Car thefts, vandalism mar calm summer, vex Campos by Dave Collins near the Rice Memorial Center. Gohn, who keeps records and "If people read something in two opened a new crime prevention Despite the presence of eight According to Sergeant Don Gohn statistics at the police office, noted consecutive issues of the Thresher market for the Rice Campus hundred junior high and high of the Campus Police, the owner that the quiet summer is a dramatic and then its not in the next issue, Police. People outside the Rice school students on campus this approached the vehicle as the change from the 1982-83 academic they'll assume that the problem has Community have heard KTRU's summer, it has been a quiet season break-in was in progress and year. Nevertheless, he referred to just disappeared," Sgt. Gohn afternoon news with weekly crime for the Rice Campus Police. The confronted the suspect, who fled the amount of bicycle thefts and explained. If campus-dwellers see reports and have called the Campos have received only three the scene. The victim was unable to burglaries on campus as a continuous problem with thefts Campos for tips on prevention ol reports of serious crime since June identify the suspect in a picture "ridiculous" and "of epidemic and burglaries, their vigilance will crime. line-up. also be continuous. 1: two automobile thefts and one proportions." He proposed that "People call and ask, 'Can you attempted auto burglary. Other than these isolated the key to solving the campus "The amount of burglaries and suggest a good bike lock?', 'Where incidents, Sgt. Gohn remarked, crime problem lies in a prevention One of the auto thefts occurred other crimes here has been can 1 find someone to run with there was "nothing worth program above and beyond past on the Sid Richardson college ridiculous, especially for such a me?' and 'How can I lock up my efforts. parking lot on June 19 late in the rting" in the field of summer small community," Gohn house better?'after they hear about A major aspect of the prevention afternoon. The other occurred Ce. There were cases of continued, "but then there are so us on KTRU," Gohn said. between 2 and 4 p.m. on July vandalism and sabotage of video program involves continuous many open doors." Unlocked dorm 13 in front of Lovett Hall. In games and bicycles at the RMC, exchange of information between During the year the Thresher rooms and bicycles accounted for neither case has a suspect been mostly connected with Rice the Campos and the student will publish weekly reports of almost all burglaries and thefts on apprehended. Summer School students, but the organizations and colleges, crime statistics and security campus last year. June 19 was also the day of a Campus Police dealt with none of particularly with the campus suggestions from the Campus successful vehicle break-in in H-lot these on a criminal basis. .media. KTRU has already unwittingly Police.

k n INSIDE: / A |*Tom Morgan returns to the Thresher editorial page. •Sandy Havens marks 20 years with the Rice Players: page 5. |*Our crack sports staff predicts THRESHER the SWC race. Guess who's first? Volume 71, number 1 Wednesday, August 3, 1983 History department offers new courses in '83-84 Rice's History Department will Francis Loewenheim will offer Rodney Olsen, a Mellon Post- Seed's "Elementary Demography offer twenty new courses next year "suites" of new courses, Matusow's Doctoral Fellow in History, will and Social Statistics", Guilmar- in an effort to take advantage of offerings being a two year cycle in offer a general history of everyday tin's "Warfare and Technology new faculty and to change the American history leading from the life in America, "Private Through the Sixteenth Century" department's emphasis towards Progressive Era to the present. Dimensions of Everyday Life in and "W & T from the Sixteenth courses broader in subject and Loewenheim's courses are American History, 1607 to Century to the Present." chronology. essentially a repackaging of his Present" along with a course in Commented Gruber, "The Commented Department previous offerings. American autobiography entitled Department expects to gain new Chairman Ira Gruber, "We are Professor Martin Weiner, "American Autobiography and junior members in both ancient trying to offer more general recently elevated to a Chair in American Culture." Olsen expects and European intellectual history courses. For instance, Dr. Charles History, will offer "Crime and his "Private Dimensions" course to in the near future, probably next Garside, who formerly taught Punishment in Victorian England" deal with "lived" realities as well as year. We interviewed over two specialized courses on Luther and in collaboration with Professor the ideological boundaries of hundred candidates while seeking Calvin, will offer a more general Ira Gruber —C. Clay Robert Patten of English. The everyday life. Olsen's courses will people for four positions last year. overview of Reformation Europe. Labor History", along with a fifth, course will center around the be substituted for his previously Not everyone we wanted to come Hopefully changes like this will "African Social History", to be reading and discussion of 19th scheduled courses. History 435a to Rice this past semester accepted appeal to more people." offered in 1985, will fill a gap in the century English literary and and 436b. our offer, but that was more a Gruber is particularly History Department's offerings. historical texts treating problems Other new offerings are function of the counteroffers made enthusiastic about the courses to Both Matusow and Professor of crime and punishment. Fitsimmons' "France, 1787-1870", than Rice." be taught by Mellon Distinquished Visiting Professors George Fredrickson and Harold Perkin. Fredrickson, author of The Inner Clark named temporary advising director Civil War and the recent, award German Professor Susan Clark possible improvements. Com- official faculty advisor in their advanced placement a student may winning White Supremacy, will be will assume the office of Director mented Clark, "One of my major department) students get lost." get credit for. Two traditional teaching an intensive two credit of Student Advising during H. C. goals will be to improve The Office of Student Advising special offerings Clark plans to course on "Ideas and Institutions Clark's semester leave of absence, sophomore advising. Sometimes is responsible for publishing the make available this semester are in Post-Civil War America" during according to Thresher sources. it seems that between their academic information package the Strong-Campbell interest the first four weeks of the Fall Clark, whose official interim freshman year and officially freshmen groups receive and inventory test and the Sensa Semester. appointment is expected soon, cnoosing a major (and getting an ascertaining the amount of reading improvement course. Harold Perkin, of the University expressed excitement with the of Lancaster, England, will offer a opportunity to implement plans to lower level lecture course on "The improve the advising available to Social Impact of Industrial different elements of the Rice Revolutions" dealing with Britain, community. Remarked Clark, "I France, Germany, the United plan to schedule monthly meetings States and Japan, and an upper with students in each college to level seminar and discussion answer any questions about Rice's course on "Elites in British Society distribution and major require- Since 1800" this spring. Perkin, ments, outside study programs, the author of The Origins of Modern availability of tutors, area English Society, and The Age of majors...anything they want to the Railway, is currently President know." of the Social History Society of Clark hopes to step up Great Britain. recruitment for outside Four new courses in African scholarships such as the Marshall history have been approved by and Rhodes Scholarships. Said Dean of Humanities Allen Clark, "I hope to flag people that Matusow. The courses, to be would be competitive to receive taught by the newly appointed such an award and prepare them Floyd Seward Lear Lecturer in for the application process. I plan History Luise White, are intended to hqye Rice alums that have been to provide both a broad survey of successful in the past consult with African history and detailed ^interested students. The quality of studies of Sbuth Africa and undergraduates at Rice is such that African labor history. (See related we deserve more representation in interview, page 4.) national fellowship programs." The four courses, "Africa Before 1900", "Africa in the Twentieth Clark intends to review the Rice New assistant basketball coach Marty Coach proves his versatility by bala ncing a spinning basketball while Century", "South Africa in the Tutorial Program and athletic shaving. (See related story on Gross, page 9.) — M. Sass Twentieth Century" and "African advising program and look for EVER/wey W3 it VIGO«UiMOM(TC0N& Hard core thinking... BOOT cwsn .CHWOWt NPMNG mm! VKSOKUSMONtTORKG LET IT Ail In his commencement address, Newsweek editor Bill Broyles, citing the HOW decline of American education since the early '60s, advocated a return to norar HWKQW a core curriculum. Certainly,Broyles's worries about the quality of the CKHIC'HM; graduates Rice produces are not