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Volume 75, Number 15 ThWRESHEe Sunrise Special Friday, JanuaryR 15,1988 Rooms at Wiess, Hanszen burglarized over holiday break by Lisa Gray and Anu Bajaj the time of the burglary of Rawlins* were unhelpful. A radio and a bicycle was exactly as I had left it." burglary on January 6. The Rice Campus Police and the suite. were stolen from Eichner's room. Wiess College was not the only "There was no damage done to the Houston Police Department are in- Rawlins' roommate, in Houston Rawlins complained to college to experience burglaries over room, and nothing else was stolen. vestigating the burglaries of ten over the holidays as a member of the Voswinkel, who told her that the offi- break. A TV set was stolen from the However, it does appear that the room Wiess College rooms and one swim team, left the room ai 9:30 p.m. cers had been mistaken. room of Hanszen senior Suzanne was burglarized by someone who was Hanszen College room. The burgla- on January 2 and returned at 11:30 "I don't know how unified, how Fitzpatrick. familiar with the setup. ries occurred between December 21 a.m. on January 3 to find that the suite well-informed that department is." The TV was stolen between De- "It appears that whoever took the and January 6, during Rice's semester had been robbed. Rawlins said. "I suggested to Chief cember 18 and 26. Fitzpatrick and her TV knew what he was coming for. We break. Rawlins complained about the Voswinkel that she set up a training loommate left on December 18. just got a new remote control which Students' losses include an esti- campus police's handling of her case. program to let her officers know what Fitzpatnck's roommate returned on we keep in a box on the end table next mated $2,500 in jewelry, three bi- She says that Campus Police Officer their policy is." December 26, noticed that the TV was to the sofa. The remote control was cycles, two radios, a television set, a Howard Miller, who handled her A Rice class ring was stolen from missing, and assumed that Fitzpatrick gone," Fitzpatrick said. typewriter, and two billfolds contain- case, did not file a report with the Wiess senior Laurie Nyveen's room had hidden the TV. ">Tie_y reported the see Burglaries on page 7 ing a total of $320 in cash. Houston Police Department. When although the stereo was left un- Chief of Police Mary Voswinkel she checked with the Campus Police touched. said that the campus police believe Department three days after reporting The door was apparently kicked thieves kicked in the doors to two the burglary, she says that Miller and open, and there was minor damage to suites, and entered another through a another officer told her that it was not the room. broken window. In two other suites, the department's policy to report "They messed the room around. she said, the doors were locked when burglaries to the Houston Police and They moved our desks and some the students left Rice, but unlocked that she should report it herself. boxes, and they tore up my suitmate's when they returned. "To me, the campus police at that build-up," Nyveen said. The burglaries seem to have taken point were not helping at all," she Eichner's door had also been place on different days, according to said. kicked open and replaced, according burglary victim Melissa Rawlins. Steven Eichner agreed with Rawl- to the Campus Police. Eichner found Police have been able to pinpoint ins and felt that the Campus Police no damage in his room and said, "It Grade reception creates confusion ri-i3 Campus Police share this building in the stadium lot. -H.Turner by Samantha Hendren informed beforehand about the home addresses. The sending of students' grade change because the Registrar's Office One student remarked, "The regis- reports to their home addresses for the was not certain until the last minute as trar obviously didn't realize what an fall semester does not reflect a change to whether or not the reports would be important issue this is to Rice stu- New building complete in Rice policy, and henceforth stu- ready in time to send to student's dents." by Jim Low vehicles," Voswinkel said. dents will have the option of choosing Campus Police will begin The Navy and Army ROTC, who where their grades will be sent each operations in their new building on share the upper floor of the building, semester, according to Registrar We be jamming!!! Monday. The facility also houses are also enjoying the increased space. James Williamson. Navy ROTC and Army ROTC, which "We are very pleased with the new The student body was surprised, moved into the facility over the facility. We have much more space," and many were alarmed, to find that semester break. said NROTC instructor Lt. Downey. their grades for the fall semester were In addition to the Campus Police The Navy ROTC hired fifteen sent home, breaking a long-standing and ROTC, the new $680,000 build- midshipmen to assist in the move, tradition of fall grade reports being ing houses storage for administration which took about one and a half sent to students' campus mailboxes to and the Campus Store, as well as weeks. They were assisted in the be received upon their return to offices for the Rice Press. move by Physical Plant personnel. school. The building was completed De- Other aspects that should add to Williamsonreports that an updated cember 23, after about four months of increased efficiency for the Campus computer system allowed the construction. Landscaping around Police include new training areas Registrar's Office to process grades the outside of the building has begun located in the building. "We will be faster than ever before. The implem- and should be completed in about four able to view new training video tapes entation of "mailers," a different type weeks, according to Jerry Ryan, and increase our training capability," of envelope in which the grade reports manager of Physical Plant Planning Voswinkel said. can be printed and addressed in one and Construction. Roll calls will also be made pos- step, considerably cut down the time The new building features 11,364 sible with the increased space. In the spent in preparing the grades for send- square feet of office floor space, past, the Campus Police Department ing. 2,666 square feet of storage space, has not held roll calls due to space The Registrar's Office felt that and an additional 6,220 square feet of limitations. • students would prefer that the reports warehouse space, according to Ryan. The police were formerly located be sent home because they would The building, located near en- in the Abercrombie Engineering receive them sooner. "If I took people trance seven in the stadium parking Laboratory, and their old office space by surprise, I am sorry," Williamson lot, should increase overall efficency will probably be absorbed by the said. for the Campus Police. George R. Brown School of Engi- Beginning with this semester, stu- "We'll be less crowded, have neering. dents will choose the place to which room to bring people into the station, Ed Samfield, Director of Physical their grades will be sent each time and have places for them to sit. We'll Plant, was unsure as to what the space they register for classes. In the just be able to spread out, now," said vacated by NROTC would be used Registrar's Office, each student will Mary Voswinkel, Chief of the Cam- for. be asked to choose either his home or pus Police. An open house is also tentatively local address for the mailing of his No changes will be made in Cam- planned for later this month to allow grades at the end of the semester. pus Police operation procedures ex- members of the Rice community and Many students were upset when cept for the change in location. The the public to see the new facility. their grades were mailed home, feel- phone number will remain the same, ing thai sending grade reports directly and the new station will be open 24 INSIDE: to the students represented a degree of hours a day. Stadium lot entrance respect between the University and number seven will continue to close at Opinion: Gary Hart-bashing, the student body. Neither the college midnight. pages. 2 and 4. masters, the college presidents, nor As a result of having the police the Student Association was in- News: KTRU silenced tempo- office in the stadium lot, student cars rarily , p. 7. formed that there would be any parked in the stadium lot should be change. safer now. Feature: Survey results tallied, Williamson defended the decision, "A large window overlooking the p. 12. Ron Robertson was at his Frog-stuffing best Wednesday night as he led Rice affirming that "the reports were ad- student parking area is located in the to a 74-69 win over TCU in Autry Court. Robertson led all scorers with 29 points Sports: Owls win twice, no less, dressed directly to the students, and as Rice ran their conference record to 2-1. Their next game is tomorrow night new dispatch center, so we will now p.16. not their parents." Few people were at 7:35 at Autry Court. See story, page 16. —L. Cowsar have 24-hour visibility over those Friday, January 15,1988 THRESHER Opinion

Censorship upheld SENATOR. WART, WWASNBATHING 10 WW IF ICOUU? ASK OH NO HO NO- ME- GATOVWTTOE BUNCH# The Supreme Court's 5-3 vote Wednesday to uphold a Missouri high XDUKCDUPUE MOONYASKr school principal's censorship of the student newspaper struck a sad W£l! YOU HAVE ttE C0NFU5EP OF QUESTIONS MEW TO* GAR/HWTVE PERSON.' blow to the First Amendment. The principal had cut two pages of the ABOUT >00* Hazelwood [Missouri] East High School Spectrum because it con- INTEGRITY AN} tained an article about pregnancy and about the effects of parents' mmr divorces. The decision's indirect effects, however, will be the greatest, because it deals with education, the root of society. Associate Justice Byron White, in the majority opinion, wrote, "A school need not tolerate student speech that is inconsistent with its 'basic educational mission.'" Education helps form ideas, developing analytical skills. By teaching students to pursue potentially sensitive or controversial topics, admin- WE'RE two ENTWty PIFFERfNT istrators encourage them to show future courage and persistence. PEOPWE-WKeverfopget, The First Amendmentprohibits censorship of student expression that BUT HMK-THK ABOUT fM THE OKETWS A.DKAMWKET neither disrupts class work nor invades the rights of others. Journalism FOR PRESIDENT/ WT OTHER is centered on providing stories that are interesting and informative; it Guy has HewiNfrT'toww vr/ yA. WK TH'SHOW, seems that the articles were exactly in line with what the class should WU.? have been teaching. HEyfWt "We were trying to make a change with the school paper and not just write about the school proms, football games and piddly stuff," said Cathy Kuhlmeier, one of the students who filed the suit. Instead of encouraging creativity and curiosity, the school stifled those qualities. Newspapers often stimulate discussion, a means of confronting problems and dealing with them. By cutting off the material for discussion, administrators hurt not only the writers, but also the students who would have benefitted by reading those articles. Media's role scrutinized in turn We will feel the strongest effects of this decision in the long run, after The media has blown this thing out today's grade-schoolers have grown up in an atmosphere of intellectual of proportion. You shouldn't blame SPANNING THE HEDGES stagnation. The Supreme Court's decision will slowly stifle the roots of me as much as you should blame the by Michael Raphael free speech: the ability to develop ideas and express them. Those who press. voted in favor of censorship voted against a "basic educational mis- Who do you think spoke these Press-bashers raise some impor- succinctly. The press, he instructs, sion": teaching students how to think. words? A hint: it's someone promi- tant questions: What can the press should not report on anything about a —Michdle Wucker nent in public affairs, someone em- report on? What should the press candidate that does not affect "the broiled in a major controversy, some- report on? Is reporting thorough? person's conduct of public responsi- one whose well-known face was plas- Does the media make too much of bilities." Vote for METRO plan tered on the covers of big news maga- little things? That seems perfectly fair—but zines like Newsweek and Time. All these questions need to be dealt hold on a second. Just which personal Tomorrow Houston voters will decide on the future of the Metropoli- Well, no one said those words— with, considering the great role the qualities affect a politician's ability to tan Transit Authority's 12-year development plan. not exactly. But they have been spo- media plays in our lives. But the cur- govern? It's not easy to tell. And, in The $2.6 billion package includes $560 million for street improve- ken, in effect, by a slew of prominent rent twist in the media-role discussion fact, people's views on the subject ments; $320 million for 1,100 new buses and bus operating and storage persons in recent months. To name a misses the point entirely. Spurred by differ radically. Do we really want facilities; $340 million for freeway improvements; $1.4 billion for a few: Robert Bork, Gary Hart, Ronald Hart's adulterous disaster, some poli- editors to decide what is relevant light rail system connector, $30 million for transit-releated improve- Reagan, Jessica Hahn, Douglas ticians are attempting to make an about a candidate, or do we want that ments, and $280 million for contingency. Ginsburg, and Jim Bakker. impossible and anti-democratic dis- valuable responsibility to remain with To pay for the plan, METRO will partly use funds from uninterrupted Hence a trend: it is increasingly tinction: that the press should avoid the voters? Let's look at the situation that has spending of a one-cent sales tax begun in 1978. The federal government fashionable to blame the media for reporting on a political candidate's "private" life and concentrate only on Will so upset. New York papers re- and the private sector, however, will contribute funds to Houston trans- any political disaster—-just witness Nightline on a given evening. Every- affairs relevant to the candidate's ported that some people are con- portation development—to the tune of $670 million. one involved in a controversy does it. politics. cerned that senator Pat Moynihan As any Rice student who has tried to get around town knows, these Press-bashing is now as American as George Will, in his Newsweek col- drinks "too much." Moynihan's aides improvements are needed. Students would begin seeing the plan's baseball, Budweiser, and Bill Cosby. umn, sums up the misguided principle see Media, page 4 effects soon. One of two light rail lines to be built immediately would run down Main, past Rice, and through the Medical Center. Opening in 1997, the line would include stations at Sunset and University, making Participate in civil rights holiday it close to Rice. METRO seems to have reached a consensus on a feasible plan for It has not been five years sincethe Please join the Black Student birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Union as we celebrate the day at THRESHING IT OUT improvements in Houston's public transportation