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VOLUME 77, NO. 17 ...AND IT JUST KEEPS GETTING WEIRDER FEBRUARY 2,1990 White House makes it official: Rice will host 1990 Economic Summit rently assigning work to a select task force has devised a plan which by John Weimer group of students with experience in draw upon community support. Carl data entry. During the actual con- MacDowell, assistant to President On Thursday, January 25, White clave, students will be needed as tour Rupp and chairman of the Rice sum- House planners officially announced guides, runners, drivers and media mit task force, said that the task force Rice University will host the working assistants. Although Yu emphasized will ask for "help from the Rice sessions of the 1990 International that no decisions have been made community to defer some costs." Economic Summit, to be held July 9- regarding wages, he said that reim- With donations expected from both 11. Heads of state of the world's bursement can be expected for the Rice alumni and local businesses, seven largest industrial democra- more arduous manual labor and for the task force hopes to completely cies, as well as their foreign minis- some skilled jobs. cover university expenses resulting ters, finance ministers and advisors, Approximations of the amount of from the summit. "We want the Rice will attend. volunteer work available will be- expenditure to approach zero," It took White House planners a come more accurate as White House MacDowell said. total of four visits and a little more planners release more detailed infor- The necessary security measures than two months to conclude that the mation of the summit's official will also affect campus activities site was appropriate, both aestheti- agenda, which consists of those ac- during the week of the summit. cally and logistically. tivities occurring on campus. The Logistics of security will not be de- Since the Rice campus was first twice-daily plenary sessions at- cided without further information proposed as a possible site for the tended by the heads of state, ex- from White House planners. "We summit, Rice President George pected to take place in the Founders know that those buildings where Rupp has emphasized that the pub- Room of Lovett Hall, will be the focus meetings are taking place will cer- licity which will result from interna- of worldwide attention. tainly be restricted." MacDowell tional media coverage of the summit White House planners will inform said. vmmmb > * m » sr warn * 7 %, should boost Rice's name recogni- the summit task force of its logistical The event will not suspend uni- Greg Johnson attempts a shot against Arkansas star Todd Day. tion throughout the world. needs. The task force will organize versity activities, however. Rice's Although significant, these bene- the resources and prepare the facili- summer school session for junior fits may seem intangible to the indi- ties to accommodate the official and senior high school students, as Owls fall to third-ranked vidual student. Exactly what oppor- agenda. The Ad Hoc Committee will well as normal summer courses and tunities and sacrifices can Rice stu- be used as a liaison between the graduate research, will only be tem- dents expect as a result of the world's administration and the students. To porarily relocated, if at all. Razorbacks, 70-66 most powerful political leaders con- ensure that students play a vital part The summit will have "minimal vening within arm's reach of Willy in the staging of the summit, its impact in terms of closing buildings against the Arkansas Razorbacks primary function will be recruiting by Wes Gere himself? down," MacDowell added. Besides erased any doubt. The 70-66 According to Spencer Yu, student students with a particular interest in the three days of summit meetings, game will go down as another or area of expertise relevant to the which begin on Monday, July 9, the There aren't too many things representative on the Rice summit conference loss, evening Rices responsibilities of the task force. buildings in use will be closed only louder than the noise a solid wall task force and chairman of the Stu- conference mark at 4-4. However, on the previous day, Sunday, July 8. of fans can make when their tradi- dent Association's Ad Hoc Commit- Yu said that, he presently has a list the game, played in front of 4,697 tee on the 1990 Economic Summit, of 65 student volunteers. The academic quadrangle wiil be tionally underdog team has ral- people, the largest Rice crowd in lied to within two points of the there will be numerous job opportu- However, several more will be the focus of summit activity. The five years, was about as close to a nities for Rice students. Volunteer needed as the summit date ap- plenary sessions, as well as confer third-ranked team in the country moral victory as it gets for any- 1 with just two and a half minutes and paid positions will cover a variety proaches. Those interested should ence space for each participating , one, especially Rice. of skills and responsibilities. call the SA office at 527-4079 and nation, should be assigned to build- remaining in the game. That last-ditch struggle over It also doesn't get much qui- Interpreters have already been direct their messages (name and ings in the quad. the ball ended in a Rice foul which selected to help host the Japanese, phone number) to Spencer Yu. Contrary to earlier speculation, eter in Autry Court during a game gave Arkansas another two free than when there are only two German and French delegations In regard to costs incurred and no heads of state or their advisors throws to make it a four-point which will make a preliminary visit to sacrifices made by the Rice commu- will be housed on campus. "Only a seconds left in the same game, game, but by then nothing could and the Owls are still only down Houston February 4-6. Additional nity, the university administration subset of each delegation will be disappoint the Rice fans. It was interpreters will be used when repre- agreed to provide university facili- housed on campus. The subset will by two while there is a fight over enough to be able to tell the rest of a loose ball near the basket Ar- sentatives of the European Eco- ties, and the labor necessary to make consist of those dedicated to taking the country what they could do nomic Community and Italy tour the those facilities available at no care of each respective chief of state kansas is defending. with their fifteen point spread. If Rice's play against Texas summit facilities February 14-16. charge, as part of a proposal to bring while on campus," MacDowell said. "It was just a big-time college Great Britain, Canada, and the the summit to the Rice campus. This The task force is also undecided Saturday didn't convince people basketball game," said Rice the Owls could scare a real high- United States will also send prelimi- will include meals while delegates about what facility it will assign to coach Scott Thompson. "It was a nary delegations on these dates. are on campus. journalists. Although the "R" Room caliber team, then Wednesday great battle back and forth, the night's tooth-and-nail fight The Ad Hoc Committee is cur- To defray these costs, the summit was initially considered the probable SEE RAZORBACKS, PAGE 14 location from which journalists would cover official summit activi- ties, the Grand Hall has been men- tioned as a possible alternative. Chinese students unsurprised by Bush veto Of the 3500 journalists expected ernment would have stopped allow- Huang, a Chinese student working at for two hoursi eveeverr y day. to cover the summit, MacDowell by Sarah Leedy ing students to come here to study, if the TMC, explained that locally, stu- "It is having an effect, telling predicts that no more than 500will be the bill had passed," says Tuo Jin, dents are writing letters to members people what is really happening in on campus at any given time. The Chinese students at Rice were another Chemistry graduate stu- of the Senate and the House of Repre- Eastern Europe, and what really large majority will be working at the unsurprised by the failure of the U.S. dent. "That's serious, but I don't sentatives, and disseminating infor- happened in Tiananmen Square," George R. Brown Convention Cen- Congress to override President know if that is true or not." mation about the movement. Peng stated. ter. As host to the international press Bush's veto of a bill that would guar- Six months after the massacre in "The organization is not just po- Additionally, none of the five corps, the convention center will antee the safety of Chinese students Tiananmen Square, Chinese stu- litical, though," says Peng. "We also Chinese students that deferred en- serve as the vast for coverage of all living in America dents are becoming cynical about try to help any Chinese students that rollment at Rice to spring semester summit-related events, both official The bill would have allowed all the ability of the United States to need it, since we are all cut off from have arrived. Jane Dunham, the and unofficial. students from the People's Republic influence events in China. "Politics China for now." The local chapter Foreign Student Advisor, sad that The Greater Houston Partner- of China that are currently studying are dirty everywhere," Bai claimed. hosted a party this weekend, cele- Student Advising has heard from ship, a business organization formed here to remain in the U.S., even if "And no government, neither the brating the Chinese New Year. three of them that Chinese authori- to promote Houston and to organize their study visas expire. Bush vetoed Chinese nor the American nor any On a national level, Peng says, the ties are preventing them from leav- events hosted by Houston and the bill, saying it infringed on the other, can have perfect human organization is working out a plan to ing. Dunham believes that this is a largely responsible for the site selec- executive prerogative to direct for- rights." promote economic sanctions against result of the conservative crackdown tion process, will broaden its focus eign policy and would offend the Although some overseas Chi- the Chinese government by the Beijing government from the White House to the national Chinese government He has issued nese believe the current conserva- "Right now, there is dissent "They have to be very circum- and international news media. Ray an executive order identical to the tive government will be replaced by among students as to what kind of spect in their communication to us, Viator, vice president of the organi- bill, but unlike a law, an executive moderates in the next five years, sanctions are best. Some believe that because everything they say or write zation, said, "Our purpose is to pro- order can be revoked without con- they say it will be due to political symbolic kinds of sanctions will hurt is censored," said Dunham. "But I mote Houston to the national inter gressional approval. changes within China, not external the government, but not the people," think it's very clear that the Chinese SEE SUMMIT, PAGE 5 Benjamin Bai, a chemistry gradu- pressure from the West he explains. government is making it more diffi- ate student, said, "I had hoped the "The United States is the leader "Others think the opposite— that cult for them to leave." veto would be overridden, but:Trif for all western nations," Jin sad, "so only significant sanctions, like disin- One of the students wrote that he Feature not surprised that it wasn't" Bush's actions will have some influ- vestment, will help." had been involved indemonstrations "I'm sure President Bush had ence, especially in Japan. Japan is Peng says a special committee during the summer, she added. good reasons for using the executive probably going to loan the Chinese has been formed to study the prob- Information about the activities of Soviet Students at order, to allow him to be more flex- government money now." lem. A formal proposal of sanctions the Independent Federation of Chi- ible in foreign policy," Bai added. Chinese students studying at will probably be created in a few nese Students and Scholars in the Rice adjusting to life "On our part, we'd like to be as se- Rice and in the Texas Medical Cen- months. United States is available from their cure as possible, and a law would be ter have been active in the Houston The national organization has national headquarters. Write or call: in America more secure than an executive or- chapter of the "Independent Federa- also set up a National Information IFCSSUS, 733 1 5th St. NW, Suite see page 9 der." < . tion of Chinese Students and Schol- Center in Boston and a radio station 440, Washington, D.C., 20005. Tel: "Bush says that the Chinese gov- ars in the United States." Peng that broadcasts into mainland China (202)347-0017. 2 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1990 THE RICE THRESHER

BHRn mm no H IraM mm R nfflHH 8 H HflH iSm MBHB IBBMB SBIBHsIB BURS IMMH B! KTRU deserves increase KTRU-FM, Rice's campus radio station, has long prided itself on its unique status as a forum of communication between the students of Rice University and the greater Houston community. To insure that it may continue to serve both the university and metropolitan RUN,JESSE communities, the station must raise money for an emergency fund to cover the cost of replacing major pieces of equipment. Since KTRU RUN is a non-commercial station supported primarily by money received M from the student body through the blanket tax, the management of the station is requesting a tax increase for the first time in nine years. The current $5.50 per student that KTRU receives annually amounts to roughly $17,000 a year. While this amount is sufficient to cover most of our day-to-day operating costs, it rarely allows for any long-term savings the station could rely in case of a major equipment failure. Recent events have made it painfully clear that some major components necessary to keep KTRU on the air may need to be replaced sometime in the near future. Over Christmas break, a water pipe burst in Sid Richardson College, spraying water directly into the transmitter and doing extensive damage. While the engineering staff was able to repair the transmitter this time, the incident caused the management of KTRU to think about replacing the 29-year old transmitter. Eventually the transmitter, along with a few other rapidly aging pieces of equipment, will have to be replaced, and the current blanket tax rate does not permit the station to save for these impending D.C.W0R monumental expenses. KTRU urgently needs to start some sort of an RACE emergency fund if it is to continue broadcasting. There are at least three major components in the station whose eventual replacement will require a long-term savings plan: the transmitter, the exciter and the main console. Prices on these items obviously vary, but some rough figures may illustrate the expense involved in major equipment replacement. To buy both a new transmitter and exciter (a sort of pre-amplifier that boosts the signal before it goes to the transmitter) would probably cost between $20,000 and $25,000. Replacing the main console (the "mixing Senate did not represent students board" used by the DJ) could cost in the neighborhood of $15,000. To the editors: two was not an acceptable choice. Buying one of these components would effectively exhaust KTRU's On Monday, January 22, the Stu- Letters Baker College also held this view, budget for any given year. dent Association met to select a new according to Baker College Presi- The management of KTRU has tried to find a proposal that would food plan that they will propose to dent Kirk Oden. However, Oden allow for the development of an emergency fund that would result in Food and Housing for the 1990-1991 decided that his competency out- the smallest possible blanket tax increase. What the station proposes academic year. It was at this meeting THE EDITOR weighed that of all his peers. He that the S. A grossly ignored popular voted for plan two, saying, "It's a is a one-time increase to $7.50 per student for the 1990-91 academic student sentiment concerning a new Students continually complain question of leadership vs. represen- year, and a subsequent drop to $6.00 per student per year starting in food plan. By choosing plan two the about food quality—specifically 1991-92. All funds that result from the blanket tax increase will be set S.A. is mistaken if they believe they dinner (breakfasts and lunches are Does the S.A. truly aside for use only when it becomes necessary to replace or perform will generate widespread student tolerable). The S.A completely by- major repairs on one of these crucial components or in the case of support with this decision. passed this concern in recommend- believe they will some catastrophe that requires large expenditures to keep the Advocates of plan two, with pre- ing plan two. Central Kitchen will not station operating. In this way, it is hoped that KTRU can slowly paid dinners, point out that more improve dinner quality with this make progress by develop a reserve that will insure its ability to continue operations students will be forced to attend fixed payment plan; otherwise, bribing students dinner and, thus, greater college meals would have improved under long after the current equipment becomes inoperable. the all-you-can-eat plan from two Even at $7.50 a year, the KTRU tax allotment compares favorable unity will result If the main purpose to eat dinner is to reinspire college spirit, then years ago. Meals have actually im- with other major student organizations receiving money from the there is no doubt that that issue proved under the current plan. Food more often? blanket tax. Tine Campanile, the Thresher and the Rice Program should be dealt with in a more appro- quality will not increase, but the Council all receive more money than KTRU. Since no one on the priate fashion by the colleges them- number of food fights wilL tation" {Thresher, January 26). When KTRU staff receives any compensation for their work at the station, selves. Does the S.A truly believe Both Mari Dominguez, Lovett the students know what they want, the station is able to keep costs relatively low. However, KTRU needs that they will make progress by College President, and Sean O'Con- good leadership and proper repre- to be able to build up an emergency fund that will carry over from year "bribing" students to eat dinner nell, SA Senator from Lovett, at- sentation achieve the same goals. to year. Both the Thresher and the Campanile have budgets thatallow more often, thereby "demanding" tended the S A meeting represent- Feel powerful, Mr. Oden? them to maintain a substantial fund after operating costs and salaries, more college loyalty? Is there a logi- ing the general attitude of Lovett Jeffrey Stemmons and KTRU also needs such a reserve. cal connection that I'm missing that College members, that being plan Lovett '91 suggests students would actually be KTRU has consistently provided a forum for diverse entertain- willing to spend more money for low ment and information presented to the entire Houston community quality meals that they have always Tell senators about need from a perspective that only the students of Rice University can complained about in the first place? provide. If we as a student body are to continue enjoying this unique Let's not forget this is a significant form of interaction with the world "beyond the hedges," the Thresher amount of money that the S.A is to watch CK food quality urges that the KTRU blanket tax be increased. "extorting" from its constituents. To the editors: movement are currently being con- WmiCWWfcRCANS, On Monday, January 22, the Stu- sidered. INSTCAD.lSCAUefcOF dent Association senate, unbe- The most likely scenario is for the INCREASES 1US0CIN. knownst to the majority of the stu- establishment of a student commit- WTURpiNG: HA6 COMETO dents, adopted a food plan that will tee to accept and deliver student SECDWTY TOES,THE mEAU- W NuNTVON" rr5EEM5 drastically alter the present method input, thereby hopefully affecting Bowawfswmiy WT,CONTCAK/TO UET'SGoiUTHEWAW of meal purchases. The most promi- the condition of the meals. SMFTOFKWTO nent problem with the proposal is Regardless of the specifics of the WEALTWTOVKHWIG that dinners on Monday through upcoming proposal, I strongly urge WEHOHS-im, W6 NOT UGKTEN\a> The most prominent problem with the proposal is that dinners on Monday through Thursday will be prepaid, thereby giving Central Kitchen zero incentive to improve, or even maintain, the quality of the food.

