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thVOLUME XCVIIe, ISSUE NO . 2Ric1 STUDENT-RUe N SINCE 1916 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2010 Late-night Hoot turns quick profit Non-major

BY CATHERINE BRATIC THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF Humanities

Late-night munchies beware: The Hoot has its target set on after-dark courses cut hunger. Since the student-run late- BY KATIE JENSON night eatery opened Jan. n, it has FOR THE THRESHER become the go-to spot for night-owl students to buy food and drinks. The latest consequences of the Open Sunday through Friday from recession mean that Rice students 10 p.m.-2 a.m., the stand sells subs may never be exposed to font design, from Jersey Mike's, fountain drinks the chemistry in art or the study of and full or half-portions of large piz- journalism. Next year, the School of zas from Domino's. Humanities and the Wiess School of The idea of an after-hours food Natural Sciences will be effectively service point was originally brought cutting courses that are not directly up by Housing and Dining in re- relevant to majors. sponse to demands received from Certain course instructors and students in recent years, Director of course lecturers on one-year contracts Residential Dining David McDonald will not be returning to Rice next said. As the West Servery was being year, due to university-wide budget planned, McDonald saw the potential cuts. Although their courses are not to enact such an idea. explicitly being cut, the courses will However, the implementation had most likely no longer have teachers, to wait a semester. fen Cooper, creator and current lec- "In the kitchens, just like in the turer of HUMA 251: Typography and new dorms, we had plenty of minor l Design, one of the courses slated to start-up issues to deal with first," Mc- be cut, said. Donald said. The School of Humanities has Although the initiative came been noticeably struck by financial woes: Interim Humanities Dean Allen from Housing and Dining, now that Hungry students take a break from studying and head over to West Servery for pizza and soft drinks at The The Hoot has opened, it is entirely Matusow announced in a memo that Hoot. The highly-successful late-night food venue, which opened in January and is student-run, is serving six student-run, director and manager of because of budget cuts, his school The Hoot Trey O'Neill said. nights a week and is already looking to turn a profit and pay back its start-up costs. could no longer afford to offer cours i O'Neill, a Will Rice College senior, es not directly linked to any major in was originally approached by Mc- the School of Humanities. he explained "For the north colleges, also be logistical problems of getting to ask if another late night service Donald to head such a project while Two of the courses cut, Typogra it's right next door. You don't have to H&D employees to and from campus point can be installed there. working as the general manager of phy and Design and HUMA 250: Writ- wait to order any food, and the prices after hours, but the student-run ar- Willy's Pub last spring. "I'm worried about going back to ing for Print Media, debuted several are actually cheaper than you'd get if rangement has turned out to be supe- Will Rice next year," sophomore Nick years ago as college courses. After "Originally I said no, but then I you were to order out." rior regardless. years of effort, the courses were ad- had to go call them back," O'Neill Riggall said. "They should really open The Hoot keeps its prices low by "This place is really by and for the opted into the School of Humanities. said. "Three months of summer went one at [the] south [colleges]." depending on student labor, McDon- students," he said. "Plus, they're al- "Student interest really sparked by and I changed my mind." McDonald said while the new ald said. Nineteen students make up ready all up at 2 a.m. anyway." the development of these courses," Housing and Dining provided servery has no planned service point the current staff, each working two- Manager Michelle Kerkstra, a Will Cooper said. $5,000 to help start the program, but yet, expansion is being seriously con- hour shifts in exchange for food cou- Rice senior, said if The Hoot's success Cooper's course encourages stu- it is now completely self-sufficient. sidered. pons while The Hoot works to make continues, employees might start re- dents to solve problems of visual O'Neill said The Hoot plans to repay Culinary expansions are also an initial profit. ceiving wages, as Coffeehouse and communication through intelligent that loan soon. planned. For now, The Hoot's menu "If it were staffed by our current Willy's Pub employees do. use of type, according to the current On an average night, The Hoot is limited to pizza, subs and sodas. dining staff, I can't pay somebody for The future may hold expansion course catalog. The class focuses on sells upward of 35 subs and 65 pizzas While Kerkstra said this was typical five hours with just free food," Mc- plans for The Hoot as well, O'Neill the prevalence of visual communica- and does an average of $650 in busi- college fare, she acknowledged that Donald said. said. As plans for the East Servery are tion on college party posters, in visual ness, O'Neill said. it didn't leave much room for healthy McDonald also said there would being finalized, students are starting Q see COURSES, page 6 "I think it's a welcome addition," Osee HOOT, page 6 Tuition rises 5 percent due to endowment losses

BY JOCELYN WRIGHT cies from previous years for current and THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF incoming students. Those with family in- HISTORY OF UNDERGRADUATE TUITION SOURCE: THRESHER ARCHIVES comes below $80,000 have aid packages GRAPHIC BY ERIC DOCTOR In keeping with historical trends, that do not include loans, and the total Rice will once more increase next year's amount of loans other students can accu- 1989 ~ $5,300 tuition. While the 2009-10 tuition sits at mulate is capped at $10,000. Collins said 2011 — $33,120 $31,430, next year's amount will jump 70 percent of entering students this year 5.4 percent to $33,120 to compensate received some form of financial support. for endowment losses. This increase in The admissions process for next year will tuition will be accompanied by a 16 per- continue to be need-blind. cent increase in the financial aid bud Collins cited endowment losses as a get, Vice President for Finance Kathy factor in the decision to raise tuition. Collins said. "Rice raises tuition every year—as Room and board has also increased do most other schools—and it is espe- for 2010-11 from $11,230 to $11,750. The cially important this year, given that total charge for entering students, our endowment losses are 18 percent," which includes tuition, fees, and hous- she said. ing, will be approximately $48,500. Over the past year, the endowment The tuition increase will apply to all has dropped from $4.61 to $3.61 billion. students enrolled at Rice next year. Rice's tuition increase is commensu- In addition to increasing the finan- rate with those of peer institutions. Yale cial aid budget to $57 million from a little University announced a 4.8 percent rise more than $45 million last year, Rice will in tuition and fees this year making the continue to honor its financial aid poli- O see TUITION, page 4

A little organ muzak Say goodbye to this (for a week) Country and Western INDEX Opinion 3 Gene Hancock's Faculty Recital is tonight at It might not feel like spring yet (primarily be- The Houston livestock Show and Rodeo starts its News 4 7 p.m. in the Bates Recital Hall. The program cause spring starts March 20), but spring break annual 20-day run on March 2, featuring a barbecue, Arts & Entertainment 8 includes an improvisation on submitted starts tomorrow and goes through Sunday. live music and bull riding. Check it out if you're in Sports 10 themes, so ask for that song you've always Try not to do anything that would make you town but don't drink too much, or you may acciden- Calendar 15 wanted to hear performed on an organ. We worthy of a spot on Girfs With Low Self-Esteem tally find yourself in a tussle with a bull or singing Backpage 16 suggest "Hit Me Baby One More Time." while cavorting around South Padre. on stage with the Black Eyed Peas. "•« EDITORIAL THE RICE THRESHER — FRIDAY, FEBRUARY26,2010

