THE RICE THRESHER
Volume LXVI, Number 4 Rice University, Houston, Texas Thusday, August 31, 1978 Student Records: Where Your Life is on File
The Family Educational The principal offices which 6.The Financial Aid Office: Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 maintain records as part of information, documents, and the amendments attached their assigned duties are the correspondence relating to to it, all of which became following: applications for financial aid federal law as of November 1. The Admissions Office: from undergraduate students 19,1974, grant to its students information, documents, and and grants of undergraduate attending a post-secondary correspondence with reference financial aid. educational institution three to student's application for 7.The Placement Office: general rights with respect to admission. After a student has information, documents, and their records on file with the accepted an offer of admission correspondence relating to institution: the right to from the University, his or her student applications for examine their records under admission folder is sent to the employment. certain qualifying conditions, Registrar's office to be kept in 8. The Office of Student the right to a hearing to provide his or her permanent file. Advising and Student Will Rice College-Home of Men, Gods and Goddesses? an opportunity for correcting 2.The Registrar's office: the Activities: information, information in their records, student's permanent record of documents, and correspon- and the right of privacy for courses, grades, advanced dence Will Rice Goes For Girls personally identifiable placement degree credit, dence relating to the individual By Larry Fossi information which may be transfer credit,academic advising and counseling of Dr. Gilbert Cuthbertson contained in their records. wanted to transfer over," she standing, and degrees awarded, students, the advising of admits he was astonished. said. For the exact provisions the student's admission folder, foreign students, and the During a freshman week Will Rice now has 26 and other documents and under which the above rights activities of student organiza- dinner he had sprinted to the freshmen and 12 upperclass- correspondence relating to his are established, students are tions. serving line, used all his skill to men female residents, and an or her academic standing or referred to the text of the 9.The Athletic Office deftly snatch a dessert tray with additional 15 or so off-campus status. amended Act and the 10. The Alumni Association three exceptionally large pieces females. Last week's transition applicable regulations as issued 3.The Office of the Dean of Office of cake on it, and proudly set it went smoothly, said college by the Department of Health , Undergraduate Affairs: 11. The Offices of the College down at his table. master C.D. Armeniades. Education, and Welfare. A information, documents, and Masters and the college Doc C's feat would have "1 think our women are copy of the Act and the correspondence relating to the secretaries. inspired warm admiration unusually outgoing, lively, and regulations are available for academic standing or status of 12. The offices of a student's among his dinner mates last socially aware," said the reading in the office of the currently enrolled students on major department or his or her year(not to mention what some Master. "And yes," he admitted Dean of Undergraduate leave of absence, on voluntary faculty advisor. of his other feats may have with a grin, "they seem Affairs. The amended Act withdrawl, or suspension. This 13. The Cashier's Office: inspired), but Will Rice College exceptionally good-looking." specifies that none of the rights includes an unoficial information, records, or has changed. His fellow diners, "Life is much more normal at therein set forth apply to transcript, and material correspondence relating to the most of them females, carefully Will Rice," said Melissa students who have never relating to any action of the student's financial account selected the smallest portions Skolfield,a Will Rice freshman attended the educational Committee on Examinations with the University. of cake and left Doc's three week advisor who began her institution in question even and Standing and the award of 14. Student Health Service, prize pieces untouched. Rice life at Brown and then though they may have any honors. Psychiatric Service, Rice Doc C insists that the submitted an application for transferred to Hanszen. 4.The Office of the Proctor University Police: Student incident is a paradigmatic slice "But I think Will Rice has admission to the institution. documents and correspon- records in these three offices of life at the new, coeducational always been a fairly coo! dence relating to Honor may be subject to special FSorms on which a student Will Rice. And all indications college. Whenever a girl walks Council cases and other provisions in the Act and may file a written request to are that the new Will Rice is into Wiess, they all growl. The examine his or her folder are student disciplinary action. regulations. better one. men have been more like available in all offices which 5.The Office of the Dean of The above list is not intended human beings at Will Rice." maintain student records, and Advanced Studies and as a full description of all Smooth Transition she said. such requests will be complied Research: information, records maintained in various Marcia Haynes, a Will Rice Pat Rohrer, another with as promptly as possible, documents, and correspon- offices, nor as a complete list of freshman week advisor from freshman week advisor, under the provisions of the Act. dence relating the academic all offices which might have Brown College, says her believes that Will Rice will be a Although the University standing and research of student records, but as a experience has convinced her less insular college than Baker, cannot undertake to collect all graduate students and grants of general guide to assist the that WRC is the place to be. where she now lives. the files pertaining to any financial assistance made to student. , "After advising for one week, I student which may be housed them. continued on page J continued on page 8 in various offices, either the Dean of Under-graduate Affairs or the Registrar will be glad to assist students in Rice Approves Semester Hour System locating thier records. Copies of material in a unless they file a request in the change should be aware that semester hours followed by the student's file in any office will All students entering Rice whichever system they choose, semester course requirement in be made on the student's next January or thereafter Registrar's office to be changed all graduation requirements parenthesis. The academic request by that office at a must fulfill their graduation to the semester hour system. must be fulfilled according to regulations by semester courses charge of $.05 per sheet for requirements by the semester Forms for exercising this that system. A student who and by semester hours may also each zerox copy, with the hour system. option are available in the Registrar's office. requests to change to the be found in the front of the exception that each student will This change was approved semester hours system by filing green course schedule book for be allowed two official last spring by the faculty of the The change may be the proper form in the this year. Copies of the General transcripts of his or her university. Requirements for requested at any time except Registrar's office may not at a Announcements may be picked permanent record card in the graduation will now be counted that seniors should file their later time elect to change back up in Dean Katherine Brown's Registrar's office without in semester hours instead of requests no later than the fall to the semester course system. office in Lovett Hall. The charge. Students will be courses, effective this year. semester prior to the May in course schedule book may be charged $1.00 for additional However, all continuing which they hope to graduate, so secured from the Registrar's transcripts. No student's file or In the General Announce- undergraduates and all that their records can be office by students. any material from the file is to ments for 1978-79, the checked and cleared before the be removed by the student from entering undergraduates this academic regulations including The Registrar's office will be the office for any purpose fall who accepted admission to deadline for ordering diplomas the university requirements for glad to answer questions without express permission of Rice under last year's General in February. graduation and the major concerning either system or the administrative head of the Announcements remain under requirements in the various procedure for requesting a office. the semester course system Students considering such a departments are stated in change. I was the- night bet ore school starts And all throughout Rice EDITORIALS Every creature was stirring For a last carefree night
No books and no papers No tests you must take No nagging reminders Of the four you just made
The Library is dark A beautiful sight No wieners are seen Studying tonight
Strange sounds can be heard Floating round the Quad Laughter and dancing Oh, it's so odd!