Thursday will be prepaid, thereby all voting members of the SA to real- giving Central Kitchen zero incen- ize that in order for this student tive to improve, or even maintain, the committee to be a competent watch- quality of the food. Herein lies the dog, it must have the necessary au- potential for CK to invade the collec- thority to affect decisions. Those tive hind section of the student body students who have misgivings about with a foreign object. the quality of the food here at Rice After much discussion, the gen- should impress upon their SA repre- eral consensus of the senate was that sentatives the need for an unyield ing this plan is acceptable, provided that position in this matter. action is taken to ensure food quality. Ron Chapman With this in mind, options for such a Hanszen '92 THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1990 3 Perestroika doomed without market-minded Soviet citizens

reaucrats. had barely begun before the Bolshe- complete, there will be three price Many reformers have harshly In December speakers in the So- viks took power in 1917. levels: floating, floating under cer- criticized the plan as simply another viet legislature criticized economic There was "an omnipotent tain government limits, and fixed. version of the current system "You reforms and called for more disci- state.... In the minds of the people it The state will continue to have cannot create a market bit by bit," pline and more equitable distribu- was the sole agency responsible for full control over business managers. said Gavriil Popov, a radical econo- tion of goods. Instead of being booed getting things moving," wrote Theo- State assets will not be sold, but mist and legislator. "The administra- or jeered, they were applauded dore von Laue in Why Lenin? Why leased. The extremely inefficient tive anesthetic will probably be loudly by fellow deputies. Stalin? This does not describe the state-run co-operative farms will drawn out for years, constantly post- THE HEDGES The masses, too, fail to under- Stalin era; it describes the 1860s. remain as they are. poning the introduction of a real stand the market system. Only six When finance minister Sergei What the government will do is market" by Kurt Moeller percent of them agreed that prices Witte made an effort in the 1890s to attempt to dramatically increase the Because it retains so much cen- should be increased for scarce tral control, the plan will not quickly Recent weeks have seen the goods. Newspapers are flooded with improve the living standards of ordi- U.S.S.R. besieged by ethnic conflicts letters railing against "profiteering" The legislature and masses fail nary Russians, which is what Gor- in both the Baltic and Caspian Sea and "speculation" which show the bachev desperately needs. His regions. The conflicts have tempo- populace's tremendous contempt to understand capitalism. people have become disenchanted rarily subsided; and enormous for the new cooperatives, owned by with his rule because they hear talk though they may be, through a private enterpreneurs, which will be of perestroika and glasnost but see combination of persuasion and brute the only engines of economic rapidly industrialize Russia, he "had amount of consumer goods, which their living standards continue to force, Mikhail Gorbachev may be growth in the near future. to replace the slow-minded moody have been in increasingly short sup- decline. able to solve them. If anyone can, it Why is capitalism held in such conservatism of an agrarian and ply lately, especially soap, sugar, The new-old plan will fail to will be the master politician Gor- low esteem? Firstly, almost no one almost medieval mode of life by the shoes, meat, and vegetables. From greatly increase consumer goods, bachev. alive remembers before the days of quick rationality of urbanism and the 1991 to 1996 the government plans and living standards will keep declin- But there's one problem not even the five-year plans, the Soviet central innate drive for hard work," Von to divert money from heavy industry ing. Then the party apparatchiks and he can solve. Unfortunately, it's the planning devices, which started in Laue wrote. towards consumer goods, increas- conservative masses will say, "We've most important one—reforming his 1929. Furthermore, citizens have While they have become urban- ing their production from $27 billion tried perestroika. We've tried country's wretched economy. been repeatedly brainwashed about ized under Communist rule, the ayear now to $105 billion a year then. glasnost. Let's go back to the way it The major reason perestroika — how the West is decadent and how people have kept the conservative, The idea is to provide citizens was during Brezhnev's day, when at economic restructuring — is peasant mentality that fears eco- with more consumer goods before least we had soap, sugar, and shoes." doomed to fail is not the govern- nomic risks and change — and ex- price decontrol occurs. Because Gorbachev will be ousted and nco- ment's timidity in implementing re- Russia always pects the state to provide. What else there are no goods to be bought, Stalinists will take over, endanger- forms but the tradition and attitudes could be expected in a country Soviet citizens have been hoarding ing reform in Eastern Europe and of the Soviet people. The Soviet and lagged behind the where "the state controlled the ener- rubles. the new U.S.-U.S.S.R. relationship. before it, Russian, government has rest of Europe gies of its subjects to an unprece- Price decontrol would end goods But it won't be all Gorbachev's always been the main force in its dented degree"? shortages, but in doing so would fault. After all, he is in the classic people's lives, and its subjects are in economic And now when the state wants cause a huge inflationary shock, Catch-22. His people demand higher fearful of what would happen if their people to control themselves, the which would wipe out most people's living standards, but they reject the lives were left to the "anarchy" of the development and people refuse. In an effort to buy time savings and ruin the poor. only methods that will achieve them. market to make the consequences of the The Soviet people, according to a political freedoms. perestroika easier, in December the recent poll commissioned by Leonid Soviet leadership decided to post- Abalkin, Gorbachev's chief eco- capitalism breeds only crime, home- pone key parts of it. A rapid transi- Untruths in your tamales nomic advisor, refuse to believe the lessness and drug abuse. tion, claimed Gorbachev, would lead a political jackpot, and they tell him nature of the socialist system is at But the roots of their attitude go to a popular revolution and over- to have someone make up some fault. Only one-fifth of them blamed far deeper than that Russia always throw of the government. monstrous facts about what's in the system, with the majority appar- lagged behind the rest of Europe in The critical reform, price decon- Noriega's office, leak them to the ently believing Soviet economic economic development and political trol, has been postponed from this ought press, and later no one will care that problems have been caused by cor- freedoms. Feudalism was not abol- year until 1991 at the wholesale level BY MICHAEL RAPHAEL the way the mistaken facts are justi- rupt, incompetent leaders and bu- ished until the 1860s, and capitalism and 1992 at the retail level. When fied makes no sense." I've been a bit worried about eth- So what's the moral lesson? ics in government, so when I ran into "'Simple lies can clear up any situ- Dr. Good E. Goodie, the most moral ation.' Take China. Remember when Backpage ruffles Aggie's feathers person in the nation, at last week's everyone in America was outraged Baker TG, I was quick to ask him that the Chinese began killing stu- To the editors: with me. heads. about the subject. Initially, I found dents in Tiananmen Square last Woowza! The Backpage really, Yes, all these semesters I have Don't get me wrong, 1 live for his response quite enigmatic: May?" well golly gee, knocked me out! I, falsely accused A&M of intentionally humor and have always felt obscen- "Never accept tamales from a Sure. The President followed pub- due to a cruel twist of fate, attend being a magnet for lowlife of the ity ranks right up there with breath- United States Army officer," he ad- lic opinion, and to much applause Texas A&M and until having the grossest kind while pining away for a ing and Saturday morning cartoons. vised. cancelled all high-level contacts with honor of reading your backpage real education — the kind one can The only problem is that someone I don't understand, Dr. Goodie. I China. thought all the homophobic, egotis- get from a real university like, for ex- forgot the definition of humor and mean, I've never been offered tamales "Right He knows that in America tical, sexually frustrated morons of ample, Rice. But, I guess even good redefined obscenity. Read my lips, by a U.S. Army officer, but if such a 'lies are' the opium of the people.' the world lived in College Station schools have a percentage of pin- boys: one cannot hide one's obses- thing happened, and I felt like eating Bush still loves the old bags who are sion with proving one's manhood in some tamales, why shouldn't I do so? the old bedroom by hiding behind "Always follow the news, young man. Last week the government Bush knows that ¥ A • The rr\t 1 since 1918 jokes about virgins, homosexuals and women in general. I truly cannot announced that the 50 kilos of co- believe that either of you [backpage caine they found when they invaded lies are the opium editors] have the mental capacity of a one of Manuel Noriega's offices of the people. flea and can only wonder how the wasn't really cocaine at all, but tama- RiceTnresher hell either of you got into Rice. les. It follows that if cocaine and tamales look so similar to army Sarah J. Leedy, Greg Kahn Jennifer Beegle running China, so after satisfying the people, you'd be wise to politely Editors-in-Chief Student, Texas A&M masses he promptly — and secretly decline any offer of tamales from — sent his National Security Adviser military personnel." Felix Dawson and Deputy Secretary of State to tell Business Manager OK. I'd still like to talk about gov- the Chinese gerontocrats how much Rice students ernment ethics. the U.S. government identifies with NEWS SPORTS "And perhaps you are a 'drug them and their problems." Kurt Moeller, Jennifer Rios Editors Myra K. Rucker Editor kingpin,' young man? In that case, I get it. You make up the fact that Lorie List Assistant Editor Wes Gere, Charles Kuffner, Kurt my advice to you is 'never purchase Shelley Fuld, Grace Chen, Jennifer Moeller, Karl Kilborn, Todd B. Ballengee, self-iprou d we're not talking to China, get the Saunders, Josh Denk, Shaila Dew an, Gil Harris Senturia, John Wilson cocaine from a U.S. Army officer.' electorate on your side, and by the time Saldivar, Elise Perachio, John Weimer, To the editors: You mightgetatruckloadoftamales, anyone figures out you've lied through Shaila Dewan, Sarah Leedy, Leslie Raneri BACKPAGE After reading misclassified and which you'd surely find difficult to your teeth, it all seems so distant that Jay Yates Editor dump for a profit on the black mar- PHOTOGRAPHY Pete Limperis Assistant Editor the response from an alumnus ("Rice when journalists ask you to explain Nguyet Vo Editor students are full of themselves," ket." yourself, you pretend they're harping Chris Sonneborn Assistant Editor PRODUCTION Thresher, January 26), I have to ex- I just don't understand how anyone on some event from your childhood James Yao, Mike Gladu Harlan Howe Manager press my experiences and opinions. could mistake tamales for cocaine, and ought to let you get on with run- Stephen Boucher Assistant Manager OPINION Ed Warren, John Weimer, Leezie Kim, In general, Rice undergrads are even if they've never seen either one, ning the country. Michael Raphael Editor Christiane Pratsch, Mike Phillips, Josh self-proud, smart and immature. Dr. Goodie. "Bingo. Cocaine or Xaioping, it's Steve I ait Cartoonist Denk, Stephanie Antezana, John Norman They had academic achievement "Good point, my boy, good point. the same cynical strategy. You might somehow in the early age which Myself, I can't tell a tamale from a want to collect examples, just as a FINE ARTS BUSINESS Tim Carroll Editor Michael Flanigan Ads Manager make them blind to see more in life/ burrito from an enchilada. But when hobby. You could collect Willie Hor- Shaila Dewan Assistant Editor Roberto Soltero career path. Do they ever think the stuff we're talking about is wh ite, ton, several other details from the Lorie List, Tania van den Houten, Reena Assistant Business Manager about how are they going to pay back powdery, and not in a salt shaker, 1 Panama invasion, and the way things Kawal, UK Kahng, Jenne Montgomery Jay Williams Ads Production the expense for attending Rice (their wouldn't offer salsa to some dudes are going, you'll soon have much John Zearfoss StaffAssistant FEATURES Scott Braunhardt, Ufcg LJoopcr nice parents' money)? Pride makes snorting it atTaco Bell. Just for the more. Already they're making up Greg Kahn Editor Circulation them not to see who wants to hire a record, I might advise you to 'never such bloated statistics about drug Jim Kelly, Nguyet Vo Phone - 527-4802 guy only because he/she is from a accept a tamale from Taco Bell,' but abuse that when the real, more © COPYRIGHT 1990 university of a higher teacher-to-stu- no one from that chain invaded Nori- moderate trends occur. Bush will be dent ratio? Three years after gradu- ega's office." able to claim a 'partial victory' in the ation, who cares which University OK, so I agree that even the vice war on drugs —just in time for the The Rice Thresher, the official student newspaper at Rice University since 1916, is published each Friday during the school year, except during exami- you had your study? You will proba- president could distinguish cocaine next election." nation periods and holidays, by the students of Rice University. Editorial and bly have to call an Aggie "Boss." from tamales. What does all this have I guess my parents lied when they business offices are located on the second floor of the Ley Student Center, My point is that Rice study is only to do with morals, Dr. Goodie? told me lying will get you nowhere.' P.O. Box 1892, Houston, Texas, 77251. Advertising information available one big stone-mark in your career "Ahh. You've almost got it. Listen "Now don't get too cynical, son. upon request. Mail subscription rate per semester: $15.00 domestic, $30 international via first class mail. Unsigned editorials represent the majority path. You have to move on and not to this scenario. At the height of the Lying will get you nowhere. Unless opinion of the Thresher Editorial Board. All other pieces represent the opinion ignore "Cougars" or "Aggies." stress of the invasion, President you're the President of the United of the author. Obviously. Rosalita, jump a little lighter. Show a little faith, J. Jack Wang Bush asks his advisers how to make States, in which case it can send your there's magic in the night. Son, he said, grab your things I've come to take M.S. 1988 sure that invading Panama would be popularity rating sky-high." you home. Don't you love her madly. 4 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1990 THE RICE THRESHER