HIiffcSnfoT&sPNfitT ** To e ,•//1 \ : / 'fx the Rice (Ihresher M C*>OL\ Tuition hike inflicts CX>h(M\ financial burdens Rice recently announced that it is perpetuating a disheart- ening trend in tuition hikes, increasing undergraduate tu- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR thresher-ops@rice. edu, twitter. com/TheRiceThresher ition by 5.4 percent for the 2010-11 school year to reach a whopping $33,120 (see story, page 1). This continues the uni- times, but Brad Mills will have them 40 percent thanks to our efforts to im- versity's decades-old pattern of steadily increasing tuition Online Comment playing passionate and inspired base- prove signal timing and additional safe- year after year, often without regard to the national econom- of the Week ball along the way. And that is what ty features at intersections. Many acci- ic picture or external considerations of its students. In the I'll be excited about. Good day. dents in the early days came from the past 10 years alone, the increases have combined to entail In response to "Commentary: Thomas Greene learning curve that occurs whenever a Ineptitude starts at top of Astros' rail line is overlaid on a system built for more than a doubling of undergraduate tuition. organization,"Feb. ip: METRO provides cars. And truth be told, the vast major- The latest increase is, frankly, insensitive. The adminis- Thank you, Captain Obvious. You ity of accidents are caused by motorists tration has spent the past year preaching about the difficult have to love college students who es- expanding service failing to heed traffic signals. These mo- economic situation in justification of multiple budget cuts. sentially rewrite what has been said torists pose a danger to all of us. To the Editor: Riding the METRO is also safe for Since the fall of 2008, we have endured cuts in academic all offseason by some of the hacks that call themselves professional writers. Since its launch in 2004, METRO- passengers. Serious crimes onboard the departments, budget reductions in the residential colleges, Yes, it would be nice to unload Carlos Rail has provided a valuable service to system occur generally less than once a staff-wide hiring freezes, the non-renewal of contracts and Lee's horrible contract. Except for that the students and staff at Rice Univer- month — often never. On our platforms, the elimination of many courses. Times are hard, we're told, pesky thing called a no-trade clause sity, offering inexpensive, clean and less than three crimes occur per month. so we simply must learn to do without luxuries such as news- that stays in effect for the remainder fast transportation to venues down- Because one crime is one too many, we town, sporting events and facilities at papers and college courses taught by professionals. of the upcoming season. Must have have a consistent presence on the light missed that one doing your research. the Texas Medical Center. So we were rail system. Sometimes, thanks to our Coincidentally, the tuition announcement comes at the In general, Ed Wade has done a perplexed to read assertions made by undercover program, you may not even same time as the decision to no longer offer courses in the decent job putting this team together the Thresher's opinion editor in an know an officer is riding on your train. Humanities Department that are not tied to a major — for with the parameters (and restraints) editorial from Feb. 12, titled "Sporad- And we monitor platforms and trains ic, inconsistent security beleaguers budgetary reasons, of course (see story, page 1). given to him by Drayton McLane Jr. with a state-of-the-art camera system METRORail system." Typically, edito- — an additional layer of safety. Fare This decision on its own is frustrating, as Rice, which touts I'll concede the point that Brandon Lyon was a reach at $15 million, but rials are based on facts derived from enforcement is also an issue METRO itself as an intellectual hub, continues to stymie intellectual- I can't imagine what you'd be whin- interviews with the editorial's sub- police take seriously. While it would be ism in the name of budget cuts. Taking courses not tied to ing about if Wade hadn't acquired ject. Because this was not granted to cost prohibitive to station officers per- any particular major is an important part of the formation of him, Matt Lindstrom, Pedro Feliz METRO, we did not have the oppor- manently on the train as suggested by tunity to address, clarify and correct a well-rounded student (and at a university that does not of- and Brett Myers. At least he's trying the editorial's writer, we have stepped points highlighted in the article. up fare enforcement where needed. fer a journalism major, it is also the only way for students to to put some talent on the field for Brad Mills to work with while he and For example, the writer states We are inviting the writer of the take journalism classes). Although budget cuts have become Bobby Heck rebuild the underper- that METRO is focusing all its fund- editorial to meet with METRO Police routine, we are especially shocked by the flagrant disregard forming farm system you reference. ing on the expansion of the light rail. Department Chief Tom Lambert to ad- for academic interests that colors these decisions and fur- As a matter of fact, I don't even see In fact, from fiscal year 2005 to fiscal dress her issues in further detail. We ther stifles intellectual discovery. a mention of our new manager who year 2009, $518 million was spent also applaud the students who com- is already getting much praise for his on bus service improvements, with mented on the editorial in the Rice Despite the university's numerous financial difficulties, communication skills and will prove $34 million spent on Main Street rail Standard (www.ricestandard.org/in- the administration assumes that the average family of a Rice to be the perfect guy to handle the line improvements. In other words, defense-of- the-houston-light- rail/). student is financially robust enough to stomach the latest transition to a younger generation. METRO spent 15 times the amount on The students and faculty at Rice are 5.4 percent tuition hike atop the fees that are already putting Bottom line, the Astros will have busversusrail.Today.METROisadding important METRO customers and we a strain on many. It would be one thing if the announcement a tough time making the playoffs this 100 new buses to its fleet each year and look forward to continuing to provide installing 100 new shelters on its routes. of a tuition hike was intended to correct for inflation levels, season, but it should be a lot more fun them with first-class service. You are watching this group than last year's We have also added five new bus lines the future of this community, and the but this justification doesn't hold up. Over the past year, the team. I'll take Brett Myers over Mike in the past two years to our system. example you set by riding mass transit United States economy has contracted, not expanded. The Hampton and Russ Ortiz any day of the Most disturbing are the writer's will be an example for us all. unemployment rate is near 10 percent and stocks — and fam- week. Our defense will be better, our comments about safety and fare en- George Smalley ily savings — have yet to recover from the 2008 shake. After young guys will have a chance to play forcement along the METRO. Since Vice President, its inception, the number of METRO a year and a half of severe economic recession — the Associ- and grow and our starting pitching on Communication and Marketing paper looks light-years better heading accidents has dropped more than Houston METRO ated Press manual officially deemed it the Great Recession into spring training. Their performance on Wednesday — Rice has issued the judgment that surely will undoubtedly help our "unreli- Last week's online poll results: we must all have money to spare. able" bullpen, which, by the way, saw Rice has bolstered its reputation in recent years by por- great years from Jeff Fulchino, Alberto Do you support the decision to extend invitations to traying itself as a good bang for your buck. Rice offers an Ivy Arias, Tim Byrdak, Samuel Gerva- select freshmen to move to the new colleges? cio and the recently departed LaTroy 50 RESPONSES RECEIVED League education for a fraction of the Ivy League price, they Hawkins and Jose Valverde. brag. Yet in light of the university's recent tuition announce- Okay, 1 get it. Negativity and pes- ment. this claim seems particularly disingenuous. The cost simism sell papers (student papers?). of attending Rice is now only a few thousand dollars below But how about a breath of optimism I Yes that of the Ivy Leagues, and our Kiplinger's "Best Value" for once? We have something like three or four players with guaranteed • No ranking continues to slide. We strongly doubt that prospec- contracts after this season. Carlos Lee tive students could be enticed to choose Rice over Harvard will finally be tradeable, and our bet- University because of only a couple thousand dollars in sav- ter minor leaguers will be playing AA THIS WEEK'S POLL: and AAA ball. This ship is headed in ings. Rice must stop pretending to be something it has no HOW WILL THE BASEBALL TEAM FINISH THIS YEAR? the right direction. It may be ugly at intention of being: If Rice is going to continue to sell itself CAST YOUR VOTE AT WWW.RICETHRESHER.ORG as a best-value school, it must make efforts to offer this pur- ported value to its students. 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RICE UNIVERSITY HAS a mock trial conducted to actually being able with varying talents. team, but not very many people to stand our ground in "court." At For one, acting is incredibly to assist the visually impaired know it exists. I've only been in the the risk of sounding corny, we were important. Whether you are a wit- club for a semester, and I'm already winners at heart. ness or an attorney, you need to be WHEN I GRADUATE in a few months, desires so that we could pursue used to the incredulous "Is that a My enthusiasm for the club was dynamic, energetic, maybe even ec- my mom will be bringing baked ours. One such path I elected to fol- club here?" As much as their reac- reinvigorated after this competition, centric or flirtatious. As you can see treats for my masters, embarrass- low was that of sport management. tions dishearten me at times, I can't and I wanted all of Rice to know from its structure and proceedings ing me in front of my friends and Splitting defensive tackles was never blame these students. about what we do and clear up some alone, the team relies on people smiling in pride when I receive my my forte, but working sport market- of the misconceptions. Basically, who are not only bright but mal- degree and skip through the Sally- ing strategy alongside those same mock trial is exactly what it sounds leable as well. port. She'll be doing the things that tackles is something that caught my like: It's a fake trial. Though the trial Now, I admit that the major- a mother of a 22-year-old should be eye and my energies early in my col- process can sound pretty confusing ity of the team is pre-law. Yet some doing, and better than I ever could lege career. The major has gifted me at first, you fall into a sort of rhythm members of the team last semester have asked. contacts, experience and drive that after a few run-throughs: Prosecu- joined the club simply to see what it other majors stifle or stymie, and for tion. Direct. Cross-examination. Re- was like, get a feel for the material, that I will always be grateful. direct. Re-cross. Defense. Direct and perhaps to learn about them- But it isn't until now, in my se- again, and so forth. selves in the process. Whether pre- nior year, with 90 percent of my col- Ellen Kim One would think the case would law or not, everyone was satisfied lege experience relegated to memo- get boring after a single round; I after the tournament. We appreci- ry, that I am truly thankful to have The Rice Mock Trial Team dis- discovered it's actually quite the ated how difficult it was to depend followed this major for my four banded last year and was restarted opposite. Each trial is unique. We on one another so heavily, covering years. Because in what has been my last semester by a group of fresh- never know what the other side is for others' weaknesses while ac- biggest project of my college career men and sophomores, including my- going to say or present. They may centuating our strengths. But at the Casey Michel is also my biggest chance to give self. We were busy, to say the least. use different witnesses, offer dif- same time, we felt strong as a team. something back to my mom, some- As we struggled to rebuild the team ferent alibis and object on different I think everyone was able to derive But she won't be seeing me in the thing beyond just a long-distance and learn the course material, all the grounds. Then, of course, there are an important skill from the club same way as the rest of my family. report of health and happiness while honing confidence and skill, the judges. No matter how much we and benefit from the team spirit. That's not some post-adolescent, from the Houston heat. we admittedly found ourselves more practice, we can never be sure how Although I was uncertain about no-one-really-knows-me jibe. And On April 25, my class and I — a concerned with making it to the re- they will react to our arguments. mock trial at first, the experience it's not some examination of her smattering of athletes, coaches and gional unscathed than with pro- These elements of surprise has pushed me past my limits and psyche, or the nature of the mater- plebeians like myself — will put on moting the club on campus. make a large part of the trial im- allowed me to enhance my abili- nal, or any other sociological mumbo the third annual Rice Owl Bowl, From Feb. 5-7, the team compet- promptu. Mock trial taught me that ties as both a speaker and a lis- jumbo. It's simply a matter of fact. a benefit bowling tournament at ed in the American Mock Trial As- even though what you know may tener. After overcoming my initial See, my mom has a degenerative Houston's Palace Lanes. Instead of sociation Tournament at Houston be scripted, its application is com- reservations, I realized that some- eye condition known as macular nursing hangovers from the first few Baptist University. The tournament pletely up to you. As restricted as times things are more than what degeneration. In 1990, her left eye days of dead week, the students of was stressful and time-intensive, the circumstances may initially ap- they appear to be. Everyone should began to grow gray, a tiny, blurry SMGT 366: Event and Facility Manage- but ultimately a blast. We didn't pear, there is always room for creativ- consider clubs and groups that are speck spreading from a pinpoint to ment, will be working painstakingly, make it to nationals, unfortunately, ity, wittiness and personality. beyond their conventional zones a dime-sized hole of blankness. She diligently, to procure the best results but that didn't dampen our spirits In addition, mock trial is not and not be afraid to explore and try went to the ophthalmologist think- from a semester's worth of work. terribly, as we could tell we had exclusively for pre-law students. new things. Perhaps you'll find that ing she had pink eye and came This project won't be for the ath- improved. In about one month's People seem to assume that a fu- they're closer to your interests than away with the knowledge that her letic department, and I could care worth of practices, which ranged ture in trial law is required for entry you think. sight would soon be halved. less about grades, as my work at the from three to eight hours at a time, on the team. To be sure, the things Twenty years later, we're for- Thresher attests. Instead, our Work we had progressed from having you learn can be very useful in law Ellen Kim is a tunate: The growth of gray in her will benefit only one party: the Foun- no knowledge of how a trial was school, but the team needs people Sid Richardson College freshman. left eye has stemmed, and her dation Fighting Blindness. A group right eye remains just as focused, that funds research at some 80 in- just as sharp as ever. She can, for stitutions across the nation. A group all intents and purpoc "unction that helps 80,000 people in Houston Transfers require open mind, initiative normally (though her penchant for and nearly one million in Texas. A making my friends laugh at my ex- group started, fittingly, by Gordon TRANSITIONS ARE NEVER easy, as it gets. Stony Brook is a large and we hope to provide an addi- pense is still above average). Gund, a former owner of the NBA's especially transitioning mid-year state university located in Long Is- tional means of support. The uni- Cleveland Cavaliers and the NHL's into a completely unfamiliar envi- land, N.Y., with roughly 16,000 un- versity helped ease the transition <( San Jose Sharks who, due to the eye ronment and leaving behind every- dergraduate students. For the cost for me upon my arrival, and pro- disease retinitis pigmentosa, never thing you know. This is what I went of tuition, it is a great school, but vided much-needed help and guid- actually saw either of his teams play. through last month when I trans- with the large student body, I often ance. I hope to give that back to If there is someone A group that is searching, every day, ferred to Rice. felt like just another number. I was future transfers. who may be willing for a cure for the 10 million people who never particularly unhappy there During my Orientation Week to purchase a ticket, suffer degenerative eye conditions. and had a lot of friends, but I al- last month, Dean of Undergradu- The cost of tickets to our event is ways felt like there was something ates Robin Forman said one es- who may be willing steep: $750 per team, for three hours missing. I wasn't unusual in this pecially memorable thing — I've to bowl alongside of unlimited bowling and a shot at a regard: I often heard other students often thought of this when in new silent auction. Don't get me wrong — say they wanted to transfer out as situations. "Make the first move," other Houston-area as a college student, I'm still pinching soon as they could. he said. "It will make all the dif- athletes, who wants pennies at every opportunity. I have At some point last semester, ference in the world." It sounds so an evening of no doubt you're in similar straits. something clicked inside me and I simple, yet so many people don't But I also have no doubt that Aida Luu realized I shouldn't have to settle bother to do it. I understand why bowling and beers you know someone, or have a for anything. I should be complete- he would say that to a group of and a clean friend who knows someone, who I knew, being a mid-year trans- ly happy, even if this meant mov- mid-year transfers, because every- conscience, let suffers from the kind of degenera- fer, that I was coming into an unfa- ing elsewhere. I did some research one is more or less settled in after tive eye disease my mom lives with, miliar territory where social groups and came to realize Rice was where one semester. If we want to be a them know what struggles with, every day. A disease were already sorted out, the gen- I wanted to be. The quirky tradi- part of something, we have to make we're doing. that has all but robbed her from her eral university procedures under- tions, the college system, the am- the effort. sight in one eye, and may someday stood. In addition to adjusting to bitious and diverse student body, I used to be the type of person blind her entirely. ff a new academic structure, I imag- combined with stellar academ- who didn't like to make the first The only thing I can ask you to ined feeling increased academic ics — I couldn't think of a school move because I didn't see the point. do is to pass the message along. If pressure as I worked to secure that was more compatible with my But since I've come to Rice, I have But that's not to say that all is there is someone who may be will- transfer credits. needs. Even now, I can honestly say really put myself out there, and For- well. With her right eye closed, my ing to purchase a ticket, who may As I stepped on campus for the that Rice is the college experience man's advice still reverberates with mom can't read, nor can she identi- be willing to bowl alongside other first time, I found myself instantly I've always wanted. In the past two me. I have come to realize this is fy neighbors' faces, nor can she do Houston-area athletes, who wants enamored by the ambiance: the months, I've developed a love for actually a great mentality to have. any of the tasks - baking her other- an evening of bowling and beers and grand archways and architecture, the school that far surpasses my Life doesn't just hand you things: worldly cookies, sewing my clothes a clean conscience, let them know the helpful and friendly people and affection for Stony Brook. Though You have to work for them. This without a moment's hesitation what we're doing. Even if you can't the courses taught by prestigious Brooklyn will always be in my heart, goes the same for meeting people. — that make her the best mother I afford a lane — and I know I'm sure faculty at the top of their fields. I have established deep friend- Everyone already has their place could ever ask for. Her eyesight has as hell in this camp — e-mail riceowl- Though Rice has many distinct tra- ships here and consider this place here, so if you want to be a part of taken a permanent hit, and she will [email protected] just to donate your ditions, its college system is among my home. it, you have to work for it and earn never see her children in the same pocket change. Any effort will help. one of its top draws. I've been here In an effort to use my experienc- your place. way she once did. Because someday, when 1 have for less than two months, but I al- es to help other transfers, I joined The advice I have to give to stu- Of course, she couldn't care less children marching to the beat of ready feel the camaraderie and love the recently formed Transfer Stu- dents still struggling to find their about her plight. So long as my brother their own graduations, I'd like my college members have for one an- dent Association. The group aims place here is to be open, say yes and and I have smiles on our faces, have the mother to be there. I'd like her to other. At Lovett College, I truly feel to address the issues transfers face embrace all the opportunities that hopes and dreams we've always been see the tassels and the pomp and like we are a family. Every member when entering Rice, and although come your way. College is the time to chasing, she can endure any malady. the degrees. And I'd like her to see of the college has a place here, and not officially approved by the Stu- take chances and make discoveries. I That's the kind of woman she is. And me, and the rest of her family, smile. even though I'm still trying to find dent Association yet, it has out- took a chance coming here, hoping it's just that kind of character, just that Because that's all she wants — and my role, I can already tell I'm go- lined several strategies to integrate I would find what 1 was looking for. kind of compassion, that makes her cir- that much she. more than anyone ing to love being here for the next these students into the university It paid off. After all, the greater the cumstance all the more unfair. else I can think of. deserves. two years. culture. Certain concerns unique risk, the greater the returns. She has supported us through Rice University is as different to transfers, from peer mentoring every endeavor. She has culled ev- Casey Michel is a from the State University of New to housing, are inevitably glossed Aida Luu is a ery resource to see us follow the Brown College senior and York. Stony Brook, my alma mater, over or ignored during orientation, Lovett College sophomore. paths of our choosing, sacrificing her former Thresher editor in chief. THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, FEBRUARY26,2010

