Rice Among Eight Survivors After WAC Splits in Half

the Rice Thresher Vol. LXXXVjssue No. ltf SINCE 1916 Friday, August 28, 1998 Rice among eight survivors after WAC splits in half

by Jose Luis Cubria San Diego State University. "[The problems included] a lack of changing the competitive structure that we could work it out under the

IT1RESHER EDITORIAL STALL In addition to Rice, left behind any natural affinity among the 16 in the WAC, but we had no idea five-year deal." are fellow ex-SWC refugees South- member teams, a breakdown of tra- [they] would consider breaking it In reality, the 16-team conference For the second time since 1994, ern Methodist University and Texas ditional rivalries, the huge geo- up. will have existed for three years. when the Southwest Conference dis- Christian University, along with the graphical spread and its attendant 'The two-year time frame was The'originally scheduled 1998-'99 solved, Rice's Athletiqs Department . University of Hawaii, San Jose State travel expense, erosion of fan sup- too short," he said. 'The conference athletic year will be played out as if found itself at a critical crossroads. University, the University ofTulsa, port, the inability of the present con- already solved some of frs problems, nothing happened. Earlier this summer, officials from Fresno Slate University and the ference to achieve greater national and we absolutely felt that with more The papers formally announcing eight Western Athletic Conference University of Texas at El Paso. recognition and TV revenues and, time and more effort, the 16-team the intentions of the breakaway schools, not including Rice, an- Following the May 26 announce- finally, a serious decline in per-mem- format could've functioned effec- schools were sent to the league's nounced they would split from the ment, BYU's sports information de- ber revenues and a major increase tively." \ offices and to the remaining eight 16-team superconference and form partment released a statement out- in expenses that affects all schools." Hawaii President Kenneth schools Monday. their own league in June 1999. lining the reasons and motives be- The announcement came as a Mortimer agreed. "I think the with- The 16 members of the WAC The eight departing schools are hind the split. shock to the remaining eight drawal was hasty and ill-advised," Board of Directors held a confer- Brigham Young University, the Uni- "[The departing schools] con- schools, especially since the much- he said. "We signed a five-year agree- ence callTuesday during which they versity of Utah, the University of cluded that the present 16-team con- anticipated 16-team superconference ment to experiment, if you will, with voted unanimously to enable the New Mexico, the University of Ne- ference has been unable to achieve was given up after only two years. a far-flung, 16-team league that had eight departing members to resign vada at Las Vegas, Colorado State its intended goals, and the chal- "This was totally out of the blue," never been tried, at least not in the as members of the board in what University, the U.S. Air Force Acad- lenges faced by the conference are Rice Athletics Director Bobby May modern era. We knew we were tak- Rice President Malcolm Gillis called emy, the University of Wyoming and insurmountable," the release reads. said. "We had recently talked about ing a chance, but we also thought See WAC, Page 1M Dr. Amanda Schnee, director of Health Services, dies at 51

by Susan Egeland

niKI SHLK EDITORIAL STAIT

Director of Student Health Ser- vice Dr. Amanda Schnee died July 19 after suffering from full cardiac arrest two days earlier. She went on life support at St. Luke's Hospital July 17, but never regained con- sciousness. Dr. Schnee, a Rice staff member for 20 years, worked as one of two full-time physicians in Health Ser- vices and collaborated with the Health Education Office to improve the psychological and physical health care provided to students. Dr. Schnee, who would have turned 52 in December, is survived by her husband and four daughters. Lindley Doran, assistant dean of Dr. Amanda Schnee student affairs for health programs, the depth of feelings that 1 have a; rUBELCCA BtRGQUISI. THRESHLR worked with Schnee on many the loss of my friend and co-worker." Members of the Class of 2002 attend Sunday's matriculation ceremony in Stude Concert Hall. projects. "She was lively and she Doran said that Dr. Schnee's ulti- cared deeply about Rice students. I mate contribution to Rice will be saw her work, hard on many occa- realized after her death. "["Dr. Class of '02 matriculates, starts Rice career sions to try to break down adminis- Schnee's] main goal was to get a significance last spring when Vice trative barriers and hassles for one decent health center on campus, and by Joel Hardi On the walk from Stude to the President for Student Affairs Zenaido Sallyport, Wiess College freshman reason, to ensure that students got she achieved that," she said. 'There I HKESHEK EDITORIAL STAL L Camacho forbade advisers from at- Lydia Baldridge said her first few the care she determined they will be a new health center in two to Only hours after arriving at Rice tending the ceremony, moved it into hours at Rice had been easier than needed," she said."She look her three years, to include Health Ser- with parents, siblings and boxtfs of Stude Concert Hall, and scheduled they could have been. work as a physician very seriously vices, the Counseling Center and belongings in tow, the 648 members it for the Sunday of O-Week instead "It was-a lot less hard than I ex- and was intent on providing this cam- the Health Education Office." of the class of 2002 poured through of Monday. pected," she said. "A lot of times, pus with excellent health care ser- Plans have been made to fill Dr. the Sallyport Sunday night, met by Camacho's changes had no snlall people just sit around looking at each vices, despite having to work in Schnee's position by early Novem- their cheering Orientation Week effect. Sunday's matriculation other." grossly inadequate physical space- ber. Dr. Jenkins will become the advisers on the other side. passed without incident, free of the Lovett College Master Connie for 20 years," Doran said. new director, and Dr. Stacey Ware, This year's freshman class not college chants and pranking that Burke said she'd met about half the Students also expressed similar a board certified .internist in the only contains the largest number of interrupted last year's event. Also Lovett freshmen so far and had been • sentiments for Dr. Schnee. "She Houston area, will fill his position. Oregonians in history, it's also the absent was the traditional scuffle for positively impressed. was a wonderful physician, the kind Dr. Schnee's family and Rice set most socially skilled in years, if the control of Willy's statue.' 'They talk a lot — they don't just of doctor that I hope to someday up the Dr. Amanda M. Schnee Stu- first-day opinions of several advis- And then there's the freshmen, sit there like lumps," she said. "It's become," Brown senior Davi^l dent H&ilth Service Memorial Fund ers and college masters are to be who a number of O-Week veterans very encouraging." Gaskey said. to help create the modern health believed. said were the chattiest and the least Another Wiess freshman, Rob- Dr. Schnee's counterpart in facility that Schnee envisioned. The Matriculation 1998 took on extra frazzled tlfey'd seen in years. See FRESHMAN, Page 6 Health Services, Dr. Mark Jenkins Development Office, MS-81, 3rd said, "The six years that I have spent floor Allen Center, is accepting all in partnership with Amanda at Rice donations. Rice will hold memorial have been the most rewarding of my services for Dr. Schnee at 7 p.m. Martel Foundation to name Rice's ninth college professional career. Outside of work, Sept. 9 jn the Hanszen College quad, she was a loving and caring soul and outside of Health Services. All are trance 12. spending, $110 million has been by Christof Spieler a good friend. Words cannot express invited to attend. THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF Design of the colleges is currently raised so far, including a $21.4 mil- delayed due to new food service plan- lion gift to the library and two recent Within five years, Rice under- ning that includes shared eating ar- $15 million gifts. graduates may find themselves eas, rather than kitchens specific to According to Biddy, the Martel INSIDE chanting "Martel." £ach college. (See Story, page 4) Foundation's right to name the new Rice's ninth college, currently Meanwhile, a final design has college comes not in return for a Rice sues court to OPINION Page 2 referred to as North College, will be been chosen for the new humanities specific gift, but in recognition of Check out freshman cartoonist located near Jones and Brown Col- building. the foundation's long-standing sup- amend charter leges and will be named by the Designed by architect Allan port of Rice, which includes a large Rice petitioned a Harris FEATURES Page 10 Martel Foundation. Greenberg, the building will be lo- gift to the current campaign. County state district court Aug. Guide to Houston restaurants The tenth college, currently be- cated along the Inner Loop next to The new humanities building is 4 to strike a Restriction from its ing called South College, will be Rayzor Hall and Fondren Library. scheduled to be completed in 2000, charter that forbids the Univer- SPORT'S Page 12 built behind Hanszen College. Drawings are available on and construction of the first of the sity from acquiring debt. The Boyd named swimming coach The sites are the same as those Riceinfo at http://riceinfo.rice.edu/ colleges may begin during the spring clause limits the university's Weekend Weather envisioned in the 1980s campus maps/space/h u m/. semester, followed by construction ability to compete with schools master plan by architect Cesar Pelli, Fundraising for the Strategic of the South College and the recon- such as Harvard, Princeton, Saturday Hot and humid with a 10% chance who visited Rice in February for con- Plan, which calls for $300 million of struction of Wiess College. Standford and Yale Universities sultations. campus construction," is going well, The new graduate housing, of snow, 65-82 according to President Malcolm Sunday Some members of the adminis- according to Associate Vice Presi- which will be built near campus on Gillis. (See Story, p. 5) Hotter than Saturday 90-100 tration had advocated locating both dent for Development Scott Biddy. Bissonnet, will break ground Fri- colleges in the rugby field near Eri Of the plan's $500 million in total day. THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY. AUGUST 28. 1998 the Rice Thresher

Brian Stoler Joseph Blocher d Editor in Chief Opinion Editor ¥/, A voice from the past To continue a tradition begun by last year's editorial board, this staff editorial is reprinted from the Aug. 25, 1972 issue of the Thresher. The 1998-99 editorial board feels that its message still applies to this year's P incoming students, as well as to those of us returning to Rice for another year.