unjustified. If prompted, anyone with a J> history at this institution can run off a list of engineers he knows who cannot string two sentences together, and another list of academs who cannot comprehend the intricacies of a pocket calculator. And, certainly, people have graduated from Rice without having to prove they were capable of either task. Early specialization is part of the problem. Too many people come to ONCE MOM FROM THE TOP- Rice "knowing" what they want to do with their lives, and proceed to take AN' PUT SOKE 5UBTL6Ty only those courses they can justify as relevant to their future careers. If \K\0\TTHISTUAE.' ^ they manage to get through Rice without ever questioning their choice, NW HUNKERI WDKT NtXOGBE- most find themselves 10 years later in a career that they wonder how they mi I VUCKT M*X0GU£- got into. And unfortunately, they are often unable to find something ONETM.'CMtlWf better because they limited themselves so successfully in college. Too 'fesnEMtt many doctors finish medical school and then wonder why they wanted to become doctors—since they never have liked working with people. Too many engineers work five years and discover they hate their job because they never liked the sciences. And too many lawyers find themselves incapable of looking beyond the next brief. Ironically, many of those who seek "career majors" hurt themselves financially in the long run. Engineers with high starting salaries find themselve stuck in a salary bracket unless they have the skills to become good managers. And the vagaries of the job market can quickly cool what THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE HEDGES/by Tom Morgan looks like a "hot" major. Ask any of the chemical engineers who graduated last year: When they came to Rice, their colleagues There are three kinds of people: informed and active citizen: Syndrome." Whereas ether is a commanded starting salaries near $30,000; when they graduated, their people who pick up hitchhikers, noblesse oblige, if you will. nineteenth century invention, its profession had been decimated by the oil glut and the few who found jobs people who do not pick up As far as hitchhiking around the use is certainly an outgrowth of life considered themselves lucky. hitchhikers and people who stop to hedges, don't try it. It's not too far in the traffic jam. This ethereal On the other hand, the horrors of marketing a humanities degree are pick up a hitchhiker only to drive to walk. means of travel is favored by well-known. The academ who assumes that he doesn't need to be able to away laughing after the hitchhiker hitchhikers travelling on desolate Politicos: There exists a certain comprehend science is only asking for a place in the unemployment line. has run to within two feet of the highways in red Cadillac irreducible minimum of any True, not everyone needs to be able to program a computer, but an car. convertibles with white leather population who want to hold understanding of what science and technology can—and cannot—do is I intend to direct this column to interiors. elective office. These people run essential. the first two categories of people. If for Student Association offices, Der Sahne-Blitz: This magic * * * you belong to the third category, Thresher editor, and college machine, of German origin, Insofar as they attempt to correct these deficiencies, core curricula are please do not bother to read what I presidencies. You should force manufactures whipped cream. A worthwhile. But, Broyles's experiences aside, they are ultimately self- write because it-is sure to offend these people to talk about and act necessary part of any household, contradictory. If the purpose of education is to create individuals who are you. Better yet, go ahead and read on other community problems its only limitation is the amount of capable of making intelligent, rational decisions for themselves, then it is the column, feel guilty about your than bad food. Issues that might nitrous oxide with which you can odd to instill this lesson by forcing students to take a specific series of miserable life, and then ask me for attract your attention include: fill it. It breeds very little political courses. The unwritten lesson of stictly-designed core curriculum is that advice. Rice's endowment (how is it consciousness, but it makes guilt only through coercion can the goals of an institution be achieved, no I will advise you with as much invested and what sort of moral complexes more bearable. matter how honorable the goals. heart and soul as would the late responsibility do the trustees have All good hitchhikers should carry Fortunately, none of the "core curriculum" proposals that Rice is Frank Erwin, former God of the to put their $450 plus millions in one. seriously considering require students to take particular courses (a la University of Texas. When Jake corporations that do well by doing Columbia) or to take several of a series of courses (a la Harvard). Most Jacobson, who fingered John good), starvation (Rice has an During the upcoming year, I will would change only the emphasis on the current distribution system—a Connally in the milk scandal active chapter of the Oxford try to bring other issues to your system that, I think, encourages the exploration of various disciplines during the Nixon years, was faced Committee on Famine Relief), and attention that behoove you to act without being restrictive. with the moral conflict of whether political oppression (there exists a as a moral individual. If you Ultimately, every student must be responsible for his own education. to testify against Connally for the chapter of Amnesty International habitually pick-up hitchikers, you Each must be wary, lest he fall prey to the lure of the GPA or the Green prosecution to gain a reduced in the Rice community.) will already be aware of many of God. Although we cannot assume that Rice students know what is best sentence or to keep mum, he these issues. If you don't pick up You should note that politicos for them, we must respect their intelligence and their autonomy. They sought Erwin's advice. Erwin said, hitchikers and feel guilty about it, rarely, if ever, pick up hitchikers. have not left home in order to find a new set of parents. The university "I advised the son of a bitch to then I will suggest some activities must, however, always be willing to provide the guidance that incoming commit suicide." I will display a Ether Bunnies: If you have the to relieve you of your feelings. If students need to structure an education that is best for them—and to similar amount of sympathy for occasion to become overwhelmed you don't pick up hitchhikers and serve, to use Broyles's words, as "the collective wisdom of our culture." you and your plight. by the odor of ether, do not openly don't feel guilty about it, then Strengthening the support for faculty and student advisors may be one While it may appear that this reject the values of the people hopefully I will change your way to achieve these goals. Finding a way to insure the integrity of every column will treat the subject of pursuing this form of entertain- attitudejby the end of the year. If course taught here is another. hitchhikers and hitchhiking, in ment. In reality, they are only you represent the \hird category, • * * truth I intend to talk about politics. suffering from the horrible well, I repeat myself:—• If this is indeed the age of information, then those who can understand, Politics at Rice, the state, the pressures of living in our overly If you see some longhair on the assimilate, and use information will be leaders. But neither computer nation, the world, and the effect of industrialized society. Some side of the road, remember that scientists nor lawyers have a monopoly on information; both the written politics on our daily lives. In short, psychologists have called this Howard Hughes often favored this- word and the numerical database have become currency of value in our you will throughout the course of affliction the "Twentieth Century means of transportation. world. the next academic year be The ultimate question here is. What is the purpose of a college subjected to Tom Morgan's lilTPf / CHRISTOPHER EKREN education? I think the answer must be, To educate people who will be able radical/leftist/bleeding heart view to create a better world. To create that world, we must not only be expert of life and the universe. in our fields, but we must also share a vision of that world that is never If you are new to Rice UDCCLD TODD CORNETT lost in day-to-day trivialities. Those who understand what it is to think University, you will need a brief Hffcjf fljC Business Manager like a scientist, think like a writer, think like an engineer, and think like a introduction to the political/ Dave Collins News Editor philosopher will have that vision. moral/social Weltanschauung M. Christopher Boyer... Fine Arts Editor — Richard Dees (world-view) of life behind the Jay Grob Sports Editor B.A. philosophy, 1982 hedges. Here are some terms with' Thomas Morgan Senior Editor which you might become familiar. 