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Unprecedented conference features DOE's Duncan Classes will be suspended next University suspended classes for President Norman Hackerman "The Social Impact of On-Site Thursday, February 14, to allow special educational sessions. Both will open the symposium at 9 am Solar Energy" in 121 Physics Lab Rice students, faculty and staff to of those "Convocations"—in 1976 in Hamman Hall. At 9:15, energy Meanwhile, in 303 Sewall Hall. attend an unprecedented campus and 1977—were called to study expert Aver will speak in Hamman Carvel Glenn of the Rice Center symposium on "Energy and our aspects of the Rice University Hall on "The Energy Dilemma— for Urban Design and Community Present Generation." environment. February 14th's Which is the Right Path?" Research will examine the effects energy conference will mark the Auer, professor of mechanical of energy costs on Houston. Rice Secretary of Energy Charles first time Rice has suspended and aerospace engineering at sociology professor Stephen Duncan, Jr., a 1947 Rice graduate, classes for a non-school-related Cornell University, is presently a Klineberg will speak on "The will cap the unique program with a special session. fellow at the Energy Study Center, Changing American Dream" in speech at Autry Court. Between Of special interest to the an energy "think tank" in Palo 210 Physics Lab. Duncan's address and a keynote conference organizers has been the Alto, California. Tutorials offered at I I am speech by Dr. Peter Auer, an social impact of the rising cost of From 10:30 to noon, half-hour include Rice materials sciences expert on Third World energy, will energy on today's young people, tutorials will be held in Sewall Hall Professor Franz Brot/en be a variety of tutorials on since they will have to adapt their and the Physics Building. speaking in 301 Sewall Hall on technological and social aspects of Energy Secretary Charles Duncan lifestyles to meet the demands of a Participants may choose from one Third World implications of high energy production, plus two panel their lives in the future," said Baker changing energy supply. of three tutorials offered in each energy costs. In 305 Sewall Hall. debates at Hamman Hall. College President Greg Wood- Technological issues of energy time slot. Elizabeth Lankford of the "Hopefully this conference will hams, one of six student scarcity will be discussed in the At 10:30 speakers from the Citizen's Environmental Coalition get people to take a look at the way organizers. morning to provide a reference Citizens Energy Project and The will investigate energy conser- the scarcity of energy will influence Only twice before has Rice point for the afternoon debates. Space Foundation will discuss ve Debates, page S INSIDE: • Inflation hits Willy's Pub: prices go up Monday. Details, page 8 • How long can ICSA stay cooped JT up in the basement? See page 5. •Outgoing RPC boss discusses this year's problems, possible cures, Volume 67, number 23 THRESHEThursday, FebruaryR 7, 1980 page 6. Real cost, l 967 doll 1979 dollars Lovett, Jones receive go-ahead Est total costs, non schol studen 7000 on in-depth coed status polling 3000 by R.B. Johnson individually preparing polls for evaluate them along with other 6000 Dean of Undergraduate Affairs their members, and plans for factors concerning both the Tuition, fees, Katherine Brown has asked for in- discussions of the matter are being individual colleges and the room and board (me depth opinion polls from both made. Lovett will hold its first University as a whole. After she 5000 Jones and Lovett Colleges meeting after dinner this evening makes her evaluation. Brown will 2000 concerning student attitudes "A majority of favorable votes send the poll results and her towards converting those colleges in the polls will not decide the recommendation on to Dr. Tuition and Fe 4000 into coeducational housing issue," Brown warned, adding that Hackerman, "who will, of course, facilities. Brown asked for the polls she would take the poll results and see Jones, page 7 /\ / in a College Masters' meeting 3000 January 31. Room and board (women President Norman Hackerman. Directory loss $1,000 1000 who asked Dean Brown to ' Rooi by Rolf Asphaug production of the directory. If all it 2000 assemble the polls, will take them has gone as planned, the book will I into consideration this spring "I think we can cut the loss to I be at the printers' today. Stout said I when he decides whether to SI,000," student directory ! 