the Rice Thresher Vol. XCI, Issue No. 23 SINCE 1916 Friday, March 19, 2004 Jacks cause little harm Willy Week pranks include defensive moves, counterattacks
by David Brown Jack failures included a Will Rice College at- THRKSHKR EDITORIAL STAFF tempt to install a giant door in an arch outside Baker College and a failed Brown College Late Sunday night, a Rice Broadcast Tele- bird-seeding of the Martel quad. vision camera in the Grand Hall of the Rice Lovett, however, delivered a blow to its Memorial Center captured a group of Lovett proclaimed colony, Sid Richardson College, College students spelling "Martel Sux" in gi- last weekend, when members sent a mis- ant letters on the long tables left over from the leads g letter home to the parents of every Taste of the Town event. Soon after Martel Sid student. College students snuck in to change the phrase "We are writing to inform you that your son to "Martel Rox," members of other colleges or daughter has not fulfilled his or her duties restored the original version. The seven days as a member of Sidney Richardson Colony," of inter-college practical joke warfare known the letter stated. "It is essential that he or she as Willy Week had begun. satisfy these responsibilities in order to re- main in good standing within the colony." Wli ile Sid's college coordinator and students Willy Week events a mixed success so far. See tried to deal with phone calls from confused Story, Page 9. parents, Ixivett followed up with another jack, establishing an "immigration checkpoint" on Sid students' route to classes. • • 'V-' In what has been mostly a defensive Lovett junior Travis Younglood, donning SUSHI SUZUKI/THRESHER struggle, "One-Eyed Willy Week" has been camouflage pants and combat boots, com- Sid Richardson College freshmen John Martinez and Chris Ottolino prepare for the annual "Sid dominated by jacks thwarted by vigilant col- manded the checkpoint on the walkway be- Chug Night" Tuesday. Freshmen and sophomores compete against each other chugging cartons lege defenders sleeping with one eye open. See JACKS, Page 12 of milk. The freshmen won overwhelmingly. Course evaluations will be online by Risa Gordon dents will be able to choose more informative than the numeri- whether to have their comments cal evaluations currently posted. THRKSHKR STAFF posted. The course evaluations will "I think I would i use it]," Escarra Written course evaluations from be scanned in and will join the nu- said. "I think that's a good way to see Fall 2004 will be available on online merical evaluations already avail- what exactly students are thinking in spring 2005, in time for course able online. instead of just numbers." registration for Fall 2005 classes. Baker College sophomore Matt Outgoing Student Association co- The written course evaluations will Escarra said making written course President Bryan Debbink said the be posted anonymously, and stu- evaluations available online will be See EVALUATIONS, Page 6 Faculty approve 2005-1)6 calendar
by Mark Berenson midterm recess, approximately change the calendar to have mid- three weeks of classes will remain term recess March 1-5, as some THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF before spring recess, April 13-14. thought March 15-19 was to. > late. The 2005-'06 academic calendar Midterm recess will be the third An amendment to tie the Spring was approved by the faculty at week of March, the latest it has been 2006 midterm recess to HISD's break Wednesday's faculty meeting. The in several years. This year, midterm failed overwhelmingly at the meeting. calendar resembles the 2004-'05 cal- recess took place the first week of President Malcolm Gillis said at endar set in November, but mid- March, after seven weeks of classes, the faculty meeting that although term recess is one week later in the and next year it will be the second there is no formal deadline for set- semester. week of March, after eight weeks of ting the academic calendar, the ear- In the fall, Orientation Week be- classes. lier it is done, the better for Rice, as gins Aug. 14, and classes begin Aug. The faculty meeting included a it allows departments to plan con- 22. As has been standard for the past lengthy debate about attempting ferences knowing facilities will be few years, there will only be one once again to tie Rice's midterm re- available. week of classes after Thanksgiving cess to the Houston Independent One other change from the recess, with classes ending Dec. 2. School District's spring break. 2004-'05 calendar to the approved The Spring 2006 schedule has In Sept. 2002, the faculty approved 2005-'06 calendar is a lengthening
RACHEL DAVIS/THRESHER been adjusted somewhat more than a 2003-'04 calendar with a floating of the period students have to the fall. Like the 2005 schedule, midterm recess — one that would schedule their self-scheduled final Head over heals classes being on a Wednesday — be set to coincide with H ISD's break. exams with the Registrar's Office. Jan. 11. However, midterm recess When HISD announced in Jan. 2003 The period has been three days in Members of the South Asian Society dance during last Friday's SAS will occur March 13-17, after the that its 2004 spring break would be the past, but beginning in Fall 2005 Night performance. ninth week of classes. Following March 15-19, the faculty voted to it will increase to a full week. Spring Elections yield close results INSIDE
man, it's had this image as a stagnant body OPINION Page 3 by Emily Yeomans Beer-Bike that doesn't do much." Stephens said. "I hope THRESHER STAFF Be sure to come out this Saturday for to change the way the Rice community per- Beer-Bike, which will be held on the bike A&E Pages 15-16 Eight students were elected to office in the ceives the Student Association and to allow track behind the stadium. The alumni College plays galore! Spring Elections, which ended Monday with them to become more active members." race will be at 1 p!m., the women's race will less than 10 percent of students voting. Most Brandon Wagner, a Wiess College sopho- be at 2 p.m., and the men's race will be at positions filled in the Spring Elections were more, ran unopposed for the position of SA SPORTS Page 21 3 p.m. Preceding the races will be the Golf shoots best of millennium those left unfilled in the General Elections, treasurer. Like Stephens, Wagner said he is annual parade and water balloon tight looking forward to what can be done in the including the Student Association internal vice around the inner loop starting at 11 a.m. Quote of the Week president and treasurer. Three positions in upcoming year. "Beer-Bike ... has a cosmic, metaphysical University Court and Honor Council remain "I want to provide the Student Associa- significance that transcends what the unfilled because no petitions were submitted tion with management of their money and Yum, a Dining section uninitiated can perceive." for them. make sure that it gets spent as they would Turn to page 20 to see the debut of our — Eric Novell (Baker '94) on the importance Newly elected SA Internal Vice President like it to get spent," Wagner said. "[SA Presi- Dining section, where restaurants and of Beer-Bike has. To celebrate Beer-Bike, this I Justin Stephens said he hopes to use his posi- dent Derrick Matthews) has already laid out other local eateries will be reviewed. Have week's feature looks at several key issues tion to improve the SA's committee system. a lot of things that he wants to accomplish, any comments? Please e-mail us at facing Beer-Bike today. See Story, Page 14. "I believe the best way to do this is to hold and I totally back him up on his goals and [email protected]. Bon appetit! Weekend Weather the committee heads responsible for the goals platforms." set at the beginning of the semester," Stephens, Matthews, a Will Rice College junior, said Scoreboard Friday Mostly sunny. 81 58 degrees a Wiess College junior, said. "I also want to he is looking forward to working with the Men's Basketball Saturday make people more aware of the committees members of the SA executive committee. Rice 63. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 91 Mostly sunny, 77-59 degrees Women's Basketball and what they do." Matthews said his schedule has been Sunday Rice Louisiana Tech 76 As a member of the executive committee rushed, because two positions on the SA ex- 52, Mostly sunny, 74-56 degrees Stephens said he also hopes to work toward ecutive committee were not filled until the Baseball broader goals for the SA in the coming year. same day as SA changeover. Rice 2, Houston 3 Rice 14, San Jose State "Ever since I came onto the SA as a fresh- See KI.KCTIONS. Page 7 !• ' J ' • .<>i: f»
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———______the Rice Thresher FAS5I ON 11 Avoid 2006's cruel "THE EMPIRE STAKES stretch of solid class Think the seven-week stretch of uninterrupted classes that we are enduring now is grueling? Just wait until spring 2006, when eight consecutive five-day weeks will precede midterm recess. (See Story, Page 1.) We see no reason that the calendar the faculty approved Wednes- 5 day has midterm recess scheduled for the third week of March — a move which results in a long period of uninterrupted class. The '' iuinut; break is scheduled to fall two weeks later than it did this semester and a week later than it will in 2005. From a student's perspective, at least, the entire purpose behind reinstating the two-day spring recess in the second half of the semester was to reduce stress. Yet under the recently approved calendar — which does include the long-sought recess — students will be frazzled by the time they hit either the week-long or the two-day break. Eight consecutive full weeks is a longer stretch than students have endured in recent memory; academic calendars dating back to Fall 2000 included stretches LETTERS TO THE EDITOR no longer than seven weeks, and before then the semesters lieve such advertisements undermine Kerry as an unreliable politician were shorter. Advertisement hateful the mutual respect and open-ended whose voting record contains The faculty should make the semester more reasonable for discussion that are so important to baffling and unacceptable incon- and offensive Rice students. sistencies. The president recently everyone by moving midterm recess to the second week of We hope that Horowitz's adver- said that, in his time in the March. There will then be seven consecutive five-day weeks To the editor: tisement will not derail this tradition U.S. Senate, Kerry has taken "both leading up to the break, the same stretch that students are I am shocked and disappointed of respect and open-mindedness. sides on just about every issue." that the Thresher chose to print, as a dealing with now. Is this valid criticism — or base- paid advertisement, the document less mud-slinging? Despite our serious reservation with the 2005-'06 academic The Houston Hillel Student Board entitled "The Middle East War Is Not Kerry has indeed made seem- calendar, we are pleased that the calendar specifies five days for About A Palestinian State or Palestin- ingly inconsistent statements, but a the scheduling of self-scheduled final exams each semester ian Land" (Mar. 12). The statements Column on alleged closer look reveals that while his (instead of the current three). We disapprove of self-scheduled contained in this advertisement are positions are complex, they are not not only highly inaccurate, but are rape ignores victim exams as opposed to take-home exams, but if we are going to have contradictory. blatantly racist and degrading to any- For example, Kerry voted for the them, it will be nice to lengthen the scheduling period, thus one of Arab or Palestinian origin. To the editor: president's No Child Left Behind avoiding long lines at the Registrar's Office. As one example, in a generic Dec. 6 was indeed a very sad day, legislation, and yet he now faults the reference to all Arabs, the advertise- as claimed in last week's Thresher president for his handling of that ment states, "Never before in his- ("Public unfairly judges student-ath- legislation. This is no contradiction, tory has any group ... sunk to such letes," Mar. 12). A woman's life was however, as Kerry's opposition to Cheers for candidness moral depths as to kill their own shattered and changed forever. On the president on this issue has been children, telling them that if they that night, three football players and a criticism of Bush's unwillingness murder other children along with one recruit took horrible advantage to properly fund the implementa- themselves they will go to heaven. of a fellow student. They abused her tion of the legislation, not a back- about courses Not even the Nazis attempted such in the most demoralizing, degrad- track on supporting the legislation ing way imaginable. For Rene Aninao Picking classes just got a little easier. We applaud the decision by a perversion of religion or of basic itself. Similarly, Keriy's vote for the human instinct." to question whether the incident was President Malcolm Gillis to put the written portion of the student Iraq war has been criticized as Making this statement is the consensual is irrelevant; she was inconsistent with his subsequent course evaluations online. (See Story, Page 1.) moral equivalent of claiming that drunk beyond reasoned judgment. criticisms of the war. However, Since it is the students who take the time to fill them out, it only no group in history, even the So we were pleased by Aninao's Kerry makes clear that while he makes sense that students should be able to access the evaluations, Nazis, has sunk to the moral assertion that the team lias "up- stands by his vote, he will not stand instead of having to rely on hearsay and rumors when choosing depths that Africans have reached standing gentlemen," for this is for the intelligence manipulations because they arm their orphaned, what we would expect of those classes. (Students will have the choice of withholding their com- and poor planning that have plagued helpless children and train them gentlemen now: reconstruction efforts. ments from this public venue.) to kill other child soldiers. Both 1. Become aware of how sexual Ironically, the only real contra- statements are equally offensive Although the numerical results have always been available, abuse leaves deep and lasting scars diction is Bush's effort, which and ridiculous. numbers are never enough to paint a clear picture of what a on women. In fact, look into this pledges integrity while actually professor is really like. There is no substitute for actual words Regardless of the fact that, as a incident and see what it has done to distorting the facts for political gain. paid advertisement, this document a beautiful, loving girl; then reach written anonymously. does not reflect the views of the out with empathy. Rice University has always prided itself on the quality of its Ben Ratner Thresher staff, the Thresher must 2. Change your practices. Don't Hanszen senior undergraduate education, with good reason. And student evalua- exercise some standards in what make sex a recruitment tool. tions, although imperfect, offer the most effective means for they choose to print. I would prefer 3. Kick off the team any morally evaluating teaching. to see the Thresher print pornogra- bankrupt teammates: the ones in- phy than to see it print material that volved in any such incidents. By placing the written evaluations online, it will be easier than CONTACTING THE furthers baseless, hate-filled and 4. Demand strong moral guid- ever for students to take the lead in ensuring that their educational bigoted stereotypes. ance from your leadership. Strong, THRESHER experience is the best it can possibly be. If the publication of this adver- good leaders don't let practices like tisement is the result of an unfor- we have seen permeate a team. Letters tunate oversight rather than of Being considered a gentleman • Letters to the editor the Thresher's normal standards is not a badge you can simply claim. should be sent to the Thresher for publication, I urge the Thresher It is earned through values dis- by e-mail to [email protected]. News flash: Student to remove the advertisement from played and deeds that protect the Letters must be received by any future issues and publish a weak. Prove that your team is mor- 5 p.m. on the Monday prior to written apology. ally upright. We're waiting for a Friday publication date. votes really do count gentlemanly actions. • All letters to the editor Rice in 2004 hasn't quite become Florida in 2000, but the elections Guinevere Casey-Ford must be signed and include a Will Rice senior Annie Goodrich phone number. were close — the margin in some elections was fewer votes than you ff/Vss senior • Letters should be no can count on two hands. (See Story, Page 1.) Women's varsity tennis player longer than 250 words in The races were so close partly because turnout was very low. It's Hillel did not endorse length. The Thresher reserves a cliche, but it's true: Every vote — especially with a student body as 'Middle East War' ad Erlend Hansen the right to edit letters for small as Rice's — matters. With an online voting system such as Wiess junior both content and length. ours, it is easy to make your voice heard. To the editor: News Tips Rice University has always fos- The election was doubly disappointing because, other than the John Kerry is no • Tips for possible news sto- Honor Council at-large positions, all of the contested offices in tered open discussion, and as stu- dents, we pride ourselves on our contradiction ries should be phoned in to this election — such as the Student Association Internal Vice ability to tackle divisive issues with the Thresher-A{ (713) 348-4801. President — were contested because no one ran for those posi- tolerance and respect. When outsid- To the editor: Subscribing tions in the General Elections earlier in the semester. ers threaten our efforts with their With the Democratic nomination » Annual subscriptions are ignorance of our communal values, r It takes both candidates and voters to have an election, and in hand, John Kerry now faces coor- available for S. )0 domestic and it is imperative thai we do not let this spring there were too few of both. It's easy at a school of this dinated attacks from George Bush's $105 international via first them succeed. re-election team. There is no doubt size for all students to participate in a meaningful way, and we class mail. David Horowitz's paid advertise- that the Republican Party will make hope that in the future more people choose to do so — on both ment in last week's Thresher is one every effort to define the Massachu- Advertising sides of an election. such example. We assure the Rice setts senator in a negative light, but • We accept display and community that Houston Hillel, how accurate have the attacks to classified advertisements. Rice's Jewish student organization, date really been? Unsigned editorials represent the majority opinion of the Thresher Please contact the Thresher did not solicit, sponsor or endorse The main thrust of the Repub- editorial staff. for more information. Horowitz's advertisement. We be- lican attack has been to brand THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2004 Guest column Quid est Veritas? More than money involved in service trip At first glance, it may seem that ailment That would have helped more For most of these people, the only Gibson's Passion: great financially supporting student par- than paying for a bunch of eager pre- medical attention they get comes from ticipation in a service mission meds to take blood pressures or sepa- annual clinics run by service missions seems contradictory. Couldn't the rate vitamins into Ziploc bags, right? like ours. Many must wait for a yearly story, magnificent telling same money be given di- One can argue that the chance to get necessary surgical pro- rectly to the people the cedures or even simple services like sponsorship money did The following is the first in a column barely mentioned. Rather, the point students are attempting eyeglass fittings or dental checkups. nothing more than satiate series on The Passion of the Christ of The Passion is to visually portray to help, instead of pay- The only other option is to seek out the self-serving needs of what Jesus willingly endured to en- ing for students' lodging, these services in towns located an pre-meds — a chance to Movies are usually a time-drain. able the redemption of the world. hour away by car, a trip that many travel and supplies? practice their first-aid skills, I watch few movies and cannot make without considerable It's anti-Semitic. This thought crossed another "experience" to like even fewer. And I effort. We could buy all the medicine This movie is any- my mind many times on a pad the medical school ap- almost never actually and supplies we want for them, but thing but. That's not medical service trip to Tula, plication, a cheap trip to go to a movie theater. without people who are willing to pro- to say some lunatic Mexico over midterm re- Mexico. It could have been It's bad enough to vide services, all would be for naught. isn't going to watch cess, sponsored by the Alice invested in food aid or even waste the time, but to this movie and then Rice Pre-Medical Society. Huang direct financial aid. What use was the money we spent spend money is simply burn down a syna- While the 13 of us on the But then where would on these service trips? After this unacceptable — I'm gogue. But don't trip enjoyed nice cabin ac- it stop? If all Rice students trip, I have changed my post-college still holding out for Ijjrd, blame it on the movie. commodations in the moun- gave up cable TV, run ning goals to include more international of the Rings: The Return Blame it on the luna- tains and new scrubs purchased for hot water and food for study breaks, service, and though I cannot speak of the King to come out Pat tic. People tend to get the trip, the people of the rural moun- we could donate all of that money to for the others on the trip, I am sure on DVD. out of something tainous region we were serving lacked help out rural Mexico. this trip has motivated them to seri- So it was only after Hastings what they put into it. running water and telephone access. Why stop there? Why not give up ously consider this as well. considerable delibera- I'll give you two rea- I remember eating our bag all of our comforts and savings to It may sound trite, but in the end, tion that I went to see sons why The Passion lunches— a simple meal of a sand- help impoverished areas? How can what students paid for was experience. The Passion of the Christ the Fri- is not anti-Semitic. wich, fruit and a juice box—on a break we bear to live the lives we lead We paid to give some fortu nate Ameri- day after it opened. It was only the First, the Romans were evil, from running the clinic and feeling knowing there are people living in can kids a new perspective. We paid to third