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VOLUME XCVII, ISSUE NO. 28 STUDENT-RUN SINCE 1916 TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2010 REMS Shumway MK> I modifies * iPMR 8 selected as transport HUMA dean
BY HALLIE JORDAN protocol THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF As the search for a new dean of un- Information will be i dergraduates begins, the search for a new dean of humanities ends, a year after it began, with the selection of Nico- shared with masters las Shumway, who will become the new dean of humanities beginning July 1. BY JACLYN YOUNGBLOOD THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF
Beginning in the fall, Rice Univer- sity Emergency Medical Services will follow a new protocol for students who are transported by ambulance to a hospital: The Rice University Police Department will provide the student's name and destination hos- pital, as well as the nature of the in- jury, to the student's college masters. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus gives the 2010 Commencement address in Tudor Currently, there is no official protocol Looking to Fieldhouse May 15. In the speech, Yunus encouraged students to be "job givers, not job seekers" in place for notifying anyone of a stu- the future dent's transport off campus, Dean of to effect positive change throughout the world. See story and graduation photos, p. 9. Undergraduates Robin Forman said. Nicolas Shumway However, masters often end up find- Shumway will be replacing former ing out if a student has been trans- dean of humanities Gary Wihl, who ported to a hospital through conver- resigned last year. Allen Matusow, a sations with other students. Rice no. 1 in material sciences history professor who served as Rice's RUPD Chief William Taylor said humanities dean for 14 years in the as it stands, when a student needs Times Higher Education recognizes a decade of Rice researc1980h s and early 90s, has worked as an ambulance, an RUPD officer will interim dean for the past school year. usher the Houston Fire Department BY JOSEPH CAPPARELLA rera, chair of the Department of Me- majors at Rice. The Materials Science Currently a professor of Spanish- responders to the student who is re- THRESHER STAFF chanical Engineering and Materials Department also offers its own un- American literature at the University ceiving care from the Rice EMT. Science, said. dergraduate and graduate degrees. of Texas at Austin, Shumway has also Because of patient care privacy and According to one publication, Rice had 381 papers and 11,949 However, there are currently only five served as the director of the Institute confidentiality laws, REMS cannot give Rice is made of the right stuff for citations. faculty members and approximately of Latin American studies at UT and out information about the student for materials science. Last month, the Materials science is the study of five to seven undergraduate materials been the chair of the Spanish and whom they are providing care, REMS Times Higher Education, a British how different types of materials func- science majors per year. In previous Portuguese departments. Director Lisa Basgall said. However, publication for professionals in edu- tion and how they can be used in dif- years, the program was not even in After working in the humanities because an RUPD officer is summoned cation and research, ranked Rice first ferent areas of science such as phys- the publication's top 20 institutions since he graduated from Brigham once an ambulance is called, that offi- among universities in the world for ics and chemistry. Materials science for materials science. Young University, Shumway said he cer would be able to communicate the materials science research. also endeavors to find ways to create This ranking is also important be- brings a broad commitment to the name, destination hospital and nature The award, based on the number new materials with novel properties cause of materials science's pervasive- field of humanities, as well as his of injury to the student's masters rela- of citations per paper between Janu- that can be used in different ways. ness across all fields of science and en- own definition of humanities. tively soon after the incident has oc- ary 1999 and October 2009, brings Because materials science deals gineering. Barrera said not only do many "I understand it to be the study curred, Taylor said. the Rice materials science program with the properties of matter and the engineering students take materials sci- of what humans do and produce," Senior Associate General Counsel to the forefront in the field and will structure of materials, it is a neces- ence courses, but also that most physics, Shumway said. "When we look at Carlos Garcia noted in an e-mail that likely increase the visibility of the sary part of the curriculum for a ma- chemistry and bioscience professors are [our creations] we see a reflection of RUPD is not bound by the same confi- program in the future, Enrique Bar- jority of the science and engineering B see ONE, page 4 B see HUMA, page 6 dentiality obligations that would pro- hibit REMS from giving out the trans- ported student's information. "If REMS and RUPD respond to Colonel reflects, compares Rice to West Point the same call for medical transport, these are two separation operations BY CINDY DINH students to observe how the school "They're almost fundamentally governed by different sets of proto- THRESHER STAFF runs. Since 1965, between 40-50 fel- entirely different, but there are a lot cols; REMS is limited in the situations lows in the program are selected from of parallels for undergraduates and in which it can provide patient iden- What does a public institution nominations to spend an academic faculty," Ragsdale said. "The issues tites, but RUPD and other university that trains military personnel have in year at a host institution, immerse are not exactly the same, but there's a officials are not limited in the same common with Rice? At their essence, themselves in the culture and work significant amount of overlap." way," Garcia said in the e-mail. both have leadership development directly with the institution's presi- Some of the same phenomena of Forman said all of Rice's peer and the ability to enhance social-cul dents and administrators as part of a a military unit occur in the residen- institutions have a practice simi- tural relationships as Colonel Daniel leadership development program in tial colleges, Ragsdale said. Since lar to what will be implemented in Ragsdale, a visiting administrator higher education. Next year, Rice's students are randomly assigned to a the fall. from West Point, noted from his year own Joel Thierstein, Executive Direc- residential college at Rice, they spend "There's a lot of evidence, even observing Rice. tor of Connexions and Associate Pro- the majority of their free time with if it's not from our campus, that this As part of the American Council vost for Innovative Scholarly Commu- students they live with. Similarly, at kind of system really does work to al on Education Fellowship, Ragsdale, nication, will be an ACE fellow for the West Point, cadets are assigned to dif- low the university to care for students vice dean for education at West 2010-2011 academic year. ferent divisions and develop a strong better," Forman said. Point Academy in West Point, New Ragsdale said he had observed bond with those who are assigned to Martel College Master Jerry Dick- York, has spent the past year at Rice many similarities over the past year the same unit, he said. The Rice resi- ens said at some of those institutions, meeting with faculty members, ad despite the differences between the dential college system has a strong in B see RF.MS, page 5 Daniel Ragsdale ministrators, program directors and two institutions. B see WEST, page 8
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RECENTLY I WAS interview trying to sustain something. Now, asteroid, cockroaches are hypoth- ing for a job position involving normally I'm not so dramatic, but esized to have been in existence prevention, cultural insight renewable energy when my in- 1 realized that life itself is what we for nearly 300 million years. Their terviewer asked me a question are trying to sustain. Excluding any physiology can even allow them UNDERSTANDING IS PERHAPS the Another innovative technological I've never really been asked be- renewable, recyclable and reusable to survive nuclear radiation. This, most valuable skill the modern citi- development in health monitoring fore: "What does sustainability efforts, we live in a finite world. En- folks, is a prime example of a zen can possess. We no longer live in is the hardware-web company Fitbit mean to you?" ergy, fresh water, land and food all sustainable creature. an isolated world, but in an intercon- that provides a real-time monitoring have a limited supply, whether their We all have responsibilvies that nected network. An avid learner by portable device to measure a per- lifetime is a hundred years or a mil- help sustain our lives, whether it's nature, I spent my last four years at son's sleeping and fitness patterns. lion years from now. Every time paying bills, studying all night for Rice fine-tuning my understanding of The device later uploads the infor- you leave your room without turn- an orgo test or keeping our bod- people by observing how they were mation wirelessly into a website that ing off the lights for one hour, the ies healthy. Similarly, we have shaped by a phenomenon that is too the person can check every day. An- lifetime of that energy becomes one the responsibility to sustain our often overlooked: culture. Culture other more controversial biotechnol- hour shorter. homes. If you treat your house shapes a person's character, behavior ogy web startup called "23andme," like I treat my dorm room, your and personality. This is the main rea- funded by Google, can provide you house will likely grow mold or fail son why I find Japan so fascinating. I with a complete genomic DNA test- MishalThadani U structurally. want to understand a specific aspect ing for health, disease and ancestry However, in our grand environ- of the Japanese culture — their diet. for about $1,000, giving you the pos- ment we don't immediately see sibility to know your family tree and To be honest, I tanked this ques- In our grand the repercussions of slacking off your predisposed genetic diseases. In tion. I thought about all the times environment we on our responsibilities of sustain- short, the costs of health care moni- any professor, lecturer or die-hard don't immediately ing it, which is why motivation toring technologies are decreasing environmentalist spoke of sustain- for doing so gets blasted. Recog- over time, allowing them to be more ability, without providing a clear- see the repercussions nizing this responsibility is the affordable to us than ever before and cut definition for it. 1 spattered of slacking off on first step toward creating a more giving us the power to actively control about leaving carbon footprints and sustainable atmosphere. our own health. our responsibilities how being wasteful was contami- The Rice Endowment for Sustain- But while technologies are emerg- nating the environment, but knew I of sustaining it, able Energy Technology (RESET) is Marcos Hung ing to help people take control of was skirting around the core of the which is why a program at Rice that allows us to their own health, this transition birthing of sustainability. live up to the responsibility as a Japan has the lowest rate of obe- first requires an essential change For years I've devoured informa- motivation for doing community of being as sustainable sity in the world — only 3 percent. It in consciousness, and the best way tion on the importance of sustain- so gets blasted. as we can be. Rice — with its own also has the highest life expectancy to achieve this is by examining cul- ability and various strategies to pro- Recognizing this power plant, police station, food worldwide, reaching an average of ture and changing the diet regimen. mote it, but I've never even taken the options, and so on — prides itself 81.2 years for the population. Ac- This is where the growing phenom- time to establish a definition for it. I responsibility is in its ability to exist self-sufficient- cording to the book The Okinawa enon of the vegetarianism movement then realized that if I (as somebody the first step ly in the middle of a metropolitan Program, the highest ratio of cente- comes in. who considers sustainability to be area. Through our pride we must narians — roughly 35 centenarians for toward creating a a large part of his life) never gave also see the responsibility to fur- every 100,000 islanders — lives on the a much thought to it, then surely nei- more sustainable ther the quality of our university Japanese island of Okinawa. ther have those who don't even con- atmosphere. by being more sustainable. The United States, on the other sider sustainability to be a large part RESET is currently asking for hand, has only about 10 centenarians I believe that the of their lives. After the interview, 1 students, staff and faculty to en- for every 100,000 people. The United best way to change was so utterly disappointed in my- 99 gage in their own sustainability States spends billions of dollars each self that I was determined to figure projects for Rice. year on health care, yet its citizens people's health it out on my own. No research. No If you need assistance or more fail to recognize that their health lies consciousness, and friendly help. In short, the goal of sustainabil- information on the RESET propos- mostly in preventive care. The health the impact that this Through careful consideration, ity is to prolong life. al process, please send an e-mail problems we face today are not the I came to the following conclu- Take cockroaches, for in- to [email protected]. results of single bad habits but of an can have on the future, sion: Sustainability can be broken stance. As opposed to dinosaurs overall detrimental diet with accumu- is by promoting down to sustain ability, obviously that dropped dead due to adap- Mishal Thadani is a lating consequences over years. Yes, leading us to believe that we are tive failure or the first sight of an Sid Richardson College senior. people develop the healthy habit of understanding of exercise — but only to compensate alternative diet options for the precarious diet they follow. in other cultures. The American diet is high in fats and sweets. Hamburgers, pizza and des- Graduation a bittersweet end, beginning serts are all too common. The Japa- 99 nese diet, on the other hand, is rich in I HAVE A bit of advice for under- leave your current life. Then put the sarily when you want it to. vegetables and fish. The result? While This past summer in Taiwan, I classman readers: Find something thought out of your mind and enjoy "Don't think of graduation as 34 percent of Americans are obese worked with a post-doctorate from about Rice you can learn to hate. the moment, and when time-man- dying," my professor told me. "It's today, the Japanese stay fitter and Costa Rica, who introduced to me the agement conflicts arise, remember more like being born." Now, still live longer. Quan Yin Method that opened my eyes that you will have plenty more op- living in this moment, still writ- How do we begin to fight against to the world. He showed me the ideol- portunities in life to do work and ing Thresher columns in my Wiess this American obesity epidemic? As a ogy of Supreme Master Ching Hai, stress out. There is a reason we se- College common room, that advice biomedical engineer, I recognize that who is behind the movement, and niors take our fun