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by Mark Berenson THRF.SHF.R EDITORIAL STAFF Running across Enron Field during the /iTi, d Te* ** << w Owls' baseball game on Friday seemed like a harmless prank to Jose De La Pena. But it laiided the Baker College senior in jail for the night, and he may face fines of up to $2,500. At the game, a group of about 25 Baker students, including De \x Pena, along with Baker Master Mickey Quinones were sitting on the third base line. Quinones had pur- chased tickets to the game and given them to Baker students. According to Quinones, some students started daring De I.a Pena, to run from his seat to the flagpole in the middle of center field. The students collected $125 as incentive for De. La Pena to run. Quinones did not con- tribute to the pot. Baker freshman Mahek Shah said he gave money because he thought it would be enter- taining. "I Ihought it would be fun to see him do it," Shah said. "It's good to contribute to a good cause." When Rice was in the field in the top of the 8RIAN STOLER/THRESHER eighth, De Pena hopped the fence and Professor John Bryant discusses with Economics 375 students how to evaluate the grades for the course Wednesday. Bryant replaced Assistant Professor Yasar Barut as the instructor of the macroeconomic theory course after the department received numerous negative responses to a started running toward center field. survey sent to students Feb. 2. The crowd, especially those in the Rice section, started cheering for him. "I was just cheering him on and hoped that he wouldn't trip," Shah said. De \jn Pena made it to the flagpole in Economics courses exchange professors center field, climbed the short wall and then scurried up to the Ruggles restaurant be- by Olivia Allison turned in would not count toward their grade Barut's decision to make the average grade in the class a C had influenced the evaluations, yond the wall, where a security officer was THRESHKK KDITORIAI.STAFF in the course. waiting for him. Barut took over Bryant's graduate course, so he sent a survey to the current students in Baker freshman Katie Fort was standing One class period before their first test, ECON 505: Macroeconomic/Monetary the course. next to the security officer. students in Economics 375 were greeted Mon- Theory II. Bryant taught ECON 375: Macro- "There was some concern about the teach- "Afterjose made it over [the fence] thecop day morning by a box of cinnamon rolls and a economic Theory last semester. ing in that course, in particular last year, so I said, 'Your friend didn't outrun the radio. He's new professor. Economics Department Chair Peter Hartley wanted to get to the bottom of what the prob- going to jail,'" Fort said. Economics Professor John Bryant, who said Barut was removed after students in the lem was there," Hartley said. "We got lots of De I-a Pena said the officer took him to a was replacing the macroeconomic theory course filled out a survey sent Feb. 2. Barut, negative feedback from the students again on holding facility to wait for the Houston Police course's original instructor, Assistant Profes- whose contract is up for renewal this year, had this survey." Department. sor Yasar Barut, then announced to the stu- received negative evaluations when he taught Twenty-seven of 70 students in the class After the Rice students realized the police dents that Wednesday's test was canceled and the same course last spring. However, Hartley responded to the survey in the first three days See ARREST, Page 6 all homework the students had previously said the department was not sure whether See F'ROFESSORS, Page 9 Cheers debate goes to colleges
sexual harassment policy applies to by Rachel Rustin I"he debate over college cheers was sparked last semester when four college cheers. THRKSHKR EDITORIAL STAFF students wrote, and an additional "[The policy is] intended to ad- As part of a month-long process 100 signed, a petition asking the dress conduct of a sexual nature that to gather student opinion on the is- university to look into the issue. Vice has the effect of substantially inter- sue, the Student Association held a President for Student Affairs Zenaido fering or denying someone partici- forum on college cheers Monday. Camacho passed the issue to the pation in programs that Rice pro- While the meeting did not produce college presidents, who, in turn, vides," Garcia said. "What we're try- r any concrete solutions, it did give looked to the SA for help. The forum ing to do is protect your ability''to students on both side of the issue an was the result of a plan to get student partake in the university's programs c opportunity to voice their opinion. input. and all of the opportunities that are , , • , «t About 75 f>eople attended the fo- "1 think it went really well. 1 think here." rum. The meeting began with a pre- it was a great start to the dialogue Garcia explained that evaluating sentation and discussion led by Asso- that's going to happen," SA Presi- whether or not a situation falls un- ciate General Counsel Carlos Garcia dent Lindsay Botsford said. der the policy involves looking at and ended with an hour-long discus- Garcia began the question-and- the actual conduct and its context. sion about the problems and solutions answer session of the evening with a "In the end, the policy is ulti- to the college cheers controversy. short presentation about how the See FORUM, Page 10
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• : - Add/drop deadlines General Elections OPINION Page 4 Today is the deadline for add- petitions available Explaining athletic apathy ing a course. It will cost $10 to add a course today. Petitions are available at the A&E Page 13 Hannibal' a suspenseful sequel * * ' The deadline for dropping a Student Association office today t." "• Vv'** course without a fee is today. and are due Feb. 15. Elections Dropping a course will cost $10 will be held online Feb. 23-28. SPORTS Page 18 until the deadline March 30. Positions to be elected in- Men's tennis beats UTA clude Student Association presi-
ROB GADDI/THRFSHER Quote of the Week dent, vice presidents, secretary Weekend Weather "I was made honorary vagina and treasurer; Thresher and Today So far, so good the first year. They gave me a Campanile editors in chief; Rain, 46-69 degrees little vagina soap-on-a-rope." Honor Council and University Saturday Senior right-hander Kenny Baugh throws a pitch during Rice's 1-0 win Court representatives; KTRU Mostly cloudy, 51-56 degrees over Baylor University last week. Baugh, who has thrown 10 scoreless — Lovett College senior Blake Station Manager and Rice Pro- Sunday innings in helping the No. 7 Owls to a 4-0 start, gets the call against Barker, director o/The Vagina gram Council chair. Showers, 55-60 degrees top-ranked Georgia Tech University tomorrow. See stories, Page 19. Monologues. See Story, Page 14. *
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THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2001
u«\... excuse me I'fft TRVinar To COLLeCT SofA inFoRCftaTior Brian Stoler Jose Luis Cubna, Michael Nalepa ant>... urft... Editor in Chief Mariel Tam Opinion Editor would yo Managing Editors LiKe to rav suRvey Cheering ourselves hoarse We hate to discourage intelligent discourse about the con- tentious issue of college cheers. But we're tired of talking about it. With all of the forums and discussions going on these days, we seem to have lost sight of some basic issues. First, cheers that involve sexual situations are tasteless and unnecessary. Second, inappropriate cheers can be changed. Orientation Week advisers and coordinators shouldn't teach cheers that involve sexual acts. Once they're not a part of golden O-Week memories, they won't have sentimental value and will fade \ away. Third, getting paranoid about what's acceptable and what's not blurs the issue. We don't need a list of "dirty words" we suRveys aRe now 'a) H\oRe ermcirKx (b) sarf\e OLD sacf\e OLD can't say, but we do need to show some common sense. OR )
WELLS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR FARGO REGISTRAR, from Page 2 be scheduled into a room that is not the semester. adequate since the final registration This past year, enhancements count has not been determined. were made to the registration pro- The idea of enrollment caps on cess. Fall 2000 preregistration re- courses does not change the flexibil- sults were mailed to their home ad- ity a student has during the registra- dress two weeks before the start of tion process to secure the best pos- So FREE .. the semester. Spring 2001 preregis- sible schedule. It will requireThe fac- tration results were mailed just be- ulty member to determine if there is fore the Christmas holidays. Tradi- physical space in the classroom for tionally, Rice students would not the additional student(s). If the fac- it comes with a gift receive a copy of their schedule un- ulty member wants to change to a til they returned to campus. Provid- bigger room, every attempt will be ing students with this schedule in made to accommodate this request. It advance of the start of the semester doeshelpintheassignmentsof rooms. assured the students of their re- There is confusion during the first quested courses and identified omis- week or two of the semester with sions to their attention; thus, they room assignments and that process were able to rectify the situation and needs immediate improvement. I am make the appropriate changes be- actively working toward improving fore the start of the semester. the process and providing better cus- Allison and I discussed the idea of tomer service to the students and Its true. With a Wells Fargo Student Combo' Package,you get free banking services and a free Sony priority registration using the cur- faculty. Although there was great Music Gift Certificate, good for a Sony music CD or video. rent approved time frame for Fall improvement by assigning courses 2(X)1 preregistration indicated in the into rooms several weeks before this Spring 2001 calendar as an example. semester began, more work in this The Student Combo Package Perhaps I wasn't clear with Allison area needs to be done. • Free Checking on my thoughts of what a potential I am only suggesting ideas for scenario may be for priority registra- improvement of the "overall" regis- • Free Student Visa Card' tion. It was never my intention to give tration and scheduling processes. - AIM & Check Card' students only one morning or after- Implementation will only be done noon to submit their schedule. My with the support of the students, • Free Online Account Access and much more idea is to schedule this priority dur- faculty and administration. loiter this ing a two- or three-week time period. month and early next month, I am I agree with your editorial that it planning to meet with students and Sign up today at a Wells Fargo would be ridiculous for a student to invite all interested parties to these location nearest your school. be forced into one morning or after- meetings to let me know their views. noon time slot. That is indeed unfair. And, yes, things will get better It is true that procedures should once we get to online registration not be designed or developed around and I am glad to say we are on track what other colleges or universities to get to that endeavor — hopefully around the country are doing; how- this year or as soon as possible. We ever, not having a majority of courses want to be sure that, on balance, any with an enrollment cap makes it dif- change benefits students. ficult to schedule courses into class- rooms. Additionally, the problem Jerry Montag that occurs is that many courses can Registrar THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 9, 2001 Changes in academic calendar considered
by Elizabeth Decker term recess is moved one week later, fect would be 2002-'03. Depending THKKSHKR STAFI there would be six weeks left in the on circumstances, thechangescould semester after the break. Fatten said wait until 2003-'04, Fatten said. President Malcolm Gillis ap- this could cause a crunch for stu- Fatten and Montag also hope to pointed Speaker of the Faculty Rob- dents, especially seniors. establish concrete deadlines by which ert Fatten and Registrar Jerry In the fall semester, students requirements must be met, especially Montag to come up with changes to have the same number of class for graduating students, and by which the academic calendar. meetings no matter what day of the forms must be filed for things like They are considering moving week the class meets in once-a-week adding and dropping courses. university holidays to overlap with classes. Fatten and Montag are try- This problem, Fatten said, is ag- national observances. This year's fall ing to make the spring semester gravated for people seeking a de- recess came one week after Colum- the same way. gree in January, because often dead- bus Day and Yom Kippur, but this Fatten and Montag might also lines are not as clearly defined as could be altered so the recess would try to equalize the total number of they should be. overlap with the holidays. class days in both semesters. Cur- Fatten said one concern is that Midterm recess may also be rently, the fall semester has 70 class some deadlines are listed differently moved, Fatten, an English profes- days and the spring has 67. This in the course schedule, on the sor, said. Currently, the spring mid- discussion probably won't begin until registrar's Web site and in the mate- term recess is the week before Hous- the 2003-'04 calendar is debated. rials given to the academic advisers. ton Independent School District's Fatten said that he and Montag Changes suggested by Fatten and spring break, causing problems for want to balance convenience with ef- Montag will have to be approved by faculty and staff with children. fectiveness in the academic calendar. the faculty as well as the University One drawback to moving the The calendar for the academic Standing Committeeon Undergradu- midterm recess is that the semester year 2001-'02 is already set, so the ate Curriculum, which has three un- would not be divided equally. If mid- earliest any changes could take af- dergraduate representatives. Conference features Sierra Club speaker
By Elizabeth Decker a;u positive effects. talked about flood control in the Rachel Krause Following a vegetarian lunch, a Houston area. Following this forum, a panel of THRF.SHF.R STAFF forum entitled "A Sense of Place" began with Charlie Mauch, Green five Rice alumni spokeabout howthey About 90 people — including Party candidate for the Railroad have kept their commitment to the about 30 students — attended last Commission, and Doug Sandage, environment since graduation. Panel Saturday's Environmental Confer- Green candidate for the U.S. Senate. members were Justus Baird (Baker ence, sponsored by the Rice Envi- Munch cautioned against the '9H), who works with the Citizens' ronmental Club. growing dominance of large corpo- Environmental Coalition in Houston; The conference featured a key- rations in American public and pri- Ryan McMullan (Baker '98), Rice's note speech by Ken Kramer, direc- vate life. "1 think that these big cor- Recycling Coordinator; Kari Vigerstol tor of the I .one Star Chapter of the porations basically control our whole (Sid Richardson'00), with the Massa- Sierra Club, several forums and pre- society," including the government, chusetts Community Water Watch; sentations of the Greene Frize, our livelihoods and the media, he Michael Ford (Ix>vett '98), a consult- awards to students for papers about said. ant working with oil and gas compa- the environment. Forum participants examined nies who hopes to create change from The conference was funded with how Americans lost their sense of the inside; and Alex Bain (Brown '(X)), money from the Energy and Envi- place and came up with suggestions an entrepreneur. ronmental Systems 1 nstitute and the to regain it, such as walking instead The conference included displays President's Programming Fund. of driving or getting to know your in Kelley lounge by the Houston After conference co-director Jen- neighborhood and neighbors. Audubon Society, International nifer Trub made opening statements, After the first forum, the 11 stu- Right to Know, the Galveston Bay she introduced Kramer, who re- dents who submitted works in the Foundation, Rice Geographic ceived his doctorate in political sci- (ireene Prize Student Environmen- Snformation System and the Rice ence from Rice in 1979. tal Paper Contest gave brief descrip- Recycling Club. Kramer first addressed the chal- tions of their works. Trub and Pietruszewski, Jones lenges of environmental problems Wiess College senior Dana Hunt College seniors, said they began such as deforestation, for which received first prize in the survey planning the conference last year. there are no simple solutions. category for a paper focusing on Pietruszewski said about 75 people However, he said, individuals Hermann Park. In the original re- were present at any point in the con- NeNN have the power to force change, es- search category, Brown College ference, and he was pleased with the itnin - Australia - pecially if they join together in a freshman Tim Perkins was awarded turnout. Britain "1 thought it went great — it was grassroots organization focused on first prize for his survey of a lake and WHY BUNAC .... a specific issue, like the Sierra Club. shoreline ecosystem in Washington nice to see a good turnout," - We take care of the Work Authorisation "A key thing is that if individuals state. Pietruszewski said. "I'd say that we - Help with Job hunting: career or casual can organize together and join to- The second forum, entitled "Ecol- achieved our goals for the day." - Resource centers In each country gether, then they can multiply the ogy in a Sense of Place," opened In particular, Pietruszewski said - We are non profit with 38 years of experience! effects of their individual activities," with two presentations focused on he thought students enjoyed the af- he said. local ecosystems and ecological ternoon forums because they gave Ki amer said there are reasons to problems in the Houston area. students a chance to discuss the I'll liiix /I ail be optimistic about our ability to Mark Kramer from the Armand issues. "I think they saw the oppor- StlllllllHirV I-1 HliAlUt meet current environmental chal- H .you Nature Center spoke about tunity to participate as something 1 mill Hi'/ HIY/7 I8UNAC lenges in the future. the *.• iter's mission of education, really positive," he said. Kramer also discussed the im- preservation and restoration. He also 'ITie conference, titled "It's the w w w. b «-* »^» i i .O I Cf pact of technological advances in spoke on bayou ecology and the End of the World as We Know it, and the environmental sphere. He three important ecosystems in Pasa- 1 Feel Fine: A Sense of Place in the pointed out that while technology dena. Jude Benavides, a graduate New Millennium," was the ninth an- neither solves nor causes all envi- student in the Environmental Sci- nual environmental conference at ronmental problems, it can have ence and Engineering Department, Rice. Rice Student Specials! 5733 Kirby <7>3)523-7770
