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thVOLUME XCVIIe, ISSUE NO. Ric25 STUDENT-RUe N SINCE 1916 FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2010 Budget cut Econ department restructures major committee Course names, grad *not a complete list formed requirements change OLD NEW BY SETH BROWN BY KEVIN LIN THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF THRESHER STAFF ECON 211 ECON 201 Economics dictates that as market The Student Association is form- forces change, players must constantly ing a Budget Planning Committee readapt. Taking this lesson to heart, the ECON 205 to make sure students have a voice Economics Department has reevaluated in the fiscal process and to ensure its course offerings and major require- highly valued programs stay de- ments. A sixth required elective has ECON 370 ECON 301. spite budget cuts. been added to the economics major, the According to its charter, passed numbering of several courses has been at the March 22 SA meeting, the changed to clarify difficulty level, re- ECON M ECON 2431 Budget Planning Committee is search methods have changed the mini- charged with "representing the in- mum required grade point average has terests of the student body to the risen for honors candidates. ECON 452 ECON 2521 Dean of Undergraduates and the Economics Department Chair 1 Office of Finances on matters hav- Mahmoud El-Gamal said the chang- ing to do with departmental budget es were deemed necessary after a ECON ECON MIM ECON 399 planning." departmental review. The Budget Planning Commit- "Every department has to do pe- With the addition of a sixth re- tion was made in consideration of the have higher total course requirements tee will be a six-member group riodic curriculum reform — every few quired elective to the economics ma- relatively low number — 11 before, for their economics majors — MIT re- composed of the SA Treasurer, cur- years we have to see if the portfolio of jor, both economics and mathemati- now 12 — of courses required at Rice quires 14 — as do a number of other rently Brown College freshman Le- courses makes a coherent curriculum cal economic analysis majors now for an economics major. El-Gamal majors within Rice. Physics majors muel Soh, and five other members for students," El-Gamal said. "We de- must have six elective courses from said Princeton University, Massa- have to take upward of 20 courses, selected from the student body who cided we had reached the point where a pre-approved list, three of which chusetts Institute of Technology and and political science majors have to will be responsible for finding out reform was necessary." must be 400-level courses. The addi- Columbia University, among others, O see ECON, page 9 what programs are most important to the students of each department. The first members of the committee will be announced next week, and Green dorm initiative launches campuswide a chair will be picked at a later date within the committee. The commit- BY JOCELYN WRIGHT ing their living habits. They then kept dividual actions can add up to make a fied as bronze, silver or gold and par- tee will dissolve on March 24, 2014. THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF a two-week log of their behavior, Becca difference," Sagestegui said. ticipants will receive prizes. Bronze- Student Association President Sagestegui, president of the Rice Envi- Students must enter as a room. winning students receive a reusable Selim Sheikh, a Martel College ju- The Green Dorm Initiative, a pro- ronmental Club, said. When they sign up, they complete shopping bag, silver winners get both nior who helped found the group gram which encourages students to "The pilot was basically to test a questionnaire about their laundry the bag and a steel water bottle and with other SA executive members, reevaluate their living habits by rating out the system and the response we'll habits, appliance and lighting usage, gold winners get those two items and said the committee was estab the environmental friendliness of their get from students," Sagestegui, a Sid water consumption and recycling 15 Tetra points, Baker College junior lished to represent undergraduate dorms, began April 8. Richardson College junior, said. practices. For the next two weeks, par- Nicole Kwan said. interests. The program, which was tested last Sagestegui said the project aims ticipants complete a daily log about Sagestegui said the club got the semester at Brown College, required to increase student environmental their energy and water usage, Sag- idea for the program from St. Lau- U approximately 20 participants from awareness. estegui said. After the program finishes rence University, which has a similar the college to fill out a survey assess- "The idea is to emphasize how in- April 22, students' rooms will be certi- Osee GREEN, page 4 We felt that it's important to get the student voice in the decision-making French studies cuts masters, process... and being proactive instead of doctoral degree programs
reactive. BY JOEY CAPPARELLA Humanities Deborah Nelson-Campbell THRESHER STAFF said. "Everyone is cutting back. There Selim Sheikh are fewer jobs for Ph.D.'s in French, SA President As a result of university-wide and, thus, fewer people who want to budget cuts, masters and doctoral get Ph.D.'s in French." 99 degrees in French studies will no Those who complete the doctoral longer be offered for incoming grad- program often go on to work at univer- uate students, effective next semes- sities, but with staff hiring freezes in "We felt that it's important to ter. The decision was made last se- many universities because of the eco- get the student voice in the deci- mester by Howard R. Hughes Provost nomic recession, it has been especial- sion making process," Sheikh said. Eugene Levy. ly difficult for program participants to "So basically, getting involved in With this decision, the University find a job. the process and being proactive in- of Texas-Austin will become the only Nelson-Campbell said this deci- stead of reactive." university in Texas with a doctoral pro- sion would affect neither the under Dean of Undergraduates Robin gram in French studies. Additionally, graduate program at Rice nor current Forman said the administration is the French studies masters and doc- graduate students. supportive of the new committee toral programs are the only remaining "We continue to have a thriving un- and that it has always strived to graduate foreign language programs at dergraduate program with lots of French work with students when making Rice. Graduate students in all depart- majors, and we will also allow the current DAVH RO£AUS/THRESH£R decisions about the budget. ments are free to take undergraduate graduate students to finish their degree "Student opinion has always language classes. at Rice," Nelson-Campbell said. Will Rice College sophomore Kevin Lin played a central role in that pro- " The decision to cut the program The 11 current French studies Color me cess," Forman said. "What this pro- was incredibly complex, but one impor- graduate students will be provided brightens up a recycled bicycle as part of vides is a more systematic way that tant contributing factor was the current with the necessary resources to com- wonderful the Color Cycle event. See story, page 10. Osee BUDGET, page 9 state of the job market," Professor of Osee FRENCH, page 9
Play that French music, white boy I dream of 12-hour minimums Close encounters of the high school kind INDEX Opinion 3 The Shepherd Music School's Spotlight on Course registration for Fall 2010 starts Sunday, At- That's right — Owl Days are next Thursday and Friday, News 4 Paris Chamber Music Festival tomorrow will tend academic planning sessions; seek the advice and at least 600 high school seniors are expected to Arts & Entertainment 11 feature a full day of chamber music, with a of your elders; do whatever you must to get your show. If you want to have your own prospies to shape Sports 15 focus on French composers. The music starts classes sorted out beforehand. Then hold your in your image, it's not too late to volunteer. Otherwise, Calendar 19 at 9:so a.m. and goes until to p.m., so be sure breath and pray ESTHER doesn't die when you be ready — some of them might be feral. Backpage 20 to stop by sometime during the day! need her most. 2 EDITORIAL THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, APRIL 9,2010
PuKB the Rice i^hresher HERERE'SE Youfc OH, SUTLER A err r* Je ne sais pas pourquoi e.HAMP/OfJSHJP Although Rice lauds its international emphasis, in both its stu- dents and fields of study, the university just got a little less worldly with the decision to cut the doctoral track in the French Studies De- 0 partment (see story, page 5). The death of this program, the result of university budget cuts, marks the end of the line for graduate pro- grams in language study. Although we understand that the small size of the French gradu- ate program makes it a predictable target for required budget cuts, m this decision is the latest in a longterm university pattern that is disap- pointing and unworthy of the status the university seeks to maintain. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR [email protected], twitter. com/TheRiceThresher President David Leebron's Vision for the Second Century aims in part to increase the international reputation of the university. RUPD concerned IT fee waived for won't balance your diet for you. How Strong language programs allow the university to achieve this lofty ever, a plant-based diet is by no means goal. First, graduate programs in foreign languages appeal to foreign for campus safety graduate students more likely to be unbalanced than an omnivorous diet. All plants are rich students who wish to come to the United States to receive a more To the Editor: To the Editor: in amino acids, the building blocks holistic education than they could receive in other countries. Many The Rice University Police Depart- On behalf of the Graduate Stu- of protein. Plant-based foods high in of the current graduate students in the French Studies Department ment is here to keep the campus safe. dent Association, we would like protein include beans, peas, nuts, nu — who, thankfully, will be allowed to finish their theses despite the Contrary to Yan Digilov's March 19 to sincerely thank President David tritional yeast, soy and whole grains. program's termination — are foreign nationals. Their presence on opinion column ("Inconsistent en- Leebron and Vice President for Fi- (The research stating that these need forcement tarnishes image of RUPP"). nance Kathy Collins for the Rice ad- to be eaten in specific combinations campus increases Rice's international ties and enriches the univer- RUPD has not had a "change of heart" ministration's latest affirmation of in order to be effective has since been sity's educational environment. in enforcing the law. the commitment of Rice University disproved.) While animal flesh is a Furthermore, a comprehensive language education prepares Rice Regarding the recent incident to its graduate students. Dean of good source of protein, it is also a graduates for international careers and increased interaction with at Brown College in which students Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies good source of cholesterol, saturated foreign countries. Although the deletion of the doctoral program in were arrested for possession of large Paula Sanders recently announced fat and sulfur, which is linked to bone quantities of marijuana, RUPD went to graduate students that we would weakness. As for protein deficiency, I French studies does not directly target the department's undergradu- to the college in response to a re- no longer be required to pay an have yet to meet anyone who is protein ate program, it will have an impact on undergraduate French students quest by another student to unlock Information Technology fee. IT in- deficient. In fact, the primary cause of in the form of decreased resources, not only in classes, but also in oth- the door to their room. The smell of frastructure and services have as- osteoporosis in the United States is the er activities such as the French tables at McMurtry College and Wiess pot was so pervasive in the hallways sumed a fundamental role in Rice's high-protein American diet. A 2001 College and the conversational program, both of which are currently that the residents pointed to several educational and research missions University of California study found rooms as the source. No RUPD officer and we did not think it was pref- that women with diets high in animal led by French studies graduate students who are native speakers. could not notice, then turn their back erable to fund them even partially protein had three times the bone loss Moreover, the recent slew of cuts to language programs worries us. on the large volume of marijuana that through student fees. We applaud of those who received their protein The French studies department boasts a strong program by any stan- was being used. the administration for this decision from plants. dard and a diverse array of professors deeply committed to their work Regarding the ticketing of illegally and, as always, look forward to fu- In addition, most humans are ture cooperation. with students. Yet, like many language programs at Rice, it is not re- parked cars, only one of the three lactose intolerant: 95 percent of ceiving the attention it deserves. We find ourselves with a paradox: parking officers was recently hired as Members of Asian Americans, 74 percent of Na- a new position. The other two were GSA Executive Committee tive Americans, 70 percent of African As the world becomes more interconnected, Rice graduates are being positions that had been vacant due to Americans, 53 percent of Mexican deprived of the resources to adapt to such an environment. the incumbents receiving promotions. Vegetarian diets Americans and 15 percent of Cauca Rice cannot continue to neglect a linguistic education if it hopes Via e-mails to listservs and college sians. We are the only species that to expand internationally. Although we may have some of the best masters and an article in Rice News, healthy, balanced drinks milk after infancy, let alone we alerted the Rice community that the milk of other animals. In short, engineers, literaries and social scientists on the planet, the world these officers would be patrolling the To the Editor: while eating plant-based foods goes will never know unless we can tell them about it. campus. The stricter enforcement of As an athlete on a plant-based diet, against the American norm, the parking regulations was warranted by I wanted to address some misconcep- American norm is also associated complaints about illegally parked cars tions in the article regarding vegetari- with obesity and disease. SA Budget Planning and the need to keep campus road- anism ("Eater's Digest: Vegging out," Molly Schultz ways clear in case firetrucks and am- March 26). Of course vegetarianism Hanszen freshman bulances need to get to a destination Committee promising quickly in an emergency. Last week's online poll results: Yan expressed concern about "ir- In order to ensure that any budget cuts required in the future are responsible behavior" from mem- How would you have scheduled the Beer Bike made with attention to students' opinions, the Student Association bers of the same law enforcement events in last Saturday's rainy weather? has established a Budget Planning Committee to represent student staff that he has found to be "very , | 8l RESPONSES RECEIVED interests in budgetary issues to the Dean of Undergraduates and the intelligent, caring officers of the law." RUPD officers are indeed smart J Weather the storm Office of Finance (see story, page 1). This step, if properly enacted, will and sincerely concerned about the promote a financial system that works with, rather than against, the welfare of our students and their | Have the parade; reschedule the races student body and produces outcomes that, if not optimal, are at least campus, and the only irresponsible m Reschedule everything, both parade and races mutually agreed to be the best options under the circumstances. behavior would be for our officers not to do the job they were hired Cancel everything: Nobody really The SA has decided to limit the committee to six student mem- cares about the day's events, right? to do. Just another excuse to party... bers. While this small size will allow the program to be more effi- Bill Taylor cient, it also risks reducing the influence of the committee into ob- This week's poll: Chief of Police Will you participate in the Green Dorm Initiative? scurity. 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IN 1998, CHINA'S Ministry of Pub- reach an agreement, so Google redi- cans as "evil." While moral rhetoric lic Security initiated the Golden rected Google China to Google Hong is highly effective and motivational, model but terrific athlete Shield Project, which blocks ac- Kong, an unfiltered site. China has such rhetoric can be adapted to any cess to information deemed subver- the power to restrict scitizen access number of viable business plans As A SOCIETY, we have an outra- existence of the Tiger Woods Foun- sive, including some foreign news to Google. and be used to turn public opinion geous propensity to idealize our dation and the Tiger Woods Learn- and pornography. China's Golden Shield remains whichever way. The words are hol- athletes and entertainers. However, ing Center, two of Woods' most intact. And, while Google is ubiqui- low; they dress up practicality and in the end they are no different from profound service ventures; even if tous in America (Google controls 80 make it appealing. you or me — they have a single skill you are privy to Tiger's charity en- percent of the United States' search There is a second conflation here: set and they get paid for it. deavors, chances are you're primar- market, and 90 percent of the Eu- The concept of Western commodi- ily a Tiger fan for his golf, not for ropean search market), it was the ties has been attached to the notion his philanthropic acts. Bottom line, second most popular search engine of freedom. The Chinese should be Tiger was always loved for his skills in China, with only 30-percent mar- free to buy our products, we say; on the course — nothing more and ket share, after Baidu. While Google they should share our culture with nothing less. Why should that be may have violated a written contract us. In the 1940s it was called "peo- different now? Katie Jenson to self-censor, I do not think that ples speaking to peoples," or, more There is a fundamental disparity Chinese users would notice much harshly, "Coca-Colonization." The between what society expects from In 2006, Google agreed to censor of a difference in the availability PRC has worked hard to maintain athletes and what athletes actually keywords deemed inappropriate by of information. "import substitution," a policy of Ryan Gupta are. Athletes are just ordinary peo- the People's Republic of China. This This event has interestingly reducing foreign dependency, and ple with extraordinary skills. Just was an agreement to internally moni- conflated Google's business inter- perhaps the PRC has achieved this We should respect the jobs that because they're famous does not tor content: A department of Google ests and Western political thought. by imposing its restrictions on our celebrities do, but the admiration make them good role models. Sure, would constantly discover what was Google maintains its policy, "Don't favorite search engine. We say, "In- needs to end right there. In the end, there are exceptions — Jackie Rob- being blocked by the Golden Shield, be evil," in regard to all of its servic- ternet freedom," and the concept what Lil Wayne keeps in his tour inson's tenacity, Lance Armstrong's and consequently censor those re- es. The political rhetoric surround- sublimes from industry to politics. bus, what Amy Winehouse snorts resilience and Roberto Clemente's sults for Google China. ing this incident is that of opening Google says that it wants the Ameri- and who Jon cheats on Kate with is altruism are all very praiseworthy. Despite criticism, Google initially China and breaking censorship. can government to "deepen [its] role no business of ours. As a concerned But for the most part, we don't know argued that it was better to offer fil- As an originally Western company, in advancing free expression on the member of society, I certainly don't enough about the personal lives of tered search power to the Chinese Google's concept of evil is necessar- Internet globally." Profit and politics, approve of their actions, and I be- athletes and celebrities to start call- on the PRC's conditions, rather than ily influenced by Western thought. here, are collaborators. lieve the judicial system should ing them role models, and that's the completely remove itself from the na- I am no expert in Eastern political Google has made a reasonable always interfere when necessary. way it should be. A child shouldn't tion. On Jan. 12, Google's servers were thought, but I have the impression business decision, as has the PRC. However, I strongly disapprove of look up to a person because of their attacked by an attempt to discover that in some cases, respect and coop- It is important for us to separate the the media attention and gossip blazing speed, pitching shoulder or information about Chinese human eration are "better" than rogue indi- form from the substance, the poli- that surrounds these scandals for great receiving hands. rights activists. In response, Google vidualism. Google's failure to abide tics from the business, if we wish to months at a time. determined it would stop filtering by its written contract could very properly observe the situation. People seem to lack the ability to content and would attempt to negoti- easily be perceived as "evil," just differentiate between celebrities and it ate continued service in the PRC. On as China's decision to censor mate- Katie Jenson is a role models. Tiger Woods is a golfer, March 22, Google and China failed to rial is commonly regarded by Ameri Lovett College sophomore. not a god. He is a man, not a monk. Tiger Woods is a He is the definition of dominance in his sport, and he is a role model golfer, not a god. He within the sphere of his craft. How- is a man, not a monk. Houston a perfect fit for Rice experience ever, beyond the caddies, clubhous- He is the definition es and courses, he is just one of us. RICE WOULD NOT be the same if it Houston's lack of zoning laws has campus should a be priority for Rice Amid the controversy and judg- of dominance in his were located anywhere else but Hous- helped to shape the city into what it if wants to maintain its distinct atmo- ment of the public, Tiger returned sport, and he is a ton. And Rice would not be able to is today: an eclectic mix of everything sphere ("Master plan survey results to golf this week, participating in role model within the take such great advantage of big-city on top of and next to each other. But revealed," March 26). There is such an The Masters, which is his first golf Houston were it not for its forested, somehow it all works to produce a interdependent relationship between tournament since last November. sphere of his craft. small campus feel. charming and distinct feel, different the university and the city that neither During his break from the sport. Ti- However, beyond the from anywhere else. From the balcony would be as splendid without the other, ger Woods dealt with the fallout of of the sixth floor of Lovett College, I but what makes the university special his professional and personal life caddies, clubhouses can see the Texas Medical Center, Her- is that it remains a separate entity from as a result of his numerous indis- and courses, he is just mann Park, the Houston Zoo and the the city itself. In fact, the greatest thing cretions. Tiger lost millions of dol- one of us. Museum District. In the middle of all about being in Houston is that we Rice lars through pulled sponsorships these attractions, safely tucked away, students can take advantage of the and, at the same time, essentially lies Rice University. fact that we are in our own little green lost his marriage and a great pro- 99 When I tell people back home enclave within a big city. We have the portion of his fan base. that my school is located across the best of both worlds; we live and learn I'm not trying to write a sympathy Aida Luu street from a zoo, a cluster of high- within a small school atmosphere and piece for Tiger because he was a dog. Let's stop confusing people of rise hospitals and a museum district, beautiful green campus, while enjoy- He deserves to lose his many spon fame for our role models because they are amazed and wonder how it ing the resources and opportunities of a sorships. After all, any corporation they will just keep letting us down. Houston is a dynamic city, al- affects the social atmosphere of the big city. not headed by Larry Flynt now knows Chris Brown, Lindsay Lohan, Michael though it can be overwhelming. school itself. As a native New Yorker, While I understand that expand- not to pay big money for Woods' Vick, Mark McGwire, Marion Jones, Houston's distinct neighborhoods, I have many friends who go to New ing the university's facilities and stu- endorsements. Furthermore, Elin Floyd Landis and Pacman Jones are from Midtown to Montrose, and a va- York University and love the school dent body is important in increasing Woods would demonstrate little self- just a few that line the top of the riety of events and things to do and and the city, but they complain about national recognition, I implore the respect by not divorcing Tiger (the bottomless barrel of superstars that see, such as the annual Houston Live- the lack of a central campus and the administration to maintain the dis- payout settlement probably won't be fail to maintain standards worthy of stock Show and Rodeo, could keep big city feel that can make students tinct features of Rice that are so en- half bad, either). These consequenc- a role model. students busy 24/7. As the biggest feel lost and without a sense of cohe- hanced and exemplified by the city es of the scandal are justifiable. The Just because athletes are mar- city in Texas and the fourth largest in sion. Unlike NYU, which is thoroughly of Houston. As someone used to big public reaction, however, is not. velous on the field doesn't mean we the United States, Houston boasts an integrated within the city, Rice pro- city life, I find it refreshing to live and Think back to last Thanksgiv- should expect the same off the field, impressive array of shopping, dining vides the entire college experience: A thrive in a university with such pro- ing, before the scandal about Ti- so let's love our athletes for what and cultural fare that can satisfy any central campus with green space and nounced green space, without hav- ger's affairs broke. Why did you they do well. Let's go back to loving urbanite. The only city to surpass the quadrangles, an intimate dorm set- ing to sacrifice the opportunities that love Tiger Woods? Maybe it was Tiger, the golfer. Think what you will number of Fortune 500 companies ting and the enclosure of the hedges, Houston provides. the number of championships, the about Tiger as a human being, but headquartered here is New York City. which, while at times seems to iso- Simply put, the city of Houston signature fist pump or the memo- you have to love the animal that's And although Houston does not have late us from the rest of the world, is the ideal place for Rice University rable "swoosh shot" in the 2005 unleashed when Tiger hits the golf a mass transit subway system like evokes a sense of inclusion within a to be situated, and I really would not Masters. Regardless, I would be course. New York City does, its METRO light distinct community. want it any other way. willing to bet that you used to love rail and bus system run throughout In line with the results of the Tiger for his dominance on the golf Ryan Gupta is a Houston, with stops conveniently lo- Campus Master Plan survey, I think Aida Luu is a course. I'll go a step further and say Baker College freshman and cated all around Rice. that maintaining the green spaces on Lovett College sophomore. that most of you barely knew the Thresher assistant opinion editor. Got somethin' on your mind? et the entire Rice community read it. Write a column for the Rice Thresher. email [email protected] for details V-^. i
FRIDAY, APRIL 9,2010 4 NEWS THE RICE THRESHER Jones schoolranks to p 15 °£R!FN program. St. Lawrence's director of a Community Service Grant from the at ricegreendorm.wordpress.com. BY KEVIN LIN a 1.44 out of five for course quality on a sustainability checked each dorm and Community Involvement Center. Sagestegui said she would like to THRESHER STAFF scale from 1 to 5, where 1 is outstanding and five is poor, compared to the Rice assigned it a green score. However, she This is the first campus-wide run of make the Green Dorm Initiative an event With another rise in the rank- average, 1.93. Classes such as this will said the Green Dorm Initiative differs the program and the latest implemen- that happens at the beginning of each ings, the Jesse H. Jones Graduate be scaled to accommodate more people from its predecessor. tation since it was piloted last fall. semester to promote green behavior School of Business has proven that in the future, Glick said. "It's really interesting, because One of the biggest challenges of the among students. Currently, anybody it means business. Glick attributed The Princeton Re- this was not something you volun- program is getting participants to fol- who lives on campus is eligible to par- ticipate in the program, but in the future The Jones School was ranked in the view rankings to focusing on hiring teered for; it was mandatory and low through and complete their log, Sagastegui said she would like to set up top 15 in The Princeton Review's "Student good faculty and having open discus- you had one person doing the entire Sagestegui said. Although approxi- a certification process for off-campus Opinion Honors for Business Schools" fi- sions about the curriculum. program and checking everyone's mately 50 students signed up for the students, as well. Kwan said they also nance category. Other categories ranked "It's a proven process," Glick said. room," Sagestegui said. "We've pilot program, only 20 completed it. To might tailor the questions to be more include programs with the highest stu- "You get really bright people engag- moved away from that and moved encourage students to follow through, specific for each college so that the certi- dent evaluations in the accounting, ing in good conversations, engaging toward an honor-based system." Sagastegui said clearer due dates have fication process is more fairly balanced. finance, general management, global in their research and it's that mix that Students have been developing been set for the log. management, marketing and operation really makes a difference." the program for more than four years Brown senior Denver Greene, "They can reexamine their behav- categories. Schools are listed alphabeti- Glick sees a strong doctorate but ran into challenges with fund- who was in charge of the pilot pro- ior and actions and think about how cally, rather than individually ranked program as an important player in ing for prizes. Kwan said they ap- gram last semester, said another they're improving so that they can re- from 1 to 15. The results will appear in this the Jones School's expansion. The plied for a Student Activities Fund, a challenge was consolidating the visit that, and it's something to think month's issue of Entrepreneur magazine. school is already on track to launch President's Programming Fund and forms. The new forms are available about," Sagestegui said. Dean of the Jones School William multiple doctorate programs in both Glick said the school has always done finance and accounting. The finance very well in rankings — it ranked program, which will launch next 53rd in the world last year, according year, already has 300 applicants for to the Financial Times — especially in six seats. Of the applicants who took categories like financing and entre- the GRE, half got perfect scores on preneurship, which both have been the quantitative side, Glick said. ranked among the top in the nation. Glick said the Jones School has "This particular ranking is unique achieved its current prominence by fo- because it comes from the students," cusing on leadership and communica- Glick said. "It's the students' report on tion and by understanding the big pic- what they got out of the program." ture. As such, graduates from the Jones The 8o-question Princeton Review School typically do much better three survey was taken by 19,000 business years after graduation compared to stu- school students from around the dents from other MBA programs, and country at 301 different universities. are much more likely to be promoted. The students were asked to rate their "I feel we're on a very strong trajecto- classroom and campus experiences, ry," Glick said. "You start with fundamen- provided by the Jones School. The stu- tals, you get good faculty, you develop dents ranked how well they felt their programs and good things happen. We've school's courses had prepared them not done this by focusing on rankings but on a five-point scale, according to The focusing on what people care about." Princeton Review. MBA student Wasim Patel agrees While these rankings only cover with Dean Glick's sentiments. Houston Mayor Annise Parker gave a speech followed by a question and an- MBA programs, the same faculty that "I think Jones has a very good fac- swer sess on at teach MBA program classes also teach ulty," Patel said. "It has a very good stu- All 11 ise to ' undergraduate history majors dinner Wednesday. Parker the business minor classes at Rice. These dent body, and I think we're finally get- discussed the future of Houston, her experiences at Rice, her vision for the classes have done very well in students' ting the recognition that we deserve, so ni0©iyOU city and what makes Houston unique. Questions ranged from challenges I think in the coming days we can look course evaluations. For example, BUSI posed by the new healthcare bill, to education, to what Parker does to relax. 296: Business Communications,scored forward to higher rankings."
