolds said. The fratcrnit\ plans in gel Involved in in
TCU Dally Skiff Hob Robbins Rushing to be Greek - Tau Chi Upsilon fraternity members (from left to right) Chris Robin- son, Binu "B.J." Joseph, Todd Reynolds, Craiq Neddie, Marty Fucas and Scott Stutheit try
tramural spurts and in this sear's homecoming acti\ ities, including entering a float and parti cipating in Frog Follies.
The fraternit) also is working on giving a scholarship to the member with the highest grade-point average, Reynolds said.
I lie scholarship would either provide free fraternit) dues tin a semester or pa) lor a semester hour, he said.
Vnother project of the fraternit) is to raisi mone) for All Saints Children's Homi Re) nolds said.
Members also tutor Inch school students who fail the TEAMS test, which must be p.is
sed to graduate Re) nolds said
fan Chi has mine through universit) chan- nels to be recognized as an official campus organization, Reynolds said
"We've winked with them in helping them become the kind ol organization the) re tn ing to be. she said.
"I think it's an organization, which is trying lo define its goals," said Anne Trask, assistant director of Student Actix ities.
xlthoiigh tins is its first rush in more than six years Tau ('In has been recognized as a cam- pus organization since l9.S0.nul is not affiliated w ilh any national fraternity
lau Chi is not a national fraternity, Reynolds said, but il ma) be looking to go national in the future.
"We would go national b) ha\ ing other lau Chi chapters at other colleges, not by joining a national one and changing our name, he said
I.in ('hi promotes TCI', said Binu Joseph, fan Chi rush chairman
Page 2 Thursday, August 25, 1988 TCU DAILY SKIFF
CAMPUSlines Student Camptu Calen-
dar/Handbook is available at the Student Center Information Disk
Student! lor Bush Meeting in Torn Brown Hall lobby, Sept, I, 8 p.m.
Campus Christian Community meeting] Student Center Room 211. Aim 2>)
International Student Associa- tion meeting in Student Center Room 207. Sept. 1. 5 p.m.
Extended Education offers edu- cational program tor (acuity, si..11 and students. Call 921- 7130 lor more information.
Employee Fitness Program re- sumes Monday. Register al the Rickel Building an) day this week Iron) noon to 1 p. in .mil S to 0 p.m. Kriclav .
Purple and White Scrimmage at Amon Cartel Stadium, 2 p.m. Saturday,
Frog Football Kickoff Party at the east side ol Amon Carter Stadium from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday.
Environmental Conservation Organization will meet al 3:48 p.m. Friday in front of the Stu- dent Center before leaving tor their recycling project. 926- looii lor more information.
Parking stickers must he purch-
ased hy Aug. 31. in the Office ol the Controller. Sadler Hall 101
NEWSlines Israel rejects criticisms
JERUSALEM AJ? - Israel re- jo ted U.S. criticism ofits policv of deporting Palestinians, and analysts warn the strong American Statements created a small crisis" in diplomatic relations
In the \\ esl Bank, the arm) de- molished three homes belonging to Palestinians who allegedly kil- led an Aral) collaborator, and a two-day strike was launched to protest the prison deaths of four \rahs
Bush defends VP choice
WASHINGTON Al'- George Bush made his first post- convention appearance with Presi- dent Reagan at his side as the Re- publican ticket tried to overcome running-mate controversies. The Democrats stepped up their attack, with vice presidential candidate Lloyd Bentsen contend- ing, I don t think America can risk youthful indiscretion,' in the man a heartbeat away from the pus idency.
Sports agents indicted
CHICAGO (AP)- Three sports agents and pro football player Cris Carter were indicted tod.iv on charges ranging from racketeering to perjury after an 18-month inves- tigation found illegal payments and threats were used to sign dozens ol athletes,
Officers sue city council DALLAS \l'- Three white
Dallas polite officers are suing for- mer anil current city officials and the city itself, claiming an affirma- tive action hiring plan caused them (o he passed over lor the promotion ol a black officer,
Corrections In Wednesday's story
Admissions stals show little change," the Skiff incorrectly reported that TCU had 2,700 new students this year The number should have been 1,700. Also all admissions sta- tistics in the story were based on fall 1987 figures, and any implication that they were fall 1988 statistics was uninten- tional
In the Aug. 24 story "Hous- ing crowding decreases," the Skiff incorrectly reported that more women than men are housed in Moncrief Hall More men than women live in Mon- crief Hall
The Skiff regrets these errors.