Midnight bells toll And they ring for thee Your time is now short For feeling so free Eight o'clocks start tomorrow You get your first syllabus You know that already iEdward Julius, 1977Collegiate CW77-4 Your semester is hopeless
You go to your college ACROSS 51 Signifying maiden 23 Inn for travelers Seeking comfort and rest name 24 Former French All you see is the stew 1 Penman 52 Humor magazine province 7 Responded 53 Enemies of clothing 25 Imitate And you become more depressed 15 Ingenious 54 Captain 28 Lamprey and 16 Fetch 57 U. S. railroad electric You head for your room 17 Pestering 58 Rare-earth element 29 Actor Greenstreet, A last futile escape 18 Pertaining to 59 Do a floor job for short debating 60 Ones who try 31 Old song, " a But the door has been locked 19 Played a part 61 Occupation of Seesaw" By your frustrated roommate 20 Part of NCO Herbert T. Gil lis 32 Box 21 Eddie Cantor's wife 33 Rain lightly 22 Aspects DOWN 34 "Walden" author, 24 Cleopatra's killer and family 25 Gulf of 1 Skin injury 35 Foods 26 Record of brain 2 Hackneyed expres- 36 Sports cars activity sion 39 Ending for pay 27 Lively dance 3 Indication of a 42 Garment worker 29 T i red sale item (2 wds.) 43 System of weights 30 Elasticity 4 Harvard vines and measures 33 Depot (abbr.) 5 Baseball hall-of- 44 Instruction from 36 Writer Bernard famer, Chief Jack LaLanne £>37 Actor Knight 6 Energy unit 45 Sun bather 38 Hypothetical sub- 7 Dog sound, in 47, Hal f of TV team stance comics 48 Aroma, British style 40 Irritates 8 Sign gases 50 Game of chance 41 Move slowly 9 Barber shop item 52 Indian servant 43 Playing marble 10 Songbird 55 Suffix: geographical 46 " la Douce" 11 German number area 47 Extinct New Zealand 12 Hospital physician 56 Hindu sacred words bird 13 Trial material 57 South American o> " 1
fl Capital of Montana 14 Poured, as wine country (abbr.)
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Guest Editorials may be submitted on any topic of current interest. There are no length limitations on editorials; all other requirements as with letters stand. Unsigned Editorials represent a consensus of staff opinion. -photo by Mark Catlett Signed Editorials represent only that particular staff There is reason to believe member's opinion and should not be construed as more than Social Attitudes: Can that soon the majority of privately held opinion. colleges will be coed, leaving They Change? perhaps Brown as the only The whole is greater than the women's college. Of course sum of its parts. there is a need and a use for single sex colleges, but that The Rice Thresher In this case "the whole" is There is a reason why ultimate decision is up to the Rice University which is fraternities and sororities are University. Editor Michelle Leigh Heard composed not only of many not allowed at Rice. It is their Managing Editor Jamie Strauaa Whatever college is chosen Business Manager Jill Gary disciplines of knowledge, but very exclusive, cliquish nature to remain all female, it will be a also eight colleges. Eight that is anathema to the spirit of Advertising Manager Dale Chartetta college set apart only in Sports Norma Gonzales, individual colleges, as some academic equality and human function by the university. would have it. By individual I respect at Rice. Big Al Whlttemore Certainly its members will not Photography Mark Catlett, mean set apart from the whole, Can it be that Rice is be a chosen people set apart by from the rest of the university. changing faster than its W. Underwood God. Editorial Staff Larry Foesi, It is becoming increasingly members? That while Rice is The idea that any one group obvious that many members of striving to achieve and enhance Norma Gonzales, Joe Heard of students is superior to Martha Ramos, Jamie Strauss, the women's colleges consider social normality and coopera- another at Rice has always themselves a cut above their tion between men and women, Bobbi Rosenbaum been against the University's Production Jamie Straues, sisters in the coed colleges. some people are dragging their intentions and spirit. This Admittedly this attitude has feet? Michelle Heard, Mary McLeese petty, haughty attitude must Matt Muller, Dale Chartetta been fostered by the coed Supposedly we are all here to cease. We are all sisters and women who sometimes refer to get the best possible education. brothers in pursuit of truth and ttm Met yfcwwter. the «afahl mill wwm the women of Jones and Brown Ttanfeyt Km k*ooJ ymr, 4mimt mwiMtin prio* md liMliyi by tfct There is nno requirement that knowledge. Together we create minii CiiiiitlTii " f) —' "n> m"J n»ac327-4MiorSX1-4MLAll as "those sorority girls," but says every woman must make it the greatness of the whole. mihtb^N N|ML HtaUariMMoaMMlaHMwikiMNiOMirflkilki into the Junior League and M—ocfcl Cwttr. P.O. Bn IMZ.IfoMM.TnMTJMI. »!•• irtinriprtiM SIS fmymt. Tb» even so, there is no excuse for i sot wommriHy tfcost of i maintaining this type of there is no Cum Laude award attitude. for the best dressed at Rice. By Martha Ramos Copjrri0M 1*71 by Tftrftfc* Thtahtr. Al Right* Rottm*. The Rice Thresher, August 31, 1978, page 2 Matriculation By Jamie Strauss
August 22,1978 at 7:30pm and the honor system. He said the freshmen in dresses and the honor system aided in the coat-and-ties were seated in the development of a "personal RMC Grand Hall waiting to be sense of honor." admitted membership in Rice The serious mood was University. Dean Brown made lightened by Dr. Norman the introductions and Hackerman, President of Rice welcomed the class of 1982 and University. After a standing all transfer students. She noted ovation, he welcomed the that many of the freshmen were newcomers and he noted that "surrounded by future life lon£ the entering freshmen were the friends." It was apparent by the last group of the baby boom light-hearte'I mood of the years. Most of the freshmen evening that many friends had were born in 1960, and 1961 already met each other. was the first year to produce a When the college masters down turn in the national rate and presidents were introduced of birth. This fact would cause each college stood and the freshmen to experience a applauded. The college which different position in the stands the longest and yells the business world than preceding loudest of course proves that graduating classes. The they have the most spirit. Sid pressure of having a large Richardson won by a long shot. number of highly educated In fact, their organization was people entering the job market superb with coordinated before and after you makes clapping and a continuous jobs difficult to get. This chant which reminded one of freshmen class will be the first an oncoming locomptive. to feel a lessening of this The train continued with its pressure. Parties like this one at SRC kept the freshmen busy. photo by Mark Catlett blasting toots when the first Dr. Hackerman also noted two speakers were introduced, that all the higher learning SRC BAD Contest for Student Records