Prince abdicates post JHE M by Kim D. Brown tomake the office more M accessible and more student- Prince Harrison, assistant oriented." financial aid director and Commenting on a recent director of student employ- survey of prevailing student ment, recently resigned to take wages in the Swarthmore a highpaying consulting College newspaper, which position with Southwestern showed Rice's pay level near Bell. Friday will mark the end the top, Harrison stated that Jbcafl of Harrison's two and a half he tried to work with the year tenure at Rice. No departments to keep up with replacement will be hired until increases in the minimum summer, but his duties will be wage, and he attempted to spread until then among the keep student wages especially rest of the financial Aid staff, for students on financial aid— mainly David Hunt and "at reasonable or above Thresher Jo Anne Green for student reasonable rates." Student employment and placement. teaching assistants, for volume 64, number 25 monday, january 17, 1976 Harrison's background for instance can earn up to $7 the Rice job included hourly for group tutoring, and administering the federally- for the average student, Rice is insured loan program at UT "a little bit better than most Vandals damage beer hall while earning his BA there in schools in wages." by Steve Sullivan 1973, and counseling and Another part of Harrison's already been repaired. The When the other two arrived, therapy at a state agency for job was counseling students most serious incident occurred the four engaged in a shouting emotionally disturbed adults. on financial aid in general, Willy's Pub, the popular on Tuesday night when a match inside the Pub. RMC He say8 about his stay at Rice, and he states that "one of the drinking establishment where serious fight nearly broke out. personnel used another phone "I would like to think I helped (continued on page 2) Rice Students can usually A discussion in the men's room to call the campos, who arrived enjoy their alcohol in a between one Pub patron and in time to escort the besieged pleasant beer-hall atmos- two others became heated, but person out of the building. phere, was the site of disturb- an altercation was avoided Thursday night the campos Feds cite Soligo articles ances 3 times last week. The when the former made a again had to be called to campus police were summoned prompt exit. The other two bounce some over-zealous the War on Hunger maga- twice in order to prevent then used the free phone Foosball players who had Dr. Ronald Soligo, professor zine of the State Department's volatile situations from upstairs to call some friends of taken to using pieces of broken of economics and director of Agency for International erupting into violence. theirs to the scene and then glass as substitute for the Rice's Program of Develop- Development. The restrooms in the Pub ripped the wires off the phone, regulation ball. The only ment Studies, recently gained were vandalized by some probably to prevent anyone person who was apprehended national recognition when the In his article, Dr. Soligo unknown person on Monday from using the phone to turned out not to be a Rice State Department decided to outlines the objectives of Rice night. The damage has summon the campos. (continued on page 2) publish one of his articles on University's Program of the many challenges facing Development Studies and its the developing nations in their potential for contributing "to intensifying struggle against the construction of a new poverty. international economic, RPC presents Minkin's poetry Dr. Soligo, who joined the social, and political order by Poet Bertram Minkin, an language and the Greek praised, and his performances EAce faculty in 1967 after analyzing the factors which acclaimed young poet and oral imagination's dreams reigned have been likened to an serving on the economics have caused conflict and interpreter, will give a reading supreme." evening of theater. He believes faculty at Yale, drew favorable poverty and by proposing on Wednesday, January 19, at Minkin, 25, is currently a that oral performance attention from State Depart- alternative strategies and 7:30 pm in Sewall Hall 301. poet in residence with the contributes greatly to the ment specialists for this aspect policies which can lead to both The event is sponsored Texas Commission on the Arta meaning and impact of poetry, of his research. As a result, the economic growth and greater through the Cultural Events and Humanities. He has also and laments the fact that Department recently decided distributional equity through- Committee of the Rice been awarded the Scholarship modern poets often connot to publish an abridged version out the world." Program Council. of the Breadloaf Writers' find oral outlets for their work. of his article, "Challenging the This month, the United The critic John Lehmann Conference and has received He sets a relaxed tone for his World Order" which originally States Information Agency, has said: "Bertram Minkin's residence grants at the artist readings that allows the appeared in the 1975-76 Winter another important arm of the poems are unique, because colonies of Yaddo, the Helene audience to question and issue of the Rice University State Department, decided to they have their inspiration Wurlitzer Foundation, and the comment. The reading will Review. use the Soligo article in its almost entirely in the Greek Ossabaw Island Project. He include Minkin's own poetry Retitled "Equity—Key overseas news programs in world, not only the world of has worked in federally and as well as selected poetry by Development Issue", the English and in various classical Greece, but the whole state sponsored poet-in-the- other poets both ancient and shortened