Campus coupons go digital
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Campus coupons go digital
SKIFF TCU DAILY WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012 V o l u m e 110 • I s s u e 69 SCHOL ARSHIPS 6 SGA 3 Interviews for potential new recipients start this weekend. Student Government sends bill for changing finance guidelines back to the House. Est. 1902 www.tcu360. com FACULTY & STAFF FINANCE Staff might see more vacation Money workshop helps to develop habits By J.D. Moore By Ryan Osborne Staff Reporter Staff Reporter Hourly employees could see an increase in vacation time if a Staff Assembly-approved proposal is passed by the Chancellor’s Cabinet. The proposal, which would give more vacation days for staff members with five or more years of experience, was approved Tuesday at Staff Assembly’s monthly meeting. Changes would include adding a middle tier to the current structure to give non-exempt employees with 5 to 10 years experience 17 vacation days a year, as well as increasing vacation days for those with 10 or more years of experience to 22 days per year. Non-exempt employees are those eligible for overtime pay. Currently, non-exempt employees are classified into two tiers - those with 10 or fewer years experience and those with 10 or more. Employees in the first tier get 12 vacation days per year, while those in the second tier get 20. If approved, employees in the new middle tier would see vacation time increase by more than 40 percent. Staff members have had two weeks to review the proposal, Staff Assembly Chair Randy Chambers said. No changes would be made to the exempt employee policy, which gives salaried employees 22 days a year. Chambers said he was unsure when the Chancellor’s Cabinet would discuss the issue but indicated the process might take a while. LEXY CRUZ / TCU360 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Students visit the FrogSaver information table in Market Square to pick up free coupon books and learn about the new phone application, which will bring local business discounts straight to students’ phones. CAMPUS Campus coupons go digital By Lexy Cruz Editor-in-Chief TCU 360 Two TCU alumni are bringing local businesses’ discounts to campus with FrogSaver.com Campus Coupons with a free mobile application released earlier this week. Joe Scully, a 1982 graduate, said he worked with Texas Student Ser- vices to create the Frog Calls student directory and that he recently started FrogSaver.com. Scully and recent TCU graduate Philip Hanson are scheduled to be on the east side of Market Square this week passing out t-shirts, coupon books and informing students about the new app. The FrogSaver mobile app was released earlier this week on the An- droid and iPhone markets. Hanson helped create the new app and helped promote FrogSaver.com on Facebook and Twitter. Scully said while FrogSaver hoped to give TCU members discounts, it did not stop at coupons. Scully said, “We’re trying to be the See COUPONS 2 CL ARIFIC ATION Due to the number of people who would be adversely impacted by a partial shutdown of the natural gas main on east campus tomorrow, it was rescheduled for Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. During this time, there will be no heat or domestic hot water for the following facilities: Bass Building, Tandy Hall, Dan Rogers Hall, Winton-Scott Hall and Sid W. Richardson Building. In a classroom with standing room only, students learned about financial literacy and financial credit through a workshop called “Money Talks” on Tuesday. The workshop taught students the difference between an interest rate and an annual premium rate, along with how to establish good credit and how to check a credit score. Mike Scott, director of Scholarships and Student Financial Aid, hosted the event and said the seminar was a success because of student involvement and interest. Scott said he was impressed with the amount of students who came to the workshop, along with the number of emails he received from students about the event. At the end of the workshop, more than a dozen students stayed to ask Scott individual questions about their own financial situations. “It was great to see students interested in managing their funds,” Scott said. “Obviously, they’re thinking about this early, and I was very impressed by those who came.” Michaela Bradshaw, a senior strategic communication major, said she enjoyed the workshop and wished more people would attend. She said she would attend more financial workshops in the future if the university offered them. Robin Williamson, senior director of Student Development Services, said student attendance was higher than expected. Thirty-three students wrote down their contact information at the workshop. Representatives from Student Development Services were also present. Daniel Terry, a director with Student Development Services said future financial workshops will be organized. The next financial workshop will occur April 10, while another workshop is planned for an undetermined date in March. Topics and locations are to be announced at a later date. Test Your Financial Knowledge See FINANCE 2 2 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 www.tcu360.com Continued from page 1 INTERNATIONAL COUPONS online marketplace for the business community to reach the TCU campus.” Categories in the app range from automotive services to restaurants, churches and more, he said. Some categories even contained subcategories to make the search easier. There is also a featured restaurant five days a week and a weekly featured business, he said. Users could download the app, “like” the FrogSaver. com Facebook page and enter a drawing for a free lunch at the participating restaurant or for discounts at the business. Businesses love using print, online and application media to connect with the TCU campus, Scully said. TCU is the only university that has this type of coupon book service from Texas Student Services, and Scully said he planned to create a franchise to offer to other universities in the Metroplex as well. The FrogSaver.com coupon books are available in all residence halls, the Brown-Lupton University Union Information Desk and other places on campus, but the alumni wanted to spotlight the use of the new smart phone app. Continued from page 1 News Report: Simpsons dolls join Iran ban list By Nasser Karimi Associated Press An Iranian governmentaffiliated agency has banned dolls of the Simpsons cartoon characters, who join Barbie and others on a toy blacklist, an independent newspaper reported on Monday. The report said that the Simpsons were banned to avoid the promotion of Western culture. But Superman and Spiderman were allowed, because they helped the “oppressed.” “We do not want to promote this cartoon by importing the toys,” Shargh daily quoted Mohammad Hossein Farjoo, secretary of policymaking at the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, as saying. He did not elaborate on what was wrong with the Simpsons specifically. But he noted that any doll on which genitals are distinguishable, as well as dolls of adults, are banned. So were toys with speakers that blare out the voices of Western singers, or toy kitchen sets that include glasses for drinking alco- holic beverages. Farjoo said however that dolls of Spiderman and Superman were authorized for sale. “They help oppressed people and they have a positive stance,” he said. The agency is the same that called Barbie dolls a “Trojan horse” in 1996. In January, police said they closed down dozens of toy shops for selling Barbies. Since the 1979 Islamic revolution that ousted a proWestern monarchy, Iran has tried to fight Western cultural influence. Despite bans on many books, movies, satellite TV channels, music, haircuts and fashion from the West, many young people follow Western culture avidly and can often obtain illegal products on the black market. In 2011 Iran imported $57 million worth of toys. Officials believe some $20 million more worth of toys were smuggled across the border the same year. VAHID SALEMI / ASSOCIATED PRESS One-fourth of Iran’s populaIranians look at a doll display in a toy shop in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 20. Police have closed down tion of 75 million is under 15 dozens of toy shop for selling Barbie dolls, part of a decades-long crackdown on signs of Western years old. culture in Iran, the semi official Mehr news agency reported Friday, Jan. 20. FINANCE Test Your Financial Knowledge Managing and Using Credit Wisely: True or False 1. My credit rating will improve as my salary increases. True or False? 