BY G.B. TRUDEAU THE HEDGES

T'HE PROCONSUL GETS A CALU| I WAS INSPECTING TUB THEIR THEY'RE JUNGLE- CAN WE GET AFRAID INVASION FORCE, SIR. UNIFORMS? STYLE CAMOUFLAGE, MR DUKE ? THIS WELL,H€S UNIFORMS OF THAT HE'S WORRIED WHAT'S SIR. THE VICE PRESI- IS THE PRESIDENT' MAKIN'A WH LITTLE WHAT'S HE ABOUT THEIR WRONG DENT TH/NKSTHEY'RE Bad meal? This HOU/S DANNY HELLUVA 7 BUILDINGS D0IN6 NOW UNIFORMS WITH INAPPROPRIATE FOR ON THEM? MAKING OUT?. IMPRESSION, THEM* URBAN COMBAT. WE'LL school refunds TRY, SIRI your money ML by Thresher staff £t Students at Wee might have one less thing to complain about if Central Kitchen could do as the food service at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, now does—offer a THE ONLY PROBLEM IS SO HOW GOOD! THEY RIGHT. guarantee on their meals. THEY'RE STILL HERE- ARB THE LOOKED TAN, ESPECIALLY Clark students, who pre-pay for meal plans THE WHOLE REASON 1 TROOPS, RESTED, NOT ITS NOT EASY CARRYING A IF YOUDONT that buy either 10 or 19 meals per week, simply CAME DOWN HERE- WAS TO WHATEVER. MR. VICE AT ALL LIKE MESSAGE LIKE THAT ALL OVER SPEAK A MOW need to tell a manager on duty in the dining 2 REASSURE OUR FRIENDS PRESIDENT THEY'D BEEN LATIN AMERICA-TO COUNTRIES OF LATIN! area that the meal is unsatisfactory. The man- IN AN INVA- THAT THIS WAS A SHORT- LIKE,..LIKE... WHAT'S THAT 2 SION1 TERM, ONE-TIME INTERVENTION' ONE WITH THE BEACHES ager will let the student get different food or instruct that the same food be prepared again, but better. If the students are still dissatisfied, they can fill out a reinbursement form for the price of their meals — $1.66 for breakfast, $3.32 for lunch, or $4.99 for dinner, the New York Times reported. The university took the action after taking seriously some complaints about the food. "Clark has a contract with the students," said Jack Foley, Clark's business manager. 7 PRESIDENT VARGAS PRO- HE'S MADE A HECK OF AN WHAT IF HE FLEW DOWN TO HE'S AFRAID DAMN- "They pay for their meal plan ahead of time, so CONSUL PUKE HERE' LISTEN, EFFORT TO GET DOWN HERE. BOGOTA- UNOFFICIALLY, OF YOU'LL BE OKAY, LET'S we are obligated to follow through with good I GOT DAN QUAYLB HERE AND I THINK MORE OF YOU COURSE - AND EXPLAINED DRAGGED FROM TRY THE quality. Students aren't unreasonable. They're SITTING IN MY OFFICE... GUYS SHOULD BE HEARING OUR POSITION•?... RIGHT... YOUR LIMO AND PRESIDENT not asking for lobster every night." RIGHT... UH-HUH ...I SEE... BEATEN WITH OF PUERTO • PIPES. RICO' Non-sexist Frats: If the six fraternities at Middlebuiy College in Middlebury, Vt., don't let women in their houses, their charters will be revoked by the school, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported. This actually is an action taken to save the fraternities, whose existence was threatened by a report last year that suggested the frats promote elitism, alcoholism and sexism. As a less harsh measure, the school's trus- tees have given the fraternities, which have existed since the turn of the century, until LOOK. PRESIDENT ARIAS, I BECAUSE THE IN 1901, THE U.S. SENT TROOPS TO March 31 to admit women. ENOUGH? "It's a rather creative, imaginative way out APPRECIATE YOUR POSITION. NATIONS OF THIS ENOUGH COLOMBIA; IN 1902, TO PANAMA, BAD LUCK. BUT COME ON, THE INVASION REGION HAVE HAP OF IN 1903, HONDURAS, DOMINICAN WELL? HE'S A of a thorny problem," said Ron Nief, the Mid- WASN'T DANNY QUAYLE'S ENOUGH, MR. WHAT? REPUBLIC AND PANAMA; IN 1904, WELL? HISTORY dlebury director of public affairs. CALL'. NOTHING IS! l/JHY PROCONSUL./ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND PANA NUT. «• TAKE IT OUT ON HIM ? MA; 1906, CUBA; 1907, HONDURAS, Voting on Macs: The student association 1910,NICARAGUA, 1911,H0NDUMS,m. at Stanford University began conducting campu s-wide voting by computer last year, an d the results have been quite good, according to the Stanford Daily. Seventy-eight percent of the voters using the Macintosh-based system liked the system "a lot" or "fairly much," the student election commission reported. Most felt the voting was easy and neat, but some said they had to wait in line too long. It's also inexpensive: the student associa- ? tion claims to have saved $3,300 by voting on LOOK, PRESIDENT GARCIA WHY NOT JUST GET IT OVER WITH HE SAYS YOU CAN GOME IF YOU A RANKING „ PEREZ, YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE UIHAT?... UHHUH... RIGHT... suPACRoee THE BOLIVIAN BOR- /COT Macs last year. 7 OFFICIAL* • THE LONG VIEW HERE' SOONER HOW WOULD THAT WORK UHHUH,.DER, DONA DISGUISE AND RIDE WOW... THE MONKS. OR LATER, BUSH IS GONNA OKAY, LET ME FLY IT BY HIM. BY BURRO 250 MILES 70 A Alcohol Banned: Partying has toned SEND QUAYLE REMOTE MONASTERY OUTSIDE down for the moment at ClemsonTJniversity TO PERU OF CUZCO, WHERE YOU in Clemson, S.C., as the university has banned WHETHER WOULD MEETWITH A all campu* parties that involve alcohol. YOU UKB RANKING GOVERN- The ban was enacted in the wake of the ITOR MENT OFFICIAL. NOT' death of a Clemson student, Shannon A. Gill, who was drunk when she fell from the third floor of a Clemson fraternity house. The university is reviewing the campus alcohol policy, which currently requires that students register any party involving alcohol and explain the steps they will take to prevent underage drinking. (3& —. • Tolerance: "Exploring a World of Differ- WERE YOU ABLE GARCIA PEREZ SAYS HE y£AH DANNY'S GAME, BUT ence," a workshop intended to promote toler- TO OPEN ANY POeSlkY CAN COME AS LONG AS AW, SIR I HE'S WILLING TO PUT ON A HE'S STILL GOTTA RUN DANNY, I ALREADY ance for diversity among students at DOORS FOR THE peon IT BY THE BIG GUY. VEEP, SIR* DISGUISE AND RIDE A GOME GOT MY DIS- Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, DONKEY THROUGH THE HOME. GUISE' brought together 100 students who chose to ANDES FOR A SECRET return early from their winter breaks to MEET ATA V participate. MONASTERY. In the two-day workshop, students watched films on racism and homophobia, and partici- pated in role playing and discussions. "There was a sense of real energy and indi- vidual growth that came out of that workshop," said Eva Travers, an associate dean. "The question is how much of that energy is going to result in systemic changes or ongoing discus- % sions. THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1990 I Hanszen College hosts international week for returning travelers

visiting from other countries. The sons, of course, were the Russian semester from foreign travels." to show slides and hold discussions by Jennifer Rios students will hold slide shows and students coming to Rice. We wanted Shannin said two students studied in of their time abroad. discussions eveiy night throughout to do something to allow them a Chile last semester, two studied in Each presentation will begin at Next week Hanszen College will the week. chance to share with us what they Russia, one finished a Peace Corps about 6:45 p.m. in Hanszen Com- host an International Week, which "This is the first time we've done have found here and to celebrate Internship in Nepal, and one studied mons and is expected to end by 8 will include presentations from ap- anything like an International them being here. in Great Britain. p.m. Hanszen freshman Jacob proximately ten Hanszenites who Week," Hanszen College President "We've also had a large number of "And this year we also got a Hansen from Norway and junior have either studied abroad or are Nick Shannin said. "The main rea- Hanszen students coming back this bumper crop amongst our freshmen Lucky Sahualla, who studied in Chile of foreign students," Shannin said. during the fall semester, will speak "So when we added them all up to- on Monday. Student Assocation approves KTRU gether it seemed like a must-do kind Tuesday seniors Lucy Martin and of thing." According to Shannin, the Jorge Negron will give presenta- Hanszen freshman class included tions. Martin recently completed a blanket tax increase referendum one student from Norway, West Ger- Peace Corps in tern sh ip in Nepal, and many and another from Korea. Negron studied environmental sci- Anyone interested should call Cov- said limiting voters to four choices Shannin said Hanszen College ence last spring in Kenya. by Shelley Fuld ington or the RSVP office. minimizes the occurrence two side Secretary Glynda Cumby came up Russia day will be held on Wed- Elections Procedure effects of preferential balloting — with the idea of an International Day, nesday, featuring Galina Frankel, The Student Association Senate The Senate voted down a consti- negative voting and the election of a but since so many Hanszen students one of three Soviet students visiting discussed a blanket tax increase for tutional amendment, proposed by non-preferred candidate. were willing to participate it was Rice this school year, and senior KTRU and a proposed change in Secretary Ellen Rein, to change the Rein said that voters cannot be extended to a full week of activities. Tom Linneman, who studied at the election procedure at their meeting system of preferential balloting from denied the right to randomly select Sunday night Hanszen College Pushkin Institute in Moscow during Monday night at Baker College. the current system which limits vot- candidates. "It's their duty to be a Masters Peter and Nancy Waldman the fall semester and senior Margo KTRU Blanket Tax ers to their top four choices to an responsible voter," she said. will host a study break for Hanszen- Ballou.who also studied in Russia. The Senate approved a proposal unlimited preferential ballot New Clubs ites only, and will serve a variety of The student presentations will to hold a referendum in the general The vote was approximately Two new clubs were approved by international foods, Shannin said. conclude on Thursday with juniors election on February 20, to raise the evenly split, but a two-thirds majority the Senate — The Rice Environ- "Monday through Thursday Kristianna Schmitt, who studied in KTRU blanket tax from $5.50 to is necessary for a constitutional mental Club and the Turkish-Ameri- night we're going to have after-din- England, and Susan Stetson, who $7.50 per student for 1990-1991. The amendment Last year's Senate had can Student Association at Rice. ner presentations from students who studied in Chile last semester. increase will create a fund to cover voted to limit the choices to four. The next Senate meeting will be went to the various countries," Shan- The Rice community is invited to equipment repairs in cases of emer- Hanszen College President Nick on February 12 at 10 p.m. at Brown. nin said. The students are expected all presentations being held. gency , such as the damages to eq uip- Shannin presented the logic behind ment over Christmas break that retaining the current system He forced KTRU off the air for several weeks. If the proposed referendum passes, the blanket tax would be Summit reduced to $6.00, for 1991-1992,. FROM PAGE 1 Eric Davis of KTRU spoke to the national news media. Our responsi- senators and said the increase would bility for other portions of the sum- be one-time, and the fund created mit have been assigned to commit- would not be used for operating tees specifically designed to handle expenses, only for special cases. them." Davis said KTRU is not allowed to The Houston Summit Committee sell advertising time on the air, and will oversee all unofficial summit can only sell limited advertising for activities, possibly including a spe- its Folio, and thus the majority of cial rodeo performance and com- revenues come from blanket tax. mand opera performance. CPR Instructor Training To better inform Rice students of Mary Brett Covington of Baker further developments as the summit College talked to the Senate about date approaches, the summit task several CPR instructor courses she force will publish a bi-monthly Sum- will be teaching this semester. The mit Advisory, the first issue of which students who are trained will then is expected to be printed in mid-Feb- teach CPR courses next semester. ruary. Lovett College lot open

after delay in repairs President Rupp, at a December press conference, shows the areas Rice has proposed for summit use.

