Business office ditches Fisk phone service by Matt Muller them all out is a slow, tedious month period is over—so we week and the first week of experience a real overload on Continuing problems with process." have problems with our time classes. "During this time the system at this time of the the campus telephone system Campus Business Manager frame on this." before the private Bell lines year," he said. have led the business office to Russel Pitman stated that he Mr. Pitman also mentioned have been connected everyone About the possibility of discontinue the university's felt the university should allow that with the system already who wants to make a call has to converting to Bell equipment, service contract with Fisk Stromberg-Carlson six months functioning below par, users use the campus phones. Since Mr. Williams commented, "It's Telephone Co. and to purchase to get the system in perfect can expect substantial there are a limited number of a little premature right now to a contract costing twice as order. "However," said problems during orientation outside lines, we always See phones, page 3 much from the General Pitman, "this poses a problem: Dynamics Corporation. if the system continues to be General Dynamics is the overloaded after we have parent company of Stromberg- determined that it is working at Carlson, the manufacturer of 100% of designed capacity then the various pieces of equipment we will have to go to a new which together are known as system." the master "switch" for the "The university has ap- campus phone system. Ken proached Southwestern Williams of the Campus Bell," said Pitman, "and they Business Office said, "We have provided a preliminary figured the manufacturer was estimate of a $400,000 the best place to turn for installation cost for new service." switching equipment which A variety of problems have would utilize the existing cables plagued the Fisk system for and telephones." some time, although it seems "If we went to Bell," said the problems of crosstalk (two Pitman, "we would want to or more conversations audible install the equipment next to each other on the same line) summer. This would require and of dead telephones have that we make a decision gotten worse this summer. For whether to order the new this reason, the university system or not by October— discontinued the $1800 per before Stromberg-Carlson's six VolumTHRESHEe 67, number 2 Thursday, AugusRt 16, 1979 month service contract with Fisk and purchased the $3600 per month contract from General Dynamics. WRC commons to be completed on time The Stromberg-Carlson by Wayne Derrick installed by Saturday August before Monday the 20th, the concern, however, about the personnel have been working Barring any last minute 18, giving the kitchen crew time first day of orientation week. condition of the grounds with the system since July 1. disasters, it appears that the to check out the equipment The brick work on the surrounding the college. Two Numerous problems remain in major renovations undertaken before meal service starts outside arcade probably will large trenches dug adjacent to the system, however. "We want on Will Rice Commons this Monday. not be finished until later in the the Will Rice volleyball court to get the system up to 100% of summer will be completed in The Private Dining Room, week. This should not pose any have yet to be filled in. Dr. capacity," said Williams, "hut time for orientation week. Office area, and the main problems for incoming Armeniades said he was there are thousands of The new kitchen area will be dining area in the upper worried about the trenches components and checking freshmen and advisors, completed and the appliances commons all will be completed however. "because a deep hole dug in Hanszen's grounds during then- Will Rice Master Dr. renovations was still there £ C.D.Armeniades said he felt months after a lithe other work that the quality of the work was had been completed." "reasonable" compared to most Dr. Armeniades also noted work in the Houston area. that Buildings and Grounds R "After all," he commented, will need to replant, probably "craftsmanship just isn't the during October, grass in all the same anymore." areas that were cleared during Dr. Armeniades did express the renovations. Thermostats to be set at 78 degrees by Richard Dees residential colleges will not be The temperature of Rice affected. m 1m buildings wil be set at 78° when Besides the colleges, 1CSA, students return to classes this parts of the library, and many month. of the laboratories will be In accordance with Depart- exempted from the regulations, This 10-foot-deep remnant of construction endangers the WRC volleyball court. photo by wayne Derrick ment of Energy regulations since they house equipment or announced July 5, buildings materials that require Rice to host NSF seminar