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Clockwise from top left: BEER BIKE 2010 RESULTS A group of bikers keep a close eye All final times include penalties, indicated in parentheses. Baker on each other during the men's race College was disqualified from the women's race after a collision be- as part of Sunday's rescheduled tween its biker and one from Martel College. Sid Richardson College Beer Bike. was disqualified from both races for not participating.
Women's Races Men's Races Knocking off Will Rice College in the Will Rice-9:04 GSA-12:07 (+5) men's race, the GSA men's team Brown - 9:14 (+5) Jones -12:08 (+ 5) kept Will Rice from sweeping for the Lovett - 9:30 Will Rice-12:31 (+10) second year in a row. Teammates GSA-10:10 Hanszen -13:05 (+5) hold up the trophy in celebration of Wiess -10:10 Wiess-13:11 their victory. Jones -11:19 Lovett-13:15 Brown -13:45 Hanszen -11:30 (+10) Riders from Hanszen College's Martel - did not finish Martel-14:46 women's team show off their aero- Baker - disqualified Baker-15:10 dynamic racing gear, reflecting Han- Sid Rich - disqualified Sid Rich - disqualified szen's Power Hour Ranger theme. McMurtry / Duncan Exhibition McMurtry -11:16 (+10) Duncan-11:59 (+5) PHOTOS BY PIOTR NOWAK
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The interdisciplinary PJHC minor emphasizes a "capabilities approach," which considers what people are able to do and be—for example, live to old age and engage in economic and political activities—rather than strictly what they have or do not have. The PJHC minor combines high-caliber undergraduate courses with internship experiences for students to work in the summer or as part of a study abroad program with agencies that help disadvantaged communities and people. Through academic and experiential learning opportunities, students explore a deeper understanding of the structural factors underlying poverty, human well-being, and potential policy solutions. PJHC MINOR CORE REQUIRED COURSES HUMA 280/SOCI 280: Introduction to Poverty, Justice, and Capabilities, Strassmann* This course provides an introduction to the study of poverty, justice, and capabilities. The course considers theory and policy oriented towards improving human well-being in the US, Asia, Africa, and other countries. Readings address not just material deprivations but also gender, racial and ethnic disparities, health status, education, human rights, and political freedoms. SWGS 422: Gender and Global Economic Justice OR SVVGS 250: International Political Economy of Gender POLI 338: Policy Analysis OR SOCI 470: Inequality and Urban Life OR SWGS 496: Engaged Research Practicum and SVVGS 497: Engaged Research Seminar may also count as an approved capstone, but both parts of this double course must be taken. The second part could count as one of the minor electives. * Offered Fall 20 JO ELECTIVES OFFERED FALL 2010 EC ON 481: Health Economics, Ho Study of determinants of health, including behavioral, economic and social factors and access to health care. Analysis of the medical care industry, production, cost, demand, and supply factors. I . f leets of regulation and methods of payment. GLUT 201: Bioengineering and World Health, Richards-Kortum This course provides an overview of contemporary technological advances to improve human health. I he course opens with an introduction to the epidemiology and physiology of the major human health problems throughout the world. With this introduction, we examine medical technologies to prevent infection, detect cancer and treat heart disease. We discuss legal and ethical issues associated with developing new medical technologies. The course is designed for non-engineering / non-science majors. HIST 241/SWGS 234: US Women's History I: Colonial Beginnings to the Civil War Survey of American women's history examines the lives of elite, working, black, Indian, and white women, and traces changes in women's legal, political, and economic status from the mid-17th century through the Civil War. Topics include slavery, suffrage, sexuality, and feminism. HIST 421: Race, Education, and Society in the Urban South, Byrd An examination of urban life and education since the decision in Brown v. Board. Seminar focuses on the Brown cases, the development of the post-war city in the context of American race relations, the course of court-ordered desegregation, and the impact of recent reforms on urban schools and neighborhoods. PHIL 307: Social and Political Philosophy, Sher What makes a society just? On what grounds may the liberty of individuals be legitimately limited? What social ends may a state legitimately pursue? POLI 438: Race and Public Policy, Branton Study of minority group politics and how race structures contemporary US politics. Includes myths and realities of minority groups, symbolic politics and race, pluralism as a model of US democracy, the intersection of class, race, and gender, civil rights movements, group consciousness, public opinion regarding minorities, and responses of national institutions to race issues. RELI 426: Religion and Literature in Africa, Bongmba Analysis of the religious imagination and gender issues in postcolonial literature in Africa focusing on Islam, Christianity, indigenous religions, and African Initiated Churches. Religious and gender issues addressed include identity crises, power, class of cultures, modernity, cosmology, community, and socio- religious conflicts in a postcolonial world. SOCI 301: Social Inequality A survey of US inequalities of wealth, status, and pow er. The situation of various minority groups and social classes. What kinds of inequality are unjustifiable? Can they be abolished? If so, how? The trade-off betw een equality and such valued goods as freedom and efficiency. SOCI 386: African Americans in Society, Heard Contemporary life of Blacks (African-Americans) in society. The meaning and significance of race, prejudice, and discrimination; social institutions such as the economy, education, and family; and potential strategies such as affirmative action and reparations. SOCI 451: Immigration in a Global W orld, Ecklund Course compares early 20th century immigration to the US (and other countries) with more recent migratory flows. Topics will be related to the transnational identities of immigrants, ethnic discrimination, and the impact of immigrants on civic and religious institutions. A central part of the course is a semester-long research project. SWGS 101: Intro to Women and Gender, Shehabuddin An introductory survey of issues in the study of gender, such as women's social, political, and legal status in the US and globally; feminist perspectives on sexuality, race, the body, globalization, labor, culture; and the implications ol these perspectives for social and critical theory. The course also introduces the concept of engaged research and the public service components of feminist activ ity. For more information contact: REQUIREMENTS FOR MINORING IN PJHC T Dr. Diana Strassmann, Director Students must complete three required core courses and three elective courses, as well as also or Ms. Christine Medina, Program Manager participate in a PJHC direct service learning experience that has been approved for the minor. After Program in Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities taking HUMA 280/SOCI 280 or SWGS 422 as well as at least 8 NEWS THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, APRIL 9,2010 Crosslist this: Archis tour Brockman Hall for Physics 4 i 1. The future maintenance room will be full of machines and devices once the building is finished, to reduce the impact on physics experiments. "It's going to be so packed, it's going to be hard to walk around," Facilities, Engineering and Planning Project Manager Erik Knezevich said. 2. A group of seven architecture students and two staff members from Hamman Hall tourthe third floor temporary pipe and ventilation system in Brockman Hall. Knezevich warns of the long drop down. 3. Architecture students look up to the open roof above them from the ground floor of Brockman Hall. 4. Architecture students on the tour were primarily con- cerned with learning about the environmental impact of the building process and structure. Knezevich explains both the efficiency of the ventilation system and a window design that reduces solar heat. 5. Knezevich shows Lovett College senior jessy Yang (left), Wi- ess College senior Alex Tseng and Baker College sophomore Gail Chen - all architecture students - around the 16-sided pillars being protected from the construction by wood. PHOTOS BY LAUREN SCHOEFFLER TEACH for testmasters! (...and get paid for all the training!) Full and Part Time Positions available now. Looking for Dynamic and Energetic Teachers. Pay rate is $18 to $30 per hour. Call (281) 276-7743 or email us at [email protected]. T FRIDAY, APRIL 9,2010 THE RICE THRESHER NEWS STUDENT ASSOCIATION MINUTES •FRENCH OECON The following were noted at the most recent meeting of FROM PAGE 1 FROM PAGE 1 the Student Association April 5. plete their studies, though no new take at least 12, for example. limited to seniors. The course will graduate students will be accepted Course numbering changes are also change from ECON 403/404 to • SA President Selim Sheikh summarized his goats for next into the department. intended both to clarify the intended ECON 399, which may only be taken year, which include improving communication throughout the Nelson-Campbell said the pro- position of courses in the line of study once; however, 403 and 404 will re- and to ensure that course numbers ac- main available for those who have university, increasing SA accessibility to students, active par- gram typically involves two years of coursework, a year of studying for curately reflected each course's diffi- already matriculated. ticipation in projects outside of the SA and dialogue among various exams and a year to write a culty level. To that end, ECON 211 and Mathematical economic analysis student clubs. dissertation. 370, Microeconomics I and II, have major Bryant Chan said the changes "People often say it's faster to get a been changed to ECON 201 and 301, made sense given that not all students • Sheikh, a Martel College junior, announced there will be no medical degree than to get a doctoral respectively, in order to reflect that take the research seriously. SA meeting next week, due to the SA spring workshop for ex- degree in French studies," Nelson- these courses are prerequisites for lat- "I thought the research was good for ecutive members, senators and the newly selected committee Campbell said. er coursework. The exception to this is bringing the whole major together, but I chairs and executive appointed positions. None of the current undergraduate Introduction to Game Theory, which agree with taking [the research require- French studies courses have been cut. has been changed from ECON 340 to ment] away because a lot of times, peo- • Internal Vice President Ryan Fleming said applications for SA However, Christopher Tanguay, ECON 205. Introduction to Game Theo- ple don't really care about the research," executive appointed office positions have been received and a French studies doctoral student in ry is one of several courses whose lev- Chan, a Jones College senior, said. successful applicants will be notified. his fourth year in the department, el has been reduced from 300 or 400 to Along with requiring a research pa- said the university communicated 200 or 300. Students who have already per, which may be developed in ECON • External Vice President Carl Nelson announced that no inter- well with current graduate students taken one of these courses will retain 399: Independent Research or another views will be necessary for positions on University Standing about the cuts. the old level for elective requirement course, the required grade point aver- purposes, but they will no longer be Committees. "We were given the assurance that age for honors candidates has risen to we would be supported in finishing available in the future at the old level. 3.67 for courses presented for their ma- One course, ECON 448: Corporate Fi- jor, though these changes, like the oth- • Nelson, a Brown College junior, announced his work on a SA our degrees at Rice," Tanguay said. nance, is being split into two courses, ers, will only apply to those graduating history investigation. The SA will most likely create a commit- Lisa Blomquist, a French studies graduate student, said she is disap- ECON 243: Corporate Finance, and under the new plan. tee overseeing this project before the semester ends. pointed with the cut. ECON 443: Financial Economics. Economics major Taylor Britt said "It's sad when any department The way undergraduate re- although the reorganization was an- • McMurtry College Senator Lena Silva announced that she is undergoes cuts, but it is especially search is conducted has also been noying, it is important that changes be conducting a project on the pre-taw program. A preliminary disappointing when languages changed — while mathematical made to the department. survey to guide the project has been posted on the SA Web don't receive funding." Blomquist economic analysis majors no lon- "You can't really fault them for try- site, sa.rice.edu, she said. said. "We have some amazing pro- ger have to take one semester of ing to make their major better — it's fessors at Rice and it is a shame that senior research, a research paper shocking how many fewer hours are The SA will meet at 9 p.m. in Farnsworth Pavilion on April 19. future generations of French gradu- has become a requirement for hon- required for [the economics major] ate students won't benefit from ors candidates, and the indepen- than for science majors," Britt, a Baker their teaching." dent research course is no longer College sophomore, said. • BUDGET FROM PAG El er community, but also the Rice the student body what changes have ) this communication takes place." While Sheikh said the initial community." been made. 5-percent cut during the 2009 aca- The Budget Planning Committee "I'm always in favor of finding / demic year could be met without would seek out programs impor- better and more efficient ways of cutting into the programs of most tant to Rice students, which will be sharing information with students departments, he expressed con- gauged through a series of polls and and learning from the students of cern that this will not be the case surveys, before weighing in on bud- how to make Rice a better univer- l( next year. He said he worries for get cut decisions. Details of these sity," Forman said. the sustainability of programs like polls will be worked out within the Forman said the budget will al- those in the Community Involve- committee, which is expected to have ways be a complicated issue at Rice. Ill ment Center. developed an action plan by the end "The budget process is not just "They have tons and tons of of this semester, Sheikh said. a decision on what to cut," Forman INTERWEBS! service projects that they fund Forman said the role of the Bud- said. "That's a dramatic oversimpli- throughout the year," Sheikh get Planning Committee will be cen- fication. Our campus is and always tered around communication, not will be a place of infinite opportu- said. "I feel that most of these Where you can crash and get projects, if not all, are extremely only gathering student input on bud- nities and limited resources. That's your news at the same time important, not only to the broad- get issues but also communicating to our steady state." Register online now and get the news right in your inbox. It's like exploring the universe from the comfort of your own home High prices paid for used textbooks WWW* RICETHRESHER •ORG Living Estate AUCTION April 2010 Madisonville, Texas. 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Jacobson, a Baker College senior, applied for and received an Envision Grant for $1,618 from Leadership Rice to help fund the event. He said Col- Jacobson said ColorCycle! received support of the project and later recruit- orCycle! used the money to purchase the reclaimed bicycles from the Rice ed volunteers from the clubs. project materials such as spray paint University Police Department, the Uni- Baker College freshman Zechariah and plastic sheets, food for volunteers versity of Houston and the surrounding Lau said he attended the event because and also to rent a 24-foot truck to trans- community, for free. it sounded like fun. port bicycles to bicycle racks spanning Tseng, a Wiess College senior, said "1 think it's cool that people from the entirety of campus. ColorCycle! affirmed President David around campus can come together and The idea for ColorCycle! came Leebron's Vision for the Second Cen- recycle these bikes nobody wants any- about when Scott Chamberlain, a tury by bringing the campus together more and have a good time," Lau said. member of the Student Association as a whole community. Lovett College junior Joey Yang Bike Safety Committee and biology "The most important thing about came to the event for the opportunity graduate student, sent an e-mail to getting volunteers is we wanted the to tag a bicycle. students in the School of Architec- volunteers to come from everywhere "It sounded like a lot of fun," Yang ture about collaborating on a bicy- and represent the diversity of campus," said. "It's fun to come out here and tag cle art project. Jacobson, an archi- Tseng said. something, to make it your own." tecture major, worked with Seanna The painted bicycles spanned the Dean of Undergraduates Robin For- Walsh, an architecture graduate color spectrum, with the hue gradually man noticed the event while taking a student, to develop ideas for Cham- changing colors from the west side to morning walk around campus. berlain's project. the east side of campus. "It's really fun to watch [the event] From June to August, Jacobson lo- "There's a very subtle commen- take shape here in real time," Forman cated, photographed and recorded the tary," Jacobson said. "Rice prides itself said. "We're looking forward to see- position of every bicycle rack on cam- on its diversity ... but on a day-to-day ing the bikes spread around campus. pus and used a geographic informa- basis, we don't really experience that It's beautiful." tion system to map the locations and diversity. You live in a certain place Once the bicycles had been paint- divide them into different sections of with certain people, you take classes ed, they were attached to the racks us- the color spectrum. with the same group of people ... I ing zip-ties to recreate the appearance Jacobson said he and Walsh orig- wanted to do something that brought of an unclaimed bicycle. Volunteer inally planned to paint the bicycle all these people together." painters placed stickers on the bicycles racks instead of the bicycles. Work- The team reshot each bicycle rack with their name and an identification ing with Facilities, Engineering and for comparison to identify where tag, along with a Web site address. In- Planning to determine the logistics abandoned bicycles were located. Us- dividuals who come into possession of the project, Jacobson painted ing the information obtained from the of the bicycles are encouraged to post blue a test bicycle rack near Autry photos, the ColorCycle! team coordi- photos of the bicycles' journeys on Court, which has remained painted nated with RUPD Captain Phil Hassell www.ricewhatsyourcolor.com, Jacob- for display. to determine which bicycles would be son said. However, the medium changed reclaimed for the project. Jacobson said the ColorCycle! to bicycles after Jacobson and his Jacobson said although RUPD usu- team also designed the project with partners realized they would not ally disposes of bicycles that are un- environmental concerns in mind. He mm- - - have enough volunteers. Jacobson claimed after 60 days, the process of said the team hopes people who take said removing bicycles from every getting rid of the bicycles can be slow. the bicycles will also fix them up and rack would have been too time- "Usually, the [abandoned] bikes ride them, allowing the bicycles to be and labor-intensive, and university sit for a long time, so they were happy recycled, rather than being thrown requirements would have insisted to let us take them off their hands," away like "garbage." ColorCycle! eventually remove the Jacobson said. By Sunday, most of the bicycles had paint anyway. To recruit volunteers for the event, been relocated from their original loca- "We were confident in our abil- Tseng said he and others sent e-mails tion, Jacobson said. ity to find volunteers," Jacobson said to clubs and college presidents, set up "The project was always intended about initially painting the bicycle Facebook and Twitter pages and spread to be temporary. It was always intended racks. "We were not confident in our the event through word of mouth. The to have massive volunteer participation ability to remove the paint ... so we ColorCycle! Organizational Manage- and to be more of an event than an in- voted to change media." ment Group first asked clubs for their stallation," Jacobson said. Above: A map designates the locations of the newly painted bikes. Bottom left: Dean of Under- graduates Robin Forman and his son give a recycled bike a coating of orange paint. Bottom right: Lovett College sophomore joey Yang enjoys personalizing his bike with paint. -f- FRIDAY, APRIL 9,2010 THE RICE THRESHER A&E 11 KTRU 19th Annual Outdoor Show Saturday, April 10 Noon -10 p.m. • Central Quad • FREE GRAPHICS AND LAYOUT BY JOE DWYER • ALL PHOTOS COURTESY RESPECTIVE BANDS, RAFTER PHOTO COURTESY THE WINDISH AGENCY NO V k * \ •' Il-kn \ J At their best, Ghost Mountain plays like the We are a group of friends and family that like love child of Animal Collective neo-psych and to make music together. We are all connected a syrup-slowed, heavy-lidded MC Paul Barman, to Rice in one way or another. We just released incorporating vocab-heavy lines with layers of our first CD, Rachel Buchman's Homemade bright, warm-and-fuzzy M83 synths, cloud- Band. We started playing music informally in sweeping atmospherics and a gleeful sense our living rooms years ago. In spring of 2008, of childish abandon. At their weirdest, they Rachel was invited to play for [the KTRU Out- near Four Tet territory, crafting intricate blan- door Show], and asked Scottand jacob ifthey'd kets of warm, comforting instrumental melodi- like to start a band to play for that show. We've cism. The band's closest analogue at points is been playing together ever since. We've played probably Bay Area freak-hoppers cLOUDDEAD, for the West University fundraiser Fathers and particularly in terms of the oddball lyrical im- Flashlights, the Bayou Bend Collection of the agery and the waves and washes of noise Museum of Fine Arts (twice!) and KTRU. We're that occasionally threaten to drown vocal- hoping to play the Jewish Community Center ist/sampler-wielder [Daniel Berkowitz's] LSpace City Gamelan for their Young People's Performing Arts Se- voice, but really, I can't bring myself to label ries, and then some of the venues around town this "hip-hop" of any flavor. It just doesn't Rachel Buchman's and beyond. Who knows? The main thing is fit; Ghost Mountain's vocals are primarily we're having so much fun! Visit us on Facebook rapped in Daniel's nerdy-guy deadpan, but Homemade Band and Myspace. they're only a tool, a piece used to build the whole contraption. Ghost Mountain - Rachel Buchman's Homemade Band - Jeremy Hart, spacecityrock.com r p Wasp & Pear i Office Party 1 Fat Tony Rafter Rafter Roberts stands no taller /1 than your average human male, yet his fiery red-haired head is filled with the minutiae of music, swirling and churning constantly. Fortunately this leaves little room for fear, of which Rafter has nearly Since the dawn of time, gods have walked among us. none. His fearlessness has led him Yet only now do they make themselves known. Soaring to do just about everything he sets down from Olympus on their eagles of truth, Office Party his mind to, which of course includes free-for-all rowdy sweatiness, hanky panky, and plays rock music and is from Jones College. Our mem- rolling on the stage, yelping. (Not to mention playing in bands since the age of two, new bers are Jesus Cortez, Ryan