version of the Soligo translations for media outside range of Greek history and schools programs in Texas, modern. article has now appeared in the United States. poetic achievement right up to Arkansas, California, and the present day. His inner Arizona. Minkin's poems have Greek world has a light and appeared in two books and purity of vision that reminds over twenty-five periodicals. me of the eternal air of Attica. I He comes to Rice on a reading know of nothing like his poems tour that began in the in his generation, and I Northeast several months ago strongly recommend them to and ends in New Mexico this all lovers of poetry and of that February. Mediterranean civilization Minkin's skill as an oral where once the Greek interpreter has been widely Artist-in-residence named Ben Kamihira, a distin- National Endowment for the guished American figure Arts, a federal agency, with painter, will be artist-in- matching funds from Ann residence at Rice University Robinson of Houston's between January 28 and Robinson Galleries. February 28, it was announced Kamihira was born in today. Yakima, Washington, March Kamihira teaches at the 16,1925. He studied at the Art Pennsylvania Academy of Institute of Pittsburgh, Fine Arts in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania, and at the oldest art school in the United Pennsylvania Academy of States. He is the third artist-in- Fine Arts. Over the years, residence at Rice in as many Kamihira has been the years. Wayne Thiebaud filled recipient of numerous honors that position in 1975 and last and awards. His works are in year Elaine de Koonin was at the collections of many Rice for a month. museums and galleries in the Rice's artist-in-residence United States, Canada, and program is made possible Japan. through a grant from the —waiter underwood SA Agenda SH 301—10 pm SERMW* A. Old business (none) B. New business 1. Date for school wide election will be set 2. The College Bowl will be discussed 3. A priority list for the use of library study rooms will be drawn up 4. Next year's student athletic fee will be considered Summer curriculum offers more variety by Matt Muller One of the problems The Summer Program Office encountered last year was a has announced the courses to conflict between the times the be offered in this year's computer courses were held summer term. Thirty-five and the times that people 7 courses are tentatively interested in those courses WT JUAT M MUNICH ASASlN.HANS r - - T H0P£ YOU d-EANEP Hjs „ scheduled in the six week could attend them. To rectify WINDSHIELD... 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I'P HTEMPTED To THAT WM& MT LOOK subscription rate, $15 per year. The opinions expressed herein are not necessarily GOOD WUS/" those of anyone except the writer. Obviously. "Copyright 1977, The Rice Thresher. All rights reversed. the rice thresher, monday, january 17, 1976 — page 2 KILT is going to make me rich. Doll and Peto report that, its eyes are reported to be solid while lung cancer is a red. significant smoking problem, Similar creatures are other fatal illnesses apparent- reported to have been sighted ly brought on by smoking are in the northwestern United INTERNATIONAL even greater health threats. States. They say their studies indicate that one-half of all the smokers BRIEFS... they studied died at earlier ages than non-smokers from (ZNS) A child psychiatrist such things as emphysema, says that suicides among (ZNS) The shadowy Animal that would "play in Peoria." decision up to individual chronic bronchitis, heart children aged six to 11 is Liberation Front has struck They took that phrase stations. ailments, hardening of the increasing at an alarming again, this time in the tiny literally: the two went to arteries and cancer. rate. town of Llandeilo, Wales. Peoria and questioned a cross- Their advice to smokers: Doctor Peter Salzman, Police report that 13 Beagle section of residents on their Quit. . . immediately. director of the McLean's pups, without letting out a yelp views on foreign policy. (ZNS) If you've ever Hospital Children's Center, of protest, were dognapped The responses were then fed wondered how Ella Fitzgerald reports that some 75 child from a local breeding farm. A into an IBM 370 computer, and shatters a glass using only her suicides were officially woman telephone caller, the the machine was instructed to voice in that television (ZNS) Is there a massive reported in 1973, but says that officers say, claimed responsi- turn out a seven to nine-minute advertisement for tape "Bigfoot" creature stalking figure may be just a minor bility for liberating the baby speech on foreign affairs. cassettes, the secret is out. the backwoods of the Deep indication of the real number pooches. The woman repor- According to Shields, the The Memorex Company, in South? of kids taking their own lives. tedly protested that the machine did as instructed. He response to allegations that Author Lee Frank in the Saltzman says that many pooches were destined for says he delivered the the ad might be fraudulent, January issue of High Times grieving parents conceal a experimentation, and possible computer-written address to has released an affidavit magazine claims that a giant child's suicide by listing it as extermination, and that the an audience that did not know backing up its claim. The humanoid monster has been an accidental death. The liberated dogs would now be the technique, and that he affidavit reveals that Ella's seen by at least 22 eyewit- psychiatrist says that most given to good homes. received a standing ovation. voice is amplified by the nesses in a small southern children from six to 11 want to The Animal Liberation Shields says that, with their speaker system to an town