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PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DAVID ROSALES & SEAN McBEATH BY NICHOLAS MORALES RPC is considering a "blue and grey" motif, RPC President Mi- Jones School fountain. FOR THE THRESHER chelle Kerkstra said. Because the kickoff happens once every ten years, RPC The tent, which was initially provided for the Board of Trust- plans to host next year's Esperanza and spring formal Rondelet Esperanza this year will not be held at an aquarium or a ees' Capital Campaign kick off event, held every ten years, will off campus. baseball stadium. Rather, Rice Program Council will host its provide attendees with all the usual amenities. Taylor, a Will Rice senior, said RPC expects 500-700 students fall formal on campus, in a tent located between the Shep- "Its not a typical tent," Kerkstra, a Will Rice College junior, to attend the dance. She said RPC is working to make the price herd School of Music and the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School said. "It will be fully equipped with hardwood floors, windows, of admission as cheap as possible. of Management. bathrooms, walls and air conditioning." Esperanza's location is not the only change to the dance this Esperanza will be held Saturday, Nov. 8 from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. The tent will completely cover the brick-paved area be- year — RPC scheduled the dance to coincide with the Homecom- RPC Formals Committee co-Chair Maggy Taylor said ticket costs tween the Jones School, the Shepherd School and the James ing concert, a new addition to the social agenda, which starts are still up in the air. Though the official theme is undecided, A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy and will surround the O see ESPERANZA, page 7 Grad students protest Ike plans Football player's parents BY SARAH RUTLEDGE Contreras, a fourth-year civil engi- ments. Over 200 of those students file wrongful death suit THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF neering student, will assign a focus living in the apartments were noti- group to review the university's hur- fied the next morning of the manda- BY CATHERINE BRATIC According to the Lanier press re- When Hurricane Ike tore through ricane steps and to draft a proposal tory evacuation, and were taken to THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF lease, after Lloyd's death, doctors Houston two weeks ago, it was ex- to Sanders next month outlining the the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of discovered he carried the sickle cell pected that most of the city would ways in which the university could Management's McNair Hall for shel- The parents of Dale Lloyd II, trait. The dietary supplements that lose electrical power. However, many have better planned for the event. ter during the hurricane. the Rice defensive back who died he and many other players were of Rice's graduate students found Sanders said she could have sent Sept. 24, 2006 following a regularly given just prior to practice contained themselves completely in the dark in The administration out more notices earlier in the week to scheduled football practice, filed a creatine, which can exacerbate the other ways, as lines of communica- In the week leading up to Hurri- inform students of the CMT's plans. wrongful death lawsuit against the genetic disease. The lawsuit claimed tion with the university broke down. cane Ike, Sanders was in talks with "I agree that I could've done bet- university Tuesday. They contend Lloyd became exhausted during a Last week, Graduate Student As- the Crisis Management Team — which ter on that," Sanders said. "I think that a combination of performance- grueling workout including sixteen sociation President Michael Con- dealt with hurricane preparation and it would've been better if I had com- enhancing supplements contain- 100-yard sprints. treras met with Dean of Graduate progress — about strategies for keep- municated that there was uncertain- ing creatine and rigorous practices Lanier said they hope the suit will Students Paula Sanders to discuss ing graduate students informed. She ty, that we were still weighing vari- caused a fatal reaction due to his encourage universities to step up their the way the university handled the sent her first e-mail to the graduate ous factors. I can understand that underlying sickle-cell anemia. testing for sickle cell, which affects 1 in graduate student population dur- students at large Thursday, the day people were distressed by that and I 12 African Americans. ing Ike. The GSA also provided an before Ike hit, mentioning the pos- would certainly do things differently "By filing this lawsuit, the Lloyd open forum Tuesday night for gradu- sibility of an evacuation for students in that regard." family hopes to prevent other fami- ate students to share their thoughts. living in the Rice Graduate Apart- O see GRADS, page 9 lies from having to suffer through a similar needless tragedy," Lawyer W. Mark Lanier said in the press release. Director of News and Media Re- SAC makes changes to tours lations B.J. Almond said the official statement of the university was re- BY RACHEL CARLSON have occurred as well. Instead of to prime them on features of the de- leased Tuesday, and it states that the THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF blue t-shirts bearing the SAC logo, veloping campus. coaches did everything in their power guides will wear a more professional "What we've done is taken the to ensure the safety and well-being of Love it or hate it, most students polo with "tour guide" on the breast same campus tour manual and just their team. Rice has hired Rusty Har- remember their Rice campus tour. pocket. Additionally, tour guides are updated it to make sure tour guides din & Associates to represent the uni- Due to a series of changes to the Stu- provided with a training handbook are well-equipped to answer any versity in this case. dent Admissions Council this year, questions on tours," Jackson said. In the two years following his hundreds of students may now ex- 44 "For instance, the new manual death. Rice has created an athletic perience essentially the same tour gives [tour guides] the informa- scholarship in honor of Lloyd, who regardless of the tour guide. Guides An hour of training tion they need to answer questions Dale Lloyd II was a 19-year-old freshman. Addi- will now be paid, follow a script and is not enough to push about construction." tionally, the football team has main- dress code and will be hired by fac- Jackson said the training program Former Rice football coach Todd tained Lloyd's locker in his memory. ulty rather than by a student panel. you out there to start for new tour guides has also been Graham, four other Rice assistant "Rice regrets Dale's death and the Changes to the SAC most signifi- communicating about modified. All tour guides, including coaches and team doctors, and the loss suffered by his family," a Rice of- cantly affect the campus tour pro- those returning from last year, are NCAA were also named in the law- ficial said in the press release. "Dale's gram, in which current Rice students Rice. required to complete training. This suit, as well as two manufacturers teammates, coaches, professors and other Rice friends share the Lloyd guide visitors on an informative Fitima jackson year's sessions took place during of performance-enhancing dietary family's sorrow. Nonetheless, uni- walk around campus. Associate Di- Associate Director of two afternoons in September and supplements: Optimal Nutrition Sys- versity employees acted responsibly rector of Admission Fitima Jackson Admission followed a retreat format. Jackson tems and Cytosport, according to said tour guides will now be paid said training involved informative Houston-based Lanier Law Firm in a throughout the unfortunate incident, per hour, instead of volunteering briefings and activities, including press release Tuesday, on behalf of and Rice will defend itself vigorously for the activity. Aesthetic changes 99 Osee SAC, page 7 Lloyd's parents. against this litigation."

Baker Blues Coffee with President Leebron Wiess Freshmen One Acts INDEX Opinion 2 Baker Blues is coming up tonight, 8:00pm at No matter if you are a student or a parent, Join these Freshmen in their self-directed, News 4 Baker College Pits and Quad. If you and your par don't miss the chance to talk to the big star of Rice written and starred plays at 8:00pm each night. ents are in love with jazz, blues and anything of University, David Leebron, the New English way These plays will be held in the Wiess Commons Arts & Entertainment 11 that sort, be sure to attend this event! Nothing can over some coffee and tea. This event will be held everyday between Sept 25-Sept 27 from 8:00pm. Sports 13 be better than nice music and awesme people on a today from 9-10:15 a.m. in Kelly Lounge in Ley Email [email protected] for more info or Calendar 19 chill Friday Night! Student Center to reserve tickets! - Backpage 20 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26,2008 EDITORIAL THE RICE THRESHER

the Rice (Ihresher W LEAST SOWS, fcuo\' u GkT sone HO CAt4 t>° \M A Venue change first step in CO reviving Esperanza to TWOS UH\>efcGrKAbS. Last week, the Thresher wrote a staff editorial encouraging Rice Pro- THE otfckunets gram Council to increase its visibility and relevance in light of its massive budget increase for the 2008-'09 school year ("With great budget comes great responsibility," Sept. 19). This week, we are reporting on Esperan- za, which will be held Saturday, Nov. 8, at the end of homecoming week (see story, page 1). RPC revealed this week that Esperanza will be held on campus in an out- doc: cent between the Shepherd School of Music, Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management and the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, w but more than just an average tent, this particular locale will boast walls, a hardwood floor, bathrooms and ice sculptures. AT UAST \ CAM We feel this is a major step for RPC in adopting a more student-friendly tAN SoftRowS AT VAtMfcUft approach. Unlike the venues chosen in previous years, an on-campus loca- tion nullifies any transportation problems and should vastly improve atten- dance. Instead of being an event only for those who plan well in advance, this year's dance will even be an attractive option for those thinking of go- X/ ing at the last minute, provided RPC sells tickets at the door. Also, RPC made a good choice in avoiding a higher-cost off-campus venue. Now, more money can be put towards decorations and music, and perhaps even towards ticket subsidies. There is no reason the dance cannot I. - be as classy or elegant as it would be in any other place. In short, we think RPC has pursued a worthy new approach to Esper- anza. Better attendance, better location, better ambiance — we hope it all adds up to a better dance. Rice fumbles graduate student issues during Ike