of money, especially in these times, seventh over the past three years. • TUITION to run Rice University and keep the "Other schools are backing off of FROM PAGE 1 quality at a set level while certain their no-loan policies and so the feet expenditures go up, but I think some that we're staying the course in terms of total cost of attending Yale $49,800, ac- of the places they're spending mon- our financial aid policy will be a huge cording to the Yale Daily News. ey are maybe a little bit mixed up," benefit," Collins said. to begin on Huff House "The fact that we continue to Wiess College sophomore David Tuition goes into the unrestricted or maintain the kind of price differen- Wimmer said. "I don't really know general fund, which supports aspects tial with other schools is one sign of anything about exactly where our of the university ranging from athletics BY MICHELLE PHILLIPS eral construction plan is to increase the importance of value in terms of budgets going, but I would rather to financial aid to activities arranged by THRESHER STAFF space for both the CSPD and Alum- Rice's mode of operations," Collins keep tuition low than have had the the Office of the Dean of Undergradu- ni Affairs. In order to host the major said. "Particularly in these tight times Rec Center built." ates. Collins said tuition does not cover Sitting under the shade of oak events they want to, she said, both we could have made the decision that Collins said several other universi- the entire cost of services provided to trees, Huff House has been await- offices require a more open space, we've got to close the gap with tuition ties, such as Williams College, were no each student by the university. including a larger conference room ing renovation since the start of and we didn't do that." longer able to honor their financial aid "In round numbers it's about able to seat 100 people, a storage the academic year. Plans have been In order to keep tuition costs low, at policies from previous years. She said $80,000 a year to support a student," room, two extra offices for Alumni delayed due to a change in contrac- least one student believes the university this might help increase Rice's "Best Val- Collins said. "Even someone who's pay- Affairs and a studio for CSPD for tors, but with the recent approval should prioritize how it spends money. ue" college ranking, which, in the Princ- ing the full price without financial aid is from the City of Houston, construc- media projects and interviews. "I understand that it costs a lot eton Review, has decreased from first to still getting a good deal." tion can now b^gin and is still Peterson said that Alumni Af- expected :o be completed bv mid- fairs had anticipated having a 100- summer. the original construction seat lounge when they first moved deadline. to Huff House in 2006, and are now The original plan was to begin looking forward to using the new renovations in December, according lounge to host their alumni board. to Joujou Zebdaoui, project man- RV RESORT VWS'OWT ager for Huff House construction. a Facilities, Engineering and Plan- ning first submitted their proposal We made sure that for Huff House, formerly O'Connor what we did would Rent by Day. Week, Month House, to the City of Houston Plan maintain the integrity Review Division in September to work with Miner-Dederick Con- of the architecture. Furnished/ kitchen fully 10650 SW Plaza Ct. • 713-981-6814 struction Ltd. However, when Min- Joujou Zebdaoui er-Dederick came back to Rice with equipped, all amenities Project Manager 11991 S. Main St. • 713-723-0973 the projected cost for the renova- Huff House Constructions Private lake, walking track, GF tion, it was greater than the budget for the project. indoor/ outdoor, Jacuzzi, NO LEASE/ NO DEPOSIT 99 "We were surprised at the num- bers," Zebdaoui said. "We decided swimming pool, exercise room to go in a different direction with According to Associate Vice Laundry Facility the construction." President for Development Kevin After pulling their original pro- Foyle, there has been an ongoing Free Wi Fi posal, FE&P changed some of the need for renovation on Huff House construction materials and planned for many years. However, since the Minutes to Medical Center for a different foundation for the work needed was not essential, the new sections of the building. FE&P university deferred construction resubmitted its proposal last month until it could raise the funds for it. to work with the contractor WS Bel- The donors for this construction, RV Trailers! lows, who also built the original Peter and Nancy Huff, first spoke to (ask for details) 45 President's House back in 1946. the university about making a last- All Star Although Zebdaoui said con- ing contribution to Rice when Peter Lakeview struction on Huff House has been Huff celebrated the 50th anniversa- approved, the contractor cannot ry of his graduation from Rice. Peter start renovating the structure until Huff (Will Rice '60) earned a bach- Zebdaoui receives a physical yellow elor's of arts in Liberal Arts and a form permit to place on the door of bachelor's of science in Mechanical the building. Engineering at Rice. He served as Construction on the Huff House president of the Student Associa- Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows Program was blocked for four and a half tion his senior year, and was one months, Zebdaoui said. Even of the students to participate in the Dr. B«njjuan Mitt though the project has been pushed dare between Will Rice College and back, the schedule should allow Baker College that evolved into the the building to be fully functional tradition of Beer Bike. again in the second week of July. "Huff wanted to help fund a proj- Since construction was origi- ect that would impact both alumni nally anticipated to start in Decem- and students," Foyle said. ber, Zebdaoui said the Center for When the President's House — Student Professional Development which had been home to five uni- RICE MMUF ALUMNI WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE PHD. and the Alumni Affairs & Univer- versity presidents since 1949 — was sity Events were relocated earlier first renovated in 2004 for the relo- Jennifer (Alvarez) Dickson. '95, Ph.D. from University of New Mexico in English than needed. Both departments cation of Alumni Affairs and what Kadeshia Matthews.'%, Ph.D. from John Hopkins in History have been in their new locations was then the Career Services Center, Vanessa Ezenwa. '97. Ph.D. from Princeton University in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology* since November, but they are still it was renamed the O'Connor House Fay Yarbrough. '97. Ph.D. from Emory University in History offering their normal services to after Ralph S. O'Connor, a board of Armando Lewis. *98, Ph.D. from Columbia University in Hispanic Studies students and alumni, according to trustees emeritus and donor. How- Michelle Nasser. '99, Ph.D. from Tulane University in Hispanic Studies Ann Peterson, executive director of ever, O'Connor, who helped found Evelyn Patterson. '02, Ph.D. from University of Pennsylvania in Demography Alumni Affairs, and Beth Jablinski Martel College and currently serves Reynaldo Romero, '02. Ph.D. from Georgetown University in Spanish l inguistics. 2009 (Baker '08), Professional Develop- as an associate there, believed that Lindsay Smith. 02. Received Ph.D. from Harvard University in Anthropology, 2008** Jessica Zuniga, 02. Ph.D. from Cornell University in Mathematics, 2008 ment Assistant for CSPD. Alumni the house should be named after UriMcMillan, '03. Ph.D. from Vale University in African American Studies an alumnus, which he was not, Affairs moved to the Greenbriar Tonia Venters. '04, Ph.D. from University of Chicago in Astrophysics Building, and CSPD is currently Foyle said. * First Rice MMUF to receive a Ph.D. split between the Morton L. Rich Zebdaoui will be the liaison from ** Rice Associate MMUF Health and Wellness Center and Rice who will oversee the architec- Keck Hall. ture firm and construction com- While waiting for the new pro- pany as they remodel Huff House. ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT posal to be approved, FE&P made The planning team has been sure GRADUATE STUDY LEADING TO THE PH.D.? use of the time the Huff House was to make the additional wings and empty to remove the artwork and rooms blend in with the historical decorations to prepare for the con- look of the building, since the Huff The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows Program (MMUFP) at Rice University has three goals. First, it seeks to increase the number ot struction, Zebdaoui said. They also House is so important historically minority students, and others with a demonstrated commitment to eradicating racial disparities, who will pursue PhDs in core fields in the arts and sciences. In doing so. the program aims to reduce over time the serious under-representation on the (acuities of individuals Irom tested the floor in the building be- to the campus, she said. Zebdaoui certain minority groups, as well as to address the attendant educational consequences of these disparities. Second, it seeks to nurture these fore the partial demolition starts. cited the usage of brick, which is students to be the researchers, teachers, and mentors of the highly diverse college student bodies of the future, l hird. it seeks to encourage used on buildings all across cam- "It's actually good that the users study abroad experiences as part of their research agenda. The fields that the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has targeted for support are: were not there," Zebdaoui said. "It pus to give them an aged look while Anthropology, Art History, Classics, Computer Science, Demography, Farth Sciences. Ecology, English. Ethnomusicology. Foreign would have been a pain to disturb being sturdy, as one such example. Languages, History, Literature. Mathematics, Musicology, Philosophy, Physics, Political Theory. Religion and Sociology them while they were conducting "We made sure that what we did interviews." would maintain the integrity of the Applicants should normally be completing their sophomore year as a student at Rice University. Selection will be based on a number of According to Zebdaoui,the gen- architecture," Zebdaoui said. attributes including but not limited to acadenvc standing and potential, life experiences and interests, commitment to building bridges in multicultural settings, and interest in pursuing graduate education. Students who participate in the program receive a yearly stipend ot S3.(KK) work closely with a faculty mentor for two years, and are also eligible for participation in summer fellowship programs at the end of their sophomore or junior years. Finalists w ill be interviewed. Announcements will be made in March.

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of the course, how do you teach your son why you wanted to go into public Alum reveals regrets, students to approach the material? service? AG: I want them to understand that AG: When I graduated from law there are both sides to an issue. My job school ... I thought it was important memories, thoughts is not to defend the Bush policy — it's especially in the Hispanic commu- to explain the policies that we made. I nity for somebody like me who had on current AG Holder just want them to understand what re- been raised poor and went to Har- ally happened in some of these contro- vard. ... I felt like I had an obligation versial decisions.... Just because there to try to help out in the community. BY KEVIN LIN was controversy doesn't mean that the So I got involved in Hispanic groups THRESHER STAFF decisions made by the president were around Houston, and the more that I wrong. It just means they were hard. got involved, the more I realized how While many Rice alumni have long important that was, and how much I and distinguished careers after gradu- RT: You've come from humble ori- liked it. It set the stage for me to meet ation, few are better known outside gins and you rose to become the attor- the right people, so when Bush got of the hedges than Alberto Gonzales. ney general of the United States. What's elected governor in 1994 he asked me Born the son of a migrant worker in next? Are your best days behind you, or to come on his general council. a family of six, Gonzales (Lovett '79) should we expect something more in rose to become the first Hispanic at- the future? RT: How do you feel Rice pre- torney general, named to the position AG: Well, I still consider myself a pared you to go out and do the things in Feb. 2005 by then-President George young man, though I'm sure to all of you did? W. Bush. Gonzales was also one of the you I'm like an old relic. I feel like I still AG: Well, you get a first-class edu- shortest tenured attorney generals, re- Former attorney general Alberto Gonzales shares his earliest Rice have things to contribute to Texas and cation here, of course, and that obvi- signing his post in Sept. 2007 following memories, his opinion on current AG Eric Holder and the challenges of our nation. I've learned a lot. I've expe- ously is the foundation to which every- questions concerning the dismissal of being a public figure with a trio of Rice students. rienced a lot. I travel around the coun- thing else follows.... When I was a boy seven U.S. attorneys. try and give speeches and I recruit on working those football games, I used Gonzales has since returned to his behalf of Texas Tech.... There's nothing to dream about going to school at Rice RT: What are your thoughts on your Texas roots. This semester, he is teach- but obviously the appearance of the as rewarding as public office. It will al- and how wonderful that would be. For replacement, current Attorney General ing a course at Texas Tech University. campus is very different now. ways make you a better person. If the me to do that and then come back and Eric Holder? On Monday, Gonzales, who earned his RT: What did you find surprising right opportunity came along, I can't give the commencement [in 2004], boy, AG: I have a great deal of respect for law degree from Harvard University, about being attorney general? say that I would say no. I think it's so that was special. Attorney General Eric Holder. The at- visited Rice to speak about his experi- AG: The Department of Justice important that when you're called to RT: What's your fondest memory torney general is by nature going to be ences with the War on Tenor in the would operate just fine without an at- duty, you step up, and I think that's part here at Rice? in the middle of most of the controver- Bush Administration and his personal torney general. If you think about it, of what makes our country so great. AG: My classes with Doc C [political sies. ... I wish Eric Holder well and want views of how the Obama administra- there's about 130,000 people who work RT: You say there's nothing as re- science professor Gilbert Cuthbertson]. him to succeed. tion is faring. The Thresher sat down in the Department of Justice. They go warding as public service. What about I played on at least one intramural foot- with Gonzales in an exclusive inter- to work day in and day out, and they RT: What class do you teach at being a public figure? ball championship team, one intramu- view approximately 30 minutes before don't care who the attorney general is. Texas Tech? AG: It's the hardest thing I've ever ral baseball team and one intramural he gave a speech at the James A. Baker ... Now, of course I say this tongue-in- AG: I teach one course. It's a very done. When everything in your back- softball championship team. [The] III Institute for Public Policy. cheek. The attorney general position is small course, a sort of seminar course, ground is investigated because people football teams were never that good.... very important in terms of setting poli- with 15 students. It's called Contempo- want to find skeletons in your closet, It was that way when I sold soft drinks, RT: What is your first memory of cies and priorities and vision for the rary Issues of the Executive Branch, when everywhere you go, anything but boy, did I enjoy going to Rice Sta- stepping on the Rice campus? department. and in that course we talk about all you say, anything you do, even today, dium. It was something special. the controversial stuff. We talk about AG: I had a job selling soft drinks at RT: Do you have any regrets in your it gets reported somewhere. You know, RT: If you could give one piece of Guantanamo, we're going to talk about Rice football games when I was 12 and political career? If so, what is your big- you get used to it. You always try to re- advice to Rice students, what would collection of intelligence, we're going 13, and you could look from Rice Sta- gest regret? member it's not about you but about that be? to t^lk about torture, we're going to talk dium and the first thing you saw was AG: I did the very best I could, and your position. But it can be tough.... It's AG: Dream big and take risks. They aboi t the Geneva Conventions. It's all the [Rice Memorial Center], There was at the end of the day I gave it my all. the hardest thing I've ever done, but I say that when you take a risk and yo 1 going to be on the table. nothing between the Rice Stadium and I'm proud of my service in keeping the would do it again in a second. win, you're happy, and when you take the RMC.... I guess change is positive, country safe. RT: Given the controversial nature RT: Was there a particular rea- a risk and you lose, you're wise.