system. The cost to Jr. was first established as an official .Willy's statue. Take part in the one letters to the editor Rice students would not change. national holiday. Although most minute of silence at 12 noon. Wear the Don't forget to vote tomorrow. states have made accomodations to black armbands all day Monday. Join ices. These students come from dif- observe the holiday on the state level, the candlelight vigil in King's honor ferent residential colleges and have a a handful of them have turned back later that evening. And, to further the variety of areas of academic interests, Editorial Policy the official status of the holiday. A causes of peace and understanding, but all are committed to helping oth- sufficient number still refuse to con- attend one of the many Black History ers. The editorial pages are your place to speak out. The Thresher sider the birthdate of the civil rights Month functions that have never be- Since September, Signy Schou welcomes contributions from our readers. We do ask, however, that you leader for state recognition. fore occurred at Rice in such large and I (with the help of Associate Di- follow our guidelines for submissions to the Thresher. Closer to home, the importance of numbers. Happy King Holiday. rector of Student Activities Lois •Letters to the editor must be signed, and should include the writer's the holiday is still questioned, and for Steve McVea '88 Waldron and Director of Student college affiliation and expected year of graduation or departmental the most part, in many communities, , BSU President Advising and Activities Patricia affiliation. Please also include a phone number where we can reach you the day is unnoticed. In a personal Martin) have searched for office for verification. We encourage typed letters, but will accept neatly survey, I was astonished to discover space, to no avail. The Peer Counsel- how few Rice students knew what ing Program's office needs, as we see written ones. We also accept submissions on Macintosh disks using January 18,1988, will honor. Peer Counselors them, are modest. Our proposed Macwrite. Letters to the editor must be submitted by noon on Wednes- To simply remark that Monday is need quiet office hours of operation are Sunday days to appear in the following Friday's issue. Martin Luther King's birthday is a through Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m., •The Thresher will not edit content or ideas, but we reserve the right mere understatement. To know that To the editor: so we could share an office that is only to edit for clarity, grammar, and length. We also reserve the right not this day has been set aside to observe The Rice Peer Counseling Pro- occupied during the day. We need to print all the letters we receive. the true calendar birthday (today, the gram, initiated more than a year ago, three chairs, a desk, and a phone in a •Misclassified submissions need not be signed. Unsigned editorials 15th) of a Nobel Peace Prize winning has reached an impasse. The medium-sized room with few distrac- will be run as misclass. Again, we encourage neatness, and we reserve activist and humanitarian who stood program' s goal has been to provide all tions. Ideally, the office would be out students with the opportunity to dis- the right to edit or not print all submissions. We will not print personal for and progressed human rights in of the way of the public thoroughfare. America more than any other would cuss their problems and concerns attacks. We will not keep misclass off the backpage solely because it So far, as I have mentioned, our ef- be a triumphant statement in our aca- with trained fellow students in a non- forts to obtain use of a variety of contains "off-color" language; however, we will not print submissions demic community. judgmental atmosphere. Many Rice offices have met with buck-passing solely because they contain "off-color" language. The backpage editor In suclj auniversity as Rice, in such students have expressed the need for and outright rejection. Signy and I and the editor-in-chief determine what will go on the backpage. Their a highly concentrated pool of intellect this type of service, which has worked have been told that there is simply no decisions are final. and knowledge, to let this national impressively at colleges and universi- room. •Letters to the editor and misclass can be sent to the Thresher at P.O. holiday tick away without being rec- ties around the country. The Rice I believe that Rice has gone Box 1892, Houston, Texas, 77251, or by campus mail to our office, ognized, is a shame. Therefore, I urge program, as it now stands, is made up without a Peer Counseling Program of eleven responsible and conscien- located on the sccond floor of the Ley' Student Center. Misclass the members of the Rice community for too long. Certainly a high-caliber tious students who have been trained envelopes are also located in each of the eight colleges. Misclass is to take part in the King Day obser- institution like Rice can engender vances on Monday. by Counseling and Psychiatric Serv- picked up each Monday at 5 p.m. see Hibberd page 3 THRESHER Opinion Friday, January 15,1988 3 Students shocked to see president's house in ad A dream home pictured in the latest tion or part of the educational institution. Publisher's Clearing House sweepstakes looked BEYOND THE HEDGES University officials emphasize that Harvard Yale AIDS prevention very familiar to the population of Atlanta's has not provided financial support for the clubs Emory University. A photograph of Lullwater by Sue Yom since 1984. They insist that few students are Yale University, in an attempt to prevent House, the mansion occupied by Emory Presi- members, though figures range around 10 per- the spread of AIDS on campus, has installed dent James Laney, appeared above the caption cent of all male undergraduates. condom dispensers in residential college "Win It All January 29!" Emory officials denied Sexist literature list Schkolnick was inspired by a similar case at bathrooms. The machines are only a small that the president's home was to be part of the Princeton University where a woman success- part of a serious effort to raise awareness and raffle. The magazine company, which procured A suggested list of classic literature outlined fully sued two all-male eating clubs. Schkolnick safety standards. The Health service runs the picture from a photo agency, explained to by Secretary of Education William J. Bennett stated in The Harvard Crimson that she picked programs providing confidential testing, one- Time Magazine that the ad was only suggestive recently sparked controversy because of its the Fly Club "randomly" and that she plans to to-one counseling, a video library and of the sort of home which would become afford- predominantly white male composition. The list seek further legal action against other clubs. prevention literature, and guest speakers. able for the winner of the $10 million prize. was part of a report released at the beginning of Yale is also enacting a peer education this month outlining Bennett's ideal high- program. The group of doctors supplying the school curriculum. Group sues UC labs machines will probably supply information as Georgetown appeals Entititled James Madison High School, the well. report recommended the study of four years of The Daily Californian reports that a group Georgetown University will petition the English, three years each of social studies, calling themselves the Nevada Test Site Work- Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court mathematics, and science, two years of a foreign ers' Widows is charging the University of Cali- ruling that would force Georgetown to provide language and physical education, and one year fornia/Berkeley with preventing wrongful death Hibberd asks the same support services for gay organizations of fine arts. suits against atomic labs which contract to the that other student groups receive. Bennett said in The Chronicle of Higher government "simply to protect its reputation." for support The District of Columbia Court of Appeals Education that there was no intentional dis- A 1984 federal law made the government the ruled in November that the District's Human crimination and that the works had been judged sole defendant in all suits concerning radiation continued from page 2 Rights Act required that all organizations re- on merit. He also commented that the Education death or exposure brought against government problems above and beyond those faced by ceive the same "tangible benefits." Geor- Department cannot prescribe what should be contractors. The widows believe that University students at low-pressure schools. Yet, many of getown, however, claims that its affiliation with taught in American high schools, so the report of California lawyers were instrumental in its these schools have extensive peer counseling the Roman Catholic church will not allow it to does not represent federal policy. passage. Under the law, radiation victims can be services. Rice, as of now, has nothing in this recognize or sanction homosexual activity. deprived of both a trial by jury and possible area. According to The Chronicle of Higher Edu- All-male clubs fought punitive compensations because the govern- This letter, then, is written as an appeal on cation, Georgetown's president, the Reverend ment is able to employ certain unique defenses, behalf of the peer counselors and the many Thomas S. Healy, urged compliance with the such as justifying injuries as necessary for the interested and supportive students who have Lisa J. Schkolnick of Harv ard University may ruling to release $127 million in tax-exempt country's national security interests. voiced their concern on this matter, to anyone have hit a stumbling block in her complaint bonds that the D.C. City Council had condition- Of over 300 suits dismissed in this manner, who might be in the position to help us find a against an all-male final club for discrimination. ally voted to the university, but reversed his approximately 20 percent have concerned home. Harvard officials claim that the clubs cannot be position when the Mayor's office deemed it Berkeley. According to the NARS, 271 former If you are aware of or have access to an defined under public or state jurisdiction be- impossible to certify compliance by the date Berkeley workers have died of cancers caused office or room which could accomodate the Peer cause they are not central to Harvard's social before which the bonds had to be issued. by radiation exposure. Counseling Program, contact me through Cam- life. To win the complaint, the Massachusetts Georgetown has asked Supreme Court Chief A bill sponsored by Senator Paul Simon (D.- pus Mail at 513 Brown College. Please help us Committee Against Discrimination must prove Justice William H. Rehnquist to stay the ap- 111.) and 25 other senators has remained in keep this program alive. that The Fly Club, one of nine final clubs re- peals-court ruling to prevent enforcement in the committee for debate. NARS representatives Ned Hibberd '88 stricted to Harvard males, is apublic accomoda- interim. blame UC lobbyists for the bill's stagnation. Director of Peer Counseling Doonesbury BY GARRY TRUDEAU

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The Rice Thresher, the official student newspaper at Rice University since 1916, is published each Friday during the school year, excejX during examination perioda and holidays, by the students of Rice University. Editorial and business offices are 1 ocated on the second floor of the Ley addition to the Rice Memorial Center, P.O. Box 1892, Houston. Texas 77251. Telephone (713)327-4801 or 527-4802. Adver- tising information available upon request. Mail subacriptitxi rate per semester; $15.00 domestic, $30.00 international (via first daa mail). The opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of anyene except the writer. Obviously. I ©1987, The Rice Thresher. All rights reserved. All wrongs revenged. 4 Friday, January 15,1988 THRESHER Opinion Former social chairman urges policy compliance To the editor: Police's nor the Student Monitors' reports will void of student input. On April 3,1987,1 signed an Alcohol Liabil- THRESHING IT OUT be used as the sole basis for fining any organiza- William A. Davis ity Form for an Owl Day T.G. Because of mis- tion. Student Association Representative communications between the eight people in- letters to the editor In no way should this system be misconstrued on the Alcoholic Beverage Policy volved in organizing tliis affair, several things to be some sort of administrative mandate de- Advisory Committee went wrong. Wrong enough to have the Proctor More alcohol policy and the Campus Police involved. Since my To the editor: name was on the Alcohol Liability Form, I went Soon an experimental system of student Privacy and politics mixed before the University Court for violations of monitors for the alcohol policy will be insti- Former senator Gary Hart (D-CO) has once Rice's Alcoholic Beverage Policy. tuted. Student monitors will anonymously at- again announced his candidacy for the 1988 CAMPAIGN '88 I was first found innocent for my actions, but tend events at which alcohol is served and sub- Presidential race. His announcement surprised then guilty because I had signed the form stat- mit short reports describing the general efforts most Americans, who recalled Hart's May with- by Jeff Solochek ing: "I take responsibility for...." My punish- of the hosting organization to remain within the drawal under a cloud of scandal—alleged adul- among a host of other mysteries. And in 1987, t ment was a formal reprimand and a personal spirit of the policy. The monitors will not be tery, to which he admitted soon thereafter. he admits adulterous behavior, leaves the public assessment of my character by Proctor Edward concerned with individuals in violation, but Now Hart again wants our support, based on eye in disgrace, and then re-emerges a few Holt. with organizations who are not taking steps to political issues, but not on the personal issues months later, refusing to do any more than When you sign a document stating liability, comply with the alcohol policy. The College which forced him from the race less than one apologize. "Look at the issues!" he pleads. you are responsible. You will be held account- Presidents proposed this for these reasons: year ago. On the surface, Hart's rationale makes Perhaps it would be best for Hart if we simply able for the actions of everybody you tell to do 1. It is felt to be a conflict of interest for the sense. In all fairness, we should "let the people stick to the issues. Let me test a few. Political something, and for some of the things they don't social hosflo monitor himself; 2. Leaving the decide." If we flesh out his arguments, however, scientists say that character is an important do. Campus Police as the only monitoring agency is Hart's self-interested motivation is clear. short-term factor that voters consider when se- If you consider exactly what the Alcohol likely to damage their relationship with the In a televised interview with Marvin Kalb, lecting a candidate. Trust is another prominent Policy asks of you it, is really very little. Keep student