seriously. is hard for me to accept. But, if all the future is moving toward improved the absurd and detrimental econom- goes well, a year from now, it will health care. Current biomedical tech- ics of consuming meat as we do now. make perfect sense. Of course, it's nologies are designed for post-illness For example, the general belief is that (4 hard to move on because I am not treatment. However, the most essen- in order to save water, we should take ready to leave Rice, but this next tial part in disease treatment lies in shorter showers. However, it actually Brian Reinhart The more work you step will also plunge me into the early detection and, most important- takes about 10,000 liters of water to unknown, replete with the uncer- put into making Rice ly, in the prevention of the disease produce only 1 kg of meat (equivalent Hopefully this will be easy. If tainty I've largely ignored during itself. As health care technologies to four hamburgers). This means that you cannot hate Rice, though, at a better place and my time here. move from the hospital into our own producing 1 kg of beef actually con- least get tired of it. Boredom, or the more you put And, if 1 were sitting down to homes, patients themselves can now sumes more water than showering even an itch to get out of here, will write this column a year from now, have the power to monitor their own for three months (90 showers). This is make graduation that much easier. down roots inside maybe I would open it differently. health, since diet is such an impor- not only because grain consumes so As a third-year senior, I find the hedges, the Maybe my advice for underclass- tant control parameter to wellness. much water — it also loses 90 percent myself woefully unprepared to harder it will be to men would be not to find some- Technologies that increase health of its original energy when it is used leave the university. I was only thing about Rice to dislike, but to awareness are emerging quickly. for cattle feeding. This evidence alone starting to get bored with the re- walk across the stage start finding things outside of Rice During an internship in Taiwan at is already significant enough for us to petitive class offerings, only be- at Commencement, you can love. Better than getting a governmental lab, I came across a rethink the actual impact that we are ginning to contemplate the pos- bored here is getting excited about new device that is revolutionizing the having on the environment by being sibility of excitement outside the go home and wait what happens next. way we can see and actually measure meat consumers. We can have a big hedges. I had barely begun to ex for your diploma to The more work you put into health. In the past, health could only influence on the environment by sim- ply changing our daily diet. plore the city of Houston and was arrive in the mail. Is it making Rice a better place and be measured qualitatively without hardly done building friendships the more you put down roots in- concrete scientific proof. However, With this in mind. I believe that the with my neighbors. And, well, the worth it? Undoubtedly. side the hedges, the harder it a new device invented and U.S.-pat- best way to change people's health story does not feel like it should will be to walk across the stage ented by the Pharmanex company consciousness, and the impact that be ending. at Commencement, go home and called the BioPhotonic Scanner can 99 this can have on the future, is bv pro- Graduation is a cruel thing. wait for your diploma to arrive in now quantitatively measure health. moting understanding of alternative We spend our years here settling the mail. Is it worth it? Undoubt The BioPhotonic Scanner uses Ra- diet options in other cultures, in this in, creating networks of friends, Next, remember that the ties are edly. But while you have the best man spectroscopy to measure the an case the Japanese diet. In the near fu getting involved in a multitude of not c ut forever, and that graduating years of vout life so far. remember tioxidant level of an individual. The ture, technology will be coupled with clubs, connecting with professors is final, but not mortal. 1 had a con two things. antioxidant level relates to carotene consumers to directly attack the root and searching for subjects that in versation with a professor recently First, the ending will be difficult. levels in tissue that is consumed bv of health problems. Japan is the coun- spire us. The full Rice experience in which I wondered if graduation Second, the ending is also just eating vegetables: The score shows try where state-of-the-art technology is more wonderful, more immer was a little like dying. Your classes another beginning in disguise. how damaged our tissues are and how and traditional diet will merge to al sive, than any of the admission are conveniently over in time for fast we age. With this information, we low the coming revolution to happen. brochures claimed it would be. your funeral, but everything else Brian Reinhart is a can adjust 0111 diets to improve an antioxidant score, thus improving So spend .1 moment thinking about college life comes to a hasl\ Wiess College alumnus and Wjficos Hung is a W>ess College our health. how you'll prepare to pack up and and arbitrary dose, and not neces former Thieshet calendar editor. alumnus who ma>0red - t*>wc 'w ~c 4 NEWS THE RICE THRESHER TUESDAY, MAY 18,2010 Rice bookstore to Grant enables SOCI doctoral curriculum BY SETH BROWN year, with a projected 20 students total atively impact the undergraduate pro- THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF by 2016. Several more candidates could gram. She noted that undergraduates be funded by external grants, Depart- are already involved in research in the offer rental option While the French Studies doctoral ment of Sociology Chair Elizabeth city - for instance through Klineberg's program has stopped accepting new Long said. Each spring, there are 15-20 annual HAS — and she said that she is graduate students, the Department of undergraduate students who graduate hoping to open some graduate courses Effort directed at alleviating financial burdenSociolog y begins preparations to start with sociology degrees, Long said. to advanced undergraduate students. their own graduate program, with the The gift also provides for several new Sociology Professor Michael Lind- first cohort of students joining the de- BY JOSH RUTENBERG textbooks approaches. faculty members, further expenses of the say said he thought the presence of THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF Rice will test the program on a year- partment in fall 2011. The Faculty Sen- doctoral program and program expenses graduate students would contribute to by year basis, Associate Vice President ate approved the new program at their for the Institute for Urban Research, ac- the undergraduate experience. Buying textbooks just became of H&D Mark Ditman said. April 21 session. cording to the program's proposal. "I think there will be tremendous a little easier. Beginning this fall, "Over the course of the year, The program will be funded initially "A lot of people in our department synergy between undergraduate offer- the Rice University Bookstore will we will decide if [textbook rental] by a $6.4 million gift from the Houston have done national studies, but I think ings and the new graduate program," offer textbooks for rental at less is beneficial to customers," Endowment Inc., with the university there is an interest on everybody's part Lindsay said. "In the years ahead I than half the cost of purchasing a Ditman said. "It's yet to be known gradually taking over fiscal responsi- to use the city as a kind of laboratory," think we'll find even more ways to new textbook. whether [textbook rental] will be bility itself. The gift was made in light Long said. "Houston is probably the capitalize on the strengths of both." Barnes & Noble College Book- a longterm program." of the continuing research Rice sociolo- most diverse city in the country - we He said the new graduate students stores, which operates the campus Ditman, who is familiar with gists have done concerning Houston, have an enormous number of linguis- will aid in designing a new introductory bookstore along with 635 other cam- the cost of textbooks from his own such as Professor Stephen Klineberg's tic and cultural groups." sociology course, and then serve as dis- pus bookstores nationwide, will daughter's college experience at Houston Area Survey, which measures Sociology Professor Bridget Gor- cussion leaders for it, though it will still begin the program this fall after the University of Texas at Austin, economic and demographic changes man said that the next step for the de- be taught by a faculty member. Lindsay testing in the previous year at 25 said he can see advantages to a and responses to these, and Professor partment will be advertising the new also said that graduate students may be universities, Bookstore Manager Tim rental option. Michael Emerson's Center on Race, Re- program and determining what sort of able to offer courses of their own to un- Jackson said. "From a parent's standpoint, ligion, and Urban Life. Both of these are qualities the department will look for dergraduates. He added that graduate "It seemed like it made more sense it's a good situation for students now contained within Rice's Institute in applicants. students will also give Rice greater influ- to go that route," Jackson said. who don't want to keep their texts," for Urban Research, which conducts a "Right now we're in the nuts and ence on the field of sociology and aid in Housing and Dining, which is in Ditman said. "If you cycle through variety of research projects pertaining bolts phase," Gorman said. "We have to the department's research efforts. to cities and urban issues. charge of overseeing the bookstore, textbooks and want to minimize start selling the program to students." "Graduate students will allow us to has been coordinating efforts with cost, it s^ems like it has potential to The gift will provide stipends for Long said that she does not think the go deeper and further along research tra Barnes & Noble to make the rental do that." four to five doctoral candidates per addition of a graduate program will neg- jectories at a faster pace," Lindsay said. program at Rice a possibility. Senior Currently, students can resell new Director of H&D Frank Rodriguez or used books back to the bookstore sity of California-Santa Barbara and "It's an incredible recognition of said he anticipates the program for half of the new textbook price, OONE the University of Washington. Since Rice's strategic investment into materi- will ease the financial burden of regardless of where the books were FROM PAGE 1 those schools have larger depart- als science, particularly in nanoscience, buying textbooks. purchased originally. Jackson noted ments, they publish more papers, but and a great accolade for the fantastic that under the current system, it involved in teaching and researching in Rice still beat these schools because work of our faculty," Coleman said. could be up to a year before students the area of materials science. papers written by Rice professors Barrera feels that this ranking can if are able to resell textbooks if the "Although the department has were cited more frequently. affect Rice on many levels. same book is needed for multiple not previously been as recognized Banera also said that this ranking "This ranking will give us a strong We've lost a lot of semesters. because of our small size, this rank- will hopefully increase awareness of the footing in the materials science com- the student attention Physics professor Barry Dunning ing shows the impact of our program program, as many students do not know munity at large, which, in turn, will im- said he thinks the rental program is a in the quality of our output, which about the major. The materials science pact other departments across campus and I think this pro- sensible alternative for students who is important on the world stage in program has many research opportuni- in our ability to move up in the rank- cess will show that do not plan on retaining their textbooks research," Barrera said. "This most ties; Banera said all majors are engaged in ings," Barrera said. "It will also raise after taking a course. Dunning co- recent ranking will help our visibility some type of research in the department. awareness among students on cam- Barnes & Noble isn't teaches one of Rice's largest classes, on a broader scale." Vice Provost for Research James pus about the major, which could lead the bad guy, and we PHYS 101: Mechanics, with physics Other schools in this ranking in- Coleman emphasized this program's more students to apply to Rice directly are trying to lower professor Timothy Gilheart in the clude Harvard University, the Univer- importance for Rice. for materials science." fall semester. This course is required the cost. for several different majors and he imagines that many non-physics majors already end up reselling their Tim Jackson books and would therefore take Bookstore manager advantage of the program. Protect your computer Dunning said his only concern with the program is the pressure that might be placed on faculty to retain the same textbook between from viruses "Barnes & Noble has been rolling years, even if a better alternative this out slowly over the past couple comes out. of years and we really wanted to get "There will be more inertia in cuxaBfia^Ss involved in it," Rodriguez said. "It is a the system, " Dunning said about program that can save money for the reusing specific textbooks. students. Instead of students trying Not all titles will be available for to go online for textbooks, they can rental next year. Rental titles will Rice IT provides free get them in the bookstore." be limited to the textbooks that are Barnes & Noble originally devel- most in demand, Jackson said. If anti-virus software oped the idea for a rental system a textbook will be releasing a new after seeing students turning to edition in the coming year, the for your student Chegg and other online outlets for bookstore will not make these books computer: cheaper alternatives, Jackson said. available for rent until the updated "We've lost a lot of the student versions become available. http://it.rice.edu/ attention and I think this process Jackson said that dollar paper- will show that Barnes & Noble isn't backs will not be available for virusprotection the bad guy, and we are trying to rental because they already can be lower the cost," he said. purchased at a low price. To rent textbooks, students must "We want to isolate the books fill out a rental agreement form. which make the most sense, books As long as the textbooks remain in like Organic Chemistry," Jackson good condition, the bookstore will said. "The goal is to alleviate as much accept the rentals back, Jackson pressure financially as we can." said. Good condition textbooks Jackson said that as the rental will have spines intact, all original program grows, the bookstore will pages and components included and have the chance to determine what no excessive damage or markings, textbooks will be most beneficial for although normal highlighting and students to rent. writing are permitted. "Some of the smaller classes "We are taking the burden that might not make the cut, but if there's the book will be owned by us," a class we missed I want to know," Jackson said. "We honestly believe he said. the system will work and make Ditman added that because the Remember to get your students happy." rental program will be implemented meningitis vaccine at least 12 Textbooks can be rented through nationwide, demand from other the bookstore or online at rice. universities might provide a greater days before Oweek: bncoUege.com. A "Rent Me" sticker variety of textbooks for rental. or "Rental" icon will accompany Most of all, Jackson said he http://vaccination.rice.edu textbooks available for rental. encourages students to contact the Students will have the option to bookstore about any textbooks that convert their rental into a purchase should be added to the rental list. prior to the end of the second "Inevitably, we will miss a few week of classes by paying for the titles," Jackson acknowledged. difference of the used textbook "We want to hear from students. I price and rental price. want there to be an open dialogue All rentals must be returned on campus." within 10 days after the last day Jackson can be reached by For Computing Help contact the Help Desk of finals and the bookstore will calling the bookstore at 713-348- remind students with an e-mail 4052 or by sending an e-mail to at 713.348.HELP(4357) if) as the deadline for returning [email protected]. TUESDAY, MAY 18,2010 THE RICE THRESHER NEWS