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: : 5 a*. *\Vv• ' ' org - Houston mm 6 NEWS THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, FEBRUARY26,2010 • COURSES Search begins for FROM PAGE 1 presentation slides, on Olympic several of his students entered into Matt Schlief relied on external funds uniforms and in televised commer- print, televised or online journalism for suppoit. cials. after graduation, Crocker said. "We have been extremely lucky first McMurtry RA A freelance graphic designer "I'm disappointed that this to not lose classes or people," Keefe who has worked with the Thresher course won't be offered any more, said. "I had to redouble my efforts and the Campanile, Cooper saw but I understand that all universities to find outside funding and grants. BY JOEY CAPPARELLA one who is available and commit- student interest in visual commu- are facing financial problems right We're trying to make quality produc- THRESHER STAFF ted to the students," Serrano said. nication and moved to nurture that now," Crocker said. "We are looking for someone who tions, like The Threepenny Opera interest in a college course as a Will Cooper was also disappointed by and Romeo and Juliet, with just a After narrowing down its search is excited about McMurtry and truly Rice College associate. The first year Rice's loss of courses and instruc- small amount of money." for new master candidates, Mc- cares about the students of Mc- she offered her course, it attracted tors, but is aware of the university's Murtry College is now looking for a Murtry." Other schools, such as the School 37 students. budget issues. Resident Associate to join its grow- The committee officially com- of Natural Sciences, are also shed- "I hoped it wouldn't get so bad ing community. menced its work Tuesday night "I wasn't aware at the time that I ding teachers to save money. Cory should have entered an enrollment that courses would be cut," she The candidate selected will join with a reception for interested ap- Rogge of the Chemistry Department cap on the course," Cooper said. said. the soon-to-be-determined masters plicants, Serrano said. At the event, did not receive a contract extension and Lisa Balabanlilar, McMurtry's 15 master candidates mingled with Many of her students find the Both lecturers said that it was a and will not be returning to Rice current Head Resident Fellow, in McMurtry students and began their course material engaging, and the pleasure working with Rice students, next year. Rogge and her husband, providing leadership for McMurtry. formal application for the position. course has maintained its popular- and Dean Matusow's memo thanked biochemistry and cell biology pro- ity, she said. them for their service to the univer- fessor Kevin MacKenzie, have been A search committee began the "It was a classy party with wine sity and wished them "the very best" Brown College Residential Associ- process of selecting an RA this and cheese where search commit- Writing for Print Media fills a for the future. ates for eight years. Her course, en- week. The co-chairs for the commit- tee members were able to get to niche as the only journalism course titled "Chemistry and Art," will no tee, Jones College sophomores Juli- know some of the candidates," Ser- at Rice University. It is taught by "Hopefully money will return to longer be offered. ana Serrano and McKenzie Sorens- rano said. Ronnie Crocker, a 15-year member these departments after the budget en, began the process two weeks The interview process will begin of the Houston Chronicle and current issues are resolved," Selim Sheikh, "Cory and Kevin exemplify every- ago. Both will be transferring to soon, and the rangp of candidates Assistant Features Editor. Internal Vice President of the Stu- thing you can ask for in Residential McMurtry next year. is diverse, Serrano jaid. "I jumped at the chance to work dent Association, said. "We are Associates," Brown College Inter- working to include students in mak- Last weekend, 15 current Mc- "We decided as a committee to at Rice," Crocker said, citing the nal Vice President Pierre Elias said. ing and understanding these tough Murtry students and future trans- interview all applicants, unless excellent student body and campus "It's a shame to see both of them go. decisions." fers applied and interviewed to be their application clearly shows that atmosphere. They have devoted themselves in on the committee. Ultimately, five they are not qualified," Serrano His course was first offered in Some departments have looked the classroom and beyond to make were chosen, Serrano said. Of these said. "So far, we have a wide vari- spring 2001, and was adopted by the to outside sources of funding, such student life at Rice wonderful. On five students, three are McMurtry ety of interested applicants, rang- School of Humanities in 2005. One of as grants and private donations, to a communal level, not just an aca- I freshmen and two are Will Rice Col- ing from Ph.D students to Italian the rewards of teaching is inspiring fill the gaps. Theatre director Chris- demic level, Brown and Rice are los- lege sophomores transferring to professors to married couples with a students' intellectual passion, and tina Keefe and Production Manager ing some very special people." McMurtry. children." Committee member Bailey Firszt Serrano said the committee aims said she wanted to be on the com- to keep an open mind and consider mittee to increase her involvement all candidates equally. Though she with McMurtry. could not specify a date for the fi- "I wanted to be involved in cre- nal decision, she said she hopes the ating the McMurtry community," decision will occur a few weeks af- Firszt, a McMurtry freshman, said. ter spring break. "The RA is an important part of the Firszt said she is enthusiastic college, and I think it's great that about searching for McMurtry's students are able to have a say in first RA. who is selected." "We are very excited to expand www.chickenkitchenhouston.com The committee will also make the McMurtry family and choose the final decision on who will be someone who is committed to mak- the McMurtry master. ing McMurtry awesome," Firszt "Our main goal is to find some- said. S3 HOOT FROM PAGE 1 eating. The Hoot is currently work- But a greater indication of The ing with Housing and Dining to be Hoot's reception on campus is the able to serve salads prepared ahead reaction of the students who have of time by West Servery staff, Mc- quickly transformed into loyal — Donald said. and dependent — customers. For now, The Hoot's success is "Before The Hoot was here, told by two measures. The first, of what I used to do was just be hun- course, is its revenues. gry," Brown College senior Seth "The data says, yes, this works," O'Brien said. "And then eat a huge McDonald said. "They did a great job." breakfast."

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26,2010 THE RICE THRESHER NEWS SA GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS In the Student Association general elections, held from Feb. 18-24, students flexed their civic muscles. The ballot featured 22 positions and eight proposed amendments. Candidates who did not win are given in parentheses.

Rfaptiom 1 POSITION . JL m%iWfrm . ' POSITION NAME REACTION /* $£/<% '5/', • S? , i s ' ' WZink Selim Sheikh Honor Council Austin Edwards Tm looking forward to "People haw been thxow- serving a year on die Honor I Senior Reps. Council." i 1 r v • ' a. J.J 'J i XtrM-C: , 3 I want to start the Kelsey Zottnick Could not be reached we can get for comment started as soon as the change- over happens March 29." Benjamin Cuthrell "Even though on the whole ifs the same people, opinions "fto disappointed, hut 1 (Tiffany Wu) vary so much that ifs hard to think that Selim is going to do a say how the oouncfl will be year good job."

SA External VP Carl Nelson "Fm excited to start working Hillary "It takes a while to learn the with everyone on the Executive Baker-Jennings procedure. People who have Committee next year." become accustomed to how it works makes it better for the "The results weren't surpris- (Rachel Liontas) Honor Council." ing — going in, I knew I was the underdog. Cad was a strong Honor Council Kern Vijayvargiya "Ifs interesting campaign- candidate, and Fm sure he'll do ing for Honor Council because Junior Reps. we're not allowed to actually campaign — {we] just have to SA Internal V? Ryan Fleming "I can't say I was nervous, count cm other people." but I'm excited to be internal Andrew Patterson Could not be reached vice president, I can't wait to for comment put together an agenda for "The Honor Council has next year." Travis Smith a lot of incumbency — that SA Treasurer Lemuel Soh "To me, this day repre- means the student body thinks sents more than getting a job, we've done well." but a sign that Rice University Honor Council Trey Burns "It's pretty cool — it wasn't believe[s] in me and has given guaranteed, but I'm really glad me an opportunity to serve as Sophomore Reps. that I made it." SA Treasurer." (Thierry Rignol) "The student body voted, Lemuel Soh "I am humbled by such a and I'm fine with that I still show of support." have to figure out exactly what I "I'm really excited to be want to do in the SA next year." RSVP Chair Sarah James elected and I'm looking forward to working with the organiza- "A lot of people are really SA Secretary Georgia Lagoudas tion in the next year." excited about next year, and that shows promise." RSVPEVC Danielle Axelson "I'm really excited and la tk- (Sevith Rao) "I learned a lot and met a lot ing forward to next year — [I of new people, I'm sure Georgia hope] we're able to grow, get will do a fine job, and I abso- more students involved." lutely will continue working with the SA." RSVPIVC Jennifer Phillips "I'm really happy about get- ting elected, and I'm looking RTV5 Station Trevor Rice "I'll be doing my best forward to having a larger part Manager again." in RSVP." RSVP Treasurer Kenna Fowler "I wasn't too surprised since RTV5 Program Brandon Cisneros "Hopefully we'll be able I was die only one running for Director to do more events like Serv- that position, but Tm glad Opti- ery Samurai now." mus Prime didn't win." RPC President Radhika Chhabra Tm really excited that RSVP Secretary Kathleen Wiest Couki not be reached ! get the chance to be RPC for comment president." Thresher EIC Anna Wilde "I'm excited for next year." U-Court Senior Austin lipinski "I took forward to another year on U-Court." KTRU Kelsey Yule "I'm excited to be station Reps. manager, I'm passionate about Varun Juloori Gould not be reached Station Manager KTRU, and I've been involved for comment with it for two years now." U-Court Junior Paul Fitzgerald "I'm happy to be unopposed, happy to be on U-Court." Rep. to the Ben Morey Tm very excited, looking Reps. forward to working with a lot of Angela Wu Could not be reached Honor Council for comment people next year, mak[ing] our voices heard."

"I definitely worked hard for U-Court Kevin Chu "I enjoyed last year, and this, got people to vote for me." Sammy the Owl Zach Fedorko Sophomore Reps. hope to do just as well this year, Lauren Thies Could not be reached if not better. Optimus Prime for comment gave me a run for my money." RESET, RPC earn blanket tax increase, while KTRU fails

BY SETH BROWN thing I've been working on for sev- more concerts. continue what we're doing, we'll be Bike coordinators did a good job getting THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF eral years now," SA President Patrick "The monies will be used to off- able to get a blanket tax passed," Yule, student opinion," McAnaney said. McAnaney said. "I hope this will be set the money lost after the past two a Hanszen College sophomore, said. Alongside the blanket tax pro- While the Rice Endowment for Sus- a paradigm shift for the Rice student years," Kerkstra, a Will Rice College The other failed proposal would posals, an amendment tasking the tainable Energy Technology and the Rice body — RESET will help a lot in chang- senior, said. have made the approval of a student SA to establish oversight mecha- Program Council will both get the fund- ing attitude, and it will cut down KTRU had hoped to increase its vote requisite for any major change in nisms for blanket tax monies also ing they hoped for via blanket tax, KTRU [waste] a lot by convincing students blanket tax from $5.50 to $7.50, and the the Beer Bike format. succeeded, with 78 percent. will have to try again next year. Six of that energy and the environment are proposal received a 55 percent vote in "It's too bad that it failed, but the "I think it's a good sign that stu- the eight proposed amendments to the public goods." favor of the increase, up from 45 percent fact that it was on the ballot raised dents would like to increase trans- Student Association Constitution, which RPC's proposed amendment, which in last year's election, when KTRU also the issue of what I wanted to address parency and accountability for cur- required a two-thirds majority to pass, received a 70 percent vote in favor, will attempted to increase its blanket tax. anyways," Baker College junior Di- rent subsidiaries — it's something succeeded in the SA General Election, raise its blanket tax from $13 to $18, to "I'm pretty disappointed because we ana Cahill said. "It should still be we should specify the process for to which began at 11:59 P-m- last Thursday be used only for non-Beer Bike event did a lot of campaigning — if we keep codified, and I hope action will be evaluate current blanket tax funding," and ended at 2 p.m. Wednesday. operations costs. trying, maybe next year it will pass," taken in the future." SA Treasurer Tiffany Wu said. Of the three blanket tax propos- "RPC needs [the increased funding] KTRU DJ Director and News Director McAnaney, a Brown College senior, In total, 972 students voted in the als, only RESET's was meant to cre- to sustain the programs that the student Carina Baskett said. disagreed, and said he didn't think the presidential election. ate a new subsidiary organization of body has come to know and love," RPC KTRU Station Manager-Elect Kelsey initiative would come up again. "I'm really excited about the way the SA. RESET received a 71 percent President-Elect Radhika Chhabra said. Yule said that she thought the percent- "I think people were definitely the elections turned out — it was a very vote in favor, and will now receive RPC President Michelle Kerkstra age increase was a sign that KTRU has concerned this year that there wasn't good turnout, and I feel like we picked $9 annually from every undergraduate. said that the cash will help RPC get a been improving its services. a clear mechanism [for changes to the some really good people," Hanszen Col- "I'm very pleased — this is some- larger venue for Esperanza and host "It's definitely a setback, but if we Beer Bike format], but I think the Beer lege Senator Travis Smith said. f; ' • - ; TAINMENT