Oringer, Shawdon Molavi fatherhood and marriage, running a business, goin' to shows, building a new studio, and Daniel Sprinkle. United this year, we are Houston's makin' his own music, recording bands and eating raw ... all without going furiously nuts.) looth-ranked rock band on reverbnation.com, despite His is a strong will tempered by humor. One of the most intense and powerful music nerds having played, like, two shows. But seriously, you may ever meet, there is a refreshing lack of poseur hipness to Rafter Roberts. In its Office Party is about having fun, playing good stead is a pure enthusiasm for people, for doing it yourself, and the helping hand, for kick- music and taking amazing pictures. Office Optional. ing against the pricks and kicking out the jams. Tie and Party Required. - The Windish Agency - Office Party ^ENTERTAINMENT [email protected] 12 Relish: The Turquoise * i Grill is great Looking for a more authentic Mediterranean experience than you can find at Niko Niko's or Yia Yia Mary's? Consider a small Turkish res- taurant called the Turquoise Grill. We Drew Berger and Emily Salomon stumbled upon the restaurant in our search for something in the realm of Mediterranean cuisine, looking for a dining experience a little less Ameri- canized than the large, more popular Greek-American restaurants in town. We definitely found what we were looking for at the Turquoise Grill — the family-owned atmosphere is re- BY THERESA BOYER locations, both on Earth and beyond. pertly draw the viewer into Dezso's standing on tiptoe to more complete- freshing in a city full of impersonal, Throughout her artistic career, Dezso imagined universe. ly examine scenes at various eleva- THRESHER STAFF commercial establishments, and has elected to give great agency to her The installation is actually com- tions. Either way, the act of physical Andrea Dezso's new installation viewers' ability to posed of numer- exploration lends a childlike qual- at the Rice Gallery transforms the escape past their | I ous separate ity of discovery to the installation, front of the gallery into a network of physical location tunnel "books," akin to bouncing up and down to various portals and windows, which with their minds. some expanded gain a better view of animals at the transport the viewer into another Sometimes in H to proportions zoo or aquarium. world. Sometimes in My Dreams I Fly, My Dreams I Fly so large viewers Houston provided a worthy back- which runs April 8 to Aug. 8, chal- is an enlarge- Sometimes In My can almost walk drop and inspiration for Dezso's first The Turquoise Grill lenges the viewers to suspend their ment of Dezso's through them. site-specific work. Home to the John- • • • • earthly cares in exchange for passage signature "tun- Dreams I Fly Speckled across son Space Center and the eponymous to a lunar landscape of fantastical nel books," series • • • • • various levels Mission Control Center, the city's Starring: Sultan Beyti creatures and unidentifiable objects. of pieces of paper over the gallery's connection with space travel ap- Kebab, Doner Kebab Dezso grew up in Transylvania, cut and painted front glass pan- pears particularly direct. In fact, the Artist: Andrea Dezso Location: 3701 Kirby Drive Romania under the regime of com- to portray an els, the portals al- famous line "Houston, we've had a Now Showing: Rice tghouston.com munist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. overall image. low access to dif- problem," uttered during the failed Gallery, April 8 - Aug. 8 713-523-5697 Rampant censorship, the inability to Placed in a reced- ricegallery.org ferent imaginary Apollo 13 mission to the moon, pro- freely move about the country and ing horizontal characters and vided the main inspiration for Some- the launch of Sputnik during the manner, the lay- geographical times in My Dreams I Fly. The catas- space race shaped her childhood. ers of paper lend features. Dezso trophe that prevented the crew from while there are a few "American- friendly" items on the menu, like The impossibility of travel caused a great sense of depth to her work. invites the viewer to explore various actually reaching the moon spoke to hamburgers and philly cheesesteaks, Dezso to turn inward and use her own The presence of a third dimension aspects of the same world through Dezso's memories of her childhood the offerings are overall very true to imagination as an avenue to different within the tunnel books serves to ex- the physical act of bending down or Osee GALLERY, page 14 Turkish cuisine. This is one of those places where the owner takes time to greet you himself, and. if you ask, The Mikadoproudl y explains each dish in detail. RLOS delivers solid show with If you're lucky, he may even offer you BY KENSEY KING marry her right away due to a pre- baklava on the house for dessert. THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF vious arrangement with the Lord From what we could tell, everything High Executioner. Through a series we ordered was homemade and fresh The Rice Light Opera Society of random and highly entertaining to order. Dining here was as much a has dared to take on yet another events, just about everyone's head culturally broadening experience as challenging Gilbert and Sullivan is eventually wanted by the ruler it was a culinary adventure. piece, The Mikado. The overall per- of Japan. Located two blocks north of formance is humorous and pleasur- The female cast members carry U.S. 59 off of Kirby Drive on Norfolk able, but it encounters its fair share the majority of The Mikado's weight. Street, Turquoise Grill isn't the fanci- of problems and theatre glitches. The painted girls with Japanese fans est restaurant in town, but it's clean, and bright kimonos sing with good and the food and service make up for harmony, and the leads — Cordray, what the restaurant lacks in decor. Gillian Kruse (Brown '09), and Expect the typical wooden, square Will Rice College senior Rochelle cafe tables and chairs with turquoise S Herbst — work quite well together as accents. Tables for two are available The Mikado a feminine trio. Yet while Cordray's outside, where the street is surpris- high-hitting notes are sure to give ingly quiet. We were immediately • • • • • the audience goosebumps, her act- greeted by regulars seated outside, ing lacks energy. Newcomer Ruthie and when we entered the restaurant Directed By: Patrick Kruse Halberstadt, a Wiess College fresh- the waitstaff made us feel welcome, Now Playing: April 8-10, man playing the role of Katisha, even though we were a party of six. 14 and 16 at 8:30 p.m., deserves rookie-of-the-year acco- The chorus belts a tune in the Rice Light Opera Society's production of The Seating is easy to come by for dinner and April 15 at 10 p.m., lades with her performance, as she Mikado, playing this weekend and next week in the Brown Commons. on Saturday, but go on the early side Brown Commons outshines the whole cast. She sings if you want to sit more than four. Price: $5 students, with a strong voice and is the most When we admitted to our waiter $10 general admission animated character on the stage, carries her weight with her strong, overpowering at times, does a fan- that we were not very familiar with bedecked in a gray wig and vibrant on-key alto. The roles of Pooh-Bah tastic job. Wiess senior Alex Lawler Turkish cuisine, he insisted we try red kimono. (Tim Cragin, Hanszen '06) and Ko- conducts the orchestra with ease. a broad range of dishes. He gave us While the male cast in general Ko (Baker freshman Andrew Sch- Sullivan is not always the easiest the option of ordering family-style The Mikado first premiered in fails to match the vocal experience neider) are not sensational in their composer to perform, but the or- because we were such a large party, March of 1885 at London's Savoy and range of the females, there are musicality, but the actors present chestra carries itself well and per- a privilege not offered on the menu. Theatre. The show went on to run a few commendable performances. their characters adequately. severes throughout the show, giv Clearly, the waitstaff was primarily for a record 672 performances, and Copper's sturdy tenor, enuncia Throughout the show there is ing a near-flawless performance. concerned with making our Turkish it still maintains a great deal of tion and projection make his songs a battle for sound dominance be- The Brown College Commons dining experience as varied and satis- popularity with today's audiences. memorable, and, although scary in tween the orchestra and cast, and doesn't necessarily lend itself to a fying as possible, a welcome change The musical takes place in Titipu, his portrayal of the "humane" Mi- many times, the orchestra won. The production of this nature, but the from those restaurants that want you Japan, a city full of ridiculous laws kado, Mike Cordray (Baker '07) de- issue of sound poses a problem for Rice Light Opera Society manages to eat quickly so they can give your and names that appear to be noth- livers an entertaining and energetic many college productions and is well with the available space. The table to the next paying customer. In ing but a series of racially tinged performance that provides much further complicated by the fact that stage is cleverly constructed, with fact, we had extended conversations Catch 22s. A traveling minstrel comic relief. And while Brown Col- the cast of The Mikado is not micro- four levels that help give more va- with both our waiter and (he owner, named Nanki-Poo (Geoff Copper, lege senior Jamie Sammis may not phoned. The boys' solos in particu- riety to blocking and choreography. who were quite friendly and attended Sid Richardson *07) arrives in the be one of the boys in the otherwise lar are hard to catch, with Gilbert's The backdrop, a Japanese tea house sharply to our needs as their guests. all-male chorus, she shows no fear city to find his love Yum-Yum (Lau- quick, wordy lyrics. with mountains fading off in the We started with the babaghannus, ren Cordray, Sid *06), but he cannot in belting out like one of them and The orchestra, though loud and O see MIKADO, page 13 Osee RELISH, page 13 FRIDAY, APRIL 9,2010 THE RICE THRESHER A&E 13 My First Time deflowers sex stigma £SISH BY LOLLEY MCCONNELL roasted eggplant pureed with garlic, tie. The meat was surprisingly lean FORTHETHRESHER tahini and lemon juice — a popu- and very tender for lamb. lar dish in Arab and Mediterranean The table favorite was the Sul- The stories of My First Time range countries. For Emily, this was the ulti- tan Beyti Kebab, lamb wrapped in from romantic to funny to painful mate test; she has loved the dish ever lavash bread and drizzled with a to absurd, as eight actors on a bare since her Serbian grandfather taught creamy tomato-yogurt sauce. We stage recount others' tales of the her how to make their babaghannus also ordered the grilled salmon and first time they bared it all. With an- family recipe when she was 10. To Chicken Kebab, but these dishes ecdotes gathered from the Web site her joy, the eggplants were prepared were not so noteworthy. Both were www.myfirsttime.com, the play show- correctly, offering an earthiness and well prepared, but the star dish- cases multiple perspectives on virgin- smokiness to the dish that can only es were definitely the other four ity and delivers the message that no be achieved when the eggplants are we ordered. matter how your first time worked -\- S3 properly roasted on an open grill. She We found the Aryan, a tradition- \ out, never fear, for there will be many, ae found the dip to be well-seasoned but al Turkish yogurt-like drink, to be a many other chances to get it right. not over-salted, which kept it flavorful perfect complement to the spiced and fresh. The bread accompanying meats for its refreshingly light, l£mrnSthe babaghannu s was clearly home- slightly minty taste. For dessert, made, with hints of garlic and olive the owner offered us free baklava, a oil carrying through, an unexpected traditional pastry made from phyllo departure from the cardboard-like dough, chopped nuts and honey, The stage may be sparse, but My First Time spares no details, no pita found at other Houston Mediter- and a semolina cake. The baklava My First Time matter how sweet or shocking. ranean restaurants. was more flavorful and delicate The theme of well-seasoned, than the semolina cake, which was • • • • itr homemade food continued through- basically a honeyed sponge cake. of 10 to 12 characters to play. The accent, is over the top and repeatedly out the meal. Per the waiter's advice, For the amount of food we or- Directed By: Tiffany Kim slap-dash pace of switching between yells about the fire-and-brimstone we enjoyed the Turquoise Lahmajun, dered, the price was very reason- Now Playing: April 9 and a 42-year-old virgin holding out for consequences of pleasure. The char- a sort of Turkish pizza, featuring able. Having shared an appetizer, 10, 8 p.m., Herring 100 love to a pre-teen one-night stand acter is meant to be the type of nay- minced, spiced ground meat stand- the lahmajun, the Aryan yogurt Price: Free never inhibits the cast's energy. Most sayer whose discomfort with sexuality ing out against finely chopped, crisp drink, six entrees, Turkish coffee of the transitions are flawless, with prompted the Web site's and the play's fresh vegetables and creamy white and dessert, our tab came out to one-liners coming right on cue to creation, yet he comes off as a parody yogurt sauce as toppings. We shared just below $20 a person. Our only Co-directed by Wiess College soph- make My First Time more humorous of conservative values. While the per- six dishes among the six of us for complaint is that we waited a very omore Matt Banks and Lovett College than awkward. formance states its aim to make people the entree. Highlights included the long time to receive our check. Mul- senior Sarah Lyons, the off-Broadway One of the standout performances feel comfortable with their first times, Doner Kebab, a popular street food tiple couples came and went before show is appearing at Rice for a sec- comes from Jones Graduate School of mocking those who make the choice in Turkey, which was served on a bed we finally left. ond consecutive year, and it reveals Business staff member Sherry Wang, to wait for marriage seems to undercut of rice with fire-grilled tomatoes and However, we absolutely recom- a significant maturity in this run. The who portrays a young girl who has its very mission to respect others. peppers. The meat was intensely fla- mend you take your Mediterranean onstage monologues are supported by sex with her brother who is dying of The choice to bring the play to Rice vorful, juicy and well-seasoned — a craving here if you seek a relaxed a multimedia display, which provides leukemia. Her portrayal of both the a second year highlights the desire of welcome change from the kind we're dining experience with honest statistics and celebrity quotes about shame it causes and the heartache students to make sexual experiences used to getting in the servery during dishes, complex flavors and a their own initiations. While most of of losing a sibling make for a sober more acceptable. The show is highly their Greek gyro-themed dinners. friendly, authentic and knowledge- the stories are scripted, the audience pause in the otherwise upbeat land- entertaining and a positive reminder The Adana Kebab platter was able waitstaff. While you can find is encouraged to get involved by fill- scape of the play. that the first time is just that: a first. similar to the Doner Kebab in flavor, a gyro in town for $7.50, the fresh, ing out an anonymous survey that is Perhaps the only misstep came One of the most memorable quotes of but because the meat was ground homemade food and star treatment then given to the actors. As a result, with a particularly evangelical charac- the play expresses other firsts — your and served in the style of meatballs, at Turquoise Grill makes this place there's a chance your first time will be ter, played by Wiess sophomore Amit first steps, first words — as hardly it differed in texture from the Doner well worth it. part of the act. Suneja, who preaches to the other your best. My First Time will have Kebab. The lamb chops, which both The acting in My First Time is in- three actors on stage about the evils of you laughing and might have you the waiter and the owner dubbed Drew Berger is a Lovett College ju- credibly strong, especially consider- sex outside of marriage. The charac- crying, but it will certainly leave you the "best lamb chops in town," do nior and Emily Salomon is a Wiess ing that each performer has upwards ter, delivered with a strong Southern with no regrets. not invite disagreement with this ti- College junior. OK. SO MY SUBS REALLY AREN'T GOURMET AND ESTABLISHED IN CHARLESTON, IL WE'RE NOT FRENCH EITHER. MY SUBS JUST TASTE • MIKADO IN 1983 TO ADO TO STUDENTS CPA A LITTLE BETTER. THAT'S ALL! I WANTED TO CALL IT JIMMY JOHN'S TASTY SANDWICHES, BUT FROM PAGE 12 AND GENERAL DATING ABILITY. MY MOM TOLD ME TO STICK WITH GOURMET. SHE THINKS WHATEVER I DO IS GOURMET. BUT I DON'T THINK EITHER OF US KNOWS UMAT IT distance, stretches across the entire add some depth to the show. Kruse, MEANS. SO LETS STICK WITH TASTY! Sincc W• W• 1983 stage and sets the scene. the costumer, was also smart with The designer of the backdrop, the addition of anachronistic wood- Stephanie Tritchler (Baker '09), did en shoes that really tug at the satire Cat?RhD's GREA,r^.S«tS a magnificent job with color con- that Gilbert and Sullivan create. 0"*met sandwicb* GIANT CLUB SANDWICHES trasting and use of space. A small Overall, The Mikado has its dif- 8" SUB SANDWICHES prop tree containing blossoms and Corporate Headquarters Champaign. IL My deb sandwiches have twice the meat or cheese, try it ficulties and problems with sound III •( my tatty sib sandwiches are a fall I inches of on ny fresh baked thick sliced 7-grain bread or my famous homemade French bread. Iresh ie((ies and the finest a white bird also occupies a corner and performance, but with Gil- homemade Irencb bread! meats A cheese I can bey! tnd if it matters te yon. of the stage. 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She imagined black color scheme contributes that, despite being thwarted from to the overall mystery and almost landing on the moon, the crew turned sinister quality of the landscape. their attention to exploring the moon It is clear that while the theme ap- with their imaginations. peals to the childlike elements of "What you imagine may be richer curiosity and acceptance, this is than reality," Dezso believes; there- decidedly a complex exploration fore, her installation could mirror where not every pathway yields some of the creatures that the crew a happy ending. hypothesized resided on the lunar The alienness of Dezso's other- surface. Largely devoid of scientific worldly creation inspires a distinct inhibitions, these creatures have feeling of wonder and awe. She de- spectacular names like "strolling fines her goal as "suspending the couple with benevolent houseplant" feeling of familiarity" and trans- and "small leaf-brain runner." Some- porting viewers into an environ- times in My Dreams I Fly allows the ment quite different from their own. viewer to leave behind the trappings With great artistry and skill, Dezso of the everyday world through the successfully achieves her mission acceptance of fantasy. through a reliance on the imagina- Dezso's dark, muted blue-and- tive curiosity present in all of us. Sparks singsupjifstinker Scott breaks down what BY JACKIE AMMONS her father and manages to fall in love role after "Hannah Montana" fame, THRESHER STAFF with volleyball hunk Will (Triangle's she performs surprisingly well as a exactly all those "healthy' Liam Hemsworth). rebellious teenager who learns to Think of novelist Nicholas Sparks The plot is typical Sparks territory, break out of her shell and embrace as the Stephen King of the romance and there is simply nothing original her former love of music. Coleman's claims on your favorite genre. He consistently churns out about it. Audiences have certainly part as the funny younger brother novels that are easily adapted into seen Sparks match young, unlikely Jonah adds appreciated comic re- tear-jerking movies: Novel qual- couples who fall deeply in love, as in lief to this otherwise serious movie, foods really mean ity notwithstanding, he explores pro- 2002's A Walk to Remember. They have and Kinnear is quite convincing as found sadness, passionate romance aiso seen young people learn to better a father, skillfully developing his and time-honored life lessons about understand their parents, like Allie character's existence from an ener- family, and audi- does in 2004's getic father of two to a hospital pa- ences eat it up. I I The Notebook. tient struggling with cancer. The latest Sparks Even The Last For those looking to see some- novel-turned- Song's beach set- thingnew, T/ieLasfSongisn'tit.The flick, The Last ting is reminis- film seems more a compilation of Song, follows e cent of Sparks' other Sparks romantic dramas than this pattern, with The Last Song 2008 Nights in an original work, which even excep- Disney Channel Rodanthe and tional casting cannot fix. Ultimate- Eater's Digest star Miley Cyrus * • • • • this year's Dear ly, the trite plot gives Cyrus, Kin- stepping in as John; however, in near and Coleman only so much to Starring: Miley Cyrus, Sparks' leading a feeble attempt work with. Worse yet, The Last Song Greg Kinnear ricethresher.org lady. But while to mix things up, probably won't be the last of Sparks' Rated: PG the addition of a this time the her- formulaic romances. Released: March 31 teenage superstar oine's love inter- to the mix makes est is a volleyball the film's cast player instead HISTORY DEPARTMENT slightly more youthful compared to of J surfer. past Sparks adaptations, there is re- In fact, the only surprising as- Check Out These ally nothing truly original about The pect of the film's storyline is Will New Courses & Instructors for the 2010 Fall Semester Last Song. It fails to top Sparks' most and Ronnie's relatively uncompli- acclaimed novel-to-movie incarna- cated romantic relationship. Un- tions, such as The Notebook and A like most romantic characters in Walk to Remember. Sparks' films, Will and Ronnie find Hist 241 U.S. WOMEN'S HISTORY, COLONIAL TO CIVIL WAR The Last Song begins with Ronnie love without enduring supreme {HannahMontana: The Movie'sCyrus), hardships, marriages, divorces or DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II a rebellious teenager, being sent with multiple years of separation before MWF 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM Robin Sager her brother (Post Grad's Bobby Cole- eventually coming together. But this man) to live with their father (Green is the only way the film attempts to Zone's Greg Kinnear) in Georgia for move beyond its numerous prede- the summer. While she stays at her fa- cessors. Sparks has a formula, and Hist 257 JEWS & CHRISTIANS IN MEDIEVAL EUR ther's beach house, Ronnie rediscov- he's sticking with it. 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Daniel Cohen www.bullseyestorage.com Be sure to ask for our Hist 383 SACRED SPACES IN THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN TTH 4:00 PM - 5:20 PM Shira Lander Rice student special discount! Course descriptions available at COMMENTARY Outdoor track begins with record-setting weekends Opening week ushers hope for golden age by Natalie Clericuzio and that's what I wanted to do. I wanted THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF to place well in my meet." We've survived it. "The Decade Ruthian clock, the Doubleday dips of hard on baseball fans, and probably On March 26-27, the track team host- As the saying goes, everything's big- from Hell," as Time called it. The time — to the season of baseball. harder, than any other demographic ed and competed in the Victor Lopez ger in Texas. Even track meets. 