both of whom are member of institutions in the United FLICKS continued from page 1 Sid Richardson College. States, on the average, have a Space Jocks Any questions or problems Roy Beller. President of the ratio of 20:1 of students to So you've just finished your arising in connection with a Senate Association, toned teachers. At Rice, with a first week at Rice. What, you QUEST/78 has reserved student's request to see his or down the mood to a more faculty of 400, the ratio is 8:1 wonder, could you possibly do room for an experiment aboard her records or with the serious note. He mentioned the After being welcomed to this weekend to cap off thai an early flight of the U.S. Space correctness or privacy of such need for more active Rice during Matriculation, the memorable week? How about Shuttle. The experiment will records, should be directed to involvement by the freshmen. freshmen went to a reception. coming over to the Chemistry help make the program the Dean of Undergraduate The second speaker, Bill Since it was only Tuesday, Lecture Hall this Friday night freshman week parties and late and watching Richardson kick accessible to deserving Affairs. Hearings will normally Wade, Chairman of the Honor experimenters who lack follow the student grievance Council, spoke of academics nights had just begun. off its Low Points in American Cinema film series with the resources to develop and outlined in Chapter XXV. double feature of The Horror finance such projects on their In accordance with the of Party Beach and Muscle own. QUEST/78 invites provisions of the Act, the 1978-79 BMI Awards Open Beach Party. Oh sure, you say, groups or individuals to submit University reserves the right to ideas for the best use of the why should I waste my time publish directory information, A total of $15,000 is colleges and conservatories, or Shuttle reservation and will and money watching a couple as defined by the Act, available to you composers in engaged in private study with donate it to the winner, in of bad movies? Well, for you concerning its students without the 27th annual BMI Awards recognized and established addition to sharing the unconvinced out there, we have their written permission, with to Student Composers teachers. Entrants must be experimenter's NASA fees and come up with a list of; the exception that students competition sponsored by under 26 years of age on developmental costs, according Seven Reasons to Watch Bad who do not wish such Broadcast Music Inc., a December 31, 1978. No to financial need. information to be released by limitations are established as to Movies performing rights licensing The winning project may be the University should submit instrumentation, stylistic 1. The rest of the semester organization. from almost any field, ranging notification of their preference considerations or length of can only get better Established in 1951 in from astrophysics to medicine, in writing to the Office of the works submitted. Students 2. It beats standing in line at cooperation with music economics to molecular Dean of Undergraduate Affairs may enter no more than one the bookstore educators and composers, the biology. But it must be an no later than September 9,1978 BMI Awards project annually composition, however. 3. Makes Joyce's cooking and such information will then look good by comparison experiment that can be done gives cash prizes to encourage The competition closes on only aboard the Space Shuttle, not be released until contrary 4. Makes you really the creation of concert music February 15, 1979. Official fit into a container measuring notice is received. The appreciate good movies by student composers of the rules and entry blanks are fice cubic feet, and weigh less Directory information includes 5. You want to showoof that Western Hemisphere and to aid available from James G. Roy, than 200 pounds. Most the student's name, address, cute swimsuit you got this them in financing their musical Jr., Director, BMI Awards, important, QUEST/78 will telephone number, date and summer education. Prizes ranging from Broadcast Music Inc., 40 W. give special consideration to place of birth, major field of $300 to $2,500 will be awarded 57th Street, New York, New 6. You don't have anything proposals that promise some study, participation in oficially at the discretion of the judges. York, 10019. better to do tangible benefit to humankind, recognized activities and To date, 231 students aged 8 to 7. You really don't like Kung like the eradication of disease sports, weight and height of 25 have received BMI awards. Fu movies or more efficient energy use. athletic teams, dates of The 1978-79 BMI Awards Only a mere fifty cents gets Sheer commercial or military attendance, degrees and competition is open to student you in, but if you're really projects will not be considered. awards received, the most cheap you can get in free by recent previous educational composers enrolled in Deadline for the QUEST/ 78 wearing a swimsuit or bringing agency or institution attended accredited secondary schools, Space Shuttle Experiment a surfboard. by the student and other similar Competition is October I, information. Kerrville Bluegrass Festival 1978. If you have sufficient By Joe Heard background to design and Ready to hear some hot shade trees. So what you have professionals under the nearest construct an appropriate licks? Then Kerrville, Texas is after and during the scheduled The music begins at 6 p.m. project, write a succinct your town this weekend. Texas stage show are hundreds of Friday, September 1st and description of your idea in 500 entertainment producer Rod amateurs playing in groups of continues until noon Sunday. words, enclosing.any necessary Kennedy hosts his fifth annual two to a dozen. Free primitive camping is diagrams together with a Star Pizza Kerrville Bluegrass Festival on The shade tree pickin' is just available at the ranch, plus resume of any other his fifty acre ranch nine miles one facet of the bluegrass there is additional camping at information that would south of the Hill Country attraction that draws the fans. Kerrville State Park for $3 a indicate your ability to carry needs delivery drivers, community of Kerrville this Informality, the chance to lay car. No pets are allowed, out such a project. Send your pizza makers, assis- Friday, Saturday and Sunday. back and relax, family Advance tickets are $15 for proposal and credentials, with tant pizza makers, The weekend schedule offers entertainment, good food and the entire weekend and single a stamped, self-addressed 30 hours of concerts to fill the the great outdoors all make for day tickets are sold at the gate envelope to QUEST/78, and kitchen help. Full long holiday with all kinds of a super weekend away from for $5 Friday, $7 Saturcfay and Space Shuttle Experiment and part time posi- Bluegrass music. Houston. $6 Sunday. Competition, 1133 Avenue of tions. Good pay. 2111 the Americas, New York, NY An interesting fact