it can be paved with blacktop. Install- by Robert Miner ing a new base requires that the ground be completely dry. GSA opposes tuition hike, sets elections Lovett College residents have Kernickel said that new blacktop constitution deal with the conflict officers. Currently, only council become increasingly frustrated with has been placed in all the college lots by Lorie list between the constitution and the members are eligible to become offi- Physical Plant over waiting nearly a where it has been needed, at the current practice on which GSA elec- cers. A vote on both amendments month for the lot to be reopened after expense of repairing lots outside The Graduate Student Associa- tion are conducted. The first pro- will be held at the February meeting. paving over winter break. This cul- academic buildings. tion Council held its first meeting of posed amendment would officially The GSA is currently looking for minated in Plant employees painting "The college lots have rated a the year on January 15 discussing move the election of the GSA officer a Beer-Bike coordinator. As yet, parking lines which were far too high priority. I spent a lot of money many of its concerns for the spring from April to late March. The second there have been no volunteers. small and of the wrong color last to fix all the college parking lots. By semester. proposed amendment would make The next GSA Council meeting is week. the end of the week, we'll be finished President Robert Schmunk re- all members of the GSA eligible to be scheduled for February 15. "It's been very confusing and very except where we had to put in more ported that he had written a letter to frustrating," Lovett College Presi- base," Kernickel said, llie only lots President Rupp expressing the dent Mari Dominguez said. "They that have needed a new base are Council's opposition to a possible RPC announces said they were going to do it at Lovett and parts of Hanszen and increase in the reduced-rate tuition Thanksgiving or Christmas, but not Jones. paid by seventh-semester graduate a whole lot has been done since Regarding the stripes snafu, Ker- students and PhD candidates. A then." nickel said Physical Plant was to reply received from The Graduate upcoming spring events According to Jim Kernickel, blame. "We became too conserva- Studies Office indicated that the student willing to perform a three to Physical Plant Maintenance Man- tive. We figured all the cars were administration shared the concern by Lorie List five minute humorous dialogue. The ager, bad weather has plagued re- compact cars and we made the of the council about the possible deadline to enter is today. Interested vampment of the parking lot since stripes narrow so we could squeeze consequences of a major increase in Rice Program Council (RPC) met contestants should leave their name Christmas. "The weather has been in as many parking places as pos- reduced-rate tuition. Consequently, Monday night to discuss several and phone number with the RPC the culprit which we can't do any- sible," he said. for the next school year the rate will upcoming events. office, located on the second floor of thing about I'm even more disap- The color of the stripes was an- be set equal to the rate charged part- The spring semester calendars the Ley Student Center. pointed than the students—our other problem. Physical Plant time graduate students for one cred it are in and should be available in col- Performances will be judged pro- plans seemed perfect but you can't painted the stripes yellow, only to be hour, which is $320. This is an in- lege offices. There are, however fessional comedians and members predict the weather," he said. informed by Campus Police halfway crease of $20. three mistakes on the calendars. of the Rice community. Prizes for Kernickel said that Physical Plant through the job that the stripes A list of recommendations com- Amateur Comedy Night, which is contestants include a $50 first prize, had three objectives for Lot Q, Lov- should be white (yellow stripes are piled by the University's ad hoc scheduled for February 14, has been and immediate qualification to com- ett's^parking lot 1) to change its for reserved spots). Lj Graduate Housing Committee, con- moved up to Monday, February 12. pete in Laff Stop's "The funniest status from a temporary lot into an "We lost half a day and we had to cerning various issues involving Mid-Term break does not begin on Person in Houston" contest in official lot; 2) to sizably enlarge the wipe it out and restripe it," Kernickel graduate student housing, will be Friday, February 23, but on the fol- March. lot; and 3) to install a new limestone said. "Everyone seems satisfied presented to the University commit- lowing day instead. RPC films will be showing Ix>st base and tar blacktop. now." tee. Tickets are available to students Boys at 7,9, and 11 p.m. at the Chem- According to Kernickel, the first According to Kernickel, the park- The issues addressed concern- at a discounted rate for the Houston istry Lecture Hall for $1. two objectives have been achieved; ing lot confusion is symptomatic of a ing the Graduate House include Ballet's performance of Romeo and Elections for the 1990-91 R1XT two-thirds of the lot are now available lack of communication between rental rates, a defined residency pol- Juliet on Saturday, February 24. For officers will take place in a campus for parking. The remaining portion Physical Plant and students. He sug- icy, suggestions concerning the re- information call the RPC office at wide election on Febaiary 20. The of the lot requires a new base before gested that he and the presidents of structuring of management respon- 527-4839. positions available are President, the colleges meet on a regular basis sibilities, repair and upgrading of The New Programs committee is Internal and External Vice-Presi- to make Physical Plant more respon- facilities, and long-term goals of the presently organizing Amateur Com dent, Secretary, and Treasurer. Peti- sive to students' needs. university in regard to the univer- edy Night which will take place on tions can be picked up in the Student "That's what we're here for," sity's future intentions for graduate Monday, February 12, at Willy's Pub. Association office, located on the Quit smoking. Kernickel said. "We're here to edu- student housing. The contest, which is also sponsored second floor of the I>ey Student cate the kids and do what we can to Two amendments to the GSA by Houston's Laff Stop, is open to any Center, and are due on February 6. help." 6 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1990 THE RICE THRESHER

First black engineering professor pleased with job, community ried about being accepted," as he ics, as well as Thermal Systems teachers and students he works engineering, Meade said, "the thing by Jennifer Saunders later was about being a faculty Design and Turbo Machinery. with. "Here students ask questions about engineering is it's not a very member at Rice. As an undergradu- Though the research Meade when they don't understand some- humane field," he said. "The reason Last semester Rice hired Andrew ate he was happy that Rice didn't just does now is "about the same" as he thing," he said. I got here is that I had very good Meade Jr., the only black engineer- admit him on a conditional basis, but did as a graduate student, what In relation to the problem Rice teachers. Without that, it's very ing professor at Rice, who says he is "let me in and kept me in." makes his job special, he said, are the has recruiting minority students in hard." satisfied with his job and the Rice "Socially, it was difficult," Meade community. said. "A lot of the kids were from Meade, a professor of mechanical private schools and thought I was engineering, attended Rice firstas an 'Mr. Affirmative Action.' So they undergraduate, and graduated with were surprised when I did better the class of 1982. than them on exams." He received his masters and He believes Rice has changed Ph.I) from the University of Califor- since he was an undergraduate. "I nia at Berkeley and did some of his like the changes," he said. "I don't graduate work at NASA He has re- know whether it's me or the popula- turned to Rice as an assistant profes- tion at Rice. They're more friendly, sor of mechanical engineering and because when I was going to Rice it material science. was dog-eat-dog!" Meade's speciality in the field of At Berkeley, Meade lived at the mechanical engineering is computa- International House, a dorm for 30() tional and experimental fluid dynam- American students and 300 foreign ics, which applies particularly to nationals. Living there, he said, developing more efficient aircraft, he helped him develop a broader world said. view, and realize how much U.S. Meade's interest in mechanical news is slanted towards its own inter- engineering stems from his child- ests. hood as "a military brat" "Person- Meade called it "one of the most ally, I hate computers," he said. intense educational experiences I've He explained, "As corny as it had. One of my very good friends sounds, I grew up around every sort was an Afrikaner, which I didn't be- of military aircraft there was. I knew lieve would ever happen to me." I wanted to be an engineer. Actually, This year, Meade is teaching Gas i wanted to be in aerodynamics." Mechanics and a discussion section When he graduated from high of Natural Science 102. Next year he Recently hired professor of mechanical engineering Andrew Meade relaxes in his office. school, Meade said he was as "wor- will continue teaching Gas Mechan-

HEALTHY MALES WANTED Stokes details post-war Eastern AS SEMEN DONORS: Europe's political development Help infertile couples. Confidentiality and the Enlightenment. "If the In- enment idea that humans can under- by Shaila Dewan dustrial Revolution changed the stand the world through reason, that ensured. Ethnic diversity desirable, ages 18 environment we live in," he said, they can do and fix and transform to 35, excellent compensation. Contact Last Monday in the Grand Hall, "then the Enlightenment changed everything." History Professor Gale Stokesgave a the ideas we use to deal with that ITie "American revolutionary Fairfax Cryobank, Houston, Texas lecture, "From Stalinism to Plural- world." He stated that Stalinism was strain" of these ideas, on the other ism," analyzing the political trends in 799-9937 Eastern Europe since World War II. Speaking to the Society of Rice Uni- 'Pluralism, is the only political system versity Women, he said that Eastern Europe is straggling to continue a that is capable of producing some level process arrested 40 years ago by the Soviet Union. of stability in the modern world.' This doesn't necessarily mean they will find democracy," Stokes —Gale Stokes said, "but something they laid aside can now be resumed." the upshot of the Enlightenment. hand, is one of liberty and equality. Stokes laid the groundwork for "Stalin was the leader of the van- "[The people of Eastern Europe] GRADUATE PROGRAM IN PHYSIOLOGY his talk by saying that the "two truly guard party, the rational being most have turned their attention to the important and dramatic events" capable of understanding the great American Constitution. People on University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill which have shaped the past 200 direction of history...Stalin is the the street talk about pluralism," years are the Industrial Revolution reductio ad absurdumofthe Enlight- Stokes said. neurophysiology He broke down the post-World molecular endocrinology War II climate in Eastern Europe cardiovascular and renal physiology into foar sections. The first began cellular physiology with the decisions reached by molecular biology and biolechnology Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin at the PRIMA PASTA Yalta Conference in 1945, and the The Department of Physiology offers an outstanding program for qualified Restaurant subsequent breach of the agreement applicants interested in doctoral study and research. All admitted students by the Soviet Union. This ushered in receive assistantships valued at $ 12,000/year. For more information, contact Now open Sundays a reign of rampant state-imposed David Millhorn, Director of Graduate Studies 12:00 - 9:00 PM terror and mass executions which Department of Physiology, CB # 7545J have been associated with Stalinism. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 6811 Kirby at Holcombe This attitude, Stokes said, was indi- Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514 666-4047 cated in an interview with a Polish Telephone: 919-9GG-1204 Stalinist, who said "So what? We are 20% discount for Rice students going to be right in the long run." Mon. - Fri. 2PM - 5 PM Stokes said the Hungarian Revo- lution in 1956 marked the "first really big instance of anti-Stalinism" in which the Hungarians "thought they Part Time Office Assistant could throw it off all at once." STUDENTS AND ALUMNI "The idea was to fix communism, to fix Marxism. They were seeking to Downtown Investment Banking Firm find socialism with a human face." 2 positions available: Rainbow Rockers invite you That phase, Stokes said, was ended by the Red Army. morning: 8AM-1PM to come and experience In 1968 popular sentiment turned afternoon: lPM(Approx)-7PM towards "anti-politics." Efforts to find traditional a new path to socialism ceased, re- placed by a new concern for human Assist busy secretarial staff by performing American Folkdance .. rights. Non-political groups such as miscellaneous office responsibilities including Charter 77 in Czechoslovakia be- answering phones, light typing, proof-reading, came advocates for human rights. "This was a period of ethical specula- filing, serving luncheons, and other errands. tions; the very idea of politics was Professional appearance and demeanor, Sundays 5-7 PM anathema." enthusiastic, personable, and a SMILE required Brown College commons In the eighties, politics have $5.00/hr. Please send resume to: surged upstage again. Gorbachev's reforms have led to turmoil in every Dress casual - Fun provided communist Nation. Ms Sherrill Johnson-Phillipps Partners not required "It's very hard to change the iner- Simmons & Company International tial direction of an entire system," Rice Students-first month free Stokes said. "In the long run, I'm 4900 NCISTB Center very optimistic. Pluralism is the only Houston, Texas 77002 » Further info: 664-3720 political system that is capable of producing some level of stability in the modern world." THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1990 7

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dent's interest in the Fellowship and verse number of works by such au- pare them this coming summer in an Zealand teenage students. Persons SA summit the willingness to undertake it in thors as Dickens, Homer, James, intensive training institute, and then interested in hosting an exchange 1990-91, a transcript, and two sup- Joyce, Plath, Rilde, Swift and Whar- place them as teachers in areas of student should call 1-800-333-3802. committee needs porting letters from Rice faculty, at ton. Guest speaker Carolyn Porter, need such as Chicago, Los Angeles, This Valentine's Day the ASSE least one of which should be from the former Rice graduate student, now a Washington, D.C., New York City, has set up a program so that you can volunteers student's major department professor of English at UC Berkeley, and parts of Texas, North Carolina say "I love you" to ASSE exchange The Student Association Eco- Applications should be made to will lead off the symposium with a and Louisiana. students longing to hear from their nomic Summit Committee will hold a the Office of the Vice President for discussion of "Post-Feminist The- Teach For America will visit each new American Host Family for the meeting on Wednesday, February 7, Undergraduate Affairs, 101 Lovett ory" Friday's program is from 7 p.m. of 100 campuses between February 1990-91 school year. All students are at 7:30 p.m. in the Will Rice Com- Hall, no later than Friday, February to 9:30 p.m. Saturday's program is and April to select its members, who fully insured, have their own spend- mons. Committee members will be 23,1990. Questions may be directed from 9:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The sym- will be chosen through a process ing money and are well screened by discussing what role students will to Professor William Camfield, 527- posium will be held in Sewall Hall including an interview and a written ASSE. play and what volunteer positions 8101, ext. 3472. 309. application. Interviewers will be visit- there will be during the school year, ing Rice during March. Annual Rice the weeks preceding the summit, Learn how to save a Student Teach For America teachers will and the week of the summit. All stu- be requ ired to teach for two con secu- Telefund underway dents are invited to attend. life organizations in tive academic years. They will re- Members of the Rice community If you have any questions or can- An American Heart Association ceive regular first and second year are invited to participate in the an not attend the meeting, leave your adult/child/infant CPR course and trouble teacher salaries which range be- nual Rice Telefund, which started name and phone number at the SA instructor course will be offered over The following clubs have not tween $19,000 and $29,000. January 29 and will continue through office in the RMC for Spencer Yu, the period of February 9 through 18. reregistered since the 1989-90 For more information contact February 15. Volunteers are needed 5274079. Course capacity is 10 people. As part schdol year and are therefore consid- Raquel Arnold at 630-8009 or Becky between 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. on of a new on-campus CPR training ered defunct American Society of Evans at 630-8057. February 5-8 and February 12-15. Jameson Fellowship program, there is no charge for the Civil Engineers, Association for Prizes will be awarded each night to instructor course and materials will Computing Machinery, Ballet Club, Student exchange callers who receive the most for the American be provided (a total value of $35). Chabad Jewish Student Association, pledges. Some of this year's prizes The only requirement is that instruc- Engineering Societies Council, Lib- program needs host include cash as well as gift certifi- Decorative Arts tor trainees teach one or two courses ertarians and Objectivists, Lutheran cates from many Village merchants, Rice undergraduates who will be on campus both this semester and Student Movement, Nippon Cultural families meals at local restaurants, and thea- seniors in 1990-91 and Rice graduate again next fall to Rice students, fac- Society, Society of Physics Students, The ASSE International Student ter tickets. students in the fields of American ulty and staff who sign up for the free Rainbow Rockers, Society of Women Exchange Programs is currently In addition to individual prizes, Studies, broadly defined, who are training. For more information, see a Engineers, Sigma Delta Pi, Students seeking local families to extend their college prizes will be awarded. 