whose identity is being take their own lives for the Front has struck several parts technique, all you need now is incredibly loud 146 decibles. kept secret until field same reason adults do, that is, of the British Empire in the an attractive candidate to New Scientist magazine investigations are complete. he says, "to get back at last few months, and has even deliver the lines. reports that 146 decibles of any Frank claims to have heard someone." claimed credit for trashing the Asked if the method will be kind of sound will not only the Bigfoot creature making offices of Britain's Advisor on perfected by the 1980 elections, shatter glass, but will destroy ferocious noises and running Animals. Shields answered "Yes, not to eardrums and even damage through the woods. mention 1984." other organs in the human Photographs of giant (ZNS) Comic book addicts body. footprints appear in the across the country can now magazine, along with shots of call free to catch up on the (ZNS) Members of the a huge "toe nail" that latest exploits of Batman, Monty Python group have (ZNS) Radio station WBCN reportedly matches those of no Wonder Woman and others. incorporated for tax reasons in in Boston is out with a list of (ZNS) A new medical study known human or animal D.C. Comics, the publishing the United States. The name of the best and worst political in England concludes that one species. Frank also claims to house for all those superheroes their company: Evado Tax, news of 1976. in every two tobacco smokers have Bigfoot hair and blood and heroines, has installed a Incorporated. According to the station, the is killed by cigarettes. samples under analysis. toll free hotline which offers best news of 1976 was the Doctors Richard Doll and Local eyewitnesses are an up-to-date account of the defeat of Gerald Ford. The Richard Peto, writing in The quoted as describing the comic character's latest worst, the station adds, was British Medical Journal, creature as standing seven to adventures. (ZNS) A Greek newspaper is the victory of Jimmy Carter. say they have uncovered a eight feet tall, weighing about The comic publisher reports reporting that the officially frightening relationship 600 pounds and being covered that D.C. fans take their approved "new look" for between smoking and death with black hair, four to six superpeople's adventures so Ugandan President Idi by studying the medical and inches long. Its face is said to seriously that there's real Amin's army now -includes (ZNS) Richard Nixon has smoking histories of 34,000 be flat—a cross between that concern about circuit overload bulging cheeks and a been offered the chance to play British doctors. of a human and an ape—and on the phone system. protruding stomach. the part of the wicked witch in The Athens News reports an X-rated version of The that as a result of the staple Wizard of Oz. diet of bananas fed to Movie producer Bill Osco, D00NESBURY Ugandan soldiers during the who also recently put together V0U CAN AFRAID SO, BRENDA. IT'S BEEN IN THE 0FF/N6 last two years, most of them an adult version of Alice in REALLY ONLYI PROMISED TUB "POSTFOR A WHILE. I'LL BE POM HMM.. THAT'S WELL, EN0U6H AW, C'MON, have developed saggy cheeks Wonderland, says he wired STAY WITH I'D STARJ AN ECO- MOSTLY MARKET ANALYSIS, INTEREST/N6, RICK- SMALLTALK! BRENDA! NOT ON MY FIRST and pot belly figures. Nixon in San Clemente with USAfeuj NOMICS COLUMN IN WITH AN EMPHASIS ON VERY INTERESTING.. HOW WELL 00 MONTHS THE ^ C BONDS AND CONVERTI- YOO KNOUJ The News says Amin the acting offer. RICK Y \ FALL. BLE SECURITIES. RYAN ONEAL ? recently decreed that the The proposed contract calls soldiers must get rid of their for a minimum of $100,000 if "hang dog" expressions by the ex-president will agree to stuffing the space between his film-acting debut. Osco their teeth and cheeks with predicts that Mr. Nixon's banana mash, to give the appearance would generate soldiers' faces a robust, popular interest in the film. -T.r.- "picture of health" fullness. Needless to say, the former The president has also president has not yet decreed, the newspaper responded. A HOT, NEW RUMOR ABOUT WHAT?! BRENDA HE CLAIMED HE alleges, that "The frontal U/ELL, C'MON, RYAN O'NEAL CAME IN ASSIGNED ONE OF DIDN'T EVEN aspect of a soldier's abdomen RICK, TELL OVER THE WIRES. IMS THE BEST POLITICAL j-w, MHATD KNOW MAR6AUY (the area of the naVel) should h ME-HOW'D LOANED TO THE MAUBU REP0RJERS IN THE m(. \ HE SAY? HEMINGWAY THE FIRST DESK TO CALL HIM ANP COUMKYTO i HAP A Y0UN6ER line up with the elbow joint of a (ZNS) A survey of leading DAY 60? CHECK IT OUT.. \ MAN O'NEAL?' I SISTER !\ forwardly outstretched arm." television advertisers in the Texas area has found that most would not pull their ad > I '1 spots off T.V. stations which (ZNS) Two speech scientists broadcast "live executions" on working with an IBM the tube. computer say they have The survey was conducted perfected a method to produce by Advertising Age after a political speeches that may Dallas judge ruled that have chilling consequences on executions in Texas could be RICK, RYAN O'NEAL NOTHIN6! I JUSTHEY, NOW HOW TACTFUL PEOPLE SEMINAR YOU'RE SENDING future U.S. elections. telecast as legitimate news JUST CALLED ME, ASKED ABOUTMS THAT?LISTEN, RICK,WHAT'S TRAINING. IT'S A PERSONALITY ME TO A 60SSIP Speech experts Doctors events. ANP HE$ FURIOUS! "BARRYLYNDON.'I'M SENDIN6 YOU TO THEPST ? SYMPOSIUM ON PER- JOURNALISM? CLINIC, ARENT \ WHAT DIP YOU SAY UPCOMING SESSION OF SONALITY JOURNALISM. YOU * \ Donald Shields of the One big advertiser in Texas ' TO HIM YESTERDAY? PSVI THINK IT'D DO IT'LL HELP YOO GET /"• YOU SOME GOOD! J INTO IT I University of Missouri and that you would expect to be : John Cragen of Illinois State sensitive to electrocution >CjU- University report that they coverage is the local power devised their techniques company. However, a spokes- during the 1976 elections. man for Dallas Power and y The two scientists say they Light told Advertising Age wanted to come up with a that, while the Company political speech that would be would prefer that its ads not be effective in Middle America. In shown during electrocution CpBy/UK&Z^^ other words, they explain, one coverage, it would leave that • 1 the rice thresher, monday, january 17, 1976 — page 3 o
