the Rice Thresher Vol. XCIV, Issue No. 19 SINCE 1916 Friday, February 9, 2007 BAKER INSTITUTE Autry to undergo FOR 5LIC POLIO major overhaul by Perry Factor of jokes on nationally televised broadcasts—will be removed, and THRESHER STAFF seating will be installed on that side Autry Court will receive its of the court. first major upgrade in 57 years Del Conte said the curtain may this July. A $7 million gift from be cut up and sold to collectors or alumnus, trustee and former varsity placed in an athletic hall of fame. basketball player Bobby Tudor "It's part of Rice culture, but \ (Hanszen '82) and his wife Phoebe at the same time it's also part of Tutor jump-started the project, a detriment to us as we recruit," estimated to cost $23 million. he said. The upgrade, which is being designed by sports architectural firm To see architectural plans for Autry • - • -'&•£$$! Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, Court's renovation, see Page 7. is expected to take 18 months. Autry Court will be reconfigured, The current Rice Pool and the and the space between it and Recreation Center's facilities will not Fox Gymnasium will be filled in, be affected by the construction. according to the tentative plans "No student will not have a released Tuesday. place to work out — period," Del The renovation will create new Conte said. offices, restrooms, locker rooms He said an upgraded Autry will and concession stands. A new not only be nicer to look at on the weight room for varsity athletes will inside but will also enhance the IAN WHITE/THRESHER supplement the one at Rice Stadium, attractiveness of campus. President Bill Clinton spoke yesterday at Autry Court. The speech, "Embracing our Common Humanity: Meeting the Chal- existing academic facilities for the "Rice students have the finest lenges of Global Interdependence in the 21st Century" focused on U.S. policy's current and future roles in the world. varsity athletes will be improved facilities in the country to learn, but and expanded, a team store will the facility used the most is one of be built in the entrance lobby and the worst," he said. "It is an eyesore a club lounge will be built on the at an institution of greatness You second floor behind the north end come to the pearly gates when you Clinton expounds global issues of the arena. see Dwett Hall, yet [Autry] looks Although the name Autry will like an old junkyard, even though Increasing US. diplomacy, aid key to 42nd President's vision for future remain in some capacity, Athletic it's the most-used facility." Director Chris Del Conte said new- Since he was hired, Del Conte by Grace Ng and Natalie Kone speaker here for quite a number of change of free trade in the Western facility may receive a new name. has said he wants to use the years — we began to think if things hemisphere or by serving as an THRESHKRSTAFF The blue curtain on the south basketball program to generate got going another couple years, we honest broker in the Middle East," end of the arena, long part of Rice revenue for the Athletic Department President Bill Clinton spoke about would have to start all over again Baker said. athletic tradition — and the brunt see AUTRY, Page 7 global challenges from terrorism to and invite the next President Clin- In opening, Clinton discussed health care policy to sustainability at ton," Baker said, eliciting applause the challenges of globalization. He a near-capacity crowd at Autry Court from the audience. addressed the audience directly, yesterday afternoon. The topic of the "Please do me a favor," Baker reminding listeners of their ad- speech was "Embracing our Com- said to Clinton. "Tell the senator vantageous positions in the global mon Humanity: Meeting the Chal- that, of course, cannot be an en- economy and inviting them to keep lenges of Global Interdependence dorsement." in mind that framework when W,. -V • *"• -w in the 21st Century." Baker acknowledged that he and they think about global issues, Baker Institute Director, Ambas- Clinton often find themselves on economic and otherwise. sador Edward Djerejian, President opposite sides of issues, but he had "If we live in an interdependent David Leebron and former Secre- no shortage of praise for Clinton, ac- world, that's good for us, but not so iiy» tary of State — and Honorary Chair knowledging his Global Initiative, good for half the people," he said. of the Baker Institute for Public his work in the wake of the Indian "And if it's unequal, unstable and Policy — James Baker each made Ocean tsunami and his advice to unsustainable, it's clear that what opening remarks. the Iraq Study Group, which Baker the mission of thoughtful people After lamenting the length of co-chaired. He also stressed some all over the world is in the 21st time Clinton took to schedule a trip of their common ideals. century: We have to move from to Rice, Baker drew laughter from "We share a profound apprecia- simple interdependence to more the audience bv alluding to Senator tion of the imperative of American integrated communities locally, nationally and globally." Hillary Clinton's presidential bid. engagement on the world scene, COURTESY RICE ATHLETICS "We've been trying to get our whether by expanding the ex- see CLINTON, Page 4 The renovations to Autry are expected to take 18 months to complete. VP to focus on accreditation INSIDE Casino Party 2 007 OPINION Page 3 In November 2005, SACS raised concerns by Eric I )octor Casino Party 2 007 is scheduled for Is the college system failing? about eight of Rice's accreditation criteria, THRKSHKR STAFF Saturday, Feb. 17 from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. at including objections about how Rice A&E Page 10 Lovett College. In the wake of last year's rocky re- evaluates itself. Art invades Rice Gallery accreditation process, Rice has hired SACS' Criterion 2.5 stipulates that a school SPORTS Page 13 an associate vice president for institutional should "engage in ongoing, integrated and Vagina Monologues Men's basketball wins two in a row institution-wide research-based planning effectiveness—a new position—to strengthen Today and tomorrow from 7:30-9 p.m. and evaluation processes that incorporate a Quote of the Week the university's evaluation procedures. in the Sid Richardson Big Room. Tickets systemic review of programs and services "You still want to be part of an event that's a Provost Eugene Levy announced in a Jan. are $5 for students, $6 for staff and $7 for that (a) results in continuing improvement social outlet and an opportunity to show pride." 31 e-mail that John Cornwell, currently the non-Rice. See review, Page 9. vice provost for institutional effectiveness and (b) demonstrates that the institution is — Men's Basketball Coach Willis Wilson on the importance of student attendance at athletic and assessment at Loyola University in New effectively accomplishing its mission." events. See Story. Page 4. Orleans, will assume the post March 1. Levy said SACS made three recommen- Archi-Arts"Delirious" Ix'vy said Rice hired Cornwell to improve dations about consistency in assessment Scoreboard Rice's reaccreditation process. Every 10 across departments. "Delirious"-themed Archi-Arts party Baseball years, accredited institutions in Alabama, "They weren't criticisms of our current is tonight, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. at the Meridian Rice 5, Central Missouri State 0 Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, educational programs," Levy said. "[SACS] felt (1503 Chartres). Tickets are $10 in Men's Tennis Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, thatwe needed, underthe currently developing advance and $12 at the door. Rice 2, Texas State 3 expectations, to better define our objectives Tennessee, Texas and Virginia are required to Weekend Weather submit a report to the Southern Association and assess whether we were achieving Friday of Colleges. those objectives." CRUSH Party Cloudy. 52-62 degrees SACS examines about 80 criteria for re- Cornwell will bring the number of Rice vice RPC's annual CRUSH Party is Saturday accreditation and sends its assessment to presidents to seven, joining the vice presidents Wednesday from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. at Few showers, 55-61 degrees the U.S. Department of Education, which for finance, administration, enrollment, Willy's Pub. Fill out the survey at Sunday decides whether the university is eligible for investments and treasurer, public affairs and m y meet sheet. com/ricecrush. Showers, 60-75 degrees federal grants. see CORNWELL, Page 5 THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 9,2007