2. Closing old accounts that I don’t use will improve my credit. T/F 3. A bad de bt stays on my report even if I pay it off. T / F 4. Incurring debt is always a bad idea; always pay with cash. T / F J.D. MOORE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Director of Scholarships and Student Financial Aid Mike Scott teaches students about financial literacy through a “Money Talks” workshop on Tuesday. SKIFF TCU DAILY Est. 1902 Distribution: Newspapers are available free on campus and surrounding locations, limit one per person. Additional copies are $.50 and are available at the Skiff office. The TCU Daily Skiff is an official student publication of Texas Christian University, produced by students of TCU and sponsored by the Schieffer School of Journalism. It operates under the policies of the Student Publications Committee, composed of representatives from the student body, staff, faculty and administration. 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T / F Check your answers on the bottom of page 3 Circulation: 3500 Subscriptions: Call 817-257-6274 Rates are $30 per semester. Location: Moudy Building South Convergence Center, Room 212 2805 S. University Drive Fort Worth, TX 76109 TCU Box 298050 Fort Worth, TX 76129 6. Being under age 25 negatively affects my rating. T / F STAFF Advertising Manager: Kristin Trumble Student Publications Director: Robert Bohler Business Manager: Bitsy Faulk Production Manager: Vicki Whistler Director, Schieffer School: John Lumpkin www.tcu360.com Wednesday, February 8, 2012 News 3 SGA Close vote stalls legislation for altering finance guidelines Staff Reporter Members of the House of Student Representatives voted to send a bill, which would change the finance guidelines of the Student Government Association, back to the House Executive Board Tuesday evening. Opponents of the bill said it changed too much too quickly and the House needed more time to consider it. SGA Speaker of the House Dalton Goodier said the mo- tion to send the bill back to the House Executive Board was passed 20-19 with one representative abstaining. The bill will be voted on again next Tuesday after the committee leaders and other members in appointed positions, such as Speaker of the House, looked at the legislation again. Trevor Melvin, a John V. Roach Honors College representative, said he wanted to vote on the legislation next week because there was not enough time to consider the legislation, which would have made funda- “It was frustrating for it then to be delayed again just because a few people felt like they needed to read over it more. ” Kari Berdelle chairwoman of the Finance Committee mental changes. SGA Treasurer David Belpedio said he understood why the bill was sent back but was TEXAS Football past follows Senate candidate By Jim Vertuno Associated Press In the sports world, Craig James was a star football player for Southern Methodist University and the New England Patriots. He later became a household name in Texas as a television analyst for ESPN. Now that he’s running for the Senate, James can’t separate his Republican politics from football, which accounts for nearly all of his name recognition. But drawing attention to his athletic exploits also means revisiting a pair of well-known scandals going back to the 1980s. So instead of fielding public-policy questions, he must constantly fend off comments about how he took improper payments at SMU and played a role in firing a popular Texas Tech coach. “I’m ready to move on,” James, now 51, said last week in an interview at an Austin restaurant. It won’t be easy in a state where football inspires almost religious devotion, and fans cling to long memories. James, who has never run for office, says his years as a small-town rancher, businessman and dad make him an ideal candidate to bring common sense to Washington. His rookie campaign sticks to broad conservative talking points: attacking President Barack Obama on the federal health care law, protecting the Constitution, cutting off illegal immigration and easing regulations on business. Recent polls have shown him far behind his rivals, and his negative ratings among Texans are twice as high as his positives. “The negatives are coming at him from multiple sourc- es,” said Austin political consultant Bill Miller. “This is the deal with scandal: If it comes out early and you can get it behind you, you can survive. If it always stays in front of you, it’s a killer. He’s got to get it in a rearview mirror. We’ll see if he’s got the wherewithal to make it happen.” ERIC GAY / ASSOCIATE PRESS In this Jan. 12 photo, former ESPN commentator Craig James is seen announcing his candidacy for U.S. Senate seat in Austin, Texas. frustrated. “I believe that a lot of House members will express concerns, but won’t bring those concerns forward and email them to me,” he said. Kari Berdelle, chairwoman of the Finance Committee, said she had been working on the legislation since October and was upset with the decision to send the bill back. “It was frustrating for it then to be delayed again just because a few people felt like they needed to read over it more,” she said. Berdelle said she hoped the people who expressed concerns read over the bill again and talked to her about it. Berdelle and Belpedio both said they thought the House would pass the bill next Tuesday. According to the new guidelines, one of the biggest changes the bill would have made would be having members of the Finance Committee comprise the Activities Funding Board. In the proposed version of the bill, members of the Finance Committee would keep track of organizations that received SGA money to ensure the money was being used correctly, according to the guidelines. The Activities Funding Board, which allocates money to student organizations, would meet once a year to allocate $70,000 out of the $100,000 they have, according to the guidelines. The remaining $30,000 would be left over for emergency funding that student organizations may need, according to the legislation. ECONOMY Federal Reserve: economy still recovering By Martin Crutsinger Associated Press Ben Bernanke says the job market isn’t as strong as the steadily declining unemployment rate might suggest. Responding to questions at a Senate hearing Tuesday, he noted that the unemployment rate doesn’t capture the plight of millions of people who have stopped looking for work or part-timers who can’t find full-time jobs. His cautious view helps explain why the Federal Reserve plans to hold interest rates at record lows until late 2014. Many economists were looking to see if Bernanke might waver on that stance after Friday’s news that hiring surged in January and the unemployment rate to a three-year low of 8.3 percent. The Fed chairman stuck with the three-year time line. None of the senators asked Bernanke whether the encouraging job figures were reason enough for the Fed to rethink holding interest rates low for that long. And Bernanke didn’t tout the hiring data during the two-hour hearing. If anything, Bernanke maintained the Fed’s position: the economy is improving at a frustratingly slow pace and that low rates are necessary to boost growth. Bernanke agreed with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, that an unemployment rate of 8.3 percent is understating the jobs problem. “It’s very important to look not just at the unemployment rate, which reflects only people who are actively seeking work,” Bernanke said. ously said. During the hearing, Republicans repeated familiar concerns. They said keeping rates down could raise the risk of inflation. And low rates punish traditional savers. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Penn., acknowledged that the Fed J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE / ASSOCIATED PRESS Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, before the Senate Budget Committee hearing to consider The Outlook for U.S. Monetary and Fiscal Policy. “There are also a lot of people who are either out of the labor force because they don’t think they can find work... There are also a lot of people who are working part-time, and they’d like to be working full-time but they can’t find full-time work.” The Fed has kept its benchmark interest rate near zero for the past three years. In its policy statement in January, the Fed said it would probably not increase that rate until late 2014 at the earliest — a year and a half later than it had previ- has a dual mandate, to both lower unemployment and keep inflation from rising too quickly. But he questioned whether the Fed’s priorities were right, given that unemployment is expected to stay high for several years. “You have this tension between these two simultaneous objectives,” Toomey said. He suggested the Fed focus on a single mandate of keeping inflation low. Bernanke said Fed officials were aware of the risks and were closely monitoring inflation, which he said was low and falling. Financial Quiz Answers: 1) F, 2) F, 3) T, 4) F, 5) T, 6) F, 7) T, 8) F, 9) F, 10) F By Jordan Rubio 4 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 www.tcu360.com News NATIONAL NATIONAL GOP gets Minn. focus for now Komen VP resigns over funding By Ray Henry Associated Press GERALD HERBERT/ ASSOCIATED PRESS Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally in Loveland, Colo., Tuesday. By