HALL from /'c/ge /
Some ol the students Feel incon- venienced, especially at this time ol year, hut the construction will be completed h\ Labor Day, he said.
Tina Reid, a Moncriel I tall resident assistant, said she likes living in the hall.
"At first it was kind ol hectic be- cause ol the construction, hut I only see a bright future lor Moncrief be- cause it s a new facility and because ol the strong support and attention it gets from the athletic coaches, she said.
Moncriel Hall provides living arrangements lor hoth male and female students who are primarily scholarship athletes, said Jerry Ilof- meister. Moncriel I tail director.
The ratio ol males to females in the hall is three to one. Forty women live on the east wing on the first and second floors, and I St men live in the west wing ol the lust, second, third and fourth floors, he said.
"The males and females on the first and second floors are divided by a set of doors that will he locked 21 hours a dav 1 [ofmeister said.
The female residents will have three sets of keys -one lor their room, one for the outside doors to the huilcl- ingand one to the locked doors on the east wing, he said.
Although most ol Moncriel Halls residents are athletes, the residence hall is not reserved lor athletes only, Mills said.
"If an athlete wanted someone he- sides another athlete' to he a room- mate, he could get the person, he said.
The rooms are designed in suite arrangements with a bathroom ad-
A room with a view- Moncrief Hall, TCU's new athletic dorm, has study lounges like this one on each of its four floors
Study rooms that will accommo- date 15 to 16 people are on each floor. Moncrief Hall contains a typing room, vending machine areas and a room for
TCU Dally Skiff / Hugh Neilson
joining two rooms. The rooms are not any bigger than those in other resi- dence halls, hut the shapes are diffe- rent. Ilofmeister said.
"This helps to accommodate the connecting bathroom and prov ides an
offset in the corridor to reduce noise capacity." he said.
"The building lias a lot more lounges than other residence halls," he said, "This helps to give more open areas lor relaxation and studying."
the athletic department Ilofmeister said.
The hall has two kitchen facilities, the largest one on the first floor and the other on the fourth floor, he sard.
The laundry facilities are on both ends of the building, which also has an elevator.
Interior changes brighten Rickel Building By ROBIN SHERMER Staff Writer
The Hicke] Building has a new look this fall, witli renovations and im- provements giving the building a more inviting atmosphere, said Steve Kintigh, director of Recreational Sports.
"It wasn t a building that drew peo- ple to come in and look around, hut now it's starting to look like a real recreation center with our new signs and things, kintigh said
Among the new additions to the building are directory signs in the lob- by and the hallways to let people know where the activity rooms are, he
"Our long-range plan for the
Rickel is to have an outdoor
swimming pool where the patio
is now located" STEVE KINTIGH
Director of Recreational Sports
said. Policy signs listing rules and proce-
dures have been placed at the rac- quetbaU courts, the pool and in the weight room.
"We have painted the new weight room and the hallway downstairs to add texture and brightness to the walls," Kintigh said.
All the renovations were done hy students who worked over the sum- mer to have the changes finished by the start of school, he said.
"We had the funding and the equipment; hiring the students was a matter of speed because the universi- ty paint crew was limited in their work on campus." Kintigh said.
Other major changes include com- bining the two weight rooms into one room.
The new weight room, located in Room 120, contains two new life cy- cles, which are computerized bicy- cles, and a total hit machine, which specializes on working out thighs and hips.
"We had many requests by women to get a machine that would work on the thighs, so we think that this machine will he popular," he said.
By adding mirrors and mat covers, the old combatives room (Room 122) has been changed into a dance room.
"The room can still lie used lor wrestling, karate, judo and now large classes of aerobic dance." Kintigh said.
A game room with two pay pool tables, two pingpong tables, two uni- versal machines and a stretching area is in Room 108, which used to he the universal room.
"Eventually we'd like to get furni- ture and mavbe a TV and make1 the
room into a lounge," Kintigh said.
The free-weight room is vacant but will he turned into a fitness assess- ment laboratory in the next two to three weeks, he said.