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FEBRUARY 9.2001 Students forced to wait outside at 100 Days party Days party traditionally marks the by Briana Cook final 100 days before graduation for THRESHER STAFF seniors, although underclassmen Hundreds of students were liter- also attend. Members of the Senior Commit- •'•••• mmw ally left out in the cold the night of Feb. 1 during the 100 Days party at tee said Tonic is more high-class Tonic, a dance club that holds only and trendier. Monica Verduzco, co- about 180 people. chair of the Senior Committee, said By 11:30 p.m., the line outside the Roxy was "getting too ghetto." Tonic was nearing the end of the Senior Committee representa- block and was not moving. Bounc- tives said they recognize the error of ...... ,....,.... ers and other security officials told holding the party at Tonic. Wee students they would not get "It was a bad choice on our part, into the club that night. Even after and we feel bad," Verduzco, a Han- this announcement, students still szen College senior, said. arrived by the busload. Senior CommitteeTreasurerjose Students who arrived earlier in De La Pefia said the problems were the night and female students were caused by miscommunication with ' given priority at the entrance. Some Tonic management. "We were told , - & ' ," > ' . & - students reported bribing bouncers we could fit 400 people, when obvi- to get in the club, and others waited ously that wasn't the case," De - ~ ? . ..tiHik _ . . •—,« outside for more than an hour and a Peha said. half. "We knew it was going to be small, CALEB REDFIELD/THRESHER Jones College Masters Enrique and Maribel Barrera moved into the new Jones House two weeks ago. The house Is the Wiess College senior Karolina but figured it wouldn't be that first of the new residential college buildings to be finished. Zelinka said there were also prob- crowded," he added. lems inside the club. "It was just too The Senior Committee regrets crowded," she said. "You could the error and has plans to look into a hardly move." "50 Days" party or to make Senior Masters move into new Jones house For the past three years, the party Gala, a party after seniors' last day of had been at the Roxy, a bar that finals, bigger than usual to make up A study juts off from the building, color may not be ideal, 1 don't have by Mariel Tam holds about 600 people. The 100 for the mistake. connected to the main part of the too much of a problem with it," THRF.SHFR EDITORIAL STAFF house by a hallway. The house has Barnett said. Jones College Masters Enrique two front doors in this hallway — "We didn't have any input on the and Maribel Barrera held an open one facing Jones South, which will color," Enrique Barrera said, but he house for the college-Saturday to act as the main entrance, and one and his wife said they have grown to Student faces possible jail announce the opening of the new facing away from the college for stu- like it. The designers told them it Jones House, the first of the new dents who want privacy, Enrique was "in the same family of colors" as residential college buildings to be Barrera said. the other Jones buildings, he said. time, fine for trespassing finished. The Jones masters are planning Barnett said he's heard people The Ban-eras moved in two weeks a lunchtime open house for the Rice complain about the way the house ago. They were originally scheduled community and another open house looks and its Southwestern-style ARREST, from Page 1 Quifiones also thought the pun- to move in at the start of the semes- for Jones students and alumni color. had detained De La Pefia, they ishment was overly harsh. ter, but some minor repairs delayed around Beer-Bike. "Personally, I like the architec- started chanting, "Free Jose! Free "Sure, it was a dumb thing to their move. Both events will be held after the ture," he said. "1 like the smooth Jose!" do, but 1 think the level of (pos- The site of the new house, imme- house's new furniture arrives, the geometry of it." De La Pefia was transported to sible] punishment is not commen- diately west of J ones South, is closer Barreras said. Graves' firm selected The old Jones House is sched- the Harris County jail, where he surate with the crime here," to the Jones residential buildings the house's new appliances and fur- uled to be demolished by mid-March was fingerprinted, had his mug Quifiones said. "I am not encour- than the old house, which was lo- niture, some of it custom-designed to make room for a new wing for shot taken and was put in a holding aging people to go out and run cated between the Jones Commons for the Jones House and some of it Brown College. facility. He was held with several across fields or anything, but I don't and Brown College. from previous designs by the firm. Before it is destroyed, the col- people charged with driving while understand how harsh they are Enrique Barrera said the mas- Graves is perhaps better-known lege might hold meetings or events intoxicated and one person who coming down." ters felt they had to make an effort to as the designer of a line of in the old house, the Barreras said. had been caught driving a stolen Shah said he felt bad for what get students to come over to the housewares, ranging from answer- "It's an empty house and we re- vehicle. happened to De I.a Pefia. further-away old house. The new ing machines to toilet plungers, for ally don't have to care about it any- De I .a Pefia's roommate came to Quifiones said he hoped Baker, location allows students to drop by Target. The Jones House will be fur- more," Wilbur said. pay his $500 bail at 6:30 a.m. Satur- and especially the students who paid whenever they like, he said. nished with Graves' sofas, a dining The rest of the construction in day. De I .a Pefia was charged with De I>a Pefia to run across the field, The two-story building was de- table, a blender and more. the north colleges area is still on trespassing. would help him pay the fine. signed by Michael Graves & Associ- The exterior of the house is schedule to be completed by De- Trespassing is a Class C misde- 'They had a good laugh about it, ates, with input from the Barreras painted a shade of pinkish-peach, cember 2001, Wilbur said. meanor, with a maximum penalty of at his expense, while he's in jail," and other masters. which some students have com- The new building gives Jones resi- 180 days in jail and $2000 fine, ac- Quifiones said. The first floor of the house has a plained about. Jones construction dents — who are surrounded by the cording to Dee McWilliams, assis- De La Pefia said he's more wor- lot of public space that can be used representative Steve Wilbur, a jun- construction of Martel College and tant district attorney in Court 13. ried about getting a job than the for hosting Jones events, the ior, called it "unpleasant." the Jones addition — something to De \ja Pefia's arraignment was fine. Barreras said. "Keeping it all open However, Jones freshman Matt look forward to, Enrique Barrera set for today. "1 don't care so much about the was the general consensus of the Barnett said he does not think the said. De I-a Pefia had no idea the con- money," he said. "It is more that if I masters," Enrique said. salmon color is as bad as other stu- "All the noise of the construction sequences would be so severe. get charged with anything, it is go- The private areas — including dents have said. bothers them a little less when they "When [the security officer] told ing to go on my record, and espe- four bedrooms — are upstairs, set "I think it catches more negative see something they can enter," he me, 'You're going to jail,' I was cially now, since Lam looking for off from the public areas. flak than it deserves. ... While the said. stunned," De La Pefia said. jobs." The AIDS memorial Ifl Quilt Opening Ceremony Monday, February 12 8:00 p.m. RMC Grand Hall Featuring Dramatic Unfolding of the Quilts Jerry 6c Delores McCall: Our Life with the Quilt
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PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES Discussion of co-presidency tabled The following is a summary of the major changes that have been by Meghan Miller not specify how many students can Parks and Lisagor said they will proposed to the Student Association Constitution. The proposed consti- occupy the office, but senate mem- be willing to answer any questions THRKSHKR STAFF tution will be voted on at the SA meeting Monday. If it passes the senate bers have discussed clarifying the students have about the idea of a co- vote, the constitution referendum must be approved by the student body Hanszen College juniors Gavin issue in the SA bylaws. presidency but could not comment in the General Elections for the constitution to go into effect. Parks and Jamie Lisagor will be al- SA President Lindsay Botsford yet because the designated cam- lowed to run together for Student said it was appropriate to table dis- paigning period has not begun. Elections Code changes Association president. cussion because Lisagor and Parks "During our campaign we'll defi- • The campaign spending limit has been increased from $25 to $35 The SA Senate voted Monday 12 had already announced their candi- nitely talk about it," Parks said. to compensate for inflation. to 8 to table discussion on the consti- dacy for SA president. Wiess College senator, Ricky • The new constitution includes information about electronic elec- tutionality of more than one person "I think it gets into a real sticky Kalra, a sophomore, said last week tions, which did not exist when the old constitution was written. It holding the office of president. The situation — knowing people are run- that he was considering running for sets rules for electronic campaigning, such as banning candidates vote was a reversal from an earlier ning already and then trying to take president. He said on Tuesday he is from sending unsolicited mass e-mails. straw poll when 10 people were in action to prevent that," Botsford said. now undecided about running. Kalra, favor of tabling the issue and 11 "The line between personal and ideo- a member of the Martel Founding Changes to blanket tax organizations were against doing so. logical is mixed." Committee, said he is concerned that • All blanket tax organizations will have leaders elected by the Next year's senate, which will Hrishikesh Lotlikar (Baker '98) his involvement at Martel College student body. Organizations must comply by the General Elections take office March 19, can choose to and Ryan Melgiri (Baker '99) ran may be too time-consuming after next year. open the issue again. together in 1997 for the SA presi- talking to Botsford about the time • The creation of new blanket tax organizations must be approved by The current SA Constitution does dency but lost the election. commitment of being SA president. the student body in the General Elections. • Organizations that previously elected their leaders will continue to do so in the same manner. Therefore, Rice Student Volunteer Program will continue to elect all of its officers in the General Candidates must approve public trials Elections. • Individual blanket tax organizations' constitutions, which were part "If everyone so strongly agrees not want a public hearing," she said. of the old constitution, will be separate from the SA constitution. by Olivia Allison THRKSHKR EDITORIAL STAFF about the issue of having a public De Luna said members of U. hearing, and these are people who Court would prefer to never have Descriptions of roles of SA officers and senators Although the Student Association have once run in the election, We will public trials. • The secretary will no longer run elections. The technical aspect of Senate agreed Jan. 22 that trials of agree to hold the public hearings," "We want to keep the environ- running elections will be handled by the director of technology, a new Elections Code violations should be De Luna said. ment safe, so confidentiality is key position. public, University Court Chair Alisa De Luna said she thought some- and we're very strict about that," she • The secretary will keen records of how senators voted on all votes De Luna told the senate Monday one accused of an Elections Code said. "We wouldn't like to see them during senate meetings. that these trials can be public only if violation would be pressured by the as any different., and that's why we • The Elections Committee has been changed. The new committee will the defendant and the SA agree to student body to agree to a public would love to keep it confidential." consist of the SA parliamentarian; the elections chair, who will be make them public. trial. A person's decision to agree to a appointed by the SA Senate; the SA internal vice president; and the De Luna, a Hanszen College se- SA President Lindsay Botsford public trial is binding. SA director of technology as a non-voting member. nior, said Elections Code violations agreed. She said the accused will If a candidate for an office vio- • New student representatives, who were not mentioned in the old are violations of the Code of Student probably want a chance to state their lated any other part of the Code of constitution, were included and their positions defined. Conduct because the Elections Code case before other students. Student Conduct, the trial would, • Previously, if voting members of the senate missed more than two is produced by the SA and is there- "I would think... they would want as usual, not be public, De Luna consecutive meetings or four meetings over the course of their term, fore included in university policy. people to know what happened," said. the other members had to call a vote in order to remove them. In the Because trials for Code of Student Botsford, a Wiess College junior, De Luna said the U. Court trial new constitution, a vote must be taken to retain the senator. This Conduct violations are kept confi- said. "If they feel that they were process usually lasts two to three change will ensure that a vote will be taken. dential, the trials would normally be wronged, they would be able to have months, but U. Court will deal with • In the future, changes to the constitution will go to a referendum vote private. a case for it." high-profile cases more quickly. instead of requiring a two-thirds vote of the senate. However, she said U. Court offi- Botsford said she thought the Within a day after an Elections Code • The proposed constitution clarifies that SA members must be cials agreed to allow Elections Code senate would always agree to a pub- violation trial ends, U. Court has undergraduate students. violation hearings to be public be- lic trial in the case of an Elections agreed to publish a full abstract of cause they involve candidates who Code violation. the proceedings, whether the trial is — Rachel Rustin run for a public office. "I don't think the SA would ever open or closed.
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The Student Association Senate met Monday. The following were discussed:
• The application deadline for student Orientation Week director has been extended to Feb. 23. Questions should be directed to 0-Week Steering Committee Chair Heather Masden ([email protected])-. 7i m Archi-Arts, themed "Lyric," will be held this Saturday at the Plaza of the Americas. For more information, including directions and cos- tume ideas, visit www.archiarts.com. H A m Outreach Day will be held Feb. 17. Those interested can sign up in their colleges or online (http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~rsvp/signup.html). tv* • Digital Undergrounds will be held this Saturday night in Willy's Pub.
• The issue of holding public University Court hearings when the Election Code is violated or SA senators are impeached was discussed.
• The permissibility of having SA co-presidents was discussed and tabled for the 2001- '02 senate to consider. The next meeting will be held Monday in Farnsworth Pavilion in the "Over 25 Beers on TAP" Student Center at 10 p.m.
In the Jan. 26 story "Gym uniforms required," the description of the change in management in the kinesiology department is misleading. While Student Center Director Boyd Beckwith will oversee the recre- ational facilities in Autry Court, he will not be directly responsible for Thursdays $2*" Pints Lifetime Physical Achievement Program courses or dance and recre- ational programs. Kinesiology Lecturer Linda Phenix will still oversee Rice Dance Theater, and Kinesiology Lecturer Daniel McMasters will all Night! continue to oversee LPAP courses. Beckwith will only oversee these areas administratively. In the same way, Kinesiology Lecturer Felicia Cavallini will continue to be the wellness director, but will be in the administrative jurisdiction of Health Education Director Kim Lopez. Intramural Sports Director Tina Villard will maintain her current title and Saturdays Pitchers Kinesiology Department Administrator Patsy Gray will continue to supervise club sports; Director of Student Activities Mona Hicks will be the administrator charged with these areas. ti,9PM! In the Feb. 2 issue. Lovett College freshman Jason Tung's college is & Sundays ' incorrect in the caption for the feature photo "The heart of the dragon."
In the brief "Archi-Arts to play requested music," Jones College sopho- more Linnea Wingo's college is incorrect.
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POLICE BLOTTER NEWS IN BRIEF The following incidents were reported to the University Police for the locks at Sid in mid-November and six years ago to $200 for this year s period Jan. 29-Feb. 4. Lost keys prompt at Hanszen early during finals freshmen. week. The current class of incoming colleges to be re-keyed students paid $15,950 for their 2000- Residential Colleges "The students were leaving," In- Officer reports disturbance on *01 tuition. That amount is $16,500 Wiess College Jan. 31 Wiess College students woke up terim Director of Housing Opera- second floor and requests additional after adjustment for inflation accord- last Thursday to the sound of some- tions Frank Rodriguez said. "It would units. Emergency Medical Services ing to the Consumer Price Index of one fiddling with their locks. have been chaotic if we had tried at was called to examine an intoxicated It wasn't robbers, though — it that point." 2000. Next year's class will pay $16,600 in tuition. student who had hurt himself. was Food and Housing systemati- Rodriguez, who was recently ap- Student released to Wiess master. cally replacing all the locks in the pointed to his position, also men- "One reason why Rice has been college. tioned that F&H is going to be "much able to keep tuition so much lower than other schools and ... rates of Hanszen College Feb. 1 Missing wallet reported. The re-keying at Wiess follows more aggressive" in how it manages increase low from year to year is identical procedures at Hanszen locks. because the endowment is a much Baker College Feb. 2 Student reported she returned to College and Sid Richardson Col- Normal lock maintenance in- larger factor for us in terms of sup- her room and found the door open. lege after a maintenance worker volves replacement of individual porting the overall budget than other It appeared that someone had lost a set of keys late last semester. locks on a case-by-case basis - when schools," Budget Director Kathy entered and gone through her room. Anyone who found the keys would students lose keys, for example - as Collins said. "We've made a con- have had unlimited access to all well as periodic complete re-corings scious effort to keep the rate of in- Lovett College Feb. 4 Assault reported. three colleges. every three to five years. crease low." "We won't take any risks with — Aalok Mehta President Malcolm Gillis said he Academic Buildings your personal safety willingly," F&H is proud that tuition at Rice is only 60 Bag containing books, violin music, Director Mark Ditman said. Alice Pratt Brown Hall Jan. 29 Next year's tuition to percent of the amount that students The replacement procedure in- Mini-Disc player and microphone pay to attend comparable schools. volves replacing the core of each increase only $100 reported stolen. lock with a new one, which can no "We're doing our best to make longer be opened by the lost keys. Tuition increases for next fall's sure that Rice education remains Mechanical Laboratory Feb. 1 Theft discovered in progress. A Because F&H keeps only about incoming class will Only amount to affordable," he said. "So by keeping man was observed fleeing with a a dozen extra cores on hand per $100 after adjusting this year's tu- tuition increases low and keeping stolen purse. Subject described as college, replacing an entire set of ition for inflation. down the amount of debt Rice stu- black male, about 20 years old, 6 locks takes time. The task proved The tuition increase from year to dents have, we think we're doing feet, 3 inches tall. Subject was too large for the staff last semes- year for each incoming classes has that." wearing brown bomber jacket and ter. F&H finished re-coring the been diminishing, from over $1,000 — Esther Sung dark jeans. Last seen fleeing toward Entrance 15.