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BY JOE DWYER tion of a seemingly superfluous mul- Sure, the game has its flaws, but it has THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF tiplayer mode did little to convince taken all the best elements of its pre- me that BioShock 2 wasn't just riding decessor and also added some subtle Relish: A taste of Italy at Let me preface this review by the coattails of its predecessor in an gameplay changes to a thoroughly saying that the original BioShock, attempt to make some quick cash. engaging plot. The result is a game released in 2007, is one of my that doesn't quite reach the bar buono Grotto Ristorante favorite games. Of all time. I set by the first BioShock, but was completely caught up in still comes pretty damn close. For an upbeat, upscale dining ex- vegetables such as asparagus, broccoli, the game's creepy art-deco at- The first game is set in i960, perience with friends, a date or beauti- stuffed artichoke and fried cauliflower, mosphere, the hostile beauty of a year after the fall of Rapture. ful people-watching, Grotto Ristorante goat cheese, mozzarella and prosciutto. the underwater city of Rapture Bioshock 2 occurs a full eight in the Galleria area should fill all your Among the wide variety of offerings, we and the engaging, thought-pro- BioShock 2 years after the first game, but needs. Boasting a diverse menu and found ourselves most impressed by the voking and moralistic plot. • • • • ^ depicts the end result of events extensive wine list, Grotto strikes a stuffed artichoke. So when BioShock 2 was an- that took place in Rapture be- comfortable balance between luxury nounced less than a year later, I fore the first game. In BioShock and playfulness. had every right to be skeptical. Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC 2, players play as Subject Delta, The original BioShock garnered Developer: 2K Marin, Digital Extremes one of the first Big Daddies to Game of the Year awards from (multiplayer) come off the production line, dozens of media outlets — how Released: Feb. 9 who awakens from a coma to could the sequel improve upon find that his Little Sister coun- Grotto Ristorante perfection? The fact that the se- terpart is missing. Andrew quel's production was being handled That being said, color me pleas- Ryan, the brooding antagonist of the • • • • & by a different developer and the addi- O BIOSHOCK, antly surprised with BioShock 2. see page 9 Tim Pawul & Mimi Arnold Starring: Mussels Marechiaro, Linguine Tre Pomodori, Mezzaluna Although some dishes disappointed Location: 4715 Westheimer us, the lush atmosphere and several www.grottohouston.com Eater's Digest: Unconscious overeating pasta and seafood dishes were so invit- ing and exquisite that we couldn't help 713-662-3663 For most of us, it's a simple prem- tors to survive through times when of soup. The other half ate out of a but reward the Grotto with a four-star ise: You eat when you are hungry and food was scarce, namely during the bowl-shaped contraption connected review. If you venture to this estab- stop when you are full. Right? cold winter. to a large reservoir of soup — a bot- lishment, we're sure you'll share the The climate has changed consid- tomless soup bowl. For his appetizer, Tim ordered the same sentiments. Zuppa Maritata Traditional, an Ital- erably since, and food is now an eas- Researchers surveyed the partici- ian wedding soup of chicken broth, ily available commodity. Our bodies pants afterwards, asking them how Ambiance chicken meatballs, Italian greens, car- have not changed, however, and they full they were and how many calories Grotto caters to Houston's lively up- rots, tomatoes, celery and pasta. The A still give us the same signals to eat. they thought they had consumed. per crust, as reflected by the upscale de- waiter recommended the soup and soon This makes it easy to eat all the time; if Participants eating from the bottom- cor. An ornate Italian mural with loud, lost our trust, as the dish proved to be you need proof, just meander beyond less bowls rated themselves just as vibrant colors stretches across the walls. nothing spectacular. the hedges — according to a 2009 sur- full as the other group, though they The bar, which features a large antipasti Scott Norgaard vey by Men's Fitness, Houston is the ate 73 percent more soup, or 113 more The Insalata Tre Colore con Gam- selection, is situated in the center of the sixth-fattest city in America. calories, than those who ate from beroni was a salad with grilled shrimp, room, rendering the atmosphere both Wrong. It turns out our stomachs To study eating habits — more regular soup bowls. It turns out that endive, arugub, radicchio and cherry luxurious and welcoming. are terrible indicators of satiety. Cur- specifically, the environmental fac- we rely more strongly on visual cues, tomatoes in a vinaigrette with shaved rent scientific studies show that our tors that impact our conception of such as emptying a soup bowl, than parmesan. The vinaigrette topping was Food sense of "fullness" is more affected fullness — Brian Wansink, the John on our stomachs. so acidic that it wasn't even worth try- We went to dinner with three by environmental cues than by our S. Dyson Professor of Consumer Sci- In his interesting line of consump- ing, and we ended up sending this dish friends, which allowed us to sample a bodies' need for energy. It's not that ence at Cornell University, designed tion research, Wansink has discov- back to the kitchen. wide variety of the menu. We shared your stomach lies — it's just that it's an experiment, recorded in his book ered a variety of other factors that in- Appealing to a different pal- eight different antipasti selections, in- pretty susceptible to peer pressure. Mindless Eating, where participants fluence how much we eat, including ate entirely, the Mussels Marechiaro cluding an array of chilled and warm Before the advent of storable, por- ate a bowl of tomato soup. Rather, the size and shape of our tableware. were prepared in a tomato-garlic table and highly convenient foods, half of the participants ate a bowl Osee DIGEST, page 10 wine sauce, leaving a hint of spici- our body's mechanisms prompted ness. Tim also ordered Pappardelle and allowed us to store excess energy alia Campagnola, a pasta dish tossed in times when food was plentiful — SPURS with chicken, mushrooms, peas, say, in the fall, around harvest times. GHOST S3 see RELISH, page 10 This stored energy allowed our ances- RODEO Holy balls. The Houston Rock- So all your friends ditchedtyou to ets take on the San Antonio go to Mexico for the week? Don't You missed out on those cheap Spurs tonight at Toyota Center. CURLING worry, A&E's got your back with Blgyck Eyed Peas tickets from Pretty sure we all know that . O'v V'' ' '• .. cool junk to keep you busy over RPC too? Meh. Hit up the rodeo Tim Duncan and the Spurs are Learn to curl. I'm dead se- the break. Start your week off parade downtown starting at going to wipe the floor with rious. The Curling Club of THE right with Roman Polanski's lat- 10 a.m. tomorrow behind the Al- Aaron Brooks' tears. Tickets for Houston is offering lessons est flick. The Ghost Writer, open- ley Theatre. There are hundreds the game start at $15, and you tonight and tomorrow night WEEKLY ing today. This thriller, starring of floats competing for vari- know it's going to be wild. Tip- at 10:30 p.m. Cost is $15 per Ewan McGregor and Pierce Bros- ous prizes, as well as marching off is at 7:30, and don't forget person, so grab some friends SCENE nan, has been generating lots of bands and other parade-y to take the METRORail to save and learn to play this game of buzz, so check it out. things. Oh, and it's free. on parking. Joe's picks for events gods and men. outside the hedges, both THE ANGELIKA 2010 DOWNTOWN RODEO PARADE TOYOTA CENTER SPACE CITY ICE STATION around Rice and in the 510 TEXAS SMITH AND TEXAS 1510 PPLK 18150 GULF FRWY. Houston area, for this week. WWW.ANOEUKAFILMCENTER.COM WWW. RODEOHOUSTON. COM WWW.ROCKETS.COM WWW.HOUSTONCURUNG.COM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26,2010 THE RICE THRESHER A&E O BIOSHOCK KTRU Corner: ClassicFRO M PAGE 8 first game, has been replaced by the A few annoyances with this in frame rates, textures that take a enigmatic Sofia Lamb, who has been game stem from graphical glitches while to load in and enemies get- Appalachian Blues preaching her collectivist message to that come dangerously close to ru- ting stuck in walls, not to mention the remaining citizens of the under- ining the experience. To be sure, the the helmet visor HUD disappearing tures great guitar work and soulful BY MIGUEL QUIRCH water city and gathering an army of atmosphere and setting of BioShock between levels. These small things vocals from Anderson. The rhythm THRESHER STAFF Little Sisters. 2 are an integral part of the game aren't gamebreakers by any stretch, is masterful and a testament to the Like the first game, the plot is — it's the little touches that go a but it's a shame to see that 2K Marin It's not every day that one comes track's historical importance. Keep revealed piecemeal through audio long way to help immerse the player didn't spend a little more time pol- across a compilation of blues music your ears peeled for the song's key log recordings scattered throughout in the world of Rapture. But while ishing and tightening the game be- spanning back to the 1940s. Classic line: "You don't know my mind; you the broken city. Despite the appar- BioShock 2 uses the same graphics fore it hit shelves. Inconsistencies Appalachian Blues is a collection see me laughing, I'm laughing to ent disjointedness, the material on engine as the first game, it's disap- like these threaten the overall im- of relatively unknown blues works keep from crying." (A bit of trivia: the recordings is expertly woven pointing that more work didn't go mersive experience that makes Bio- from an area not typically known for Anderson's work was so influential into the storyline established by the into optimizing it for the sequel. Shock 2 so engaging. the genre. Though the popular con- that Pink Floyd drew "Pink" from first game, with Lamb's collectivist ception is that Appalachia primarily his name.) Also worth noting is the game's philojophy clashing against Ryan's multiplayer component, created sep- features country music to the general McGhee changes the pace with a emphasis on the individual, creating ST arately from the single-player experi- exclusion of African-American musi- proto-rock-and-roll track in "Wine an extremely volatile situation that is ence by developer Digital Extremes cal styles, Classic Appalachian Blues Blues." The song was released in ultimately responsible for the demise — the same guys who brought us the shows that this is not the case. 1947 but maintained popularity The material on of Rapture. Unreal Tournament series on PC. It through the '50s, no doubt due to But while the majority of BioShock the recordings is won't topple Modern Warfare 2 off the its catchy clapping, sing-along na- 2 leans on the strength of its plot, a top of the Xbox LIVE charts by any ture. The harmonica renders the expertly woven game still needs solid mechanics, stretch, but it's still a fun addition song especially memorable and which it delivers in spades. Tweaks into the storyline to the game that is actually incorpo- provides a fun background beat over the original include the abil- rated into the BioShock storyline. with the vocals. ity to use plasmids — genetic abili- established by Players assume the role of a partici- Classic Appalachian ties that players can splice into their the first game, pant in Sinclair Solutions' consumer Blues w DNA in the game — at the same time reward program in 1959, right as civil as traditional weapons, resulting in with Lamb's war grips the city of Rapture. With some new and interesting uses for collectivist seven different gameplay modes, the Artist: Various Anderson's work certain plasmids. fast and frenetic multiplayer offers Label: Smithsonian was so influential For example, the Telekinesis plas- philosophy something for everyone. As a player Folkways mid, a mostly passive ability used to progresses through the ranks, they Released: Feb. 16 that Pink Floyd pick up and throw objects in the first clashing against are awarded unlocks and upgrades to drew "Pink" from game, can now be used to carry ob- Ryan's emphasis augment their loadout they carry into jects as makeshift riot shields while each match. his name. the player fires a weapon. on the individual. Ultimately, BioShock 2's return to The album features a great va- That's just one of dozens of exam- Rapture is highly enjoyable, despite riety of blues expressions and ples of the creativity that a game like some nagging graphical glitches and instrumentation by harmonica, JH M BioShock 2 encourages with its mul- the initial gnawing feeling of deja bass guitar, piano, fiddle, man- titude of options available to players. vu for veterans of the first game. But dolin and, of course, guitar. This Melee attacks are another welcome Granted, the graphics look just even with these snags, BioShock 2 guitar differs from standard blues "Hoodoo Blues" draws from the addition for when your boomstick as pretty as they did in the first shines as a worthy sequel to one of style and adopts a faster tempo. expertise of a trio of exceptional art- runs out of shells and those splicers game, be it the water droplets and the most critically acclaimed games The music in general is more fast- ists to play one of the slower, more start getting a little too close, and condensation that collect on Sub- in the past few years by continu- paced than traditional blues and deliberate-sounding blues tracks on a reworked hacking minigame has ject Delta's suit visor, or the sound ing and expanding the BioShock lends itself well to the numerous the album. The lyrical mandolin in turned the tediously boring and re- that the water makes as it drums storyline and universe in a creative harmonica/guitar duets featured in particular complements the beat-ori- petitive task from the first game into a on his metal helmet. But BioShock new direction. Grab your research several of the songs, such as Sticks ented bass nicely. Carl Martin's pow- quick, fun, reflex-oriented minigame. 2 still suffers from the same dips camera — it's time to revisit Rapture. McGhee's "My Baby's Gone." The erful vocals solidify the blues vibe, album features much softer, more helping make "Hoodoo Blues" one of ——.—rr melodic tones than I anticipated, the stronger tracks on the album. and would make great background KTRU has a particular interest in AvK ;-i music for parties. underexposed and historic record- The endearing album's highlights ings, providing listeners with an op- mmm include "You Don't Know My Mind" portunity for them to hear obscure by Pink Anderson, "Wine Blues recordings. From that respect, and (Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee)" by given the superb musical quality in Sticks McGhee and "Hoodoo Blues" of the album, Classic Appalachian by Martin, Bogan and Armstrong. 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He found that people who used short, consume. So where do all these calo- tion yourself a snack and enjoy spreading it on multiple plates or and can lead to weight gain. Knowing wide glasses and large plates were ries go? Surely some portion of these the pleasure of eating. even multiple trips can make eating aboutthesepsychologicaltricksiskeyto more prone to overeating than those calories are going to waste, but a a more conscious act. avoiding unwanted overeating. drinking from tall*.- glasses and eat- large portion is going to our bellies. • In the servery, use smaller plates ing from smaller plates. How do we combat this increase in to serve yourself. You can still It is important to be aware of the Scott Norgaard is a Sid Richardson He also found that packaging size calories? Despite the prevalence take normal amounts of food, but things that cause us to overconsume College freshman. influences how much we consume. of larger packaging and the super- When we eat out of huge, Costco- sizing of restaurant meals, we can sized packages, we often feel that use these psychological concepts to we have to eat more of one item to our advantage and use them to con- feel the same amount of fullness. sume less. Here are some tips to avoid Why is this? mindless overeating: In his book, Wansink theorizes thai we base our portion sizes on • Try not to rush while eating just what we are accustomed to consum- because people around you are m ing. For instance, we might be used to eating quickly. apportioning a certain amount of box cereal for our breakfast. When we try • Out of sight, out of mind: Keep to pour the same amount from a large sweets and junk foods out of easy family-size box of cereal instead, we reach. The more accessible they tend to over-pour, since we calculate are, the more likely you are to fill up our portions relative to the size of on sugar. the package. This can be diiucult for those trying to watch their weight, es- • If you buy in bulk, redistribute the pecially with the proliferation of jum- amount into small-sized bags or plas- bo- and super-sized versions of prod- tic containers. ucts that litter grocery store aisles. According to Walter Willett's book • Eat slowly and consciously, actu- Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy, American ally appreciating your food. You Enhance your business savvy. Get the competitive edge. Learn 9TH ANNUAL SUMMER farmers are now producing 3,800 can put away a lot of food with- practical business skills. In short, acquire a head for business BUSINESS INSTITUTE calories for every American, a num- out thinking when munching in A Business Certificate Program in a fun but intense program. Learn the basics in key areas such as for Non-Business Majors ber roughly twice what we should front of the TV. Take a break, por- Accounting. Finance. Marketing and Operations Management. Location: SMU Cox School of Become more marketable in just one month with this certificate Business, Dallas, Texas program offered to juniors, seniors and recent graduates. June 1-June 25, 2010 O RELISH Enroll in the SMU Cox Summer Business Institute and give Save S500-Apply by FROM PAGE 8 your education an exclamation point. March 31. 2010