body; 3. This is a positive step towards Hart argued that he has been treated unfairly by issue. We must be able to trust our president. your doors closed if you have aparty. Make sure the reaffirmation of student enforcement as set the press. He asked the public to put his antics Foreign leaders must also trust him to deal all the paperwork for college functions is in on forth in the original policy. into perspective. '1 have not lied to Congress, I openly and honestly with them. This nation time. Hire a couple of bartenders and Campos The monitors will be drawn from a list of have not shred any papers, and no money needs sound foreign policy, not foreign affairs. for social functions. In return, we get the Rally names in the Office of Student Affairs. Students changed hands," he said. Ignoring the acts of indiscretion which Gary club, T.G.'s, Night of Decadence, the right to will be placed on this list if they are chosen by H art also stated that he doesn' t believe that his Hart has already conceded and put behind him, have as much beer as you want in your room, their College Master and President and agree to actions should disqualify him from holding the then, we must still consider him with regard to fully stocked liquor cabinets. be involved. Each college will supply five nation's highest public office. the generic issues of character, trust, and other The best thing about the Alcohol Policy is that people. Obviously, anonymity is crucial to the The main point? Hart didn't create a scandal factors which influence voting behavior. we are a wet campus—as long as we play by the success of this system. quite the size of the Iran-Contra fiasco, and he Gary Hart has failed to prove himself worthy rules. There cure campuses in America where it None of the monitors at an event will be isn't the only political figure to commit adul- of trust, repeatedly obscuring facts or lying. He is aprobationary offense to possess a six-pack of members of the sponsoring organization. The tery. This, of course, means his actions are only tells the truth when pressed by the media. beer, much less have a couple of kegs stored in reports from the monitors will join an already- acceptable. Well...maybe this line of argument He has proven to us that he has a character prone the shower stall. There are campuses where the existing pool of Campus Police reports used in doesn't work as well as Hart thought it might. to indiscretion, risk-taking, and egomania. local police go on room-to-room alcohol busts evaluating the compliance at the event. Let me try to fix it for him. Hart told Kalb that the media should only in dorms. We don't have that at Rice, and as long The addition of these student-written reports Hart said he has not lied to Congress. He did, publish details about a public official's private as we play by the rules we won't. will hopefully give the Office of Student Affairs however, lie to the public. I can't help but life when those details are relevant to the Richard "Tres" Ward a better idea of the event's success. Further- remember 1984, when we weren't sure of person's performance as a leader. Quite clearly, Sid Richardson '90 more, with this system, neither the Campus Hart(pence)'s real name', or of his birthday, what we know about Hart's private life indicates that he would be an untrustworthy leader. Doonesbury BY GARRY TRUDEAU It seems I have failed to adequately defend Gary Hart. This is not surprising. With his can- REGRESSING? OFNO, I MEAN HAVE YOU YES, ANP SO HO LP IT. YOU 6CTT YOUR- 2,000 YEARS MILL I BE didacy, Gary Hart assumes that political issues COURSE- YOU'REA PAST-LIFB REALLY WILL YOU! WE'LL SELF REBORN ALL THB ynpt LATER, ANP GETTING A supersede character issues. In fact, they are of REPRESSING! REGRESSION! BESN RE- MEETAGAIN IN WAY TO THE 20^* CEN- ^ YOU'RE STILLCOAT OFMANY equal importance. Hart wants the public to dis- UJHATU.SE IS tin A TIME BORN, THE 20TH CEN- TURY? A—^ SHE CAN A FLAKE? COLORS FORMY cuss the issues, but only his issues. Perhaps the MISS? BIRTHDAY, NEW? VOYAGER! TURY! \ TELL THE time has come for Hart to finally do the right MISS? WILLI* FUTURE, thing and stop insulting the American public. PAP! Stop, Gary! Stop! \ Media probe « continued from page 2 worry that their man's "affection for a drink could become an issue in a year when personal habits have taken on such importance." The facts in Moynihan's words: "For 33 years I have been going home at night and having a drink with the same woman." ...AND YOUR SOULI NEVER MY SESSION'S an. Will respects Moynihan, and he worries that UH-OH... I'M GETTING r mm the competent senator won't be re-elected sim- WILL GROW WITH PAREP A STRONG VIBE FROM ONE ALMOST OVER! am/A? WERE THERE'S NO ply because the voters (implied: the dimwitted 5ACHUFE. THEN, PREAM MY REGRESSION THBRAPIST...LAST I MUST RE- ^T ' THE PUNIC PLACE LIKE I IN THE 20THCEN- OF SUCH QU6S- TURN 70 -MATIN voters) will refuse to vote for a candidate who 1 1 WARS THE HOME, THERE'S JURY, YOU WILL SURF!THINGS , W JBaRJA2 has a martini now and then. / t UJARSTOENP NOPLACE... SISTER! ' ALL WARS? I think Moynihan is one of our best senators. But I also believe in trusting the voters of New York to make the correct decision that an occa- 1 sional drink doesn't affect Moynihan's well- C documented ability. The solution isn't for the press to try to guess which of a politician's personal affairs harm or help his political' abili- ties; the solution is to trust the voters to separate the debilitating from the irrelevant. The same goes for the marijuana issue, x don't care that A1 Gore and Bruce Babbitt used the drug twenty years ago, but it is not for me, you, ANYWAY, MY REGRESSION ANP TALK ABOUT ENHANCING ...ESPECIALLY UM... RIGHT! IN 36 or the editors of Time to decide that the public THERAPIST 5AIP IT WAS SELF-ESTEEM! I SHOULPREAP P0,N6 YOU APPRO-A.P., THAT WAS ought not to care about this facet of a presiden- MY THERAPIST'S NOTES INTO THE BEST PAST-LIFE WERE PRIATE PREVENTA- tial candidate. Some people might change their ACTUALIZATION SHE OUR MINUTES. IN GALILEE- BOOPSIE* 70 THB TIVE HEALTH votes because of it. For one thing, I'm impressed \ CHASING HAP EVER \ AS WELL > AL6PER- AGE! CARE-! \ by a candidate honest enough to admit he was a COACHEP! little experimental at one point in his life. If New Yorkers vote against Moynihan be- cause he likes to drink, that's their right. Democ- racy is based on the idea that a majority of the u populace is best suited to select their leader based on all the information availible to them. Either we subscribe to that principle or we don' t. There are more important media issues to discuss rather than limiting the amount of infor- mation newspapers report. It shouldn't i e the jress that decides what information Americans lon't want to consider when voting. THRESHER News Friday, January 15,1988 5 Richardson to host tower party tomorrow night their excess food to Casa Juan Diego, If you have a TV or if you're inter- IN THE COLLEGES a resettlement house for Hispanics. ested in having a cable on campus or Congratulations to Caleb Harris if you have any suggestions about by Anu Bajgj who is new Major Appliance Chair- cable TV on Rice Campus please President Glenn Dukes would like man, and to Lynne Hsu and Amy contact WRC Senator Andy Karsner to express his thanks to all college Pumila who are co-chairmen of the at 667-6840 or drop a note in his box members who helped to clean up the associates committee. in the WRC office. basement. Look out for the candy sale to help If you want to take WRC 206, For all of you swingers out there, raise money for the charity, close-up. Fundamentals of the Petroleum In- the Will Rice College Swing is in Intramural softball deadline is dustry, you must come to the next place and ready to be used. January 29. Contact Wes Taylor at class on Tuesday, January 19 in WRC is joining Baker in donating 630-8970 if you're interested. Sewall Hall 307, 7-9:00 p.m. BLOOM COUNTY by Berke Breathed

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Sid Richardson loos forward to another wild night. —A. Kwatra Sid Richardson College will hold week. Call the Baker College office its annualTower Party Saturdaynight for more information. K at 9:00 p.m. Admission for the party is Mat Cohen is the new Chief Justice Z\F" A1 -J /'O $2.00. at Baker. Activities at the party include an air Jones College and Baker are now 7 Ji band competition on the third floor, a at peace. Baker voted in a very close piano bar on the seventh floor, and election to declare peace. Elise Pera- YEP' A REAL SORRY. THEY'RE alcohol on the sixth floor. chio is the Minister of Peace. A peace CONGRATULATIONS 1 MS KINPA SO YOU 'CHUCK NORRID' ALL SAUEPTO FILL ON SUCCESSFULLY THIN KINO WE'P WILL Toy 0RENAPE 1 WAS 0RPER5 FROM Each floor will also feature differ- treaty will be drafted and signed next FIGHTING MY JUST LET BYGONES BRING MY LAUNCHER THINKING NORTHERN IRELAND ent varieties of music like heavy week. LAWSUIT. BE BYGONES. LITTLE MOTHER OF JUST A ANP THE tWEfiST MR. CLAUS. BOBBY A metal, top 40, punk, urban contempo- The committee for finding an in- PRESENT NEXT PEACEFUL rary, and reggae. terim master for Jones will begin in- CHRISTMAS RUBBER 5ALL SRC also welcomes its new resi- terviewing in the near future. WONT YOU ? / dent associate Dr. James Kinsey. The Associate Vice-President po- Hanszen College is also in the sition is open because the previous party spirit this weekend. There is a Associate Vice-President left the free party tonight in the commons of country this semester. Dirty D'Hanszen. Lovett College is giving out 30 Hanszen has a new master this free tickets to the Mozart opera on 1 semester. Peter Waldman and his January 21 to college members. Lov- family will move into the master's ett members need to speak to their SHUT UK residence in February after renova- cultural coordinator about tickets. 50 / PIP Yft OK ILL 0 FOR 92 tions are complete. Rehearsals have begun on Lovett's WIN THE BIG STUFF IS IT ? COUKT LEECHES UP Baker College is very upset right play, "Alice in Concert." CASE 7 YOUR NOSE now. While students were moving the College members who have not FOR ^ \ Christmas tree into the commons, a paid their fees within three weeks will ONCE? Baker cooler with a case of beer was be charged an additional $15 late fee. horked. Baker members would like Lovett will host a selection of Bugs the cooler returned with the beer. Bunny films tomorrow night at 7, 9 Auditions for Baker's production and 11 p.m. in the Chemistry Lecture of Taming of the Shrew will begin this Hall.

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Fondren Library is undergoing extensive renovation D. Kelley 6 Friday, January 15,1988 THRESHER News Mayor proclaims 'Grandmaster Kim Soo Day' by Jeff Solochek Kim is the founder of the Cha Yon from Seoul, South Korea in January, international system based in Hous- mental and self-esteem. It makes Human Performance and Health Ryu Martial Arts Association, and of 1968, intending to create his own ton. stronger students," said Kim. Services instructor Kim Pyung Soo Kim Soo Karate. martial arts system. Cha Yon Ryu is a martial system Grandmaster Kim has been named will be honored by the City of Hous- In May 1987, Kim was invited by "I decided when I received my first which combines physical strength one of the 25 outstanding professors ton on Saturday, January 16, accord- South Korean President Chun Doo- degree black belt that I would be a with philosophical insight. It seeks to at Rice for the past five years. ing to Roxanne Troup of the mayor's Hwan as one of four Houstonians to professional martial arts instructor at promote the martial arts as a way of Kim is also a member of the Uni- office. serve on the president's Advisory the international stage," said Kim. life instead of only as a means of self versity of Houston (Central Campus) Mayor Kathy Whitmire has pro- Council on .Peaceful Unification. He has founded Cha Yon Ryu, a defense using natural body move- faculty. claimed January 16 as "Grandmaster This council is investigating possi- martial arts form which incorporates ments. When asked about his plans for the Kim Soo Day" in recognition of bilities for instituting peaceful re- Korean hapkido and tae kwan do, "Most martial arts instructors teach future, Kim said, "I'm successful at Kim's twentieth year as a citizen, unification of North and South Korea. Japanese shito-ryu karate, and Chi- how to protect on the street and be- what I'm doing. This is all I want. businessman and teacher in Houston. Kim arrived in the United States nese chuan fa. Cha Yon Ryu is now an come a champion in competition. I Some people want to be important don't believe in that. I believe that people like a doctor or a lawyer. I BLOOM COUNTY by Berke Breathed martial arts is a way of life. It is more believe that the mission in your life is •mi ini COULP WE INTERRUPT WHY, EXACTLY, is IT \ than self defense. When teaching, I to be an important person in your I AH. TRAN5F6RR6P MAIN, 6H? NO, MRS. CAVI5H, WITH ft QUESTION, SIR? CALIEP "OMBUPSMAN" r emphasize the physical as well as the field." M ARTICLE ON p/er CHBB55 MD NOT ... TV we OMBUPSMAN NO, MRS CMISH .WE 50MBOPY PESKS UH— M&ANT WHFTVB A PONT WANT TO 06 POUR excuse Me. COTMTMR SUNT / FIXEEOM&EP " FT PUP." MM? Ms. R&L