"Students trust the masters to be can be divulged," Ozer, Will Rice's might cause students to think twice OREMS the people who make the first contact chief justice last year, said. "This before calling REMS. FROM PAGE 1 and follow-up with someone who's needs to be a very transparent proce- Dickens echoed the presidents' been to the hospital, and to decide — dure, not just letting this information sentiments. students' parents are often called in based on their judgment, the knowl- be transmitted." "I think almost everyone, from stu- the event of a transport. edge of the student — what would be Forman said students would dents to most of the masters, was op- "Rice is almost unique right now next," he said. see no difference in the care they posed to that idea precisely because with this sort of strange [current] pol- Brown College senior Jaimin Shah receive from REMS, nor will REMS ) JU don't want a situation where icy," Dickens said. said he would feel comfortable with change its commitment to privacy students hesitate to call because they With the new policy, though, the his masters obtaining such informa- and confidentiality. feel they're going to get in some sort information will only go to the stu- tion in the event of a transport. "We're trying to be completely of trouble," he said of including the dent's masters and no further, Asso- "If something needed to be done transparent and want everyone to CAT in the flow of information. ciate Dean of Undergraduates Matt to help me, I think [the masters] are know what we're doing," Forman Shah said he would rather the Taylor said. responsible enough to make sure I said. "We don't want anything going information end up in his masters' Dean Taylor said the new pro- got what I needed," Shah said. behind students' backs." hands than with the CAT, because the tocol merely simplifies the process Dickens said he and some of the Forman said the relationship be- masters have a more personal rela- of information sharing that al- other masters had been pushing tween REMS and Student Judicial tionship with students and could act ready happens, but usually takes for a change in protocol for almost Programs will not change with the immediately, if necessary. days to occur. four years. reformed protocol. Following those conversations, "The idea is that RUPD would send "The information from EMS calls the 2009-10 college presidents met an e-mail to the masters, depending on will play absolutely no role in any to debate possible variations that had the urgency of the situation how quick- it internal judicial processes," Forman been raised for the protocol. What is ly that goes," he said. "If it's a really se- said. "Far and above and beyond any being implemented in the fall — send- rious case, there could be a call." We're trying to be other goal we might have is to keep ing information from RUPD directly, WORK Dickens said he currently re- our students safe and look after their and only, to the masters — is what FOR ceives a generic e-mail update from completely transpar- health and well-being." the college presidents unanimously REMS about Martel students in- ent and want everyone Dean Taylor reiterated Forman's proposed to the administration, For- volved in REMS calls. He said these to know what we are point, saying RUPD is gathering the man said. e-mails do not include the names information solely to pass along to Martel President Kevin Tran of students, but simply that a call doing. We don't want the students' masters. said the 2010-11 presidents fol- was made to REMS by a Martel stu- anything going on be- Forman said this change will be lowed the path of the 2009-10 dent, what type of injury was in- publicized to new students during presidents — unanimous sup- curred and whether or not a trans- hind students' backs. Orientation Week. port for the protocol — after voic- port took place. Dickens said he Discussions on changing this ing their main concern: Students receives these e-mails sometimes Robin Forman aspect of REMS protocol began last might be afraid of the ramifica- as late as one week after the call Dean of Undergraduates August, Forman said. Conversations tions of calling EMS, knowing that was placed to REMS. included the 2009-10 college presi- RUPD will eventually show up to Forman said a major goal of dents, the 2010-11 college presi- collect information in the event of ff the reform was to help students dents, the college masters, RUPD, a transport. by providing a support system as REMS and the Office of the Dean of Tran, a Martel senior, said the they undergo what could be a dif- Undergraduates. current presidents hoped students ficult experience. "You want someone in the admin- One initial proposal was to have would still feel comfortable call- "There are cases where students istration to know if a student is trans- the information collected at the ing EMS. are on their own trying to work their ported, but that shouldn't be the same scene of the transport be shared "Don't be afraid to call," he said. way through the city's health care person who can give out punitive with the Consultation and Assess- "It's still safe. It's really not all that system," he said. "fThis is] just a damages," Dickens said. "It's just not ment Team, whose primary mem- different from what already happens simple way to get information to the a good system for no one to know." bers are Acting Director of the Rice [in the event of a transport], it's just masters so they can support the stu- Will Rice College senior Josh Ozer Counseling Center Michael Winters, more efficient." dent through what is often a difficul* said he thought it was crucial for Assistant Dean for Student Judicial Ozer said some situations, such as stressful time." students to know there was a poten- Programs Donald Ostdiek and Assis hospitalizations, are better taken care Dean Taylor agreed and said that tial for information sharing between tant to the Dean of Undergraduates of when there is an adult involved. throughout discussions with the RUPD and the masters in the event of Kate Noonan. Dean Taylor said the "In the end, it's about trying to college presidents, it was clear stu- a transport. 2009-10 presidents were hesitant to do right for the students," Ozer said. dents value the relationships with "It's important for students to include an affiliate of SJP in the in- "I think people are going to find this their masters. know that that kind of information formation sharing process because it [protocol) more helpful than hurtful."
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"Because three underclassmen and send for Housing and Dining Mark Ditman variety of baked goods, finding enough we have experienced many problems them to nationals? If they are the There's no debating the declined to discuss the performance of storage space has become a challenge, with student-operated liquor licenses new Rice quiz bowl team, then facts. The George R. Brown Fo- Dirk's Coffee, which currently occupies Rouse said. and service at Valhalla and Willy's Pub, they emerge victorious. rensics Society, Rice's speech the space, or even acknowledge their "We get exactly as many bagels as fit we cannot support the addition of an- On April 10 in Chicago, the and debate team, improved termination, Student Association Presi- in Coffeehouse, and we're still sold out other student-operated liquor license or Rice University quiz bowl team, their national standing by five dent Selim Sheikh said plans to find a by noon most days," Rouse, a Wiess Col- liquor-serving location." which is in its first year, placed places during the school year. replacement business are underway. lege senior, said. Ditman declined to comment on third in Division II at the Nation- Although the team consists Dirk's is currently operating there in If provided with additional space, what specifically these problems were al Academic Quiz Tournaments of mostly underclassmen, the the second year of a five-year contract, Coffeehouse could offer even more or how often they occur. Intercollegiate Championship, a Rice team won 21 debates, but such contracts typically contain a kinds of food, such as toast, granola and Sheikh expressed disappointment national quiz bowl tournament three individual awards and clause for grounds of termination, ei- fruit, she said. with the administration's response, for undergraduate teams that one team award at the National ther with or without cause, as well as Coffeehouse, which operates in a particularly that Coffeehouse wasn't al- have not previously competed Parliamentary Debate Asso- a clause about certain performance ex- former utilities closet in the Rice Memo- lowed to throw their hat in the ring. at the national level. ciation Championship Tourna- pectations, Ditman said. rial Center, began collaborating with "It's just pretty much disrespect for The team, which is com- ment, the national competition "H&D has been in serious negotia- H81D two years ago in their search for the student business in not allowing prised of Martel College junior organized by the largest inter- tions with an independent business to additional space. An initial solution of- them to submit a bid for the space," Zachary Yeung and Wiess Col- collegiate debate organization become the provider for Brochstein for fered by H81D, the location in West Serv- Sheikh said. "Honestly, it'd be differ- lege sophomores Henry Gorman in the country, on March 19-21, about six months now, and they're com- ery where the student-run late-night ent if he allowed them to submit a bid and Christopher White, finished competing against 185 teams ing close to sealing the deal," Sheikh, a food business The Hoot now operates, but then explained reasons for not ac- behind Brown University and from 70 universities, Director of Martel College senior, said. failed to meet Coffeehouse's needs due cepting it." Clemson University and ahead Forensics David Worth said. An official announcement about the to health code incompatibilities with Psychology graduate student Jisoo of the University of Michigan, Notable performers thisyear decision and the identity of the business the lack of sinks as well as a lack of suf- Ock said he supports Coffeehouse's the University of Chicago, Har- were Aparna Bhaduri (Jones replacing Dirk's is expected from the ficient storage. In the beginning of the effort to expand beyond its current vard University, Princeton Uni- '10), Jones College junior Kern administration in the coming weeks, school year, amid rumors of Dirk's con- hole-in-the-wall location. versity and the California Insti- Vijayvargiya, Brown College ju- Sheikh said. tract expiring, Rouse talked to Ditman "I'd really appeciate it if Coffeehouse tute of Technology. nior Shubha Soman and Martel Coffeehouse, the student-run busi- about the possibility of Coffeehouse would get actually bigger, because when "Our team was very happy with College junior Katie Donovan, ness that officially began in 1990 in the eventually setting up shop in the pavil- I come :o get coffee around lunchtime, our performance at ICT," Yeung, who placed in the top 64 for dining room west of Sammy's, wanted ion. However, Rouse said that no agree- it's often crowded," Ock said. "It takes president of the team, said. "This Varsity Parliamentary Debate. to be a part of these discussions, ac- ment was made during this meeting. me awhile to get the coffee, but I still is the first collegiate national tour- The debate team was also cording to Interim Manager Erin Rouse, H&D later denied Coffeehouse's re- come here because I like the service. I nament for all of us and Rice's first invited to participate in the because of a need for space due to the quest to submit a proposal for the space obviously like the coffee better than the ICT, so making it to third place National Tournament of Par- growth they have experienced lately. the second week of March. In an e-mail commercial coffeehouse we have cur- over some higher-seeded teams liamentary Excellence, an in- Coffeehouse saw its highest-gross- to Sheikh, Ditman explained the reason- rently at the pavilion." like Harvard and Chicago was a vitation-only competition that pleasant surprise." invites the top 64 pair teams strong emphasis at Rice to push stu- cynicism in the minds of those who look Rice's quiz bowl team is in the nation out of thousands dents to the limits of their intellectual to those leaders as role models." young in both senses of the word competing across the coun- OWEST capacity and to engage in research at — it has existed for only one year try, which was held on March FROM PAGE 1 In order to address the ethical as- the undergraduate level. pects of leadership, Ragsdale suggested and also is likely the only quiz 26-28. Rice was represented fluence on the way students perceive Despite similarities across institu- institutions like Rice provide students a bowl team in the country con- by two teams: Bhaduri and Vi- their institution and their approach tions, Ragsdale stressed Rice's cul- moral-ethical framework as a starting sisting entirely of freshmen and jayvargiya, and Lovett College to studies and social life, and in the tural differences, noting that his first point for those who wish to continue sophomores, Yeung said. senior Julie Duong and Will Rice same way cadets view their world week at Rice was Orientation Week. building upon their core values. In his More than 90 colleges have College junior Paul Ernster. based on their military unit, he said. The culture and community estab- report to President David Leebron this quiz bowl teams, Yeung said. Al- Worth said the students pre- Another parallel Ragsdale noted lished here are entirely unique to the June, Ragsdale said he will include though Rice had a quiz bowl team pared for this tournament like is the notion of service and serving university and would not necessarily recommendations for Rice to engage in previous years, the team had they prepare for all events. others at the two institutions. While work elsewhere, Ragsdale said. in a thoughtful and broadly framed not been active for some time until "[There is] a great deal of other schools may emphasize the "We wouldn't want to forklift West dialogue with scholars, students and Yeung restarted it last year. hard work and sacrifice, in- importance of community service, Point programs and transfer [them] to staff to develop frameworks for ethi- "We players really enjoy com- depth research, argument de- Ragsdale said Rice's programs like Rice," he said. cal reasoning that can be used by most peting, so it was only logical to velopment and revision and the Center for Civic Engagement help members of the Rice community. restart the team," Yeung