they slobber off on their sunglasses on his 10-speed just around the corner. And windbreakers before they slip Schwinn with a Matel that Golda Meir eats ham it into the box. The things Vvvroom and two hundred sandwiches for lunch. And a follow a formula, you know. rubber bands over the handle that people are just kidding The introduction is for telling bars for shooting at traffic when they take pot shots at my 1 her how much you miss her, cops and nuns who get in his writing ability in the the middle is for news, the last way or don't get in his way, misclassifieds. And that & paragraph is for telling her whichever comes first. What is gnomes will one day lead a how much you miss her, and in the brown bag? Oh look, a workers' revolt to seize the I feel good. It is a sunny feel like I rate for a Lovett lot the unwritten part is for not choice selection! Boone's Farm means of production from the Friday afternoon, and here I parking sticker. But as a mere telling her about the young Persimmon '77. A very good oppressive capitalist dogs sit enjoying the day and peon sophomore I must lady you met in lab who helped week. And he wonders why (that's us). And that the licking the remains of a hibernate my monster in the you on with vour lab apron they check his ID when he Norman invasion was led by Fudgesicle from my fingers. I stadium parking lot. And the and invited you up to her room walks up to the counter in a somebody named Norman. went to Baker, put in two only time I need it is when it is afterwards to get the low down Spiderman T-shirt, cut-offs, And that Rice leads the nation dimes and an outrageous extra raining or the chill factor on the get down. And in about Keds Red Ball sneakers, and in FPC (foxes per capita). And nickel, pushed the button, and would turn a gallon of a week a perfumed envelope finds his roll of dimes only that I will get through the saw the mechanism move my Prestone into a freezesicle of arrives with a note that tells after pulling out an auto- week without hearing treat up to me. And you know Prestone. you how much she misses you graphed Mickey Mantle somebody deliver a well- what? There was actually a A lot of people must write in the introduction (and the baseball card, a pair of 3-D known Monty Python skit. Fudgesicle in the Fudgesicle letters on Friday afternoon. I back seat), tells you news in cellophane glasses, and his And that I will never, ever gulp slot. Really, I jive you not. It have seen several rush the middle, tells you how much lucky cat's-eye marble that his vodka and lemonade from a didn't rip me off. The downstairs, envelope in hand, she misses you in the last roomate has almost broken his two-quart plastic container at Fudgesicle god must be kiss it, and put it in the college paragaph (and in the front neck on twice because it 2:30 in the morning again. smiling down on me today or mail box. Probably to seat), and does not tell you keeps falling out of his pocket I seem to have gotten a little something. On a day like this I girlfriends back home the way about the guy she met who when he jumps on his bed each bit off the track. It's just that disproved Newton's law of morning before he launches on a day like this I feel like gravity with her for about into his doctoral thesis everything is just right and ninety minutes last weekend. research on the mechanics of that I could start a la wnmower Bokay Shop — Village Florisf Women, you just can't trust subatomic resonance. on the first pull or drink from them. Right now with the sun that obnoxious water fountain What is this? A friend in shining down on my face I in Rayzor Hall without spray- plastic Mickey Mouse believe that warm weather is ing the stream up my nose or 2406 Rice Blvd. 526-4466 down my shirt. Yes, right now HAROLD'S GARAGE trivialities like homework are the last thing on my mind and •••Charge Accounts to Rice Students HENRY J. ENGEL, Owner on my weekend schedule. So a Automatic Transmission — Air Conditioning toast. A loaf of bread, a jug of Brakes — Engine Tune-Ups — Frpnt End Boone's Farm Persimmon '77, Rebuilding — Wheel Aligning and thou. All types of floral service 2431 Dunstan 528-5323
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YOU DECIDE. Reprsentatives of Hewlett-Packard and Texas Instruments will be in the RMC, Wednesday, January 19, from 8:30am to 5:00pm to demonstrate their respective products and to answer your questions. RICE CAIT1PUS STORE MmM owlook fzWMs- On Friday, December 17, Bob Polk took his 6-0 Rice Owls to Owls drop ninth straight, j£ Pauley Pavillion for a game against UCLA. The Houston papers reported the score 107-60. The Los Angeles Times, which holds no grudges against either Polk or Rice, reported the game as more sluggish than Hogs follows: "The Owls gave one of the worst imitations of a college by Marc Siegel spurt by the Owls for the rest of basketball team in recent memory. Or they just don't give a hoot. the game saved them from Either way, they got routed 107-60 before a crowd of only 9016, total embarrassment. The the smallest crowd ever for a game at Pauley. The Arkansas Razorbacks widened their SWC lead at the Owls finished the game "Among the spectators were UCLA forwards Marques shooting 29.8%, while Johnson and James Wilkes, who were rested with a bad knee and expense of Rice with a 72-45 a bad back, respectively. The Bruins also went without David one Saturday night. Sidney Arkansas wound up at 41%. Greenwood for the first six minutes. Moncrief led all scorers with 22 Amazingly, Rice had more "By that time UCLA was ahead 18-7 and had only to battle points, while Elbert Darden assists (13-9) and more steals boredom. had 16 points for the Owls. (8-4) than Arkansas. However, "The people who stayed home Friday night should be glad. The first half was played very they were outrebounded 49-36 This one was worse than Christmas shopping..