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PROFESSORS, from Page 1 a better teacher because he had not £ I after it was sent. Hartley said he yet given a lecture as of Wednesday. «*<» v, ! thought more responses would have "It seems as though the past two mm- WH m come had the change in professor lectures have been him trying to win i -A:--:/-Sag'//'.A not been made. us over," Nathoo, who filled out the Hartley said Barut's evaluations survey, said. "He seems like a great in graduate-level courses are above person and he seems really willing both the economics department av- to help us out, but I kinda felt like he erage and Rice average. "[Econom- was appeasing us." ics 375] is the only course he's had Hartley said teaching an under- any problems teaching," Hartley graduate-level course is more diffi- said. cult than teaching graduate-level Students in the class said they courses. spent much of Monday and Wednes- 'Teaching undergraduates is dif- day deciding whether their grades ferent than teaching graduates," would be based on tests, papers or Hartley said. "People really have to projects. Bryant told them they fill in the details for undergraduates, would not have weekly homework but the graduates have seen the ma- assignments, as Barut had planned. terial before." Sid Richardson College sopho- Barut said he was involved in the more Tiffany Bludau did not fill out decision to exchange courses and the survey but said she thought the he thought the change would ben- class seemed glad to have a new efit students in both Economics 375 professor. and 505. "I got a general feeling that the "It looked like it was the best for class was happy," Bludau said. "1 now for both the graduate students don't think anyone was upset, but and the undergraduates," Barut said. ROB GADDI/THRESHER this also came with the news that we "It will be useful to the department." wouldn't have any homework." Barut said he received above-av- Campus at night Jones College sophomore erage evaluations for the under- Those walking from the stadium to the south colleges are treated to a glowing view of new Wiess College Otmane Bennani-Smires said he did graduate course he taught at Purdue construction. The rebuilt Wiess College will open in fall 2002, and will include a servery to be shared between not have time to fill out the survey. University, his previous school, but Hanszen and Wiess. He said he thought Barut's teaching ECON 375 is a larger class than that had been "OK" but said he also likes one. Bryant. 'The class size was larger, that "I didn't think anything bad about was the major difference," he said. [Barut]," Bennani-Smires said. "It "With experience, 1 expect to get wasn't that big of a deal — 1 didn't better." want him to leave. ... I didn't com- The survey sent to ECON 375 is plain about him and I don't know not related to the survey produced many people who did." by the Economics Department's un- Brown College sophomore Alisha dergraduate committee and mem- Nathoo said she could not make a bers of the Student Association Sen- judgment about whether Bryant was ate. CITY DANCE STUDIO
ECONOMICS SURVEY TO ASSIST IN PRESENTS DEPARTMENT RESTRUCTURING
An online survey produced by members of the Student Association and the Economics Department will allow students to influence changes in the department. Department Chair Peter Hartley, who became chair at the beginning of last semester, said the department is being restructured and the changes are "entirely based on the reactions we receive on the survey." Hartley said all students who have taken an economics course while at Rice can fill out the survey online at http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~~seti/ survey2.html, Members of the Economics Department and the SA worked on this survey through last semester, said Professor Jim Brown, chair of the department's undergraduate committee. Wiess College SA Senator Ricky Kalra said the SA decided to look into teaching in the Economics Department at the SA retreat in September. Kalra said when he and other SA members told Hartley of their plans, Hartley told them the department was already working on a survey but that they would work with students in the process. Brown said the survey will not be taken offline in the near future, although its format may change. After responses to the survey begin dwindling, the department may allow students to enter comments throughout the semester. "If a person was experiencing a problem in that class, they could fill out a form for that class," Brown said. "That way we could get a good idea of whether most people are happy or unhappy." The department has also considered improving graduate student teaching, Hartley said. Until two or three years ago, graduate students received higher scores on their course evaluations than many profes- sors. Recently, graduate students' evaluations have dropped signifi- cantly. Hartley said he believes part of the reason for this is increased research money from the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, which encourages graduate students to perform research rather than teach courses. "We have had more money for graduate students to work on FEBRUARY 2
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THE THRESHER'S LOVE THAT AIRLINE FOOD RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVENTS AROUND HOUSTON THROUGH Hannibal Lecter, vampire for the 21st century FEB. 15, 2001. Robert Reichle THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF If you're a skeptic who's been EDITORS worrying about whether or not Hannibal, the sequel to 1991's The Silence of the Iximbs , could possibly be as good as its disturbing prede- picks cessor, you can stop wringing your hands. I don't mean to raise anyone's hopes too high, but Hannibal is in every way an equal to (or an im- provement on) the original. tonight i ASYLUM STREET 'hannibal' SPANKERS 1 Rating: #*** 1/2 (out of five) 4 This crazy all-acoustic seven- Opens today. piece from Austin puts on a vaudeville-like show of Director Ridley Scott (Gladiator, ,4 music that runs the gamut Blade Runner, Alien ) has crafted a visually stimulating, psychologically I from jazz to ragtime to swing engrossing film adaptation of Tho- to songs about scrotums. mas Harris' book. In it, Anthony Rudyard's. 2010 Waugh Dr. Hopkins reprises the role of suave, cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Tickets $10. For more info, call I^ecter (a role that won him the 1991 (713) 521-0521. Academy Award for Best Actor). Ten years after he escaped from custody PHIL 8RAY/MGM PICTURES in Silence of the Lambs .he's living an FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore) faces evil in the form of Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) in Saturday increasingly boring life in hiding in Hannibal, the latest success from director Ridley Scott. Florence, Italy. Aside from fine art, ministrators punish her by reassign- the cannibal once and for all. as Starling — after that, you won't LOSSKARNALES& clothes and cuisine, the one thing ing her to the I^ecter case. Saying anything more about the think twice about how well she fills THE STINGERS that profoundly moves him is his Her work on the case soon brings plot would spoil its suspense, but Foster's shoes. Since the movie isn't lasting affection for FBI Special her across the immensely wealthy and you can safely assume that there's as much about her as it is about Agent Clarice Starling, the then-stu- hideously scarred Mason Verger plenty of gore and a handful of set These regional ska-core and I>ecter, her character isn't quite as dent investigator whom he came to i (played under thick makeup by the pieces creepy enough to rival the interesting as before. But Starling's admire 10 years earlier. ever-disturbing Gary Oldman). now-classic final scene of The Si- soul acts make a stop at transition from up-and-coming Inconspicuously filling the role Verger, I^ecter's only victim who actu- lence of the Lambs . trainee to veteran badass makes up Houston's Continental Club. of Starling is Julianne Moore (Mag- ally survived an encounter, is obsessed Although the original film was told for the shift in focus away from You the man now, carnal. nolia, Shortcuts). She gives the role with bringing his attacker to justice. from Starling's perspective, Hannibal Moore's character. a different feel than Jodie Foster did Meanwhile, a Florentine detec- is told from the killer's, and as a Besides, when you get down to it, Tickets $6. 21 and up. 3700 in the original, but then again. Star- tive is beginning to suspect that the result, Hopkins has plenty of oppor- Hannibal is really about the rela- | Main St. For more info, call ling is a very different person after mysterious new art historian in town tunities to get comfortable in I>ecter's tionship between Starling and 10 years combating drug lords and \ (713) 529-9899. is not who he claims to be. Once skin. His motives and twisted mental- Lecter. There's an obvious amount \ serial killers. She's hardened, well-meaning cop Rinaldo Pazzi ity come through clearly in a perfor- of mutual respect, but does he — th u rsday scarred and weary of the politics (Giancarlo Giannini) becomes in- mance that might well might earn dare we apply the word to such a vile that come along with the territory. volved in the mystery of Hannibal Hopkins another Oscar. monster — love her? And when JIMMY BUFFETT As the film opens, Starling takes the I-ecter, it's clear that he's in over his It only takes about five seconds Starling's moral code is compro- fall for an FBI debacle and her ad- head, and it's up to Starling to catch to become used to the idea of Moore See CANNIBAL, Page 14
The man, the myth, the 4 legend turns Houston TALES OF THE MONGOOSE I into Margaritaville for an j evening. If you're lucky, ^ you just might get a free Disney and the devil come together in Alley's 'Synergy'
parrot head. Megan Smith ^ Tickets $27.50, $49.50. THRESHER STAFF Synergy, a play by Keith Reddin, 8 p.m. Compaq Center. premiered on Wednesday at the Al- 10 E. Greenway Plaza. ley Theatre's Neuhaus Arena Stage. For more info, call j The playful satire entertains but falls short of its intention to provide a (713) 843-3995. moral message.
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f ALL SYSTEMS GO The Alley Theatre "0 Rating: *** (out of five) | With pieces about the Do f Through March 4. For ticket origin of the universe, prices and information, call (713) 228 8421. j public scandals, the Bible and the history of just about The play begins when Deb's everything, this grand (Jenny Maguire) dentist appoint- exhibit of modern art is ment turns out to be a meeting with the devil (Edmond Genest). Deb sure to be exciting for all. buys time by promising to claim Free. Through March 4. souls for the underworld and kicks off her search for souls by securing Closed Mondays. a job at the Walt Disney Corp. A turn Contemporary Arts Museum. of events gives Deb her boss' job, 5216 Montrose. For more and as a high-level executive, she carries out a Faustian plot to increase JIM CALDWELL/ALLEY THEATRE That's not the dentist, that's the devil! Deb (Jenny Maguire) has a run-in with Satan himself (Ed Genest) In the world info, call (713) 284-8250. Disney's profits. premiere of Keith Reddin's comedy Synergy. Synergy is humorous and defi- nitely entertaining. Reddin's flam- ample is when the only good charac- in the end, the audience is left trying say things that seem out of charac- boyant writing forces the audience ter in the play, Roland (Christopher to recall a seemingly insignificant ter. Genest, as the devil, seems to to expect the unex- Duva), is repeatedly thrown from a detail because it's the key to the handle this better than Maguire's pected, but the playful- 26th floor window. The play tries to outcome of the play. Meanwhile, Deb. Genest takes his slang-filled ness almost makes one say that being good doesn't pay, but central aspects of the plot, like Deb's lines, which contrast sharply with forget that there is sup- being bad isn't a good alternative. It special project at Disney, are left his Rat Pack image, and uses them posed to be a message is unclear what Reddin wants the unexplained. The role of the Disney to add quirk and depth to ftis charac- in the play. One example audience to take from the play. Corj). is also undeveloped and the ter. Maguire struggles with some of of its contradictory na- Another problem with Synergy is audience may wonder why Reddin her obscure lines and cannot seem ture is when Deb, a self- that one plot tangent that becomes bothered using Disney's name. He to resolve them with her character. ish, scheming bitch, is critical to the ending is never fully could have just as easily used a fic- Maguire's feisty Deb is full of given an extreme pun- developed. It is briefly mentioned in tional name for all the relevance it energy, but at times a bit overdone. ishment for doing the the first act in such an offhand way has to the plot. She seems to portray her fuming right thing for once in that it seems to have been added The dialogue is a challenge to the frustration more for the sake of the her life. Another ex- after the initial writing. Therefore, actors; they are often expected to See LUCIFER, Page 15 THE RICE THRESHER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9,2001
\i.\Ki\a MI \ I NCOMIORIABLl: sisct. w.s V-Day tradition continues with upcoming 'Monologues' For the third time, Lovett stages Eve Ensler's play at Rice
'In the wake of a vagina miracle' Elizabeth Jardina THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFE Ensler discusses V-Day and the monologues Blake Barker is the first man I've ever met who can say the word "va- Eve Ensler made a splash in 1997 with her play The Vagina gina" with a straight face. Monologues, which shocked and thrilled audiences with its frank And it doesn't end there. He can talk about female sexuality. Now, she's leading a charge to end also discuss orgasms, menstruation violence against women with her V-Day initiative. Thresher Senior and pubic hair without looking ner- Editor Elizabeth Jardina recently participated in a conference call vous or cracking a smile. And don't interview with Ensler and other college journalists. even get him started on the infa- mous C-word. On the play's success pause and we got onto the sub- Barker, a Lovett College senior, You know, a lot of this is a ject of her vagina and she started has been involved in The Vagina mystery to me — I have to be saying things that really surprised Monologues since his sophomore honest. I sometimes feel like I'm me. And then I had no idea what year when he co-directed the all- just in the wake of a great vagina women thought about their vagi- female production. He knows his miracle. ... nas. vaginas. I think that ... The Vagina So I started casually saying "I was made honorary vagina the Monologues are talking about to people, well, what do you think first year," he said. "They gave me a something that nobody's talked about your vagina, and every- little vagina soap-on-a-rope." about before. So, there's just thing that any woman said was Eve Ensler's play, a collection of this great liberation that occurs so interesting and so profound pieces about aspects of female geni- in the talking about it. that before I knew it I was talia, has been produced as part of People hunger to know and sucked down the vagina trail an international initiative called V- have dialogue around this sub- and I've been there for many Day in mid-February since 1998. ject. So it's just feeding some- years now. The productions, which will be thing that people have been hun- Where is this going? It's re- happening at 225 u niversities around gry for for a long time. ally leading me to a large degree, the world, will benefit local women's you know. The Vagina Mono- organizations. Advice to parents of girls logues and V-Day is this huge The show came to Rice when I think first of all that if girls wave and I feel that I am just Theater Professor Emeritus Sandy don't know their bodies, they riding it and really surfing it and Havens received a copy of the script don't own their bodies. So I I know that my life is, from this through the V-I)ay initiative in 1998. would begin there. point on, devoted to ending vio- He passed it on to then-Women's I would begin with helping lence toward women. And I'm in Resource Center Student Director •> *3 girls see what incredibly sacred, the process of creating another Dana McGrath (Lovett '99). She powerful, gorgeous, delicious book that will serve that mis- asked Barker if he would direct it things they have in terms of sion. with her the next semester. their bodies.... They [shouldn't] It's called The Good Body "I'd never heard of it, but I was feel shame around their vaginas and it's about how women like, 'Yeah, cool, whatever,"' he said. and around their sexuality. change, transform, mutilate, fix "I read it over break. 