75-76 that even if more problems arise » i U on recommend that the Board of organizer Kent Erickson said 4 the material would be completely I Governors grant the two colleges Monday to a Senate which less I Costs at :iee ready for the printers before ;l coed status next fall. than two months ago had expected '65-'66 70-71 Corr,p ed by C Friday afternoon. Printing will •MONMCKMNmNX a modest profit from Rice's phone Brown said that she hopes to take two to three weeks. have the poll results in her office by book. While President Hackerman prepares a decision on the proposed $330 room Stout praised Hanszen College spring break, or immediately and board increase, this chart prepared by former Masters and Presidents Internal Vice President Tim senior Geri Snider for volunteering thereafter. Both colleges are now chairman Stephen Baker shows the effects of inflation on the cost of a Rite Stout has effectively taken over at the last minute to finish layout education. The chart shows the cost of tuition, room and board from 1 963 (two of four and one-half advertising Campos help years before tuition was imposed) to the present in constant (non-inflated) pages abandoned by the original ad manager: "about half" of the dollars. By comparing annual charges against the rising Consumer, price Attack suspect caught advertisers have canceled their Index, Baker calculates that the real cost of a Rice education has dropped commitments due to the lateness of since 1971, and that room and board, which averaged SI ,060 in 1967, now by Richard Dees student at another university, the directory, Stout said. costs only $980 in 1967's dollars (left)—but $2,190 in 1979 dollars (right). Campus Police and Houston although his name has not been -—Thresherqraph by Rolf Asphaug Police apprehended a suspect released pending questioning. He The Senate also approved the yesterday in the aggravated was identified through a Contemporary Issues Awareness robbery of Wiessman Edward composite drawing constructed Group as a Rice organization, Johnson last week. from Johnson's identification of heard a terse report from RPC Investigation halted Johnson had been attacked in the suspect in a photograph, Secretary/Treasurer Kathy his Wiess room January 27 by two according to Assistant Campus Behrens, and discussed a proposal by Allison Foil have to be here for five years before for an independent evaluation of men looking for money and drugs. Police Chief Mary Voswinkel. In they are considered for tenure." the Food Service. Department of Labor in- He escaped by jumping through a addition, the suspect was identified vestigators have suspended their she said. Robert Miller of Will Rice second-floor window and running by a key set he dropped in probe of hiring practices at Rice to Lee also noted that although College, claiming that "a lot of to the Rice Memorial Center. Johnson's room, Houston Police enable Rice Director of some women have recently been people are pretty upset" with The suspect was identified as a Detective G.R. Powers said. Affirmative Action Eva Lee to see l abor, page 7 Rice's board system, pressed for a Houston Police believe the compile more information. Senate resolution asking that an suspect may be involved in several The federal officials are independent group evaluate the burglaries in the University of checking Rice hiring practices Food Service. While his request Polls close Houston area. against national and local for a resolution was denied, a In other aspects of the case, volunteer committee to study the availability data, especially those Polls close at 7 pin. lor the Voswinkel said Johnson has food problem was organized. concerning women and minorities. District 80 Texas House special admitted to having "kept small Lee admitted that women and Before the committee was election. Students registered at quantities" of drugs in his room. minorities may be underhired organized. Senators spent several Rice (precinct 361) can vote at That aspect of the case is not being in certain areas of the Rice staff. "I minutes mulling over possible Hamman Hall. pursued by Campus Police, suspect that the areas that we will protest action if the food situation however, because, "no one has have underutilized are the areas in gets worse. made a complaint in that vein," she skilled crafts," Lee said. "But you Majors Day said. At times the conversation lapsed know, there just aren't too many Lower-level morning classes When asked about the drug- into Poli 309 jargon; one Senator women electricians," she added. will not meet Wednesday. related aspects of the case, Proctor argued that the removal of shrimp Lee acknowledged faculty February 13, to enable Edward Holt could only comment, and steak was a breach of Rice's complaints that few women undergraduates to meet with "I don't feel I can discuss a case lease contract. "We entered into acquire tenure at Rice, but pointed professors within all that is still under consideration," that contract expecting to receive out that the situation is improving. departments to discuss major but added that "nothing has been steak and shrimp," he said.