(end of quote) methodically, as Arkansas (including many lost rebounds held a 29-14 halftime lead. The when they missed free throws) The game was lost by 47 points despite the fact that UCLA's Razorbacks shot 37.7% from best player (Johnson) never played and their second best and had more turnovers (22- the field while the Owls shot 18) overall. (Greenwood) sat out the beginning. Then, six consecutive 25%. Arkansas also hit 9 of 14 defeats later the Owls topped that with a 50 point bomb at Arkansas is currently from the charity stripe, while ranked 11th in the nation. Rice Hofheinz against UH. In the intervening time one of Polk's best Rice was 0 for 2. frosh players and his assistant have left the school. next plays TCU at Ft. Worth During Polk's two-and-one-half-year long stay here he has run During the first 7:20 of the on January 22, and then comes off Howard Laidlaw, Bart Harrison, Dwight Whitson, Jeff second half, the score widened home to meet Texas on Tunnell, Mark Keitel, Steve Luckingbeal, Charles Daniels, Ed to 48-16, as the Owl shooting January 24, possibly without Nichols, Doug Nalley, and, most recently, Harry Huggins (who percentage dropped to 18.% Wayne Cunningham, who has only put up with him for a semester). Two of those graduated last while the Razorbacks went 8 a sprained ankle, and Madison year and five would be seniors now, yet Polk complains for 13 in running off 19 Lane, who did not play constantly about having to start the youngest team in the straight points. Saturday due to an undeter- Andy Miller gives the Rice fans nation. Even so, Polk doesn't seem very anxious to develop his Only a "fantastic" scoring mined chest injury. a rare thrill, dunking this shot youngsters; two of the seven freshmen who came in with him are against Arkansas. —ann shaw no longer here (Nichols and Nalley), and the only one of the seven who plays any more is Frank Jackson. James Simmons, a two-year starter, and Alan Reynolds, a very talented but ignored Polk replaces lost assistant buard, don't even make the road rips now. It appears that playing anyone with experience would deprve Polk of his Appointment of Bob Stevens He was a schoolboy star at star with Phoenix in the NBA. favorite excuse. as the new assistant Sidney, Indiana before going Stevens fills the vacancy at to Michigan State in 1942. His Rice when Steve Moeller Still, Polk, although hurting for size (he did recruit a pair of basketball coach for the Rice Owls was announced late cage career for the Spartans recently left to join the seven-footers, but they don't like to dunk because it's not a came after wartime military University of Texas staff at percentage shot) is not really hurting for talent. Elbert Darden Friday by the Rice Athletic Department. Stevens was a service, and he was a Austin. and Frank Thomas are incredible jumpers and fine athletes. Tim letterman 1947-49 at the East Vala and Jackson are strong and very quick for their size. head coach at two major "We are extremely fortunate basketball schools, three years Lansing school. He also served and delighted to have a man of Madison Lane is a talented quarterback type. But, on the in the Korean conflict, and is a contrary, Rice plays the slowest, dullest game this side of at South Carolina and five at the exceptional ability and the University of Oklahoma. colonel and pilot in the Marine experience of Bob Stevens to croquet. Polk is driving a new MG like a twenty-year-old Edsel. Corps Reserves. At the next game why don't you look to see if the other team Earlier he had been an aide for give us the urgent and seven years at his alma mater, immediate help," said Coach hasn't set themselves up in lounge chairs under their basket by While head coach at South the time Rice gets the ball across mid-court. The only fast breaks Michigan State, under two Polk. "His record proves his famous college coaches, Pete Carolina, he was once named ability, and his contacts and we've seen here have been by Huggins and Steve Moeller. Polk's "Atlantic Coast Conference fast one has been on us. Newell and Freddy Anderson. knowledge from his scouting Coach of the Year." In his 5 an officiating duties will be But still, what's the point of getting all worked up about Since 1967 the new Owl aide to Polk has been in close touch years at Oklahoma, Stevens invaluable. I know our players something as ridiculous as the Rice basketball team? First of all, had an Ail-American in Don and fans will be pleased with Polk's ideas are contrary to the idea of the student-athlete. with the sport through his busy Stevens Scouting Sidle, and recruited and the immediate presence and Howard Laidlaw was told to choose between chem lab (he was coached Garfield Heard, now a help of this splendid coach." pre-med) and basketball practice. He ended up leaving school. Service, and by serving as a The program is poorly run, gives poor publicity (remember the game official in college circles RAT's) and is an embarassment to the school, especially when in Oklahoma. Stevens, 52, has compared to Homer Rice's efforts to bring respectability. Last been