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'A the Vol. XC, Issue No. 23 SINCE 1916 Friday, March 21, 2003 No. 1 Owls win 18th straight Baseball's 21-1 start highlighted by third straight Silver Glove over UH by Jonathan Yardley ries over the Cougars during the Street and got the winning run in the THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF streak. Rice tied the school record of 10th to defeat their nemesis before a 17 consecutive wins, set in 1984, by sold-out crowd of 4,525. The baseball team made history beating No. 15 University of Ne- The defense has been outstand- Wednesday by becoming the first braska Tuesday by a 4-1 score. ing from both the infield and outfield. Rice team ever to start a season with Freshman designated hitter Junior leftfielder Chris Kolkhorst, a 21-1 record. Lance Pendleton was the unlikely who had the game-winning hit against Rice beat the University of Hous- hero Wednesday, golfing a double UT, threw out a runner at second ton 7-6 in 11 innings to clinch the to deep center field to score sopho- base Wednesday, giving him a team- best-of-five series for the Silver more shortstop Paul Janish from first high seven outfield assists for the Glove, presented annually to the base with the winning run. season. Junior rightfielder Austin winner of the intracity rivalry. Junior closer David Aardsma Davis earned an outfield assist of his The Owls are ranked first in the worked four-and-two-thirds innings, own when he threw out a runner at country by both Baseball America his longest outing of the year, in home Wednesday. and the National Collegiate Baseball picking up his fourth win of the year. It is the infield defense, however, Writers Association and are in the "It went down every inning — that makes the biggest difference on midst of a school record 18-game the amount of juice i had left — but an everyday basis. Junior third win streak. I was just trying to make my baseman Craig Stansberry, Janish, Rice hosts Liberty University pitches," Aardsma said. "We've got junior second baseman Enrique Cruz (Va.) for a three-game series this unbelievable defense, so [I tried to] and sophomore first baseman Vincent weekend before a big Tuesday get some ground balls and let them Sinisi are as good a foursome as any matchup against Baylor, ranked 8th do their thing." in college baseball, with just three by Baseball America. Head coach The most important and most errors between them. Each made at Wayne Graham will be looking for dramatic game of the streak was a least one sparkling defensive play in SUSHI SUZUKI/THRESHER his 500th career Division I victory March 11 win over the defending Wednesday's win, and Janish had a Junior catcher Jeff Blackinton scores the game-winning run in the bottom of tonight at 7 p.m. national champion. No. 9 University season-high nine assists despite play- the 10th inning March 11 against the University of Texas at Reckling Park. The streak started Feb. 18 with a of Texas. The Owls scored a run in ing on a bruised foot. Rice beat the defending national champion 2-1 in front of a sold-out stadium. 3-0 win over UH, one of three victo- the eighth off UT closer Huston See BASEBALL. Page 20 Rice hosts Liberty (Va.) tonight through Sunday. Campus responds to war by Lindsey Gilbert campus housing eligibility jack and watched THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF the news unfold on a television in the com- mons. Will Rice Master Joel Wolfe said. Members of the Rice Crisis Management "I know that several Will Rice people have Team met with students this week as groups siblings in the military in the Middle East, and on campus reacted to the onset of U.S. hostili- they are particularly hopeful that this ends ties in Iraq. quickly and with as little loss of life as pos- After news of the United States strike on sible," Wolfe, a history professor, said. Baghdad reached campus Wednesday night, Administrators visited each college during various groups began to respond. Rice Univer- dinner yesterday and spoke to students about sity Police Department Chief Bill Taylor said the attack. President Malcolm Gillis, Vice Presi- he increased visibility of patrols at the Gradu- dent for Student Affairs Zenaido Camacho and ate Apartments that night to ensure safety. Assistant to the President Mark Scheid gave Rice for Peace President Charlotte Albrecht talks similar to those following the Sept. 11,2001 said she and other members advertised an terrorist attacks. emergency Houston-wide anti-war rally held Gillis said yesterday morning that he did yesterday in Hermann Park and encouraged not feel there was a high need to visit the Rice students to attend. colleges, but that it was still a good idea. Many Will Rice College students heard "It seems to me that right now there isn't a about the bombing during the college's