must have their temperature set operation at a temperature at 78° for cooling and 65° for below 78°. heating. In addition, the The university, like all other on US-Mexico cooperation maximum temperature for hot building operators, must be in water will be 105°. However, Rice will host a one day working together through a session had been received from compliance with the regulations the regulations do not apply to seminar Friday, August 24 at mixed commission for several the University of Houston, by August 16 or be levied a fine residential buildings; thus, the which members of the National years. This seminar will pass University of St. Thomas, See energy, page 3 Science Foundation will along to Texas researchers the Texas A&M University, inform researchers from Rice commission's thoughts about Southern Methodist Univer- and a number of other Texas where work needs to be done sity, Texas Christian senior colleges and universities and where research funds University, Baylor University, of the possibilities for future might be available for and Prairie View A&M scientific and technical cooperative studies between University. "We have cooperation with Mexico. the two nations. attempted to contact several Dr. Frank Vandiver, Rice was selected by the other research institutions in Provost and Vice President of National Science Foundation the state," said Vandiver. "For the university, said the seminar to host the seminar "because instance, we expect a is a direct result of the meeting we're good," said President representative from the UT between Presidents Carter and Norman Hackerman. "They Health Science Center at San Juan Lopez Portillo last year. called me and asked if we Antonio and we have contacted The National Science would do this. I said yes and Baylor Medical School about Foundation has a Mexican turned it over to the provost," the seminar." counterpart, the National he added. Since the function of the Council for Science and Dr. Vandiver, who will meeting is to provide Technology of Mexico. The preside over the seminar, said information, Vandiver two organizations have been early acceptance to attend the See seminar, page 3 lHattie, HATCU's automatic teller, may be in danger. See story, page 3.1 1 photo hy Waynr Perrick ] fssnss i&mmmmmmmmmimmm threshing it out FOTGQQP Lawyer advocates English N&WS... we'Ra Dean Brown forwarded the A great proportion of any good observations of both my NOW QftlTlN© OIL following letter to the lawyer's efforts are concentrated classmates and students at Thresher. in writing. Although most of Rice, I have joined the camp of FROMMQOCO my own undergraduate career those who advocate a return to Dear Dean Brown: was concentrated in courses required courses in English. You inquired how I which required me to write, I compared my own under- regret that I did not take more Sincerely, graduate education with that of English, for only there did I Niel Kenton Alexander, Jr. my law school classmates. I receive direct instruction in the think I benefited from the vigor refined application of the (and rigor) of the standards and language. My history courses, Ken Alexander graduated in requirements at Rice. Many of by contrast, certainly required 1975 with a double major in my law school colleagues had me to write a great deal, but the History and Political Science, to work much harder as law major emphasis of the took his law degree at Harvard, students than they did as instruction was not the quality and is now a practicing lawyer undergraduates. I, like most of my written expression. in Houston. He was one of the other Rice alumni at Harvard, I must add that, having just instructors for a Will Rice found that my work load did College course last vear. not substantially increase. On completed teaching a college the other hand, many of my course at Rice which required fellow students benefited from two essay exams and one rtasiiiiiiiiii beyond the hedges extra-curricular activities (e.g., research paper, I am disturbed summer employment in by the degree of imprecision, government, sponsored by inarticulacy, and just poor Flawn replaces Rogers at UT their undergraduate insti- grammar demonstrated by my Though the summer is especially from students, for list of candidates proposed by tutions) which were either students. While my class was generally a quiet period around making snap administrative a selection committee to fill the unavailable or unsponsored at not a particularly representative universities several significant decisions without consulting post, but his name was put Rice. cross-section of the student body, I fear that it did reflect a things have happened at the the groups whom the decisions forward, at a later date, by the You inquired whether there widespread problem. University of Texas at Austin affected. Dr. Rogers was selection