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The Rice Thresher Athletics Review Committee members v , * ?: Ralph O'Connor Troy Squires W.G. Characklis Catherine Hannah Richard Chapman Ira Gruber John Anderson Pro-athletic sentiment dominates open meeting by BARRY JONES questions and suggestions afford to compete? At the profitable one. revenue program. from members of the Rice meeting, it was never made The committee has studied One of the more pervasive The University Athletics community. The committee clear whether that was the sample budgets from several topics was the "sheltered Review Committee held an was formed by Dr. Hacker- committee's purpose, or schools, some of which have program." a major which is open meeting in Sewall Hall man. Most people have whether the question was if dropped athletics, some of open only to varsity athletes Monday night. The purpose of assumed that the underlying Rice should have an athletic which have cut back and even and which might be below the meeting was to field motive was financial: can Rice program at all, even a one that conducted a non- normal university standards. The Commerce Department Rice's entry in the sheltered program field, is currently being phased out. The consensus was that Rice should not operate under an academic double standard; the rice thresher also, the athlete should not be thursday, march 18, 1976 volume 63, number 44 herded into a program he didn't particularly care for just to keep his eligibility up. It was also suggested that Rice turns SA concurs with report, approves Pierce off many recruits because there is no actual business by KIM D. BROWN realized he had violated the appeal, the new decision could Business Manager race, the school. The idea that it would rules. be approved before the appeal Senate would have to extend be possible to have a business The Student Association The Senate voted, with little deadline had passed. the filing deadline another > school that would not be a joke week. The TexPIRG funding was a concept that eluded ^ Senate Monday night discussion, to accept the report After the vote by the Senate, approved the last of the and approve the election. referendum, which was to be many at the meeting. Hanszen representatives Jon held the same day as the admissions j "ooedures for elections which were held There was some question as to Deuchler and Sherlene February 17, after a series of whether Pierce should take Business Manager election, athletes were questioned. It Peterson, who had previously will be delayed only if someone was brought to attention that procedural delays. The office immediately, since the stated that Hanszen would not election for Thresher matter is subject to appeal to files for the Campanile scholarship athletes do not have any part of approving a position. have to take the Scholastic Business Manager was the University Court for mere reprimand for election approved unanimously, but another week. SA Parliament- Aptitude Test before being rule violations, walked out of * Hale also announced that an admitted. The impression SA President Wayne Hale, to arian Donna Boyce advised the meeting in protest. Hale that, in contrast to his increase of $158 in room and given by this statement was dispell any suspicions, added, board charges was recently decision last week that the In other business, Hale noted that the "jocks" are incapable "This is not a rubber stamp." approved for next year, and In a more serious vein, elections could not be since no petitions had been of passing the test, an Connie Senior, chairperson of approved while still subject to received in the Campanile (continued on page 4) (continued on page 7) the Election Committee, presented the report of the Dance includes open bar investigation of the RPC Presidential election, recom- mending (as did the initial Rondelet: zenith of Rice's social season report rejected last Monday by the Senate) that Ed Pierce be by LORETTA MAULDIN race goes something like this— Tuxes are optional. show, contact me at 526-5707. reprimanded for violating the one beer drinker chugs 24 oz. Sunday is for recuperation. One final word—a weekend election rules. Briefly, the Rice may never be known as (12 oz. for the women's Sunday afternoon brings a like this takes a lot of time, report said that two of the the social mecca of the competition) of warm, flat new idea, the Rally. More money, and effort. The allegations against Pierce southwest, but once a year we beer. As soon as he finishes, a details on this later. Program Council needs help were untrue (electioneering do make an attempt to see how bike rider begins two laps (one Sunday evening is the on this—to sell tickets at the within 50 feet of the poll at Sid the other half, the party for the women). As he comes Songfest. This year there will carnival, to sell beer and Rich, and overspending the schools, live. This annual inter'the pit after the second be two areas of competition. concessions, set up the $25 limit), while two other extravaganza, Rondelet lap, another chugger begins. First is the Choral Music carnival booths, man the charges proved to be true. weekend, will take place this The process continues until 10 Category. This will be judged booths, supervise the The report stated there were year April 1-4. chuggers and 10 riders have by the Shepherd School spades tournament, move clear election rule violations at The weekend festivities finished. If you think you personnel on the basis of risers, help the band set up, Jones (stuffing the mailboxes begin Thursday, April 1 with a might be interested in this, musical excellence. Second is clean up, help with the beer- with campaing material—a Lovett movie, "Bedtime for contact the beer-bike captain the novelty act category. This bike race, supervise the road violation of Rule #3), and at Bonzo," starring Ronald from your college. will be judged by the college rally, and help with the Wiess. Senior reported that the Reagan. The Rice Chorale The Rondelet formal is presidents on the basis of Songfest. If you can spare us a investigations showed the presents their spring concert Saturday night from 9pm- entertainment and audience little time that weekend, Wiess worker for Pierce's that evening, also. 2am in the Grand Ballroom of response. If you ar,e interested contact the RPC or your social campaign had apparently Friday starts off with a the Astroworld Hotel. (For in participating in your coordinator. approached at least one voter TGIF at 4:30 in front of Lovett those of you who went last college's chorus, contact the One more thing. This has at the poll and had distributed Hall; dinner will then be year, this year's choice is leader or your college been a sketchy outline of the Pierce stickers well within the served at 6pm as an all-school about four times the size of last president. If you are interested planned events—anything is 50-foot limit. picnic. After dinner, there will year's ballroom.) The band in the novelty act category, subject to change. But rather The committee made two be a carnival in the quad, a will be America '76, an 8- either get one together with than wait until the week recommendations to the spades tournament at Baker, piece group with keyboards your friends or talk to your so- before, surely everyone would Senate: that Pierce be and an outdoor concert movie and brass, plus an OPEN cial coordinator. (To be eligible like to know what will reprimanded for violations of (place to be announced). Then, BAR and a shuttle bus from to win, groups must consist of probably go on. There will be the rules, and that a greater at 9pm, there will be a street the hotel to the RMC. Tickets members of a single college.) more publicity out as details effort be made to ensure that dance featuring Lionhart, the are only $10 per couple (you Then, in addition, the become concrete. And if you all candidates aware of the group that performed at the could drink your money's Program Council will present have any questions, ideas, rules before campaigning homecoming dance. worth in just an hour or so) and talented Rice people you may objections, or comments, begins. The report commended Saturday at 2pm is the big are available now from the never get to hear otherwise. If please let me or your social Pierce for his attempts to event, the Beer-Bike Race at social coordinator of your you would like to contribute coordinator, know soon. But correct the situation after he the stadium parking lot. The college and the SA office. your talent to this part of the above all, we need your help! the rice thresher editorial An Exercise in Futility There comes a certain point beyond which a community. In fact, for whatever reasons, there came from the extensive CIA investigation. A person just simply cannot be shocked at was a rather one-sided story being seen by the lot of the things were considered by the CIA anything that happens on the Rice campus. But committee (you be the judge what the majority group: lack of strong leadership on the court, certainly, there were untold multitudes of Rice was saying!), and Castaneda got busy and players' complaints of inadequate physical people—students, faculty, and alumni—who aggressively recruited people who might hold conditioning, lack of respect for the coach, would have been shocked (or should have been, the opposing point of view; he was very inability of the players to communicate anyway) had they known even the partial story concerned that a decision not be railroaded effectively with the coach, lack of support for that led to the announcement by President through the committee and that there be not the Polk from the alumni and outside supporters, Hackerman this week that basketball coach slightest appearance of an incomplete and all the adverse publicity resulting from the Bob Polk had been rehired for another season.
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