The cost of the changes was around $7,000, Kintigh said.
"Our long-range plan for the Rickel is to have an outdoor swimming pool where the patio is now located," Kin- tigh said. "It would not be a lap pool, but smaller - a place where students could play or lay out."
"It would also provide a place where student organizations could have meetings and special functions," he said.
PLEDGES, Continued from Page 1
She said at times she felt like she was a novelty in some sorority houses and people would s.cv, Look, she's black. Let's go talk to her and see if she has something intelligent to say,"
"I like and respect the ADPi's be cause they want me lor who I am," Smith said.
Maddox said Alpha Delta lJi chose Smith because they liked her perso- nality and thought she would help the chapter grow.
Bax said Kappa Alpha Theta chose Kennedy because she was outgoing and personable.
"We chose I ci because she was one of the most outstanding girls going through rush." lias said
"I'm proud ol those two chapters lor offering the women the opportun- ity to be a member," said AnneTrask. associate director ol Student Activi- ties
She also said the pledges will lace pressure from some black students on campus and support from others, hut she cannot foresee what the problems will he.
Compared to other universities around the country, Trask said TCU is slow with pledging black sorority members.
Bax said she agreed TCI- is a little behind in selecting hlack students in sororities and that there are more minority groups represented in Kap- pa Alpha Theta across the country.
Kennedy said getting into Kappa Alpha Theta was "the icing on the cake because she got to meet a lot of people, which was her main objective for going through rush.
"1 don t like to say I could have or I should have, I like to say I did this, and this is the outcome and at least I tried," Kennedy said.
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BARRY/XTi Barry came to TCU from
Southern Methodist University where he was chairman of the department of finance, he said.
While there, he founded a re- search department in finance.
John Peavy, Barry s prede- cessor at SMU, said Barry was "our most outstanding teacher,"
"He was the one who initi- ated a lot of growth and im- provement in the finance de- partment, We hated to see him go," Peavy said.
Barry said he has set his goals on building a nationally recog- nized faculty at TCU, as be did at SMU,
Coming to TCI' was an "opportunity to make good
things happen," Barry said. TCU s well-endowed busi-
ness research department also served as an important factor in Barry s decision to come to TCU, he said.
Barry is conducting research on the function of information on financial decisions. One question lie is trying to answer is why securities with low In- formation levels yield high re- turns, he said.
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Commentary Trial by talk show: Oprah, Geraldo as judge and jury
TO: HAIIY SKIII Thursday, August 25, 1988 Page 3
By JERRY MADDEN Columnist
The United Slates prides it-
sell on having
one of the finest,
it not the finest,
judicial systems
in the world.
Most Americans
know the phrase
innocent until proven guilty" by
heart and understand that it is the
basis of our law.
But the idea that an individual is
innocent until proven guilty often
falls by the wayside when dealing
with television.
"My husband beat me for years,"
one woman will sob on an afternoon
talk show. Or you might hear a man
saying, "One of the neighbor s kids
attacked my daughter, raped her,
then shot her and left her for dead."
Horror stories like these are common
on television.
"So what have the police been able
to do since then?" the host might ask
afterward.
"They haven t been able to prove
be did it, is a all-too-common re-
sponse. You can see how the rights of
the accused are being trampled upon.
Television shows are acting as
judge and jury when they allow one
side ot a crime to present its side with-
out a response from the accused. Mil-
lions ol viewers across the country are
swayed by the stories they hear.
In their minds, the person accused
is now guilty. We're not talking "The People's
Court" or "Superior Court, either.
They allow both parties to present
their sides of the case.
But "Geraldo," "The Oprah Win
(rev Show, '"Tlie Morton Downey Jr.
Show" don't. In most cases, they
don't even make an attempt
Part ol their appeal stems from the
(act that they are crusaders for the
causes tliey believe in. They also
don't claim to be journalists, so there
is no professional obligation for them
to present both sides of an issue.
They can allow their guests to ac-
cuse anyone with relatively little im-
punity
By not trying to curb this, they
abuse the accused's right that he or
she is "innocent until proven guilty."
Things get worse when news
shows" like "A Current Affair," "20/
20"and "60 Minutes "do investigative
reports which "prove" someone is
guilty of a crime.