hx. z You'ie. z imagine x WON'T BE TH6 FlA ST To ASK WHY the Rice Thresher THE N&N VICE- YOU'AE HTKC. ptfesmtrNT Fo& / INSTITUTIONAL. TUB BUSH BffGCT I V&NESS. ADMINISTRATION Autry renovations set a f?eQUI ties UNIl>&?SiTI& positive precedent To T>E/ytONS7fiAT£ I flifAoVEm&fr Yesterday, former President Bill Clinton spoke at a curtained, Gt Ite-ACcecViTerfi decrepit Autry Court. While the setting was pleasantly informal, the state of our gym was more than a little disheveled — a burden the FJOUJ vo You PCFIN TO DO PlBASQ TELL MB volleyball and men's and women's basketball teams have shouldered THAT? YOU'RE MVP/fi/Gr, for seasons on end. Fortunately, in about two years no one will have to worry about the unsightliness of Rice's largest-capacity indoor SIMPLE. YOU'LX. venue. (See story, Page 1.) to Ate Sc//f£" TO BXCUSE The improvements certainly will be easier on the eyes for aestheti- MQtf£" cally oriented fans, but they may also improve the quality of varsity RefU&LlCANS IN THE athletics overall. The renovation is a smart one from any angle, and LEAVE THE WOT>L£ Of it is happening largely due to the laudable efforts of Athletic Direc- /VSTlTtATlOfJ CUTTING tor Chris Del Conte. THAU SNTER 11. &LMIKET TAX. Coming from the University of Arizona, Del Conte has experienced what a successful basketball program can add to a school's athletic department and, by extension, to the school itself. It is nearly impos- sible for a program to succeed financially in today's college athletics LETTERS TO THE EDITOR with antiquated facilities that scare away top recruits and big-money competitors. And while it would be naive to think that a renovated disingenuous. I absolutely agree The solutions require a certain Recycling program with her that the pro-life stance has amount of peace and unity if they Autry will instantly cure the Athletic Department's financial ills, we nothing to do with bombing abortion are to be executed. Proclaiming "us believe it is important that the Athletic Department takes this step progresses at Rice clinics, telling women they're going to Democrats" to be a separate sphere towards building a solid foundation for the future. Better facilities hell or displaying grotesque pictures of understanding and interaction is mean better crowds, as well as better recruits, who will hopefully To the editor: in public. However, I dispute that hardly a step forward. their practices have anything to do lead to better teams with better non-conference home opponents Thanks so much for your coverage of Rice's participation in tl le with feminism. Katina Mitchell and more nationally televised games. If all that happens, it will spell intercollegiate recycling competition Feminism is about empower- Martel senior financial relief for our in-the-red Athletic Department. RecycleMania ("Reduce, Reuse, then ing women, about giving them the Thanks to the efforts of Del Conte and his staff, the Athletic Depart- RecycleMania" Feb. 2). meansand the confidence to have as ment is already trying to ease Athletics' drain on university funds. A You are absolutely correct in much control over their lives as men Bookstore blunders telling sign: All of the funding for Autry's renovations will come from noting that reducing our consump- have over theirs. Feminists for Life tion of materials and then reusing does not want women to have abor- continue; buy online private donations, not from the general university fund. what we consume precede recycling. tions, and they advance in particular Thankfully, students who have athletic interests outside the To this end, I am pleased to announce the argument that abortions do not To the editor: future of varsity teams — hardcore workout junkies and recreational that we have embraced your sugges- just harm unborn children, but also For the fourth semester in a row, raquetball players alike — will not suffer during the renovation. We tion and enlisted Rice in the "Waste women themselves. the bookstore has not ordered the Minimization" category of the appreciate that the Recreation Center and general-use workout facili- This is a defensible stance. books I ordered and need, and neither RecycleMania contest. This means However, what the organization does has it informed me that these books ties will remain open throughout the construction process. Perhaps that we will not only be encourag- not do is give women any means at all to are missing or unavailable. This is a the relative quickness with which the Autry Court renovations were ing members of the Rice commu- avoid the problem of abortion entirely. miracle of both incompetence and con- planned will even inspire the university to speed up the construction nity to recycle, but also to look for Some research on tl leir web site reveals sistency: The bookstore has been really of a new recreation center. opportunities to minimize or prevent that they have no publication to inform stinko forever. waste altogether. In the spirit of Recy- women about birth control options, As the most-used building on campus, there is no reason Autry I am going to tell my students from cleMania, perhaps the Thresher could no resources in place to help women now on to go straight to Amazon.com. Court should be one of the most dilapidated. While a new convoca- consider running a special waste-free obtain condoms or hormonal birth We should all do this and avoid the tion center is not on the way, a renovated Autry may serve as a fitting digital-only edition, like the online control, and no programs to empower only bookstore at a major university I place for high-profile speakers and other large-scale events to come. Slate Magazine. women to be assertive enough to have ever heard of that doesn't give its Autry's renovations will, with any luck, do wonders for Athletics, and the Wearemakinggradualbut steady insist that they and their partners students some kind of discount. use contraception. project's financial independence is as welcome as it is appropriate. improvement in our recycling 'Hie money we all save at Amazon program at Rice. Two years ago, In short, Feminists for Life can then be put to better use when we we were diverting around 20 says that abortions hurt women, are in the Campus Store to browse percent of our total solid waste but their only suggestion for the T-shirts. from the landfill through either avoiding the hurt is to not have Owlspace has potential recycling or composting. Last fall, one. This simply does not provide Terrence Doody we recorded a diversion rate for any woman any alternate paths to English professor the quarter of 27 percent, which is avoid such an evil or the knowledge as campus panacea almost identical to that of the City and power to make such choices of Austin. Meanwhile, the City of responsibly. They may have a Lastsummer,InformationTechnology'sEducationalTechnologies Houston's recycling rate is a paltry feminist-sounding goal, but they five percent. go about achieving it in a distinctly Group set up a much needed hub for course Web sites. Owlspace Despite this progress, much anti-feminist manner. CONTACTING THE was launched last semester to half-hearted responses and some work remains. Students can help confusion — some professors were still using WebCT or setting up minimize waste by remembering Matthew Patterson THRESHER independent course Web sites. Luckily, things are getting better the to return ceramic plates and plastic- Jones senior second time around. This semester, faculty use of Owlspace appears cups to the serveries, which will Letters to have increased dramatically. make the kitchens less reliant upon m Letters to the editor should disposables. Students can also We are happy to embrace this particular digital revolution. Now Columnist cannot be sent to the Thresher by e-mail use the blue bins in their rooms to [email protected]. IX'tiers Rice has a Facebook-easy Web site for accessing course documents to recycle paper and can carry speak for Democrats must be received by 5 p.m. on and schedules, viewing presentation slides, setting up study groups their empty bottles and cans to the Monday prior to a Friday and contacting instructors — if students and professors know to centralized collection points in the To the editor: publication date. colleges. If for some reason a dorm use it. When implemented properly, Owlspace sites make students' I would like to thank Kirti Datla • All letters to the editor room does not have a blue bin for for her column ("We Democrats must must be signed and include and professors' lives less expensive and more efficient. It replaces paper recycling, students can succeed where Bush fails," Feb. 2). college and year if the writer decentralized, rarely updated course Web sites with a user-friendly request a bin from their custo- She made some good points and is a Rice student. dian. interface geared toward homework submission, resource posting, presented issues that are significant • Letters should be no lon- class announcements and discussions. Additionally, having an inte- I would also encourage any student to human life today. ger than 250 words in length. grated calendar function on the Owlspace personalized homepage interested in recycling to consider join- I would like to ask one ques- The Thresher reserves the ing the Student Recycling Council and can help students manage their study and class time online. And tion: When did "we Democrats" right to edit letters for both workingtoimproverecyclingoncampus. become a people motivated against content and length. Edtech staff are on hand to answer any technical questions faculty Thank you again to the Thresher for those who hold other opinions? and students might have. taking the time to inform the Rice Not only is it impossible to as- Subscribing Keeping in line with Rice's continually growing green-conscious- student body about RecycleMania. For sume all Democrats hold the same more information about recycling at • Annual subscriptions are ness, Owlspace conserves paper for class readings. The old days of opinions, but it is also simply Rice, please visit recycle.rice.edu . available for $50 domestic and professors fretting over copy machines and wasting extra packets incorrect to assume all other po- $125 international via first litical categories hold radically are gone — unfortunately for our RecycleMania numbers. And Owl- class mail. Richard Johnson opposite or hostile viewpoints. space saves cash for penny-strapped students by removing the need Sustainability Planner There are pro-life Democrats, for Fondren's expensive printing services. So we encourage faculty Republicans working to increase Advertising who have not yet stepped up to the Owlspace bandwagon to hop on, taxes and almost any combi- • We accept display and classified advertisements. Ad- and faculty and students alike should keep exploring its features. Feminists for Life do nation of stereotypes one can imagine — because people value vertisements must be received While it may never have the scarily infinite information of Google not empower women different political issues in indi- by 5 p.m. on the Monday prior or Facebook, we look forward to the day when we can "Owlspace" vidual ways. to a Friday publication date. Please contact our advertising all of our classes. To the editor: 'Hie solutions to the problems in manager at (713)348-3967 or Kat hleen Hanson's editorial about the world do not lie with the Ameri- thresher-ads@rice. edu for more Unsigned editorials represent the majority opinion of the Thresher Feminists for Life ("Feminists-for-life can I)emocrats. These problems are information. editorial staff. fight for women, defy stereotypes," the responsibility of all people in our Feb. 2) strikes me as being sadly country, and further, on our earth. THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2007 Guest column Guest column New college plans threaten failing system Perry deserves praise for Most of us at Rice have now For example, colleges generally Associates. But rather than address- received notice of the upcoming have fewer than 10 active faculty ing these issues, the university has 50th anniversary of the residential associates, few colleges have resident embarked on a mission to radically HPV vaccine mandate college system. According to the faculty associates, and the faculty change our college landscape. announcement, we are and staff who are involved The nine cur rent colleges average Texas Governor kick Perry thought that the strains of HPV to celebrate "the most have limited time and 330 total students and 231 on-campus recently added the Human against which this vaccine protects persistent and distin- resources to properly advise students. While such numbers have Papillomavirus vaccine to the cause about 70 percent of all cervi- guishing feature of the students. Furthermore, fluctuated somewhat over the last list of mandated vaccinations for cal cancers. Why would parents Rice experience," "the academically oriented 50 years, they have generally con- 1 l-and-12-year-old want their children to be most widely admired and college events are few and formed to those outlined in docu- girls. Perry's decision at risk for cancer when a copied college system far between, with college ments from the 1950s, including the hascaused an uproar, and vaccine is available? in the United States" functions rarely attended statement that it is "advisable to pre- Texans are wondering Also, no matter how and "the addition of the by more than a third of its serve a reasonable numerical balance why our socially conser- hard a parent tries to in- 10th (Burt and Deedee members and significant between the colleges." The two new vative governor would fluence their children's McMurtry College) and Gerald numbers of students seem- colleges, at nominally 325 on-campus mandate a vaccine that decisions, many will 11th colleges." ing to refrain from college students each, will contrast markedly protects against a sexu- still engage in sexual I am passionate about Dickens activities altogether. On top with the ideals and history of the Rice ally transmitted virus. activity in their teens. the Rice college system. of this, masters at every college system. Usual conservative allies I would even propose I am also extraordinarily grate- college are feeling the pressures have become Perry's Sarah giving the vaccine to ful to the McMurtrys for their of both overseeing college life and opponents, calling this Mitchell children at the very generosity. That said, it is dif- pursuing research. move a promotion of earliest age it has been ficult to escape the deep irony in Most problems reflect an If the Rice college premarital sex. approved for — nine the announcement. administration that simultaneously system is uthe most Perhaps Perry istaking a years old — to truly cover all praises and dismisses its college small step to compensate for the children before they become system. For example, intellec- persistent and failure to provide comprehensive sexually active. As difficult as it tual and cultural events — such as sex education in public schools. is for parents to terms with the Most problems reflect lectures, concerts and exhibits—are distinguishing feature Or maybe he is finally acknowl- decisions their children are an administration continuously sponsored around edging the reality that over 90 making, good parenting covers campus but rarely in the colleges. of the Rice experience," percent of the population has all the possible actions children that simultaneously Students are selectively admitted premarital sex. might take. into Rice but with seemingly little re- why do we neglect it? Whatever his reasons, I praises and dismisses gard for their interest in citizenship. applaud Perry for his decision. Faculty members are desired in the Vaccinating girls early is critical its college system. colleges as advisors and associates, So, I return to the irony: If the Rice because the vaccine is most effec- Perhaps Perry is especially as RAs — but there are college system is "the most persistent tive when received before engag- taking a small step no strong incentives to convince and distinguishing feature of the Rice ing in any sexual activity. When As clearly stated in its founding the best candidates. All the while, experience," why do we neglect it? people consider which STDs they to compensate for documents, the Rice college system masters are expected to maintain If it is "the most widely admired and have to worry about when engag- was established for two primary rea- active academic programs but have copied college system," why are we ing in risky sex, HPV is often the the failure to provide sons: to increase social responsibility only limited support. changing it? Of course, the irony is last one to come to mind. If this and to stimulate intellectual ferment, Problems with the Rice college that this line of questioning would were a vaccine that prevented comprehensive sex especially among faculty and students. system and their potential solutions have risen to the forefront long AIDS, chlamydia, gonorrhea, One can find vestiges of these goals have all been explained before. Most ago if the Rice college system were and any number of other harmful education in in mentoring programs, theatrical recently, they were spelled out in operating properly. STDs all wrapped into one, I could public schools. productions, art projects and cultural last year's "Gruber Report" — an understand the argument that it activities. However, in many regards evaluation produced by the Gerald Dickens is the Martel College promotes promiscuity and risky the present system is broken. Committee on Masters and Resident master. sexual behavior. However, even those 10 percent And what makes the vaccine who do abstain from premarital even more important is that even sex are at risk for contracting the best sexual education and most Guest column HPV. Even if a woman chooses perfect safe sex cannot protect to wait until marriage, what if her against HPV According to an partner has not made the ,ame article on the Mayo Clinic Web Global warming claims should be challenged choice and is a carrier of one site, women who use condoms "There are ominous signs that the warming thing a bit more before we let cool, and we may possibly have a slight or more strains of HPV> Kven if during sex still have a 30 percent Earth's weather patterns have begun it take over our lives? infiuenceonthiscycle. But there are too both partners have abstained, it is chance to contract HPV. When to change dramatically and that these The United Nations Intergovern- many questions that go unasked. possible (although rare) in some practicing safe sex is not enough changes may portend a drastic decline mental Panel on Climate Change Ask your local global warming cases for some strains of HPV to be to really protect against HPV, the in food production — with released a summary of its proselytizer about the historical coin- transmitted from mother to child, vaccine is the only logical option. serious political implications findings this week, Feb. cidences of solar activity and climate including the strains this vaccine Why subject women to cancer they for just about every nation 5,2007. This summary in- change. Ask him to explain why the prevents against. do not have to experience? on Earth.... 'Hie central fact cludes a plethora of graphs world got so much warmer and t hen so Furthermore, this mandate will is that after three quarters thai show tiial from 1900 suddenly cooler in recent history. Ask also serve to drive down the cost of a century of extraordi- until now, the world has why the UN thinks cows and pigs may of this expensive vaccination, and narily mild conditions, the gotten warmer. actually be responsible for 18 percent Whatever his reasons, health insurance providers will earth's climate seems to be But that's what you of the global warming problem. Ask I applaud Perry for have to subsidize it. cooling down." expect after the Little Ice why every estimate on the past hur- Perry's HPV mandate not only These excerpts come Age that the world experi- ricane season was wrong. Ask why we his decision. takes a realistic stance towards from a 1975 Newsweek maga- Carr enced from about 1600 to should change our whole way of life cancer prevention, it makes a zinearticlewarningtheAmer- Taylor 1850 AD. This ice age based on the arguments of experts life-saving vaccine affordable and ican public about the certain evened out the Medi- talking about the next hundred years available for all women, regardless onslaught of the disaster eval Warm Period of weather when they can't get the While this vaccine is not a of their family's economic status. known as "global cooling." Yes, in 1975 that preceded it, from about five-day forecast right. guarantee against cancer, it has scientists predicted that barring a the 10th century until about the the potential to prevent cancer Sarah Mitchell is a Hanszen College rapid response, global cooling would 14th century. If you leave those parts Carr Taylor is a Will Rice College for a great number of people. It is sophomore and payroll manager. ruin harvest seasons, cause wide- out of the graph, the past 100 years senior. spread droughts and foment other looks pretty threatening. Global grave crises. warming enthusiasts always start The New York Times aided their graphs at 1850 in order to avoid in publicizing the threat with the some inconvenient truths. Seeing headline "A Major Cooling Widely the whole chart in perspective shows the Rice Thresher Considered to Be Inevitable." Science the Earth fluctuating in climate, The Rice Thresher, the official student newspaper at Rice University since 1916, is News magazine also did its part in warming and cooling in a cycle. We David Brown published each Friday during the school year, Editor in Chief voicing the concerns of scientists are currently in the warming trend except during examination periods and holidays, of the cycle, just as 30 years ago with a cover story that asked, "The Julia Bursten by the students of Rice University. 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MARSHALL ROBINSON/THRESHER Baker Institute Director, Ambassador Edward Djerejian reads students' questions, submitted via e-mails to the Baker Institute, to Clinton following his speech. CLINTON From page 1

Clinton elaborated on his conception of Americans and new lifestyle choices among interdependence, noting that the best way Americans to reduce obesity and violence. to achieve global integration is through Tying his health care discussion back improved national security, revitalized diplo- to the problem of uneven distribution of macy and better economic policies. global resources, Clinton gave a detailed Improving policy in these three areas, he comparison of the United States' health said, may improve America's role in com- care policies with those of other countries bating three of the largest current global around the world. MARSHALL ROBINSON/THRESHER problems: economic inequality, health care Using a series of paired statistics to Four and a half hours before Clinton's speech, students line up outside Autry Court to get good and energy resources. show how much more money is spent on seats. Brown College junior Stephen Hammel, left, Wiess College freshman Caitlin Miller and health care in America than anywhere else Wiess senior Malcolm Eckel played Scrabble and cards, while other students brought frisbees, in the world, he concluded that a majority skateboards and picnic lunches to help pass the time. of the wasteful spending is the product of 'You're at a great bureaucracy. posed to be learning," Clinton said. "You Christina I^agos said the buildup to Clinton's university, you're "We spend 16 percent of our income on have more power to do than any group of arrival made the photo shoot exciting but that health care. No other country spends more Americans ever had, and there's plenty of she wished the students could have interacted supposed to be learning. than 11," Clinton said. "Thirty-four percent doing that needs to be done." with Clinton in a "coffee talk" setting. of every [U.S.I health care dollar is spent Following the speech, there was a ques- A more meaningful moment of the event, You have more power on administrative compliance costs between tion and answer session. Students had sub- she said, came when Djerejian asked a insurers and providers. Nineteen percent is mitted their questions to the Baker Institute question Lagos submitted. The question to do than any group of the next highest number I can find anywhere via e-mail prior to the speech. addressed how Clinton's Global Initiative Americans ever had, and in the world. " Six questions were asked and answered seeks to minimize governments' corrupt The gross costs of some of these dispari- on topics including international policy in use of aid. there's plenty of doing that ties range between 300 and 800 billion dollars, the Middle East, nuclear development in Lagos, a Wiess College junior, said Clinton said, and he charged the U.S. policy Iran and presidential term limits. Clinton gave a more thorough answer than needs to be done.' of issuing patents with exclusive production Clinton emphasized the necessity for a she expected. — Bill Clinton rights to privately owned drug companies comprehensive peace agreement between "I was expecting an answer similar to what Israelis and Palestinians in improving ties I had read on the Clinton Global Initiative 42nd U.S. President with incurring much of this cost. Clinton discussed the increasing role of with other Middle Eastern nations. Web site," Lagos said. "I was really pleased non-wealthy Americans in funding humani- Prior to the speech, Clinton made an he gave such examples of how he deals tarian relief and poverty reduction. appearance at Baker Hall, where he visited with leaders and how he explained that any A theme of sustainability permeated He said the Internet facilitates the speed Baker's office and took pictures with several deviations from the programs guidelines Clinton's speech, although he devoted lim- and ease of making financial donations and groups, including one with 30 students in- end the support." ited time to strictly environmental issues. He gave the example of American donations vited by the Baker Institute. Clinton gave an example of an unnamed, emphasized the urgency of current environ- toward disaster relief after the tsunami in 'Hie students lined up for the picture newly elected foreign head of state who mental issues including climate change and December 2005: More than half of the $1.2 in the International Conference Facility requested Clinton's help in buying drugs resource depletion. billion in American donations were made and waited for Clinton. When he arrived, for his government because of a corrupt Clinton stressed the importance of build- via the Internet. Clinton posed in the middle of the group for health ministry. ing allies against terrorism, in part for the Clinton appealed to students, especially three photographs before the students were "He said, 'I've got a problem with this min- purpose of promoting the sharing of energy those in computer-oriented fields, to re- quickly ushered out. istry, and I have to fire a bunch of people ... resources. member such statistics as they move on in Rice Vote Coalition Chair Claire Randall So will you buy these drugs for four months "You do have to have a security policy, their careers. said Clinton was kind and charismatic. until I get around to cleaning it out?" Clinton but building more and more partners and He ended his speech by encouraging "I kind of looked at him and said 'hi,"' Ran- said. "He understood how committed we fewer terrorists is always cheaper than going Rice students to be active global citizens in dall, a Brown College junior, said. "I wasn't were to ending corruption." to war," he said. contributing to solutions to today's global forceful enough. Some people went in for the Clinton also discussed the need for health challenges. kill, and I was just kind of star struck." - David Brown and Julia Bursten contributed care reform that extends coverage to all "You're at a great university, you're sup- Baker Institute Student Forum member to this article.