residing in Norman, but drove down to Houston on JOCK NOTES spring President Hackerman's own special advisory committee ***************** recommended firing Polk. Why is he still here? Polk has lost ten Sunday and will begin work ************* players and three coaches (remember McCoy McLemore and immediately cwith Polk in Intramurals — Noone member of the Pro Profs, the Greg Williams?) in only two and a half seasons. Isn't it time Rice several areas—coaching the would ever have expected a perennial softball champions, lost him? Owls in workouts, scouting free agent crisis to affect Rice's away from this cultural oasis. Of course, that isn't the only solution. Rice could always assignments, and especially intramural program. How- Dr. "Flaky Rudy" Nydegger schedule more games against NCAA Division III teams or bearing down on the vital area ever, the faculty pay scale at has accepted a position at schools that don't give athletic scholarships. Or how about a of recruiting. Rice seems to have lured one another school. The regis- team that drives a Studebaker, wears knickers, and takes two- .^laDlouiaaiaqicTBlDaiaaianianlBaiDQiaaTLiDIDDBQiQaiaaiDaiaoiaoiaQicia tration deadline for men's and handed set shots? Home games only, please. coed softball is Feb. 11. —mark dankberg RICE UNIVERSITY SUMMER STUDY ABROAD The Thresher endeavors to provide a format for student Women's Basketball— opinions. Normally, these appear on the editorial page. Due to its 1977 specialized nature, it was felt that it would be more appropriate provides a game here Tuesday for this to appear with the sports news. night against San Jacinto Sign up now for 8 weeks of study College for your sporting and six (6) hours credit in: enjoyment. The girls will be PLACEMENT OFFICE INTERVIEWS playing at Prairie View A&M Graduate Schools A HISTORY OF ENGLAND IN ENGLAND Friday. Game time is 7pm. 1/26 Lyndon B. Johnson, School of Public Affairs June 26 to August 10, 1977 University of Texas Swimmers—Six Rice swim- Companies Instructor and Program Director: mers traveled to Austin to 1/24 Diamond Shamrock Corp. Dr. Ira Gruber compete against swimmers from UT, UT Arlington, LSU, 1/24-25 Texaco, Inc. Sponsored by the Department of History and 1/25 Southern Natural Resources Midland College, and Texas 1/25 the Office of Continuing Studies A&M. The team showed "some Crawford & Russell improvement", with the team 1/5 ESL, Inc. Applications requested before of Kurt Guenther, Hank Hood, 1/26 Aramco Services Co, January 17, 1977 Andy Foley, and Dan 1/26 C. E. Lummus Company For INFORMATION call the Office of Franklin setting a new Rice 1/26 Tulsa Glass Co., Division of record for the 200 yard Ford Motor Co. Continuing Studies, 527-4803 freestyle relay. Monday,s meet 1/27 Schlumberger, LTD William Marsh Rice University Admits Students against Lee College has been 1/27-28 Exxon Co., USA of Any Race, Color, and National or Ethnic cancelled. The next meet is 1/28 Merichem Co. Origin. here Friday, with the Rice iffijlnalnaioQlaolnalaQioaiartPniaaioaiaCTBaTaBiBarpn i swimmers hosting the Aggies. the rice thresher, monday, january 17, 1976 — page 6 Coming soon— Program Council screens science fiction by Tom Moe term "speculative fiction" one IjQRpffKroft. can include those movies iccrrr / When someone mentions which don't attempt to offer science-fiction films, the brain scientific explanations for often conjures up images of incredible situations, and yet P4VE,I SorzeY I killed creeping green blobs, giant don't extend themselves into VeuR FRie^D papier-mache birds, or the realm of fantasy. Thus one '•VC/DCMT unlikely dinosaurs cavorting can say "science-fiction," piEfiSefLUb bo"' r puli " > through towns and cities, since that is the widely- "destroying everything in identified term, and mean their path." Thoughts drift "speculative fiction," since back to Saturday afternoons that is a more accurate term when one was about 8 years for the genre. old, watching Science What all this is getting to is Fiction Theater or Crea- that there are numerous tures on the black and white excellent and mature exam- ifntC TV in the basement. All the ples of what we call science- shades are down and some of fiction film which pop up from the neighborhood kids are time to time. And ten of them there; all are waiting half will be shown on the Rice anticipating and half cringing campus this semester during in fear as the credits for the RPC's First Science- Attack of the Fifty-Foot Fiction Film Series. None of Woman roll up the screen. your Godzilla v. the Smog Of course, once you're older, Monster or Atom Age films like Fifty-Foot Woman Vampire with this one. We've and It Came From Outer also excluded any pictures 7W 'r J" srSW m Space bring laughter instead which have recently been uhLgcK the booK' of goosebumps. And these are shown on campus or on TV. i the films one thinks of when This means some very good science-fiction is mentioned. ones, like THX 1138, The Yet science-fiction is an Andromeda Strain, Planet extremely subjective label, of the Apes, Westworld, tows maybe just plain horrible and Zardoz, and (possibly the fantastic (as in too fantastic to best) 2001: A Space believe). Because television Odyssey, will be left out. But programmers have included that leaves some great (and everything from Franken- largely much better) ones Dale CharidUx, stein to Three Stooges in which are not usually seen on Orbit in their Science Fiction TV or in a film series. amaze viewers over 20 years best of the time travel motif, and final picture of the series is Feature programs, one is likely The ten films to be shown after it was made. and since it also portrays a the 1972 film Silent to be confused by labels. For are divided into three thematic Three more