An example of this is a "20/20" story
in which a Dallas assistant district
attorney all but said that the Rev.
Walker Hailey of Dallas was guilty of
attempting to murder his wife, but
that the D.A.'s office didn't have the
evidence to prove it yet.
Railey has never been accused of
any crime by the Dallas Police, and
therefore is not guilty ot any crime.
But "20/20" thought otherwise, pre-
sented evidence indicating Railey was
guilt) and never presented Bailey's
defense.
Television is certainly one of the
most influential media in our society
today. When it presents something as
fact, most viewers tend to accept what
they hear and see.
Thus, when television programs
present evidence that "proves" some-
one's guilt, viewers may tend to be-
lieve the accused is guilty.
But in this country, everyone is in-
nocent until proven guilty by a court
ol law, no matter what Geraldo says.
Surviving and praising TCU By LUCY CALVERT Columnist
Well, folks,
we re back.
For most of
us, this is just
another semes-
ter, one more
cog in the col-
legiate wheel
that is rolling,
sometimes ever so slowly, toward gra-
duation.
For the rest of us, this whole col-
lege bit is still pretty new. And for
those of you in that category, you will
find that TCU has plenty of quirks
that take a little getting used to and a
lot of patience to do it. Take it from
me . . . this is my fourth year, and I
have seen it all.
Survival Techniques Take the sprinklers lor example.
It's high noon on a hot Tuesday. I
look out my classroom window and
can see droplets of water Hying
through the trees.
"Theyve got to be kidding, I
think. "Surely the maintenance peo-
ple have caught on that this is a stupid
time to water the grass. People are
trying to get to and from class."
No, they haven't.
So, lesson 1 in TCU survival is to
either take an umbrella with you on a
cloudless day, or be prepared to run
an aquatic obstacle course on your
way to class.
Parking lor a lack thereof) is
another pain in the patoot around
here. Of course, 1 don't need to re-
mind you of that, since you newcom-
ers have probably already figured that
out.
For us old-timers, trying to find a
decent parking space has been per-
fected to an art. Some call it vultur-
ism: sitting in the parking lot waiting
for someone to leave, even when
there are no back-up lights in sight.
So, lesson 2 for survival is this: If
you think you'll find a place to park
five minutes before class, you won't.
If you think you won't get a parking
ticket, you will.
The third pearl of wisdom I have to
offer concerns something near and
dear to all of our hearts. It may be one
of the few things (besides seud-
honies) that makes collegiate life
bearable: mail.
We see it in other people s boxes.
We see it dumped on the mailroom
floor because people were too lazy to
put it in the trash can. We send it to
our friends at home and at other
schools. But we never seem to get any
for ourselves.
The key phrase here: "Nobody
loves met" It's sort of the post office
precept.
I should make the distinction be-
tween the two kinds of mail. See,
there is "real" mail and "fake" mail.
"Heal mail is the stuff you or want
to get, things like letters from friends,
care packages from Mom, and accept-
ance letters from graduate schools,
"Fake" mail is everything else. Credit
card applications, bank statements,
advertisement fliers and magazines
you never ask for come to mind.
Survival rule 3 then is: most ol the
people who promised they would
write won't. And the people you want
to hear from the least—Southwestern
Bell, Visa, your bank-will be painful-
ly punctual about sending you stuff.
There arc plenty of other things to
learn about life at TCU and about col-
lege survival in general. But I'll let
the freshmen and transfer students
discover those lor themselves. I
wouldn't want to spoil their fun.
Kudos!
Perhaps the biggest visible im-
provement on this campus is the re-
novation ot the Pit. Can you believe
how much better that place looks
now?
For those ot you who may not
appreciate its lace lift, let me try to
describe its former lite.
Ugly. I mean, really ugly.
The walls were a pukey yellow col
or, and there weren't any plants. The
video games and Juki1 box which have
mercifully been placed in their own
little room were originally just to your
left as you came down the stairs.
This meant you had to talk over the
din of bells ringing, phasers firing,
and the song you hated most blaring
out of the juke box.
But the TV and chairs, which used
to be in the room in the back, have
now been put in that corner,
But the best addition to the Pit is
actually a subtraction. Those vile,
offensive, truly hideous "paintings
have been removed (and burned, 1
hope). Can I have an "amen"?