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For information About Other Centers In More Than 85 Major US Cities & Abroad Outside NY State CALL TOLL FREE: 100-223-1712 DooRs i The Rice Thresher, August 3, 1983, page 3 THE THRESHER INTERVIEW African historian addresses enigma of African culture For the first time in its history, foot on it. The international slave back several generations. history" also gains favor. A king was a racist-pluralistic society. The Rice University will have a resident trade was an abomination, but it can fiat the "offical" oral history to rest of the world could have cared scholar in African history, Luise was fed and encouraged by native Thresher: You must have some be recited through the generations. less about South Africa. In Eng- White, the Floyd Seward l^ar traders in human lives. reservations about research based Having said all that, I should land, South Africans were, "funny lecturer in History for 1983-1985. on something so tenuous as a remark that at times oral history is white people talking funny". The In the first of a series of faculty Thresher: Why was there never human memory. After all, things all we have. Most researchers British just wanted to avoid aggra- interviews, the Thresher talked to an "industrial revolution" in already look different to us a year never get to meet the people they vating the Boers. Meanwhile, the Dr. White about her research and Africa? after they happen. are writing about. I do. Zulu's were subject to great tur- course plans. White: Save for slavery, the rul- White: Oral histories are not just moil, "the Crushing" in Zulu. It is ers had little power over the pea- based on one individual's account Thresher: What do you plan to very important to realize that until Thresher: What in particular santry. The entire society was of an event. They, ideally, are a accomplish with your courses? the advent of mineral discoveries interests you in African history? White: I want to give my students South Africa was the very defini- Why are you a scholar of African the capacity to look at the world tion of a backwater. West Africa history, and not, say, of European more broadly, I want to expand seemed so much more important or American history? their view of economic and social economically to the Europeans. White: I' m not interested in the change with relation to the All that changed, of course, with namby-pamby stuff—you know, parameters of state social control. the 1869 discovery of diamonds at the "strange cultures, bizarre prac- Old Africa is just so fascinating: Kimberly. tices" routine. What I am inter- for a while, if one was upset with ested in is historical processes. 1 the regime one was living under, Thresher: And then in 1886 want to find out why Sub-Saharan one could just wander off into the alluvial gold was discovered. Africa is so dissimilar to the rest of night and start over. I want to dem- White: Yes, initially you could the world yet so uniform within its onstrate how fragile the construc- just pick it up off the ground. Sud- geographic area. Like most Afri- tion and reconstruction of history denly there was a demand for Afri- can historians, 1 am inspired by the really is, how it is vulnerable to the can labor. Consequently, there was liberal tradition, or shall I say politics of resources, the whims of a demand for ways to keep African belief, that it is the historian's duty the ruling class, the interplay labor from running off with the to give history back to the people between Islam and Christianity. gold. There was an incredible loss who did the living and dying. rate of gold. In response to the Thresher: Do you believe, losses, attributed to the "African Thresher: How do you plan to though oral history and other mentality", the compound system Lear Lecturer White with African art —C. Clay organize your courses? methods, a researcher can reasona- of mining was created. Whole fam- White: My first semester course agriculturally based. Once the composite of several interviews. bly "know" what went through the ilies of Africans were let into a addresses pre-colonial Africa. It slave trade started, profits were After talking to a group of individ- minds and souls of Africans two compound, used as labor for a six covers a huge chunk of time on a vast. It was cheaper to import the uals, one notices certain similari- hundred years ago? month period of time, searched huge landmass, so I hope to manufactured goods and pay for ties in perception of the past. These White: Every historian is a true upon completion of their tour, and approach the period thematically them with the money earned from commonly held facts are the root believer in him or herself. I believe let out. The system was an attempt through what I consider "core" selling slaves. Manpower was of oral history. history gives one a way of looking to reduce Africans to their value as issues. Central to the period are spread over too wide a region to There are pitfalls, of course. To at the world. Not an ideological labor power. such issues as the rise of states and create the critical mass necessary gain the texture and fabric that way, rather a sensibility of data trade, the advent of both domestic for steam engines and the like. I only oral history can provide, you and even emotions. History is a and international slavery and prefer not to refer to the Africans can sacrafice some accuracy. For process, comprised of trends and Thresher: Do you ever feel changes in agricultural prod- as "primitive", for th^y lived in a instance, during the late 1800's tendencies. As an outsider looking uncomfortable, being white and uction complex cultural and ecological parts of Nigeria were close to 80% into Africa, I think I can retrieve teaching a course on black history? environment. literate. The literate population some history. Do you feel your legitimacy is Thresher: Any student of would read an article purporting to undermined? African history eventually comes Thresher: Perhaps it would be represent an episode in the history Thresher: Let us move, if you White: I don't think race makes across the spectre of slavery. In valuable for you to explain how of Black Africa. When asked by a will, to South Africa in the 20th a difference. When I first went to your opinion, why was there a one approaches African history, researcher to repeat theirknowledge century. Africa to gather data, I had to shed slave trade on the African where, unlike with European his- of their past, they would parrot White: Certainly. South Africa a lot of racism. I don't believe that continent, and later an export tory or for the most part Far East- back the article, which may have in the 20th century is the best story only blacks can understand blacks, slave trade? ern history, little is written in the been a romantic fabrication by a in the entire world. It is a horror although there are some people White: You might say exploita- form of native historical European who had never touched story, and it is only tangentially who argue that. I certainly am not tion was built in the agricultural documents. * the continent. related to my research expertise, an African history scholar for the system. Slavery was a rational, if White: There are three basic Historians have steered away but I love teaching it. I have had money. I do it because I adore it. immoral, response to economic sti- sources for historic material: from researching the history of students weep in class. History is partly dependent on the mulus. There was a lot of land in archaeological digs, written docu- Benin because a history of Benin South Africa before the 1880's viewer—it needs all perspectives. Africa and very few people. If ments and oral history. Since the written in 1936 was so widely read someone didn't like the nation he Africans were not literate, and incorporated into the native was living in, he could just move archaeological digs and oral his- folklore that an accurate represen- and find land elsewhere. In tory take on increased importance. tation of the past is close to impos- response to that situation people in I draw a lot of my research mate- sible to uncover. Ideology also the power structure with land rial from oral histories. Some changes history, particularly oral assets found it advantageous to tribes have amazingly long collec- history. A half-buried building is bind others to their land. Africa tive memories, others don't. never lost, and a written document had a well-developed system of Obviously, one wants to do is hard to alter. Often when a new slavery before Westerners ever set research on a tribe that remembers dynasty gains ascendency, a "new

V' > • - Construction begins for Herring Hall, the Jones School's new home, while renovations begin on the former home of ICSA in Herman Brown Hall's basement. -M. Gladu

