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by Amber Obermeyer of Tr ustees at the end of the semester. Leebron said he is in the process of gathering feedback ll THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF through the Call to Conversation Web site, as President David Leebron e-mailed all un- well as through forums and meetings to be dergraduate students in July with a "Call to held this fall. Conversation." In the document, he wrote that Student Association President James Lloyd Rice should aim to become more nationally said the SA will co-host a forum with the focused and increase overall enrollment by President's Office at 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 12, at about 30 percent, while selectively choosing which students can give Leebron theirfeedback programs to expand or contract. on the Call to Conversation. Leebron said the idea to publish a document Leebron said he has already received feed- like the Call to Conversation, which poses back in letters, conversations, and in more than many questions—and proposes some answers 800 comments on the Web site, including more — emerged during conversations he had with than 300 from undergraduates. the deans late last fall. Leebron wrote the initial "Nothing has shocked me, and I think that draft early in the spring before circulating it to the best thing is that the feedback has been the deans and vice presidents and later to the very thoughtful," he said. "All constituencies Board of Trustees to gather feedback before have been very balanced — for example, un- releasing the final version. dergraduate students have written me about 'To some extent I've spent a year or more the importance of supporting graduate stu- doing informal question and answers," Leebron dents. What's been most encouraging is that said. "It was important to begin to bring together people aren't entirely predictable. They often conversations in a focused way and to make have the larger best interest of the university ELIZABETH PARKER/THRESHER the process both transparent and inclusive by at heart." getting the Call to Conversation out in writing A new view to all constituencies." The Call to Conversation Leebron said he will use the opinions he Leebron introduced thedocument by writing Debris remains as the west side of the first floor of Fondren Library is demolished. When gathers to put together a document — prob- that universities face an increasingly competi- library renovations are complete, a permanent west entrance will take the place of what is ably with the help of a committee or task force tive environment. now a temporary construction entrance. — laying out the university's goals for the next "Success in that environment requires re- 7-10 years, which he will present to the Board See CONVERSATION, page 17 Alcohol Policy enforcement by Fireworks, sister groups m mark tamer 0-Week RUPD to become more strict by David Brown tunity to establish a new tradition," THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF Paul said. Forman said he was impressed by David Brown is a practice of enforcing a policy to this change in practice. already in place. "Anything that goes outside a Modified scavenger hunts, a with the creativity demonstrated THRESHER EDITORIAL. STAFF "It has always been a violation of room becomes public, and once it fireworks display at matriculation by coordinators in modifying the Hosts of private parties found the policy, but now I think you'll see goes outside a room it is in violation and sister groups were some of the scavenger hunt at their colleges. in violation of the Alcohol Policy RUPI) notifying my office of those because it is a public event and not events that debuted during Orienta- "I did see some colleges re- will be sent to Student Judicial Pro- violations," Ostdiek said. scheduled," Taylor said. "That will tion Week this year. thought the scavenger hunt in grams for discipline under the Code According to the Alcohol Policy, be passed on to [Ostdiek] to look One of the more successfully interesting ways," Forman said. of Student Conduct, according to a wet private party — now termed at why [the students] there were changed events was the scaven- "We set a clear standard, and they Assistant Dean for Student Judicial a private "gathering" in the policy not complying." ger hunt. Campus-wide O-Week more than matched it." Programs Don Ostdiek. — becomes a public party if it spills Ostdiek said such a violation of Coordinator Alex Paul said. As- In addition, potentially danger- "In the past, if you had a problem into a public space, such as a "hall- the policy by a host of a party, in sistant Dean of Student Judicial ous or embarrassing activities, with alcohol you might have been way, landing, lounge, bathroom the absence of more serious viola- Programs Don Ostdiek and Dean such as the purity test and late- cited for a [Minor in Possession] or or other common area." Private tions, could lead to any number of of Undergraduates Robin Forman night wake-ups were eliminated, public intoxication," Ostdiek said. gatherings that "cause undue sanctions, but that they would likely approved the scavenger hunt list, Paul said. She said the purity test "But if you ran a party that wasn't in disturbance" to other college mem- fall short of suspension. He said he which varied by college. Paul, a could be considered sexual harass- compliance with the alcohol policy, bers or are publicly announced also would try to refer cases to Univer- Jones College senior, said clarifica- ment. Advisers