MARSHAL l ROBINSON tHRESHER President Clinton gestures toward the audience during his speech, beseeching listeners to interpret the world through a structured framework. "Any concerned citizen needs a worldview in wheh to absorb and evaluate all the apparently disparate events that are going on," Clinton said. Baker Institute Director, Ambassador Edward Djerejian, former Secretary of State James Baker and President David Leebron look on. THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9,2007 CORNWELL Martel College forms committee From page 1 resource development. added value that comes from Levy said Cornwell's task will proper assessment." to select new resident associate be to implement the mechanisms Levy said proper and consistent Jeremy Grace a lot, so it will be a to achieve these goals and to stay assessment not only benefits the Risa Gordon Smith said Martel is fortunate that it currently is the only col- little hard to find someone to fill ahead of the curve. university when renewing accredi- THRKSHER STAFF "The evaluation process is tation but also has benefits in terms lege conducting an RA search his shoes," Smith said. always changing, so we want to try of self-evaluation. Martel College has formed a because more people are likely to Grace, who has served as one to be prepared for what may come," Though the next assessment resident associate search com- apply if they do not have to choose of Martel's three RAs since Spring Levy said. process will not occur for another mittee to name a replacement for between colleges. 2003, declined to comment. On Jan. 17, the Department of 10 years, Cornwell said he would Assistant Director of Forensics However, a challenge for the The search committee will Education announced it will explore like to create a foundation for Jeremy Grace. The position will search will be finding an RA equal consist of three Martel freshman, possible changes to the rules that proper assessment so accredita- open July 1. to Grace's caliber, Smith said. four sophomores, two juniors and govern regional accrediting bodies tion is a smoother process. Dean of Undergraduates Robin "The whole college really likes three seniors. such as SACS. Levy said Cornwell's interview Forman announced the opening in Cornwell's duties will include and hiring process was unique. an all-departments listserv e-mail encouraging faculty and staff to "This is a very nascent area," Jan. 26. Enter the J8'h Annual R ice University understand the value of formal he said. "There are very few Committee co-Chair Abby assessment for assessment's sake, people who have the background Smith said about 17 people, INTERN \TION \L I'K'OfJRAMS PHOTO rather than only meeting the mini- and experience — we did a lot including at least one graduate

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i, art Time Help Wanted 20 students referred to U. Court remain anonymous, said guests were "We don't go looking for private We are seeking students who wish to work from home part time by Beko Binder hangingoutinthefloor'selevatorlobby, parties," Hassell said. "As long as they interviewing job applicants weekday mornings before class. THRESHER EDITOR1AI. STAFF but the room door was closed. stay inside and don't get any major Requires a strong phone voice and professional demeanor. Twenty students were referred to "The officers told the people who complaints, we are going to leave Knowledge of the finance industry is a plus. Student J udicial Programs Sunday after were outside to go inside and made them alone. Once it goes outside and (832) 545-5299 Rice University Police officers were them open the door," he said. becomes obvious, we have a duty to called to Sid Richardson College on a The host said he was disappointed respond." noise complaint with the way RUPD handled the situa- Assistant Dean of Student Judi- Lieutenant Phil Hassell said a tion because he felt the students at the cial Programs Don Ostdiek said the Sid Richardson student sent in the party were being respectful to Rice's referrals do not reflect a changing complaint When officers arrived at alcohol policy. enforcement of the Alcohol Policy. the college, there were people on the "I looked at the Student Code of While RUPD handled the complaint balcony, and the door to the room Conduct again because I thought our correctly, Sid should have addressed was open. party was private," he said. "On the the complaint first, he said. Ostdiek "When [officers] looked in, it was other hand, I know that the way the Al- said he is exploring the possibility of clear that there was a bunch of under- cohol Policy is written, anything that's turning the case over from University age people there," Hassell said. in the spirit of a public party needs to Court to a college court. Netwirk. com Sid Chief Justice John Horstman follow certain rules. The way it's written In general, Ostdiek said he prefers to said there is no universal policy for is pretty ambiguous, so that 1 feel like keep such issues within the colleges. noise complaints, but Sid students are anytime the RUPD needs to they can While he understands there may be encouraged to contact the Sid court construe a party as a public party." cases where the extent of the complaint before calling RUPD. While RUPD distinguishes be- or an inability to find the chief justice Horstman, a senior, said he tween the two types ofgatherings, once requires a call to RUPD, Ostdiek said was not contacted until after the officers are asked to respond to a call, the colleges should educate students police arrived. they are obligated to enforce the law, about what to do when they have noise College Students Health Insurance The party's host, who requested to Hassell said. complaints.

JOHN E. PARISH FELLOWSHIP POLICE BLOTTER The following items were reported to the Rice University Police for Summer Travel Department for the period Jan. 22 - Feb. 5. Residential Colleges Sid Richardson College Jan. 29 Theft. Wiess College announces competition for the 2007 John E. Parish Martel College Feb. 4 Student referred to Student Fellowship. The winner of the Parish Fellowship will receive support Judicial Programs for minor in consumption. of approximately 2 months travel during the Summer of 2007. The Sid Richardson College Feb. 4 Twenty students referred to purpose of the fellowship is to enhance the undergraduate education Student Judicial Programs for minor in consumption (See story, of the Fellow by broadening the range of experience via travel. All Page 6). Three non-Rice subjects full-time returning undergraduates at Rice are eligible. For further and the subject previously at Martel issued citations for minor information, call the Wiess College coordinator (713-348-5743), or in consumption. see the web page at www.ruf.rice.edu/-parish. Deadline for Academic Buildings application is Thursday, March 22, 2007. Keck Hall Jan. 30 Building burglarized. Other Buildings South Servery Feb. 5 Theft.

Parking Lots STUDY LESS. West Lot Feb. 3 Motor vehicle burglarized. A scientist's new method of memory activation guarantees STUDENT ASSOCIATION that you'll have more time to watch TV, play Xbox and sleep late. Oh, and that you'll score higher on tests, too. The Student Association met Monday. The following were discussed.

• Student Association President Althea Tupper announced that students who want to turn in election petitions should drop them off at the SA office in the Student Center. Tupper, a Hanszen College senior, said questions should be sent to her at [email protected]. • Students who would like to volunteer at Texas Children's Hospital should contact Brown College sophomore Lindsey Zwiener at [email protected]. • External Vice President Ceci Mesta discussed the proposed business minor. Martel College sophomore Christine Moran, a representa- tive of the University Standing Committee on the Undergraduate Curriculum, said that the minor would be composed of six new classes taught by the Jones School of Business faculty. Because the Jones School is a cash center and must be fiscally indepen- dent, the minor would have to be funded. A fee deducted from all students' tuition was one of the payment methods discussed by the committee. Moran said. • The following groups were approved as Rice clubs: the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience United States (IASTE), the Rice Sketch Comedy Club and the Rice Paintball Club. Voting on Rice Mens' Hoops was postponed to next week. Crescendo was renamed to Music Everywhere. • Senator Ferras Vinh, a Sid Richardson College junior, moved to amend the amendment proposed by Thresher Opinion Editor Evan Mintz last week. Mintz's amendment would allow the Thresher to publish information about candidates in student elections without having to notify them 24 hours in advance and provide 250 words of space for a response. Another amendment would allow candidates to publish campaign Web sites without using the SA Web site and would allow candidates to send bulk e-mails. Vinh's proposal would allow for at most two campaign related e-mails Can you just imagine how easy your school work would be if you via the SA listserv. Vinh said the e-mails would allow candidates to rebutt each other, which the Thresher cannot do. could increase your memory by a factor of ten and your reading ability by a factor of three? This twenty-seven hour course will not Several senators discussed the benefits of campaigning via bulk e-mail. only change your life, but your grades for the better. Results are Mintz asked the SA not to form a committee to discuss 100% guaranteed or your money back, on the spot. DYNAMIC MIND the amendment. The SA voted against the amendment. SEMINAR DATES: Check us out and Register on-line at SPECIAL STUDENT PRICING • The SA approved $400 for a security camera so the basement of the RMC can stay open for 24 hours. Currently, only a few organiza- APRIL 13-14 mindtechnologiesinc.com ' IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME! tions have access to the basement of the RMC, but the extended MAY 25-27 hours will allow all students 24-hour access. THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9,2007 Vision Weekend to host 100 minority prospective students

By Gary Johnson already," Villafranca said. McDowelle] speaking to the students on Weekend matriculated into the current Student Admission Council Minority Monday afternoon," Villafranca said. freshman class. THRESHER STAH Interests Committee Co-Chair Dara The Rhythms dance party will not be held "It is a good yield event," she said. "It Taking the chance to visit Rice as spring Ufot said there will be campus tours this year, Solis, a Baker College senior, said. opens up their eyes to what Rice has to settles in to Houston, prospective students Sunday evening, followed by a mixer with Instead, SAC will host an open mic night at offer other than what they've seen in the from underrepresented minority groups current students. Willy's Pub. brochures. It is a huge step when you actually will begin arriving on campus Sunday, Feb. Weekend participants and their hosts Ufot said Rhythms was canceled because set foot on a campus, and I think Rice does 18, for Vision Weekend. The event lasts will attend a reception barbecue Sunday it would have been held on a weeknight when a very good job of selling itself." until Feb. 20. night at the R Room at Rice Stadium, SAC few students would be likely to attend. About 50 people have signed up to host More than 100 students are expected Minority Interests Committee Co-Chair The Office of Admissions subsidizes prospective students, but almost 100 hosts to attend Vision Weekend, Assistant Erica Solis said. On Monday, prospective plane tickets for some students to attend the are needed, Ufot said. In addition, more Admission Director Laura Villafranca said. students will attend classes and academic preview weekend. volunteers for Sunday are needed. About 300 have been invited. advising sessions. "We give students partial sponsorship "If you are off-campus, you can still Many of the students who attend Vision Ufot, a Lovett College senior, said a dinner if they are not from the Houston area," volunteer at registration or as an airport Weekend have already been offered admission is planned Monday night at Cohen House, Villafranca said. "We pick them up at the greeter," Ufot said. or were accepted under Early Decision and which will give students an opportunity to airport, bring them to campus and then bring The Admission Office is still looking for have committed to attend Rice. meet faculty and staff. them back on Tuesday." volunteers and hosts. Interested students "Usually over 75 percent of the students "We've added a pre-professional panei Villafranca said about 50 percent of the should contact the Admission Office, who come have been offered admission this year with the pre-med advisor [Dana 114 students who attended last year's Vision Villafranca said. AUTRY AUTRY PLANS Architectural drawings show the current plan for renovations to be made to Autry Court include: new offices, restrooms, locker rooms, and From page 1 concession stands, as well as a supplemental weight room for varsity athletes, improved academic facilities for the varsity athlete, a team store in the entrance lobby and a club lounge on the second floor behind the north end of the court. The renovations are scheduled and hopes this upgrade will help. for completion in 2009. Having played and then worked at Autry since 1978, Men's Basketball Coach Willis Wilson (Will Rice'82) knows the disadvantages •» . i —41—y I of the current state of Autry and the challenges

they present. . • » : »' ' ' V ' « >« » ' , • a « "We want this to be a place that's welcoming," he said. "Are you able to get in and out of the « 11 EXISTING ! » LAUNDRY bathrooms? Where are the concession stands? WOMEN'S MISTING Do you look forward to getting into the building KtSTROO* because it looks nice?" Women's Basketball Coach Greg Williams (Hanszen '70) said all of Rice's women's coaches are looking forward to the upgrades because the current locker rooms are inadequate. . - .. Other than having a nicer facility at which ^ O to train and play, the benefits for the athletic programs are numerous, the coaches said. Facilities are one of the key factors that recruits consider when choosing a school, and Wilson

said the upgrades will enhance Rice's appeal CONCOURSE to recruits. "The new building is going to give us wr confidence that we never had, and that level of commitment to athletes will spill back into recruiting," Wilson said. if fAw--; I Autry has also prevented some major out- 1-1 r:*.' • *! fl n ' !" i of-conference teams from agreeing to play at Rice — despite Rice traveling to those schools. ATHLETICS With the added incentive of wanting to probe ENTRANCE Houston for recruits, these programs will find a LOBBY home-and-home series with Rice more attractive after Autry is upgraded. EXIT STAIH Wilson said improved facilities will also attract more students and community members RICE UNIVERSITY AUTRY COURT RENOVATION to Rice athletic events. PROJECT NO.: 06-2821-01 "We need an appreciation for college FIRST FLOOR CONCEPT DIAGRAM basketball on campus," Wilson said. "You still 2D7 SCALE IN FEET HOK Sport NORTH want to be a part of an event that's a social outlet 16 32 and an opportunity to show school pride." However, the volleyball and basketball teams currently face the possibility of a season away from campus. J ' IT'H 1 )el Conte said he is trying to arrange for the use of temporary spaces — with Reliant Arena the ideal candidate—but no arrangements had been finalized as of Wednesday. Exis-ftno Wilson said the thought of an off-campus SPACES season is daunting, and administrators and coaches recognize the challenges this presents. EXIT STAIR "I Next season| is a contrast to all the things

the new facility is going to have to offer," he . :.w . *wr. said. "But it will just be one year. It's going to require a lot of patience on everyone's part. But we know what's in front of us once we get through it." Despite the challenges next year, there is a general sense of excitement about the upgraded facility. "It's like moving from a 57-year-old house to a EXISTING EXISTING FOX brand new house," Williams said. "I ike anything ROOF B Gm BELOW else, it's different and nicer, and it makes you feel appreciated that the Athletic Department and boosters are improving your facilities." Tudor said his desire to enhance Rice athletics and the university as a whole motivated him to make the donation. "The university has big ambitions and needs n F across the board," Tudor said. "It needs an aggregate raising of money to get things done, and as a board member I felt an obligation and an opportunity to contribute." EXIT STAIR A former managing director of Goldman, Sachs and Co., Tudor now runs an energy investment and merchant banking firm. He RICE UNIVERSITY AUTRY COURT RENOVATION said the opportunities Rice gave him both as an PROJECT NO.: 06-2S21-01 athlete and student deserve his gratitude. SECOND FLOOR CONCEPT DIAGRAM 2/07 SCALE IH FEET "I probably wouldn't have come to Rice if HOK (port NORTH they didn't offer Division I athletics," Tudor 0 18 32 «8 said. "If we want that to continue, we've got to - • •