said. lots of time with the coaches," students and faculty achieve a higher it This year, Ragsdale became a Wi- "Plus we were one of the only top- Worth said. level of service beyond simply volun- ess College associate and attended tiered schools not to have a team. As for speech nationals, teering. In addition to solving this college events like Wiess masters' Rice needed the representation." four students competed in the immediate problem, Rice students You don't want stu- teas, wine tastings, meals and soc- The team is also small com- American Forensic Associa- would be the ones to offer the solu- dents just to volunteer. cer games, and sat in on interviews pared to standard sizes; most tion National Individual Events tions to prevent it in the future. You want them to for student-taught courses. Wiess quiz bowl teams have four play- Tournament held April 2-4 at "You don't want students just to Master Michael Gustin said Ragsdale ers, and many schools support the University of Wisconsin-Eau volunteer," he said. "You want them draw upon their many was a joy to have around, since his two or three teams at tourna- Claire. To qualify for this pres- to draw upon their many talents and talents and ability for life experiences were quite different ments. Yeung said his team fo- tigious national championship, ability for critical thinking and prob- from those of people traditionally in cused on establishing a strong teams must place in the top lem solving to provide solutions to critical thinking and academia. foundation during its first year, three at three regular season address the challenge." problem solving to "I felt he was not just an observer but is looking to expand and re- tournaments in one of 11 speak- Ragsdale said undergraduate re- provide solutions to but he added to the college itself," cruit new members in the fall. ing events; most schools qual- search facilitates both leadership de- Gustin, a professor in biochemistry The team has had difficulty ify for between two and four velopment and community service. address the challenge. and cell biology, said. funding its activities and mem- events, while Rice qualified The kind of skills demonstrated in a Ragsdale is going into his 30th year bers had to pay their own way to for seven. The team will open research and scholarship setting are of service in the armed forces, and has the ICT tournament this year, but next year with the "Hill Country Daniel Ragsdale generalizable to other settings, such not only taught at West Point, but was Yeung said he hopes to recruit Swing" invitational at the Uni- West Point Colonel as the ability to work well with oth- also active in military operations in Gre- enough members in the fall and versity of Texas in September. ers, communicate effectively and nada, Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2006, he raise revenue by hosting high "We feel awesome [about 99 persuasively and engage in practical served as the Deputy Commander of the school quiz bowl tournaments. qualifying for seven events], problem solving. 17th Field Artillery Brigade that was re- Yeung said they were in contact especially since we are mostly "Most people think [research] is However, of the six domains — the sponsible for the defense of the largest with some interested prospec- a JV team, almost exclusively intellectual development, but the military, physical, intellectual, moral- base in Iraq. tive students who played quiz made up of sophomores and kind that's done at Rice is an incred- ethical, social and human spirit — upon Ragsdale said this year has been bowl in high school. freshmen. It shows that Rice ibly effective vehicle to develop lead- which West Point bases its cadet lead- an eye-opening experience for his "Our team is a vibrant one kids are among the most talent- ership skills," Ragsdale said. "We ership development — Ragsdale said leadership development. and hopefully it will continue ed in the nation," Worth said. take something people think of only the moral-ethical and social domains "As part of the fellowship, I'm try- to be as it grows and continues The debate team was found- as an intellectual endeavor and [de- have potential to expand at Rice. ing to facilitate leader development for to succeed at tournaments," ed in 1984 and represents Rice velop leaders]." "If you ask most young people today others," Ragsdale said. "It's an ironic Yeung said. "We would love for by competing in speech and de- In addition to developing a func- about leaders in the business and politi- twist that even after 29 years of service anyone who's interested to be a bate tournaments throughout tional skill set, researchers display cal spectrum who have had true ethical in the Army, I've learned an incredible part of it," Yeung said. the United States. a commitment to service by expand- lapse, there's often a significant negative amount of leader development and ing the frontier of knowledge for oth- response," Ragsdale said. "They have how to facilitate leader development, ers. After visiting other institutions, discredited not only themselves, but the in particular for young men and wom- Katherine Hsu Katherine Hsu Ragsdale said he noticed there was a institutions they represent, and can breed en entering their college years." 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]. TUESDAY, MAY 18,2010 THE RICE THRESHER NEWS 9 97th Commencement i mm • ft JAMES dV/THRESH Members of the class of 2010 stand attentively, waiting to be seated by President David Leebron as commencement ceremonies began Saturday morning Nobel laureate Yunus addresses grads BY JOCELYN WRIGHT THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF Phi Beta Kappa Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mu- hammad Yunus shared with gradu- ates the life experiences that inspired Society inductees 2010 him to found Grameen Bank, which provides microcredit loans in Bangla- Yosuke Akiyama Heidi Martini-Stoica desh, in his speech at the 97th Com- Candase Dawn Arnold Yuan Mei mencement on May 15. Bailey Elisse Basile Robert Joseph Meister When Yunus returned to Bangla- Anish Bavishi Joseph Michael Mello desh, his home country, after teach- Erin R. Beisner Rachel M. Mercer-Smith ing at Middle Tennessee State Uni- John C. Berens Yves Benedict Meyer versity in the 1970s, he was shocked Marianne Elizabeth Beyr.jn Stephen Charles Morris by the way villagers were exploited Scott W. Bock Arturo Munoz by the money-lending industry. He James Clark Bookhout Esei Mace Murakishi related the story of a woman who Jessica Lynn Boulavsky Chaya Murali received a loan of five taka ($0.07) Diego Caballero Orduna Seth Patrick O'Brien on the condition that she sell all her Rose Cahalan Katelyn Ostendorf products to her money-lender at the Joseph Chang David Ouyang price he decided. Philip Chu Shalin S. Patel People like this woman inspired Muhammad Yunus Jared Giles Cocke Melisa Giinsel Pferdehirt Yunus to provide them with money to Alyssa Marie Cotterman Varun P. Rajan repay their loans so that they would periences if they had been provided which provides mineral-rich yogurt Saneal Rajanahally be free from these unfair conditions. with the education and resources to to children at an affordable price. Andrew James Davenport He then asked a local bank to lend do so. Yunus said the unique philosophy Sara De La Rosa Anna Elise Roberts money to the poor. The bank refused "She has the same capability as of this company is essential to erad- David Nigel John Downing Joseph Rodd to do so until Yunus agreed to become her daughter or son," Yunus said. icate poverty. The company strives Allison Adriana Elliott Joseph Andrew Rosenthal a guarantor for these loans. His loans "The only reason she could not un- to be self-sustaining, and its owners Elena Marie Fabiano Jamie L. Sammis were always repaid, which inspired leash her potential was because the never take any dividends beyond Christopher Michael Fraser Celine Santiago Yunus to expand by making a bank of society never gave her the chance. the amount they invested. Hunter B. Gilbert Kathleen Patricia Schnelle his own, Grameen Bank. Today, this She could not even go to school to "The success of the company Felona Gunawan Erin Elizabeth Scott bank provides loans to poor people learn her alphabets." will be judged each year not by the Brian Scott Henderson Jordan Shanker amount of profit they generate, but throughout 97 percent of the villages Yunus said it was important to Rebecca Lynn Henderson Chelsea Cara Smith in Bangladesh. by the number of children who get keep this in mind when addressing Brittany Nicole Hodgson Alex G. Solomon the problem of poverty. out of malnutrition in that particular Yunus stressed the differences be William Bradley Houston Lisa Y Sun tween a traditional bank and Grameen "Poverty is not created by the poor year," Yunus said. David Jonathan Hrncir Catherine Louise Swanson Bank. While most banks are reluctant people," Yunus said. "It is created by It is the responsibility of gradu- Jessie Yanshu Huang ates to think about the type of world Aaron Joshua Thomas to give loans to the poor, especially to the system we built, institutions that Daniel Jong we have designed, the concepts that they would like to see in the future, Andrew John Thompson women, Grameen Bank's only clients Nicolas Daniel Kamas are poor people, and 97 percent of the we have formulated." and think about the steps neces- Ashley Corinne Thompson Jessie Nga Yin Lau borrowers are women. Grameen Bank Since poverty is created by these sary to create this environment. Yu- Helen Tsao Jonathan Patton Lo is also different because it is owned by systems, Yunus said it is a problem nus said humans 40 or 50 years ago Apphia Lihan Wang Julia Ellen Davidson Lukomnik its borrowers; nine of the 13 members that could also be removed if people would never have predicted many of Yu-hsuan Samuel Wang Jennifer Xinrong Luo of the board of directors are elected by change these institutions to be more the advances made by society today. Eric William Wilde the borrowers. With Grameen Bank, responsible, to follow the model of If people make eradicating poverty a Jessica Ellie Ma Jessy Shengjianzi Yang Yunus also strives to provide useful Grameen Bank. Yunus said the cur- priority for the coming years, Yunus Cort Brendan Malmberg social services to the people, particu rent financial crisis demonstrates said there is no reason this goal can- larly in the realm of education. The the viability of these programs, not be accomplished. He compared Seventy-five students, three History Professor Lisa Bala- bank offers loans to encourage more since microcredit programs have poor people to bonsai trees, saying more than last year, became banlilar spoke to inductees at than 50,000 children to go to school remained financially viable while that when one plants the seed of even members of Phi Beta Kappa, an the ceremony. Balabanlilar is so that they can eventually start their bigger banks collapsed. the tallest tree in a flower pot, the re- honor society that recognizes this year's winner of the Sophia own business with help from the sulting plant is only inches tall. Yunus said graduates were pre- outstanding achievements in the M. Farb Phi Beta Kappa Teach- bank. sented with a unique opportunity to "Poor people are bonsai people," liberal arts and sciences, at the ing Prize, which awards the most "We encourage these young people make changes. Yunus said. "There is nothing wrong annual induction ceremony Fri- outstanding non-tenured Rice to take a pledge that they will never "When crisis is at its deepest, in their seeds. Simply, society never day in Hamman Hall. professor based on faculty re- gave them the space to grow." enter the job market to seek jobs from it can be utilised as the best of the Inductees must be in the top view of student instructor evalu- The job of society is to provide the anybody," Yunus said. "They'll be job opportunity," Yunus said. "When to percent of their graduating ations. The selection committee poor with an enabling environment givers, not job seekers." things don't work or fall apart, that class and they must have com- for the prize consisted of Com- where thev can live to their fullest po- Due to the opportunities afforded gives the opportunity to redesign, pleted at least 90 semester hours puter Science Department Chair tential, Yunus said. them by loans, there are now many recast and rebuilt." in courses that are not focused on )ohn Greiner, sociology Professor illiterate Bangladeshi mothers with Yunus said that with the right "Once the poor can unleash his the development of particular pro- Bridget Gorman and philosophy sons or daughters who are doctors approach, poverty could be eradi- or her energy and creativity, pov fessional skills. Of these courses, Professor Mark Kulstad. or engineers. Yunus said the suc- cated. He pointed to the success erty will disappear very quickly," 10 must be from outside the divi- Yunus said. cess of these children shows that the of social businesses, such as the sion of the student's major. -locelyn Wright mothers could have had similar ex Grameen Danone Foods company, 10 NEWS THE RICE THRESHER TUESDAY, MAY 18,2010 2010 GRADUATES! DAVC ROSA I IS / I'M HI SHI K 1. Leading the academic procession, Rice's Naval ROTC approaches the stage to perform the presentation of colors. 2. Michael Puente (Hanszen '10) raises his diploma in celebration of his graduation. 3. Members of Wiess College process down the Inner Loop toward Tudor Fieldhouse before Commencement begins. 4. Bakerites sit at the front of the sea of robes and caps as members of Rice's first residential college. 5. Ekim Ekinci (Brown '10) shows her pride by letting out a celebratory roar. 6. Michael Rog (Will Rice '10) embraces President David Leebron after receiving his diploma. TUESDAY, MAY 18,2010 THE RICE THRESHER NEWS 11 I AMES LIU/THRESHER 7. Diana Lee (Lovett '10) is all smiles as she walks across the stage, degree in hand. 8. Chief Marshal and computer science Professor Keith Cooper holds the mace, the symbol of academic authority during Commencement. 9. Jordan Davis (Martel '10) raises his diploma triumphantly in the air. 10. Kelley Liao (Wiess '10) may not be graduating in San Francisco, but she does sport a goldenrod flower in her hair. 11. David Ouyang (Baker 10) grins as he waves to the onlooking crowd. 12 . Claire Shorall (Sid Rich '10), an honorary member of Duncan College, dons a green stole featuring signatures of Duncan freshmen. 13. Recent graduates throw their caps into the air, celebrating the culmination of years of academic endeavors at Rice. TUESDAY, MAY 18,2010 LEAN, MEAN. 