Brian Bakst Associated Press In presidential politics, Minnesota is as close to a Democratic fortress as states come. It has tantalized Republicans in recent presidential campaigns, but it’s still wound up as general election fool’s gold for the GOP ever since Richard Nixon last won it for the party in 1972. So it’s easy to understand why Minnesota Republicans are basking in the presidential glare now. For Tuesday’s caucuses at least, they have the spotlight to themselves — and a genuine piece of the action. This year’s Minnesota caucuses drew their first significant attention from the contenders in memory, with all four hopefuls dropping by in the final week. Front-runner Mitt Romney stopped in last week, while Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum were in town as late as Monday. Usually, the Republican nomination fight is wrapped up well before voters in the wintry enclave get a say. Or the primary calendar lumps Minnesota with states that offer bigger prizes. Republican caucus attendees tend toward the conservative, especially those most concerned with social issues. Tea party members stormed the caucuses two years ago and could play a role this time, too. A straw ballot will crown a winner Tuesday night, but delegates to the summer’s Republican National Convention won’t be decided for several more months. Four years ago, more than 60,000 Republicans turned out and Romney trounced eventual nominee John McCain. That more than doubled attendance from 2004, but was overshadowed by the more than 200,000 Democrats who headed to EVAN VUCCI / ASSOCIATED PRESS Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign stop Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio. their caucuses to give Barack Obama a 2-to-1 win over Hillary Rodham Clinton. Turnout at the state’s caucuses tends to be a tiny fraction of eligible voters in a state that prides itself on nation-leading fall participation. Minnesota used to have a primary rather than a caucus, but that was abandoned more than a half-century ago. In Minnesota, voters don’t register with a party designation. So on caucus night, people can participate in any party caucus they want at hundreds of schools, community centers and other locations. And they have a host of choices: the Independence Party, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and several minor parties all had a chance to put on caucuses. With Obama a shoo-in for the Democratic nomination, all eyes are on the GOP results. There was a sense among party veterans that the big four were tightly bunched and turnout would dictate the winner. A lower turnout favored Santorum and Paul because of the intensity of their support among religious conservatives and antiwar Republicans, respectively. Even Romney’s top Minnesota surrogate, former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, wasn’t ready to predict the former Massachusetts governor would score a second straight win here. “It will be very competitive. I can’t tell you who will come out on top,” Pawlenty said Monday. The caucuses start at 8 p.m. EST and nearly complete results are typically known within a few hours. The vice president of public policy at Susan G. Komen for the Cure who backed the breast cancer charity’s move to strip Planned Parenthood of funding resigned Tuesday, saying she stands by the nowabandoned decision that set off a storm of controversy. Karen Handel, who had denounced Planned Parenthood as a former gubernatorial candidate in Georgia, said in her resignation letter and later interviews that she was actively engaged in the efforts to cut off the grants. “I am deeply disappointed by the gross mischaracterizations of the strategy, its rationale, and my involvement in it,” Handel said in her letter. “I openly acknowledge my role in the matter and continue to believe our decision was the best one for Komen’s future and the women we serve.” The grants, totaling $680,000 last year, went to breast-screening services offered by Planned Parenthood, which provides a range of women’s health care services including abortions. Under criteria developed by Komen during Handel’s tenure, Planned Parenthood would have been disqualified from future grants because it was under a congressional investigation launched at the urging of anti-abortion activists. Komen, the nation’s largest breast-cancer charity, reversed course after its decision ignited a three-day firestorm of criticism. Members of Congress and Komen affiliates accused the group’s national leadership of bending to pressure from anti-abortion activists. “Neither the decision nor the changes themselves were based on anyone’s political beliefs or ideology,” Handel said in her resignation letter. “Rather, both were based on Komen’s mission and how to better serve women, as well as a realization of the need to distance Komen from controversy.” Komen Founder and CEO Nancy G. Brinker said she accepted Handel’s resignation and wished her well. “We have made mistakes in how we have handled recent decisions and take full accountability for what has resulted, but we cannot take our eye off the ball when it comes to our mission,” Brinker said in a statement. “To do this effectively, we must learn from what we’ve done right, what we’ve done wrong and achieve our goal for the millions of women who rely on us.” Planned Parenthood spokeswoman Andrea Hagelgans declined to comment on the resignation. www.tcu360.com Wednesday, February 8, 2012 News 5 NATIONAL Passengers continue to fly American Airlines despite well-publicized bankruptcy Associated Press Consumers seem not to care whether the airline they fly is under bankruptcy protection. Passengers flew more miles on American Airlines last month than they did in January 2011 despite the company’s well-publicized bankruptcy status. Led by growth on international flights, American’s paying passengers flew 10 billion miles last month, up 1.4 percent from 9.87 billion miles a year earlier. The airline said Monday that international traffic rose 5 percent, with gains of more than 3 percent to Europe and Latin America and 17 percent in its much smaller U.S.-Asia business. That helped the nation’s third-biggest airline overcome a 1.1 percent decline in U.S. traffic. American cut its passenger-carrying capacity by 2.1 percent — a 4.4 percent re- duction in the U.S. and a 1.2 percent increase on international routes. Airlines can increase capacity by operating more flights or using bigger planes that carry more people. The combination of higher traffic and lower capacity meant fewer empty seats. The average flight was 78.5 percent full, compared with 75.8 percent a year earlier. Occupancy tends to be lower in the winter than in the summer. American’s short-haul affiliate, American Eagle, reported that traffic rose 10.3 percent. Eagle carries less than one-tenth the traffic handled by American. American, Eagle and parent AMR Corp. all filed for bankruptcy protection on Nov. 29 and seek to cut labor costs and debt loads while in Chapter 11. Earlier Monday, Delta Air Lines Inc., the nation’s second-biggest airline, said its January traffic fell by 1.5 percent, with both international and domestic business down from January 2011. Delta, however, reported that a key statistic — the amount of revenue per seat for every mile flown — jumped 14.5 percent, as airlines continue to benefit from several fare increases imposed last year. American does not disclose revenue statistics on a monthly basis. “LM OTERO”/ASSOCIATED PRESS AMR spokesperson Bruce Hicks speaks to reporters about projected job reductions at American Airlines. 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Tuesday’s Solution GET TIPS AND MORE SOLUTIONS AT WWW.SUDOKU.COM 6 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 www.tcu360.com News SCHOLARSHIPS Chancellor’s Scholars interviews bring out personality By Alex Tyler Staff Reporter The university will select the next class of Chancellor’s Scholars this weekend during the first ever Honors Scholars Weekend, Michael Marshall, the associate director of admissions said. The visiting students will interview to become Chancellor’s Scholars, which is part of a new initiative and process of determining the scholars, he said. Invited prospective students will stay with a current student and take part in events to fully experience the university, he said. According to the TCU website, Chancellor’s Scholars are students selected as entering freshmen and are awarded full tuition scholarships based on their academic and leadership achievements in high school. Previously, Chancellor’s Scholars were chosen solely based on academics, Marshall said. But with the new process, potential scholars will also be able to display their communication skills and leadership experience, he said. Because the scholars have already been admitted to the university and have received the Dean’s Scholarship, the ac- ademic playing field has become level, he said. The interviews will help