films are society in the future, it is an Running. It portrays a future the true science-fiction label a groups: Alien Invasion, Man contained in the second appropriate transition from in which the last of the world's film should have a science- in the U,nknown, and Future thematic group, Man in the the Man in the Unknown plant life is kept alive on a based event that hasn't yet Visions. Leading off the series, Unknown. One of the more theme to the third theme. space station circling the long- occurred but could conceivably and the Alien Invasion theme, unusual voyages in film Things to Come is the first desolate, but still inhabited, occur, and should thereby is The Day the Earth Stood history was Fantastic of three films featured in the Earth. The picture is directed emphasize and portray science Still, considered one of the Voyage, based on Isaac Future Visions segment of the by Douglas Trumbull, the man as accurately as possible. Yet best "true science-fiction" Asimov's excellent book. Here series. This 1936 film was responsible for much of the the film history of the genre films ever. The alien is a one finds five scientists decades ahead of its time, and special effects in 2001. This has seen pictures which have friendly one with a serious miniaturized to microscopic few films in the Sixties and film's uniqueness has»caused little or no connection with warning, and the story has an size and traveling through the Seventies can match its it to become something of a science classified with pictures intelligent moral which was body of a sixth scientist. The technical achievements. It is cult film, and it remains one of which emphasized the too often overdone in later set designs for this film are yet another film based on the the most impressive and scientific aspect. This is why movies. A not-so-friendly alien incredible and won the film an writing of H.G. Wells, a effective science-fiction films. on Sci Fi Theater you see is the title character in the Academy Award in 1967. The prophecy of the next 100 years These ten films are some of King Dinosaur and the next second film, The Thing second, Forbidden Planet, is (that is, 1936-2036). Many still the very best the sci-fi genre week Destination Moon is (From Another Planet). the most awesome science- regard it as the best sci-fi film has ever produce, and every on. This is one of the better- fiction movie ever made. Its ever made. The second film, one is a classic in the motion Issac Asimov has said, "it is scripted films of its type, and it complex plot is loosely based one a little closer to home, is picture industry. The Science- not the first duty of the science- has strong anti-science on Shakespeare's The Colossus: The Forbin Fiction Film Series begins fiction writer to predict the underpinnings. It is the best of Tempest, and its majestic sets Project. It is the best of the Thursday, January 27th with future. His first duty is to write the "creature from outer and special effects are amazingly few movies pitting The Day the Earth Stood an entertaining story." The space" movies. T^e rarely seen matched by excellent acting. man against computer. The Still, and the series will same can be said of sci-fi film- Invasion of the Body The third excursion is on The picture shows a future where continue through April 7. makers, and Asimov's point Snatchers is the third film, Time Machine, and, as in the ultimate computer is Films will be shown in Sewall about predicting the future can and this time the aliens are War of the Worlds, it is once created to provide the U.S. Hall 301 at 7:30 and 9:30, and be applied to emphasis on more insidious invaders. This agains George Pal's special with the ultimate defense admission is the regular RPC science as a whole. A little film is probably the most effects which are the star of a system, but the computer price of 50 cents. Be sure to scientific emphasis can be frightening of all sci-fi films, movie based on an H.G. Wells rebells. (This one's for you, take the trip every Thursday sacrificed for the sake of for it envisages and generates story. This picture is by far the ICSA "residents".) 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the rice thresher, monday, january 17, 1976 — page 7 misclassifieds i • monday the seventeenth • the LEARN to play the bagpipes! abstract in the library. Please WANTED: rice 6pm. Commons. Meat loaf with Experienced instructor, call 526-8586 after 5:30PM. Mathematics in Civiliza- reasonable rates. Matt Muller, tion, textbook for Math 108; people's mushroom sauce, and that's what I 526-9926. print 'cause that's what it says here. Scott— also History of Art by calendar 6:30pm. Spac Sci 106. Beginning Scuba What size p.j.'s did you say Janson. Call •Stev * * e 524-5861. course. BEFORE IT DIED— you didn't wear. 7:30pm. SH203A. Rice Baha'i Association meeting. BREAKOUT - 580 R.B. To J. "Suave"- 8pm. Jones Hall. Houston Symphony program: music of -GRUNGY Don't count your steadies Hamilton, Bartok, and Sibelius. * * * You should apologize to prematurely. You're not that tuesday the eighteenth The Rice Skydiving Club Simon and Garfunkel! First, irresistable. proudly announces its FIRST you misspelled Garfunkel, and 11.45am. Commons. Tacos, or ham and macaroni recycled MEETING of the semester. second, the song you perverted Herb's a nerd casserole. Reception will be in Will is not "Time It Was" but 4:30pm. KTRU. Law for Laymen: what to do if you're in an Rice Commons at 8pm on "Bookends." You probably auto accident. Thursday Jan. 20. Anyone don't even know what they "I'm just being friendly!" 