committee after is training to which Rice needs during the last few months. replaced by Peter Flawn, the consultation with six alumni. to pay more attention. The The pre-law student at Rice Most noteworthy is the former president of UT-San At Texas Tech, where a answer is an emphatic "yes": would also be wise to take departure of the controversial Antonio. In an article in the search is underway for a new English. Over 90% of law advantage of the courses Lorene Rogers from the UT- August 8 Daily Texan Flawn president, the University Daily school performance is gauged available in history and Austin presidency. Through- was quoted as saying that he reported that students and upon the student's ability to use economics. However, no out her several year tenure as will mount a "war on faculty were angry at the way the English language in a subject surpasses English in the university's president, Dr. mediocrity" and do what he can the Tech Board of Regents literate and organized manner. importance. Based on my Rogers has come under fire, "to see that this institution appointed representatives to recognizes its full potential, the selection and advisory which is considerable." committees which will have a spanning the hedges No action was taken by the hand in the selection process. UT administration on charges At Texas A&M, senior against the Alpha Tau Omega female corps of cadets Hedges to examine politics fraternity that three ATO members received permission members sexually molested a by David Dow ignore issues which occur off student—should be obvious. to wear the traditional senior male UT freshman during rush campus and refuse to respond Spanning the Hedges will boots; the reaction among male week last year. David Political strife has not been to them. attempt this year to inform, not corps members has been McClintock, assistant dean of quelled in the era of the to inspire directionless political generally negative. There will students at UT-Austin, said seventies. Volatile political Yet there is no escape. revolution. Knowledge of be nine senior women in the that "appropriate and issues continue to tear our Despite our fears about the "foreign" events—so conspicu- corps of cadets this fall. sufficient disciplinary action society. Yet colleges—so viable "real world", we must ously absent from, yet so A fire resulted in about was taken by the ATO national as political entities in the eventually join it. It is only a crucial to this campus—can $100,000 worth of damages to administration when it placed turbulent sixties — have matter of years before we leave allow us to act on the world the six-story Soil and Crop the UT-Austin ghapter on relinquished their position as this shelter and enter an instead of passively accepting Sciences and Entomology oppressive metropolitan probation last October." leading and innovative political it. , , Building at A&M, The forums. bustle; knowing this should Some people may want to be The University of Texas Battalion reported. The 11 From what I hear, even in the inspire us to try to mold the involved but not know how. appointed one of its law school million dollar building was a sixties Rice did not ooze with world to fit our Utopian visions Many more, I fear, just don't professors, Dr. John Sutton, to year and a half ojd. political fervor. We like to before it unrelentingly grasps care. For those who do care, the deanship of that school And last but not least, the think ol Rice as some sort of and shapes Us. Spanning the Hedges will try to amid student complaints that Daily Texan reported that UT intellectual oasis amidst what Apathy ignores real issues; provide the information that Sutton's appointment involved purchased new buses for its many perceive as a vapid activity deals with them. The will help them bridge the gap excessive influence on the part student shuttle bus service and South. But what do we do? We choice—respecially for a Rice between intention and action. of Wealthy Law School alumni. sold 30 of the old ones to the Sutton was not on the original Aggies.
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The Rice Thresher, August 16, 1979, page 2 Court calls credit union draft accounts illegal A recent federal appellate faculty have share draft union. The suit asks that the legislation for share draft accounts, said Lough, and it court decision has threatened accounts at the Houston Area credit union be forced to savings. Lough pointed out, does appear likely that to put federally chartered credit Teacher's Credit Union, an terminate its share draft however, that the legislature Congress will approve such unions out of the "share draft organization which has been savings program. doesn't return to regular accounts for the federally savings" business. Share draft associated with Rice since last "We feel this case will be