When Hurricane Ike headed towards Houston last weekend, Rice did a great job communicating with undergraduates about shelter and food. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR thresher-ops@rice. edu However, graduate students seemed to be left out of the ioop (See story, page 1). It wasn't until Thursday evening that graduate students received The president's job description were watching the game at a sports any definitive word about plans for Hurricane Ike from Dean of Graduate Praise for Bush's is supposed to be along the lines bar — it shouldn't be that way! I Students Paula Sanders, who e-mailed graduate students notifying them policies misplaced of upholding and defending the was not about to give up my seat that they could not seek shelter at Rice because the school would be closed Constitution. Any sane person, for the organization replacing the Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Students housed in the Rice Graduate Apart- To the editor: regardless of party loyalty, can only Rice game with some pay-per-view ments were told they may be able to find shelter at Rice. Unsurprisingly, this Caroline May's opinion piece re- give George and company an F in fighting show. For those of us who e-mail threw a wrench into the plans of everyone who had made an evacu- ally has me puzzled ("Bush's security this department. stayed, we were vindicated by a ation to Rice part of their safety plans. policies deserve praise," Sept. 19). I Rice win. Chris Hamilton However, like Yan, I'm disap- Then, the Crisis Management Tram e-mailed graduate students Fri- felt as though I were reading an ar- ticle from The Onion. If she really Chemistry graduate student pointed one of the closest sports day morning to inform them that Rice would provide shelter in the Janice is sincere then, wow, look out Ann bars to Rice refused to show the and Robert McNair Hall and the Rice Memorial Center until Monday, but Coulter. She argued that "the wars Rice football game for the fans and it would only be provided for students living in the Graduate Apartments, Sport restaurant abroad have had the added bonus patrons of the restaurant. who were under mandatory evacuation. of acting as a magnet for terrorists incident dismaying The orchestrated boos by the The notification of shelter was not the only piece of information lost in previously gunning for the Ameri- remaining Rice students were defi- the storm. Graduate students said they did not receive an e-mail informing can homeland. Instead of fighting To the editor: nitely well-deserved, and I'll think them of the dry-campus policy during the storm. Some blame Valhalla's these violent extremists on U.S. I read Yan Digilov's article titled twice before eating there for anoth- closure on this miscommunication. soil, American heroes are able to "BWi's steals wings from football er Rice football game. Furthermore, one of the points of the Vision for the Second Century con- kill them on external battlefields." Owls" (Sept. 12). The thesis of his article is right on. However, 1 was cerns an aim for growth in Rice's graduate programs. If Rice hopes to build This is simply insane. War and Jon Endean there as well, and, unlike him, I a graduate program here, first it needs to prove that it cares about its gradu- "added bonus" do not belong in the Wiess College sophomore stayed there for the entire game, ate students. same sentence. Also, the last time I checked, the terrorists are still most and his facts were a bit off. Indeed, All in all, the question of whether or not graduate students would receive certainly "gunning for the Ameri- promptly at 9 p.m. (just after Rice Column brings to shelter should have been a no-brainer: absolutely. Rice should take care of can homeland." scored a touchdown to bring the its own by providing shelter at the very least, just as the city of Houston pro- mind voter's roles Let's take Caroline's idea one score to 14-10), Buffalo Wild Wings vided shelters around town to its own. If Rice officials didn't question this, step further: We could move Ameri- turned every single big screen in the To the editor: they might have been able to communicate earlier (and more clearly) with can prison inmates to the Middle restaurant to the Ultimate Fighting In a time when it's cliche to graduate students and inform them of the university's evacuation plan. East and set up a county fair-style Championships but they did change trash the president, when 1 routine- dunking booth. We could charge the channels of two small TVs to the ly hear bus-stop remarks of "worst terrorists one dollar for a chance to Rice game. president ever," and "change" is blow up Americans. "Step right up, As such, those of us at my table the best ticket our presidential SAC changes risk misleading win a giant stuffed bunny rabbit!" sat for the next hour and a half hopefuls can come up with, it's Then we could use the money gen- watching one of the most thrilling novel to see a show of support for prospective students erated to bail out banking firms. second halves I've ever seen on a our commander in chief. Yet, Caro- Or invade more foreign countries. dinky little TV. The irony is that we line May's article ("Bush's security Recently, the student-led tour program facilitated by the Student Admissions Council has undergone several changes (See story, page 1). "Professional" polo shirts, optional visors, applications, training manu- als and paychecks are in; flip-flops and a number of veteran tour guides Lily Chun & Dylan Farmer The Rice Thresher, the official student news- Editors in Chief paper at Rice University since 1916, is pub- are out. The admissions office itself has been renovated, and plans are lished each Friday during the school year, even in the works for a model dorm room to become part of the standard except during examination periods and holi- tour package. NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY days, by the students of Rice University. Sarah Rutledge Editor David Rosales Editor What strikes us as the principal effect of all of this change is standard- Rachel Carlson Asst. Editor Lauren Schoeffler Asst. Editor Letters to the Editor must be received by ization, stagnation and, with that, sterility. With the push to make Rice's Cindy Dinh /Issf. Editor Ariel Shnitzer/lsst. Editor 5 p.m. the Monday prior to publication and Jocelyn Wright >4ssf. Editor must be signed, including college and year if tour program more centralized and overseen (faculty replaced students as the writer is a Rice student. Letters should not Catherine Bratic Designer the principal selectors of new tour guides this year), we fear the consequen- WEB exceed 250 words in length. The Thresher re- Kylie Klein Designer John Michael Cuccia Editor serves the rights to edit letters for content and tial result could be a bland shell of its former self. Tiffany Kuo Designer Stephen Wangdssf. Editor length and to place letters on our Web site. Student-led tours should be given the freedom of expression necessary to provide an accurate glimpse of Rice life for any interested parent or stu- OP-ED BUSINESS Editorial 81 business offices are Amanda Melchor Editor Sarah Mitchell Manager located on the second door of the Ley Stu dent Center: dent. Too many restrictions have the potential to blur this picture, which Neel Shah Cartoonist Yvette Pan Payroll Manager can lead to nothing but problems in the future. For one, a run-of-the-mill Jessie Huang Subscriptions Manager SPORTS 6100 Main St., MS-524 tour could fail to grasp the interest of a prospective student, who might then Gustavo Herrera Distribution Manager Houston, TX 7700S-1892 Natalie Clericuzio Editor be less inclined to identify Rice as a unique institution with a special oppor- Sergio Jaramillo Distribution Manager Phone (713) 348-4801 Yan Digilov Editor Fax (713) 348-5238 tunity to offer. For another, a student who receives a glimpse of an experi- ADVERTISING E-mail: [email protected] ence dimmed by administrative hands might base his decision to attend on ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Joseph Ramirez Ads Manager Web site: www.ricethresher.org a false vision, and his eyes could be quite rudely opened by a situation he Julie Armstrong Editor Thomas Yeh Ads Manager Unsigned editorials represent the major- Tiffany Kuo Classified Ads Manager did not expect when he arrived. COPY ity opinion of the Thresher editorial staff. Nick Schlossman Editor All other opinion pieces represent solely For these reasons and others, we feel that it would behoove the Admis- BACKPAGE the opinion of the piece's author. sions Office to reconsider exactly how much of the prospective student Ryan Stickney Editor Timothy Faust Editor Anna Wilde Editor experience it would like to direct. Tours can be an integral part of any stu- I he Thresher is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press. Finally Fri.! dent's application decision, and while it might be a well-intentioned aspi- CALENDAR ration to ensure some sort of all-encompassing standard of measure, we Sean McBeath Editor © Copyright 2008 feel the aforementioned risks outweigh the envisioned benefits. Op-Ed Common reading lacking common goal Palin's religious fervor reveals DEAR COMMON READING, this is Your issues are passive, enslaved by give us cause to create a big hullaba- for you. I think you should ponder a book. What's cheaper? What's loo. A reading, you see, is a sob and cracks in political morality this candid review. You're hogwash, easy? Where shouldn't we look? a snore. Give us something to fight, you're toothless, you're gonna be You're present at orientation each give us something much more. To THE HONORABLE Sarah Palin, Iraq, and that he has asked you to build great. I believe in you truly, but first year. Those freshmen, those suckers! Try energy, healthcare or freedoms Governor of Alaska: a new oil pipeline in Alaska. This month 1 berate. A text is a means, not an Upperclassmen drink beer. And most abroad; try happiness, weed or politi- Earlier this month, just days after your church is hosting a conference end to pursue. An author's deficient sorry yet, you're still thinking small. cal fraud; try telecom, Darfur or sex your nomination for the vice presi- which attempts to "cure" gay people of We're Rice and we're hedged, but we ed that's flawed; try warfare, religion, dency, we learned that your teenage their sexuality. Your religious convic- can be tall. You salute our new pres- a claim we should laud. It's issues and daughter, 17-year-old Bristol Palin, is tions also command that Bristol Palin ence by having us read or sit in a the- causes that spawn unity, not sitting pregnant. Already the talk about the now marry the father of her baby. ater to hear of a need. But what of our in circles with Three C.ups of Tea. Let This is a regrettable decision. talents, our minds and our hearts? Rice summon change; let students be Frankly, Governor Palin, if you expect We're not just some sponges; we've free. Together we're something, now your approval rating to rise because got moving parts! don't you agree? of this action, you will disappointed, How 'bout motive and fervor, Want vision? Want thunder? Want and if you are requiring Bristol to bear a year to muse and a name for the influence? Speed? Want the public's the child and marry the father based Jason Siegel headlines, a name for the news? How attention to a critical need? Want the purely on your own principles, you with one point of view. To your book- 'bout movies to watch, a speech to weight of a hippo, the strength of a should be ashamed. centric past please now say adieu for peruse, books (yes, that's plural!), steed? Then do us a favor; don't have Your hard-core evangelism jeopar- a transfiguration I here beg of you. whatever we choose? How 'bout ac- us just read. Oh Common Reading, I Brian Reinhart dizes your daughter's new marriage. Oh Common Reading, I must beat tion in numbers, a movement by us? rhyme to you here in hopes that you'll miniature scandal is dying down, but For irreligious Americans — those who you blue but I'll do it with love; I'll do How 'bout journals and papers as fo- open a listening ear. Ahead is our fu- you must still be distressed that this do not subscribe to a faith the divorce it for you. Your name, to be frank, is an rums for fuss? How 'bout courses and ture, a frightening frontier. Let's go calamity occurred in your own family rate is 21 percent. For mainstream Prot- earful of sigh. No import, no fanfare, theses and projects galore in theme make a difference; let's go pioneer. and that it was thrust into the national estant Christians, whom you might call no reason to fly. This gift with a spine with the subject that's set at the fore? Dear Common Reading, this is spotlight. The purpose of this letter is liberals or moderates, the divorce rate is just one I don't want. It's pressure; Give us voices, not welcomes, and your cue. And Dean Robert Forman, to demonstrate that you have greater is essentially the same (25 percent), it's hazing; a high school haunt. This loudly we'll call; give us people who for you I write too. Have the strength reasons to be alarmed. You must ac- according to Barma Group polls. But shared ID is a humorous plea. I'm listen, together we'll squall; give us of an owl smothered in blue. To let us cept that you and your misguided po- in your group, evangelical extremists, Hanszen! I'm MechE! I'm Three Cups events so large that as armies we'll take flight, you know what to do. litical and religious beliefs are the pri- divorces occur in over one-third of mar- of Tea! This dialogue's missing a brawl; give us meat for consumption, mary causes of poor Bristol's troubles. riages (34 percent). In Oklahoma, where who, where and how. Professor Plum to interest, enthrall. Give us reason lason Siegel is a Martel J t Allow me to explain. First, as gov- three-quarters of the population got in the library by the candlestick now? for ruckus, not discussion in lieu; College senior. ernor of Alaska, you have consistently married in a church and attend services supported "abstinence-only" sex ed- at least once a week, the Oklahoma City ucation. This means that you believe Journal-Record reports that the divorce Ad campaign cheapens Rice's repuatationteenager s should not be taught meth- rate is 50 percent higher than the na- ods of avoiding pregnancy or sexually tional average. Instead of safeguarding WHO KNEW WE have an official motto: however, that this campaign and related Even the lames A. Baker III Institute transmitted diseases, in the hope that the sanctity of marriage, evangelical ex- • t "Rice University: Unconventional Wis- efforts by Rice to create and expand its is defaced with similar phrases engraved they will avoid sex altogether until tremism has the opposite effect. dom."? The only other school I can reputation has the effect of presenting in stone on its outer walls, announcing marriage. But this policy has a consis- As you embark on a national cam- think of with an official motto is Univer- Rice as insecure in its confidence. to any passerby, "To Make a Difference" tent, universal record of failure. paign with the goal of being elected 1 sity of Phoenix Online, and their slogan, To the credit of Who Knew, the un- or "To Lend a Meaningful Voice." Does Just ask your daughter. vice president of the United States, "Thinking ahead," is not dissimilar to derlying content behind the slogans is our public policy institute really need to Opposition to sex education is a I hope you will remember what you ours. I don't want a motto. 1 know of no interesting and related to university pro- articulate this? Can you imagine "The position which stands against the have learned about yourself in Juneau, other elite school with a motto. If Rice grams and goals. By contrast, consider Shepherd School of Music: To Make Mu- evidence. Acoording to the Journal of AK. It was your daughter Bristol's im- the slogan on the coffee sleeves of the sic/To Make Meaningful Music"? Most Adolescent Health, roughly one-third pulsive, immature behavior which much visited Brochstein Pavilion. The importantly, though, is 'making a dif- of teens over age 15 report never be- brought on this near-scandal. In truth, new coffee sleeves, which feature our ference' or 'lending a meaningful voice' ing told about birth control methods though, the indirect causes of Bristol's academic shield, read 'Hot Coffee, Cool supposed to distinguish us from other in their sex-ed classes. Not by coinci- pregnancy were your own irrational re- Conversation'. What reaction is this sup- public policy institutes? Like the sleeves dence, a CDC report contends that one ligious beliefs and untenable political posed to elicit? Are people outside of at the pavilion, these engravings sug- quarter of American teenage girls are views as they influenced your parent- # • Rice supposed to see these sleeves and gest to unfamiliar visitors that the Baker afflicted with a sexually transmitted ing. A more important cause, of course, slogans and believe that a coffee shop at Institute is merely aspiring to function disease, the highest recorded rate in was your own immature example. Jake Nelson Rice University has cool conversation to without doing so. history. The problems created by our Twenty years ago, you eloped with accompany its hot beverages? And this Further proof of Rice's insecurity abstinence policies put more "sexu- your high-school sweetheart soon after is unconventional, this should be evi- couldn't be accomplished by putting in its reputation: our drainage covers. ally liberal" nations in the shade. New you, too, conceived your first child out dent to anyone familiar with the school. "Rice University" on a beverage sleeve? "Rice University" is printed on them. York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof of wedlock. Track Palin, who is now Otherwise, the slogan only serves to The slogan inadvertently creates the Like the coffee sleeves, they showcase reports that the proportion of Amer- headed to Iraq in the Army, was born cheapen our reputation by suggesting a reputation it intends to counter; name- our academic shield, apparently to re- ica's teenage population affected by seven months after the elopement and slogan is required to enhance it. ly, that the Brochstein Pavilion needs a inforce that the academic shield being gonorrhea is 70 times higher than in hasty wedding. Your daughter is mere- Who Knew is one increasingly ubiq- promotional campaign to enhance its showcased over a sewer at Rice Univer- Belgium or France. We also have a teen ly following in your footsteps. uitous example of mottos on our cam- social atmosphere. A slogan, no matter sity is indeed associated with Rice Uni- pregnancy rate eight times that of the In a sense, then, you have taught pus. Rice's promotional campaign of how used, can never replace the func- versity. 1 can't even begin to seriously Netherlands. The fact that your ideas Bristol Palin your "traditional family banners and slogans which trumpets tion and truth of what it promotes. There conjecture as to why our drainage covers about sex education failed in your own values" very well indeed. From your our fitness as an unconventional re- is a lesson for the administration in 'Hot display our academic shield, let alone household should awaken you to the example Bristol learned that prema- I • search university has even made its way Coffee, Cool Conversation': talk to stu- our name. 1 hope they're not intended to fact that they are failing both across the ture sex was acceptable, but from onto our police cruisers. Who Knew is dents. If Rice University wants to adver- enhance our reputation. United States and around the world. your teachings she never learned how campy, but if Rice wants to announce its tise the Brochstein Pavilion as cool, they Overusing mottos and images to But you will not see the error in to practice it safely. If in the coming credentials with on-campus and online should share their ideas with actual stu- girner attention eventually cheapens your ways, because you are blinded months you seek some explanation banners and slogans, phrasing them dents through the Student Association. the product. Rice should not have to feel by a greater error. You, Governor Palin, for why this crisis of morals has be- as questions is preferable to just stat- Or they could work at improving the as though its distinguished reputation are an evangelical Christian, one who fallen your family, look no further ing them. "The prestigious Shepherd reputation of the pavilion by improving depends no longer on its education and believes that God commands you to than yourself. School of Music is at Rice" would be the pavilion, which wouldn't have been reearch, but on a campy ad campaign. support specific Republican political Regards. an embarrassment. So instead we have a corporate coffee franchise in the first policies. Your beliefs affect more than "Who knew the prestigious Shepherd place if students had been genuinetly lake Nelson is a Baker just your stance on sexual education. Brian Reinhart is a Wiess School of Music was at Rice?" I worry, consulted for its creation. College sophomore. You believe that God willed us to invade College sophomore. O LETTERS