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While some per- MUSEUM play succeeds in that endeavor. formances run a little long, they are for the most part entertaining and thought-provoking. Chocolates and agina monologues' Sprinkled among the monologues *••• of five are trivia and facts about female sexu- flowers too cliche? ality and oppression. Statistics about ardson College topics like the nerve population of the "Sailor's Valentines" will open Feb. 8-10 clitoris and the frequency of genital at the Houston Museum of Student tickets cost $5 mutilations educate and intrigue audi- Natural Science Saturday, ence members. Ensler wrote Monologues after Thankfully, not everything about showcasing intricate interviewing more than 200 women Monologues is serious. Hilarity ensues valentines made from shells. about their vaginas — their memo- when Baker College junior Erin Fel- ries and nightmares, fears and fanta- It was believed that whalers ton displays her vast repertoire of or- sies. Some of the monologues relate gasmic moans in "The Woman Who labored over these creations the story of one woman, and others Loved to Make Vaginas Happy." Her on their long ocean voyages, are compilations of common female take on the lawyer-turned-sex worker experiences. The stories vary in tone starts out slow, but builds to an erup- but experts think they from the lighthearted "My Short tion of audience laughter. Felton's were commissioned during Skirt" to the tragic "My Vagina Was customized "Rice University Moan" My Village," but they all celebrate stopovers in Barbados. A little — mostly halfhearted murmurs ac- female sexuality. companied by impatient watch-check- less romantic, but it's the Set in a dark room with a black ing—will induce sympathetic giggles thought that counts, right? stage and colorless costumes, the in any college girl. She commits to the minimalism of Monologues' produc- p;u"t wholeheartedly and the effort Free admission with Rice ID. tion forces viewers to focus on the pays off. ideas and emotions being expressed Will Rice College senior Christina on stage. The audience has nowhere Houston Museum of Yi's performance in "My Angry Va- MARSHALL ROBINSON/THRESHER to look but at the actress giving her gina" is also notable. Yi knows how to Baker College junior Erin Felton performs her ode to female orgasms. Natural Science monologue, and the stories shared evoke anger convincingly, but as her One Hermann Circle Drive are usually worth the attention. story progresses and her postures Juarez Femicide — a film about the Shelter and to V-Day, whose Web site At first, the constant use of the evolve — from brazen strides to vul- brutal murders of women in Juarez, calls it "a global movement to stop vio- word "vagina" is jarring. It is true that nerable compactness — she demon- Mexico—in conjunction with HACER lence against women and girls." Both it is not a common word. In both media strates true acting talent. juid has presented Project Clothesline, organizations provide aid for victims MUSIC and real life, people use euphemisms While Monologues entertains, en- a visual display of T-shirts designed of domestic and sexual violence. This to describe the area "down there." tertainment is not its sole purjx>se. by female survivors of domestic and weekend, see the show, help combat Early in Monologues, this very topic The play is just one part of a cam- sexual violence and their friends and violence against women and learn 1 SOUND Team is addressed — the actresses provide paign to promote awareness about family, with the Women's Resource little something about vaginas. Ac- an extensive list of vagina nicknames. violence against women. The pro Center. All proceeds from Monologues cording to Felton, you Rice men need These indie rockers from But as the play continues, the word duction has already held viewings of go to the Houston Area Women's the education. Austin have gotten media at- tention with their newest CD, Movie Monster. They have Farnsworth fills with African-American wave also toured with indie big- wigs such as the Walkmen. by Lauren Ames collection of family por- Check them out Saturday THRESHER STAFF traits over time, attended Not very often does a Rice stu- the High School for the at 10 p.m. Tickets cost $7 dent get to experience the diversity Performing and Visual at the door or online at of the Houston community without Arts. He is also Houston's www.superunison.com leaving the hedges, but the 11th 2005 Poetry Grand Slam Annual Citywide African-Ameri- Champion and curator of can Art Exhibition in Farnsworth last year's art exhibition. * The Proletariat Pavilion this month provides that Future Present Series at opportunity. Farnsworth was one of the Mid town Center Tea 903 Richmond Ave. 10 venues chosen by the Museum Room Art Gallery. of Fine Arts, Houston to show- The art showcased at case the artwork of 28 emerging Farnsworth showcases African-American artists. Most of only one example of each FILM the artists have a lifelong connec- artist'sbodyofwork, giving tion with Houston, while others the exhibit an eclectic feel. A Little Kiss studied in Louisiana or Oklahoma A traditional still-life paint- before returning to the city. ing of a silver tray with an This movie is actually about overturned cup and saucer 'citywide african- hangs a few frames down two writers from Iran. As american art from Shanon Dockworth's they reminisce, they reveal exhibition' "Crackhead." The paint- powerful stories about age, ing depicts a deranged • • • • of five wooden puppet with an homeland and identity. Part Farnsworth Pavilion exposed heart being trau- of the Iranian Film Festival through Feb. 28 matized by a pipe and a menacing raven. series at Rice Cinema, you The artworks on view at each Another large painting can see it tonight and venue are not thematically di- on the same wall depicts MARSHALL ROBINSON/THRESHER Artist Dune Micheli Patten discusses his work with patrons. Saturday at 8 p.m. vided but rather provide an eclec- King Tut just opposite tic example of African-American Kahlil's "Reflection Eter- art from different perspectives. nal." None of the paintings are for You)" gathers wood boards into Hewitt from the University of Rice Film Cinema Although not all of the artists obviously related thematically or what appears to be a bunch of palm Houston and Texas Southern Uni- have studied art professionally, temporarily, with the exception of leaves to represent musical staffs. versity, are artists themselves. Past Corner of University Blvd. they do represent different profes- the two representations of King Tut. On the "staffs" one discerns an exhibitors, such as Robert Pruitt and Stockton Dr. sional backgrounds. But this lack of thematic cohesion incomprehensible musical compo- and Jabari Anderson, have gone on sition which finally grades into red. Entrance No. 8 For example, Dr. Larry L. Cole does not detract from the exhibition to exhibit their work at the Contem- taught physical organic chemistry as a whole. Instead it highlights the As a contrast to Patten's modern porary Arts Museum, Houston and at Prairie View Uni- diversity of the artists' experiences creation, Ted Ellis's "Mama Always Lawndale Art Center. versity while paint- and styles. The bright, contempo- With Her Bible," a traditional South- A greater selection of media ing in his spare rary colors common to many of the ern porch scene in deep browns, from these artists can be found time. His Egyp- pieces particularly help to provide hangs close on the following wall. at the other venues across town tian-themed work cohesion, as do the common Many of the artists featured (the list is available at the Student " T u t a n k h a m u n themes of heritage, religion and are not currently profession- Center's Web site), including video Wife Lotus Flower" human experience. als, but many seek to be. The installations and sculpture. This prominently graces Not all of the paintings at Farn- exhibit's sponsor, the African exhibition has shown every year the back wall of sworth show the skill of a profes- American Art Advisory Associa- at Rice and provides an excellent Farnsworth. And sional artist, but all engage viewers tion (Five-A), aims to help the art- opportunity for Rice students to be- Michael Kahlil, with their originality. Dune Micheli ists fulfill their goals by awarding come acquainted with the culture < >: creator of "Reflec- Patten's "Barcarolli- un[F|inished a $500 prize to the top piece. The their city and to support Houston - tion Eternal," a Composition (My Love is Broken judges, Floyd Newsum and Leslie young, underrepresented artist- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9,2007 THE RICE THRESHER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Empty space inspires art in Pfaff's .....all of the above by Matthew McKee spectators to disregard her inten- THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF tions for the piece. As she said while Churning with the outpourings speaking on opening night, "There of a wild imagination, Rice Gallery's are a lot of little stories here that newest installation from renowned amuse me, but you don't need to artist Judy Pfaff, whose work was know them." shown at New York's Whitney Mu- This kind of abstract art immers- seum of American art, greets visitors es the viewer in its own world, but with an assault of visual stimulation. its similarities to personal experi- So many things are going on in the ences can and should be explored. room that the eye never lacks for Think of this installation as a room something to observe. full of keys to intimate memories or random associations. Hie scat- tered umbrella frames could re- all of the above' mind someone of being caught in by judy pfaff the rain or of losing an umbrella to the wind. Perhaps the white steel •••of five coils are reminders of a crazy roller Rice Gallery coaster ride. Upon entering the gal- through April 1 lery, such analogies can keep view- ers from feeling like they stumbled As such, describing this piece, upon a discombobulated scene. entitled all of the above, is very dif- Sure, the vines are from Pfaff's yard ficult. Neon-colored strings stretch in New York, but their arrangement across the room, lit plastic circles lie fosters active contemplation. on the floor and on the walls. White steel coils spin in so many directions and places that viewers becomes I start badly, slowly. dizzy following them. Vines coated with a mud-looking substance hang I stall a lot. I circle, from the ceiling, and ultraviolet lights hang on the walls — the list making a decision. I'm goes on. MARSHALL ROBINSON/THRESHER Needless to say, it is crazy in the like a bad student who Pffaf's organic art was inspired by Rice Gallery's expansive architectural space. Rice Gallery right now. waits until the An initial gut reaction of shock mentioned coils of dizzying steel and the ceiling, but loves the floor. Ilie stall a lot. I circle, making a decision. makes viewers incredulous to the last minute. taut strings move quickly while the art came from those opinions of the I'm like a bad student who waits until lugubrious hanging vines with mud room, opinions of the Rice campus the last minute." rhyme and reason to such a busy Judy Pfaff artwork. However, MacArthur Fel- move slowly. Pfaff explores other and other impressions of the Hous- Does all this make Pfaff's work lowship recipient Pfaff knew how contrasts — hard and soft, black and ton area in general. This installation beautiful or worth seeing? As with to construct the piece and, contrary white — and mixes them. is an artistic reaction to everything all things the Rice Gallery offers, to possible thoughts otherwise, The physical and mental pro- As in Pfaff's past works, the instal- around it. For Pfaff, a Sweetwater, the free admission and immediate put her artistic and logical mind to cesses Pfaff put into her piece are in- lation came after she saw the space Texas native, this meant a lot of proximity makes this a must-see, work in the month she spent assem- teresting. She put many referents to it was going to go in. Most artworks weather references. but judgments are individual. This bling everything. weather in the room, such as the tor- are not made with a specific room in Pfaff spent about a month con- installation does seem to grow on But the piece is not about Pfaffs nado-like stacks of plaster discs and mind, but Pfaff likes to know where structing all of the above and told you as you spend more time with thoughts while creating her art, it supports that look like a lightning her work is going. In this case, she the exhibit's opening night crowd it, and because no visual angle is is about the viewer's interpretation show. Also present are contrasting liked the Rice Gallery room but had about her creative process. boring all of the above is infinite- of her work. Pfaff even encouraged suggestions of movement. The afore- to grow into it. She still does not like "I start badly, slowly," she said. "I ly interesting. Phoenix Wright wins

by Amanda Phillips the 18-year-old prosecutor's use of FOR THE THRESHER a bull whip can silence the judge This past holiday season was and the defense is aided by a lie great for gamers, with the next-gen detector stone furnished to him by wars in full swing after Sony and a spirit-channeling assistant, who Nintendo challenged Microsoft's just happens to be an 8-year-old. Xbox 360 with their own consoles. Law and Order, it is not. When the Sixaxis controllers and Phoenix highlights four in- Wiimotes stopped flying, the dust tensely comical cases that send settled on the battlefield and a sur- the gamer to investigate grisly prising winner emerged: The Nin- murder scenes, interview tight- tendo DS. lipped witnesses and finally match wits against an expert prosecutor 'phoenix wright: in court. For a port from another ace attorney — system, Phoenix effectively uses justice for all' the DS's dual-screen layout and touchscreen technology. Story seg- • •• 1/2 of five ments appear on the top screen, for Nintendo DS while the bottom touchscreen con- tains menu functions to advance This dark horse outsold even dialogue and sift through the court 1 XLarge 2-Topping Pizza £ the next-gen consoles on the mar- record, which is Phoenix's collec- ket over the holidays, and its range tion of evidence for the current of games keeps expanding in re- case. Innovative functions such as four 20 oz. Coca-Cola products sponse to increasing popularity. using the stylus to pinpoint critical Capcom's recent release, Phoenix areas of a piece of evidence or yell- Wright: Ace Attorney — Justice for ing Phoenix's trademark "Objec- «• All was actually converted to the tion!" into the built-in microphone Nintendo DS platform from the really make this game perfect for Japanese Game Boy Advance title the DS. But the controls are flex- Gyakuten Saiban 2. It comes a year ible enough that traditional button- s after the series' first installment, crunching can substitute seamless- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, made ly for the stylus at any time. And its debut outside Japan. As a Japa- thankfully for the true handheld 18.99 nese remake, Phoenix comes with gamer on the go, Phoenix can be all the trappings and joys of anime saved at any time and picks up in entertainment — with a bit of de- the exact spot it left off. cent gaming squeezed in. The narrative-heavy game al- It was only a matter of time be- ternates between the investigation fore courtroom drama made its and the court. When investigating Valid only at Kirby location. way into games. The series puts a case, Phoenix has free access to Delivery charges may apply. the gamer in the shoes of Phoenix the crime scene and surrounding Wright, a defense attorney with a areas to collect evidence and in- heart of gold who only takes on in- terview witnesses, but the gamer nocent clients (no, really) and has can only advance to court after a vendetta against corrupt pros- collecting all of the pieces of evi- ecutors who will do anything to dence available. Iliis is sometimes (713)432-7272 win a conviction. Considering that an infuriating process, since the most of Phoenix's clients are either game forces the gamer to collect celebrities or personal friends, his evidence in a specific order with- Expires 3/31/07 squeaky clean conscience seems out providing much direction, fo to bend the very fabric of reality. advance, gamers may exasperat- Then again, this is a game in which See PHOENIX, page 12 THE RICE THRESHER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2007