The Rice Thresher, August 3, 1983, page 4 Thresher/Fine Arts Havens marks 20th year, announces new slate The Rice Players, Houston's four years, the troupe will present Ties opened last year's Alley Although Havens acts as oldest collegiate acting troupe, will Kurt Vonnegut's Happy Birthday season, and Kathleen Tolin's director for nearly every celebrate Neil (Sandy) Havens' Wanda June November 14-19. The Weekend Near Madison. production and handles most of twentieth year as director in the busy second semester will include Auditions for The Merchant of the day-to-day operating details of upcoming 1983-84 season. the English Department sponsored Venice will be held on the first the group, the Coordinators still Opening with a production of Actors-in-Residence workshops week of classes. As always, call the shots. "I'm very proud of Shakespeare's The Merchant of — which will be open to all Rice auditions will be by cold readings keeping this a student-run Venice in September, the season students — as well as two Houston of the script and will be open to all organization," says Sandy. "We've will consist of four shows, premiere performances by the Rice students, faculty, and staff. developed into one of the best including two Houston premieres. Players. The first of these will be Director Sandy Havens credits this theatre producing organizations in As an added bonus, for actors and Good by C.P. Taylor, scheduled open atmosphere for much of the Houston without changing the audience alike, Actors-in- for February 20-25. success that has gained the troupe fundamental nature of the group." Residence, a traveling wing of the The last show of the season will a reputation for innovation and Looking back over nearly 75 Royal Shakespeare Company, will be chosen from among the continued excellence. productions at the helm, Havens be at Rice for one week in following, depending on "A real myth of exclusiveness picked out a few highlights: February giving workshops and availability of rights: Extremities, has grown up around the Rice Marat/Sade by Peter Weiss. public performances. by William Mastrosimone — now Players", says Havens, "which is "Huge and successful, immensely the Rice Players', 1 tell them just to Following The Merchant of enjoying a highly successful Off- unfortunate because it keeps a lot popular and highly controversial." come around. Our feeling is 'the Venice (October 3-8), Rice Players' Broadway run, Goodbye Freddie, of talented people away. When The Serpent by Jean-Claude van more the merrier' — we can always first Shakespearean production in by Elizabeth Diggs whose Close students ask me how they can 'join Itallie, "It just blew people away. use more help in every aspect of Ann Holmes (Houston Chronicle) production. I especially like to try called it the best of the Houston new actors in the first showpf the theatre season." Alice in Colombe ends first MST season season." Wonderland: "It was our own Mademoiselle Colombe Now in his twentieth season as adaptation. Very creative and lots Main Street Theatre Professor of Theatre and Director of fun." Last but not least, July 29-A ugust 27 of the Rice Players, Havens' first Bertolt Brecht's The Caucasian was with the Players as a student- Chalk Circle. "Absolutely Main Street Theatre caps off its actor in his undergraduate days. everything worked. It was my successful first season in its new Following his Masters studies at proudest achievement as a the University of Indiana, Havens digs in the Rice Village with Jean director." worked on Broadway as Anouilh's Mademoiselle "1 think the Players are more production assistant to famed Colombe. This dark comedy consistently good now than when I director Joshua Logan on the shows the maturation of Colombe first came, which is of course why Irving Berlin musical Mr. from an innocent young girl to an they hired a director. Also the President and as Logan's stage accomplished woman of thd world talent level in general seems higher, in a turn-of-the-century Parisian manager for Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright. although 1 don't know why. theatre. Certainly we are much better Colombe (Diane Keany) is a Havens has the distinction of technically, especially as far as set naive young wife whose husband, being the only faculty member at designs go." Julien is a proud and idealistic Rice to be hired by the students, a "In the future, 1 hope we can young man determined to become fact he takes a great deal of pride bring more visiting artists, have a concert pianist. When Julien in. "In 1964, the Rice Players' more workshops, find more funds (Joel Vasquez) is drafted, he is Student Coordinators convinced for that sort of thing. Certainly I University President Pitzer that forced to leave Colombe and their would like to see us continue to do Poet-Mine-Own (Luedemann) reads his latest work to Mme. Alexandra they needed a full-time director. I young child in the care of his well in things we traditionally do as Deschamps (standing, right) and Gourette look on was invited down for a weekend of mother, Madame Alexandra well. And I think we would whole- interviews by the Dean of (Debbie Powell), one of the most consummate actress and bon- Friday and Saturday with heartedly support a move to a new Humanities, who at that time acclaimed emotional actresses of vivant. Madame's secretary, matinees at 3:30 on Sunday. For facility if a new theatre is indeed budgeted the Rice Players, by the day. Gourette (Rice alum M. reservations and ticket infor- built. Hamman Hall is really too President Pitzer, and by the Colombe is "discovered" by Christopher Boyer) keeps a mation call 524-6706 between 10 big an auditorium for our Madame Alexandra and her watchful eye on all the offers and a.m. and 6 p.m. Coordinators. The final decision was left to the students." purposes." coterie, turning Colombe into the denials, flirtations and innuendoes — A/. Christopher Boyer theatre's new darling and a woman that surround Colombe's stay with of the world. Colombe falls in love Madame Alexandra. with the heady, wild backstage life Set entirely in a theatre of turn- and is soon surrounded by men of-the-century Paris, Mademoi- who want to "help" her. Madame selle Colombe was classified by Alexandra's pet dramatist Poet- Anouilh as a piece brillante — a Mine—Own (Theodore Luede- sparklingly funny comedy with Use Our Personal Computers mann), her director Deschamps hard, sharp edges and a crystalline (Kerry Durdin), and her leading view of life. Rebecca Greene man Gaulois (Dan Plato) all lavish Udden, Main Street Theatre's When You Don't Want to Buy One attention on Colombe. Artistic Director and former Rice The Hairdresser (Roddy Player, directs this bittersweet Michaels) and the dresser, Mme. look at love and idealism and the BASIC and Pascal Languages Georges (Sharon Bennet) also add difficulties of their coexistence. for your computer courses to Colombe's education, while Performances of Mademoiselle Edouard (Rice alum Charles Colombe open with an 8 p.m. Tanner), Julien's older brother and performance on Friday, July 29. Data Communications man-about-town completes Performances for the rest of the Colombe's metamorphosis into a run will be at 8 p.m. on Thursday, for access with other mainframes Word Processing aie rj'iii. October 1, 1983 EXAM for typing reports

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The Rice Thresher, August 3, 1983, page 5 Theatre Main Street Theater announces upcoming attractions With their highly successful is Gorey Stories, a musical and production which utilizes member Dianne DeMille's script turn our attention to the technical eighth season drawing to a close. treatment of cartoonist Edward multi-media techniques — seems on Mary Todd Lincoln. aspects of our(; productions. We Main Street Theatre has already Gorey's bizarre and often macabre nearest completion, but no final In a company meeting, Artistic need to assemble a technical staff begun preparations for the 1983-84 tales. Highly reminiscent of the decision has yet been made. Director Rebecca Greene Udden of set, costume and property season, the second in their new stories of Edgar Allen Poe — if Also being considered is a outlined goals for the upcoming designers. Now we can worry home on Times Boulevard in the Poe had had a sense of humour projected two-week festival of season. "We are now pretty well about putting the finishing touches Rice Village. The official Gorey's jaundiced view of the plays on famous people. The list of moved in at the new location. on our shows." works under scrutiny for this Some painting and patching announcement of the new season world is sure to provide a welcome Season Tickets will be available was made by Marketing Director relief from the universal project include Virginia, a three- remain to be done and we have women show on the life of Virginia begun on our $30,000 fund-raising at the beginning of August. For Jeanine Klein, MST's newest full- saccharinitv of traditional holiday information call 524-6706. time staff member. The new season offerings. Woolf, a one-woman play on the drive to put in the new public will consist of six subscription In January, MST will present life of Libbv Custer, and company restroom. At this point it is time to —M. Christopher Boyer shows, as well as a continuing John O'Keefe's Wild Oats, a series of children's theatre, some rollicking restoration comedy late-nite shows, and one or two about a group of wandering actors. 