is that The fifth annual Kerrville So pack the car, ice down a Norfolk. Or call: hundreds of the fans attending Bluegrass festival is located six-pack and drive to Kerrville 10036. For additional bluegrass festivals spend a nine miles south of Kerrville on for a Labor Day weekend full information contact Kathleen 523-0800. good deal of their time playing Texas Highway 16 at Rod of foot-stomping, down home Ryan Gerard or Edwin and pickin' with other non- Kennedy's Quiet Valley Ranch. bluegrass music. Schlossberg (212) 764-3400. The Rice Thresher, August 31, 1978, page 3 Faculty Address By Martha Ramos early in their careers to avoid | process, since you have learned statements that imply function that mutation is a random and "why" questions that imply event devoid of any purpose or Dr. Ronald Sass, Professor purpose. One simply cannot design. The way out of the of Biology and Chemistry, was say that a molecule of difficulty is to postulate that the speaker at this year's hydrochloric acid eagerly the probablity events are Faculty Address to the awaits the arrival of a molecule weighted by selection. That is Freshmen. He has been at Rice of sodium hydroxide in order to say that successful mutations since 1958 and is a former to neutralize its caustic or mutations which aid the Hanszen College Master. character. Nor is one even survival of the organism are not Currently Dr. Sass is an permitted to ask why does any more probable than associate of Jones College and hydrochloric acid neutralize unsuccessful ones, but only the an honorary associate of sodium hydroxide, only how successful ones survive. For Hanszen. A well known and does it do so. example, suppose there are two respected teacher, Dr. Sass has types of individuals in a been awarded the George R. Suppose the student of chemistry or physics finds population, say those with five Brown Teaching Award three toes and those with six toes, times as well as the Nicolas himself in a biology course. Biology is the study of living which differ by 0.1 percent or Salgo A ward, the Senior Class one part in 1000 in their Teaching Award, and the SA systems. Life is a complex of interrelated chemical reactions chances or surviving to breed. Mentor Award. Dr. Ronald Sass -photo by Margie Sass If the total population is us is categorized in some way, Jjttle finger, "...Monday, based on the underlying laws of Dr. Sass is an Adjunct physics. Therefore biology greater than 1000 individuals, Professor of Medicine at not only by our individual Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs- this diiference is enough to attributes or differences, but day!" Clearly, there are several should be explainable by the Baylor where he is engaged in quantitative and tough-minded determine the direction of researching the structure and also by our cultural systems, styles of answers to any evolution toward the more question. reductionistic approach of the foundation of normal and which for the next four years physical scientist. favored type. If that type diseased cardiac muscle. In the for you will mean mainly Rice If we ask a "why" question happens to be five toes, we University. Another point is we also expect an answer But who will doubt that Rice laboratory he is studying many features of animals and cannot say that it is the purpose the mechanism of calcification that these categories are dependent upon the category of evolution to produce a established by a certain set of plants serve a purpose; teeth in invertebrates. we ascribe to the respondent. and claws serve to kill, legs to population of five toed In his spare time, Dr. Sass skills and information, the "Why did Charlie break his individuals, but rather that, in language or style which you run, wings to fly, brains to collects antique furniture with leg?" think. It is certainly legitimate terms of survival, five toes are his wife, Margie. He plays will use to view the world. I "Because his femur hit the more successful than six. Thus allude to these sets of skills and to ask the purpose of an eye or a tennis about three times a week fireplace," answers the nose. But does this functionally we should all agree that there is and does silver smithing and information as being the physician in the emergency imply a divine purpose? Was no preexisting purpose in water colors. answers to unasked questions. room. our eye designed because we evolution. Good afternoon and After all, memorizing the "Because his roommate need to see? From a scientific authors, titles, and plots to fifty Evolution differs from welcome to Rice University. tripped him," shouts his point of view I would have to engineering in that the engineer The intent of my talk today is to novels can hardly be thought of girlfriend. reject such a notion. We see as the answer to any question, usually has a definite function help introduce you to your "Because he is too stupid to now that our questions have in mind when he begins to faculty and to begin to establish particularly the one which watch where he is going," put us into serious difficulties. immediately comes to mind, formulate a devise. Evolution is a degree of rapport which will answers his roommate. The problem is that we have a process wherebe the function ideally grow over the next four namely: "Why do I have to "Because he hadn' t two categories, physical science memorize the authors, titles, eveolves parallel with the years. Hopefully, these years memorized the authors, titles, and biological science, which design features which allow it. will effect a change in the way and plots of fifty novels by next and plots of fifty novel and almost everyone will agree For example, a blind worm you view the world throughout Friday?" Yet, by next Friday tomorrow is Friday," responds overlaps. does not sit around thinking, your lives. you will have doijp so because his English professsor. "if only I could see." Or if one you believe that somehow, The field of biochemistry Each of you, I suspect, has Even though each of these for example, was invented to does, it cannot expect to come to Rice, with some idea of somewhere down the line, the answers is different, they all study this overlap. Yet the immediately develop an eye. It what you wish to accomplish. big picture will become clear answer the same question with question of purpose is is possible that if the worms You have been divided by our and you will be ready to answer some degree of apparent truth. meaningful to only one and have a pigment molecule on admissions policy into the ultimate question. However, they also reveal completely disallowed in the their skin, that molecule may categories such as architecture, Well, my question to you individual differences in point other. At some point in time, through a series of point academic, science, or now is, having asked you to of view. sat two billion years ago, living mutations evolve into a engineering students. Since this consider educational categories Now let's load the question