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History is another nized to give the Houston community Apply Online: blurred, artist-architect Maya I in said source of inspiration — it led to lin's a chance to hear fine arts professionals to a full crowd at the Menil Collection work on the state of Washington's talk about their work. WWW.MILLERAQUATICS.NET last Friday. Her Feb. 2 lecture, entitled Confluence Project, commemorating The theme of this year's lecture "Maya Lin: Art and Architecture," the bicentennial of the Lewisand Clark series is "Architecture and Museums." was third of this spring's four-part expedition. Nature, Lin said, also plays Earlier speakers included James Tur- Menil/Rice Lecture Series. a part in her work, exemplified in rell, known for his Houston'sSkyspace Laser Treatment Lin gave an overview of her work the rippling ocean patterns in "Wave project, and Terence Riley, the former since the design of her most famous Field,"aseriesofgrassy earth mounds chief curator of architecture and de- piece, the Vietnam Veterans Memo- resembling waves on the campus of sign at the Museum of Modern Art for Acne rial on the National Mall. She com- the University of Michigan. in New York. pleted the memorial in 1981 as a 21- "Much of my work is inspired by Barry Bergdoll, M( )MA's current Research Study year-old undergraduate architecture natural topography and terrain," Lin architecture and design curator, will student at Yale University, lin briefly said. Her environment also inspired speak April 3 in the last lecture of mentioned the memorial near the her to select a natural palette of the series. end of the speech, expressing her architectural materials — including "I think this series reaffirms our Looking for patients 18 and older desire to close her series on memo- stone, wood juid glass — for many of commitment to architecture and de- rials and to emphasize her work in her works. sign, which should be apparent from with moderate to severe acne architecture, sculpture and art Lin said simple things in the natural the campus [ of the Menil Collection |," "I'm balanced pretty nicely between world and in her work can have com- Kilian said. "We will never have an the art and the architecture," lin said plexity behind them. Baker College architecture and design department, (approximately 20 lesions) willing of her current work. junior Ali Naghdali, an architecture ma- but we can nevertheless put on these Lin stressed the blend of art and jor who attended the lecture, agreed. kinds of events that makes a contribu- to participate in our research study. architecture in her works, particularly "When she showed her pictures, at tion to the understanding and support monuments such as the Civil Rights first glance they seemed very ordinary of both of those fields in the city Memorial in Montgomery, Ala., while I until | she explained them and showed of Houston." clarifying the differences in func- what personal interest she had in her Art History Department Chair You will receive a stipend for tion between art and architecture. work," Naghdali said. Joseph Manca said this year's Menil/ Monuments, to Lin, lie somewhere in J ulia Hager, a fifth-year architecture Rice Lecture Series has been success- participating. the middle. student, praised Lin for her interdisci- ful in increasing interest in both the "I've always seen monuments plinary approach to projects. Menil and Wee University. as... in between art and architecture," "I think... she was making design "It'sall based on this idea ofcollabo- Lin said. "You are out to convey some- decisions, and design decisions aren't ration—that we can get our public over For further information, thing. There is a message to [ them |, really limited to any one discipline," there and we can get the Menil people a purpose to [them]. And in that Hager said. "In architecture, you do over on campus here to hear aleeture," sense, [they are) a little bit more have parameters like building codes Manca said, '"["hat's what we want. We call Sarah at utilitarian — a symbolic utility. ... 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THE edly show the entire contents of wrong moves in court will put the Court Record to every single Phoenix out of favor with the judge witness before hitting the right and land his client in jail. -200J , one for a new clue. Play mechanics aside, enjoy- w If the gamer's logic is in sync ment of this game will ultimately with Phoenix's, completing the correspond to one's penchant for investigation is a very satisfying anime comedy. Overblown facial President's process. But it is easy to overthink expressions, wacky character de- the case and come to conclusions sign and an awkwardly translated before the game allows. Court script cheese up the courtroom Lecture proceedings have the same flaw: scene like only anime can. The While the gamer's job is to expose girls are ditzy — except for the contradictions in each witness's dominatrix prosecutor, the guys testimony, the corresponding evi- have huge shoulders and no one Series dence is sometimes only related to thinks twice about letting a magi- the witness's statement by Phoe- cian in drag marry a 16-year-old RICE UNIVERSITY nix's photographic memory and circus heiress. The innovative I)S convoluted logic. Although wild gameplay seems a little before its guesses have no penalty during time. Still, Fhoenix is worth trying the investigation phase, too many out for a dose of handheld fun.

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THRESH KN STAFF (13-10, 2-7 C-USA) and then travel Overall, Almond found a way to get to the University of Alabama-Bir- his shots within the Owls' offensive After two straight losses away mingham (11-11, 3-5). Both teams game plan. from Autry Court two weeks ago, are currently sitting in the C-USA "I had a couple rocky games the men's basketball team bounced cellar, and both are riding two-game there, shooting-wise, turnover- back with consecutive wins over a losing streaks. Hie Owls need two wise, teams playing physical," two-game homestand. Wednesday, victories to improve their 1-6 road Almond said. "It took me a couple four days after an 83-74 win over record if they hope to stay tied for games to adjust, but once I fell back East Carolina University, Rice took second place in conference. into my rhythm and started to let its second victory of the week, Wednesday, Rice played one of the game come to me, it got that beating the University of Southern its more well-rounded games of the much easier." Mississippi 70-55 behind 35 points season, combining a solid first half The Owls' defense stepped up from senior guard Morris Almond. with a strong second-half finish and as well, taking the Golden Eagles' The wins kept t he ()wls undefeated playing with consistency through- shot clock down to single digits on at home in Conference USA play out the night. multiple possessions and forcing and moved them to an overall Almond led the way with a game- 19 turnovers. Overall, it resulted record of 12-10, 6-3. high 35 points, mostly on lade-away in one of the most consistent Tomorrow, the Owls will hit the jump shots with a hand in his face. defensive games of the season, and road for back-to-back away games. He was 14-21 from the field, making Almond's offensive potency kept First, the Owls travel to Dallas to all four of his three-point attempts the game in hand. "I think things are coming to- gether for us, slowly but surely," head coach Willis Wilson (Will Rice '82) A CLOSER LOOK said. "We've worked so hard in the ST0N*CHRQI Offensive statistics from Wednesday's game against Southern Miss month of January on our intensity and our effort and our defense, on RICE USM our block outs ... I thought tonight we did a really good job of playing a Score 70 55 possession at a time." In the first game of their home- FG 1st half 59.1% 39.1% stand, the Owls kept the visiting Pirates winless in conference play FG 2nd half 57.7% 44.4% behind Almond's 34 points on a FG Total 58.3% 42.0% mere 16 shots. Almond also led Rice in rebounding, pulling down 3-pt FG 1st half 75.0% 0.0% seven boards. Senior guard Eorenzo Williams also chipped in with a season- TAYLOR JOHNSON/THRESI- p 3-pt FG 2nd half 50.0% 28.6% Senior Lorenzo Williams takes a shot in Rice's 70-55 victory over Southern high 20 points while dishing out Mississippi Wednesday. The Owls, tied for second in Conference USA, 3-pt FG total 58.3% 16.7% a game-high six assists. Williams travel to Dallas today to face Southern Methodist University at 7 p.m. also showed aggression he had Free throw total 100% 84.6% not displayed earlier in the year, It's going to allow our shooters to get Wilson said his players were giving making it to the foul line 12 times better looks. And if that happens, I up both too many open drives and Rebounds 26 25 and converting 10 free throws. Wil- think our offense will really click and too many uncontested shots to stay son said Williams' play allows the come into a zone." in the game. Assists 16 12 offense multiple options. The Owls were unable to contain The Owls started off the game "It's going to make it easier for the ECU three-point shooting in the slowly, but used their quickness and Turnovers 17 19 other guys and better for other guys," first half, and the Pirates climbed aggression to their advantage in the Wilson said. "It's going to allow our to a nine-point lead with less than second half. Guards consistently post guys to score more efficiently. three minutes left in the half. See MEN. page 18 Football announces 22 new recruits 0WL00K - THE WEEK IN SPORTS By Nathan Bledsoe several other schools, including Smith and receiver Michael Fuda Friday, February 9 Stanford University and the Univer- THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF should become major contributors. sity of Tulsa. Shuck, who is 5'11" tall Smith, the younger brother of senior •Baseball vs. Vanderbilt The football team announced and weighs 225 pounds, maintained Quinton Smith, attended Rice's foot- 12:00 p.m. — Minute Maid Park the addition of 22 new recruits for an unweighted 4.0 GPA at Jenks ball camp last summer and had the Owls play first of three games at Minute Maid College Classic Tournament the 2007 season on Wednesday High School in Tulsa. Shuck let- best 40-yard dash time of anyone in in the R-Room at Rice Stadium. tered for four years at Jenks, was the attendance. As a senior, Smith rushed •Men's Tennis vs. North Carolina Head coach David Bailiff, who Oklahoma 6-A defensive player of for 1,435 yards and scored 25 touch- 12:30 p.m. — Downtown Club at the Met had only three weeks to put to- the year and a consensus All-State downs en-route to all-District 14-5-A gether this year's recruiting class, selection after helping Jenks to honors. "We have some good speed •Women's Tennis vs. Florida State kept 12 commitments of players the Oklahoma state championship in this class: Tyler Smith—he's fast," 3:00 p.m. — Jake Hess Tennis Stadium recruited by former head coach as a senior. Bailiff said. "In high school he was a Todd Graham. On offense, running back Tyler See CLASS, page 18 Saturday, February 10 Of the 22 new commits, 6 are from the Houston area, and all of •Baseball vs. Baylor those were late additions by Bai- IN FOCUS: FOOTBALL RECRUITS 7:00 p.m. — Minute Maid Park liff. He said the Houston area will become one of his focal points in Name Position Height Weight •Men and Women's Track at UH/RunSport All-Comers future recruiting classes. Keyshawn Carrington TE 6'3" 240 "[That's] the thing that excites me Taylor Dupree RB 6'1" 205 All Day — University of Houston Yeoman Field House the most," he said. "We're going to Kody Emmert OL 67" 240 make the Houston area a top priority Michael Fuda WR 6'0" 180 Sunday, February 11 and I think we've shown that in our Jack Hicks 0L 6'4" 265 first three weeks here." Justin Hill RB 6'0" 200 •Men's Tennis vs. Vanderbilt The most notable talents in the Brent Hotard QB 6*2" 195 12:30 p.m. — Downtown Club at the Met class are offensive and defensive Chris Jones DB 6'3" 175 •Women's Tennis vs. Auburn linemen. The Owls should be set Randy Kitchens ATH 6'3" 190 1:00 p.m. — Jake Hess Tennis Stadium at the offensive tackle position for Joseph Leary DB 6'1" 180 a while with the addition of Kody Kramer Lucio DE 6'5" 240 • Baseball vs. Texas A&M Emmert, who comes from a highly Will Norris ATH 6'1" 220 6:00 p.m. — Minute Maid Park successful program at Liberty Cheta Ozougwu DE 6'3" 229 Hills, Tex. and Davon Primus, a Tyler Parish 0L 6'4" 290 Tuesday, February 13 6-3,315-pounder from Humble,Tex. Davon Primus 0T 6'3" 315 I )efensively, tackle Brian Stacey, the Tanner Shuck LB 5'11" 225 • Baseball vs. University of Texas-San Antonio Region 16-5-A player of the year last Tyler Smith ATH 5'8" 180 year at Klein Forest High School Scott Solomon DE 6'3" 230 4:00 p.m. — Reckling Park in Houston, should help shore up Brian Stacey DT 63" 255 the middle. Cameron Thompson DT 6'1" 275 Wednesday, February 12 Another player of note is line- Brandon Tolbert LB b'0" 195 backer Tanner Shuck, who comes Aaron Williams LB 6'3" 210 •Swimming at Conference USA Championships to Rice after weighing offers from All Day — University of Houston Rec. Center Natatorium 14 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2007 Women's basketball falls to T\ilane, ends 4-1 homestand guard Jareica Hughes, who tallied shootingperformance from the second did not make a three-pointer. Oth- by Justin Hudson themselves have not performed well on the road, going 3-8 away from 19 points, 9 assists, and 6 steals. Last half of their win over Tulsa the previ- erwise, the Owls continued to shoot THRESHER STAFF Autry Court this year. week, Hughes was benched with an ous week, the Owls shot 65 percent well as a team, making 45 percent Looking to advance in an increas- injury, and the Owls took advantage in the first half against the Miners. from the field. However, Loggins, ingly unpredictable and evenly- of a stagnant Miners offense. Rice combined this with 67 percent Fulton and freshman guard Tara matched Conference USA, the RICE LEADERS Neaves said it was important shooting from behind the arc and 80 Watts combined to shoot 3-19 from women's basketball team split two for the Owls to avenge the loss, percent shooting from the free throw the field. The team committed 20 line. They also displayed a continued turnovers against Tulane's defense key conference games to end a Points per game especially with its significance in the conference. balanced attack. Loggins and Stovall to just 16 assists, negating the Owls' largely successful five-game homes- Lauren Neaves 16.1 tand. Last Thursday, the Owls (13-10, "When we lose to a team and we led the way with 14 and 10 points decent shooting performance. 64 Conference USA) annihilated Rebounds per game get a chance to play them again, we respectively, while Neaves chipped "I think we played really well at UTEP 84-31, avenging a 65-52 loss Lauren Neaves 11.1 definitely want to have a chance to in 7 and Frazier had 6. Junior guard times, and then we would have some in El Paso Jan. 5. But with first place get payback," she said. "We're very Maudess Fulton also contributed with letdowns and breakdowns," Neaves on the line Saturday, the Owls lost Assists per game grateful that we had that chance to 8 points off the Rice bench. said. "Tulane would score some points, to Tulane, 71-68, as senior guard Kadie Riverin 4.3 [avenge] that loss, which I think we Loggins said the balance resulted and we would have to fight back again. Krystal Frazier's three-point shot did fairly well." from the team's attitude. I think that if we would have played fell short at the buzzer. After UTEP center's Izabela "I feel like we're just playing as a consistently and as aggressively as we The Owls will now leave Autry To be successful on their road Piekarska's initial jumper to open team," Loggins said. "Everybody's did during parts of the game we would Court, where they went 4-1 during trip, Rice must use the offensive up scoring, the Owls went on a 12-0 trusting each other. Everybody's not have been fine." the homestand and is 10-2 overall, efficiency and hard-nosed defense run sparked by hot shooting from depending on someone else; they're last Saturday, the Owls' offense for a four-game road trip. Tonight, that it displayed throughout its recent senior forward Samantha Stovall and looking to take their shots." seemed ready to control the game. the Owls travel to Hattiesburg, Miss, homestand, especially in the blowout junior forward Tiffany Loggins, who On top of the offensive fireworks, After trading baskets for most of to face the University of Southern ofUTER In their first meeting again st continued to improve offensively. Un- the Owls were equally as impressive the half, Rice began to take control. Mississippi (11-12,5-5). The Golden the Miners, The Owls stayed close like past games, the Owls did not let on the defensive end, holding UTEP A Riverin jumper began an 11-2 run Eagles started conference play 5-1 for most of the game and were down up after a hot start — they scorched to 4-27 shooting. The Miners turned that gave the Owls a 29-20 lead with but have since lost four straight. 52-50 with 5 minutes left. Butwithout the Miners with several scoring runs the ball over 10 times, leading to 16 4:32 left in the first half, but Tulane On Sunday afternoon, Rice plays senior forward Lauren Neaves, they and ended the half up 50-8. Rice points. UTEP also allowed 18 finished with a 12-6 run to cut the the University of Central Florida wilted down the stretch due to turn- The massive halftime lead was built defensive rebounds in the first half. lead to 35-32 at halftime. (7-16, 2-8) in Orlando, Fla. Though overs and fatigue. UTEP outscored on hard play at both ends of the floor. The Miners' eight first-half points The Owls struggled offensively both opponents this weekend have Rice 29-7 in points off turnovers, Offensively, the Owls were close to were the lowest ever by a Conference after the break. Aside from Neaves' had their recent struggles, the Owls and Rice had no answer for point flawless. Following their 76 percent USA team in conference play. 19-point, 12-rebound half, the rest of The Miners needed only six the team went 5-20 from the field. minutes to surpass their first half With fatigue becoming an obvi- IN FOCUS: WOMEN'S BASKETBALL total — Piekarska hit a three-pointer ous factor, the Owls faltered down with 13:55 left to make the score the stretch. Tulane guard D'Aundra Statistics Rice Opponents 54-17. At times the Rice offense Henry's steal from Riverin and Overall Record 13-10 looked rushed in a sloppy opening subsequent layup gave Tulane a Points per game 72.3 66.5 C-USA Record 6-4 to the second half, but the defense 46-45 lead with i3:20 left. After a never let up, holding the Miners to few traded baskets, Tulane went on Field goal pet. .424 .367 Home Record 10-2 3-point field goal pet. .296 .316 23 percent shooting in the half. The a 10-1 run to take a 56-48 lead with Road Record 3-6 Miners also turned the ball over 20 9:15 left. Neaves, however, would Free throw pet. .696 .640 Neutral Record 0-2 times while only scoring 10 field not let the Owls go away, almost Rebounds per game 43.7 41.9 goals, tying the record for fewest single-handedly keeping the ()wls in Assists per game 15.2 11.6 shots made by a conference team the contest. She put back a missed Last game in a C-USA game. three-pointer with 2:13 left to make Turnovers per game 18.9 16.7 Feb. 3 vs. Tulane Head coach Greg Williams the game 65-64. Steals per game 7.0 10.6 (Hanszen '70) said he was impressed However, the Owls had no answer L 71-68 Blocks per game 4.2 2.7 that his team was able to keep their for Henry, who finished with 23 point s focus for the full 40 minutes, even overall and made two key shots and a after the outcome was apparent. free throw down the stretch. Stovall's "In the second half, we stayed errant pass with 1:41 left led directly pretty focused," Williams said. "It to a Henry layup that made the game was a totally different type of game 67-64. The lead increased to 71-66 because of the way they were press- before Neaves made another shot to Top 10 Rice Experiences ing us and we couldn't run our sets. cut the lead to 71-68 with only 4 sec- That was good for us." onds remaining and Rice needing a # 1 Meeting over 200 brothers and sisters for the first time Every starter but junior guard miracle. The team seemingly got one, Kadie Riverin ended the game in as Henry overthrew her intended double figures. target, and the Owls got the ball • •• and a few crazy aunts and uncles* Against Tulane, poor three-point back underneath their own basket. shooting, poor bench play, and On the last play, Frazier caught the No one forgets O-Week turnovers once again made all the ball in traffic at the top of the key and difference in a close game. 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ANNUAL Email Charlene: [email protected]. FUND For Student Life and Learning j THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2007 15 Men's tennis, ranked 30th, defeats No. 32 Minnesota Senior Harknett returns from injury to lead Owls to victories over Bulldogs, Gophers by Casey Michel two doubles wins against Drake, the by the same score, forcing Rice to stage "We're still not hitting on all cylin- mance, at least from the coaches' point of view. THRESHER EDITORIAL SIOT defending Missouri Valley Conference a run from behind. ders yet," Smarr said. "But I'm very Champions. Harknett, in his first match Harknett delivered the first step of pleased with (the performance], "We need to stay on the people Boosted by the return of 50th- of the spring season, paired with fresh- the comeback, defeating 77th-ranked because that's a tough place to win and not let them back into a match ranked senior Ben Harknett, the man Filip Paroci to seal the point with Andres Osorio 64, 6-4 at No. 1. With a match." they don't have any business being men's tennis team knocked off Drake a tight 8-6 victory over the Bulldogs' the win, Harknett redeemed himself Despite the final results, some of in," Ustundag said. "I think that's University and 32nd-ranked University Sergi Vila and Guilherme Marsiglia. for a straight set loss to Osorio in the contests were very tight until the going to be the difference between of Minnesota soundly in last weekend's Rice continued its season-long domi- Rice's last meeting with the Gophers end. The Owls' inability to close out us being a good team or a great dual-match play. After missing the nance in singles, winning all but one of in March 2006. Ustundag said he was matches without difficulty seemed team. Ifwe take care of that, I really first month of the semester with a the matches in straight sets. Harknett impressed with Harknett's resiliency to be the main flaw of their perfor- like how we look." hamstring injury, Harknett finally held off Vila 64, 7-6 at No. 1 for the and maturity. returned to action, and his two match first Rice point, and aside from Paroci's "He played remarkably well consid- victories helped the 30th-ranked Owls tiebreak loss at No. 2, the Owls were ering he hadn't played all semester," move to 5-0 on the season. able to easily close out the Bulldogs. Ustundag said. "Ireallythinkhisleader- Continuing its tour of nationally Rice took the team match 6-1. ship on and off the court is going to be ranked opponents. Rice hosts 22nd- "[Harknett] was a bit rusty, but he key to the team's success this year." RTCE COFFEEHOUSE ranked University of North Carolina played well," Ustundag said. "I really Paroci followed Harknett's per- today and 65th-ranked Vanderbilt liked his concentration on the court, formance with a win over another University Sunday at the Downtown and although he let it get away for a ranked opponent, this time upsetting Club at the Met. Both matches start couple of games, he was really focused 58th-ranked Raoul Schwark. 'Ibis was at 12:30 p.m. Assistant Coach Efe Us- the entire weekend." the second victory in as many weeks tundag (Baker'99) said these matches In their next match, the ()wls faced over a top-60 opponent for the fresh- will test the team's determination and their first ranked opponent oftheyear in man, whocontinues to contribute more help its national ranking. host Minnesota. The Gophers opened than expected. "I feel like we should come out of the match by taking the doubles point The Owls took the rest of the this weekend with a couple of good with a pair of closely contested wins. singles matches, downing the (lophers wins, based on what I've seen so far," Junior Ralph Knupfer and sophomore by another 6-1 score. Head coach Ustundag said. "Ifwe make a statement, Tobias Scheil fell to Minnesota's Raoul Ron Smarr said he was proud of the maybe that will turn some heads." Schwark and Maikey Kan tar 9-8 at No. players performing well in front of a The Owls opened last Friday with 1, and Harknett and Paroci lost at No. 3 vocal Minnesota crowd. IN FOCUS: UPCOMING MEN'S TENNIS SCHEDULE