2000s — or Aughts, or Double-O's, And it makes sense, if you think littering the census forms. Now, I'm Classic, Rice's first home meet this sea- Last weekend, the women's track or whatever you want to call them about it. A writer far wiser than my- not saying that our struggles sur- son which is named for former 26-year team competed in the 83rd-annual — were not for the faint of heart. self once noted that baseball mirrors passed those in the post-Katrina women's track head coach. This meet Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin, Sparkling towers felled by manned the seasons our ancestors witnessed tribes or those threading the Afghani was also the first to use the new track the second-largest track meet in the na- missiles; a pair of wars foisted with — the hope, springing eternal, of a cliffs. They weren't, and it's ridicu- surface and facility. After being under tion, behind only the historic Penn Re- thought to neither fiscal or physical bright spring day; the slow waxing of lous to think otherwise. But check out construction last semester, the track lays in size. costs; a hurricane turning America's what we went through. was completed in time for training for Senior Britany Williams led Rice's soul, New Orleans, into a watery, ran- We had Mark McGwire's tears, indoor track to begin. effort, placing second overall in the sacked shell. Rafael Palmeiro's finger and Sammy Head Coach Jim Bevan felt the meet women's 1500-meter run with 4 min- No, it wasn't for the faint. And it Sosa's stuttering turning their cir- went well. utes 26.48 seconds, a lifetime best. sure as hell took long enough. cular logic into a circus of steroids. "We had two nice days and a chance Senior Shakera Reece also posted an But that's that. That time is past, Barry Bonds unleashed all that is ar- to fully compete as a team," Bevan said. impressive time, 11.61, in the 100-meter relegated to the Facebooks, er, history rogant and unholy on the most sacred "We had victories by throwers and dis- dash, earning her a season-best time books of future students, the You- number in the record books, against tance runners.... We got a lot of positive and fifth place. Junior Kimberly Stan- Tube trend-hoppers who will wonder Casey Michel the most distinguished character the remarks on the facility. It was the largest THRESHER STAFF ford posted a lifetime-best time in the and marvel at just how screwed up, game has ever seen. The Red Sox and attendance we've ever had and I think it sprint hurdles, 13.93. Additionally, in and how exploratory, the time truly the Yankees, the two top-shelf-selfish will continue to grow." the distance medley relay, the team of was. The decade was sour-faced and the balmy summer months; the rush teams in the league, combined for Junior Ari Ince performed well sophomores Sophie Peeters and Marie petulant, tragic and trying, but here and the scramble of the fall, a time four titles in 10 years. It was enough throughout the weekend, earning a Thompson, freshman Lilian Nwora and we are — one week into the new de- to reap what is sown during sunnier to make you wonder if the baseball first-place finish in the javelin and a senior Vicki Walker placed sixth overall cade. One week into another stab at times; and the dormancy of winter, gods had gone Rip Van Winkle on us, second-place finish in the pole vault. In with a time of 11:57.13. this thing called civilization. when you can't but pine for both the snoozing through the decade. the javelin, Ince threw for 139' 9", a life- What's that? You claim we're four year past and the year to come. The game fell. Our heroes turned According to Williams, the team time best. In the pole vault, her height months in? Ah, I suppose 1 should So here it is: Opening Week. into imposters. Our glories turned wanted to represent Rice well at of 12' 11.5" earned her a lifetime best. back up for a second. See. within the Another shot at getting it right, at into goats, turned into ghosts, turn- the meet. The success in field events contin- pages of this sports section, there are planting ourselves on grounds of ing the national pastime into a "1 wanted to at least do well in front ued for Rice, as senior Katie Dollinger no Gregorian or Julian calendars to trust and hope and optimism. On national shame. The implosion of the of a big crowd because it's always good won the hammer throw with a lifetime stand by. We don't mark our days by trying this whole fandom thing out, Expos. The secrets of the Oakland A's to have Rice's name out there and have best, tossing for 165' 5". Junior Tina the turns of the moon or the rise of one more time. put on display for big-market clubs to people see it," Williams said. "I see it as Robinson placed third overall in the the sun. No, we set our watches to the Because last decade was just as 63 see DECADE, page 18 a way that we have to show face. It's like hammer at 163' 7". a show and you have to play your part S3 see RECORDS, page 18 OWLOOK This Week in Sports Friday, April 9 All Day — El Paso, Texas Men's Tennis vs. Tulsa Women's Tennis at SMU 1 p.m. — Jake Hess Tennis Stadium Noon — Dallas Baseball atTulane Baseball atTulane 6:30 p.m. — New Orleans, La. 6:30 p.m. — New Orleans, La. Sunday, April 11 Saturday, April 10 Women's Tennis at North Texas Women's Track at UTEP Invitational 11 a.m. — Denton, Texas All Day — El Paso, Texas Men's Tennis vs. Oklahoma Men's Track at UTEP Invitational 1 p.m. — Jake Hess Tennis Stadium "• ""v" '"7r * • " 1 ' FRIDAY, APRIL 9,2010 16 j PORTS THE RICE THRESHER ======Men's tennis finds winning ways, downs TCU, Texas A&M the same score, with the three clinch- able 4-3 win against the then-i2th- ing singles points all coming from ranked Aggies last year, but, well, Rice freshmen. that was last year. As such, just because the Horned Podlewski and Polyakov drew first Frogs (7-8) were lower in the rank- blood with an 8-6 win at the bottom ings — right where the Owls stood of the doubles lineup. After Nuesslein a week before, out of the top 50 — and Saravia dropped against the fifth- they were just as potent as any of the ranked pair of Austin Krajicek and Jeff squads Rice has struggled with this Dadamo, Rice's sist-ranked tandem season. And it didn't take long for of Rosa and sophomore Isamu Tachi- that to show. bana clinched the doubles point with Rice's 62nd-ranked pair of sopho- an 8-6 victory. mores Michael Nuesslein and Chris- But the 1-0 lead would be Rice's tian Saravia dropped at the top last of the day. Despite victories from doubles spot to Emanuel Brighiu and Saravia and Rosa — the senior gut- Christopher Price 8-4. The Horned ted an impressive three-set win over Frogs then clinched the doubles Krajicek, ranked eighth in the coun- point at the number three position, try — the Aggies grabbed the middle with Paul Chappell and Zach Nichols four spots in the singles lineup to seal outlasting senior Dennis Polyakov the 4-3 win. and junior Oscar Podlewski for a 9-7 "If you told me before the match win. For good measure, TCU also we were going to win the doubles grabbed the number two position for point and win at number one and the doubles sweep. then lose, I would have said you were Down 1-0 early, Rice steadied nuts," Ustundag said. "Obviously, itself as singles began. Podlewski doubles isn't too much of a surprise, found revenge to tie the match, and and neither is Bruno, but they're at senior Bruno Rosa, ranked 34th in the their strongest at the number one • nation, pushed Rice ahead with a 6-1, position. ... Unfortunately, we lost at 6-4 win over Brighiu. With the lead some of the matches where I thought firmly in hand, Rice ran to a 5-2 vic- we had the better talent." tory to give the team only its second The loss may set the Owls back in I iAIMCN SCKOCFFLEH/THRCSHCR win over a ranked opponent in its last the record book, but it should prepare eight tries. them well for today's contest against Senior Bruno Rosa returns a shot against the University of North Carolina March 10. The team has won four of Assistant Coach Efe Ustundag the University of Tulsa, set for 1 p.m. its last five matches, after losing three straight before that streak began on March 19 against Tulane. (Baker '99) said the win was well- at Jake Hess Tennis Stadium. The fought, but that TCU's grit didn't Golden Hurricane (14-6) has taken wane with the match. the Conference USA crown four years by Casey Michel pears a bit rosier for the 42nd-ranked hefty experience in their first-year "It was a good win," Ustundag in a row — and at 31st in the nation, THRESHER STAFF Owls (10-9). campaigns. The team was simply said. "It ended up being 5-2, but it highest in the conference, it looks The turnaround took long enough sputtering, underperforming, losing could have very easily been 4-3 the poised as favorite for a fifth. Just as spring turns, just as to arrive, but it's not easy to see just one too many tiebreakers, double- other way around." Once Rice gets through Tulsa, the baseball team revamps, so too what caused it. The team's losses faults and set points. Still, there's something to be the team will host the University of does the men's tennis team. Two have almost all been handy, with very If there's one thing Rice can point said about the rankings; it's not as if Oklahoma, currently ranked 21st but weeks ago, the season was in the few of the 4-3 heartbreakers the team to, it's that the teams it is currently they're conjured out of thin air. And winner of only two of its last five. dumps. But with a 5-2 thumping of ran into in 2009. And while there is facing are, if anything, easier to beat, for the Aggies (18-4), their top-15 rank The match against the Sooners (14-4) then-No. 58 Texas Christian Universi- a prominent number of underclass- at least according to the rankings. But came primarily from the seven-match poses Rice's best shot at a significant ty March 27 and a to-the-limit 4-3 loss men, with sophomores generally every team is dangerous — after all, winning streak they were riding be- upset, something that has eluded the against No. 12 Texas A&M University comprising two-thirds of the singles this is a Rice squad which downed a fore facing Rice. The Owls' stable of team all year. four days later, the season now ap- starting lineup, all of them gained i2th-ranked Aggies squad last year by freshmen pushed Rice to a remark- S3 see WINNING, page 18 11 • LL y HOUSTON Encounter God : : Experience Community : : Engage our World §f3 if Mliii9 "The Surprising Triumph of Mercy from Mtt. 5:7 Taught by Pastor Dwight Edwards Sundays @ 10:45 AM:: Southside Park Clubhouse @ 3743 Garnet 1.5 miles west of Rice campus:: Childcare available from infants to 6th grade WoodsEdge.org - Houston T. FRIDAY, APRIL 9,2010 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS 17 Women fall to ranked squadsTrack blows past competition Tennis drops first two matches but rebounds nicely at Victor Lopez, Texas Relays by Christopher Pettijohn were evenly matched and every match set and win the match for USF, giving ball is over." THRESHER STAFF was hotly contested. However, key Rice its second defeat in a row. Turning to the field events, Rice's points went Ohio State's way, allowing The match versus USF was the Owls' top thrower, junior Clay Baker, took 11th The past two weeks have been the Buckeyes to take the singles points second five-hour match of the season. place in the discus with a throw of 46.69 extremely busy for the 42nd-ranked and the match. The next morning, the team played No. meters to lead the Owls last weekend. women's tennis team. Playing four A few days later, Rice faced No. 17 24 VCU (16-4) in another match that Prior to the Texas Relays, Rice matches against tough opponents and USF (10-5). Despite tough play through- went Rice's way, as the Owls picked up hosted the Victor Lopez Classic on the going 2-2, the team is entering the final out the match by the Owls, USF man- a 4-3 win. newly renovated track at Rice Track Sta- stretch before conference champion- aged a win with a close score of 4-3. This time, however, Rice entered dium March 26-27. The Owls had ban- ships, and wear-and-tear is beginning Once again, the doubles point went singles competition having already lost ner days across the spectrum of events, to show. In the team's last four match- Rice's way. The 68th-ranked doubles the doubles point. The Owls then pro- highlighted by junior Ugo Nduaguba's es, they faced Ohio State University, team of Chao and Guzman faced one ceeded to drop the fourth and fifth sin- victory in the triple jump with a jump University of South Florida, Virginia of their toughest opponents of the year gles matches. Down 0-3, Rice finally got of 15.51 meters. Junior John Berens fol- Commonwealth University and Loui- in the No. 16 doubles team of Irene Re- the match to go its way. Even though the lowed closely behind to take sixth place siana Lafayette University. hberger and Melissa Koning. Chao and team had played a five-hour match the in the event. For their first of the four matches, Guzman pulled out the win 9-8 (7-4). The day before, the Owls showed no fatigue Freshmen high jumpers Ikechi the team faced No. 30 Ohio State (14- other doubles win came from the team of in the final four matches of the day. Nnamani and Tyler Wiest continued 4) on March 27. After playing a close junior Rebekka Hanle and senior Rebec- The magic began when freshman their string of solid performances match with them last year and losing, ca Lin, easily defeating their opponents Daniella Trigo won her match 6-3, 6-4 dating from the indoor season; Rice hoped they could change the result at the number-three position 8-2. at the number six position. Hanle then Nnamani finished second after top this time around. Unfortunately, history However, the Owls' opponents defeated her opponent in straight sets ping out at 2.05 meters, and Wiest was doomed to repeat itself, and the proved their team's No. 17 ranking as well: 7-6,6-2. landed in ninth place. Freshman Ikechi Nnamani main- women lost 4-3. with impressive play in singles match- The next two points came down Warren was impressed by Ndu- Rice got off to a good start by win- es. USF won the matches at the num- to the numbers two and three posi- tains his form to set a personal aguba's performance and Nna- ning the doubles point. Although the ber six, three and two positions. Rice tions where Jackson and Chao were best of 2.05 meters in the high mani's potential. No. 41 team of senior Julie Chao and came back with a win from Lin at the locked in extremely tough battles. jump on March 27. Nnamani and "Ugo's mark is definitely going to sophomore Ana Guzman lost at the number five position in a tough three Both had won their first sets but the other field athletes will join get him qualified for Nationals," War- number one doubles position. Rice dug setter 6-2,1-6, 6-2, and a win from No. dropped their second sets, leaving ren said. "Ikechi barely missed 2..0 the sprinters in El Paso this week- out a close win in the second doubles 104 Hanle. Guzman, who played the the whole match resting on the out- [meters], so I'm really optimistic he can match and an easy win at the third. final match against Ohio State, came come of the third and final sets of end at the UTEP Invitational. get there, maybe even this week. Tyler Rice's doubles point victory did not back again, this time against Eca- each match. looks really good as well." faze Ohio State. The Buckeyes were on terina Vasenina of USF. With a lot of Chao wasted no time in the third Nnamani also sneaked in a sev- top of their game in the singles match- pressure on Guzman, Vasenina was and played brilliantly to take the third by Jonathan Myers enth-place finish in the long jump to es, winning all but two. The opponents able to squeak by and take the third O see COMEBACK, page 18 THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF round out his meet. Junior Clay Baker and sophomore Alex Zinchenko both The Law Office of ======While students relaxed over impressed in the shot put, throwing spring recess, the men's track team 15.92 and 15.66 meters, respectively. Matthew D. Sharp was rising to the occasion against Baker also added a bronze medal in one of the nation's finest collec- the discus, with a throw of 49.17 me- DWI • Drug Charges • Criminal Cases • Assault tion of athletes in the Clyde Little- ters. Junior Shea Kearney and fresh- field Texas Relays held in Austin on man Alec Hsu finished back-to-back Zealous Representation March 31-April 3. in the pole vault, bringing home 1017 Heights Blvd. Houston, TX 77008 Senior pole vaulter Jason Col- fourth- and fifth-place finishes. wick began his outdoor season with Warren seemed especially pleased 713-226-8800 • [email protected] a vault just one centimeter short of with the Owls in the field events. www.SharpCriminalAttorney.com his personal best, winning the meet "Alex is about to the point where championship for a third-straight he's going to start throwing really year with a 18' 6" mark. His perfor- well," Warren said. "Clay is throwing mance ranks as the third highest really, really well in both the shot and in the world this year, with 2008 the discus. Alec had a personal best, Olympic pole-vault and he's definitely coming along in gold medalist Steve the pole vault." Hooker owning the Zivick contin- top vault of 2010. ued his solid start Fall 2010 In addition to in the 1500-meter his win, Colwick run this season, was named Confer- DID You KNOW? with his time of ence USA Track and 3:59.86 being good Registration Field Athlete of the Four Owls set personal enough for sixth, Week for the sixth bests over the weekend: while freshman time in his career. Scott Zivick in the 1500-me- Sammy Abuhamra Times Head Coach Jon ter run, Ikechi Nnamani in took 10th place. the high jump, Dan Sloat in Warren (Jones '88) Zivick talked about the 800-meter run and Alex felt he could not the difference be- Zinchenko in the shot put. have asked for a tween his perfor- better performance mances in Austin Registration start times are assigned based from Colwick. and Houston. "That's prob- "It was really a on the total number of hours completed. ably the best talent we'll face as series of fortunate events in Austin. I Graduate Students a team until Nationals, and Jason had Simon with me and he had run 1.) All GR Students 5:00 p.m. just had an incredibly solid perfor- well at Texas Relays last year, so it Registration for all students mance against it," Warren said. was great to have that additional ex- begins on Sun, April, 11 and Undergraduate Students Upperclassmen made a trend perience," Zivick said. "My training Total Completed Hours: of carrying the weight for Rice in was just coming around that week, continues through Fri, April, Austin, with junior Michael Trejo and it really hadn't reached that point 1.) 118.00 + 5:00 p.m. adjusting to the unique nature of before the Victor Lopez Classic." 16th. 2.) 106.00-117.99 5:20 p.m. the steeplechase nicely by finish- Senior Simon Bucknell returned ing 12th in his first time running to the track, leading the Owls in the 3.) 97.00-105.99 5:40 p.m. the event this season. Senior Jus- 5000-meter run with a time just over Students who register after 5:00 p.m. on 4.) 90.00-96.99 6.00 p.m. tin Maxwell followed right behind the 15-minute mark. Redshirt fresh- Trejo, crossing the finish line with man Gabe Cuadra finished two plac- Fri, April 16th will be assessed a Late 5.) 83.00-89.99 6:20 p.m. Registration Fee. a time of 9:49.70. es behind Bucknell in 11th, while 6.) 77.00-82.99 6:40 p.m. Senior Scott Zivick turned in Trejo closed out the Rice contingent. a personal best in the 1500 with a Maxwell ran a season-best 9:31.81 in 7.) 71.00-76.99 7:00 p.m. Students can ADD or DROP courses in time of 3:53.18 to finish just out- the 3000-meter run to finish just off 8.) 64.00-70.99 7:20 p.m. side of the top three runners. Junior the podium, followed by sophomore ESTHER through Fri, Sept, 3rd (ADD) or Connor Hayes, hindered slightly by James Llamas in fifth place. 9.) 57.00-63.99 7:40 p.m. Fri, Oct, 8th (DROP). a cast on his right arm, still man- The Owls will travel to West 10.) 50.00-56.99 8:00 p.m. aged to run 15.07 seconds in the Texas this weekend for the UTEP 110-meter hurdles and run a leg on Invitational on the campus of the 11.) 44.00-49.99 8:20 p.m. Questions? the 1600 meter relay team along University of Texas-El Paso. Warren 12.) 36.00-43.99 8:40 p.m. with junior Philip Adam and soph- will only take team members com omores Collin Shurbet and Dan peting in the field events or short Office of the Registrar Web site: 13.) 27.00-35.99 9:00 p.m. http://registrar.rice.edu/ Sloat. That relay team turned in a distance events, with the long dis- 14.) 17.00-26.99 9:20 p.m. season best time of 3:19.63. tance runners getting back in the swing of things at the Michael John Registration Web page: 15.) 0.00-16.99 9.40 p.m. Warren is happy with Hayes' http://registrar.rice.edu/students/registration/ progress and looks forward to hav- son Classic in Waco, Texas. ing freshman Donte Moore on the Warren said that the weathei condi- relay squad. tions should help his runners. Academic Calendar: "Connor's arm isn't really hurting "With the high altitude and http://registrar.rice.edu/calendars/falllO/ him a whole lot, he still ran around 15 dry heat, it should be great for our Iseconds) in the hurdles," Warren said. sprinters," Warren said. "But once ICI "The 4 by 400 did well considering the you start going more than one lap OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR level of competition, but it will be good around, the wind will eventually to get Donte back now that spring foot play a factor." nttP://reqisU a r: ri ce.edu/ 18 SPORTS THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, APRIL 9,2010 S3 DECADE •RECORDS FROM PAGE 15 FROM PAGE 15 gobble up. The trust we held in the na- and fans alike, of the haughtiness, the questions from the bygone era. Maybe Junior Tiffany Gill earned a lifetime placed second overall for Rice. Her time, tion's heartbeat turned inside out by "well, duh" moments that always crop — hopefully — the Ya kees will finally best in the high jump, placing sixth 36:09, was good enough to place her on cheats and liars and frauds. up when the revelations start to cas- taste the bottom rung of the American overall with a mark of 5' 5". the national list as well. Freshman Halsey So let's forget about the past. Let's cade. And then, I hope, they'll look at League ladder. Freshman Sojourner Brown finished Fowler was also introduced to the steeple- forget about all the times we were the time that followed — the time we're Much can, and will, change this 2nd overall in the 400-meter hurdles at chase, running the event for the first time misled and disappointed and screwed about to experience. The spread of ad- decade. But odds are, the peaks and 61.81, a time strong enough to qualify and finishing as the first collegian behind over. Let's forget about the 19 seasons vanced metrics, both within fandom valleys won't be quite as vertiginous her for the national list. unattached Rice graduate Lennie Waite of disaster accrued by the Pittsburgh and, hopefully, within the Astros' front as the last one. We've slogged through In distance events, Williams again (Brown, '08). Fowler finished in 11:01.26. Pirates, the injuries that tore down one office. The reining in of money-whoring the worst of it, and we're teetering, but found success as she broke the school The widespread participation at the of the game's greats, the underhanded clubs through either salary caps or in- we're still here. record of 16:20.95 in the 5000 meters set Victor Lopez Classic allowed the track way teams vacuum up impoverished creased luxury taxes. by Callie Wells (Sid Richardson '09) team to get into the midseason rhythm, The Decade from Hell is over. Bring #1 Latin American talent. Where will we be 10 years from on what's next. last season, finishing in 16:19. according to Bevan. Someday, and someday soon, base- now? Man, I don't know. Maybe there For Williams, her performance in "We needed to get started and we ball fans will gasp and gawk and giggle will be a league in Japan. Maybe the Casey Michel is a Brown College the 5,000 is sure to be the high point had a good start at home meet," Be- 1 at the surreality of the Steroid Era, of Mitchell Report will be made public, senior and former Thresher editor of this season. van said. "It's that time of year where the ignorance feigned by reporters finally tamping down the lingering in chief. "It'll be hard for this season to top we're running enough races without that," Williams said. "That was one of the newness of competition so there my goals going into the season: to PR are no big shocks and we're just try- [earn a personal record], go to Nation- ing to improve marks." OBASEBALL This weekend, the team is traveling FROM PAGE 15 als and break the school record." In another meet highlight, Thompson to El Paso for the University of Texas-El Paso Invitational. Sophomore Anthony Rendon gave the right field wall to end the game in On Tuesday, Rice played host to ran the 10,000 meters for the first time and Rice the early 4-2 lead with a grand dramatic fashion. Dallas Baptist University in a non-con- slam in the first inning, good enough Manuel, who had yet to hit a home ference bout, but the Owls' five-game for his 11th home run of the season, but run at Rice before Saturday, was confi- winning streak came to a halt in a frus- 0 WINNING Houston chipped away and eventually dent he had won the game from the mo- trating 7-6 loss at the hands of the Pa- FROM PAGE 16 pulled ahead 7-6 with a home run in the ment he connected with the pitch. triots (17-12). Rice fell behind 5-0 in the eighth inning. "I never hit a ball that solid since first inning but would whittle away and "We've beaten every team we lidify our chances of getting into Sophomore Craig Manuel led off I've been here," Manuel said. "If that trim the deficit to 7-6 before Rendon were supposed to beat," Ustundag the NCAA Tournament and also the 10th with a deep drive, but the didn't get out, there was no chance for lined out to end the game. said. "At some point, we've got get some confidence going into the ball died at the warning track as the me to ever hit a home run." Standing tied atop C-USA with a 4-2 to pull an upset if we want to so- conference tournament." potential walk-off effort fell short. The 8-7 win gave Rice the series record, the Owls will travel to New Or- But just two innings later, Man- sweep of Houston, while improving leans to face conference foe Tulane Uni- uel would not be denied: The Owls' the team's conference record to 4-2 versity (20-10,4-2 C-USA) in a three-day catcher hit a towering fly ball over on the season. series beginning tonight at 6:30 p.m. ROCK N' ROLL FANS OF EVERY GENDER AND GENERATION WiLL iDENTiFY WITH THiSi O COMEBACK -A.0. Scott. THE NEW YORK TIMES FROM PAGE 17 THiS iS AN ANTHEM TO THOSE YOUNG WOMEN set 6-0, bringing the match to an even that was one of the best comebacks I've the match. In singles matches, the 3-3. The final match saw Jackson fight- seen in college sports," Schmidt said. Owls dropped only one close three-set WHO WOULDN'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER'.' ing hard in the third and returning after In their final match of the four. Rice match, but won the rest, to round out a -Thelma Adams, US WEEKLY a break to take the match 6-4, giving Rice played Louisiana-Lafayette. Still rolling very solid performance. an impressive win over a top-30 team. from the win over VCU, the Owls won Next week, the Owls will play No. "STEWART AND FANNiNG HAVE Head Coach Elizabeth Schmidt was the match decisively, 6-1. 