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Rice hosts first intercollegiate Abortion & Politics forensics tournamment in 25 years a speech by Rema Lou Brown, Past President, American Associafion of University Women speech which makes a serious point With five juniors, six sopho- by Anderson Brandao using humor; and Communication mores, and thirteen freshmen, Rice Feb. 7 al 8:15PM Analysis, a technical speech examin- has a very young team According to For the first time in more than ing a rhetorical event Coach Mike Fain, "The kind of year Kyle Morrow Room. Fondren Library tweny-five years, Rice University Speech also includes interpretive we're having is excellent by any stan- sponsored by Rice for Choice hosted an intercollegiate speech events, based upon literature: Dra- dard. It's the best Rice has ever had, tournament matic Interpretation, a cutting of a but over the next few years this team Over 300 competitors, represent- theatrical script; Poetry Interpreta- will improve even more dramatically ing 16 colleges and universities from tion, a performance of any piece writ- as these freshmen and sophomores four states, competed in the Rice ten in verse; Prose Interpretation, a gain more experience. Other '89 GEO '89 GRAND AMs coaches have already remarked how METRO LSI Forensic Tournament, held last contestant's presentation of any liter- & BERETTAS weeekend. U.T.-Austin won first ary genre other than poetry; Pro- strong we are with such a young place overall, with Southern Utah gram Oral Interpretation, a combina- team. We're strong now, but very finishing second and U.T.-Arlington tion of two or more pieces from these soon we'll be scary." The team won taking third. (As the host school, genres; and Dramatic Duo, a two- approximately 30 trophies last year, Rice did not compete.) person dramatic performance. All of with fewer than ten competitors This The final round of Extemporane- these Speaking and Interp events year's team has already won 92. ous Speaking (Extemp) occurred in last 10 minutes. The speech and debate team is the Founders Room, where world Forensics includes debate as called the George R. Brown Forensic leaders will meet during the 1990 well. Rice competes in the Cross- Society. Meetings are every Monday Call Avis Hotline! 666 0158 Economic Summit. Extemp is a cur- Examination Debate Association, at 9 p.m. in Rayzor Hall 317. New stu- rent events contest, in which com- whose National Tournament will be dents are always welcome. 2338 West Holcoimbe Blvd. petitors draw three topics phrased as held at Southwest Missouri State in questions, select one, and prepare April. The current debate topic in- for 30 minutes to deliver a seven volves the implications of foreign minute speech answering the ques- investment in the United States. Rice CAR tion. Although most Extemp topics debate teams have reached the final AV/S deal with current international and round four times this year, winning domestic political issues, all topics in twice. SALES the final round dealt with economics. Rice has competed at nine tourna- WHAT IF YOU DON'T GET The tournament also offered 10 ments so far this year and has won INTO THE GRAB SCHOOL -A additional events. In Impromptu first place overall four times, includ- Speaking, contestants draw two quo- ing the prestigious U.T.-Austin Invi- OF YOUR CHOICE? Sure, there are other schools Rut why tations, of a philosophical or social tational. The team will also travel to settle7 Kaplan helps students raise their nature, and have a total of seven Southwest Texas State, L.S.U., scores and their chances of being admit Miami $158 minutes to prepare and deliver a Angelo State, U.T.-Arlington, and ted into their first choice schools Fact is, San Juan speech addressing one of the quota- S.M.U. no one has helped students score higher' $390 tions. Rice has also qualified stu- Currently, Rice has qualified two St Maarten $390 dents for Nationals every year in competitors for the National Tourna- Impromptu, placing in the Top 20 at ment To qualify, a student must 1KAPLAN Bahamas $318 last year's National Tournament. essentially place three times. A total STAN If Y H. KAPIAN EDUCATIONAL CINTER LTD Costa Rica $290 This year, Rice Forensics has of five people will likely qualify by the "swept" Impromptu, winning first, end of the semester. Another tourna- April 21 GRE classes Caracas $290 second, and third places, three ment, held by the National Forensic to begin 2/11 Sun. Round Trip from Houston times. Association, will be held at Mankato 12 noon at The other speaking events in- State in Minnesota. Twelve Rice stu- 7011SW Freeway 1-800-777-2874 clude: Persuasive Speaking, a dents have qualified for that tourna- call 988-4700 speech designed to present a solu- ment by reaching a final round in an r^TTTT^l tion to a problem; Informative Speak- event Twenty-four students have ing, which presents new information competed intercollegiately for Rice Hour student travt( center! on a topic; After-Dinner Speaking, a this year. 3300 W. Mockingbird Dallas, Tx. 75235. 8 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1990 THE RICE THRESHER Turkish First Lady describes women's role in Turkish society by Sflrah Leedy ish commitment to equal rights for 300 scholarships to students since its screen behind her, Ozal answered choice, and that Muslim doctrine both sexes. She explained that 1990 creation in 1986, and has offered several questions from the audience. does not prohibit avoiding preg- has been designated "The Year of courses on agriculture to rural A Rice student asked how her nancy. Semra Ozal, the First Lady of the Ataturk and the Turkish Woman" by women. It has initiated a campaign to foundation dealt with the conflict Bayazitoglu then made some Republic of Turkey, gave a lecture her foundation, and described its help freeTurkish women from finan- between Muslim doctrine and Turk- concluding remarks, stating, "there January 25 at Sewall Hall on women activities and plans for the year. cial dependency. ish law on the subject of abortion. should be no dichotomy between in Turkish society. The main services of the founda- After her prepared speech, which Abortions are legal in Turkey, but man and woman in any society that The speech was attended by tion involve maternal and pediatric she gave in Turkish while the Eng- the Muslim law forbids them. Ozal hopes to advance, and we are with many high-ranking members of the health care and family planning. In lish translation was projected on a replied that she was mainly pro- [Ozal] in her efforts to achieve this." Turkish community in Houston, in- addition to 73 medical centers, the cluding Mengu Buyukdavras, the foundation operates a number of Consulate General, and was hosted mobile hospital units that travel to by Yildiz Bayazitoglu, a professor of rural and slum areas in Turkey. They Mechanical Engineering here at also offer counseling in family plan- Rice. ning and child care. Ozal said these Bayazitoglu began the lecture teams have achieved results in even with opening remarks about Ozal, the most conservatively Muslim and her lifelong commitment to regions of Turkey. "improve the lot of the people of The foundation has also worked Turkey, especially the women and to officially marry many couples children." She also congratulated whose marriages have not been reg- Ozal for recently being awarded the istered with the government, bar- "United Nations Survival Medal," in ring them and their children from part for her help in reducing child many social benefits. mortality rates in Turkey. Culturally, the foundation has The majority of Ozal's organized exhibitions and lectures, lecture, "Women's Place in Today's both in and outside of Turkey, for Turkish Society," was devoted to female Turkish artists. The founda- describing the activities of The tion also hopes to organize concerts Foundation for the Strengthening in the coming year, and is aiding in and Promotion of Turkish Women, preparations for a "Women's Mu- of which she is president seum" in Istanbul. She began by detailing the Turk- The foundation has also awarded Turkish First Lady Semra Ozal (center) walkst hrough Sewall Hall on recent visit. Renowned Christian speaker lectures on success in life fair to you as I speak on this subject lifestyle at all, let me tell you." had a great time." these concepts....I appeal to you to by Leslie Raneri that you understand a little bit about Hayes described growing up in During his first semester in col- consider these things," Hayes said. me, because that will tell you a lot He set up four contrasts which Approximately 250 people at- about why I say what I say." determine whether a person's life tended a talk Tuesday night by na- Hayes put the crowd at ease by 'Jesus basically came to say, "Hey, will be a success or a failure. The first tionally renowned lecturer Dan joking about common stereotypes was the fulfillment of goals rather Hayes entitled "How to Avoid Being about Christianity, and his own atti- relax. I want to be who I am in terms than the fulfillment of purpose. a Successful Failure." The lecture tudes about it when he was in "And I want to postulate to you was held in the Lovett College com- college."If there's one thing I knew of who you are. I want to live my life that Jesus basically came to say, mons and was sponsored by Campus about God, it was that He's not excit- 'Hey, relax. I want to be who I am in Crusade for Christ(CCC). ing. To me God was a four letter through you and give you purpose." terms of who you are. I want to live In his words, the talk described word: DULL .. .1 want to suggest to you that my life through you and give you "how to avoid climbing a ladder of "Christianity was giving up the 10 purpose.' Whether you buy that or success that will turn out...not to things you liked to do most, starting purpose, not goals, is the issue.' not I want to suggest to you that have been success at all." to do the ten things you like to do purpose, not goals, is the issue." Before beginning the discussion least, don't drink and don't smoke —Dan Hayes The second of the contrasts was of how to achieve true success, and don't chew and don't go with the seeking of superficial relation- Hayes related his past to the crowd. girls that do," he continued. "Wear ships rather than real love. He asked "1 want to begin, though, by diving ugly clothes, marry an ugly girl, hop his hometown of New Orleans. lege, he was visited by a staff worker people to think about the question, into the topic by telling you a little bit the first missionary boat to "Many of us who grew up in New with CCC while studying in his "How are your relationships here at about my self because I think it's only Borneo...and that didn't fit into my Orleans really are just like the tour- room. Hayes reacted strongly when Rice?" ists; and in fact my philosophy of life he heard the man worked for the He said society is breaking down growing up in New Orleans was group. "By the time I got to North- because no one can maintain a rela- basically threefold—wine, women, western, I had made a very con- tionship and people have no way to and song. Till it affected my health. scious decision that there was no experience real, unconditional love Then I gave up the song." God." or to show it to other people. His When he graduated from high When the man told him that his answer to the problem of lack of love school he decided to leave New Or- was the most exciting job on the was Christ He urged people to pur- Real Estate leans for college and eventually go to university campus, Hayes thought sue love and not superficial relation- medical school. Knowing that he was crazy. But he was "leveled" ships. "medical schools do not look highly when he was asked if he had "ever The third contrast was pleasing Analyst upon people who party their way out made the great discovery of knowing people rather than pursuing cour- of college," he went to Northwestern Jesus Christ personally." The con- age, which he described as "Not the University in Evanston, Illinois, versation which followed was, ac- absence of fear, but doing the thing which is a dry city. cording to Hayes, one of the most you fear because it's right." He said Program Unfortunately, Hayes said, "I dis- significant he had ever had. even in this cynical society that , a covered that...there's a small sub- Hayes, who speaks to over 22,000 story about someone who stands up urb of Evanston nearby that's not college students per year, said that for what he believes is right is LET OUR 2-YEAR PROGRAM dry. It's called Chicago. I found out I one of the questions most asked by cheered. Although there have been BE A PRELUDE TO YOUR MBA! could spend most of my weekends in university students was, "Is there many brave people, he called Jesus vV in! rock-solid commercial real estate Chicago not remembering how I anything I can think about that will Christ "the bravest person who ever CI'CWK („• no'ore pursuing your MBA7 Then spent most of my weekends, and I help me in terms of going through lived... He took the risk to die for me consul mis great opportunity with THE my life so that I don'twind up putting knowing that I might just never give PRUDENTIAL the nations largest real estate investor. my ladder against the wrong wall and Him a second thought," Hayes said. VV«> n looking for energetic, ambitious B.A. s and climbing that ladder for the rest of The fourth contrast was seeking my life success-wise and finding out comfort rather than seeking impact. BS.'s (who are planning to apply to top business GMAT • LSAT *GRE so ools in 1992) for a challenging 2-year assignment it never mattered?" He quoted a verse from the Bible in our Real Estate Analyst Program. To qualify, you He asked the crowd to think which said that the early Christians need a B+ or better undergraduate GPA and a Not about what would have to be true turned the world upside down and strong mathematical aptitude An intensive training about their lives in five years for asked the audience to evaluate the program will help prepare you for real estate everyone them to consider their lives success- Christians they know by that crite- modeling and financial evaluation assignments. ful at that point. He said that he has rion. He described most American tests found, in talking to both college stu- Christians as "on the fence for Je- r-ns program provides outstanding on-the-job training, dents and 45-65 year old business- sus," acting differently around their ex penence. and exposure to real estate markets and top well ^ men in Atlanta who would be consid- Christian and non- Christian friends. • .ostment professionals. The Prudential offers ered successful, that the same an- "Let me tell you what makes people but The Princeton Review can show you how. ^tractive starting salaries with comprehensive benefits. swers dominated the list of re- happy, men and women. It's not the lo apply, send your resume and a copy of your You've read about us in Time, sponses. The five categories of an- comfort, it's the challenge." oo;if.-qo transcript by February 9. 1990 to. .yewsweek. Ilie Will Street Journal and swers were to be a success in their Baker College senior Donald Yee have seen us on the MacNeil-Lehrer vocation, to have deep relationships introduced Hayes, who graduated THE PRUDENTIAL REALTY GROUP Sews Hour. CSS Sews & Nightline. with people, to have enough or more from Northwestern with a degree in Houston Realty Group Office We're the best lest preparation program 1100 Louisiana Street,Isuite 1400 m (he country. money, tcr still be having fun, and to Biology and Premed and has been on Houston. Texas 77002 be in good physical shape. the staff of CCC for 22 years. He Attn: Analyst Program Call us lodas to find out how we tan "I shared aboutwho I am because wrote the book Fireseeds of Spiritual ensure that vou'll do your very best on An Hrt j • Opportunity Employer it is no secret that when I was a Awakening. the SAT. PSAT. LSAT. GMAT or university student I found the em- ORE. Hayes said working with college bodiment of these things in a person, students was exciting because the 60 The Prudential Call Today! not a religion, the person of Jesus of million university students in the Realty Group Nazareth. Some of my illustrations world, one percent of its population, For information run will relate to Him, but what I want to || I'KINC'I TON will become lawyers, doctors, busi- ca say is that you don't have to buy that nesspersons, heads of state, parlia- ThePrudential (713) 688-5500 part of it. Now I think He provides mentarians, engineers and teachers, the answer. But whether or not you "the people who influence the world buy that, you've got to deal with the most" THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1990 9 Strangers in a Strange Land SOVIET STUDENTS ADJUST TO THE LAND OF COWBOYS AND JIMI HENDRIX STORY BY JIM KELLY PHOTOS BY NQUYET VO It's Friday night and I'm talking to the Russians about America. To be more exact, I'm listening to them talk. It's kind of an informal interview. We're in Alexei's room— that's Alexei Bolshakov, of Moscow State University and, lately, Hanszen College. The tall guy sprawled out 81 on the couch. Marina Lytkina sits in a chair directly across from me. Next to her, on the floor, smiling almost all the time, is Galina Frenkel. The subject, for the moment, is #what they expected to find when they arrived six months ago. "We didn't know much about Texas," Marina says. "I knew something about oil companies in Texas. I was acquainted with the notion of the...cowboy..." The range," Galina says. "And the rodeo, and guns." "We probably didn't expect to see people riding horses in the streets and shooting guns." "No, but when I heard the word Texas, I remembered cowboys," » m Marina says. "I read some short articles in a kind of encyclopedia, published in the United States in 1962 or '63," Alexei says, "and I found that Houston has the famous Rice Hanszen junior Sanjay Vyas and Russian exchange student Alexei Bolshakov after