"The true function of the University" is a phrase that gets kicked around a lot, mostly in editorials. Speakers looking for a topic can always fall back on WHAT 6|*UY CfOT «=>i "re-examination of the fundamental principles of edu- His Purity Te&T? cation." But any questions about the purpose, if any, of Rice are more meaningful when phrased simple: Tired, torn, cut, dried and cashed What are you doing here, anyway? From the terror in Ireland comes Everyone at Rice is here because he expects to benefit from it. The anticpated advantages are of three types, and an honest recognition of which newfound hope for lasting peace advantage you seek is vital if this situation is to be The Aug. 15 bombing in arguments with bombings of streets, groups on both sides, the Ulster Omagh, Ireland was reminiscent of bridges and other public places. The Unionists and the Irish Republican worth $2100/yekr. The question is not philosophical; past problems and indicative of fu- atrocity is that many of the attacks Army, are involved in the process. it is practical. ture ones for the peace process in are targeted at innocent civilians, The leaders of both groups attended Northern Ireland. The causing 3,200 deaths in the funeral service for those killed First is the academic viewpoint; thatjthere is infor- Real Irish Republican three decades: The main Omagh. This violent act has united mation and experience to be gained here which will Army took responsibility jority of Northern Irish the two major groups in protest and for the bombing, the voters have chosen to sympathy. be necessary for success in your chosen career. If you deadliest incident of sec- work toward peace, so It is sometimes tempting to find tarian violence in 29 years. why do the attacks con- the silver lining in an act that is so believe this, you must take the most challenging The group, a radical fac- tinue? Fringe groups, not violent, but in this case, the courses you can find and work at them very hard, tion of the Irish Republi- the common people, are optimisim is justified. This tragedy can Army, broke off this responsible for the at- will hopefully speed up the peace accepting low grades and trusting that, when you year when the IRA began tacks. As long as militant process, and early signs point to- graduate, your competence in the field will be obvi- to help the peace process. Michael groups like the RIRA and ward that. Though this is probably As the past three de- Sew Hoy the Irish National Libera- not the end of terrorist violence in ous enough to get you the post you want. cades have shown, begin- tion Army exist, there is a Northern Ireland, there is new hope ning with the Irish-Catho- serious threat to peace. that the end is closer than it was Second is the cynical viewpoint, coupling a ques- lic call for more independence from Disarmament is high on the list before. tionable opinion - that a college diploma is necessary the Protestant majority, fringe of priorities in the peace agreement, groups, with their opposition to dis- but it is also the hardest task to Michael Sew Hoy is assistant opinion before you can even be considered for most presti- armament, have caused the most accomplish. A group may observe editor and a Hanszen College gious professional or academic jobs. difficulties in the peace process be- the cease-fire, but for it to give up all sophomore. tween Irish Protestants and its weapons, it must have absolute For the student with this philosophy, strategy is Catholics. faith in the peace process. If the obvious. The easy course leading to a good grade is The fragile peace agreement has peace process were to fall apart, the been in place since May 22, when group would risk being caught un- CONTACTING THE to be preferred to the difficult and chancy one. The over 70 percent of voters in North- •armed and powerless against its ern Ireland voted for forming a peace enemies. Most groups have entered THRESHER end result will be an impressive-looking record and a agreement. The plan was negotiated into a cease-fire, but very few have student with excellent "qualifications". This student principally by Northern Ireland's Letters John Hume, the leader of the Irish- • Letters to the editor trusts in these "qualifications" to get a job, and relies Catholic minority, and David A group may observe should be sent to the Thresher on native ability to learn what he really needs while he Trimble, leader of the Ulster Union- by mail, fax, e-mail to ists, the Protestant majority. The the cease-fire, but for it [email protected] or be deliv- works. . agreement called for a new, inde- ered jn person. We prefer that pendent Northern Ireland, free from to give up all its letters be submitted on disk The third viewpoint, and the one most fashionable the constraints of British and Irish or by e-mail. Letters must be' to profess, is the humanistic one; the idea that four rule. weapons, it must have received by-5 p.m. on the Mon- fhe decision has been called the day prior to a Friday publica- years of living in a college community is an end in most important agreement in all of absolute faith in the tion date. itself. A humanist believes that the experiences of Northern Ireland's troubled history. peace process. • All letters must be signed and include a phone number. college life are more valuable than either the educa- Rice students and alumni must This bombing and other include their college and year. tion or the diploma. He will spend his time talking to disarmed themselves completely. We will withhold names upon people, doing things, taking interesting courses, and stfiall attacks since the Where there are terrorist weapons, request. there is always a threat to peace. • Letters should be no looking for experience. Hopefully, he will avoid the agreement reflect But all is not lost. The peace pro- longer than 500 words in experience of flunking out. reality more than the cess has grown in leaps and bounds length. The Thresher reserve?, since Irish Catholics demanded bet- the right to edit letters for While this does not matter to the true humanists, leaders of the peace ter representation and rights in 1969. both content and length. Of the major militant groups, only there are no pure types on any campus. Everyone is agreement would like the Continuity Irish Republican News Tips motivated by a combination of purposes, but one is Army has yet to enter a cease-fire. • Tips for possible news sto- to think. Even INLA and the RIRA, the group ries should be phoned in to usually predominant. To get your money's worth responsible for the recent bombing, the Thresheral (713) 527-4801. joined the cease-fire after the bomb- from Rice, you will have to honestly examine your And more importantly, it was sup- ing in Omagh. The peace agreement Subscribing motives for coming here. You must determine what posed to end the violence between was passed by 71 percent of the • Annual subscriptions are Protestant and Catholic militant population, so most people are be- available for $40 domestic and you need from the next four years, and then go after groups that has been raging since hind the process with overwhelm- $90 international via first class it. No one who truly knows what he wants is part of a 1969. But this bombing and other ing support. mail. small attacks since the agreement Public outrage over the most re- faceless mass; this is a time for introspection and reflect reality more than, leaders of cent and most deadly bombing high- Advertising self-direction. And that is the purpose of the Univer- the peace agreement would like to lights this support. The bombing m We accept both display think. itself even shows the desperation of and classified advertisements. sity. For three decades, militant fringe the splinter groups, which now have Contact the Thresher for more groups on both sides have con- little public support. What is more information. fronted their enemies' beliefs and encouraging is that the largest THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1998

Face-down in a dried up puddle of newsprint LUNPGM The slaughter in Kosovo continues We were young once, and as rest of the world stands idly by the world was wide open

In 1987, Yugoslavian Presi- most, and they face the elements of these difficulties, Richard Five years ago, on a hu- came a Thresher person. dent Slobodan Milosevic marked his with little hope for rescue. Humani- Holbrooke, the American diplomat mid Houston afternoon, I left my By sophomore year, I was rise to power with a series of power- tarian groups in the area have been who brokered the fragile peace in room at Harvey Suites and walked passing some of my best fresh- ful speeches. He advocated that the so overwhelmed that they must turn Bosnia, called Kosovo the most dan- to my new university. Campus man friends in the hall without so minority Serbian popula- away many hungry refu- gerous place in Europe. was empty but filled much as a greeting. tion of Kosovo, a south- gees. Where will they go? with promise. The Somehow, we were ern province of Yugosla- More refugees flooding world was full of possi- each choosing our own via, should claim Kosovo into sympathetic Albania The hesitation of the bilities. Tomorrow, I niche. It was comfort- as its own and wrest con- will only increase tension would be in college. able, to be sure, but a trol of the area from the between Yugoslavia and rest of the world, I had a fairly boring bit limiting. Albanians who make up Albania, and this tension high school experience. That's the big col- 90 percent of its could lead to greater vio- America included, has I was friends with the lege dilemma: special- population. lence. This is not a fight in "in" crowd but not a part ize or explore? The Of course, in Yugosla- its final stages, but rather neither stopped nor of it; they saw me mainly Christof world wants us to pick via such battles are not Joseph the potential beginning of as "that guy who always one little thing and get slowed the slaughter got good grades." 1 had Spieler good at it; college simply political, and Blocher a long period of war. Milosevic's speeches, as Some commentators in Kosovo. fun but not enough of it. tempts us to do a bit of he must have expected, have drawn parallels be- Rice offered a new start. everything. have led to brutal violence in Kosovo. tween the current situation in ,fi 1 found a building full of people Like most people in my class, Battles between the artillery-sup- Kosovo and the war in Bosnia. The not unlike me; people I could re- i've specialized. Nowadays, I have ported Serbian army and the lightly- Kosovo dilemma, however, defies Another option is for outside pow- late to in a way I could never fewer, but better friends. I don't armed Kosovo Liberation Army are such a comparison. The thorniest ers to intervene with military force, relate to my high school friends. have as many projects on my little more than slaughter. But what problem is that, while Bosnia was a and it was nearly tried in June. The Everybody had something to of- plate, but I'm doing them better. should concern the world is not so sovereign country, Kosovo is still utter destruction of the Kosovar town fer, and I reveled in it. We stayed And, as in high school, many much the brutality of the fighting recognized as part of Serbia, so there Decane prodded NATO to threaten up late, talking about the nature people may be tempted to sum itself, but the terror that has been is little the United Nations or other to use air power to discourage fur- of colors or visiting a bookstore me up in one phrase. visited upon Kosovo's civilians. international bodies can do without ther slaughter. The threat was never at midnight. I opened up like 1 Since the KLA, though by no violatingSerbia's sovereignty. carried out, even though recent vio- never had before. means universally supported, draws While politicians make wobbly lence has far surpassed the horror I found some friends: a loose I don't understand aid from nearly every village in the stands against Milosevic's butchery, at Decane. Of course, no country group centered on the su ite above province, Milosevic targets even the Western nations cannot bring them- wants to see its native sons sent off mine, the guys across the hall, why we were all in smallest Kosovar communities as selves to support the Kosovar move- to end the squabbling of a faraway some girls on the sixth floor. We rebel strongholds. He has devas- ment for independence, in part be- country. didn't have all that much in com- such a big hurry to mon, but 1 learned a lot from tated the civilian populace. By some cause of a desire to ignore the fight- But the hesitation of the rest of get here. estimates, nearly 200,000 people ing altogether. Thus the KLA is of- the world, America included, has them. (about 10 percent of Kosovo's popu- ten called "rebel" or "separatist," neither stopped nor slowed the Then my suitemate, a quiet t lation, a number equal to the total rather than something more^fficial, slaughter in Kosovo. There is no but remarkable guy, jumped off a population of Kosovar Serbs) are like "military." reason to believe that continued Sid Richardson College balcony By and large, I'm happy to be refugees. This displacement hits es- Viable solutions have yet to hesitation or finger-wagging will, to his death. It hit us all hard. One where I am, thankful for my pecially hard in a region that was so present themselves. Diplomatic either. Milosevic is unlikely to re- of my best friends was so affected friends and proud AT what I've recently filled with refugees from talks are a seemingly attractive op- spond to diplomacy or reprimand, that she cloistered herself away, done. the Bosnian war. tion, except that neither side wants and there are no signs to indicate then left Rice on a lonely morn- But I don't understand why ing, never to return. For a while, Because of the Milosevic-encour- to sit at a table and talk about peace. that he will end his onslaught until we were all in such a hurry to get it brought everyone closer. aged Serbian practice of razing civil- Even a temporary "ceasefire is prob- the KLA has been wiped out, at what- here. Most of the best things in ian homes, many small towns are lematic, since Milosevic is unlikely ever cost to Kosovo and its people. my life — my closest friends, my left with no buildings standing. to accept any agreement which rec- m o s t re ward i ng ac t i vi t ies, m ay be Among those left homeless, the eld- ognizes a division between Kosovo Joseph Blocher is opinion editor and I found a building full even my future career — have erly and the very young suffer the and the rest of the country. Because a Hanszen College sophomore. come from unexpected direc- of people not unlike tions. I'm an engineer who hangs out with investment bankers and me I opened up like playwrights and who works with Archis. 1 do publicity for theater. I never had before. Even this column is a bit random — on the Thresher, I became known as the graphics person — But then things started to re- but it's probably the most reward- align. What had been a loose and ing thing I've done on this paper. open group started closing up, I was right that day five years and I found myself on the out- ago. The world was full of possi- side. At first, those of us who had bilities, and, in spite of everything, been left out stuck together. But that fall was one of the best sea- then we, too, went our own way. sons of my life. Here's to broad My birdwatching friend across horizons. the hall immersed himself in Rally Club.'His friend, who used to Christof Spieler (Sid '97/ is design hang out on my couch, ended up consultant and a graduate student vandalizing his own college. The in civil engineering He can be girls upstairs went politico. I be- reached at [email protected]

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Residential Colleges Wiess College Aug. 19 Report of credit card abuse on the Internet during a summer computer camp.