Yes, brothers and sisters, the
artwork from hell has left our pre-
sence and given our eyesight salva-
tion!
Can I have another "amen?
So hats oft to Larry Markley, Stu-
dent Center director, and his helpers
for making the Pit not quite such a pit
anymore.
Now, if they could just do some-
thing about the food . . .
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Reagan-Bush administration's 7-year record on environment By BRAD VANDERBILT Columnist
Last week
G 0 V e r n o r
Keynes ol New
Jersey addres-
sed delegates at
the Republican
National Con-
vention in New
Orleans. In his
speech, Keynes declared that he sup-
ports George Bush, so that the vice
president can "take Beagan-Bush
policy to new areas, providing free-
dom from racism, poor education,
and pollution.
I was most struck by the inclusion
ot pollution among the "new areas' to
which Bush is charged to lead the
Republican Party. Is the environment
a "new area" for Keagan-Bush policy?
I suppose that depends on whether
you consider HO policy the same as
had policy. I do not. Ronald Reagan and George Bush
have clearly established, over the
course ol time, their own brand of
environmental policy, The story of
their efforts is not a pleasant tale, but
it is there.
So whether you see facts as stub-
born, stupid, or something in be-
tween, a brief examination ot the
federal environmental policy of the
past seven-and-a-half years should at
least prove thought-provoking.
The new administration brought
with it this ideological mindset: The
United States is bogged down in a
surplus ol useless regulation that res-
tricts industry and slows growth. With this presumption,the presi-
dent and vice president initiated their
"revolution" of "regulator) relief. To
lead their efforts, they chose Anne
Gorsuch, former state representative
from Colorado, in spite of loud
opposition from some environmental-
ists. One ol the primal') goals of the
administration's em ironinent.il prog
ram was to bring reliel to industries
regulated by the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency. In fact. Walt Baibei.
acting administrator of the EPA he-
tore Gorsuch s confirmation, saw the
theme ol the administration in the
first six months as "industry has a bet-
ter answer lor environmental prob-
lems—they understand the problems
better, and they tan make this thing
work better and their advice is to be heeded
Relicts such as that s i led the
administration to its first, but certain-
ly not last, environmental scandal: the
Saginaw Bay dioxin affair.
In June ot 1981 an EPA report on
dioxin contamination in the Great
Lakes was leaked to two newspapers.
The report listed a Dow manufactur-
ing plant in the region as the "major,
it not only source of dioxin con-
tamination in the Saginaw Bay area.
As Jonathan Lash explains in A Sea-
son of Spoils, "In a conference call
with the EPA staff. Dow officials went
through the report line by line, start-
ing with the cover page
Dow. Lash wrote, wanted the EPA
to change its risk estimates, to soften
or omit references to miscarriages and
Agent Orange and to omit the report s
conclusion that Dow was primarily re-
sponsible lor the contamination.
The final report deleted reference
to Dow as a source "I contamination
and was without a warning about eat
ing fish from the contaminated area,
although John Hernandez, deput)
administrator of EPA, denies chang
ing the report to the liking of Dow.
The dioxin affair was followed by
other scandals, such as the dela\ ing ol
toxic waste clean-up projects to meet
a Republican political agenda. Gor-
such's congressional contempt
charges, and Rita Lavclle's com iction
on charges of perjury and the obstruc-
tion of a congressional Investigation.
Rut perhaps the best evidence ol
Reagan-Bush environmental concern
is the record of environmental
funding.
In February of 1982, the announce-
ment ol a 12 percent proposed reduc-
tion in EPA funding set the tone lor
the tenure ol the administration, as
proposed military spending jumped
to $215 billion, an increase of 20 per-
cent.
In their budget for the fiscal year
1984. the administration proposed
cuts nl nine percenl .it the EPA, In
response to the fiscal '84 proposal,
Sandra Gardebring, executive direc-
tor ol the Minnesota Pollution Con-
trol Agency, told a Senate subcom-
mittee that "... the administra-
tion s proposals would mean that
some programs would be cut back.
some eliminated ... I believe . . .