were informed of RLIPD wouldn't write you a ticket become public parties. sity Court whenever possible. tions about what was allowed on the restriction in an e-mail college the lists forced students to be more for having a bad party." Public parties require registra- Both Ostdiek and Taylor have O-Week coordinators forwarded creative. For example, Hanszen Ostdiek said the decision was tion and must have security officials used O-Week to educate students from Forman. College sent O-Week groups on made jointly between himself. Dean and certified alcohol servers, so about the Alcohol Policy and how Paul said advisers were recep- a two-part digital picture scaven- of Undergraduates Robin Forman, private gatherings that become it will likely be enforced. Taylor tive to the changes to O-Week. ger hunt, the first part of which the General Counsel's Office and public put hosts in violation of the said RUPD conducted essentially "[Telling advisers about the required groups to use U. Passes Rice Police Chief Bill Taylor. The policy. the same informational session for changes] wasn't bad," Paul said. to ride the METRORail to Houston shift is not an addition to the Alco- freshmen as it has in past years. "Forman talked to all the O-Week Rice Police Chief Bill Taylor locations. hol Policy, Ostdiek said; rather, it said campus police will be attuned Set ENFORCEMENT page 18 coordinators, who understood 'This was a really great oppor- See O-WEEK, page 8 Bookstore now run by Barnes & Noble INSIDE OPINION Page 3 by Risa Gordon The Bookstore will stay open with re- Take heed, freshmen duced hours on Saturdays throughout the THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF A&E year, instead of only during the fall, as was Page 21 Welcome back! Carrell impresses Barnes &. Noble College Booksellers done before. To everyone just arriving on campus: signed a five-year contract with Rice to operate Student Center Director Boyd Beckwith Be glad you weren't in Houston for this SPORTS Page 23 i the Rice Campus Store July 25. The renovated said he thinks the Bookstore operations will seemingly-hotter-than-ever summer. Owls fall to Tulane in super regional and renamed Rice Bookstore opened with a be an improvement over the Rice-owned And to the Class of 2009 (and transfer Quote of the Week greater variety of books, less Rice merchandise Campus Store. students): We're sorry Orientation Week and a less cluttered layout. "It seems like [the store] is going to be much falls in the middle of August. We promise "We're going to try to win Conference USA, but it's nice to know if we don't, that we have an excel- 'Hie Bookstore will offer extended hours more customer service-oriented in terms of its it gets better. lent chance to be in the playoffs as long as we for the first four days of classes and six cash Classes start Monday, and we know hours," Beckwith said. have a good year." registers — instead of four — to reduce time Students will be allowed to bring their the overachievers out there already have — Wayne Graham, head baseball coach. See spent waiting in checkout lines, Bookstore bookbags into the store, rather than having their books, pens and folders organized in Story, Page 23. Manager Evelyn Morton said. to leave them in the Student Center hallway their backpacks. Rut the rest of you should Barnes & Noble has hired seven employees as they were previously required to do. Theft check out the new — and adequately Scoreboard who were previously employed by the campus alarms have been installed on exit doors, and staffed with morme registers — Barnes Baseball store, as well as seven temporary student more employees will be present on the floor & Noble-operated Rice Bookstore. Or, if Tulane 9, Rice 6 of the store, Morton said. you're cheap, the SA's e-Coop is up and employees — from Rice and other universi- Weekend Weather ties — and four other temporary employees Barnes & Noble will also buy back text- running as well, so you can buy and sell Friday books throughout the year. At the end of each used textbooks from other Rice students for the beginning of the semester. Barnes & Isolated storms, 92-75 degrees online. Noble operates enough campus bookstores semester, the store will buy back textbooks Saturday in the area that it would be able to bring in professors agree to use the next semester for Partly cloudy, 96-73 degrees additional employees during busy times, As- 50 percent of list cost, Morton said. Sunday sociate Vice President for Administration Neill As of Tuesday, about 95 percent of book Isolated storms, 97-74 degrees Binford said. Set BOOKSTORE, page 4 THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY, AUGUST 19,2005

the Rice Thresher I can't belieue we're not allowed to smoke in Pub anymore! Drinking's as bad for you as smoking He calls, we answer and they hauen't stopped We loved being called to conversation this summer. We didn't have seruing beer! to beg for anyone to listen. We didn't have to install hidden cameras in the Allen Center to see what was happening. Instead, President Especially since David Leebron asked the entire Rice community to participate in the decision-making process that will shape the university's future. (See secondhand drinking Story, Page 1.) We applaud the President's Office for its transparency causes cancer. They and its eagerness to consult. should be ashamed. Since we were asked for our opinions, here are our initial views on some of the most important issues in the Call to Conversation: • Enrollment: Rice's size has