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MY ME, ft WOMAN OF RARE BCAUTY ANP PEUCATE CONSTITUTION, STUMBLEP UPON AN OFFBNSLVE I WORP ON YOUR COMICS PA&E KM. Grandmaster Kim Pyung Soo demonstrates martial techniques to students. Career opportunities OfWMN revealed in trade fair by Leigh Anne Duck beverages, insurance, retail manage- YUPPIES ARE PPAP. 15 SOME0OPY The Employment Opportunity ment, business equipment, invest- WEALTH IS OUT. THE WHOLE YANKIN' Show will assemble forty-seven ment brokerage, advertisement, inte- HAVE HEARP SO IS &REEP. SEX? KIT N' CABOOPLE ? ME HERE. companies at the Albert Thomas rior design, computer business sys- Yft WHAT r ANP PRJGS. PASSE. THEN WHAT'S RUSSIAN OR WHAT : Convention Center to interview and tems, home and family services, HEARP, AN(P STATUS- IN"r COMMIES. J PORTNOY SEEKM. ANP hire job applicants January 18, 19, health and fitness, home improve- HEPONISM I and 20. ments, cosmetics, retail electronics, Jim Brodie, of One on One, Inc., interior design and real estate. the firm that organized the show, One on One is a marketing firm that explained, "This is an opportunity for specializes in solving personnel prob- candidates and companies to inter- lems within companies. Brodie ex- view each other 'one-on-one' in a plained that the Employment Oppor- relaxed, yet electric atmosphere. We tunity Show is intended to provide a have a well-rounded group of compa- large pool of quality applicants for the nies, and they actually will be doing participating corporations. YA KNOW, WERE ARE hiring at the fair, which is something "Our representative had the idea sex THOSE WHO FEEL IT'S SO LET'S &ET new to Houston." for the trade fair because he found that MONEY.. WE'VE ALWAYS A LITTLE BLASTEP ANP ARTIFICIAL THIS ALWAYS FASHIONABLE TO BE BLOW A WAP Brodie expects 5 to 15 thousand he had a problem getting quality MOOP STIMULANTS.. IS A BEEN FASHIONABLY AT SHARPER people to attend. He encourages Rice applicants when he ran an ad in the PISASTER. FASHIONABLE WFA5HI0NABLE RAMPANT ALL IMAGE: graduates and undergraduates to par- MATERIALISM... SUPPENLY ) paper. The purpose of this show is for STATUS- UNFASHIONABLE. HEAR?. ticipate. companies to attract quality appli- SEEKING- / HEAR. The show was originally planned cants, ones you would not ordinarily / to emphasize opportunities in sales find in front of your desk," Brodie and marketing, but Brodie said it has said. Admission to the show will cost expanded to include several other $3. It will be open on Monday, Janu- fields, including information publish- ary 18, from noon to 8 p.m., and on ing, transportation, telecommuncia- Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. tions, travel and tourism, food and to 9 p.m. THRESHER News Friday January 15, 1988 7 Transmitter failure silences KTRU for four days by Judd Volino Gladu contacted the company in Dal- tions, said Gladu. Therefore, this Rice's student-operated radio sta- las which makes the part. A new pre- shutdown caused no additional diffi- tion, KTRU, went off the air for four amplifier card was sent out on loan culties. days during the holiday break due to a while the old one was returned for Gladu estimates the cost for the malfunctioning transmitter. repair. repairs to be about $500, but an exact "These things happen every now However, due to weather condi- amount will not be known until the and then, but this problem is most like tions in Dallas, the card was delayed original card is returned. He said that another in a continuing series of prob- on its trip to Houston, arriving late the transmitter had failed one time six lems following the water damage that Thursday night. The engineers had to years ago, but that situation had not we experienced earlier in the year," tune the transmitter to match the been as critical. In addition, the ma- KTRU engineer Mike Gladu said. temporary preamplifier before the chine was updated at that time. At approximately 10:55 p.m. on station could go back on the air. At the The recent repairs appear to have Jan. 3, a preamplifier in the KTRU same time, the cooling fan was re- boosted the signal strength of the sta- transmitter located at Richardson placed. KTRU began broadcasting tion slightly, said Gladu, but this College failed and the station was no again at 12:20 a.m. on Jan. 8. might only be due to the loaner pre- longer able to broadcast, according to KTRU is required to notify the amplifier being used. Gladu. Gladu suspects that a cooling Federal Communications Commis- The station's usual effective broad- fan malfunctioned, which led to the sion as to why the station is off the air cast radius is 15 miles. "If you can see preamplifier breakdown. only if the shutdown has been pre- our antenna, you can probably hear After the problem was diagnosed, arranged or if it will affect other sta- the station," Gladu said. Burglaries due to negligence continued from page 1 when she returned from break. Police arc now working with HPD. Fitzpatrick didn't have any com- "The door was half-way open HPD's Pawn Division is currently plaints about the reporting of the theft when we got back. There wasn't distributing descriptions of the stolen to the HPD although she did believe anything gone, so we didn't report it," goods to local pawnbrokers, that Rice shared some of the blame. In said Dubowy. Voswinkel said. Fitzpatrick's opinion, when the air "My position is that it was through Voswinkel requests that anyone conditioning filters were changed their (Rice's) negligence that some- with information possibly related to over break, many of the doors were one was able to get into our rooms," the robberies contact the campus po- left unlocked afterwards. Fitzpatrick said lice. She said that informants could "The man in charge of locking the Voswinkel said that the Campus be guaranteed anonymity. doors did not lock them. My door was obviously unlocked. I had the police check for tampering, and there was no sign of tampering," Fitzpatrick said. According to Fitzpatrick, the Resi- PRIVATE dential College Management Advi- sory Committee is meeting on Tues- PARTY LINE day to discuss the burglaries. Hanszen sophomore Karen Dubowy also claims that her door was Engineer Mike Gladu inspects KTRU transmitter. -D. Kelley locked when she left and unlocked 976-GALS Thresher (4257) Laser Resume Printing 24 hour 50 cents a page ^JkU could it (fOU/l Second floor Ley Wing $2.00 plus toll, if any of Rice Memorial Center Main at University EXPIRES: March 5, 1988

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A LONDON PRE-STUDY TOUR is available at an additional cost of COMPUTER- $275.00 DEADLINE FEBUARY 29,1988. For further information and application forms contact: Dr. Frans Amelinckx 1987 AN EXPANDED ENTERTAINMENT RELEASE Department of Foreign Languages Starts Today * Nine Days Only! University of Southwestern Louisiana Tel. (318) 231-5449 RIVER OAKS Nightly: 5:30, 7:40, 9:40 Lafayette, LA 70504-3331 Evening (318) 269-1604 Sat, Sun & Holiday (1/18) Mats: 1:30, 3:30 I GREY & SHEPHERD 524 2175 | 8 Friday, January 15,1988 THRESHER News Safe Rides continues service for drunk students by Cathy WHholt noon at Lovett and the college repre- Hanszen - Bob Truscott, Lovett - Tom nouncement at the college about one ber to call for a ride (527-6085), will Safe Rides received 30 calls and senatives will be meeting in die Baker Bond, Jones - Dave Konstam, Sid week before that college is scheduled be available through the college rep- took 55 people home in its two outer commons on Monday at 9 p.m. Richardson - Hung Nguyen, Weiss - to staff the service. Volunteers must resentatives throughout the next months of operation last semester. The Safe Rides committee will Kira Plachak and Liz Sulzberger, attend an hour-long training session week. The sticker can be placed on The Rice Program Council organized begin spot-checking the service this Will Rice - Lynne Hsu. before they can serve. The training the back of the student ID card. the service for the second semester in semester in order to verily compli- Future weekends have not been sessions will be conducted through Students interested in Safe Rides mid-October to provide confidential, ance with their insurance rules. assigned as yet. Generally, the col- the colleges. should contact their college represen- free transportation for those students The college representatives will be lege representative will make an an- Safe Rides stickers, with the num- tative or Mary Lowery. who have been drinking and feel that meeting soon to work out the details they should not drive. of this semester's organization. Each The service began last weekend for weekend one of the colleges will staff BSU honors civil rights leader this semester and is available from the service, providing a dispatcher 10:30 to 2:30 on Friday and Saturday and a driving team for each of two by David Stivers not attend classes on that day to pro- tion, and will pass out black armbands nights. This weekend's service will shifts everynight. A driving team The Black Student Union will rec- test the fact that this day is not a for students to wear. At noon, the be staffed by Weiss College. consists of two people, one male and ognize the 59th anniversary of Martin university recognized holiday." BSU, and anyone who wishes to join Mary Lowery is the new chairman one female, with the only constraint Luther King's birth on Monday, Janu- University classes meet as sched- them, will observe a campus-wide of Safe Rides. She is taking over for being that the driver be 21 or older for ary 18, with a series of commemora- uled on that day, however. minute of silence, followed by a Scott Jones who is on a leave of insurance purposes. Budget Rent-a- tive events. On Monday morning, BSU mem- moment of consideration for blacks in absence for this semester. Mark Car will provide the cars for this "We feel that this day should be a bers will place a wreath on the flower South Africa, and a recitation of Grieson occupies a new position on semester as they did last semester. state and university recognized holi- bed in front of Willy's statue in the King's "I have a dream" speech at the committee and will help to organ- The college representatives are: day," BSU President Steve McVea main academic quad. Willy's statue. ize and implement the service. The Baker - Susan Lavington and Jeff said. Between classes, the BSU plans to Billy Taylor, a jazz pianist and committee will be meeting today at Ayer, Brown - Brent Whitworth, "A lot of students are choosing to gather at the statute for contempla- author, will speak at 8 p.m. in Ham- man Hall on "Jazz, America's Classi- cal Music." At 9:30 p.m., an annual candlelight vigil will start in the Brown College WE KNOW WHAT YOU commons. The group will stop at each college to give a speech and to sing gospel music. WANT FROM YOUR "We are not advocating students' skipping classes, but we hope that students who chose to make an obser- CHECKING ACCOUNT. vation (of this day) will do so visibly," McVea said. With a Paymaster Checking Account And you'll have 24-hour access to cash at King was assassinated twenty any University Savings Automated Teller years ago, in 1968. from University Savings, you can afford The BSU intends these events to more of life's necessities. Like pizza, high- Machine-without being charged a trans- remind people of King's civil rights tops, styling gel and perhaps a book or two. action fee. leadership and accomplishments. Because University Savings doesn't Plus your parents can deposit money di- They also hope to bring attention to charge high fees the way most banks do. rectly into your account-assuming they like the fact that Martin Luther King Day Which means you'll have more money to your grades-at any of our branches across is not a Texas state holiday. enjoy. Texas. For starters, you only need $100 to open And should you ever need money for tui- 1986-7 Thresher Bound your account. There's no minimum balance. tion, keep this in mind: University Savings Volumes are in. Pick The monthly service charge is only $5.00. makes more student loans than any financial them up at the institution in Texas. Thresher office. Why are we so student friendly? Be- cause we know that while everyone enjoys a good pizza, not everyone comes from the You must pay before you upper crust. get your bound volume

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By I hope all of you in readerland had mentary aspects are just fine if you combining traditional Disneyesque a happy Hannukah/Christmas/Epiph- movie review don't know anything about the amaz- animation principles and state-of-the- any/New Year's. Boy, I sure had dren around a breadcrumb. of faltering steps outside, but your ingly complicated techniques that go art software and hardware, John Las- something, even if it meant being But that's not all, nosireebob. body is so weakened from the terrible into producing even a few seconds of seter (himself an ex-Disney type) and official spectator at the Pillsbury Bis- DRUGS CANT STOP IT! An entire germ warfare that a measly bacteria animation. But don't worry, after company have created two charming cuit Bowl and manning the phones at squad of Sudafeds is harmlessly de- floating along, minding its own busi- seeing The Computer Animation films that even though they look quite the Gary "I (heart)ed Hart" Hart tele- flected from the clear stream of sinus ness could kill you. Show, you probably won't know any realistic are somehow kinda ethereal thon. dribble. Pretty soon the whole house Luckily for me, I managed to re- more, but you damn well better appre- in character. (What did I just say?) After an eventful and exciting is so filled with gooey little gobs of cover enough to check out a new flick, ciate all the work those computers do. Whitney/Demos Productions pre- Christmas holiday, I did what every tissue that the place looks like a scale but my mind was so addled with fever Some highlights: sented "Stanley and Stella: Breaking normal human does after a steady model of the Ohio River around that I couldn't handle an entire holi- The folks at Disney have a short the Ice" with the Symbolics Com- stream of parties and social functions: Wheeler, West Virginia. day wrapup, much less a single movie piece on the integration of computer puter Corporation. "Stanley and I promptly became an ill person. Still A giant slug of mucous slinks its with a plot or even, God forbid, sym- graphics and traditional animation Stella" utilized some new software am as far as I can tell. Just so you are way around your sinuses like some bolism. I mean, gosh where were the techniques from their The Great that simulates flocking behavior so warned, this thing is going around phlegmy Frank Lorenzo perusing the big holiday flicks? What happened to Mouse Detective. In "The Shape of remember to peek at the stuff in the faster than Legionnaire's Disease, so books of a hapless takeover target. It Cry Freedom or Good Morning, Viet- Things to Come" the now-defunct background. in the interests of public service I'd crawls from your nose one day to the nami? Has anybody seenTheLast Em- Robert Abel & Associates describe There are a whole slew of other better give you an idea of what the middle of your forehead the next and peror! some of their breakthroughs they good films in the bunch, except the symptoms of this insidious disease days later settles in your ear passages, So I staggered down to the River used to produce "Brilliance," a com- blobby ones. The blobby ones are the are so you'll be certain you really blocking them off from the outside Oaks and visited The Computer Ani- mercial for the American Can Com- artsy-fartsy "oooh look at that blob have the terrible Philippine Mon- world. This is an enjoyable experi- mation Show, a compilation of some pany, and the opening titles to Steven turn into another blob" stuff. Give me goose Flu or just a wimpy allergy. ence only if you like to hear your food of the best work in computer anima- Spielberg's now-defunct Amazing 500-foot tall bottles of Tide any day. It starts out innocently enough with scream as you bite down upon it. tion over the last few years. Almost Stories. Until I looked into the subject, I just your run-o-the-mill scratchy That's just the half of it. I feel it's everone has seen some of the results Disney's Late Night Group pro- didn't realize just how much of an throat and a stuffing up of the probos- my duty to tell you more just so you'd of the recent revolution in computer- duced "Oilspot and Lipstick," a influence computer graphics have cis. Just two days later, you are re- be properly forewarned, but., it's... generated animation, usually giant junkyard dog and dog show. The had on our lives. It is amazing just duced to a quivering blob of runny, just... too... (sniff) painful for me to ribbons flying through space or logos Midnight Movie Group at Apollo how many everyday things are com- bloated flesh that goes about the bear. Suffice it to say that after three for network television or maybe even computers cranked out "Fairplay" on puter-generated. For example, I house gobbling decongestants and weeks, you can actually move about a 400 foot long tube of toothpaste. about a billion computers. should point out that William Casey, antihistamines like Ethiopian chil- the house, maybe even take a couple The Computer Animation Show is A Lucasfilm spinoff company Vanna White, and Bob Eckels are all artificial constructs originating in the mind of a computer. Really. So is the Aykroyd bombs again mThe Couch Trip U.S. fleet in the Persian Gulf, the The Couch Trip odd dress and seeming misconception an actor and here he only manages to ploit the psychiatric practice enough Federal Trade Deficit, and the NYSE. Directed by Michael Ritchie of psychiatry, Bums passes for a real reconfirm my feelings. The most to make the premise worthwhile. You may find this news shocking, Dan Aykroyd has made some good doctor and soon he becomes the rage shocking element of the movie was Aykroyd provides all the interest but I suggest that you keep calm and films since graduating from Saturday of the town with his frank advice to his the appearance of Walter Matthau. He that this film generates, with a little check yourself for signs of computer Night Live, such as Ghostbusters and call-in radio listeners. He even takes looked absolutely awful. Even after help from Chevy Chase, who makes animation. Are your outlines sharply The Blues Brothers, but he has made hundreds of them to watch the Dodg- he is transformed from a bum to a an amusing cameo in a condom com- defined and antialiased? Does your even more bad ones like Dr. Detroit, ers play baseball while conducting respectable looking citizen, he still mercial, but that's about as far as it skin resemble a fractal mountain? 