systems were formed out of molecular which changes classification is based mainly consider if your answer to a a little bit. "Why did Charlie's non-living. Does this fact mean conformation where irradiated on your stated area of intended question is contained in the roommate trip him?" that the function of non-living with light. The potential for an study, you must bring with you question or is it contained in (1) Because both students matter was to form living eyespot has occured. If an accumulation of impres- your particular category. Or to feet were in the same place at systems? I don't know. simultaneously the nerve sions and thoughts, both your put it another way, every the same time. Certainly nobody was around network of the worm changes own and those of your parents, question has many answers, (2) Because he wished to stop to observe this event and in such a way to be influenced high school teachers, aptitude shouldn't at least part of your Charlie from pacing back and attempts to recreate it in the by that conformational change, tests or scholarships, which education be devoted to forth mumbling the authors, laboratory have not been an eyespot can indeed be said to further categorize you as a studying the questions* rather titles, and plots of fifty novels. totally satisfactory. It is have formed and the long major in History, English, than the answers? Here answer (1) is a intellectually unsatifactory to process toward an eye has Chemistry, Civil Engineering Let us illustrate this concept description of the attempted claim that there is an begun. If each change which or whatever. Thus you have by asking a few questions. We violation of a physical law. It unbridgable gap between living might occur aids the worm in become, for example, a Rice will start with an absurd one implies a cause and effect and non-living systems because surviving to breed, the worm in premed, majoring in psycho- and work our way around from relationship devoid of function we believe that that gap was a few hundred million years logy and biology. there. During a series of job or purpose. It is a comment on bridged at least once. However, will be able to see. Chances are, Within these categories yoi interviews, an emploer the basic structure of our the early transition forms have though, by that time he will no are about to begin four years ol considers three graduates: one natural universe. Answer (2) been lost and we are left with longer be a worm but rather an intensive study. This study, from S.M.U., one from Rice introduces the idea of intellect the rather unsatisfactory state elephant, a shark, or a almost by necessity, will be and one from Texas A&M. or purpose, a teleological in which the living world differs freshman. predominantly a non reflective Holding up his hand, he answer as it were very similar to from the non-living, not in degree but in kind. At any rate each step on the gathering of as much touches the thumb to the tip of the answer, "The devil made evolutionary trail must have information as it is possible for his index finger, making a him do it." The basis for the difference resulted in a greater degree of you to assimilate. You will be closed circle. He asks each In the categories of physics, between the living and non- functionality than those which primarily concerned with graduate the same question, chemistry and geology, the living worlds if that living preceded it. Function and techniques, data, and facts, "What does this gesture non-living function and organisms have been designed functionality evolve together. answers as it were to unasked symbolize?" The man from purpose now-a-days are by the evolutionary processes To the question, "What is the or implied questions. The SMU answers, "Oh, that's easy. irrelevant concepts. If a change of mutation and selection. The purpose of intelligent beings?" justification for such an It means that everything is in the carbon dioxide essential components of the it becomes evident that a approach to education is O.K. All is right with the concentration of the atmo- theory of evolution is that legitimate answer is, "To have legitimate, if frustrating. One world." The Rice graduate sphere causes the mean living systems reproduce with a somebody around to ask the simply must know the language answers, "You have formed a temperature of the earth to rise high, but not perfect, degree of question." You may not find of a discipline in order to circle, the symbol ol the cyclic six degrees centigrade because fidelity. Evolution happens by this answer particularly communicate with its but infinite nature of the of the greenhouse effect, the mutation (a change in a gene), satisfying, but nevertheless it practitioners. Every historian universe, simultaneously polar ice cap will melt. We can selection (differential survival seems to me to be a logical has a repertoire of names, signifying everything and say that the carbon dioxide of different types) and conclusion to make from what places, and dates, the geologist nothing." Finally it is the caused the ice cap to melt, but it migration (movement of is known about the formation must know the eras of the earth Aggies turn. He answers, is absolutely meaningless for a individuals from place to of living systems. and the biochemist can hardly "Thursday." The interviewer, scientist to say that the function place). What is a logical conclusion escape memorizing the somewhat at a loss replies, or purpose of carbon dioxide is metabolic pathways. J It may sound a bit odd to you to a biologist may not be so "What do you mean, to melt the polar ice cap. to speak of the design of living logical to others. We have A point I have been trying to Thursday?" To which the Aggie Students of the physical and organisms by the evolutionary defined the purpose of life as establish thus far is that each of replies counting up from his earth sciences, should learn The Rice Thresher, August 31, 1978, page 4 iillilii! life itself. Yet we are led to say some group attribute that sacrificing behavior of bees is supported by a very large by yourself and by Rice. But, if that the function of a living stongly selects for sexual called kin-selection. It may amount of observation and you are an engineering student, organism both dictates and is reproeduction. A not too seem noble on the part of the scientific data. for example, don't spend all of dictated by the structure of the obviously related difficulty individual to make .seuch a We have asked the question your energy in engineering organism. Remember that a which must be considered is sacrifice, but if species which "why" and have received a courses. You have probably living breathing Rice freshman that genes, not individuals, reproduce sexually require kin- rather disturbing "because." noticed that Rice has has just as much right to be reproduce. The individual is selection to insure the survival Yet the answer biology gives to distribution requirements. identified as such