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• w 4,v Vol. 1.XXXV, Issue No. 12 SINCE 1916 Friday, N avembcr21,'1997 ^ #*«r [] 'Judicial Affairs office levies $400fine, warns Brown that one more infraction will result in loss of alcohol privilege it was equivalent to the size of public parties by Maya Balakrishnan on the Rice campus," McGarity said. TMKt SHKH K'DITOKIA! HTAH One student had to be transported to the If one more complaint regarding a Brown hospital Friday for alcohol poisoning. This College alcohol policy violation reaches As- same student had been taken to the hopitai for sistant Dean of Judicial Affairs Patricia Bass, similar reasons earlier in the semester. Brown will go dry. In another situation, Brown master Robert Monday afternoon, Brown College presi- Haymes had* to pick up a student from the The house is based on six lO'-S" dent Kevin Graham received this news in a Harris County jail for reasons the masters squares, as seen In these floorplans. memo from Bass stating that Brown has been refused to comment on. The first floor (left) Includes a living placed on an indefinite probation and given a "The atmosphere that was created by room, kitchen and bedroom; the second $400 fine. According to the memo. Brown had I Friday's] party was not a safe one (according floor (above) Includes another bedroom, not fulfilled its responsibility as a residential to Bass], because there were so many people a bath and a small study. college to prevent violations of the university's there and because the authority there, in what- alcohol policy. ever form, was being virtually ignored. It was This punitive action comes after a series of a situation that was conducive to danger for complaints from both inside and outside students," McGarity said. Brown about alcohol violations at the college. Many say this dangerous environment may "Brown's violations included multiple viola- have induced Bass to levy the hefty fine against tions of* the Alcohol Policy, particularly with Brown. regard to underage drinking. These viola- This year's looser college government and tions put students in harm's way," Bass said. low-cost house for 3rd Ward court might have led to Brown's present situ- A private party thrown Friday on the sev- ation, Internal Vice President and senior Caro- Project Row has no predetermined floor by Jessica Yu enth floor was the climax of these violations lina Duran said. Alcohol policy violations have plans for its houses, so it allows the workshop THRKSMKK STAFF and might have, triggered this" action, both been a growing concern for Resident Associ- not to constructand design the house. Brown College president Kevin Graham.and ates, cabinet members and individual student s Through participation in the Rice Building The students in the first class in the two Brown Chief Justice Lauren McGafity said. alike. Workshop, architecture students can observe part sequence, Architecture 427/627, "De- "On Friday night there was a private party Friday's incidents reflected a "breakdown the metamorphosis of their paper designs to signing the Ix)w-Cost House." created the that became too large to he contained behind in self-government, one that has been build- tangible, three-dimensional, life-size plans for the house. The only restriction was a closed door, despite the admittedly minimal ing up over the semester," RA Vicki Sefeldt- structures. to keep the structure under 800 square feet. actions of thejrourt to try and contain the party West said. Duran said, "I've been concerned This year-old program gives students the The design includes a kitchen, a living/ —because only one of our justices was around. that there might have been" an excess (of opportunity to experience the aspects of ar- dining room, two bedrooms, a bathroom, a It was an unfortunate situation," McGarity alcohol 1 in the halls." chitecture thatare unattainable in an ordinary study and screened porches TVie house de- said. "[Bass] considered (Friday's,ftarty] an In order to remedy this situation, Brown classroom curriculum. sign folio ws a relatively simple (2x3) six-square unregistered public party. Because of its size, See BROWN, Page 7 The first part of the workshop provided an pattern. assignment for the second class, Architecture Particularly unusual for a house of such 428/628, "Building the U)w-Cost House." Stu- small area, designers opted for a two-story dents in this class are constructing a house in building, first year Civil Engineering gradu the 3rd Ward, a low-income area southeast of ate student Christof Spieler (Sid '97) said downtown Houston, for the Project Row Despite the necessity for simplicity,, the Houses program. aesthetics of the house display the architec- Project Row Houses began by transform- tural training of the designers. ing