Opponent Date Time Location #22 North Carolina 02/09/07 12:30 p.m. The Met, Houston #65 Vanderbilt 02/11/07 12:30 p.m. The Met, Houston National Indoors 02/16-19/07 All Day Chicago, III. Texas Tech 02/17/07 1 p.m. Lubbock, Tex. LSU 02/20/07 1 p.m. Baton Rouge, Louis. Texas 02/25/07 1 p.m. Austin, Tex. /^j&U writ 118th Pacific Coast Doubles 03/01-04/07 All Day La Jolla, Calif. wwi* rir.p Rftn/rnUpp.hnnKf' Women suffer consecutive close losses in Oklahoma the past two years. Rice nearly took by Casey Michel a hard-fought doubles point to start THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFE the competition, but fell just short Got Game? The women's tennis team nearly in the deciding third match when pulled off a pair of upsets last sophomore Emily Braid and junior weekend against over 45th-ranked Christine Dao dropped a tough 8-6 Got Quarantined Oklahoma State University and match against Tulsa's Thalia Diaz- Conference USA rival 53rd-ranked Barriga and Jie Zeng. University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Okla.. The Owls fared better in singles Just like music, movies, and software, illegally 64th-ranked Rice couldn't overcome play, splitting matches 3-3 with Tulsa, early deficits and lost both tight but that left them a match short of a downloading games results in a legal notification matches 4-3, bringing the team's win. The deciding match came at No. season dual-match record to 2-3. 3: Tulsa's Santie Delport was able to from the game's owner or legal representative. hold off junior Tiffany Lee, winning 6-2, 3-6, 7-5. Freshmen Julie Chao fck THIS WEEKEND and Rebecca Lin and sophomore Legai representatives send the you stole our Dominique Karas provided Rice's The Owls host a pair of dual- three victories. game" message to Rice via the office of the matches at Jake Hess Tennis Stadium, facing Florida State 'Tulsa came after us in doubles, University today at 3 p.m. and which ultimately made the decision," General Counsel, then the notice makes it's way Auburn University on Sunday White said. 'They were not only fired at 1 p.m. up because we beat them two years in to you. Your computer's IP address, the name of I a row, but also the way that we beat them last year." the game, the time you downloaded the game... The Owls will host 62nd-ranked Following the loss to the Golden Florida State University at 3 p.m. on Hurricane, the Owls faced stiff it's all in there. And your computer is quarantined Friday and Auburn University at 1 play against the Cowgirls. Rice p.m. Sunday at Jake Hess Stadium. took an early lead by gaining the until you delete the downloaded file. Even though the Tigers are unranked, doubles point, which impressed head coach Roger White said both White, who expected OSU to be matches will be challenging. a challenge. "(Auburn| would be what I call "I think probably in terms of a classic mercenary team," he said. experience, we're still a little bit be- 'They tend to bring in very good play- hind in doubles," White said, "(that | Tip: The best way to ers for a year or two who don't do very is why I was so pleased [we] were not get caught is not to well academically, so it's pretty hard able to get doubles point against to predict what they will have." Oklahoma State." illegally download a file. l^ist year's match against the Unfortunately for Rice, the Cow- Golden Hurricane ended conten- girls were able to accomplish what tiously, with Tulsa's Daniela Musco- the Owls had failed to do against lino directing a profanity-laced rant Tulsa—earn enough singles points at the umpire following her loss to to win the dual-match. OSU took the Rice's Blair DiSesa (Will Rice '06). lirst three singles matches, defeating The umpire, as required by NCAA all Owl competitors in straight sets. regulations, awarded a penalty point Karas and Lin were able to keep the to Rice in the next available match, Owls in the running, throttling the Contact the Information Technology (IT) Help Desk at which just so happened to be match Cowgirls in two and three sets, re- 713-348-HELP(4357) or [email protected] point in the deciding sixth match. spectively, but OSU's Mal ta Tsivka RICE rf* The ()wls dug themselves an early proved to be too much for Braid at no. 3-0 hole against the Golden Hur- 6, winning 4-6,6-2,6-4 and clinching ricane, which the Owls had beaten the match victory for OSU. 16 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9,2007 ball splits first two games 'o host No. 8 Vanderbilt, Texas A&M at Minute Maid this weekend

y Ben Jedlovec Rice, still ranked atop Baseball Five pitchers combined for Satur- America's Top 25, will look to return FORTHE THRESHER day's shutout, allowing only three hits to form in the Minute Maid Classic while striking out 10 Mule batters. With a runner on and one out in the this weekend startingwith No. 8 Van- Savery threw two solid innings and firstinningofSaturday'sseason opener, derbilt University today at noon. This picked up the win in his return from sophomore catcher Adam Zornes game should garner some attention off-season shoulder surgery, allowing ignited the offense with a first inning as David Price, arguably the nation's one hit while striking out one. Berry, home run, and Owl pitchers overcame best collegiate pitcher, is expected with his 90 mph fastball and a devastat- defense to help Rice defeat to start for Vanderbilt. Price has a ing slider, followed with one-hit in three Central Missouri State University 5-0. fastball in the upper-90s and a disap- innings and two strikeouts of his own. Then, as quickly as the offense struck, pearing slider that propelled him to Kelley, a transfer from San Jacinto Col- it disappeared, failing to atone for two a 0.20 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 44 lege, worked out of a jam in the sixth more errors in a 3-2 loss at Texas State innings for Team USA last summer, and followed with a scoreless seventh University Tuesday. during which he was a teammate of inning, striking out three. Senior Kyle The 1-1 start is unexpected for top- junior closer Cole St. Clair. Gunderson's unconventional delivery ranked Rice, butnotunprecedented. "We'll probably try to juice our and junior Bobby Bramhall's nasty Three years ago, the Owls entered guys a little bit," head coach Wayne changeup held Central Missouri bat- the consensus preseason favorite Graham said. "We'll try to hit the fast- ters hiUess, each pitcher notching two only to lose the season opener to the ball down in the zone and not swing strikeouts to nail down the victory. University of Texas at Minute Maid at it up, because when the guy can Langwell, who transferred from Park. The squad finished 4(3-14 and throw up to 97 mph, you don't want to Sam Houston State last fall, started ran away with the Western Athletic be swinging at high fastballs." against Texas State Tuesday and al- Conference, a reassuring sign for Depending on his shoulder lowed only one walk in three innings this year's team. strength, junior lefthander Joe Sav- of work, r\ or ding f ive strikeouts. Scott ery will make the start against the Ixmergan made his Rice debut with a Commodores, with juniorrighthander scoreless inning in relief of langwell. Chris Kelley ready in relief. Gunderson returned to allow two The rest of the weekend will also unearned runs after shortstop Brum bring challenging opponents, as Rice Friday's error in the fifth, and then faces Baylor University tomorrow at Tacker saw his first game action since 7 p.m. and Texas A&M University 2005, allowing only one walk while Sunday at 6 p.m. Freshman Ryan striking out two in three innings. 1 Berry will make his NCAA debut Junior centerfielder Tyler Henley against the Bears, and if Kelley rebounded from a hitless season pitches Friday, junior transfer Matt opener with three singles, including Iangwell or senior Ryne Tacker a second inning base hit to drive in could get the nod Sunday. Chad Lembeck with the game's first In Rice's season opener, Graham run. With two outs in the third, Dodson wrote Zornes into the third spot in a doubled home Savery, who reached on lineup with seven returning starters, a walk. Texas State pitchers prevented even though the catcher only started a continuance of Zornes' Saturday nine games behind the plate last heroics by hitting him twice before year. Zornes responded by deposit- he was lifted for a pinch runner in the ing the first-pitch fastball over the fifth. Hie offense remained quiet after left-field wall in the first inninp ^ the third, allowing Texas State to tie give the Owls a lead they wou' .1 the game in the fifth and push across surrender. Junior left-fielder Joi uan a third run with three hits in the bot- Dodson drove home Savery with a tom of the ninth before righthander sacrifice fly in the fourth, and first Bobby Bell could retire the side. Bell, baseman Danny Lehmann scored a junior, picked up his first loss in 13 on a wild pitch later in the inning. career collegiate decisions. Savery reached on an error in the The bullpen is starting to take eighth, and right fielder Derek My- shape after the season's first two ers singled him home for the Owls games. St. Clair will return to anchor fifth and final run. the closer's role when healthy, and The first-inning home run ended Bramhall may have established the streak of 22 consecutive scoreless himself as the next-best left-handed innings dating back to last year's Col- option. Gunderson, Tacker and lege World Series offensive meltdown. Ixmergan will all continue to get MARSHALL ROBINSON/THRESHER Zornes, who went 2-3 on the day, said opportunities to earn a consistent Junior left fielder Jordan Dodson went 1-1 with an RBI and two walks in the Owls' season-opening 5-0 win over he tried not to do anything differently role as right-handed relievers, as Central Missouri State Saturday. Three days later against Texas State, he knocked in another run but Rice lost 3-2 despite hitting third. will several others in Rice's deep thanks to a ninth-Inning Bobcat rally. "It's exciting to be in the three- pitching staff. hole, but you try to keep the same "Gunderson has worked it out to approach and be aggressive," he said. where he's really going to be able "He just made a mistake, and I was to help us this year," Graham said. able to put a good swing on it. I was "And we're confident Bramhall is a glad it went out." quality reliever."