on- See WAR, Page 8 GSA passes honor changes by Rachel Rustin lining the problems that we saw, and eviden- tiary basis for the problems and the guiding THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF principles by which we feel the Honor Council The Graduate Student Association approved should exist." Edwards, a chemistry graduate proposed Honor Council changes, which must student, said. "The solutions we had for fixing W' u KUAN* KNIGHT/THRESHER be approved by the Office of Judicial Programs the problems and the rationale for the solu- before going to a student-body vote. tions. Then I just fielded questions." Hanging around Honor Council graduate student repre- The proposed changes alter the appeals sentative Chris Edwards (Will Rice '01), who structure for the Honor Council by instituting Arborlst Juan Alejandro demonstrates how to use a tree harness to Facilities and Engineer- presented the changes to the GSA, said ques- a board — composed of two faculty members ing groundskeeper Juan Bravo during Spring Fest, a gardening exposition sponsored by the tions tended to revolve around concern with and the assistant dean for Student Judicial Staff Development Committee and Facilities ground staff Wednesday Inr Rey Courtyard. potential gridlock. Programs — as the first level of appeals, limit- "I essentially gave a brief presentation out- See HONOR, Page 9 Revote begins in contested elections ' irnoi: Beer-Bike tomorrow OPINION Page 3 Honor Council junior and senior rep- effect the election. Dixie Chicks aren't that bad by Mark Berenson .All cars must be removed resentatives. SAco-President MichaelLeggett THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF from the parade route by However, the Honor Council se- said he was planning to take steps to A&E Page 14-15 9:30 a.m. or else the vehicle will Students will try again to fill all nior representative race became attempt to maximize turnout. SA'SB' review be towed. positions in the Student Association uncontested when Martel College "I definitely think that turnout's Good luck to all teams and General Election in the revote for junior Stephen Zak withdrew from one of the problems," Ix?ggctt, a SPORTS Page 16 remember to stay safe. two races that nins from today at the race after winning the Martel Wiess College senior, said. "We want Rice to Reliant? noon to Wednesday at 1 p.m. Honor Council representative race. to do something beyond e-mail to let Scoreboard The revote was ordered by Uni- SA Director of Technology Skye people know to vote." Econ or biophysics versity Court March 2 because of Schell said the ballot will have the Leggett said he and SA co-Presi- Baseball All sophomores must de- misleading instructions for multiple- same format as the General Election dent Bryan Debbink would be dis- Rice 7, Houston 6 (11) clare their majors today. Decla- Nebraska 1, Rice 4 win ner races. IJ. Court ruled that the ballot but the instructions will be cussing efforts to encourage voting ration of major forms must be voting instructions suggested votes different to reduce confusion. at a meeting today with the college filed with the registrar after would be counted in a preferential Schell, a member of the Ihresher presidents and with the SA execu- wmmmmmm obtaining signatures from the Friday manner, while the votes were editorial staff, said the instructions tive committee Sunday. department adviser. Partly sunny. 48-70 degrees counted in a non-preferential man- would inform voters that the elec- SA Elections Chair Alan Pham Unfortunately, underwater Saturday ner. tion was not preferential and that said the candidates running for the basket-weaving is not available Isolated showers, 49-72 degrees they can vote for up to as many two offices were limited to those Sunday The revote applies to contested at Rice, however we suggest candidates as there are positions. who ran in the General Election, and Partly cloudy, 52-74 degrees races, which were the U. Court bioengineering as a substitute. sophomore representatives and The ranking of candidates does not See ELECTIONS, Page 7 ,/• , » » IV *U? -;,-y r^,« •' • S»'#$/• ''*•!/ THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY, MARCH 21,2003 — I I the Rice Thresher ; WHAT NOT TO DO FOR BEER BIKE '03! Changing distribtuion We are pleased that the University Standing Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum will now have the power to determine which courses satisfy university distribution requirements. Previously, courses that counted for distribution were set by the dean of each individual school—after each had gathered input from professors. But the CUC is composed of faculty, alumni and students as well as administrators. Together, this group has a much broader perspective on academic life at Rice than any individual dean (or person) could have.