4 • policy deserves praise," Sept. 19) law-suits about coffee being too plan." Guess what? My prepared- certainly caused enough anguish. takes for granted certain roles and hot, entire communities who think Grad students not ness plan included coming to cam- The one exception has been Dr. responsibilities of government and that the government is responsible assisted during Ike pus. The university stated it could Adria Baker and her staff at the Of- glosses over what is perhaps the for maintaining their way of life, not provide the facilities to protect fice of International Students and most important discussion for the bail-outs for corporations who To the editor: all graduate students, yet I have Scholars, who were helpful and re- future of every American: Who is re- made bad business decisions and, As a graduate student not living been told the overflow shelter in assuring throughout the storm. sponsible for your well-being? You, of course, the "collective recogni- in university housing, I am upset the Student Center was closed due I encourage the university to or your government? The question tion of America's domestic vulnera- by the lack of protection I was of- to lack of need. provide shelter to all of its stu- is simple, but the answers take us bility." And, polarized as it may be, fered by Rice University against Hurricane Ike mostly spared dents, regardless of where they down two very different roads. both major political parties want to Hurricane Ike and, particularly, Rice University, and most students live. Should this not be feasible, Choosing to be responsible for take us further in this direction. about the late notification. felt safe in their apartments. How- then Rice must send out a warn- our own well-being; for defending So, before we cast our votes In 2005, when Hurricane Rita ever, had the storm been worse, ing well in advance, to make stu- our own family and property; pro- this November, instead of spend- approached, all graduate students the unannounced reversal of the dents aware that they may have to viding for our own children; and ing time on our laptops, surfing the were offered shelter in McNair previous shelter policy and the late rethink their hurricane prepared- taking personal responsibility for Web to decide which candidate has Hall. Last week, it was not until announcement could have led to ness plans. I knew that Ike was our communities by giving of our the best plan for 'energy indepen- Thursday afternoon — a day before injuries and even loss of life. Con- coming; I just did not know I could own time and efforts, gives the dence,' let's turn off our computers predicted landfall and too late to sidering that many graduate stu- not rely on my university if worse noble and staunchly individualis- and do something about it. organize an evacuation — that I dents are internationals and have comes to worst. tic flavor which made our country was informed I could not seek shel- never experienced a hurricane great. Moving away from personal Michael Weeks ter on campus and 1 should follow before, the message of rejection Mathias Ricken responsibility gives us frivolous Jones College senior my "own hurricane preparedness broadcast by the university has Computer science graduate student FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26,2008 NEWS THE RICE THRESHER

STUDENT ASSOCIATION MINUTES Search begins for new college The following were noted at the most recent meeting of the Student Association on Sept. 22.

• President Matt Youn explained that his plan to bring university of- masters for Hanszen, Lovett ficials to SA meetings was on temporary hold while each of them dealt with post-Hurricane Ike messes.

BY CINDY DINH Ryan said active participation from across the board of academic • Each senator introduced the New Student Representatives from THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF and support for student activities years, resident associates, and are their respective colleges. The NSR dinner is this Sunday from are the top qualities the committee still looking for a faculty associate Although this school year is far is looking for. and a master from another college. 5:30-7:30 p.m. from over, some colleges are already "Frankly, there are 350 kids in the It has been customary for outgoing • Internal Vice President Akshay Dayal announced the new date of preparing for next year. Since this college," Ryan said. "[The masters] masters not to be involved in the se- year marks the end of their masters' can't know everyone's names and lection process. the SA retreat, which was rescheduled because of Hurricane Ike. five-year terms, Lovett and Hanszen get really involved in their lives. But The retreat will be Sunday, Oct. 5. Colleges are beginning their search by being there, you know that if you 66 for new college masters this fall. ever do need something, you know • Each of the senate committees offered a report of their recent ac- Wes and Barbara Morris, the Han- they'll be willing to help you out." tivities, many postponed due to Hurricane Ike. The Environmental szen masters, and Bernard and Caro- Some other considerations in- I think visible Committee expressed its desire to work with the college EcoReps lyn Aresu, the Lovett Masters, will be clude whether the potential college presence is very to rejuvenate recycling at each college, and the Intercollegiate leaving their positions in May. master has a spouse or a family with Committee discussed plans for a Martel-Sid tailgate. Candidates must be tenured pro- children since they will also live important, just fessors who are willing to live on on campus. simply being at • External Vice President Nick Muscara, who recently shaved his campus and serve as college master Lauren Reyes, chair of the Lovett distinctive sideburns, looked up from his iPhone and, for the third for the 2009-'i4 academic years. Master Search Committee, said they lunch every day, consecutive SA meeting, discussed Families Weekend, which Both Ted Wieber, chair of the were looking for a candidate who Hanszen Master Search Committee, would have someone else to help going to games on begins today. Families Weekend registration will take place in and Hanszen President Abbie Ryan them with the job. Farnsworth Pavilion from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m.-1 p.m. said their committee is looking for "[College masters] tend to be the weekends and Saturday. someone who will be involved in ev- a couple," Reyes, a Lovett sopho- going to perfor- eryday campus life. more, said. "They don't necessarily • Muscara, a Martel College sophomore, announced the beginning "I think visible presence is very have to be married, but it is a two- mances. of the "Rate that Restaurant" campaign. Students are encouraged important, just simply being at person job." to review and rate HedgeHopper restaurants, and the college with lunch every day, going to games on Hanszen and Lovett have already Abbie Ryan the most proportion of reviewers in their college population will Hanszen '09 the weekends and going to perfor- set up their master search commit- win $100 to the restaurant of its choice. mances," Ryan, a senior, said. tees. They have chosen 7-8 students • Will Rice College President Rahul Agrawal expressed severe frus- tration at Amy's Ice Cream's refusal to accept his HedgeHopper card. We... really... .will.... Dean of Undergraduates Robin • Youn, a Brown College senior, said that GoCrossCampus begins Forman is in the process of asking GIVE YOU faculty associates to join the commit- today. Students can sign up for their college's team at www.go- tee and both colleges are still search- crosscampus.com. ing for a master from another college. MONEY!! Reyes sail Wiess College master Mike • Parliamentarian Christopher Warrington, noting that all college Awards vary up to several thousand dollars! Gustin is a likely candidate to com- presidents were dressed like Muscara with blazers and pointy plete the Lovett committee. shoes, asked that next week the presidents dress tike him. Applications are sought for the Dr. Bill Both master search committees Wilson Student Initiative Grant. The are waiting for administrative ac- • The senate voted to approve Rice Powerlifting Club, a constitu- tion before commencing their new tional amendment for Rice Undergraduate Biological Journal Club fund supports innovative student projects master search. Within the coming (RUB)C, pronounced "rub). C.") and a Warrington-sponsored con- •> that will improve undergraduate life at weeks, a reception hosted by Presi- stitutional amendment requiring all club constitutions to include dent David Leebron will formally the date of last revision. * Rice. Emphasis is given to improving announce Hanszen and Lovett mas- ters' term limit and allow the col- • Martel College Senator Selim Sheikh shared that after being pre- infrastructure for student-run activities, but leges to begin accepting applicants sented with 400 signatures on his petition, Housing and Dining for the position. anything worthwhile except salaries and had agreed to increase the Tetra reimbursements for students ob- Ryan said the committee could t> travel will be considered. Submit 6 copies not officially begin the search until serving Ramadan from 50 TetraPoints to 65. of a short (2-3 page) proposal, with detailed after this ceremony. "Until then we can't really start • Sid Richardson College President Claire Shorall announced that budget and project description to: accepting applications," Ryan said. Sid's '80s Party has been moved to Nov. 14. "So we're doing verbal recruiting, talking to students at Hanszen to • The next SA meeting will be Monday at 10 p.m. in the RMC's Dr. Bill Wilson Grant gauge interest on who they think will Farnsworth Pavilion. c/o Mike Gustin be good candidates." Wieber said the entire process Master, Wiess College of selecting a candidate should MS 738 last about six weeks and conclude course for Hanszen, for charting the lyn Aresu, who is staff member in around Thanksgiving break. next half decade," he said. the Electrical and Computational Proposals due October 31, 2008 by 4:00 PM. "It is a short but frenzied pro- Reyes said the decision should Engineering department. cess," Wieber said. mainly be based on the students' in- Reyes said her committee was The committees will begin the put since college masters will be with looking for someone who appreci- process by accepting applications the college for the next five years. ated Lovett. and showcasing the college's life- The committee has considered "We're don't want to try to replace style to the candidates. student input via individual name them, but we want to find someone Community Involvement Center Ryan said this would be the only submissions to members of the com- who will enjoy the Lovett culture," time outgoing masters would be in- mittee and from students who ap Reyes said. Opportunities to Volunteer Abroad volved in the process. plied for the master search commit- Outgoing Hanszen masters Morris, "[The Masters] have definitely of- tee, Wieber said. a professor in English, and his wife fered to open up their house so ap- Barbara may be leaving their home Loewenstern Fellowships plicants can look around and ask 66 on campus, but are not necessarily ** 1-3 months of summer service ** questions on what it's like to be a disappearing from the college life. master," Ryan said. ** Open to all non-graduating undergraduate students ** The [student search Ryan said she hoped the outgo- After the window for applications ing masters would continue to be closes, the next two weeks will be committee] applica- Rice developing World Student's involved in Hanszen life. •) spent interviewing key candidates. tion had questions "We definitely expect them to be Scholarships (need-based) The last two weeks will be spent nar- associates afterwards," Ryan said. ** 1 -4 weeks of winter, spring, or summer service ** rowing the field to two candidates to asking students what "Wes will probably continue being ** Open to all current undergraduate students ** submit to Leebron, who will inter- they look for in a divisional advisor like he is now." view each of them. master and what they Wieber said Hanszen has a tradi- Reyes said the committee chair tion of former masters coming back International Alternative Spring freak trips and college president will be invited like about the current to participate in college activities. ** 1 week of service over Spring Break to Mexico or Costa Rica ** to give a presentation with their col- masters. "Right now we have Dennis Hus- ** Open to all current undergraduate students ** lege's recommendation and thoughts ton, Richard Smith and Klaus Weis- on each of the two candidates. Ted Wieber senberger who are all former mas- For wore information and to apply for all of the above "We'll be giving a formal presen- Hanszen'09 ters and almost on a weekly basis tation to Leebron in an unbiased are active in the colleges," Wieber programs, please visit the Community Involvement Center's way," Reyes said. 99 said. "We expect Wes and Barbara website at http://wwwjice.edu/servlcc. Ultimately, Ryan said the final de- to follow in their footsteps." cision rests with Leebron. Ryan said she expected to see "President Leebron officially hires "The (student search committee] the Hanszen masters in the future, Application deadlines: the masters," Ryan said. We can't do application had questions asking especially since they had a long Wednesday, October 1 at 5:00 pm. it ourselves, but we can give him our students what they look for in a mas- history with the college. All the recommendations." ter and what they like about the cur- Morrises' sons who went to Rice Wieber, a senior, said participat- rent masters," he said. lived at Hanszen. If you have any questions, (dease contact us by phone (713-341- ing in the search gave him an oppor- The outgoing Lovett masters "They'll be sorely missed, but 4970) or e-mail (servieeorfce.edu). tunity to shape Hanszen's future. are Bernard Aresu, a professor in they'll definitely be around a lot," "We see this as a chance to set a French Studies, and his wife Caro- Ryan said. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26,2008 THE RICE THRESHER NEWS Masden to leave Rice National Society of Collegiate

