Student reports racial remarks to Campus Life
By Aaron Chimbel
Staff Reporter

Although some university officials have painted a flattering picture of the “win-win” partnership of freshmen men living in Greek residence halls, one freshman student says his experience has been far from ideal.
Freshman Anthony Tharpe, a history and advertising/public relations major, said racial language directed toward him was yelled outside his Martin-Moore Hall room on two separate occasions about one month ago. He also said his room door was repeatedly kicked and the lock was broken.
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Drilling proposal worries residents
By James Zwilling
Skiff Staff

Marion Klemet left her home in Midland for one reason — she was tired of looking out the window an oil field.
“Fort Worth is a wonderful city,” she said. “I moved because I could live on the outskirts of town, but have all the amenities of a city.”
Now Klemet, who lives in northeast Fort Worth, is among several residents expressing concern over the city’s oil and gas drilling proposal.
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Business school raising requirements for majors
By Jordan Blum
StaffReporter

The M.J. Neeley School of Business is raising its admissions standards for students admitted to TCU in fall 2001 who apply to be business majors because of rapidly expanding class sizes, said Charles Williams, associate dean for undergraduates for the Neeley school.
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Playing politics
Students need to take active interest in politics, current events, some say
By Sarah McClellan
Staff Reporter

TCU students need to overcome the apathy typical of 18- to 21-year-olds and take an interest in current events, said students and local political officials.
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Online survey draws fewer but more varied participants
By Kristin Delorantis
Staff Reporter

Respondents to the online Oct. 10 Constituency Day survey by the House of Student Representatives were fewer than anticipated, but House Vice President Amy Render said the participants were more varied than those in last year’s survey.
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Greek chapters to raise $25,000 for Rise School scholarship
Efforts reflect first joint philanthropy project for groups
By Sam Eaton
Staff Reporter

All 20 chapters of the Interfraternity and Pan Hellenic councils will donate at least $1,000 each toward a $25,000 scholarship endowment for the Rise School, with IFC and Pan Hellenic providing the remainder, said IFC President Kyle Gore.
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NY hospital worker fourth death from inhalation anthrax
By David Espo
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A New York woman died of inhalation anthrax on Wednesday, the fourth person to perish in a spreading wave of bioterrorism. A co-worker underwent tests for a suspicious skin lesion, heightening concern the disease was spreading outside the mail system.
Despite an intensive four-week investigation by the FBI and health experts, Attorney General John Ashcroft said, “I have no progress to report” in identifying the culprits or preventing further attacks.
“I think for the American people it’s frightening, it’s scary,” conceded White House spokesman Ari Fleischer, as authorities also reported a new suspected case of skin anthrax involving a New Jersey postal worker and closed the facility where he works.
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Nuclear power plants increase security
By H. Josef Hebert
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Federal officials have told nuclear power plant operators to ratchet up security in response to the alert this week of possibly another terrorist attack. Officials emphasized that there has been no specific threat against any of the country’s 103 reactors.
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Kandahar hospital hit in recent strikes
By Bassam Hatoum
Associated Press

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — U.S. jets struck before dawn Wednesday near the southern city of Kandahar and badly damaged a hospital, witnesses said. Air attacks also pounded Taliban positions north of Kabul and near the strategic northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif.
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