Academic Buildings Duncan Hall Aug. 21 Theft of laptop computer, Powerbook 520, from room 2058.

Parking Lots Abercrombie Lot C Aug. 19 A female struck a contractor on the elbow while driving through a barricaded area. No report of serious injuries.

Other Areas Sewall Courtyard Aug. 16 Officer observed two suspicious males skateboarding and charged one with public intoxication and failure to identify. Subject sub- sequently arrested and transported to Harris County Jail. THRESHER FILE PHOTO Students wait in line for food in the Will Rice College Commons. Proposed changes in College Food Service would 6400 block of Main Aug. 18 Suspicious male arrested for public create shared eating areas between colleges. intoxiQatiq^and possession of marijuana. Subject taken to Harris County Jail. Committee recommends serveries for colleges Plan suggests larger facilites, shared eating areas to improve food quality

Sawyer said, though he added that FAIRFAX by Mariel Tarn from the others. the final decision belongs to the ad- THKKSIIKR KDITORIAI. STAFF Sawyer's e-mail outlines plans for ministration, not the students. one kitchen and servery that would CRYOBANK Vice President for Finance and Rice students could soon be lin- be shared by Hanszen, the new ing up for dinner in a serving area Administration Dean Currie origi- Wiess and the new south college, to shared by two or three colleges if nally formed the group early this be located behind Hanszen. The SEEKS MALES Rice follows through on recommen- year to find a replacement for re- servery would be connected to the dations made by a committee of fac- tired Director of Food and Housing three commons. ulty and students looking into the Marion Hicks. 'The facility should not look like 18-44 College Food Service. The commit- English Department Chair a single building containing three tee proposes creating a "shared Walter Isje, a former Jones College college dining rooms," Sawyer's e- MED STUDENTS, GRADUATE servery," a single kitchen and serv- master, chairs the committee, which STUDENTS, RESEARCHERS, mail reads. "Rather, it must be de- ing area joined to separate commons also includes three other faculty signed to be three distinct commons RESIDENTS, POST-DOCTORAL for Hanszen College, the new Wiess members, two staff members and buildings, each of which has a unique STUDENTS, AND OTHER College and the proposed south col- two undergraduates. architectural connection to its col- SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES, lege. The committee drew topics from lege." WE HAVE RECENTLY Students will get their first look surveys and food service focus Students' initial reactions to INCREASED AVAILABLE at the plan Sept. 9, when Rodolfo groups held last spring. Consultants Sawyer's e-mail have been varied, COMPENSATION Machado, architect of the first new hired by Rice concluded that the though he remains confident about college will present several possible main impediments to better food the thoroughness of the committee's designs to interested students, fac- are the small size of college kitch- discussions and planning. 'There CALL ulty and staff in an open forum in ens and the small number of people was really no criticism or specific Hamman Hall. served by each kitchen. Currently, problem area that wasn't talked 'There will be an earnest attempt CF"S prepares meals at Central about in the committee," he said. 799-9937 to solicit student opinion [about the Kitchen before trucking them to the For instance, many respondents proposed facility]," committee mem- college kitchens, where they receive asked how the proposed facility cryo [email protected] ber, Will Rice College Master Dale minimal preparation before being would affect family-style dinners; served. Sawyer called the plan "family-style "I think [food service employ- neutral." ees] are doing a fantastic job right Students' immediate reactions now, but they're handcuffed [by in- were often strong... . adequate facilities]," Sawyer said. "Are you Smoking architectural "We put out a very shabby product crack?" said one undergraduate who compared with universities that Rice doubted that the committee's pro- likes to compare itself to." posed shared servery for Jones, Order the Wells Fargo "They were good hardworking Brown, and north colleges was even people, but the food wasn't what we possible. imagined it could be," committee " [The food]'s not so horrible that member Gordon Wittenberg, a you have to spend $5 million," Baker former Sid Richardson College mas- sophomore Matt Szemela said, mak- Student Banking Combo! ter, said. "Something had to be done ing his own guess at the cost of to improve the physical aspect of the building the proposed Hanszen- operation." Wiess-south college facility. Sawyer said increasing the vari- However, Isle said that the com- Student ATM Checking ety of'food served would automati- mittee would not recommend a plan cally improve quality; with more that would significantly increase choices, students would be more room and board. The shared facility likely to choose food that satisfies would be part of three colleges, two Student MasterCard them. Wittenberg said food shoujd of which would need new commons be served in a more appealing man- anyway, he said. ner. Many students said they were Both Sawyer and Wittenberg said concerned that the tri-college facil- Online Banking they are concerned that students, ity would destroy the individuality faculty and staff aren't always eating of the three colleges. healthy, but that size is a limiting "It'd be just like one cafeteria factor which prevents both prepar- with three dining rooms, and who's ing food from scratch in college to say people won't just hop rooms?" kitchens and increasing variety. Jones sophomore Brian O'Malley Sign-up is Another factor is cost. At present, said. "I know I would do that if the Rice expects CFS to break even. possibility arose." quick and easy for The committee hopes to improve Sawyer disagreed with those who quality without significantly increas- call the facility anti-college. It is al- Rice University students ing costs. ready possible for students to eat at Most ofthecampus learned about other colleges, even if they usually the committee and its suggestions choose to dine in their own colleges, Visit one of these nearby branches: through e-mail. he said. In a shared facility, they Student Association President would probably do the same, Saw- — WOO Louisiana Street Bill Van Vooren and later Sawyer yer said. — 3737 Holcombe Boulevard (inside Randalls) posted a message to the SA listserv Still, the dynamics of the colleges about the group's goals, problems, — 2028 N. Main Street (inside Randalls) which share facilities would prob- possible plans and explanations. ably change in ways that no one can — 66315. Main Street Various people forwarded the mes- fully predict, Sawyer said. "I don't sages throughout campus. know if they'll be exactly the same," v Van Vooren estimated that he he said. "But I don't think those received 120 responses, about 70 [changes would] take away from the ' For complete sweepstakes rules visit the nearest Wells Fargo location. No purchase necessary to enter. percent of them negative and many way the colleges are now." Sweepstakes ends 10/31/98. One I shirt per customer while supplies last. Must open a Wells Fargo WELLS of which called the plan detrimental O'Malley said the proposed facil- account to receive free T shirt to the system of colleges wherein ity Jtnight create traffic problems for each one is fiercely independent See FOOD, page •) Member FDIC FARGO THE KICK THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1998