BY JACLYN YOUNGBLOOD Orientation Week planning. FOR THE THRESHER Madsen said the position at Rice Scholars holds fall induction appealed to her because she was al- After holding down the fort for ready familiar with similar programs five years, Director of Student Activi- at the College of Charleston. BY MICHELLE JIN Dean of Undergraduates Robin For- an induction ceremony," Hunt said. ties Heather Masden will step down "I had been working with a simi- FOR THE THRESHER man will serve as the keynote speaker In addition to community service from her position Tuesday to return lar version of [RPC] at the College of at the ceremony. opportunities, NSCS members have to Florida with her family. Assistant Charleston, so that appealed to me This Monday, 164 Rice sophomores Lauren Hunt, Rice NSCS Chapter access to NSCS scholarships, lead- Dean of Students Catherine Clack because it was something I was fa- and juniors will join the Rice chapter President, said the NSCS was looking ership training, internship and job will begin the search for a new direc- miliar with," Masden said. of the National Society of Collegiate forward to Forman's speech. leads, career development resources, tor this semester, Masden said. Masden was promoted to director Scholars honor society. Every spring, "We're very excited about having travel opportunities and discounts at of student activities in 2003 and she the NSCS invites freshmen and soph- one of the Rice administration come certain stores like Barnes and Noble has since been primarily involved omores in the top 20 percent of their and speak to our members," Hunt, a Booksellers and Kaplan Test Prep. with organizing the annual Impact class who have at least a 3.4 grade Baker College senior, said. "It really According to their Web site, NSCS Rice retreat and overseeing the point average to join. The society has shows [the students] the campus sup- awards more scholarship money to Women's Resource Center and the 233 chapters nationwide and includes port for the society." undergraduates than any other honor Student Association. 250 current Rice students. Although the Rice chapter was society in the U.S. Masden said she has enjoyed get- The NSCS induction ceremony will established in 2000, the organiza- ting to know the students at Rice. be held in the Farnsworth Pavilion of the tion had been dormant for a while, "They've made this a wonderful Rice Memorial Center 6 p.m. Monday. Hunt said. Rice NSCS Vice President 44 experience," Masden said. "I think Saadiyah Bilal said the NSCS had that they're so interested in pursuing been trying to revitalize its program We're a lot more than whatever goal they might have and 44 since last year by increasing outreach want to find whatever way they can to on campus. a regular honor soci- make it work." We're very excited Last year, members tutored el- ety, which sometimes Working with the students and ementary school students through just has an induction helping them achieve their goals has about having one of the Nehemiah Center of Houston and kept her on her toes and has proved the Rice administra- spoKe about the importance of integ- ceremony. a demanding job, Masden said. She rity to those students at assemblies. Lauren Hunt was involved with rescheduling Beer tion come and speak On Integrity Day, NSCS members Baker '09 Bike 2007 after it was canceled due to to our members. It signed a banner that symbolized their a student death. commitment to upholding this value. Director of Student Activities really shows [the 99 Heather Masden Masden said she finds that the The group also participated in College solutions to these problems and the students] the campus Day last March by leading a class of el- ways in which they are handled add support for the society. ementary school students around Rice Hunt said the most valuable aspect to the university as a whole. to give them a glimpse of what college of being an NSCS member is the net- As director of student activities, "It's not a problem to be chal- Lauren Hunt life was like. They also organized ice working opportunities. NSCS is part- Masden oversees Rice clubs, provides lenged," Madsen said. NSCS chapter president cream socials and resume building ners with various corporations and students with opportunities to engage Masden said she, her husband workshops in collaboration with the graduate schools, which give both in leadership positions and organizes and their 2-year-old child will be sur- n Center for Student Professional Devel- scholarships and recruiting offers to campus events. rounded by three generations of fam- opment. Currently, the Rice chapter NSCS members. Masden attended Colgate Univer- ily in Florida. She said she is looking are conferring with NSCS chapters at On the national level, NSCS holds sity for her undergraduate studies and forward to this new journey. At the induction ceremony, mem- the University of Houston and Hous- a conference every summer called the received her master's degree in higher Masden said if she could leave one bers of the Rice NSCS Chapter will in- ton Baptist University to perform hur- Convention for representatives from education from the University of Flor- piece of advice to the incoming direc- troduce the officers, call out the names ricane relief service. each NSCS chapter. The Convention ida. After a three-year stint at the Col- tor, it would be to trust the students of new members and present each of Hunt said the NSCS tried to engage offers leadership seminars and career lege of Charleston in South Carolina, to find their own paths. them with a decorative pin. Members its members and encourage commu- networking opportunities for attend- Masden arrived at Rice in 2000 as "It's your job to help them figure will take an oath pledging to uphold nity involvement throughout the year. ees and is a chance for different chap- student director, where she primar- out what that is, but trust them to do the three pillars of NSCS: scholarship, "We're a lot more than the regular ters to compare past activities and #) ily oversaw Rice Program Council and it," Masden said. leadership and service. honor society, which sometimes just has work with each other in the future.

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FORWARD thinking FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26,2008 6 NEWS THE RICE THRESHER Temporary triage center set up in Oshman Kitchen

"We're more of an urgent-care Teams comprised of 75 volunteers, place," Parisi said. "We set [the triage] some from as far away as Florida and up so we could decompress the emer- North Carolina, came to assist in the gency rooms after the hurricane." efforts. Rice Emergency Medical Ser- Last Monday, Parisi said he filed vices also had plans to coordinate an official state request for a triage some of their students to help out, facility and was granted permission, Rice EMS representative Michael provided he could put together a Pandya said. team and a place. Keller-McNulty said hosting the tri- Rice was immediately designated age center was one example of how Rice an ideal spot for the triage due to its students help out their community. M "It's that civic symbolism that we close proximity to the Texas Medical W Vt Center. Parisi contacted the univer- hope all our students catch when • • m • IliPiiii sity shortly thereafter. they're here," Keller-McNulty said. Parisi said he talked with Vice "They [our donors] were thrilled that President for Administration Kevin this facility that they've helped us Kirby and was given and reviewed build is now serving such an impor- several options for locations for his tant purpose." facility before he decided on the Osh- man Engineering Kitchen. He said the Landing Space area was ideal because renovations to Providing space for a triage center • the kitchen had just been completed, wasn't Rice's only contribution dur- but students and faculty had not yet ing the aftermath of Ike. The Helipads begun to use it. at Memorial Hermann were damaged Dean of Engineering Sallie Keller- du.ing the hurricane, and the hospi- McNulty said she embraced the idea tal needed a place for their LifeFlight of using her department's new kitch- helicopters to land. en to help the community. Rice became the auxiliary land "To renovate [Oshman Engi- ing spot for the incoming heli- The Memorial Hermann Hospital System set up a triage unit last week in the Oshmann Engineering Design neering Kitchen], we had to raise copters. Texas Search and Rescue Kitchen. The triage welcomed patients in an effort to prevent overcrowding at the medical center. money from alumni and industrial worked with the Rice University partners," Keller-McNulty said. Police Department to determine "When I let those key donors know the temporary site's location. The BY JOSH RUTENBERG The triage center ity. Parisi said he reached out to near- what we were doing, they were Greenbriar Lot, which was vacant FOR THE THRESHER The triage center closed at the by medical facilities like Methodist, end of last week because there were St.Luke's and Ben Taub Hospitals, thrilled that the facility was help- at the time, provided an area suffi- Rice hosted its first medical triage not enough patients to justify the which agreed that an urgent care fa- ing Houston in crisis." cient to land the helicopters. Police center last week in the Oshman Engi- center's presence and the hospitals cility was needed. Although the triage did not Chief Bill Taylor said. neering Design Kitchen in an attempt were running smoothly enough that A triage prioritizes patients by have the capability to perform "They were bringing in large heli- to keep the hospitals in the Texas they could handle more patients, their injuries before treating them. advanced testing, such as taking copters, military styles like Jet Rang Medical Center from overflowing with Carolie Allgood, School Adminis- The triage center at Rice primarily re- X-rays, the center could treat a ers and Black Hawks," Taylor said. patients arriving after Hurricane Ike. trator for the Brown School of Engi- ceived patients who arrived in ambu- variety of problems ranging from Greenbriar stayed open for land The triage was planned to remain on neering, said. lances. Once they arrived, they were respiratory trouble to burns, and ings through last Monday. RUPD campus for several weeks, Jim Parisi, Parisi said the combination of the screened for injuries. If the wounds could test for blood sugar and po- helped to set up and coordinate the Memorial Hermann Hospital System lack of electricity in most of Houston were minor, they could be treated on tassium levels. site, Taylor said. He said five helicop- Executive fo' Emergency Services, immediately following Hurricane Ike the spot, and if the wounds were seri- The triage center could provide ters landed during this time to trans- said. In another effort to help the over- and the fact that people were quick- ous, the patients were transported to care for up to 250 patients per day. port their passengers to awaiting on- burdened medical center, the univer- ly running low on their supplies of nearby hospitals. Two Disaster Medical Assistance site ambulances. sity opened its Greenbriar lot last week medicine meant that surrounding Parisi said the triage center was not as a landing pad for five helicopters. hospitals were being filled to capac- intended as a long-term care facility. Rice endowment # decreases $60 million Got your BY HALLIE JORDAN ment decrease, the decline of the U.S. FOR THE THRESHER stock market. "I'm concerned about the ex- As the Wall Street collapse earlier traordinarily difficult investing en this month indicated, times are tough vironment at this point in time, not for investments. Reflecting this trend, so much about a 12-month period," HedgeHopper Rice's endowment this year has de- Wise said. creased $60 million from $4.67 bil- About 45 percent of the univer- lion to $4.61 billion. Nationally, Rice sity's yearly budget is covered by the ranks 19th for the size of its endow- endowment, one of the highest per- ment, and ranks sixth in amount per centages in the nation, Wise said. Card? student according to the National As- Kathy Collins, Vice President for sociation of College and University Finance, said the endowment keeps Business Officers Endowment Study. tuition cheaper and covers many fi- Bring your Rice University HedgeHopper card by the The endowment is a permanent nancial needs for students. investment that the university uses to "First, it allows us to keep the tu- support the general operation of the ition in range," she said. "Also, it cov- new Mission Burrito in Rice Village anytime from school, faculty chairs, scholarships, ers about half of the financial aid and fellowships and departmental pro- scholarships the university provides." now thru the Spring 2009 semester and receive grams. The endowment is invested From 1912 to 1965, the endowment in U.S. stocks, international stocks, allowed Rice to keep tuition free. fixed income, hedge funds, private "The business of being a univer- •) 25% OFF YOUR equity and real assents — which in- sity became more expensive with the clude real estate, oil and timber. It is technology advances in science and invested with over 100 different in- engineering," Wise said. "It wasn't vi- ENTIRE PURCHASE! vestment managers and partnerships able to continue to be a great univer- around the world. sity and keep up with competition." (Alcohol excluded of course) Vice President for Investments Rather than using endowment Scott Wise said since the endowment money for all expenses, Rice also re- is a permanent investment in the uni- lies on donor gifts, in which it received m HAPPY HOUR! versity, meant for long-term growth, $42 million this year. These funds are its year-to-year fluctuations are not of used for a purpose specified by the $2.00 domestic • $2.50 premium • $3.00 margaritas much concern. He said the real con- donor, often new buildings or colleg- Everyday 4pm to 7pm cern lies with the cause of the endow- es, departments or scholarships.