a double row of shotgun houses - long, Such items include a wall of tiled glass narrow, one-story houses — into art galleries intended not only to allow natural light to Seeking to develop a community on Division enter but also to add artistic value to tlx- Street, the program-turned the remaining edifice. houses on the block into habitable living quar- The building class made many modilira ters for single mothers and their children. lions to refine the original denign. In exchange for shelter, Project Row ( lass members, about 20 upper level an in Houses requires mothers to take courses in lecture majors and architecture graduate slu child-rearing and budget-balancing. The dents, work through such issues coopera houses are not intended to become perma- lively, administering themselves in small nent residences, but they are meant to pro groups with guidance from course instruetoj vide shelter while the mothers get back on and visiting critic 1 >anny Samuels. Iln-se stu their feet. dents are the sole executors of the construc- SUM n.*RXr/fHHPSHF« "it's really great to be working on such a tion of the house, Forensics team wins state. project and (know] it's for someone who re "The students pretty much run things." Gordon said. "Of course, Danny Samuels Debate team coach Dan West, at right, prepares Lauren McGarity, Amir Brown and other ally needs it," third-year graduate.student Tim makes sure we stay on track, but we are team members for the Texas Intercollegiate Forensics Association Championship. Gordon said. "Project Row Houses is an im- Story, Page 5. portant asset to the Houston community." See HOISF. l'aKr 7 Women 's basketball A&E Page 8 proximately 30 hours of training iTv Greg E. Norman vey of over 400 resulted in the cre- Jane's Addiction reunites sessions. "We're not professional IIIKkSW.K I IHTUKIAI. STAI I ation of the hotline, student coordi- sets point record nator and Hans/en College junior counselors, but we are crisis inter SPORTS Page 10 The women's basketball The Women's Resouroe Center liana Getter said. The survey indi- vention workers and resource pro Football team s WAChopes dim team piled up 115 points in a created a hotline to provide Rice cated that Rice students wanted an vi'ders," Gefter said. runaway 115-35 victory over students with confidential, anony- anonymous counseling outlet to Professional counselors from the Weekend Weather Texas Southern University in mous counseling on a variety of supplement the College Assistance Houston area conducted the train- Friday its Friday season opener to set sexual health issues. Peer Program and the Rice Coun- ing sessions, which covered a vari- Cloudy, 44-6?*' a team record for most points. The Peer Health Information and seling Center. ety of topics related to sex and gen Saturday The Owls also set Rice Partly cloudy, 48 69 Support service began Oct. 27, PHIS "We found out that there weren't der issues, including rape, suicidal records for most point s in a first Sunday is a student run crisis intervention any anonymouscounsellug services. depression and crisis pregnancy halffwith 66 in the first 20 min- Partly cloudy, 52-72 service that provides information There are confidential outlets... but counseling. Volunteers also prat utes), most three-pointers (11) and support in four main areas; there was nothing that was com- ticed fielding crisis phone calls. S<: orHtoard and most turnovers by an oppo- •.Sexual health issues, which in- pletely anonymous," Gefter said. Hotline volunteer and Jones Col- nent (42). Football clude information about sexually "Nobody knows what you look like, lege senior Frances Louie said em- Story, Page 10 Utah 31, Rice-14 transmitted diseases, contraception "what your name is—we don't ask pathizing with callers' problems is Volleyball and crisis pregnancy options. any of those things." crucial when dealing with crisis situ- Rice 3, Southwest Texas 1 f • Sexual violence and sexual ha- Nineteen student volunteers staff ations. "We're jtot looking to solve Hawaii 3, Rice 0 rassment issues such as rape* pros- the hotline, which is available at people's problems—we're just look- No 'Thresher'issue San Diego 3, Rice 0 ecuting a perpetrator of sexual as- (713) 569-4000 Monday through ing to give them a way to get through Man'i Basketball Kansas 88, Rice 61 / « sault and dating violence. Friday from 12 to 1 p.m. and 8 to 12 this rough situation to put them in a next week Florida State 65, Rice 53 position where they can get help for i Hating disorders and disruptions, p.m and Saturday and Sunday from The next issue of the Thresher WoMtn'a Basketball including Bulimia Md irmnrxra noon to 4 p^m Although hatlinevol- Amselves later on," Louie said. will appear December 5. Have a Louisiana State 78. iRipe 64 • Sexual orientation issues.