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by Carter Brooking partment that can move with this Burrus has other ideas for the TIIKKSIIKK IMHTOKIAI S'l'AKI changing field," he said. future, such as increasing involve- Burrus knows that his interac- ment of the faculty and students Lebanese guerrillas Chinese suffer as flood Rice chose to stick with one of its tion with students will be different with high-tech industries like petro- fire rockets into Israel claims lives, property own last April when it named Sidney from the past. "Basically, my teach- chemicals, telecommunicationsand Burrus dean of the George R. Brown ing days are over. I'll be interacting computers. Lebanese guerrilla groups Amal Almost one fifth of China's popu- School of Engineering. with the different groups through Burrus also envisions the expan- and Hizbollah responded to the as- lation, 223 million people, have been "I have a history at Rice and know committee meetings, e-mail, etc." sion of undergraduate engineering sassination of one of their senior affected by the worst flooding the some of the problems better than he said. students' research projects. 'The officials by firing Katyusha rockets country has seen since 1954. someone else from outside the uni- - "One of the things that I'm ex- undergraduates at Rice certainly are into northern Israel Tuesday. Chinese officials warned that the versity," Burrus, a professor in the tremely interested in is to increase capable of doing the research," he Residents in the northern Israeli worst was far from over as the Cen- Electrical and Computer Engineer- the collaboration between different says. towns of Galilee and Kiryat Shmona tral Hubei province braced for more ing Department since 1965, said. groups. For example, have the ap- There is a downside to Burrus's felt the reprisals, a response to the flooding as a new crest rose along Burrus graduated from Rice in plied math group work with people administrative position: handling the killing of Hossam al-Amin, a leader the Yangtze river. 1957 with a B.S. in Electrical Engi- from [mechanical engineering] or assorted complaints that come to of the military wing of the pro-Syrian Over eight million soldiers and neering and received his master's have [computer science] and [envi- his office. "Part of the job of dean is Shi'ite Muslim Amal movement. civilians are repairing dikes along from Rice in 1960. He then went on ronmental engineering] working to make Rice a better place. Winn- He was killed Tuesday when Is- the Yangtze, which isat record-high to Stanford University-, where he together. Because of our smaller ers are not a help," he said. raeli helicopters fired rockets at and levels, and other rivers in the north- received his Ph.D. in 1965. size and loose boundaries on our The most interesting part of blew up his car in southern I ^ba- east according to the state-run His new responsibilities include groups we are able to do this," he Burrus's new job has been learning il on. Xinhua News Agency. meeting with the chairs of the nine said. more about the research of the nine The recent attacks have spurred After more than (50 days of high engineering departments to decide Actual curriculum changes are a different departments. 'There is a a national debate in Israel over the water, dikes along the Yangtze have the distribution of funds and to de- little more complex, he says. "I hope bigger variety of things going on assassinations of senior guerrillas. become soggy and weak. This termine which areas need new fac- to have our curriculum a little bit than I knew about. I didn't know Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin prompting President Jiang Zemin to ulty. He then meets with the other more in tune with modern times. [Rice] as well as I thought," he said. Netanyahu is firm in his resolve to order 178,000 soldiers to guard dikes deans and Provost David Auston We have to distinguish between here "[There is] some very interest- maintain the current Israeli policy. in preparation for the river's sev- before the final decision is made. today and gone tomorrow and here ing work going on that is invisible "We obviously reserve the right to enth flood crest this summer, state "In these meetings we decide the today and three times bigger tomor- [to the public]." take continuous action against the media reported. direction of the engineering school. row." Assisting Burrus will be a new terrorists," he said. The death toll is over 3,000 and The ultimate goal is to make Rice In today's fast-changing field of associate dean, Mark Wiesner, from Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak economic losses are approximately better," Burrus said. engineering, "We have to teach stu- the Environmental Engineering Mordechai said that the rocket at- $20 billion to date, the official Xinhua One recent topic of discussion dents how to learn, stress things Department. Wiesner is currently tacks would not deter Israel. He news agency said Wednesday. has been the formation of the that won't change, like mathemat- investigating possible improve- added that the attacks violated Is- With almost five million houses Bioengineering Department. "Our ics, and focus less on those that will ments in the student internship pro- raeli and Lebanese guerrillas' agree- destroyed, officials have increased challenge is to put together a de- change," Burrus said. gram. ments to not attack civilians. efforts to relocate people who have Israeli military commentators lost homes and are sleeping outside said Israel might strike back by tar- or in tents to warehouses and homes geting Lebanon's infrastructure, in unaffected villages, the China Rice petitions court to strike debt clause such as roads and power plants. Daily said. Source: Reuters online, Aug. 26. Source: Reuters Online, Aug. 26. by Joel Hardi Schools such as Harvard, Emory, The petition employs the doc- THKKSHKR KWTOKIAI. STMT Duke and Northwestern Universi- trine of deviation to justify defying ties each hold at least $300 million in William Marsh Rice's original in- Rice, forbidden from acquiring debt. Gillis said he plans to make structions. Although contrary to his debt by founder William Marsh Rice, only limited use of debt financing in wishes, the change is fundamental Want A petitioned a Harris County state dis- the next five years if the 157th Dis- to his overall intent, according to trict court Aug. 4 to strike the re- trict Court approves the change. The the petition. striction from its charter. new colleges will be partially debt- Maintaining the debt prohibition Challenge? President Malcolm Gillis said the financed, and the new graduate would substantially impair Rice's change is needed so that Rice can apartments, which are exempt be- ability to-fulfill another of its OFFICER TRAINING SCHOOL better compete with schools such as cause they are off-campus and in- founder's wishes, to be an institu- Harvard, Princeton, Stanford and come-producing, already are. tion of the first class, the petition Yale Universities. And tax-exempt Civil Engineering Lecturer Pat states. History Professor John Boles Start your career off on the right foot by enrolling in the Air Force bonds available to schools since the Moore, a former member of the pointed out the precedents for Officer Training School. There you will become a commissioned 1950s help make loans a cheaper Board of Governors, said changing amending the charter and said the officer in just 12 weeks. From the start you'll enjoy great pay. way to finance investment than pay- the charter to allow debt financing change was consistent with William complete medical and dental care, 30 days of vacation each year. ing for it out of the endowment, should be as much a philosophical Marsh Rice's ideals. plus the opportunity to travel and according to the petition. as'an economic decision. "I think the original instructions AIM HIGH see |he world. To discover how high "We've built three buildings dur- 'To what extent did our founder were about maximizing the money a career in the Air Force can take ing my tenure already, and we had feel strongly about that?" he said. you have, toward building an educa- """FOBfEy^ y0J' ca" 1"8°0-423-USAF or visit to go out and raise every cent of it," "What importance should we place tion institution," he said. 'There is a our website at www anforco.com Gillis said. "Now, I was proud of on that right now? precedent to changing the charter www.airforce.com that, but in the future Rice is going "I hate to see us wanting to com- as times change in order to create a to have to have more options." pete with the Ivy League schools first-rate university." Rice previously sued to amend just for reputation purposes," he said. The Attorney General's Office is its charter in 1963 to admit black But Moore also said that just be- now reviewing the petition to decide students and charge tuition. Other cause the university gains the free- if it will contest the change. Gillis successful petitions, in 1982 and dom to acquire debt doesn't mean it said he was "respectfully awaiting earlier this year, altered the struc- will. their decision." ture of the board of governors. - Because the interest Rice earns from its endowment is greater than the amount it would expect to pay on debt, paying for a project with an initial cash outlay costs the univer- 523-7770 sity more in foregone investment returns than it would otherwise pay 5733 Kirby location in interest, according to the petition. As an example, a $50 million building, given a 6 percent rate of interest and a 10 percent rate of return on investments, costs the university $90 million more if it is Rice Student Specials paid for in cash rather than with a 20- year loan. Oll«r valid with coupon only Valid at participating Moras only Pncas may vary Cualomat pays salaa laa "The 19th century modes of financial management devised by Mr. BUFFALO WINGS Rice have become a hindrance," the petition states. "Given the magni- BBQ OR Hot. Ranch or ; tude of the potential savings from Blue Cheese dipping sauce i available upon request. I the appropriate use of debt financ- $3.99 ing, the charter's prohibition on 'any GET A 10 PIECE ORDER OF BUFFALO WINGS lien, encumbrance, debt or mort- FOR JUST $3.99 WHEN YOU ORDER ANY PIZZA .* <3 3UVI| •7/iI d wws.outujow a 966T1 - O— mi«itU3 OOKIU* gage' has become a severe impediment to the trustees' ability to man- Otter valid with coupon only Valid at participating floras only Pricas may vary Customer pays sales la> age the endowment and other as- sets of the university in Rice's best interests." LARGE PIZZA The risk of debt is that schools that accumulate too much of it risk financial collapse. In recent years, several small private colleges were RICE SPECIAL $7.38 forced to eliminate faculty and pro- ! ONE LARGE ONE TOPPING PIZZA & 2 DRINKS 3 3u| «r?id s ouiuioq 9661 O grams, and in somecasesshut down 02 $/l an|BA 00 0^t KHAKIS completely after they became insol- Open 'til 2 a.m. seven days a week! vent. m THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1998 New policies ban advisers from matriculation Gillis praises class of '02 on Changes in ceremony trigger mixed reaction from advisers, freshmen diversity, StrCSSCS tolCHUlCC

by Amy Krivohlavek should have been at the ceremony. "They are entrusting us with the freshmen, but FRESHMAN, from Page 1 garity," as Gillis described it then, THKKSHER EDITORIAL STAFF they wouldn't trust us with martriculation," Spect ert Hawke, said he had no com- Gillis said Rice is a place where all Instead of chanting college cheers and pulling said. plaints so far. strive to show others uncommon pranks, Orientation Week advisers lined the side- Hanszen freshman Megan Wilde also cried foul. 'The strange thing is, I really courtesy. walk with luminarias, lighted tiki torches in the "It's not really fair to them because they are just don't feel weird at all," he said, men- "You also know already that ours quad, set up the post-matriculation reception in the as much a part of our becoming freshmen [as the tioning a lack of pretentiousness at is a university that places a very academic quadrangle. matriculation speaker]," Wilde said. Rice. "Which is one of the reasons I high premium on civility," he said. Vice President for Student Affairs Zenaido Cama- Advisers who left their freshmen hours before to liked it, over the Ivy League schools 'This is something that really is not cho decided last spring to ban decorate the Inner Loop and and some others." all that common in our society any- advisers from this year's cer- quad didn't see them again President Malcolm Gillis, intro- more. emony, after "jacks" that he until they passed through the duced by Camacho as "a president "In any community where people approved for matriculation last 'They are entrusting us with Sallyport. who truly loves^stud^nts," offered from different backgrounds and cul- year drew the ire of many in Lovett College junior Clif 20 items of advi<^e to Rice's only tures congregate, and where highly attendance. the freshmen, but they Confident said he preferred palindrome class. divergent ideas compete for intel- Most advisers said a waiting for the freshmen in "Number two, do remember that lectual allegiance, there Gan be no jackless matriculation was a wouldn't trust us with the quad to accompanying you have some of the highest SAT greater asset than uncj€fstahding good idea, but would haveliked martriculation.' them to the ceremony. scores in the country," he urged. tolerance for other individuals and to attend the ceremony itself. "It was a good time to get "And number one, do not ever talk other perspectives." Baker College O-Week Co- — Hanszen sophomore Mary Spect to know fellow advisers from about it again." Kelso outlined the Honor Code's ordinator Colby McLaurin ______other colleges," he said. "I'm The 648 freshman come from an basic principles. "Own your actions praised this year's initiation rite glad we were able to be there applicant pool of 6,469, of whom — make them completely and hon- unequivocally. and surprise them with the 1,533 were offered admission. Gillis estly yours," she said. "The ceremony was fantastic and would still have cheering. If we were in matriculation, it wouldn't praised the class for its diversity: Van Vooren risked Honor Coun- been so if the advisers had been there," he said. have been possible." Among them are 40 blacks, up from cil sanctions himself by borrowing a "The advisers being there would not have changed Camacho said he would meet with college mas- 30 last year, 74 Hispanics, up from metaphor from Kurt Vonnegut's any of it. I felt privileged to hear President Gillis' ters and O-Week coordinators before making any 59, and four Native Americans, down commencement address, although speech — it really set a tone for the whole school plans for next year. from five. he gave the author ample credit. year. 1 think it would have benefitted the advisers to "I honestly do not believe matriculation will al- And when he announced that the "Rice is like the garden of Eden," hear it, too," McLaurin said. ways be held indoors," he said. 'There is no doubt class was Rice's first 50 percent male, he said. "You're in for the best four Others said it made little sense for Camacho to that matriculation was much better this year. 50 percent female class, applause or five years of your life." bar them from matriculation. "My hope is that all aspects of O-Week will con- erupted from the crowd, much as it As the freshmen began exiting Hanszen College sophomore and adviser Mary tinually be reviewed and appropriate changes take did in 1995 when he made a similar Stude, a faculty member in academic Spect said most of the advisors she knew felt they place when necessary," Camacho said. statement. regalia turned to two colleagues for Although none of the speakers direction. — who also included Student Asso- "What are we doing now?" he ciation President Bill Van Vooren asked. and Honor Council Chairperson "We're trooping out to Lovett Courtney Kelso — made a refer- Hall," another answered. "It's actu- ence to last year's "aggressive vul- ally a lot of fun." Food changes concern students FOOD, from Page 4 dining hall," he said. students walking to and from classes Whatever the decision, many of and meals. Szemela said he worried those who frequent the college caf- about the possibility of a new, large eterias agreed the food is not of the complex. quality it could be. Prices "It'll ruin the aesthetic side of "I'll be glad I'll be cooking for that part of campus," Szemela said. myself this year," off-campus "It'd just be an eyesore." Hanszen sophomore Liz Durham Sawyer, however, said he be- said."CK is bearable, but it's not the On All Your School Needs At lieved the proposed building would quality of food I want to eat every' be tasteful. "One of the things we night," Lovett senior Chris Favre insisted on was that it not look like a said. HILLEL BARBEQUE BASH Enjoy delicious Kosher Texas barbeque and welcome new and returning Jewish students! Bring friends to enjoy live music and kick off the new year!