RUPD POLICE BLOTTER The following items were reported to the Rice Univer- sity Police Department for the period Sept. 17-Sept. 24

0 MISSION OTHER LOCATIONS Track Stadium Sept. 19 Theft fimes Blvd Rice Stadium QO BURRITO- Off Campus Sept. 21 Alcohol Violations h\o^e, c-b-oLc~e,$. fdtLisot

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discussions with seasoned tour guides about their past experiences. Additionally, guides completed a mock tour of campus, which allowed them to practice with a supervisor before confronting visitors. "An hour of training is not enough to push you out there to start communicating about Rice," Jackson said. Sid Richardson College sophomore Sara Millimet leads a tour white wear- Hanszen College senior Eric Sil- ing the new Student Admissions Council uniform polo. The polo will be berman said training during previ- standard attire for all tour guides from now on. The Rice Chorale performs its Sept. 11 ous years was more student-directed Memorial and informal. Silberman said he knew at least who were fully committed and in- requiem concert last Tuesday. The application process for tour eight former tour guides from Hanszen terested in being part of change guides has been revamped. In pre- who did not reapply as tour guides. and working with the admissions vious years, experienced students "Some don't want to be paid, office to move into Rice's Vision for • ESPERANZA were not required to reapply to the some don't want to jump through the the Second Century." FROM PAGE 1 SAC. This year, all students desir- hoops of reapplying, some for other Sigerman said he does not be- ing to be tour guides had to sub- reasons," Silberman said. lieve this new policy will negatively noon Nov. 7 in the Brochstein Pavil- able to do all this, but I'm looking mit applications, which asked for Former Chair of Tours Sam Ba- impact the SAC. ion quadrangle. Over 500 students re- forward to the festivities" Will Rice faculty references and contained non, who did not return this year quested artists they would like to see College sophomore Gaelyn Sicher- several essay questions. Also, ap- due to schedule restraints, said he U perform from a list of 21 bands in late Ford said. plicant interviews were conducted was wary of the reapplication re- August via the RPC Facebook page, RPC's increased budget can be at- by faculty this year, whereas a stu- quirement at first, but now considers There were a lot and they selected The National, Hot tributed to the adoption of other pro- dent panel performed interviews it to be reasonable. of returning tour Hot Heat and Gavin Degraw as the top grams on campus. in the past. "They have changed so much that guides who did three, in no particular order. "We have now consolidated the SAC Director Kevin Sigerman said everybody who wants to [give tours] Currently, RPC and the Capital Passport [to Houston] program which interviews from faculty eliminated should find out more information resubmit, those who Campaign Committee are in the pro- hosts around 12 cultural events per the threat of student bias. by talking with somebody," Banon, were fully committed cess of negotiating with the bands year around Houston with [RPC's] "In the interviews, we wanted a Hanszen senior, said. "Returning and booking agencies. Arts & Entertainment committee, to make sure it was not just student guides who want to do the same and interested in be- "We're looking to add new attrac- which offers discount tickets to vari- run," Sigerman, a Lovett College things that they've always done ing part of change. tions to the usual Esperanza events," ous Houston sporting, theatre and junior, said. "We wanted to profes- might run into problems." Formals Committee co-Chair Esra Gu- cultural events," Kerkstra, a Will Rice sionalize and elevate it, to make Jackson said the SAC interviewed Fitima Jackson muser said. junior, said. "With this money comes sure students weren't just picking about 40 tour guide applicants this Associate Director of In spring 2007, RPC was forced to great responsibility, and [RPC] is up who they knew." year, and finally selected around 20 Admission cancel Rondelet, the spring formal, for the challenge." Silberman said the application sophomores, juniors and seniors. due to financ -1 issues, making such RPC also plans to host a Willy process reflects greater faculty regu- She said the requirement to reapply n a display of extravagance a little sur- Week concert in the spring with lation of the SAC. He said this differs was reasonable, and was designed prising to some students. the money from the Pavilion Fund, from past years, when Rice students to reveal students' dedicated inter- "The tour guide program is not "I'm a little amazed that they are Kerkstra said. were solely responsible for inter- est in the SAC. going to suffer because certain stu- viewing new tour guide applicants, "We wanted [applicants] to be dents decided not to reapply," Si- training the new guides and setting enthusiastic and invested," Jack- german said. tour schedules. son said. "We thought that with Banon said it might be too soon "The SAC used to be very much rolling out new modifications, all to tell what kind of impact these run by students, and the students students might not be committed changes will have on the SAC and have been progressively phased out, to the vision of Rice University ... campus tours. but there was a big jump this year," There were a lot of returning tour "Things have certainly changed, # Silbeman said. guides who did resubmit, those but the jury's still out," Banon said. ML

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the situation and is looking to change OGRADS its method of communication with the FROM PAGE 1 graduate student community.

Sanders stayed in McNair Hall for Graduate student response three days during the storm. Howev- At Tuesday's forum, Contreras said er, she did not send an e-mail during he had heard complaints from gradu- that time because she did not have ate students about the nature of Sand- access to the internet, she said. ers' Thursday e-mail, including that it "For reasons I can't really say, 1 was convoluted. Contreras said many wasn't able to access bulk mail lists students had not received the e-mail ... that allow us to communicate with regarding the dry campus policy sent grads as a whole," Sanders said. out to Rice undergraduates. Further- During that time, Sanders met with more, while the administration may members of the CMT to discuss the have forbidden students to return best ways to communicate with stu- to campus following the hurricane, dents. She said the CMT decided text many faculty members were sending messaging and the Rice and graduate out different messages, he said. student Web sites would be the most GSA Parliamentarian Kristjan Stone efficient ways to provide students with said one professor did not extend proj- updates, as data the CMT collected ect deadlines, making it nearly impos- indicates that students check the Web sible for the graduate students not to sites frequently. return to campus that weekend. Sanders said she decided e-mail "Some professors were actually was not an efficient mode of communi- putting pressure on grad students to... - cation due to the higher-than-usual fre- get things done over the weekend, and quency of bounced e-mails she received this was one of those cases," Stone, a from nonworking addresses. She de- physics graduate student, said. Graduate students air their grievances at an open forum Tuesday in the Graduate Student Lounge of the Rice cided posting updates on the Web sites Stone said students with no power Memorial Center. Several graduate students said they felt as though Rice could have done a much better job was a more effective way of distributing at their homes returned to their labs keeping the graduate population informed and safe during Hurricane Ike. news to off-campus students. and offices to do work. "If you use that system and get "You think of Rice as being this hundreds of messages bouncing ivory tower in a sea of no electricity Meyer said she was appalled by After the e-mail Thursday, Meyer A student who wished to remain back, you run the chance of clogging or internet," Stone said. "Of course the lack of e-mails sent to the gradu- said she did not receive any notice anonymous said she was forced to the system so it doesn't work for any- they're going to come to campus, es- ate students. from the university until Monday eve- evacuate from the graduate apart- one," Sanders said. pecially when they have card access "We would understand if the ning, after Hurricane Ike. ments Friday morning and sought The inclement weather proved [to enter the buildings]." storm was so bad it knocked out our "I almost, by the time we got an shelter in McNair Hall. Students challenging for communications, she GSA Representative Eileen Meyer e-mail, but the undergraduates were e-mail, expected it to be an apol- were offered a place in Shell Au- said. Students were encouraged on said she disliked the apparent change getting timely, informative emails," ogy [for the lack of communication]," ditorium or in the Anderson Fam- the Web site to call the CMT for emer- in policy between 2005's Hurricane Meyer said. "Why didn't they just CC she said. ily Room. She said most students gency information, but this might Rita and Hurricane Ike. Meyer, an as- us [Dean of Undergraduates] Robin Meyer said the updates on the opted for the auditorium. Students have proved difficult to students with- trophysics graduate student, said the Forman's e-mails?" Rice Web site were primarily meant were urged to bring their own food out access to phones or computers. university was open to sheltering all Although Sanders' e-mail Thursday for parents and public relations rea- and were served peanut butter and Contreras had left Houston before grad students with Rita, in fall 2005. mentioned the campus' closure Friday sons and provided little informa- jelly sandwiches. Ike hit, so Sanders had no way to get GSA Secretary Nikhil Gheewala and through the weekend, Meyer said tion for students checking up on the "We were an afterthought, and in personal communication with the agreed. the seriousness of the closure was not school's status. that's kind of sad," she said. GSA, she said. The GSA is working on "I was disappointed compared to adequately conveyed to students. appointing a backup for such circum- [Rice's] response to Hurricane Rita," "Grad students are used to cam- GSA evaluation Proposal stances, she said. Gheewala, a bioengineering gradu- pus being closed on holidays," Meyer Contreras said many students Sanders said the CMT will review Sanders said her talk with Contre- ate student, said. "It seemed like two said. "We work anyway. People have had also complained about Rice's the GSA's proposal next month. She ras about the CMT's strategy in deal- different storms and two different re- cell cultures to feed, and they're go- reasoning for keeping students away said this proposal will offer an unbi- ing with the Hurricane is proof that the sponses. We received notification of ing to do it anyway, even if it's Martin from campus. ased and unedited insight into grad- CMT has areas of improvement. She the university's plans much more in Luther King Day. I don't think any of "Is this a care issue or a liability uate students' opinions about the % » said the CMT is continuing to debrief advance with Rita." that was clear at all." issue?" Contreras said. storm preparations. ft «

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Wiess freshmen T.J. Burleson and Andrea Ulrich ham it up as a singing tree and the ghost of William Marsh Rice as fellow freshmen There's something to be said about "The Tragical Tale of Melissa Anna Baron and Courtney Souza look on in Wiess senior Patricia Ladd's third one-act play, titled "enrod: Where's the Gold?" McHiney McNormous McWhale" and her large derriere. Whether or not Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back" inspired Walter Wykes' play, the rhyme in it — just like the song — is humorous and entertaining. the One-Acts the highlight of many an audience member's night. by freshman Nathan Gabriel, leads audience members to question Directed by sophomore Mallory Pierpoint and senior Alex Mainor, In "enrod: Where's the Gold?" it is not the lines that make this play their lives and whether they're living them to the fullest. Lighter it is light, witty and unexpected and certainly makes the walk to fantastic; it is the actors and the cheap props. A singing tree played moments come in the form of a crazy receptionist, wonderfully D Wiess worth it, even for North College residents. What could possi- by freshman T.J. Burleson, the ghost of William Marsh Rice and, if played by freshman Alyssa Wiener, and a "good guy" angel, played by bly be a better distraction the night before an exam than listening the audience is lucky, a falling mustache as a result of cheap tape junior John Palmeri. to an eccentric yet terribly fascinating poem about a woman with an are enough to make viewers double over with laughter. The acting is And then there's "Outcome," directed by juniors William Figueroa extraordinary butt? amusing enough, so forget the lines. and Tiffany Kim and starring freshmen Alice Fa and Matt Banks Another light and humorous play, written and co-directed by Other plays in the One-Acts are amusing but also more meaning- as Lisa and Bob, a couple dealing with pregnancy but unwilling to senior and veteran One-Acts playwright Patricia Ladd, might make ful. In "Purgatory Life" by S. W. Senek, the character Lucas, played Ssee WIESS, page 12 Lakeview Terrace mixes The Women is a chick flick worth missing BY JACKIE AMMONS Meg Ryan), the successful fashion are literally no men in the movie — THRESHER STAFF magazine editor Sylvi (Punning with no husbands, no boyfriends, no little absurdity with substance Scissors' Annette Bening), the free- boys, not even insignificant extras "I'm the police; you have to do what he does not love his new neighbors, Imagine a hybrid film that com- spirited, perpetual-mother Edie (Lucky walking down the street, just a tiny I I say!" Folks, let's take a moment to re- and he begins to harass them to the bines the metropolitan feel of The You's Debra Messing) and headstrong baby boy born in the end of the film flect on this very profound statement. point of no return. Some of his pranks, Devil Wears Prada, the sappy sweet- writer Alex (Reign Over Me's Jada amidst his mother Edie's blood cur- Your next-door neighbor, screaming including flashing huge lights into the ness about four friends of The Sister- Pinkett Smith). As in any other sappy dling screams. This decision was a this at you, might leave you slightly be- couple's bedroom, have a very sinister hood of the Traveling Pants and the girlfriends movie, the women help mistake. Women go to chick flicks fuddled. But imagine your neighbor as undertone. Deciding they have had high drama of "Gossip Girl." All great each other out through times of need, not only to enjoy the optimistic, flirty Samuel L. Jackson (Snakes on a Plane). enough, Washington and Wilson fight to watch separately, these elements like when Mary's husband has an af- narratives but also to see some of Hol- Doing so instantly injects this some- back. Unfortunately, viewers who have absolutely fail when combined into fair with the Saks Fifth Avenue spritzer lywood's male stars, such as George what innocuous threat with pure ba- watched the trailer already know this. one movie like the newly-released girl (We Own the Night's Eva Mendes), Clooney (Ocean's Eleven), Matthew dass. Seriously, I would do anything to What happened to previews that don't The Women, based on the 1936 play by when Sylvia loses her dream job, when McConaughey (Tropic Thunder) and have Jackson's iconic voice as my voice- reveal the entire plot and ending? Clare Boothe Luce. Edie goes into labor with her fifth baby lames Marsden (27 Dresses). A chick and when Alex has troubles with her flick without men is like The Bourne mail recording, telling the mothafuckin' While the conflict escalation that supermodel girlfriend. Identity without guns and blood. caller to leave a GODDAMN message. ensues in this film is a bit absurd, Something essential is missing. the story touches on the important Even while this movie acts as a issues of racism and intolerance. fun and flighty Sisterhood of the Trav- Though The Women is lacking in Jackson views the couple's liberal ~w~ eling Pants for middle-aged women, it male counterparts, it manages to keep marriage as an affront to his own seems rather pointless and formulaic. its one-star rating by boasting a fabu- conservative views and values. The The Women It contains all of the scenes one would lous female cast. As one would expect, treatment of this conflict made the • expect from a chick flick dramedy: Ryan, Bening, Messing, Smith, Bergen movie strong in the first half, but af- the crying scene when the friends and Mendes perform fabulously. Ryan terwards the increasingly ludicrous make up, the runway scene when all retains her irresistible sweetness from Faheem Ahmed Starring: Meg Ryan, Jada plot bogged it down. of the women "ooh" and "ahh" over You've Got Mail, Bergen carries her Pinkett Smith, Annette the fashions and the pillow-fight-in- tough "Murphy Brown" role into this The script by David Loughrey (Tom Bening, Debra Messing and Huck) and Howard Korder (The your-lingerie scene when the wife film quite well and Mendes is just The line above is featured in the Passion of Ayn Rand) relies far too confronts the "other woman." While Mendes: simply sexy. Even though the trailer for this weekend's box office much on coincidental circumstances fun for a while, these scenes become actresses do well in each of their roles, headliner Lakeview Terrace, starring rather than on logical experience. A chick flick without a direct- rather boring due to their overuse they seem only to be playing continu- Patrick Wilson (The Phantom of the Op- The stream of disastrous events that ed plot line and a drama without and detract from any sort of logical ations of previous roles rather than era), Kerry Washington (The Last King follows the frequent clashes between enough ethos to make the viewer plot progression that the film might adopting new challenges that bring of Scotland) and Jackson as the antago- Jackson and Wilson becomes overkill. feel for the characters, The Women is produce otherwise. out other facets of their acting skills. nist. Wilson and Washington are new- Furthermore, the last ten minutes of a disappointment. Nevertheless, The Women cer- Unless you're dying for an extra lyweds, moving into their California the film are horrendous. The ending is The story follows four friends: the tainly stays true to its title and to the shot of estrogen for the day, you dream house. 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... and after Liv Tyler and I are married, we Come on, tell me! Right Mill fly away from Earth in a spaceship that looks like the one from 2001: A Space Odyssey, and See, I shouldn't we will listen to the Blue Danube nonstop forever have even told you!