session until 1981, and he chartered credit unions. savings, though legally winter. Since H ATCU is a state appealed no matter what the added, "I don't believe this is Lough refrained, however, different from a bank checking chartered, rather than a decision," said Lough, "so something Governor Clements from drawing the implication account, are quite similar to federally chartered, credit eventually this will wind up in has on his mind for a special that share draft accounts them except that share draft union the court decision will the State higher courts." session." seemed to be here to stay. accounts pay about 4% interest not affect it directly. The suit would become Several other states have "Right now we are just on deposits. However, Texas Credit meaningless if the state already passed legislation watching the case at San Union League spokesman legislature enacted authorizing authorizing share draft Antonio very closely," he said. The court decided that, since Wayne Lough said that state- there is no legislation chartered credit unions have authorizing credit unions to felt increased pressure across provide such accounts, credit the country as a result of the D00NESBUBT < unions are in violation of decision. "In San Antonio a DO YOU HAVE banking laws against paying RMU), LOOK, YOU'VE 6CTT TO THE FAMED ^ I'M suit has been brought by two ANY IDEA THERE'LL BE I KNQUJ, GET YOUR MIND OFF ZONKER, CELEBRITY TAPING A BROAD I CANT, MARK. interest on checking accounts. WHAT A BLOW ANOIMSEA- BUT ITS TANNING! WHYDON'T YOU HAV5 banks against a local credit DANCE HALL? CAST THEREFOR STROBE NEWS ALL OF THIS SON, ZONK, JUST SO YOU DRIVE DOWN TO PUT ALL J However, the court has delayed ARE YOU KID- MY WAT/ WSCO DRY OUT THE HAS BEEN TO ANOTHER. SHOT OFMDPAI- M STUPID VI H HTU THAT RF - DING ME SHOOU1 WHAT enactment of its decision until ME, MARK AT THE PROS DO YOU SAY': January 1, 1980, in order to C' ' give Congress a chance to Seminar... provide the necessary continued from page 1 legislation should it desire to do observed that "this is really as MM B so. much a briefing as it is a Many Rice students and seminar." The meeting will take place in the R Room (at the stadium) Energy... beginning at 9am. From 9:30 to 11:30 the NSF representatives STUDIO 54 ? CM0N, ZONK, I NOT UKELY, IT WON'T MATTER. NO, I DON'T NEED SOMEONE TO MARK. THE IF THEY ARE. AT continued from page 1 will address the delegates, and ABSOLUTELY BUT. BUT I BELIEVE MB THINK I'M HELP ME L/UTTH THE WHOLE HAMP- A DISCOTHEQUE, A HE IS: DISCO HAS A DON'T KNOW ITS A LOT EAS of up to $10,000 per day per any students who want to QUITE UP BROADCAST. BESIDES, TONS'SUN MAN IS JUDGED BY NO KID TOTALLY DIF THE FIRST IER TO TAKE attend, about the areas where TO THAT, TT'LL HELP 6ET YOUR DECK CROWD HIS MOVES, NOT THE. DING- FERBNT VALUE THING ABOUT CARE OF THAN violation. MAN.. MIND OFF TANNING. IS SURE TO COLOR OF HIS SKIN. SYSTEM POLYESTER! A TAN! / Various measures have been Texas research institutions and BE THERE.. sister schools in Mexico might implemented at Rice in past c ~V. . years to conserve energy. Air profit from technical and systems are turned off in scientific cooperation. rwvy (HAPPr buildings that will be The afternoon will be taken unoccupied for more than 8 up by personal interviews, hours, and a sophisticated arranged before the lunch computer system, currently break, between the delegates Cofi \U,a4UuS- 4SP* operational in 10 buildings, has and the NSF representatives. been installed. I DON'T UM.. IS HE SURE. YOU HJHC ? DID UH-OH.. KN0WWHYI SOME SORT Inplementing a compre- TOGS, MAN! AND SIX MIL YOU JUST HERE WE EVEN BOTHER OF CLOTHES hensive conservation plan at Phones... YOU ARE IT'S ME? LION OTHER SAY'WHO; GO AGAIN.. \\\(- DESIGNER UNDERLINING DEFINITELY JOHN TRAVOLTA continued from page 1 ZONKER? "TIME FOR / Rice is difficult, however, since READY TO YOU, MAN ' say that the university is LOOK-ALIKES! virtually every building has a Ct different heating/cooling seriously considering a new system. Many use chilled water system. Right now we are jsut & from the central plant, but negotiating for a proposal and others mix cold and warm doing our best to make the water, while still others use a existing equipment work." system in which cold air is "However," he added, "if we reheated. What kind of system get the equipment working and any particular building uses it still can't handle the load next depends on the architect, the fall, we'll just have to bite the NOT TRUE, nr IMS BUT ALL THAT'S CHANGED NOW! I'M engineer, and the year in which bullet." HEY! 