a men's college soccer game. Institute. That was the only thing I six months ago, a completely foreign anything, what's going on, who are become used to their new The students have each called knew about Wee before I came here. land for them. Which remains these people, what do they want... It surroundings their hosts took them home twice from the telephone in Also I'd read a really good article foreign in most ways even for Galina was so confusing at first." out for their first encounter with Hanszen House. The Klinebergs about the Alamo, in San Antonio." and Marina, who have studied its For their first week in Houston the large-scale American culture— an gave Marina a phone call home for "I was studying math and not language and culture. Soviet students stayed with their Astros game. Christmas. Galina's mother calls her language," he says, later. "I think In August it was even more so. hosts. Alexei stayed with 1967 They still remember it as a once a week maybe the most I knew about "One of my first impressions, that Hanszen graduate Larry Oswald, stressful experience. "My mom called twice when 1 was America was Jimi Hendrix. I mean, I I remember now," Galina said, "is sleeping," Alexei says. Five a.m. knew it was America, but..." sitting in the Kennedy Airport Houston time, it seems, is the most His voice trails off as he tries to waiting for our flight And there were "I think maybe the most 1 knew about convenient time to call outof Frunze. find the words. He's trying to these little kids, three years old, four The students get news of the express the inexpressible. Finally he years old, running around, speaking America was Jimi Hendrix..." Soviet Union, they say, by watching just gives up, laughing. It's too much English." network news and reading American for him. Too strange. The country of "We were amazed," Marina says. papers. Fondren library has a cowboys and Jimi Hendrix. The three had flown to New York Marina with Sociology Professor "The baseball game," Galina subscription to Pravda, the America. aboard Aeroflot, the Soviet national Stephen Klineberg and his family, whispers. Then she starts laughing. Communist Party daily, but issues • • • airline. There they boarded another and Galina with Robert and Iinda "It was in the third or fourth day come two weeks late. Alexei is from Frunze, originally, flight to bring them to Houston, after Spiro, parents of Hanszen that we were here," Alexei says. "I never read Pravda before a town near the border between the atotalof24hoursintheair. They had sophomore Lisa Spiro. "They took us, our hosts took us to anyway," Marina says. "1 read other Soviet Union and the People's little or no idea what they would find For the students it was a period of the baseball game." papers instead." Republic of China. Galina and waiting for them in Houston. adjustment, a sort of pre-orientation "It was just horrible," Marina Their position as overseas Marina are from Leningrad, where "We didn't know where we were week. One of the things that took the says."So monotonous..." observers gives the Soviet students they study English at Gertzen going to stay, who was going to meet most getting used to was the way "Actually," Alexei says, "I liked it." at Rice a unique perspective on the Teaching College. us, whether we were going to study Americans talk. "It was more than three hours..." changes taking place in Eastern Since August, all three have also immediately," Galina says. "We "We were trained to speak "It was one of the irregular games Europe. It also leads to questions been members of Hanszen College. come out of the plane and... there's a British," Marina says. "The which is very long, overtime or about what they will find when they something," Galina says. "But the return home in May. worst thing about it was that it was "We've learned more about hard to understand. And everybody Americans, but we don't really know was trying to explain it and they were that much about the situation in our doing a good job—" country now," Marina says. "So we "... in American English..." probably will have to go back and "—but we just couldn't compare. It's been months, and understand it It just didn't make there are so many changes..." sense." • • • "And it was very hot," Marina I asked the Soviets what they had says, "and everybody was excited seen that they didn't like in their stay and... it was just confusing." at Rice, and Alexei talked about the "1 was excited too," Alexei says. Honor System. "I wasn't" "Like if you see someone cheating • • • you're supposed to report them. It They survived the baseball game, seems to me like I'm supposed to be of course, and the subsequent visit to spying for someone. I don't like Astroworld as well. And now here that." they are, six months later, still at I asked them what they found t Rice, settled in. most surprising about Rice, and They're a long way from home. Marina told me it was how hard Too far to go back for midterm break. people worked. ilk Instead, they traveled to places like "Students here definitely work New York, Boston, and Washington harder than most Russian students," D.C., with roomates and friends. she said. "Philadelphia looks very similar to I asked them about what they had some Russian .cities," Alexei says. seen outside of Rice that they would "And New York has the spirit of remember especially and they told Russia, it looks like Russia." me about the Houston City Council Marina Lytkina and Galina Frenkel on the Hanszen College patio. Visits to the industrial Northeast and the U.S. Supreme Court, and the They have American roommates, eat girl with a sign, a really small sign, American accentwasvery difficult to aside, the closest the students have pig races at the state fair in Dallas family style dinners with Americans which says Rice. We come up toTfcr understand." been able to come to home are which disappointed Alexei. About every night, and speak American and say, 'Excuse me, are you waiting "It was just a mess," Galina says. letters and phone calls. the announcers at KIKK country English. Each also has an American for the Russian students?' And "People were speaking this strange "When you're this far from home radio, who "speak like normal "host family" intended to help them suddenly all these people jump on language." you really want to get letters often," Americans but talk like Texans when adjust to nearly a year of life at Rice. us. They start introducing them- "And smiling all the time—" Galina says. "Sometimes it's really they switch on the mike." About They are immersed in a culture selves, and shaking hands, and "Sayiflg hi, but except for hi it was upsetting because there's no system NASA, Galveston and Wortham which only a few years ago viewed saying 'Hi, how are you?' And we just hardly understandable," Galina in it A letter can take about a month, Center. their home nation as a threat to its stood there saying hi, nice to meet says. or two weeks or three weeks or two And about seeing signs in English existence. A place which was, until you. But we couldn't understand After the Soviets had a chance to months—anything." for used cars. 10 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1990 THE RICE THRESHER Edward Albee assists production of Zoo Story

BY LORIE LIST flat. When a playwright writes a specific line, you say that line." Albee, who has directed Zoo Story twelve times, told Benson, "As the director your job is to l wo recent rehearsals of help the actor get the character Lovett College's production, Zoo across so the play goes the way Story, received visits and advice you want it to." from the show's playwright, Albee watched a complete Edward Albee. Albee is currently rehearsal of the show when he in town directing another of his visited last Monday, offering the award-winning plays, Who's the actors advice on their Afraid of Virginia Wolf, at the characters and the blocking of Alley Theater. the show. Zoo Story was the first of "He made so many things Albee's plays to be published clearer," Bown said. "However, after he had written several all of his comments as a play- unperformed works. Zoo Story wright, and then as a director, was first produced in 1959 at were separate. As a playwright the Schiller Theater Werkstatt in he knew how he wanted the play Berlin, and received the Berlin to come off, and as a director Festival Award. Albee next he knew the best ways to help received a Tony, New York the actors achieve that." Critics' Circle Award and Outer Stressing a relaxed pace for the Circle Award for Who's Afraid of show, Albee said, "You've just Virgina Woo/fin 1963. He was performed a sixty-minute play in recommended for a Pulitzer forty-eight minutes. You're Prize, but the award was denied racing through the text. Are you because of the play's language as an actor listening to what and subject matter. Some of you're saying?" Edward Albee discusses a scene from Zoo Story with director Jennifer Benson. Albee's other plays include The Albee acted out the first part Death of Bessie Smith, The write. Writing itself, taking the when she heard that he would familiar we were with the show," of the play, taking Bown's role, Sandbox, American Dream, A trouble, communicating with be in town at the same time as Benson said. She said that in order to give a feel for Delicate Balance, Seascape, your fellow human beings is Lovett's production. "I knew he although the cast was at first "what's really happening at the Tiny Alice and his most recent valuable, and is an act of was coming, and I wanted to nervous about comparing their beginning of the play." Albee production, The Marriage Play, optimism. Serious plays are pick one of his shows," she interpretation of the play with told Bown to "have more fun which premiered in May of unpleasant in one way or said. "I'd seen Zoo Story and Albee's, he immediately told with your character. Relax. Take 1987. another, and my plays examine liked it; it's a fascinating play." Bensorc, "You're the director, it easy." Although much of the subject people who are not living their Zoo Story is a one-act play and it's your play." "It was interesting," Bown matter in Albee's plays is lives fully, dangerously, prop- that takes place in Central Park, "He was very respectful of my said. "When he started acting it dramatic, and sometimes erly." centering around the action and interpretation," she said. "It out, he was able to get the feel depressing, Albee said in a Zoo Story director Jennifer reaction of the two male was amazingly helpful to have of what he wanted across ex- speech in 1985, "If I were a Benson said she purposefully characters (Jerry, played by him talk to us about the play, tremely well." pessimist I wouldn't bother to chose one of Albee's show Colin Bown, and Peter, played and get reinforcement from the Albee concluded his direc- by Jason West) to one another. playwright on your interpretation tions to the actors saying, "You Albee visited rehearsal on of his work." can only get there by truth of January 22, and again on "This play takes place in character. You have to become January 29. At the first re- Central Park on a park bench, the characters. Once you do hearsal Albee didn't watch the where one stranger approaches that it will all fall into place. show, but talked about the another and they begin a Everything you do has got to interpretation of the play with conversation," she said. come from within. It's when you the cast. "However, Albee wrote the play stop acting, and start becom- "I think he was testing us, thirty years ago when Central ing." understandably so, to see how Park was a very different place. Albee will return to work with He told us that you have to the cast again on Monday. change the play to fit the time. "Working with Albee is extremely Archi-Arts hopes for a return He said that his own interpreta- constructive," Bown said, "but tion of the play has changed as an actor it's stressful to since he wrote it. So our own perform for the author of the to the more outlandish past interpretation, at this point in play who has also directed it time, matched up with his." many times as well. He's and outsiders) who have been at 2 a.m. Although Albee was flexible certainly given us a lot to work BY TANIA VAN DEN to the formal in the past find Local favorite Sprawl will be about changing interpretations with during the next week." HOUTEN themselves returning during opening for the Austi- base band of the play, he was emphatic Lovett's production of the later years. Bad Mutha Goose, which won- about actors paraphrasing, one act plays Zoo Story and God In 1985, Betty Ewing, from music awards frpm the Austin saying, "When a musician (by Woody Allen) will be per- the Houston Chronicle, stated Chronicle in 1987 and 1988, composes a piece that calls for formed February 8-10 and 15- that "costume parties soared to and in 1989 for Best EP (Rev It you to play a B-flat, you play a B- 17. I his year's Archi^rts new heights in chic and imagina- Up), and which also recently gar- T1 hi s marks the tenth year since the tion back in the 1920's when nered the award for "Best Funk event was revitalized in 1980. In students at the Rice Institute's Band." Rice Dancers show 1969, Archi-Arts was banned, Architecture Department came Archi-Arts Tickets are priced when the last Archi-Arts had a up with an Archi-Arts Ball." at $20 per person in advance complete lack of control which The theme for this year, and $25 at the door. For new talent, style resulted in the trashing of the "Where the Sidewalk Ends," is overnight accomodations on the campus. supposed to convey not just Strand, the Tremont House will and more mysterious. The Past themes include "Out of Shel Silverstein's famous offer discounted rates when you BY JENNE pulsating itiythm, beating the Blue, a Ball" (in 1986, the children's story, but all of the state your affiliation with the MONTGOMERY percussion and movement on year of the comet) and "Hola bizarre and fantastic things that Rice University Archi-Arts Ball. all levels set an eerie atmos- Dali, the Surreal Ball." This children's minds come up with. Singles and doubles are $80, phere. The only drawback was year's Archi-Arts chairman, Matt The whole idea is to go back triples are $90 and quads are the obvious difference in the Bremer, wants to recreate the and get funky. "We are going to $10Q. The telephone number to skill of the different dancers. wildness that Archi Arts used to the Strand to start Mardi Gras a get additional information and to Lias t Friday the Rice "Man-Made Totem" was a represent. week early," Bremer added. make hotel reservations is 480- Dance Theatre presented Round more daring work — dancers "Last year was very proper The Baldwin be held in an 8201. Comers, a collection of ten clad in black performed without and gentile. The Wortham was a old, abandoned 1940's atrium There will be buses leaving short performance pieces which musical accompaniment. First bit dry and promish. Archi-Arts is which hasn't been used in ages. from in front of Lovett Hall at ranged from comic and light- time dancer Chuck Gailey com- meant to be the antitheses of Bremer noted that it is "grungy 6:30, for those who want to eat hearted to slower and more manded the most attention, es- that and more of an outlandish and beautiful. The elevator is before the dance on the strand. serious. pecially with his solo perform- and conventional event. Archi- glass and wicker. The whole From 8:00 p.m.-9:45 p.m., The performance opened with ance. Arts draws more of a crowd then thing is incredibly ecliptic.lt busses will be leaving every 15 "The Little Piece," a delightful "Canaryology" stood out in other 'formals' because it is an looks like something otit of a minutes. number perfectly suited to the the second half with a perfect event, not just a dance." Piranesian drawing." The organizers of Archi-Arts ability of the three dancers. It blend of spoken text, music and Past attendance to Archi-Arts "Where the Sidewalk Ends" are encouraging people to travel brought laughs from the audi- dance. The piece was inspiring has not only included students will be held at Old Galveston to the formal by bus or to stay in ence and captured its attention, and inventive. The Rice Dance but a large number of the Square (2201 The Strand, hotels overnight in order to which was held to the end by Theatre should be commended faculty, designers within the Galveston) on Saturday, Febru- prevent anyone from drinking the rest of the show. for blending such a broad range community and many inter-city ary 10. The formal will com- and driving, and thus risking an The next piece, "Gumbo Ya- of talent into a coherent and revelers. Many people (alumni mence at 9 p.m. and will close accident. Ya," took a turn to the darker successful show. THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1990 11 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? shows at Alley trated, middle-aged daughter of Albee said that he wrote his BY TANIA VAN DEN a college president; her easy play as a reaction to the HOUTEN going, non-aggressive husband, "syrupy" Broadway and Holly- George; and the young and wood shows of the 1950's and innocent Honey and her hus- eariy 60's. Albee's objective band, Nick. The two couples, was to "get at the same during the course of an evening, ultimate truth" of relationships. T descend into an all-night I I hhee Alley Theatre, under The actors are powerful and direction of Gregory Boyd, drinking marathon that leads to perform their drunken states presents Edward Albee's Who's a cruel, shocking confrontation. incredibly well in a way that Afraid of Virginia Woolf? on the The confrontation occurs draws the audience more and large stage through February 11. when George finally kills his more into the depths of the The production will tour nation- imagined son, destroying an play. The characters are believ- ally after it closes at the Alley, illusion he had shared with able, and as they get drunker followed by an international tour Marsha. Their entire relationship throughout the play, it is impos- in the U.S.S.R. The Alley is a constant confusion between sible to think they are acting. performance has been directed reality and illusion. As George The play is emotionally draining by Edward Albee himself. verbally kills their "son," the and it is impressive that these Who's Afraid of Virginia couple can deal with only the four actors can perform at such llk'sion and reality mesh in Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Woolf? is a frightening and reality of their relationship and a high level of intensity on a humorous look