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CENTER FOR STUDENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Ttie stipend for 2010-11 will be SIO.lHXI Additional funds (up to $ I .(KM)) are reserved for a research trip during the time of the fellowship.

Qualifications include an excellent academic record and an interest in American an and culture of the 17th through 19th centuries.

Applications should consist of the following: • .4 brief (2-1 put;?) typewritten statement expressing the student's willingness to undertake the internship in 2010 2011. stating how the Fellowship would enhance Your other \tuilies at Rice, plans for graduate st:lux/l, career goals, or general interest in the decorative arts. • Academic transcripts (official or unofficial) • One letter of support from a Nice faculty member

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Sports is now on Twitter. Get the scoop at twitter.com/Thresher5ports 11 Owls' opening weekend dampened by Cardinal rule Baseball drops three-game sweep to Stanford in Palo Alto, falls to Lamar at home Sophomore Matthew Reckling 5 by Ryan Glassman THRESHER STAFF pitched three shutout innings in relief •Stf but was unable to work through the Head Coach Wayne Graham took seventh after giving up a solo home run his team out to Stanford University and a pair of singles. Stanford blew the m last weekend in hopes of presenting inning open for three more runs, taking his squad with a good early-season a 6-2 lead and holding on for the 6-4 challenge. But after a disappointing victory in the season opener. sweep at the hands of the Cardinal (4- Graham handed the ball to senior 0) and a 13-7 loss to a mediocre Lamar right-hander Jared Rogers on Satur- University team, Graham is suddenly day afternoon, hoping to get Rice in the one facing a number of challeng- the win column, but the coach found es. Following a weekend of poor start- results similar to the night before. ing pitching, inconsistent offense and Rogers was unable to get out of the shaky defense, the Owls (0-4) are off fourth inning unscathed, allowing to their worst start since 2000. two earned runs on a walk and five The Owls' season opener started hits. Rice trailed 2-1 entering the sev- with a bang, but the success for Rice enth inning, when a base hit by junior was short-lived. In the first at-bat of rightfielder Chad Mozingo and a walk the season, freshman second base- by senior first-baseman Jimmy Com- man Mike Ratterree drove a 3-1 offer- erota set the plate for Ratterree's three- ing over the left field fence, giving the run home run, the freshman's second Owls the early 1-0 lead. round-tripper in as many games. But sophomore Taylor Wall (0-1, But once again, the lead would 9.0 ERA), the starting pitcher and ace not last for the Owls, as the team fell of the staff, struggled to find the strike apart at the seams in the bottom of Senior Diego Seastrunk hits a solo home run during the fourth inning in Rice's 13-7 loss to Lamar Wednesday. zone and lasted just three innings in the seventh. Five Rice relievers com- his first opening, surrendering three bined to give up a total of 11 runs on Seastrunk's home run was one of the lone bright spots in the team's 0-4 start, its worst start in 10 years. runs on four hits and two walks. O see BASEBALL, page 14 Women knock off first Golf second-best to North Texas by Paul Fitzgerald ed our play in the first round." THRESHER STAFF Junior Michael Whitehead led top-20 foe in ten years the Owls with an opening-round The golf team's plans for a 72 (+1), while senior Christopher umn, Rice held an advantage go- by Chris Pettijohn second-consecutive victory were Brown, fresh off his individual title THRESHER STAFF ing into singles play. To widen the thwarted by the weather-induced at the Rice Intercollegiate, posted lead further, junior Jessica Jackson, cancellation of the third round of a first-round 74 (+2). Brown would The women's tennis team's ranked 100th in the nation, added the JL Lewis Intercollegiate, leading fire a second-round 75 to finish in a matches against No. 4 University of some quick points. After the loss in to the team's second-place finish at tie for 13th. While Rice was in third California-Los Angeles (9-1) and Pep- her doubles match, Jackson bounced the event. A poor first round was place after ihe first round, the Univer- perdine University (3-5) two weeks back in singles, quickly winning her followed by a terrific comeback in sity of North Texas' 290 put the Owls ago — matches in which the Owls match 6-0, 6-2 in about an hour and the second round, but tournament 14 shots back. (5-3) won a total of just two points — putting Rice ahead 2-0. organizers prevented the Owls from With the understanding that the seem to have been exactly the kind of However, the shutout didn't last. rising to the top of the leaderboard. cancellation of the third round was wake-up call the team needed. Rice's lead shrunk to one point at Rice opened the JL Lewis Intercol- a possibility due to the approaching After seeing what it's like to play 3-2 after a strong win by Guzman legiate, held at Bandit Golf Course winter storm, the Owls put up the championship-caliber teams, Rice over Kelsey Sundaram 6-4, 6-3 at the and hosted by Texas State Univer- best score 01" the tournament in the has been on a roll: the Owls have won No. 4 position was followed with loss- sity, by firing a cumulative score of second round, shooting a cumula- their past three matches, two of which es at No. 1 and 6. 304 (+20). Despite the high .score, the tive second-round score of 288 (+4) to came over ranked opponents. At this point, only Chao and Lin Owls still ended the round in a tie for make up seven shots on North Texas, That streak, which saw Rice were left 011 the courts. After both had third place. who would take the tournament's down both the University of Arizona won their fh si set, they each lost close ARIEL SHNITZER/THRESHER Senior Michael Buttacavoli felt the team title with 585 (+17). (7-1) and Texas Tech University (5-3), second-set tie-breakers. Chao could team might have begun play a bit over- While Head Coach Drew Scott reached a crescendo last Saturday have put her match away in the tie- confident, leading to the high score. (Wiess '98) was disappointed that the Freshman Brock Wilson, here with a 4-3 win over No. 20 Univer- breaker as she took an early 5-3 lead, "Coming off our second victory of third round was cancelled, he refused teeing off on Feb. 16, helped sity of Arkansas, arguably the team's but her opponent, Emily Carbone, the year, we were really excited to try to make excuses. Rice finish in second place at closest and most challenging match fought back and won four straight to make it two in a row," Buttacavoli "Obviously, if you're in that posi- of the year, according to Head Coach sets to take it 7-5. Lin's tie-break was the JL Lewis Intercollegiate. said. "I think we might have come out tion you want to keep playing and Elizabeth Schmidt. also close, but she ended up losing to a bit too excited though, and it affect- O see GOLF, page 12 "It was a five-hour match that could Stephanie Roy 9-7. have gone either way," Schmidt said. The third set began slowly for both The contest began in Rice's fa- Chao and Lin. Chao fell behind early vor. While Arkansas (6-2) took the in the match 2-0. Meanwhile, Lin saw No. 2 doubles match early on, the 31st- Roy take a swift 5-1 lead, one point OWLOOK ranked team of senior Julie Chao and from victory. This Week in Sports sophomore Ana Guzman closed out And yet, somehow, Lin fought her a win at the No. 1 doubles position, way back into the match, in the pro- and the team of junior Rebekka Hanle cess taking some pressure off of Chao. Friday, Feb. 26 Women's Track and Field at C-USA Championships and senior Rebecca Lin took the win While Lin did not win her match All Day — Yeoman Fieldhouse at UH at the No. 3 doubles spot, clinching after such a hard charge back, losing Baseball vs. Elon the doubles point for the Owls. 5-7- 7-6 (9-7), 6-4, Chao persevered 4:30 p.m. — Reckling Park Sunday, Feb. 28 With a win in the doubles col- O see VICTORY, page 14 Swimming at C-USA Championships Baseball vs. Texas A&M—Corpus Christi All Day — UH Rec Center 3:30 p.m. — Reckling Park Men's Track and Field at C-USA Championships Women's Tennis at Tulane All Day — Yeoman Fieldhouse at UH Noon — New Orleans Women's Track and Field at C-USA Championships All Day — Yeoman Field House at UH Monday, March 1 Men's Tennis at Loyola Marymount Saturday, Feb. 27 3 p.m. — Los Angeles Women's Tennis at LSU 1 p.m. — Baton Rouge, La. Tuesday, March 2 Women's Basketball vs. UTEP Basketball vs. UM 4 p.m. — Reckling Park 2 p.m. — Tudor Fieldhouse Baseball vs. Nebraska Wednesday, March 3 4:30 p.m. — Reckling Park Men's Basketball at UH Swimming at C-USA Championships 7p.m. — Houston, Texas All Day — UH Rec Center Baseball at Texas State Men's Track and Field at C-USA Championships 6:30 p.m. — San Marcos, Texas All Day — Yeoman Fieldhouse at UH 12 SPORTS THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26,2010 Women finally shake off years-long road

by Teddy Grodek ing the first double-double of THRESHER STAFF her career. Sophomore guard Amenemope McKinney posted On Feb. 23, 2008, George W. 11 points off the bench. Bush was still president, half of the "It felt really good to get a con- undergraduates at Rice were still in ference road win," McKinney said. high school and Duncan College and "It was my first one since I was McMurtry College were mere glim- here at Rice. For everyone here, it mers in Leebron's eye. That date felt great. It's been awhile." m was also the last time the women's After the crucial win on basketball team won a Conference Thursday, and without the el- USA road game, a streak that had to ephant on their back, the Owls be reversed if the Owls were to have traveled to Southern Miss two s any hope of climbing into the top days later, another cellar dwell- half of the C-USA standings. er of the C-USA. The Owls were Rice (12-14, 6-7 Conference hopeful they could manage to USA) had two prime opportunities get two road wins in one week- to break the 15-game losing streak end, a bright spot in an other- this weekend, facing two struggling wise dark road record this year. teams. The Owls began the swing Rice began slowly once again, with a contest against the Universi- not scoring for almost the first five ty of Central Florida, then heading minutes of the game. But this time, to Hattiesburg, Miss., to take on the even once they started scoring, University of Southern Mississippi. they never quite closed the gap and Both the Knights (8-14, 5-8 C-USA) went down by 12 at the half. and the Golden Eagles (9-17, Coming out of the locker room, 5-8 C-USA) entered with records however, the Owls closed the lead well under .500, and represented to four in the first three minutes Rice's best hope at breaking this of the second half. Back-and- streak and ensuring it did not last forth play resulted in Rice's 60-59 Senior Tara Watts begins to drive along the baseline against Marshall's Erica Woods. The Owls held off a late into its third year. lead with 3:51 remaining in the UCF provided a unique challenge, game, but two Southern Miss free rally by the Thundering Herd on Jan. 15 to earn their first conference victory by a score of 63-61. Since then, as it was one of the preseason favor- throws made with three minutes Rice has managed to compile a 5-5 record as it heads into its last three games of the regular season, jockeying ites to compete for the C-USA crown. left in the game ended Rice's last for seeding in the C-USA Tournament hosted by the University of Tulsa at the Reynolds Center March 8-12. But after a disappointing season, the lead. Southern Miss began to pull Knights found themselves in the bot- away, hitting their jumpers and a tom of the pack in C-USA, scrounging few key free throws to end with a for any piece of momentum that could 68-60 win. :The Law Office of ======elevate them to a successful postsea- Smart played well, scoring 22 points son run in the C-USA Tournament. and pulling down six rebounds. Matthew D. Sharp The Owls got off to a slow Taskila also played well for a sec- start, with UCF's largest lead of ond time, as she contributed eight DWI • Drug Charges • Criminal Cases Assault 10 with 6:33 minutes left in the points and nine rebounds, falling first half. 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Rice barely lost to 50 percent in the half, one of both Tulane (21-5, 10-3 C-USA) and the best shooting performances UTEP (15-12, 6-7 C-USA) on the road by the team this season. earlier this year and will be looking After stretching their lead to for a chance at revenge. a game-high 14 points with three Playoff seeds are on the line, as minutes to go, Rice had difficulty Rice looks to end up as high as it the morning.. closing and allowed UCF to close can in the standings to get a good the margin to six. But time was on draw that will allow it to play deep Rice's side, and the Owls ended up into the C-USA Tournament. The with a 65-59 win. Owls are currently in a three-way IF YOU'RE AN EARLY RISER... AND YOU NEED TO KNOW Sophomore forward Jackie Stanley tie for sixth, along with UTEP and WHAT'S UP ON CAMPUS, led the team, scoring 21 points and Marshall University. grabbing seven rebounds, while "Right now, our goal is to get sophomore guard D'Frantz the best seed we can in the tourna- Smart and freshman forward Opal ment," McKinney said. "We're go- Taskila chipped in 14 apiece. Taskila ing out with the mentality that we also grabbed 12 rebounds, record- need to win every game." • GOLF FROM PAGE 11

