Neiv Program Promotes Business Ties to Academs Campanile Case Resolved by Proctor's Decision
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A * -• f\ • • f / / J c*- 4 / Neiv program promotes business ties to academs by Patty Cleary hopes to achieve this goal of mutual benefit of both parties. these terms. They don't have a Robert P. Molder has been interaction through a three-part For, we feel businesses need not degree in finance—they don't see appointed representative for Rice's plan. He received his BA in only Rice engineers or geologists themselves going down to a bank new experimental program, "Joint History and a masters degree in but humanities majors with the and applying for a job. Humanities Venture." The program, financed speech and drama and is familiar business skills of communication, people don't really know what they by a $100,000 grant from the with the problem of trying to find a problem solving, and the ability to can do, but they know they have to Mellon Foundation, has been job in the business world. "It's analyze. Businesses need people do something." created to promote the value of pretty difficult," he said, "to go to a who are good and not necessarily The 18-month program will humanities majors in the business placement agency and try to get a people who have had previous begin by appealing to students who world and to increase communica- job when they look at you like experience," said Molder. are concerned about their careers. tion between Rice's humanities some kind of freak because you He continued, "Up until now, "Near the end of this summer," division and the business don't know anything about government, teaching, and law Molder explained, "humanities' community. computers or data processing. have been the only major options majors are going to get a letter Molder, a former business "We think Rice graduates can that humanities graduates have from Joint Venture saying, 'If executive, producer-director of really contribute something to the had. There are opportunities in you're not interested in teaching, theater, and professor at the business community. We see Joint business, but humanities people or in government, or even think University of Texas at El Paso, Venture as a partnership for the don't seem to generally think in see Humanities, page 5 Robert Molder INSIDE: •Notes on a soggy commence- ment, p.5. •Two off-the-wall summer films, neither of which is Raiders of the Lost Ark, p.6 •What do owls and blue jays have Volume 69, number 1 HRESHEThursday, JunRe 18, 1981 in common? See p.8. Campanile case resolved by proctor's decision by Tom Morgan embezzlement and manipulation written a letter of apology to the Holt, in regard to the charges made and Bruce Davies of funds, but the ruling indicates Student Association senate. against Baringer and Mathre. that she was not found guilty of Baringer, too, was issued a In regard to the charge of Former Campanile business either of these charges. probationary warning, which embezzlement brought against manager Becky Mathre was found In an unrelated case, current and means that any future violations of Mathre by the senate, SA guilty of lesser charges than those former Campanile Editor Robin university regulations will result in President Lynn Lednicky stated filed by the Student Association Baringer also had charges brought more severe disciplinary action. that of the additional missing senate last April, and was issued a against her for "poor judgement Her letter was accepted by the money, none could be proved to ten-day disciplinary probation and misappropriation of student senate after some debate at the have been embezzled. "I have not warning by Proctor E.C Holt. monies." Baringer has made a full April 13 meeting. heard anything official from the Mathre graduated on time and restitution of $597 worth of long- "It was determined that most of proctor, however this is what 1 received a master's degree in distance phone calls made during the charges made by the Student understand from talking with accounting from the Jones the summer of 1980 on the Association senate were people involved in the case," he Graduate School of Administra- Campanile phone lines, and has substantially justified," stated stated. tion. Mathre was required to pay Proctor E.C. Holt —M. Gladu $325 to the university as part of the $860 which Mathre admitted to ICSA building plans completed sentence issued by Holt: $107.06 in having borrowed for one year. personal long-distance phone calls Mathre had been charged with by Pam Mason made on the Campanile phone more serious offenses by the SA Schematic design plans for the lines, $110 in unauthorized senate than those of which she Seeley G. Mudd Computing expenses, and $97.94 of interest on was found guilty, including Facility have been completed and work on the detailed design is now under way, according to ICSA Director Priscilla Jane Huston. Admissions staff leaves Said Huston, the plans create a Records Richard Stabell, three building both convenient and new assistant directors have attractive for users, one with "a already been selected to fill the long life, a life that can vary with vacant positions. modern technology and fit the Kris Bayne, a 1981 Rice style of the campus." After graduate in managerial studies, completion of the detailed plans by has been hired and will begin work architect Charles Tapley Workmen unload new computer equipment to be installed in existing ICSA July 31, after having spent a year as Associates, a team from ICSA, facilities a member of the student and the Rice Planning and —M. Gladu admissions committee. Cathy Construction departments, be completed before, the lot north of Herman Brown, is a two-story design with user Marina Ballantyne -M. Gladu Clacke, who graduted from St. contractors will bid on the three- commencement of the 1982-83 Edward's College in Austin, begins million dollar project. Construc- academic year. functions on the first floor, and by Kathryn Mason work as an assistant director this tion is scheduled to begin in The Mudd building, which is to staff offices and main equipment Director of Admissions Marina see Admissions, page 5 September 1981 and will hopefully be located at a site on the parking areas on the second. Ballantyne will leave her post July In order to make the user areas 31 to attend Stanford University in as open and as flexible as possible, the fall. Three other top and to adapt to the constantly admissions staff members are also Drinking age law affects Pub, parties changing needs of ICSA users, leaving, but none of their by Richard Dees Identification cards will be He added, however, that the Huston plans to integrate the departures are related to Operations at Willy's Pub will checked at the door and hands board planned to "lay a pretty terminal and work areas as much Ballantyne's resignation. probably change due to a new stamped, he said. Then, heavy fine" on anyone underage as possible by providing a high Ballantyne will enroll in a Texas law that raises the legal "bartenders and busboys will who is caught drinking in the Pub number of public-access terminals master's program for educational drinking age to 19. Party check for the wrong kind of hand and on anyone who gives alcohol (the Mudd building will have space administration. At this time no guidelines, however, should holding a mug of beer," he added. to a person under age. Penalties for 50, compared to the present 12) replacement has been found. remain unchanged. On slow nights, however, IDs could include the expulsion from and, if possible, public-access Cheryl Washington, an assistant The new law, passed by the will only be checked at the bar, said the Pub for a month or for the printers. director, will be leaving her Texas Legislature and signed by Pub Manager Jimmy Girardeau. entire school year. Other facilities will include a position to pursue a degree in Governor William Clements last Girardeau, however, was "We hope the penalties will be classroom and, possibly, graphics music performance. Carolyn month, not only raises the drinking skeptical about the plan. "I don't severe enough to keep people from and word-processing areas. Meacham, another assistant age, but it also holds the think it will work. Their friends (of doing it," Girardeau said. The planning team is also director, left her position a few organization dispensing alcohol those underage) will give them the The entire plan for the Pub, exploring the feasability of a weeks ago and is presently working responsible for anyone underage stuff," he said. "It's going to be however, has not been officially power control system, which at the Jones Graduate School of that is drinking in the impossible to enforce." approved by the Pub Control Huston believes could provide Adminisration. She will be establishment. Girardeau said he told the Pub Board."We haven't finalized our more economical operations now entering law school at the To comply with the law, the Pub board that the only way to strictly notion (for a plan) yet, but we want and more flexibile services over a University of Texas at Austin this will probably adopt some form of enforce the law would be to to keep the Pub as open as we can," longer period of time. She also fall. Ron Hayworth left in mid- hand-stamping procedure that will prohibit students under 19 years Holt commented. anticipates the addition of remote May after two years as an assistant identify either those allowed to old from entering the bar. But that, Holt said that the only other facilities for public users operated director because he disliked living drink or, those excluded, said he said, is unacceptable.