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guide to Houseof Pies (3112 Kirby Dr. and other locations) in the daytime is almost too empty, too quiet, too family- friendly. The real patrons, like us infamous Rice nightowls, don't start trickling in until after the teenyboppers' curfew, and it doesn't get hopping until 2 or 3 a.m. when nightclubs and bars are winding down. That's when we feel most at home in our preferred 24- hour caffeine and sugar distribution center, affection- HOUSTON ately called "House of Guys" for reasons that might get you invited to a 23-year-old prostitute's impromptu orgy. We pity the poor clubhoppers after Orientation Week, when advisers drag scores of new stu- Cafes and Coffeehouses Mexican and Tex-Mex dents to Guys, leaving regulars with a Coffee is important. Very im- This is the part where we long wait for a table portant. We couldn't live with- sing the praises of Taco Ca- and the unsettling out the Rice Coffeehouse (in bana (3905 Kirby Dr.) in all of sense that their our very own Student Center). its 24-hour glory. But hey, there late-night haven is It's great for grabbing that ba- is better Mexican food to be being overrun by gel on the way to class or for had in Houston. Chuy's (2706 fresh-faced, clean- just talking to your friends while Westheimer) is the place to get cut almost-twenty- sipping an iced latte. We highly Austin-style Tex-Mex, espe- somethings. But O-Week is recommend their "unique" Re- cially if you're an Elvis fan. The over, and House of Pies can Asian . freshing Citrus Beverage. The printed prayers on the flatware now return to, well, normal. Montrose area is rich in good liners are enlightening. If you're House of Pies's superpower is its If your wallet is as empty as coffeehouses like Toopee's into large portions, we suggest ability to serve any of 30 pies (includ- your stomach, try Mai's (3403 (1830 W. Alabama). There's Mission Burritos (2245 W. ing the infamous Boston cream) any time of day or Milam), where you can get in- also Crossroads (1111 Alabama) for huge burritos night, seven days a week. We're partial to the rummy, expensive Vietnamese and Westheimer), a primarily gay stuffed with fresh vegetables. creamy, chocolatey French black bottom pie. good, if not authentic, Chinese coffeehouse and bookstore. If Also try Cafe Adobe (2111 Fruit pies are excellent; try the sweet cherry (topped food. If you feel like a caffeine Westheimer), Pappasito's with ice cream). The pecan pie is decent, though native kick, go for their iced coffee (2536 Richmond Ave.), Span- Texans will claim to have had better. We are in awe of sweetened with condensed ish Village (4720 Almeda), the richness of their turtle cheesecake. milk. For more cheap eats, try m & Taqueria la Tapatia (1749 Don't just go for their pies, though. Milkshakes and Lai Lai Dumpling House Richmond Ave.) and Goode malts are thick and cold. The immense slice of choco- (9262 Bellaire Blvd., not the Co. Taqueria (4902 Kirby Dr.). late fudge cake is a monstrosity, with three layers of little-frequented Med Center cake and enough icing to stun an ox. imposter), especially if you can American If you're actually there to eat "real food," you'll find round up a big group of Rice decent eats. Their grilled three-cheese sandwich is the students. Also try Chinese If you tire of the endless best bet on the menu, although we're still arguing over Cafe (9252-C Bellaire Blvd. and international fare this city has which three cheeses are actually in the sandwich. 5092 Richmond Ave.). You can to offer, you can choose from Burgers are pretty good. also just explore Chinatown for many of Houston's more One item which generates both sights of rapture and authentic Asian cuisine, baked middle-of-the-road options. 59 shudders of disgust is the infarrious Monte Cristo sand- goods and groceries — it's Diner (3801 Farnham) serves wich. The sandwich is a hearty wad of ham, turkey and about 20 minutes away from up great burgers and glorious Swiss cheese jammed between two slices of moist Rice down Bellaire Blvd. If the PLACES shakes in a wonderfully retro Wonderbread, battered, deep-fried, cut into quarters, level of coconut milk in your atmosphere. Plus, massive covered in powdered sugar and served up with grape blood is running low, you can fried mushroom and onion ring jelly. Not for the faint of heart, the Monte Cristo is a head to the Village for some of baskets are under four bucks. once-in-a-lifetime experience. the most renowed Thai restau- Two Rows (2400 Unijjersity Potatoes abound at House of Pies in many guises — rants in Houston. The prize for Blvd.) is just a short walk from french fries and hash browns are the standards. Pota- atmosphere goes to Patu's campus and features great toes O'Brien are like home fries with bell peppers and (2420-B Rice Blvd.) which man- microbrewed beers. It's not ex- onions, reputed to be good if you can stand the grease. ages to serve deftly prepared 1-AT actly traditional American, but The standard choice is the cottage fries, mass quanti- curries in a space which re- you're into atmosphere, try Hobbit Hole Cafe (1715 S. ties of pseudo-Tater Tots. A plate of cottage fries is sembles a picturesque walk-in Brasil (2606 Dunlavy) or Em- Shepherd) offers some great about equivalent in grease and fat grams to your aver- closet. For those who can't pire Cafe (1732 Westheimer) vegetarian friendly sand- age CK meal, but it's a lot more fun to eat. handle the heat, there's Bush where you can guzzle chai with wiches. For a hot beef injec- Friendly wait staff will gossip with you about other family favorite Nit Noi (2462 thejet-set. Also try Diedrich's tion, Kahn's Deli (2429 Rice customers and light your cigarette (if you smoke). One Bolsover), where flavors are (1901 Westheimer). Blvd.) is a short walk away, and waitress grimaced when we read the purity test out toned down to suit conventional has a wide variety of meaty mon- loud. We guess she didn't do so hot. tastes. If Thai food just doesn't Italian and Pizzerias ster sandwiches. And if you We're a little ashamed to admit we were at House of get your heartbu rn going, there can't be bothered to make the Pies the night Tammy Wynette died. But this kind of are a few venerable Indian es- Houston isn't famous for its trip, they deliver. Also try the weirdness is just another part of the House of Pies tablishments to get your eyes Italian food, but it's around if Village Brewery (2415 D\in- mystique. Where else was the local Fox affiliate going tearing. Bombay Palace (3901 you look hard enough. stan) and Skeeter's (5529 to find the word on the street after the big-haired Westheimer) can be pricey at Carrabba's (3113 Kirby Dr) Weslayan). country singer's death in the middle of the night? night but offers a mind-altering has the real stuff and is ideal for lunch buffet. You can get free The dining room, walled with mirrors and lined with nicer dinners or when your par- Desserts, Ice Cream, etc. red neon, boils over with a funky je nesais <7wo*.Waitress tea and a hearty Chinese meal ents are picking up the check. at Hurian' Dragon (3111 S. uniforms are the ultimate in retro. House of Pies on In the more moderate price Your best bets for awesome Shepherd). Try Kim Son (2001 Kirby has autographed photos of very minor celebrities range, Nick's Pasta Place ice cream creations are Amy's Jefferson) for tasty Vietnamese lining the ceiling. You get free refills of bad coffee. (4059 Bellaire) serves delicious (3816 Farnham) and Marble and Chinese. Cafe Japon (3915 That's, the kind of place this is. You don't argue with Greek-infused Italian. And what Slab Creamery (3175 W. Kirby Dr.) is in constant battle kitsch at 3 a.m. would college be without pizza? Holcombe). We're not sure who with its neighbor Miyako's Star Pizza offers brick oven started it, but both offer offbeat (3910 Kirby Dr.) for the title of pizza with a cozy atmosphere. homemade flavors as well as best Village-area sushi. While many students think optional candy, fruit and nut Star's pizza is stellar, a few think crush-ins. Although it's a little they use "cheap cheese." For pricey and very yuppie, Dolce guide to houston 1998 that special East Coast old- and Freddo/5515 Kirby Dr.) school flavor, there's always has tasty gelato and sorbet and o New York Pizzeria (2250 West decent coffee. layout christof spieler Holcombe Blvd), drawings david chien

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Richmond Richmond Houston is not a walking city, but if there's any place in Houston that's - ... hospitable to pedestrians, it's the Rice area. The Village — a collec- Bis son net tion of shops and restaurants — is a short walk from campus (go west on Rice Blvd. or University). The Mu- Sunset seum District (Museum of Fine Arts, Contemporary Arts Museum, Mu- seum of Natural Science, Holocaust Museum) isalsowalkable (go north on Main), and Hermann Park (which includes the zoo) is across Main Street from campus. Besides a few Medical Center establishments (many of which close mid-afternoon) Bellaire the closest food is in the Village, which also has a Rice supermarket (on Rice Blvd.).

By bike

Houston is quite bikeable (this is Beechnut one of the few ways its flatness is an advantage). The trick is to avoid busy streets. Some good alternates: Mandell goes north from campus (near Jones College) to the Montrose area, crossing easily over the Southwest Freeway without hitting traffic. Sunset is a good way to head west through West University, and Morningside heading south from the Village sports a bike lane. Along Brays Bayou, parallel to Braeswood, is a well-maintained, sce- get somewhere (especially in rush bound) and Kirby. Of the three, west side of West University Place. Yes, it might seem like 59 runs nic (in a Houston sort of way) and hour). A good street map is a must. Montrose is the least congested. east/west, but that east is really lengthy bike path, ideal for recre- The Key Map is a heavy-duty well- To get downtown from campus: northbound and that west is really ational rides. indexed atlas; various companies To the south of campus: Go north on Main. From the free- southbound. The map makes it all make good street maps. Greenbriar and Kirby both curve ways, ramps lead directly to the clear. By bus into Main Street. Fannin curves away Theatre District from 45, and a spur Some tricks for getting around; and around the Astrodome. goes off of northbound 59 to Smith Holcombe is Bellaire. Main is Houston's bus system is regarded and Louisiana Streets, which go sometimes South Main rs sometimes as one of the best in the country. Its As is to be expected, traffic backs East/west streets north of cam- downtown. Highway 90. Stella Link is Weslayan. forte, though, is serving suburban up at rush hour on most of the free- pus: Sunset, Bissonnet, Richmond, Bissonnet is Binz. Richmond is commuters, not local travellers. The ways. Some are better than others, West Alabama, Westheimer, West MacGregor begat Braeswood Wheeler. Sage is South Rice, which proximity of the Medical Center of- though. The West Loop (610) is of- Gray. begat Beechnut begat multiple is not anywhere near campus and is, fers Rice a lot of bus connections. ten problematic, especially where it North and South incarnations of all in fact, west. This sort of thing is The METRO homepage (http:// meets 59. Highway 288 is the least East/west streets south of cam- of them. This family of roads is quite very commonplace. Politics and www.hou-metro.harris. tx. us/) gives congested radial highway, "with the pus: University, Holcombe (which twisty as they follow Brays Bayou. weird city growth are to blame, but complete schedules, route maps and possible exception of the Hardy Toll turns into Bellaire), Braeswood. ^11 They are good for shortcuts since there's nothing we can do about it a system map, and the Rice Trans- Road. go all the way from Main to 610, they cross paths with almost every now. Just embrace the uniqueness portation Department homepage except University, which dies on the road of consequence in the Rice area. and buy a good map. (http://www. ruf rice. edu/~enroute) The most common freeway ac- includes information on routes near cess from campus is Greenbriar/ campus. Shepherd to 59. A less well known one: MacGregor (wh'ich meets cam- By taxi pus at Entrance 3) to 288.