1 was like, 'Oh, That's where I'd begin. their bodies in order to fit in with shit. Oh no.'The introduction's fine, I think what happens when their particular culture. but the first piece is 'Hair.' It's all ABI COHEN/THRESHER you love your body and love your about pubic hair and stuff, and I was Adele Groning (Lovett '99) challenges the audience to 'reclaim 'cunt'" in the vagina, you hold a sacredness On feminism like. This is kind of gross. What the 1999 performance of The Vagina Monologues. around it. And you know it's yours I love being a feminist. I never heck have I done to myself" and you know it's your choice to know why people are afraid of But Barker couldn't back out. "We thought that was going to be on it, it's a word that expresses and give it or not give it. You know being feminist. Let's look at what the way to go, because if they saw us describes a certain part of the body." that it's your responsibility to feminist means. Do I want to [three] doing it, everybody would Will Rice College junior Lindsay find out what you desire and have my desires? Yes. Do I want "I was made chime in and be all happy and com- Trott is acting in the play for the what feels good for you and what to know my desires? Yes. Do I HONORARY vagina fortable," Silva said. "And people did second time. In the 1999 produc- doesn't feel good for you. want other women to have and give it their best shot, for the most tion, she played an elderly woman I think if you're disassociated fulfill their desires? Yes. Do I the first year," he part — it was pretty loud in here." from Brooklyn who didn't want to with your body from the early want day care, do I want equal "A couple of people left," Kubos talk about her "down there" in "The point it never becomes yours. pay for equal work, do I want to said. 'They gave added. Flood." live in a world where women are me a little vagina Silva said, "We had some people This year she'll perform the And I think that if parents honored and respected and walk out, and (some] just weren't pieces "Because He Liked to Ix>okat were to really help girls see their treated fully as evolving and true SOAP-ON-A-ROPE." really comfortable with it. So for the It" and "My Angry Vagina." bodies, embrace their bodies, citizens? Yes. second half of auditions we real- The latter is a piece added to the talkabout theirbodies, feelgood Of course I'm a feminist. I "Although it scared me, and 1 ized that wasn't the best way to go." script for this year. Trott said she about their bodies, when they don't understand how women wasn't comfortable with it, I was ex- Still, they found a full cast, includ- plays a woman who's "really pissed enter the world and they came to can say they're not feminists. ... cited about the idea of doing some- ing Hanszen College Resident Asso- about how vaginas are treated. She thatcrucial point of adolescence, If I hadn't had strong women thing that most people would be ciate Mona Hicks, who is also the goes off on Pap spears and visits to they would hold onto themselves. come before me like Gloria uncomfortable with," he said. director of the Women's Resource the gynecologist and tampons and Steinem, like Simone de "That didn't fix it — I was still not Center, and Mechanical Engineering thong underwear." Her interest in vaginas Beauvoir, like all the extraordi- ready ... to sit around and talk to and MaterialsScience Department Co- She said she hasn't gotten over Well, I can only say it was very nary women who have laid the girls about menstruation and or- ordinator Kay McStay. the anxiety of talking about "down accidental. This whole thing has path for liberation of women, I gasms and stuff, but at some point Kubos explained how she and there" in front of an audience, been like a divine accident. I was wouldn't be here today. you're presented in life with an op- her co-directors dealt with the awk- though. talking to a friend about meno- portunity and you either bite the wardness factor of the word "va- bullet and confront your fears or you gina," which is spoken 128 times in lose the opportunity." the play. Kubos explained learning to talk about taboo sub- "The more that I hear the ac- how she and her jects helped him become more com- tresses say it and the more 1 get into No fava beans and chianti fortable. "It left me with a sense of a it, the more I become much more co-directors dealt silly liberation — 1 was no longer comfortable — and I won't say de- afraid of any of that shit," he said. sensitized, because desensitizing with the for you —just suspense 'Die Rice community responded something means not caring about AWKWARDNESS well to The Vagina Monologues that it," Kubos said. "It's really about be- first year. 'Toward the end of our coming more comfortable about it factor of the word CANNIBAL, from Page 13 capturing both the beautiful and (he run, we were turning an audience's and learning more." sinister sides of this storied city. mised by an unusual situation, how worth of people away," Barker said. Barker jumped in to give the ex- "VAGINA," which is Above all, seeing I^cter as a mur- will she feel about I^cter? Last year, Hanszen College se- ample of "Reclaiming Cunt," one of derous Renaissance man in his high- spoken 128 times Scott has outdone himself with nior Jenn Hitt took over the direct- the pieces in the show. this movie. I thought Gladiator was class element evokes the right kind ing reins, but Barker is back for his "It's a harsh word," he said. "It's a visual work of art, but Hannibal is of atmosphere to remind the viewer in the play. senior year. possibly the dirtiest word in our lan- just as spectacular, albeit in differ- that Hannibal is really a modern-day Also directing are Wiess College guage. 'ITiere's not much more to "I'm going to give the script the ent ways. Perfect use of slow- and Dracula, stalking his prey while ap- sophomore Teresa Kubos and call somebody in one word that's so best justice that I can, but, me, on fast-motion effects puts the audience pearing to be a too-perfect gentle- Wiess junior Hlisa Silva. The three completely degrading and carries the inside, I'm nervous as hell,"Trott in the shoes of whatever victim man. first worked together on Wiess with it so many nasty connotations. said. "But still, it's nothing that we Hannibal is after next, and the re- It is important to note that, al- College's production of SubUrbia But what this piece does is they should be ashamed of. sults are nerve-racking. True, though I found Hannibal slightly last fall. break it down into individual linguis- "Half of us have vaginas anyway Jonathan Demme may have won an less gory overall than its predeces- Despite their combined theatri- tic elements — the letters and the that we have to think about at some Oscar for directing The Silence of the sor, there are a couple of scenes at cal experience and Barker's famil- sounds, and they present other point." Iximbs, but Scott may have outdone the end that might make some view- iarity with The Vagina Monologues. words that have similar sounds and The Vagina Monologues will be him here — Hannibal is far more ers gag. It's also a bit more humor- the path hasn't been entirely smooth. letters. performed at Lyle's, the L>vett base- interesting to watch, and it never ous — the epilogue, despite its re- The directors held auditions two "And what you realize is that all ment, on Feb. 15, 16 and 17. Curtain goes for cheap, flashy effects to elicit pulsive, inhuman flair, shows a sick weeks ago, leaving them with little the time it's this word that's been is at 8 p.m. and admission is $2. Pro- a scare. sense of humor about everything. time to rehearse. And there was a giving you the chills, and it's just a ceeds will benefit Maya's Place, an The single aspect of the movie You needn't be a big fan of The kink in the auditions. word. It's just a collection of organization that assists women with that won me over was not the grue- Silence of the Lambs to enjoy "When we did auditions, the first sounds," he said. "And there's no terminal diseases. 'Hie production is some finale but the second act, which Hannibal — I never was, and this night we did orgasm exercises," Silva reason to be afraid of it, there's no co-sponsored by I>ovett and Wiess takes place almost entirely in Flo- movie blew me away with its visuals, said. reason to lay all these connotations Colleges. rence. 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tiful rhythm that would be lost with the band takes on a doo-wop feel. band recorded Gizmodgery who were hardly out of diapers in something like the far more Luddite The highlights of their album are (Spongebath Records) entirely with the '70s who tuibrace the retro fad. "Curse this technology!" And it's a the three soul tracks, "This Time toy instruments. The group's sound The closing track, "Ilovetolove relief considering the inanity of the Around," "For the Taking" and on this album falls somewhere be- yourlovemylove," has a lame, re- typical modern pop throwaway. "Wouldn't You Do ... ?" Dunn's vo- tween a wackier Beck and a harder- petitive chorus, and the catatonic I don't mean to give the impression cals are powerful, and the instru- edged They Might Be Giants, but style lacks any kind of appeal what- that Rainer Maria is inaccessible. mentation comes together to make the lyrics remain fairly inane, rel- soever. A'; a mockery of sappy ro- Hardly so — the occasionally high- the songs perfect for slow dancing. egating this disc to the novelty record mantic bat,ads from the '50s, it minded lyrics are anchored by ear- section. might elicit a laugh or two, though nest vocals that are refreshingly ca- 'Trunk Fulla Amps," like most of the smartest it gets is the pop cul- sual. De Marrais, who also plays bass, the tracks, boasts an interesting au- ture reference in a plea, "Maybe we is no chanteuse. In fact, her slightly ral collage considering the instru- can safety-dance." androgynous voice makes me think mental limitations. But then Don't tell me you can take seri- that even I could sing as well. And frontman Matt Mahaffey continu- ously a band that stretches out words vocalist/guitarist Kyle Fischer retains ously repeats the line, "I got a trunk to almost twice their normal syllabic sampler. a hint of a boyish Midwestern honk. fulla amps, motherfucker," which length: "I am a li-tuh-uhl ex-puh-lo- But weave those voices together gets boring quickly. It sounds like zee-uhn," in the opening cut, "I Am a over powerful guitar and drum work Self made this song just because little Explosion." It might put a smile by William Kuehn, and Rainer Maria they could. on your face the first listen round, is more than poetry thrown slapdash The surprisingly funky but you'd go crazy listening to this stuff nonstop. If you want a playful rainer maria over emo rock. "Pattycake," which boasts a Prince- It all comes together on a track style falsetto and a patty-cake rhyme childlike pop album that transcends like "The Contents of Lincoln's Pock- bridge, talks about turning the clock the novelty label, pass up Self and A BETTER ets," which starts off with Fischer back to 1978. The song isn't really track down Of Montreal's kazoo- VERSION OF ME cataloging the items Lincoln had on "Pretty" and "Fucked," two about returning to the time "back laden Beatles-esque record, The Gay his person when he was assassi- moody reggae songs, build around when Michael Jackson was black." Parade. Wisconsin-based Rainer Maria nated. The female vocals interject funky guitar work and groovy bass Instead, it makes fun of the people makes its sophomore album, A Bet- and intertwine as he and De Marrais lines, resulting in two surprisingly — Mariel Tarn ter Version of Me (Polyvinyl), sound sing beautifully about, of all things, good reggae songs for a band that like the trio writes poetry and then the death of a president. focuses mostly on soul and ska. sets it to music. In fact, two-thirds of Rainer Maria performs at "Your Face," co-written by Dunn the band met through a University Notsuoh (314 Main St.) with Mike and New York ska scene staple Vic- Aspects of'Synergy' fail of Wisconsin poetry workshop. Kinsella on Feb. 16. tor Rice, is a bittersweet rocksteady song that displays the band's note- — Mariel Tarn worthy ability to sing in harmony. The rest of the album is rounded to work hand-in-hand out by faster-paced ska songs, many LUCIFER, from Page 13 the stingers of which use acoustic gu itars to great dering if anyone would be able to audience than for the other char- effect. "Sex Between Friends" and play this character quiteas well. acters, much like a stand-up THE STINGERS "Punk at 15" showcase amusing and The staging in the round pre- comic would. Her New York ac- witty lyrics that never cross the line sents a unique problem for direc- cent comes and goes, and while tor Karen Kohlhaas. This is handled The Stingers, an up-and-coming into the realm of corny and annoy- rainer roan a Maguire approaches the charac- well throughout most of the play, group from Austin, prove that tak- ing carnival schlock, unlike the lyr- ter well, she lacks control of her but some scenes leave certain ing musical styles back to their roots ics of many other recent ska bands. performance. Genest plays a sections of the audience excluded. doesn't need to be a somber en- The Stingers may have an old- roguish Lucifer who mixes mis- The first scene has a short couch deavor. 'nieirguitar-driven approach fashioned approach to soul and Ja- chief and cool like Dean Martin in it; try to sit where you can face to traditional ska, soul and maican music, but their energetic mixes a drink, and he fills the someone sitting in it. rocksteady displays an air of authen- guitars and spirited vocals could have role with ease, roaming the stage ticity and love for the music, and come only from Texas. The lighting is well done, from with a cigarette or drink in hand. quietly dramatic spotlights to ex- This technique sometimes fal- their fun lyrics and rhythms keep The Stingers (with a slightly dif- The rest of the actors play travagant disco lighting. The cos- ters, ignoring melody for the words. their self-titled album accessible to ferent lineup than on their album) their parts convincingly. Callum tumes are appropriately flatter- 1 n "Ceremony," slow vocals languish the average listener. open for Ixjs Skarnales at the Conti- Keith-King, as Otto, stands out in ing with a few eccentric touches. over disconnected music — that is, Unlike many modern bands that nental Club (3700 Main St.) tomor- his caricature of an aggressive Otto's purple patent leather ' until the guitars get turned up in the try to recreate these genres using row night. German needing lessons in an- sneakers and Marc's (Eric chorus and Caithlin l)e Marrais' large horn sections, the Stingers' ger management. His wrestler Sheffer Stevens) cowboy boots voice soars into the line "Maybe songs are carried almost exclusively — Robert Reichle build is perfect for the role, and are particularly odd. there's a ceremony written down by their twin guitars and harmoniz- the range of his movements, from All in all, Synergy is worth inside the body." ing vocalists. Guitarists Walter Dunn domineering to docile, takes his seeing, if only for something light It also makes Rainer Maria ap- and Jonny Meyers keep the rhythm self characterwell beyond its intended and different. Enjoy this play for pear pretentious and in love with going in a style reminiscent of the dimensions. Keith-King's perfor- what it is, a comedy with a little their words. The chorus of "Artifi- Specials' two-tone approach to ska. GIZMODGERY mance leaves the audience won- touch of the absurd. cial Light," the opener, sent me run- Dunn also contributes amazing, ning to the dictionary. But then, a soulful vocals in an Otis Redding- Self pulls off its fourth album with line like, "Why must this technology esque style, and when vocalist Miguel a remarkable amount of coolness — be an anathema to me?" has a beau- Harvey jumps in with the harmony, remarkable because the Tennessee