remained essentially the same for decades, limiting the prestige of small departments. Given that a size of3,600-3,800 undergraduates is still very small, we see nothing wrong with a healthy increase in enrollment—provided on-campus housing keeps pace and current class sizes are retained. Under these conditions, growth will hopefully make Rice better known and more influential. • Off-campus b using: University-owned off-campus housing would be a great convenience, as anyone who has been kicked off campus can appreciate. Spring and summer would be less stressful for apart- ment hunters if they knew they had a relatively low-cost option with " honest, Rice-affiliated management — and so much the better if the housing were within walking or biking distance from campus. • Increasing opportunities for graduate students to teach: We understand that graduate students carefully consider the teaching op- portunities at universities before enrolling in Ph.D. programs, and that our strong emphasis on keeping professors in the classroom hurts our graduate programs by driving applicants away. But we think it would cripple Rice's unique learning environment to tip the current profes- sor-graduate student balance toward more graduate students. • Increasing graduate stipends: By contrast, we see no harm in giv- ing prospective graduate students a better financial incentive to come v: p to Rice. This method of attracting stronger students and improving - graduate programs has fewer direct trade-offs for undergraduates. Besides, if better stipends attract better graduate students, the qual- ity of instruction by graduate students who do teach undergraduate classes might improve as well. • Increasing the number of post-doctoral fellows: "Post-docs" work wonders for undergraduate research. They are more qualified Last woman standing than graduate students but they are generally young, ambitious and hard-working — perfectly suited to dealing with students pursuing their first degrees. While we do not want them replacing professors Late-night escort is for safety, not tired feet on any large scale in the classroom, we do support bringing more or cannot, walk across campus at escort. Regardless of whether you of them — and their interesting projects — to Rice. It is 10:30 on Sunday night and you have just parked your car in night. We need to better appreciate make the call or not, you deserve • Strengthening undergraduate research: Along the same lines, we the stadium parking lot. What next? that the late-night escort service is the opportunity to have someone support making undergraduate research more commonplace. True At this point, many Rice students not a right; rather, it is a privilege to accompany you back to your academic research isn't for everyone, but we think there are more call extension 6000 and to a means to travel our college — not as a matter of conve- Rice students with research potential than are currently involved in request an escort to their campus safely at night. nience, but of safety. respective colleges. They such projects. The late-night escort are greeted several min- service at Rice is pro- Noorain Khan is a Martel College utes later by Mimi's smil- vided for students' safety. senior. ing face in the gray Rice My parents worry about escort service vehicle. me going out late at night, The purpose and value on- or off-campus, espe- of this seemingly simple cially when 1 am alone. CONTACTING THE Alcohol policy requires weekly ritual for many Rice But traveling at night is THRESHER students is sometimes the norm for Rice stu- misunderstood. Everyone Noorain dents, whether they are student support from the administration to Khan returning from Fondren the police department to Library in the early morn- Letters The changes to the Alcohol Policy should not drive you to drink. the students themselves ing hours or enjoying a m Letters to the editor should (See Story, Page 1.) Both on paper and de facto, they are mostly has an idea of the value of the escort night out with friends. be sent to the lliresherbye-mai\ minor and reasonable. That said, we worry about what the new en- service and of why it is a crucial Our small campus is nestled in a to [email protected]. Letters forcement practice might encourage — and have a couple of ways service to provide. This year, we large city with all of the associated must be received by 5 p.m. on must reaffirm and stand by what students can allay our fears. problems. While the various en- the Monday prior to a Friday the late-night escort service really trance gates are chained at midnight, publication date. Our worry is that students are — or may eventually become — so means for students. the main entrance is still open for w All letters to the editor fearful of being caught drinking illegally at a private party that they vehicles and entering campus on must be signed and include may decide to drink quickly and heavily before going to such par- foot is hardly difficult. The Rice Uni- college and year if the writer ties, which is more dangerous. Or they could become so convinced Everyone at Rice needs versity Police Department does an is a Rice student. excellent job patrolling the campus • letters should be no lon- that any drinking on campus will be punished that they will drink off to take the late-night and individual colleges, but incidents campus instead. It is in those unsupervised situations, far from Rice ger than 250 words in length. escort service more continue to occur—just take a look at The Thresher reserves the