If you are taking a taxi from the Montrose does not connect to 1-45 north '59 north airport, a zone system applies. There 59, and getting on and off 59 at Main North Freeway EastTex Freeway are maps at the curb at the ait-port. and Fannin is tricky. There are no (to Huntsville, Dallas) (to Cleveland) Check what you should be paying exits on 59 between Shepherd and and pay that. Cabbies frequently try Montrose. to swindle riders by charging more. 290 west • Northwest Freeway Most taxis charge the same for sev- A few good freeway alternatives: Beltway 8 (Sam Houston Tollway) eral passengers asjhey do for one, Westpark parallels 59 from Kirby to (lo Brenham, so pooling can be advantageous. the west and is often flowing well, College Station, Austin) when the freeway is backed up. Past The airports the Galleria area, the two separate, -610 north loop I 1-10 east and Westpark becomes a good al- | East Freeway Hobby is closer to Rice; take 1-45 ternate to Richmond or Westheimer, | (to Beaumont. New Orleans) south past Loop 610 and exit Broad- both of which are congested in that way. The fastest way to Interconti- area. Allen Parkway and Memorial 1-10 west nental (depending on whom you ask) Drive to the west of downtown are 1-610 11-610 § Katy Freeway is 59 north to the airport exit or 45 parkways with many over/under- •west-loop |east loop I (to San Antonio, north to Beltway 8 to the airport passes. %>. I I exit. Airport-Express, (713) 523- El Paso) 8888, runs, shuttles to both airports A back way to the Galleria: Go Jit I 225 east from Med Center hotels, including west on Westpark, then north on 1-610 south loop i La Porte Fn ewav the Marriott, which is a block from South Rice (which becomes Sage) the southeastern edge of campus. to West Alabama. T^irn into the Macy's lot between Gallerias II and 59 south t Beltway 8 (Sam Houston Tollway) By car III. South west Freeway 1-45 south (to Victoria) Cult' Freeway Houston is a car city. The free- The main north/south streets 288 south 5.(to Galveston) way system ties together the whole near Rice are Montrose, Shepherd/ South Frteway* metropolitan area. Surface streets, Greenbriar (Greenbriar -is "ssouth- (to Lake Jackson) however, are often the fastest way to bound south of 59, Shepherd north- 12 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1998 THRESHER SPORTS/commentary R-E-S-P-E-C-T not likely for Rice swimmers oust Wingenroth by Leslie Anne Carter ciently motivate and support her ath- who quit the team not because of THRF.SHKK EDITORIAL STAFF letes. "Kris Wingenroth was not re- academic or financial reasons, but Rice in watered-down WAC ally a people person," sophomore because of Kris. In the past five years, After years of dipping its toe in Jada Sanders said. "She's very orga- 14 swimmers had quit." For the second time in five years, members of Rice's athletic the pool, Rice Athletics fired five- nized, and kept the records and the The swimmers' efforts made an conference decided to secede in order to join a different league. time Southwest Conference Swim budget. But she wasn't enthusiastic impression on May. "We had the We migfit as well rewrite "Fight for Rice" to the tune of "Dixie." Coach of the Year Kris Wingenroth, or motivating qualities essential to last team meeting on a Wednesday, Only two years after the Western Athletic Conference expanded Rice's head swimming coach of 15 a good swim team." and by that Friday Kris had been its membership, eight schools decided to leave the WAC to form years. "All last year, and for the past few asked to leave," Sanders said. another conference. Just as in 1994 when the Southwest Confer- The University of California at years, people haven't been satisified While the swimmers are looking San Diego's Doug Boyd has been ence disbanded, Rice is again among several athletically chal- with the way Kris coached," junior forward to a new season under a named the new head coach for the Captain Liz Corneliuson said. "It's lenged schools left to try to survive against stronger conferences. new coach, there are lingering bad Rice men's and women's swim hard to swim when you don't feel feelings about how the coaching situ- Rice's situation is reminiscent of seventh- teams. like you're being encouraged by the ation was handled. grade P.E., where the bulky boys with sprouts For more than five years, Rice head coach. We thought the best "My first year (the 1995-'96 sea- of chest hair are picked first for kickball while swimmers have gone to Athletics thing for the team would be a new son), we tried to change coaches," the skinny kids with acne run to find a place Director Bobby May with complaints coach, to get the team going again Davidson said. "We wrote a request on any team that would accept them. about Wingenroth's coaching style. and excited about swimming." list and a team psychologist even To its advantage, however, Rice does not But it wasn't Until last April when With that in mind, a group" of came in. His diagnosis after talking have to scramble to find new "teammates" like Assistant Coach Brian Smith de- swimmers approached May about a to us was that we needed a new it did after the breakup of the SWC. Instead, cided not to return that the swim- coaching change. Letters were coach. Even after this occurred, Kris mers' complaints made a splash. Rice retains its position in the WAC and, drafted to the Athletics Department didn't change her style. The admin- "Brian's leaving caused the team and meetings were scheduled to dis- istration had known about this issue therefore, some stability in a conference Kathleen to realize that we wouldn't be able to cuss the state of the swim team. for a really long time. They just took diminished in both size and strength. Corr function with just Kris," senior Robin "We wrote letters and had meet- baby steps to do something about But a WAC weakened by the loss of big- Davidson said. ings," Davidson said. "We even had it." name schools like Brigham Young University According to members of the support from previous Rice swim- "Changes had been proposed in faces the challenge of fighting more prestigious athletic programs team, Wingenroth did not suffi- mers. We submitted a list of people •Set' SWIMMING, page 14 for limited bowl bids and revenue sources. If seventh-grade rules prevail, we little guys don't stand a chance. « With fewer dominant schools and reduced publicity, the WAC is Owls fail in bid for 2nd World Series berth in danger of slipping from a moderately strong conference to a rarely mentioned organization of low-profile schools like the Mid- American Conference. This would be a huge impediment for the improvement of Rice's overall reputation. If Rice wishes to improve its current athletic situation, a few reforms must be made, both in the way in which we see our athletic programs and in the way the programs are seen by others.

Make athletics a higher priority at Rice. Just as Rice's conference stature reminds me of junior high P.E. class, so does Autry Court. People continually gripe about the quality of [he Owls' athletic facilities in relation to those of other Division I institutions. It is difficult to take a university's athletics seriously if the university fails to demonstrate a steadfast monetary commitment to both its programs and facilities. Case in point: The Owls' swim team always performs well in the swimming events in spite of its outdated facilities. But the team loses meet after meet because it cannot compensate for the points lost by the lack of a diving team. . « Why do we retain a team which finds it nearly mathematically impossible to win? Is winning our main goal? If not, what is? College football and basketball are the most highly publicized sports and therefore represent a university's athletic endeavors. But what efforts are made by the administration to improve the annual performances of lower profile sports such as swimming and golf? And why would schools around the nation want to compete against teams that are annually stagnant?

High academic priorities do not necessarily justify lessened

athletic expectations. RICE SPORTS INFORMATION When Rice played Texas A&M University during the SWC era, Sophomore right fielder Charles Williams makes contact at the NCAA Central Regional in May. Rice would cheer, "That's all right, that's okay, you're going to pitching of junior Mario Ramos and enough about baseball to know we work for us someday" after an A&M touchdown. Athletic inad- by Jose Luis Cubria sophomore Marc Gwyn propelled weren't trying to hit them. We equacy was justified through reassurance of a debatable academic THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF ' the Owls to victory in the first game. pitched as bad as we could pitch superiority. Some say that previous experi- After giving up a lead-off single today." Yet some schools have obtained the golden mean of academia ence, such as a College World Se- to center to start the game, Ramos Against MSU the next day, the and athletics. If the A&M theory holds true, then Duke University ries appearance, can help push a (12-2) proceeded to retire the next pitching staff did everything it could grads will not only oversee the Aggies in the workforce but also team over the top in the postseason. 15 men he faced. Gwyn effectively to prove Graham wrong. will kick their butts in a one-on-one games of b-"baM after work. Others think that once' the pitched the final four innings in re- The Owls once again opened up The same holds true for Stanford University and Northwestern postseason starts, all is forgotten lief, giving up only three hits and a big lead. After five-and-a-half in- University; both schools are not only members of two strong » and everyone begins with a clean one run while striking out five to nings, they were up 13-5, thanks in conferences, but each school also had football teams that went to slate. pick up the save. large part to Crosby's grand slam and doubles by Thames, juniors first bowls in the last three years while holding some of the highest SAT Unfortunately for Rice, the latter With the win, Rice advanced to theory proved to be true at the NCAA play Washington. For the second baseman Jacob Baker and desig- averages in the nation. Stanford wins the Sears Director's Cup, the Central Regional in College Station day in a row, the Owls got off to a nated hitter Justin Berg and sopho- all-around award for NCAA athletics, year in and year out, in last spring. And the much-hyped quick start. This time around, they more right fielder Charles Williams. addition to having one of the top academic programs in the United pitching experience that the Owls put six runs on.the board in the first In the bottom of the sixth, though, States. Such schools demonstrate that athletic excellence is acquired in Omaha in 1997 didn't inning, with the biggest blow com- MSU turned the game around with attainable without sacrificing academic superiority. amount to much more than a hill of ing on Berg's three-run homer to ten runs on eight hits, one walk, one « beans. Twelve beans, to be exact. left. error and two more hit. batsmen to A word to students: Give athletics the attention they deserve. After leading Rice to an 11-lblow- It wasn't long, however, before take a 15-13 lead. Why should the schools of the WAC pay attention to Rice out victory against Oral Roberts the pitching staff lost it. After hold- In the ninth, Rice made a final, athletics when Rice's own students fail to do th^ same? What is the University in the opener, the Owls' ing Washington scoreless for the last-ditch effort to come back. Se- average student turnout for the nationally-ranked baseball team? pitching staff self-destructed to the first two innings, sophomore starter nior second basemanjason Richards How many Rice students can claim they've been to a track meet, tune of 30 hits, 35 runs (33 of which Jeff Nichols and four relievers were led off with a solo home run to left were earned), 17 walks, three wild unable to keep their opponents off center to bring the Owls to within though the men's and women's track teams have some of the top pitches and the aforementioned 12 the scoreboard for the rest of the one run. athletes'in the country? How many people go to a Lady Owls hit batsmen in just two games. game. From the third through ninth The Bulldogs benefitted from of basketball game that is not succeeded by a men's game? The result was consecutive losses innings, the Huskies put up one, six, a very lucky break that, may have Yes, Rice students are busy; no, not everyone is a sports fan. to the University of Washington and five, two, two, one and three runs. In prevented Rice from taking the lead. Yet at universities around the nation, students proclaim their Mississippi State University, 20-11 the same span, the Owls managed a Williams ripped a line drive off MSU undying support for their schools' athletics simply out of school * and 15-14, respectively. The losses total of only five. reliever Van Johnson's left wrist. Mi- pride, from Duke's Cameron Crazies to the University of Texas' eliminated Rice from the tournament UW's offensive explosion was due raculously, the ball ricocheted off uncontainable desire to "hook 'em Horns." The overall attitude of and ended any hope that the Owls, as much to its hitting as to Rice's Johnson toward second baseman the student body toward Rice athletics is generally one of apathy, 46-17, might return to the CWS. pitching. The Owls pitching staff is- Matt Peeples, who dove and some- yet these are the people who should be the biggest fans. "It's really tough," junior center sued nine walks and hit an NCAA- how made a snowcone catch to re- fielder Bubba Crosby said. "We defi- recorc^ 10 batters for an embarrass- tire Williams on a curious 1-4 line But if our own student body sees athletics in these ways, how do nitely thought we could get back to ^.ip^total of 19 free passes. Put that drive put-out. others view us? Why would anyone else want to watch Rice play, Omaha." together with 15 hits, and it's a won- Thames and junior third baseman rt^y^dless of how good our teams are, if we the students give the • •'it's like a train.hitting you in the der that, the Huskies managed to Kevin Hodge followed with back-to- 4 impression that we're not worth watching? And if we imply we're face," junior shortstop Damon score only 20 runs. ' back singles, the second of which not worth watching, why would we be worth playing? Thames added. "It's something I "Whenever I think I've seen it all would have probably plated Will- never imagined would happen." in baseball, I see something I haven't iams with the tying run. Baker then Kathleen Corr is sports editor and a Maker College junior. The regional didn't begin as badly seen," Head Coach Wayne Graham grounded out to end the game and as it ended for Rice. In fact, the said after the game. 'They know Sec BASEBALL, page 14 THE RICK THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1998 13