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liBi corey e. devine FUSION CAFE from tea lights on the tables illuminates the 2442 Times Blvd. dark wood of the tables and chairs. A small and dim but adequately stocked bar stands (713) 522-1884 opposite the mural. The first thing that struck me about the Jeans acceptable menu is the prices. There's nothing on the Not veggie friendly menu over $13. In fact, most entrees are Alcohol: full bar under $8.1 had a full dinner with appetizer, entree and dessert for less than $15 — that's If you haven't had chicken and waffles, as cheap as you'll find food this tasty. you aren't really from the South. OK, so I've My first pleasant surprise was the fusion lived here all my life and have only known iced tea. The added flavor was too ethereal to about the marriage of fried chicken and pick from the others. Fleeting or not, what- waffles for about a year, .-vll that aside, I ever had been added — maybe mango, pos- applaud the Fusion Cafe for bringing the sibly passion fruit — enhanced the experi- dish to life, along with a slew of other scru mp- ence greatly. tious menu items. I highly recommend the fried plantain appetizer. The plantains themselves are noth- ing stellar, but the pineapple salsa they're served with spices them up a bit and adds Who really mixes Belgian creativity, making this dish stand out from the others. waffles and fried chicken? A My dinner partners were quite anxious when I ordered what seemed to be the most better question should be, absurd combination of breakfast and dinner SARAH AHRENS/THRESHER Spice up your life — enjoy one of three brilliantly executed cuisines at the Fusion Cafe. food they'd ever heard of. Who really mixes why doesn't everyone? Belgian waffles and fried chicken? A better the same piquant salsa that accompanies the available flavor into the bed of rice beneath, question should be, why doesn't everyone? I fried plantains. It works here almost as well leaving the whole dish dehydrated and yearn- was promptly served two crispy-fried pieces as it works in the appetizer, but I found the ing for salt and pepper. of chicken atop a huge Belgian waffle cov- combined tastes of the salsa, crab and cream Even though I laced the whole thing with But I'm getting a little ahead of myself. ered in powdered sugar and thick maple to be a bit too complex for my liking. Stick table spices, the kitchen had done irreparable The Village version of the Fusion Cafe is syrup. with one or the other. damage to the dish long before it ever reached much the same as the one on Main Street I agree, the dish looks a little strange, but If Jamaican food makes your mouth wa- me. downtown. The owner has taken the same once you take your first bite of perfectly ter, Fusion Cafe has coverage there as well, Make room for the pineapple carrot cake if ideas and scaled them down to fit into a cozy golden fried chicken to reveal the tender, fhe jerk chicken is the standout Jamaican the cafe hasn't run out yet — it goes fast. The spot on Times Boulevard within walking moist meat beneath, you'll be glad you've dish. You're served what seems like half of a icing is served as a filling in the center of the distance from campus. ordered this dish. But wait, you've neglected small chicken covered in a sauce that's sweet cake. It's not overbearing like most carrot Fusion food blends different influences the overwhelmingly large waffle — each and spicy (some might complain too spicy) cake icing — probably because someone has to create new dishes with distinctive styles. square carefully filled with sweet syrup. The all at once. The tang will please the palate finally made a carrot cake that isn't so dry it Unfortunately, the Fusion Cafe doesn't live sweetness of the waffle keeps the fried and put a smile on your face — at least it did needs to be slathered in icing and that tastes up to its name. There are no real fusion chicken from seeming quite so heavy and for me. sweet enough without it. dishes on the menu. Everything is divided greasy. The only disappointment was the red The service at Fusion Cafe is relaxed but into one of three basic food categories: South- If fried chicken sounds a bit heavy, give beans and rice. It seems that while the Fu- friendly. On my second visit, the manager ern, Creole or Jamaican, but every category the crab cakes a whirl. They're just thin sion Cafe has a firm grasp on sweet dishes, remembered my name from scanning my is done well. enough to be crispy through and through, they've overlooked adding real kick to a dish credit card a few days before — I'm impressed. The ambiance is overrun with the menu's and you can sop up enough of the cream that should be mostly spicy. Even the stan- I'm happy to see such high-caliber food Jamaican influences. There's a folksy mural sauce they're served in to balance the sea- dard andouille sausage that usually adds move into the Village. Now, even if you don't on one wall depicting islanders eating at food flavor with richness. At the center of the flavor to red beans was lackluster. There have a car, you can have some of Houston's none other than the Fusion Cafe. The glow crab cake pinwheel, you'll find a mound of wasn't a lot of juice to soak up the little bit of more imaginative food at amazingly low prices. Love and war: Why we celebrate Valentine's
Thcoree history ey. devinof Valentine'e s Day is long and convoluted. In fact, it's * riage. Valentine, a bishop, saw the sight of Asterius' Claudius. Whether or not the mi- impossible to extricate any concrete evidence of the origins of this trauma of young lovers, met them in daughter. Just before raculous healing of the jailer's a secret place and joined them in the his execution, Valen- daughter ever took place is en- holiday. It appears definite, however, that the beginnings of the celebra- matrimony. Claudius learned of this tine asked for a pen tirely speculative. tions of blissful love can be found in the Christian faith. Of all the stories, "friend of lovers" and had him ar- and paper from his In the 16th century, cards prolif- this one seems most likely: rested. On Feb. 14, 270 AT)., Valen- jailer and signed a erated and became more decorative. tine was executed. farewell message to her Cupid, the naked cherub armed with As early as the in about the year 270 A.D. Around "from your Valentine," a phrase that arrows dipped in love potion, be- fourth century this time, the heyday of the Roman lived ever after. came a popular Valentine image. He B.C., the Ro- empire had almost come to an end. Valentine thus become a patron was associated with the holiday be- mans engaged in A lack of quality administrators led Valentine asked for saint and spiritual overseer of an cause in Roman mythology he is the an annual young to frequent civil strife. learning de- annual festival. The festival involved son of Venus, goddess of love and man's rite of pas- clined, taxation increased and trade a pen and paper from young Romans offering women they beautv. sage to please the god slumped to precariously low levels. admired, and wished to court, hand- Lupercus. The names of teenage Invaders from Northern Europe his jailer and signed a written greetings of affection on Feb. women were placed in a box and and Asia increased the pressure on farewell message to her 14. The greetings acquired St. drawn at random by adolescent men; the empire's boundaries. It had Valentine's name. thus, a man was assigned a woman grown too large to be shielded from 'from your Valentine," The Valentine's Day card spread companion for the duration of the external aggression and internal with Christianity, and it's now cel- year, after which another lottery was chaos. Thus, more capable men were a phrase that ebrated all over the world. One of staged. required to be recruited as soldiers the earliest cards was sent in 1415 After 800 years of this cruel prac- and officers. lived ever after. by Charles, duke of Orleans, to tice, the early church fathers sought When Claudius became emperor, his wife while he was a prisoner to end the tradition. They searched he felt that married men were more in the lower of Ix>ndon. The for a way to make marriage impor- emotionally attached to their card is now preserved in the tant again and found their answer in families than bach- While Valentine was in prison British Museum. Valentine, a bishop who had been elors, and thus awaiting his fate, he learned that his Valentine legend is, in fact, martyred some two hundred years would not make jailer, Asterius, had a blind daugh- largely unbelievable, but most ac- earlier. good soldiers. So to ter. Asterius requested that Valen- counts point to a celebration in honor According to church tradition, ensure quality sol- tine heal his daughter. Through his of Valentine who performed mar- ILLUSTRATION BY St. Valentine was a priest near Rome diers, he banned mar- faith, he miraculously restored the riages against the will of Emperor DAVID CHIEN
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by Eric Raub THRKSHFR STAFF IN FOCUS: Coaches, players and fans had MEN'S TENNIS anticipated the dual match debut of Record: 3-0 freshmen men's tennis players Ri- Last week: The Owls have yet chard and William Barker through- to be seriously challenged as out the fall season. they took an easy 6-1 win over They had to wait even longer the University of Texas at when the coaching staff decided to Arlington. sit the brothers out against two infe- rior opponents Jan. 26. What made the difference: But the wait was well worth it. Freshmen Richard and William Barker won their dual match The brothers took the court Sunday ** <*• ** •* iLi** •* •* ** $1? y.' *^ i. V4 % V atJakeHessTennisStadiumagainst debuts at the top two singles the University of Texas at Arlington spots for the Owls. Richard as the duo led Rice to an easy 6-1 captured a straight-set win over *>* • «-4pR victory. 42nd-ranked Andy Leber of Richard Barker, playing in the UTA. top spot, was never seriously chal- Up next: The Owls host the lenged in a 6-3, 6-2 win over 42nd- University of Nebraska and the -J"***-.# ranked Andy Leber. University of Texas at San The win was Richard's second in a Antonio before facing their RENATA ESCOVAR/THRESHER Members of tha swim team jump into the pool to celebrate their 162-93 thrashing of the University of Houston Saturday. row over Leber, but it took Barker biggest test of the year in a trip The Owls hope they'll be doing more jumping after the Western Athletic Conference Championships Feb. 22-24. three sets to get past him in the Rice to 44th-ranked University of Indoor Invitational in mid-January. Louisiana at Lafayette. "Richard gave him an absolute lesson," assistant coach Shaheen I^adhani said. 'To hold him to three all three doubles matches, includ- Cougars no match for swim team and two was just great. Richard lost ing an 8-1 rout by the Barker broth- did not allow her to compete at some to Leber in the fall and has beaten ers at the No. 1 spot. by John C. Chao man Elaine I.ee was more than seven him twice in the spring, which says seconds ahead of three UH swim- meets. "We've had close matches with THRF.SHKR STAFF a lot for Richard's form." them in the last two years," Iadhani mers in the 200-yard fly. "I know Jackie must have been Richard said the form of the win said. "But this year it was different. Talk about a blowout. Senior Jada Sanders won the KKV frustrated with her ankle and shoul- was not as important as getting the We came out complet ely focused and In the swim team's 162-93 win and 200-yard backstroke events, and der injuries this year," Ciffolilli said. win itself. He saw it as a must-win never really let them get in the game." over the University of Houston Sat- freshman Jackie Corcoran posted her "But I'm really glad that she swam situation and played accordingly. Sophomore MaUhias Mathaes, urday, an Owl hit the wall first in 12 best time of the year in winning the her best times." "I was really scrappy in the who has spent most of his time at the out of 14 events. 1,000-yard freestyle. Overall, Rice's Ciffolilli has been perhaps one of singles," he said. "I didn't play very top spot, capitalized on his drop to Rice took both first and second times were slower than they have been the most consistent swimmers on well, I played well enough to win. It Mo. 3 and overwhelmed Ola Bentzen place in seven of the 14 races, and in other meets, but much of that was a the team this year. She kept up her was one of those games where I 6-4, 6-0. Juniors Alexis Pourchet and went one-two-three in three events. result of the lack of competition. strong performance this weekend, knew I had to win." Fabien Giraud wrapped up the win at And some of the margins of vic- "We didn't swim as fast this meet finishing second behind an inspired William Barker held on to beat the five and six spots, beating their tory bordered on ridiculous. Both as we did against A&M," head coach Sanders in the 100-yard backstroke Per-Erik KaHsson 6-1,3-6, 6-3 at the opponents in straight sets as well. junior Beth Williams and freshman Doug Boyd said. "But Jackie's time and second behind Williams in the No. 2 spot, establishing that the "It could have been a real dog- Toni Ciffolilli were more than 11 in the 1,000 free and Toni's in the 200-yard breaststroke. brothers will be a force at the top of fight if we had let it, but our concen- seconds ahead of the two UH swim- 400 IM medley were probably our "I wasn't too happy with my times Rice's lineup for years. tration never wavered," Ladhani said. mers in the 400-yard individual med- best performances of the weekend." this weekend," Ciffolilli said. "But I But the Barkers weren't the only "Here and there were ebbs and flows ley. No Cougar came within eitfht Corcoran's performance was es- think the way I swam my race on the ones playing well. Rice dominated but on the whole we never wavered." seconds of junior Rachel Armstrong pecially impressive because she had weekend was good." play from top to bottom, sweeping See TENNIS, Page 20 in the 200-yard freestyle, and fresh- battled injuries earlier this year that See SWIMMING, Page 24 Owls a solid second at UH meet Undefeated women's relays qualify for NCAA Championships
by Chris Larson TH RKSH KR K!)IT< IKIAI. STAR IN FOCUS: WOMEN'S
Both of Rice's women's indoor track relays INDOOR TRACK are still undefeated after scoring wins in last Last week: The Owls scored 63 points to weekend's University of Houston Indoor Invi- grab the runner-up spot behind the tational. University of Texas in the University of Judging by the tough competition, they Housion indoor Invitational. might stay that way for a long time. What made the difference: Junior Aimee The relay wins paced Rice to a second- Teteris was named the Western Athletic place team finish in a loaded 14-team field. Conference Runner of the Week for Second-ranked University of Texas, which winning the 800-meter run and running defeated the Owls in the Southwest Classic the third leg of Rice's 1,600-meter relay Jan. 26, remains the only team that has beaten which posted the second-fastest time in Rice this season, winning with 117 points. the nation so far this season. I Hie Owls, who finished with 63 points, even beat the nation's top-ranked team, University of Up next: The 25th-ranked Owls face many Arkansas, which finished third with 52 points, of the nation's top squads at the Golden but Arkansas didn't send its whole team. West- Spikes Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. ern Athletic Conference rival Texas Christian tomorrow. University was fourth with 49 points, and 12th- ranked UH finished a distant ninth with 32 points. Seniors Kelechi Anderson and LaKeisha Texas almost handed Rice's 1,600-meter Robertson, junior Aimee Teteris and Beckford relay its first defeat. Sophomore Allison make up the relay team. Beckford began the anchor leg trailing the The time is currently second-best in the Iyonghorn runner but gradually closed the nation, behind only the University of South gap. Down the stretch, the Texas runner be- Carolina, which met the NCAA automatic quali- ^an to drift out in front of Beckford. Beckford fying standard of 3:37. missed catching her by a split-second, but "They beat twice perhaps the best four-by- Texas was disqualified for interference. four relay team in the nation in Texas," Lopez "I feel very happy," head coach Victor Dtpez said. "If everything goes right, I think we can said. "I was very encouraged in the perfor- run an automatic time this week." mance this past week because so early we have Die distance medley relay race wasn't nearly qualified both the mile relay and the medley." as close. Rice set a UH Fieldhouse record and
ROB GAODI/THRESHER Rice's NCAA provisional qualifying time of ran away from the field in an NCAA provisional Senior Benecia Newhouse sprints to victory Saturday in her heat of the 400-meter dash at the 3 minutes, 40.92 seconds was more than three qualifying time of 11:35.54, defeating closest University of Houston Indoor Invitational. A Rice team loaded with talent in the 400 hopes to put seconds faster than the group had run the competitor TCU by more than 15 seconds. And together a 1,600-meter relay team that will challenge for the national title. previous weekend at the Southwest Classic. See TRACK, Page 24 I • ' ' •• ;> r t . ?
THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9,2001 19 Unbeaten Rice set to host nation's best at Reckling Top-ranked Georgia Tech, No. 4 Nebraska highlight field at Crowne Plaza Invitational
by Jose Luis Cubria THRKSHKK KI >IT( >l
by Jose Luis Cubria difference — besides the three wins — was
THRF.SHKR KDITORIAL STAFF the bullpen. I^st year. Rice's bullpen combined to pitch I>et's play a game. We'll call it "Guess the 3.2 innings and gave up 10 hits and six runs. year." Here are your clues: TTie relief corps amassed a 4.91 earned run In the year in question, the Rice baseball average and picked up a loss. team played in a prestigious six-team tourna- I^ast weekend, the bullpen threw 10.2 ment to open the season. With a pitching staff innings and gave up just nine hits and one stacked with solid returnees and a lineup full run. Rice relievers posted a sterling 0.84 of new faces, the Owls headed to a ballpark ERA and were credited with three wins and more used to hosting major leaguers. a save. Once there, Rice faced three quality oppo- The bullpen's impact was not lost on the nents — all from the same conference. Two of Owls. the games were nail-biters, and one got ugly "What's nice about this is that las. year, down the stretch. 'Hie Owls came up with the early in the year we had no relief pitching," same result in all three games. Graham said. "Now, [four] relievers have wins. (iive up? It's a trick question. So let's end That's big. We've got a chance to have a really the suspense. The correct answer is 2000. good bullpen." And 2001. In fact, the Rice bullpen played a critical lTiat's right, the Owls have started the last role in each of the three wins at Enron. In the two seasons in exactly the same way, except 1-0 extra-inning win over Baylor University for one major difference: I>ast year's season- Feb. 1, junior Phillip Tribe and senior Philip I f wmm opening tourney was an 0-3 disaster. This Barzilla held the 16th-ranked Bears scoreless year's was a rousing 3-0 success. in the ninth and 10th, setting the stage for "We're playing with a whole lot of confi- junior first baseman Jesse Roman's dramatic dence right now," junior shortstop Eric Arnold game-winning homer. said. "It's a completely different atmosphere On Friday, the Owls edged 20th-ranked in the locker room right now compared to last University of Texas thanks in large part to 3.0 year at this point. We expect to win every innings of one-run relief from sophomore game. We're not just there to play against Jonathan Gonzalez. TTie stint included a ninth people, and we're not just there to show people inning in which Gonzalez pitched out of a we can play. We expect to win every game we bases loaded, no-out jam. play." The most encouraging performance, how- After going winless in last year's ACC/ ever, came in Saturday's game. Tribe, Barzilla Disney Baseball Blast and dropping their and Gonzalez are all proven pitchers beyond ' ' ' * ' W* ,• home opener to fall to 0-4, the Owls were well the high school level, but sophomore Steven : • • " •" '7»" ' 1. - aware of just how wrong things could have Herce, who saw limited action last year, made gone during the first four games of the 2001 a pitch to join that group in Saturday's 13-6 win ^ .«lF' y ^ ** season. over Texas Tech University. 4 But after an impressive sweep of last With the Owls clinging to an 8-6 lead in the . • •, V : : - >, •, ' : < wm " weekend's Astros College Classic and an 8-3 sixth, Herce entered the game with no outs win over Sam Houston State University in and two runners on. A lineout and two Tuesday's home opener, Rice is glad to be on strikeouts later, Rice was out of the jam. ,», im • -s-'' &• i the other side. Herce, who battled through arm problems "We were a little bit uneasy coming in during the fall and went nearly five months because of what happened last year," head without facing a live batter, went on to pitch coach Wayne Graham said. "We came ready 4.0 innings. He gave up just one hit and one
SONJA GEE/THRESHER and we knew we'd face quality teams. It's a walk while striking out seven to pick up his Senior rrght-hander Jon Skaggs delivers in Rice's 4-3 win over the University of Texas Friday. good feeling." first career save. Despite not having his best stuff, Skaggs threw 6.0 innings and gave up just one unearned run. Much like in last year's season-opening "It felt good," Herce said. "That was the Rice also defeated Baylor University and Texas Tech University at last weekend's Astros College tournament, Rice got stellar starling pitching vote of confidence I needed. I can't tell you Classic at Enron Field, then stopped Sam Houston State University Tuesday to start the year 4-0. and inconsistent hitting at Enron. The biggest how good it feels not to be hurt anymore." THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9,2001 Linemen, quarterbacks among 13 Rice signees
by Jose Luis Cubria [ THKF.SHF.R EDITORIAL STAIT FOOTBALL SIGNEES 1 M Just months after watching in- Marcus Battle, RB juries decimate his stable of quar- Jeremy Calahan, DL terbacks and defensive linemen, Rishone Evans, DL head football coach Ken Hatfield Kevin Ford, RB ' '. • • has ensured that the Owls should Dustin Haynes, DB not have the same problem again Greg Henderson, QB »«?» « « «•*- 8«r*»i any time soon. Adam Herrin, DB »* *.«sS.»SS «:«!!>» •*«,***« Thirteen student athletes have Thomas Lott, QB ' f 1* •t* * * -• » - « «*«- •» *1.', signed national letters-of-intent to Michael Merrick, DB attend Rice beginning this fall, Joe Moore, QB Hatfield announced Wednesday. Thadis Pegues, DE Headlining the class are four defen- Pike Pickett, DE sive linemen and six high school Joe Wood, TE quarterbacks, the two positions where the Owls were hit hardest by II injuries in 2000. a system similar to Rice's triple op- "The one major priority we had tion in high school and should make was trying to find some big, strong an impact for the Owls. defensive linemen," Hatfield said. "He's run our offense the last two LIZ RICE/THRESHER "We had several linemen go down years, and he's an excellent runner Freshmen William and Richard Barker took an easy 8-1 proset win at the No. 1 doubles spot over the University of Texas this year, and in the latter part of the and has a tremendously strong arm," at Arlington's Andy Leber and Per-Erik Karlsson. Both brothers also won their singles matches in Rice's 6-1 win. year we had seven starters who Hatfield said. "We think he's defi- weren't even at practice. Any time nitely going to be a great quarter- you can get some guys who can rush back for us." Owls face first true test on Tuesday the passer and can run and hit you, Hatfield said three of the signee you need to do that. quarterbacks will switch positions TENNIS, from Page 18 lem early enough to avoid that situ- ponents. The Owls say they're "The other is we are always look- while the other three will get a shot The lone Owl loss of the day came ation. He may even be able to play ready to test themselves against ing for great skill people who can to remain at the position. when freshman Vuk Rajevac lost the this weekend." the best. rise above coaching, people who can Regardless of position, Rice will second set at No. 4 and was unable The Owls have yet to be tested in "We've proven ourselves with big make somebody miss one-on-one." do its best to get the best players on to recover in the third. dual match play and face two more wins," Qamer said. "We've beaten As usual, the class is low on star the field. "He lost the second set and then unranked opponents tomorrow, some good teams. 'ITiey're not as value. But Hatfield said that's not a 'That's kind of what we've done he talked himself out of the match," when the University of Nebraska strong as some of our other [oppo- concern. in the past," Hatfield said. 'That's Ladhani said. "He needs to work on and the University of Texas at San nents] , but 1 think we're ready to step "You don't know all the names," how we ended up with Travis ()rtega mental toughness and control." Antonio come to Jake Hess. up and prove that we belong in the he said. "Everybody follows only the who did a great job for us for four There was bad news as Pourchet Tuesday, the Owls face their first same league as the top 10 teams." top 100 a lot of the time, so this is an years as a defensive back. And a guy suffered the Owls' first injury of the ranked opponent, 44th-ranked Uni- exciting time for us to talk about like Dan Dawson, who's already had spring season. He has a deep bruise versity of I^ouisiana at Lafayette. If why we recruit somebody here at a heck of a career here and still has on his leg which seemed to be get- the Owls can head to I^ouisiana 5-0 ERRATUM Rice and where we think they can another year to go. They were both ting worse, and doctors are looking and beat the Ragin' Cajuns, they are give us a chance to win." high school quarterbacks. And that's The photograph accompanying kind of what we ended with here in at it this week. bound to improve their No. 71 rank- the men's tennis story Feb. 2 If there is one name on the list "It was hurting in his match but ing. that stands out, it's Kevin Ford, a 6- getting some skilled people [in this incorrectly identified junior class]." he played through it and played very It would also help them carry a Alexis Pourchet. foot quarterback from Madisonville. Very few, if any, of these players well," Ladhani said. "Right now it lot of momentum into matches The Thresher regrets the error. Ford was listed among the top 100 looks like they have caught the prob- against other upcoming ranked op- recruits in Texas by the Houston will see significant playing time this Chronicle and the Dallas Morning fall. With Rice returning 29 seniors, News and was named the most valu- it's likely that most of the class will able player in District 23-3A. be redshirted. Hatfield said Ford, who will "We don't anticipate a lot of these switch positions and play running guys playing for us, but history back for the Owls, is a special player. shows us that one or two will play," "He's one of the top players in the Hatfield said. "We know some of country, period," he said. "He's a these guys may end up playing, but tremendous athlete and he'll make a with a large senior group, they will lot of great things happen." play a backup role to help the se- Perhaps right behind Ford in the niors have their best possible year. pecking order is (ireg Henderson, a ... We tell them all to get ready to 5-foot, 11-inch quarterback from play, but at this time we're really % 1; Wichita Falls. Henderson played in planning to redshirt all of them."
How I Found Christ at Rice
I came here a semester ago to receive a good education to get a good job. I was quite the pragmatist and ironically enough my journey to Christ began with one of the most practical pursuits of all: the pursuit of a free dinner. After being invited to dinner by a group of friendly strangers they also invited me to go to an IV meeting. What I noticed most about these Christians was that they all seemed happy and more importantly they were all extremely eager to ITD BE A DELICACY meet me. Immediately 1 was wary, after all no one is that nice to strangers without having a hidden motive. After a IF IT WEREN'T SO DAMN BIG. semester of going to IV and Crusade meetings and Bible study I have discovered what that motive really was and it wasn't hidden at all. It was God's love. Though I keep an open mind, I could never understand it because I had a closed heart. Cod's love is not a love that burns brightly and briefly. His love is not uncontrolled lust. His love is not jealous and possessive. His love is the kind I had never seen before: selfless, everlasting, and always available. It was catch-22 yet again. I wouldn't have been able to know Christ's love if I hadn't opened my heart but I wasn't going to trust Christ if I didn't know Him. On December 13th I made that leap of faith and it has carried me further than I could imagine.
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THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9,2001 21 Reeling men's basketball stands at critical juncture Injuries force young Rice sees opportunity slip through its fingers as
players into key roles / i , ,,« offense goes cold in second half against SMU j * * mm by Ryan Keedy by Ryan Keedy * 1 [ THRESH ICR STAIT THKKSHKR STAFF IN FOCUS: When forward Erik Cooper and Things aren't quite going the MEN'S BASKETBALL guard Shawn Tyndell went down Owls' way these days. with season-ending injuries during One of the men's basketball Record: 11-9 the 1999-'00 campaign, the men's team's more recent attempts to turn WAC record: 3-5 (7th) basketball team was faced with ques- things around fell short Monday Last week: After losing Feb. 1 tions about the squad's youth and against a strong Southern Method- at the University of Texas at El inexperience. ist University squad. A22-point turn- Paso, Rice jumped out to a 12- around saw a 12-point Owl lead Now, with two starters — sopho- point lead over Southern evaporate as the Mustangs went on more point guard Omar-Seli Mance Methodist University Monday to win 65-55. 'I~he win moved SMU to and junior center T.J. McKenzie — night at Autry Court but couldn't 7-3 in conference action, while the out with injuries for the remainder hold on as the Mustangs came Owls dropped to 3-5. of the season, the Owls are faced back to score a 66-56 win. with the same questions. "That's a tough loss no matter Since McKenzie was hurt Jan. 25 how you slice it," head coach Willis What made the difference: in a win over the University of Ha- Wilson said. "I thought that the Rice UTEP outscored Rice 47-28 in waii, the Owls have suffered three team that showed up just gave a the paint, and SMU grabbed straight losses by double-digit mar- terrific effort.There were some little 11 more rebounds than the gins. At 3-5 in Western Athletic Con- things that we didn't do that we've Owls, including an 18-11 edge ference play, Rice runs the risk of got to fix. SMU's a very, very impos- on the offensive glass. losing touch with the top teams in ing team when it comes to fast Up next: Rice tries to sweep the conference standings. breaks, pushing the ball, going to the season series against "The dynamic of our team has the offensive glass — that's what Texas Christian University (16- changed over the course of the sea- they thrive on." 7, 5-4 WAC) tomorrow night at son," head coach Willis Wilson said. The Owls, who led 22-10 at one Autry Court at 7:35 p.m. "We've gone from having some ma- point, went into the half with a 31-26 ture guys to being a very youthful ggpgS^i lead. But all it took was a timely 1H-4 team counting on some young guys v*-;. v, run by SMU in the second half to turn so. We've had some times where to come through for us. They're get- the tables. 'ITie Mustangs held Rice we've been down, but we've had ting a lot of good experience. The scoreless for a 6 minute, 49 second some times when we've played some
sophomores got a lot of good experi- , >, s stretch in the middle of the half. pretty good basketball." ence last year. The freshmen are Rice fought back from a 14-point Senior forward Erik Cooper's still learning, and they're getting RENATA ESCOVAR/THRESHER deficit and narrowed the gap to five, shooting mirrored the team's per- good experience right now." Sophomore center Brandon Evans shoots over freshman forward Yamar Diene but would get no closer as the Mus- formance. Although he started the To fill the hole left by Mance, In practice. After losing starting center T.J. McKenzie to injury, the Owls are tangs came through at the free-throw game shooting 7-of-l 1 from the floor, sophomore guard Michael Walton forced to rely on Evans and Diene to give the team solid play in the post. line and Owl three-pointers missed SMU made adjustments to hold him has seen a dramatic increase in min- our team is, [you can see) that we're ready, ready, ready,"' Wilson said. the mark. to 2-of-7 in the second half. utes, and Tyndell, a junior, moved not a very experienced team," Wil- "'Ready' means we have to have a "I think their game plan in the "They threw in a little junk de- from small forward to guard. Fresh- son said. "[Senior] Erik Cooper is a sense of urgency about what we do. second half was just to turn up the fense which kind of took me out of man forward Yamar Diene and mature, veteran player who hasn't With veteran teams you don't have intensity and really push the ball my rhythm a little bit," Cooper said. sophomore centers Ferron Morgan played a lot of college basketball, to say 'ready, ready, ready, ready.' and attack the rim," Wilson said. "Even in the second half, all the shots1 and Brandon Evans have tried to certainly not as much as he would You just tell them 'Hey, let's get "We didn't build our defense. We felt good coming off, and I thought team up to replace McKenzie down have liked or 1 would have liked. ready, and let's go,' and they know didn't get that same sort of intensity they were going in, but sometimes low, but it's been with mixed re- Shawn Tyndell is a veteran player how to do that." that we had to start the game. they fall, sometimes they don't." sults. that didn't play but two games a year The coaches hope their young "1 think a little bit of it is our lack Things don't get any easier for In the three games since ago. We've got a couple of guys that players are quick learners on the of maturity. We'recountingonsome the Owls. After traveling to the Uni- 1 McKenzie's injury, the three big men are mature, but Mike Wilks is the court and can be ready to pull out young guys to do some things that versity of Tulsa (16-7, 5-4 WAC) last I have shot a combined 5-of-26 from only guy that's really been through some wins at the WAC tournament normally you count on veteran guys night, the Owls battle Texas Chris- the field, and the Owls were it consistently, year after year, in our less than four weeks from now. to do. It's a learning process." tian University (14-8, 5-4 WAC) at outrebounded by at least six re- entire program. "Realistically, it's going to be Giving credit where it's due, the Autry Court tomorrow. Wilson said bounds in each game. "We're counting on maturity and tough for us to win the league right Mustangs took care of business, he will look to the seniors to provide Although their young players are trying to substitute that for experi- now," Wilson said. "But I think it's a shooting 50 percent from the field in the leadership and maturity needed gaining experience, the Owls lack a ence in some cases. We're trying to realistic goal that we play better the second half. However, Rice's 27 to keep the team from losing its core group of veterans needed to substitute hustle and youthful en- every night and win as many games percent shooting in the half certainly composure in this rough patch. build up the program. The majority thusiasm for experience in other as we can. [I hope] that when con- helped SMU get back into the game. "I think the biggest thing that of the team is still made up of under- cases." ference tournament play rolls "We got a lot of good looks all we've got to do is come with a re- classmen, and senior guard Mike Wilson said he's had to adjust his around, we're a good enough team night long, but shots just didn't go solve that we're going to be a good Wilks is the only player who has coaching style due to the inexperi- that people are going to have to play down," Wilson said. "We can't dwell team," Wilson said. "The biggest key seen consistent minutes over the ence of his players on the floor. us, and that we're a good enough on it. We've got too many good things for us is the responsibility that's go- past two seasons. "During the course of the games, team to maybe win three games in a to really focus on. We played good ing to be delegated to the seniors to "When you look at how young you'll always hear me yelling 'ready, row." basketball over this last month or get everybody ready to go." Trying to stay afloat: the Owls at the halfway point
Gone are the excitement and unlimited hope that surrounded the men's basketball team's 5-0 start. Over the past few wseks, a damage-control mentality has set in. The struggling Owls have lost three straight games following an injury to starting junior center T.J. McKenzie that dropped the team to 3-5 at the midpoint of conference play. But it's not time to give up yet, because the Owls have shown several signs of life. The Owls dominated Southern Methodist University, which sits in second place in the Western Athletic Conference standings, in the first half Monday. Prior to McKenzie's injury, the Owls shocked Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. To stay in contention, some of the less experienced Owls are going to have to quickly mature and step up.