have the chance to make up shots," round performance with a 74 (+3), Scott said. "But the fact is North leaving him in a tie for fifth place. Texas played better than us, and The junior also placed in the top five hopefully it drives the guys to come at the Rice Intercollegiate. out to play on the first hole, not Scott was impressed with his team's the 19th." play on the challenging course. Buttacavoli shook off a poor "It was very windy and chilly on start to the round to fire a 69 (-2) in Monday, and the golf course was HAVE THE LATEST NEWS RIGHT IN YOUR INBOX. the second round, highlighted by designed for a south wind, so when WAITING FOR YOU... his four consecutive birdies in the you have the exact opposite direc- middle of the round. Buttacavoli's tion, it makes it more difficult," two-round score of 145 left him in a Scott said. "For them to shoot the tie for third place, three shots back scores they did in the second round of Peter Fallon of North Texas, who was fantastic, but that's a testa- took the event's individual title. ment to how [physically] strong and Bandit Golf Course proved to be mentally strong of a team we are." difficult for all the teams involved. While the team was certainly Houston Baptist University's Mark disappointed to have the opportu- Slater shot a rarely-seen 100 (+21), nity to win the tournament taken a score that was indicative of the away, they must now turn their fo- difficulty of the course. cus to the upcoming Border Olym- "Once your ball got rolling in pics in Laredo, Texas. The Owls fin- the fairway, it was not going to ished 13th at last year's event, but stop, so a lot of balls ended up in the squad has an entirely different sand traps and water hazards," mentality for this year's go-round. Buttacavoli said. "Even when you "We have obviously played well, did hit the green, the ball was but we need to prove ourselves," bouncing like crazy, and it was Buttacavoli said. "With top teams hard to get it close." like Baylor [University] and [the Despite the difficult conditions, University of] Arkansas at Border, www.ricethresher.org/register freshman Jade Scott shot a second- we have an opportunity to beat round 70 to help lead Rice's come- some teams ahead of us, and that's back. Whitehead followed his first- always a great feeling."

+ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26,2010 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS 13 East Coast woes beset tennis Men last in conference Virginia Tech, Wake Forest reverse men's team's previous surge Marshall loss pushes that did not exist when the Owls were led last year by level-headed point by Casey Michel Rice to C-USA cellar guard, Rodney Foster (Jones '08). THRESHER STAFF "The thing with Rodney was that by Yan Digilov we could set screens and pop," Stan- THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF ton said. "Having two guys that can Two weeks ago, the men's tennis shoot in that situation is unguardable. team thrashed a pair of ranked oppo- He also knew that if there was nothing nents at home by a combined score of All young teams are plagued with open he could drag it out and shoot. 12-2. Last weekend, on the road, Rice the unwelcome guest of inconsisten- (5-3) ended up on the other side of cy, and the men's basketball team "Tamir is great at getting by guys, the 12-2 score against another pair of has been no exception throughout but sometimes when weak side helps ranked foes. its 13 conference matches this sea- he doesn't make the extra pass. But son. On any given night, its rebound- that is about getting more mature What a difference a weekend ing can be dominant or pathetic, its and learning." can make. posts can be unstoppable or asleep With two freshmen as their lead- Sent off on their only East Coast and any team member can put up 15 ing scorers — Jackson is averaging swing of the season, Rice found it- . points or put up goose eggs in every 11.1 points per game and freshman self on the loser's end of a 7-0 match M t statistical category. forward Arsalan Kazemi is averaging against then-No. 19 Virginia Tech Uni- 10.4 points per game — the team's versity and a 5-2 contest with then- Yet the one thing that has come in lack of maturity is on full display. No. 16 Wake Forest University. This unwaveringly long streaks has been a So what more can a young team ask came after a weekend of 6-1 victories plethora of losses. And while on any for than elevated play from their vet- over both then-No. 33 Louisiana State given night the players can point to eran players? That is exactly what the University and then-No. 27 University poor transition defense, lack of con- Owls have seen in the latter portion of of Miami, each of which came at Jake centration or uninspired offense as their losing slide. Most notably, soph- Hess Tennis Stadium. the culprit, the constancy of losing beckons Head Coach Ben Braun and omore forward Lucas Kuipers, who Were these matches boiled down to his staff to find the underlying miss- emerged as the team's young scoring their simplest, the only variable would ing piece of the puzzle. leader before an injury last season, appear to be where Rice played its op- Junior center Trey Stanton is known has provided both leadership on the ponents: The wins came in the comfort DAVE ROSALIES/THRESHER to be a student of the game. When it floor and points on the board. of Jake Hess Tennis Stadium, and the comes to the team's technical flaws, he Kuipers has averaged 15 points drubbings came on the unfamiliar turf Junior Oscar Podlewski and the rest of the Owls could not handle always has something to say. over the Owls' last five games and of the Hokies (4-1) on Friday and the De- their first top-20 foes of the season, falling to then-No. 19 Virginia "The defense that we play relies displayed relentless effort, including mon Deacons (4-1) on Sunday. on high ball pressure, and against an inspired effort in Rice's 77-54 to But it's just not that simple. Senior Tech and then-No. 16 Wake Forest last weekend. [East Carolina University) we didn't Marshall University on Wednesday Bruno Rosa, ranked 14th in the nation, have very good ball pressure," he said at Tudor Fieldhouse. Stanton him- pointed out that the difference in ven- following a 76-65 loss to East Carolina self is also having a visibly improved ues played a role — but Virginia Tech microcosm for the way the weekend three other singles players dropped (9-18, 3-10 C-USA) Feb. 20. "That gave season. He is third on the team in and Wake Forest are both in the top 20 went. After beating a pair of individu- straight-set contests against their oppo- them the chance to get a running scoring, and has all but wiped away for a reason. ally ranked opponents two weekends nents — but the team's showing against start on us and penetrate. It hurt us, memories of last season, when he "I don't want to take the credit away ago, Rosa could not handle either of Wake Forest was a bit more promising. because we rely on the pack." was chronically tossed around in the from them, because they're amazing his challengers last weekend. The se- Staring down a 3-0 hole after junior Indeed, penetration from oppos- post by smaller, weaker opponents. teams, but we all feel more comfortable nior dropped straight-set matches to Oscar Podlewski, ranked 116th, fell 6-3, ing squads may be a theme recurring Stanton has also assumed the playing at home," Rosa said. "As far the Hokies' Yoann Re, currently ranked 6-3 against the unranked Steven For- almost as often as Rice's (7-19, 1-12 important role of mentor to Kazemi, as our season is concerned, all of our 47th, and the Demon Deacons' Tripper man, Rice gained traction when sopho- C-USA) accumulation of losses. But whose raw talent has shown glimps- matches that we played [were] better Carleton, currently ranked 74th. mores Michael Nuesslein and Sam Gar- Braun has always been known to be es of future stardom throughout the than those two matches." Both of Rosa's losses came after the forth-Bles each bested their opponents a defensively-minded coach, and his year. After one of the worst games of The two losses were certainly the Owls had dropped the doubles points, in two sets. Down 3-2, sophomore Isamu two years at Rice are not the first time the year against Southern Methodist low point of the young season, and and put Rice in early holes. The Owls Tachibana battled No. 117 Iain Atkinson he has been exposed to the dangers University two weeks ago, a contest Rosa's play served as something of a never dug out against the Hokies — S3 see TENNIS, page 14 of point penetration. in which he scored only two points To combat those dangers, Braun in 32 minutes, Kazemi was faced with has turned to the previously unused the challenge of bouncing back. sophomore guard Nate Schwarze, "I talk to him a lot," Stanton said. and in doing so, he exposed a new- "There are going to be hot streaks and found weapon. Shwarze is blossom- there are going to be dry spells. Espe- HUMANITIES ing this year, impacting the game as cially as a freshman, it is hard to have a a stalwart defender and calm hand at really consistent season. In the last few the point. games he has struggled, but the whole SUMMER RESEARCH With the problem identified, the team is going to have to pick him up." solution implemented and the results But if Stanton's technical expertise better than expected, the team should is correct, the team will be relying on be rolling into the victory column, Kazemi's explosiveness in the post, as INTERNSHIPS right? Not so much: Rice has lost 13 of well. The key to putting points on the its last 15 and is currently last in the board, according to Stanton, is estab- conference. lishing a low-post game, getting the So perhaps the long spouts of opponent in foul trouble and making scoreless offensive production are to the easy shots. Perhaps because the blame, and with the young freshman end of the season is approaching, Tamir Jackson at the helm, Stanton the young forward has seemingly The Humanities Research Center at Rice will award recognizes some other deficiencies O see BASKETBALL, page 14 10 summer internships to undergraduates with strong backgrounds in the humanities. Research Opportunities Interns will spend 60 hours over the summer working closeljT with cutting-edge faculty on an in the Mathematical innovative humanities-based research project Sciences and will receive a stipend of $1000. Now hiring undergrad interns ($5000 for 8 weeks) for Summer 2010 through the Rice Applications for the 2010 summer internship are due VI6RE program. Here VI connotes by 4PM March 12, 2010. Vertical Integration and means that mathematically inclined Undergrads join like-minded 6rad students, Please submit applications to the Humanities Research Center Postdocs and Faculty in the pursuit of a host of at [email protected] or Herring Hall 306. fascinating research questions. To learn more about these research directions and how you might lend your voice to a summer PFUG please visit our website at http://math.rice.edu/VIGRE. Visit hrc.rice.edu/intemships for eligibility requirements, application information, and research projects. Rolling admissions so apply ASAP Deadline March 22 14 SPORTS THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, FEBRUARY26,2010 O BASEBALL FROM PAGE 11

