Suspect arrested in connection with artifact theft
Former Physical Plant employee apprehended in Houston

By Jaime Walker
Senior News Editor

A suspect was arrested Thursday night in connection with the theft of 112 Peruvian, pre-Columbian artifacts from the Mary Couts Burnett Library, said Kelly Ham, TCU detective of criminal investigations.
David Earl Word, 51, was charged with theft over $200,000, a first degree felony, and is being held at the Tarrant County Jail.

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$1 million provided to deal with compensation
Money to be spread between faculty, staff

By Alisha Brown
Staff Reporter

Salary compression is real, Staff Assembly chairwoman Jean Andrus said in a letter to Chancellor Michael Ferrari regarding plans for the 2001-2002 budget.
Compression is when entry level employees are hired at a higher rate, because of higher market values, than existing employees were. The difference between the figures is compressed over time.

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Professionals to stage light show

By Melissa Christensen
Staff Reporter

Two professional lighting designers are performing magic this week for 10 upper-division lighting students.
Paul Gregory and Jonathan Speirs donated $300,000, so students can turn the Moudy Building atrium into a colorful display of light from 9 to 11 p.m. today.
“We are going to turn this space into an event,” said Gregory, owner of the New York-based Focus Lighting.

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Active Abuse
Some students use Ritalin despite not having prescription

By Chrissy Braden
Staff Reporter

Some students have found a way around the commonly-known side effects caused by caffeine when trying to study until the wee hours of the morning.
These students use Ritalin, a drug often prescribed to highly active people and those with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, to help them stay awake and focus when studying for tests.

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Trustees increase benefits
Pay to rise by 3 to 4 percent for faculty, staff

By Alisha Brown
Staff Reporter

On March 30, the Board of Trustees approved a pay raise and an increase in retirement benefits for faculty and staff.
A general pay raise is offered each year across the board and averages between 3 to 4 percent, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Business Carol Campbell said.

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Competing interests reason for Senate openings

By Jillanne Johnson
Staff Reporter

Lack of interest in Faculty Senate positions is only compounded by competing interests, Peggy Watson, an associate professor of Spanish, said Thursday at the Faculty Senate meeting.
For the M.J. Neeley School of Business, College of Communications and College of Fine Arts, the Senate has more openings than volunteers.

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It’s the law
Information should be provided

“Built in 1963 as part of the Brown-Lupton foundation, the Brown-Lupton Health Center provides full medical care and a pharmacy to TCU students. The Health Center is also a source of information about medical issues that students face.”
Or so the TCU Web site states.
In actuality, the Health Center employees refuse on a regular basis to provide information regarding medical issues that plague the student body.

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Yee-(cough)-haw
Environment suffers under Bush

Texas is always on top of things. It is, after all, the biggest state in the contiguous United States. We’re also No. 1 in pollution.
According to the Environmental Defense Fund, Texas is also No. 1 in overall toxic releases, recognized carcinogens in the air and developmental toxins, which affect the brain and nervous system in children and increase the risk of cancer.

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New Neeley requirement unfair
Problem comes from university’s weakness in managing employment

By Emily E. Ward
Skiff Staff

Either by the grace of God or a lot of good luck, I have always been able to enroll in the required classes for my major every semester. Perhaps this is because there are not a lot of people in my major (math), or maybe it has to do with the flexible nature of the classes I take. Either way, the majority of TCU students are not as lucky as I am in this aspect.

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Women’s basketball ends season at banquet
Six players honored with awards for activities on, off court

By Kelly Morris
Sports Editor

The women’s basketball team had plenty to celebrate Thursday at its postseason banquet at the River Crest Country Club Ballroom despite the fact that it was eliminated in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in March.
After recording their best season in school history, the Frogs’ season became the year of firsts. With an overall record of 25-8, the Frogs had their first 20-win season. The Frogs also won their first Western Athletic Conference regular season tile and first WAC Championship.

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Cross-country athlete runs ‘cross the world’
Keitany uses track to prepare skills for home

By Jennifer Koesling
Staff Reporter

Coming to America from Kenya was something senior Glady’s Keitany never considered doing. But the way she got here was even more surprising.
Figuratively speaking, she ran.
When Keitany was 13 years old, she participated in Kenya’s national 3,000-meter race for all eighth graders. She won first place.
“I had never run before, so I had no idea that I would do so well,” Keitany said.

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Women win 10th in a row
Next match offers Ingram a chance at his 300th victory

By John Weyand
Staff Reporter

In its match against TCU Thursday, the North Texas women’s tennis team tried to make the Frogs beat themselves.
Try as they might, the Eagles were unsuccessful.
The No. 26 Horned Frogs defeated North Texas, 6-1, at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center to extend their winning streak to 10 matches. The Frogs won all three doubles matches and the No. 1 through 5 singles matches against UNT.
TCU head coach Roland Ingram said that although the Frogs played well, they needed to stay focused to win the match.
“The (UNT) players wanted to make (us) hit as many balls as possible,” Ingram said. “As a result, my players got a little sloppy and a little lazy. It’s a good time to practice concentration and discipline on the court.”

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Baseball team opens crucial series with win

Skiff Staff

Sophomore outfielder Terry Trofholz hit a three-run home run in the bottom of ninth inning to extend TCU’s lead to 11-7, and the Frogs went on to break a four-game losing streak Thursday with a,12-7, victory against Nevada.
The Frogs (21-13, 12-5 Western Athletic Conference) and the Wolf Pack were playing in the first game of a key four-game series. The Frogs were swept last weekend by top-ranked Rice, ending a seven-game winning streak. Nevada (18-15, 9-9 WAC) has won 13 of the last 16 games, including two of three last weekend at Fresno State.
Both the Frogs and the Wolf Pack brought their top offenses to the ballpark Thursday. TCU pounded out 14 hits, while Nevada recorded 17 hits.

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On the rise
Consequences of ectasy not considered

By Sarah McClellan
Skiff Staff

Within five minutes of entering a dance club, Chris (*) can tell who is “rolling” on ecstasy or “X,” a pill that gives the user a euphoric high and has been dubbed a “club drug.” He can also easily tell who is selling it.
Within another couple of minutes, Chris, who is a 29-year-old registered nurse at a Dallas/Fort Worth area hospital, can purchase as many “hits” or tablets of ecstasy as he needs to keep his high for the entire evening. The cost is usually between $20 and $25.
“It has become a lot more popular lately,” he said. “It is probably because it is easy to get, it is cheap and one tablet can last you all night. Out of three people you ask, at least one will have it.”

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DFW air quality under par, water better

By Melissa Christensen
Staff Reporter

In the 2000 census, Dallas-Fort Worth joined an elite group of nine U.S. metropolitan regions with populations exceeding 5 million people. The metroplex also joined an elite group of metropolitan regions with major environmental concerns.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Dallas-Fort Worth is among four areas in Texas that do not meet federal air quality standards.
If Texas was to ignore the problem in those four urban areas, the EPA and U.S. Department of Transportation could withhold highway funds. However, EPA spokesman Dave Bary said the possibility of such economic sanctions is remote because the state is taking action.

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Campus issue: Oh, those Styrofoam woes

By Jessica Cervantez
Staff Reporter

Students use them everyday, don’t think twice about them and may not realize what they are doing to the environment. The overlooked item — Styrofoam boxes in The Main.
Rick Flores, general manager of Dining Services, said between 2,000 and 3,000 Styrofoam trays are used daily, but students aren’t willing to give up their freedom to take food out of The Main to prevent the excessive use.

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