SHOOTING FROM THE OUTSIDE OFF THE BENCH The Owls have been streaky from the Senior guard Mike Wilks has been an Rice's corps of reserves has been floor. They shot 50 percent in a win over island of consistency in a sea of depleted following injuries to Mance the University of Nevada but hit rock inconsistency. He's scored at least 13 and McKenzie. Just six Owls saw double- bottom Jan. 27 in a 54-44 home loss points in each of Rice's eight conference digit minutes against SMU. At times, against San Jose State University in games and provided invaluable poise sophomore guard Michael Walton has which the Owls shot just 25 percent from the floor against a and maturity. Senior forward Erik Cooper has established provided an effective spark off the bench as he scored 10 Spartan team that hadn't won a game in conference play. himself as a dangerous long-range threat and is playing some points in Rice's win over Nevada and came up big with 11 Rice's 40.7 percent shooting ranks next-to-last in the of the best basketball of his Rice career. Junior guard Shawn points in the TCU win. None of the post players coming off conference. McKenzie's injury has brought the team's grade Tyndell, however, hasn't been able to find the marksmanship the bench have shown any consistency, however. Sophomore down a couple of notches — replacements Ferron Morgan, he had earlier in the season and is shootingjust 32.5 percent center Brandon Evans has potential, grabbing 16 rebounds Brandon Evans and Yamar Diene are a combined 5-of-26 during conference play. Sophomore point guard Omar-Seli off the bench in Rice's last two games, but he managed just from the field in the three games since McKenzie's injury. Mance's 2.6 assist-to-turnover ratio is sorely missed. two total points in the games.
DEFENSE DOWN LOW OVERALL Rice ranks second in scoring defense in Two weeks ago, Rice would have received The Owls find themselves in a situation ff= the WAC, allowing just 63.9 points per at least a B here. McKenzie had evolved similar to that of last year — having to y game. The Owls held WAC leader Fresno into a consistent force in the paint for rely on underprepared players to fill the State University to its lowest scoring output the Owls, culminating in a career gaps left by injuries to key starters. So against a WAC team, and the Owls have performance of 19 points and 13 far, it's been tough going. But in contrast shut down several of the league's best rebounds against TCU. But now there's to last year's Owls, which were never perimeter players. The Owls held first-team all-WAC selection nothing but question marks. No one has emerged as a even in the game on several occasions, this year's squad Jeryl Sasser to just 4-of 17 shooting Monday, and TCU guard scoring threat down low and the post players have appeared hasn't lost its fight. Monday's first-half performance gives Ryan Carroll, who averages 17.6 points per game, scored eight intimidated and unsure on offense. The Owls have been the Owls a lot to build on, and the Owls have a realistic shot points on 2-of-ll shooting in Rice's win in Fort Worth. Inside the outrebounded by an average of 11 boards in the past three to win four or five more conference games. If the younger paint, however, the Owls have shown some vulnerability — games. If the Owls want to win again in the WAC, the young players can improve quickly, Rice could be a tough foe to UTEP forward Brandon Wolfram torched the Owls for 21 points. frontcourt must leam to box out and take good shots. face in the WAC tournament. 22 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2001
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THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9,2001 23 Rice fails to finish in Lady Owls out to slay a giant bid for upset at SMU Win over conference leader TCU would be just the boost Rice needs by Jason Gershman THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF by Jason Gershman THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF IN FOCUS: WOMEN'S The women's basketball team needs something to turn its season Will the real women's basket- BASKETBALL around — and nothing would do ball team please stand up? Record: 11-9 the trick like a road victory at West- Last weekend, the I>ady Owls WAC Record: 4-5 (tied for ern Athletic Conference leader played 40 minutes of some of their 5th) Texas Christian University on Sun- best basketball since Western day. Athletic Conference play began Last week: The Lady Owls The lady Owls are looking to get in early January. Unfortunately, let a 13-point lead get away revenge against the Horned Frogs, those 40 minutes were spread in the final 10 minutes of who stifled Rice's offense in a 58-35 over two games. an 86-71 loss at Southern win over Rice at Autry Court last Friday at Southern Methodist Methodist University Friday month. If the lady Owls are suc- University, it appeared for 30 min- but rallied in the second cessful, they would hand TCU their utes that the team would avenge half to salvage a home win first conference loss of the season its Jan. 21 home loss to the Mus- against the University of after eight consecutive victories tangs. Rice shot a season-best 57 Texas at El Paso Sunday. against WAC opponents. percent from the floor in the first What made the difference: "I think the whole team wants half and appeared to have solved The dreaded cold-shooting revenge on them," senior Kenya the offensive woes which have streak hit the Lady Owls Tuttle said. "We got blown out by plagued the team all season. once again against SMU, TCU last time and they've been But with a 58-45 lead with 9 as they didn't convert a field playing good all year. We have to minutes, 53 seconds remaining goal attempt during a five go out there and show them that in the game, the I^ady Owls went minute second-half stretch. we are as good if not better than ice cold. SMU ran away with an they are. We have to go out there Up next: The Owls face 86-71 win, and Rice lost a key and win." league-leading Texas opportunity to score a win In their meeting last month, the against an upper-division WAC Christian University Sunday in Fort Worth. lady Owls held TCU to just 58 points, team. their second-lowest total in a game "We need to play to our capa- all season. They shut down TCU's bilities for 40 minutes," head F. Austin State University, fin- long-range attack which leads the coach Cristy McKinney said. "At ished the game with a team-high WAC with 7.58 three-pointers per SMU, we let one get away. I can't 13 points, one point short of her game to just 2-of-14 shooting from tell you why for 30 minutes we season best. behind the arc. were as good as we were and "Coach always says that she Too bad Rice's offense was non- then we fell apart. I know we needs someone to come off the existent. The lady Owls had five didn't want to have that happen bench and take control and today more turnovers (18) than they did to us. We've just got to learn how 1 was the one," Sam said after the made baskets (13). TCU held the to finish things up." game. "We have a young team lady Owls to 24 percent shooting TheOwlscontinued their cold right now, and eventually we'll from the floor and 35 points for the shooting for 30 minutes against put 40 minutes of good basket- KATIE STREIT/THRESHER game, the lowest point total scored Sophomore guard Kim Lawson pulls up for a short jump shot Sunday. The Lady the University ofTexas at El Paso ball together." by Rice since joining the NCAA in Owls rallied for a 53-47 win over the University of Texas at El Paso to keep at Autry Court Sunday. With 9:12 'Hie lady Owls had one of 1982. them in the middle of the conference pack. left in the game, the I>ady Owls their best weekends of the year The lady Owls feel that they caln trailed the Miners 43-31. Disas- on the boards, an area in which pull off the upset victory if they can gererally strong throughout WAC must forge some consistency on ter loomed — a home loss to a 7- Rice has struggled during WAC get their shots to fall. play, but the offense has struggled. offense if they hope to begin and 13 UTEP squad would be near- play. Junior center Daneesh "Defensively we did a great job The Lady Owls have held their sustain a winning streak. impossible to recover from. Mcintosh grabbed a career high against TCU last time," head coach opponents to under 60 points in "Our offense has been struggling But the lady Owls cut the 13 rebounds against SMU. Jun- Cristy McKinney said. "At this time four conference games — but Rice all season long," Tuttle said. "We deficit to just one point with 4:47 ior forward Aarika Florus pulled in the season, we're not going to has failed to hit the 60-point mark play great defense when we keep remaining after sophomore guard down 10 boards against UTEP, make major changes. We've just got in three conference games and has our intensity up. Our defense has Kara Liggett hit three of four foul and senior center Kenya Tuttle to score. Offensively, we're strug- endured several scoring droughts. kept us in the game when we were shots which stemmed from a grabbed 18 rebounds for the gling so much for confidence. We've Although their defense has kept struggling offensively. We've just double-technical foul called weekend. got to get over that." them competitive in nearly every got to start shooting the ball bet- against UTEP coach Sandra The lady Owls shot just 33 Rice's defense has been game, the Lady Owls know they ter." Rushing. Junior forward LaTonya percent in each half of their vic- With less than four weeks until Sam followed up with back-to- tory over UTEP, but in the'sec- the WAC tournament, the Lady back three-pointers to give the ond half Rice's intensity helped Owls hope to position themselves lady Owls a lead that they would the team outrebound the Miners WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE better in the WAC race and be play- not relinquish en route to a 53-47 20-14 and hold UTEP to just 14 ing better basketball before the victory. points for the period. Team Conf. Overall Home Away Streak tournament begins. "We had some good shots "If we were going to go down, At 4-5 in the WAC, the lady Owls early in the game, but they just we were going to go down fight- TCU 8-0 16-4 10-3 6 - 1 Won 9 are tied for fifth with Fresno State. didn't fall," McKinney said. ing," Florus said. "We were not Hawaii 7 - 2 16-4 12 - 4 4 - 0 Won 4 At the front of the pack, the 7-0 "laTonya stepped up and made going to just give up a win on our SMU 7 - 3 12-9 8-2 4 • 7 Won 2 Horned Frogs are closely followed two huge threes and that's what home court. In the second half, Nevada 5-4 12 - 9 9-2 3 • 7 Lost 1 by the University of Hawaii (7-2), made the difference. Our whole we stepped it up while their posts Rice 4 - 5 12 - 9 7-3 5 • 6 Won 1 SMU (7-3) and the University of team's been inconsistent and to- got in foul trouble. All the posts Fresno St. 4 - 5 8-13 6-6 2 • 7 Won 1 Nevada (5-4). day we were looking for some- and the guards fought hard to- UTEP 3-8 7 - 15 5-5 2 • 10 Lost 3 "Like I said all along, we feel like one to step up and be a threat day. If we can get the guards and Tulsa 2 - 7 5-15 2 - 7 3 - 8 Lost 2 there are 5 teams that can win the offensively and she was the one posts to come together in one San Jose St. 2-8 10 - 11 7 - 7 3 - 4 Lost 4 WAC conference tournament and that did it." game, we're going to be unstop- we're one of them," McKinney said. Sam, who sat out last season pable. Until then, we're going to Rice's remaining schedule: Home (4): San Jose St., Hawaii, Nevada, "The teams are TCU, SMU, Hawaii, after transferring from Stephen struggle a little bit." Fresno St. Road (3): TCU, Tulsa, UTEP. Nevada, and us."
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W Weekend meet a preview of NCAAs Boyd promises Owls i TRACK, from Page 18 I didn't think I had any chance of weekend, the Owls get the opportu- the scary thing is that it wasn't even winning. Then the last 200,1 got up nity to show that they're among the Rice's four best athletes. and I just felt really good." best in the nation when they compete will crack the top 25 "In the distance medley relay we The Owls showed strength in the in the Golden Spikes Invitational at have not run the real personnel we're field events as well. Sophomore Alice the Randal Tyson Track Center in by John C. Chao going to use together,'' Lopez said. Falaiye won the long jump with a Fayetteville, Ark., the site of the THKF.SHKR STAFF "Either Aimee or [sophomore] Tanya leap of 19 feet, 11.75 inches, and NCAA Championships Mar. 8-10. Texas will be there, and host Ar- [Wright] will run either one of the junior Jessica Sommerfeld placed Head swimming coach Doug second by recording her second kansas will be at full strength. South 1,200 and the 800—they're both good Boyd loves defying the odds. straight provisional shot put with a Carolina, which overtook the No. 1 in both. It will probably be Allison That's why he came to Rice throw of 48-11. spot in this week's national poll, will Beckford in the 400, and at the mile three years ago — to show doubt- be competing, as will third-ranked we'll use [senior] Erin Brand if she's The Owls' weakest area so far is ers that a small, academically fo- Clemson University. The Owls de- at her best, but we also have [senior] the sprints. Only a sixth-place finish cused institution can also have a buted in the national rankings this Katie Waite. We could go either way." by Robertson in the 200-meter dash high-caliber swim team. kept Rice from being shut out from week at the 25th spot, and this week- Wright, Anderson, Waite and jun- When Boyd first arrived at the scoring in the 60, 200, and 400. end is a great chance to move up. ior Liza Ruckman made up the team Rice, the swim team was medio- "This weekend's a quality meet," Saturday. "There are some minor details in cre. The Owls aren't among the the sprints," Lopez said. "There are Ixipez said. "It's on the same track as Along with the victory in the top squads in the nation yet, but little technical things at the start nationals, which is the fastest track 1,600-meter relay, Teteris rallied to they're leaps and bounds ahead that kill the sprinters because the around. The meet will be at the high- win the 800-meter race in a meet- of where the program was before race is so short and they're running est level, so we hope to perform at the record time of 2:10.03 and was named Boyd's arrival. Much of the against the best in the country. Hope- highest level. the WAC Runner of the Week. progress can be attributed to fully that will be taken care of by COURTESY SPORTS INFORMATION "It felt really good," Teteris said. "The girls are just in great shape. Boyd's fiery, competitive spirit. "It was unusual because everyone conference time." Everyone's contributing. They're Doug Boyd "When I came here to Rice, went out really, really quickly and I Rice has already shown it is among happy and their attitudes are good. things weren't ve y successful," scouter than a recruiter," he said. was behind for the first 600 meters. the top teams in the region. Next They know they're winners." fg Boyd said. "I have an ego, and I "I have pretty effective athlete like to prove people wrong." networks and contacts." SPORTS NOTEBOOK So far, he's succeeded. The Boyd knows academics are im- Owls came in third at last year's portant in the lives of his swim- ing history here with the first ever Estep, a three-time all-Ameri- Western Athletic Conference mers and takes pride in the fact Soccer signs 13 to women's soccer signing class. I can for the Owls and four-year Championships and have con- that the cumulative grade point first recruiting class am extremely pleased with the letterwinner (1969-72), won the sistently posted faster times this average of his team has never group of girls we have. They are Southwest Conference singles and year than they did at the same been under 3.3. For the first time in school his- great soccer players ar.d outstand- doubles championships in 1970. points last year. I^ast fall, Rice But Boyd isn't done silencing tory, Rice has varsity women's ing students." As a professional, he won eight finished ahead of two top-20 his critics, and he won't be happy soccer players. The class is made up of 12 fresh- singles titles and 16 doubles titles, teams at the University ofTexas until his team is consistently Thirteen student-athletes signed men — including eight from and he played on the World Cham- Invitational. ranked among the top 25 squads national letters-of-intent to continue Texas, two from California and one pionship Tennis Tour and for Boyd is also a solid recruiter. in the country. their education and soccer careers each from Kentucky and Indiana World Team Tennis. This year's freshman class in- "The hard part is getting into at Rice, head coach Chris Huston — and one transfer from the Uni- Following his playing career, cludes Elaine l.ee, who has the the top 25," Boyd said. "Once you announced Wednesday. versity of Texas. Estep coached women's tennis leg- Owls' fastest times of the season are a ranked team, you don't lose Huston looked nationwide to end Martina Navratilova. Under in the 100-yard backstroke and your status overnight." find players for Rice's first-ever Estep's tutelage, Navratilova won the 100-yard fly. Boyd also brought The goal is tough — but Boyd women's soccer team. The pro- Former Owl enters lOgrand slam singles titles and 13 inToni Ciffolilli, an Australian who knows it is attainable. In fact, a gram will debut when the Owls Tennis Hall of Fame grand slam doubles titles. He also has been one of Rice's most con- determined Boyd wouldn't just kick off the 2001 season at home coached other high-profile play- sistent swimmers this season. acknowledge the possibility of against the U.S. Military Acad- Former Rice tennis player ers, including Arantxa Sanchez Boyd attributes his success to Rice cracking the 25 — he prom- emy Aug. 31. Michael Estep was inducted into Vicario. strong connections in the swim- ised it will happen. 'This is an exciting day for the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame at a Estep becomes the seventh ming world. "Three years from now, we Rice," Huston said. "We are mak- ceremony in Grapevine Saturday. Owl inducted into the hall of fame. "1 consider myself more of a will be in the top 25," he said.