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Pairing with Don Cheadle) continues to be Stark's the petulant Justin Hammer, Stark's I know from firsthand experience ally in the military world, and Pepper Two years ago, director Jon Favreau rival weapon-producing CEO, Whip- that sitting between the Thresher Arts Potts (Two Lovers' Gwyneth Paltrow) took us into the unheralded world of lash seeks to collapse everything & Entertainment editor and the former returns as Stark's ever-faithful assis- Tony Stark, presenting every boy's from Stark's creation to his father's Thresher editor in chief while review- tant who takes over as CEO of Stark Disneyland dream of monied glitz and legacy — total annihilation, via elec- ing a film can be intimidating. But as Industries. Natalie Rushman (He's explosive power. Favreau returned tric whip. we watched Iron Man 2, Joe Dwyer Just Not That Into this month with The story suffers, as many of the Joseph Allencherril and Casey Michel may have become You's Scarlett Jo- the second chap- genre do, from a weighty script, and more afraid of me after I kept gripping hansson), the ter of the Iron plotlines sometimes cavalcade into In the case of Francis Ford Cop- their arms in a deathlock during ac- newest addition Man saga, car- distraction rather than augmenta- pola's Apocalypse Now, photography tion scenes featuring Mickey Rourke's to the world of rying along the tion. But between Scarlett Johans- — the fruit of the labors of cinematog- electroshock whips. Let's just say that Iron Man, assists Iron Man 2 same amount son's body-hugging unitard, Stark's rapher Vittorio Storaro and film edi- Iron Man may be strong, but mv grip Stark in his quest of red-and-gold surprisingly poignant moments re- tor Walter Murch — is the most vital can be even stronger. to defeat a rival glamour, and Jackie: • • • • membering his father, and all those component of the film. The camera A vast improvement over 2008's weapons tycoon while Iron Man damned toys — nothing has boosted translates Coppola's grand statement Iron Man, Iron Man 2 is a more pol- (Everybody's 2's engine occa- future computer science and electri- on the madness that stems from war ished and classic-feeling comic- Fine's Sam Rock- Casey: ••••"& sionally stalls in cal engineering ranks like these mov- into a visual narrative which portrays turned-film. While the original Iron well) and his the middle, it is ies — audiences will find themselves the grim psychological and physical Man had a strong focus on current evil assistant Starring: Robert Downey also buoyed by happily along for the ride. realities of war; it is the camera of a events and attempted to tie terror- {13's Rourke). Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow a healthy mix- Downey displays his trademark documentarian sensitive to human ism and Middle East politics into the Downey's Rated: PG-13 ture of Mickey cut, from his suit to his wit, and Gw- emotion; it is an observant yet naive plot, Iron Man 2 goes back to the ba- interpretation Released: May 7 Rourke's tattoos, yneth Paltrow, numbingly beautiful camera, which, like the characters sics: It delivers an intense yet come- of Tony Stark is the always im- as the redheaded Pepper Potts, pro- on screen and the audience in the dic action film with solid character perhaps the best pregnable Robert vides a charming foil to Downey's theater, is unaware of its ultimate development, high-tech gadgets and element of the film; Stark's inflated Downey Jr., and the creepiest band of banter. The only stuffy performance, destiny. This transforms Apocalypse beautiful women who come to the ego, wittiness and compassion make AI drones this side of the Cylons. in fact, comes from Johansson, Now beyond historical fiction into the hero's rescue. him a likeable and amusing charac- Instead of following the tradi- though any i8-to-24-year-old male realm of fictional nonfiction. Iron Man 2 continues the story of ter. And Johansson's character, as tional path of super-sequels giving (i.e., the demographic sought) won't John Millius and Coppola took Tony Stark (Sherlock Holmes' Robert might be expected, is more eye candy up the costumes — think Spidey and pay any mind while watching her ri- much liberty in adapting their screen- Downey Jr.), the cocky weapons ty- than a dynamic part of the plotline, Bats — Favreau instead follows Iron diculous mixed martial arts moves. play from Joseph Conrad's 1902 no- coon who has just revealed himself but she functions particularly well in Man's inception to its logical conclu- The combat scenes far surpass vella Heart of Darkness. Much like in to be the man behind the famous and O see JACKIE, page 16 sion: As Rourke's character, Whip- B see CASEY, page 16 Conrad's work, the protagonist, Cap- tain Willard (Martin Sheen), travels up the fictitious Nung River into Cam- bodia with a motley crew of soldiers Relish: Turning over Banana Leaf Malaysianin search of the decorated Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando), who has ap- Tucked away in the corner of a from $2.95 to $7.95, and while the prici- businessmen scooped extra servings pickled in vinegar laced with turmeric parently gone insane. freshly built shopping center, Ba- est seafood dishes can weigh in at over of rice into the bowls of their company, powder and spicy herbs, were refresh- Like one might find in the novella, nana Leaf Malaysian Cuisine initially $20, depending on market prices, the and mothers delivered chunks of fish ingly cool and summery, with a sweet, the contrast between darkness and seems to be just another Chinatown majority of the menu items are well into their children's mouths with chop- tangy taste that left us feeling more light is developed throughout the restaurant. Its bamboo decor and under $10 apiece. Lunch items, avail- sticks. Diners at Banana Leaf can also light than full. Although we anticipat- film. As the plot unfolds and the crew thatched-hut kitchen may be Asian able on weekdays from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., peer unabashedly into the kitchen, ed a kimchi-like dish, the Malaysian travels further upriver, the images are kitsch, but the charming, if small, are $4.95 to $5-95- which is visible behind clear glass — achat was definitively more tropical. increasingly shrouded in darkness restaurant delivers fresh tastes and From what a confident decor The dish was slightly spicy, though: and fog. By the second act of the film, complex flavors. we've casu- choice, given that enough to make it interesting, but the dazzling river is transformed into ally observed in many eating es- not overpowering. a dark, murky stream — darkness many Houston tablishments ap- Next, we shared the Banana Leaf seems to represent the absence of hu- restaurants, the prehensively hide Satay Chicken — marinated chicken man civilization. fewer Caucasians their kitchens out on skewers. The chicken was pan-fried One sees the contrast between populating an Banana Leaf of sight. and crispy. Though its exterior was darkness and light especially during Asian restaurant, Many review- greasy, the skewered chicken didn't the scenes inside Kurtz's compound. the more authen- Malaysian Cuisine ers praise this feel heavy, and for a dish that could While Kurtz is perpetually covered in Catherine Bratic & tic the cuisine visibility into the have easily used inferior chicken parts, shadow, the existence of light coun- presented. And "TAT W kitchen, especial- the poultry's quality was noteworthy. ters the darkness and seems to indi- Sarah Rutledge ~ ™ ^ rn fs by that rule of ly when the chefs The peanut sauce that accompanied cate a possible escape from the mad- Malaysian food is a melange of In- thumb, Banana Location: 9889 Bellaire Blvd. — who, according the chicken was a welcome break from ness of war. dian, Eurasian and Chinese cuisines, Leaf won its first bananaleafhouston.com to Banana Leaf's the peanut butter-based sauces one Coppola's camera, like a reporter, with curries, herbal soups and stir battle, as we 713-771-8118 website, are all often finds in Asian restaurants. This is curious and does not avoid record- fried noodle dishes. These numerous were surrounded Malaysian — pre- peanut sauce was dark and chunky, ing the atrocities of war: The docu- influences give a comforting glim- by many who ap- pare roti canai, an slightly sweet and slightly spicy. mentary nature of the cinematogra- mer of familiarity to anyone setting peared more schooled in Asian cui Indian pancake, which requires much So far, we were enjoying our food. phy in Apocalypse Now underscores out to experience Malaysian cuisine sines than we were. The restaurant's dough twirling. Unfortunately, the Perhaps this overconfidence led us the realism of the action in the film. for the first time, while still allowing 10-12 large tables quickly turned over restaurant was not serving roti canai to order Bah Kitteh, a Chinese herbal In one rather comic scene, a war doc- diners the experience of exploring a during lunchtime, as businesspeople when we visited, so we started off with soup. Mavbe we should have listened umentarian, played by Coppola him- new cuisine. The many hefty cultural and families talked and share dish- the achat: pickled mixed vegetables. to our waiter, who seemed unsure that self, shouts at the fleeing combatant influences shaping Banana Leaf's es. The dining style is communal: The carrots, cabbage, baby corn and we would enjoy the soup. The Bah Kit soldiers, "Don't look at the camera!" extensive menu are presented phone- Dishes are served family-style, with cucumber were served slightly chilled, teh came in a large metal bowl, lit un- To further add to the documentary book style, like at many of the sur- extra plates, utensils and bowls of with a peanut and sesame seed gar- derneath with a candle — if nothing feel of Apocalypse Now, sequences of rounding restaurants,. Appetizers run rice to share. At surrounding tables, nish. The vegetables, which were Osee RELISH, page 16 0 see FLICKS, page 16 IP TUESDAY, MAY 18,2010 14 A&E THE RICE THRESHER The best of Rice theater CONTENT AND LAYOUT BY JOE DWYER hese secretly-tabulat- u ed results were pre- sented to tfie Thresher in a sealed envelope by Price Waterhouse representativeT John R. Heaner" reads the April 24, 1980 issue of The Rice Thresher, which holds the distinction of handing out the first-ever Sammy awards. Thirty years later, the voting format and awards categories have evolved somewhat (not to mention PricewaterhouseCoopers no longer handles the voting results), but the original spirit and purpose of the Sammys has remained unchanged: "To honor those members of the Rice Community who have excelled in the theatrical arts ... None of the winners will be blessed with either gold statuettes or national television exposure, but the sense of achievement and reward should still be there, nonetheless." Voting was open to the entire stu- dent body and more than 600 votes were tallied — three times more than those cast last year. So now, in that same spirit of "pride and commendation" as the original Sammys, the Thresher is pleased to present the win- ners of the 2010 Sammy Awards. Congratu- lations to all of this year's winners, runners- Jacob Lindsey (Sid Richardson '10, left) and Sid Rich sophomore Alex Karge share the stage during Sid Richard College Theater's pro- up and theater participants. duction of Rock 'n' Roll, which took home a total of five Sammys, including Best Play, Best Director and Best Actor. 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On closer inspec- latest album is Dap-tastic in which Captain Willard is alone tion, the soup — a murky gray broth in his hotel room was not actually — contained pork ribs, plain bones, BY BRIAN REINHART must be noted that low-key for Sharon scripted; both the broken mirror tofu and vegetables. Unlike the two THRESHER STAFF Jones and the Dap-Kings is still high-oc- and the blood on Sheen's hand are earlier, lighter offerings, the broth had tane by most bands' standards — large- real. The slaughter of the water buf- a bitter, dark taste, one that was easy Author's note: Three major mp3 ly due to the increased importance of falo during the ending montage was to appreciate, if not finish. The pork download websites, Amazon, eMusic the backing vocals. Jones herself, at 54 also not originally intended to be was fatty, and the tofu was passable SPORTS and iTunes, each have exclusive bo- years old, is not quite the star she was used in the film. Both of these un- — though who actually enjoys tofu? nus tracks, as does the vinyl release. on previous Dap-Kings discs, for bet- planned scenes augment the film's We gave ourselves points for being CROSSWORD This review was written based on the ter and for worse, though she still pos- meaning; the shots of an intoxicat- adventurous, but realized we had met eMusic version of the album, with the bo- sesses a powerful set of pipes. The best ed Sheen add a more intense psy- our match. nus track "Call on God." tunes here, like "Better Things" and "If chological dimension to the back- Our main dish, Steamed Fish in Every once in a while, I get an urge You Call," prominently feature Jones' ground of Willard's character. In House Special Nyonya Sauce, also em- to turn back the clock to the 1970s, back vocals: This isn't a coincidence. both cases, Murch has deftly woven bodied the tropical feel of many of the when soul and R&B ruled the charts, As always with the Dap-Kings' re- these "accidents" into the narrative entrees. The full flounder was topped Afros were bigger leases, there are of the film and consequently created with a surprisingly rich tomato-pine- than the heads plenty of joys to unforgettable scenes. apple sauce, spiked with mint leaves. they topped and be found. Check Coppola's use of surrealistic film The broiled fish — served with all its James Brown was out the great saxo- sequences does not detract from bones intact — was a mix of textures, shouting, "Ain't phone solos on his portrayal of the realities of war. depending on the part of the body it funky!" "Better Things" Film is by its very nature a surreal from which a particular forkful was I Learned the Hard Way and "I'll Still Be It sure was • • • • medium, and Coppola's dreamlike grabbed. Dense, chewy chunks were funky. And it still True," the great sequences throughout Apocalypse packed around the backbone, and is, thanks to Sha- backing vocals Now add to the psychological re- buttery, flaky meat lined the fins. Each ron Jones and the Artist: Sharon Jones and on "Without a alism of the film. Quite notably, of the textures was properly cooked, Dap-Kings, a tal- the Dap-Kings Heart," and Jones' the hazy opening sequence inter- however, and they all benefited from ented R&B group Label: Dap-Tone wonderful impro- sperses a panoramic shot of a for- the dense sauce, which finished up who play like the Released: April 6 vised chatter at est Vietnam with shots of Willard, slightly spicier than our appetizers '70s never ended. the beginning of set to the psychedelic rock 'n' roll had. The refreshing mint notes added The Dap-Kings' "Money." "If You of The Doors. a cool aftertaste, rendering this dish brand of funk is Call" is a beauti- In Apocalypse Now, the funda- the most complex assortment of fla- so rhythmically tight and danceable fully sad love ballad, and "Mama Don't mental role played by the camera vors we sampled. Like My Man" makes for a zesty finish. that Amy Winehouse borrowed them seems to take precedence over the We found the menu to be a nice as a backing band for her recordings This is, to be sure, not the best al- other elements of the film. Storaro's assortment of tropical and pan-Asian and tours. bum Jones and her band have made. expert camerawork translates Cop- food, certainly not too alienating even This is the Dap-Kings' fourth al- That remains the riveting, more ener- pola's interpretation of the horrors for squeamish diners. The wait staff is bum with sassy vocalist Sharon Jones, getic Naturally (2005), which contains of war to the audience. This inno- extremely helpful for those making an whose voice exudes old-school cool. the unlikeliest and sexiest cover ever of vative cinematography is precisely entrance into Malaysian dining, offer- I Learned the Hard Way is darker than the folk song "This Land Is Your Land." what distinguishes Apocalypse Now ing suggestions for other dishes and the groups' previous outings, and many (That cover was included in the sound- from other notable Vietnam War assisting confused diners not used of the songs' themes center around track of the movie Up in the Air.) But I movies, such as The Deer Hunter, to separating fish from the bone. The rejection and unfaithful lovers. The al Learned the Hard Way extends Jones Platoon and Full Metal lacket. menu, which offers Malaysian food bum's title track, "I Learned the Hard and the Dap-Kings' streak of marvel- Apocalypse Now is indeed a and general Asian cuisine, offers ev- Way," sets this tone, and it is quickly ous music from an earlier era. Yes, this work of total cinema, but the visual erything from fried chicken wings to followed up by "Money," a sort of mel- is really no different from the best funk ingredients dominate the artistic the startlingly bitter Chinese herbal ancholy recession-era reply to previous of the early 1970s, and yes, it is even stew of smart dialogue, perceptive soup. Diners can order the unfamil- tunes of the same name by the Beatles recorded in analog sound using micro- acting and rock 'n' roll, making iar, or settle for a tried-and-true pho and ABBA. The chorus? "Money! Where phones from that era. Apocalypse Now, like all great art, noodle soup. And the price is right: have you gone to? Money! Where have But Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings both of its time and for all time. For two appetizers, soup and a large you gone to?" do not imitate the glory days of funk out More than 30 years after its release, fish, we paid $20 apiece. The fish en- (/) Lyrics throughout expand on the of a lack of creativity. These are all origi- Coppola's sublime epic still man- tree was the most expensive, although unhappy themes. "How many times nal songs. They recreate music from ages to capture the Zeitgeist of the it could have fed us twice over, and can 1 lose this game of love?" Jones OJ the past because they are really damn Vietnam War era while also mak- given the menu's extensive options asks in "The Game Gets Old," and she good at it. ing a statement about the horrors and price range, diners could stop by sings, "Oh boy, you keep window shop- Eventually, with as antiquated a of war and about the horrors of during lunch or dinner for less than ping," to an unfaithful lover in another formula as these players use, there is life itself. $10. Impressing others with your so- tune. 