time I opened the doors of a too. Pontius Pilate is guilty of one absolutely terrible as the children of conditions we would never bear to turn a potential cosmetic surgeon into movie theater since entering Rice, of the most despicable sins: moral the village watched on with eager eyes; accept for ourselves? a potential Third World doctor. but I felt that a controversial movie weakness. And some of the Ro- they did not have the luxury of the food The realization I gained at the end And most importantly, we paid to like this was too good to pass up. man soldiers seemed downright we got to eat. I remember seeing a of my trip was that our money by show a group of Rice students shel- For two hours and seven min- demonic, taking sadistic pleasure patient who had skin fungus on his itself is no good; the people we were tered by college life and academia utes, I sat transfixed by Mel in beating Jesus unmercifully. hands whom we could not help be- helping have adapted to their simple, that there is a dire need — as well as Gibson's interpretation of the last cause, as the doctor explained, taking Spartan way of life and do rot wish to a real opportunity — to help those 12 hours of the life of Christ. I the necessary time off from his work to live like us. Only giving up our money less fortunate and that such an op- maintained my resolve to never look heal his condition would mean forgo- to them would not be constructive; portunity can be realized by simply away during the movie, and as a ing his means of feeding his family. what these people need are moti- stepping out of our sheltered college result I witnessed what was essen- Without the suffering Students could have spent the vated individuals who are willing to lives and putting forth the effort. tially two hours of the torture of this movie ... would money they paid for this trip to buy the dedicate their time and effort to travel Jesus Christ. When he finally died, children food or aid the man in sup- to remote areas in order to provide Alice Huang is a Lovett College it came almost as a relief, but at he nothing. porting his family as he healed his needed medical services. junior. least there were 20 glorious sec- onds of the resurrection. To be honest, most of the people Rice Voices 1 have talked to about the movie Second, many of the Jewish lead- have been positive. It is powerful ers were corrupt and wicked, but and moving, a resounding success so were most rulers of the day. both artistically and technically. As Don't blame it on them being Jew- Reality shows revel in the pleasure of silicone for the content, I think the contro- ish; blame it on them being human. versies surrounding The Passion "These men and women are given individual's need to conform to audience to live out vicariously their This movie needs to be kept before it opened were generally a truly Cinderella-like experience: society's image of beauty. But the dreams of someday overhauling in perspective. It is only a movie, unwarranted. Specifically, two com- but it is a very good movie. Again, A real life fairy tale in which their societal consequences of TV their lives in a very dramatic way as mon objections are unjustified: one will receive from it what one wishes come true, not just to change shows like "Extreme Makeover" well. The danger is only when the It's too graphic. I'm not going puts into it. For those of faith, their looks, buttheir lives may extend far beyond audience believes that they need to deny it; this movie was one of this movie may be an invigorat- and destinies." the lives of those fea- plastic surgery to solve emotional the most grisly spectacles I've ever ing reminder of the selfless That is how ABC de- tured on the show. and psychological issues. Not ev- seen. The Passion stays focused sacrifice of Christ. For others, scribes their hit reality show eryone has the money for eight According to the on Jesus, so it makes his suffering perhaps it will be a window to "Extreme Makeover," now cosmetic procedures to fix these American Society of incredibly intense. But without the understanding why an event that in its second season. The issues. Not every surgery ends with Plastic Surgeons, an esti- suffering this movie — and, more- took place almost 2,000 years ago show brings to millions of perfection. Not everyone receives mated 8.7 million people over, this story — would be noth- is still so significant in so many viewers each week a few support from family, friends and in the United States had ing. The excruciating violence only individual's lives. lucky individuals, selected coworkers when returning from either a surgical or non- accentuates the sacrifice of Christ. Gibson risked a fortune and a from thousands, who are these procedures. We must take surgical cosmetic proce- During a scene where flesh career to make The Passion. He's nipped and tucked to care in recognizing that surgery Noorain dure performed last year, was being ripped away from Jesus' already made back the former; perfection. does not solve every problem. up 32 percent from 2002.1 side, I beard gasps and even only time will tell on the latter. Khan Watch and enjoy makeover In one of the earliest cannot help but pin some shrieks from a few in the audi- What is sure is that we are fortu- shows if you are entertained by episodes last spring, 1 of this newfound popular- ence. Yes, it was gruesome, but nate to have such a magnificent them. I cannot say I am not watched a shy and painfully self- ity on shows like ABC's. Images and so were real Roman scourgings rendition of what may be the great- fascinated. But take care to remind conscious young woman trans- ideas exhibited on TV do not take and crucifixions. est story ever told. yourself that reality is far from a formed into a sexy, confident vixen. long to pervade our collective lives This movie is not intended to tell perpetual fairy tale. In her presurgery testimonial, the and thoughts, and as 1 mentioned the whole story. The life, ministry Pat Hastings is a Martel College woman confessed between sobs that earlier, it is particularly easy to sym- and resurrection of Jesus were freshman. her long nose played a major part in pathize with the people being made Noorain Khan is a Martel College her lifelong unhappiness. She indi- over on these shows. sophomore. cated that she was not working in Robert Thompson, director of graphic design, although she had a Syracuse University's Center for the college degree in the field, because Study of Popular Television, re- she was so self-conscious that she cently said, '"Extreme Makeover' The Rice Thresher, the official student could not participate in job interviews. seems to have helped make plastic newspaper at Rice University since 1916, is surgery much more respectable as the Rice Thresher published each Friday during the school year, except during examination periods and a viable, legitimate option for self- holidays, by the students of Rice University. improvement." 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THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, MARCH 19,2004 Faculty approve BIOS B.S. degree Evaluations to be online by
by Clarence Yung closely at the curricular changes for changing fields, educationally and in terms of research and in terms of THRESHER STAFF the B A in biological sciences, they will see that some previously required impact on society," Levy said. 'The Fall 2005 preregistration After the faculty voted Wednes- courses are no longer required, and purpose of updating the curriculum day to add a bachelor's of science it will make them very happy," and providing the appropriate set of EVALUATIONS, from Page 1 The hand-written evaluations degree in the biosciences depart- Strassmann said. options for students is to make our written evaluations will be a valu- will be scanned, since transcrib- ment, biosciences majors will soon Biosciences Curriculum Commit- program responsive to the chang- able resource for students. ing the responses would be too have a wider range of degree options. tee Chair Charlie Stewart said fac- ing world, to the changing nature of "It also gives a little bit of costly, and posted on password- The additional degree program will ulty members started work on the the science and to the changing incentive for professors to do a protected BANNER so that only be listed in the 2004-'05 General An- degree requirements several years opportunities." better job because now [the Rice community members can nouncements and will be available to ago in response to student demand Sid Richardson College junior evaluations] are going to be pub- access the comments. Debbink students graduating as early as 2005. for a B.S. degree in the biosciences. Joseph Elias, a biochemistry major, lic comments that all students said it has not yet been decided whether to contract the scanning B.S. degrees will be offered in "Basically, the changes arose out said the addition of the B.S. degree will be able to see," Debbink, a work out to Kinko's or to do it in- biochemistry and cell biology as of the desire of, as I understand it, will benefit students and faculty. Wiess College senior, said. house. He said Kinko's quoted well as in ecology and evolutionary students to have a B.S. degree as well "I think it's better because it just Debbink and outgoing SA co- higher prices for the job than had biology. as a B A degree offered in biological looks better both for the department president Michael Leggett made been expected, and the cost per Biochemistry and Cell Biology sciences," Stewart, a biochemistry and for students who are applying getting written course evalua- semester for the project has Department Chair George Bennett and cell biology professor, said. for post-graduate studies," Elias said. tions online one of their priorities caused some concern. said the degrees will be specialized Acommittee of seven biosciences Elias said he thinks most stu- this past year. In the fall, they for students interested in gaining professors from both the biochemis- dents majoring in biosciences will began gathering opinions from "My personal feeling right research experience for graduate or try and cell biology and the ecology opt for a B.S. faculty and working out details now is that it would be quite ex- medical school. and evolutionary biology depart- "I think most people I know would with the Registrar's Office. Presi- pensive, and I don't think it would "As with most major departments, ments developed the curriculum. have taken a B.S over a B.A. if they dent Malcolm Gillis made the fi- be adequately utilized to justify the B.S. degree requires more Faculty members worked to provide had a choice," Elias said. nal decision about whether to the cost," Akin, a mechanical en- courses, usually more work at least a balanced curriculum, Stewart said. Brown College freshman Julie implement the program. gineering and material sciences with research experience," Bennett "[There were] a lot of different Neubauer, also a biochemistry ma- "Both the president and the professor, said. said. "Some people that are contem- viewpoints among faculty and de- jor, said the B.S. will benefit stu- provost [Eugene Levy] support Associate General Counsel plating the possibility of graduate partments, so there was a lot of back- dents who plan to pursue research the online course evaluations Carlos Garcia said two sets of legal work might want to do that to see if and-forth and a lot of various com- in the future. fully," Assistant to the President issues were considered with re- they like that." promises proposed to try to find a "It means that you have to take Mark Scheid said. "My sense is, spect to the plan: complying with Bachelor's of arts degree require- scheme that everyone was happy more lab courses," Neubauer said. it's been decided to do it." student privacy laws and reducing ments will also change, Ecology and with," Stewart said. "It means that you have to do re- Leggett and Debbink sought legal risk associated with students Evolutionary Biology Department The new degree program will search. It's a much better degree to opinions and received support from writing inflammatory or slander- Chair Joan Strassmann said. allow students interested in bio- have if you're looking to go into any the University Standing Commit- ous comments about professors. "Given that we were going to [cre- sciences to have more degree op- sort of research-oriented field." tee on Teaching in the fall. He said putting a brief consent ate a B.S. ], it gave us a little room for tions, Bennett said. Neubauer said the degree will "The teaching committee ac- item on the evaluation form will creativity for making the B.A. and "It gives students another option," ensure students have the necessary tually felt it would be a good thing," help students understand that the the B.S. a little different," said Bennett said. "Many students actually coursework for research. University Standing Committee posting of their comments is vol- Strassmann. do a lot of work now, but they'd wish to "You might have the experience, onTeaching chair Michael Gustin untary. Professors will also be given Though the B.S. requires only six get the B.S. So it kind of recognizes but only because you went out and said. "Our vote was in favor. We the opportunity to review the evalu- credit hours more than the B A, the the work that students do." found it yourself, not because it was were just concerned about some ations before they are posted online B.A.'s course requirements are less Provost Eugene Levy said the required for your degree," Neubauer aspects of student control about but will not be able to arbitrarily strict, Strassmann said. She said this proposed changes will benefit the said. "I think that making something whether or not their comments remove responses. Once the evalu- will allow B A students to have more biosciences department. required for your degree just en- would go online and whether or ations are available online, students freedom to pursue their interests. "Biology is probably, in some sures that everybody has that level not it would be available outside and professors will be able to make "I will say that if the students look respects one of the most rapidly of competence necessary." the Rice community." removal requests to the Office of However, Vice President for the Provost if they find comments Enrollment Ann Wright said there slanderous or profane. The still needs to be discussion, espe- Provost's Office will then make a cially with faculty members, be- decision about whether to remove fore the plan is finalized, although comments. GSA Awards the goal is to make a decision by Akin agreed that offensive the end of the school year. comments by students could be a Call for Nominations "Everybody seems to think it's problem. It is time once again to recognize those outstanding graduate students, faculty and staff who do their a. good idea, but it hasn't been "Over the years I have found utmost to enrich the lives of Rice graduate students by nominating them for the 2004 Graduate Student discussed quite broadly enough students sometimes say some for us to feel that it's a go, by any pretty offensive things that I'm Association Awards. means,"Wright said. "Therefore, not sure are really related to The GSA annually confers five awards, described below. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS we are looking to continue that course content," Akin said. APRIL 1, 2004. Letters of nomination describing why the individual is deserving of such recognition discussion before any final deci- Debbink said he is confident sion is made on the details of the the plan will be implemented in should be submitted to the GSA at MS-526 or. preferably, via email, to the current Internal VP (Marcos program as well as whether we'll some form. Huerta at [email protected]). Nominations may be submitted by faculty, staff, graduate students, and do it at all." "While faculty may express graduate student alumni. Leggett will make a presenta- concerns about it they don't have tion to Faculty Council at its meet- the final decision over whether The GSA awards are meant to encourage and recognize outstanding service to graduate student life and ing Tuesday to gather feedback we make students' thoughts avail- education at Rice. The award criteria were intentionally kept vague in order to permit recognition of the on the pian. Speaker of the Fac- able to students," Debbink said. broadest possible range of service to the Rice graduate community ulty Ed Akin said he will not know "We've had strong support from until after that meeting whether influential people in this, so our 1 > FACULTY TEACHING/MENTORING AWARD: Recipients are selected based on demonstrated the proposal will be presented to impression has been that this will commitment to graduate education on teaching graduate students at Rice. The award consists of $1,500, the entire faculty at its next meet- get done, and right now we're funded through the Office of the President, and a plaque. Up to two awards may be conferred each year. ing April 6. just working out the details." 2) FACULTY/STAFF" SERVICE AWARD: Recipients are selected in recognition of efforts beyond the call of duty to improve the quality of life for graduate students at Rice. The award consists of a plaque. Up to two awards may be conferred each year. POLICE BLOTTER 3) ROBERT LOW RY PATTEN AWARD (FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS): The award is named in honor of the GSA's esteemed faculty advisor and attempts to recognize graduate students who may not The following items were reported to the University Police for the period March 10-16. otherwise have been honored for their service and achievements on behalf of graduate students. The award consists of $250, funded by an endowment, and a plaque. Up to four awards may be conferred Other Buildings each year. Student Center March 10 Missing tap heads reported at Willy's Pub. 4) GSA SERVICE AWARD (FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS): Recipients are selected based on contribution of time, effort, and devoted service to the cause of improving graduate student life and Fondren Library March 11 Arrest made for violation of a education at Rice. The award consists of $250, funded by the GSA, and a plaque. Up to two awards criminal trespass warning. The may be conferred each year. subject was transported to Harris County Jail. 5) F RIEND OF RICE GRADUATE STUDENTS AWARD: Recipients are selected in recognition of significantly enhancing the lives of graduate students at Rice University. This award is a token of Fondren Library March 12 Subject arrived at the library around appreciation to honor people within and beyond the Rice community who may not otherwise be 11 p.m. and left around 6 a.m. A recognized for their service to graduate students. Candidates may or may not be members of the Rice staff member believes the subject community, but should not be eligible for the other four awards. The award shall consist of a plaque. might be sleeping in the library.
6) SALLYPORT AWARD is presented by the Association of Rice Alumni to recognize a deserving South College March 14 Broken glass reported around the graduate degree candidate who has made contributions to the Rice community above his or her Servery buffet table. individual department and who may not otherwise be recognized. The winner will receive a silver bowl Gymnasium (with his/her name and year engraved on it) and a stole to wear at graduation. The winner's name will March 16 Wallet stolen from unsecured locker. " also appear on a plaque in the Rice Memorial Center. The Student-Alumni Liaison Committee decides the recipient of this award. Therefore, please send a faculty letter of recommendation and a resume Gymnasium March 16 Wallet stolen. electronically to lblinn(a)rice.edu or hard copies to Mail Stop 520 to nominate a graduate student for this award. The deadline for the Sallyport Award nominations is March 19, 2004. Other Areas Entrance #11 s, March 14 Subject arrested for violation of For more information consult the GSA webpage at: http://www.ruf.rice.edu/" gsa four criminal trespass warnings. The subject was transported to Harris County Jail. THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2004 Rice receives $5 million defense grant
by Mark Berenson Clementi said. ing bioterrorism. THKKSHKK KDITOWAL STAFF Clementi said the cross-disci- "This technology can have very plinary aspect of the project also important applications for the de- A group of Rice researchers appeals to her. tection of biochemical molecules," was awarded a $5 million Depart- Clementi said. ment of Defense grant for work The five-year grant is part of on a nanoscale microscope. the DOD's Multidisciplinary Uni- The research team is led by versity Research Initiative, which Electrical and Computer Engi- 7 know there are many aims to fund academic research neering Professor Naomi Halas that could have implications for and includes professors from de- bright and skilled national defense. partments across the science and undergraduates, and Clementi said although the re- engineering disciplines. search being done is advanced, The goal of the project is to they would he very undergraduates will not be pre- develop an optical microscope cluded from taking part in the work. that will allow scientists to ob- welcome on this "The work will be done mainly serve nanoscale processes di- by graduate students," Clementi rectly. This will allow research- project.' said. "Working on this project re- ers to examine biological build- — Cecilia Clementi quires some expertise because it's ing blocks — including proteins Chemistry professor advanced stuff. But at Rice, I know and peptides — in their natural there are many bright and skilled state. undergraduates, and they would Undertaking such a project re- be very welcome on this project." quires a blend of theoretical and "This research is exciting be- The research team is com- practical expertise and allows both cause it is bringing together people prised of Halas, Clementi, Phys- disciplines to make advances, from very diverse areas, different ics Professor Peter Nordlander, Chemistry Professor Cecilia departments, and people working Physics Professor Jason Hafner, Clementi, a member of the re- on completely different problems," Chemistry Senior Fellow Bruce search team, said. Clementi said. "We think we'll Johnson, Chemistry Professor Jef- ft 4 ,;i &• "As a theorist, I'm really learn a lot from each other and frey Hartgerink, Electrical arid thrilled, because we study proteins also have fun interacting with Computer Engineering Professor and try to model proteins, and this people from different areas." Kevin Kelly, Bioengineering Pro- will give me and my students an The DOD is interested in this fessor Robert Raphael and Uni- opportunity to test our predictions research because of the versity of Texas Physics Profes- and advance our understanding," technology's implications in fight- sor Gennady Shvets.