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The Rice Thresher, August 16, 1979, page 3 An Interview with Board Chairman Herring Robert R. Herring became the Does the Board have any goals set for year we did reach back and find some Chairman of the Rice University Board Rice's expansion or for changing its way to improve the salaries, but of of Governors last June. Mr. Herring, nature over the next several years? course if we start living beyond our who has served on the Rice Board since A: There is a report of the faculty means then we will have a limited life as 1968, is chairman and chief executive signed by Dr. Brotzen which makes a university, There has to be give and officer of the Houston Natural Gas recommendations which are not take in the situation. But we're very Corporation. I spoke with Mr. Herring consistent with all of our objectives. We conscious of this fact. earlier this month, and what follows is a want as much excellence as we can Q: Are you aware that the transcript of that conversation. Because provide but at the same time, under the Department of Admissions attempts to of space limitations I deleted entirely pressure of increasing inflationary maintain a certain balance between some of the questions and answers. Any costs, we feel we are limited in what we Texas resident and out-of-state editing of what remains, however, is can do. I think Dr. Hackerman has students? Is that a policy familiar to the indicated by ellipses. —editor done an outstanding job with in those Board? confines. There are many recommen- A: Yes, we've discussed that policy Thresher: How often does the Board dations within this report which we are and I think we've tended to emphasize meet? fully sympathetic with that probably we the in-state student in the last several Herring: We meet every month. will not be able to support financially. years. At the same time though I think Q: For how long? We are continually trying to increase to maintain the kind of excellence we A: I'd say our normal meeting is our financial resources. The Brown desire it is important that we do seek a about two to three hours. Now of course foundation of course has been very good balance. For instance, we have \' in addition to those meetings we have generous with its funds and we're trying quite a number of international regular committee meetings... to match Mr. Brown's gifts as he has students on the campus. Q: As Chairman of the Board will you required. And, as we can improve the Q: I suppose you know that there is a have a bigger role in making decisions, earning power of the endowment some feeling among students and some of the or are you more a spokesman for the of the things recommended here and by f iculty that the Board of Governors sits Board? Dr. Hackerman can be instituted. One off at a distance. Are there ways to A: The University has to be run by the of the things we are very interested in is narrow this distance, some open President of the University. Dr. seeing a growth in the business school meetings perhaps, or some Board of that we formed some time ago and of the same time I'd like for the Board to be Hackerman has done an outstanding Governors members coming to fully aware of what is going on on the job and we are very pleased to have him course the excellence of the teaching campus? What steps could the Board staff is also of concern to us. If we allow campus. Some of the Board members doing it. But in effect we are in support members take to close the gap? are very active out there—I go by at of Dr. Hackerman. He brings all kinds our salaries to get too far behind, we A: Well, every month there are have a problem in maintaining the kind least once a week, particularly on the of problems to us; we do watch very meetings between the faculty Buildings and Grounds Committee closely the financial side of the business. of excellence that Rice aims for. We are representatives, some student matters. I was there during the flood. The Board is extremely active in the constantly aware of and fighting all of representatives, and members of the The Finance Committee that we have building and the maintenance—but in these problems. board, the faculty and student council. I stays very close; they'fe out there every relationships with the faculty and the Q: There was an increase this year of a would be very hesitant however to see week. However, a good part of our students and this kind of thing, there few percent, but it looks to me like the board in any way putting itself in a contact is with specific committees or has to be one man out there in front. faculty salaries are in the same boat as position where Dr. Hackerman would with Dr. Hackerman. It's an area we Fortunately we've got the kind of man laborers' salaries—they simply will not be embarassed by it. The decision should be aware of, though, and we'll we need. keep pace with inflation over the next making process has to be in the hands of spend some more time thinking about Q: What about goals for the few years. Do you think this is going to Dr. Hackerman, and then those matters it. University, ideas