Emergency Medical Services, that real trouble could happen. the police blotter published weekly in right to edit letters for both The way out of this downward spiral is for students to demand activ- seriously. Recognizing the 7hresher. So whether the person content and length. ism from their college chief justices and for the justices to respond. Rice who accompanies you is on foot or that the escort service in a vehicle, having someone with University Police Chief Bill Taylor has said that he prefers that chief you is crucial. justices are the first line of defense against violations of the Alcohol is a guarantor of safety Everyone at Rice needs to take Subscribing Policy. If chief justices do their jobs and ensure the rules are followed, the late-night escort service more • Annual subscriptions are RUPD will not intervene. rather than a crutch for seriously. Recognizing that the escort available for $50 domestic and Along with student enforcement of the policy, the Alcohol Policy service is a guarantor of safety rather $105 international via first spoiled kids who are than a crutch for spoiled kids who class mail. Advisory Committee — the membership of which includes the chief too lazy to walk back at are too lazy to walk back at night is justices or president from each college — needs to resume regular just a first step. RUPD should help meetings and contribute to the official policy-making process. The night is just a first step. by treating late-night escort calls as Advertising committee has been dormant since Fall 2004. a high priority and by responding to the calls more efficiently. Students • We accept display ana Whatever our views on alcohol, we appreciate recent efforts to classified advertisements. Ad- So it is integral to recognize should thank those involved with provide more alternatives to drinking on campus. We hope these the service, while being responsible vertisements must be received what the late-night escort service by 5 p.m. on the Monday prior efforts will continue, even amid ridicule, because students deserve is not. It is not an evening replace- about using the service as well. more choices about how to have fun on a Friday night. to a Friday publication date. ment for the daytime shuttle ser- The next time you make a late- Please contact our advertising vice — a faster way to get from one night House of Pies run and you manager at (713)348-3967 or Unsigned editorials represent the majority opinion of the Thresher place to another on campus. 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THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY, AUGUST 19,2005 Reflections on freshman year: Take our advice, new kids at Rice Throw away the resume and work for yourself Bear with my tenuous Willy Wonka allegory Back in my younger and more vulnerable combining the fun of college with the edu- A few hours past my bedtime last Friday, I effeminate wig and extra-pale makeup, Depp years, I received a piece of advice from a cational process. received the call of duty to write something seems just the character type to sequester rafting guide on a eighth grade trip to Big If you can pull an academic all-nighter profound and scintillating for the Thresher's from children, whereas Wilder eases into Bend, which I have been turning over in and not mind, you're on the right track. If opinion page. After a nonchalant a reflective pose to give us tidbits my head ever since I remembered you can in read a textbook from acquiescence, I returned to my wisdom: "A little nonsense now it this summer. "You should go to one of your classes for fun, you're previous activity: watching the at d then is cherished by the wis- college," he said. "Sure, the educa- on the right track. If you hang out Family Guy episode "Wasted Tal- est men," or "Candy is dandy, but tion is great, but it's the most fun in your club's office in your free ent" satirize the 1971 Gene Wilder liquor is quicker." (Advice not to you'll ever have." time, you're on the right track. Just production of Willy Wonka and the be taken literally by the underage, Congratulations freshmen, you never use your college application Chocolate Factory, a personal child- of course.) Just as that wise and made it to the Utopia of my eighth- essay as a dinner conversation hood favorite. benevolent Wonka does his mysteri- grade fantasies. You went through (except perhaps in jest). Now the Only recently had I tentatively ous work to make logical and neces- the mind-numbing standardized only person you have to impress is ventured out to catch the newer ver- sary changes for Charlie to inherit tests, self-serving personal essays, yourself, whether it is through that sion starring Johnny Depp, entitled Matt the factory, so should we give the snobbish interviews and in the pro- Evan 4.0 GPA representing how much Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a changes Leebron discussed in the cess became a huge tool. We all went Mintz you've learned or that purity score production more representative of Dunn Call to Conversation a fair chance: through it. Now you must unlearn of 4.0 representing how crazily Roald Dahl's text and Tim Burton's the plans for two new residential what you have learned. you've partied. eccentricity. This new factory was colleges, the plans for increased Back in high school, everything was aimed not as much a "world of pure imagination" undergraduate enrollment, and so on. toward college, but now you have cleared as a manifestation of Willy Wonka's quirky Now the only person you