1941 and now The Couch Trip. What group therapy at the same time. looked a thousand years old and in goes. You could be a computer graphic. keeps him from being a bigger comic Burns' true identity is the intended bad need of plastic surgery. He and —David Nathan —Harold Bunniemeister force is that he often gets involved in comic ploy of the movie and it isn't Aykroyd have little chemistry in their projects which aren't worthy of his long before he meets someone who scenes together, which makes his talents. Sadly, this is again the case. does recognize his hoax. Walter showing twice as depressing. Aykroyd plays John Bums, a com- Aykroyd does what he can with the T Matthau plays Becker, the man who Parkwood pulsive criminal who copped an in- notices the prison pants, but their rela- material provided. He is at his best apartments sanity plea and now resides in a Chi- tionship is completely sidestepped, as when he is fast-talking his way out of cago asylum. Everyone knows he's is Bums' romantic interest with a tight spots and ad libbing his charade not crazy, but he still jumps off a female doctor played by Donna as a psychiatrist, but the film looks as window ledge every so often to make Dixon. The ailing doctor from L.A. though many key scenes were edited sure the chief psychiatrist's life is played by Charles Grodin meets up out. This is most evident at the end of unpleasant. Meanwhile in Beverly with the real Dr. Baird (David Clen- the movie, which is oddly timed and Hills, a famous radio talk show shrink non) at a convention in London and strangely inappropriate. The Couch has had a nervous breakdown and his they go back to expose Burns. Trip comes up with a minimum of agents are trying to find a mediocre I've never liked Charles Grodin as really good laughs and doesn't ex- 7331 Staffordshire replacement who could not affect the 795-4134 old doctor's ratings. They then choose Dr. Baird, Burns' shrink, and Oversized Apartments on Spacious Wooded Grounds invite him to take the job. 1 Bedroom With Study • 2 Bedroom With Study Bums gets a hold of the call first Walk to VA Hospital • Covered Parking and he decides to escape and imper- Balfour Company Laundry Facilities • Family Areas sonate Dr. Baird in L.A. Despite his • 5 MinulM from Texas Medical Center/Rice Will be at the OPEN 24 HOURS Rice Campus Bookstore on CHRIST Wednesday, January 27th and Thursday, January 28th KlNGuy LVTHERAN Great copies and complete from 10 am to 4 pm services, day or night. Only CHVRCH at Kinko's. taking Rice at Greenbriar In the Village 523-2864 . 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(i.e., will it win at least We will be able to solve our half the games in a single sea- societal problems through bet- son?) ter technologies alone, without Very likely: 4.5%; Fairly having to change our morality. THINK likely: 24.3%; Fairly unlikely: Strongly agree: 0.9%; Slightly 32.4%; Very unlikely: 33.3%; N/ agree: 9.0%; Slightly disagree: by Paul D. Angles • • • layout by Michael Raphael A: 5.4% 29.7%; Strongly Disagree: In your opinion, would it be in 59.4%; N/A: 0.9% One hundred eleven Rice students, faculty, and staff members participated the best interests of Rice to stop Protecting the environment is in the December 4 Thresher survey. trying to build a major football so important that continuing team and compete in a more improvements must be made, We did not break down the responses into demo- know for whom they would vote. approriate conference? regardless of cost. graphic categories, except where such a breakdown Oliver North is not a hero at Rice—73% believed Yes: 46.8%; No: 45.0%; N/A: Strongly agree: 34.2%; Slightly was particularly important For instance, 44% of the that he did not act in the best interests of the United 5.4% agree: 43.2%; Slightly disagree: respondents believe that sexism is a problem at Rice. States. A similar percentage believes that the Presi- What proportion of the stu- 13.5%; Strongly Disagree: 7.2%; However, 64% of female respondents agree while dent should not be allowed to make foreign policy dent^ who are attending Rice on N/A: 1.8% only 24% of male respondents agree. decisions without consulting Congress. About two- athletic scholarships would you The world environment is in A similar division between genders was seen re- thirds think that Congress was acting within its say are fully capable of doing critical condition. garding other social issues. 62.5% of women believe bounds with regards to the Iran-Contra Scandal. Rice academic work? Strongly agree: 34.2%; Slightly that racism is a problem at Rice while only 50% of Television evangelists fared very poorly at Rice. 80 -100 percent: 11.7%; 60 - 80 agree: 46.8%; Slightly disagree: men agree. 64.3% of women think that Rice needs a 82% believed that they do more harm than good. The percent: 28.8%; 40 - 60 percent: 14.4%; Strongly Disagree: 2.7%; Minorities's Affairs office, but only 48.1% of men media was not much better off: the samepercentage 24.3%; 20 - 40 percent: 21.6%; 0 N/A: 1.8% agree. 57.9% of Rice women think that Rice should believed that they had excessive influence over poli- - 20 percent: 8.1%; N/A: 6.3% Killing animals to make fur divest its holdings in companies that do business in tics. Affirmative Action is necessary coats is immoral. South Africa while only 44.4% of men agree. 50% Life at Rice to right social injustices. Strongly agree: 25.2%; Slightly more women think thatRice needs an outdoor swim- J ust for fun, we asked what the respondent's purity Strongly agree: 28.8%; Slightly agree: 28.8%; Slightly disagree: ming pool. 40.7% of men think that marijuana test scores w^!% before they entered Rice and what agree: 37.8%; Slightly disagree: 30.6%; Strongly Disagree: should be legalized and only 28.1 % of women agree. they are currently. The purity test, a Rice tradition, is 22.5%; Strongly Disagree: 10.8% 13.5%; N/A: 1.8% Rice men seem to be more achievement oriented a 100-question quiz on which a higher score is meant Drug Abuse is one of America's The US should take whatever than Rice women. For men, 59.3% said that success to indicate a greater degree of purity. Not everyone greatest problems. steps are necessary, including in their chosen field was very important and 18.5% responded, but for those who did, the averages were Strongly agree: 28.8%; Slightly the use of military force, to stop that financial success was very important. For 65.3 before Rice and 48.8 at the present. The average agree: 36.0%; Slightly disagree: the spread of communism. women, 42.9% and 12.5% chose the same answers, male has scores of 57.9 and 43.5 which makes him 18.9%; Strongly Disagree: 11.7% Strongly agree: 9.9%; Slightly respectively. However, 5.6% of the men said that substantially less pure than the average female, Sexual intercourse outside of agree: 20.7%; Slightly disagree: financial success was very unimportant to them and whose scores were 71.5 and 53.7. Just in case you marriage is morally wrong. 28.8%; Strongly Disagree: no women agreed. wanted to compare. ,f Strongly agree: 10.8%; Slightly 28.7%; N/A: 1.8% Sports Favorite social events were parties, football agree: 13.5%; Slightly disagree: There can be no winner in an Most people thought that Jerry Berndt is good games, intramurals, college night, Pub night, TGs, 18.9%; Strongly Disagree: 56.8% all-out nuclear war; both the US (38.7%) or Fair (36.0%) as head football coach with Freshman week, and formals. Seven women and In general, a married couple and the Soviet Union would be only a few people saying excellent (9.0%) and poor zero men chose formals as their favorites; the others cannot experience a complete destroyed. (7.2%). Concerning the football team's chances of were more evenly divided. life without having children. Strongly agree: 79.3%; Slightly becoming competitive in the next four years, nearly The Rice administration did not do especially well Strongly agree: 7.2%; Sfightly agree: 9.9%; Slightly disagree: 2/3 of the respondents said that it was fairly unlikely in the survey. Only 1.8% thought that the administra- agree: 16.2%; Slightly disagree: 9.0%; Strongly Disagree: 1.8% or very Unlikely. tion acts with the interests of the students in mind all 15.3%; Strongly Disagree: 61.3% There will be a nuclear war— Responses split on the issue of whether Rice of the time. 48.6% said most of the time and 41.4% A single father can raise secure limited or full-scale—within should continue, to play in the Southwest Confer- said some of the time. and happy children just as well the next 10 years. ence: 45.0% said Rice should stay and 46.8% said President George Rupp was considered very good as a single mother. Strongly agree: 2.7%; Slightly Rice should go. by 9.0% and good by only 47.7%. Proctor Holt did Strongly agree: 59.4%; Slightly agree: 10.8%; Slightly disagree: Social Issues even worse. No one considered him very good and agree: 28.8%; Slightly disagree: 49.5%; Strongly Disagree: Rice students, faculty, and staff were moderate to only 13.5% said he was good. 7.2%; Strongly Disagree: 3.6%; 35.1%; N/A: 1.8% liberal concerning social issues. Most thought that Among campus organizations, the MOB, KTRU, N/A: 0.9% The President should be al- affirmative action is necessary to right social injus- the Campanile, The Rice Thresher, the GSA, The lowed to make foreign policy tices. Most thought that drug abuse is one of Pub, the Campos, and the Rice Players received high Birth control advice and sup- decisions without consulting America's greatest problems. marks while the Student Association, the Rice Pro- plies should be available to all Congress. This was not the case with whether sexual inter- gram Council, Sammy's, CK, and the Rice Campus young people, regardless of age. Strongly agree: 4.5%; Slightly course outside of marriage was immoral. 56.8% Store did not do as well. Strongly agree: 57.7%; Slightly agree: 8.1%; Slightly disagree: strongly disagreed, which was about the same as By a large margin, the favorite section of the agree: 21.6%; Slightly disagree: 26.1%; Strongly Disagree: 55.9% of those who have had sexual intercourse. Thresher was the backpage. News, editorials, car- 11.7%; Strongly Disagree: 9.0% 60.4%; N/A: 0.9% Similarly, 61.3% strongly disagreed with the state- toons, features, sports, and fine arts were the other It is much better if the husband ment "a married couple cannot experience a com- sections, in order of their popularity. works outside the home and the Oliver North acted in the best plete life without having children," although 76.6% After graduation, about one-third of Rice students wife takes care of the home and interests of the United States. want children and 8.1% already have children. intend to go to graduate school while about the same family. Strongly agree: 3.6%; Slightly 78.3% thought that a single person could live a full number plan to go to work. Other choices include Strongly agree: 7.2%; Slightly agree: 18.9%; Slightly disagree: and happy life although 81.9% are either married or law school, med school, architecture, the Peace agree: 13.5%; Slightly disagree: 21.6%; Strongly Disagree: intend to marry within ten years and only 10.8% Corps, dancing on Broadway, and marrying rich. 23.4%; Strongly Disagree: 55.9% 51.4%; N/A: 4.5% specifically said that they did not wish to marry. Reasons for choosing Rice varied. Most people A person can live a full and Congress illegally assumed ju- Interestingly, only 6.3% agreed that couples should said academics, scholarships, location, and/or cost. happy life without marrying. diciary powers with regard to live together before marriage. Others added parents, Med Center, Owl Day, trees, Strongly agree: 50.4%; Slightly the Iran-Contra Scandal. Only 3.6% identified themselves as either homo- size, spirit, ethos, and the gay situation. agree: 27.9%; Slightly disagree: Strongly agree: 9.0%; Slightly sexual or bisexual. 67.5% do not consider homosex- Most students feel that, socially, they fit in well 12.6%; Strongly Disagree: 7.2%; agree: 21.6%; Slightly disagree: ual activities to be morally wrong. other students. Likewise, most students are satisfied N/A: 1.8% 28.8%; Strongly Disagree: Politics with their sex lives. It should be legal for a woman to 33.3%; N/A: 10.8% If the presidential election were held at Rice, Mi- Finally, when asked if they would go to Rice obtain an abortion if she is The media has excessive influ- chael Dukakis would win followed by Paul Simon, knowing what they know now, 63.4% said they married and does not want any ence over politics. George Bush, Bob Dole, Jesse Jackson, Alexander would, which is about five times as many as the more children. Strongly agree: 49.5%; Slightly Haig, Jack Kemp, Joseph Babbit, Pete du Pont, Dick 13.5% who said they would go elsewhere. Strongly agree: 53.1%; Slightly agree: 32.4%; Slightly disagree: Gephart, Sam Nunn, Gary Hart, Mario Cuomo, Pat Many thanks to the 111 who took the time and * agree: 23.4%; Slightly disagree: 8.1%; Strongly Disagree: 9.0%; Schroeder, and David Letterman. Pat Robertson did effort to fill out their surveys and send them to the 6.3%; Strongly Disagree: 17.1% N/A: 0.9% not receive any votes. A substantial number of Thresher office. Thanks also to Jen Cooper and A married woman should be The Supreme Court should people expressed dissatisfaction with the entire Rodney Collins who helped total the responses and required to inform her husband make law as well as interpret it. group and a few indicated that they simply did not calculate the^percentages. that she is geting an abortion. Strongly agree: 4.5%; Slightly 9.0% What are your plans for the 30.6%; Within 5 to 10 years: The Student Association year after you graduate? 