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BY JORDAN DAVIS Opening at 11 a.m. for lunch Monday scallions, garlic, nutmeg and thyme. Jackson's charismatic performance. director Neil Labute (responsible for through Saturday, it is a welcome The jerk is not overpoweringly pep- With that said, I will still recom- the hilariously bad The Wicker Man} THRESHER STAFF change from barbeque, Tex-Mex and pered. It retains its flavor without need- mend this movie for being entertain- for not dishing up another hackneyed The new Reggae Hut Cafe, located Thai. Soft reggae and essences of lessly scalding mouths and burning ing and touching briefly on some Hollywood thriller with no substance. at 4814 Almeda Rd., right after South- irie riddims gently serenade enter- eyes. After the kick, it opens into a sweet philosophical points. It provides an And fans of Jackson will definitely more Blvd. and right before Blodgett ing customers, while the smells of secondary phase, which is characteris- overly exaggerated but important enjoy this film. St., is the closest to Jamaica that Hous- amazing dishes encircle them. tic of good Jamaican jerks. Seamlessly examination of class, race and gender Faheem Ahmed is a senior at Baker tonians can get without actually trav- For appetizers, the Reggae Hut Cafe flowing into the soft rice and the zesty relations in our society. 1 tip my hat to College. eling there; in addition, it offers the has a great selection. The beef, chicken vegetable medley, the jerk provides a Rice community a 15-percent discount and vegetarian patties are pockets of balance on the plate. with the HedgeHopper card. flaky, crispy bread filled with choice Non-seafood dishes include Oxtail ground meat and spices, making a light Stew, meaty ox tailbones in a heavy but filling snack. The Cocoa Bread, a Ca- brown gravy stew; Brown Stew Chicken, * • ribbean specialty, is a soft, warm, but- savory chicken in the same brown stew; tery loaf. The cafe really outdoes itself, and Jerk Chicken Salad, grilled jerk however, with its fried plantains. Sliced chicken on a bed of freshly cut lettuce. a massive half-inch thick and lightly Diners can wash down meals Reggae Hut Cafe fried, they retain their soft, squishy cen- with numerous Caribbean bever- ters and rich plantain flavor. • • • • • ages, although they should beware The main courses are all culinary the ginger beer, which packs a real delights. Served at all times of the day, wallop. The non-alcoholic beverage Starring: Jerk Shrimp the menu is divided into seafood en- is infused with fresh ginger and can trees and non-seafood entrees. On the burn more than it refreshes. To get a seafood menu, the chefs offer curry, real taste of the Caribbean, custom- jerk and garlic shrimp, as well as brown ers should try the Sorrell drink, made Before 4 p.m. cars can park in and curry snapper. The yellow curry is from the fruit of a Roselle plant, or front of the establishment; after not the sweet, creamy curry offered in the Caribbean Kolas: Cream Soda, that, parking is located behind the Indian restaurants, but a spicy, slightly Kola or Pineapple. shopping strip. Live entertainment salty sauce in which the jumbo shrimp Looking for a delicious and differ- on Tuesday nights and free wireless and snapper are simmered. ent homestyle meal just a few min- Internet draw people to this intrigu- The specialty of the Reggae Hut Cafe utes from campus? Definitely give this ing cafe. The fact that their staff is is definitely their Jerk Shrimp. The Jerk place a try. On a side note, the owner beyond friendly and their portions Shrimp are perfectly boiled, plump of the Reggae Hut Cafe also owns the are more Texas-sized than those of specimens that grace the plate with Breakfast Klub, another new addition any other restaurant in the Village a homemade jerk seasoning bursting to the HedgeHopper program. should also help draw more people with freshly ground allspice, scotch For more information, visit www. from the Rice community this year. bonnet peppers, cloves, cinnamon, thereggaehut.com or call 713-520-7171.

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by Paul Fitzgerald The team captains, senior outside EOR THE THRESHER hitters Karyn Morgan and Jessica Holderness, have high hopes for the After three years of trying without weekend, as they expect to go 2-0 success to come out on top in an in- against their conference foes. After season tournament, the volleyball the weekend's success, the team feels team finally reached their goal in like they're finally getting rewarded Ohio at the Best Western Invitational for their efforts. last weekend, recording their first "We've always been really confi- < . tournament win since 2005. In what dent, and this proves how good we was a big weekend for the Owls, Rice are and finally we're getting what defeated Hofstra University 3-1 on we deserve for all our hard work," Friday night and swept Saturday's Morgan said. matches over Bowling Green State In Rice's match against Hofstra, University and Binghamton Universi- the two teams battled throughout ty by 3-1 and 3-0 scores, respectively. the first game, trading points until Rice looks to build upon last week- Rice took a late lead and won 25-21. end's performance as they open the In the second game, Rice began with conference season against the Uni- the lead until the Pride used a late versity of Texas-El Paso on Friday at surge to take the game win 25-20. The 8 p.m. in El Paso. Coach Genny Volpe Owls were able to bounce back, how- plans to caution her team against ever, winning the last two games 25- looking ahead of UTEF to Sunday's 23 and 25-12 to take a 3-1 match win. match against Tulane University in Volpe cited the performance of Hold- New Orleans at 1 p.m. erness and Morgan as critical to the "This will be a challenge for our team's victory. team, not looking ahead to Tulane," "Our outside hitters dominated," Volpe said. "They have very nice ath- Volpe said. "They definitely out- letes and they're looking for revenge played Hofstra's outside hitters. They against us." just didn't make a lot of mistakes." Rice's match against Tulane will The second match against Bowling be a great barometer for the team. Green turned into a battle of persever- The Owls have lost numerous close ance over skill. The match started matches to Tulane in the past few similarly to the Hofstra match, with years, including a five-game loss Rice winning the first game 25-21 and to the Green Wave last November. dropping the second 25-20. Not want- This weekend, they will finally try ing to drop the match, Rice powered After going almost three seasons without an in-season tournament win, Rice defeated Hofstra University, to get over the hump against the back in the third set, coming out with Bowling Green University and Binghamton University to take the Best Western Invitational last weekend. conference favorite. D see VBALL, page 17 Early lead not enough for Rice to take Texas Despite striking first against Longhorns, Owls can not keep up with Texas' offensive attacks in the air

by Meghan White I felt good about it, even going into FOR THE THRESHER halftime when it was 24-3. I thought we would have a better job stopping Last weekend, the football team them in the second half." traveled to Austin for their 91st meet- The 3-0 Longhorns piled up 600 ing with the University of Texas. The yards of total offense, almost dou- crowd of almost 100,000, the largest bling Rice's 318 yards. Texas quarter- to see a Rice game since the Owls back Colt McCoy completed 19 passes played the University of Michigan in in 23 attempts for 329 yards and four 2000, saw the Owls fall to the sev- touchdowns. His receiving stars were enth-ranked Longhorns 52-10. Quan Cosby, who made seven catches Although Rice was only down 7-3 for 90 yards, and Jordan Shipley, who at the conclusion of the first quarter, earned 155 yards on five catches. • • Texas quickly began an offensive push The trouble lay in the Owls' rush- and scored 31 unanswered points from ing attack which only accrued 17 net the first to the third quarters. yards. Clement had a solid passing The Owls struck first, kicking a game, going 25-37 with 254 yards and field goal with under eight minutes one touchdown pass. On the ground, remaining in the first quarter. They however, he lost 49 yards rushing and were then held scoreless until the fi- only ended up with a net of 20. Texas nal minutes of the third quarter, when also sacked him six times. senior quarterback Chase Clement Sophomore tight end James Casey, completed a 15-yard touchdown pass tied for the NCAA lead with 7.25 recep- to senior wide receiver Jarett Dillard. tions per game, caught eight passes Texas then notched 21 more points to for 56 yards, while Dillard had nine secure the final score and a win in the catches for 158 yards and one touch- latest game in the long history of the down grab. Casey and Dillard-who Rice-Texas rivalry. are together averaging 12." recerr :>r.5 Head coach David Bailiff said and 217 yards per game-are th-e :r he thought Rice would turn in a set of teammates who are ?>:r - • >• better result. national top 10 in receptions. "We were moving the football, and Dillard's vards represented

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The dynamic duo from San Antonio arrived at training camp as lightly recruited prospects. After redshirting, Chase Clement (left) and Jarett Dillard (right) have had five years to form a q uarterback- receiver relationship that currently stands atop the recordbooks as the most prolific scoring pair in history. Now, they have one last season to play together and prove their worth to the nation.