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THE R'CE THRESHER SPORTS ERIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2001 25 A&M offense proves Owls take another step ahead by Chris I^arson too much for lacrosse THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF It's all about picking your battles. than doubled Rice's previous The men's track team finished by Jake Robson game high for goals allowed, sixth in a 14-team field at last THRESHER ST AIT coach Joe Olivier still found posi- weekend's University of Houston Indoor Invitational with 32 points, Despite two non-conference tives in the game far behind champion Texas Chris- wins last week, the men's club A coast-to-coast goal by junior tian University's total of 89. lacrosse team ran out of steam Ben Amis and several spectacu- But the middle-of-the-pack finish Sunday, falling 22-7 to Texas lar saves by goalie Adam Gottlieb wasn't at all discouraging for the A&M University in Wee's I,one highlighted the second half. And Owls because they weren't there to Star Conference opener. this year's match was more com- win. Head coach Ray Davidson gave The Aggies, currently ranked petitive than last year, when the several of his distance runners a in the top 10 in the nation, jumped Aggies ran away with an easy 20- break last weekend. out to a quick lead, scoring three 2 win over Rice. unanswered goals in the game's "We were getting some great He also elected to run all of his opening minutes. hits in on their attackmen," strong middle-distance athletesin the 800-meter run so he could use their Rice hung close in the first Olivier said. "They were just performances to decide how to set up period on goals from junior coming a second late. It's great the team's distance medley relay. attackman Chris Glass and sopho- for our young D to play against more attackman George an attack with really good ball Hopefully, the training will take McGuirk. But the Aggies coun- skills like A&M." them one step closer to winning the tered with a late first-period goal Next weekend, Rice travels to battles that really count — the West- followed by three quick second- Lubbock to take on Texas Tech ern Athletic Conference Champion- period goals. University in a league match, fol- ships Feb. 22-24 and the NCAA From that point on, A&M waged lowed by a friendly game against Championships March 9-10. an onslaught on the Rice goal and the University of Illinois, another "We were trying to accomplish surged to a 14-3 halftime lead. top-10 team. things other than scoring a lot of points," Davidson said. "We put all Glass opened the second half "We have a lot to work on in our middle-distance runners in the by scoring his second goal of the the next few weeks," Glass said. 800, so we didn't get any points in game, but A&M continued its "If we keep improving, we can the mile, and we didn't run some ROB GAODI/THRESHER domination, beating Rice in the eventually get to the level of a people to save them for this week." Sophomore Tommy Oleksy cleared a personal-best height of 6 feet, 9 inches transition game and scoring with team like A&M. We think we'll Saturday. Head coach Ray Davidson hopes that Oleksy will contend for the titles quick, accurate shots. be ready to make some noise Of the athletes who competed, freshman Adam Davis again stole in the high jump, long jump and triple jump at the conference meet Feb. 22-24. Though A&M's 22 goals more come playoff time." the spotlight. Davis easily won the he was at any point last year. His high jump with a personal-best 6-9. 800-meter run by a margin of almost body position is so much more effi- "That was his first time high jump- two seconds. His time of 1 minute, cient this year. I'd be very surprised ing in more than a month," Davidson 50.88 seconds was nearly identical if he doesn't run fast. His workouts said. "He didn't feel well all week, UT gets past rugby 27-5 to his Jan. 26 time of 1:50.73 and is have been too good." and he still PR-ed in 2 events." the third-best time in the nation. Despite battling a cold, sopho- The ultra-young 1,600-meter re- "Adam ran extremely well again," more Tommy Oleksy came in sec- lay team composed of Pessing, Davis, mately cost them the game. by Paul Aronson Davidson said. "He wasn't pushed ond in the long jump with a jump of Mazza and sophomore Jeff Texas scored quickly after receiv- THRESHER STAFF and ran almost even splits on each of 25 feet, 4.5 inches. The jump is Jorgensen is primarily a long-term ing the second-half kickoff, breaking the four laps. It's pretty incredible to Oleksy's career-best indoors and project, but their mark of 3:19.12 Missed opportunities spelled through the line for an 80-yard try. be able to do it that way, and he ran qualifies him provisionally for the was good enough for fourth place doom for the men's club rugby team Moments later, they again busted almost the same time he had against NCAA Championships. last weekend and was Rice's best as Rice suffered its first defeat of the through from 80 yards out for a sec- a lot better competition." "Currently he's ranked 14th in the time this season. season, falling 27-5 to the University ond try that put the Owls down 12-0. Junior Keith Pierce finished third nation," Davidson said. "The jumps "We're still trying to develop it," of Texas Saturday in Austin. '"Iliere was a problem with our in the 3,000 meters in 8:28.49, five are loaded this year. There are three Davidson said. "They need to get 'ITie Owls knew that Texas would alignment and we didn't adjust," seconds faster than he had run the people a centimeter or less ahead of used to facing top-notch competi- be a formidable foe after losing to Rodriguez said. previous weekend. Davidson has him, and if we can get five more tion and get their butts kicked a little the Ivonghorns in a friendly match in 'ITie Owls found themselves be- Pierce pointed toward a breakout per- inches out of him he'll be an auto- bit so that they come home and know the fall. Yet, throughout the first hind and unable to recover. Senior formance in the mile at Iowa State. matic qualifier. He's certainly capable they need to get to work." half. Rice appeared to have the up- Brad I^?ga scored the Owls' lone try "Keith's ready to run a good, fast of jumping that much farther — he The meet is the Owls' last one be- per hand. The Owls dominated play, of the game. mile," Davidson said. "He's in better just needs to hit a good one." fore the WAC Championships, which rarely allowing the Longhorns onto Following the loss, this weekend's shape and is better technically than Oleksy also finished fifth in the will be held Feb. 22-24 in Reno, Nev. their half of the field and constantly games are crucial. Rice hosts Sam threatening to score. Houston State University Saturday Despite the offensive pressure. and heads to Baton Rouge to face Rice could not break into the try Louisiana State University Sunday. zone and failed to capitalize on its List year, the Owls beat Sam Hous- opportunities. ton State but lost 16-15 to 1-SU. "We won the scrums, we won the Rice may only be able to afford rucks, we were No. 1 in every facet one more loss this season if they plan of the game, but within five meters to make a return trip to the Sweet 16. of the try line we made every mis- "These games are pretty much take we could," junior Hanker Juan do or die," Rodriguez said. "Every- Rodriguez said. one in our league is tough this year, Both teams were scoreless at the and each win is critical if we are half, and the Owls' inability to get on going to finish in the top three and the scoreboard in the period ulti- advance to the playoffs."
§1 you know that little voice lljjjgglgg fnP /• Call the Military Science Department at 713-743-3875 26 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9,2001 H.1 IP, H R ERBBSO Rice (1-0) 000 000 000 1 — 1 5 1 Ferrell 2b 0 0 0 Fox ph/c 10 0 0 RICE 13 TEXAS TECH • Baylor: Josh Scott, Justin Taylor (8), and Kelly BY THE Kelly ss 0 0 0 Cnghm ph/c 1112 Shoppach. Rice; Kenny Baugh, Phillip Tribe (9), Philip Tribe 3.1 Brewer p 0 0 0 Baugh p 0 0 0 0 Barzilla (9) and Phillip Ghutzman. Rice (3-0) Texas Tech (2-1) Martin 1.2 Herrera p 0 0 0 Gonzalez p 0 0 0 Win — Barzilla (1-0); Loss — Taylor (0-1); Save — NUMBERS Name (pos) ABR H Bl Name (pos) AB R H Bl Herce 4.0 Craig p 0 0 0 Jacobson p 0 0 0 None. 2B — Baylor: Williams (1); Rice: Ghutzman (1); Cruz dh 2 1 Carson cf 3 110 Texas Tech Adkisson p 0 0 0 Gentry p 0 0 0 0 0 HR — Rice: Roman (1) if feb. 1-6 Porfirio cf 3 4 Crnfrd cf/ph 1 Metzler 1.2 Totals 323 3 2 Barzilla p 0 0 0 Brown 3b 0 0 Willms cf/ph 1 0 0 Harbin 1.1 Totals 32 8 11 8 Alvarez ss 4 ! Arnold ss 3 5 Ertel 2.0 Hodges rf 4 MEN'S BASKETBALL Roman lb 1 0 Larsen 1.0 Blnknshp 3b 5 U' Score by Innings R H E Davis If 0 0 Simon 1.0 0 0 Rainey If 3 SHSU 000 300 000 — 3 3 0 Hffmn ph/lf Rowe 1.0 S. METHODIST 66 RICE 56 0 0 Leist dh/p 3 Rice 111 002 03X — 8 11 3 Nigra pr/lf Leist 1.0 If, Brmstr ph/lf 3 2 2 Arnerich c 5 Smith lb 0 SMU 26 40 — 66 E — Cruz 2 (4), Gonzales (3); DP — SHSU 1; LOB — Ghutzman c 5 0 0 Win — Martin (1-0); Loss — Metzler (1-1); Save — Lndry ph/lb 3 SHSU 4, Rice 6; 2B — Arnold (3), Roman (2), Lorsbach rf 5 2 0 Herce (1); WP — Metzler (1); PB — Arnerich (1); BK Rice 31 25 — 56 1 0 Deichert 2b 3 Cunningham (2); 3B—Cruz (2); SB — Locke (2), Cruz Fox 2b 5 — Martin (1), Herce (1) Burns ph/2b 1 (3); CS — Weaver (2); SH — Davis (3); SF — Porfirio Tribe p 0 0 0 SMU (17-6, 7-3 WAC) Martin p 0 0 0 Metzler p 0 (2), Roman (2) Attendance — 8.890 Ross 4-9 5-6 15, Kelly 0-3 4 4 4, Davis 2-5 2-2 6, Herce p 0 0 Harbin p Hancock 4-11 5-6 14, Sasser 4-17 5-6 14, Atkins 0- Totals 42 13 14 12 Ertel p H R ERBBSO 0 0-0 0, Lowe 0-1 0-0 0, Floyd 5-11 0-0 10, Forinash IP Larsen p TEXAS 3 RICE 4 0-0 0-0 0, Niemi 1-2 12 3 SHSU Simon p 3.0 5 3 3 0 1 Totals: 20-59 22 26 66 BASEBALL Brewer Rowe p Score by Innings R H E Herrera 2.1 3 2 2 0 0 Totals 36 8 6 Texas (0-2) 000 020 001 — 3 10 1 Craig 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 Rice (2-0) 000 100 12X — 4 5 2 Rice (11-9, 3-5 WAC) SAM HOUSTON ST. 3 RICE 8 Adkisson 1.0 2 3 3 2 0 Texas. Ray Clark, Justin Simmons (8) and Sam Cooper 9-18 3-3 24, Diene 0-0 0-0 0, Morgan 1-4 2- Rice Score by Innings R H E Anderson; Rice: Jon Skaggs, Jonathan Gonzalez (7) 4 4, Tyndell 2-9 0-0 6. Wilks 6-19 3-3 16. Evans 14 0 5 SHSU (0-4) Rice (4-0) Baugh 2.0 0 0 0 Rice 240-203 110 — 13 14 2 and Phillip Ghutzman. 0-0 2, Walton 1-4 2-2 4. Kollik 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 0-0 2.0 13 0 1 0 Name (pos) AB R H Bl Name (pos) ABR H Bl Gonzalez Texas Tech 100 500 000 — 6 8 5 Win — Gonzalez (1-0); Loss — Clark (0-1); Save — 0-0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 Locke rf 4 0 0 0 Cruz 2b 5 13 1 Jacobson None. 2B — Texas: Brooks (2), Baker (2); Rice: Cruz Totals: 20-58 10 12 56 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 Dieudnne 3b 3 110 Porfirio cf 3 10 1 Gentry E — Arnold 2 (3), Carson (1), Alvarez (1), Arnerich (1), (2), Brown (2); HR — Rice: Brown (1). 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 House If 4 0 0 0 Brown 3b 4 0 2 0 Barzilla Smith (1), Larsen (1); DP — Texas Tech 1; LOB — Three point goals — SMU 4-15 (Ross 2-6, Hancock Harrison lb 4 10 0 Arnold ss 4 110 Rice 6, Texas Tech 14; 2B — Arnold (1), Bormaster 1-3, Sasser 1-4, Floyd 0-2); Rice 6-23 (Cooper 3-8, 3 112 Win — Jacobson (1-0); Loss — Herrera (0-1); Save — Warmke dh 2 10 0 Roman lb (1), Rainey (1); 3B — Lorsbach (1); HR — Porfirio (1), BAYLOR 0 RICE 1 Tyndell 2-7, Wilks 1-5, Walton 0-3) 0 0 0 Davis If 2 2 10 None; HBP — by Brewer (Porfirio); by Gonzalez Anders ph/dhl Hodges (1). Blankenship (2); SB — Cruz (1), Porfirio 0 0 1 Lorsbach rf 3 10 1 (Dieudonne) Foreman c 3 (2), Carson (3), Hodges (3). Rainey (1); CS — Carson Score by Innings R H E Rebounds SMU 44 (Sasser 10); Rice 33 (Evans 0 0 0 Bormastr dh 4 0 10 Davis ph/c (1); SF — Cruz(l) Baylor (0-1) 000 000 000 0 — 0 6 0 10) Weaver cf 0 2 1 Blackinton c 2 0 1 1 Attendance — 1,816 Assists — SMU 12 (Hancock. Sasser 3); Rice 11 (Wilks, Evans 3) RICE 69 TEXAS-EL PASO 85 Rice 26 43 — 69 UTEP 34 51 — 85 Rice (118, 3-4 WAC) Evans a 3 0-0 6, Walton 0-1 0-0 0. Kollik 1-3 00 3. Smith 0-3 0-0 0, Tyndell 4 10 0-0 11, Robison 2-7 0- 0 4, Morgan 1-5 3-4 5, Cooper 8 22 5-5 24, Wilks 10- 20 0-1 22, Diene 0-2 0-0 0 Totals: 26-76 8-10 69 UTEP(16-4, 5-3 WAC) Smallwood 5 6 3-4 13, Wolfram 8-16 5-5 21, Stewart 6-9 6-8 18. Owens 14 3-3 5, Costello 3-4 1-2 8, Neal MAGKHMNG 1-3 6 6 8. Allen 0-0 2-2 2. Jarrell 14 0-0 2. Luces 0 2 0-0 0, Enzweiler 2-7 2-2 8 Totals: 27-55 28 32 85 Three-point goals — Rice 9-31 (Walton 0-1, Kollik 1 3, Smith 0-1, Tyndell 3 7, Robison 0-4, Cooper 3 8, Wilks 2-7); UTEP 3-13 (Owens0-2, Costello 1-2, Neal 0-2, Luces 0-2, Enzweiler 2-5) Rebounds — Rice 33 (Evans, Robison 6); UTEP 44 THE BOGY TO (Stewaret 17) Assists — Rice 12 (Wilks 4); UTEP 20 (Owens 7) WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEXAS-EL PASO 47 RICE 53 UTEP 33 14 — 47 ACTUALLY DO Rice 22 31 — 53 UTEP (7-14, 3-7 WAC) Pack 9 14 3-6 21. Pyle 4-14 0-0 12, Walker 3-9 0-0 6, Guild 0-0 2-2 2, Gray 2-5 2-2 6, Touton 0-0 0-0 0, Chavez 0-1 0-0 0, Mosher 0 2 0-2 0 Totals: 18 45 7-12 47 Rice (12 9. 4-5 WAC) Rigg 0-6 0-1 0. Florus 2-5 2-2 6. Tuttle 4 13 1-2 9, Lawson 2 4 1-3 5. Liggett 0-5 5 6 5, Beckler 4 9 0-2 ALL THOSE 8, Maynard 0-1 0-0 0. Brown 0-1 0-0 0. Mcintosh 2 5 1-2 5, Sam 4-7 3-4 13, James 1-1 0-0 0, Bracken 0-0 0-0 0 Totals: 19-57 13 22 53 Three-point goals — UTEP 4-10 (Pyle 4-9, Gray 0-1); Rice 2-13 (Rigg0-2. Lawson 0-1. 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