Holocaust flags missing
450,000 gay victims ‘erased’

Skiff Staff

When Uniting Campus Ministries President Heather Patriacca noticed that the 75 pink flags, representing about 450,000 homosexuals persecuted during the Holocaust, had been removed from Sadler Hall lawn Thursday, she said she was outraged.
“What upsets me is that it’s almost like someone tried to erase a population with the removal of the flags,” she said.
Patriacca said she noticed the flags were missing about 2 p.m., when she looked outside, but she has no idea when they were actually taken. One pink flag was found bent on the door of Reed Hall.

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Greek relations expand
Meeting opened to Hispanic fraternity, sorority

By LaNasha Houze
Staff Reporter

The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs opened the door for the Hispanic fraternity and sorority to meet with the rest of the Greek community Wednesday.
“(The Hispanic fraternity and sorority) have never attended a joint meeting before,” said Sylvia Carrizales, vice president of Sigma Lambda Alpha. “The meeting stressed communication was the key to getting all (the Greek organizations to work) together.”
Carrizales said she sees the meeting as a step toward improving the relationship between Sigma Lambda Alpha and other members of the Greek community.

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Patterson honored with award

By Jessica Cervantez
Staff Reporter

Henry Patterson, associate dean of the School of Education, couldn’t find the words to express how he felt after receiving the School of Excellence in Education Award Thursday night.
“I really don’t know what to say,” Patterson said. “I’m taken back. It’s a prestigious honor, particularly when chosen by my peers and former students.”
Patterson was recognized at the Eighth Annual TCU School of Education Alumni Association Awards for his outstanding contributions to the field of education and his active role at TCU.

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Artifact theft investigation continues, security increases
TCU police, Mary Couts Burnett Library take precautions to avoid crime

By Ram Luthra
Staff Reporter

TCU Police Department officials and head university librarian Bob Seal are working together to increase the security of Mary Couts Burnett Library in response to the theft of 112 pre-Columbian, Peruvian artifacts from a storage room.
In addition to increasing the security of the library, TCU Police is continuing its criminal investigation regarding the theft of the pieces.
Seal said he is reviewing the library’s current security system and will ask the police department for assistance.

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Obstacles prevent campus recycling
Lack of resources hampers Alpha Phi Omega, trashes fraternityÕs program

By Jennifer Koesling
Staff Reporter

With Earth Day 2001 on Sunday, officials with Alpha Phi Omega, TCU’s community service fraternity, are still looking for another organization to take over the campus-wide recycling program.
“We understand that it’s Earth Day and that recycling is important, but we do a lot of other things on campus so (the program) has not been a top concern,” APO President Dana Schmitz said.
University minister John Butler said other groups like TERRA, the environmental awareness organization, handle some recycling on campus, but APO’s future role in the program is uncertain.

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Stolen memories
Incident shows society hasn’t learned

Whoever stole the 75 flags from the Holocaust Remembrance Week memorial should be ashamed of themselves.
The pink flags were placed on the Sadler Hall lawn to honor about 450,000 homosexuals who were persecuted by the Nazis. When they were removed, it sent a clear message to TCU’s gay and lesbian community that someone either on this campus or in the Fort Worth community not only doesn’t respect the memory of the dead, but they also don’t respect the living.

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Watching live execution is wrong
Internet broadcast of death would be cruel, unusual punishment

By Jordan Blum
Skiff Staff

Everything is entering the mainstream in today’s world of limitless shock value — even executions.
In our society of South Park humor, Marilyn Manson and Howard Stern, virtually nothing seems to surprise or offend the average college student.

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Frogs continue winning streak

By Ram Luthra
Staff Reporter

Head coach Roland Ingram said there is a secret to his women’s tennis team, but he doesn’t know what that secret is.
Texas-Arlington couldn’t figure out that secret either Thursday as the 25th-ranked Frogs blew past the 66th-ranked Mavericks, 5-2 despite gusting 23-30 mph winds at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
With the victory, the Horned Frogs concluded their regular season on a 14-match winning streak, while going a perfect 9-0 at home.
“If someone told me this team would win 14 matches in a row, I would not have believed them in a heart beat,” Ingram said. “This is an historic year for us, because this is the first time in women’s tennis history that the team has gone undefeated at home.”
Despite recording a bit of history, TCU struggled at the opening of the contest by dropping the No. 1 doubles match to the Mavericks but rebounded by winning the other two doubles matches en route to capturing the doubles point.

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Freshman Paty Aburto hits a backhand from the baseline at Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center Thursday. The 25th-ranked Frogs blew past the 66th-ranked Texas-Arlington Mavericks, 5-2, despite 23-30 mph winds.

Home crowd to view meet

By Sam Eaton
Skiff Staff

The TCU men’s track team may have recently given up its share of the No. 1 ranking to Louisiana State, but it still has much to look forward to as it competes along with the women’s team at the second-annual TCU Invitational in front of a home crowd Saturday.
Head track coach Monte Stratton said the invitational will give the fans an opportunity to see their success in person.

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Crossing ball boundaries
Panama meets America with Moses at bat

By Yvette Herrera
Features Editor

Picante. Salsa. These were only a couple of words used by second baseman Ramon Moses when describing the “spicy” style of baseball played in his home country, Panama.
“In any part of the world, there are going to be differences in any sport,” Moses said. “Baseball in Panama is more aggressive than it is here. The audience is more enthusiastic about the sport.”
Moses, a sophomore finance major, has only been playing at TCU for a little more than a year, but head coach Lance Brown said he’s already a good defensive player.

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For the love of Trees
Story by Natasha Terc

Driving around the Worth Hills parking lots before his introductory environmental science class, Leo Newland, professor of biology and geology, conducted an unscientific study to get his students thinking about the environment.
“In one parking lot in the Greek area, I counted 34 vehicles,” Newland said. “Only four were cars — the rest were trucks and SUVs.”
Newland said he took the time to stop and count to prove a point to his students.
“I wanted to let the class know that we’re part of the problem,” Newland said.
Sunday marks the 22nd anniversary of Earth Day, created in 1969 by Senator Gaylord Nelson.
The day is dedicated to international awareness of environmental issues, such as air and water pollution.
The first Earth day took place on April 21, 1970, in which 2,000 colleges and 10,000 grammar and high schools participated in events.
Newland, adviser for an on-campus environmental group called TERRA, has helped students organize Earth Day activities the past eight years.
The organization will not be participating in the April 22 Earth Day activities this year because the officers are gone this semester, but several activities are planned in the Fort Worth Area.

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