29 Southern Methodist University (21- proud of the fight her team showed. The Owls won two of the three 3) and No. 74 University of North Texas NEVER REEN STRONGER!' 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If you are one of the Prospies gallore pard, tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the first 60 people to buy a ticket, the Calendar Sid Rich Big Room. Admission is you will have the opportunity to In two days, little prospies will APRIL 9 - APRIL 15, 2010 $5 with performances today and play broomball on the ice follow- be running around our lovely tomorrow as well as Thursday- ing the game. Tickets are $13 and campus: Owl Days is here. If you follow us 24/7 at twttter.com/ttireshertal Saturday next week. The play fea can be bought from Opal Taskila want to host or volunteer for Owl tures music from various artists Cancer sucks ([email protected]) or Clay Baker Days, today is your last day to such as Pink Floyd, The Rolling ([email protected]). register: just go to rice.edu.185r. FRIDAY Tonight is the start of Re- Stones, U2 and The Beach Boys. net/Event/page2.php?e=iy and fill lay for Life. The kick-off is at out the forms and attend at least 7:30 p.m. at the Track/Soc- SUNDAY 11 one training session. Remember Just like a tattoo cer Stadium and it lasts until to be nice to these bright-eyed, 7:30 a.m. tomorrow morn- SATURDAY "10 bushy-tailed students, as they Between noon and 5 p.m. drop ing. There are several different Look to the future decide the university they will at- by the Rice Memorial Center events throughout the night, Music on the lawn tend in the fall, and we want them Grand Hall and the Ray Court- so come and go as you please. At 5 p.m. today it's that time to come here! So do not freak out i yard to receive a henna tattoo Donations will be accepted. Today from noon until 9 p.m. again: time to think to the future when random faces follow you from the South Asian Society. It will be a great time to cel- KTRU will put on their I9th-Annu- and sign your soul and life over to your classes and act like AP The tattoos range from $3 for a ebrate the lives of people who al Outdoor Show, which features to more classes. All registration classes are hard; they just don't simple design to $5 for a full- have battled cancer, remem- seven local bands in the Central info can be found at registrar.rice, know any better. palm design. The proceeds ber loved ones and fight back Quad between Herring Hall edu/students/registration. If you go to Daya, an organization against the disease. and the Rice Memorial Center. have any further questions, con- which aids victims of domestic The show is free, but there will tact your college's Peer Academic violence in the South Asian com- WEDNESDAY lZf It was just so beautiful! be a collection for the Hous- Advisors and they should be munity of Houston. For more in- ton Food Bank, so any canned able to guide you on the right formationaboutthecharity, goto This year will be the second- good donations are greatly ap- path. You must register by 5 p.m. Batter up! www.dayahouston.org. annual showing of My First preciated. There will be free on Friday; otherwise you will be The baseball team takes on Texas Time, a series of anonymous Saint Arnold's beer for those charged a late fee. A&M-Corpus Christi. It all goes monologues about people's first of age. Hankerin' for some crawfish? down at Reckling Park starting at sexual experiences. The show Swinging strong 6:30 p.m. Come out and cheer for The fourth-annual crawfish starts at 8 p.m. in Herring Hall Bollywood is back our great home-run hitting team. boil, hosted by the Ecology and 100 and features eight differ- The men's tennis team takes Evolutionary Biology and Earth ent actors in a 90-minute pro- For quality entertainment and on the University of Oklahoma Science Departments, is to- duction. Admission is free and food tonight, check out the South at Jake Hess Stadium. Match- day. The boiling will be from at there will be a fun, interactive Asian Society at their spring show es start at 1 p.m. Go cheer on THURSDAY 15 4-6 p.m. in the courtyard be- part for all audience members at Rangeela. Doors open at 5 p.m. the Owls as they take down tween Keith-Weiss Geology & 7:30 p.m. The show runs and the show starts at 5:30 p.m. some Sooners. Apple just will not stop Anderson Biology Labs. There tomorrow at 8 p.m. as well. in Hamman Hall. Features to will be crawfish, potatoes, corn, look for include Bollywood Edit stories Come learn about Apple's new creation, the iPad. Rice Cam- soft drinks and music. Mikado opens music, Bharatnatyam danc- ing, and bright Desi costumes. R2: the Rice Review, Rice's un- pus Information Technology, Do a little dance on the catwalk The Rice Light Opera Society Dinner is served after the show dergraduate literary magazine, Fondren Library and the Digi- (RLOS) performs Gilbert and at 7:30 p.m. in the Duncan Col- is still accepting applications tal Media Center will host an Go to Willy's Pub tonight at Sullivan's The Mikado tonight lege Commons. Tickets cost until 5 p.m. for its 2010-2011 up-close demo session today at 7:30 p.m. for a shiny, fabulous at 8:30 p.m. The show runs to- $6 for Rice students and editorial board. Students of all 1:30 p.m. in Keck Hall 102. The drag show put on by Rice Univer- day and tomorrow, as well as $8 for general admission. You majors and all levels of experi- discussion covers the technology sity's Queers & Allies. The show Wednesday-Friday of next week. can purchase tickets at the ence are welcome. Check out of the iPad. features Rice students as well All shows start at 8:30 p.m. door or buy them from one of r2mag.rice.edu for the applica- as professional drag kings and except for the Thursday's show the many SAS college reps. tion and more information. Be a good phan queens. There is no admission which will start at 10 p.m. All If you have any questions or con- fee, but donations will be col- performances are in the Brown cerns, contact Trishna Narula Are you in the mood for some a lected at the door. All proceeds College Commons. Tickets are at [email protected]. TUESDAY capella? The Rice Philharmon- go to HATCH, a nonprofit orga- $10 for general admission and ics are performing at 8 p.m. in the Rice Memorial Center nization designed to empower $5 for Rice students and Ice ice baby gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans- children under 12 years of age. Don't stop believin' Chapel. This is a popular and gender and questioning adoles- For directions, parking informa- Rice night on the ice is tonight entertaining show, and admis- cents in the Houston community tion and ticket reservations, visit as the Houston Aeros take on The amazing singing sensation sion is free, so you will not want {www.hatchyouth.org). www.hailpoetry.com. the Texas Stars in hockey. The sitcom "Glee" is back! It airs at to miss it. 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By Mark Flaum is not only a historical survey, but also a Drop the needle and a ghostly warble deep expression of the spirit of the record escapes from the speaker, barely audible collector. over the scratchy noise that accompanies it. Robert Millis is also peripherally in- The song, barely 20 seconds long, is hard volved in another label dedicated to expos- to recognize as the French children's tune ing unheard music. Based out of Seattle and "Au Clair de la Lune." This is the oldest run by Sun City Girls bassist Alan Bishop, recording in existence, made in 1860, some the Sublime Frequencies label has built a 17 years before Thomas Edison invented reputation for finding traces of Western the phonograph. It's also the first release culture reflected in a kaleidoscope of in- on Parlortone, the new vinyl sublabel of ternational influences. Bringing together Atlanta-based Dust to Digital Records. field recordings (Bishop's own along Dust to Digital, run by former college with Millis and several other like-minded radio DJ I>ance Ledbetter, goes to great listeners), tapes collected around the lengths to restore lost and forgotten music Folk^ world, and collages recorded directly off for contemporary ears. The label title re- the radio, Sublime Frequencies presents Bollywood Steel Guitar, Sublime Frequencies fers to the process of digitizing music from Melodli Tuvi, Dust To Digital world music in a new light. 78-rpm records, a technology that has been spent 50 years traveling America with his Early on Bishop set out to avoid the In 2006, Sublime Frequencies added theoretically obsolete since the middle of recording equipment, knocking on doors formal library archive feel of the great a new direction to their catalogue— the last century. In 2004 the label's first and tracking down lost and forgotten mu- Smithsonian Folkways, Nonesuch Ex- collecting and recording works by artists release, Goodbye, Babylon, brought to light sicians. Spread over two 4-CD sets (with plorer, and Ocora labels, among others. He who wouldn't otherwise receive any half a century worth of gospel, spiritual the future possibility of a third from the also sought to stay clear of 'world music' exposure in the western world. 'ITie first blues, hymns, and sermons spread over six archives) these releases capture blues, genre releases packaged for export. The musician to have a full release under his compact discs and packaged in a beautiful folk music, and all varieties of American label's first releases were all music from own name on Sublime Frequencies was pine box. The music is full of fire and God ethnic music from the source. around Indonesia: a collection ofSumatran Omar Souleyman, a musical legend in and the hiss and scratch of the recording folk and pop music from tapes, a collage of Syria whose name whose mastery of the media of its time, preserved in the perfect radio music and talk from stations around cheap synthesizer was as yet unknown to balance to unite power and history for Java from the same trips, and Bishop's western audiences. A compilation entitled new listeners. own recordings of gamelan and street Highway to Hassake gathered songs from I>ater that same year, the label released DESPERATE music from Bali. 10 years of mostly cassette releases, and a follow-up of Christmas songs, and the three years later Sublime Frequencies next year another ambitious project came released an album of new material from around—a complete retrospective of the MAN BLUES Souleyman. Other SF recording artists Fonotone label, the last 78-rpm label in DISCOVERING THE ROOTS OF AMERICAN MUSIC include Group Doueh, a guitar-led band America and the work of Joe Bussard, life- i WINNER i / winner \ from the western Sahara. Group Inerane and Group Bombino, also from North long record collector. Bussard recorded, F 4m kiuc it Otillit MUM released, and occasionally performed on rKUHUFUHi mMttutMcruL Africa, eventually followed. Imst year the Fonotone Records between 1956 and 1969, man JMSN IMMUMU label helped arrange a European tour JMKHKHS tMHWS( for Omar Souleyman and Group Doueh, clinging to the 78-rpm format even as the Mttf (in MCM medium fell from favor into obsolescence. the first time either artist had performed The set was released over 5 cds in an old- outside their home country. style cigar box. Desperate Man Blues, Dust To Digital Sublime Frequencies and Dust To The following years brought increased Digital are just two of the labels bringing activity from Dust to Digital. The label Dust to Digital always releases very lost and forgotten music out of obscurity released a DVD version of a documentary thorough liner notes, even books, with their and straight to our ears. Soundway Records about Bussard entitled Desperate Man music. In two cases especially, the book and Analog Africa are revealing the influ- Blues, along with a soundtrack from the itself takes precedence over the music. The Thai Pop Spectacular, Sublime Frequencies ence funk and rock have had in Nigeria. film. They released a box set of string most recent example is a collection of pho- Ghana, and Benin. Mississippi Records band music gathering some of the earliest tographs of immersion baptisms, entitled After their Indonesian musical tour, out of Portland has gathered an extensive recordings of the string bass in jazz and Take Me to the Water. Beautiful black-and- Sublime Frequencies released two DVDs following for their releases of forgotten or white photos very nearly overshadow the of musical performances, one from Burma overlooked blues, punk rock, and more. As blues bands. They released a collection of s! Sacred I larp singers through history. They choir recordings and sermons from the and the other from Morocco. From there the 21 century gets underway, these labels also expanded their releases beyond just first half of last century. 'Hie label's first sources became more varied: radio col- are helping ensure that the hidden gems of the last century—the first full century of American musical history with a collection book release is entitled Victrola Favorites lages from Palestine, Syria, and around recorded music—are not lost forever. ofTuvan throat singing and a compilation of and celebrates not only historical music of north Africa, taped music from Mali, and 78-rpm records from around the world. the 78-rpm era, but also the record sleeves recordings from India, Thailand, and Ne- Learn more about these pioneering Their next ambitious project was to and artwork that accompanied it. Compiled pal. They also continued to release perfor- labels and their upcoming releases at release the field recordings of music docu- by Robert Millis and Jeffrey Taylor (of the mances and musical rituals on DVD. Field www.dust-digital.com and www.sublime- mentarian Art Rosenbaum. Rosenbaum band Climax Golden Twins), the 2-cd set recordist Laurent Jeanneau contributed frequencies.com. Africa's Greatest Band: What is the Franco et le TPOK Jazz Rice Radio Folio? 1953-1979 charts Franco's progres- By Chris Spadone The Folio is first and foremost a programming and listening Congolese guitarist, singer, band- sion from hotshot Afro-Cuban guitarist leader and composer Francois Luambo to master bandleader. 1980-1989 features guide designed to help you keep up with what's on air. For your Makiadi, better known as Franco, "the fluid guitar work and the distinctive rumba pleasure, our DJs also generate a healthy serving of album sorcerer of the guitar," was 20th century sound of TPOK Jazz (Tout Puissant Or- reviews, playlists, band profiles, concert calendars, interviews, Africa's most important musician. This chestra Kinoi, the powerful Kinshanan bold statement is amply supported by Orchestra). Both collections include a 48- and news and information about KTRU and the Houston music the recent release of two double CD page booklet of photos, recording notes, scene. retrospectives, Francophonic Volume translations, and biography. Compiler Ken / (1953-1979) & 2 (1980-1989). The sets Braun distills Franco's vast catalogue demonstrate Franco's amazing longevity, down to 28 essential tracks on the first The Folio was a more regular feature from the 1980s through prolificacy, and innovation. From 1950 set and 13 on the second. Even the most the early 1990s, when it educated and entertained readers on until his death in 1989, he recorded over fanatic Franco-philes have nothing but a weekly basis. The station's boost to 50,000 watts and resul- a thousand songs, created a dominant praise for his choices. I prefer the second style of African guitar playing, trained for personal (memories of my lost youth tant lack of a reliable on-campus signal until the late 1990s generations of musicians, and in Africa working in Africa) and musical reasons. In contributed to its (partial) abandonment. Now the folio lives attained a celebrity status equivalent to the 1980s, OK Jazz stretched out in long gain, in a longer, if less frequent form. If you are new to KTRU, Elvis or the Beatles in the West. These complex jams, called sebenes, of percus- new collections allow the listener to dis- sion. guitars, and horns, which build in the Folio is an excellent place to begin what will no doubt be a cover not only the evolution of a musical tempo and rhythm, sounding a bit like an long and fruitful love affair. If you're already hooked, the folio is genius, but also the history of one of the Afro-Latin Grateful Dead. just another way to get more of what you love. world's great dance traditions, Congolese rumba. Continued on page 3 . ' • •• • KTRU NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS SPRING 2010 RICE RADIO FOLIO CSSfoo ©D U! to probably think of video games and online then a birthday party with the girlfriends, computer games, but OwlCon isn't into the something has to give. Students end up Top 10 Eat the digital revolution. The main categories of sacrificing their health and sleep to fit games at OwlCon are board games, his- everything into their schedules. torical miniatures, tabletop role-playing length: 14 minutes games (RPGs), and live action role-playing aired: Dec. 4, 2009 Crayon Stories games (LARPs). produced by: Jenny Chan for Rice's Radio length: 25 minutes Journalism class aired: Mar. 12, 2010 produced by: Carina Baskett Houston Bike Culture 2009-2010 and Safety Philosophy of Nonviolence Perhaps because of its heat and sprawl, Ordered by number of listens @ eat-the-crayon.tumblr.com The founder of Houston's Gandhi library Houston isn't exactly known for a thriving bike culture. But cycling is a growing trend Found Footage Fest speaks about the philosophy of nonvio- Student-run Matchbox lence. in our city. Art Gallery Found Footage Fest hosts Joe Pickett length: 17 minutes length: 12 minutes The gallery in Sewell Hall opened for the and Nick Prueher's previous jobs include aired: Oct. 16, 2009 aired: Oct. 2, 2009 first time September 29th with an instal- the Onion and the Late Show with David produced by: Carina Baskett produced by: Magdaltina Wistubia and lation by Erin Rouse titled To Uncle Buddy, Letterman. They presented their never- interviewee: Atul Kothari David Kim with love. before-seen lineup of found video clips length: 6 minutes and live comedy Oct. 24. Bootown International Day of aired: Nov. 13, 2009 length: 31 minutes We all like a good show, but the theater Nonviolence ana produced by: Rachel Orosco for Rice's aired: Oct. 23, 2009 can be a little too formal sometimes. So Houston's Gandhi Library Radio Journalism class produced by: Chad Miller let's take a theatrical show... minus the Happy 140th birthday to Mahatma Gandhi! interviewee: Nick Prueher Oct. 2 was the International Day of Non- Poet RT Castleberry theater, minus the fancy clothes, and add some beer and the occasional adult theme. violence. The founder of Houston's own RT Castleberry is a Houston poet with a day The Legend of the What do you get? Bootown. Gandhi Library speaks about the library job ordering cloning kits for the Rice Bio- Detached Arm and the events celebrating the holiday. chemistry Department. His first collection, The story of a running joke involving a length: 4 minutes aired: Oct. 23, 2009 length: 10 minutes Arriving at the Riverside, was published doll's arm. aired: Oct. 2, 2009 Jan. 15th by Finishing Line Press. length: 4 minutes produced by: Patricia Diaz interviewee: Emily Hynds produced by: Carina Baskett length: 32 minutes aired: Oct. 30, 2009 interviewee: Atul Kothari aired: Nov. 20, 2009 produced by: Kaily and Carina Baskett produced by: Rose Cahalan and Carina College Student Health Baskett OwlCon Gaming Convention When there is that big English paper to fin- ish, that pirate-themed party to attend, and interviewee: RT Castleberry When you hear the word gaming, you HIT THE GROUND RUNNING: 411 KT1UJ SPRING 2010 RECOMMENDED SHOWS KTRU is Rice's own student-run radio station. With its awesome transmitting power of 50,000 Watts, it has a large listenership for a college radio station; in Houston's scene runs the gamut from experimental to bubblegum pop, 1997 a survey estimated that KTRU has 23,000 listeners who tune in for at least death metal to gamelan, so mark your calendars and check out KTRU's three hours per week. KTRU started as the hobby of a group of Hanszen College upcoming shows page, and other sites that note upcoming shows in the students in the late 60s, and grew to become an officially FCC recognized station area. Don't forget to ask around or make a call to see if the show is sold out. in 1971. Since then, KTRU has been treating Houston listeners to a huge variety Also, stay tuned to 91.7, and you just might pick up a few free tickets. of non-mainstream music. KTRU's mission statement is to educate the station membership, the greater Houston community, and the students of Rice University Friday, April 9: Dug Faulk/Dave Dove/Muzak John @ Super Happy Fun Land through its progressive and eclectic programming," including jazz, blues, rock, electronic music, reggae, hip-hop, world music, folk and bluegrass, funk, Saturday, April 10: 19th Annual KTRU Outdoor Show, featuring Rafter, Fat Tony, experimental music, and many more genres. Thus, the music that you hear Ghost Mountain, Space City Gamelan, Wasp and Pear, Rachel Buchman, & Office on KTRU is totally different from anything else on the Houston airwaves. Party @ Rice University campus (12PM - nightfall) Tuesday, April 13: White Rabbits/Here We Go Magic @ Walter's