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MARSHALL ROBINSON/THRESHER MARSHALL ROBINSON/ THRESHER Senior Travis Reagan reacts to an inning-ending out recorded before Central Missouri State could score a run. Reagan Junior lefthander Joe Savery will start today at noon against Vanderbilt, which will ended the season opener at the catcher s spot, going 0-1 at the plate. start David Price, one of the nation's top collegiate pitchers, on the mound. X THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2007 17 Daniels returns to win 5,000 meters easily Zukoski notches first to improve dieir times before heading third in the pole vault for the second by Dylan Farmer into the C-USA meet. consecutive meet. THRKSHKH KIMTOklAI. STAFF "I just want to get another good 'Die other distance runners also In her first race of the semester, race in and hopefully a fast time," performed well. Junior Callie Wells collegiate win at UH junior Marissa Daniels wasted no Daniels said. "It's a good opportunity took second in the mile, finishing less time returning to competitive form, for all of us to run fast — down here, than half a second behind the winner, winning the 5,000 meters at last it's hard to run that fast on a track while senior Kate Gorry took third by Stephen Whitfield team's first true test leading up weekend's University of Houston that's not banked." place in die 3,000 meters. Gorrys time 'IHRESHER KDITOMAl. STAFF to the Conference USA Indoor Invitational with a time of 17 minutes, The remaining members of the of 9:56.19 was the fastest recorded by Championships Feb. 23-24. If 42.65 seconds — over 15 seconds team will split up, as well. Most of the a C-USA runner this year. Sophomore Andrew Zukoski's the Owls are to compete with ahead of the runner-up. sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers will Bevan said he was pleased with the first collegiate victory was one the University of Texas-El Paso Her victory highlighted a num- travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico team's quick overall improvement. of several early-season bests and the University of Houston ber of impressive performances to compete in the Lobo Invitational to- "I was absolutely delighted with the men's track and field team at that meet, they will have to for the women's track team, which night and tomorrow, and the rest of the how our kids competed, how our notched at the Houston Indoor get strong performances out of now has less than three weeks to athletes will compete at the University kids performed and where we're at Invitational. The meet, held last their sprinters, each of whom prepare for the Conference USA In- of Houston RunSport tomorrow. right now," he said. "In two weeks Saturday at the University of showed marked improvement in door Championships Feb. 23-24. Daniels wasn't die only Rice runner it was an awful lot of improvement, Houston's Yeoman Fieldhouse, last week's meet. Juniors Bubba Daniels' performance was by no to climb the podium last week. Fresh- virtually from person to person. was only Rice's second of the Heard and Gary Anderson, both means a surprise — she recorded man Brittany Washington improved We were about 90 percent as a season, but the Owls made big members of the football team, a team-best 16:40.32 in the 5,000 her career-best time to 56.86 en route team ... and any time you're able to strides nonetheless. clocked personal best times in during last year's indoor season to winning the 400-meters, finishing improve 9 out of every 10 people then the 200-meter and the 60-meter and a school record 16:28.87 dur- just ahead of second-place sophomore you've had a great meet." preliminaries, respectively. The ing the outdoor season — but the Chandra Ewing. Three weeks after Running unattached because of THIS WEEKEND coaches decided not to run An- fact that the win came after five winning die triple jump at the Leonard NCAA restrictions, senior Funmi derson in the f inals of the 60 as a weeks of recovery from hamstring Hilton Memorial, freshman Eunique Jimoh won the pentathlon ahead of precautionary measure—he suf- Both track and field teams and foot problems makes it all the Hamilton only took second at UH UH's Rachel Lasley. In second place fered from an undisclosed minor more impressive. and improved her career-best jump before the 800-meter portion of the will split up and compete in injury. Warren said he is looking Head coach Jim Bevan said to 40 feet, 0.75 inches. Sophomore compedtion, Jimoh ran on Easley's two meets: the Washington forward to seeing Heard and An- Daniels' dominance in the race Jenny Glover also improved her heels for the majority of the race derson run on a faster track. Invitational in Seattle and was remarkable. career best, posting a 39-1.75 third before passing her and sprinting the Lobo Invitational in 'TTiey've developed well over "I wouldn't say it was a comfort- place jump. Junior Rachel Greff took away with the last 100 meters. Albuquerque, N.M. the last two weeks we've had them able race, because [Daniels] ran out here," Warren said. "We're hard, but 100 meters into the race it very excited about what they're was over," Bevan said. "They let her Zukoski won the 5,000 meters going to do this weekend on a go and nobody went with her. She with a time of 15 minutes, 49.71 MONDO track, especially Bubba wasn't challenged, and I was happy Head coach Chris Huston announced the signing of nine high school and seconds. Senior Pablo Solares on those curves." with the results." club-level players on Wednesday, the first day recruits could commit: took a week off from his quest for Another important showing Daniels and the other distance an NCAA automatic berth in the at the Houston Invitational came runners will travel to Seatde tomorrow Name Position Hometown mile, placing second in the 3,000 from freshman Philip Adam in the to compete in the Washington Invita- meters with a time of 8:21.06. heptathlon. Making his debut in Kate Edwards MF Westlake Village, Calif. tional. The University of Washington Beth England MF Arlington, Va. Senior Luke Stadel also finished the event, Adam finished second boasts the Dempsey Indoor Track Meghan Erkel GK Granite Bay, Calif. in the top-three of his event, among collegiates with 4,937 Stadium, one of the premier facilities in Ann Arbor, Mich. throwing 55 feet, 2.75 inches in points, 98 points behind the Rice die country. The track itself is banked Catherine Fitzsimmons GK the shot put. record set last year by Ryan Walsh on the curves, and has the reputation Ashley Gowda MF Carrollton, Texas "A lot of [teams] have already (Brown '05). With Walsh now of being one of the fastest tracks in Jordan Holloway D Carrollton, Texas done three or four meets by this gone, the Owls will need Adam to the country — athletes recorded five Elizabeth Nesbit MF/F Waterford, Va. point," head coach Jon Warren produce in the heptathlon — and world top-10 marks at Dempsey in2003. Ariel Rogers D Los Altos, Calif. Oones '88) said. "For the second later the decathlon — once the Daniels said she hopes she and the Korey Taylor MF/F McKinney, Texas meet, it was pretty good. Little C-USA meet rolls around. other runners can use the opportunity things across the board are com- Zukoski's first-place finish in ing along really, really well." the 5,000 was impressive, but This weekend, the Owls will he said the fact that most of the split up for two separate meets. top long-distance runners at the The sprinters, vaulters, jumpers meet chose to run in the 3,000 REC J!* RICE RECREATION and throwers will head to the Al- diminished the feat. f O CENTER buquerque Convention Center in "I wasn't that surprised," Zu- Albuquerque, N .M. to compete in koski said. "Almost [all the distance the Lobo Invitational. Meanwhile, runners] on our team, except for the longer distance runners will me, ran the 3k, and almost everyone head to the Dempsey Indoor else from the other teams ran the Arena in Seattle, Wash, for the 3k, so I knew it was gong to be a Washington Invitational. pretty empty field." GO FLY Warren said he split the team Five Rice runners competed to take advantage of the condi- in the 3,000, but only Solares tions. The Lobo Invitational will and sophomore Aaron Robson be run nearly a mile above sea finished in the top ten. Of those level. 'Hie thin air wreaks havoc five, Warren said only Robson A KITE. on the distance runners, but not comes close to being a true 3,000 so much for sprinters, and since runner. Everyone else ran off-dis- marks for sprinters tend to be tance as part of their preparation better at altitude, Warren said he for the C-USA meet. had no problems sending them to "It's unusual, but given the GET PAID TO DO IT. New Mexico. The distance run- circumstances and how people's ners are headed for a favorable training have gone, we have a site, as Dempsey Indoor Arena is lot of guys I'd rather run in the one of the most renowned track [3,000 meters]," Warren said. "I facilities in the United States. It didn't want to have the milers features a 307-meter MONDO run a mile [at UH| and then run track that, because it is made of a mile this week. ... 'Hie way natural rubber instead of petro- the training's gone, some guys leum-based synthetic material, didn't really need to move up to produces lower times despite the the 800, and some guys who'd JO ni ID fcs heavier sea-level air. run the 800 previously needed floor of the This weekend's meets are the to move up." * gymnasium), or visit our Web site, lis •BBMM •K>EN DATE: February 12 . '' • * " CLOSE DATE; March 2f •' J'

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Gunderson 1.0 2 2 0 0 1 Assists — UTEP 6 (Taylor 3); Rice 21 (Riverin 5). Rebounds — ECU 27 (Blair 7, Fields 6); Rice 26 (Almond Tacker 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL til 7, Perka 4, Packevicius 4, Williams 4). Bell (O-l) 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 Attendance — 330 TULAME 71 RICE 68 Assists — ECU 16 (Jenkins 5); Rice 13 (Williams 6). TXST IP H R ER BB SO BF Feb. 3, 2007 — Autry Court MEN S BASKETBALL Feb. 3-7 Boening 3.0 3 2 1 2 2 15 Attendance — 1543 Baca 2.01 0 0 0 3 9 Tulane 32 39 — 71 Fiske 2.20 0 0 2 4 10 These boxscores brought to you by: 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 5 Rice 35 33 — 68 Feb. 2007 — Autry Court Weaver (1-0) That stupid girl in the DLPcommercials. Shut upabout the mirrors, alright? Nobody likes you or your product, so just Tulane (7-13, 2-6 C-USA) USM 22 33 — 55 Attendance — 1,812 cram it! Oh, and that elephant — that is the (most stupid) Henry 11-18,1-123, Sands 5-14,0-0 ll.Montagnino Rice 30 40 — 70 thing ever, and you should be sued for it. It's amazing! It's 4-12, 1-2. the YOU SUCK! — much love, (your) roomie. PICE g CENTRAL MISSOURI 0 Totals: 24-64, 13-24 65. USM (14-8, 4-5 C-USA) Abbie's mom demanding that I take over this page. Feb. 3. 2007 Stone 5-8, 7-9 17, Wise 6-15, 4-4 17, Craft 3-6, Not as many "boxscores brought to you by" as Rice (13-10, 6-4 C-USA) 0-0 6. last week. Rice (1-0)) CMU (0-1) Neaves 11-15, 5-7 27, Frazier 5-13, 2-2 12, Stovall Totals: 21-50,11-13 55 Sid Rich sucks, death from behind... Name(pos) ABR H Bl Name (pos) R H Bl 5-8. 1-2 11, Riverin 4-7, 2-2 10. The Day of Cheese Henley cf 5 0 0 0 Mochizuki ss 0 2 0 Totals: 28-62, 12-17 68. Rice (12-10, 6-3 C-USA) You're getting a corny card, you know? Friday ss 3 11 0 Brown c/dh 0 0 0 BASEBALL Almond 14-21. 3-3 35, Williams 4-5, 2-2 11, Pflieger It's 2:23 — where would you rather be? Zornes c 3 12 2 Jaros If 0 0 0 Three-point goals—Tulane 3-9 (Sands 1-3, Montagnino 3-5, 00 8. Tasha is slow. Seastrunk pr 0 0 0 0 Paul lb 0 0 0 1-4); Rice 0-11. Totals: 28-48, 7-7 70. BICE 2 TEXAS ST. 3 Reagan c 0 0 0 Perez dh/c 0 10 Feb. 6, 2007 — San Marcos, Tex. Bobcat Field 0 Dykins do 0 0 0 Luna 2b 0 0 Rebounds — Tulane31 (Sands 6, Montagnino 5); Rice Th.-eei.oint goals — USM 2-12; Rice 7-12 (Almond 0 Feil rf 0 0 0 Savery p/dh 44 (Neaves 18, Stovall 7). 4-4, Pflieger 2-3, Williams 1-2). TSU (3-1) Rice (1-1) 0 Joblin 2b 0 0 0 Lehmann lb Rebounds — USM 25 (Green 6, Wise 5); Rice 26 Name(pos) ABR H Bl Name (pos) AB R H Bl Dodaon If 1 Rutledge 2b 0 0 0 Assists — Tulane 11 (Montagnino 3); Rice 16 MEN (Packevicius 6, Perka 5). Field ss 3 0 1 1 Henley cf 5 0 3 1 Padron 3b 1 0 0 Weatherford cf 3 0 0 0 (Riverin 8). Fyom page 13 Witek 3b 3 0 0 0 Friday ss 0 0 0 Myers pr/rf 2 0 1 Assists — USM 12 (Wise 6); Rice 16 (Williams 4, Wood lb 4 0 0 0 Zornes c 0 0 0 Lembeck rf 1 0 0 Attendance — 513 Hagan 4). drove to the basket, and the reel- Garza rf 4 0 1 0 Comerota pr 0 0 0 Buenger 3b 2 0 0 Bunn If 4 1 1 0 Lehmann c 0 0 0 Totals ing Pirate defenders were forced 29 5 8 4 Totals 29 0 30 Attendance — 1305 Goldschmt dh 4 0 1 0 Savery lb 10 0 31 RICE 84 to foul to prevent open layups. As Feb. 3, 2007 — Autry Court Randell cf 4 1 1 1 Luna 2b 0 0 0 Score by Inning R H E a result, Rice was able to get to the Guest 2b 2 1 1 0 Dodson If Oil CMU 000 000 000 — 0 3 1 EAST CAROLINA 74 RICE 83 Crmptn ph/2bl 0 0 0 Buenger dh 0 0 0 Rice 200 200 01X — 5 8 3 UTEP 8 23 — 31 Feb. 3. 2007 — Autry Court line 38 times and converted 30 of Theriot c 2 0 0 1 Myers pr/dh 0 0 0 Rice 50 34 — 84 those opportunities. Lembeck rf 10 0 E — Rutledge (1), Friday 91), Buenger 2 (2); LOB ECU 42 32 — 74 Seastrunk 3b 0 10 — Rice UCM 6. Rice 8; 2B — Friday (1); Zornes "The more times we get to the Padron ph/3b 2 0 0 0 (1). HBP — Savery; SH — Brown (1); Lehmann (1) UTEP (17-4, 6-3 C-USA) Rice 37 46 — 83 line, the more likely we are to win," Piekarska 3-8, 4-4 11, Williams 2-7, 2-2 6. Totals 31 3 6 3 Totals 32 2 5 2 SF — Dodson (1). SB — Myers (1). CS — Dodson Williams said. "We're one of the top (1), Dykins (1). Totals: 10-53, 9-16 31. ECU (5-16, 0-8 C-USA) Score by Inning R H E Captain 8-14, 0-0 21. Farmer 5-8, 2-3 15, Fields free throw shooting teams in the Rice Oil 000 000 — 2 5 2 Rice IP H R ER BB SO BF Rice (13-9, 6-3 C-USA) 5-6, 5-7 15. conference, so it's important for us to TXST 000 020 001 — 3 6 1 Savery (1-0) 2.01 0 0 0 1 6 Stovall 5-9, 5-6 16, Loggins 6-8, 2-3 16, Neaves 4-9. Totals: 27-48. 11-17 74. Berry 3.0 1 0 0 12 10 5-5 13, Fulton 6-10, 0-0 12, Prazier 5-8, 0-0 10. be aggressive and draw fouls." E — Friday (2), Seastrunk (1), Guest (1); LOB — Rice Kelley 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 10 Totals: 31-53,16-18 84. Rice (11-10, 5-3 C-USA) 10. TXST 5; 2B — Dodson (1); HBP — Zornes Gunderson 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Almond 10-16, 12-14 34, Williams 4-10, 10-12 20. 2; SH — Theriot (2); CS — Dodson (1), Field (1), Bramhall 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 4 Three-point goals — UTEP 3-9 (Sands 1-3, Montagnino Packevicius 2-3, 5-7 9, Britton 3-5, 2-3 8, Perka Witek (2). 1-4); Rice 0-11. 4-4, 0-0 8. THIS WEEKEND TXST IP H R ER BBSO BF Totals: 24-46. 30-38 83. Rice IP H R ER BBSO BF Potts (0-1) 3.11 0 0 0 1 6 Rebounds — UTEP 2-15 (Piekarska 1-1); Rice 6-11 Langwell 3.00 0 0 1 5 10 Michals 3.23 0 0 1 2 14 (Loggins 2-2, Watts 2-2, Stovall 1-2, Riverin 1-2). Three-point goals — ECU 9-17 (Captain 5-9, Farmer Rice (12-10,6-3) at Lonergan 1.01 0 0 0 0 4 Collins 1.0 1 1 0 1 2 6 3-4); Rice 5-17 (Almond 2-3, Williams 2-6). SMU (13-10,2-7)

