Rice's Reputation Attracts Criminals to Easy Pickings Full Board Plan Favored by Poll Masters Committee Chooses Wilson Exam Guid
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/4/V Z. RI TU- I Rice's reputation attracts criminals to easy pickings by Jeanne Cooper Voswinkel stated that the burglars' Bike thefts continue to be the Voswinkel expressed amaze- valuable from an unlocked room is Word is out on the streets that most common method of gaining biggest theft problem. According ment at such criminals' success on only eight seconds. Lovett the Rice campus is an easy mark entry is to knock on a student's to the burglary suspect, the street campus. "These aren't kids. residents in particular are urgea to for thieves and burglars. A suspect door, entering if there is no answer. market rate for any bike is $50. They're often older men; use the peepholes installed last in six burglary incidents If a student answers the door, or is Many students lose their bikes sometimes they're even carrying summer before opening their apprehended by the Campus found in the room, the burglar says because they believe an upper floor boltcutters. Surely someone must doors, since their Main Street Police informed the officers that he was looking for "George" and or secluded hall will not attract notice them carrying bikes down location makes them especially Rice seems "just like a shopping leaves. The burglar works his way thieves. Lovett resident Eddie the stairs." vulnerable. mall" to criminals in the area, who down the hall, often hitting four or Speer heard someone stop outside Voswinkel recommended that Students should not hesitate to walk in, take whatever they want five rooms in a row. of his fourth-floor room at 9 p.m. students leaving Rice for the use the emergency police phones to and leave without detection. Of the 23 property thefts that Monday. By the time he opened holidays should store their bicycles report suspicious persons, said occurred in November, ten the door, the thief had already cut in their rooms. If any difficulties Voswinkel. "It doesn't have to be a Campus crime statistics for happened while the property was the Master combination lock on arise, the campos will keep matter of life or death," she added. November support the under- unattended or not secured. Sewall the cable holding Speer's bike to students' bikes for them. The campos arrested or warned 16 world's view; of the 19 residential Hall, Anderson Hall and the the grating. "1 thought a lock and Voswinkel also suggested that persons for criminal trespass in burglaries reported, 17 occurred stadium parking lot recorded three cable was enough, but I guess not," students take small valuables such November. while the resident's door was thefts each, while most colleges, said Speer. as jewelry and calculators with Voswinkel noted that although unlocked. Richardson College was the gym, Fondren library and When Speer asked the man what them. the officers recognize most the hardest hit, with five Ryon Lab had at least one theft he was doing, he replied that he Voswinkel reminded students students, they occasionally must burglaries. Lovett and Wiess had each. Voswinkle noted that many would be back. Speer immediately not to leave their door unlocked at request identification from them. four burglaries each, while all the students are surprised when they notified the campos, who caught any time. Students in Will Rice * Please understand wh^," said other colleges except Brown had at leave calculators and other the man a short while later trying and Baker have been awakened by Voswinkel. "This is not to harass least one. belongings in college commons to steal a bicycle at Will Rice. intruders in their rooms at night; students, but to make the place Assistant Chief of Police Mary and do not find them later. Speer was lucky. the average time to steal something safer for them." INSIDE: • Rocking in the back of his father's canoe in the middle of the lake, he felt as though he would live EE forever. — Ernest Hemingway 1HRESHEFriday, DecemberR 3, 1982 Volume 70, Number 15 Full board plan favored by poll by Tom Morgan breakfast choice. There is a Rubash predicted that the The results of the variable meal possibility of a third option which nature of the final plans will be: plan poll contained no surprises would eliminate dinner or decided in February or March. for the Food Committee and Food weekend meals. These plans, "You will register for a food plan Service Director Joyce Rubash. numbered II, III, and IV, received in the spring in the same way you The first choice by 54 percent of the next highest vote percentages, now register for courses," stated those who voted was full board at each between three and six Rubash. an estimated cost per semester of percent. Sixty percent of the ballots $887 plus tax. Plan VI, which According to Jones sophomore favored a surcharge on continental eliminates breakfast, placed Mary McCue, who is the scribe of, breakfasts. Students also want to second with 18 percent of the vote. the food committee and chairman continue family style dining over "We were not surprised by the of the poll writing subcommittee, cafeteria style by 72 percent. results," stated Rubash. "We will the food committee will make a Baker had the largest have a variable meal plan next recommendation to Food and participation in the poll, with 77 year, but it is too early to tell what Housing Director Marion Hicks at percent of the college members the exact options will be." the beginning of next semester. voting. Will Rice had the lowest, "The exact format of the third with 44 percent participating. A The plan will definitely include a option is still up in the air," noted total of 57 percent of those eligible full board choice and a no McCue. voted in the poll. Masters Committee chooses Wilson Defensive line coach Clovis Hale berates Clenzie Pieison's right breast by Brad Sevetson Wilsoo will be in a position to which deal with housing." during the 28-21 loss to Houston. —M. Gladu The Committee of Masters make important decisions on the Winningham, who plans to be voted at its meeting on November issue next semester. on sabbatical next semester, will 16 to recommend electrical "We've got to make all our plans return to Wiess in the fall. engineering Professor and Wiess by next spring," said Wilson. "The When asked Tuesday about the Rice assets swell again resident associate William Wilson committee looking into the recommendation, Hackerman said by Jeanne Cooper another $8,442,000 to the bill. to serve as interim Wiess master changes is already starting to deal he had not heard of it. He is Rice University total assets Operation and maintenance of the for the spring semester. University with these questions, most of expected to make a decision soon. increased by $26,980,000 during physical plant costs continued to President Norman Hackerman has the fiscal year ending June 30, grow as well, reaching $5,707,000 yet to make a decision on the 1982. According to the Arthur in 1982, up from $4,673,000. position. Andersen audit, Rice's assets rose "The college is fortunate to have Exam guidelines to $396,563,000 in 1982. Review Board denies available Bill Wilson because he's Of the assets, endowment and similar funds count for appeal by gezilchers Here are some suggestions that will help everyone enjoy the nu $284,341,000. Income from the advantages of the Honor System: endowment increased by more by Patty Cleary than $3 million over 1981 to The University Review Board • It is the student's responsibility to know the rules for each exam— $28,332,000 in 1982. Student has denied the appeal of four the time duration, the allowed reference materials, the time and tuition and fees rose from Baker College members who felt place to turn it in. $10,110,000 the previous year to they had been too severely • Most professors would appreciate it if you would mark the time $11,451,000. Government grants penalized for a gezilching incident and place the test was taken on the cover of the blue book. and contracts contributed on October 23. The four were each • When you are finished with a take-home exam, seal the test and $8,505,000 to the university, while fined $100 and placed on test booklet by stapling them shut or sealing them in an envelope. gifts and private grants made for permanent disciplinary probation • Try to turn the exam in yourself as early as possible; if you $7,627,000 of the total assets. Sales for projecting small rubber balls cannot, make sure whomever you designate to do this for you and services related to university from the top of Baker. knows the correct time and place for turning it in. departments netted an additional The students' letter of appeal Bill Wilson • Remember to sign the pledge; not signing the pledge does not $2,665,000. was based on points of the Judicial been a resident associate for five relieve you from the responsibilities of the Honor System. While university revenues Code which discuss procedural years and he knows the college • Be circumspect in your conversations so as not to inadverdentiy increased, expenditures also rose errors and penalties not indicated inside out," said current Wiess give or receive aid concerning an exam. in every category. Instruction and by precedent. Master Geoff Winningham. "The • Self-scheduled exams are to be taken in the room they are departmental research costs grew Chairman of the Review Board college and the committee of distributed in.