Wednesday, April 14: John Butcher/Joe McPhee @ Richmond Hall Saturday, April 17: Casiotone For the Painfully Alone/Magical Beautiful @ The Husk Friday, April 23: Bee vs. Moth @ Super Happy Fun Land Saturday, May 15: Caribou/Toro Y Moi @ Warehouse Live Friday, May 29: Koboku Senju, Venue TBA (Check namelesssound.org for info) Make sure you check out calendars online for a full list of upcoming shows: www.spacecityrock.comwww.namelesssound.orgwww.superunison.com The Crayons Are Better and Better By Carina Baskett Music Archive (freemusicarchive.org), diary, so stay tuned! We also discussed online journalism with It's almost three years old and finally so you can follow a link from the blog to A new trend for Eat the Crayon this the Rice Standard m alive interviewon Nov. capable of eating solid, albeit waxy, foods. download anything you hear. season is the personal story, more in t lu- 6. Finally, one of my favorite recent stones Eat the Crayon, KTRU's news and culture At the risk of doing injustice to our sty^ of a small documentary than a report. is the one that aired Mar. 12about the 29"' magazine, airs every Friday from 5-6 past seasons, I believe this season has For example, Amy Liu, Matt Wesley, and OwlCon, an annual gaming convention at p.m. The show was previously known as seen a real improvement in the quality of Katherina Alsina produced a piece that Rice. It you don't know what the acronyms KTRU News, but most of our pieces are the journalism and sound production, as aired Feb. 12 that featured the stories of two RPG, GM, or IARP stand for, it's high time creative features rather than hard news, so returning reporters gained experience illegal immigrants from Guatemala. The you find out. we changed the name last fall. Our name and were able to more extensively train men discussed their reasons for coming I do not have enough space here to give isn't the only recent change; the quality of incoming recruits. In addition, over a third to the US and the dangers of crossing the you a preview of all our excellent features— our programming continues to improve, of the season's stories were produced by border. Feb. 26, Amanda Hu interviewed these are just half of the pieces that have though our commitment to expose untold students in Martel College's Radio Journal- Kelley Liao about her unique experience aired on Eat the Crayon since September. stories remains unwavering. ism class, which I taught last fall. volunteering at an orphanage in rural Mon- Check out the blog for more pieces about One of this year's major accomplish- As our program introduction says,Eat golia last summer. The charming piece poetry, children's music education, bike ments is 1 he creation of a sleek blog where the Crayon features stories and interviews billed as a "Halloween bite-sized treat" is culture and safety, and the philosophy of you can listen to all past Eat the Crayon about everything, from poetry to policy, a short interview in which my sister asks nonviolence. shows aired since October 2. Visit eat- from science to storytelling. We usually me about a bizarre joke between my room- Though we have made several great the-crayon.tumblr.com or link to (he blog focus on Rice and Houston, and our aim mate and I involving a doll's arm. improvements to the program, there's from ktru.org/news. You can subscribe to is to broadcast stories that can't be found As usual, many of our features deal a major and perhaps insurmountable an RSS feed there, and we're hoping to get elsewhere. with on-campus events, though wo aim challenge ahead for Eat the Crayon. I'm a podcast up and running soon. One story about which I'm particularly to avoid replicating Thresher coverage. graduating and no one has yet volunteered Another upgrade we've made is the excited is on the Equality Ride, a group of Many of the stories produced in t he Radio to direct the show. It you're at all interested recent addition of fantastic introductory GLBT activists bringing traveling forums Journalism class focused on Rice: Alicia in getting involved in the program,contact theme music, composed by KTRU I)J and on faith and sexuality to religious universi- Dugar reported on the football team's meat [email protected]. Perhaps Music Composition major Joelle Zigman. ties. I )arren Arquero, a Rice junior, is going early-season struggles, and Rachel ()rosco it will be your last chance to try out radio In general, the show has become much on the Ride this semester and planning on covered the grand opening of the student- journalism before the program dies, or more musical this year, as we have begun writing his senior thesis on the experience. run Matchbox Gallery (both Nov. 13). perhaps you will take a liking to it and take to regularly incorporate songs into the We aired an interview with Darren on Feb. Jenny Chan produced a piece on Wiess' over my position. Either way, I'd love to bodies, intros, and outros of most pieces. 19, just before he left, and he's planning on freshman one-acts (Nov. 13), and a longer hear from you. Thanks for listening! All of our music comes from the Free sending regular updates to create a radio feature on college student health (Dec. 4). —.... -.— — —— ARTIST PROFILES & LETTER FROM THE STATION MANAGER RICE RADIO r- ©H • 1 FA SPRING 2010 Africa's Greater stall; at 15, he was writing and recording. strangely tuned vocal chorus. Franco is noteworthy for modernizing 1980-1989 chronicles Franco as Le Franco et le TPOK J Congolese music while also remaining Grande Maitre (grand master) of African Continued from page 1 grounded in tradition. Some suggest his music. His relationship with Mobutu de- finger-picking style was derived from the teriorated, as did conditions in Kinshasa. Franco was popular across Africa. thumb piano, or likembe. Franco began to focus his operations on When I lived in Cameroon in the 1980s, Franco never forgot his roots in the Brussels and touring the rest of Africa. his music was ubiquitous. His band was poverty of Kinshasa and celebrated its The switch from 45s to 33-rpm LPs al- one of the few to break the barriers of day-to-day life in his song cycles. His lowed the band to stretch out, with one national styles to reach an audience in work chronicles the social transforma- or two songs per album side. 10 of the Anglophone and Francophone countries tion of urban African society, especially 13 tracks clock in at over 10 minutes alike. OK Jazz was a formidable group gender relations. Franco's lyrics scold with no wasted notes or meanderings; ranging from six to over 20 musicians men and women alike for misbehavior. one highlight is an unedited version of who produced a "who's who" of African In "Mario," a saga stretched over two "Princesse Kikou" four minutes longer musicians and vocalists. LPs, he chastises a young gigolo preying than previous releases. Typically, a Songs start slowly with gentle vo- on a widow of a prominent politician; he gentle horn riff and singing open the cal harmonies, incrementally building berates Mario to return to the farm and songs, at between three and six minutes speed and adding layered instruments earn an honest living. To Franco's fans, the speed begins to increase, intricate into funky sebenes leavened with he was a child prodigy, a bad boy arrested guitar jams build and explore subtleties, strong I^itin flavor. Cuban music was by colonial police for reckless driving, a punctuated by horns and occasional vo- as essential to the development of playboy, and autocratic bandleader. His cal chorses, culminating in the sebene, modern Congolese music as African PHOTO COURTESY STERNS MUSIC political views and romantic exploits a race between drum and guitar. Guitar slaves were to the creation of Cuban made ample fodder for gossip. skills undiminished, the aging Franco music. Franco's pan-African popularity The sorcerer of the guitar 795,3-1979 begins with his first record- began to use his rich baritone to admon- was never matched by his reputation Franco's work chronicles the social ed song, "Esengo ya mokili." The song ish listeners on the social issues of the among Western "world music" fans; transformation of urban African society. and most of the first disc have a strong day. The complexity and depth of these to most casual listeners, his music just the 1980s are inevitably played at par- Cuban flavor. Franco even recorded epics earned him the nickname "the sounds like salsa. However, there is a ties and village reunions. When Franco several songs in Spanish; one discusses Balzac of Africa." 1980-1989 is a triumph tremendous difference, as the guitars comes on, smiling old-timers shake their the perils of witchcraft. Bythelate 1960s, and amply demonstrates why OK Jazz are more forceful and the rhythms heads, muttering about what passes for Franco had embraced the electric guitar was so revered. more urgent, paired with a unique vo- "music" today. and trap drums, developing an entirely Franco and OK Jazz were one of the cal interplay. Franco's music has been Franco's mother, a professional new, raucous sound of jazz-like repetition world's greatest bands, and Congolese difficult to find in the US, shunted aside mourner and market-woman, brought and reinterpretation. While Congolese music remains sadly underrepresented. by more popular Afro-funk re-releases. the young Luambo to funerals, steeping hipsters wanted Africanized soul and You owe it to yourself to discover For example, Pitchfork's recent "Africa him in traditional music. At age 12, he funk. Franco transformed folklore into Franco's musical legacy and these CDs. 100" playlist ignored Congolese music was recruited to his first professional dance floor classics. "Boma L'Huere," Franco's music remains as vital and altogether. But among Africans over band while playing a homemade guitar to a feminist anthem, is built around log thrilling as ever after 30 years of listen- forty, the music of OK Jazz is regarded attract customers to his mother's market drums, honking saxophones, and a ing and dancing. with reverence, and his monster hits of 5 URF nvcR Tn KTRU.DRG TD FINK DUT RBDUT UPCOMING SHOWS. LISTEN TD STREAMING WEBCBST, VIEW ONLINE —nil SET LISTS,LEHRN HDW K I KLL TD BECOME R M. LAUREN PEMBERTON 11.7 FM KN17 MUCH MORE! KTRU Grabs the Bull by the Horns KTRU Board members attended the College Broadcasters, Inc. conference at UT Austin with partner station KVRX In October 2009. around Houston and beyond. Our CD release will be held on Friday, Letter From the Station Manager 2010 Outdoor Show acts will include April 16 and will feature several live Children's artist and Rice community performances from local artists who By Rachel Orosco and we are definitely looking forward member Rachel Buchman, Jones appear on the CD. As the academic year comes to continuing to work with Matchbox College rock band The Office Party, Finally, after the success of to a close, there are several proud organizers in the coming years. Houston noise group Wasp& Pear, the return of our KTRU Polar/Roller moments from KTRU's recent opera- Another on-campus partnership Austin electro-pop Ghost Mountain, Prom last year, we will be hosting tions. We have greatly expanded our that we are very proud of this year, the always wonderful Space City another free Roller Prom event on efforts to continue promoting Rice's with the Shepherd School of Music, Gamelan, Houston hip-hopper Fat Saturday, March 26 at the Dairy student-run initiatives with a focus has also been an excellent way for Tony, and nationally successful Raf- Ashford roller rink. That's right! This on partnering with other on-campus KTRU to further its mission to pro- ter. With this lineup, we will stay true year we are going all out and hitting arts, entertainment, and cultural vide educational programming to its to our progressive, educational, and the roller rink retro style. Show up groups. We have also continued to audience while furthering the reputa- underexposed music philosophy, and in your finest 80's prom attire, and reach out to the Houston community, tion of Rice's fine music school. This we hope to help expand the musical support our return to the roller rink and we have successfully continued past year, we have begun broad- palate of Rice and Houston concert- (real skates!)! and established KTRU traditions. casting several Shepherd School goers, while also simply providing The 2009-2010 school year has KTRU is very proud to have performances live on our station and a beautiful and exciting music-filled been an exciting one. We are happy partnered with Matchbox Gallery, giving student performers the op- Saturday afternoon. to continue expanding our efforts Rice's first-ever completely student- portunity to be heard citywide, and The Outdoor Show is not the to promote the arts on the Rice run and student-operated art space, even worldwide through our online only KTRU staple that will continue campus and throughout the Houston since its opening exhibit in fall streaming. into this year. 2010 also marks the area as well as to keep our long- 2009. We have provided live DJs to In only one week, on Saturday, continuation of our production of a standing traditions alive. every gallery opening. The Matchbox April 10, we will be holding our 19th live compilation album, which began As always, KTRU encourages art openings have provided a highly Annual KTRU Outdoor Show. We in 2009. We have begun to release you to check out our wide variety of entertaining and enlightening means are excited to be continuing this a compilation CD of live, in-studio DJ specialty shows by looking at our to promote, explore, and discover long-honored KTRU tradition that has performances to showcase talented programming schedule at www.ktru. student artwork, and they have been very well-attended and well-re- Houston artists who have performed org. We are constantly expanding shown how powerful the alliance of ceived by Rice students and the Rice in the KTRU studios here on cam- our music library in all genres and student-run organizations on cam- community for nearly 20 years. The pus. This year, uniike last year, we hope that you will find the music pus can be. The whole experience all-day music festival will last from will be hosting a CD release party to that you never knew you loved. has been very rewarding to Match- noon to night, and KTRU is proud kick of this studio-produced album Thanks for listening. Viva ktru box, KTRU, and art viewers alike, to present seven great acts from at Avant Garden on Westheimer. The ear fuck radio, out. « I I TOP 35 & AFRICANA TOP TEN SPRING 2010 RICE RADIO FOLIO CsSlTQfl Mult to- TOP 35 FOR THE WEEK OF 04.04.2010 LABEL ARTIST ALBUM Miami Sound: Rare Funk And Soul From Miami Soul Jazz Various Artists Taketron Barbes Slavic Soul Party Stones Throw Various Artists The Minimal Wave Tapes Volume One Load Lightning Bolt Earthly Delights Amish Records Bird Show Band Bird Show Band Drag City Espers III Our World's Sounds Various Cats Cats & Kittens : Natural Sounds Sublime Frequencies Various Artists Singapore A-Go-Go Self-Released Various Artists KVRX Stimuluis Package All NaturAI Rita J Artist Workshop Prophase Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. Are We Experimental? Stones Throw Dam Funk Toeachizown Finders Keepers Various Artists Pomegranates Renair Various Artists Shir Hodu: Jewish Song From Bombay Drag City Joanna Newsom Have One On Me Drag City Om God Is Good Domino Etienne Jaumet Night Music Nettwerk Hanne Hukkelberg Blood From A Stone Soundway Various Artists Tumbele Dual Plover Dokaka Human Interface World Audio Foundation AnchiskHati Choir Polyphonic Voices Of Georgia Cassetto Clarinette Nul Anti Tom Waits Glitter And Doom Live Rhymesayers Brother Ali Us Constellation Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra Kollaps Tradixionales Perceval Press Buckethead & Viggo Pandemoniumfromamerica & Destination Records Sundazed Various Artists 2131 South Michigan Avenue: 60s Garage & Psychedelia From U.SA. Nessa Lester Bowie All The Numbers Cuneiform New York Art Quartet Old Stuff Soft Abuse Child Readers Music Heard Far Off Constellation Evangelista Prince Of Truth Sonig Records Various Artists New Thing At Novara Plug Research Shafiq Husayn Shafiq En' A-Free-Ka Cumbancha Novalima Coba Coba (Remixed) Emanem Stellari String Quartet Gocce Stellari Please note that our newest crop of DJs are already on the air so spaces marked "Robo" will be filled with live bodies Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Marc M. Kelsey Y. Chris C. Kelly T. Joseph R Brittany R Juan Ga. Prabha P. Tobias P. Nancy N. Neal C. Ally J. Juan Ga Patricia D Preston P Navrang Bryce P. Will R. Myra L. Shibu M. Patricia D Cory D. Melanie J Megan W Gary P. Kids Kristie L Kendra E. Marcus R Rachel O Jake B. Brian B Pamela T Rachel G. Jeff M. Joey Y Carina B. Alex R. Harold H. Rose C. Jazz & Improvised News Music Vincent C Lily I. Jesus U Anneli R Revelry Report Post-Punk Funk World Spoken Word Music Blues Miguel Q Chickenskin Ayn M. Treasures of the Sixites 10 pm MK Ultra lO pm Genetic 11 pm Hip-Hop Nick S. Jerroid D. Memory Katie M. Stephanie M. Tom Z Kevin B. 12 am KTRU 91.7 FM RICE RADIO RRENT ON-AIR SCHEDULE LIVE FROM KTRU & OUTDOOR SHOW PREVIEW RICE RADIO FOLIO CsSFM fljDD SPRING 2010 Live from KTRU By Ian Wells tional music, to traditional music from Almost every week, some brave DJ the Indian subcontinent, all performed decides to pack a group of unwitting live in our studio. musicians into our server room-slash- In the past we were perfectly content recording studio, stuff battered micro- to embrace the impermanence of our phones into their confused faces, and broadcast and leave recording to the boot- frantically struggle with the mixer in leggers, but after last year's successful an attempt to broadcast 50,000 watts of release of our first KTRU Live compila- live music to unsuspecting Houstonians. tion, we've decided to make an annual ROSA GUERRERO Regular listeners and dial-wanderers alike thing out of it. This year, our in-house are treated to the spectacle of hearing engineers have worked hard to tape over something sometimes even perfectly 20 hours of material representing a broad The Homopolice live at KTRU listenable come over the airwaves - it's cross-section of KTRU's live presence. The Homopolice obliterate the Mutant Hardcore Rower Hour. just like a live concert, minus the ticket Featuring cuts from the Mutant Hardcore price, the chattering fans in the back, the Flower Hour, the Revelry Report, Genetic- dude blocking your view, and the long Memory, Navrang, and the Local Show, line for beer—on an otherwise perfectly KTRU Live Volume 2 is a two-disc double Selected KTRU Live Musical Guests normal weeknight. album with nearly 30 tracks and 120 min- The Mathletes While KTRU occasionally broadcast utes of music. Produced with local talent Michelle Yom The Sour Notes live shows during most of the 1990s, in the and featuring entirely local musicians, the Wild Moccasins Sandy Owen and Y.E.T. Paris Falls album represents not only some of KTRl I's last few years we've seen a resurgence in Giant Princess JD Emmanuel Sarah Van Buskirk the number of brave DJs willing to chance favorite material, but also offers a deep our sometimes-finicky equipment and look into Houston's underexposed music Young Mammals Runaway Sun B L A C K I E locally-renowned bands willing to grace scene. Pick one up today, relive your late- Listen Listen Female Demand Fat Tony our graffiti-covered studio. In any given night memories of KTRU, or discover the The Takes Pandit Suman Ghosh month a lucky listener can tune in to ev- talented musicians that you never knew erything from gentle folk, to ear-splitting share our wonderful city. The Wrong Ones Balaclavas punk rock, to bleeding-edge improvisa- KTRU 19th Annual Outdoor Show Noon-lO pm • FREE • Rice University Rafter • Fat Tony • Ghost Mountain • Wasp and Pear Space City Gamelan • Rachel Buchman's Homemade Band • Office Party Headlining the show will be Rafter Roberts, also known as Rafter, of San Diego. With his latest album set to drop just three days after the show, you can be Outdoor Show Preview sure that he will be performing the freshest electropop around. Infamous for his crazy By Kelsey Yule City Gamelan, Houston's own Indonesian a learning experience. red hair and stage antics, Rafter produces The 19th Annual KIRU Outdoor Show musical ensemble, complete with metal- A true Houston legend, the Nige- a unique blend of danceable pop and R&B will be held on Saturday, April 10th, in lophones, xylophones, drums, gongs, rian-American rapper Fat Tony has earned under layers of experimental noise. With the Brochstein Quad of Rice University and more. This unique group performs the Houston Press' "Best Underground music that is deeply personal, unavoid- between Herring Hall and the Rice Me- regularly to audiences around the city. Hip Hop" Award the last two years. Also ably infectious, and effervescentlv fun, morial Student Center. As always, the Although gamelan was traditionally trance an excellent producer. Fat Tony does not Rafter will surely put on a show worthy show will be free and open to the public, inducing with the purpose of providing disappoint when spouting his characteristi- of concluding the day. Come out to the providing musical delight from noon until ambiance, Space City Gamelan focuses cally positive rhymes in live performances, 19th Annual Outdoor Show on April 10th night. Due to the generosity of our spon- on a more dynamic and accessible sound. where his reputation for energy and charm to enjoy an all day musical extravaganza sor, Saint Arnold's Brewing Company, free With its array of fascinating and beautiful precede him. I^ter this year, his newest FREE courtesy of KTRU. beer (while supplies last) will be available specially crafted instruments, the oppor- self-released album, RABDARGAB, will be to those of age throughout the day. This tunity to witness Space City Gamelan's released to countless eager Houstonians year we will also be collecting donations for performance will be both a spectacle and and hip hop enthusiasts everywhere. the Houston Food Bank, so we encourage you to bring non-perishable food items to the show. Beginning with an act for the kids, Rachel Buchman's Home-Made Band will take the stage at noon to kick off this year's show. Shepherd school lecturer, Buchman's children's albums have been nat ionally recognized with a slew of awards and accolades. Next will be Rice Battle of the Bands winner, Office Party, who will surely be a crowd-pleaser. I^ter on, local noise band Wasp and Pear, recently returning from a long hiatus from live performances, will represent Houston's active experimental noise sector with their electrifying style. Two teens from Baytown comprise Ghost Mountain, the extraordinary talk- rap, psychedelic, electronic-pop duo. A favorite of KTRU, Ghost Mountain layers catchy, humorous lyrics over atmospheric melodies. Both childish and complex, Ghost Mountain's sound is undeniably sincere and refreshing—a combination you won't soon forget. Rachel Buchman's Homemade Band The show will continue with Space , KTRU INTERVIEWS & ARTIST PROFILES RICE RADIO FOLIO CsSfoo ®U all to SPRING 2010 An Interview with Infant Mortality Rate By Ayn Morgan at it. Still, I didn't start IMR simply because Infant Mortality Rate uses found I thought it would sound cool, but simply sounds, homemade and circuit-bent elec- as an outlet for my pent-up angst. tronics, tapes, and other sources to create psychologically charged and complex KTRU: Describe your first recordings and soundscapes. Their compositions are sur- musical collaborations. real and have nightmarish, catastrophic When I was in junior high school, I'd or science fiction themes. Listening to go to my friend's house and we'd watch their work can be cathartic, hypnotic or old Godzilla movies that were dubbed in traumatic, yet always empathetic. English. We would tape the audio from IMR has made noise and sound collage the first half of the movie and play it in Houston since 1991 through Mayday back over the second half. The nonsen- Records. He was also in the local noise sical juxtaposition of the taped dialogs bandTurmoil in theToybox and the punk/ over the new movie scenes were often AYN MORGAN psych band Sad Pygmy. Recently, IMR hilarious—we'd be rolling on the floor played theremin in a local independent laughing