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After seeing this flick, Steve Rogers is undoubtedly smiling to know that his shield has found yet another use. f* i t *SA * *\ * *• TUESDAY, MAY 18,2010 THE RICE THRESHER PAID ADVERTISEMENT 17 A I CP High prices paid for used textbooks X click Go to amazon.com/buyback Send us your used textbooks at no cost to you Millions of items to choose spend from at amazon.com amazon.com/buyback Buyback titles are purchased by a third party merchant SPORTS 18 Owls trample Thundering Herd, stand atop C-USA Conference tournament this weekend at Houston gives baseball shot at NCAA regional by Rya n Glassman the worst stuff Wall has had all year, but '10) and Mozingo each drove in two THIHRESHER STAFF the defense was incredible." runs in the first two innings, putting The Rice bats were paced by Steven Rice ahead 4-0 for starter Jared Rogers With just two weeks remaining in Sultzbaugh (Will Rice '10) and juniors (Baker '10). The Owls continued the the regular season, the baseball team Anthony Rendon, Jeremy Rathjen, and offensive onslaught in the middle in- found themselves in first place in the Michael Fuda, all of whom combined nings, scoring three runs in the fourth Conference USA standings. The Owls for 12 RBI. The Owls also drew 12 walks and fifth innings each to take a 10-2 (30-17,11-4 C-USA) would travel to West in the game, cruising to the 20-4 win lead. Rice never looked back from their Virginia to take on Marshall University, over Marshall (22-26,11-10 C-USA). early advantage and closed out the se- a team sitting just two-and-a half games The offensive eruption Friday eve- ries with a 14-4 win. back in C-USA rankings. ning did not carry over for the rest of the Mozingo, Seastrunk and Fuda Needless to say, the impending weekend for the Owls, however, as they each contributed three hits and three road conference challenge would dropped the second game of the series, RBIs in the victory, pacing yet another provide a significant test for Rice. falling 4-3 to the Thundering Herd. potent team offensive performance. And after splitting the series' first two Trailing 3-2 in the seventh, in spite of Rogers worked into the seventh, pro- games, the Owls prevailed in the rub- two Rendon solo home runs, Rice tied viding a strong outing to improve to ber match to take the series and ex- the game with junior Chad Mozingo's 6-1 on the year. pand their conference lead. run-scoring double. "We needed that out of Jay. He Junior starter Taylor Wall was strong, But in the bottom of the inning stepped up big today," Seastrunk said. but not stellar, in his outing May 7, but junior Abe Gonzales, in relief of Mike "Every time he can influence in and get he received more than enough sup- Ojala (Martel '10), surrendered an RBI that slider to bite down hard, it's tough port from the Rice bats and gloves for single to put Marshall ahead by a sin- for them to hit." the team to secure a 20-4 victory in the gle run late in the game. Rice would Standing at 13-5 in the conference, series opener. Wall allowed four walks threaten in the eighth with a one-out the Owls have not lost a C-USA series and 11 hits in his six and two-thirds in- double by Jimmy Comerota (Jones since a rough trip to Memphis at the nings of work, but Marshall was kept at '10), but the Owls could not bring the end of March. This past weekend, Rice £2 bay for the most part, thanks to three run in and fell 4-3. faced a major test, as the Owls hosted double plays and a number of out- Following a frustrating day at the the University of Southern Mississip- standing defensive efforts provided by plate, the Rice bats got back on track pi with just two weekends left in the LAUREN SCHOEFFIER/THRESHER the Owls' infield. in the rubber match on Sunday, jump- regular season. Southern Miss (29-17, Head Coach Wayne Graham was ing on the Marshall pitchers early and 11-7 C-USA) entered the weekend in Junior Abe Gonzales bats during Rice's 3-2 defeat of ECU on April happy with the team's support of Wall. often to earn the 14-4 win and clinch second place in conference, just two 24. The Owls swept the three-game series against the Pirates, "I thought the defense was out- the team's fifth-consecutive C-USA se- games back of Rice as the season helping them secure first place in conference. standing," Graham said. "That's about ries victory. Diego Seastrunk (Will Rice winds down. COMMENTARY Men's tennis is going dancin' By Casey Michel It's that unexpectedness that makes for blood. The Owls had already tak THRESHER STAFF Rice's 2010 Conference USA Champi- en down the Golden Hurricane once Pre-graduation bucket onship all the sweeter. That makes it this year, the first time since 2006, in It's not that perfection doesn't all the more perfect. Consider: a heated 4-3 battle two weeks prior. exist in sports. Disney feasts on it, Rice (14-10) was playing the Uni- So while Rice knew it was capable of list around Rice athletics and children can't help but imagine versity of Tulsa, a team that had de- a win in the C-USA final, it also knew I don't have many regrets from these are your teams. But more than it. But when the grind of a season molished Rice in four consecutive that the Golden Hurricane's chip my college days, but one sticks out that, these are your classmates, so corrodes those attempts at perfec- C-USA Championships, including would provide just as much of a boon like Brian Cushing in a banned- for the sake not merely of victory tion, when faults and walks and a 2008 championship taken at the as its depth — to say nothing of the substance test. It was three-and- but for the ties that bind us to one bricks remind you of perfection's Owls' Jake Hess Tennis Stadium. The fact that Tulsa now brought its No. 2 a-half years ago, another, for the impossibility, it's easy to think that Golden Hurricane (16-10) came into player, 54th-ranked Ashley Watling, my greenness blanket that cov- those childhood thoughts are only the conference tournament not only who had missed the first match. showing loudly ers all of us in meant for disappointment. That with a No. 36 ranking and a top seed Add to this the fact that Rice had on my University the Rice commu- perfection is lost with the drop of but with enough of a snobbish repu- just sustained its worst regular sea- of Oregon shirt nity, root them a point. tation that the already ousted C-USA son in recent memory — never crack- as I climbed the \gd on. They not And then there's the 2010 season teams, including a very vocal quintet ing the top 20, never taking down a steps of Autry only appreciate of the men's tennis team. Then you of University of Central Florida, were top-25 opponent since the end of Jan- Court to watch a it, they thrive on have a team swarming center court, audibly and obviously rooting for uary — and the April 25 C-USA final men's basketball Casey Michel it, and you'll find a black-and-glass trophy held high, a the Owls. loomed with enough history, both re- THRESHER STAFF game against the that you've made coach dripping from a Gatorade dous- Yet it wasn't just that Rice was fac- cent and far-reaching, that the match Ducks. I hadn't some friends ing. You have a reminder that perfec- ing its rival — as sophomore Isamu could only end in the sweetest victory shaken my original love for UO, along the way. tion can still peek out from its hiding Tachibana said, "I mean, we hate Tul- in a half-decade or with Tulsa's heel and it was only after hours of rib- But that's stuff I'm sure you spot, beneath a crystal blue sky, often sa. In all sports, we hate them." Rath- planted ever firm on Rice's throat. bing that I'd realized my fois gras, already knew. You're at Rice, after when you least expect it. er, it was that Tulsa was out looking S3 see DANCIN', page 22 er, faux pas. all, and it's only the occasional Not that you needed a glimpse dimwit like yours truly who slips into my collegiate journal — here through the cracks. There are a are your requisite Ken Griffey Jr. and couple of particulars you're going "One Tree Hill" name-drops — but I to want to keep in mind, a couple bring up this embarrassment to il- of other ticks on the bucket list, lustrate the fact that there are a few as you traipse through your four things about Rice sports, and col- years here. To wit: lege sports in general, that you need Paint up for at least one foot- to know. For starters, always, always ball game. The number of par- root for Rice. I don't care if your ticipants doesn't matter, and the name is Rudy Ruettiger or if you lit- permutations are endless, from erally bleed Longhorn orange (Long- "OWLS" to "HEY COUGAR HIGH, horange?) — this is your school, and see BUCKET, page 22 r, * v„ For every year of senior Bruno Rosa's career, the University of Tulsa has toppled the Owls in the Conference USA Men's tennis final. But after taking the Golden Hurricanes down wo weeks prior to the 2010 tournament - the first time since 2006 - the Owls repeated the feat and took the C USA championship in dramatic fashion. TUESDAY, MAY 18,2010 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS 19 Golf takes second place in C-USA Tournament Senior Christopher Brown heroically wins the individual title to give Owls at large ticket into Regional Tournament 295 with a second-round 290 that Coach Scott felt the honors were once again left them in second place indicative of the program's success. behind UCF, five shots back. While "Rewards at the end of the year are Brown continued his great play with based on the whole year, so for Jade a 69, freshman Jade Scott also helped to earn that award is outstanding," out by matching Brown's 69 with one Scott said. "As for the coach award, of his own. Scott's final round 75 left I feel like I've arrived amongst my him in a tie for 24th. peers, but I also tip my hat to the guys With the understanding that a because they helped put me there." top-three finish was crucial to their While the team played well postseason hopes, Rice looked to throughout the year, their late season hold their place on the leaderboard. drought meant they had to wait a bit Brown and Whitehead assured that, to learn their fate. But the call came with Brown posting a 70 and White- on May 10, when the Owls learned nead a 71 leaving Rice in a tie for sec- that they were the 11th seed of 14 ond with the University of Southern teams at the Regional Tournament Mississippi. hosted by Texas A&M University May Michael Buttacavoli's (Martel '10) 20-22 at Traditions Club in College three-round score of 226 left him in a Station, Texas. tie for 32nd, while sophomore Brock Scott was pleased with the team's Wilson finished in a tie for 54th. assignment. Whitehead's final round left him in "There are certainly some posi- a tie for 10th, while Brown's brilliant tives to playing at Texas A&M, namely play all week left him alone at the top that it's close by," Scott said. "Travel of the leaderboard, four shots ahead hassles aren't a worry; the condi- of the rest of the field. tions will be similar to what we see While the senior was pleased to in Houston, and we'll already have garner the individual honor, he was seen a lot of the teams at the same glad he could help his team out. Freshman Jade Scott sits on the edge of the green to line up a shot at the Conference USA Tournament. Scott finished Regional as us." "It's great for me to leave some- While 14 teams will compete in the tournament tied for 24th. The freshman has been just one of the many factors that have led to the dramatic turn- thing behind at Rice in my final College Station, only five of the teams, around of the golf squad. Their second place-finish comes after four years of bottom-of-the-table finishes. year here," Brown said. "To play plus the low-scoring individual not like I did at conference and to win on an advancing team, will move by the margin I did, I think really onto to the NCAA Championships in by Paul Fitzgerald cessful season, winning two team West Intercollegiate, was considered helped us out." Chattanooga, Tenn., at the beginning THRESHER STAFF titles and two individual titles prior somewhat disappointing due to the Brown has been the Owls' top per- of June. to the Conference USA Championship tournament's weak field. former this spring, notching a victory While Brown knows Rice has the With its season on the brink, the in Sorrento, Fla. Rice's golfers were able to put all at the Rice Intercollegiate to start the talent to advance, he is also aware the golf team had just one tournament Despite the team's titles, erratic these doubts aside at the Red Tail spring and then most recently at the team has their work cut out for them. left to keep their season going. But play down the stretch placed the Golf Club, opening with a first round C-USA Championship. The senior's "We've seen a lot of the teams despite the pressure, Christopher Owls in a precarious position prior 295 (+7), three shots back of host play over the course of his final year at there, and had some success in the Brown (Brown '10) and the Owls to the conference tournament. Four University of Central Florida. Brown Rice earned him first team All-C-USA tournaments in which we played came up big, taking a second-place consecutive finishes outside of the led the Owls with a first-round 70, honors from the conference coaches. against them, so we know we're finish to clinch a berth in the NCAA top five dropped Rice in Golfstat's while senior Michael Whitehead Also honored were Head Coach Drew a pretty good team," Brown said. Regionals in College Station on May rankings. The team's lone top-five continued his consistent play with Scott (Wiess '98) as the conference's "None of the teams are unbeatable, 20- 22. finish in the season's final competi- an even-par 72. Coach of the Year and Jade Scott as and I think we can do some