decide who are the best candidates for the Chancellor’s Scholarship, he said. The weekend would include a John V. Roach Honors College preview, Experience TCU and a dinner hosted by Chancellor Victor Boschini before the interview day on Saturday, he said. Current Chancellor’s Scholars would help interview the prospective students, he said. “They all work very hard, which I think is great. ” Victor Boschini Chancelor Cody Westphal, a firstyear pre-business major, said he had visited other schools with programs and scholarships similar to the Chancellor’s Scholarship. After seeing a more developed sense of community at other schools, Westphal wanted to encourage something similar at the university, he said. Westphal suggested a fall retreat in which the new class of Chancellor’s Schol- TAYLOR PRATER / MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Freshman pre-business major and Chancellor’s Scholar Cody Westphal stands atop the steps of Sadler Hall. Westphal, along with his other fellow scholars., will help interview prospective 2012 Chancellor’s Scholar students. ars would attend and get to know each other better. This would build a sense of community among the scholars, and as a group they could potentially make more effective changes because of their very active involvement on campus, he said. “If you can have them taking their idea, presenting it to the group and the community by the Chancellor’s Scholars, I feel like the sky’s the limit when you get that many capable young adults working together and really trusting each other and really trusting that they can make TCU better,” Westphal said. Boschini said the Chancellor’s Scholars had the opportunity to get to know the him through the variety of events involving both him and the scholars. The Honors Scholars Weekend and the fall retreat for the Chancellor’s Scholars are two ways for Boschini to get to know them even more, he said. “One thing they all have in common is that they’re all very motivated, and they’re all very driven in a positive sense,” Boschini said. “They all work very hard, which I think is great.” Westphal said the scholarship motivated the scholars to give back because the university had provided so much for them, not only monetarily but also in terms of opportunities. For Westphal, if he could manage to improve the university in any way, it would be because of how blessed he has been as a Chancellor’s Scholar. “If I can pay back in any way I possibly can, I’ll work for it because it’s such a blessing,” he said. Ann Louden, the Chancellor’s Associate for External Relations, manages the Chancellor’s Scholars Program and had the opportunity to get to know the scholars and witness their growth during their four years at the university. “The biggest reward is being able to see the freshman come in and then graduating four years later having had this amazing experience, having their horizons broadened academically and in terms of their social and leadership potential,” Louden said. “Just to watch the process, and when they graduate it’s like they’ve been transformed. And I love that our program helps make that possible.” The Honors Scholars Weekend will take place from Thursday to Saturday. HIGHER EDUCATION As colleges obsess over rankings, students shrug By Justin Pope Associated Press When US News & World Report debuted its list of “America’s Best Colleges” nearly 30 years ago, the magazine hoped its college rankings would be a game-changer for students and families. But arguably, they’ve had a much bigger effect on colleges themselves. Yes, students and families still buy the guide and its less famous competitors by the hundreds of thousands, and still care about a college’s reputation. But it isn’t students who obsess over every incremental shift on the rankings scoreboard, and who regularly embarrass themselves in the process. It’s colleges. It’s colleges that have spent billions on financial aid for high-scoring students who don’t actually need the money, motivated at least partly by the quest for rankings glory. It was a college, Baylor University, that paid students it had already accepted to retake the SAT exam in a transparent ploy to boost the average scores it could report. It’s colleges that have awarded bonuses to presidents who lift their school a few slots. And it’s colleges that occasionally get caught in the kind of cheating you might expect in sports or on Wall Street, but which seems especially ignominious coming from professional educators. The latest example came last week at Claremont McKenna, a highly regarded California liberal arts college where a senior administrator resigned after acknowledging he falsified college entrance exam scores for years to rankings publications such as US News. The scale was small: submitting scores just 10 or 20 points higher on the 1,600-point SAT math and reading exams. Average test scores account for just 7.5 percent of the US News rankings formula. Still, the magazine acknowledged the effect could have been to move the college up a slot or two in its rankings of top liberal arts colleges. And so it was hard not to notice Claremont McKenna stood at No. 9 in this year’s rankings, which to people who care about such things sounds much sweeter than No. 11. “For Claremont, there is I would think a psychologically large difference between being ninth and 11th,” said Bob Schaeffer of the group FairTest and a rankings critic. “‘We’re a top 10 school,’ (or) ‘we’re 11th or 12th’ — that’s a big psychological difference. It’s a bragging rights difference.” If it was an effort to gain an edge, it backfired badly. Another popular list, Kiplinger’s “Best College Values,” said Friday it was removing Claremont McKenna from its 2011-12 rankings entirely because of the false reporting. The college had been No. 18 on its list of best-value liberal arts colleges. Competitiveness may be naturally human, but to many who work with students, such behavior among fellow educators is mystifying. Contrary to widespread perceptions, they say, students typically use the rankings as a source of data and pay little attention to a school’s number. Join the Professional TCU Media Team Writers and Photographers needed www.tcu360.com Wednesday, February 8, 2012 News STUDY ABROAD EXTENDED EDUCATION Harris College still plans on London Classes offer personal growth By Tori Cummings Staff Reporter COURTESY OF STEPHANIE ELLIS TCU alumna Stephanie Ellis, left, poses with fellow alumna Natalie Feingold in front of Stonehenge during a Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences study abroad trip to London in summer 2010. By Rachael Lehman Staff Reporter Olympians from around the world are planning on calling London their home for the summer and so will some Horned Frogs. Diane Hawley, assistant professor of professional practice, said that although some students in the Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences would be in London they would not be in the city during the time of the Olympics. However, the group would still be affected by the increased traffic and tourism the Olympics usually brought, she said. Hawley said students in the nursing school studied in London every other summer. She said she would accompany the students this summer, her seventh trip with the Harris College, as they made the trip “across the pond.” However, this summer’s program would be slightly different than previous years, Hawley said, because it added Geneva, Switzerland, to the list of destinations. anie Ellis said she went on the trip two summers ago. “We got to see how universal health care works, we got We’re looking at Eng- to do the Jack the Ripper walk land national health and we got to go see Stonehenge,” Ellis said. service and SwitzerHawley said the program land’s health care would help students learn about the differences besystem in Geneva. tween the health care systems Diane Hawley of the United States, London Assistant professor of professional and Switzerland. practice “We are studying the health care systems and comparing them to the United States’ “Switzerland has a unique health care system,” Hawley element in the fact that it is the said. “We’re looking at Enghome of the World Health Or- land national health service ganization, the Red Cross and and Switzerland’s health care the International Council for system in Geneva.” Nurses,” she said. “It is a hub Although the program is orfor many international health ganized by the Harris College organizations.” of Nursing and Health SciencThe students would spend es, it is available to students of the first week of their trip at a all majors who are interested. retreat center in Geneva. During the last two weeks of their When: June 9 - June 30 journey, the group would stay Where: London, England and in the Bloomsbury district of Geneva, Switzerland Cost: $3,150 London, she said. Senior nursing major Steph- Who: All majors “ ” NATIONAL Chicago college offers ‘Occupy’ class Associated Press A Chicago college