at contemporary must let go of the illusions. ships but rather a strong effort not just a negative depiction of regular basis. All in all, Who's marriage, the American Dream In an interview with the for two people to work through a couple, not just a story of two Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is and the confusion between Houston Chronicle, Albee the many difficult obstacles of people who hate each other, powerful and extremely gripping. illusion and reality. The charac- stressed that the play is not a marriage: "What many people slashing at each other. It's The cast for the Alley The- ters include Martha, the frus- "negative" outlook on relation never accepted is that this is about two people who have atre's production of Who's maintained their love through Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in- difficult times and impossible cludes Bruce Gray as George. Ministry pleases the hordes situations. George and Martha Carol Mayo Jenkins as Mafcha, are people intelligent enough to Cynthia Bassham as Honey and "Stigmata." "So What" was a from skinheads to college levitate this fiction of their John Ottavino as Nick. BYH.K. KAHNG AND ten minute roller-coaster ride of geeks, packed the club to imaginary child and finally to "Student Rush" tickets may REENA KAWAL rhythmic frenzies, and "Stig- capacity. Despite warnings realize that the fiction must be be purchased for $6 with a valid mata" had the entire audience about "acts of unusual physical destroyed if they are going to go student I.D.15 minutes prior to screaming the lyrics at the top nature," they gleefully indulged on. To me, this is more a love showtime. The Alley is located of their lungs. The crowd,ranging SEE MINISTRY, PAGE 12 story than a hate story." at 615 Texas Avenue. "A Ministry show is a bargain: you get to see five o bands for the price of one," quipped frontman Alain Jour- gensen through a haze of distortion and feedback to the Lighten Your Load With sweat-drenched hordes that packed Nambers last Thursday night. In what could be summed Zenith's New Supersport SX up as three hours of slam danc- ing and enough noise to make earplugs a necessity, hell has never sounded so good. On tour to promote their newest release, A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste, the band that called itself Ministry was actually a motley assortment of the musical underground. In addition to the founding core of Alain "Alien" Jourgensen and Paul Barker, the band featured members of Revolting Cocks, the drummer from Killing Joke, a guitarist from the U.K. Subs, the vocalist from Skinny Puppy, and even a member of Anthrax. Jourgensen remarked that the current tour was "like Rollerball. with people constantly coming in and out." The most notable part of the stage was the immense chain- Mi link fence which separated the band from the frenzied crowd. Probably placed to protect the band from flying bottles, the fence instead served as a m 111: ladder for overly enthusiastic fans who were promptly thrown down by a pair of burly boun- cers. The fence shook through- out the evening as the crowd adopted it as another prop for their energetic and often violent antics. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL: Ministry opened with "Breathe," a pounding industrial rocker that had the crowd matching their collective vocal Now you can have 386 laptop chords with those of Jour- RICE CAMPUS STORE gensen. After careening through performance with SupersPort SX songs that turned 70% of the V '•* - ' 527-4052 Numbers dance floor into a slam pit, the band played a pair With number-crunching power of the Intel 386SX of tunes by Pailhead, a collabo- microprocessor, the SupersPort SX gives you ration between Jourgensen and processing speeds up to 33% faster than most Washington, D.C. hardcore giant lan MacKaye. Since MscKaye portables. The Page White screen offers high - was not available for the tour, a contrast black-on-white images. skater-armored member of the With up to 3 1/2 hours of battery life, it's the best thrash band Anthrax took his choice for 386 performance within a 286 budget! place on vocals, climbing over TgMITH data the fence and into the crowd. Don't forget to ask about Zenith Data The intensity of the crowd hit System's Loanware program systems twin peaks with "So What" and 12 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1990 THE RICE THRESHER on their feet soon. As Public News put it, "the Axiom is a dump, but it's our dump." On a happier note, scat queen and jazz cat Kellye Gray just released her first album, Standards, and it's selling like a THE SCENE 75-cent Blimpie. If you've never heard her, get with the program. Joints, tears and fears If you think jazz is boring, think BY SHAILA K. DEWAN Alcoholic Beverage Commission. again. The alternative-music venue was TONIGHT served up a heaping platter of •The first feature-length May I have a moment of municipal court citations — joint...The Museum of Fine Arts silence, please, for the defunct overcrowding, no dance hall hosts a double bill of director Axiom. Seems they were paid a permit, blah, blah, blah — and Spike Lee (Do the Right Thing) little visit by the Fire Marshal, forced to close. All this right flicks, including his first, Joe's the Houston Police, the health after they finally bought an air BedStuy Barbershop and a department and the Texas conditioner. Hope they're back Houston premiere of Making 'Do the Right Thing.' The films will be screened in the Brown Auditorium, MFA, at 8 p.m. tonight and tomorrow and 7 on Sunday. Student tickets are $3. Productive •The Grass Roots Theatre relationships v •" PRE-LAW? The best things in life are free. And while Macintosh memory chips (SIMMs) are PRE-PARE! The Museum of Fine Arts presents a Spike Lee double bill this weekend. neither the best things in life nor free, they are pretty Project presents True West, by close to both. The Rice Campus Store snagged one UPCOMING our rural desperado Sam Shep- •The Friends of Fondren and huge bulk shipment of 80ns, low-profile, surface ard. (He wrote Fool for Love, in the Shepherd Society invite you mount SIMMs at an incredible price, but once they're case you saw the Players' to "The Eighth Annual Schuber- Phone 524-5711 for gone, they're gone. Which makes this the right time production last year.) The tiad" Sunday, February 4. details and dates. Pulitzer Prize-winning play will be Featuring nineteenth-century to upgrade your Macintosh. Inexpensively. In time staged at Downtown Grounds, in music, the concert is at 3 p.m. for System 7.0, which will require at least 2Mb. So the warehouse district, tonight All classes taught in the Famsworth Pavilion, Ley don't blow it. Visit the Rice Campus Store today. personally by Dr. and tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. Student Center. • ^ Marine • Continu- •In commemoration of Black •At the Summit, Tears for ously in Houston History Month, the Jewish Fears rocks (?) with a more since 1970 * Classes Community Center presents "guitar-oriented" sound. Sunday taught at UH REVIEW Dallas Black Dance Theatre at 8 at 8 p.m. r©:® Rice Downtown College COURSE Center • Classroom p.m. in the Kaplan Theatre. Call •Tuesday, February (i hate Campus per 1Mb for a set! setting • Tuition $295 729-3200 x3224 for more the way February is spelled) 6, Store information. the Contemporary Arts Museum ' SIMM of four. Visa and MasterCard acceptec •The title award goes to is offering a lecture on campus Three Guys Naked from the by John Hanhardt. "Video Art: Waist Down, an off-Broadway Expanded Forms" may demystify play about struggling stand-up the relatively new medium. At 8 comics. The play runs Thursdays p.m. in Sewall, Room 301. Free through Saturdays at 8:30 p.m. with student I.D. and Sundays at 5 at The Actors •You can smell it as surely Workshop until February 18. Call as you can smell fried food for 236-1844. dinner...we're due for another •Main Street Theater pres- round of Rice theater. Thursday ents a contemporization of night, Ibsen's A Doll's House Hamlet The tragedy begins at 8 opens at Jones (I assume 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday p.m., but what do I know?). Take 5 Minutes, Save 5% and 4 on Sundays 'till February •Also, at Lovett, the ugliest 11. college in the universe, God, by •For happy-ever-aftering, go Woody Allen and The Zoo Story, First, call your airline and make reservations. see Lemer & Loewe's Camelot, by Edward Albee. (Okay, there's brought to you by Theatre Under like an Edward Albee rash on KLM: 800-777-5553 the Stars at the Music Hall Fine Arts this week. Perservere, tonight at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 comrades.) British Airways: 800-392-1043 and 8 and Sunday at 2 and •A bit of the Camper Delta: 448-3000 7:30. 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Reservations and 7:30 on Sunday through Then call TravelTrends and we'll give you 5% off! are required; call 52-STAGE. March 4. Show times for Virginia A minimum order of $500.00 is required to obtain this •If you wanna Mickey Mouse Woolf are 7:30 Tuesday through around, go do it at the Govern- Friday, 2:30 and 8 Saturday, discount. ment Cheese concert at Fitzger- and 2:30 and 7:30 Sunday We are a full service agency but we also allow this special ald's. A kfrldler, gentler band. through February 10. discount for your assistance. Last year, TravelTrends saved over $50,000. for Rice • long set with a pair of encores, Ministry leaving behind fans chanting University and its people. FROM PAGE 11 obscenities. As the members We are two blocks from the Rice Campus. in stagedives and slamdancing, left the stage, Jourgensen said leaving shoes and other per- "Houston, you're the best. And sonal effects strewn on the don't let anyone tell you other- mo dance floor. Members of the wise." Ministry calls Houston its band also participated in the home away from home, and Jfpuitto,. rfw 11005 melee, bombarding the slarrv when you consider the intensity mers with bottles of beer, of the crowd and their enthusi- 52?- tequila, and Evian spring water. asm for the band, it's not hard Ministry concluded the hour- to see why. THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1990 13 SPORTS Rice ready for best recruit class in 20 years increasing emphasis on academics by Kurt Moeller at the high school level for the poten- tial college student - athletes. Propo- As the national signing date for sition 48, which passed in 1986, re- binding commitments draws near, quired scholarship athletes to score Rice is having its most successful a minimum of 700 on the SAT and football recruiting season in over earn a 2.0 grade point average or twenty years. higher in at least 11 core courses. So far Rice has received non-bind- As a result, SAT scores .for stu- ing, verbal commitments from seven dent athletes started going up very players in the Houston Chronicles significantly. Goldsmith said, "The list of the top 100 high school football amount of true student-athletes seniors in Texas. According to head multiplied. Academically, this is a coach Fred Goldsmith, the last time pretty good lot, too." Rice has had more than two from any Rice's efforts during this year's True freshmen Alonzo Williams and Antonio Wilson were playing among Fred Goldsmith's family of Owls during the second top 100 list was in 1973. season are the third factor. The game of the season, against Tulane. Three factors have contributed to Owls' one - point loss to Texas, which earned a 1360 on the SAT. "I have strong ties to [Arkansas], gave me my opportunity to be a head this year's success. Unlike previous occurred as a result of a disputed "Everybody knows they can get they're like family, but sometimes football coach in the Southwest years, this year's coaches have re- fourth down touchdown call late in the best education at Rice," Gold- you start over," Goldsmith said after Conference...I really like it here." cruited and coached for a long time the fourth quarter, and their victory smith said. Now they believe they the Owls played the Razorbacks on Unfortunately, when the new can won football games, too. November 4. "This [Rice] is my players and veterans take the field According to Goldsmith, recruits school and this is my team." next year, they will do so without the were also impressed because Rice And last week, when the head services of assistant coaches Scott "played hard-nosed defense and re- coaching position at Arkansas be- Conley and Ted Gill. ally hustled." The change to a one- Conley, who spent this past sea- back, "appeals to more positions" son coaching the running backs, because more people get a chance to would have coached wide receivers touch the ball and fewer are block- in the upcoming season had he not ers. decided to become a coach at Arkan- When asked, the Rice coach said sas. he had modeled some aspects of the Gill, who coached the interior Rice football program after the pro- defensive line, is leaving for Iowa. gram Steve Spurrier built at Duke Rice has been talking and inter- recently. This year Duke had its viewing people for both positions, second straight winning season and which they hope to fill in the next went to its first bowl game in more week, said Goldsmith. than 25 years. Forrner Owl assistant coach Ted Gill "[We're looking] for very good Goldsmith and Spurrier were coaches with Texas backgrounds. together at the University of Florida, came vacant Goldsmith said he You don't just hire a ball coach for and Goldsmith was the best man at never considered trying to become Rice U... [They] have to be a little bit Spurrier's wedding. In December the head coach at Arkansas, where special representing a school like Spurrier resigned as Duke's coach to he was defensive coordinator."Rice ourselves." Scott Conley won't huddle up with the Owls for the 1990 preseason training. return to Florida as the head coach. Head Coach Dilemma in Texas. The background of the over Baylor on the road, impressed In the past few weeks, several J/Ys to premiere at staff made us familiar with Texas many observers and showed Rice Southwest Conference football high school coaches. That was the could win. teams have experienced changes in key," Goldsmith said. They cooper- Reports in Houston papers have their coaching staff. The University ate with Rice coaches as much as said Randall Schultz, a quarterback of Houston lost head coach Jack Frozen Butt Regatta they would with coaches from any from Austin, decided to attend Rice Pardee and The University of Arkan- this may be the very first J/Y re- other SWC school, instead of regard- after watching the UTgame. Schultz, sas lost Ken Hatfield. Fred Gold- by Myra K. Rucker gatta," team captain John Wilson ing Rice as an Ivy League school. a 6T, 185 pounder, was ranked 25 in smith, however, is sticking by the said. The second factor has been the the Chronicle poll and reportedly Owls. If the weather continues to be The J/Ys are a brand new class nice, the Rice sailing team may want designed by Rob Johnstone, who to change the name of tomorrow's also designed the J-24s. The J As annual Frozen Butt Regatta to the have a different deck layout and sail Where, oh Ware, will the Heismanbe? January Thaw Regatta. Sailors from shape. "It's new, it's nice, it's fast," nationally ranked University of Kilborn said in anticipation. Rice columnists offers Andre Ware a little unsyndicated advice Texas and nationally competitive The 16 J/Ys to be used in the Texas A&M, as well as the Univer- regatta are the property of Don Dut- rience never hurt, but let's face it, the sity of North Texas, Southwest ton, owner of The One Design by Charles Kuffher one rap that the scouts haveonyou is Texas, Texas A&M - Galveston, Sailor. Dutton plans to market the1 that you're not used to throwing Lamar and Baylor will simultane- new boats on the college circuit and Now that the pro football season while under pressure. You're not ously sail 420s and Y/Js in the Rice- the regatta is the perfect opportunity has reached its conclusion (and boy, likely to get this experience at UH, hosted event According to commo- for the college teams to test the J/Y s. howdy, what an exciting conclusion either. I suppose another year of dore Karl Kilborn, last year's regatta The regatta will be held at the it was), all eyes are on the upcoming record-breaking stats would con- was canceled because of frozen rain, Seabrook Sailing Club on Todville NFLdraft Keith McCants, the junior tantly, your grace, politeness and vince any lingering doubters that while high winds canceled it the year Road in Seabrook from 9 am. to 6 linebacker, recently declared him- modesty in the face of your success you're for real, but I don't really see before. "This is the race we consis- p.m. Anyone wanting to watch the self eligible and will undoubtedly be have proven you to be a fine gentle- how that will further your career. tently win," Kilborn said. Owls sail to victory can take I-45S to the first player picked, by the Atlanta man as well. As for class, well, yes, it would be The wind blown Owls are espe- Nasa Road 1 and take a right on Falcons. There has recently been You are about to face a big deci- classy in some sense to stay. It would cially excited about this year's two Todville Road. The sailing club is on some speculation as to the future of sion. Should you stay eligible for one be classy in the sense that it would be division, 32 race event because it is the left. For information, contact another celebrated junior, Heisman more season or should you enter the noble and self-sacrificing. I believe the first intercollegiate regatta to be John Wilson at 664-7510 or Karl Kil- winner Andre Wareofthe University draft this year? Both of course have that virtue is its own punishment. sailed in JA's. To my knowledge, born at 630-8667. of Houston. Will he stay or will he go? some allure, but which one is right? What's right is what counts. At the end of the college season, Many of the local writers have Before you get the impression just about all of the local sports col- given you advice in print. My advice that I'm trying to get rid of you, let me Men's volleyball spikes umnists fell over themselves in a is, don't listen to anyone else's ad- assure you that I'm not, although I'm rush to advise Ware to stay at UH. vice. Only you can make this deci- sure next year's Rice-UH game will They trotted out all sorts of reasons sion and only you can know what you be a bit closer if you're not around. I Red Raiders in Denton for this — loyalty to the ol' alma want and need right now. You must ju st wanted to be sure that both sides mater, the need for another year of consider everything, decide what of the issue were aired. Let me reiter- made the five hour drive to the town college experience, and the "it's the matters, ajid be selfish for a change. ate: Only you know what's right and by Harris Senturia north of Dallason Friday,afew hardy classy thing to do". I would like to Wfale you do, allow me to disregard only you can decide. souls left Rice at 3 am on Saturday, make a radical departure from my my previous statement for the Whatever you decide, Andre, I The Rice Men's Volleyball Club planning to arrive at 9 am to begin regular policy and offer some unso- moment and give you something to wish you the best of luck. Here's to a has made a promising start on the warming up for the scheduled licited advice. think about. great career. second half of the season. On Janu- matches against UNT, the Univer- Dear Andre, First of all, you don't owe the Yours etc., ary 20, in a tournament at Austin, the sity of Texas and Tech. First of all, I would like to con- University of Houston anything. Charles Kuffner first team made the playoffs for the The prospects on the day were gratulate you on a superb season. I You've given them plenty. They will Answer to Trivia Question #5: first time this season. A week later, not good. 'Die Owls thought they must admit that 1 was a skeptic at reap the benefits of your attendance Don Shula, with the Colts and Dol- Rice garnered its first Southern would have their best chance in the first, but the consistency with which for years to come, in fact On the phins, is the only man to head coach Intercollegiate Volleyball Confer- 10:00 match against UNT. However, you posted such spectacular num- other hand, what will UH give you if two Super Bowl teams. ence victory by nailingTcxasTech in fatigue and the traditional Rice slow bers convinced me that you are and you decide to stay and have a bad Trivia Question #6: In contrast to a hard-fought match played at the start laid low these hopes as the team undoubtedly will continue to be a senior year, or worse, an injury? this year, which Super Bowl was University of North Texas. lost their first match, three games to great quarterback. More impor- It's true that another year of expe- decided by the slimmest margin? While four of the team members •SFF SPIKERS P4GF 14 14 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1990 THE RICE THRESHER