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ELECTIONS, from Page 1 also filled positions in U. Court, "There won't be a meeting next Honor Council and University week, just so 1 can gel everything in Council. Two U. Court senior rep- order," Matthews said. "It shouldn't resentative positions and one really adversely affect anything— ev- Honor Council at-large represen- erything should still be on time as far tative position remain open. as the retreat and committee appoint- McCullagh said the new senate will ments and everything." work with U. Court and the Honor INVESTING ISN'T ROCKET SCIENCE Students cast 256 votes in the Council to fill the positions. elections, SA Parliamentarian CW Honor Council Chair Keith McCullagh said. In all the contested Henneke said the Honor Council races, fewer than 20 votes deter- will follow its own procedures to fill WHICH EXPLAINS WHY WE HELP mined the outcome. its remaining position. "It was a very close election all "We are going to accept applica- around, but that could have been tions for another election," SO MANY ROCKET SCIENTISTS. due to low voter turnout," Henneke, a Jones College senior, McCullagh, the incoming Will Rice said. "If nobody applies, then the president, said. [Honor Council] chair, with the Putting a rover on Mars is quite a feat. So is preparing for retirement and your McCullagh, a junior, attributed Council's approval, will appoint child's tuition while paying today's bills. That's why so many forward thinkers turn to the election's low turnout to the someone to fill the vacancy." TIAA-CREF for down-to-earth answers. Contact us. After all, when it comes to something lack of controversial referenda on Henneke said students interested the ballot. in applying for the remaining Honor as important as your financial future, a little bit of expertise can go a long way. In addition to the SA executive Council position should contact him Cr committee positions, the elections before noon Monday. TIAA-CREF.org or call 800-842-2776
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Rondelet draws Civilizations should be measured by "the degree of diversity Taste of the Town, Beer Debates well attended attained and the degree of unity retained." th by Brooke Lathram from 7-9 p.m., and by 6:45 people —W. H. Auden, 20 century English poet THRKSHKR STAFF stood in a line that stretched from outside the main entrance of the One-Eyed Willy Week has offered RMC to the Inner Loop. She said far more than just one event, encom- people who arrived after 8 p.m. had passing Rondelet Saturday, Taste of a limited selection of food because /r the Town Sunday, and a Willy Week most of the restaurant booths had event every day since. closed. Anyone who came after 8 Rondelet attendance was about p.m. was offered a full ticket refund. 30(), down from an average of 500 in Early Monday morning, RPC past years. Rice Program Council Willy Week Committee co-Chairs Formals Committee co-Chair Cara Naaz Khumawala and Leanne Eng blamed poor attendance on sev- Rakowitz placed more than 1,000 tator! eral factors: The event took place plastic "owl's eggs" in the academic the Saturday after midterm recess; quad. Each egg contained a Willy its original venue, the Rice Hotel, Week schedule and candy. Some canceled in January; and the new also contained prizes, such as cou- venue, the Metropolitan ballroom of pons for Willy Week, "Screw yer the Southwest Bank of Texas build- Roommate" T-shirts, restaurant and ing, only had room for one band. museum gift certificates, and Rondelet martini glasses. Khumawala, a Wiess College sophomore, said she thinks students Pick up an application in your college 'Seeing as how there enjoyed the egg hunt. "Seeing as how there were no or the Office of Multicultural Affairs. were no eggs when 1 eggs when I went to class at 9 a.m., someone had a lot of fun picking up went to class at 9 am., the eggs," Khumawala said. Applications are due in Multicultural someone had a lot of fun Tuesday night RPC held the Beer Debates in Willy's Pub. Participants Affairs by midnight, Monday, March picking up the eggs/ included Mathematics Instructor TJ Hitchman, Biochemistry and Cell Bi- th — Naaz Khumawala ology Professor Kevin Mackenzie, Re- 29 . Please sign-up for an interview RPC Willy Week ligious Studies Professor Bill Parsons, committee co-chair Psychology Professor Mikki Hebland English Professor Dennis Huston. when turning in your application. Wednesday students celebrated Willy's birthday with an all-campus RPC Formals Committee co- picnic held in the academic quad. Chair Karen Adler said the event The dinner included bourbon For additional information contact: was successful despite the low at- chicken, Irish potato casserole, veg- tendance. Adler, a Lovett College etables, green cookies in honor of Raffi Belizare [email protected] sophomore, said the ballrooom of- St. Patrick's Day, and a birthday cake. fered a beautiful nighttime view of Other Willy Week events include downtown Houston and the food, International Beer Night, held at the Loren Darrington [email protected] which included chocolate-covered Pub yesterday, and an event before strawberries, was also popular. the Rice vs. Hawaii baseball game Kristin Dukes kdukes <§>rice.edu Eng, a Baker College junior, said tonight. Attendees will receive some students complained because Skittles candy, and the first 150 to Catherine Clack [email protected] the band, Sonata, did not play any arrive will receive T-shirts they can hip-hop or rap music. However, Eng tie-dye navy blue. said the band members enjoyed play- ing for Rice students. "The band liked us," Eng said. "They want to play for us again." Eng said total expenses for Rondelet, including the venue, band, catering, shuttles, tickets and glass- HOW TO LECTURE ware, were about $15,000. She said the event sold about $5,000 in tick- ets and lost about $4,000 overall, after RPC allocations. WITH TECHNOLOGY On Sunday night, about 350 com- munity members sampled food from 14 different restaurants in the Grand Hall of the Rice Memorial Center. Participating restaurants, including STEVEN RUDICH Two Rows, Benji's and Hungry's, Carnegie-Mellon University donated food to the event, called Taste of the Town. The event was organized by seven students for their nd UN IV 309 Leadership Rice project. Monday, March 22 Sid Richardson College sopho- more Ginny Stuckey, the project's A Demonstration Lecture from "Great Theoretical leader, said most expenses were cov- ered by an Envision grant, a grant from the Impact Rice Retreat and by Ideas in Computer Science": The Mathematics of RPC. Proceeds from the $5 ticket sales will go toward next year's Taste of the Town. Matchmaking Stuckey said the event was held 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. McMurtry Auditorium, Duncan Hall
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swUJCORFD RY THE CAIN PROJECT IN ENGINEERING AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION, THE VICE OF OR™DUATE STUDIES AND THE DEPARTMENTS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE. COMPUTATIONAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS. THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2004 CUC to review distribution courses Survey results on Honor their opinion to CUC. by Aaron Heckelman The lists must be sent to the CUC by Feb. 1. The CUC will decide which Former CUC chair Jim THRESHER STAFF courses to approve as distribution and Pomerantz said until now, the deans Council, athletics released A proposal by the University will forward the lists directly to the of humanities, social sciences, natu- Standing Committee on the Under- Registrar's Office for implementation. ral sciences and engineering have by Terry Kennair students support athletics, but graduate Curriculum to change the If a dean wishes to add or remove a had virtually complete control over at the same time, when the THRESHER STAFF procedure for designating a class as course from the previous year's list, the courses designated for distribu- threat of athletics going away eligible for distribution credit was the dean must explain to the CUC why tion credit in the areas they oversee. Two surveys conducted this came up, students showed a approved nearly unanimously by the the change should be made. The CUC "This is a way of putting the fac- semester have assessed student great concern." faculty Wednesday. must then approve the change. ulty in charge of handling [distribu- opinion on the Rice athletics pro- Tucker-Huth said positive Under the new guidelines, each of If a proposed change will affect tion courses]," Pomerantz said. gram and the Honor Council. opinions came out of the survey. the six undergraduate deans will sub- multiple deans — for example, a "Until now it was always done by a The surveys, which appeared "I wasn't surprised so much mit a list of courses from his or her proposal for a music course to count group of administrators." at the end of the General Elec- as impressed with my peers at school they wish to see designated for group I distribution credit —then The change in the procedure for tions and Spring Elections the number of people who, in an distribution group I. II or III courses. all deans involved will need to give selecting distribution courses was ballots, asked students their opin- anonymous survey, said that var- originally proposed by the CUC last ion on the role of athletics in life sity athletes made a positive con- year, Speaker of the Faculty Ed Akin at Rice and the role of the univer- tribution in the classroom," said. However, the faculty found who sity president in the Honor Coun- Tucker-Huth said. "I think most makes the final decision regarding cil appeals process. of the time we hear about things distribution courses to be unclear and Questions concerning the role that certain members of the ath- sent the proposal back to the CUC for of athletics at Rice originated in letic community have done that rewording. The revised version was response to the current study of seem to blacklist the entire group. presented to Faculty Council and Uni- the athletic program being con- I was very pleased that people versity Council this semester and was ducted by the management con- were able to separate a few inci- approved at the meeting Wednesday. sulting firm McKinsey & Company, dents from the overall effect of The motivation for the proposed which was commissioned last fall athletes in the school." changes last year was a concern on by the Board of Trustees. The SA Matthews said the SA has the part of the dean of the Shep- organized a committee, headed by already presented the results of herd School of Music that students Jones College freshman and New the athletics survey to Vice majoring in music could not fulfill Student Representative Julia President for Student Affairs any distribution requirements Tucker-Huth and Hanszen College Zenaido Camacho and will through their major requirements, Senator Ian Everhart, a sophomore, present them to McKinsey for whereas those majoring in the sci- which developed the questions for use in the review process. ences and humanities could. Thus, the survey. In all, 667 students par- The Honor Council also re- music majors were made to bear a ceived some feedback from a sur- heavier academic load than others ticipated in the survey. vey linked to the election. The in order to graduate. Pomerantz SA President Derrick Matthews issue of the university president's said the situation occurred because said he thinks the students who role as the second level in the decisions on distribution course took the survey provided accurate, appeals process has recently been designation were not going representative results. brought into question by the through the faculty. President's Office, the Ad Hoc Dean of Humanities Gary Wihl Committee on the Honor Coun- clarified at Wednesday's meeting 'When the threat of cil and the Honor Council itself. that the criteria for determining In its survey item, the Honor which classes are designated dis- athletics going away Council asked students to rank tribution will not change, only the three possible options: to keep procedure for declaring a class as came up, students the system as it is, remove the distribution. CUC Chair Bill Wil- president and replace him with a son agreed with Wihl, noting that showed a great second panel of three faculty it was the CUC who originally wrote members, or to remove the presi- those guidelines, and that the com- concern dent and only have one level of mittee still fully supports them. — Derrick Matthews appeals. A slight majority of the SA president more than 300 students who par- ticipated said they would choose to remove the president and re- place him with a second panel. "I'm pretty confident in the Honor Council Chair Keith •*§ validity of the survey just by look- Henneke said he found the re- ing at the demographic of who sults interesting. took the survey and seeing how it "I was a little surprised by the fairly closely represents the stu- results," Henneke, a Jones Col- Culture dent body," Matthews, a Will Rice lege senior, said. "There wasn't a College junior, said. whole lot of discussion about the The survey contained six survey beforehand. Hie fact that questions. The first concerned students were that open to chang- the importance of a Division I-A ing the level of appeal without TAKE A TRIP AROUND athletic program in a prospective really examining the pros and student's decision to attend Rice. cons to me was a veiy positive THE WORLD! Forty-three percent of students sign that it could actually be pos- strongly disagreed that Division sible to change the role of the I-A athletics were important in president in the future." their choice. Thirty percent, how- Henneke said the survey is part ever, strongly agreed it was an of an input-gathering process Friday, March 26 •S3 important factor. rather than a step toward any Fifty-seven percent said they change in the immediate future. did not limit their consideration "I do think they could go to- Grand Hal! to attending universities with ward convincing the HonorCoun- Division I-A athletics. cil that a cohesive discussion of In response to a question on the topic needs to be done in the 12-4 PM whether or not student-athletes future so we can make sure the make positive contributions to the system is the best possible sys- classroom experience, 34 percent tem for Rice," Henneke said. strongly agreed that athletes Any changes to the Honor Code made a contribution, while 20 per- would require amending the Honor Visit cultural booths, see cent strongly disagreed. Council constitution, which would Regarding student-athletes' need the approval of three-fourths performances, eat great contributions outside the class- of the Honor Council, three-fourths room, 54 percent of students of the Graduate Student Associa- strongly agreed that varsity ath- tion Council and the assistant dean food, and win cool prizes! letes contribute to diversity at Rice of student judicial programs be- in the same way as organizations fore coming to a vote by under- such as theater, the Marching Owl graduates. Another three-fourths Band, Campus Crusade for Christ majority by the undergraduate stu Participants: Indian Students at Rice, and University Court. dent body would then be required Finally, 69 percent of students to pass the amendment. Caribbean Student Society, Chinese surveyed strongly agreed they With the new university presi- would be extremely disappointed dent coming in, Henneke said Student Association, Latin American if Rice lost its varsity athletics this topic will continue to remain program, and 60 percent said that important. Student Association, and lots more! Division III athletics would not "I just hope that in the future, make up for such a loss. maybe the next couple of months Matthews said he found a few or the next semester, that there Sponsored by ADVANCE of the results surprising. will be a serious discussion of what "I guess I was surprised with the role of the president in the how many students would be honor system should be including 1*1 completely disappointed if Rice the new president's opinion on what lost athletics altogether," his role should be now that he's Matthews said. "I guess at Rice taking over for | President Malcolm we don't tend to see a lot of Gillis)," Henneke said. * !
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healthcare must be affordable and bad' time for us to depart," William "However, please give Aetna some Employees can stay of high quality," Bergeron said. Poetry Slam team wins Williams wrote in the e-mail. time to update its systems with the Associate Vice President for Hu- Jones is already conducting a new agreement." regional competition with Kelsey-Seybold man Resources Mary Cronin said search to replace current RA JJ Faculty and Staff Benefits Com- the Human Resources department After winning first place in a re- Roton, an athletic trainer who has About 400 Rice employees will mittee co-Chair Susan Mcintosh said used its influence as the representa- gional competition, the Rice poetry served as a Jones RA for 10 years. no longer need to switch doctors she is relieved the two parties tive of a middle-sized employer to slam team will be looking for inspi- Roton will depart at the end of the after Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, a local reached an agreement. put pressure on both Kelsey-Seybold ration — and possibly a national semester, when his term expires. chain of healthcare providers, an- "(The agreement] means that and Aetna to resolve their differ- title — at the 2004 College Unions In November, the Jones search nounced an agreement to continue the 400 faculty who use Kelsey doc- ences. Cronin said she thinks the Poetiy Slam Invitational. The team, committee chose Chemistry Profes- its relationship with Aetna US tors don't need to change doctors," pressure exerted by Rice and other which is in its second year of exist- sor Melanie Thorns and her hus- Healthcare, the insurance company Mcintosh, an anthropology profes- Houston employers had an impact ence, took third place at the invita- band Bob to replace Roton. but in that provides Rice faculty and staff sor, said. "This really eliminates a on the outcome. tional last year. January, Thorns informed RA search health plans. tremendous amount of disruption The team's competing mem- committee chair Rachel Whitmire Kelsey-Seybold, a multi-specialty for those faculty members and their Bergeron said Kelsey-Seybold bers — Baker C ollege senior Rassul that she was resigning for personal physician group affiliated with St. families, if their families are in- worked hard to reach an agree- Zarinfar, Hanszen College senior reasons. Luke's Episcopal Health System, sured as well." ment with Aetna because of the Stephen Bor, Hanszen sophomore The committee re-convened in announced in January that it would In the Feb. 20 issue of the patient and employer response to Jennifer Weinberg, Lovett College January to search for a replacement not renew its contract with Aetna Thresher, Spencer Berthelsen the planned termination of the re- junior Adriana Ramirez, and alter- for Thorns and is close to a deci- after the contract expired April 23. (Wiess '76), chair of the Board of lationship. nate Hanszen sophomore Rey sion. Whitmire, a junior, said. She Early last week, the department of Directors of the Kelsey-Seybold "The message we heard over and Valdez — will travel to the Univer- said the committee received per- Human Resources sent a letter to Physician Association, said that af- over again from patients and em- sity of California-Berkeley for the mission from Vice President for Rice employees telling them to pre- ter six months of contractual nego- ployers was, 'Go back and try again. national competition April 7-11. Student Affairs Zenaido Camacho pare to switch doctors if they were tiations, Aetna had refused what We want you to work this out if Weinberg said she hopes to learn to select two new RAs for the col- currently using Kelsey-Seybold phy- Kelsey-Seybold thought was a fair there's any way possible,'" Bergeron from other teams at the competition. lege, who will replace both Roton sicians. Last Friday, however, reimbursement rate. He said said. "We listened, we acted, and we Kelsey-Seybold's acceptance of a "My goals for nationals [are] to and the Williamses, rather than Kelsey-Seybold and Aetna an- are very pleased that we can con- lower rate from Aetna would dimin- have a great time, of course, to meet forming a separate search commit- nounced they had agreed to a three- tinue to serve our patients covered ish the quality of care delivered to people from around the country, to tee to select a replacement the year contract extension. by Aetna health plans." Kelsey-Seybold patients. do well, to be inspired, and to have Williamses. In an e-mail sent to the ALLDEPTS Cronin said she is pleased the fun at Berkeley," Weinberg said. "We're trying to choose the two listserv that day. Assistant Human In a press release Friday, Kelsey- decision came soon enough that it The competition will involve at that best work together as a team." Resources Director Elaine Britt in- Seybold Clinic CEO Valerie will not interfere with online open least 15 schools, including Whitmire said. formed faculty and staff members of Bergeron said Kelsey-Seybold is still enrollment, the process by which Dartmouth University, the Univer- Whitmire said the committee Kelsev Seybold's decision. committed to offering high-quality Rice insurance-holders renew their sity of Pennsylvania, UC-Berkeley hopes to announce its two choices "If you have already changed your care and good customer service. insurance and choose their care and the University of Arkansas. for RA during the next two weeks; doctor you can change back to "Our community deserves access providers. The Rice slam poetry team won however, the announcement will be Kelsey, if desired." the e-mail stated. to healthcare, and that means — by Audrey Walstrom first place at the Association of Col- coordinated with those of three other lege Unions International Region 12 colleges currently searching for RAs. Poetry Slam, held Feb. 20-21 at the William Williams said he and Rina University of Houston. Each mem- are pleased they were able to stay at ber of the team competed individu- Jones long enough to see at least Sid parents receive prank letter ally, presenting an original poem, one class move from matriculation planned, as all colleges have dedi- "Basically we have been protect- which was judged on a 10-point scale to commencement. JACKS, from Page 1 tween Lovett and Will Rice with two cated significant resources to jack ing our own college, because every- by five randomly chosen audience "We walked in through the sawhorse-style barricades and a security and "counter-jacking." one is after us," Buttacavoli, a junior, members. To advance to the final Sallyport with this class, and we're megaphone. One of the greatest foiled plots said. "Martel seems to be the college round of judging, the team survived really happy that we'll be able to "We forced [Sid students] to sign of the week was the Will Rice door. to pick on, but we don't mind. It gives several preliminary rounds of indi- walk back out through with them their names and identification num- Will Rice members built a facade us a chance to show we are a college, vidual performances, defeating such this year," William Williams said. bers on a page with a pledge to with a door in it, put it in front of the we have spirit, and we're ready for schools as the University of Arkan- "Now it's about time for us to go, Lovett," Youngblood said. "We got Baker Commons, and tried to anything you can bring us." sas, Southwest Texas University, personally and professionally." some people to turn back and go the weight it down with concrete. The Tuesday night, for example, af- Baylor University and Austin College. William Williams said his favorite other way. It was great." door would have allowed people to ter a water balloon fight between As a result of its win, the team's entry memories of life at Jones include invit- Lovett jack coordinator John enter Baker but not exit the col- Brown and Jones ended in dead- fee to the national competition was ing former Houston Mayor Lee Brown Belanger said while the checkpoint lege, Will Rice jack coordinator lock, the colleges formed a coali- waived. to visit the college and arranging for a was a good way to harass people Rachel Gelman said. tion and launched an offensive — by Risa Gordon group of students to tour Reliant Sta- early in the morning, the letter cam- "It didn't go quite as planned," against Martel. dium during its construction. paign was his favorite jack. she said. But Martel still found time for a William Williams said he and his "It elicited a huge response," Baker jack coordinator Ian Wells few minor jacks of its own, family will miss living at Jones but Belanger, a junior, said. "The Sid said the Will Rice students were spot- Buttacavoli said. Martel students Jones RAs resign plan to stay involved in the college. coordinator had to e-mail the entire ted approaching Baker on the Inner circulated signs saying, "Fcuk "We'll be a part of this as long as J ones College resident associates listserv [in order to get] parents to Loop. Wells said about 20 Baker Jones," put sardines in foil under- we can," Williams said. "Our son William and Rina Williams an- disregard the letter." students watched as the door was neath Jones tables and put Ben-gay LJai J doesn't know anything else but nounced their resignation March 10, put up and then removed the instal- on Jones toilet seats, he said. this. It'll always be very special to Signed by the "Sidney effective at the end of the semester. Richardson Colonial Government," lation before the concrete dried. The Williamses have been RAs at him. I know he'll insist that we come the letter demanded students sat- Baker counter-jacked Will Rice The role of jack coordinators Jones for four years. back all the time." isfy certain responsibilities, includ- by returning the door to the Will This Willy Week was the sec- In an e-mail sent to the college, Jones Master Robin Forman said ing "placing colonial stamps upon Rice quad and covering it with l,0fK) ond that included the system of William Williams, a Professor of Ar- the Williamses have been extremely official documents and assisting pounds of concrete. Wells said. college jack coordinators, who chitecture, said he and Rina regret dedicated to students during their the Sidney Richardson Colonial Brown College also undertook must pre-approve every jack done leaving but feel it is time to go. time at Jones. Government officials in filling bal- an unsuccessful jack early Tues- "The level of caring they brought by their colleges. After an unusu- "While there does not seem to be loons for the Founder's Birthday day morning. Brown jack coordi- to the job will be difficult to replace," ally destructive Willy Week in 2001- any 'best' time to leave, we feel that Celebration." nator Christopher Zeigler said '02, that year's college presidents at this personal and professional Forman said. Sid responded with spontaneous Brown students attempted to came up with the system of jack juncture in our lives, now is the 'least — by April Goldman retaliation of its own. spread 140 pounds of birdseed on coordinators to eliminate danger- Tuesday was "Sid Chug Night," a the Martel quad. ous and destructive jacks. college tradition in which sopho- "Someone from Brown tipped Wiess College jack coordinator mores challenge freshmen to a milk- them off, and they were waiting for John Young said he thinks the sys- chugging competition. us," Zeigler said. "But it was fun." tem of jack coordinators has improved Sid freshman Mark Godard, who The five Brown attackers the execution of jacks during Willy STUDENT set a college record by downing a punched holes in their birdseed bags Week. gallon of milk in 34 minutes, said and ran around the Martel quad as Last weekend, Jones and Martel the freshmen milk chuggers, after they dodged a bombardment of wa- students commenced their tradi- PUBLICATIONS a decisive victory, seized an oppor- ter balloons. Zeigler said not a single tional water balloon fights, which tunity to retaliate against the bird has been spotted on the Martel range from the Martel sundeck to college's rival by vomiting on a quad since. Jones' north bathroom windows, and Lovett sidewalk. Martel has become well ac- five windows were broken. INTERNSHIP "I had to puke somewhere, and quainted with the game of defense. Buttacavoli and Jones jack coor- Lovett just seemed like a good tar- The newest college is a favorite tar- dinator Rob Lentz said their efforts SUMMER 2004 get," Godard said. get for other colleges, especially prevented the situation from wors- neighbors Brown and Jones. Martel's ening, as it did last year when many Failed jacks in a defensive year strategy has remained focused on more windows were broken. Only a handful of Willy Week security, Martel jack coordinator The student publications intern will work in the "This year we've done a good job operations were carried out as Frank Buttacavoli said. and stopped the breaking of win- Office of Student Media Projects include the dows," Lentz, a junior, said. "We Newcomer's Guide, the Book of Clubs, the student stopped throwing out of bathroom windows, and they agreed not to handbook and the campus directory. This on-campus throw back." position offers hourly compensation for twelve The narrow Jones-Martel treaty, mIn "WlO* CllMlBwn mountain i. « .Hwiton however, should not be mistaken weeks, 40 hours per week. Applications are available Ensr gy *" T##m Md r MAKE A DIFFERENCE! for passivity. With the end of the in the Office of Student Media in the Student Center week still ahead, many jack coordi- and online at www.ruf.rice.edu/~stumedia/. Email Green Mountain Energy needs a handful of Rice Students to help nators said their colleges have big change how power is made -- and get paid $15-530 / hr tor plans in store. [email protected] for information. representing America's only 100% renewable energy retailer. Work Young said while his college may when you want, up to 20 hours / week. Full training! Staff fun have been left out of the action thus far, he plans to enter the fray soon. events and retailer's storefronts. APPLICATION DEADLINE IS "We haven't pulled off any jacks Reynolds.Cushmanragreenmountain.com or call 28I.216.01S9. yet, and I don't think we've been FRIDAY, APRIL 2. jacked," Young said. "We have Be part of the solution or button your trap. plans — we just haven't done them vot" THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2004 13 Four win international scholarship
by Ian Everhart Fellowship. Shaw said she plans to former Portuguese colonies of Cape THRESHKK EDITORIAL STAFF travel Europe and compare various Verde, South Africa, Mozambique gardens by composing a set of move- and Goa, India. Four seniors will spend »ex year ments for string quartets. Shaw said Applicants for the Watson Fel- outside the United States, liianks to she hopes to create a set of works lowship agree not to pursue any scholarships announced earlier this ..hat links essential features of the formal curriculum and not to re- week. Three Rice students received garden to those of a string quartet, turn to the United States for the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, which are time and space. 12 months. Rice applicants submit a national award given to 50 stu- Shaw, a music major, said she project proposals and personal dents annually, and one received chose gardens as her subjects be- statements to the Scholarships and the Roy and Hazel Zeff Memorial cause they parallel music. Awards Committee, which chooses Fellowship, a Rice-specific award "Gardens are a more abstract four applications per year to send tied to the Watson. form of architecture, since they are on to the Watson Foundation. Four- The Watson Fellowship is given further removed from function and teen applications were submitted to students who create and follow are more concerned with the spiri- to the committee this year. an itinerary that takes them outside tual-emotional sense of a space, as Executive Director of Interna- the United States for 12 months. experienced through time," she said. tional Programs and Scholarships The Zeff Fellowship, which was cre- Sid Richardson College senior Mark Scheid said at least one Rice ated three years ago by accounting Jeff Bishop received a Watson Fel- student has received a Watson ev- professor Stephen Zeff in honor of lowship to live in Botswana and ery year for the past 20 years, but his parents, is awarded to the Uganda and examine the recent three in one year is unusual. Scheid Watson nominee from Rice who history of electricity shortages in said that with students from 50 uni- receives the most votes from Rice's certain parts of Africa. versities competing for 50 Watson nominating committee but does not Bishop said the decentralized na- Fellowships per year, Rice has con- receive a Watson. Both prizes are ture of many African electrification sistently exceeded the average of for $22,000. programs leaves them vulnerable to winners per school. Brown College senior Tim corruption and failure, while many Chemistry Professor Robert Curl, Perkins, who won a Watson Fellow- promising initiatives involving renew- a member of the nominating com- ship, said he will travel to South able energies collapse due to a lack of mittee, said applications for the America to try to catalogue endan- oversight Bishop said he hopes spend- Watson are especially difficult to gered bird species, particularly ing the year in Africa will give him a judge and evaluate. those not thoroughly documented. better idea of why such failures occur. "All decisions are tough, with Perkins said he will spend most of "There's a lot that can be learned respect to who gets nominated for his time in Bolivia and Peru and from that looking at the socio- different kinds of awards, and said he wants to document both the cultural, technical, organizational and Watsons are particularly tough in location of lesser-known bird spe- personal reasons for failure," he said. that there's so much apples and or- cies and some of their characteris- The Zeff Fellowship went tojones anges," Curl said. tics, such as their calls. College senior Ryan Giles. Giles said Assistant Dean for International "A lot of species are poorly he will attempt to retrace the steps Scholarships Patty Bass said the known — only published a few of 15th-century Portuguese explorer Zeff Fellowship has been a great times," he said. Vasco de Gama, who sailed around asset for Rice students applying for Perkins said he also wants to in- Africa from 1497-1498 and made two the Watson. vestigate whether the growing prac- subsequent voyages. 'This year, it was particularly tice of ecotourism, when visitors tour "As the first European to sail nice, because it means that all four MATT CRNKOVICH/THRESHER natural habitats in ways meant to around Africa, he's viewed as a demi- of our nominees actually got what minimize ecological impact, is re- god in Portugal," Giles said. they had hoped for," she said. stricting human access to those parts Giles said he will stay five months Applications for current juniors He's forty yards out... of the world. in Portugal to familiarize himself interested in being considered for A biker takes off for his three laps around the bike track in the Wiess Wiess College senior Caroline with the culture and then will spend the Watson next year are due time trials Wednesday. Shaw was also awarded a Watson shorter amounts of time in the Sept. 30.