things if The Rice golf team has had a suc- tions, a third-place finish at the Jim Rice improved upon its first-round Freshman of the Year. we play good golf all three rounds." Women's track searching for fourth-consecutive outdoor C-USA title >y meet was hosted in Orlando would be a consid- the Owls to qualify for nationals. Before the confer from Orlando for commencement. THHRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF erable advantage to the Rice athletes, since the ence meet, the women's track team had 10 mem- Bevan believes the traveling back and forth change in environment would be minimal. bers qualified for the national meet, and Bevan shows the strong ties these athletes have both to Repeating a championship in any collegiate "I'm glad the meet is in Orlando because it's hopes for the team to have between 12 and 14. their teammates and to their academic pursuits. sport is a challenge. With the revolving door of not really different weather-wise from Houston," Before that, however, the team had to get its "It's important that you come to Rice first and outgoing seniors and incoming freshmen, the Bevan said. "That will give us a little bit of benefit senior class to and from the conference meet, foremost to get a degree," Bevan said. team dynamic is always in flux. But over the compared to some of our competitors." which was a bit of a challenge. With commence- For Shorall, there was never a question of past three seasons, the women's track and field Bevan said he also felt that the team's ability ment occurring last Saturday, the graduating team if she wanted to attend conference and walk team has maintained a high level of excellence to compete in high-pressure situations would help members of seniors Shannon Moran, Katie Doll- at graduation. and won three-straight outdoor Conference USA the team at the meet. inger, Shorall, Walker and Shakera Reece walked "It's fitting that it's something academic and Championships. This weekend, they were head- "I feel real good about the people we're taking Saturday morning and then flew out to Orlando. immediately after something athletic," Shorall ing for a fourth. A title there would make them to conference and where their bodies are at and Because Moran and Dollinger competed in events said. "It would be hard and it wouldn't be as fun the first women's team to win four straight con- how they're going to compete," Bevan said. "We on Thursday and Friday, they flew back and forth but it would be the right thing to do." ference championships, a feat previously ac- have a real history of doing a good job competing complished only by the Rice baseball team and when the meets are important. I feel like we're go- men's tennis team. ing to do our very best to defend our title." Before the C-USA Outdoor Championships, The title will not be an easy one for the Owls to the women's track team competed in three meets recapture, as several teams around the conference since classes ended April 23. On April 24, Rice have the ability to find a way into first place. Ac- hosted the Fred Duckett Twilight meet at the cording to Bevan, in addition to the Owls, the Uni- newly christened Holloway Field and Ley Track. versity of Houston, UCF and even the University of There, the team had several lifetime bests and Tulsa and Southern Methodist University have a improvements on previous times. shot at the title if things go their way. Houston is at After the team's performances at the Twilight an advantage due to their diverse squad and highly meet, Rice ran again on May 1 with a split squad seeded entries, Bevan noted. Also, UCF will have a at Stanford University and the University of Texas. bit of an edge competing on their home track. At Stanford, senior Vicki Walker improved her However, Rice does not only hnve their de- 800-meter run time to 2:09.06. At Texas, senior fending title to help them toward a fourth title, Sarah Lyons ran her fastest 400 meters in 57.55, according to Bevan. while classmate Ari lnce earned third place in the "We'll be taking 29-31 people to conference," pole vault at 12' 10". Bevan said. "All the people we take have a chance A week later, the track team hosted a meet to score. It's typical of a Rice team for us to have at the Ley Track and Holloway Field on May 7. people entered in every single event and we have Sophomore Keltie John earned a season best in the a chance to score in all events. No other team can 1500-meter run, finishing in 4:37.72, while senior say that. Marie Thompson grabbed a lifetime best in the "We try to have a balanced team with the am- event at 4:39.06 to finish third. munition to strike in all different areas. It makes Senior Tina Robinson was the standout of the for a very fun meet and an exciting meet for us be- meet, marking a school record in the hammer cause we have people everywhere. Rice is the only throw at 173' 5" and winning the event. Robinson team with someone entered in every event." also placed third in the shot put at 41' 6". That team-wide approach that Rice takes to With those meets behind them, the team conference meets makes it the perfect meet to end turned attention to finishing finals and training for on as a senior, according to senior Claire Shorall. the conference meet. Head Coach Jim Bevan says "The best thing about conference is that there the team has made dramatic strides since the end are no individual goals," Shorall said. "My goal is of finals. to in some way be instrumental in cheering some- "It's nice that we're done with finals and ev one on when things are getting rough or helping erybody can catch up on their sleep," Bevan said. someone warm up or cool down and get their "They've got 35 weeks behind them in training go- mindset right about the race. ing back to when the school year started. They get "It's never about getting the time. You could LISA HANG/THRESHER a chance to rest and sharpen up." take the clock off and it wouldn't matter because « J The C-USA Championships were hosted by the what matters is where you're finishing against the Sophomore Brittany Brown will help the Owls look for a fourth-consecutive C-USA title. University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fla., on other competitors." May 13-16. Bevan believed that the fa«t that the The conference meet is also the last chance for 20 SPORTS THE RICE THRESHER TUESDAY, MAY 18,2010 Men dazzle in first meet at newly renamed Holloway field and Ley Track by Jonathan Myers Warren spoke positively about this weekend. the trio of Baker, Zinchenko and se- Francis, John Welch (Hanszen '10) and THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF their performances. "As a team we've been able to re- nior Will Meyers looking to add some junior Michael Izuchukwu will run the "Ikechi and Tyler finished strong- group after the semi-chaos of training points to the Owls' effort. sprints for the Owls, with junior Sam With the advent of the J. Fred Duck- ly and Ikechi's jump going into con- through finals and feel ready to repeat The distance events will also be McGuffie also a possible competitor. ett/Rice Twilight meet April 24, the ference is what we needed to see," the kind of performances we had at the a strong suit for Rice, with Bucknell, The sprinting events are Rice's weak- men's track team will no longer call Warren said. Duckett Twilight meet here at Rice," senior Scott Zivick and sophomore est events, and they will need above- the Rice Track Stadium home, with In the throwing ring, junior Clay Cuadra said. "We've been tapering off Sammy Abuhamra pacing the effort average performances to help Rice Head Coach Jon Warren presiding over Baker took ninth place in the discus the training so people are feeling fresh for Rice in the 1500-meter run, while overcome Houston and their arsenal the renaming of the facility as the Hol- and fifth in the shot put, while redshirt and ready to compete." senior Michael Trejo, Cuadra and ju- of 100- and 200-meter sprinters. Still, loway Field and Ley Track. freshman Alex Zinchenko was imme- The Owls will look to improve on nior James Llamas, and Weinheimer Warren is optimistic that even in an in- The Owls responded to the chris- diately behind Baker and took sixth their third-place finish in last year's will help the Owls in the 3000-meter dividualistic sport like track and field, tening enthusiastically, with rising place in the shot put. conference championship, even and 5000-meter runs. the team will be able to pull together senior Ugo Nduaguba accomplish- The Texas Invite May 1 ended the without juniors Clayton Chaney and The high jump will be left to Nna- for a collective effort. ing his best mark of the season in regular season for Rice, with several Jack Spinks, who redshirted this year. mani and Wiest, who both have re- "We've got great guys in every the triple jump, finishing first with a solid results across the board, espe- Rice will look to its strengths in the alistic shots at spots on the podium. event, it's just a matter of them going jump of 15.57 meters. For his efforts. cially considering the competition triple jump, with Nduaguba primed Sloat and Weinheimer will be Rice's out and executing what we've seen Nduaguba was named Conference included Big 12 powerhouses such as to take a stab at first place after his main medal threats in the 800-meter them do in practice," Warren said. "I USA Athlete of the Week, earning the the University of Texas, the University bronze-medal finish last year, as run, while Moore will look to add to think second is certainly realistic for honor for the second time during this of Oklahoma and Baylor University, well as in the throwing events, with his already stellar debut as an Owl. this bunch." outdoor season. Freshman Alec Hsu as well as Rice's C-USA foe University furthered his role within the pole of Houston. vaulting corps, taking first place with Junior Philip Adam tried his hand a vault of 5.16 meters. at the 100-meter sprint, as the Owls Warren was especially pleased look to solidify the sprints before the with the greenhorn's progression C-USA Championship meet. Adam this season. took 36th place with a time of 11.12 "Alec's really been an asset this seconds, while sophomore Alex Fran- season, and it's a good sign for him cis was a hundredth of a second be- next year in his ability to improve hind him in 37th place. Junior Connor week to week," Warren said. Hayes had a career day in the 110-me- Junior Dan Sloat continued to ter hurdles, running a personal best shave down his time in the 800-me- of 14.93 seconds, while also finishing ter run, turning in at 1:52.39, followed 16th in the 400-meter hurdles, with closely by sophomore Alex Weinheim- freshman Lee Johnson right behind er, who finished in fifth place. The dis- him in 17th place. Hsu vaulted 4.97 tance events were characterized by a meters for eighth place, and Zinchen- trio of fourth-place finishes from the ko and Baker took 10th and 12th place, Owls, with Simon Bucknell (Martel respectively, in the shot put. '10) in the 1500-meter run and Justin Overall, Warren saw the meet as Maxwell (Martel '10) in the 3000-meter a good tuneup for the C-USA Out- steeplechase, as well as sophomore door Championship on May 13-16 in Gabe Cuadra in the 5000-meter run. Orlando, Fla. Freshman Donte Moore also fin- "We had some people do some ished fourth in the 400-meter sprint, good things, but considering the meet turning in a season-best time of 47.76 was during finals week, I'm not go- seconds. The freshman duo of Ikechi ing to look too much into some of the g ***&+*• < ; Nnamani and Tyler Wiest finished events," Warren said. fourth and seventh in the high jump, Cuadra echoed Warren's senti- Freshman Alec Hsu took first place at the J. Fred Duckett/Rice Twilight meet with a clearing of 5.16 meters. His respectively, with Nnamani posting a ments by providing insight on what season-best mark of 2.06 meters. the team has done to prepare for contributions to the squad have earned him praise from Head Coach Jon Warren. JUL f , = ip J)T. 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Each course has a limit of 15 students who will be seated around a table in an intimate setting primed for lively, interactive discussion. There are no lectures in freshman seminars; rather, they consist of active conversations among students and faculty. Freshman seminars provide an environment of inquiry, a structured opportunity for encountering exciting ideas and learning how to articulate responses to them. Freshman seminars cover a wide range of humanities topics, all at an introductory level. They are a great way for new students to get to know a professor, develop an intellectual community with their peers, and learn important skills in a structured and stimulating educational environment. Is that still not enough to entice you? How about the fact that all freshman seminars receive a D1 credit and are open only to first year students? Check out Fall 2010's freshman seminar offerings and decide which course is going to be your exciting and rewarding introduction to the Humanities and a lifetime of learning. CULTURE OF THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION THE COGNITIVE AND SOCIOCULTURAL FSEM 118/HART 118 WORLDS OF BILINGUALS AND L i da Ouakaderova MULTILINGUALS Mondays 6c Wednesdays 10:50-12:05 FSEM 140/LING 140 Following the 1917 Revolution, Soviet society initiated radical Michel Achard experiments not only in political and governmental structures Wednesdays 1 :00-4:00 but in all aspects of culture and everyday life. This class will A large majority of people in the world (anywhere between 60 examine these developments focusing on avant-garde and 75%, depending on the various estimates) speak at least experiments in cinema, literature and the visual arts, as well as two languages. This course investigates how their cognitive philosophical and political debates around the meaning of and social worlds differ from those of monolinguals. From a revolution itself. cognitive standpoint, we will examine how the different languages are accessed, stored, and used. From a socio cultural perspective, we will assess the role each language plays in the NATIONAL SOCIALISM AND FILM formation of cultural identity and discuss the issues that FSEM 132/GERM 132 multiple languages raise for education policy. Sabine Hake Tuesdays &l Thursdays 2:30-3:50 UNCANNY WORLDS: THE SHORT FICTION Why are there so many films about the Third Reich? What is OF BORGES AND CORTAZAR our continuing fascination with this period of history? How do GSEM 150/SPAN 150 these films speak to broader issues of politics and history? In Lane Kauffmann this course, we examine the complicated relationship between Mondays 3:00-6:00 film and Nazism through close readings of American and Explore the precursors, poetics, and practice of fantastic fiction European films from the 1930s to the present. in two cosmopolitan Argentine masters. Appreciate how each combined local and transnational perspectives to create AMERICA THROUGH FRENCH EYES startlingly unique works and worlds, bridging Europe and the FSEM 133/FREN 133 Americas, modern and postmodern cultures, and bringing Latin Julie Fette American fiction to the forefront of world literature. Readings, Wednesdays 3:00-6:00 course taught in English; students with advanced Spanish are The US has always been a source of fascination - both welcome to read texts in the original language. attraction and repulsion - for the French. I his course aims to understand American culture and identity as revealed by THE INVENTION OF AFRICA transatlantic encounters with the French. We will studv French FSEM 155/HIST 155 intellectual (Baudrillard, Beauvoir, 1 ocqueville) observations Kathrvn de Luna about American culture, society, and politics, as well as images Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:25-10:40 of America in French popular culture (comic strips, films). Where is Africa, and who are Africans? This course explores 'Faught in French. the idea that there is something "African" about Africa... that there is something common in the geographic expanse and GERMAN FILM cultural diversity of the continent. We'll study different ways in FSEM 136/GERM 136 which insiders and outsiders invented the notion of a single Martin Blumenthal-Barby Africa by examining ancient texts, maps, travelogues, novels, Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:50-12:05 films, and museum exhibits in the Houston area. "From Caligari to I litler" -and beyond. In the vein of the title of a well-known study on German film during the Weimar STAGING HISTORY: EUROPE & OPERA Republic, the course offers a cinematographic history of FSEM 180 German and Furopean politics and culture from the early Edward Anderson Expressionist silent movies to the award-winning "Life of Mondays 7:00-10:00 Others." Taught in English. Opera, according to Wagner, was the total work of art. 1 listory, in the view of this professor, takes center stage in humanistic discourse. In a seminar that brings our brigade of lively interlocutors to the opera at Rice and beyond the hedges, we will try together to understand what about history is dramatic and can be delivered in music. LOOK FOR MORE FRESHMAN SEMINARS IN SPRING 2011! 