hysterically. Infant Mortality Rate performs at the 2009 KTRU Outdoor Show theatre production of Elmer Rice's The Sometime during the 80s I started Adding Machine. He also collaborated building sound circuits. My first major mine that garnered any audience reaction. see people whose lives are permanently on a customized voting booth with audio instrument was based on a complex Seems everyone wanted to know what it disabled by traumas and abuse in their own that was set up randomly in public spaces sound effects chip and had a couple dozen was or can they try it too please. past. I am also attuned to world events and around the city. buttons and switches. After doing some the incredible suffering humans create preliminary recording of it at home, along KTRU: Would you describe your work as for each other. There is so much potential KTRU: Why the name "Infant Mortality with pieces of junk and sound samples I sound collage? for compassion, yet we always prefer to Rate"? taped off the TV, I got together with some Most of what I record falls into that screw up other people's lives. And animal Our psychology is shaped not only by other like-minded people and we formed category. I try to juxtapose sounds and exploitation really ticks me off, they are who we are but also by our environment, Turmoil in the Toybox. We were 5 guys words from various sources together for the least able to defend themselves. All particularly when we are children. That on stage making an awful racket. a purpose, or a theme. If I am playing a these things inspire me. But not all I do is upbringing can be severely dysfunctional. My first home recordings were done on show, doing that is more difficult. I often a downer. Sometimes I try to be humorous, During those early years, we pick a way regular stereo cassette decks, and I would use some prepared collages over which sometimes just calming and meditative. of reacting to the offenses against us and take two of those stereo recordings and I perform live electronics and acoustic many, probably most, of us are never mix them down to a third cassette, so it noise, similar to the performance at the KTRU: What current music are you listen- able to overcome our learned behavior. sounded like a (muddy) 4-track. I would KTRU Outdoor Show last year. ing to? That behavior can be self-destructive, "splice" things together using only the Almost anyone can make experimental Actually, I discover a lot of good re- antisocial, or obsessive-compulsive. It can pause button. Soon after I bought a 4-track music, and if just being sonic satisfies leases by listening to KTRU. Daku, a col- lead to depression, suicide, and a host of cassette recorder, but continued to use you, then great. I can dig that, too. But laboration of Bryan Lewis Saunders and other problems. Infant Mortality Rate is the pause button method of collaging. it's my goal to make more than just ear Z'ev comes to mind. Also Acid Mother's my attempt to bury this aspect, to unlearn These 4-track recordings ended up on candy, to have the pieces deal with real, Temple, Horders, Ursula Bogner, and responses and behaviors by dealing with my first release, a cassette I called 'big personal human traumas. My first tape Oneohtrix Point Never. I find Liszts' "Big them via the music. secrets'. The songs were heavily based was rather unfocused in this regard, as I Trouble in Little China" very likeable on the TV samples, while the electronics didn't consciously understand what I was weird pop. KTRU: How did IMR start? and acoustic recordings played a less doing. Later releases show it, though. I do hope that more people get into I've been a fan of sound art for a very prominent role. More often than not, a song determines musical experimentation, and do it more long time, at least since the 1970s, when It was around this time I decided to its own psychological content as I have than for the sonic quality or the academics I bought my first electronic music record. leave Turmoil, but a little while later was to use the phrases and subject matter I of it. And get off your laptop, there's no Later, I discovered groups like Nurse With asked to join the punk/psych band Sad am able to find. soul in that machine. Wound, who took the concept of experi- Pygmy. I mostly played theremin in that mental music out of academia and into a band, not only because it fit well with the KTRU: What inspires your work? Is it For more information and current work more artistic, visceral domain. That's what psychedelic component we were after, but internal? External? visit: maydayrecords.com really got me interested in trying my hand it was the only homemade instrument of Well, certainly events in my own life. I Artist Profile: Nanda Baneijee By Varsha Vakil artist for whom she proclaims her greatest technical nuances - acquire a rare blend of hands with the piano/keyboard player While searching for Indian musicians respect for is Pandit V. G. Jog. The other expertise and aesthetic grace, while her John Hardesty to expand their creative in the Houston area, I stumbled across disc she sent was titled Language of Peace. casual and lively disposition enhances her music flair. Nanda Baneijee writes to me, "I the website of Nanda Banerjee and was As I listened to the CDs, I was totally process of communication with listeners of still perform pure form of Indian classical immediately interested. Banerjee was captivated by her talent. Her outstanding varying kinds. Her melodious voice, her singing, although now try to blend with born on the east coast of India, now part of voice and brilliant singing style builds a mastery over the notes and her composure the western style. My emphasis is more Bangladesh. Her family moved to Kolkata, unique combination that leaves listeners about the taals make her raag-vistaar enor- on improvisation. This is an experiment at the unofficial mecca of North Indian clas- totally mesmerized. mously involving." The "varying kinds" the same time try to work with few open sical music, when she was two years old. This wasn't just my personal point of probably referred to the well-acquainted minded musicians. We all seem to be en- Indian children's lives are often deeply view. No sooner was Banerjee's album Hindustani music audience of India, little joying a lot. This divine music gives us a shaped by their parents' interests, and this played on KTRU when I started getting known that the same stir would be caused lot of Peace." was the case for Baneijee, whose parents calls at the station inquiring about this among eclectic music lovers right here in The group often performs around affinity for North Indian Hindustani music unique artist. One occasion I vividly re- Houston. As often heard, good music has Houston area. Although Nanda Baner- impelled her to begin training at an early call is when a listener waited specifically no language barriers; Nanda Baneijee jee Classical vocal CD is obsolete, the age, earning her music degree at only to contact me at the Navrang Show to seems to easily prove this notion. luinguage of Peace CD is available for the 16. Baneijee then joined gurus Pandit A. ask about the fascinating singer he had After developing apowerful Hindustani eclectic music collectors. The 'language of Kanan and Pandita Malabika Kanan for heard when listening to Robo, KTRU's music background Mrs. Nanda Baneijee Peace'CD is east-west improvisation. Her further study. Both of her mentors were automated DJ that plays when no one took the initiative to experiment with most recent language of Peace concert in recipients of prestigious classical Indian can be at the station. He and many others Western music, not only to explore the Houston was held in March 2010. Nanda music awards, such as the Sangeet Natak were greatly surprised to learn that this inner depths of music but also to satiate Banerjee has performed at the World Academy Award. world-renowned talent resides among us the curious musician that lay within her. Music Festival held in New York and at Baneijee was quick to reply to my here in Houston. The Sept 17, 1997 Houston Chronicle's the Beethoven Music Festival that was inquiry about sharing her music with Classical Vocal ranges from the intricate Lifestyle & Entertainment Section featured held in California. Her music is preserved KTRU listeners, sending two albums to raga hansdhwani, to the mesmerizing an article on Nanda Banerjee by Rick at the archives of the San Francisco Asian the station without delay. The first, titled Thumri in Misra Kafi, and a soul stirring Mitchell called "Raga On: Indian singer Art Museum, San Francisco being her Classical Vocal, features her purist singing devotional bhajan. It is difficult to describe to jam with western musicians." Nanda prior city of residence. KTRU listeners accompanied by none other than the world the bliss one experiences when listening to Banerjee joined classical cello player Max are rare breeds who seek eclectic music renowned tabla artist U stad Zaki r Hu ssain. the tracks. At times the soulfu 1 voice makes Dyer and the piano/key board artist John in their daily lifestyle. If you never had In her personal e-mail to me she shared one long for more, at other times one finds Hardesty to form the Language of Peace. the opportunity to venture on a rare mix her great respect and gratitude towards the playful nature of the ragas compelling. Max Dyer was intrigued by Indian ragas, of North Indian-Hindustani ragas and this tabla maestro not only for sharing the Indian Express, a leading Indian newspaper, meeting Mrs. Nanda Baneijee proved to jazz, keep a watch for language of Peace stage with her, but also to help her towards describes Nanda Banerjee's Khayal sing- be a perfect encounter to explore the zest concerts. These concerts are affordable a successful career. Another celebrated ing "that due to her perfect command oveIr for intricat e ragas. 'lLiey both later joined and a rare treat to music lovers. KTRU INTERVIEWS & ARTIST PROFILES RICE RADIO FOLIO SPRING 2010 Artist Profile: Frank Rosaly By Lance Higdon by cellist Fred Longberg-Holm, a quartet vocabulary for the drumset. Literally left Frank Rosaly is an American drum- with guitarists Nels Cline and Jeff Parker, to his own devices, Rosaly shuffles the mer, composer & improviser who has and his own quintet Viscous (featuring deck deftly, integrating polysymmetric made quite a name for himself, both for former KTRU DJ Kyle Bruckmann). As drumming patterns with hip hop-inspired his virtuosic playing and innovative ap- if this were not enough, he also leads the grooves and minimalist strategies straight proach to extending the sonic palette of Cicada Sextet, a group notable for its inclu- from the Lamonte Young playbook. His the drumset Born in Phoenix, Arizona, sion of B-flat, bass & contrabass clarinets. other solo endeavor, Softbeater, plays to a he began studying percussion at a young While most of these groups center around deep love for the laid-back beats and ef fort- age, earning a degree in music perfor- an expression of free jazz or European-style less freestyles of late Detroit producer and mance from Northern Arizona University free improvisation, his group with Rob rapper J Dilla, an appropriately off-kilter after studying with famed percussionists Mazurek, Mandarin Movie, hews more take on the singer-songwriter genre. Hilly Higgins and Steve Hemphill. After closely to the metal/no-wave spheres Rosaly's playing has often been praised completing his schooling, he relocated to traversed by former Chicago colleague for the compositional sophistication of the fertile musical environs of Chicago, Weasel Walter. his playing, which is aided by a very where he subsequently set about applying In addition to his extensive ensemble involved physicality behind the kit. He PHOTO COURTESY PHOENIX CULTURAL PARTNERS his talents to the many facets of the Windy work, Rosaly holds down two distinctive creates a great deal of motion above and City's sonic underground. solo projects. His performances and around the drums before articulating a steeping in his mind—especially when they He is currently involved in over 20 proj- recordings under the moniker Milkwork note, which on the surface appears to be bubble over in a cascade of notes over the ects spanning Nor th America and Europe, deploy a unique electroac^ustic setup, a kind of apoplectic showboating. Upon entirety of his setup. Given his tireless work joined by some of the greatest names in whereby he triggers oscillators, feedback deeper reflection, however, it becomes ethic and broad-hearted love for musical improvised music. He plays drums in a duo loops and the soundbanks of analogue syn- apparent that Rosaly's hyperkinetivity is a collaboration, the motion may eventually with saxophonist Dave Rempis, a trio led thesizers to augment his already expansive manifestation of the multiple possibilities become perpetual. ktru live vol. 2 cd release party Fri. April 16th ^0 8pm end C/J) @ Avant Garden &0 411 Westheimer ^ FREE ALL AGES live performances by secret prostitutes and DJing by ktru's own r I POST-PUNK r and MUTANT HARDCORE _ V, specialty show DJs ALBUM REVIEWS RICE RADIO FOLIO SPRING 2010 Artist: Mario Diaz de Leon Artist: Burkina Electric Title: Enter Houses Of Title: Paspanga Label: Tzadik Label: Cantaloupe By Miguel Quirch By Alyssa Ibarra KTRU receives a many, many albums that vie Paspanga is the first full-length album by Burkina for space in the stacks. Mario Diaz de Leon's Enter Electric following their 2007 double EP Re em Tekr6, Houses Of is one album that quite readily stands which featured remixes by DJ Spooky and Paul de out. Taking a blend of classical instrumentation Jong from The Books. Primarily based in Burkina and electronically ear bashing distortion, the work Faso, Burkina Electric is made up of Lukas Ligeti creates something that is truly unique in a genre of and Kurt "Pyrolator" Dahlke on electronics, Wende unique ideas. K. Blass on guitar, and MaT Lingani on vocals. Zoko Instrumentation includes: cello with Kivie Cahn- Zoko and Idrissa Kafando round up the band with Lipman and Adam Friedberg, alto flutes with Claire background vocals and dance, the latter explicitly Chase and Eric Lamb, flute with Claire Chase, violin referred to on the album's insert, showing just how with Justin F. Chen and Michi Wiancko, viola with significant dance is to the composition of what Ligeti Glenda Goodman and Wendy Richman, percussion with Nathan Davis and Dave Schotzko, dubs "African electronica." And truly, if anything, upon hearing this album, dance you will. and clarinet with Joshua Rubin. The instrumentation on its own might be considered fairly Paspanga isn't an album to passively listen to while tackling your latest homework assign- conventional, but combined with Leon's electronic skill, it truly meshes well and manages to ment. No, this is the album you play when you've finished your work and just can't contain stand out even though at times, the sound can be grating. Once one is accustomed to the a celebratory dance. Granted, the beats and rhythms can get a bit heavy and overpowering pangs of high pitched dissonance, the album begins to become quite endearing in its crafting at times ("Gom Zanga," "To mi to zi") but Lingani's voice is always strong enough to match. of a beautiful landscape plagued by conflict. The warmth of Leon's audible world is built by Her vocals are frankly what make this album; they show an incredible range of intensity, at conventional instrumentation, and trampled by sonic dissonance. once sounding powerful and in-your-face ("La voix du Boulgou") at times playful and joyous The album introduces it distorted dreamscape with an explosion of chaos in "Mansion" that ("Gom Zanga"), and even at moments sounding oddly like Joanna Newsom ("Mdole"). But one smashes through wicked electronic instrumentation and then settles into a dark dream with thing is for certain: they are always delivered with the same confidence and force that is sure ominous implications. Even though the track lasts for almost 12 minutes, it does not settle on a to intrigue you. The album is even comprehensive in terms of linguistic range; it's sung in 5 single set of ideas and continually evolves throughout. Towards the end the beating of a para- different languages (Moore, Dioula, Bissa, Bet6, and French), demonstrating the depth of the noid heart keeps the listener on the edge as flutes and distortion chase the mind around. cultural terrain being navigated on this album. Although Ligeti specifically refers to the band "The Flesh Needs Fire" shows a more peaceful side to the album with less blatant discord as "post-intercultural" with aims at creating its own culture, the album is very much concerned that sneaks at the edges of the overall sound and shows up in subtle corruptions of something with offering interpretations of traditional stories and traditional rhythms, most notably the that would otherwise be pleasant to the ears. Tension builds to a high level as the listener Moore ouaraba. The interpretations, however, are consistently fresh, giving way to a more expects a nasty assault. Of particular note on this track is how out of tune instrumentation contemporary feel with well-placed guitar melodies ("Ligdi") and mixes of overlaid voices and contributes very appropriately to the quiet anger evident in this fantastical world. The pain- found sounds ("Mdole," "Sankar Yaare," respectively). It is truly a cultural blend with textures ful wobbling of their conflict strikes the appropriate nerve and is further augmented by the that cannot easily be pegged, but it is one that will easily get you moving. electronic background static. The overall effect of the track is one of a harsh beauty in an everlasting fight for survival. The track reaches a dread filled crescendo in the last minute that Artist: Kedar Naphade brought to mind a giant, carnivorous insect making its naturally vicious way. Title: Swaadini: Voice of the Harmonium "2.20" sets the stage for its dramatic conflict by beginning with what almost seems like cruel Label: Underscore whispering urging its prey on a cat and mouse chase. Quiet tension builds as the overall volume drops but still maintains a soft shriek that builds in volume as it is accompanied by a cello By Varsha Vakil assault. The rest of the track continues the exciting chase to a soft but cruel conclusion. Enter Houses Of is a fascinating album for its excellent blend of traditional instrumentation In this debut album, Kedar Naphade makes and electronic terror. The two styles of music combine to make a monstrous entity in what an effort to revive a lost era of the essence of the was one of the better compositions of 2009. For the aforementioned reasons, Mario Diaz de harmonium in Hindustani or North Indian classi- Leon's Enter Houses Of belongs in the KTRU stacks. cal music. The harmonium is an instrument that originated in France but easily found recognition in India, especially among the Parsis and Maharas- Artist: Slug's Revenge trians peoples. Introduced in mid 19th Century the Title: Revenge is Never a Four Letter Word harmonium is now seen as losing its luster among Label: Saw Jaw traditional Indian musical instruments such as the By Kelsey Yule sitar, sarod, santoor, and others. Maharastrians are inhabitants of the state of Maharastra on the The term "folk punk" conjures up all sorts of west coast of India, its capital is the popular city Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay. Ke- unfavorable images—some crusty kid plucking an dar Naphade born January 10, 1972 a Mumbai resident underwent his training first with his acoustic guitar while wailing barely discernable grandfather Shri Dadasaheb Naphade and later with Pandit Tulsidas Borkar. Pandit Tulsidas songs about trite and generic political concepts, Borkar is a celebrated harmonium player of India and he is said to have revolutionized the art i.e. Free Mumia, fight the system, etc. So perhaps of harmonium over past several decades. This trend seems to be religiously pursued by his Slug's Revenge should not be categorized as folk senior disciple Kedar Naphade in this album Swaadini: Voice of the Harmonium. punk, butratherfolkmusicwithaastrong bunkinflu- Kedar Napahde's excellence is experienced by the artistry in which he plays track 3 an ence, as if Woody Guthrie was a member of Grass. intense twilight melody, raga puriya dhanashri in drut teental. Raga hansadhwani a popular Consisting primarily of Kevin Wykoff, formerly of the night time melody sways one involuntarily to its truly enjoyable tune. The rhythm openly wins Black Death All Stars and occasional backing from one over in no time. This instant musical transformation leads to nothing but complete submis- friends, Slug's Revenge can only be described as sion to the soul stirring ragas played on the harmonium. To assist Kedar Naphade create this fast and furious. With Wykoff's incredible talent and flat picking style, every track on the debut enchantment the accompanying tabla artist is none other than Pandit Shantilal Shah. album, Revenge is Never a Four Letter Word, reveals a high level of complexity with minimal Pandit Shantilal Shah is well known amongst KTRU listeners, his disciples gave an awesome production for an overall crisp and intimate sound. Although the album is now over two years tabla performance at the 2009 KTRU Outdoor Show. The young tabla performers became an old and many of the tracks are highly politically charged, Wykoff's messages are still topical instant sensation not only among the genetic memory and electronic music savvy KTRU DJ's, and even insightful, an almost unheard of phenomenon in today's punk music. but also among the hip ktru outdoor show audience. Pandit Shantilal Shah a gold medalist The album begins with the exquisite guitar work and clever wordplay of "Media Song." from the Sangeet Natak Academy of Lucknow, India, is also a well known artiste of All India Discussing the corporate ownership of the media, Wykoff briskly sings " so we live in a world Radio and Television. Pandit Shantilal Shah is now a proud Houstonian. World renowned based on privatization/ and if the public found out it might cause a big sensation/ so in irony Pandit Shantilal Shah's expertise gives the accurate touch of tabla accompaniment to Kedar this way they suppress the education/ by privatizing the public's very source of information." Naphade's clever and engrossing Swaadini: Voice of the Harmonium. This original track is followed by "Freeborn Man," a reworking of the classic folk tune to In addition to classical music Kedar Naphade also plays the semi-classical forms of music, incorporate manic guitar picking. Back to Wykoff's political musings, "Prison Song" remarks like the Natyasangeet (which is associated to Indian theater or an Indian Opera), Bhajans, on the transgressions of the industrial prison complex. Perhaps the gem of the album, "I Thumri, Dhun etc. A glimpse of these exotic styles is seen in the album. The harmonium is Don't Care to Know the Method to the Madness" soulfully weaves a less in-your-face mes- the most common musical instrument found in Indian households especially among families sage with dreamlike imagery. "If You're Ever in Oklahoma" moves ploddingly through a dark which have an affinity towards music. One of the reasons for this could be that it is portable, and heavy melody with lyrics about the perils of life on the road. Incorporating spoken direct reliable and easy to learn. To many it still remains a mystery why this wind instrument which quotes from the recruiting handbook, "Notes on Military Recruitmet" caustically offers some is popular and common among Indians remains to be one of the least played and heard disheartening facts about military recruitment in schools. Other highlights of "Revenge is Never instrument in solo style. a Four Letter Word" include two instrumentals: "Dailey's Jam," which includes some Slavic Kedar Naphade has performed harmonium solo and also has accompanied vocalists sounding accordion accompaniment, and "Blackberry Blossom," an intricate and lightning at numerous concerts in India, Europe and in the U.S. This album Swaadini: Voice of the fast exhibition of Wykoff's guitar skills. Harmonium gives hope to revive the tradition and bring back its popularity. The album has Some people dismiss folk music