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A campus-wide event since 1957, Beef-Bike continues to ehoA9e Story and Layout b\ Jeff Bislwp and Rachel Rustin
Beer-Bike is an event unique to obligatory ceremonial jump in the pool was the first in my experience where creased blanket tax will help allevi- And most importantly, the allure Rice. Try explaining it to anyone with at the Ralph S. O'Connor House and it was felt that something needed to be ate the mounting costs of Beer-Bike, and the "only at Rice" aspect of the no connection to the school — a con- the construction of a real bike track. done to the track." Director of Student but only for the next few years. event remain. fused look and a series of questions But changes continue. Budget con- Activities Heather Masden, who was "It seems likely that the costs of As Eric Norvell (Baker '94) told will follow. Beer-Bike cannot be un- cerns, rainout plans, different levels of first involved in Beer-Bike 2002, said. the event will only continue to rise in the Rice News in 1995: "[Beer- derstood without being experienced. involvement between the colleges and the future, so a blanket-tax increase Bike] ... has a cosmic, metaphysical Beer-Bike debuted with the resi- a variety of other issues still confront Liability will only be a temporary fix," Will- significant that transcends what the dential college system in 1957 as a one of the largest events on campus. Risk Manager Renee Block said iams said. uninitiated can perceive." race between the original four col- that she and Environmental Health leges. In the almost 50 years since Rain Plans and Safety Director Kathryn College participation then, its basic premise has not al- Many involved in Beer-Bike have Cavender meet with the Beer-Bike While some colleges tered: a relay race with alternating a nightmare: a year of planning rained coordinators annually. spend a great deal of ef- chuggers and bikers. out by one storm. Luckily, the Hous- "We want to make sure that every fort on Beer-Bike, oth- But the atmosphere surrounding ton skies rarely pour on Beer-Bike. precaution has been taken to ensure ers seem to care much Beer-Bike has changed dramatically. When Beer-Bike was rained out the event is safe for the students and less. Even within the past two in 1992, a race-day decision was made the participants," Block said. "It is Cooper said she decades, the event has to postpone the race until the follow- important that all students respect thinks the level of par- grown, with the ing Friday — a solution unpopular each other during the balloon fights ticipation and in- advent of the with many, who foresaw lower and abide by the Alcohol Policy be- volvement in each water bal- participation in the weekday event. fore and during the event." college changes loon-filled When it rained last year, the Masden said increasing safety has over time. parade, biking competition was replaced been the overarching goal during her "It comes and goes, de- t h e with the first-ever Beer-Run. Or- tenure at Rice, as initiatives like the pending on the students in ganizing the event was quite a biker safety session have been added charge, the overall atmosphere, challenge for campus-wide to the requirements to bike. how into the tradition the college is," Beer-Bike coordinators "I would say that change will come Cooper (Will Rice '90) said. "One of Holly Williams (Will based upon the need to make the the things that makes Beer-Bike great Rice '03) and Will Rice Col- parade or race as safe as we possibly is that it seems like everyone enjoys it, lege senior C arter Batsell. can," Masden said. "We want people not just the winners." "Our knowledge con- to enjoy themselves but we also want Hanszen College Beer-Bike coor- cerning Beer-Run was, un- it to be safe." dinator Tara Teter said Hanszen has fortunately, incomplete," Block said she thinks safety con- had trouble recruiting bikers this year Batsell said. "We had in- cerns are being accounted for. after two bike captains broke bones formed all of the college "I think the students in charge of during the bike season last year. Beer-Bike coordinators Beer-Bike have become more con- "Everyone has now realized how that Beer-Run was the of- cerned with safety issues and have dangerous is. It really is a dangerous ficial alternative should done a very good job in trying to thing and I guess it took two bike there be inclement make the Beer-Bike race as safe as captains to break bones for people to weather, but we had in- possible," Block said. realize that," Teter, a senior, said. sufficiently planned the "That's why Hanszen is having a smaller details. The is- Budget tough time." sues we dealt with last The process of funding Beer-Bike Masden said she does not see dif- l year will hopefully pave has also changed over time as the ferent dedication levels among the the way to a better Beer- event has increased in costs. colleges as a problem. Run in any subsequent "The Beer-Bike portion of the "My opinion is that the race is the years — Beer-Run's no RPC blanket tax has risen just twice best part of Beer-Bike and everyone longer such an abstract or [within the past decade), while costs participates in that. I think the race is a theoretical concept." keep going up," Student Media tremendous display of the spirit of com- This year's campus-wide coordi- Adviser Jen Cooper, the unofficial petition between the residential col- nators, Jones College juniors Jennine Beer-Bike historian, said. leges and the GSA" Masden said. "1 Guanchez and Ellen Montz, devel- Last year, an attempt to raise the also feel that the fact that some teams oped complete rules for Beer-Run, blanket tax was made, but the vote are more competitive and some are which were approved by the college failed once before being passed by more laid back is one of the factors that Beer-Bike coordinators. the student body this year. makes Beer-Bike as unique as it is." "There was an obvious trend of Race Track increasing costs each year due to a The Future During Beer-Bike's first decade, variety of factors — increasing secu- While students may think of the race was held around the Inner rity efforts was a big expense. And Beer-Bike as a static event, it has Loop. Though it was moved to the conversely, it seemed like there was constantly changed throughout its stadium lot in 1968, a bike track was a decline in the amount of contribu- histoiy. What began as a race be- not built until 1985. Since then, up- tions we were receiving for tween four newly-formed colleges has keep and maintenance of the track Beer-Bike from outside sources," turned into a full week of activities, a have been important safety concerns. Williams said. " From some of the marathon water-balloon filling period The track was resurfaced in 1996, responses [Batsell] and I received and an event alumni return to see. totally rebuilt for Beer-Bike 1998, in our endeavors at fundraising for "From my planning perspective and then resurfaced this week. Beer-Bike, we concluded that many Beer-Bike is has not changed sig- "We go out and inspect in every companies are more inclined to make nificantly since I came to year and if we have concerns or con- contributions to purely charitable or Rice." Masden said. "The cerns are raised by the colleges we service-oriented events rather than structure that was in place ask Environmental Health and Safety an event like Beer-Bike." for my first Beer-Bike, which to come and inspect it also. This year Williams said she thinks the in- was in 2001, is still the same."
BEER-BIKE The Thresher asked students, "What do you think of Beer-Bike?"
Tony Kellems Nathan Baskin Philip Hernandez Karl Krueger Michael Lawrence Jose Narbona Emily DeRohan Hanszen junior Sid sophomore Martel freshman Chemistry graduate Will Rice sophomore Spanish lecturer Sid freshman "There's a very healthy "It's good we have it, "It's one of the unique student "It's worth the "What I try to do is "It seems like a lot of attitude of friendly but I'm not really sure aspects of Rice — it's "It's more of an attention and money make a lighter agenda fun, but some people competition between it's as much as it's part of the Rice undergraduate activity as long as it's in a for this week, because can't get involved the colleges ... and cracked up to be." culture." than for graduate certain range." I know it's a big event because of that really manifest students, but we get a for the kids." academics." itself at Beer-Bike." kick out of it ."
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THE RICE THRESHER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2004 15
THE ITS A CASUAL AFFAIR THRESHER'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVENTS AROUND 'Don't Dress' cooks up fun with fabulous cast, directing HOUSTON THROUGH Raj Wahi having an affair with Bernard's friend MARCH 25, 2004. THRESHER STAFF Robert (Hanszen College freshman Just when I thought A Fish Called Joe Jackson). Bernard invites Wanda was the last word on racy, Suzanne to spend the weekend while 90-miles-per-hour screwball comedy. Jacqueline goes out of town, but Brown College had to go and prove me then Jacqueline cancels at the last wrong. Not that I'm complaining: With minute, so Bernard asks Robert to picks the production of Marc Camoletti's pretend to be Suzanne's lover when Don't Dress for Dinner, Brown has she arrives. Complications ensue proven it's possible to take the well- when a ditzy cook named Suzette tonight worn screwball genre and — with a (Jones College freshman Carla sufficient amount of verbal athleticism Martinez) shows up and Robert mis- SAY HELLO TO and imaginative slapstick — make1 it takes her for Suzanne, thus commit- MY LITTLE seem new all over again. ting himself to the wrong affair as it were, and then — well, let's just say FRIEND it gets even crazier from there. 'don't dress for t Brian DePatma, the self- dinner' Even if one gets proclaimed "Master of Brown College the Macabre," is really Rating: • ••• 1/2 (out of five) HOPELESSLY lost just the king of trashy the play Tonight and tomorrow, March 25- movies. In addition to 27 at 8 p.m. $4 Rice, $6 general remains Dressed to Kill and Blow admission wonderfully Out, DePalma made I've seen a number of sex farces entertaining... Scarface, a cult classic in my lifetime, but to the best of my that stars Al Pacino in recollection, this is the only one in which the cuckolded husband goes | the iconic role of a The nice thing is that even if one after his rival's genitals with a pair of gets hopelessly lost in the plot details, Cuban drug lord. ice tongs. I'm also pretty sure this is the play remains wonderfully enter- the first time I've heard one character taining. Much of the credit for this Tonight at 7:30 p.m. The describe another as "a preposterous goes to the members of the cast, who Museum of Fine Arts, clockwork Barbie doll." know their characters are despicable EILEEN MEYER/THRESHER J Camoletti's strategy in concoct- yet refuse to despise them, choosing Jacqueline (Brown College freshman Sara Hampton) gets back at her husband Houston. 1001 Bissonnet ing the plot for Don't Dress for Din- instead to ride happily on the play's Bernard (Brown freshman Felipe Alberto Herrera) with a seltzer bottle. Street. $7. ner is to start with the complications wave of goofiness, rapid-fire dialogue, inherent in adultery and cycle them Freudian slips, misunderstandings, switches among sweetness, petu- though, was Martinez's portrayal of tonight and through as many heterosexual per- improvisatory schemes and a gentle lance, prudery and seductiveness Suzette, the seemingly empty- sense of poetic justice. tomorrow mutations as possible within a depending on who is in the room. headed cook who gradually reveals six-member cast. Let me see if I can Herrera and Jackson have fun Brown sophomore Cordon DeKock herself as the cleverest of the six (), FILM NOIR, get this right: Bernard (Brown fresh- playing a pair of philandering men likewise does a good job as Suzette's characters (the show's best running man Felipe Alberto Herrera) is whose too-clever-by-half machina- husband George, whose jealousy- gag involves Suzette's 200-franc WHERE ART cheating on his wife Jacqueline tions invariably come back at them triggered temper ironically proves charge for each new role Bernard THOU? (Brown freshman Sara Hampton) like boomerangs. Faucon is enjoy- to be indispensable to the physical and Robert ask her to play in the with Suzanne (Brown freshman able as the pampered society girl safety of at least one character. charade). There's one scene in which Casey Faucon), while Jacqueline is Suzanne, and Hampton deftly My favorite performance. See DINNER. Page 18 The Coen Brothers got their start with Blood BRUSH UP YOUR SHAKESPEARE Simple, a stellar film noir starring Frances McDormand. This 'Hello, Hamlet!' a successful spoof of Shakespeare Director's Cut features a tighter narrative flow and Madeleine Chollet FOR THE THRESHER a re-mixed soundtrack. 'Hie first thing that you should Tonight and tomorrow at consider when deciding whether or not to go to Wiess College's presen- midnight. The River tation of Hello, Hamlet! is your opin- Oaks. 2100 West Gray ion of kilts. If the sight of four rather Street. Call (713) 866- hot guys wearing kilts is worth a few bucks and three hours of your time, 8881 for more then Hello, Hamlet! is the show for information. you. Even if guys in kilts are not high on your priority list, there is still the rest of the fabulous musical. From Sunday the acting to the orchestra, every detail of the play is infused with cre- GRASS-ROOTS ativity and enthusiasm. ROCK 'hello, hamlet!' Need a fix of great indie Wiess College rock? Catch The Sleepy % Rating: ••••(out of five) Jackson, Earlimart and On Tonight and tomorrow and March the Stereo at Fat Cat's. It 25-27 at 8 p.m. $4 Rice, $6 promises to be a good general admission time for the music fan CHRISTINE LIANG/THRESHER in the know. Hello, Hamlet!, written by George King Claudius (Lovett College resident associate Rick Spuler) sings 'I enjoy being a Ghoul" to Queen Gertrude (Sid Greanias (Wiess '70), is performed Richardson College senior Katie Worden). Sunday at 9 p.m. Fat quadrennially by Wiess to recog- Cat's. 4216 Washington nize of their contribution to college senior M ichael Leggett an d a chicken good number is "Put on a Tragic grumpy old men in the Muppets. theater. The musical draws from a and you have yourself a great show. Face," sung by Lovett College resi- While 1 would like to say that all Avenue. $10. Call (713) wide selection of Shakespearean Although this musical may not dent associate Rick Spuler, Sid of the singing is as equally beautiful 869-5263 for more plays and contemporary musicals to be the most sophisticated, it defi- Richardson College senior Katie as those of the leads, 1 really cannot in good conscious. Any song that information. tell the misadventures of young nitely has charm. The script is Worden and Will Rice College sopho- Hamlet. While the plot most closely creative and witty and makes direct more Phillip Stegner. All three ac- includes the full ensemble is strong, follows Macbeth, most of the references to people and events as- tors have beautiful voices and clearly but the few pieces that have solos characters are from Shakespeare's sociated with Rice. While I usually enjoy what they are doing. from chorus members make one other works. find this kind of addition rather trite, Other admirable performances cringe. The main problem with these The play con- the writers have incorporated these include those by Wiess freshman songs is that each girl sings as if she sists of Hamlet references seamlessly into the pro- Jimmy Pearson, as an inebriated is a diva, ignoring all musical contri- trying to avenge his duction. ()ne of the best examples is Polonius, and Mario Donato-Kalb, butions from other actors and the father while fending in the three witches scene in which the adorable daughter of Wiess orchestra. Listeningto such a jumble off the love-struck one witch sings of how she killed Masters Katherine Donato and Dan of sounds distracts the audience to a Ophelia and avoid- William Marsli Rice in a new version Kalb, both of whom also act in the great extent. Fortunately, only four ing exile to Michael of Chicago's, "Cell Block Tango." show with great enthusiasm. Best of out of the 20 of the song> sound like Jackson's Never- Similarly, the cast wishes President all, if you get bored by all the action this, and the remaining pieces are land. Add to this Malcolm Gillis "bon voyage" in their onstage, you can always watch Wiess upbeat and funny. The only other some cross-dress- rendition of "Bye Bye Birdie." Many senior Andy Perez and Wiess Resi- concerning aspect of the show is its ing, lots of singing, more songs from popular musicals dent Associate Howard Hudlow portrayal of Horatio as a gay man. heavy drinking and have been reworded to fit Hello. mock the play in their roles as Statler Although Wiess freshman Omar a scene with Wiess Hamlet.rs plot. One particularly and Waldorf, better known as the See DIVAS. Page 19 "^'"p. • , .••'••• ; V':' •f:"'
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A PIRA TE'S LIFE you ME Impressive vocals, good humor keep this 'Pirate' ship afloat Christina M. Frangos love and Major-General Stanley's tion of most of the vocalists also THRESHER STAFF youngest daughter, sings with an im- strengthens this rendition of Pi- Looking for a funny show with pressive sweetness and occasional rates. Harmonies are audible and great music? Will Rice College and marks of virtuosity. enrich the texture of Sullivan's the Rice Light Opera Society's pro- Other cast members — includ- catchy music. The opera features duction of William S. Gilbert and ing Martel College junior Daniel several exquisitely performed Arthur Sullivan's The Pirates of Trahan as Sergeant of Police, com- duets between many of the lead Penzance at Will Rice College will munity member John Gremillion as singers. Hanszen College freshman give you a performance both enter- Major-General Stanley, and commu- Kira Austin-Young as one of the taining and musically rewarding. nity member Evan Tessier as the prominent daughters of the Major- Pirate King — resonate with spirit General and Good as Mabel sing a and hilarity. Gremillion's perfor- lovely mezzo-soprano/soprano 'the pirates of mance in the fast-paced "I Am the duet towards the end of the show. penzance' Very Model of a Modern Major- Costuming by community mem- W General" is fantastically ridiculous; ber Lauren Belt in the style of Victo- Will Rice College his quirks and gesticulations will rian England displays humor and Rating: **** (out of five) make your sides hurt from laughing. scrupulous attention to detail. Clad As a chorus, the pirates project in colorful smocks, bandanas, clas- Tonight, tomorrow, March 25, 27 their strong tenor voices to the sic pirate hats, swords, earrings, 8 p.m., March 26 at 10 .m., $5 \ p edges of the Will Rice Commons beards and eye patches, the pirates Rice, $10 general admission and sing with a rowdiness of which certainly look like a bunch of stereo- any pirate clan would be envious. typical hooligans with no sense of The Pirates of Penzance is a comic The powerful bass sound of the po- style. The Major-General's bevy of opera in two acts revolving around licemen in the second act makes daughters, on the other extreme, the legendary pirates of southwest their ineffectiveness as law enforc- sport fashionable dresses and bon- England. But these pirates aren't ers even more comical. The lovely nets. Costumes for all the charac- your typical rough and tumble cut- daughters of the Major-General ters mix the proper combination of throats. They refuse to attack any sing blithely and are every bit the humor and seriousness with no hem party weaker than them and have Victorian damsels they play. left unattended. especially soft hearts for orphans. A On the other hand, the set de-
tale of duty and love, Pirates puts a sign occasionally leaves something MATT CRNKOVtCH/THRESHER humorous twist on normally serious These pirates to be desired, as the first act has Frederic (Brown College senior Alex Mendoza) tries to steal a kiss from parts of life. few three-dimensional props. How- Mabel (Brown senior Elizabeth Good). Under the direction of Joe Carl aren't your typical ever, a pirate ship — the set con- White (Sid Richardson '89), Pirates struction masterpiece — sails extraordinarily complex, but its clear ture to the production is well-played is a vocal tour de force with a strong rough and tumble through the center aisle to the execution by the cast makes it excit- and communicates the upbeat spirit cast that can sing as well as act. CUTTHROATS. stage at the show's opening, and ing. Lighting has a few kinks that of the opera. As any good pit or- Brown College senior Alex Mendoza makes another voyage later in the need attention with respect to the chestra should do, the musicians stars as Frederic, a young man who production. The backgrounds in exit of the actors and actresses, but accompany the singers, and when has been accidentally apprenticed One of the strong points of this both acts display artistic knowl- the occasional use of various tints breaks in the vocal performances to pirates, gives a consistently production is the cast's ability to edge of shading and depth. The contributes to the affect of the mu- occur, the orchestra takes over with strong and musically sensitive per- project; the sound is robust humorous nature of the opera sic at hand. smooth transitions. formance in the lead role. His voice throughout the venue without the pervades even the props for the sec- Musical director James V. Jirtle, College productions rarely offer never wavers in character, and aid of amplification. Most of the ond act, which include a mausoleum a Brown sophomore, leads the this quality of musical and thespian exaggerated facial expressions performers have not had formal and ironic tombstones to "Gilbert N. 20-piece pit orchestra of music ma- performances. The Pirates of make his acting amusing, yet believ- vocal performance training, thus Sullivan" and "Chivalry." jors and talented non-majors. The Penzance by the Rice Light Opera able. Brown senior Elizabeth Good in making their coherent sound even Choreography by Eileen O'Brien orchestra, though amplified, plays Society is entertaining and reward- the soprano role of Mabel, Frederic's more impressive. The good intona- (Lovett '03) is neither simple nor with energy and cohesion. The over- ing, an evening well-spent.
SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY Brave production of tragedy boasts strong performances Stephanie Taylor Iago believes is not worthy of hu ser- THRESHER STAFF vice. In fact, Iago is so miserable that Imagine a world where blind ha- he plots to wreak havoc on the life of tred could be powerful enough to anyone who has a glimmer of hope for taint pure love, destroy human bonds a pleasant future. Of course, since and ruin promising lives. When Wil- Othello is a tragedy, he succeeds. liam Shakespeare did he created an Director Kevin Brown (Will alternate existence that unfortu- Rice '03) triumphs in bravely lead- nately has little difference to our ing the cast in Baker's first produc- reality. Baker College's production tion of Othello. This is my favorite of Othello makes a deep foray into Shakespearean tragedy because Shakespeare's awful universe and Iago is my favorite villain. In the m explores the danger of being unable role, Baker College senior Scott to recognize the differences be- Banks does an amazing job as tween reverence and disdain, Venice's cold and devious master- between truth and falsehood. mind of despair. He evokes immense disgust as he pretends to aid every- one he abhors. When Othello (Me- 'othello' chanical Engineering and Materials Science graduate student Victor *9 Baker College Udoewa) behaves as a madman in Rating: ir-k-k-k (out of five) front of the senators, one can almost see the puppet strings being delicately Tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m. tugged by the apparently loyal Iago. $5 Rice, $7 general admission Appearing stately against Banks' height and the strength of his char- acter is no simple feat, but Udoewa Othello is a man who has it all: he succeeds wonderfully. His de- is a highly respected general, who meanor demands respect, and he SUSHI SUZUKI/THRESHER has loyal subordinates and recently completely loses himself in the con- Iago (Baker College senior Scott Banks), left, whispers evil insinuations into the ears of Othello (Mechanical married a beautiful gentlewoman veyance of Othello's heart-wrench- Engineering and Materials Science graduate student Victor Udoewa). named Desdemona (Martel College ing response to lago's manipulation. freshman Maya Kaough). More im- Udoewa's passionate acting comes Haynie (Will Rice '03)) give excel- the final everybody-has-to-die scene Despite these shortcomings, portantly to the story, Othello is a to play even more during his scenes lent performances as pawns in lago's typical in Shakespearean tragedy. Othello still manages to get the point Moor — a person of African de- with Desdemona. Their chemistry terrible game. Haynie's best onstage There are a few problems with across. In his plot to scar Cassio's scent — while every other person in is beautiful and makes the dissolu- moments occur when Cassio is the production, and some of them reputation, Iago asks Othello whether this piece is a native European. While tion of their characters' relationship tricked out of his office, for that is the stem from what makes this play so he agrees with the idea of men being this is of little concern to all the even more painful to watch. only time the audience has a chance great. First of all, Shakespeare wrote what they seem. We should question virtuous characters, Othello's During a scene that features sev- to analyze Cassio's real emotions and it. Simply said, this play is as long- that as well. Should men be what cultural background iscause for mis- eral male characters who have been motivations. Conversely, one can see winded as it is majestic, and the last they seem? Iago seems to be honest trust to all the villainous individuals. eloquently screaming at each other Emilia's emotions all over Cocheme's act drags on through no fault of the to some, but hateful to Roderigo. Brabantio, Desdemona's dis- for several minutes, Desdemona face; her often downcast eyes tell of actors. Secondly, Brown's decision Desdemona seems to be fair to some, gruntled father, is convinced Othello enters and the scene changes. negligence and a strong desire to get to take a minimalist approach to di- but false to Othello. Othello seems to has tricked Desdemona into mar- Kaough is dignified and gracious lago's attention. recting is a significant flaw. This be respectable to some, but mon- riage through spells and potions. yet determined in her portrayal of In addition to the quality of leaves the actors to do what is most strous and base to Iago. This cast Roderigo, Desdemona's former one who wants to be a good wife, acting, this production's technical natural and comfortable, but it also successfully shows that men should suitor, is bitter because she chooses despite her father's disapproval. side is classy rather than fancy or leaves them to interpret such a sub- be true to themselves and the ones the "lascivious Moor" over him. Iago, lago's wife Emilia fHanszen Col- elegant. The set is geometrically con- jective work on their own, and the they love, and no one should worry the epitome of evil, cannot bring him- lege senior Anna Cocheme) and venient for the scenes that focus different interpretations do not al- about how he or his beloved seems self to act inferior to Othello, whom Othello's lieutenant Cassio (Matt more on the visual impact, such as ways match each other. to those who do not matter. THE RICE THRESHER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2004 17 Takes out to-tfa& wvovL
*vstar lineup of baseba(| flicks text and layout by rFro m magic to mayhem, history to hysterics, baseball movies span the spectrum of cinematic genres. Throughout modern cinema, these films have popped up and slid into American culture with classic tales of stolen hearts and stolen bases. With so many baseball movies to choose from, here's a rookie's guide to get you started.
I MMM (i989> fH« 0AO MGM BEARS (1976) f#U£ GTMRNRNT <1993) The Story The Cleveland Indians are possibly the worst The Story An underachieving team of misfits finds success The Story Nine young boys transform a dusty, empty lot into team ever assembled. And that is exactly what its new owner with the help of a drunken coach, a girl pitcher and a Harley- a baseball kingdom during a summer of carnival rides wants. In a sneaky ploy to get out of her contract with the driving, delinquent power hitter. With players whose mouths and night games under the fireworks. The hot lifeguard at city, the greedy owner brings together a team of has-beens are as foul as their hits, this movie will make you wish you the neighborhood pool, the drooling monster of a dog and and never-will-bes to guarantee the worst season possible. could have had that much fun (and beer) as a little leaguer. the ghost of Babe Ruth round out the cast in this coming-of- Little does she know, the Indians are not ready to give up age comedy. Why you should see it Refreshingly devoid of a Disney- without a fight. esque, impossible-to-believe ending, the "winning isn't Why you should see it This is baseball in its purest form — no Why you should see it You can skip the sequels, but the everything" moral of Bad News Bears makes it a must-see. endorsements, no million-dollar salaries, no performance original bats a thousand with baseball cliches and one-liners enhancers (unless you count a new pair of running shoes). Best Line "Listen, Lupus, you didn't tome into this life just to galore. Charlie Sheen throws a perfect game as Rick "Wild The Sandlot also features one of the best chase scenes around. sit around on a dugout bench, did ya? Now get your ass out Thing" Vaughn and Margaret Whitton plays the perfect Once you see this movie, you'll remember it "for-ev-er." there and do the best you can." heartless bitch as the owner. Best Line "Heroes get remembered, but legends never die. Best Line "American Express: Don't steal home without it." Follow your heart, kid, and you'll never go wrong."
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ftVU MftMAM (1988) ,T The Story Annie Savoy has a good eye for talent and each season chooses one player to take under her wing and into her bed. Crash Davis, a seasoned catcher who once spent 21 days in The Show, must tame the wild pitches of Ebby Calvin LaLoosh, a rookie^iro needs discipline and a nickname. Who will Annie choose? W ill Crash set the dubious record of most career home runs in the minors? Will the young 'un learn that the rose goes in the front? James Ear] Jones Kevin Costner Hometown; Arkabutla, MS Why you should see it Kevin Costner makes his baseball Movies: The , Hometown: l.ynwood^'' [)rcams, For movie debut in thisclever, sexy comedy about the relationship am Molar Kings, FieuZn between a catcher and pitcher and the woman that comes
love of the Gante, who had between them. The release of Bull Durham brought about a renewed interest in and enthusiasm for the minor leagues. Other: Announced names ba\Vs Base Best Line "Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman's back, the hangin' curveball, high AU-Century team at fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self- g^rktoBos.on______indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald Did you know? acted alone. I believe there ought to be a Constitutional Did you know? Baseball movies pre-date the World Series. The first Actor Kurt Russell was hitting .563 as a second baseman amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. film featuring baseball was The Ball Game, a short in AA ball before a torn rotator cuff forced him to retire. I believe in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, opening produced by Thomas Edison in 1898. Since then, over The role of Crash Davis in Bull Durham was originally your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas 150 movies have featured the sport. written for him. Eve, and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days." 18 THE RICE THRESHER ARTS ft ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, MARCH 19,2004
/•: l ther'S i>\) 4 Architect' documents son's exploration of his father's life and work Carly Kocurek THRESHER STAFF I was first seduced by modern- My Architect is a posthumous por- questions were left unanswered. ism at the Kimball Art Museum in trait of a man. We watch Nathaniel At its best, the film is a medita- Fort Worth. The cool industrial completing a pilgrimage seeing his tion on the buildings the elder structure is suited perfectly to its father's buildings and interviewing Kahn produced. Perhaps most se- place and its purpose. Long hall- his father's colleagues. It is ostensi- ductive is a long sequence show- ways with high ceilings are lined bly a standard documentary, but the ing the simplistic but extremely with paintings illuminated by the extreme involvement of Nathaniel usable space Kahn produced to relentless Texas sun streaming in the subject matter colors the film house the Kimball Art Museum. through skylights. The Kimball in a way that is both beautiful and While some of Kahn's designs are Museum was the work of re- tedious. less functional — one of the film's nowned architect Louis I Kahn Footage of Nathaniel roller- strengths is that it does not shy who died bankrupt in the men's blading through the Salk Institute away from criticism of Kahn's room of Penn Station in New York for Biological Studies — his father Richards Medical Center — most City at the age of 73. designed it — is visually delicious seem to inspire a type of deep and emotionally rewarding. Other reverence in those that commis- parts of the film, particularly explo- sion and use them. Footage of the IP rations of the relationship between Bangladesh capitol complex gar- 'my architect: a Nathaniel's mother and the rest of ners strength from the careful at- tention paid to the people using son's journey' her family, are as painfully dull to the audience as they are dramatic to the imposing structure. in theaters the people directly involved. That Nathaniel has managed to Rating: *** (out of five) create such a complex portrait ofhis father is very impressive. Architects Unfortunately, My including I.M. Pei and Philip Now, 25 years after Kahn's death, Architect just does Johnson (who designed the Rothko the architect's illegitimate son Chapel) recount Kahn's extreme Nathaniel Kahn has produced My not have the PULL dedication to his art and acknowl- Architect: A Son's Journey, a docu- edge that his failure in the domestic mentary attempting to make sense of some other sphere was publicly known. of his father's life and work. documentaries ... The film is technically relatively The short story is that Kahn well-done. Sloppy editing cuts a few managed to have three separate interviewees off a little abruptly, families. He had his public family, As much as the film slogs but for the most part, the editing is i i consisting of a wife and daughter, through the family issues produced adequate and the camerawork is and two private families, each con- by Kahn's complicated personal life, good at its worst and breathtaking sisting of a mother and child. it somehow avoids almost all de- at its best. The soundtrack aug- COURTESY LOUIS KAHN PROJECT Nathaniel is the younger of Kahn's tails of Nathaniel's life. The movie ments the film in a way that makes Louis Kahn sits with his son Nathaniel Kahn (the filmmaker) circa 1970. illegitimate children and Kahn died can't help but pique viewers' inter- the film and its subject seem par- when Nathaniel was 11. The pair est in the man making the docu- ticularly human. mind). It will not draw the uniniti- Clocking in at roughly two hours, My had only interacted in a limited mentary, but we learn little about Unfortunately, My Architect just ated into a long love of architecture, Architect is nothing except a little long. capacity, with the older Kahn drop- the adult Nathaniel. I found myself does not have the pull of some other and I would hesitate to recommend Despite these weaknesses though, the ping by Nathaniel and his mother's wondering what Nathaniel does for documentaries (the utterly intoxi- it to someone who did not already documentary does produce some ex- house about once a week. a living or if he's married. These cating Winged Migration comes to harbor a healthy interest in the topic. tremely memorable images. Come to 'Dinner' OUT OF TUNE DINNER, from Page 15 the basis of this production, he is a The Vines unsensational onstage; Martinez is required to seem natural. He has an intuitive feel for drunk, loopy, sweet, savvy, mis- rhythm and timing in a play burst- chievous and inventive all at once, ing at the seams with manically and she pulls it off so convinc- paced dialogue, and he knows how hit sophomore slump with new CD ingly that we almost want to "re- to do justice to Camoletti's script Catherine Adcock The Vines still could have managed to around, but the lack of innovation in wind" the scene and watch her while still leaving room for the THRESHER STAFF keep those of us without curfews at the chorus or bridge break the atten- do it again. characters' personalities to shine Some concerts necessitate a their show for a few more songs. tion span of the listener about a through. It helps immensely that The play is just as impressive beer — or several. The Vines' show minute and a half into the song. the performers are so good, but The Vines' set began with "Evil technically. The set is beautifully at The Engine Room on March 11, Burford's sure-footed direction en- Town," a slow number from the The song most worth a listen, elegant, with tasteful furniture and should have fit comfortably in that sures that the play doesn't collapse unreleased album Winning Days. A 'TV Pro," opens with dreary, dream- soft colors that simultaneously ac- category, but instead of getting rous- under the demands of its ambi- few punchy numbers followed, such like vocals that plug along and sur- centuate the author's playful tone ingly inebriated, most of the crowd as "Ride" and "TV Pro," both from prises the listener by breaking into and contrast amusingly with the tious script. left before lead singer Craig Nicholls Winning Days. But the majority of screaming chorus, only to go back absurdity of the characters' behav- It's clear that the cast and crew had the chance to violently dismantle the Vines' time onstage was spent to the dream-sequence. ior. The lighting and sound effects knew how to work together as a Hamish Rosser's drum kit. exploring the less rocking side of help to draw us in and never call team and are having fun with this the new album. Not surprisingly, this attention to themselves. The crew, challenging but rewarding project. brought down the audience — not While I was under Brown sophomore Ben Everyone involved seems to have only were the songs a definitive Burford's direction, works effec- approached the play with a perfect 'the aussie change of pace from the Aerosmith- disappointed at tively with the actors to sustain balance between professionalism I invasion tour' & esque Jet, but also, the audience was over two hours' worth of momen- and the simple desire to hav*- a 'winning days' the lack of rock- tum in a play that never stops to good time, and thfy will undoubt- clueless as Winning Days isn't going catch its breath. This is Burford's edly leave their audienv-". » The Vines to be released until Mar. 23. star ANTICS, that first time directing a play, and on thoroughly happy and frTitfrrtaiwd Concert: * (out of five) The rest of the tour doesn't look Alburn: ++ 1/2 (out of five) too promising. The Vines' new CD, wasn't what made with only one single out, is going to most of the li be unfamiliar to the vast majority of The Vines took the stage after the its audience. But also, many of those audience leave. crowd had been properly lifted to a who fell for 2002's Highly Evolved rock-frenzy by Australian punkers. aren't going to be pleased by Win- Hey, Alumni! The Living End and AC/DC revival- ning Days offerings. Winning Days Overall, the album offers straight- ists Jet in the first show of the Aussie offers some of the same rock revival forward, generic rock that will be Invasion Tour. Maybe it was the jet Highly Evolved did in the new single appealing mostly to teenagers that YEARBOOKS ARE AVAILABLE FOR lag, but no invasion of the United "Ride," with the same slower didn't live through British band States ever started with such a lack- Beatles' throwbacks like "Sunchild" Bush's American invasion in 1994 93/94 • 94/95 • 97/96 • 99/00 • 00/01 • 01/02 • 02/03 luster opening. peppered in for good measure. All with Sixteen Stone. The Vines, how- The Vines' music isn't top grade, the parts are there. Yet, what was ever, are going to have a hard time In Houston? Just come by the Campanile office or but at a minimum, they should be key to the popularity of Highly combating critics that accuse — as able to put on a good show or at Evolved — melodies and punchy some have already argued — they the Clubs office f2nd floor, Ley Student Center) during least live up to the tour's name. chord progressions that stuck with lacked enthusiasm in the produc- business hours to pic^ up your yearbook(s). Or, to have a Even Nicholls' typical rocker fits you — isn't part of Winning Days. tion of their latest record. book shipped to you, use the online order form at were muted. Nicholls only pushed The album's title track, "Winning Winning Days, while not the over an amp, dropped a guitar on Days," demonstrates the problem with sophomore effort some would hope www.ricecampanile.org (shipping is $7.50 per book). the drum kit and chunked a half- the entire album. For the vast majority for still rocks out. The more chal- Questions? Contact [email protected]. full can of Coca-Cola at the audi- of the song, the two major melodies lenging slower moments of Win- ence. While I was disappointed at leave the listener with little to take with ning Days that were the hallmark of the lack of rock-star antics, that them. They simply exist, without grab- Highly Evolved aren't nearly as in- wasn't what made most of the audi- bing the listeners' ears firmly. The teresting, but "Ride" and "Fuck the YO, SENIORS! ence leave. influences that the Vines wore un- World" might carry The Vines into The Vines are so over. It's been abashedly on Highly Evolved — Nir- their next album. Don't leave Rice without stopping by the Campanile office two years since the overhyped single vana, the Beatles — are clearly Hopefully, The Vines will get their to pick up all your yearbooks, plus leave a mailing address "Get Free" was heard in every subur- evident on Winning Days, but aren't act together and live up to the prom- & shipping payment so you can get the 2004 Campanile ban mall across America. The Aussie being utilized as well. ise of the Aussie Invasion Tour. Oth- band of the minute is Jet, the opener. "Amnesia" possesses drawing erwise, the Vines will be forgotten sent to you next fall. However, while they might not have a guitar riffs with a spacey sound and by their fans as a two-maybe three- video plastered all over MTV anymore, vocals to motivate the listener to stick hit-wonder of 2002. THE RICE THRESHER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2004 19
TO PROTECT AM) SERl'F. Mamet's trademark ear for dialogue causes 'Spartan' to self-destruct
Raj Wahi The story, or at least the part of it answering them. They're just there THRESHER STAFF I was able to understand (to describe for the hell of it. I'll freely admit that I appreciate the plot as "labyrinthine" is a great Then there's the dialogue, which flamboyant writing every now and understatement), involves the kid- as usual is instantly recognizable as I then, but every writer needs to rec- napping of the president's daughter Mamet's — stylized, rhythmic, ognize that there's a point where Laura (newcomer Kristen Bell, monotonic, repetitive, deliberately such indulgences are more obnox- whose tearful monologue is the film's stilted and, in my opinion, distract- ious than entertaining. There are, high point) by members of a sex- ing. While I'm glad to see there's at unfortunately, certain screenwriters slave ring, the various complications least one writer who's willing to ex- who have either not yet come to this arising from the president's extra- periment a little, I find it offensive realization — or simply don't care. marital affairs and the efforts of a that Mamet so often uses film to Secret Service agent named Scott showcase his dialogue, often at the (Batman Forever's Val Kilmer) to expense of the characters, the locate and rescue Laura. actors and the story. Along the way, the customarily Many people have cited Mamet's 'spartan' self-reliant Scott reluctantly accepts self-advertising dialogue as a mark help from a pair of Marine recruits of his genius; personally, I think it's in theaters (Antwone Fisher's Derek Luke and a smug, pretentious literary stunt Rating: * (out of five) Nurse Betty'sTiaTexada) and a hand- that reflects a profoundly narcissis- ful of other, mostly nameless minor- tic approach to filmmaking. When ity characters who are basically on an actor or actress makes me care as Lately, the worst offender among hand to get verbally abused, beaten much about a character as Bell does them has been David M amet, a gifted up and/or shot. Rounding out the in less than 10 minutes of screen playwright whose filmography in- cast are Married with Children's time in Spartan, it's more than a little cludes a few gems, including Ronin, Ed O'Neill as a decidedly un-Al dispiriting to realize that the writer- but significantly more disappoint- Bundyish, Secret Service agent and director remained more interested in ments — Heist, Wag the Dog, The Fargo's William H. Macy as a gov- giving her silly one-liners — "I'm a Spanish Prisoner, The Untouchables. ernment agent who plays a pivotal whore! I was raised by wolves!"—than The sad part is that many of the films role in the story, though I confess in developing her character further. in the latter category could have I'm still not really sure what that 'ITie most egregious annoyance in been quite good, had Mamet not role is. Spartan s screenplay, however, is a been so completely, obviously and I have already made two seemingly innocent three-word query: embarrassingly in love with his mentions of the film's ambiguities. "Where's thegirl?"Inthe course of this trademark dialogue and prankish Ordinarily that would mean a movie 100-minute movie, there are—I'm not storytelling ethic. requires multiple viewings for one to exaggerating — at least 15 instances, His latest writing and directing fully appreciate it, but I don't think perhaps more, of various characters effort, Spartan, suffers from the same that's the case here. Why? Because bellowing "Where's the girl?" at one problem. The movie toys with some Mamet himself doesn't seem to give another in reference to the president's COURTESY WARNER BROTHERS potentially intriguing subjects and a damn about all the loose ends and daughter. Okay, first of all, no line, not Val Kilmer stars as Scott, a Secret Service agent searching for the even contains a couple scenes' worth red herrings and double- and triple- even a clever one, deserves to be re- president's kidnapped daughter in David Mamet's new thriller Spartan. of scathing political commentary, but crosses littering his screenplay, that's peated 15 times. Period. Mamet is so intent on getting in as why. Where does Macy's character Secondly — and this is just a pet is. Apart from being imprecise, it's "Laura"? And how hard would it have many plot twists and unnatural-sound- fit in? Why do certain characters be- peeve of mine — I absolutely hate it just plain patronizing. "Where's the been for Mamet to tone down the ing one-liners as possible that most tray others? These questions and when a female movie character is girl?" "Is the girl safe?" Come on. writing flourishes and tell a proper of the interesting stuff gets shoved more come to mind while watching constantly referred to as "the girl" How hard would it have been for story? He's done it before. I wish he'd aside in the process. the film, but Mamet has no interest in when everyone knows what her name Scott and the other characters to say do it again. ' To sing or not to sing? RICE UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARS PROGRAM (RUSP) DIVAS, from Page 15 they are propagating through Nava does a great job assuming Hello, Hamlet! (HONS47Q/47I) this role, one has to question the Overall, this play is first-rate; propriety of creating an overtly not only does it humorously feminized male figure as a run- combine elements from differ- Applications are now being taken for the Rice Undergraduate ning gag. 1 thought Horatio was ent periods and literature, but it Scholars Program (RUSP) for the 2005-2005 academic year. hysterical, frolicking around in continues a tradition that is im- his pink ensemble, but part of it portant not only to Wiessmen, also made me uncomfortable. but to Rice as a continually For further information and an application form, please consult the The other homosexual male fig- changing entity. Hello, Hamlet! RUSP web page: http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~hons470/ ure present in the piece was as draws upon the creativity of much a stereotype as the first. Rice's student body, demonstrat- When updating the show for this ing that not only do we excel in RUSP is designed for juniors or seniors from any department who year, I wish director Wiess sopho- the sciences, but we also excel are considering graduate school and/or academic careers. Each more Jasmine Loveless and the in writing and the fine arts 1 students accepted into the program undertakes an independent producers would have more Should you go? Yes—especial } research projects mentored by a faculty member chosen by the closely examined the image that if vou like kilts. student. Research grants in the range $250-51,700 per year are awarded to help pay the costs of RUSP projects. Many students attend a professional conference and present a paper. STUDENT TICKETS During the first semester (3 credits), each student writes a funding FROM proposal, prepares oral and written progress reports and begins work on the research project. Weekly class meetings deal with a variety of topics related to research and scholarship. In the second semester, (variable credit, usually 3-6 credits), students focus on research/writing and present their results orally and in the fonthof a scholarly paper.