39.6%; I do not plan to get mar- Very Good: 4.5%; Good: Law school: 4.5%; Medical ried: 10.8%; N/A: 7.2% 18.0%; Fair: 32.4%; Poor: 16.2%; school: 3.6%; Graduate school: Do you wish to have children at Very Poor 3.6%; N/A: 25.2% 32.4%; Work: 37.8%; Architec- some point in your life? The Rice Program Council ture: 1.8%; Peace Corps, Dance I already have children: 8.1%; Very Good: 8.1%; Good: on Broadway, and Marry rich: Yes: 76.6%; No: 15.3% 30.6%; Fair: 23.4%; Poor: 6.3%; 0.9% each; I am not a student: Should Rice University divest Very Poor: 7.2%; N/A: 24.3% 15.3%; N/A: 2.7% its holdings in companies that The Marching Owl Band What is the main reason that do business in South Africa? Very Good: 39.6%; Good: you went to college? (Multiple Total: Yes: 51.4%; No: 27.9%; 24.3%; Fair: 14.4%; Poor: 5.4%; responses were acceptable.) I don't care: 16.2%; N/A: 4.5% Very Poor. 0%; N/A: 16.2% To receive a good education: Men: Yes: 44.4%; No: 35.2%; KTRU 39.6%; To grow intellectually: Women: Yes: 57.9%; No: Very Good: 20.7%; Good: 37.8%; To increase the chances of 21.1%; 36.0%; Fair: 16.2%; Poor: 1.8%; getting a well-paying job: 25.2%; Should marijuana be legalized? Very Poor 4.5%; N/A: 20.7% To fulfill someone else's expecta- Total: Yes: 34.2%; No: 52.3%; The Campanile tions (i.e., parents): 8.1%; To find I don't care: 10.8%; N/A: 2.7% Very Good: 22.5%; Good: a spouse: 0.9%; To get away from Men: Yes: 40.7%; No: 44.4%; 28.8%; Fair: 13.5%; Poor: 1.8%; home: 0.9%; Can't imagine doing Women: Yes: 28.1%; No: Very Poor 0%; N/A: 33.3% anything else: 1.8%; N/A: 3.6% 59.6%; One member of the Marching Owl Band, which 63.9% of survey respondents What is the main reason that rated "good" or "very good." The Graduate Student Associa- Which of the following would tion you chose Rice? (Multiple re- you most like to see as Presi- Parties (either private or col- sponses were acceptable.) agree: 18.9%; Slightly disagree: Very Good: 4.5%; Good: dent? lege): 22.5%; Football games: 21.6%; Strongly Disagree: 19.8%; Fair: 12.6%; Poor: 4.5%; Academics: 61.2%; Scholar- Bob Dole: 9.9%; George Bush: 16.2%; College Night: 11.7%; 55.8%; N/A: 1.8% Very Poor. 0%; N/A: 58.5% ships: 14.4%; Couldn't afford 10.8%; Pat Robertson: 0%; Alex- Freshman week: 8.1%; Formals: Television evangelists do more The Rice Thresher other schools: 10.8%; Location: ander Haig: 3.6%; Pete du Pont: 6.3%; TGs: 9.0%; Pub Night: harm than good. Very Good: 33.3%; Good: 22.5%; Parents, Med Center, Owl 0.9%; Jack Kemp: 1.8%; Jesse 9.0%; Intramurals: 16.2%; Val- Day, Trees, Size, Spirit, Ethos, Strongly agree: 60.4%; Slightly 46.8%; Fair: 5.4%; Poor: 0.9%; Jackson: 9.0%; A1 Gore: 0.9%; halla, Working out at the gym, and Gays each got 0.9%; N/A: agree: 21.6%; Slightly disagree: Very Poor: 0.9%; N/A: 13.5% Michael Dukakis: 18.9%; Bruce Rainbow Rockers: 0.9% each; N/ 12.6% 9.9%; Strongly Disagree: 2.7%; RSVP Babbit: 1.8%; Paul Simon: N/A: 0.9% A: 18.9% Very Good: 45.9%; Good: How important to you is finan- 15.3%; Dick Gephart: 0.9%; Sam Is racism a problem at Rice Homosexual activities are mor- 16.2%; Fair: 7.2%; Poor: 0.9%; cial success? Nunn: 0.9%; Gary Hart: 0.9%; University? ally wrong. Very Poor 0.9%; N/A: 28.8% Very important: 15.3%; Fairly Mario Cuomo: 0.9%; Pat Schroe- Total: Yes: 55.8%; No: 34.2%; Strongly agree: 18.0%; Slightly Health Services important: 54.9%; Fairly der: 0.9%; N/A: 18.9% N/A: 9.9% agree: 14.4%; Slightly disagree: Very Good: 7.2%; Good: unimportant: 22.5%; Very How well do you feel that you fit Men: Yes: 50.0%; No: 38.9%; 18.9%; Strongly Disagree: 48.6% 30.6%; Fair: 24.3%; Poor: 5.4%; unimportant: 2.7%; N/A: 4.5% in socially with other Rice stu- Politically and socially, what do N/A: 11.1% Very Poor: 4.5%; N/A: 27.9% How important to you is success dents? you consider yourself? Women: Yes: 62.5%; No: The Pub in your chosen field? Very well: 15.3%; Fairly well: 30.4%; N/A: 7.1% Ultra-conservative: 1.8%; Very Good: 11.7%; Good: Total: Very important: 50.4%; 57.7%; Fairly poorly: 13.5%; Is sexism a problem at Rice Conservative: 15.3%; Moderate: 33.3%: Fain 19.8%; Poor: 8.1%; Fairly important: 36.0%; Fairly Very poorly: 2.7%; N/A: 10.8% University? 36.9%; Liberal: 39.6%; Ultra-lib- Very Poor: 0%; N/A: 27.0% unimportant: 6.3%; Very How satisfied are you with your eral: 1.8%; Libertarian, Cynical, Total: Yes: 44.1%; No: 49.5%; Samny's unimportant: 1.8%; N/A: 5.4% sex life? Radical: 0.9% each; N/A: 1.8% N/A: 6.3% Very Good: 9.0%; Good: Men: Very important: 59.3%; Very satisfied: 29.7%; Fairly Do you consider yourself to be: Men: Yes: 24.1%; No: 64.8%; 16.2%; Fair 23.4%; Poor: 4.5%; Fairly important: 24.1%; Fairly satisfied: 29.7%; Fairly unsatis- unimportant: 5.5%; Very Heterosexual: 90.1%: Bisex- N/A: 11.1% Very Poor: 1.8%; N/A: 16.2% fied: 22.5%; Very unsatisfied: unimportant: 1.9% ual: 3.6%; Homosexual. 3.6%; Women: Yes: 64.3%; No:# Valhalla 10.8%; N/A: 7.2% Asexual: 0.9%; N/A: 1.8% 35.7%; N/A: 0% Very Good: 10.8%; Good: Women: Very important:" Knowing what you know now, if In general, how do you prefer to Does Rice need a Minorities 17.1%; Fair: 15.3%; Poor: 3.6%; 42.9%; Fairly important: 48.2%; you had to chose between going spend you time socially? Office? Very Poor: 1.8%; N/A: 52.2% Fairly unimportant: 7.1%; Very to Rice and going to another unimportant: 1.8% Alone: 6.3%; With one or two Total: Yes: 55.8%; No: 29.7%; The college commons: CK school, which would you do? N/A: 14.4% Very Good: 0.9%; Good: When do you think that you will I would go to Rice: 68.4%; I of your closest friends: 64.9%; In be married? a larger group of people who are Men: Yes: 48.1%; No: 42.6%; 6.3%; Fair: 21.6%; Poor: 18.9%; would go to another school: N/A: 9.3% Very Poor: 17.1%; N/A: 35.1% Already married: 7.2%; Within 13.5%. Iam not a student: 13.5%; your friends: 30.6%; With a very 1 year: 4.5%; Within 1 to 5 years: large group composed of friends Women: Yes: 64.3%; No: The Rice Campus Store N/A: 4.5% and strangers: 5.4%; At clubs and 17.9%; N/A: 17.8 Very Good: 1.8%; Good: bars with strangers: 0%; N/A: Does Rice need an outdoor 23.4%; Fair: 35.1%; Poor: 18.0%; 1.8% swimming pool? Very Poor 7.2%; N/A: 14.4% Total: .Yes: 42.3%; No: 52.2%; The Campus Police When you entered Rice, what N/A: 5.4% Very Good: 10.8%; Good: was your purity test score? 39.6%; Fair: 18.9%; Poor: 7.2%; (approximately) Men: Yes: 33.3%; No: 55.6%; N/A: 11.1% Very Poor 4.5%; N/A: 18.9% Total: 55.8% responded, The Rice Players average score: 65.3, standard de- Women: Yes: 51.8%; No: viation: 21.3; 48.2%; N/A: 0% Very Good: 13.5%; Good: How often do you believe the Men: 51.9% responded, 36.9%; Fair: 17.1%; Poor: 0.9%; administration acts with the average score: 57.9, standard de- Very Poor 0%; N/A: 31.5% interests of the students in viation: 22.3; President Rupp mind? Women: 60.7% responded, Very Good: 9.0%; Good: All of the time: 1.8%; Most of average score: 71.5, standard de- 47.7%; Fair: 16.2%; Poor: 5.4%; the time: 48.6%; Some of the viation: 19.6" Very Poor 2.7%; N/A: 18.9% time: 41.4%; Never: 2.7%; N/A: What is your purity test score Proctor Holt 5.4% now? Very Good: 0%; Good: 13.5%; When granting tenure to pro- Total: 53.2% responded, Fair: 24.3%; Poor: 13.5%; Very fessors, should the administra- average score: 48.8, A score: 16.5, Poor: 9.0%; N/A: 39.6% tion be more concerned with standard deviation: 20.4; How often do you purchase a teaching ability or research Men: 51.9% responded, product or patronize a mer- publishing? average score: 43.5, A score: 14.4, chant because of an ad in The Teaching ability: 32.4%; Re- standard deviation: 20.6; Thresher? search publishing: 3.6%; Equal Women: 55.3% responded, At least once a week: 3.6%; At emphasis: 59.4%; N/A: 4.5% averagescore: 53.7, A score: 17.8, least once a month: 33.3%; At Do you feel that students are standard deviation: 18.9 least once a semester: 35.1%; givenample opportunity to par- Have you ever engaged in sex- Never: 22.5%; N/A: 5.4% ticipate in the university's deci- ual intercourse? What is your favorite section of sion-making? Yes, in the last 12 months: The Thresher? (Multiple re- Yes: 35.1%; No: 53.1%; N/A: 55.8%; Yes, but not in the last 12 sponses were acceptable.) 11.7% months: 5.4%; No, never: 31.5%; News: 21.6%; Editorial: Do you think Rice University N/A: 7.2% 19^8%; Fine Arts: 6.3%; Sports: needs a full-time professional to What is your favorite campus 7.2%; Backpage: 49.5%; Car- counsel those with drug prob- social event? (More than one toons: 11.7%; Features: 11.7%; lems? response was allowed.) Don't usually read it: 2.7%; N/A: Yes: 49.5%; No: 41.4%; N/A: 2.7% Michael Dukakis would be Rice's choice for president, at least according to this survey in which he got 18.9% of Rice's support. —M. Gladu 12 Friday, January 15,1988 THRESHER Fine Arts Hunting Cockroaches succeeds at Alley Theatre Hunting Cockroaches ica much, but they realize they can't trous chat with a rich American even better. Or maybe it's just that he us? Alley Theatre go back home. couple of the Socialist persuasion, gets all the good lines, including a Nitpicking aside, this play has a lot Hunting Cockroaches, written by Since reaching the United States and invitation from a homeless gen- wonderful speech about the two going for it, and so does the Alley's Polish immigrant Janusz Glowachi, Jan has suffered from writer's block. tlemen to join him in the park, and classes of people in the world, those current production. Perhaps best of depicts a somewhat surrealistic night Oh, and both of them are insomniacs. other episodes interrupt Jan or Anka's who sleep and those who don't. all, it shows a realistic America from in the life of a Polish couple recently Neither of them works, neither sleeps, narration by surprise. One minor blocking point bothered one immigrant's point of view. The arrived in New York. It's a funny, and they both spend most of their time Both Jefferies and Grenier obvi- me: the first time the couple climbed play certainly entertains, but at the perceptive and occasionally poignant in their run-down apartment. Hunting ously practiced their Polish accents into bed Jan was to Anka's left, the same time it gets a little lesson across, play, one which give us an ironic cockroaches. long and hard, and they sound rea- next time he was to her right. But one which deals not only with immi- glimpse at immigrant life without Zach Grenier and Alley regular sonably authentic. Jefferies' is the don't couples generally choose sides grants to the United States but also sinking into maudlin self-pity. Annalee Jefferies (who sparkled re- less persistent of the two. She seems of the bed which are "their own"? And with the country to which they have Jan is a writer. He and wife Anka cently in Henceforward...) play the too sure of some difficult phrases, too was this just a missed cue, or is the immigrated. live in a Lower East Side apartment in lead roles and stay on stage through- hesitant on other, easy ones. She used director deliberately trying to disturb —Spencer Greene Manhattan. Polish authorities kicked out the play. The set shines in the main nearly the same accent to play a them out for no particular reason— supporting role—their apartment, woman with a head injury in A Lie of they're not fleeing religious persecu- from Statue of Liberty replica to the Mind and had more luck with it Wall Street forgettable tion, political censorship, or anything saved teabags hanging on a string, has there. of the sort. Someone in the Party just a character and a presence like any But apart from the accent, Jefferies Wall Street Both the film and its actors lack the wanted their choice Warsaw apart- performer. does well as a poor insomniac Pole. Directed by Oliver Stone power of its predecessor, Stone's ment, so they had to leave. Fortu- Visits, visions and flashbacks Grenier, whose form and face could Oliver Stone's Wall Street is a slick Platoon. Michael Douglas turns in the nately, his is no Moscow on the populate the night depicted. The evic- hardly be anything but Slavic, does but silly movie. The movie charts the best performance of anyone in the Hudson: they don't even like Amer- tion from their Warsaw digs, a disas- rise and fall of a young investor film. His character lacks any of the played by Charlie Sheen, and his rela- boyish charm he brought to his role in tionship with the Boeskyesque Gor- Fatal Attraction. Clearly, this is the don Gekko, played by Michael way Gekko should be portrayed. He is Douglas. mercilessly cutthroat in private yet The Wall Street in Stone's film is quite charming in public. one where insider information is es- Charlie Sheen's performance sential in order to make it big. Bud seems forced, a far cry from his role in Fox (Sheen) doesn'trealize that this is Platoon. The real problem is that he the key to success on Wall Street until looks too young to be an aspiring Ivan he meets Gekko. Under- Gekko's Boesky. As Sheen's girlfriend/inte- The newest McDonald's in the world guidance, he learns the ropes and rior decorator, Darryl Hannah gives a becomes successful. totally forgettable performance. The Big deal. There isn't much that film would not be any different if her has just opened near you. Stone can do with such a simple plot character were cut from the film en- of cheating and takeover attempts, so tirely. Come and visit us at Holcombe and Greenbriar, enjoy he makes the film absurd. In an at- Not even Stewart Copeland's pul- tempt to give the film some sense of sating soundtrack could save this our warm atmosphere, our water fountain, and you morality, he brings Fox's father, film. 