As the offense runs plays in plain, but at the end of the day, we're and have played together ever since. and lettered in baseball and track. Dil- Luckily for Dillard, the Owls practice, senior quarterback Chase still friends. I don't have a grudge, and They both credit their extended time lard, who is from Sam Houston High switched to a spread offense after Clement drops back and fires the he doesn't have a grudge. With Chase together as a key in their success. School, was named to the all-district former head coach Ken Hatfield left ball. And whether it's a long spiral and I, we have more of a brotherly re- "We've spent so much time in the team twice, and was also an all-area in 2005, a move that gave Dillard the downfield that leads him across the lationship that allows us to really dig offseason [...] just throwing routes selection. Dillard played on the varsity opportunity to be an integral part of goal line or a short, hard pass over into each other and really push each together," Clement said. "We've just track and basketball teams. their offensive explosion. the middle, senior receiver Jarett Dil- other to play our best." spent so much time on the field get- "I just wanted to play college foot- "We both came into Rice with the lard catches it. Clement also ting to know ball, so given the opportunity, I just same goals and the same attitude," cites Dillard's one another and came and ran with it," Clement said. Dillard said. "We thought we could The problem for other Conference 44 USA schools and the rest of the teams physical strengths how each of us Running with it is exactly what have been recruited more, but Rice was on the Owls schedule? The two often as a key in their plays. I think Dillard anticipated the Owls to do our choice that we decided to come made make it look as easy in games success. With Chase and I, we we've got such when he signed with Rice knowing to. With that, we both had a chip and as they do in practice. "It's just his have more of a broth- a good relation- they were planning on implementing thought we had to prove to the world In the season opener against ability to find ship off the field an option offense. something and that we were going to Southern Methodist University, the ball," Clem- e V relationship that that it allows us "Knowing that they did nothing put Rice on the map. And when you Clement tied his own school record ent said. "I think allows us to really dig to be successful but run and 1 wasn't going to get the have two individuals with those same — as well as the Conference USA re- that some days into each other and on the field." ball much, it was my only opportu- goals and same aspirations, you're cord — with six touchdown passes, when I'm off, he's The duo's nity," he said. just bound to do incredible things. and Dillard tied his school record able to go out and really push each other strong relation- with three touchdown receptions. make plays and to play our best. ship has held And after Dillard caught a touch- make catches that the offense to- jarett Dillard CHASING THE RECORD BOOKS down pass from Clement in each not every receiver gether through Chase Clement set 18 records in 2007 of the last three games — against can make." Baker'08 incredible highs Memphis, Vanderbilt and the Uni- Dillard was and lows. In the versity of Texas — the two are just named a first ff year between a Career Previously held record one touchdown pass from tying the team All-Amer- one-win season Touchdown passes: 55 38, Randy Hertel 1977-80 NCAA career record for a quar- ican by CBSS- in 2005 and a terback-wide receiver duo, portshne.com and was placed three- win season in 2007, Clement Total offense: 6,714 6,336, Tommy Kramer 1973-76 and Dillard led the Owls to their first Now with 38 scores, they on the Biletnikoff and Maxwell Total touchdowns: 68 48, Tommy Kramer 1973-76 need 39 to Award Watch Lists, bowl game since 1961, but they suf- catch Tim while Clement is on fered a crushing 41-17 defeat at the Season Rattayand the Watch Lists for hands of Troy. Pass attempts: 508 501, Tommy Kramer 1976 Troy Ed- the Davey O'Brien "We've been here with three Pass completions: 300 wards of Award and the coaching staffs, and going through 269, Tommy Kramer 1976 Louisiana Johnny Unitas Gold- all those trying times and all those Passing Yardage: 3,377 3,317, Tommy Kramer 1976 Tech and en Arm Award. struggles has really brought us to- Completion percentage: .591 .586, Joel Armstrong 2006 Colt Brennan and Davone So far this season, gether," Dillard said. "We're in the Bess of Hawaii. Clement has thrown for fifth year of our college careers. Touchdown passes: 29 21, Three players Clement and Dillard nine touchdowns and When you've been around the same Total offensive plays: 652 562, Tommy Kramer 1976 rely on their special rela- 1,129 yards, while Dil- quarterback for four years and you're Total offense: 3,912 3,272, Tommy Kramer 1976 tionship off the field to MH|§L \ lard has six touch- in your fifth year, no other receiver, translate into a winning / down catches and I don't think, in the nation has had Total touchdowns: 37 25, Kramer 1976, Clement 2006 that opportunity." combination during ill 418 yards. Clement Game games. •A ranks fifth among The connection between the Owl "I can talk to NCAA active ca- stars dates back before they ever came Pass attempts: 66 vs. Tulsa 60, Tommy Kramer, Texas A&M '76 him in the kind reer leaders in to- to Rice University. The two are both Pass completions: 40 vs. Tulsa 35, Clement and Armstrong of way that I tal touchdowns from San Antonio, and both felt they Passing yardage: 541 vs. Tulsa can talk to a and touchdown were not recruited as heavily as they 409, Tommy Kramer, Houston '76 close friend passes, and could have been. Clement is a gradu- Touchdown passes: 6 vs. UTEP 5, Chase Clement, Army 2006 or even a brother," Dillard said. Dillard is the NCAA active career ate of Alamo Heights High School, Total plays: 83 vs. Tulsa 70, Joel Armstrong, Troy 2006 "When he doesn't throw the ball my leader in receptions, receiving yards where he made the all-area, all-city way, 1 can really ask him why and he'll and touchdown receptions. and all-district teams as a quarter- Total touchdowns: 8 vs. UTEP 6, Griff Vance, SMU 1916 give me a good answer or we'll yell at The two are seniors who red- back. He also led his team to a Class 4 A Total offense: 601 vs. Tulsa 398, Tommy Kramer, SMU 1976 each other. We can argue and com- shirted together their freshman year state semifinal appearance as a senior

Placing UAB, Clement rushes for more Clement and Dillard first arrive to The duo plays together for the first time Clement starts his first game in the Todd Graham is announced as head than 100 yards for the first time. Dillard camp at Rice University under head at UCLA. Clement enters the game as a place of injured quarterback joel coach of the Owls. Getting rid of the catches the game-winning grab with coach Ken Hatfield, working under the backup and completes his first pass to Armstrong. He passes for 94 yards, historic run offense opens the door three seconds left, setting a new Rice assumption that they would be joining Dillard for 35 yards. Clement fumbles throws one touchdown to Dillard, and for Dillard and Clement to showcase record for touchdowns in a season, pre- a running-game dominated offense. twice and averages -2.1 yards per carry. is sacked 5 times. their ability. viously held at nine. AUG.2004 SEP. 10,2005 OCT. 22, 2005 JAN. 1,2006 OCT. 14,2006

NOV. 29,2004 OCT. 1,2005 Nov. 30,2005 Sip. 2,2006 The Owls finish their 2004 campaign The Dillard-Clement duo strikes for the Following a 1-10 season, Hatfield re- Rice barely loses the Bayou Bucket to with a loss to Louisiana Tech. Neither first time with a 13-yard touchdown signs, a somber day for the duo. Hat- Houston 31-30 in the first game of the Clement nor DiHard played a single down pass against UAB. DiUard finishes the field was the one coach who had given year. Clement has two touchdowns in and maintainfouryears o f eligibility. day with 5 catches for 65 yards. them both a chance to play D-1 football. thefirst ful l game of his career. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26,2008 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS 15 Dynamic duo has one more shot to impress Underdogs once again, Dillard and Clement face the prospects of an NFL dream supposedly out of reach

I didn't think what we're doing now "The difference has been clearly his assult on the record books along- was in my viewpoint, but now that I just confidence and trust in our side his struggle to impress scouts see it happening it's just ridiculous coaches and trust in ourselves," Dil- that may be skeptical of his 5'n, 185 how everything has meshed." lard said. lbs. figure. During the Memphis game, Clem- Clement also gives credit to the Despite his smaller figure, Dillard's ent passed Randy Hertel for first place age makeup of the team. "It's defi- impressive vertical jump, which he has on the Rice career passing list, and nitely the senior leadership," he said. been working on since the eighth grade, two games later his total now stands "Our seniors have led our team very has led many to say that he may stand at 6,795 yards. He also holds the mark well and they've put us in good posi- 5'n, but he plays as though he were 11*5. for most completions in Rice history tion to be successful." Before the time comes for combines with 606. Dillard has also set two The Owls' auspicious start has led and workouts, though, Dillard has un- Rice records this season - he is now to loftier team goals. As Dillard chases finished business in the NCAA. Rice's all-time leader in touchdowns the NCAA career touchdown mark, he "For all the goals you set during (46) and points (276). His mark of 46 hopes that his efforts will ensure that college, this is the last chance to get '\>y touchdown catches also ranks third the Owls will not have to wait another to do them," Dillard said. "It's now or on the NCAA career list. 45 years for their next bowl game. "I never. This is my last go-round, and I And Dillard is able to use his re- want us to, in all our games, play as have to prove to myself as well as ev- cruiting woes as motivation. a team and play with confidence," erybody else what I can do." "I playj^ Dillard said. "And individually, I just Regardless of their future in the NFL, with that want to play my best year, and I want both talents have already beat the odds edge that to end this year with, 'I gave it every- and hushed the critics. Now, they will this is thing I had."' be charged with the task of doing it one Senior quarterback Chase Clement's ability to both run the ball and pass it what you missed Coming into their final sea- more time. If history repeats itself, the to star receiver Jarett Dillard led the Owls to average over 31 ppg in 2007. out on," Dillard son after playing together for NFL team that gives the duo a chance said. "But is there so long, the two are strug- will be getting getting a real bargain. any place I'd rather gling with the thought be in the world? No. I'd that this is their last only want to be right here year. at Rice University. Rice is the "When the day comes perfect fit for me." it's going to be really hard Part of the reason Rice is per- knowing that you're fect for Dillard is its academic repu- never going to put on Got your tation. Dillard, who graduated in May the pads and play at with a degree in politi-wwcal sci- Rice again," Clem- ence, has been taking graduate-level ent said. classes this fall. "I'm just loving going Clement set to class," Dillard said. "I'm there be- 18 school re- HedgeHopper cause I want to learn this. And taking cords last classes I want to learn from is by far year, per- so much different than just taking manently classes because you have to." leaving his Last year, the Owls finished 3-9 mark on his- aft ^r opening the season with their tory. Having os- Card? third coaching staff in three years. sified his position in the record This year, the Owls are off to a 2-2 books, he only faces the challenges of start with two come-from-behind vic- impressing scouts in 2008. Dillard, on Bring your Rice University HedgeHopper card by the tories over C-USA opponents. the other hand, will be forced to wage I# new Mission Burrito in Rice Village anytime from CHASING THE RECORD BOOKS now thru the Spring 2009 semester and receive Dillard changing national and local books

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Todd Graham leaves Rice to accept a Clement sets school record with 498 Dillard registers three touchdown Dillard passes Aaron Turner for sec- job at Tulsa, days after being offered total yards against UTEP. He throws a passes for the third time and makes ond place on the NCAA career touch- a hefty contract extension. David Bai- record six touchdowns and runs two in his second game-winning grab in For the fourth time in the season, Dil- down list with a touchdown against liff takes his place, making him the himself. He receives national acclaim double overtime against Tutsa. The lard scores three touchdowns in one Memphis in a 42-35 win. third Rice coach in as many years. for leading the 56-48 comeback win. game marks a triumphant return for game (against SMU). Todd Graham. NOV. 25,2006 JAN. 12,2007 NOV. 3, 2007 SEP. 6, 2008 NOV.11.20M

PHOTO ILLUSTRA- TION BY IAN WHITE NOV. 18,2006 DEC. 22,2006 OCT. 20,2007 NOV. 24,2007 Dillard scores three touchdowns Clement completes 40 passes and fin- LAYOUT BY YAN Dillard mates his third game-winning Owls complete a 6 win season finish OIGILOV grab of the season against ECU. With 40 and go to Rice's first bowl game In 4S against Memphis and breaks the Rice ishes the season with 300 completions, • • seconds left, he makes a 50 yard recep- years. There. Dillard sets the record for record for touchdowns in one season, breaking the previous Rice record of 269 GRAPHICS BY SEAN set by Tommy Kramer (Sid Rich *77). MCBEATH tion that leads to «18-17 consecutive games with a touchdown. previously set at nine. IIP '.Av' — FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26,2008 16 SPORTS THE RICE THRESHER Cross Country squads start season at A&M Waite places third overall to help women place third, while men finish fourth despite injured runners