is offering a class on the Occupy movement. Thirty-two undergraduate students are enrolled at Roosevelt University’s “Occupy Everywhere” class. It’s a threecredit political science course that looks at the movement that started last summer near 7 New York City’s Wall Street and spread nationwide. The Chicago Sun-Times reports students’ assignments include reading the movement’s newspaper and attending Occupy Chicago’s general assembly meetings held near Roosevelt’s downtown campus. Leaders from the Chicago movement may present guest lectures. Professor Jeff Edwards studies social movements. He says the Occupy movement has been unfolding before students and the class is a good opportunity for them. He says they are reading a range of analysis on the movement concerned with corporate greed and the division of wealth. Students and community residents looking for an opportunity to continue their education beyond college can enroll in the university’s Office of Extended Education, which provides non-credit programs for personal and professional benefit. Assistant Director of Extended Education Julie Lovett said the program first started as an evening college but has changed over the years. The classes presented through Extended Education range from photography to dancing to reading, she said. A very popular one was The Big Read, done in conjunction with Texas Wesleyan University. “The Big Read is a program from the National Endowments of the Arts just designed to get the community reading and talking about what they’re reading,” she said. Anyone in the TCU and Fort Worth communities can enroll, Lovett said. The target audience is adult learners with ages ranging from 30 to 70 years old. TCU reference librarian Diana Boerner said she planned to take the yoga class every semester to get exercise. She has taken sewing, music and dance classes as well. Lovett said the program offered a variety of dance classes, including wedding and basic couples dancing. “If you’re looking for something to entertain yourself or something that you never learned but you’ve always wanted to learn, that’s a great forum and format to do that without having the pressure of a grade. ” Diana Boerner TCU reference librarian Martha Johnson, a real estate appraiser from Fort Worth, said she took photography and painting classes to learn more about her hobbies. The classes were interesting and affordable. Lovett said prices range depended on what classes participants wanted to take. Most classes ran two hours a week for four weeks, costing around $150, she said. “We have programs that are two hours in length that could be $45 and we have 30 hour art classes, that probably hit closer to $300,” she said. “We have a wine tour to the Napa Valley that is several thousand dollars.” Extended Education also offered certification for high school AP teachers to enhance their skills for teaching AP classes, Lovett said. TCU students are invited to take classes through Extended Education, she said, because in most cases, TCU students received a 50 percent discount. Boerner said she took Extended Education classes for many reasons, including self-improvement and entertainment. “If you’re looking for something to entertain yourself or something that you never learned but you’ve always wanted to learn, that’s a great forum and format to do that without having the pressure of a grade,” Boerner said. Who can register: TCU students and Fort Worth community How: Register for Extended Education classes online, in person or by phone Phone: 817-257-7132 Website: lifelong.tcu.edu Email: [email protected] SCREENSHOT OF LIFELONG.TCU.EDU TCU’s Extended Education is a non-credit program that provides learning opportunities for anyone in the Fort Worth community to continue their education beyond college. 8 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 www.tcu360.com Opinion The Skiff View Public misunderstood Komen decision Many women are concerned about Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s motives for halting funding to Planned Parenthood, which for years has provided them with services such as breast exams and cancer screenings. Most people wonder why a foundation devoted to helping women would cut ties with a well-known women’s health organization and are misattributing this parting to former senior vice president for the Komen foundation Karen Handel, a strong pro-life supporter. A huge misconception is that the Komen foundation cut funding to Planned Parenthood because of Handel’s opposition to abortion. However, too many people are blindly blaming the Komen foundation for being too political. The Komen foundation’s Facebook page showed users claiming the organization should be “ashamed” for removing funding and many users said they would no longer support it. The Komen foundation parted with Planned Parenthood because of a policy which, according to Komen spokeswoman Leslie Aun, would “block grants to organizations currently under investigation by any local, state or federal authorities.” The investigation in question is an audit led by U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns, who seeks to determine if taxpayers’ money had been spent on abortions over the last 10 years. Handel’s views had nothing to do with Komen Foundation’s decision. The organization was only following protocol, not involving politics in this decision. The Komen foundation decided to resume funding to Planned Parenthood after the backlash. Handel has since stepped down, and because of this the foundation can ensure employees place importance on the care of women nationwide. It is vital for the foundation to provide funding to Planned Parenthood to further the “pro-cure” cause, but it is even more vital that we as a nation be careful to understand the full story behind an issue before we jump to conclusions. Long road to economic recovery persists Multimedia editor Taylor Prater for the editorial board. The Skiff View represents the collective opinion of the editorial board. EDITORIAL BOARD Katey Muldrow, Editor-in-Chief Kim Burdi, Sports Editor Maggie Fraser, News Editor Sneha Antony, News Editor Marshall Doig, Copy Desk Chief Nate Beeler is an editorial cartoonist for The Washington Examiner Chelsea Katz, Managing Editor Lyndsi Hardin, Special Sections Editor Kezhal Shah-Hosseini, Opinion Editor Taylor Prater, Multimedia Editor The Campus Voice Pearce Edwards A subtle thing happened during the Super Bowl on Sunday. In the midst of Manning mania, talking babies, flying babies, Madonna, Cee Lo and marching bands came an advertisement much different than the rest. The spot featured employees at a General Electric Co, plant in Schenectady, N.Y., talking about the impact of their work on other companies and the global economy. The message was evident: American manufacturing is back. New unemployment figures released over the weekend revealed an 8.3 percent unemployment rate, which marks a new two-year low and the private sector’s 23rd consecutive month of job gains. Anemic improvement since 2009 left the economy with dim forecasts and dwindling benefits. Now, however, the manufacturing sector experienced strong gains, adding 50,000 new jobs in December, according to statistics provided by whitehouse.gov, and the construction sector also gained 21,000 jobs. A more resilient economy and trim government is a recipe for success. Increased hiring indicated workers engaged in education and vocational training in order to qualify for their positions. A modernized, competitive workforce is the ultimate goal. Overall, American growth rates are the highest they have been in more than a year, with 2.8 percent gross domestic product and consumer spending increases across the fourth quarter of 2011. Positive news can continue to snowball, with higher wages, households paying off debts and perhaps, finally, getting the housing market on stable ground. Yet, strong American business requires effective government. In a contentious election year, the policies laid out by the Obama administration become even more crucial. The president called for an extension of the payroll tax cut in the State of the Union address, a move which saves households on average $934 per year. He also emphasized finding buyers and guaranteeing domestic sellers of manufacturing products, an essential government task in a competitive global market. President Obama’s vision for the country is powerful. His slogan has become an “economy built to last.” However, long-term problems complicate his agenda. The U.S. government must find creative ways to resolve mounting debt, which reuters.com projects will grow by $1 trillion during the 2012 fiscal year. In order to turn 20th century attitudes into 21st century governance, the Obama administration needs to master the art of cutting spending and preserving government’s role in the lives of citizens. The success or failure of Obama’s presidency depends on the election cycle. Rhetorical barbs from Republican