'special projects'. While the fifth show has not yet Miller Theater hosts Shakespeare The main season will open in been chosen, the season will close Over the years, the Houston Berger, chairman of the humorous and accessable works. It mid-September with The Art of with Cole, a revue of the ever- Shakespeare Festival has become a University of Houston drama centers on two cases of mistaken Dining, by Tina Howe. A comedy popular songs of Cole Porter. summer tradition at Miller department, proposed the identity. Antipholus of Ephesus about the hilarious goings on in an Emboldened by the success of Theatre. The festival will open its addition of drama to the Miller and Antipholus of Syracuse are intimate in-house restaraunt, the last season's experimental late-nite ninth season on August sixth, Outdoor Theater's free summer twins. Each has a slave named play was a finalist in the 1979 shows, Main Street will again offer featuring two of the bard's lesser- performances in a meeting with the Dromio, also twins. Susan Smith Blackburn Prize light entertainment on Friday and known works, The Comedy of university's administration. The confusion starts when the Competition. According to MST Saturday nights at 11:00, following Errors and The Winter's Tale. Syracusian Antipholus and Artistic Director Rebecca Greene the regular fare. Taking the place More than 200,000 people have Based on a Roman comedy by Dromio visit Ephesus and gets Udden, "It's a play about how of Tom Stoppard's The Real enjoyed Shakespeare in Herman Plautus, The Comedy of Errors is progressively worse as the play people feel about food — the Inspector Hound, which closed Park since 1975, when Dr. Sidney one of Shakespeare's more develops. Unlike many of gourmets, the dieters, the closet- last month, will be You've Come a Shakespeare's comedies, there is eaters. There is a sense of Long Way Baby, a revue of songs Records no widely accepted "underlying communion and things being about the position of women in social message". This production shared." The play will present society throughout the years. Also Summer sound lacks zip should be particularly interesting being considered for a late-nite slot as Sidney Berger, the director, has many production problems for the It has been a slow summer for MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS • M+M is a revue of songs by Tom Lehrer announced that the play will be company, as a great deal of food record releases, but several seem a math professor at MIT and performed "Godfather"-style since must be prepared on stage. noteworthy. One that should Harvard who enjoyed a good deal the play takes place in Sicily. Following The Art of Dining receive honorable mention is of success as a comedian in the For those who favor a more will be Somerset Maugham's For Danseparc, the fourth album by 1960's and whose songs still have a traditional approach to theatre, Services Rendered, a bitter, anti- Martha and the Muffins. You may large audience on most college u The Winter's Tale, directed by war look at World War 1. In have heard their hit", Echo Beach. campuses. Charles Krohn, will be done in keeping with MST's professed If, like me, you are suspicious of Special projects under cavalier period style. Winter's Tale philosophy of producing shows of dance music, the title may not consideration include scripts is usually grouped with Cymbeline literary excellence, this play by one sound promising. Give this one a written by company members and The Tempest as a romance or of Britain's most famed short story chance. There are dance grooves Steve Garfinkel and Doug K ilgore. tragicomedy. The play is also set in writers promises to both challenge here, but they are not the focus of • *r: ™ ^ w *• At this writing, Kilgore's play — a Sicily, as well as in Bohemia. and delight its audience. the album. D A N S Main Street Theatre's rather probing look at the inner workings instrumental featuring Stevie The King of Sicilia, LeOntes, perverse choice of a holiday show of a theatre company in rehearsal "Danseparc (every day it's Ray's guitar, was one of my accuses his pregnant wife of being tomorrow)" is one of my favorite favorite songs. He seems to bend unfaithful with his best friend cuts. It features some interesting and twist the notes, something I Polixenes, the King of Bohemia. guitar work by Gane and has an haven't heard anyone else do quite Polixenes flees and the queen is appealing hook. "Several Styles of the same. I also liked his work on imprisoned while her baby girl is Blond Girls Dancing" is more "Dirty Pool", which has the feel of later left in the wilderness. exotic. Rain forest pygmies late Sixties British guitar blues. Although the queen is declared PREGNANCY TESTS wander in and out, though they Texas Flood lacks consistency, but innocent by the Delphic Oracle, • Confidential Counseling don't interfere with the "new" it has enough good songs on it to she and the crown prince are • OB-GYN Specialists sound of the band. It's an merit attention. reported dead by the queen's lady. • Birth Control Information intriguing combination. The new XTC release, an EP Despite this rather depressing * Early Detection of Pregnancy You should also give Texas entitled Great Fire , contains four beginning, everything ends • Termination of Pregnancy Through 24 Weeks Flood a listen. It's a new album by new songs. "Procession Towards happily. Learning Land" is a quietly crazed This year's festival opens August :i Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double K ~~1j Trouble, a group that has been instrumental that occurs fifth with The Winter's Tale and playing locally for several years. somewhere in East Asia. "Frost continues through the twentieth. pt - -cm* WM; f 4 <§> Stevie Ray was the lead guitarist Circus" is a fluid, atmospheric Free tickets for reserved seats can - on Let's Dance, the latest David piece. "Great Fire" and "Gold" be picked up at the Miller Theatre t ' West Loop Clinic Bowie album. sound more like XTC's earlier box office on the day of the There are two ways to look at works, but are less interesting than performance from 11:30 a.m. until ft- the first two. 1 p.m. Of course, one can always . si this album. If you are a blues fan, it )• is sit on the hill. Curtain is at 8:30 __L 622-2170 is wonderful. If blues guitar does —Jennifer Juday not interest you, it is worthless. In p.m., but there will be period enter- 2900 WEST LOOP SOUTH my opinion, at its worst Texas (Juday is Music Director of tainment before the play, so it's a HOUSTON, TEXAS 77027 Flood is good, generic blues. KTRU-FM, Rice's student- nice idea to come early. 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Films infinitesimal exactitude. And just recently opened in Theatre the smaller Masterson Gallery is Tabu-Dada: Jean Fanny and Alexander. Ingmar Bergman's highly Crotti and Suzanne Duchamp. This highly didactic Houston Shakespeare Festival. The U of H publicized "final film" will play multiple features exhibits reveals for the first time, and with real drama department presents once again this year its each night at the Greenway III beginning this Friday power, the mystic optimism of Crotti and Duchamp two Shakespeare stagings at Miller Outdoor night, August 5. Final or not, Bergman's skill and in their artistic revolution against prevailing Dada Theatre; and once again, it's free. The 1983 festival special sort of compassion create, in this work, a chaos and disbelief. includes The Comedy of Errors, directed by Charles quieted, gentle childhood story about families and * * * Krohn, running August 6, 10,12,18, and 20; and The love. The Contemporary Arts Museum focuses on recent Winter's Tale, directed by Sid Berger, playing expressions of Southern regionalism in the visual alternate nights: August 5, 11, 13, 17, and 19. arts with two concurrent exhibits: Southern Fictions Curtain time for all shows is 8:30, barring rain -it's amasses the various themes and techniques of this Miller Outdoor Theatre, remember— and both area's current art as seen in the works of artists like productions promise quick-paced, well realized David Bates, John Alexander, James Scurks and bard-in-the-park. others. Evident here is a strong statement—often • * * made with humor nonetheless—of disregard and Main Street Theatre. University Village's own enmity for the traditions which shape the Southern theatre company stages Jean Anouilh's darker present. Frank Freed: Peoples and Places is, in a comedy, Mademoiselle Colombe with a cast of local similar sense, the special retrospective of one of talent—Rice alum Chris Boyer, for instance—every Houston's most fondly remembered vanguard Thursday, Friday and Saturday night at 8 p.m. artists. Freed, who died in 1975, worked to highlight through August 27. Seating for Sunday matinees is the isolation and feeble sense of community evident also available. Anouilh is as scathing and witty as both in the Southern cityscape and in the urban ever in this critical portrait of the sophisticated Southern personality. Appointed by Curator Marci cognoscenti of Parisian Theatre circles, circa 1900. Hepburn and Grant footage included in Hollywood Mayo,the exhibit contains some thirty paintings Out-takes, coming to the River Oaks arranged chronologically to show Freed's The River Oaks Theatre has charted a few "must developing vision. Music sees" for the remainder of August: Australian * * * director George Miller is given a double feature Galleries. The Houston Arts Dealers Association The Manhattan Transfer brings its new tour, billing Friday and Saturday, August 12 and 13 with once again provides rising artists with a summer Bodies and Souls, to the Arena Theatre Saturday, the blunt, highly effective Mad Max and his season first-exposure to the Houston art public with August 20. Featuring some of their old 40's sounds somewhat more commercial, less true The Road its citywide Introductions. This