for the direction the be the case for faculty salaries? which have to come to the Board via Dr. Q: Some other universities have what University should take in the future? A: We hope that we can keep the Hackerman normally will flow only appears to be a more diverse group of salaries moving with the inflationary through him. Now there are other areas people on the Board of Directors than PROBLEM PREGNANCY? pressures and we even hope that we can where we try to recognize the requests of this university does. My sense is that find some ways to exceed them. This the faculty, in regard to the building Rice has primarily asked business Are you considering and maintenance program. Each new leaders of the community to sit on the Abortion? physicist, each new chemist wants a Board and I wonder if it might not add COMPUTER OPERATOR particular special thing in his Confidential some useful diversity for there to be TRAINEE laboratory. That's a continuing some educators sitting on the Board. Free pregnancy testing & referrals problem which the Board has to Second shift, 3 pm—11pm. A: You know, we've had quite a For information call address, but we have to have Dr. Computer opera tor needed Hackerman's recommendations on it. number of educators on the Board. I Problem Pregnancy of Houston remember Dr. Ewing was on there for a with light experience on (713) 524-0548 So it seems to me that the system might be interfered with to put the Board in number of years; we've recently had IBM-360 DOS System. Call Frank Ryan, a former great Ariene at 780-1420. too much of a daily contact situation 2712 S.W.Freeway, Houston with the faculty or with students. But at quarterback for Rice who's now a doctor (PhD) on for a period. It is a very
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Houston boasts of a include any group that might scheduled for September 14th "progressive" symphony want a brief exposure in a at 8pm in Hamman Hall, and orchestra which has included College atmosphere. Most features Flautist Albert Tipton the premieres of many modern other music events sponsored and Pianist Mary Norris. A works as well as more familiar in whole or part by the husband and wife ensemble classical works in its programs. Shepherd School are held in who are associates of Will Rice The upcoming season features Hamman Hall, though some College, Mr. Tipton and Ms. the Houston premiere of the recitals are performed at the Norris teach and perform at the Thea Musgrave Horn Rice Memorial Center. Nearby summer Aspen Music Festival. Nino Manfredi amid squalor Concerto which will be campus, events take place at They will appear as guest performed by Thomas Bacon, Texas Women's University in soloists with the Houston Principle Horn and Artist the Medical Center and in Symphony during the Comic Realism Teacher of Horn at the Milford Hall (1101 Milford, upcoming season. Shepherd School of Music. the family pursues gainful left off Montrose south of Bell Also planned this fall is the Down and Dirty The Shepherd School, since Park). The dates, times and Written by Ruggero Maccari employ (i.e. hustling). But his Houston Friends of Music its inception, has had a close locations of concerts and concert series in Hamman Hall, and Ettore Scola life of /«m/?e/7-pleasures is association with the Houston continually thwarted by the recitals, usually listed in the featuring performances by Directed by Ettore Scola Symphony. Raphael Fliegal, fear of losing his money. He Thresher, are available from some of the world's greatest Associate Professor of Violin sleeps with a shotgun nearby, the concert office at 527-4933. chamber music ensembles. at the Shepherd School, told since even his family (especially the Thresher that the five Neo-Realist cinema is alive his family!) cannot be trusted. Principles in the string section and well in Italy. Although the Nevertheless, it is difficult to are all Shepherd faculty. Of the realism of Down and Dirty is feel much compassion for twelve Rice faculty who play in not precisely the same as that Giacinto. His personality the Houston Symphony, ten found in the early films of might best be described as that hold Principle or Associate DeSica and Rossellini, it still of a first-class son of a bitch. Principle chairs. Fliegal also shares the principle concerns of Eventually, after Giacinto has mentioned that the Shepherd its forerunners. The originators outdone his own outrageously students have aided the of the Neo-Realist movement degenerate behavior by symphony many times as urged Italian filmmakers to bringing an immense Fellini- temporary substitutes, with as avoid the escapist glamour of esque whore in to share his bed The Guarneri Quartet many as six sitting in for absent Rice's fall concert season The season opens October 31 si Hollywood in order to deal on a permanent basis, the