candidates, especially Mitt Romney, center on the administration’s economic growth. A Washington Post-ABC News poll found 52 percent of respondents to be more con- fident of Obama’s economic understanding, compared to 37 percent for Romney. GOP contenders such as Newt Gingrich have even said, “give [Obama] some credit.” The landscape of the race is changing. Money is a key influence in elections, especially in the new era of the Super PAC and huge donations. Wall Street is a top beneficiary of economic growth, and the finance and real estate sectors are the largest donors to campaigns. Yet, Romney has received far more in donations, about $1.8 million from the six largest firms. Romney is out fundraising Obama by a factor of eight or more. Where the money falls will chart the legacy of the new numbers on economic growth. The United States’ long, painful return to economic strength and an invigorated workforce is gaining ground, affecting policy, elections and even advertisements during the Super Bowl. Jobs, careers and success for college students are all at stake. Pearce Edwards is a junior political science and history double major from Albuquerque, N.M. Opinion www.tcu360.com Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9 Celebrity endorsements should not affect GOP race Booey Mittelstadt Months ago, many Americans were excitedly debating the possibility of a Donald Trump presidency. And though he is not a part of the current race, he certainly has not disappeared from the scope of national politics. In fact, only days ago, the billionaire businessman and celebrity proudly endorsed former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for the Republican Party candidacy in the 2012 presidential race. Trump seems to have a significant impact when he opens his mouth and speaks — his promise to run for president months ago definitely put the news media, and ordinary Americans, on their toes. But will his public support for Romney make any significant effect in the GOP race? Probably not. The reality is that Trump, along with every other celebrity who has chosen to endorse a candidate, will not have a lasting effect on which candidate wins the nomination (or the presidency). Some small-minded Americans may choose which politician or party to support based on whether or not their favorite public and famous figure has endorsed them. That practice is, as previously stated, small-minded. Some thought it was great that Oprah endorsed Obama four years ago, or that legend Chuck Norris threw his support behind John McCain (and now Newt Gingrich). A public announcement of support from a group of rich, far-from-average celebrities should not, and does not, have a significant impact on the race. Americans ought to focus instead on what really matters: each candidate’s track record, vision and plans for the future of America, and certainly not the opinion of some celebrity who probably has not been significantly affected by the downturn in the American economy. Thankfully, polls show Americans believe this as well. A Pew Research Center poll done this month shows that more than 64 percent of Americans stated an endorsement by Donald Trump would not sway their candidate support, while only a mere 13 percent said it would make them support a candidate more. In a Pew poll done last month, only 8 percent of Americans said a Trump endorsement would cause them to support a candidate even more, while more than 26 percent said a Trump endorsement would actually cause them to support a candidate even less. Even if you are a fan of Romney, or Trump for that matter, these statistics should come as good news. The fact that less than one-tenth of Americans GERALD HERBERT / ASSOCIATED PRESS Donald Trump speaks at a news conference in Las Vegas, Thursday, to endorse Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, center, accompanied by Romney’s wife Ann. would choose to support a candidate solely based on the fact that a celebrity has done so is proof for me that Americans might be moving in the right direction in becoming a better informed citizenry. Perhaps it might be different Education quality should trump rankings Allana Wooley The United States is, for now, the strongest world power. It is the most influential, polarizing, economically and militarily powerful country in the world. It has a reputation for democracy and opportunity unparalleled by any other nation. By logic, the United States should have the best and brightest scholars in the world. Instead, America is ranked 31st in education out of 65 countries, falling behind in the fundamental fields of math, science and reading. Faring poorly in international standings, America’s scholars are not even exceedingly intelligent according to their own country’s standards. Those standards are lower than those of many other countries, and only 72 percent of teenagers in America aged 12 to 17 are up to grade level expectations. Several contributing factors have been proposed in an attempt to pin down the source of such disparity between where the education system in America should be and where it actually is. Insufficient funding for schools and ineffective education policies such as No Child Left Behind have been cited as potential problem sources. A hugely overlooked part of the equation is the current culture in America. Obsessed with physical appearance, educational focus is no longer placed on developing marketable skills and problemsolving abilities for the future. Rather, the focus is on collecting statistics that paint the picture of a very talented and diversified up-and-coming group of leaders. Several colleges have become so obsessed with image that they use dishonest policies to boost their own rankings, according to a blog post from The Chronicle of Higher Education. Baylor University paid accepted students to retake the SAT so they could report better scores. Claremont McKenna College went so far as to misreport each fall’s freshman class average SAT scores since 2005. Schools place so much pressure on their teachers to ensure students reach certain scores on year-end standardized tests that scoring high often becomes the central focus of the class. Some schools will not permit teachers to fail students, asking teachers to allow multiple retakes, remedial tutoring and ‘minimum grades,’ no matter how poor the performance. American students are exploiting the fact that they can get by without doing much work. Students have allowed teachers, parents and coaches to pass them along from grade to grade with ‘decent enough’ grades to get into college. Children in America have the best educational arrangement there is. They show up to class, and the majority of the time do whatever amount of work they see fit, without fear of failure. This is all that is required to get into most community and public colleges, where the majority of young people are educated. Once in college, even students who attended private schools, fail under the suddenly foreign amounts of coursework. Yet international students do not have these issues. One reason behind this is better education in countries where the student is accountable for his or her own work. For example, in England or China an inadequate performance in pre-college years means a trade school education. There is no easy solution to the problem of education inadequacy in the United States. Some have suggested that the International Baccalaureate (IB) program should replace Advanced Placement (AP) testing as a way to install a work ethic across a broad range of topics, creating modern day ‘renaissance students.’ A lessened reliance on standardized testing as a measure of true ability is another solution being supported by teachers who are tired of teaching to a test. Americans obsess over images, but those images of grandeur are going to come crumbling down if the idea of genius students is not thrown away in favor of actually putting work into molding future minds. Allana Wooley is a freshman anthropology and history double major from Marble Falls. if it were a different celebrity; maybe Oprah and others from the 2008 election had a larger impact than Trump’s endorsement is likely to have. Or maybe, and hopefully, it is because Americans are aware of what matters during a nomination race and during the actual presidential race, and it certainly is not rich celebrities. Booey Mittelstadt is a freshman film-television-digital media and political science double major from Chattanooga, Tenn. The Purple Poll What are some of your safety habits? “I carry my keys between my fingers as if they’re a knife. Or I call Froggie [Five-0].” Jessica Nenow Sophomore graphic design major “I don’t exactly have safety habits, honestly. I should. I used to have pepper spray, but that got confiscated at the airport. I’m vigilant; that’s probably the only thing.” Michelle Hoey Sophomore psychology major “My phone is always at my fingertips; I have a forced dial set so I can just press a button, and it dials the