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©1987 McDonald's Corporation THRESHER Fine Arts Friday, January 15,1988 13 Hilarious Williams saves otherwise preachy film Good Morning, Vietnam radio by being funny. Williams When Good Morning, Vietnam turns Directed by Barry Levinson croons,"Good morning, Viet- serious it becomes preachy. Cronauer In the past, Robin Williams' comic nammmmmm!" and launches into a tries to have an affair with a Vietnam- abilities found little success on film. side-splitting monologue. ese woman. A G.I. bar is blown up and He either played very good dramatic He makes fun of army fatigues by Levinson shows the corpses after the roles or lousy comic roles. Barry playing a fashion designer who explosion. These scenes are power- Levinson's Good Morning, Vietnam doesn't understand their purpose ("in ful, but within the context of the film provides Williams with a role that the jungle I can't see you... when you they are out of place. successfully utilizes his talents. He go into battle, you clash.") He de- Fortunately, there is enough of plays a disc jockey in Vietnam whose scribes the war as a sequel to The Robin Williams' humor to keep this on-air humor is nothing short of hil- Wizard Of Oz ("Follow the Ho Chi otherwise mediocre Vietnam flick larious. Minh Trail") and then plays James afloat. To hear Williams tell a Ser- Robin Williams plays Adrian Cro- Brown's "I Feel Good." This is sup- geant Major that he's "in more dire nauer, a disc jockey who is transferred posedly the first piece of rock music need of a blowjob than any white man from American Armed Forces Radio broadcast over the airwaves in Viet- in history," is worth the price of in Crete to a U.S. Army-run Saigon nam. admission. Perhaps the best thing that radio station. Cronauer's job is to Barry Levinson's directing tech- Robin Williams stars in Good Morning, Vietnam. could be said about the Vietnam war boost army morale with his lively on- nique for Robin Williams' DJ scenes and pasting the best material to- of spontaneity. is that it would make a great backdrop air personality. Until his arrival, sol- is basically no direction. Levinson gether. This approach gives Good It is unfortunate that this technique in a nightclub. diers had heard only boring DJs and screenwriter Mitch Markowitz Morning, Vietnam in intense feeling is not employed throughout the film. —Louis E. Spiegler mumble between Tommy Dorsey merely give Williams a scenario, yell tunes or an occasional polka. When "Action," and let him improvise on Cronauer goes on the air he breaks the camera. In the editing room Levinson most important rule of armed forces created the radio scenes by cutting Ping Pong excellent Ping Pong ture, Elaine echoes that same senti- Bel Air Theatre ment. She realizes that there is a It is a rare thing indeed when one higher authority than the sacred Eng- PARSONS sees a movie so outstanding that one lish law. cannot stop thinking about it, going Along the way to this revelation, over each perfectly designed scene, Elaine sees the cultural sublimation SCHOOL OF DESIGN relishing every bit of brilliant dia- of these Chinese immigrant?:'' In a logue. Such unforgettable movies are particulary moving scene, Wong's often overlooked by the mainstream wife, a devout believer, meets her in Special Summer Programs crowd but live on, regardless, playing an Anglican church. She tells Elaine smaller, less commercial cinemas to about the church in her native China, the more discerning audience. Ping and how here she tells the minister Pong, which is currently being "what he wants to hear," but wears a screened at the Bel Air Theatre, is just Buddha on a chain under her blouse. such a cinematical gem. Elaine also learns about the glory FRANCE Ping Pong revolves around the of her people. Her uncle teaches her seemingly mundane plot of Elaine, a the story of the Woman Warrior who young Chinese-Brit lawyer attempt- dresses in the fighting robes of men in ing to settle the will of Sam Wong, a order to conquer them. Elaine envi- restauranteur in London's China- sions herself as this warrior and actu- WEST AFRICA town. His idiosyncratic distribution ally becomes her for the audience. of effects leads Elaine on a fascinat- Ping Pong is a film of subtle sym- ing tour of the heritage she ignored in bolism, reaching the intellectual favor of anglicization. Elaine at first heights of Red Dawn, while still ITALY doesn't want to accept that "English achieving the excitement of Heaven's law is not everything," as she is told Gate. This is the movie for people by Wong's family. who want to get away frommain- By the film's end, however, after stxeam movies and desire true genius. finally coming to understand her cul- —Karen Nickel GREAT BRITAIN Adult Cut Special. JAPAN GET THE FANTASTIC DIFFERENCE $Q 95 ISRAEL Regular Value $13.95 OFFER EXPIRES 1/31/88 ADULT CUT SPECIAL NEW YORK

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Or perhaps it was Tanner...An amazing bounce pass line (8 of 16), andTech shot a sizzling the grinding defense of Scott from midcourt into the hands of Ron 56.5% from the field. Thompson's troops. Robertson. ..Tough shot by Robertson "A big part of free throw shooting It was probably some mix of the rolls off the rim...Flying through the is confidence," Coach Thompson above. At any rate, the Owls jumped lane is freshman sensation David said. "I think as our players learn they out to a 16-2 lead over the hapless Willie.. .He grabs the ball and twists in can win in these situations, their con- TCU Frogs. the air...SLAM BAM REVERSE fidence will improve." Unfortunately, those irritating rep- JAM!!!! Oh my! And anyone who has listened to our tiles from Fort Worth spoiled what The UT coach calls a time out. My new coach knows that, win or lose, looked to be an easy win by slamming room explodes into noisy celebration learning and improving are of utmost the ball inside (they only hit two shots as we all go crazy. With 7:27 to go in importance to him. He points to the outside the paint) and crawled back to the game, Willie's backbreaking tremendous effort the team has put take the lead 27-25. From there, the dunk gave Rice its biggest lead of the out thus far as its greatest strength. game remained depressingly tight as game with the score reading 65-58. For example, he says of the team's most of the Owls remained ice cold. And though the pesky Homs crawled defense: "We've improved our de- Thankfully, Ron Robertson kept the back to a one point deficit with 2:12 to fense tremendously since the season Owls in the game with 22 first half play, our Owls stayed tough and de- started. We're still not great, but we points. The half ended 39-35, Owls. livered Coach Scott Thompson his used to be terrible." The second half was more of the first conference victory. The final David Willie led the Owls against same, with the Frogs pummeling the score read 77-75, Owls. Tech with 27 points on 9 of 16 shoot- offensive boards and working the ball It was a close, tense game until the ing (7 of 13 from 3 point country). inside. Both teams jockeyed with the bitter end; a game that saw eight ties Ron Robertson added 17 points. lead until Rice took control on a ten and thirteen lead changes. As anyone With his emphasis on learning and foot shot by Carl Daniels to go up 59r who has seen the Owls lately can improving, Thompson views the 90- 58 with 6:47 to go. testify, Rice kept control of the tempo 63 beating administered by the formi- Though the Frogs cufit down to 65- of the game with an aggressive press dable Georgetown Hoyas over the 64, they never again led as Rice as well as defusing theTexas pressure break as an important reason behind bounced to a 7 point lead with 37 with the great ballhandling ability of the team's mental improvement: seconds to go (74-67) on a Willie point guard D'Wayne Tanner. "The experience from playing Geor- follow of one of Robertson's few Texas choked its own comeback getown in pre-conference helps us misses. From there, the Frogs could hopes by stoning their foul shots, hit- prepare for die Southwest Conference only foul and pray. It ended 74-69, ting only 48.1% from the line, and the season. Even though we lost it, it Micheal Irving is accosted by Mr. Pleasuredome —L. Cowsar OWLS. Owls benefited from a tremendous helps our conference play because points, capped by a drive by Mlachnik hit 50% of his shots . Of Ron Robertson, the game high offensive explosion in the second Georgetown is as good a team as we McDonald. The New Year brought good tidings, scorer with 29 points on 11 of 15 half, hitting 64% from the field, 50% will play this season." D'Wayne Tanner sparked another though. On January 2, the Owls re- shooting, the big Horned Frog him- from three point land, and 77% from Proof of Georgetown's excellence comeback with five consecutive, turned home to demolish the Univer- self, Moe Iba, could only say: the foul line. showed on the boards. The Hoyas unanswered points to make the score sity of Wisconsin-Osh Kosh "Robertson absolutely killed us. We Particularly outstanding was junior dominated the glass, snatching 48 33 to 35 with four minutes to go. His (B'gosh!) 89 to 69. Rice built a 25 told our small forward to try and Richard Holmes, making his third rebounds to Rice's 31. The Hoyas efforts, however, could not stop the point lead early on and appeared to screen him off and deny him the ball. consecutive start. He had six of shot 52% from the field despite a powerful Hoyas from extending the have the game iced, but the Titans And we just didn't get it done. We Rice's first eight points and finished frigid 1 of 9 from the 3 point line. lead to 11 after a 9-0 run to end the half fought back to within six in the second were trying to take Willie out of his with 17, hitting 7 of his 11 shots. Four Georgetown players broke 44 to 33. half. game, but then Robertson came back Holmes also cleaned the glass with 11 double figures, led by star forward The second half proved dismal for But it was too little too late. The and hurt us." rebounds, five of them offensive. The Perry McDonald's 19 points and 14 the loyal Rice fan. The Hoyas defensive play of the team stifled As for the Owls,"he added: "Rice entire team played impressively, with rebounds. Defensively, they held our pounded the ball inside and ham- Wisconsin's offense (30.6% from the really plays hard and they have a good David Willie leading the Owls with Owls to a 38.7% field goal percent- mered away. They applied a stingy field) while the Owls shot a respect- basketball team. Scott has done a 18 points. age. David Willie poured in 15 for full court press. Their lead grew able 47% themselves. great job with them." "It was a big win for a new pro- Rice. inexorably (so it seemed) until the The Owls, however, suffered a Against the hated Longhorns of gram," said Coach Thompson. "It The first half was, relatively speak- final buzzer sounded. Fittingly, tragic loss when Dave Mlachnik and Texas, David Willie might have was a game that all of our players ing, a good one for Rice. The Owls Georgetown ended the game with a Glenn Youngkin collided diving after woken up with a vision that he was really deserved. They have been forged an 8 to 3 lead at the 17:56mark. reverse dunk that left the final margin a loose ball. Mlachnik broke his wrist going to do something spectacular. working so hard and playing aggres- Unfortunately, the Hoyas then went of victory at 27 points. badly, and his services may be lost for sively. I am proud of our guys be- on a tear and when they were finished, A week later, the Owls traveled to the rest of the season.. cause they keep on improving." they led by 10 points midway through Nevada to take on the University of Win or lose, the Owls promise to The victory over the Longhorns fol- the half. Another surge by Rice cut Nevada-Reno. They went down 86- fight till the bitter end, to play DearLSAT lowed the Owls' tough 74 to 66 loss to the lead to 2 with 6:40 to go, but again 73 despite 22 points from Willie and hardnosed defense and aggressive Texas Tech in the Southwest Confer - the Hoyas punched the lead up to 7 9 rebounds from Carl Daniels. offense. Though their record is 5-8 lifesaver, I D'Wayne Tanner shot 5 for 6 with a overall, they are a tough, exciting (Excerpts from actual letters* season high 83% FG%. team. Stanley H. Kaplan has received WORK IN JAPAN The vacation blues continued for As for future opponents, Coach Th- from satisfied LSAT-prep takers.) Rice as they visited the Montana ompson served notice to them with Individuals with a degree and/ "... I was quite pleased when Grizzlies in scenic Missoula. Rice these words: "Our philosophy is that I feceived my score (99th per- or experience in: electronics & lost badly in a flurry of poor shooting. teams are going to have to have their centile). I am certain that I electrical engineering, TESOL, Only David Willie broke double fig- best games to beat us." would not have done that well linguistics, pharmacy, ures with 11 points. Only Dave Amen to that. without taking the Stanley H. Kaplan course." securities/finance, business —Student from Gainesville. FL management, real estate, p: W ".. Thank youi I was hoping engineering, advertising, Willie named SWC to score close to the 90th per- centile, but that was a dream. telecommunications, Well, thanks to Stanley H. education, elementary player of the week Kaplan, that dream has come education and the travel true." by Keith Couch Nobody at the august Rice Athletic —Student from Seattle, WA industry interested in teaching Rice swingman David Willie's scin- News Department, including director Kaplan has more "over 40" English for one year in Japan tillating play in the Owls' opening Bill Cousins, could recall the last time LSAT grads than any one any- to employees of major conference games earned him die first that a Rice player won this award. All where. So if you want the best Southwest Conference player of the corporations/government ifM ITTIE they could say was that no Owl has and most experienced in test week award of the 1988 season. The accomplished this for at least four or prep—call Kaplan today! ministries should write to: %r%iP I 6'5" freshman from Austin Crockett five seasons. •It YOU'D UKf TO RF AO MORI UTTERS MKT THIS!, ( OMt VISIT US has played impresssively after an Willie has already started his assault International Education Services YOUR uncertain start, and has already on the Rice record book. His seven Shin Taiso Bldg., 10-7, grabbed the attention of the rest of the three-pointers againstTexas Tech are IKAPLUN Dogenzaka 2-chome conference. a school record. His 29 three-pointers STANLEY H. KAPLAN EDUCATIONAL CENTER LTD. Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan LIFE. Willie's 45 points againstTexas and for the season surpass the previous 2/20/88 LSAT exam classes to Texas Tech earned him the award. He record of 28 set by Greg Hines last begin 1/21 Thurs6pm scored 27 in the loss at Lubbock, and season. Information on the position will 988-4700 522-5113 AMERICAN contributed 18 (and a truly spectacu- It's still early days, but Willie even 7011 SWFwy #100 5925 Klrby #214 CANCER be sent after receiving a detailed ? SOCIETY lar slam dunk) in Austin. He shot 56% has a chance to be die first freshman to resume and photograph. T.. . .. 