22 SPORTS THE RICE THRESHER TUESDAY, MAY 18,2010 O DANCIN' FROM PAGE 18 The match certainly didn't start didn't know what was going on," out perfectly. The doubles point Tachibana said. "But then you could have easily gone Rice's way — could feel it. You could feel that it had in the Owls' tournament wins Sam was coming back. The crowd against the University of Southern was getting into it and everything, Mississippi and the University of and that's when you kind of knew Central Florida in the days preced- there was hope, a chance." ing — but a series of late breaks Suddenly, there was more than allowed Tulsa to take a 1-0 lead hope — there were results. Garforth- heading into singles. The team was Bles began to figure out Stephens' visually slumped coming off the serve and kept pacing the backline, court for the break before singles, lengthening points and storming and the crowd, far and away the back to take the second set. Nuesslein largest of the season, sat quietly. and Saravia both folded, but junior Oscar Podlewski swept No. 4 to bring But singles wrought more of the ¥>%$ h hM same, and Tulsa's momentum com- the tally to 3-2, still in Tulsa's favor. pounded. At one point, sophomore Tachibana had returned to his court, Michael Nuesslein was down a but was surrounded by four blue- match point, sophomore Christian tarped walls such that he couldn't see Saravia was a game away from los- Garforth-Bles's match. LAUREN SCHOEFFLER/THRESHCR ing and sophomore Sam Garforth- "I think Bruno's match ending and - . V* Bles, who had already lost the first the crowd coming [over] helped a lot, Sophomore Michael Fuda slides in to steal second base against East Carolina on set, stared at a triple-break point and (Watling] made a couple ques- SAAAAAFE! that would have put Tulsa's Philip tionable calls and that sort of made April 24. Fuda is batting .333 for the season. Stephens up 6-1, 5-3. me mad," Garforth-Bles said. "And "If Sam hadn't held there, I think then it got personal. ... He's notori- of a single point, Rice had gone from that match would have finished in ous. He's known around the college to help the team douse Ustundag with the 25th-ranked University of Wash- the brink to the top of the podium. about four minutes," Assistant Coach tennis world for being ... tricky." a Gatorade bath on center court. ington in the Waco regional. But even "I've never been in a match that Efe Ustundag (Baker '99) said. But it didn't matter whether or "I did not even feel it being cold if that run ends early, it will be but a finished like that," Rosa said. "Lit- But Garforth-Bles did hold, and not the teammates could see one — that's how numb I was," Us- footnote to a season that won't read- erally one point and then one point, Stephens, having wasted much of his another, or even that Stephens still tundag, who had finally won his first ily be forgotten. and in the conference tournament. energy taunting both his opponent tried to muster the occasional ban- conference tournament as player or Tulsa is done. The season is sal- I mean, the whole story, the whole and the crowd, began to wilt. Those ter. Because as soon as Garforth-Bles coach, said. "I actually remember it vaged. Senior Dennis Polyakov and thing, makes it completely different who were watching senior Bruno watched Stephens' final error knot being wet, but I don't remember it Rosa, Rice's most decorated talent in from other [wins]." Rosa dominate 35th-ranked Marcelo the overall score at 3-3, the rest of the being cold." many years, sent off their Rice careers Arevalo at No. 1 moved over to the Owls had to wait no more than 15 sec- Garforth-Bles didn't get a chance The championship meant Rice just as they wished. Couldn't have side courts to turn their sights to Gar- onds for Tachibana to watch Marko to see Tachibana clinch, to get a attained an automatic berth to the scripted it better. forth-Bles's match, and were joined Ballok's easy forehand go wide. Rice chance to see his team break what he NCAA Tournament, and the team en- As Ustundag said, "It was a per- by Tachibana taking a quick break had won. called a "curse." But he had a chance tered the field of 64 Saturday against fect ending." from his match at No. 5. Suddenly, Tachibana was up in "I saw Sam down the break in the air. Suddenly, Ustundag was leap- The Law Office of the second set, and honestly, I ing at him. Suddenly, within the span Matthew D. Sharp 0BUCKET DWI • Drug Charges • Criminal Cases Assault FROM PAGE 18 Zealous Representation RICE GIRLS MAY BE UGLY BUT AT can — after James Casey. Because, seri- 1017 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77008 LEAST THEY'RE NOT PREGNANT." ously, how sweet would it be to swagger 713-226-8800 • [email protected] And it's not just the dudes, as girls up to a bartender, order a Thor, down www.SharpCriminalAttomey.com | •m can always bust out their rattiest your double-shot of Everclear and then - ? Brandi Chastain bra — and I'm sure smash it with a hammer? they'll get a discount if they walk into Find MK Bower a job. Seriously, this w *UI wammmmmm Sherwin-Williams with just that on. guy has gotten the shaft twice in the last After you've washed off, or after two years, first from the Houston Chron- your tan lines from the giant letter have icle and then from our own athletic faded, bake in the bleachers of the soc- department. The man's writing is crisp cer stadium. The women aren't half and clean, and he is the Schwab of Rice CONGRATULATIONS! bad, but moreover, seeing these soccer athletics. Now floating in the ether, his matches in person will turn your Texan talent and knowledge are too valuable gaze outward; a wide world awaits be- to fall from campus, and I know there TifWiwiitnniiBfc ngliT^ iMm 111 yond the hedges and 99 percent of it are a few of you reading this who need 1 watches soccer, so you might as well get a communication maestro. a head-start if you can. Plus, it's a great Take the time to hit up the non- conversation starter for that girl in your mainstream sports. Golf, tennis, swim- English class — who, odds are, is on the ming, track — for all the reasons stated soccer team. above, plus the fact that your taunts As winter rolls around, go to Tudor will actually be heard by the opposing Fieldhouse, and bring your friends. teams. For starters, SMU's swimming This is my last column for the Thresh- team would rival East Germany's in er, so I can berate you — yes, you, on terms of facial hair, and Tulsa's men's your living room sofa, absentmindedly tennis team is a bunch of pretty-boy 20% OFF RICE DIPLOMA FRAMING* scrolling through the DVR for "Lost," — twits afraid to mess up their cuticles. for not going to more basketball games. And lastly, and perhaps more im- Tudor is a gleaming structure; it is portantly, go to Omaha. Don't put it Brochstein without all the pretension, off, assuming Rice has a ticket to the Offer good through August 31, 2010 yet often with fewer people. If you're go- College World Series is cinched, as last ing to join the Autry Army for the pizza, year's swoon can attest. Wayne Gra- then at least watch the damn game. Our ham won't be around much longer, but Our expert framers will preserve your sheepskin diploma guys have serious talent, and the wom- there's something reinvigorating about en just had one of the most remarkable Omaha's sun that, in just the right light, in a beautifully crafted frame selected by you and our talented designers. turnarounds in recent memory. Don't makes the wrinkles in Graham's Father let matriculation be the only time you're Time face soften just a bit. in Tudor. So do these things, and go to these Of course, the winter months will games, and you'll have taken your col- inevitably drag by slowly, because base- legiate experience to the next, universal ball, Rice's piece de resistance, beckons level. Hell, you might actually enjoy with the spring. So do as much as you some of the stuff. can at Reckling. Rent a box. Sit in the Now, my experience was limited dugout. Lounge on the hill, cooler in by lethargy and ... well, I was going VILLAGE J7RAME QALLERY tow. Go to as many games as you can, to say a heavy workload, but I was an because there's nothing like grabbing a English major, so I guess it was just bite from the bubble-gum lady — you'll laziness. Still, I can safely say that I 2708 Bissonnel St. ^ Houston, TX 77005 •" 713.528.2288 know her when you see her — to make accomplished all that I wanted to with that Rendon-Ratterree-Comerota dou- Rice athletics — save for knocking over ble play all the sweeter. the ballboy on his way to that foul ball Oh, and run the bases naked, but dropping from the netting — and Rice preferably not during the seventh-in- provides you ample opportunities that ning stretch. (And you might want to other universities forgo. None of these avoid sliding, too.) things are hard to do, so take advantage Of course, the games don't run of them while you can. WE'VE MOVED I continuously throughout the week. So And that UO shirt? Yeah, I burned < 2708 BISSONNFT ST while you're not Baker 13-ing around it. How else do you think I got naked third or scrubbing paint from your arm- for Reckling? to 2708 Bissonnet St. (at Dincans) pits, try a couple of these on: Casey Michel is a Brown College Name your first child — or your alumnus and former Thresher editor r. Protostionat R Picture hamster, or your car, or anything you in chief. Fromere One block West of Kirby Auoctorion TUESDAY, MAY 18,2010 THE RICE THRESHER CALENDAR 23 other artists. A weekend pass costs $40 at the door and $30 in advance. Upgrade for $60 and gain access to MONDAY 5 I SUNDAY air-conditioned tents and entry to ex- clusive performances. For more infor- the Calendar mation and to purchase passes, go to Don't feel jaded The fame monster hits Houston www.freepresssummerfest.com. MAY l8—AUG. 19, 2010 Because Independence Day falls The one and only Lady Gaga comes on the weekend this year, the U.S. to the Toyota Center tonight for her follow us 24/7 at twitter.com/threshercal government declared that today is Monster Ball tour. Tonight's concert a national holiday as well, so enjoy is already sold out, in addition to the MONDAY your extended vacation! one tomorrow. The doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m. TUESDAY 118 I FRIDAY If Lady Gaga is as crazy and great Time to pretend as we think, this concert should be one you won't want to miss. Calling all angels Soul sister Travel to the House of Blues tonight SUNDAY to see MGMT play with opening band Alt-rock band Angels & Airwaves Reunited in 2009 after a three-year Tame Impala. General tickets cost $30 performs with indie rock group break, alt-rock band TYain plays at and $39.50 for balcony seats. A group We are the world Say Anything at 8 p.m. at the 7 p.m. in the Verizon Wireless The- of four can purchase tickets for only House of Blues. Tickets cost $25 in ater. Tickets start at $30. The band $15 each. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and Tune in to ABC at 1:30 p.m. to watch - m advance and $30 at the door. To will perform songs from their latest the show starts at 8:30 p.m. the finale of this summer's month-long global celebration of sport and patrio- Stars on the rise tism. No, not the Summer Olympics: the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which is The "American Idol" tour travels to TUESDAY 8 taking place in various cities through- Houston for a performance at the out South Africa. Of course, the world Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in MONDAY 31 Where are we? will have to wait until the end of the The Woodlands. The show starts at THURSDAY 20 tournament to find out which coun- 7:30 p.m., and tickets range from Bring out the white At 8 p.m. Imogen Heap will perform tries are playing in the final, but it's $26-$76. For more information, surf at the Verizon Wireless Theater. Her sure to be an exciting match no matter on over to www.woodlandscenter.org, Let's play ball Today is Memorial Day, a national concert will feature songs like "First what. Check out the official website of and make sure you continue tuning holiday created to commemorate Train Home" and "Earth" from her the World Cup at www.fifa.com/worid- into "American Idol" to know who The baseball team plays the Uni- U.S. women and men that died latest album Eclipse. Tickets start cup for more info. the top 10 contestants are. versity of Alabama-Birmingham serving our nation. Businesses and at $25 and can be purchased online Blazers tonight at 6:30 p.m. here banks will be closed, so relax, start at www.ticketmaster.com. at Reckling Park. Stadium tick- up a BBQ and kick back in that pair ets for adults range from $7-$i7, TUESDAY 13 available the day of the game or in advance, and seating on the hill SUNDAY is, as always, free. Go support the Plants need to eat Happy 0-Week! Owls in their climb to another Col- SATURDAY | 5 lege World Series title in Omaha. Let freedom ring Theatre Under the Stars opens their Orientation Week, the first tradition production of Little Shop of Horrors, that new Rice students experience, He thinks you're the best K-town's outdoor music festival Today is the Fourth of July, the day to a musical about an unlikely romance starts today. A warm welcome to the celebrate America's independence. that blossoms in a little plant shop. class of 2014! Hopefully you've gotten Rapper Drake gets on stage at the Today and tomorrow, head out to Go reunite with your family, wear an The show runs through July 18. Tick- a lot of sleep over the summer, be- Verizon Wireless Theater tonight at Eleanor Tinsley Park for Free Press American flag shirt, put some steaks ets are $50 for admission of two peo- cause you will not get any this week. 8 p.m. Tickets cost $40 and are avail- Summer Fest 2010, which features out on the barbeque and watch all the ple and can be purchased online at On the other hand, it will also be the able online or at the box office. The Flaming Lips, Girl Talk and many fireworks you can. Have a happy 4th! www.tuts.com. most eventful week of your life. THRESHER CROSSWORD THEME: GRADUATION NOTE FROM THE EDITOR 14 Organization for medical supplies (abbrev.) 15 Uniform for karate Seniors: 18 Someone that does not live at Rice is tins Congratulations! 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