players at one time. with life's real problems. Thirty motley family members unite. includes piano recitals, with an ensemble of As part of this close years later, Ettore Scola has They decide that the best way chamber music, symphonic international stature, the association, the Symphony followed that advice, but not to remedy the situation- and choral concerts (including Guarneri String Quartet. frequently offers special without certain modifications. getting the whore out of the the annual "Christmas in the Unlike most Hamman Hall house and the money out in the services to Rice students. Free Chapel" concert with the Rice concerts which are free, the Like Bicycle Thieves, Down tickets to some concerts are and Dirty is about a poor open—would be to kill the old Chorale), and a performance Friends of Music concerts man. The plot continues in this distributed through the by SYZYGY, Rice's contem- generally carry a three-dollar family struggling for survival in Colleges and the Shepherd an indifferent world. But Scola vein, with one morbidly funny porary music ensemble, which admission price. development after another. Concert office. "Rush" buses, often draws a large audience to —Stan Barber underscores this social critique which provide a chartered ride with a brilliant sense of humor. The point of the film is to from the RMC to Jones Hall FRESHWATER FISH FPtQ Consequently, the film's show how low people will sink downtown and back, are % treatment of its subject is in a debased environment. available for certain concerts; sympathetic, yet without the Black humor is often more JO tickets go for about 3 or 4 O solemnity and melodrama effective in conveying this dollars, and the ride is free. (Z which marred several Neo- message (e.g. Catch-22) than a On and near campus events VILLRG6 z Realist films of the post-WWII serious portrayal. Down and are also plentiful. Rug concerts a Dirty captures the substance of H era. of 30 or 40 minutes following x Nino Manfredi (of Bread Neo-Realism while it manages dinner in the Colleges often TROPICAL Fl/H m and Chocolate fame) plays to refrain from the morose feature music students or Gjacinto, the patriarch of a gravity of, for instance, faculty playing free in the O shantytown clan. Because he Umber to D or Rome—Open Master's House or the J3 City. Not that it is the better r~ has a small stash of insurance Commons. Dr. Jeffery 2482 BOLSOVER 524-0173 a money (having lost an eye in film—it probably isn't—but it Kurtzman, Master of Baker an industrial accident), he is is a helluva lot more fun to sit able to carouse his blighted through. neighborhood while the rest of —F. Brotzen Qiefatz.THE WORLD'S LARGEST NIGHTCLUB Find Inner Piece at Pizza Inn. GILLEY'S Presents... A feeling ot happiness and of your favorite toppings and a contentment. 1 hat's what you'll choice of thick or thin crust. Have enjoy with every piece ot pizza a piece. And find tuie contentment. from Pizza Inn. We give you loads At Pizza Inn, that's Inner Piece! August 16 The Bellamy Brothers • Buy one pizza, next smaller size free, j With this coupon, buy any yi;int, large or medium size pizza at August 25 Johnny Bush I regular menu price and get your second pizza of the next smaller • | size wirh equal number of ingredients, up to three ingredients, 4500 Spencer Highway 7919 Greenbrior (5) OST Pasadena 941-7990 The Rice Thresher, August 16, 1979, page 7 but it's still summer; FALL 1979 INTRODUCTORY LEVEL COURSES OFFERED Thursday, August sixteenth 7 and 9:30. Alley Theater Summer Film Festival. 1 3 & 4 5 & 6 the Despair, a comedy by Werner Fassbinder, Classics, English Art, Music, Economics, History, Science, Mathematics, adapted by Tom Stoppard. $2.50. and Languages Philosophy, etc Social Sciences, etc Engineering, etc. rice , 8:30. Miller Outdoor Theater in Hermann Park. Houston Jazz BaUet presents Kinetic Kapers. 11 people s Free. Art 225 — Drawing (AB) Econ 211 Chem 101 River Oaks Theater, West Gray at Shepherd. A Engl 101 Fren 101 Reli 221 — Hebrew Hist 105 — American Hist. Civi 251 — Surveying calendar Fassbinder's AH: Fear Eats the Soul(7:30) and 8 am Math 101 Fox and his Friends (9:25). B Engl 101 Art 225 — Drawing (MW Econ 211, 212 Chem 101 q am Engl 251 — Major British 9-12) Psyc 201 Friday, August seventeenth Writers: Chaucer to 1800 Math 102 Phil 103 — Philosophy and Soci 231 — Race & Ethnic 7 and 9:30. Alley. Despair, again. Fren 101, 102 Psychology, the Critical Relationships 8. Museum of Fine Arts, Main Street at Bissonet, Montrose and Mecom Germ 101 Interaction Fountain. Mr. Hulot's Holiday, a Chaplin/Keatonesque comedy. $1.75. Ital 101 8:30. Miller Theater. Ballet Kinetic Kapers, again. Free. Span 101 River Oaks. Hitchcock's North by Northwest (7:00); and Arsenic and Lace Math 101 Lace (9:30). $3.00 (no more student discount). C Engl 101 Musi 117 — Fundamentals