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42-32-1 advantage in the overall Mayor's Cup spices history of the series, Rice won the Stringer leaves men's The best pizza in town Honest! up Rice/SMU series first game, in 1916, 146-3. Attempting to create another basketball team When Rice takes the football football tradition, Rice is mount- After a two-year stint as a guard field opposite Southern Method- ing its second Operation Sellout. on the Rice men's basketball team, ist University Sept. 5, it will mark The event's main beneficiary is junior Joshua Stringer has decided the first game of the 1998 season the Houston Food Bank. Not only not to come back to the team for and also kick off the inaugural does Rice want a full stadium, but the 1998-'99 season, but he will Mayor's Cup game. the university also hopes to create stay enrolled at Rice. When asked Fashioned after the Governor's the largest food collection day of about his decision Stringer said Cup, which was awarded to the 1998. With 17,942 tickets left to only, "I want to pursue other winner of the National Football sell, the university hopes to fill the things." UNIVERSITY AT GREENBRIAR League game between the Dallas stadium to its capacity of 70,000. Head Coach Willis Wilson Cowboys and the former Houston But though Rice may sell the could not be reached forcomment. Oilers, the Mayor's Cup will be tickets, the seats might not be The six-foot-two guard from 664-5700 presented to the victor of the, col- filled. Many corporations are buy- Fairfax Station, Va., averaged 3.6 lege-level Dallas and Houston ri- ing blocks of tickets for their em- points and just under two assists valry. The Mayor's Cup was cre- ployees and clients In exchange in 28 games for the Owls last sea- ated . to enhance the rivalry be- for an ad in the program or for the son. He was also one of Rice's Bring this Coupon tween Rice and SMU that dates display of their logo on the big leading long-distance threats, hit- back to 1916. While SMU holds a ting 26 of 76 (.342) three-pointers. for our pick up special! Rice committed to making WAC work ONE LARGE PIZZA

WAC, from page 1 schools with quality athletic pro- Mortimer said, "Historically, "an amicable parting." grams, and we want to make the travel has been an issue in the WAC, w/One Topping, $6 In other words, what was an- best of the situation." especially to Hawaii. But traveling nounced in May was made official Exactly how they will make the to Hawaii is actually less difficult TAKE OUT ONLY, NOT VALID WITH DELIVERY. earlier this week. best of the situation remains to be than traveling to Wyoming. You can However, the process was not seen. get non-stop flights from Dallas or NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER OFFER. EXPIRES 4/24/98. that simple, as a couple of issues had At one point, it may have seemed Houston to Hawaii, but to Wyoming to be taken care of beforehand. that the WAC would be unable to you have to fly in somewhere nearby Presidents of some of the remain- survive with only the remaining and then take a bus," he said. "And ing eight schools alleged that the eight. However, adding other for the California schools, it's never split went againsfthe WAC's Agree- schools to the conference could been a problem." ' ment of Incorporation. They argue solve the problem. Additional problems include the that, under some interpretations of Neither Gillis nor Mortimer lack of any traditional competitive the agreement, it prevents schools • would speculate on which universi- rivalries between the schools. For CPMEraEEiTHE from leaving the conference before ties are under consideration, but example, Rice has rivalries with TCU the middle of 2000. Had this been schools such as Boise State Univer- and SMU, but not with any of the the case, any or all of the remaining sity and New Mexico State Univer- five other schools. schools could have sued one or all of sity, both of which were considered "We will start to build new rival- the departing schools. for the WAC's expansion in 1996, ries with the remaining schools and According to Mortimer, remain possibilities. we expect to build new relation- Tuesday's vote possibly reduced the There were also rumors that Rice ships," Mortimer said. The problem. would become an independent, "We expect a shift in our focus "I have no comment about pos- meaning it would not be affiliated and in our marketing efforts. For siblelitigation,"Mortimersaid. "But with any conference, or that it would example, we will be more active in Village Idiot the vote was an important legal step move down to compete in Division Texas and Northern California, and that allows the eight departing II or III, but Gillis was quick to dispel we'll try to exploit the advantages schools to move ahead with the plan- them. we have with markets such as Dal- Art Shop ning of their conference." 'They're exacly that. Rumors," las and Houston," he said. & Another bone of contention be- Gillis said. "Remaining an indepen- Acquiring sources of revenue tween the two factions was the dis- dent-would cause a lot of problems, could pose the greatest problem, tribution of NCAA basketball tour- especially in basketball. And mov- especially with the sale of the Emporium nament money. Schools receive one ing to Division II or III wouldn't conference's television rights. unit for every round advanced in the reduce the cost of running our pro- "We're in a time of great change tournament. The conference's total grams." in athletics," Gillis said. 'The pur- share is approximately $2.5 million Even with all eight schools ap- suit of the almighty dollar has come for the 1998-99 academic year and a parently committed to making there to dominate everything else in many little more than $3 million for 1999- are 6ther problems that the WAC's programs around the country." ART JUNIKHAUS • HOUSTON 2000. Board of Directors, with SMU Presi- However, Gillis is convinced that, The problem, however, is that dent and new chairman Gerald in spite of all the problems the wa- BUDAS, BIBLES, PLAYBOYS, the departing schools earned 28 of Turner, must address. tered-down WAC is facing, the con- the 33 total units and claimed the For example, there is now a huge ference will be successful. And more RECORDS, LINGERIE, LUNCH BOXES money was theirs to keep. geographical gap between the importantly, he says Rice, both as an Under NCAA rules, that argu- schools, with five in theTexas-Okla- athletic and intellectual institution, 5555 M0RNINGSIDE ment simply does not hold any wa- homa area, two in Northern Califor- will not sacrifice its beliefs to cash ter. Tulsa gave up its units when it nia, and one in Hawaii. Neither Gillis in. 522-0340 left the Missouri Valley Conference nor Mortimer sees distance as a "I believe we're going to make it Local art needed for consignment for the expanded WAC, and a simi- huge problem. work," Gillis said. "Nobody really lar precedent has been set involving "It's as viable as it-was before," knows what's ahead. All we do know other athletic conferences in past Gillis said. "I mean, Hawaii was the is that we" have a certain way of years. same distance then as it is now. And doing athletics [at Rice], and we're "The NCAA rules are clear that of course, we've got a lot of alumni going to do that — high standards, the conference receives the money," that pester me all the time about real students — and we don't care an NCAA spokeswoman told The having more games there." what everybody else does." Houston Chronicle. The departing eight are planning to form their own conference which, according to some sources, could be called the Great Western Eight. Currently though, everything associated with the new conference is essentially speculation. AMERICA READS "We don't have a conference TUTORING PROGRAM [yet]," CSU President A1 Yates told the Chronicle. "We have an idea and Are you a work-study student looking for a job? a dream, but there is much work Are you interested in helping children in the Houston community ? ahead." Stop by tht* Community Involvement Center in the K\t(Student Similarly, the remaining eight Center Cloisters to apply for the AMERICA READS TUTORING schools have their work cut out for PROGRAM, a federal program designed to enhance the reading them if they are^to make the WAC successful. skills of elementary age children. PREREQUISITE: ADRENALINE The WAC may still be the WAC Students are matched with children Drive. Intensity. Those aren't words you're likely to see in in 1999, but it will only be a remnant through the Nehemiah many course requirements.Then again. Army ROTC is unlike any other elective. It's hands-on excitement. of of the 1996-'98 version. So far, it Neighborhood Center, Project Row \ ROTC will challenge you mentally and physically through Houses, the Houston READ . appears that the eight remaining intense leadership training. Training that builds confidence, schools are committed to and even \ Commission, and Houston > <^\ ' character and decision-making skills . Again, words other courses optimistic about the conference's seldom use. But they're the credits you need to succeed in life. future. Independent School District. Rice students can participate in Army ROTC. Find out more. "The eight schools are commit- • Off-campus position Call Captain Erenb?um, Military Science Department, (713) 743 3875. ted to staying together and strength- • Starting salary $7/hour ^ ening the league for the long term," • Make a positive impact on a to May said. "Sure, some change is child's future inevitable, but right now we want to ARMY ROTC make it work. We have eight quality 713-527-4970 THE SMARTEST COLLEGE COURSE YOU CAN TAKI 14 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1998 Boyd hopes to turn program around