police.” Pratik Mehta Junior finance and accounting double major 10 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 www.tcu360.com SPORTS NATIONAL Prosecutors request that Sandusky be kept indoors until trial By Mark Scolforo Associated Press Prosecutors asked Tuesday to have Jerry Sandusky kept indoors as part of his bail conditions, citing complaints that the former Penn State football assistant was seen outside and watching children in a schoolyard from the back porch of his home, where he remains under house arrest while awaiting trial on child molestation charges. The state attorney general’s office argued in a court filing that Sandusky’s bail conditions should be revised so that he is not allowed outside except to seek medical treatment. Prosecutors said they opposed Sandusky’s request to be allowed contact with his grandchildren as he awaits trial on 52 child sex-abuse charges. “Several individuals from the adjacent elementary school have expressed concerns for the safety of children at their school and the adjacent neighborhood,” prosecutors wrote. “Such concerns will only mushroom if defendant is permitted to roam at will outside his house.” The allegation he was watching children was outlined in an exhibit attached to the filing, a memo from a state investigator to a county probation officer that said a teacher and intern had reported concern for the children’s safety. “They advised the neighbor that yesterday they had the children outside for recess as it was a warmer day, and that they both witnessed Mr. Sandusky on his rear house deck watching the children play,” wrote investigator Anthony Sassano on Jan. 26. Sandusky’s lawyer, Joe Amendola, did not immediately respond to the latest prosecution filing. It said Sandusky’s son’s exwife “strenuously objects” to her three minor children having any contact with him, and that prosecutors believe Sandusky was fortunate to be granted bail. “The commonwealth believes that (the) defendant should be in jail,” prosecutors wrote. “He has been granted the privilege of being confined in his own home, which is spacious and private and where he can eat food of his own preference and sleep in his own bed at night. House arrest is not meant to be a house party.” That court document, and several motions filed late Monday by Sandusky’s lawyer, come ahead of a court hearing Friday regarding his bail modification request. Sandusky, 68, a former longtime defensive coordinator for Penn State’s football team, has maintained he is innocent of the allegations, which claim he engaged in a range of illegal acts with boys over 15 years, from touching their legs to subjecting them to violent sexual assault. As Sandusky’s lawyers prepare for trial, they have asked a judge for copies of secret grand jury testimony, the phone numbers of his accusers and other material. A 37page pretrial discovery motion sought dozens of records from the state attorney general’s office, including subpoenas, photos, unredacted passages of blacked-out documents already provided to the defense, investigative notes and psychiatric records. Amendola asked for records related to specific young men identified in grand jury reports as Sandusky’s victims. Amendola said he was given the names of eight of the 10 alleged victims late last week. A request contained in the latest defense filings concerned an interview with a former Centre County deputy prosecutor who has said little publicly about the role she may have played in the decision not to prosecute Sandusky more than a decade ago, after a mother complained about contact between Sandusky and her son in a university football team shower. A state police report, Amen- GENE J. PUSKAR / ASSOCIATED PRESS 2014 World Cup workers plead for better working conditions Associated Press Workers building and renovating Brazil’s stadiums for the 2014 World Cup are threatening to go on strike if employers don’t agree to their demands for unified salaries and benefits. There have been isolated strikes across the nation, but unions representing the workers in each of the 12 host cities are trying to come together to plead for better conditions. Union leader Claudio da Silva Gomes said Tuesday the workers are ready to go on strike as early as next month if construction companies don’t agree to give employees the same salaries and benefits regardless of the venue. FIFA has said World Cup preparations are behind schedule,and stadium construction has been one of the main concerns. The strike would likely create even more delays at several venues, especially the ones to be used for the Confederations Cup next year. “We have workers doing almost exactly the same kind of work but they are not earning the same salary or being entitled to the same benefits at the different venues. This doesn’t make sense,” said Gomes, a leader at the national union organization CUT. “If they are doing the same work, they should be getting paid the same salary, regardless of which region they are working in.” He said there are different salaries and benefits to workers even when the same construction company is involved. Pay discrepancies are common in Brazil in nearly SILVIA IZQUIERDO / ASSOCIATED PRESS Workers inspect three collapsed buildings in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Wednesday. phone numbers of his accusers so he can obtain their phone records. “In many cases, (Sandusky) believes the accusers may have collaborated with each other in making these false accusations,” Amendola wrote. The attorney general’s office said Tuesday the defense’s discovery motion was under review. Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, left , walks with his attorney Joe Amendola, right, as he leaves the Centre County Courthouse. INTERNATIONAL By Tales Azzoni dola wrote, “describes an interview with Karen Arnold, a former assistant district attorney of Centre County, wherein she and former District Attorney Ray Gricar had extensive disagreements over a 1998 police investigation regarding the defendant.” Gricar disappeared in April 2005 and was declared legally dead last year. Sandusky wants the all sectors, especially in the more impoverished north and northeast regions. Gomes said workers in the southeast and the southern regions are making nearly twice as much as the ones in the northeast. www.tcu360.com Wednesday, February 8, 2012 SPORTS 11 SUPER BOWL New York welcomes home Giants after 21-17 Super Bowl win By Verena Dobnik Associated Press Thousands of fans roared as New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning hoisted the team’s Super Bowl trophy from a glittering blue-andwhite float Tuesday during a victory parade through New York City, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg quipped should now be nicknamed the “Big Blue Apple.” The parade set off from the southern tip of Manhattan and moved slowly north to City Hall as fans stood dressed head to toe in Giants gear and confetti wafted slowly down from the high-rises that line the street. The MVP Manning, joined by coach Tom Coughlin, Bloomberg, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other teammates, waved and grinned from the float as a deep roar rose from the crowds. Defensive end Justin Tuck, who led the team’s defense and sacked rival quarterback Tom Brady twice during the 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots, said he was glad to be part of the team. “We made it here by believing in each other. We believe in every guy on this team,” he said. “Honestly, we wouldn’t be here today without your support.” The team was introduced at a City Hall Plaza ceremony with thunderous applause from the thousands of fans outside. A lucky 250 fans received tickets to the fete, where the Giants were honored with symbolic keys to the city. The crowd went wild for running back Ahmed Bradshaw, who plopped down in the end zone to score the winning touchdown. Wide receiver Victor Cruz did his trademark salsa moves as he accepted his key. Manning joked about the team’s record of fourthquarter comebacks. “Make it tough but make it possible,” he said, laughing about how the team blew an early lead to come back and win. The Giants had eight fourth-quarter comebacks to win games during the season. “Finish games, finish fourth quarters and finish the season strong. That’s what we did,” Manning said. Coughlin said the Giants were successful because they never gave up. “The key thing was to remember this: All things are possible for those who believe,” Coughlin said. “We al- TCU DAILY SKIFF 35¢ PER WORD; 45¢ PER BOLD WORD PER DAY www.www.tcu360.com/classifieds TO PLACE YOUR AD Classifieds Help Wanted FT Bellman needed at The Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth; 200 Main St Fort Worth, TX 76102 MUST HAVE: Previous customer service experience Ability to work a flexible schedule APPLY ONLINE: www.marriott.com/careers Apply to GUEST SERVICE AIDE requisition 847.771.0279 ABUELO’S HIRING Abuelo’s Mexican Restaurant will be opening a new location at 4740 S. Hulen St. The store is currently taking applications for all hourly positions: Bartenders, Cooks, Waiters, Hosts, Dishwashers and Server Assistants. 