(further cuts- are serious enough that
the integrity ot the states environ-
ment max very well be in jeopard)
The Library ol Congress summary
of the Senate hearing notes that the
administration proposal ot $172.8mil-
lion for fiscal 84 was consistently re-
jected, at the insistance that funding
,ii least be maintained at the fiscal
1982 level of $229.3 million.
And in the election year ot 1984.
tin- Reagan-Bush political ticket
spoke ot commitment to the environ-
ment, pointing to a surprising 19 per-
cent increase in their fiscal 85 budget
proposal. Not surprising was the 2 1.7 percent
decrease in binding lor energy, en-
vironment and natural resources in
their 1985 proposals for fiscal 86, with
cuts of approximately S250 million.
In successive years, the EPA has
seen its usual cuts, but now. in yet
another election year. President
Reagan and Nice President Bush
propose a 87.2 million increase in
energy, environment and natural re-
source funding, as part of their $1.09
trillion budget, and they speak of
their commitment to the environ-
ment. But if this refrain seems a bit
familiar, remember only those who
don t know history are doomed to re-
peal it
So Governor Keynes. you want to
take Reagan-Rush policies to "new
areas? Well, as one who has seen
where we've been. Id rather rli.nl
another course.
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Thursday, August 25, 1988
Kimball deserves to dream until he's proven guilty By JERRY MADDEN
Sports Writer
sit on cars parked a]
(in back a few yean, back to when you were a junior in high school. Re- member how you used tn hang out with friends on Friday and Saturda) night doing nothing in particular.
Sometimes you d jusl along .i street and t.dk about
dates, sports, drag racing, whatever. It was just a way to blow oil another evening.
That was what a few Florida teenagers were doing two months ago when a ear travelling oxer 70 llipll plowed into lour ears Two teens were killed, six wire injured.
The driver ol the ear. police say. was Olym- pic silver-medalist diver Bruce Kimball. Police say he was drunk when the accident occured.
Blood-alcohol tests performed on Kimball show he had twice the amount of alcohol in his blond system which in Florida makes you
legallv drunk. Kimball now iaees 45 years in prison il convicted.
The liig story, though, was Kimball s de- fying public opinion and. in particular. Mothers Against Drunk Driving by deciding to compete for a spot on the U.S. Olympic diving team.
MADD, family and friends of the victims and politicians all tried to prevent Kimball from being allowed to compete. The U.S. Olympic Committee and the diving team found no rule barring him from competing.
So. while six silent demonstrators looked
on. Kimball performed and tailed to make the team. The demonstrators cheered at Ins fai- lure and returned home feeling justice was served.
It's easy to name the reasons win he should have never been allowed to compete, lie would be a discredit to the U.S. team because ol what he did, and the attention surrounding Kimball would have disturbed the other di- vers.
lint take Kimball S side lor a second. Here's a man who has screwed up the rest ol his life. I le will spend time in prison, more than likely, and any future career is ruined.
hut while he's waiting lor trial, he does have a right to work, like every other citi/cn. In this ease, hisjoh happens to be competitive diving.
So why bar him from diving? To do this, he argued, is to deny him his civil liberties.
And knowing there would be protestors at the competition rejoicing at your failures can't do much to encourage you to do your best.
Kimball has a right to go on with his life until he conies up for trial or is sentenced. That's guaranteed by the government.
But still, he is accused of killing two people, and they II never get another chance like Kim- ball has.
Transfer running back vies for TCU bachfield job By REGINA ANDERSON Sports Editor
In the past leu years, the TCU foot- ball team has made a name for itself throughout the Southwest Confer- ence with its running game
Running hacks such as Kenneth Davis S3 84, 2.29:3 yards rushing- ami Tony Jeffer) 85-87 2,409 yards rushing have excited fans and eluded opponents tor the last four years
Tins season the Frogs will have a new fa< e in the backfield.
Running back Tony Darthard gained S7*s vards in 1987and is a shoe- in lor one of the jobs in the backfield.
His top running mate to date is Cedric Jackson.
/. <cas Football named Jackson to ii s Pre-Season Southwest Confer- ence All-Newcomer i Team.