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For a lighter end to This blend of moder- make the dish somewhat visually THRESHER STAFF but the real deal — a combination the meal, try the white berry cake nity and comfort surprising. The slightly spicy sauce of the originally trendy Montrose with fluffy, pure and simply sweet The blaring disco hits, rack of and the distinctively concentrated set and young professionals), all butter cream icing. Both cakes are encapsulates the entire feather boas, walls filled with goofy taste of the mushrooms make this standing in line under sculpture- moist enough to be pleasantly con- pictures and artfully arranged noodle dish an original and exciting spin on worthy star lanterns exuding edgy, sumed without milk. With the wide Empire Cafe dining dishes on colorful plates suggest Asian noodles. artsy flair. selection of lattes and cappuccinos, that Jenni's Noodle House is not go- The real gem of Jenni's Noodle Empire Cafe also makes the perfect experience. ing to be your normal Asian dining House are Jenni's dumplings. Voted setting for a casual date over cake experience. the best dumplings in Houston by and coffee. Empire Cafe the Houston Press in 2002, a plate If you run out of conversation top- of five steamed or pan-fried hunks Overall: ••••1/2 ics with your eye-candy companion, Great atmosphere combined Jenni's Noodle of either chicken, beef or veggie Food: •••• you can always people-watch on the with good food makes Empire Cafe House goodness are a must-order. Dipped Atmosphere: ••••• street-side patio. Not only can you well-worth its moderate prices. A in jalapeno-ginger soy sauce, these Value: •••• comment upon the eclectic clientele, complete dinner for two (one appe- Overall: •••• Food: •••• dumplings are guaranteed to satisfy (out of five) but passers-by provide boundless en- tizer, two entrees and two desserts) Atmosphere: ••••• even the most discriminating tastes tertainment as they walk within sev- costs $36, sans tip. While this price Value: •••• in Asian food. eral feet of the outermost tables. might seem slightly high, the very (out of five) Bottled water and automatic gra- C ase in point: a group of four walks generous portions make it possible tuity aside, Jenni's prices make the Surrounded by this slightly harsh by, softly humming Bob Marley. The to easily stretch one entree into a heaping plates of steaming noodles modernity, your eyes are drawn to group leader saunters past the patio complete meal. Jenni's Noodle House serves and mouth-watering dumplings a glass case packed with slices of clutching a bong, followed by a bongo Empire Cafe successfully walks up delicious Vietnamese noodle taste even better. With the menu luscious chocolate cake, thick slices drum player. the line between gourmet food and dishes with serious attitude. divided into "$9 Meals, $6 Deals and that look like they belong in Aunt While a sunny day allows for plenty gourmet prices. Even though you're Menu items include everything $3 Steals," even the stingiest college Betty's hearty-portions diner rather of seating inside and out, inclement sitting on hard chairs at small tables, from vermicelli to shrimp soup to diner can make a complete meal (or than a chic and trendy restaurant. weather might force diners indoors the feeling of genuine coolness you a long description of the humilia- even two, ifyou're creative) for under This blend of modernity and comfort and prolong the wait for a table. Don't acquire from immersing yourself tion endured by poor, unfortunate $6. You might have to pay $9 for a bowl encapsulates the entire Empire Cafe worry though, observation of Mon- in a hip and urban environment, souls who request spicy food, feebly of soup, but if you order a $9 noodle dining experience. trose traffic will continue through the combined with the touches of warm attempt to continue to eat while dish, you're guaranteed dinner for The menu offers generous por- floor-to-ceiling windows. comfort offered by the menu, make their tongue is on fire, give up and two nights. And the eclectic, chatty tions of a wide variety of foods that However, in order to even get Empire Cafe feel like home: a great request their order less spicy. and very helpful wait staff might range from crimini mushrooms a table for people-watching, diners place to go for brunch (a copy of the Rife with stipulations, the menu even charm you past resenting the stuffed with crabmeat to make-your- first must stand in line to order their Sunday Times in hand, of course) or also explicitly states that no half- imposed 20 percent. own omelettes. The fishy taste of the food. This can easily turn into a diffi- dinner and relaxing conversation orders, splits, tap water, whining or Prompt and smiling, the entire crabmeat is slightly overpowering cult task, since menus are perpetually with good friends. free ass grabs are allowed. Diners wait staff (including the owner and but appropriately mitigated by adding in short supply. The bare-minimum Bottom line: Empire Cafe fits often order tap water in restaurants chef Jenni) stopped by our table to lemon butter sauce. The fresh and service requires diners to supply the bill for a cheap college student to reduce the cost of their meal; how- give their personal suggestions on plentiful omelette ingredients, includ- themselves with water and grab looking for chic dining. ever, Jenni's Noodle House clearly dishes, to inquire about the food and ing cheddar and Gorgonzola cheeses, never received that memo. Griping to recommend a Friday night visit fresh and sun-dried tomatoes, and a aside, 12 ounces of bottled water to observe and participate in "Boa variety of meats, combined with four DINING: EMPIRE CAFE costs only 50 cents. The menu also Night," where patrons sport feather eggs, creates a light and fluffy, not to presumptuously indicates that par- boas and dress in drag. When wires (713) 528-5282 mention gargantuan, omelette. ties of five or more will automatically got crossed in the kitchen and two 1732 Westheimer Road In addition to dolled-up break- be slapped with a 20 percent gratuity. incorrect dishes arrived at our table, Sunday - Thursday 7 a.m. - 10 p.m. fast fare, Empire Cafe also serves However, once the food arrives, din- the staff handled the mishap apolo- Friday - Sunday 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. complex, yet accessible entrees. ers quickly forget about their indigna- getically and professionally. The modestly gourmet Pasta Na- tion and hurriedly dig in. Price Range: Appetizers: $5-9, Entrees: $6-14, Desserts: $5.50 poli, with perfectly sauteed shrimp, What Jenni's lacks in diplomacy, onions, garlic and a flavorful sun- Special Deals: Monday Night Half-Price Cake Night ($2.85) it makes up for in its scrumptious dried tomato cream sauce served Credit Cards: All major cards accepted. food. The coconut-curry bisque in the Jenni s Noodle House over a bed of slightly overdone Infernal Chicken Curry delightfully Smoking: Permitted throughout. linguine garnished with fresh to- blends coconut milk and curry to form serves up delicious mato and basil, satisfies the seasoned a broth that is rich and flavorful, with just enough zip to necessitate purchas- Vietnamese noodle ing at least two more bottles of water. dishes with serious : •; v ' • -V Clearly charging money for water is ; profitable, albeit audacious. attitude. Tender chunks of chicken and al dente potato halves soak up the creamy broth, making this Viet- Low prices, carefree atmosphere namese version of hearty meat 'n' and incredible dumplings override potatoes fare more exciting than what the slight tendency towards over- 19th-century farmers ate. 'Illis excite- simplification of dishes. The overall ment only comes as a result of the experience leaves the diner wanting unconventional sauce that transforms to return soon, this time on Friday to an otherwise simple dish. experience the added spice of "Boa The addition of presumably Night" to give the overall dining freshly-picked mushrooms to the experience the zest it was lacking to light crystal noodles and succulent be truly exceptional.
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Price Range: $3-$9 Special Deals: Friday Boa Night Credit Cards: All major cards accepted. JOANNA MUNDY/THRESHER af flreeco at Cafe gives patrons a great view of Street pnnr^y, not to mention a Smoking: No. to eitfoy a la balmy weather. i V resher Sports Page 21 THE RICE THRESHER Friday, March 19,2004 Lady Owls earn fourth WNIT bid by Amber Obermeyer This season's postseason situa- NCAA tournament, and I think that's THRESHER EOITORIAI. STAFF tion eerily resembles two years ago, why we lost at UH," senior guard when Rice had a borderline RPI of Lindsey Maynard said. "We still After finishing second behind 47 and the selection committee wanted to be playing, but at the Louisiana Tech University in the chose four teams with lower RPIs. same time we were still focused on Western Athletic Conference regu- That year, Rice went to the the 'what if.' This year, what's im- lar season and tournament, the University of Houston for its first- portant is to put that behind us and women's basketball team was re- round WNIT game, surrendering a realize that we have a chance to do warded with a bid to the Women's 13-point lead before losing by two to well in this tournament and make National Invitation Tournament, its the eventual tournament champion. the best of it." fifth postseason appearance in the In the WAC tournament semifi- last seven years, four of them in nals in Fresno, Calif., last Friday, the the WNIT. Prior to head coach Lady Owls cruised to a 13-point half- Cristy McKinney's arrival for the 'You cannot tell me time lead by shooting 48 percent 1993-'94 season, the Lady Owls had from the field and holding the never appeared in the postseason. there s 63 teams in the University of Tulsa to just 19 per- This year's bid came as a bit of a cent. Though Rice lost its shooting disappointment to the Lady Owls, nation better than Rice.' touch in the second half, Tulsa never whose season-ending RPI of 52 ranks — Kurt Budke seriously threatened the Lady Owls sixth among teams not in the NCAA La. Tech head coach in a 55-42 Rice victory. tournament. The NCAA tournament Redshirt freshman forward selection committee passed over Lauren Neaves led a balanced attack Rice — and the five teams ahead of for Rice, scoring 14 points and add- the Lady Owls — in favor of West "There's no question, you get all ing eight rebounds. Neaves also had Virginia, which has an RPI of 57. kinds of experience from [the three blocks to give her 71 on the "It's always a disappointment not WNIT|," McKinney said. "It wasn't season, breaking the record of 70 making the NCAAs, but the NIT long ago that UH played in the NIT held by senior center Johnetta gives you another chance to go out and lost in the championship game, Hayes, who has been sidelined this and play and show what you can do," and I think they would say that expe- season with a knee injury. senior forward Michelle Woods said. rience was helpful in getting them " [ My blocks 1 definitely keep me a "I know I'm really excited about it, where they are today (seeded third little bit more optimistic," Neaves and a lot of the girls are really ex- in the East region 1. The NIT is said. "If I play hard on defense, hope- cited about it — it's going to be a postseason experience, and there's fully that will transfer over to offense, really good opportunity for us." nothing like it." where I'll be just as aggressive." Rice's season began with a less With the UH game only two years With that win, the Lady Owls ad- than stellar non-conference cam- ago, the Lady Owl veterans remem- vanced to the WAC championship ERIN WITTMAN/THRESHER paign, going 3-6, but the Lady Owls ber the experience. game against two-time defending Junior forward Michelle Woods shoots a jump shot last Friday against Tulsa rebounded with a 16-2 conference "I remember we were really dis- champion La. Tech with a chance to in the Western Athletic Conference tournament semifinals. Rice lost in the record, best in school history. appointed about not making the See BASKETBALL, Page 23 championship to Louisiana Tech and opened WNIT action last night. Golfers rally to finish fourth Baseball hosts Hawaii over weekend by Jonathan Yardley handers Stephen Bryant (2-1, 2.93) and Clary THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF Carlsen (3-3,3.89) have also been solid during by John Hanley "In San Antonio, [senior! Ryan [ Mor- Hawaii's five-game winning streak. The gan | and [senior] Scott [Philips] went out THRESHER STAFF The baseball team has beaten the Univer- Rainbows won eight straight games earlier in and shot well, and Winn and I brought back sity of Hawaii all 12 times they have met in the the year but have struggled against decent The golf team rebounded from a poor our play in the third round," Toohey said. last two years, but the Rainbows come to competition, losing series to Cal State- start to finish fourth at the Bearkat Invita- "When all the scores are 76 to 80, you're not Reckling Park this weekend with the best Northridge, which Rice beat 9-2, Feb. 21 and tional in Huntsville earlier this week, post- going to do anything. But when there's a pitching staff third-year head coach Mike San Francisco. ing its best round in more than five years dispersion of scores, it works much better." Trapasso has ever had. Hawaii also boasts three hitters with and continuing a marked turnaround as Rice's recent strong play has largely Junior right-hander Wade Townsend said averages above .349, highlighted by the .375 next month's Western Athletic Conference been limited to the second and third rounds, facing Hawaii (14-7) is more difficult than mark of catcher Matt Inouye. Rice is expected championships approach. which means the Owls have not been in usual due to the Rainbows' quality pitching, to start junior right-handers Jeff Niemann and Sunday's round at the Raven's Nest Golf contention for tournament titles. reflected in their 3.56 ERA, second-best in Philip Humber, with junior right-hander Josh Club, hosting its first-ever NCAA event, "We were really disappointed about the the Western Athletic Conference behind Baker, sophomore left-hander Matt Ueckert saw the ()wls break out of the blocks slowly, first round [in Huntsville]," Morgan said. Rice's 2.82 mark. and junior right-hander Garrett Pennington as with Rice's four best scores totaling 303, a "We get maybe a little too pumped up at the "Hawaii is a lot better team this year than the top bullpen options. combined 15-over-par. This result put the beginning of tournaments." they have been the last two years because The pitching staff will rely on a defense that Owls in 10th place out of 16 teams. Nonetheless, the strong performances they have pitching this year," Townsend has improved its play recently. Rice commit- On Monday, however. Rice's duffers by Toohey and sophomore Parker IxiBarge said. "The last couple years, they didn't ted a season-high four errors March 7 against came roaring back with a seven-over 295 in point to a solid future for Rice, which have pitching. I think this is the best team Texas State but has committed just three in Monday's morning round and a has been led in large part this year by the they've fielded I since I've been here], and five games since. Ueckert. who starts at first four-under 284 in the afternoon, the Owls' trio of seniors Morgan, Philips and Smith. they're really hot right now, so this is a base, said he hopes the strong defensive week- best combined round in more than three Ellis was particularly heartened by really big series." end will give the Owls momentum. years. These rounds powered Rice up the Toohey's recent play. Hawaii is expected to start junior right- "It was just a good weekend all the way leaderboard, besting Stephen F. Austin for "He's really come on strong," Ellis said. hander Ricky Bauer, who boasts a 5-1 record around, with defense and hitting," Ueckert fourth place by a single stroke. "It was encouraging for me to see him with and 1.93 ERA, in tonight's 7 p.m. opener. That said. "[Those are] two of the things that our The Owls were paced by junior Matt two rounds under par this week." means winning tonight is especially important team has been struggling with a little bit. Any Toohey, whose scores of70,76, and 69 earned Toohey credited his success to a for Rice because opponents, like San Jose time you sweep a conference opponent in him a tie for eighth place out of 93 golfers; changed mental approach to the game. State University last weekend, get demoral- their stadium, it helps build momentum and Toohey's one-under-par total left him just "In the last round in San Antonio, my ized after losing the opening game with their build confidence." seven strokes behind medalist Tyrone Van goal was not to get mad at myself," Toohey best pitcher. Rice has the deepest starting Rice lost momentum in Tuesday's loss Aswegen of Oklahoma City University. said. "Since I've had that goal, it's been pitching staff in the country, so a Friday win to the University of Houston, however, and Senior Winn Smith shot a three-round total of much easier for me." can lead to a sweep. freshman right fielder Josh Rodriguez :v 218, placing 13th overall. Smith's 68 in the Today, Rice faces its toughest chal- "Any of our guys are capable of being Fri- said the Owls need to be more intense final round was Rice's best individual round lenge of the season, as the first-ever Hall day starters at any school in the country." this weekend. and came within one stroke of matching the of Fame Invitational kicks off at Redstone Townsend said. "Whoever we send out there, "We just need to concentrate more," lowest round of the tournament. Golf Club in Houston — the course that we have confidence that they are better than Rodriguez said. "[Play was] lackadaisical, and Defending NAIA national champion will host the PGA tour's Shell Houston the other team's pitcher, and that we can win everybody was cruising into the [UH] game. Oklahoma City was first overall, 18 shots Open later this year. the game with pitching. We have to put impor- Frustration did get into some of the guys, but better than its closest competitor, Texas Billed by its organizers as the future tance on the first game." that can't hold us back, and we just have to not State University. Southern Illinois was third. Masters of collegiate golf, this tournament Hawaii's second and third starters, right- let anything bother us." Head coach Dick Ellis cited the players' will pit Rice against, among others, sixth- dedication — particularly during midterm ranked Arizona State, defending Big 12 recess, when Rice's golfers participated in champion and seventh-ranked Texas, WEEKLY SPORTS SCHEDULE two tournaments and practiced extensively defending Conference USA champion and — as the reason for their improvement. eighth-ranked TCU, and 16-time national Where and when to support Rice Athletics "It has come down to the fact that the champion UH. National squads from Brit- golfers have worked very hard," Ellis said. ain and Sweden will also compete in the 18- team field. Friday 3/19 9:30 a.m. Track TSU Relays (Track/Soccer Stadium) "Spring break gave our players a chance to 7 p.m Baseball vs. Hawaii (Reckling Park) concentrate and focus on their games, and Ellis was optimistic that Rice will hold I'm very pleased with how things have its own against the stiff competition. Saturday 3/20 10:00 a.m. Track TSU Relays (Track/Soccer Stadium) turned out." "One thing we have to focus on is not 7 p.m. Baseball vs. Hawaii (Reckling Park) Toohey said he felt Rice has begun to being intimidated by a field of extremely Sunday 3/21 11:00 a.m. Men's Tennis vs. Tulsa (Jake Hess) play much better as a team, especially strong players," Ellis said. "Our guys are since the Roadrunner Invitational in .San building confidence and going in with a 1 p.m. Baseball vs. Hawaii (Reckling Park) Antonio Feb. 29-March 2. positive attitude." 