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ice Thresher Vol. LXXXIX, Issue No. 18 »gsrv SINCE 1916 Friday, February 1, 2002 OC escort taxi starts by Elizabeth Decker Options for off-campus escorts THRESHER STAFF were discussed in a meeting Tues- day with Taylor, Vice President for Off-campus students needing a Student Affairs Zenaido Camacho, ride home at night will be able to Director of Transportation Eugen take a taxi paid for by Student Affairs Radulescu, Student Association until a permanent solution can be Presidents Jamie Lisagor and Gavin found to compensate for the elimi- Parks and several off-campus stu- nation of the off-campus night es- dents. cort. The temporary plan was crafted The temporary solution was by Lisagor, a Hanszen College se- reached to address concerns raised nior, and Parks, a Martel College after Rice University Police Chief senior. BillTaylor stated off-campus escorts Taxis will be subsidized until a could go only to the Graduate Apart- permanent service is established to ments. take the place of the off-campus es- Taylor said escorts were never corts previously provided by night /•£, intended to transport students to escort van driver Mimi Mokarzel. other off-campus residences. Mokarzel estimated she took an The new taxi service is available average of six students home to off- to students living within two miles of campus locations per night until campus who are traveling from the RUPD ended the unofficial service police station home after dark. Stu- Jan. 16. dents may use Yellow Cab, Fiesta or Sid Richardson College junior L United taxis, must pay for the ride Almagor frequently used the ser- themselves and will then be reim- vice last year to get to her apart- bursed through the Office of Stu- ment. dent Affairs. See ESCORT, Page 5 KIJANA KNIGHT/THRESHER Moving on up Senior swimmers cut Will Rice junior Kevin Brown (left) and electrical and computer engineering graduate student Saad Mahmoud (Will by Chris Larson letes are not on the team and will not Rice '01) (right) help Martel College sophomore Kerry Hogan move into Martel Monday. See Story, Page 5. THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF return this season. He declined fur- ther comment. Senior swimmers Rachel The three swimmers said Wednes- Armstrong, Katie Hermann and Beth day that Boyd's decision came as a Williams said head coach Doug Boyd shock because there was no specific, kicked them off the swim team major event that caused it, and said Flat-rate meal plan debuts in fall Jan. 23, citing poor attitude, leader- they felt the move wasn't justified. ship and performance on their part The absence of the seniors as his reasons. by John Koch be available. Currently, Brown Col- quarters of the student body, [those] leaves the team with just nine ac- i None of the three swam last week- THRESHER STAFF lege is the only college on campus to currently under the 19- and 15-meal tive swimmers and some major offer continuous kitchen access be- plans." end in Rice's home meets against holes to fill. Armstrong and A revised version of the current tween meals. Some freshmen considering Southern Methodist University and Hermann were part of Rice's All- meal plan will offer students all-you- The key-to-the-kitchen plan costs switching to a smaller meal plan for Texas A&M University, which were American 200-yard freestyle relay can-eat access in the colleges and less than the current 19-and 15-meaI their sophomore year are less opti- scheduled to be the last home meets team that placed eighth at last serveries at a fixed price beginning plans, but is $90 more than the 11- mistic about the key-to-the-kitchen of their careers. year's NCAA meet. Williams was in the fall. ineal plan (which does not include plan. "It's an unfortunate way for all Rice's high scorer in individual Tin1 new unlimited-access meal $50 in tetra points). "I rarely eat breakfast and I rarely three of us to end four years of ex- events at last year's Western Ath- plan known as the "key-to-the- "One of the criticisms from stu- eat dinner on campus either," Brown tremely hard work," Williams said. letic Conference Championships, kitchen" plan will replace the 19-. 15- dents when discussing the new fixed- freshman Sam Grenader said. "Usu- The three swimmers said they finishing second in the 400-yard and 11-meal plans that have been in rate meal plan is that light eaters are ally I go out to Texadelphia or some- are the latest in a line of athletes who individual medley, third in the 200- effect the last two years. The cost going to end up subsidizing heavy where in the Rice Village. I was plan- have experienced difficulties with yard breaststroke and sixth in the per student for the new plan, which eaters," Housing and Dining Direc- ning to get the 11-meal plan next Boyd and the Rice swim program. 