"It's a matter of maturity...We during the 10-2 Rice streak late in the could never even have done that second half was off a steal by Day Razorbacks [scare Arkansas] just a month ago." from forward Scott Tynes at mid- FROM PAGE 1 Most of the damage Arkansas did court which he took all the way for a whole game...They had the shot was inflicted by forward Todd Day. layup. Tynes was knocked down, blocks, and that made the differ- He scored 23 points, including 3 and the crowd yelled vociferously for ence;" three-pointers, made two steals, and a foul, but none was called. And it certainly was a battle. Rice was 6 for 6 on free throws. "He's Stealing and driving in for the took the lead less than a minute into going to be as good as they come, score was a common move by the the game, and for the rest of the half said Thompson. "I think Arkansas is Razorbacks. Arkansas' Lee May- the best Arkansas could manage was capable of making the final four, and berry had a beautiful steal and slam one two-point lead for 22 seconds. I think they're capable of taking the late in the first half to tie the score. The period ended in a 32-32 tie. national championship. They make They got the easy baskets. We need "This is the same team we played the key plays when they need to." to keep that from happening," said a year ago, and it was close then," However, Arkansas were not Thompson. "We had to work hard for said forward Kenneth Rourke. "I their usual hot-shooting selves that every shot" m knew from the beginning that we night, shooting only .419 for the After winning three games in a could play with them." game, and under 40% in the first half. row, the Owls have lost the last three Arkansas took the lead and held it Said Arkansas coach Nolan road games to even their record at 9- throughout the second half, opening Richardson, "We just weren't there 9. After they play Missouri-Kansas up a 62-52 lead with 7:09 left Then tonight. That's the mark of a good City tomorrow at 7:35 p.m. in Autry the Owl-defense went into overdrive team. We didn't play well but still Court, many of their toughest games and took advantage of poor Razor- won..They totally dominated us on will be done, and they can rebuild back shooting to run up a 10-2 streak the boards." their record, hoping to stay in the top to close to within 64-62 Arkansas The only basket Arkansas got half of the SWC standings. with 2:39 left Si An Arkansas basket with 2:11 left was followed by a Rice miss, and the Razorbacks went four for four from the free throw line in the final minute to ice the game. Rourke, in addition to doing most of the rebounding work, put in the last two Rice baskets by grabbing missed shots by forward ScottTynes and center Brent Scott. "We came back on them, but we couldn't pull it off in the end," said Scott "We relaxed a while, but we were never out of the game." They [Arkansas] missed some shots against our defense, and that 5j kept us in it," said Thompson. * Rourke and Brent Scott were the Poetry in motion I: Yet another record breaking D'Wayne Tanner steal leaves driving forces throughout the whole Arkansas' Todd Day utterly perplexed. ' game, scoring 19 and 17 points, re- Rice played hard defense and the spectively. Rourke was an animal on block, keyed by middle blocker Lee offensive rebounds, an area the Owls Spikers Davis, began to shut the Tech boys have neglected recently. He had 16 FROM PAGE 13 down. When the smoke cleared, total rebounds for the game, ten in one. Rice emerged victorious, three the first half. Scott, at 6'9", snared 13. The next scheduled match was games to two. In fact, Rice out-rebounded the Ra- against Tech. As memories of a de- Despite exhaustion, the Owls zorbacks 54-28. feat at home in the fall lingered in the were set to go up against UT. When They [Rourke and Scott] are two Rice collective memory, more than they learned the match would not big, tough men inside. They're wide one spiker thought, "At least we'll count for conference standings, bodies that can get the rebounds," gel home early." however, they were less than moti- said Thompson. But as the Owls took the court to vated. Still, the men's club was able Freshman Marvin Moore scored face the Red Raiders, the spirit of to come within three of taking a 9, including the only trey for the competition infused them. With game from the burnt orange Goliath. Owls. strong hitting from outside attackers The Owls left Denton on an up note, "I'm pleased with our play to- Stu Gardos and Stu Erickson, the preparing themselves for next week- night, but we can do better as the team began to play like a beast un- end's conflict at Texas A&M. As team matures. We're close, but we're leashed. As Ray Reynosa befuddled interim coach John Klimasaid, This not there yet," said Thompson. "It's the Raiders by alternating soft and team is really developing and learn- the little things we have to concen- devastating shots, Kerry Go contin- ing to play together. I see us taking trate on, if we want to be in the upper ued to set consistently, distributing two from SMU easily. We won't be in echelon. Tonight, we committed 19 the ball like Joe Montana to anyone the conference cellar, I assure you. turnovers to their 7... To be really Poetry in motion II: Dana Hardy moonwalks up Ai>try court. who was open. Look for some surprises. We're hot." good, we need the little things. Hie following Aerobics and Water Fitness Men's Volleyball W L Men's College Soccer classes are open to Rice students, alumni, Mon. League Baker def. Sid Rich, 2-1 faculty, staff and spouses. Sigma Epsilon Chi 2 0 SCOREBOARD Lovett def. Wiess, 3-0 Frogs 1 0 Jones def. Brown, 1-0 Low Impact Aerobics Thought Provoking 1 1 Will Rice def. Baker in OT The Loretz Factor 2 by Todd Ballengee GSA def. Hanszen in OT MWF 7 a.m., 6:45 p.m. Tues. League 0 TTH noon, 8p.m. Jones Drunks 2 0 Coed Volleywall Ball W L Pit Fiends 1 0 Mon. League High Impact Aerobics Balled Beaver 1 1 Sigma Epsilon Chi 3 0 Ether Netters 0 2 Wed. League Baker's Birds 2 1 TTH 6:45 p.m. Wed. League Humper & Bumpers 2 0 Slammin Balls 1 2 Water Fitness Fellatio and Nauseum 2 0 Frogs & Friends 1 0 CanyingOn 0 3 Wyld Stallyns 1 1 So What Are You Saying 1 1 Thurs. League MW noon Bloody Sphincter 0 1 Purina Cat Chow 0 2 Pain 2 0 Sid Vicious 2 Thurs. League You Can't Beat 1 1 TTH 5:30 p.m. Fri. League 0 Spastic Tapeheads 1 1 We Don't Have 1 2 Three week crash course in aerobic condi- Net Hacks 2 0 Stop Entropy Now 1 1 Losers Never Win 0 1 Buttcrack Jacks 1 0 Others tioning and weight training to begin Feb. 6- Biergut 1 0 Body Slammers 2 0 Men's Tennis Singles Finals Bun Hunters 0 2 Spike Sluts 2 0 J.P. Mazza (Champion) def. Eric 23 at 7 a.m. Others Heat Exchanges 1 0 Tate For additional information call Kelly Long SPAC Sucks 0 1 Kick Your Ass 1 1 Spleen 0 1 Acts of Desperation 0 1 Men's Soccer Finals at 527-2432. Take Home Bio Exam 0 1 Grad House 0 2 Just Do It (Champions) def Stuka Dive Bubbles, 2-1 Coed Volleyball w L Women's Basketball W L Mon. League Just Breasts 2 0 More than You Can Chew 2 0 Hot (TW) Shots 2 0 INTRAMURALS Swamy & Friends 1 0 Bouncing Bimbos 1 1 The Lorenzut Twins 1 1 The Dynasty 1 2 Slippery When Wet 1 2 Bouncing Babes 0 2 Today's Deadlines DO YOU Team Moose 1 2 Badmitton Mixed Doubles What in the Hell 1 2 Men's Volleywall Ball Have cable just so that you can watch sports Sigma Epsilon Chi I 1 3 Men's College Basketball Ultimate Frisbee Humphrey's Heros 0 2 Sid Rich def. Baker, 47-24 Tennis Mixed Doubles Tues. League Wiess def. Hanszen, 56-41 24 HOURS A DAY??? Sid Vicious 2 0 Lovett def. Jones, 5040 Next Friday's Deadlines Bloody Sheets 2 0 Brown def. GSA 40-39 Faculty-Staff Men's & Women's Ten- You should be writing for us. Get awesome Sigma Epsilon Chi II 0 1 Hanszen def. Jones, 48-29 nis & Badmitton Singles PMS & Mastectomy 2 seats at games, wealth, fame, power, etc. 0 Rice Lacrosse vs. Texas A&M, 1 Call Myra, the sexiest sports editor in the p.m., field behind Rice Gym universe, at 527-4801. 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Deadline to designate a pass/fail. the beer nuts. ling, here) "No, I'm a PhD." without hooking up emergency shut February 2 •WRCTG. Grad Student; (vehemently) "Oh, off valve, thus flooding Sid base- • Hanszen film; Witty Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Why is it that all the misclass about then you're dirt too." ment •Wiess Party. lame men at Rice is about 5th year 5. Painting gnome size parking Mech E's? This week's name for penis: Sir spaces in new Lovett parking lot Saturday, •Basketball Women vs. Tech at 5p.m. Men at 7:35 pan. Seems pretty obvious to me. Lance-alot 4. Hooking up transformer back- February 3 *RPC Film: Lost Boys. wards thus blacking out campus. •Brown Party. "How does Humpty Dumpty fall off Overheard at Sid Council, referring 3. Wiess College. the wall?" to the response time of the campos: 2. You dig that hole. You move that Thursday, *Jones presents A Doll's House. —Dr. Isle, ENGL384 " Do you guys come after criminals in hole over there. February 8 • Lovett presents God & Zoo Story. Dr. Isle is an academ! a flying wedge formation?" And the number one gnome fuck-up: • "I reached into the popcorn bowl of life — there was 1. The Hick in charge. no butter, there was no salt" —the Prince of Morocco From a branch office in SRC... [girl] They say a tablespoon of se- Thanks to sixth floor Sid. men has fewer calories than a table- The Top Ten Reasons to be Glad spoon of light beer. From your friendly neighborhood You Don't Live in Hanszen: [her roommate] Ah.butwhich tastes Backpage assistant editor I would He caught his dick in the 10. Downwind from Wiess. better? just like to thank whoever was re- 9. The women have hairier legs than [her boyfriend] She doesn't know. sponsible for the Lovett parking lot chicken Classified Ads the men. She's never tasted light beer. saga for making this week the most or business Is helpful. Must be aggressive 8. Commons needs parquet floors. Tastes great, less thrilling. hilarious of my life. 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Students, foculty and family JENNIFER CASOLO, Imprisoned for hiding David Egelman's Search for Truth members. Testing of applicants at 2 p.m. arms at her home In El Salvador, will be In strong swing, I would have to sail the der to disguise her name, I have Frl. Feb. 16 at Career Sevlces In RMC. Houston Feb. 5-8,1990. She'll be speaking If you are still salivating for proof Contact Norma Watson, at 541 -8600. on Feb. 6 at 1-2:30 p.m. In Sewall Hall that Americans never take the easy ball over the entire expanse of the removed the last letter) went bowl- Rm#207B, and at Autry House at 7 p.m. route, consider the game of golf. On lake. It happens that a family of golf- ing last week, but we both were BAYLOR LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP: that same night. unable to knock down all the pins. So Available from Rice a rod*. See the prelaw a nice day last August I was pum- ers was nearby, and out of proper adviser, P. Bas*, MWF 9:30 -11:00 for more THE C ARN AVAL BRASILEIRO WILL be held In meled by my friend "Bob" (in order golf etiquette they stopped what they we decided to combine forces: she Information. Wiess Commons on Sat. Feb. 17th. Cost will to disguise his name, 1 have spelled it were doing and stared at me. would roll her ball down the alley, be $3. More Into lateri then immediately following, I would INTRAMURAL ENTRY DEADUNES for Frl. Feb. backwards) until 1 conceded to go [This next paragraph is for those 2nd: 1) bodmlrrton mixed doubles; 2) THIS YEAR THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITEC- golfing with him. 1 swung at the ball, familiar with the laws of physics:] hurl mine to tumble any remaining men's volley-wall-ball; 3) ultimate frtsbee; TURE'S annual Archl-Arts baU will take a but did not hit it I repeated this So I acted like a professional—I pins. It sounded like a good idea at 4) tennis mixed double*. CaH Usa at 527- trip down to the Texas coast and will be procedure until I had excavated a am not making any of this up—drew the time. So "Jennife" rolled her ball, divot large enough to comfortably my club back, and swung with about but hesitated before getting out of "Of course she's served house a family of hippopotami, and I 57 kilojoules of kinetic energy. I the way—by the time I flung mine, began to wonder is it really neces- missed the ball. I discovered first- hers was about two thirds of the way sary for the club heads to be so hand that conservation of momen- down the alley. Her ball hit the pins multiple millions, she's miniature? Wouldn't my chances of tum works: my club continued in a (I stress once again that I am not hitting the ball be greatly improved if circular path, I became a human making this up), and, due to the a McDonald" Misclass I swung at the ball with, say, a canoe propeller, and I fell On a sitting posi- ingenuity of some EE, a barrier-like Ptiy»lc« Qod J1 As the color drained from his face. oar instead? tion) into the water. The family piece o' machinery came down to to the tune of Billy Joel's "Piano Man" "Well I'm sure that I could be a scientist If I graduate from this place." Since there were no oars lying smirked, and moved on. The ball sat sweep away the pins. My ball, trav- It's really quite late on a Wednesday around nearby, I used my foot, and dryly on the shore, and stared at me. elling at about one-third the speed of And tomorrow the homework Is due. Now Paul'spther major Is Chemistry shortly thereafter discovered flaw I heard it giggle. I swear I did. sound, smashed into the contraption There's good ol' Rick sitting next to me But Mechanics Is causing him strife like an Amtrak train, and splintered Still working on thirteen point two. He's working with Jack, who's been studying #2: there are lakes in the middle of Needless to say, I am repressing He says, "I think I may have me a solution, SPAC the course. The owners of the golf my burning desire to golf again until the machine into hundreds of tiny, I'm not really sure if it's right And probably will be for life. course expect you to hit the ball into some pioneer of Truth polishes the fragmented, pieces o'rubble. Need- But it's short and It's sweet and when this Is And the Juniors are finding Langraglans less to say, we—being citizens of complete But they'd rather all go and get stoned a very tiny hole, but they never both- flaws out of the game. And the doc- I may yet get some sleep tonight." Yes, they're sharing a course that's impos- ered to remove the water holes from tors said that "Bob" would be in strong moral fiber and community sible the land they bought. So we are stable condition after they remove awareness—ran like jackrabbits. ^ R«fraln: J But It's better than failing alone. If the owner of the bowling alley is .Solve us one now, you're the Physics god. forced to circumvent these hazards, the ball from his nose. So I decided Solve us a problem tonight We did pretty good work all yesterday even though we are paying vast sums to try bowling instead. Bowling, I reading this now, I would like to On the Midterms we did rather miserably And we hand In our homeworks with style, of money to join the club. It seems believe, is a popular sport because a apologize and offer any compensa- And we've got to get this one right. 'Cause we're heading somewhere that we'd like to be that someone would have com- player need be neither an athlete nor tory payments necessary. Feel free Now the guy in the chair Is a friend of mine To forget about class for a while. *• plained by now. an academician. But my question is to send one of your henchmen to And he's struggling to get number three And Willy's Pub sounds like a carnival Anyway, I discovered that my ball this: whose idea was it to make the collect the bill, right here to Rice. And he's considered changing to POU SCI With the Academs swilling their beer balls so heavy? Just ask for me, George Rupp; every- If he can't earn a good solid "C". And they sit at the bar and laugh from afar had landed about 1 picometer from He says, "Pete, this workload Is killing me," And say, "Man, why don't you join us here?" the water's edge, and that, with one My friend "Jennife" and I (in or- one knows who I am.