were last year, and Baylor is better "We definitely did worse than we can Trejo's race was a good first 8K." by Natalie Clericuzio by Jonathan Myers than they were last year at this junc- FOR THE THRESHER do," Olson said. "We can do better." Warren seemed to believe that THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF ture," Bevan said. The 22nd-ranked Texas A&M Uni- the Owls were not lacking in talent Additionally, the overall winner In the words of Dorothy from the versity squad finished with four run- but rather just needed to put all the While the Rice football team strug- of the race, SMU's Silje Fjortoft, fin- Wizard of Oz, "There's no place like ners in the top five spots and took first pieces together at one time in order to gled against the University of Texas ished a full 36 seconds ahead of the home." Dorothy's words succinctly place overall, with Stephen F. Austin have a solid race. this past weekend, the women's cross second place finisher, Erin Bedell summed up the Texas A&M Invita- State University and Tarleton State "We came back [Monday] and had country team outran the Longhorns from Baylor. More than thirty seconds tional for the men's cross country University taking second and third a workout that indicates that they at the Texas A&M Invitational Sat- is sizable margin of victory, consider- team. The Owls were forced to take respectively. should have all done significantly urday. Despite fielding three players ing that the next largest difference flight to College Station, Texas be- Rice was without two of its top better," Warren said. "The fitness is battling colds and two dealing with between places came between ninth cause of the cancellation of the Rice runners, junior Simon Bucknell and there; the expectation is that they can leg injuries, the Owls placed third be- and 10th at 13 seconds. Invitational, and they never got senior Aaron Robson, but Warren in- run where their fitness is at." hind Baylor University and Southern comfortable there. The Owls placed timated that those losses should not Olson was in step with Warren on Methodist University. Overall, though, the team's perfor- this philosophy as well, realizing that In two weeks the team will travel mance at the meet provided a num- Rice would be able to put this race to South Bend, Ind., for the Notre ber of positive points. Senior Lennie behind them and focus on the rest of Dame Invitational. There, the Owls Waite, who finished the 5K run third A CLOSER LOOK: the season. will compete against national pow- overall and first for the Owls with Men's Cross Country Schedule "At least we know where we erhouses such as the University of a time of 17:13, improved her time stand," Olson said. "We have a lot of Florida, Florida State University, the from the same meet last season by Date Location work to catch up on." University of Notre Dame, Princeton 38 seconds. Additionally, Waite fin- The Owls also were keeping close University, the University of Illinois, ished ahead of three Ail-Americans: New Balance Islander Splash Sept. 26 Corpus Christi, Texas tabs on their Conference USA rivals, the University Danielle Bradley Penn State National Oct. 17 University Park, Pa. University of Texas-El Paso and of Michigan and and Nichole Jones of the University of Tulsa. The Miners Michigan State Baylor and Christina C-USA Championship Nov. 1 Memphis, Tenn. manhandled the competition at the University. Munoz from A&M. NCAA Regionals Nov. 15 Waco, Texas Kachina Classic held on the New Head coach Jim Waite was not the NCAA Championship Nov. 24 Terre Haute, Ind. Mexico State University golf course Bevan hopes the NOTRE DAME only Owl to improve m in Las Cruces, N.M. They placed three meet will create upon last year's runners in the top five and all five an opportunity for INVITATIONAL performance. Junior runners in the top ten on their way the Owls to gain Nicole Mericle, who to a first place finish. Tulsa competed an edge in quali- WHEN finished fifth overall Oct. 3 at 1 p.m. fourth out of 12 teams at the meet, a have prevented the Owls from run- at the Southern Stampede in Joplin, fying for regional and second among the Owls, lowered strong finish but not exactly what the ning at a higher level. Mo., running just three runners, who competition. WHERE runners hoped for. "1 expected that we should have all placed in the top 40. "We're going South Bend, Ind. her time by 1:17, "We didn't perform to the level we been at least second," Warren said. Warren said he was not too con- to try and beat coming in at 17:17. HISTORY expected," head coach Jon Warren "We should have had three or four cerned about Rice's main foes this schools that will Sophomore Allison Last season Rice took first guys in the top ten." early in this season. He did, how- give us points to Pye's 17:31 finish was (Jones '88) said. place in the Notre Dame Invi- 11 seconds faster Rice, which finished with 149 However, that is not to say that ever, indicate that he will be paying qualify for na- tational, upsetting a number than last year, while points, was led by senior Justin there were not positives in Friday's a little more attention to the con- tionals later in of ranked schools, including Maxwell and sophomore Michael race. Warren was happy with his top ference competition starting next the season," Be- No. 2 University of Michi- junior Britany Wil- Trejo, who finished 20th and 25th finishers on Friday, and he believes week, when the at-large point count van said. "You're gan. The Owls were 21 points liams' 18:06 finish respectively. Rounding out the five their performances could help boost begins. This point count serves as a trying to beat two ahead of the runner up then was down 27 seconds Owl scorers were junior Brad Mor- the team as they prepare for the Penn tiebreaker for teams who finish out- or three schools -seventh-ranked University from a year ago. of Illinois. After the meet, ris, senior Brett Olson and junior State National Oct. 17. side the top two at the regional meet that qualify in Bevan believes Rice was ranked seventh in Scott Zivick. "Justin Maxwell ran a good, sol- and can play a critical part in deter- November from this meet showed the country. Olson also shared Warren's view id race," Warren said. "1 was very mining who makes the trip to the their region that the team has about the team's execution on Friday. pleased with his race, [and] Michael • see CROSS, page 17 meet, and if you great potential for can do that, you the season. can qualify." "1 think we're better in the top t At A&M this weekend, Rice came three positions this year, and we're in with a small handicap thanks to hoping to improve in runners five Hurricane Ike. While the Owls were through nine," Bevan said. "Williams scheduled to begin their season the has also improved a lot." You iusf fed for a Phishins email and got day the hurricane hit, they were even- Rice did not field a one hundred- tually forced to suspend the opener a percent healthy team this weekend scammed! week. Thus, while Rice had not previ- either. Besides the runners battling ously competed this season, the rest colds after spending time in crowded of their competition already had. The hurricane shelters the previous week- main disadvantage for the cross coun- end, freshman Michaela Reynolds try team, therefore, resulted from the and sophomore Becky Wade did not fact that the freshmen runners were compete because of knee injuries. competing in their first meet at the Reynolds' injury should be healed collegiate level. this weekend, but Beven said he is "Some of [the freshmen] aren't unsure if Wade's rehabilitation will WHAT!? used to running 5000 meters — they follow the same timetable. ran two miles in high school," Bevan While Rice may not have per- Someone stole my said. "Some aren't used to running in a formed as strongly as the team had highly competitive field from the gun, hoped to this past weekend, the PASSWORDS? so I'm just happy they got a chance to third-place finish was competitive compete [...] I expect they will run a lot considering all of the issues the Owls better in the next meet." brought to the meet. Bevan said he Now a hacker Additionally, this week's race sees the meet as a good starting point allowed Rice to see for the first for the year and realizes that the most is sending time what kind of teams their con- important thing is for Rice to be at the ference and regional competition top of Conference USA at the end of spam from your will boastthis season. Both Baylor, the year. a regional opponent, and SMU, a "What's important isn't how you conference opponent, proved to start the season, it's how you finish," account. be more competitive than the Owls Bevan said. "Overall I'm happy with had anticipated. where we're at but definitely not sat- "You never know what competi- isfied. We want to be competing for tion is like year to year until you face the regional title again in November, them, and SMU is a lot better team, and Baylor is — I'm hoping — one of and Texas is a lot better than they the teams we'll be competing with."

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of the team do not make the record a priority for them, they are also not OVBALFROM PAGE 13 L ignoring how close Clement and Dil- lard are to history. a 7-2 lead. BGSU came back within "It's obviously a very special one at 9-8, but Rice pulled ahead record," he said. "It's something to take the set 25-21. After push- that—I'll be honest—we don't talk ing through the close third set, Rice about. [...J Those two guys have had took the fourth set 25-18 to secure an amazing run here, and they're the match. going to continue to have it. I'm just ip Wrnmmmm The final match of the weekend thrilled that we're here, and they • went smoothly for the Owls, as they have the opportunity to do that. I C?ik* H defeated Binghamton in three games, think it's really special and a tribute 25-18, 25-16 and 25-21. Rice might to two great young men." have lost its focus after the extended Bailiff said Rice should be able to S§SP >11 fmJS ' match against Bowling Green earlier use their loss against Texas as moti- « in the day, but Volpe said she tried to vation and even as a sign of progress. maintain her players' concentration "The one thing [is that] we can't t. against the least challenging squad lose sight of where we are,"Bailiff

'fmrnw. in the tournament. said. "A year ago when we played *r-. "We tried to focus on being sharp them, we gave up 31 points in the sec- i . • . :; ,.i, - Miiv,™:.:,. ; . j*,vH and improving our numbers," Volpe ond quarter." F ^ •*"> i - said. "We wanted to make this a 3-0 The Owls return home with a 2-2 Wm win and not give them a set, and record for their game tomorrow, the ~ 1IPWI mm. we didn't." first at Rice Stadium since the season- While the tournament victory opening win over Southern Method-

• v proved to be a total team effort, the ist University. They play the Univer- play of senior team captains Holder- sity of North Texas for the first time Senior midfielder Christine Petric and freshman defender Chealsey Russell put pressure on sophomore midfielder ness and Morgan was outstanding. since 1988 and next week they will Kate Edwards in practice Tuesday. Rice defeated McNeese State 4-2 Friday before falling 2-1 to T exas A&M Sunday. Junior middle blocker Natalie Bogan head out to 3-0 University of Tulsa to contributed considerably to the suc- try to keep an undefeated Conference cess of the squad as well. USA record. Once again, sophomore libero Though North Texas has an 0-3 re- Tracey Lam made an all-tournament cord, the Owls are careful to look at Soccer defeats McNeese St. 4-2, but Owls team for her defensive play. Volpe the strength of their schedule — the was extremely pleased with the per- Mean Green have lost to Louisiana formance of one of Conference USA's State University, Kansas State Univer- fall to Texas A&M in final moments of game best liberos as well as that of sopho- sity and Tulsa. more setter Meredith Schamun. "They're just playing great teams "[Schamun] is somebody that is a right now," Bailiff said. "That's where by Yan Digilov Head coach Chris Huston had been Freshman forward Hope Ward little underrated, probably the most you have to count on these seniors to THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF preparing her team mentally and physi- placed a corner kick in the 50th minute, underrated on our team," Volpe said. not say 'they're 0-3' [to the rest of the cally with intense practices in the week and sophomore midfielder Kate Ed- "She did a great job all weekend. team]. These seniors will not let us Entering their final weekend before leading up to the match. She made it wards shocked the Aggies with a head- She's 13th in the country in assists per have a letdown." conference play, the soccer team knew clear that the team would have to climb er, tying the game 1-1. For the rest of the game, and that's the highest-ranked they were waging a war against history, a tough hill in order to defeat the Ag- game, the Owls put together their best setter we've ever had." but they could not have been prepared gies, but the team did not expect that performance of the year, keeping strong The Owls appeared eager to re- OCROSS for how difficult gaining even a partial they would have to make the hike to form defensively and offensively. sume competition following the FROM PAGE 16 victory would turn out to be. the top without Candee, who suffered "Communication was awesome," Ike-forced cancellation of the SFA Though they were able to fend off an ACL injury against McNeese St. The sophomore goalkeeper Meghan Erkel Ladyjack Invitational in Nacogdo- national championship meet in Terre t McNeese State University, whom they hill to climb even turned into a moun- said. "The organization was awesome. ches, Tex. While one might assume Haute, Ind. The Owls will have an ex- played to an underachieving 2-2 tie last tain to scale when Candee's replace- Everyone really stepped it up." the layoff would lead to a decline in cellent chance to gain some at-large season, and challenge eighth-ranked ment on the backiine, junior midfielder Erkel received Conference USA De- the team's performance, Holderness points at the Penn State National Texas A&M University, who beat them Ashley Lucas, also went down with an fender of the Week honors for her effort viewed the Hurricane positively. when they will face loth-ranked r * 6-0 last year, the Owls were unable to injured ACL. in the match. Though A&M outshot Rice "We were eager to play because Georgetown University. ' <* complete the sweep. Huston said those injuries were ma- again in the second half, 10-3, her six we hadn't played in so long," Holder- "If we have a great day and they The weekend kicked off with a jor detriments for the team. saves and numerous batted away cor- ness said. "We were sick of practic- flounder, if we're clicking like I think home match against McNeese St., "That definitely hurts," Huston ners were vital in the effort. ing and we had a really hard practice we can, we should be able to run close and though the competition heav- said. "Anne was a major contributor for Despite the valiant underdog effort, that week and we all just wanted to to those teams," Warren said. ily favored the Owls on paper, two us. When she went down, we subbed in Rice's run at an upset fell apart. In the get out there and kill the ball. I think For now, the Owls will shift their early goals from freshman midfielder Ashley, so in essence, we lost two start- 81st minute, Jennifer Kmezich regis- that made it a lot more fun." focus to a small 6K race in Houston Amy Beger and junior forward Anne ers this weekend. They are key players, tered her second goal of the game for Oct. 10 in order to help prepare for Candee were not enough to put the and we are going to miss them, but A&M. The Aggies left the match with their trip to Pennsylvania. Despite game away. The Cowgirls took ad- this is where you see the character of a close 2-1 victory, but it was the Owls OTEXAS the Owls' disappointment with their the team." race at Texas A&M. they still have vantage of a sluggish defense after who proved their worth in the match. FROM PAGE 13 halftime with goals in the 48th and In the Sunday game against A&M, "We came out with a goal to play plenty to hope for in the events lead- 50th minutes. With half of the game the team appeared to key up their ef- our best against A&M," Erkel said. "We nation. With the touchdown pass he ing up to regionals, and possibly, the remaining, the Owls appeared to be fort. The defense, which was com- really showed that we can play against caught from Clement, the two moved national meet. • • heading towards a repeat of last year. pletely remade at the start of the season anyone in the country [even though] go- within one catch of tying the all-time Although Dorothy only needed to Beger took advantage of the oppor- and currently has four players out due ing into conference, we are sometimes NCAA career record for a passing click her ruby red slippers three times tunity to change the team's direction in to injury, performed beyond all expec- known as the underdog." duo. Tim Rattay and Troy Edwards of to get back to Kansas, the men's cross the 76th minute when junior defender tations, holding the game tied 1-1 for A win against a nationally ranked Louisiana Tech and Colt Brennan and country team will need to sprint to- Alexa Coralli found her open 18 yards 80 minutes. opponent would have given the Owls Davone Bess of Hawaii share the re- wards the finish line in order to reach away from the goal. She put the ball in A&M struck first in the 26th min- the national recognition they need to cord with 39 touchdown passes. their goal: the NCAA Cross Country Championship. the back of the net for her second goal ute with a shot inside the 18 yard make the NCAA tournament, and now Though Coach Bailiff and the rest of the game, which was followed by line after a free kick from midfield. the upcoming conference schedule is a goal from junior midfielder Shelley Though Rice was outshot 7-2 in the Owls' only ticket into the show. Wong two minutes later. the half, they walked off the field The Owls are set to play East Caro- The 4-2 win exposed several weak- at halftime down only 1-0. The lina University and Marshall University nesses in the Rice's defense that were one goal deficit would be enough on Friday and Sunday this weekend. The Center for fixed in time for their nationally tele- motivation for the squad to come Both matches will be held at Rice Track/ vised game against A&M on Sunday. out firing. Soccer Stadium. Skin Research GOT ZITS??? • -

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