as organism simply a device constructed by of particular genes, then the this question shouldn't be Welcome them as an as a sponge or a bacterium. the genes to assure the human virtue of self-sacrifice considered wrong by anyone, opportunity rather than a task Biologically, your purpose is production of more genes like or altruism is simply another rather it is incomplete. Just as to complete. It might even be to you. This view of human themselves. product of evolution. It is the question "why" is not part your advantage to memorize purpose is, I think, both To related the process of neither good nor bad, only of the physical sciences, so are the authors, titles, and plots o existentialistic and scientific. I sexual reproduction and the biologically successful. This the answers given to this fifty novels. also believe that it is right, as idea of reproducing genes, I line of reasoning is the basis for question by traditional or I would like to end by far as it goes. However, it is will quote a noted biologist the field of sociobiology. cultural institutions such as certainly incomplete, both quoting one author. He is not a J.B.S. Haldane. He stated, "I You might at this point agree religion, government or art not novelist but a poet. The book is because we have not exhausted am prepared to lay down my a part of biology. the category of biology, and with the author of The 100 Selected Poems and the life for more than two brothers Education of Henry Adams Each area of human study poet is e.e. cummings. His more importantly, because we or eight cousins." What he have only sought an answer to who in 1906 wrote that has a validity of its own and answer to the question we have meant was that if he is carrying evolution is less "an idea that each contributes in its own way been considering goes as the question "why" within the a mutant gene, he could be category of biology. changed the world" than an to your understanding of follows: sacrificed and the gene would attitude favored by the yourself and your world. Each Surely, if we look elsewhere, survive if more than two sophisticated as a vindication of you has the need to "when God decided to invent we will find that the purpose of brothers or eight cousins were of their belief that existence concentrate your efforts in one everything he took one saved. This is because there is a life has facets which transcend lacks purpose. Yet, even of these areas of study, but I breath bigger than a circus fractional gene identity in the living individual. After all, though we speak of the theory feel that you also have an tent and everything began relatives. we have not even considered of evolution rather than the law obligation to explore as many when man determined to whether a particular function is These sacrifice-survival of evolution, and even though of the other areas as is possible. destroy himself he picked good or bad, only successful or relationships such as in the: many difficulties and A good time to start is now. I unsuccessful. Rather than the was of shall and finding giving ot warning alarms by unanswered problems exist said in the beginning of this talk seeking an answer through only why smashed it certain birds or the self- within the theory, it is that you have been categorized other categories, let's see if we into because." can find a more satisfying solution in the context of biology. Perhaps a good place to start is in a consideration of sex. I have heard, for example, THE ARMY NEEDS that beer is the best thing to come along since sex. Therefore, sex must be pretty good in itself. PART-TIME OFFICERS /TOO. In our discussion of It serving an active duty evolution, the thing being commitment after college selected for is the individual organism. We can explain the is stopping you from enroll- evolution of legs, for example, ing in Army ROTC, we have by arguing that those an option for those who individuals who have legs of a particular form were more want to stay home. likely to survive and produce The Reserve option children like themselves than allows you to serve as a part- those whose legs were of time officer in your local another form. You may think that because I use examples of Army Reserve or Army legs that I am talking about sex. National Guard unit. Quite the contrary. I am talking You'll enjoy some of the about individual selection. Sex, or sexual reproduction, is an same privileges and bene- attribute of the species. fits a full-time officer does, The evolution of sex involves while using your ROTC the whole population of a leadership training to build a species. Whether sex is a successful attribute determines rewarding civilian career. not whether an individual And to add to your survives but whether the civilian pay, you'll earn a species will or will not become extinct. The unit of selection good part-time income, for here is not the individual but working a few hours a month rather the species itself. I am (usually one weekend) and not trying to conjure up a two full weeks a year. worldwide sex orgy. Sexual reproduction usually takes So don't let an active place pairwise in our species, duty commitment cause you but individual variations are to pass up the benefits of only in terms of technique, the end result is eventually the Army ROTC. Enroll today. same for everyone. Because the Army needs The survival advantage of part-time officers, too. sexual reproduction is usually For more information, explained by saying that species which consist entirely of write: Army ROTC, Box 7000, parthenogenic females cannot Larchmont, New York 10538. select rapidly enough to meet changing environmental ARMY ROTC conditions and eventually will become extinct. In other words LEARN WHAT it's goodby to the dandelion. IT TAKES TO LEAD. However, it is fairly well established that ff there is a conflict between individual and group selection, individual Contact Army ROTC selection is ver likely to win. Since sex is group determinant, Rice University in order for sex to survive we Extension 3302 must seek some short-term individual advantage for sexual repreoduction or we must show The Rice Thresher, August 31, 1978, page 5 SWC Press Tour Report By Norma Gonzales "We're going to keep things Hertel (soph) back from a Joey DiQuinzio, Charlie possible all-star, and Jim Frith. are very important for winning simple. We're going to drop successful knee operation. Star Taylor, Darrell Mouton, and Other ends include Larry Ball, games and we have skilled back and throw it or hand it off receivers, Cunningham and Hosea 'Fortune. Danny Mike Collins, Dennis Barry, people. We are going to try and and run it. We won't tolerate Houser, note that Hertel seems Neuman, Robert Hubble, and and Walter Ford. They should do something in 1978 to get people who don't get after it." quicker and has a stronger arm. Don Wood will man the tight get the job done well. some peoples' heads turned. These were the words spoken Backing Hertel up will be end position while