year, artists from as well as more current material, the show is Warrior. Recently famous German director Werner around the nation are shown—many for the first reported to be slick and "dance-y." Ticketron is Herzog's maudlin, ponderous remake of the F.W. time in the Southwest—in all member galleries: handling reservations at 799-9555.. Murnau classic, Nosferatu will screen Wednesday, Dubois, Lowell Collins, Rachel W. Davis, Hooks- * * * August 17, with its 1921 prototype rounding out the Epstein, Janie C. Lee, Meredith Long, Davis- Simon and Garfunkel. The new group—not much feature. And a week long engagement of Hollywood McClain, Jack Meier, Meinhard, Milliand, different from the original—will bring its Out-Takes will begin Friday, August 19,lending a Pritchard, Robinson, and Watson/deNagy national tour to Houston for a single show on little vintage class to the pop, Dick Clark craze of galleries. The most rewarding viewing would Wednesday, August 17 at 8 p.m. in the Astrodome. T.V. bloopers." All features will be $4 beginning necessarily begin with the especially good exhibits at The music is still the same , as is the charm of these August 12; call 524-2175 for showtimes. Archway, Harris, Kauffman, David Mancini, and two now permanently "just reuniting" performers. • * * Moody galleries. Good tickets are still available at 799-9555. The Thousand Eyes of Dr. M abuse. Fritz Lang's last film before his death, Thousand Eyes has gained considerable critical acclaim since its release in 1960. Here, Lang's long-develping artistry is finally, iftfr 'Sat. October 1, 1983 EXAM perhaps most fully, allowed to create a pervasive look of tension, evil and uncertainty, all in the structure of a murder mystery flick. Albeit a dubbed version. The Museum of Fine Arts showing will doubtless remind many of Lang's often overlooked genius. Show time is 8 p.m., Saturday, August 20 in the Museum's Brown Auditorium; $2 student

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The Rice Thresher, August 3, 1983, page 8 THE RICE THRESHER/SPORTS Injuries sideline Foster; Lagow case unresolved by Jay Grob Crayton and running back Larry representative Dr. James "Dan has had both back and knee Starting linebacker Dan Foster Collins will all return to the squad Castenada, has not been officially problems recently, and he was and former Owl defensive lineman after all left school last year for notified of any decision by the afraid that if he was injured again, Dr. Richard Lagow will academic and personal reasons. NCAA and believes that his case is it could be a crippling thing. He apparently both miss the Lagow, the 37-year old not resolved, contending that the was a team leader and we're a little upcoming season, it was learned University of Texas chemistry decision should be made by the thin at linebacker." Freshmen Pal last week. Foster, the Owls' leading professor who petitioned the NCAA's eligibility committee and Gerald and Kyle Falkare currently tackier in 1981, has not fully NCAA in an effort to complete a not Yeager. projected as the Rice starters at recovered from knee surgery and college football career that began The loss of Foster, of course, has linebacker. will miss his senior season, thus in 1965, was notified last week by the most immediate impact on the Lagow, who is not injured, was a ending his college football career. newpaper reporters that Tom squad. A six-foot, 218 pound starting defensive guard in 1965 It was also recently announced Yeager, asssistant director of senior who averaged 11 tackles per and 1966 under the late Jess Neely, that nose guard Joel Rios, running legislative services for the NCAA game in 1981 before being injured but had to miss his senior season back Charles Hester and rejected Lagow's petition on the in the season opener against because he was too close to cornerback Donahue Walker have basis of a "clear cut interpretaton Southwestern Louisiana last Dan Foster graduation. NCAA rules at the all received medical clearance to of the rules". season, Foster was voted the eligibility alter the injury, but will time allowed eligibilty only to begin workouts, and that lineman Lagow, whose peition was team's outstanding linebacker in not return. undergraduates, but graduate Kyle Smith, cornerback Richard delivered by Rice NCAA 1981. He received an extra year of Said Rice coach Ray Alborn, students have been allowed to compete since 1978. At the time of NOTES l.agow's senior season, concern over the military draft convinced Staff changes announced in three sports Lagow to forego his senior season, take his degree and begin working Several important staff changes as a chemistry instructor, in order in the Athletic Department, to qualify for a military including assistant coaching exemption. changes in football, basketball and Said Lagow, "1 knew it was a baseball, have intermittently been longshot from the beginning, but 1 announced over the summer considered it an experiment. And months. Due to the general no experiment is worth completing difficulties incurred in communi- if you already know the outcome." cation during the summer months, A regular weightlifter, Lagow reasons for the coaching changes contends that he is stronger now in some areas are not totally clear, than when he played for the Owls, but the following represents the and though he admits that "1 didn't Thresher's best efforts to both play very well in the Alumni understand the changes and to Game," he says that "1 really love learn a little about the new men: to play football and have always Bert Gravitt Greg Walcavich —M. Gladu Marty Gross -M. Gladu felt that I was cheated out of my Football summer, as he will also move into Said coach Tommy Suitts, Castaneda (a Rice spanish last year." Coach Ray Alborn lost his professional football at USC. No "Greg and Marty were both people professor) is currently in Europe Alborn says he has no problem second assistant coach in as many replacement has been named. whom 1 had competed against in and both Brown and Hall are in with l.agow's attempted years to the Montreal Concordes Alabama, when I was at North Alaska coaching a team of local comeback. "It's hard to know if he of the Canadian Football League Basketball Alabama. And while 1 did not Houston college baseball players. could actually contribute, but I when offensive line coach George Gregg Walcavich and Marty know them personally, I had don't think the issue is dead. 1 do Cortez took the positon of director Gross have been named assistant always been impressed with how Sports Information know that he wouldn't need any of player personel with that team. basketball coaches following the hard they worked." Bill Cousins will succeed Nancy academic tutoring." Cortez, who coached at Rice since resignations of former aides Walcavich dismissed any Burch as assistant sports Added Lagow, "Ray Alborn has 1977, follows former Rice Tommy Jones and Wendell notions that becoming an assistant information director. Cousins has been extremely supportive of me offensive coordinator Tom Hudson early in the summer. coach will be difficult after being a throughout the whole thing. He is Rossley to Canada. Rossley left Jones has since taken a position at head man for five years. "Being an definitely the kind of man you Rice last season. Houston Baptist and Hudson will assistant only means that you have would want your son to play for." To make up for Cortez's coach next year at Ole Miss. one more person to answer to, and Lagow has spoken in the past departure, defensive line coach Walcavich and Gross are the I plan to work with Tommy as with Eligibility Committee Bert Gravitt moves up to full-time twelfth and thirteenth assistant mpch es possible. Rice is a great Chairman Olav Kollevol of status, and graduate assistant Rich basketball coaches at Rice in the school, with an atmosphere 1 Lafayette College, and says that Dykes has been added to the Owl last six years. enjoy, and it should be a great Kollevol believes that the issue is coaching roster. Rice will operate Walcavich comes to Rice after challenge." one for the committee to decide. in 1983 with only eight full-time five years as the head man at N A1A Yeager, however, insists that his assistants, one under the allowable school Birmingham Southern, Baseball decision to reject the petition NCAA limit of nine. where his teams compiled a In perhaps the most surprising cannot be changed, even by Said Alborn, "I had hoped to formidable 114-44 record and went move of the summer, 22 year Kollevol's committee'. involve George more closely with to two national tournaments. veteran assistant baseball coach For the time being it looks as if recruiting this year, which he was Gross has worked previously with Dr. James Castaneda announced Lagow will certainly miss this not too pleased about, so he took Walcavich for three years at his resignation. Castaneda will be Bill Cousins season, but he intends to appeal his the job offer in Canada." Birmingham Southern, but spent replaced by Lance Brown, who will been employed in a variety of case to the NCAA council if the Strength coach Jerry Simmons the past two seasons as an assistant be the first full-time Rice assistant sports related jobs, including stints eligibility committee is not allowed also announced his resignation this at Jacksonville University. baseball coach ever. at Sports Information Director for to act on it. Lagow says also that he Neither Castaneda, Brown nor West Texas State University and would probably be willing to wait head coach David Hall were as an editor for the Houston Oilers' another year, if necessary, before available for comment, as official magazine. attempting his comeback. WOMEN'S TRACK Lewis' sibling one of six signees