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Frank Capogrosso, 11, from Staten Island, leaned against a barricade at the beginning of the parade route with his dad and best friend. “This is better than TV. I love the cop cars, the toilet paper and the ecstatic fans,” he said. “I love the Giants. I love their style. They play, they don’t talk.” The parade for the Super Bowl champions could bring the city as much as $38 million, depending on the number of spectators, Bloomberg said. As many as 1 million people were expected — about a third of them from outside New York. After the parade, the team traveled to New Jersey for an afternoon rally at their home turf, MetLife Stadium. Tens of thousands of fans roared as the team walked onto the field in East Rutherford, making it feel like a regular Sunday game for Big Blue. It’s the second Super Bowl championship parade for the Giants in four years. They beat the Patriots in the NFL title game in 2008. Bloomberg asked the crowd: “Are you feeling deja blue all over again?” referring to the team’s 2008 win. Fans cheered. Workers in high-rises tossed confetti — and later entire pieces of papers — from their windows. Jun Kim, 28, a Korean linguist at the law firm Kenyon & Kenyon, reserved his biggest batch for Manning. “You are a star!” he yelled as the quarterback passed by. “People thought he would crumble under pressure, but he didn’t. He’s the best.” MARK LENNIHAN /ASSOCIATED PRESS The New York Giants get a tickertape parade as they head up the Canyon of Heroes Tuesday in New York. The Giants defeated the New England Patriots Sunday in the Super Bowl. SUPER BOWL 30,000 fans celebrate Super Bowl win at MetLife Stadium By David Porter Associated Press It wasn’t the Canyon of Heroes and there wasn’t as much tickertape, but that didn’t seem to bother about 30,000 New York Giants fans who flocked to MetLife Stadium Tuesday to celebrate the team’s rousing Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots. Some of them even got to touch a piece of history when Giants running back Brandon Jacobs capped the boisterous celebration by taking the Vince Lombardi Trophy and walking it around the stadium to give delirious fans in the lower rows a chance to lean over and put their hands on it. It was an impromptu moment that fit the mood of the afternoon. “We just came from a BILL KOSTROUN / ASSOCIATED PRESS New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, and linebacker Zak DeOssie wave to the fans during a victory celebration rally. great parade in the Canyon of Heroes, but when you pull into this place and see all the fans, there really is no place like home,” team coowner John Mara told the cheering crowd. Thousands of fans showed up hours early to tailgate in the parking lot as if it were a Sunday during the season. And with weather in the up- per 40s and low 50s, it was hard to distinguish it from October anyway. Carol and John Senatore of Stony Point, N.Y., near West Point, share a season-ticket package and didn’t even consider going into New York for the morning parade. “We tailgate all year, so we figured why not do it to- day, too,” John Senatore said. “This is more intimate.” Dennis Ubiles, a Manhattan resident, opted to come across the river instead of heading downtown. He managed to get son Andrew out of his elementary school for the day. And the two were ready to celebrate, Dennis in his Victor Cruz jersey like so many Giants fans, and Andrew with the No. 9 of kicker Lawrence Tynes. “I like him because he’s Scottish and my mother’s Scottish,” Andrew explained. Ubiles said he never doubted the Giants would rise to the occasion even when they lost four games in a row late in the season. He said he chose to come to the New Jersey celebration because he thought it would have a little more edge. “I think the players will really kick back,” he said. “We might see some salsa.” 12 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 www.tcu360.com INTERNATIONAL 10 2014 World Cup construction workers threaten to strike in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil SPORTS SUPER BOWL 11 New York Giants welcomed home with a tickertape parade CONFERENCE New head coach, new staff for CSU Associated Press 2011-12 Mountain West Conference Men’s Basketball Standings Conference: San Diego State UNLV New Mexico Wyoming Colorado State TCU Air Force Boise State 6-1 5-2 5-2 4-3 4-3 3-4 1-6 0-7 Overall: San Diego State UNLV New Mexico Wyoming Colorado State TCU Air Force Boise State 20-3 21-4 19-4 18-5 15-7 13-9 11-10 10-12 As of February 6, 2012 Women’s Basketball Standings Conference: GREGORY BULL / ASSOCIATED PRESS J.R. Cadot, above left, shoots above San Diego State’s Deshawn Stephens, below left, in the second half during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday in San Diego. MEN’S BASKETBALL Frogs travel to crosstown rival SMU By Ryan Osborne Staff Reporter San Diego State Colorado State UNLV TCU Wyoming Boise State New Mexico Air Force 7-1 6-2 5-3 5-3 5-3 3-5 1-7 0-8 Overall: San Diego State Colorado State UNLV TCU Wyoming Boise State New Mexico Air Force 17-5 10-13 17-7 12-11 9-12 12-11 7-15 5-18 As of February 7, 2012 Colorado State coach Jim McElwain added four coaches to his staff Tuesday. The four were defensive line coach Marty English, offensive line coach Derek Frazier, wide receivers coach Alvis Whitted and special teams coordinator Jeff Hammerschmidt. “These are guys that care about their players and have a passion for the game as well as understand our recruiting model,” McElwain said. “The main key was quality and character and that was really an important model as far as collectively getting this group of guys together.” English has spent the past eight seasons running the defense at Wyoming. “This is where I wanted to be for a long, long time,” said English. “I know the roster and I do know the kids.” Frazier had coached the offensive line at Fresno State since 2006. Whitted served as an offensive assistant at UCLA. He also spent nine years in the NFL, playing for Jacksonville and Atlanta. Hammerschmidt has been a defensive coordinator at three schools and was the special teams coordinator at Arizona from 2008-2011. McElwain, who was hired to replace Steve Fairchild on Dec. 13, has yet to hire a defensive coordinator. The TCU men’s basketball team will travel to Dallas for a matchup with metroplex rival SMU, looking for a bounce-back win tonight. A win would give TCU 11 nonconference victories in the regular season for the first time since 200001 (11-3). The Frogs lost 83-73 to No. 13 San Diego State Saturday night in San Diego. TCU (13-9 overall, 3-4 Mountain West) currently sits sixth in the Mountain West standings. They are three games behind the Aztecs, who are leading the conference and moved up four spots to 13th in the Associated Press poll. Senior point guard Hank Thorns has made at least one 3-pointer in 10 consecutive games, a career-long streak that ranks as the third-longest active streak for all Mountain West players. Freshman point guard Kyan Anderson scored a career-high 22 points in the loss to San Diego State. Anderson, who is averaging 11.4 ppg since the start of conference play, is the only freshman ranked among the league’s top-20 scorers (No. 13) in Mountain West action. A win tonight would be the Frogs’ second straight over the Mustangs. TCU beat SMU 84-64 last year in Fort Worth. SMU leads the all-time series 101-85. SMU enters tonight with a 1013 record overall and a 2-7 conference record, placing them last in Conference USA. The Mustangs have lost five in a row, including a 59-52 loss to the University of Central Florida Saturday. Marcus Jordan, the son of seventime NBA Champion and current Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan, scored 17 points to lead the Knights to the win. Senior forward Robert Nyakundi leads the Mustangs with 15.5 points per game and a team-high 5.1 rebounds per game. TCU’s battle with the Mustangs will be the Horned Frogs’ last non-conference game of the year before finishing out the regular season against Mountain West competition. TCU vs. SMU When: Tonight at 7 p.m. Where: Dallas Radio: 88.7 FM (KTCU) and 1460 AM (KCLE) GoFrogs will have live audio. CONFERENCE UNLV football coaching changes announced Associated Press UNLV announced that coach Bobby Hauck has shuffled his staff, moving tight ends coach Brent Myers to offensive coordinator and defensive backs coach J.D. Williams to defensive coordinator. The moves were announced Tuesday. Rob Phenicie, who was offensive coordinator during Hauck’s first two seasons, will continue to be quarterbacks coach. Kraig Paulson, who was defensive coordinator, will become assistant head coach and continue to coach outside linebackers. The Rebels have gone 4-21 in Hauck’s first two seasons as coach.