Mike South, The tackle position is led by This school has an awful lot by Coach Ray Alborn (the senior Mike Snyder, a great an experienced player, Keith the other half of the Moyer going for it. I understand Rice academic All A mericari) during passer, and sophomore Robert Kveton, and Jim Earthman duo, Dwight, and sophomore and what makes it tick." the recent Southwest Hoffman, with a good future lead the offensive line as Bryan Phillips. Ready to back Conference press tour ahead of him. There will also be centers. The rest of the them up are Jeff Brast, Steve interview at Rice's stadium R- freshman Royce Craft for other offensive line consists of Spicer, Rudy Nelson and Paul room. He and many other key teams to contend with as he tackles, Dwane Moyer, Brian Scire. Coach Alborn mention- players feel optimistic about shows great promise. Bergdoll, Tom Hopkins, Ernie ed that they are running thin in New Home Base the upcoming season. The Owls have good depth at Rogers, Newell Wallace, and this position. They remember clearly, too the running department with Mark Ricks, guards Todd The nose guards are led by clearly, what happened last Bo Broeren, a 175 lb. junior Wernit, Randy Teakell, Paul Darryl Grant, a constantly for Owls year and they are ready to go leading the pack, followed by Garcia, Ernest Crockett, John improving sopohomore who out and turn things around. Laney Royal, a seasoned Joyce and Buck Thomas. The has a great future. Jim Cuskey standouts on the line are The Harry S. and Isabel C. Coaches and players alike player, and Reggie Hopkins. In and Bryan Hill are back-ups for Cameron Foundation of claim enthusiasm as a key to the fullback position, Calvin Moyer, Rogers, Wernet and Grant. Crockett. If all goes well, the Houston has allocated their improvement, as well as Fance heads the list while Earl The linebacker situation is $100,000 to Rice University for Coach Alborn's accessibility to Cooper and Guy Booker back line should adequately hold up very critical and there has been the fort allowing the offensive construction of a baseball everyone. One of the key Owl him up. a lot of switching and stadium, said President players predicts they will win at As far as receivers go, the to put some points on the substituting in the defensive in board. Norman Hackerman. least four of five games which Owls have great depth and a lot general. The linebacker slot is In expressing the Univer- would, with the teams they to brag about. The Owls aerial In the kicking department, filled well by Lamont Jefferson sity's appreciation, President face, be a great accomplish- attack is led off by Doug Wes Hansen, placekicker, and and also John Stroman. They Hackerman said "this generous ment. The team realizes that Cunningham and David Steve Gleaves, punter, are the are followed by Kent Killion, gift will greatly enhance our they have a tough schedule but Houser (teams captains) who only hope the Owls have. There Huris Simien, Frank Wison, intercollegiate baseball they "are not going out to lose," are believed to be the best pair is no depth in the kicking and Kyle Rice. program." instead they "are going out to of receivers ever seen in the Owl positions and this might cause Don Parrish (a team captain) President Hackerman added line up and attack." organization and one of the trouble for the team. leads the cornerbacks in the that the new installation will be In the quarterback depart- best combinations in the On the defensive side, the aerial defense along with Don called Cameron Field in ment, the Owls have Randy nation. They are backed by ends are led by Will Rub, a Rutledge, Rickey Thomas, recognition of the family that Greg Brown, Tim Proctor, and made the project possible. Rod Rickett. The new baseball field is to Last, but not least, are the be located between Rice's Jake safeties with good depth on the Hess Tennis Stadium and the DEMO'S AUTOMOTIVE CENTER bench. Among the safeties is old track stadium. The 1979 Carlton Derrett, the fastest Southwest Conference baseball man on the team. Also included season will open with "We Offer Personalized Service" Gtsimt in the bunch are David Darr, accomodations for more than HA?A Steve Pasterchick, and Odis 3,000 spectators. Specializing In Mack, all tested players. Along • TRANSMISSIONS • BRAKES • AIR CONDITIONING • FRONT END The Cameron Foundation is to help them are Jet Johnson no newcomer in significant • ENGINE ANALYSIS • TIRE TRUING • BODY REPAIRS • PAINTING and Mike Down, both steady AAA APPROVED UNDERCOATING wser contributions to Rice. 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The Will Rice upper here now." Whether or not Lovett and classmen are already excep- Master Armeniades said that Jones will follow Will Rice's tionally gregarious, said Pat, the women seem to be a suit next year is still unknown. IT IS GOOD-HEARTED and the freshmen have been "civilizing influence" on the Females decrease AND GOOD-NATURED warned about the dangers of college, and said he also hopes Ironically, despite more isolating themselves on their that coed will mean greater requests for coed living than A IN THE BEST OF own turf. extra-curricular involvement. could be honored, the THE CHAPLIN-MARX Most importantly, the He recalled a skating party percentage of females in the BROS. SPIRIT, increasing number of coed during freshman week which freshman class dropped this colleges is making it possible featured members of all three year by about two percent. It sustained by a sophis- for more natural inter-college coed colleges. Many adept has risen about one percent ticated touch of interaction. skaters who frequent the during each of the past several satire here and Open Arms Galleria rink stood speechless years. Although one Will Rice while 200 or so freshmen and Admission office officials an intelligent female reported that a young advisors slid, slipped, and say the drop was a fluke which wink there." bounced around the ice. man fled down the hall when resulted from an unexpectedly —Judith Crist, she stepped out of her room in a "Half of them were on their large number of women New York Magazine bathrobe, most observers rears, and the other half were declining admission after believe that the men are, so to trying to help them up," said being accepted, and they say speak, embracing the new Dr. Armeniades. "But it was a the trend of increasing numbers THE MAO ADVENTURES arrivals with open arms. wonderfully high-spirited of women will resume next event. It could have only year. OF "RABBI" JACOB "In fact," said Marcia happened this year." For now, " we'll just have to Haynes, "many of the men who But the coed program as a wait and see how this works," originally were opposed to the whole is skating on much said Dr. Armeniades. "But here FROM THE DIRECTOR OF "BLACK ORPHEUS conversion are changing their thinner ice than this year's at Will Rice, we are pleased. So minds. It's more pleasant to live freshmen enjoyed last week. far, we are very optimistic."