nine hits and three walks before ter senior shortstop Rick Hague, Jr. hit off the right field wall brought — the team's effort was not enough staff this weekend. Walks and hit the inning was over. The Rice de- struck out, sophomore third baseman in two runs and gave Stanford the to counteract the 13 runs let in by batsmen doomed the Owls against fense was no more impressive in Anthony Rendon walked in another sweep in walk-off fashion. Rice's arms. their opponents, leading to a num- the inning, making three errors in run and senior centerfielder Steven On the receiving end of a three- The Owls' rough start must ber of rallies and putting the team the frame to put the game well out Sultzbaugh singled to left, cutting the game sweep, Rice found itself in an serve as a wake-up call for its tal- in holes that they were unable to of reach. Stanford lead to 5-4. Seastrunk flied unfamiliar position. But Rice is a ented roster. Although the offense dig themselves out of. With a 14-5 victory in its out to end the inning. program that traditionally begins and defense were passable on the Players did not take results from pocket, Stanford entered the fi- The Owls clawed back in the in slow fashion — last year, the week, the pitching is the area that the week's play any easier than nal game with a sweep on its eighth, tying the game at five on a Owls began the season with a loss must step up to get the Owls back their coach did, expressing disap- mind. Due to a threat of inclem- two-out RBI single by senior Diego in their first game — and the home- on track. pointment and frustration with the ent weather on Sunday, the se- Seastrunk. With the game tied in stand began with another notch in "We didn't have much good team's play. ries finale was moved ahead to the top of the ninth, Fuda's clutch the loss column for the Owls, as the pitching," Graham said. "The pitch- "It hurts coming in the opening Saturday evening. But the change triple with two outs brought in baseball team fell to Lamar (4-0) 13- ing was poor. We didn't get a decent weekend and getting swept," Fuda in starting time brought the same Comerota from first to give Rice the 7. Rice's freshman starting pitcher, start from the three starters, not said. "I'm not used to it. It's not a fortune for the Owls, this time in late advantage. Anthony Fazio, lasted just one- one decent start [against Stanford]. good feeling." heartbreaking fashion. But continuing with the theme of third of an inning, allowing four We've got a lot of work to do." Today at 4:30 p.m. at Reckling Park Trailing 5-1 in the top of the the weekend, the joy would not last runs on three hits. Despite produc- Graham spent the fall empha- the Owls take on Elon University in sixth, Rice loaded the bases with long for the Owls. After retiring the tion by Rice's bats — including Sea- sizing the importance of having search of their first 2010 win. Elon en- the heart of the order coming up. first two batters in the bottom of the strunk's home run and designated control and throwing strikes, but ters the game 4-0, but Rice will be the Sophomore leftfielder Michael Fuda ninth, junior reliever Abel Gonzales hitter Chase McDowell's three RBIs his words did not resonate with his Phoenix's first- ranked opponent. walked with one out, bringing in a hit the next batter with a pitch and run and keeping the bases full. Af- gave up a single before a towering O TENNIS O VICTORY FROM PAGE 13 FROM PAGE 11 at No. 4, taking the first set and tan- "I would have liked to have seen are a set of players that are good gling with Atkinson in a second-set a little better fight," Ustundag said. competitors on a team that will after such a hard charge back, This win, though, came as no sur- tiebreaker. Concurrently, sopho- "Again, we could have fought as best fight you to the last point. On the losing 5-7, 7-6 (9-7), 6-4, Chao prise to the women's tennis team. more Christian Saravia was charg- we could and still could have come previous teams we beat, they had persevered and rattled off four "Every single one of us had the ing back from a 3-1 second-set defi- up short, but this way we didn't really holes or they had weaknesses for games in a row to take the third belief that we could beat them," cit against Danny Kreyman at No. 6, give ourselves a chance to win." individual players that they faced, set 6-3, thus clinching the entire Chao said. tying up the middle set after Krey- And while the Owls will be so we were able to exploit those match for Rice. Next week, the team takes to man took the opening frame. heading home for their next match, and capitalize on those. But against Schmidt saw the team's win as a the road to face Louisiana State Were Tachibana to take the tie- it does not mean that the road gets Texas, we're going to play players full-squad battle. University (2-5) on Saturday and breaker, Rice would have tied up any easier. Rice met the University without weaknesses." "[The team] dug really deep, and Tulane University (4-2) on Sunday. the game and come within a point of Texas, currently ranked fourth in If the Owls have a shot at taking it was a team effort," Schmidt said. This will be Tulane's second sea- from victory. But Atkinson stood the nation, yesterday at Jake Hess Ten- down the Longhorns, it lies in their "Everybody contributed." son back after putting its women's fast and took the tiebreaker. The nis Stadium. The Longhorns (6-1) came mental toughness, the level of focus Chao's performance garnered tennis program on hiatus after win reinvigorated Kreyman, and into the match after having made it to they can bring when playing in the her Conference USA Women's Ten- Hurricane Katrina. Meanwhile, the while Saravia managed to grab the the semifinals of the ITA national comforts of home and how well they nis Player of the Week honors. Her Tigers, who were once ranked 28th second set, the Demon Deacon out- Team Indoor Tournament. can bounce back from a punch. victory also gave Rice its first win in the nation, have all but imploded lasted Saravia in the third to take Facing a team with five ranked "We have to have the mindset of just over a top-20 ranked opponent in as the season continues. the set and the win. players, it will be incumbent on the exchanging blows all day long," Us- over a decade. The Hokies and the Demon Dea- Owls to find any and all of Texas' tundag said. "We won't be able to pick cons are the first top-20 opponents the weaknesses they can. a side and just keep attacking that side Owls have faced all year and, as such, That is, if any even exist. and have our way. It's not going to hap- O BASKETBALL Assistant Coach Efe Ustundag (Baker "They don't have weaknesses," pen. ... It's a boxing match between two FROM PAGE 13 '99) said the Owls knew they would Ustundag said. "It's not a lineup guys that are fairly equal, and who is have a fight laid out before them. that possesses any holes, and they going to be the last man standing?" forgotten the low-post efforts that team's confidence call it a night carried the team throughout the and walk out of the building. start of conference play — in the "If you make a mistake, you last four games, Kazemi is averag- bounce back," Braun said. "Marshall ing only four points per contest. made several mistakes tonight. It o red mango A series in the losing effort didn't seem to bother them." treat yourself well against the Thundering Herd dis- The difference in the play on the plays the helpless circumstances court could be better identified be- and exhibits the squad's collec- fore the whistle ever blew. tive frustration. With 40 seconds "I felt that our confidence has tak- Red Mango Rice Village left in the first half on Wednesday, en a hit as a team," senior guard Cliff Marshall was up 32-21, but the Ghoram said. "You shouldn't come Owls seemed determined to make into a game thinking you are going to is now open! a statement before the end of the lose, ever. I know we had an opportu- half. With suffocating defense at nity to beat the team. 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Schwarze had proven why seems to depend on its combined his calm head deserved a spot on journey through the depths of inex- the floor, sprinting from across the plicable adversity to scare away the floor to get the referee's attention demons of the past. for a timeout. The veteran Beasley "I feel for the guys, because I had executed Braun's call and sunk have been through winning sea- a shot. And even Kuipers showed sons," Braun said. "I feel for some determination to clean up around of the guys that haven't been there the rim. in college. You can't think about red mango But it was all for naught. winning games when you shoot As the buzzer rang and the 10-28 from the line. Either we are referee signaled that the points tired, which I don't think is the did not count, the team was vis- case, or we are thinking about ibly distraught. 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Beans, beans, they're good for MONDAY THURSDAY 11 your heart Student votes will determine the winner of the Center for Student the Calendar COME BACK In good Company Professional Development's big chili cook-off, from 4-6 p.m. in the FEB. 26-MAR. 11, 2010 Spring break is over! Company, by Stephen Sondheim Ray Courtyard. If chili is not your and George Furth, is Wiess College's thing, don't worry! There will be follow lis 24/7 at twitter.com/threshercal spring musical, and it debuts in the Hey, Zeus' daughter is here, hot dogs on the grill, free drinks Wiess Commons at 8 p.m. Bring $5 and there are four of them and a DJ, who is not edible. prov show at 8 p.m. in Herring Hall for a student ticket. FRIDAY 100. Be there or be triangular! The Artemis Quartet is a hugely 26 acclaimed string quartet from Ger- Get outta there many, and they're here to give a LISTS OF THINGS! master class to Shepherd student Is discrimination always Today is the last day for you to groups. The event is free in the Nice walks I've had in Houston: wrong? drop your classes. Stude Concert Hall at 7 p.m. 1. From the Angelika Rim Center down Smith Street, past the Rothko Deborah Hellman, Jacob France Chapel and back to Rice. Research Professor of Law at the 2. From Rice down Westheimer to the Galleria. University of Maryland, thinks 3. Along the greenbelt bike trail from Texas Southern University to that "drawing distinctions among SATURDAY 2J I TUESDAY Hermann Park. people is morally wrong if and 4. Up Montrose to Niko Niko's, with a stop at the giant chess board to only if it is demeaning." She will get metaphorically clobbered by a fellow chess amateur. be giving a free talk on ethics in GO AWAY Return of the Artemis Quartet 123 Rayzor Hall at 5 p.m. Crossword themes I never got to design: It's spring break! They're playing three great string 1. "Killer abs." The theme words would be "abscond," "absolve," "ab- quartets by Beethoven in Stude Organ improv alert sinthe," "abstemious" and "absquatulate." Concert Hall at 8 p.m. There are 2. Every word being a sexual pun Shepherd School of Music instruc- a limited number of free tickets 3. Different kinds of burger (mushroom and swiss, veggie, BBQ bacon tor Gerre Hancock will be playing a FRIDAY, MAR. 5 available for this event, presented cheddar, guacamole and pepper jack) totally improvised "symphony" on by the Houston Friends of Music, 4. Awesome professors the Grand Organ in Edythe Bates so call ahead to reserve yours at 5. Things you might find in David Leebron's junk drawer 713-348-5400. Old Recital Hall at 7 p.m. The im- Tuck Fexas provisations will be on themes submitted by the limited-size audi- It's time for the annual Houston More Owls baseball! ence, so arrive early with ideas. College Classic! The Rice Owls are kicking off this baseball tourna- The Rice baseball team is taking HOW TO SUBMIT CALENDAR ITEMS on Sam Houston State right here Don't leave for spring break ment by hosting Texas at 7 p.m. in Minute Maid Park downtown. at Reckling Park at 6:30 p.m. Grab too soon, now some ballpark food and cheer on The deadline for submission is 3 p.m. the Monday prior to publication. Show up at the box office with Submissions are printed on a space-available basis. Spontaneous Combustion is pre- your student ID and collect a $6 the Owls against the Sam Houston State Whatever-They're-Calleds. senting a Slow Burn long-form im- ticket to catch 'he action. Submission methods Fax: 713.348.5238 Email: thresher-calendar@rice. edu THRESHER CROSSWORD: SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK Campus Mail: Calendar Editor Thresher, MS-524 22. Owes money to 24. San Antonio landmark A note from the editor: 25. People who watch babies When you come back from spring break with tans and possibly longer- while the parents are out lasting souvenirs, there will be a new Thresher Calendar editor. I won't 26. Tall mountain in Europe tell you his or her name; it's a surprise. But I just wanted to take this 28. Not hers chance to say how much fun I've had editing the Calendar. Retiring is 31. Initials of a President who a bittersweet moment. I also appeared in the first- ever Thresher crossword, This year's Calendar was brought to you by jean Sibelius and Fresca. this January 32. A type of puffin For assistance in various ways during this year, or for being awesome, 34. The first word of any or just to squeeze their name into print, the Calendar Editor would letter to the editor of The like to thank Michelle Conway, Eric Doctor, Ariel Shnitzer, Tim Faust, Economist Patricia Ladd, Thomas Reinhart, Nick Hoeft, Casey Michel, Kyle Barn- 35. Bonnie's partner in crime hart, Cristina Tortarolo, Jonathan Ludwig, Lisa Balabanlilar, John Zam- 36. Doomed to something mito, Douglas Brinkley, Julie Armstrong, Caitlin Miller, the Womb, unpleasant Matt Schumann, Natalie Clericuzio, Kristina Butler, Carina Baskett, 37. One citizen of Conjunction Rose Cahalan, Anna Wilde, Sorin Lupascu, Catherine Bratic, Sarah Junction Rutledge, Mark A. Owen, Michael Gustin and Kensey King. 38. OpenOffice file format 39. The Second City for The Washington Nationals will go 80-82 this season. Drew Storen comedy and the best city will be the National League Rookie of the Year, and his team will lose for pizza to the Seattle Mariners in the 2010 World Series. 43. What a good question has 45. You can see Russia from Oh Tobias, you blowhard! this state's backyard 46. French impressionist Something to ponder: If you had a pet squid and you had to name it 47. Man dressed as a woman after a philosopher, what would you name it? 49. Fad, or Twitter topic 50 . of Eden (Steinbeck) ACROSS 48. Sixes plus nines 51. Silly comes in an 1. Sky color (or, "I accidentally 51. Potato egg and is fun for kids of myself' [Tobias Fiinke]) 53. Gold can be up to 24 all ages! 5. Segments of mins. 54. Mutual pronoun 52. Able was I I saw Elba 9. CAT or PET 55. Soprano Maria Martinez, or 54. Cookie maker Spunkmeyer 13. Handy for tying down, or up Anaheim abbreviated 56. Slang for Gatling gun 14. One way to measure distance 56. He opened Windows 58. Much About Nothing is as this bird flies 57. Calvin and Hobbes creator 59. Trashy tabloid 15. Running count 60. Secret operative 16. Region of central England 61. What you do to a rough draft famous for its terriers 62. Similar to 18. "Elena" backwards 63. Sarah Palin's husband 19. Ancestor of reggae 64 . -tinted glasses 20 . -inspiring feeling 65. Larson who drew a cartoon 21. Companion of slicers with talking cows This crossword puzzle was written by 23. Home of the Rideau Canal Brian Rein hart, designed by Eric Doctor and the NHL's Senators DOWN and proofread by Ariel Shnitzer. The 25. Unmarried Spanish girl 1. He wrote Notes from a Small solution will appear next week. 27. Joyeux Island 28. Backend of somebody 2. "I You" (two words; 29. Hall of Famer Ripken who Whitney Houston song) LAST WEEK'S SOLUTION shares my birthday 3. Increase in power 30. Be patient for 4. Scared shout 33. Poetry magazine on Twitter 5. In phonology, an upside- - II * *•* down e •** 36. Schoolhouse Rock lyric, the hidden theme of this 6. Lake next to Cleveland puzzle and a clue to 56- and 7 . anglais \s sK^y 57-across, plus 1-, 12- and 8. Homeland of IKEA and ABBA 31- down 9. More uncrazy 38. It's six . Do you know 10. Job type involving pushing 2401W. HOLCOMBE BLVD. where your children are? papers at an office desk 40. Item in a logbook 11. Hey now, you're an 713.741.0600 41. Yellow and red shipping co. 12. Science guy E "s Y 42. 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