"Cedric and Ton) arc executing well and cutting down on their mis- takes The) both came back from the Summer doing what needs to be lorn Charlie Williams running
back coach, said. TCI recruited Jackson out of
Liberty-Eylau High School in Texar- kana in 1986 but not enough scho- larships were available
I wanted to come to TCU because it uas close to home and my parents would be able to come see me play," lie said
Hut Jackson spent two years at T) 1- ei (lommunit) College where he
Jeffery makes latest NFL cut with Cardinals By TROY PHILLIPS Sports Editor
Tom Jeffery left TCU to carve him- scll a niche in the National Football League
I nfortunatel). he's had to chip iwaj at it little by little.
|effery, who rushed for over 3.700 yards at TCI .1.353 in 19S7 alone was a 19SS second-round draft choice ol the Phoenix Cardinals. But like all NFL rookies, he has to tight for play- ing time and his job.
Jeffery had seen limited action up until last Sunday's l9-16overtime loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
Although Jeffer) caught a pass for Ins first NFL touchdown. Cardinals liead coach (.cue Stalling! said lies progressing slower than hoped tor.
It was Ins best outing thus far," Shillings said ol Jeffer) 's 17 rushes for f>7 yards. "He helped himseli a little bit in this past game. He has no prob- lem making the next cut."
Jeffer) did make Tuesday s cut to 1)0 players, hut survival is getting more difficult by the week Shillings said he will keep only three or four halfbacks, and veteran Stump Mitch- ell will likely not go. Among the still competition is rookie Tony Jordan, who rushed lor 40 yards against New Orleans a few weeks ago. and former Baylor star Derrick McAdoo
Stallings said Jeffery's slow star! confuses him
"I'm not really sure, he said. "I haven t seen the Hashes ol great abil- itv lie had in college, lint Sunday was encouraging.
Jeffer) . too was encouraged, lint not satisfied
I wish I could have had a better game and broke lor a long gainer Jeffery said. "My goal is to have over 10(1 yards a game, but I haven t been playing enough.'
Sunday was his first time to run with the starling offensive line, Jef- lerv said
"I he only thing I needed was a chance to prove myself," he said.
I In running back coach said I wusn'l a strong inside runner, but I proved him wrong
Ol his Cardinal competition, Jef- lery said. "We're all good, hut we all have to do what we have to do sur- vive."
Cedric Jackson
'Tony and I run differently.
He's quick. He runs around
guyt. Sometimes I try to run
around, but if I can't get
around them 1 just run over
them.' CEDRIC JACKSON
TCU running back
rushed tor nearlv 2,000 yards before transferring to TCU.
At first I thought the) had lost interest so 1 committed to Arkansas But the Thursday before signing day
Coach Armstrong showed up, and I signed, he said.
"We were looking lor someone to be as consistent as Tony was. not as good," Williams said.
"We wanted to increase our depth at running hack, and we wanted someone with experience to try and get the starting job. We liked what we saw in Cedric, and he had the grades. Recruiting Coordinator Tom Mueller said.
Jackson entered TCU in the spring of'88 and quickly began to prove him- self.
During the Purple-White game last spring Jackson gained 1 13 v.nils on 13 carries
"If we had to play today Cedric would be our starter. He proved him- self in spring, and he had a good scrimmage. He has every tiling we need; speed, good feet and power, said Williams.
"When I first came I had to prove mvsell They knew I could run hut they didn't think 1 could block be- cause at Tyler we ran an [-formation. I didn't have to block that much, he said
But Jackson said he likes playing the Veer offense,
"1 like the Acer because it's the big play offense. If the running back can hit the holes quick he can get at least 3-5 yards on every play," he said.
Jackson thinks this year will he TCU's year. And the key to success
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for the Frogs is teamwork. "We (Tony Darthard) both are fill-
ing his (Tony Jeffery) shoes. In the Veer offense there has to be more than one good back. We have to be able to block for one another The defense is looking good, and I also have alot of faith in the offensive line. he said.
One thing that stands out about Jackson is his strength.
"Tony and I run differently. He's quick. He runs around guys. Some- times I try to run around, but it I can't get around them I just run over them." he said.
Jackson said he doesn't think he will have any problem making the transition from junior college.
"I played against some pretty big guys - not this big, but I know I can compete," he said.
Jackson will get a chance to com- pete when the Frogs travel to Athens. Georgia, on Sept. 10, to play the Georgia Bulldogs.
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