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A IN HIS OWN TIME"? OH, CM0N, AND WON ITS HIGHEST AN EXACT EL FOR. THT LTTTLE UV/NG LEGEND ISNT THAT A TAD READ THE AWARDS.." BOOPS/E, REPLICA OF NWINO. THGPMOMETER. Weekend babysitter on a regular IN HIS OUJN REDUNDANT ? REST OF IT- WHAT IS THIS, HIS ELVIS1 GRAVE- TIME.." / PRESS AGENTS EU- STONE. retainer basis. $2.65 per hour. Pius L06Y?S-^S entertainment fund. Couple preferred. Own transportation. Two children. 12 and 4. For interview, call 528-493? Gwen Howell 2027 Sunset Blvd. The Rice Thresher, August 31, 1978, page 10 TexPIRG bank survey compares area services J 4 / * /V • • / * J. ^ > /a* * ^ •Sf s & & $ # / &// / / «o ££ $ £ / £ Sf /• * < t Banlo «v / A * $ $ no Bank of Houston non-profit $100 $300 3-2-1 $5.00 $2.00 $3.22/3.67 yes no 9-2 M-Th, 9-5:30 F; 5115 Main/529-4881 organizations Drive-in: 7:30-5:30 M-F Bank of the Southwest senior citizens $100 $1000 varies; see explanation $7.00 $3.50 $3.33/3.76 yes yes 7:30-5:30 M-F 1 910 Travis/751-6100 in text. Chemical Bank and Trust senior citizens; $50 $300 or 3-2-1 $8.00 $5.00 $5.00/5.00 yes yes 9-2 M-Th, 9-6 F; none 3201 Kirby/ 522-3811 police officers $1000 in savings Drive-in: 7:30-6 M-F, 8-1 Sat $5.00 no 9-5 M-F; Drive-in: 7:30-5:30 none Fannin Bank senior citizens $100 $400 (average)" 3-2-1, on average balance $7.50 $3.77/4.20 yes 1020 Holcombe/ 790-1000 with $2000 in savings M—F $5.00 no 9-3:30 M-Th, 9-5:30 F; none First City Bank- $50 $300 3-2-1 (or $4)2 $7.50 $3.26/3.56 yes Medical Center Drive-in: 7:30-5:30 M-F i) 6424 Fannin*/658-5400 2 limited number of federally First City National Bank 3-2-1 (or $4) $7.50 $5.00 $3.25/3.70 yes yes 7:30-5:30 M-F insured student loans3 of Houston $50 $300 1001 Main/658-6011 First International Bank 3-2-1 $7.50 $5.00 $2.76/3.16 yes 8-4 M-Th, 8-5:30 F; Bank in Houston $100 $300 +tax & deliv. Drive-in: 7:30-5:30 M-Th, 1801 Main/652-6211 7-5:30 F First National Bank of none $300, or 3-2-1 $10.00 $10.00 $3.25/3.50 yes 7:30-5:30 M-F, West University Place $2000 in savings 7:30-12:30 Sat 3633 Rice Blvd./664-1020 Liberty Bank senior citizens $100 $300 (average) 3-2-1 $7.50 $7.50 $3.50/4.00 yes yes 9-2:30 M-Th, 9-6 F, 3200 Montrose/529-4821 9-12:30 Sat; Drive-in: 7:30-6 M-F, 9-12:30 Sat "Line of Credit" Medical Center Bank $100 $400 3-2-1 $10.00 $7.50 $7.50/7.50 yes no 9-5 M-Th, 9-6 F; checking/loan 6631 Main*/790-1976 Drive-in: 9-6 M-F Plaza del Oro $50 $300 3-2-1 $7.50 $5.00 $3.75/4.75 yes yes 9-2 M-Th, 9-6 F; Drive-in: Commerce Bank 7:30-6 M-F, 7:30-12:30 Sat 7505 Fannin/795-4400 South Main Bank $100 $300 (average) 3-2-1, or $7.50 $5.00 $3.75/4.00 yes yes 9-2 M-Th, 9-5:30 F; 3001 Main/528-6111 50c/mo. plus I Oc/ check Drive-in: 7:30-5:30 M-F $3.75/4.25 yes limited number of federally Texas Commerce Bank $100 $300 3-2-1 $7.50 $5.00 no 7:30-5:30 M-F insured student loans3 721 Main/236-4865 $7.00 $3.00 $3.27/3.70 yes loans for grad students' Texas Commerce $100 $300 3-2-1 9-3:30 M-Th, 9-5:30 F; Medical Bank Drive-in: 7:30-5:30 M-F 6545 Main*/795-4222 University State Bank $50 $300 3-2- $7.50 $7.50 $3.50/4.25" yes 9-2 M-F, 9-12:30 Sat; free notary service, 5117 Kelvin/526-1211 Drive-in: 7-6 M-F, out-of-town checks with 7:30-12:30 Sat Rice ID, immediate credit •within walking distance. 'With an average balance of $200 or less, cost is 96e maintenance fee plus 6c/check; but, if nochecks, no fees. Ifaverage balance is between $200 and $299, no fees for the first three checks, then a 60c fee plus 6c/check. Between $300-399, no fees on the first seven checks, then 60c plus 6c/check; between $400-499, no fees on eleven checks, then 60e plus 6i/check; between $500-599, fifteen checks free, etc. If the Texas u average balance is $1000, all checks are free. Public Interest Research Group 2Both these banks (and other First City Banks^pffer "Value Checking:" you pay $4 per month, no matter what the balance, and in return receive such goodies as a membership to the Carriage House Diners' Club, a $10,000 "accidental death" insurance policy, an option to buy buy movie tickets at a discount, etc. 3ln order to have a somewhat reliable reference, most banks require that students applying for loans have an account in the bank for at least one year. Many also require that the student have been a resident of Texas for at least nine months. exPIRG •Also offers first 150 "line checks" (name only) for free. A few years ago, students popular with students over the had an easy time in the years are listed in alphabetical checking account business; order. The figures given here Register To Vote most banks offered uncon- stem from data compiled on ditional free checking, low May 23 and 24 by telephone. If you find any discrepancy in our check costs, free postpaid VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION/CHANGE FORM (Art 5.13« V.T.E.C.) bank-by-mail envelopes, etc., information, please let us (APUCACION PARA REQISTRO DE VOTANTE/FORMA PARA HACER CAMBIOS) FfSrSTaVV kmtimt «Tf5TB5« SB tm mSS n nSBSi SSSSS wSSSB OCT JrETCnHTTST CERTIFICATE NUMBER APPLICATION NUMBER to students on a regular basis. know; the accuracy of what is frttttti n§ntr**o for promt wo situ comiado su centodt d» mMmcm. can+kH tt atttfo tntndo tints o mi^umt | LAST NAM (APELLIDO)