Econ 211 n Math 103 10 am p 9' 103 - Composition Phil 201 — History of Philo- Hist 201 — Ancient History Saturday\ A ugust eighteenth Fren 101 Phys 101 sophy I Poli 212 — Comparative Spac 235 - Space 2. MFA Brown Aud. Southwest Suzuki Strings presents a concert using Germ 101 Government wooden instruments, in conjunction with the "Wood in Art" exhibit. Free Hart 205 Colonies 7 and 9:30. Alley. Stagecoach, John Ford's classic western. $2.50. Russ 101 8. MFA. Movie Pygmalion. Screenplay by George Bernard Shaw. $1.75. Span 101 8:30. Miller Theater. Ballet Kinetic Kapers. Last time. Free. River Oaks. And Now for Something Completely Different (5:20), D Engl 101 Musi 317 — Theory for Anth 201 Math 101 Bedazzled (7:30) and Take the Money and Run (9:45). 11 am Fren 101 Non-Majors Econ 211 Phys 101 11 am Germ 101 Sunday, August nineteenth Port 101 7 and 9:30. Alley. Stagecoach, again. $2.50 Russ 101 River Oaks. American Film Theater's Man in the Glass Booth (7:15) and Span 101 The Homecoming (9:30). $3.00. E Engl 101 Hist 101 — European Hist. Masc 280 — Statistics Monday, August twentieth pm Fren 101 Hist 223 — Hist, of Science Germ 101, 102 Soci 203 Museum of Fine Arts, Glassell School of Art. Houston Designer Craftsmen Hart 215 — History of the Juried Membership Exhibit opens. Free. Film (Wed 1-4) H. Alley Jazz. Buhba Thomas and the Lightmen and Houston's Super Sax. $2.50 in advance, $3 at the door. Latin 101 River Oaks. War of the Worlds (6:30), Time Machine (S.\5) and Things to Art 205 — Photography Come (10:10). F Greek 101 (MF 2:30-5:30) 2 pm Span 101 Art 225 — Drawing (MW Tuesday, August twenty-first 2-5) 8. Alley. The Wizard of Oz. $2.50. G Reli 111 — Religion and Phys 121 — Technical River Oaks. The Seventh Seal (7:30) and The Virgin Spring (9:25) 8 am Econ 211 Culture Physics Wednesday, August twenty-second Anth 207/Ling 201 — Lin- Art 225 — Drawing (HI) 8. Alley. The Wizard of Oz again. H Engl 101 gustics Bioc 101/Heal 103 — Reli 203 — The Radical 8:30. Miller Theater. Houston Ballet presents Britten Pas de Deux, rock 9:25 Hist 211 — Amercian Nutrition Revolutionaries of Thought ballet /., and Graduation Ball. Free, tickets available at lunchtime. Thought and Society Heal 107 River Oaks. Comes a Horseman (7:00) and Rancho Deluxe (9:30). Poli 210 — American Government and Politics Thursday, August twenty-third | Class 211 — Classical Musi 327 — Music Litera- 1 and 9:30. Alley. Touch and Go. a comedy by Phillipe de Broca, director of Civilization: Greece ture for Non-Majors Econ 211 Spac 241 — Astronomy King of Hearts. $2.50. 10:50 Engl 101 Phil 101 — Contemporary Hist 105 8:30. Miller Theater. Houston Ballet again. Free. Engl 271 — Aspects of Moral and Legal Issues River Oaks. Norma Rae (7:15) and Harlan County. USA (9:30). Modern Literature Friday, August twenty-fourth J Art 101 — Design Econ 211 Geol 101 ? and 9:30. Alley. Touch and Go , again. 1 pm Class 214 — Greek and 8. MFA Lucia, a drama of Cuban liberation. SI.75. Latin Elements in English 8:30. Miller Theater. Houston Ballet, again. Free. Engl 101 River Oaks. Jesus Christ. Superstar (7:20) and Hair (9:30). $3.00. Engl 231 — World Drama to 1660 Saturday, A ugust twenty-fifth 2. MFA Glassell School. Texas artist James Surls gives a wood sculpture Art 205 —• Photography Anth/Art 235 — Art of Math 107 — Role of Math K (TTh 2:30-5:30) Beginning Civilizations presentation in conjunction with the "Wood in Art" exhibit. Free. 2:30 in Civilization 7 and 9:30. Alley. A Separate Peace. $2.50. Theater 301 Phys 111 (self-paced) 8. M FA. Major Barbara. Shaw's social philosophy and ironic humor. $ 1.75 Spac 241 — Astronomy 8:30. Miller Theater. Last time for the Houston Ballet. Free. 0 Spac 251 — Intro to Space River Oaks. Liza Minelli: New York, New York (7:00) and Cabaret (9:45). Physics and Astronomy Art 225 — Drawing (MW Sunday, August twenty-sixth EVE 7-10 pm) 7 and 9:30. Alley. A Separate Peace, again. $2.50. Reli 117 — American 8. KUHF-FM (88.7). Radio science fiction chrama Fine Tuningand Religion (Th 7-10 Dm) Story of Harold Gladsworthy. Comp/Elec/Masc 220 — River Oaks. Mildred Pierce (7:30) and The Women (9:40). TBA Musi 307 — Composition and Masc plays and exhibits for Non-Majors Comp/Elec/Masc 221 — for Managerial Studies Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, at the Tower Theater (960-8934). Tu-Fri Note: Courses without explicit titles are "Introduction to whatever". at 8, Sat at 7 and 10, Sun at 3 and 7. majors Comedy Workshop (524-7333). Wed-Sun at 8:30. Swarthmore College publishes a guide to their course schedule in this format. Comp/Elec/Masc 222 — Contemporary Arts Museum and Museum of Fine Arts. Tue-Sat 10-5, This idea came from them. for social science majors Sun noon-6. This is only a basic list. It includes most 100 and 200 level courses. 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