as simply a pleasant background to the campfire, but the proved to be a true enchantment; the simplicity and depths of a harmonium incorporated with exhilarating debut album of Slug's Revenge proves otherwise. With his fresh infusion of a punk intricate ragas are bliss to a chaotic world. Swaadini: Voice of the Harmonium is a must have perspective, Kevin Wykoff follows in the tradition of folk heroes of the past—ballsy, talented music CD especially if you aspire an eclectic collection. This music CD is available online at and uncompromising. Look out for his second album to drop later this year. underscorerecords.com. Listen\tolourjstreaminqiwebcast fflEB G© &0cB ffi] nmcuDininnnnEiincmB rocs StreamTonlin'eTatTktr.uTorq! PROGRAMMING GUIDE RICE RADIO FOLIO Cul to SPRING 2010 your childhood. Old favorites and forgotten memories are intermixed with new classics and rarities that you may have never heard before—and they are all family friendly and youth Specialty Shows oriented! Hear cartoon theme songs, stories, children's artists, child artists, and more! Hosted by the lovable DJ crew of Jane, Jenny and Tom, it's sure to be the most fun you've had on a Saturday in a long time! (Don't forget to let your kids listen, too!). Saturdays, noon - 1 p.m., Specialty shows make up around 30 percent of our programming hours, only on KTRU! most during the evening hours between 5 p.m. and 1 a.m. These shows en- deavor to play unexposed music from genres other than rock. Some of our Local The Local Show brings Houston musicians to the forefront, with occasional forays into the specialty shows, such as Chickenskin and Jazz, have been going strong for rest of the Lone Star State. From Lightnin' Hopkins to Jana Hunter, from The Red Krayola over 20 years, others, like Africana, are fairly new. KTRU strives to play the to The Fatal Hying Guilloteens, and from ZZ Top to Drop Trio, the show presents over five greatest variety of music with the least trash of any station in the Houston decades of Bayou City punk, jazz, blues, psych, noise, and everything in between. Tune in from vicinity, and specialty shows help us toward this goal. 8 -10 p.m. every Tuesday to delve deep into the scene. Bi-weekly feature shows broadcast live sets and interviews with Houston heavyweights and newcomers alike, direct from our Africana studio. Listen and discover the incredible bands you share this city with. The African/African Diaspora show explores the music of Africans and communities of Metal African descent wherever one finds them. Hiis last is what is sometimes referred to as "the From The Depths, KTRU's metal show, features 3 hours of underground metal, without African diaspora. Africa is home to some of the world's greatest musical traditions. Our goal a trace of commercial pseudo nu-metal. Death metal, black metal, thrash metal, raw, ugly, on the Africana show is to expose introduce the Rice community listeners to the rich diversity and heavy, with an impressive amount of vinyl: 7 inches, 12 inches, etc. Real metal from real of some of the world's greatest, and still evolving musical traditions. We to the rich diversity of metal-heads. From the old school to the newest underground releases. Sundays from 10 these still evolving musical cultures. Hosts Joe and Chris have spent years collecting African p.m. -1 a.m. music, and we play everything from traditional and folkloric music to the classic recordings MK Ultra of the sixties and seventies to today's dance hits. Not only do we present the music of 54 Need a fix of the latest in underground electronic dance music? Not to worry - MK Ultra African countries, but we will also explore African music in the Americas, Europe and the has you covered, and we're one of the very few Houston radio shows that does. Every Friday Indian Ocean: everything from reggae, to jazz, to Colombian cumbias, and Cape Verdean night from 9 p.m. - 12 a.m., we showcase three hours of live in-station DJ-mixes from the mornas, and more. Tune in to KTRU every Saturday from 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. and join Joe and cream of the crop of local acts (and every now and then some international acts). We hit all Chris us on an exciting journey into the music of the Africa and its Diaspora. the sub-genres, whether it's house, drum n bass, progressive, breaks, etc. You can check Americana us out on the web, at www.mkultra.us for recordings, details on sending promos, and how Every Monday night from 9-10 p.m., the Americana show explores the roots and his- to submit DJ demos. tory of American music (and sometimes, American history through music). For example, on Mutant Hardcore Flower Hour MLK Day, we played speech excerpts from MLK, RFK's famous speech on the assassination, Once upon a time, when today's college freshmen were little more than a staring complex plus songs by Otis Spann, Nina Simone, the Staple Singers and others who recorded civil and a bad perm, alternative, indie rock, garage, emo, grunge, and hardcore all had the same rights and MLK related material. On the birthday of the Houston blues legend Big Mama name: punk. Every Thursday night from 10 p.m. -1 a.m., the Mutant Hardcore Flower Hour Thornton (now deceased), we played a selection of her music, and on Election Day we'll play explores the genre that gave birth to all the lame bands that annoy your parents, your room- appropriately themed songs (Blue Mountain's "Jimmy Carter," the Austin Lounge Lizards' mates, and your friends, proving that nothing is more cathartic than giving everyone the "Ballad of Ronald Reagan"). We try to cover as many American genres as possible—jazz, finger at the same time, including yourself. Like Steven Van Zandt, we play the Ramones, blues, bluegrass, gospel, cajun, zydeco, rockabilly, country, western swing, etc. Other themes everyone who influenced the Ramones, and everyone the Ramones influenced. If it's fast have included Halloween, Veteran's Day, Sarg Records (an obscure but important indie label and loud, if it's angry, if it rocks, we've got it—but it's more complicated than that. D. Boon from central Texas), the best of Bob Wills, the accordion, Motown, songs about food, Sam of the Minutemen put it simply: Punk is whatever we make it to be. Cooke (on his birthday) and Townes Van Zandt (on the anniversary of his death). Navrang Blues The Navrang ("Nine Colors") Show covers the music of the Indian subcontinent, naturally Join us on Wednesday nights for an exploration and insightful look at the world of blues. with a focus on music from films, but also capturing the diversity of the region with Indian Taking the genre beyond 12 bars and 3 chords, this two hour program brings the stark beauty classical, folk, Indipop, Asian underground and "Western fusion" music out of the region in of Billie Holiday, the pleading of James Brown, the delta sound of Robert Johnson, and the a "spicy musical curry." Check it out Saturday mornings, 10 a.m. - noon. relentless sounds of Howlin' Wolf, Otis Rush, and many others to one meeting place here on KTRU News KTRU. It's Blues in Hi-Fi; Wednesdays 7-9 p.m. on KTRU Houston! KTRU News focuses on local (and especially Rice Community) leading thinkers, profes- Chickenskin sors, news makers, community organizations, nonprofits, arts organizations, politicians and Chickenskin Music airs Thursday Evenings on KTRU from 8 - 10 p.m. The show gets the like, in a talk format, trying to capture what others might miss. If you have story ideas its name from an old blues expression referring to music that gives you 'chickenskin', or or want recordings of past shows, check our page at www.ktru.org. Tune in Fridays from goose bumps. At the beginning it was collage of bluegrass, folk, rockabilly, classical and 5-6 p.m. jazz. The idea comes from a thought that all music from A to Z is related, and can be played Post Punk together. It's just a matter of how you get from A to Z. Live guests have always been a part of The Modern Dance, KTRU's post-punk show, airs every Tuesday night from 7-8 p.m.. the show. Over the years we've hosted Lyle I>ovett, Eric Taylor. Jason Eklund, The Neville Focusing on underground music of the late '70s and early '80s, we play all genres of post-punk, Brothers, James McMurtry, Preston Reed, Sue Foley, Tish Hinojosa, Ani di Franco... and from the mutant disco of Cristina to the avant garage of Pere Ubu. Despite their differences, the list goes on. almost every artist that we play exhibits a willingness to play with—and rebel against—pop Electronic music cliches. Take the rebellion and brashness of punk rock and add an experimental First there was the theremin, humming like a Hying saucer to the wave of a hand. Then aesthetic edge and you have post-punk. along came giant modular synths and Australian computer music. As the twentieth century In addition to playing mixed sets and taking requests from our listeners, we often build trickled onward, electronic music developed from an academic experiment to the dominant the post-punk show around a theme. This year, for example, we have devoted entire shows force on many dance floors. It has rewritten pop music, re-arranged the classical canon and to the Rough Trade label, to inaccessible music, and to synth pop. Tune into the post-punk played a key part in the development of hip hop. But today, electronic music has emerged show and you'll get "The Modern Dance." into an abundance of music in a genre all its own. I 'ndanceable IDM. blast-happy breakcore, Rice Radio Reggae synth-buzzing electro, glitch, lap-pop and more. You can sample the spectrum every Friday Wednesdays from 5 — 7 p.m., KTRU's Rice Radio Reggae takes listeners on a tour of some evening from 7 - 9 p.m. on the Electronic show. As a special treat, on several occasions, the of the many facets of Reggae music. While having its origins in Jamaica, Reggae now comes electronic show has presented electronic works from students in the Shepherd School of from countries across the globe, and each week Rice Radio Reggae attempts to present an Music here at Rice. overview of the genre. You 11 hear the Roots Reggae Bob Marley made famous, instrumental Funk & Soul Dub. Dancehall, and more. It's eclectic (just like KTRU!) and, who knows? You could just The Funk show airs every Thursday evening, from 7 - 8 p.m. What began as monstrous hear a side of Reggae you never knew existed! drum lines, super rhythmic electric guitar rifts, and an extra tight brass section has since Spoken Word evolved into one (wo) man bands intent on conquering the same soulful journey foreshadowed The Spoken Word show offers performances from musicians, writers and poets, and by their imaginative ancestors decades ago. Henceforth, each week, the hunk show sets out to pay proper homage to the commendable funk purveyors, while acknowledging the soul politicians and random diatribes. Saturdays 7-8 p.m. scholars of today and introducing the mission cont r< >llers of tomorrow. No corner of the world Scordatura or era of time is left uncovered. The declaration remains: "One Nation I Jnder A Groove. The Scordatura Show explores modern and contemporary classical music: i.e. ex- perimental, electronic, or otherwise unusual music voiced for more or less traditionally Genetic Memory orchestral instruments, generally since 1900. Representative artists would include Glass, Genetic Memory is a series of three-hour experiments within the sonic void. It is a continu- Reich, Cage, Stockhausen. Pierre Schaeffer, and the like, though we try to emphasize lesser ously redefining aural enigma, wrapped around a divergent collection ot reference points, known material, as our show bleeds across into the glitchiness of the Electronic Show, the from percussive implosions to explosive decompressions, from trepanned sound poetry to experimentation of the Jazz Show, and the noisiness of Genetic Memory. We also regularly doomed Grimmrobe sludge, from the meticulous and improvised to the orchestrated and feature material composed or performed by members of Rice's Shepherd School of Music, chaotic, from old school industrial to new school drone, from free-jazz freakouts to freaky including live performances. prog noodlings, from primitive electrons to digital dust devils, from Dadaist spasms to Ac- tionist Grand Guignols and a myriad of tangents in between. A rotating crew of hosts and Treasures of die Sixties hostesses gives each show a constantly shifting center of gravity, with each DJ formulating If you enjoy the music of the Sixties, but are sick and tired of the same old, played-out his or her own definition of "music minus one chromosome. On Monday nights, from 10 rotation of classic rock radio, you're not alone. Every Wednesday night from 9-11 p.m., the p.m. - 1 a.m., follow the unraveling strands of Genetic Memory. Treasures of the Sixties Show revisits the decade of boundless energy with an ear for what sounds fresh. You'll hear cult artists such as Spirit and Love who deserve more. well. love. Hip Hop We like to plav Texas legends like the 13th Floor Elevators, Sir Douglas Quintet, and Mayo The Vinyl Frontier airs every I uesday night from 10 p.m. — 1 a.m. Hie show primarily c ov- Thompson. You'll even hear album cuts from the likes of the Kinks and Otis Redding, artists ers the latest releases from the underground hip-hop world with the occasional classic thrown with much deeper catalogues than commercial radio would have you believe. And with the in. Multiple styles are covered—from abstract ruminations backed by laptop glitch to gritty armies of pop culture archeologists out there who make new discoveries every week, we'll street tracks from upcoming MCs and even a club banger thrown in for good measure. prove the saying, "If you haven't heard it before, it s good as new. P ight the tyranny of Oldies Select invited local DJs will occasionally appear on the show to illustrate their turntablism radio! Catch the Sixties show on Wednesdays. skills. Short interviews are also sometimes conducted with local and national hip-hop acts, and the roots of hip-hop and rap are explored by delving into the funk, soul, and jazz breaks World From ancient Asian traditions to highly innovative Brazilian jazz, the Kl RU World Music that started it all. Show covers the globe. Natural indigenous music of the rainforest gets equal play with excit- Jazz/Improvised Music ing Indian Bhangra and African pop. I- rom the most talented musicians the world has to offer Die KTRU Jazz and Improvised Music Program presents the living legends, unsung to the most joyous and liveliest, listeners can hear it all on Monday nights from * - 9 p.m. A heroes, rising stars and timeless pioneers in the world of creative improvisation, from th< rotating volunteer staff with experience in international music and cultural education curates innovations of classic American jazz to the rigorous explorations of today's European and diverse set lists each week. We present acclaimed musicians like Talip Ozkan. .Mi Farka Japanese free improvisers. From New York's downtown sounds to regional styles and beyond. Toure, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. and Mongo Santamaria, as well as many underrepresented and The Jazz and Improvised Music Program presents the vast spectrum of the music of the independent musicians around the world. Listeners will find out about world music events moment which you can hear broadcasting every Sunday from noon until 9 p.m. in Houston and the surrounding region. Occasionally the World Music Show may highlight Kids regional events that feature international music, as well as Native American powwows and Do you remember Saturday morning cartoons? Do you remember the joyous anticipation regional traditions with international origins. that you felt on Friday night, knowing that Heaven was only a few hours away? Well, you can feel that joy, again! Every Saturday, the KTRU Kids' Show digs up the songs that made KTRU INTERVIEW RICE RADIO FOLIO m ®1] to SPRING 2010 An Interview with Composer Kyle Bobby Dunn by Melanie Jamison intuitive way. I've taken enough time and The Canadian-born, primarily self- flirted with the instrument in ways that I taught composer Kyle Bobby Dunn have just come to like. I think in terms of escapes academic process and contrived my own creative process or ways of com- approach, instead exploring individual will posing, I have never really used traditional and styling in his compositions. Dunn once theory. I feel that if I learned more of it worked in England with British composer maybe it could just really limit my ability Gareth Hardwick of the Low Point label, or even my want to keep doing music. I who recommended the recent release of would maybe get bored with it, or just not compilation album/l Young Person's Guide find anything interesting about it. To Kyle Bobby Dunn (which Dunn insists is not a retrospective or greatest hits collec- KTRU: Do you feel like it is possible to tion, "simply a title"). The album consists find form in the absence of form? of fluid acquisitions of reductive elements KBD: Yeah, I think it's obvious in some in piano, bass guitar, and small string and of my pieces that I'm really into silence, and horn sections, consisting of some of the I am utilizing it to the best of my ability. It's composer's most astute works of the past sort of a subjective theory, with form. Ev- six years. Not quite what he would consider eryone's got a take on form. There could be improvised, Dunn explores the formation a "formless form." As long as I'm creating, of music on an intuitive basis, often allow- I know there has to be something there. ing the sound itself to guide his work. I don't think I am an extreme minimalist, Dunn now lives in New York where or I don't think that I am creating with the he frequently performs in solo and col- mindset that I am. laborative efforts with other musicians. Live performance in addition to personal KTRU: Technology seems to be an inte- recording sessions will continue to take gral part to your composition process. What VARSHA VAKIL precedence in his work. With A Young would you say is the ratio of electronically Person's Guide being a recent acquisition generated/manipulated sound vs. raw sam- in the KTRU music collection, I contacted pling and instrumentation we are hearing Pandit Suman Ghosh the composer about his music philosophy, in your music? Pandit Suman Ghosh gave lessons on the Hindustani (North Indian) style of singing during background, and approach. KBD: I would say now it's pretty even a recent live performance on the Navrang Show. keel, 50/50, process vs. the actual en- semble playing the music...in my newer KTRU: What were some of the most for- works and playing live, I've tried to water mative early sounds or music you heard that down more of the electronic and computer have now influenced the way you listen ? stuff. I'm just not really a huge computer KBD: Sounds that were just sort of fan...I know it's sort of an inescapable negative to me, or that I didn't actually beast at this point, but I'm learning more like... I had sleeping problems when I and more about bleeding the instruments was really young, and my mom would or the sounds of the instruments in ways suggest playing her radio to help try to get that don't rely so heavily on process or me asleep, and it made matters worse... the computer... In the raw process for this Sounds that I would hear in daily situations album, the "Young Person's Guide," there were the most formative, probably... I lived was a lot of playing that you don't hear. downstairs, so I would sometimes hear On the record, I am playing mainly guitar Some praise from Houston Press: the sounds coming through the floors, and piano. That's kind of the forward for O and it kind of muddied them... That's the string players to the horn players... what I'm thinking about the unconscious they're interpreting the sounds through formation in what I started to create. In my guitar changes or piano progressions terms of music that I liked, I really got and then adding their own sort of beauty into a lot of contemporary classical and to the mix. even traditional classical music when I was pretty young. It somehow translated KTRU: How does the way you utilize into what I was doing. technology differ from the recording of this album vs. when you play live with other 2006: Best Radio Station * o KTRU: Music terminology seems to keep musicians? "Rice University's KTRU gives Houston the very thing expanding. How would you currently classify KBD: I've been trying to play more with most other radio stations lack: quality. The kids cutting your music? the string ensembles and string sections. their teeth on indie rock, hip-hop and electro manage KBD: I feel like I sound more and more They're not really under as much control, to pull off a better radio station than Clear Channel ridiculous and pretentious when I describe so to speak. When I am working with them could ever dream up." it to somebody, and that is the big difficulty I tend to have a lot more time and control with music that's being made today. You 're over the sounds that they contribute...in either trying to break out of a mold or stay a live setting it's a lot more organic, fresh, 2003: Best Hip-Hop Show inside a mold... I look at it no differently natural progressions with their playing. than I look at a lot of music. At the end Again, trying to play more of a natural (for The Vinyl Frontier) of the day, it's a product, it's packaged, reliance on their natural resonance...it's "Dennis Lee's radio show, which broadcasts every it's sold. It's available just like any other a nice meeting point for live stuff...in the music is available. I've even half-jokingly recording, there is no jamming going on, Tuesday night out of the Student Center called it pop music before and "pop music no practice sessions or anything. It's really at Rice University, is three hours for our time." I think we live in sort of a painfully boring, really just a conversation of unadulterated hip-hop ecstasy." weird time, and I think pop music is sort that might resurface later. of "of the era"... People have labeled it as ambient music, or drone music, but I just KTRU: A Young Person's Guide to Kyle really don't think of it as in those terms. 2000: Best Radio Station Hobby Dunn successfully conveys human "The 50,000-watt outlet is a throwback to a time when I'm not creating it in that headspace. emotion in electronic music, something that perhaps couldn't easily be conceived stations were programmed by people who really liked music.' KTRU: Do you find it essential today as without being heard. Where do you find this a contemporary composer to have classical inspiration? Would you say this parallels training (such as music theory, maybe your aesthetic appreciation? KTRU even proficiency in an instrument) or do KBD: It's really just drawn from my you interpret composition or essentially a general view of society and what is going o- sound vocabulary as a personal developed, on in my own life... It might seem isolated, 91.7 FM cognitive skill? but that might be because I am a pretty KBD: I am all for it... A lot of the friends isolated person, isolated as a composer or people that I work with are classically for sure...The pieces on this album in trained, and I really like somebody who particular have a lot of strange, hidden con- has perfected their instrument, especially notations or messages. They will not apply when I'm working with them. I have pretty to everybody...You just know something little academic music background. I know you are attracted to with sound. That's a little bit of theory, and I've learned the why it's so subjective. instruments I have played in my own weird, KTRU 91.7 FM RICE RADIO FOLIO OsSFOO @1] ul ffUuQ SPRING 2010 meo)))w by myra lara V U h*' """rta f j // Mam i/w :J ll v " jry 3 [a fth k\^ c3ire.'n\ r- ^ what ktru music sounds like, according to people unaware of drone Wanna be a DJ? Conspicuous You can! Consumption Outdoor Show KTRU T-shirts Youth Large, and Adult Small through XL. Mail Order: $10 + S2 for postage Send orders and inquiries to the Sultan o' Stick. Please specify design and size. Include your email address and phone number. tUm»- Smifing bunny Become a KTRU DJ! KTRU will be hiring soon for the summer, stay tuned to KTRU.org for application info. 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