by Aiine MacMaster the 1983 freshman class are personal best of 58.2 The Rice women's track team Kimberly McVea from Corpus In the distance events, coach spread their recruiting allowances Christi, and Tammy Welch and Victor Lopez signed Wendy across all the events a little more Vicki Carruthers, both from the Stamner, Sophie Holquin and evenly than did the men's team this Houston area. McVea, a finalist in Beverly Lewis, younger sister of year, devoting equal attention to the state class 5A 400 meters,sports former Rice runner Disa Lewis. the sprints as well as the distance a 56.35 personal best in that event, Stamner, who finished second in events. as well as a 25.1 in the 200 metetrs the class 5A 3200 meters in a time Of the six women who signed and 12.1 in the 100 meters. of 10:49. will also run in some with the Owls, three run the sprints shorter distance events. Holquin, and an equal numer compete in the Welch, who finished third in the from California, boasts an 11:23 in middle and longer distance races. regional class 5A 400 meters in the 3200 meters and a 5:15 in the Like the men's ttiam, the women 56.75, also runs the 200 meters in 1600 meters. Lewis brings to Rice acquired no performers in the 24.9 and the 100 meters in 12.1. personal records of 11:40 in the field, although all the sprinters will Carruthers, the 400 meter state 3200 meters and 5:19 in the 1600 Tommy Suitts discusses strategy with three recruits. OK, actually these lads compete in the long jump. champ in the Texas Christian meters. are campers at Suitts' basketball camp for kids. —M. Gladu The sprinters who will comprise Interscholastic League holds a The Rice Thresher, August 3, 1983, page 9 TENNIS 'Old Man' Turville dominates two summer tourneys by Joseph Halcyon tourneys unseeded, defeated professionally in 1979 and was total of three new tennis players, Members of the Rice men's fourth seeded Max King of Austin, once ranked number 206 in the two men and one woman. The tennis team may affectionately 24, of Austin in the Waco Open, 6- world, has no concrete men's side will be bolsterd next refer to coach Larry Turville as 2, 1-6, 6-3. Turville won six total explanation for his success. "I've year by Tyler JC Ail-American "Grandad," but the old man has matches and knocked off three of been playing with a new racket and Lamar Morris, and by Royce Ray, some life in him yet. Turville, 34. is the top ten seeds on his way to the that improved both my serve and who completed high school in a perfect two for two in summer crown. In the Southern my spin shots. But most Alabama as the top-ranked junior tournaments, winning the Waco Professional Invitational, the tall importantly, I'm prepping to play in that state. In addition to those Open and the Southern Rice coach overcame first seed next year in the 35 and over age two, Martin Siekman will return to Professional Invitational, both in George Amaya 2-6, 6-1,6-3 for the group." Rice after dropping out last June. title. Turville and women's coach semester due to illness, and David Turville, who entered both Turville, who last played Paul Blankenship has signed a Petty, a transfer from Trinity will be eligible for the first time. MEN'S TRACK Brenda Ruel, from Portsmouth, New H am pshire, will be Blankenship's ' only signee this Larry Turville —M. Sass Straub signs distance runners year. Currently ranked number using the year to make up extra three in New England, Ruel was hours. Brockman is not by Anne MacMaster Sprinter Stephen Hall, younger compete in cross country. ranked number one in New scholastically ineligible, but needs Two Texas high school brother of former Owl sprinter Straub voiced only one regret Hampshire in her age group last two years to graduate, with only champions and a junior college Sherman Hall, comes to Rice via over recruiting, saying "I would year and number 68 in the nation one year of eligibility remaining. national champion highlight the Wharton Junior College, where he have like another sprinter, but it's in the 18 and under group. Said Blankenship, "A great deal list of track recruits signed by won the 200-meter dash in the 1983 hard to find those kinds of kids Blankenship can only hope that will depend on Brenda's progress coach Steve Straub. Of the eight- National Junior College Meet. who can do well in the Rice Ruel will make up for the loss of this year.-While I don't think she man rookie squad, six are distance Stephen Hall stands 5-11, a good environment. And you just don't number one singles player Tracy can make up for Tracy this year, runners, one a sprinter and one a five inches taller than his brother, pass up kids like Moss and Blumentritt, who graduated, and but I'm very happy to have signed hurdler. and has run 20.65 seconds in the Warren, although they are both number three singles player her because she is going to be a Although the group guarantees 200 meters. distance runners." Wendy Brockman, who will be very good player." depth in some areas, no field Straub expects "Moss and performers were signed, but this, Warren to contribute immediate MEN'S BASKETBALL according to Straub and assistant ly." Warren has clocked a 4:11 in coach Ray Stanfield was by design. the 1600 meters, an 8:19 in the 3000 Both coaches appeared highly meters. NBA Owls Pierce, Austin excel pleased with the recruiting effort. Standfield concurred, saying, Said Stanfield, "We have to get "Moss, Warren, and Hall are by Jay Grob Matt Dobek, Pierce who endured if the Pistons will be the right team what we need when we recruit. legitimate blue-chippers, the kind Former Rice basketball stars a disappointing rookie season (39 for him." Schools like Texas can divide up of athlete any school would have Ricky Pierce and Kenny Austin appearances for 2.2 points per Suitts also believes that Austin's their 14 scholarships a lot more taken." are back together again, this time game average) is virtually assured early departure from Rice hurt the than we can because Rice is more with the NBA's Detroit Pistons in a spot on Detroit's NBA squad, 6-9 forward's chances for Straub and Stanfield also feel expensive. So, in many cases, we paricularly since he has a immediate success in the NBA. that they pulled a recruting coup go after the athlete who can help us guaranteed contract. Austin's "There is no question that it hurt with the signing of hurdler Aaron in more than one event." chances for a position on the both Kenny's development as a Johnson, who runs the 100-meter regular roster appear more slim. player and his position in the He continued, "This is one hurdles in 13.7 seconds. Said Said Dobek, "Austin has played draft", stated Suitts, adding, reason why we don't sign anyone in Straub, "Johnson was not very surprisingly well in the summer "Kenny had made a lot of progress the field. F:or us to sign someone in heavily recruited because two league. He has a good shot at being before he left, and had begun to the field, they need to be a sure bet other outstanding hurdlers were in asked to our training camp. But learn that he needed to be patient to win points, like (pole vaulter) his region. Johnson could be a lot making the squad will be very Paul Brattlof." like (Rice hurdler) John Bell and tough, as we are financially we expect to get a lot out of him." Leading the list of recruits in the committed to a number of players distance events are Jon Walren, Filling out the squad are already." who was the Texas 5A state Louisiana state champion miler Austin, who did not complete his champin the 1600 meters and cross Paul Arceneaux, New Mexico final season at Rice due to country, and Jeff Moss, who took 1500-meter champ Rich Dissly and Ricky Pierce —-M. Gladu academic ineligibility at mid- 5A honors in the 3200 meters and middle distance runners Doug semester, is playing in the summer was also name a cross country All Irwin and Shawn Smith. All the the California Summer Pro league, league without a contract. American. middle distance runners will also and for the time being, both players are doing quite well in the Rice coach Tommy Suitts. who "play for pay" scheme. Pierce, who tutored both Pierce and Austin will be entering his second year throughout their Rice careeers, with the Pistons after being a first feels that both players have the round draft choice in 1982, ability to play professional HELP STAMP OUT currently leads the Pistons' 2-2 basketball. Said Suitts, "Ricky is a summer team inscoring with a 23.8 great player and I'm convinced Kenny Austin —M. Gladu TUR1STA norm over fotir* games. Austin, a he'll have a chance to play. His on the court. But it should be a fifth round choice in this season's problems last year were 100 great asset for Austin to have a draft of college talent, has tallied percent off the floor. Kenny, on close friend like Pierce on the same How: Participate in Research Study of 39 points for a 9.8 points per game other hand, has the athle(jfc ability team." average in the league which but is a limited shooter, which is a Dobek agrees with Suitt's the Causes of Traveler's Diarrhea i features young professionals, liabi|jty. Because of his defensive assessment that Pierce's troubles rookies and free agents. ability, he'll have to be a role player last season were not related to When: August 12-19 1983 According to Piston Publicist in the NBA, and it's hard to know basketball ability. "Ricky had a lot of problems with our coach Scotty August 19-27 1983 Robertson last season, when 1 £Plefiale October 15, 1983 EXAM I Pierce came to Detroit late after a contract problem. 