3:00 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Lamar (Jake Hess) 22 ^ m THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, MARCH 19,2004 Women's tennis beats Utah, UCF but misses out on Uji Chong at No. 2, and Goodrich and questionable line calls." I by Christine Chen senior Yasmin Fisher at No. 3 fol- The Owls also felt cheated on THRESHER STAFF lowed suit with 8-5 wins to take the Saturday, when rain forced their After three physically and men- team point in a sweep. match against Penn indoors, and the tally grueling matches last week, In singles, Rice dominated low in teams had to split up. The top three the women's tennis team has the the order to take the victory. Chao at singles spots competed at the Uni- weekend off before facing crucial No. 5 and Goodrich at No. 6 both won versity Club at the Galleria, while home games March 26 and their matches in straight sets, and the bottom three spots moved to March 27 at the Jake Hess Tennis Chong rallied at No. 3 singles for a The Woodlands Country Club. Due Stadium against the University of three-set win to clinch the dual match. to the delay, there was not enough Houston and Texas Christian Although DiSesa lost a mini-set time to begin the doubles matches University, respectively. tiebreaker to lose her match 6-3, 6-7 or complete the singles matches Sophomore Blair DiSesa said (4), 0-1 (5-10), and Archer lost in before the Quakers had to leave to both matches are important to the straight sets, Rice had already locked catch their flight home. team because of local rivalries. up the win. The match grew conten- At the University Club, Chong "UH is a match we want really, tious at times due to close calls in a battled her way though a 7-6 (6), 6-1 really bad," DiSesa said. "We lost to sport where the players make their win at No. 3. DiSesa lost at No. 1 them in a close match last year and own calls on balls close to the line. singles, but Archer was leading 4-1 definitely want revenge this year. As in the decisive third set before the for TCU, we don't like TCU. If we get match was suspended. out there and get a strong start, they At The Woodlands, Fisher won are going to have their hands full." 'If we get out there and in straight sets at No. 5 singles, but Senior Annie Goodrich said the Chao lost in three sets at No. 4 to tie matches could have a major impact get a strong start, [TCU the match 2-2 again. Goodrich was on Rice's ranking. is] going to have [its] up a set and ahead 4-3 in the second 'TCU is definitely one of those set when the match was canceled. big games we are looking forward hands full.' 'Two of us were leading, and then we had to stop," Goodrich said. "We too, and we should really get ready — Blair DiSesa for," Goodrich said. "It is an opportu- just didn't get to finish it. This shows nity to stay up in the rankings. TCU Sophomore tennis player that we can really beat the teams in is ranked pretty high — f40thJ." our conference if luck goes our way." Rice, ranked 58th, beat White said he was proud of the ALEX SIGEDA/THRESHER two ranked teams last week and was "We pulled through despite a lot team's performance and disap- Sophomore Blair DiSesa stretches to reach a backhand last Friday against leading No. 28 University of Penn- of obstacles on the court, a lot of bad pointed the time constraints Utah in a 7-0 Rice win at the Jake Hess Tennis Stadium. sylvania in decisive matches before calls," Goodrich said. " I think we prevented the Owls from earning a the dual match was suspended due played well today. It was so hard to landmark victory. No. 2 doubles, while Goodrich and All six players cruised in singles to the Quakers' travel plans with the deal with such poor sportsmanship. "Penn, because of the weather, Fisher won 8-1 at No. 3. DiSesa and action to complete the 7-0 victory. score tied 2-2. It was definitely a good win." [was] a tough situation," White said. Archer were tested at the top spot, Rice looks to continue its winning Rice hosted No. 75 University of Head coach Roger White said he "We were 15 minutes away from facing 6-3 and 7-4 deficits, but man- ways at home next weekend, and Central Florida, a future was proud of his team's work ethic clinching the win. It was very disap- aged to win 9-7 to complete the Goodrich said last year's UH match Conference USA rival, Wednesday and on-court conduct. pointing that the other team was not doubles sweep. will serve as motivation. and came away with a 4-3 victory. 'Today, it was absolutely ugly," able to finish the match." "Utah was a really good match "(Last year,] we played during Rice started out strong by sweeping White said. "The other team was Rice's win over No. 75 University for us, because they weren't a push- the windiest, worst days of the year," the doubles point. DiSesa and sopho- very contentious. I am very proud of of Utah last Friday came much more over team,"DiSesa said. "It was good Goodrich said. "It turned out not more Lauren Archer dominated at the girls for pulling together and easily, as the Owls did not drop a set that we able to go out there and get being tennis, but who could beat the the No. 1 doubles spot in an 8-3 win. getting the win. But it was not a en route to a 7-0 victory. Chao and the job done without making it weather conditions. I think we will Senior Karen Chao and juniorTracie pretty match. There was a lot of Chong breezed to an 8-0 victory at harder on ourselves than necessary." be up for this match." Men stay undefeated, as Owls sweep Rice Invitational By Zach Epstein head coach Ron Smarr said. "They're giniaTech University, No. 65Texas and senior Vuk Rajevac cruised to won in straight sets at No. 2 and I THRESHER STAFF playing their best tennis right now." Tech University, and No. 75 Uni- straight-set victories at the second, No. 4, and Haerle ai.d Harknett The Owls have reached a crucial versity of Memphis. Rice third, and sixth positions, respec- sealed the match with third-set wins. I Although the men's tennis team point in their season; they have defeated all three opponents, tively to claim the dual match. Haerle and Richard Barker won swept three matches against ranked defeated six top-50 teams but the losing only four matches the entire On the second day of the tourna- all three of their matches for the foes last weekend, there is no rest, remainder of their schedule contains weekend, while winning 13. Smarr ment, Rice was scheduled to play weekend to remain undefeated in as its difficult schedule continues seven more such teams. said he believes his team is Memphis at Jake Hess Tennis dual-match play. Sunday when the Owls face 'This is now the start of the sea- capable of further improvement. Stadium, but sporadic showers forced Rice's success over the weekend 32nd-ranked University of Tulsa at son for us again," senior William "We played well, but I still think the match to be moved indoors to the was rewarded on Tuesday, when the 11 a.m. and Lamar University at Barker said. "We've piayed suiiK' we ran play better," Smarr said. "We Downtown Club at the Met. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association 3 p.m. at Jake Hess Tennis Stadium. tough matches already, but now haven't quite hit on all cylinders yet. change of location had no effect on pushed Rice up to fifth position in its Both opposing teams will come they're about to get tougher. We're Our goal is to have five singles the Owls, who continued to play well. weekly rankings. The top-five rank- to Rice with hopes of upsetting the preparing now for things to come." players and all three doubles teams Due to the inclement weather, the ing is Rice's highest in over 30 years undefeated Owls, but Rice is Last weekend, at the 46th-an- playing well, and we haven't quite Owls played singles first, where and its highest since the ITA began especially wary of Tulsa. The Golden nual Houston Hilton Plaza Rice reached that yet." 65th-ranked William Barker, Rich- ranking teams by computer in 1978. Hurricane are an obstacle to the Invitational, the Owls defended On Friday, Rice defeated Virginia ard Barker, sophomoreTony Haerle, While pleased with the ranking, Owls' goal of winning the Western their home court, their national Tech — the tournament's winner Rajevac and sophomore Rodrigo William Barker said the Owls need Athletic Conference championship, ranking and their undefeated in 2002 — by a score of 4-1. Rice Gabriel all won in straight sets to to focus on this weekend's matches. and last weekend Tulsa upset Texas season during the three-day picked up the doubles point with secure the 5-1 victory for Rice. "We found out about our ranking Christian University, ranked seventh tournament. victories from the nation's second- Texas Tech presented the going up again, but we know that in the nation at the time. The tournament's four-team ranked team of seniors Richard and toughest challenge of the weekend doesn't mean we are going to win," "They are a very capable team," field consisted of Rice, No. 56 Vir- William Barker at No. 1 and sopho- for the Owls, taking two points with senior William Barker said. "We more Robert Searle and freshman victories over William Barker and start again from scratch every Ben Harknett at No. 2. In singles, Gabriel at the first and sixth posi- week, and you start out on even 33rd-ranked Searle, Richard Barker tions. Richard Barker and Rajevac footing with each team." am our SPORTS NOTEBOOK track and field seasons. games against Elon University, Hinshaw vaults herself The women's team will com- Macalester College and the Univer- pete at the Texas Southern Uni- sity of North Carolina at Wilmington to All-American status versity Relays at the Rice Track/ on Saturday. After setting the school record Soccer Stadium, while the men's On the strength of these J in the indoor pole vault earlier this team will split between the TSU three victories, the team advanced season, senior Beth Hinshaw closed Relays and the College Station to the tournament's A bracket as MBA out her final indoor track and field Relays at Texas A&M. Competi- the 11th seed for Sunday's play, Rawls College of Business season with another personal honor tion in the TSU Relays starts to- and they lost a trifecta of games to I by becoming a first-time All- day at 9:30 a.m. with the women's the University of Illinois, the Texas Tech University American at the 2004 NCAA Indoor javelin throw and continues Sat- U n iversi ty of Arkan sas and Pu rdue I Track and Field Championships. urday at 10 a.m., beginning with University, the last being a narrow At the meet held in Fayetteville, the women's triple jump. 8-9 defeat. Ark., Hinshaw equaled her — Dylan Hedrick Due to injuries, only nine mem- 75 Scholarships available | record-setting height of bersof Miss Red traveled to Atlanta, 13 feet, 3 1/2 inches and tied for leaving the team with just two sub- [$1000.00 each] renewable for a second year seventh with Jackie Rodgers of stitutes. After the team advanced to Slwrthanded Miss Red the more competitive A bracket, All scholarship recipients pay the same Kent State. Georgia's Fanni Juhasz won the event by topping goes 3-3 in Atlanta captain, handler and consistent con- low tuition as Texas Residents 13-11 1/4. tributor Cindy Beming, a junior, Senior Ally Daurn, who also Despite a rash of injuries that left injured her back and was sidelined Contact Us Today: qualified for the NCAA meet, was the team shorthanded, the women's for Sunday's action which proved Rawls College of Business unable to compete after spraining club ultimate team finished 16th debilitating to the team. Coupled Tel: 1-800-882-6220 her ankle at the Western Athletic with a 3-3 record at the Atlanta Hy- with nagging injuries to experienced ing Disc ClubTerminus tournament veterans sophomore Annie Fadely Fax:806-742-3958 Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships. in Atlanta, Ga. last weekend. and junior Hsing-Hui Hsu, the other E-mail: [email protected] This weekend, both the men's While Miss Red entered the com- team members were forced to play Web: http://mba.ba.ttu.edu and women's track and field petition seeded 20th among 24 almost the entire game, Also, ask about our MS, MSA and PhD programs teams will open their outdoor teams, they won their pool play — Amber Obcrmeyer THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, MARCH 19,2004 23 Owls fall hard in first postseason appearance since 1992
by Adam Tabakin "It was almost like someone traded Wilson credited every member of basketball games; they came here THRESHER STAFF us their team for ours at about the the program for the team's progress. on a mission to get to the tourna- nine-minute mark of the first half," "The Rice basketball program won ment, and we're disappointed that A LOOK BACK: The winningest season in 50years assistant coach Marty Gillespie said 22 games this year because all of the we didn't win more games." came to an abrupt finish for the men's on KBME 970 AM radio. "In my guys put in hard work," Wilson said. Last week, the fourth-seeded Owls MEN'S BASKETBALL basketball team Wednesday night, 20 years of coaching, I've never seen "Not just the players who garnered advanced to the semifinals of the WAC Final Record: 2211 as the Owls lost in the opening round that big of aturnaround within agame." postseason honors, but also it ex- tournament for the first time in the of the National Invitational Tourna- Even though they went 30-41 tends to the guys who ran the lines in eight seasons that Rice has been in WAC Record: 12-6 (Tied-3rd) ment 91-63 to the University of Wis- from the free throw line, the Owls practice and played the defense in the WAC by beating fifth-seeded Uni- NIT Opening Round: consin-Milwaukee. managed only 15 field goals for the practice and did all the little things versity of Hawaii 70-68 on Mar. 11. Wisconson-Milwaukee Junior guard Brock Gillespie game, compared with 23 turnovers. they never get credit for." The Owls came back from a 39-35 ended Rice's season with a scored the first five points of the Rice dropped to 6-7 in road games Earlier in the week, Wilson was halftime deficit, as junior forward 91-63 blowout Wednesday. game en route to a team-high 15, on the season, with five of the seven selected by the National Associa- Michael Harris scored 18 of his and Rice led 20-13 midway through losses coming by more than 10 points. tion of Basketball Coaches as the game-high 29 points in the second Highlights: Rice won its the first half. Wisconsin-Milwaukee The season was still a successful District 9 Coach of the Year. It is the half. Hawaii had a chance to send first eight home conference scored the next 10 points, however, one, as Rice reached the postseason first time a Rice coach has won the the game into overtime, but forward games and five consecutive and went into halftime leading for the first time since 1992, when award, which is open to all Division I Phil Martin missed a put-back of a home games in February, 36-29. Rice never got within 12 after head coach Willis Wilson (Will coaches in Texas and at the Univer- missed free throw as time expired. many in dramatic fashion. the first minute of the second half. Rice '82) was in his first season. sity of Arkansas. Even though he scored just two Lowllghts: The Owls lost "It's certainly flattering, especially points, senior point guard Rashid five road games by 11 or when it's a vote by your peers," Wil- Smith made his presence felt by dish- more points, noticeably in son said. "You always hear about ing out nine assists to raise his season blowouts against Nevada coaches talking about their record total to 154 and break the Rice single and UTEP. and what they've done and what season record of 152, set in 1992 by they've accomplished, but I've always Dana Hardy (Wiess '94). In the Owls' believed that players win games." loss at UW-M, Smith added three as- son said. "I thought we did a really sists to his school-record total. ge^-d job of matching Nevada's i The Owls' momentum ran out intensity. To not have Yamar and against eventual tournament Mike down the stretch [for] almost 'It was almost like champion University of Nevada on eight minutes, maybe more than Friday, however. The regular- that — that was huge for us. To not someone traded us their season champion and top seed in have them on the floor just forced us team for ours at about the tournament won the physical to play a little bit differently." contest, 67-59. Rice committed 27 of Wilson was noticeably irate at the nine-minute mark of the game's 44 total fouls. the officiating during the course of "Well, obviously it was a very the game, especially on Harris' the first half.' physical basketball game, and I guess fifth foul, a questionable blocking — Marty Gillespie you could call it a game of attrition, call when Nevada star Kirk Snyder and unfortunately we were on the drove in for a layup. Assistant men's side where the attrition had the most "I have no idea [ why it was a foul ]," basketball coach impact," Wilson said. "I just felt like Harris said. "I thought I was set, he we were at a disadvantage when we went into me, drew the contact and were in foul trouble, and we could not the call just didn't go our way." The 22 wins for the Owls are the play quite as aggressively as we Snyder ended the game with no most for the program since Rice went needed to, and as a result, we didn't fouls, while Rice's big guns of Harris 23-5 in 1953-'54. However, Wilson get to the free-throw line as much as and junior guard Jason McKrieth said the season's success is bitter- I would have hoped for." accumulated nine total fouls. Despite sweet after failing to win last Harris and senior forward Yamar his foul trouble, McKrieth quietly weekend's Western Athletic Confer- Diene felt the effects of the physical scored a game-high 20 points to keep ence tournament in Fresno, Calif. contest more than anyone else on the game close until the end. "The most wins a Rice basket- the team. Diene left the game in the "I just tried to stay aggressive." ball team has had in 50 years, it's second half with a hip pointer, and McKrieth said. "It was a big loss when hard to say that's not successful, Harris fouled out with more than Mike went to the bench. But I tried to but success is relative,"Wilson said. eight minutes remaining after go out and play our style of "1 would not be doing my job if we scoring 14 points and grabbing only basketball. I just try to stay aggres- ERIN WITTM4N THRFSHEP were satisfied with not making the five rebounds. sive — the calls didn't go our way in Junior guard Jason McKrieth dunks against Hawaii in Rice's Western Athletic NCAA tournament. These guys "I think at the end of the day, you the first half—and you've just got to Conference tournament quarterfinal win March 11 in Fresno. Calif. didn't come | to Fresno] just to win can't say we got beat on effort," Wil- keep playing and battle until the end."