200-yard individual medley. includes $50 in tetra points, is $ 1,490. tor Mark Ditman said. "However, in year — heck, if I could, I'd get the They said 11 athletes, not including The swimmers said numerous Students will also be allowed con- meetings with college cabinets and five-meal plan." themselves, have left the program individual and group meetings had tinuous access to the college kitch- the Student Association, students' However, other students see the during Boyd's tenure, either choos- taken place throughout their Rice ens between meals, where continen- primary concerns were keeping new meal plan's potential benefits. ing to transfer or quitting due to careers, particularly during this sea- tal breakfast items such as bagels, overall costs down. The new plan Sid Richardson College junior injury or other reasons. son, in which Boyd said they had muffins, cereal, fruit and drinks will will reduce dining costs for three- See MEALS, Page 8 Bovd said the three varsity ath- See SWIMMERS, Page 6 Former dean, NEA chair dies INSIDE by Mark Berenson "He knew things in topics that experts in those fields didn't know about," Rachleff said. THRESHER EDITORIAl. STAFF "Can you imagine someone having degrees in Former Dean of the Shepherd School of neuroscience and music and being consid- Music Michael Hammond died Tuesday in ered a world authority in both?" .. •< ^ Washington, D.C. He was 69. Faculty and students alike commented that Hammond resigned as dean in December Hammond had a significant role in making to become the eighth chairman of the National Shepherd a nationally renowned school. Endowment for the Arts. He was unanimously In the current U.S. News and World Report confirmed for this position by the U.S. Senate ranking of graduate schools for music, the Dec. 20 and started work Jan. 22. Shepherd School is ranked 20th. Those who knew Hammond both at Rice "The Shepherd School would not have the and in Washington said his death was a loss reputation, funding and faculty that it has if it for the nation. were not for Dean Hammond," Wiess College "He had such great ideas for [the NEA] and senior Laura Love, a cello student, said. he would have been great in that position," Rice President Malcolm Gillis said Chair of Musicology Walter Bailey said. "It is Hammond's effect at the Shepherd School COURTESY 1975 CAMPANILE Hanszenites undergo '70s-era hazing, showing of their school spirit at a 1974 footbaii really tragic that he died when he did." was beyond the quantifiable. game. See Feature. Pages 10-11. President George W. Bush echoed those "If R.ce University is a living monument to sentiments in a written statement Tuesday. William Marsh Rice and Edgar Odell D>vett, "His commitment to excellence and his the Shepherd School of Music is also for Democracy Now! OPINION Page 3 Dissecting the study of gender extraordinary talents will be greatly missed," Michael Hammond," Gillis said in a statement Petitions are available on the SA office Bush said. Tuesday. door for those running for positions in Members of the university community re- Some students agreed about how deeply A&E Page 12 blanket-tax organizations and are due Avoid 'Sam.' 'Birthday Girl' membered him as an intellectual. Hammond had affected the Shepherd School. Wednesday at noon. "He is one of the few people who I have met "I think he united everybody in one spirit who I would characterize as a genius," Dean of and one goal to reach," Baker College junior Weekend Weather "I'm not a cable cop. per se, but obviously Humanities Gale Stokes said. "He had a phe- Maureen Conlon, a violin student, said. "He Friday going into restricted space is something we nomenal range of interests, a deep knowledge was able to bring that unity of not only the Mostly cloudy. 36-53 degrees would look at." of many things and a high quality of culture." faculty, but the students as well." Saturday — Housing and Dining Business Director Frank Cloudy, 41 56 degrees In an interview on National Public Radio's Many commented that Hammond's influ- Rodriguez, describing the administration's Sunday "Morning Edition" Wednesday, Professor of ence at Rice went beyond the Shepherd School, stance on students' access to premium cable. Mostly cloudy. 43-61 degrees Orchestral Conducting Larry Rachleff said and his death would be felt by the entire campus. See Story, Page 8. Hammond defined the Renaissance man. See HAMMOND. Page 7 THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2002 RanonaLe... &y pavio CHien the Rice Thresher 1 HE Of F-CAMPU - Leslie Liu, Robert Reichle Urban Protection Editors in Chief PACKAGE' Why go home in a taxi when you can go Swimming ,lo and Ughweight \ home jn style? ano M Durable :oment with sharks romping equip' "J We're disturbed and alarmed by women's varsity swim The latest coach Doug Boyd's coaching tactics (See Story, Page 1).

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