4 . ... . from the field (12 of 25) and 53% Registered as a sponsor of CE In TSBPA This space contributed as a pubic service ^ ^ , , lead the Owls in scoring since Elbert ftom range ( of ?) Darden did it in 1976. THRESHER Sports Friday, January 15.1987 17 Adams leads Lady Owls to fast conference start by Mark Matteson fact, the Owls forked over the ball an Third, the Lady Owls are very deep Sometimes the Rice Women's excessive 28 times, as compared to in talent. As has been true all season, Basketball team acts like an old Bob the Frogs' 13 turnovers. "We played Tucker was not reluctant to employ a Dylan record. A few scratches here in spurts, " said sophomore Leslie good part of the 13-man Owl roster and there, but nevertheless an incred- Tassin of the Owls' erratic perform- against TCU. Bennett and Castell ible combination of talent output. ance. both played very well when they were Possessing what head coach Linda For a majority of the forty minutes, in the game, and Castell's nine points Tucker describes as "a better balance however, Rice looked very good. The and five rebounds comprised one of than [Rice] has ever had overall," the performance of the Owls possessed the season's best showings. Tassin Rice Owls have jumped to a 2-1 start all of the various characteristics that was also very effective off of the in their Southwest Conference sched- should make this team better than last bench and came up with several spar- ule, their latest win coming against year's: kling plays, such as a solo block of a the Homed Frogs of Texas Christian First, inside play is strong. Adams, TCU lay-up with 8:47 left in the first last Tuesday, 86-79. That win fol- with a supporting cast of junior half. lowed Rice's opening SWC win Amelia Cooper and sophomores The Owls have won four of their againstTexas Tech (65-67), in which Laura Bennett and Robin Castell, has last five contests. If their play in the the Owls nailed six of eight three- proved that life in the paint goes on early going is any indication of their point shots to overcome an eight- without ex-Rice star Holly Jones. future performance, the Lady Owls point halftime deficit, and last Against TCU, Adams produced one appear headed for another fine sea- Saturday's 85-60 loss to nationally- of her all-time best career perform- son. With the wealth of talent as dis- ranked Texas. The Tuesday victory ances, as she pumped in a career-high tributed as it is, Rice can only get was a demonstration that Rice is 24 points and pulled down 14 re- better with time. ready for the SWC plunge. bounds. Besides improved statistics, The next clash is with SMU at Robin Castell hurts the Frogettes real bad -L. Cowsar "In the past, TCU and Rice have Adams showed that she is now a much Autry Court Saturday night at 5 been pretty much equal," said Tucker. more superior player than in previous In fact, the Frogs edged Rice in both years. The senior from Jacksonville, conference matches last year, includ- Arkansas, went to the hoop several Splashers face icy waters ing a four point double-overtime win times on drives starting outside the by Phil Miller pool, the only problem with the pool points only if their swimmers place, at Fort Worth, and held a 8-4 (1-1 in lane, something that just wouldn't The Rice men's and women's swim is that it is outside. The swimmers highly overall. This may sound obvi- SWC play) record coming into have been thinkable in the past. teams had a trying winter break this weren't exactly enthusiastic about ous , but in many meets your swim- Tuesday's game (Rice was 6-4,1-1). Second, the team is proving to be year. While the rest of us were at training in the not too balmy January mers times are compared to another This year, according to Tucker, the well balanced. Having already dem- home enjoying our New Year's cele- temperatures. school's competitors individually. So Owls were better prepared; "Our girls onstrated last season that its outside bration , the swim team was here Coach Wingenroth waspleased with a Rice swimmer placing third overall were ready to play. We were fired game is a force to be reckoned with, practicing. They had to be back on the the team's perseverance over the would receive first , head to head , up." the inside play has added a different first of January for two a day prac- break and feels that although they are against the swimmer who finished In rolling up their largest point total dimension to the Rice game. The tices. The team was faced with an tired from break, they are going into fourth. In a championship meet all of the season, the Owls had to sur- "mad bomber" quartet of seniors interesting practice dilemma. Ever the second half of the season well competitors are in the same pool, so mount a few rocky stretches, despite Glenda Jensen and Karen Sowada, efficient Rice University didn't have conditioned and strong. to speak , and a third place finish is possessing advantages in height, sophomore Tassin, and freshman heat in the swimming pool, making it The last meet the swim team had was third in relation to all other teams. The passing, and outside shooting. Rice Jane Roman has sunk 66 of 152 shots a chilly proposition for the team to on December 4th and 5th , before Rice women did extremely well in the was often plagued by mental errors beyond the three-point stripe, more train for five hours a day. Instead of finals started. They swam in Fort meet, taking second place. They fell and turnovers and did not open up a than three times as many as any other dealing with cold water the team Worth at the TCU Invitational Tour- short of only the TCU ladies. sizable lead until late in the game. In SWC team. Jensen herself has ten chose to swim at the Texas Medical nament. It was a championship meet. Two standouts for the women were more than the next closest school. Center. The Med Center has a heated This means that each team receives see Swimmers, page 18

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Men's Basketball Playoff Results Other miscellaneous winners: WES & THE QUIGMENS 43, SCOREBOARD CRIMSON GLORY 35 by Joel Sendek Women's Tennis Singles- Cavanaugh lauded Ruth Neunhoeffer THE MONSTER 39, JACKSONVILLE RENEGADE NUNS ON WHEELS 12, by Keith Couch Keith Jackson, Holy Cross double RfWPTQ ^9 SMHMUH GOOGIE 3 Women's Tennis Doubles- Former Rice track and field great threat Gordon Lockbaum, Califomia- THE WEATHERMEN 84, HALL'S Carol Van Zalingen, Rebecca Regina Cavanaugh has been named Berkely swimmer Mary Meagher, HOOPERS 32 Women's College Volleyball Monroy by the NCAA as one of the six top and Navy basketball star David Champs senior student athletes of 1987, The Robinson. TOO OLD FOR THIS 39, SCHNAPPA Congratulations to the ladles at Tennis Mixed Doubles- NCAA honored these athletes at its Last fall, Cavanaugh was named A LA MODE 31 Sid Rich, who topped Ruth Neunhoeffer, Tariq Mumtaz annual awards program in Nashville winner of the track and field award for DICK HEAD & THE 4 SKINS 72, Weiss 9-15, 15-6, 15-12. earlier this week. The awards reflect the Honda Broderick Awards Pro- CONCRETE MEMBERS 23 Women's college Tennls- Women's Racquetball Singles Hanszen achievement in academics, fighting gram, which honors the top women TEAM ED 80, AL & THE BODY- Champion drug abuse, charitable work, and collegiate athletes from ten different GUARDS 21 Kudos to Monlque Baldwin, who Women's College Soccer- other causes, as well as athletic excel- sports. The sponsors of the award I.E. HOOPS 71. GEEZERS 21 defeated Kelly Wilson Hanszen lence. present $1,000 scholarships to the 15-14, 15-7. Regina won six NCAA shot put schools represented by the winners. Men's Soccer Playoff Results Free Throw Contest- titles (indoor and outdoor) during her The ten winners were finalists for the BUCKMINISTER 10, CLEAT STUDS 2 Mixed Racquetball Doubles Men: Mark Colonna 87/100 years at Rice. In addition to compet- Woman Athlete of the Year award, Champs Women: Stacy Flippin 61/100 ing, training, and studying, she was which was won by Mary Meagher. CALAZONES4, P.E. 101 0 Patterson/Davis eased by the student director for Volunteers for Cavanuagh is presently training for KUDU BILTONG 2, LOS CHIN- Harrington/Pierce 15-1, 15-6 Play Results Deadlines Youth at Rice and was involved with the Olympic trials, to be held in Indi- GONESO to win the championship. January 15 for: Special Olympics. • Men's College Badminton anapolis in July. She is working as a BUON GIORNIO 7, GRANDMA Men's College Football Champi- January 22 for: Other athletes honored were fitness instructor at Park Plaza Hospi- BOUGHT A RUBBER 1 ons •Women's College Racquetball Arizona defensive back Chuck Cecil, tal under a program that allows her DOWN BOYS 4, W.P.L. UNITED 3 Lovett defeated Hanszen • Faculty-Staff Squash Oklahoma's All American tight end time off to train. Bowlmania leaves cellulite and wasted memories "Live from Athens, Greece, Sports over the holidays, starting on Decem- Even if you're not a football fan, a through the fog of cholesterol and Overload Network brings you the ber 12. This year's glut of games OWLOOK great deal of entertainment can be alchohol. Auburn showed zero Olive Bowl, featuring the Corinth finally came to a merciful halt on derived from these games. Some cojones in choosing to tie instead of Argonauts versus the Oracles of Del- January 2. In between, those sick by Keith Couch networks insist on perpetuating the win against Syracuse. Texas A&M phi..." enough to care were treated to over Cowboys brawled in the Sun. Pan- myth that all these guys play to get an and Notre Dame fought over a small That's just a delirious echo of the sixty hours of football between any thers and Longhoms scrapped for education, and thus show the athlete's yellow towel. And finally, the co- aftereffects of that most intoxicating teams capable of stringing together Bluebonnets. Gamecocks and Tigers major with his other vital statistics. caine cowboys of Miami greased the of sports libations, the holiday foot- six or more wins over the season. In did the Gator. Gators said Aloha to" How so many seniors choose to major kitten stampers of Oklahoma to take ball bowl season. For almost three addition, there was a sprinkling of Bruins. Huskers and Seminoles had a in "General Studies" and "Under- the mythical national title. weeks, the rabid fan was subjected to college all-star games and the usual Fiesta. Volunteers and Hoosiers graduate Studies" must be more than But now there's panic in the fan- the temptation of almost daily tele- pro schedule. Beer shelves stood picked Peaches. And on and on. just a coincidence. Must be major tasy land of bowldom. The NCAA has vised clashes between top twenty empty in supermarkets across the All the really crisp sounding com- bucks waiting for an individual with handed down new requirements for contenders and pretenders. Sports nation, and the waistline of the modity names were snapped up by the such broad experience. the amount of loot bowls must hand junkies report the hangover from this American sportsman bulged. new year's day games long ago, so it's As always, the only games that out to participants. The rock bottom binge to be relatively painless, and the Of course, some sportsmen had tough to name some of these new counted for much were played on stake is now $750,000, and bowl great thing is you don't remember a better things to do, like go kill Donald bowls. Patriotic tags like Independ- January 1st. At 11 a.m. the gauntlet of executives have gone scurrying for thing. Duck or Bambi. But most sat mesmer- ence, Freedom, Liberty, and All- games began, not to end until over the cover of corporate sponsorship. All told, there were eighteen of ised before their screens as batde American just can't stand up to such twelve hours later. Junkies every- There's even talk that some of the these advertiser's daydreams played commenced. Mountaineers and monoliths as Sugar, Cotton, Orange, where locked in for their most lesser bowls folding as they can't and Rose (if I hear one of those loons extensive fix of the year. Our only meet the ante. And that would be a Part-time Work Available say "Grandaddy of them all" again, nourishment to sustain us through the shame. How will we fill those holiday I'll tossmy tacos.) And such metropo- day was beer and potato chips with hours? With self reflection and com- Application Development for the lises as Shreveport, Birmingham, and onion dip, nature's perfect food. munion with family? Nah, I'm sure Apple Macintosh® Orlando are now trying to stand toe to A few hazy memories filter back there'll still be plenty of hoops on TV. toe with the big boys from Miami, using Dallas, and L.A. 4th DIMENSION™ Swimmers at TCU continued from page 17 with two second place and two third The department of Medical Illustration and Audiovisual Regina Traux and Tammy Burch. place finishes. The team rested well Education at Baylor College of Medicine is in the process of Regina, a senior, won the 50 yard before the meet, and Coach Wingen- automating many aspects of their operation using the database Backstroke with a time of 28.67 sec- roth said that she was very pleased management program 4th DIMENSION on a Macintosh Local Area onds , and she also won the 100 yd with the times the team posted. Network. The department would like to hire someone on a part- Backstroke with a 1:02.04. Tammy The next meet for both the men and time basis to help expedite program development. won four events. She won the 200 yd women is Saturday, the 23 rd, at home Applicants for the position should be thoroughly familiar with the Individual Medley with a 2:10.64, the against North Texas State . The team Macintosh and with database management concepts. 400 yd Medley by a wide margin with is busy preparing for this meet, but Programing experience with Pascal and/or C is desirable. a 4:38.04, the 200 yd Butterfly with a they are also looking ahead to the If interested, please call: Herb Smith or Jim Schmidt at 799- 2:12.06, and finally, she won the 200 S WC tournament at the end of Febru- ary for the women, and in the middle 4681. yd Backstroke with a 2:12.31. Cathy Pereira also did well for the women of March for the men. 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You know it's too cold in your room To that special Rice female: If you at night when the ceramic plates you like Ouzo, William Hurt movies, ice collected from each of the colleges hockey, snipe hunting, Cheers, toe begin to superconduct. sex and general kinkiness, I am look- You know it's too cold outside when ing for you. Drop me a note through they turn the air conditioning on. the misclass. —Algernon To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and call whatever you hit the tar- She has sex like some people use a get. flyswattcr. "Big, soft head" -*? 0 He has sex like some people fondle —from a toothbrush package flies. s%',SW Every now and then I get the urge to ^V!her e Macintoshes go to pray —D. Kelley They have sex like the Marquis de just go out and kill something. In- Sade at Sunday school. stead, I usually just go to the com- * * evil * * * * * * i mons and take my chances with din- Sometimes Rice students are too ner. ft ft ft notices ft * ft seven deadly sins smart. They love rationalization and Dr. Kulstad will be giving a short calendar tlius fooling themselves. So after Behind every bad ROTC is the haunt- talk to the Rice Philosophy Club seeing their ugly faces in the mirror ing fear that the sergeant might see his about science and philosophy. There Wiess TG. fri 15 Hanszen Party, 9pm. and wondering why their social lives paisley boxer shorts. will be refreshments and discussions are so bleak, they conclude: members Brown Film, Living Daylights, 6:30, 9, 11:30. afterwards. Wednesday, Jan. 20, Pub Movie Night, Reefer Madness, 7:30, free. of the opposite sex are ugly! Jack wasn't nimble, 7:30, at Dr. Kolenda's house. Meet in Auditions for the Taming of the Shrew, last chance in SH207 This clamor over outward appear- Jack wasn't quick, SRC commons for rides at 7:15 pm. at 7 pm, 630-8038. ances at Rice has a hollow echo. Jack wound up For additional info, check fliers or call Rice Karate introductory session in the gym's dance room at Regardless of outward appearance, with a flame-broiled dick. Keith at 630-8683. sat 16 1:30, 630-8714. the inward one is ugly. Campus Crusade for Christ meets Sid Rich Tower Party, 9pm, $2. —General Nothing "[University of Houston] assistant Friday evenings at 7 pm in Sewall Lovett film, Bugs Bunny Festival, 7, 9, and 11. football coach Ron Calcagni calls Ice Skating at Sharpstown Ice Center, 8 to 10 pm. Tell them We'll share him—I'll take the kisses 309. Join us for fun. Christian fellow- [slotback James] Dixon 'Stallion' you're from Rice for a $1.50 discount, this night only. and you get the thrust. ship, and relaxation. because 'he's rough, not knowing the MFA exhibit "Treasures of the Holy Land," last day. position. I've got to ride him.'" sun 17 God was a Type A. 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