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by Jonathan Yardley pretty much had a long swing, so came out and had some quality at- bats, and everybody had the right IHRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF Coach Graham helped me out and told me to shorten up on the bat and approach at the plate." be quick to the ball." Junior right-hander Jeff lUj Whatever momentum the baseball team gained from last weekend's While the 10-0 win Saturday and Niemann was the beneficiary of m sweep ofWestern Athletic Conference 14-4 triumph Sunday were confi- the run support Saturday, pitching 4 foe San Jose State University was lost dence boosters for the offense, in six shutout innings with h Tuesday night in a lackluster 3-2 the first WAC series of the year s^ven strikeouts to earn WAC defeat against crosstown rival Rice's most important win came Pitcher of the Week honors and University ofHoustonatCougarField. Friday against Spartan all-Ameri- improve to 2-2 on the season. Rice surrendered all three runs can Matt Durkin. Townsend had Sophomore right-hander Eddie Tuesday in the second inning, be- trouble with his control all night, Degerman wrapped up the win with fore getting two back in the top of walking a career high seven, and three innings of scoreless relief, the fourth on a two-run double from Durkin was dominant in taking a four strikeouts and a personal-best freshman catcher Travis Reagan. 1-0 lead into the fourth inning. His pitch speed in the high 80s. Rice could not come through with rhythm was broken by junior third Junior right-hander Philip timely hits, however, stranding baseman Adam Morris, who in- Humber completed a dominating nine runners on base, including spired the Owls with a two-run weekend from Rice's Big Four with the tying run at second base in the homer into the left-field bullpen. his Sunday start, pitching ninth inning. "I faced him last summer [in the eight strong innings with seven "We need to play a more com- California Coastal League], and he strikeouts and consistent velocity in plete baseball game," junior right- pitched me away every time," Mor- the mid-90s. Ueckert said winning hander WadeTownsend said. "We're ris said. "[On Friday] he was com- all three games in convincing fash- giving outs away like we shouldn't ing in on me early, so I was just ion helped Rice gain momentum. do — taking third strikes and doing sitting on an inside fastball." "I think with the struggles we've •••• • ,, dumb things." had, especially with Texas, being Rice built the lead to 6-1 behind • ••••••> .. Rice has struggled all seaso" to three hits from senior centerfielder able to go on the road and sweep was
get production from the bottom of Chris Kolkhorst and run-scoring hits a confidence-booster for our team," ... ••••• ••• '• its order, but on Tuesday it was the from Morris, junior shortstop Paul Ueckert said. "A loss to Texas isn't MATT CRNKOVICH/THRESHER top of the order that failed to hit, as Janish and freshman designated hit- the end of the world." Martel sophomore Zach Thomas pushes the ball up the floor In a match the top four spots in the lineup ter Adam Hale Townsend ran into Ueckert's personal confidence against Brown Tuesday. Martel won the match, 11-4. combined to go 0-for-14, while trouble in the seventh, and junior was also soaring after a weekend in the bottom five spots produced right-hander Josh baker came on which he went 6-for-15. seven hits. for his most dominant outing of the "I've been struggling all "It's great that the younger guys season to earn his second save. season — trying to find a swing," Sid leads men's, coed football stepped up like they did, it's just that Baker struck out a season-high Ueckert said. "Every at-bat felt like 8-1 shellacking of Will Rice. us older guys need to take it on six batters in three innings of work a battle with myself more than the by Jonathan Yardley Coed Flag Football ourselves to step up at the same while hitting 94 mph with his fastball. pitcher. This weekend, I think it's THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF time,"Townsendsaid."Astheyoung The series was marked by high pitch finally starting to come together, The playoffs open tonight at the guys come along, they're going to speeds from all Owl pitchers in the and I'm feeling a little more com- Sid Richardson improved to 3-0 Powderpuff Field, with Gray League be hot and cold, but we need to come warmer California weather. fortable at the plate." with a tense 7-6 victory over Wiess winner Jones (4-0) taking on Blue together as a team." It was also marked by offensive Comfort at the plate might not and a 20-6 victory over Lovett Sun- League runner-up Hanszen (3-1) at The bottom of the lineup began explosions from the Owls, who took come for all the Owls at the same day to lead the American Football 7:30 p.m. The matchup between Blue its turnaround over the weekend, advantage of a second-inning error time until later in the season, League in men's flag football action. defending champion Sid (4-0) and especially freshman rightfieleder to score five runs en route to a 10-0 Townsend said, due to the team's In between, Lovett beat Will Rice Gray runner-up Wiess (3-1) has not Josh Rodriguez. Batting eighth in Saturday victory. Sophomore first inexperience. 20-12 and is currently 2-1 on the yet been scheduled. the lineup Saturday and Sunday, baseman/left-hander Matt Ueckert "It's not like last year, where we season. Brown is 1-2 after In last week's action, Will Rice Rodriguez was 7-for-15 to raise his said the Owl hitters started to find came out and had our team set," Wednesday's continued game dominated Baker with an 18-0 shut- average from .148 after Friday's their rhythm. Townsend said. "As we keep going, against Wiess (1-1). out to earn its only win of the season, game to .262 through Tuesday. "I didn't think their other pitch- we'll start to gel more and start to finishing fourth in the Gray League. "I've been working on [hitting] ers {besides Durkin], threw that understand how we work together since I got here," Rodriguez said. "I badly," Ueckert said Monday. "We as a team better." Open Floor Hockey COLLEGE SPORTS Will Rice and GSA lead their re- ROUNDUP spective conferences with 2-0 records after the second week of floor hockey Owls hope to continue season in tourney competition. GSA dominated Baker In the United States Football 5-0 Tuesday, while Lovett (1-0) beat BASKETBALL, from Page 21 out-rebounded by 10. I felt like at halftime we really had a league, Jones appears a lock to take Sid (1-1) by a 2-0 margin in the second their second-ever NCAA tourna- In the second half, however, the shot — we scored and cut the league title after a convincing 20-2 game. In upcoming Campbell Confer- ment bid and first since 2000. I^ady Techsters improved their of- [La. Tech's lead] to four, but from win over Martel Tuesday. The Hard ence action this Tuesday, GSA faces Entering the contest, the fensive execution — shooting there they really took it to us, and Men are 3-0, while Martel and Hanszen both Sid and Ixivett, while Wiess (0-1) Lady Techsters had an all-time 47 percent, compared to 32 percent we got on our heels." are both 2-1 after the Martelians beat is scheduled to take on Baker (0-2). WAC tournament record of 8-0, in the first half — while continuing La. Tech guard Erica Smith- G SA 26-6 Tu esd ay. GSAthen defeated In the Wales Conference, Will complementing their regular-season to force turnovers and out-rebound Taylor wreaked particular havoc on Baker 14-12 to avoid the bottom spot. Rice beat Jones 2-0 for its second WAC record of 52-2, with both losses the Lady Owls. the Lady Owls, snatching six steals Hanszen and Martel meet this consecutive shutout, while coming at Autry Court. "I give La. Tech a lot of credit," and notching a game-high 22 points Tuesday at 9 p.m. to determine who Hanszen (1-1) beat Brown 2-0 and Rice was not intimidated after McKinney said. "They really took it on stellar 10-14 shooting. La. Tech gets the final playoff spot. Martel (1-1) crushed Brown 11-4. splitting the regular-season series, at us, and we didn't respond very head coach Kurt Budke credited a Will Rice faces its toughest test this and the Lady Owls proved it with a well. I wish I had an answer. The defensive switch to senior guard Women's Soccer Monday with a doubleheader against tough defensive effort in the first things we knew we had to do Amber Obaze in containing Sid (3-0) and Hanszen (2-0) lead defending champion Brown (0-2) half. Rice trailed by only six points well — rebounding and taking care Maynard, who scored 18 points in their respective divisions despite and Martel. Hanszen will take at halftime, despite turning the of the ball — we didn't do well. We each of Rice's two previous plenty of cancellations throughout on Jones in the final game of ball over 15 times and getting didn't have anybody step up for us. contests with the Lady Techsters, the season. Sid crushed Jones (1-1) the evening. to two points. by a 7-0 margin Saturday to virtually clinch a playoff spot in the Women's Volleyball •3 mm 01H Sunday Division. Wiess (1-1) and Most colleges have struggled to Brown (1-2) remain in playoff field teams this season, as eight of the The NIT is postseason contention with Will Rice (0-2) in 11 scheduled matches have resulted Cheap Fanes? Budget Hotels? last place. in forfeits. GSA, Brown and Will Rice experience, and there's In the Saturday Division, Hanszen are the only colleges to win matches Advisors Who Get It? } beat GSA 3-0 immediately following on the court. Brown and defending nothing like it.. GSA's 2-0 win over Lovett (1-1). Martel champion Jones, however, cannot This ain't your parents' Gravel agency... id's yours. — Cristy McKinney and Baker, both 0-1, meet Sunday at make the playoffs due to having for- feited a match, so the Spike Division Head coach 4:30p.m. in this weekend's only game. playoff race is between GSA (1-0), London $278 Men's Soccer Hanszen (1-1) and Martel (0-1). Paris $279 GSA clinched the Premier Divi- In the Set Division, Will Rice "You cannot tell me there's sion title with a 3-1 record after last (3-0) and Baker (2-0) are playoff locks Amsterdam $354 63 teams in the nation better than Friday's 4-1 win over Brown (2-2). after all three remaining colleges Rice," Budke said. "Give Rice a lot Wiess (2-1) can finish second be- have forfeited matches. Will Rice Brussels $33! of credit, Cristy [McKinney] does a hind GSA on tiebreakers with a win beat Sid in three games in the only great job — they do belong in the in its postponed game against Baker match contested in the division. Vega/ Prom $420 tournament." (1-2). If the Bakerites win, there will On the heels of such a disap- be a three-way tie for second place Women's Softball » 3 nights at Luxon Hotel pointing loss to La. Tech, the Lady between Baker, Wiess and Brown. Forfeits have also plagued the Owls are not lacking motivation en- Baker would take the second spot women's Softball season, as five of Prom Pari/ $531 tering the NIT. with a multiple-goal win, while a one- 10 scheduled games have been for- » 7 nights "The bottom line is that there goal decision would force a com- feited, including a double forfeit. are a lot of teams not playing right plete stalemate on all tiebreakers. Hanszen appears on track for an now, and we're one of the ones that In the Champions Division, easy Grapefruit league title after a is playing, " McKinney said. "We Martel and Jones meet Sunday at 13-1 win over Jones Tuesday. Will BOOK IT BEFORE have a chance to win some games, 3 p.m. to decide the league's playoff Rice (1-0) and Wiess (1-1) are the and that could make a statement. THE THRILL I fate. Martel has clinched a spot with other playoff competitors in the four- [TRAVEL The better we do, the more it makes a 3-0 record, but Jones (2-1) can win team league ahead of Jones (0-3). that committee look at us a little the division with a victory Sunday. A In the Cactus League, GSA (2-0) harder next year. The other thing Martel victory would force a three- 2401 Times Blvd. Suite 110 | www.statravel.com. and Lovett (2-1) appear playoff is: our players don't want to end way tie for second place between locks, because they are the only (713) 524.9910 the season the way we played on Jones, Sid (2-2) and Will Rice (2-2). two colleges that have not forfeited Saturday — that in itself provides Sid would likely qualify based on a game. GSA beat Ixjvett 20-2 ear- online »» on THE PHone »» on cnmpu/ »» on THE /TREET some motivation." goal differential stemming from its lier in the season. 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' Tennis WEDNESDAY Admission is free. For more Men's tenuis plays Tulsa today information, contact Tom at 11 a.m. at the Jake Hess 24 Littman at (713) 348-4933. Tennis Stadium. It's not like Faculty Recital you didn't pass out at 4 p.m. Jon Kimura Parker performs on yesterday, so get up and watch the piano in a Faculty Recital HOW 10 SUBMIT some power shots. [DAY SATURDAY tonight at 8 p.m. in Duncan CALENDAR ITEMS More baseball Recital Hall. Admission is free. For more information, contact 49 Rice Baseball plays Hawaii Tom Littman at (713) 348-4933. Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. [Decisions, decisions Beer-Bike 20 again today at 1 p.m. Beer-Bike prior to Friday publication. Today is the day, sophomores. Beer-Bike is today, in case you may be over, but baseball You must declare your major at were living under a rock in the season is just getting started, THURSDAY Submission methods: the Registrar's Office by 5 p.m. steam tunnels. The parade so get out there and cheer like Fax: (713) 348-5238 So get on over there and seal starts at 11 a.m., with the line- you're Jones winning again. 25 E-mail: [email protected] your fate. up at 10 a.m., and races begin Punt, Pass, Kick Contest Campus Mall: Calendar at 1 p.m. Don't forget your Don't miss your chance to see Today at 3:30 p.m. in the Rice Editor, Thresher, MS-524 Huck 'em Tito Puente Jr. in concert! sunscreen because it's going to Stadium, the football team will Calendar submission forms are The baseball team takes on be hot and dry out there. Come to downtown Houston be sponsoring a punt, pass and available on the Thresher office Hawaii tonight at 7 p.m. at any time this afternoon and kick contest. One male and one door. Reckling Park after Willy Week Bike on over to the game! tonight to enjoy the festive female participant will be festivities at 5:30 p.m. Come out Recover in style from your atmosphere of the Main Event recruited from each college for Submissions are printed on a and support our Owls. awesome Beer-Bike by Concert Series. The outdoor each event. Come and watch! space available basis. watching Ihe Owls take on concert is free and will feature Hello, Hamlet! Hawaii in baseball tonight at Tito Puente Jr., son of Latin Shepherd School Opera Wiess Tabletop theater 7 p.m. at Reckling Park. Music King Tito Puente. The Shepherd School Opera presents Hello, Hamlet! tonight and members of the Shepherd through Sunday night at 8 p.m. Amnesty International event More tennis School Chamber Orchestra in the Wiess Commons. Send Amesty International Houston Come back over to the Jake present Werther tonight at inaicin an e-mail to [email protected] for will present a staged reading of Hess Tennis Stadium to catch 7:30 p.m. in Wortham Opera reservations. Tickets are $4 for "Marsinah: A Song from the the men's tennis team play Theater. Tickets are $10 for Rice students and faculty and Underworld" tonight at the Lamar this afternoon at 3 p.m. students and $8 for senior sun citizens. For tickets call $6 for all others. The show will Jones Hall at the University of a touch of Santa Fe in the Vilage run next weekend as well. St. Thomas. The play, directed Faculty Recital (713) 348-8000. by Shelli Rae and John Sullivan Clyde Holloway will perform on Specializing in Native American I always wanted to eat naked. will begin at 7 p.m. The event is the organ tonight at 7:30 p.m. in FRIDAY Jewelry, Pottery and Indigenous Brown Theatre presents Don't free and open to the public. For a Faculty Recital in Edythe Cultural Arts. Dress for Dinner tonight and further information, call Mary Bates Old Recital Hall. 2444 Times Blvd.. Suite 110 tomorrow night, as well as next Schultz at (713) 802-3877. Admission is free. Why did coach kick Cinderella weekend, at 8 p.m. in the 713-523-4288 off the baseball team? Because www.indiansun.net Brown Commons. Tickets are SUNDAY MONDAY she ran away from the ball. $4 for Rice students and faculty Ooohh. Count it. and $6 for all others. By the way, the baseball team Reach out You can help save children. Leave the kids at home. This plays Fresno State tonight at 7 Donate as much as you can. play is rated ARRR! Today is the last day to sign up p.m. at Reckling Park. for RSVP's spring Outreach The Measles Initiative kicks off Rice Light Opera Society Day on March 27. Register to today and continues all week in Shepherd Symphony presents Gilbert and Sullivan's volunteer at one of the many the Grand Hall of the RMC. The Shepherd School The Pirates of Penzance tonight sites around Houston and get Donate $1 and vaccinate one Symphony Orchestra, and tomorrow night at 8 p.m. in free food that day. Register now child against measles. For more conducted by Larry Rachleff, the Will Rice Commons. at www. ruf. rice, edu/-service/ information contact Virginia at performs tonight at 8 p.m. in Contact [email protected] for more outreachsign up.h tml. [email protected]. the Stude Concert Hall. information.
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THE RICE THRESHER BACKPAGE FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2004 Martellians named by 6ALCO i 's a ton of Misclass Three Martel runners from last year as well. year's Beer-Run race were named The three Martellians, senior We're not going to kid "I got the small balls the other day. "If you go back to look at old yesterday as having received steroids Mark Berenson senior Dylan Hedrick ourselves. There are a lot of It sucked. I mean, I got balls in my digital logic literature, you and other performance enhancers and sophomore Jason Bridges were mouth every time — that was nice, might find the term from BALCO labs. BALCO made banned from participating in any Rice but it got really tiring. mulitvibrator, which I guess headlines recently when it named activities until Rice can investigate. Backpage for the misclass. .— Baker sophomore about Boba sounds a little racys." several baseball players as recipients "Of course I had to take steroids," So it is with great pleasure of steroids. Berenson said, "I mean look at me, I Tea — Anonymous Elee 242 Not long after BALCO made the was this frail, skinny white boy. I had section EVER! professor announcement, Rice University to get an edge somehow." Hedrick "I like having a penis on my shirt unanimously agreed that Martel un- and Bridges were not willing to com- If 1 didn't have sexual misad- so you better like it to." "You should masturbate, that fairly and illegitimately won Beer- ment. We think it's because they are ventures with several women, — Martel Beer-Bike coordinator solved my problem." Run last spring. Rice officials stripped guilty. what would I be doing in my — Brown play director to former Martel of its title and then awarded it University Court plans to hear the free time? Study?" "I miscalculated this. You're not Brown president to neighboring Jones College, and Martellian's case as soon as — Non-Rice friend of a Jones turned on by this. This stuff really banned Martel from Beer-Bike this possible. sophomore turns me on!" "I'd pee on you!" — Anonymous Econ 480 professor "Any good friend would." "I'm a lesbian too. I changed — Martel sophomore and sex last night." "Hurry up and masturbate before freshman — Anonymous CENG 411 prof you kill us all." Actress to anonymous Brown play "At least I don't have a penis. If "Are we putting that misclass in?" director I actually made sperm I'd really "Of course, he said lesbian." hate writing about flagella." —Jones sophomore and "Dude, you DO NOT tell common- — Martel freshman girl anonymous BPE regarding ers about the chem elves. I knew a previous misclass guy who once told his parents, and "Ok there are couple things I he never had another reaction don't understand. Today is "I download my porn off Kazaa work for him. Ever. This guy could Thursday right?" because that ensures a higher drop a chunk of potassium in the "No, that would be your first quality of porn." sink, and it would just sit there. I mistake. Today is Tuesday." —Jones freshman think he finally switched to "Oh, nevermind then." chemical engineering." — Wiess freshmen "I'm not your homework!" — Sid Rich male senior's AIM "Nope! If you were, you'd be on away message "Even Jesus had to piss off God my desk, I'd be doing you, and every once in a while." it'd be hard." "Is Teach for America' interna- —Jones Freshman — conversation between Martel tional?" freshman girl and anonymous — Pre-law student "And then be put his pecker in Martel O-Week coordinator my hair." "There's a difference between a — Anonymous Photo editor "Something big bad is going to girl having sex with a horse and a happen in 2014." girl having sex with a horse and "Dude. I'm hot." — Russian History professor liking it." — Anonymous sports editor (sec —Jones freshman photo left) "There are a lot of things 1 like that make me ashamed, but I "I didn't mean that kind of hole. I "Dude, Dylan is hot." don't like donkey sex!" meant the kind in my pants. Not — Anonymous lame duck editor BARRY BONDS/SF CHRONICLE These three muscular Martellians are ready to pump you up. — Wiess sophomore IN my pants, in the material!" in chief (see photo left) Enjoy the nightmares. I know I will. —Martel freshman girl "That's what my pants should If you say something worthy say: Do not open. HOT!" "I think I'm worth about $12.95." of a misclass, we'll know. — Lovett senior — College coordinator We have eyes and ears in LOTB every corner of this Univer- "If I were a straight man I "You need to suck them especially sity. As omniscient as we We are sorry to announce that due to budget costs, would have had you bent over a when you're holding two of them" are, we still need your help. Lord of the Backpage will not be shown this week. It chair three days ago." — Anonymous Hanszenite filling Keep sending misclass to will hopefully return to its regularly scheduled — Gay Martel junior to girl balloons backpageMrice. edu. Backpage next week in order to finish up the trilogy.
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Violations for balloons, water, etc Fine Consistent under-filling of water balloons by a college (assessed $1500 per college by Rules, Security, or Parade Chairs) Filling balloons with any substance but water $1500 per offense Hitting official people (including campus-wide Beer Bike | $100 per offense Coordinators, Campus Police, Security, Bikers in the front of the j parade, Masters, RAs, and non-Rice people associated with a college's theme, etc.) Moving water not in a water balloon (Super Soakers, hose, $250 per offense trashcan water, etc.) Propelling water balloons $250 per offense Throwing balloons outside defined parade route $500 per incident Throwing balloons behind the roped off area while trucks are $100 per incident moving into position in the parade route Use of fire hose $500, plus $10 per minute of use Water balloons transported/thrown from decorative vehicle $100 per incident
Violations associated with the parade route & vehicles Fine Additional people on truck (x>no more than 10 people per $100 per offense truck) Alcohol on vehicle or parade route I $250 per offense Approaching truck while truck is in motion - must stay on I $250 per person curbs of road while trucks are moving Attacking the cab of another college's vehicle, including while it | $100 per offense is in transit from college to parade starting pointat anytime Back-door of truck is unlocked $250_per offense Climbing onto or off the trucks at anytime after the start of the $500 per person parade Climbing off the trucks at anytime after loading without $500 per person express and document proof from a security official College non-participation in clean-up $1000 per offense Crossing in between vehicles while parade is in motion - must $100 per person remain on curbs of road while trucks are moving Driving a tagged or decorated vehicle off campus after parade $500 per vehicle Driving a tagged or decorated vehicle off campus before parade Exclusion of vehicle from parade r: ac iumui i ui vtrim Impersonating a sec urity official $100 Violations at the Track Fine/Penalty Present on track without a wrist band I $100 per person Walking across track during race ^Tnm^finec)^^ • 'J