Wednesday, September 26, 2001

Campus Briefs
TCU graduate Miss America runner-up
TCU alumna Marshawn Evans was named third runner-up in the 2001 Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, N.J., Saturday.

Evans graduated in May after earning a bachelor’s degree in political science and is currently attending graduate school at the Georgetown University School of Law in Washington.

Evans, who represented the District of Columbia, was among 51 contestants from across the United States and Puerto Rico to compete and earned more than $49,000 in scholarships during the week-long pageant activities.

Evans’ platform during the pageant was “United Against Crime — Investing in Youth for a Safer Tomorrow” and she was named winner of the pageant’s Presentation and Community Achievement and Artistic Expression awards.

Evans also performed a baton routine to “I Will Survive.”

Granger to put signed flag up for auction
Congresswoman Kay Granger will put a framed American flag signed by members of Congress up for auction as part of eBay’s “Auction for America,” said Michael Gonzales, Granger’s campaign manager.

The flag, which has flown over the U.S. Capitol, will be framed and have the signatures of senators and representatives on the matting. Granger will put the flag on eBay Monday as part of the its effort to raise $100 million in 100 days. The money raised will go to the immediate and long-term needs of victims and families of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to eBay’s Web site.