When: Sat. at 7:00 p.m. MEDICAL STUDENTS Where: Dallas, Tex. History: The Mustangs lead the overall series 111-77, but the Owls have taken 6 of YOU PAY YOUR DUES. the last seven decisions

The Owls were able to win in WE'LL PAY YOUR TUITION. spite of the absence of senior center Greg Killings, as junior forwards Patrick Britton and Paulius Pack- evicius both had solid nights with Join the Army's Medical eight and nine points respectively. In addition, sparingly-used forward Corps and you can receive a Aleks Perka had his highest-scor- ing night of the year, contributing one- to tour-year scholarship eight points and four rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench. that provides full tuition, a "Aleks has had the best three weeks of his career in practice," Wilson said. "So it's not a coinci- monthly stipend of over $1,300 dence that he played as well as he did in that game, in particular. With and reimbursement of most Greg out, we need someone to step up, and 1 think he's certainly more academic fees, courtesy of the Army Health Professions than capable." Scholarship Program. Plus, you'll receive; CLASS • Low-cost life insurance From page 13 running back, but he could be a run- ning back, maybe slot [receiver] or a • Worldwide travel opportunities corner. He's incredible just because of his speed." Fuda is one of the Owls' most • No-cost or low-cost medical and dental care for you and intriguing recruits. He attends Katy High School, where he earned first- team All-State football honors as a your family junior following a 62-catch, 1,399- yard campaign. Katy started an underclassman quarterback Fuda's • Rank and privileges of an Army Officer senior season and emphasized the run, hurting his stats. However, he still managed to catch 44 balls for 738 • Generous non-contributory retirement benefits with 20 yards and also returned punts. Fuda also plays baseball at Katy, years of qualifying service and he has received more accolades for his skills on the diamond than for his skills on the gridiron. As a junior, Fuda was a 5-A first-team all-state • Flexible, mobile retirement savings and investment plan selection, and Louisville tabbed him as a second-team preseason All-American second baseman. Fuda plans to play both football and baseball for the Owls. Fuda is one of two Rice commits on the Houston Chronicle AreaTop- To find out more, or to speak to an Army 100 list. He is joined by defensive end Cheta Ozougwu, who attended Alief Health Care Recruiter, call 800-792-2524 or Taylor, Tex. Ozougwu is listed as a linebacker in the Top-100, but be- cause of his 6'3", 229-pound size and visit healthcare.goarmy.com/hct/53 O potential to add weight, he comes to Rice to play defensive end. ()zougwu made an impression on Bailiff with his upbeat attitude and his relentless BB work ethic, along with his eagerness ©2003. Paid for by the United States Army. All rights reserved. to attend Rice. THE RICE THRESHER CALENDAR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9,2007 19

second is to head to Barber Not orange soda, the other kind Like Britney before K-Fed Day today at the Rice Memo- of crush rial Center. From 10 a.m. - 5 Head to the Sid Richardson "LENDAR College Schoolgirls Party p.m. today, Times Barber Shop Tonight at Willy's Pub is the from the Village will be in the Rice Program Council's Crush tonight, one of those public Student Center lobby giving Party, where you can meet parties that never needs a rugby team today at the rugby haircuts at a discount rate of $7. someone who wants to date you. sub-theme. In the Sid Com- FRIDAY field. The team takes on Loui- Well, maybe not, but you can mons from 10 p.m. - 2 a.m., 9 siana State University at 2 p.m. meet someone that filled out college girls will be dressed Bye, bye, Bruno LSU is a longtime rival for the Crush survey in a way that's like high school girls, primar- the Owls, and LSU fans have TUESDAY compatible with the way you did ily of the Catholic persuasion. Famed French sociologist of a long-standing reputation of it. From 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. you can Somehow, the party-goers science Bruno Latour is at Wee, 13 knowing how to bring Loui- Rah rah drunk enjoy free food, subsidized bever- always end up more scantily- as those of you who have seen siana good times with them ages and survey results. In order clad than your average high the "Bruno I^atour is coming" wherever they go. The rugby Ix>vett College invites you to to get the most out of the event, school student, but the glaring signs littering all of campus field is located past the intra- the best Pub Night of the year, complete the Crush survey at defect with this party is, just well know. Latour holds the Ga- mural fields near the Jones the Desperate Undergrads Pub www. mymeetsheet. com/ricecrush how do the guys dress up? If briel Tarde Chair at the Institut school, and bleacher space is Night at Willy's Pub. Since by 1 p.m. today. you have the answer to this, or d'Etudes Politiques de Paris limited, so get there early or Ixivett is the best college, all the even if you don't but just want and is well known for his work bring your own chairs. others can suck down free beer to go dance the night away, in relating culture to science. and enjoy all sorts of antics and head to Sid tonight. This afternoon, Latour gives a entertainment from Lovetteers. FRIDAY talk entitled "Cosmopolitics" SUNDAY From 10 p.m. - 2 a.m., Lovett 46 from 4-6 p.m. in Rayzor Hall, would hate it if you didn't head Beat the 49ers room 123. 11 to Pub to celebrate with them. Don't tickle Elmo The Desperate Undergrads The Owls take on perennial SUBMIT AN EVENT Dada dancing theme of pulls from the hit tele- national contender Long Beach Tonight is closing night for the State University today at 4 p.m. Come to Delirious, the vision show Desperate House- Deadline is Monday at 12 p.m. stageshow spectacular Sesame at Reckling Park. The Owls also Dada-themed 2007 Archi-Arts. wives, and Pub-goers dressed to prior to Friday publication. Street Live: Elmo Makes Music. play the 49ers Saturday at For those of you who didn't theme will be warmly received, Submission methods: Elmo takes the stage twice — 2 p.m. The series is the second have the guts to ask an Archi and probably cheated on, bank- Fax: (713) 348-5238 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. — at Reliant in as many years between the what in the heck a Dada theme rupted, or shot. Arena. Sesame Street Live is two teams, and few matchups in E-mail: [email protected] is — I did — it's more or less a a one-of-a-kind spectacle that Campus Mail: reactionary art movement that college baseball pair such mar- pairs song and dance with quis programs from different Calendar Editor was completely non-sensical and comedy and those awesome WEDNESDAY Thresher, MS-524 bizarre. 1 still don't get it. The parts of the country. Also inter- Sesame Street suits. Tickets esting is Long Beach's unofficial Submissions are printed Archi said that meant I got it. are available starting at $15 Cupid Anyway, the event runs from mascot — to many adoring fans, on a space available basis. through Ticketmaster. While the 49ers are the Dirtbags. 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. at the Merid- you may be the oldest person Valentine's Day is unique in ian, located at 1503 Chartres St. in attendance without any kids, its ability to be so universally Tickets cost $10 in advance or the four-year-old in all of us hated. 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Center for Civic Engagement Fellows: Deadline - 5:00pm on Mar. 2 The Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) is pleased to announce it is accepting applications for its Opportunities inaugural group of CCE Fellows. CCE Fellows will use the summer to produce substantive, quality research and/or design projects that are faculty supervised and conducted in collaboration with a Houston-based partner. CCE Fellows will receive a summer research stipend of $4,000 each. For more for Students information and an application, contact Stephanie Post ([email protected]).

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Rotary Community Service Scholarship: Deadline - 5:00pm on Feb. 28 To promote and recognize community service by Rice students, the Rotary Club of West University offers an annual $2,500 scholarship in the spring of each year to a continuing student at Rice University. The student winning the scholarship will have a record of community service outside the Rice campus community that embodies the Rotary motto of "Service Above Self."

Community Service Grant: Extended Deadline - 5:00pm on Feb. 16 The purposes of the Community Service Grant are to help student service organizations (such as Habitat for Humanity, ESL Tutoring, and others) establish and develop their programs and also to help other student organizations initiate community service projects.

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Summer Mentorship Experience (SME): Deadline - 5:00pm on Feb. 19 Leadership Rice places selected students, who have completed UNIV / LEAD 309, in rewarding and exciting summer internships in various US cities and around the world. Students receive a $3,500 stipend and work full-time for two months. In addition, students interact with fellow SME participants through orientations, e-mail groups, and weekly seminars organized by Leadership Rice. The Center for Civic combination of real world application and leadership theory provides students with an effective way to practice and understand leadership in action.

Engagement Envision Grant: Deadline - 5:00pm on Feb. 16 (Round II) - 5:00pm on Mar. 14 (Round III) Envision Grants provide seed money, $200-$2,500, to fund projects, which espouse values of service, creativity, and community. at Rice University Janus Award: Deadline - 5:00pm on Feb. 16 The Janus Award is a $2,500 stipend for independent summer research to explore an environmental or scientific problem from multiple perspectives. 20. THE RICE THRESHER BACKPAGE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2007

B. You approach a dark tower. Could this be the site to try to find its origin. You run into a room to find a man • V{,f ;; > BACKPAGE #49 of the play? You finger your longsword just to feel safe. dressed in black bent over a deep pit that is glowing red. It has yet to rust, despite your age. You walk in, despite "Bwahaha!" he laughs maniacally. "This is my greatest the musky smell. Suddenly, a scantily clad woman rides creation yet. Those filthy little creatures will spend hours up on horseback. "We are the holders of the sword, the trying to play this new game I have conjured from the sheath talkers! Follow if you dare." depths of hell!" Suddenly, he turns around. "Eghads! An If you follow the naked woman on a horse, go to C. intruder." He waves his hand, and you are thrust into a If you draw your sword and attack, go to J. chair at a table hidden in the corner. "You will be a perfect first subject. Now test out my new version of Munchkin, C. You follow the horse into a room. You see 12 women forever!" You pick up some cards and roll a die. Perhaps sitting in a circle, chanting "Vagina" over and over again. some brave archeologist or presidential historian will find What possibly could be the point of this mystery? Some your corpse in 1,000 years or so. The End. sort of prayer? Who knows. Now it is time to get home and make dinner for Hillary. The End H. You are a man of battle—a true warrior. But there is not any wars no more, thank you very much Warren Chris- D. You draw your Longsword of PriStina and charge topher. Time to stop being a warrior and start being a bard. towards the two beasts. CRASH! The glass collapses around You walk off into the sunset and break out the saxophone. you. It was an illusion the whole time! As you try to regain After all, tomorrow is another speech. The End? your bearings, you find yourself surrounded by tiny, cloaked, rotund creatures. They stare at you with bloodshot eyes and I. You approach the spectre when its bone-chilling pale skin that looks oily to the touch. words cut deep into your soul. "Behold, I am Steve Jackson, If you attack the creatures, go to E. Warlock King of this Student Center. You have destroyed If you talk to the creatures, go to F. my nerd minions and thus must die!" You try to call in the Secret Service, but they E. Your body glows with rage as your longsword cuts have no effect on the through the chest of one of the creatures like a truck pass- Warlock King. Out of ing through the U.S.-Mexico boarder after you passed the ethers, he barrages NAFTA. Corpses begin to outnumber the shrieks of you with d20 upon d20. horror as you send another brackish excuse for internal The last thing you hear organs flying across the dank, stone room. "And this is isjackson laughingasa a little move I learned from Les Aspin," you yell as you die passes through your decapitate one of the little buggies. Suddenly, through spine. The End. the fleeing crowd and spraying blood you glimpse a dark, /*% Mou are former President Bill Clinton. Yoiijust gave an shadowy being hovering towards you. J. You draw your jm excellent speech at Rice University. Security saysyou If you charge towards the being, go to I. sword and thrust it deep %/Msha.ve time to spare, and you want to interact with If you turn around and leave, go to H. within the woman. She & students before your critical charisma check runs falls off the horse, dead. out. So you grab your pen of +1 autograph signing, cast a F. "Behold!" you bellow. "I am Bill Clinton, Grand To celebrate, you pull ward against the right-wing echo-chamber noise machine and Companion of the Order of Logohu, protector of Pristina out a cigar. Chomping head out. You ask a local indigenous student about goings and winner of two Grammy Awards!" They stand silent as on the tobacco-wrapped on, and she informs you of two mass gatherings — one at you continue. "And I come in peace." A murmur begins to torpedo, but not inhal- the Student Center and another a theater production. ripple through the crowds, and you think you may have ing, you suddenly hear If you decide to go to the Student Center, go to A. won them over. We find your resume impressive," one of the entrance close up If you decide to go to a theater production, go to B. the larger ones squeals in a nasal whine. "But no one is behind you. "Behold, a greater than the Warlock who dwells at the center of the gladius!" you hear echo A. You approach the Student Center from the north, Student Center's center. He forces us to do his bidding through the catacombs treading slowly and keeping an eye on your six, when and test his new torture devices. Please help us." of the tower. Suddenly, suddenly, A RED DRAGON! AND A ROBOT! The two If you try to help them, go to G. you feel yourself envel- The evil Steve Jackson fearsome beasts seem to be guarding the door. You haven't If you want to attack the creatures, go to E. oped, as you breathe (Sid '74) forces you to play been this afraid since that time Janet Reno challenged you your final breath. role-playing games for all to an arm wrestling competition. G. You make your way through the dark stone build- The End. eternity! If you decide to run away, go to H. ing. Every few feet you see some of the creatures huddled If you want to engage the dragon and robot in battle, around tables, but you're not sure what they're doing. go to D. Suddenly, you hear some cackling and run down a hallway The Backpage is satire and is written by Evan Mintz [email protected] CLASSIFIEDS (713) 348-3974

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