5pm. SH309. Rice Christian Science meeting. who wants to jump (or has called their act before they —C.M. 6pm. Commons. The Chinese pepper torture. jumped) is welcome. were Simon and Garfunkel... • * * 7pm. Weight Room, Gym. Wrestling club practice. * * * —A real musi* c* love* r Kim—What's the difference 7:30pm. Wiess Commons. Tryouts for the Tabletop between a banana peel and a Lost at the Night of dead baby? Production "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Decadence, haven't found it Applications are now being Forum." More info : call 526-7689 or 526-4685. Cathy—The banana peel yet: 1 Snow Leopard print accepted for the spring will stop up your garbage 7:30pm. Media Center. October (Eisenstein, 1928). $1.50. fuzzy hat w/pom-pom on top— semester at the Raymond Q. 8pm. Jones Hall. Houston Symphony. disposal. looks kinda like a jockey cap. Famous School of Abuse. * * * Has much sentimental value. Instruction offered in: Direct "Wrecked him hell, it killed Wednesday the nineteenth If found, please stuff in Verbal Abuse, Abuse By him." Cynthia Childress' box at Phone, Subliminal Abuse, 11:45am. Commons. Chicken and dumplings, or corn dogs. Brown or give to Mrs. VonEiff Child Abuse. For more * • * 6pm. Commons. Fish platter with tartar sauce. So far this Trying to find a (in excellent (College secretary) information and a free abuse condition) portable electric week the dinners are 0-for-3. —Thanks session with Raymond Q. 7pm. SH305. W5YG, the Rice Amateur Radio Club, holds its Famous himself, call this toll typewriter at a reasonable monthly meeting. price. If interested in selling free number, 800-239-7381. please contact 792-3317. Ask 7pm. Gym. Karate classes begin. THE BEETSMOBILE is for * * * 7:30pm. Wiess Commons. Last day of Tabletop tryouts. skle! the ultimate in cruising, for Belle. 7:30pm. Media Center. L'Atlante (Vigo, 1934). In French, 1963 ford galaxy 500XL. Sidney Richardson— * * * with subtitles. $1.50. $250.00. Reasonable con- No, Brownettes do not just There is absolutely no truth in 7:30pm. SH301. RPC presents Texas poet Bertram Minkin, dition, but needs work. 522- think of getting laid. If anyone the rumor that the Thresher reading his own poems. 2686. tries anything with me he can staff makes up the mis- 8pm. Museum of Fine Arts. Land of Silence and Darkness * * * say goodbye to any future classifieds. (Herzog, 1971). $1.75. family!!! Needed: Tipley & Tiller for —a Brownette 8:02pm. I know some people like that. . . Physics 102. If interested, call Any resemblance to persons 8pm. SH 307. Philosophy Colloquium: Professor Alvin P.S.—Is anyone even alive 526-8972 (ask for Debbie), or over there? living or dead contained in Goldman, U of Michigan, "What Is Justified Belief?" come by 317 Hanszen. Before these misclassifieds is purely 8:30pm. Hamman. The Shepherd Quartet, performing works Jan 31, please! LEAVE OFF THE LAST coincindental. by Haydn, Kodaly, and Hindemith. Free. * * * notes and notices 8 thursday the twentieth Losts, women's silver Omega watch between Rayzor Hall Nothing—Tryouts for Baker Dance — Brown ballroom 11:45am. Commons. Spaghetti w/meat sauce, or cold plate #2. and Book Store. If found call Theater's production of dancing will recommence lpm. Dudley Hall, U of H. Audition for summer jobs at Six 526-5718. Shakespeare's Much Ado this Thursday, Jan. 20, at Flags Over Texas and Astroworld. * * * About Nothing will be 7:30pm in the Brown 6pm. Commons. Sliced roast turkey. January 20 and 21 at 7p.m. Commons. For information, 7pm. SH301. Tryouts for the Baker play Much Ado About TO THE MEN OF RICE in SH 301. Everyone call 526-8235. Nothing. UNIVERSITY: YOU'RE welcome, no experience 7pm. Weight Room, Gym. More wrestling. LOOKING GOOD! required. * * * 7:30pm. Media Center. Spur Eines Madchens (Ehmck, * * * Scuba—The Rice Scuba club 1971). In German; no subtitles. $1.50. FOUND — Ladies Timex Crisis—People interested in will again hold its beginning 8pm. mfa. Professor Philip C. Beam, "Winslow Homer, the watch on walkway from forming a "Crisis Hot Scuba course starting Later Years." Lovett to Sid Rich. Thurs., Jan Line"—like organization for Monday, January 17, at 8pm. Will Rice Commons. Rice Skydiving club takes a flying 13. Call 526-7405 and identify. Rice students, there will be 6:30pm. in Space Physics leap. (Their phrasing, not mine). Ask for Maynard. an organizational meeting 106. The cost is $65.00 and 8:30pm. KTRU production room. Tryouts for "Albert's * * * this Tuesday (1/19) at 7:30 all are invited, so bring your Bridge," a radio play by Tom Stoppard, and you're required pm in the third floor lounge body and your buddy and to say that, to be produced by the Players and KTRU. On March 28, 1997 Boda will come have a good time. The turn off that great TV set in the area in the front of the Fondren Library. For more course will be taught on friday the twenty-first sky and the whole universe Monday and Friday nights. will shrink to a little white dot information contact Phil Konstantin at 524-5576. For further questions, call 11:45am. Commons. Fishwiches, or corned beef. and disappear. A field Juan Uriarte at 667-3768. 5pm. Deadline for final registration for demonstration of this process * * * undergraduates and fifth-years. will be conducted on the Tend—Willy's Pub is now 6pm. Commons. Beef stew. president's house this January accepting applications for MAT—The Sid Rich Melo- 7pm. HB223. rivcf meeting. 29 at 2:54 A.M.. Refreshments bartenders. For information dramatic Amateur Theatri- 7pm. SH301. I^ast day of tryout for Baker's Much Ado. will be served. Bring your own check with Tina or Clarke at cals invite one and all to try 7:30pm. Media Center. Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944). Koala bear. out for their production of the Pub. X 4056. Dirty Work At The Cross- In the Raymond Chandler series. $1.50. Commander Zinc * # * 7:30pm. Hamman. RPC film: The Candidate. 50