treasons why SWIMMING, from page 12 her personally. She really wasn't for which was headed by Associate Ath- the past but they didn't happen," our team. She didn't add spirit, en- letics Director Cristy McKinney, Corneliuson said. "But this time thusiasm and motivation." Boyd is looking forward to working ^•you should around, the administration was re- The Rice swim team believes that with the Rice swimmers. ceptive to our concerns. They took Boyd is the coach who will add those "I'm extremely impressed with take OUT GRE the time to talk to people and ex- vital ingredients. Named the 1998 Rice," Boyd said. "Ever since my course plored different options. They made interview, I've become more inter- a good decision and handled it well." ested. I'd known Rice as a good Wingenroth, however, is not han- school, but I had the preconception " Personal attention of Rice Athletics as it was 10 years 1. dling her termination well. While Small classes mean plenty of personal attention. she did not return The Rice ago. But things have changed." You'll work in a class of 8 to 15 students. You'll Threshers calls, she did speak to Rice Athletics also has high expectations for Boyd. "We're very ex- be taught by a smart, well-trained instructor.w The Houston Chronicle. In the July 21 Chronicle, JVingenroth ques- Cited' to have Doug join our staff. And if you need extra help, you will get it-at He's highly respected and very suc- no extra cost. tioned her firing. "I find it a scary thought for all the Rice coaches that cessful. We feel he's a terHfic fit for Rice," May said. i There are Few guarantees in life. students may be deciding their fate as a coach," she said Boyd is not concerned about the "We have one of them. If you're not happy She went on to tell the Chronicle jump from Division III to Division f. with your score, we'll work with you until you that she felt the way she was fired "I'll be working with the same type are satisfied. Period. was wrong and that she was not of kids I worked with at UCSD, kids given an opportunity to explain dif- who are swimming because they How would you do if you took the ferences she had with her swim- want to swim. The combination of test today? Take a free practice mers. "1 got no support from Mr. academics and athletics* means I May after the students met with won't have to sell out on a kid to be test and find out. Sat., Aug. 29*. him," Wingenroth said. successful." The swim team is full of athletes May chose not to comment on RICE SPORTS INFORMATION Don't take a chance on missing the events leading up to Doug Boyd who have the potential to attract Wingenroth's termination. some attention at the national level. application deadlines. Total Prep For In response to Wingenroth's com- NCAA Division III Coach of the Year, "I know that we have a lot of good the GRE begins Sept. 5th. Call TODAY! ments in the Chronicle, Cornelius Boyd's UCSD teams have produced shimmers who should be in the said, "I can understand that for any- three NCAA Swimmers of the Year, NCAAs and haven't made it," Corneliuson said. 'They have the Call or visit us at one, losing a job is hard and can be 16 national championships and 69 THE taken personally. I just feel that this All-American athletes at the Divi- potential to make it and I think Doug's going to help us do the things ^713^895500 PRINCETON J wasn't a personal issue. Many of the sion III level. Selected by the Rice www.review.com #REVIEW swimmers didn'fhave problems with swim coach search committee, to get there." 'llie Princeton Review is not affiliated with Princeton University or KTS. Rice hurlers falter, set record with 10 HBPs BASEBALL, from page 12 anyone after a championship year. and on. And one of the most impor- the season, leaving the Owls to pon- Eight years ago, 46 wins at Rice tant ones didn't even affect the 1998 der the what-ifs of the line drive and would have seemed impossible." season. Instead, it gave the Owls the season in general. Individually, the Owls had more much to look forward to in 1§99. 7^ice C)anterf) any "Charles had a chance to change than their share of highlights. In addition to losing seniors the complexion of the game," Gra- Thames was named National Player Richards and left fieraer J. J. ham said. "But that's just one of the of the Ye^r by the American Base- Savarino, Rice also lost Crosby who, breaks of the game." ball Coaches Association. He was as expected, was drafted in the first Good resolutions tor the new year? Looking for a place to go "It's devastating," Thames said. also WAC player of the year and the round in this June's amateur draft and opted to skip his senior year to to ehurch within walking distance of campus? Do you sleep late "We can't redeem ourselves tomor- shortstop on everybody's All- row. There's just no way to explain America and All-WAC teams. He led play' in the Los Angeles Dodgers' on Sunday? it." the nation in RBI with 115 and set an farm system. Somewhat surpris- Despite the extremely disappoint- NCAA record with 36 doubles. ingly, Hodge took the same route We have a solution for you ... AUTRY ing end to the season, however, the Crosby was also named to many after he was drafted in the 19th round HOUSE by the Minnesota Twins. Every Sunday at Autry House, 5 p.m. Owls didn't forget to recognize the All-America and All-WAC teams and highlights in what was actually a was a semi-finalist for the Rotary But Thames and junior pitcher u . Smith Player of the Year award. He Stephen Bess, both of whom most w H" succesful campaign. Rice Canterbury Association, MacCRKGOK Rice won the Western Athletic was named National Player of the experts predicted would leave school for a chance to play in the major the Episcopal community at Rice, Conference championship for the Week twice during the year. second yea* in a row, running its Nichols and Ramos set the school leagues, were drafted much lower sponsors a weekly Holy Communion -J streak of conference championships record with 12 wins apiece, and they than expected. Both went in the 10th followed by dinner. Come on by! to three. The Owls also won the final became the only two pitchers in round, to the New York Yankees Southwest Conference champion- school history to have at least 100 and Chicago White Sox, respec- ship in 1996. They earned the No. 1 strikeouts each in the same season. tively, and both decided to come seed in the Central Regional, their Nichols also pitched a no-hitter and back for their senior years at Rite. first top seed at a regional, went to was also named National Player of With their returns, the Owls end their fourth regional in a row and the Week. up losing only four position players. ended the year ranked as high as Richards closed out a marvelous Their pitching staff, which will once No. 15 nationally. career with the WAC Tournament's again be a preseason strength, re- "With a year like this, you have to MVP, and is at or near the top in mains completely intact. look at the positives," Graham said. almost every career statistical cat- "I think the program definitely Welcome back! "With 46 wins, a top-20 finish, you egory in the school's record books. will continue to build and get stron- certainly don't want to be down on The list of achievements goes on ger," Thames said. "If anybody [leaves], we'll get "great players in for them because we have a great We wish you the best of luck " reputation, mainly because of our this year at Rice. And if coaching staff and what the past programs have done. I think we'll con- graduate school is in your "Going to the Pub tinue to be among the tops in the future, call on us. For GRE, nation." GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, or is like doing your DAT preparation, nobody beats The Princeton Review. work. Paint This! Tb P*int Your (Km Pottny Plata THE The Princeton Review is a PRINCETON No one is going to proud sponsor of programs and events REVIEW throughout the Rice community. We C hoosfl the piece, pick the colors solute the organizations we have make you do it, but and paint your own creation worked with in 1998: 10% Discount with Valid Roe ID! 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BRING IT BACK DATELINE: 1921-1964 SLIME PARADE Anyone'who took part in Sunday's matriculation extrava- ganza knows what went wrong — almost everything. It began with the same boilerplate speeches as any other year, and it ended with the same old punch and cookies for freshmen left milling about the Academic Quad slapping at mosquitoes. An improvement over last year's inglorious display of male flesh, to be sure. But there was once a time when freshman orientation meant more than punch and cookies, when freshmen were The 1921 slimes on parade. "slimes" who marched down Main Street in their pajamas, storming movie theaters and confounding anyone who crossed their path. Here's Thresher reporter Meyer Nathan's account of the '56 Slime Parade: 'Things got started as usual. The slimes arrived at the campus, where they were very artistically decorated by the Sopho- more girls and their Hazel Bishop. They then rode to town; the boys were in buses; the girls in convertibles. 'The Rice Band led the parade down Main Street, followed by the convertibles and the hand-holding slimes, being prodded ever on- ward by the Sophs. A quick trip through the Metropolitan Theater was made by the slimes; however, a similar attempt to parade through the Loew's State was less successful, and the slimes had to be content with smashing the glass on one door as they attempted to get in. "In front of the Rice Hotel the traditional pep rally took place. Then The I'm only making $2 an hour so I it was back to the campus, where all the goggle-eyed slimes were to have their orgy. However, most of the Freshman girls decided that they didn't want to go through with this ordeal (possibly they didn't want to catch glandular fever). The 10 or 15 girls that did show up got ripped off misclass from '89 misclass more than their share. In fact, two of them fainted due to the excitement and lack of air. It's true, patrones, we who carry on Overheard at Will'Rice: What's the difference between an "Seeing that all was nought, the slimes turned to starting grabs the university's more colorful tradi- 'The buzzword is love, even if you Aggie and a bag of shit? with the Sophs. When this lost its excitement, they decided to support tions sometimes have trouble mak- don't mean it." The bag. the Freshman football game . ing the rent payment. So here's a The Slime Parade was just a part of the system of freshman tirfiesaver: copping misclass from guidance that faded out of existence after two events in 1957: the birth 1989 BPE Jay Yates. "I can handle that, I'm Mr. Flexible." 'The Fondren Library never was nor of the college system and the tragic death of two sophomores, Bill "I'm sorry to hear that." will be a research library." Carroll and Karl Bailey, who were overcome by smoke while climbing Lacrosse Misclass: — The Rice Library Committee up the inside of the Campanile smokestack to put a tire on top of it. It's not how big your stick is, it's how Administration-student squabbles over the control of freshman you use it. John jockey — Anyone who sits on We need fresh misclass. Write down orientation were as common then as they are now, and guidance- And what you catch when you do. the toilet facing the "wrong" way. anything funny or poignant you hear, related activities — which included the Slime Ball, Slime Parade, Hell Week contests between freshmen and sophomores, and some out- and campus mail it to MS-524 or right hazing —-were occasionally suspended for a few years until their send it to [email protected]. C'est practitioners graduated. Overheard in Sid OC lounge: "My leg is not similar to a mongrel le back-page! At least one guidance tradition lives on — slimes attended football "If I weren't myself, I'd make fun of bitch." games wearing#i&nies and white outfits, and they wece forbidden to me." bmckp&ge®r$e<&„ edu — Dr. Piper. bring dates. Now, freshmen wear ball caps and vyhite T-shirts, and can't get dates' to anything, let alone a football" game. Bringing back all of the old freshman-sophomore rites is impos- "You can't just do your own apricot." Why doesn't Linus like the SA? I QUIT! U B BPE! sible, and more than a few of them are best left alone, such as — Dr. Martin, SOCI 203. The blanket tax. I, Acting BPE Joel Hardi, now broomings and the "orgies" — kissing only — that began in '54. quit. My tenure has gone on Singling out freshmen for humiliation is no good. Besides, they do a too long already, just like most pretty good job of it themselves. Overheard at Brown before NOD: Zippy the Safe Sex Clown says, "It's of the Physics Department. But But let's bring back the Slime Parade, let's parade our National "Can I starch your crotch?" fun to keep balloons in your bed." keepthe misclass coming, and Merit Scholars around town in their PJs. Sunday's matriculation apply to be BPE yourSelf! Just speakers prattled onaboutiiow unique Rice is, probably because the send e-mail to Stoley at occasion was so generic. This Sunday is as good a time as any to make "Even if you win a rat race, you're Q: What's flat andglows in the dark? [email protected], and he'll the slimes shuffle, and show Houston just how special we are. still a rat." ^ A: Ir«m, two days after Reagan's in- hook you up. V - ..•-••V — Dr. Martin, SOCI 203. auguration.