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The Rice Thresher, August 3, 1983, page 10 Owls, Horns to battle for conference football title It's never an easy thing to predict frosh Cody Carlson projected as the Southwest Conference football the starting QB, the burden of race, because the teams are so offensive excellence will fall on the evenly divided, none of the schools talented shoulders of Alfred spend more money on athletics Anderson. Anderson is a dandy than other schools and all the running back, but the holes may be colleges are so damn moral when it a might smaller this season. comes to recruiting the "student- Anderson will be good enough to athlete". In any given year, any keep Grant Teaff out of the cellar, school in the league is just as likely but that's about all. to take the coveted conference title. Just ask Texas, Houston, 8)TCU Horned Frogs (3-8) - // Arkansas or SMU. Anyway, after the defense ever leaves the minutes of exhausting analysis and field. ..With two Division II even more exhausting minutes of national championships under his re-analysis, here are the definitive, belt at Southwest Texas, Jim unquestionably correct predic- Wacker should breathe new life tions for Southwest Conference into the always dismal TCU Football 1983. (Listed team football program. Eventually. The records reflect predicted 1983 Frogs don't have a chance to move season marks.) into the conference's upper echelon, despite a tough defense. 1) Rice Owls (10-1) - A winless U nfortunately, I can hear the radio team decimated by graduation in announcer saying right now, "The 1982, but a year's humility brings a Horn defense has spent nearly 45 Cotton Bowl berth. The minutes on the field today and they traditional first pick, this year's look tired." Rice squad boasts talent at nearly What I'm trying to say is that every position. Offensively, Rice Frog punter James Gargus should will be both bruising and graceful, get a good chance to impress the as Coach Ray Alborn will combine schedule (Tulsa, Ole Miss, New and if he matures quickly, end, signing no less than four blue- pro scouts, since TCU will be the talents of Doug (Ole Mule) Mexico) will prompt the Hogs to Mcllhenny just might make all- chip quarterback prospects. kicking an awful lot. There are no Johnson at quarterback, bruisers another healthy record despite conference again. But in the end, Unfortunately, the Agricultural- East Texas States in this league. Kevin Trigg and Charles Hester in losing three players to the first remember the old adage: cheaters ists' problem last year was not at the backfield, and fleet-footed round of the NFL draft. A proven never prosper for more than a quarterback, where Gary Kubiak 9)Texas Tech Red Raider (2-9) - receiver Melvin Robinson. quarterback in Brad Taylor and couple years. excelled, and ex-USC starter John It doesn't surprise me that the best Robinson, at only 5-7 and 155 may proven defensive standouts like Mazur was patiently sitting out a high school players don't want to be the best of the bunch. If linebackers Bert Zinamon and 5)Houston Cougars (6-5) - The year before taking over the starting go to Lubbock. Thingsjust haven't everything fails, offensively, the tackle Ron Faurot will bring the basketball team will be better. Bill duties. A lack of depth in most been right in West Texas for the Owls also have a great punter in Pigs high into the conference Yeoman's Houston Cougars are areas will make Sherill a highly last few years, and things don't Dale Walters. standings. But Texas will keep perhaps this year's mystery team, paid 5-6 coach in '83. look much better for Tech this The Rice defense will be stingy Lou's crew out of Dallas on with informed sources telling me year. You know things are grim in 1983, especially if opposing January 1. that the Coogs could go anywhere 7). Baylor Bears (4-7) - The when the best thing Tech coach teams constantly try to run left, Arkansas will be solid from 9-2 to 2-9. Look for them to Baptists haven't got a prayer. Jerry Moore can say about his where end Everett Todd and everywhere but won't have that end up somewhere in the middle There are a lot of teams in the squad is, "I think we have a chance comerback Alvin Rettig will be explosive edge that Gary and to beat at least one Southwest Conference that will be to be a good football team, but I'm near impenetrable. The right side, Anderson and Derek Hollo way heavyweight along the way. With turning to youth this year, but keeping it all in perspective as well as the linebackers, are more gave them last year, and for the Lionel Wilson returning to QB nobody will be as green as Baylor. because we haven't gone up against questionable, particularly since time being it looks like Holtz will after a year in the hurt locker, With an offensive line that has anyone but ourselves." last week's announcement that be hard pressed to come up with relinquishing former starting hardly any game experience and veteran Dan Foster's injured knee another great tailback. Close, but quarterback Audrey McMillan to has not healed sufficiently to allow no cigar. the defensive secondary, Houston him to play. will have a leader in both platoons. 4) SMU Mustangs (7-4) - The Additionally, Houston will have a ^•••COUPON 2)Texas Longhorns (9-2)- One Ponies will lose at least two games good running attack paced by all- tough side of beef. If the Texas to a guilty conscience. SMU's conference candidate Dwayne Longhorns can get through their president recently was quoted in all Love. The defense is solid, but not season opener at Auburn with a the major dailies as having said outstanding, except for lineman We 11 make you win, they could well go undefeated. that these constant NCAA T.J. Turner. But don't expect it. Fred Akers' investigations for alleged In reality this should be a latest edition will be good, in fact recruiting malpractice were rebuilding year for Bill Yeoman, a believer... very good, but I'm still tending to damaging the integrity of the with only six starters returning ignore all those people who are university. Actually, I think the overall and five sophomores slated wandering around whispering the fact that SMU cheats like a dog in for heavy game duty. But Yeoman with a words "national championship." their sports program is what really has a knack for turning unknown Especially when one considers that undermines that school's integrity. quantities into stars. Houston the Horns fpill play Rice and Just a personal opinion. might be better than I realize. Oklahoma on back to back weeks, That, however, is neither here Half-Price a title seems unlikely. nor there, since SMU will field a 6).Texas A&M Aggies (5-6) -At If the Horns do falter, it won't be team this year, at least. SMU has a least a year away. The Aggies have the fault of the defense. Linebacker lot of talent, but not as much as great talent in some areas, but a Cone! Jeff Leiding is a veritable many folks think. Defensively, the general lack of quickness and kamikazee on the field, and Akers Ponies will do a lot of things right, Our cool & creamy soft frozen voyurt tastes strength defensively will keep the just like Ice cream but only has half the calls cornerback Mossy Cade especially with a secondary buoyed Farmers from seriously calories' "close to being the best cornerback by All-Conference corner Russell contending in Jackie Sherill's Briny tins coupon in for a half price small or we've ever had." Believe me, that is Carter. medium cone in any deliuhtful flavor I rench second season as the Aggie Vanilla. Chocolate Mint. Pecan Praline Strau. a compliment. But Craig James and Eric mentor. Injuries, too, have already berry, and many more The offense is a question mark, Dickerson have graduated, and taken their toll in College Station, l imit two per coupon. Offer expires 9/30/83 however, as Akers will have to pick that just may expose some, as it was recently announced that his starting quarterback and weaknesses in Lance Mcllhenny. fullback Thomas Sanders will miss running backs from a large group Handing the ball off to great the entire season with a bum ankle. I Can't Believe Its of talented players. Todd Dodge running backs is one thing, but Everybody raved about A&M's may be in front for the QB spot, Mcllhenny doesn't have the savvy recruiting success in 1983, but it but don't look for that to last too to do it all by himself. Jeff Atkins is appears that the Aggies' confined YOGURTFrozen \bgurt Stores ! long, with Rick Mclvor returning a great prosepect at running back. their talent search to the offensive after a serious injury. All in all, a good year for the Horns, but no national championship. 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