the narrow academic tunnel and can see the dementia and childhood trauma. I was some- open field of life, prime for frolicking and what horrified to find the heartwarming For new and returning have to impress is yourself, harvesting. Once you were a tool, but now you numbers "(I've Got a) Golden Ticket" and should feel free to use tools like bottle-openers "Pure Imagination" replaced by perpetu- students, I encourage you whether it is through that 4.0 ally frowning, cloned Oompa-Loompas with (fun) and Lexis-Nexis (educational). So be a to embrace Rice with an GPA representing how much good collegiate butterfly and be yourself, not creepy synthesized voices and shiny leather. your resume. Then I realized that this dichotomy between attitude like [Gene] Wilder's you 've learned or that purity the 1971 and 2005 productions could only be resolved by forcing an unlikely allegory on when he introduces the score of 4.0 representing Students spend the college my beloved Rice University. For new and returning students, I encour- Chocolate Room: "Inside how crazily you've partied. application process age you to embrace Rice with an attitude like Wilder's when he introduces the Chocolate this room, all my dreams piling up a list of awards, Room: "Inside this room, all my dreams Students spend the college application become realities, and some of my realities become realities process piling up a list of awards, achieve- achievements, titles and tales become dreams. And almost everything you ments, titles and tales of lifelong struggle. of lifelong struggle. And now see is eatable ... I mean edible." Numerous And now they must all be shed, like a caterpil- clubs, associations, ministries, internships There are many directions I could go with lar sheds a cocoon, to become a fun-loving, they must all be shed, like a and other activities are yours for the perus- this analysis. I could ponder other famous hard-studying college student—or butterfly. ing. The course catalog offers hundreds of personalities who would make terrific Willy Whatever. This personal cleansing may be caterpillar sheds a cocoon, opportunities to sample, especially during Wonkas, like Arnold Schwarzenegger or Jon difficult for people who worked intensely your first semester. Sometimes your dreams Stewart. 1 could conceive or contrive other to get where they are today and may leave to become a fun-loving, hard- of majoring in electrical engineering will misplaced metaphors, like the promised life- them asking why they labored so hard in become realities; often, that reality becomes time supply of chocolate after graduation or high school just to forget it now. studying college student — or a dream. Just take precautions to avoid the the harrowing and hyperbolized admissions But the truth is, no one is impressed that butterfly. Whatever. subterranean sewage tunnels, because we all process with very limited "golden tickets" to you were the president of the Latin Club, know what befell Augustus Gloop as he was enter Rice. I could make more allusions to Junior Statesmen Governor or quarterback carried away in a "chocolate river." Family Guy, because referencing something of your high school football team. And no That controversial figure Willy Wonka known to be funny is the same thing as be- one will be impressed if you become presi- Besides, if you really want to impress also has a metaphorical analog at Rice, in ing funny. dent of the Rice l^atin Club, president of the people, you can always just give in to peer the form of President David Leebron. Rather Instead, I'll just quote the 2005 movie: Student Association or quarterback on a flag pressure. Feel free to interpret that however than view the president of the "factory" in the "Candy doesn't have to have a point. That's football team. you like. style of Johnny Depp's Wonka — a troubled why it's candy." That pretty much sums up So forget your resume. Sign up for clubs man burdened by his traumatic past at other the past 600-or-so words, doesn't it? and classes that you find enjoyable, not Evan Mintz is a Hanszen College sophomore institutions — we should endeavor to see credential-boosting. This is the secret to and opinion editor. Leebron as a paternal Wilder figure. With an Matt Dunn is a Martel College sophomore. Someone sing the song Old-time religion steers United States toward old-world mistakes Expressions of a single marriage. Every argument against the Christian God as an important a very specifically conservatively method and reason, not ideology. They religious belief in the civic state sponsorship of same-sex guiding force. It's a serious problem Christian God. must be prepared to compete in the sphere — prayer in public schools, civil unions at the same level as state we need to fix. Republican policymakers must re- international market of ideas. Without religious monuments outside court- sponsorship of heterosexual unions Recently President Bush called member that promoting the teaching of these tools, we will be dragged kick- houses, government sub- rests on the religious argu- for the teaching of intelligent religiously-informed creation theories ing and screaming into a future that sidization of parochial ment that God abhors such design—creationism masquerading affects much more than their next poll we refuse to acknowledge, instead of schools (vouchers) —cre- a match. as science — in the nation's public among America's religious right; it also proudly leading the way. ate a culture of exclusion In a culture that con- schools. You do not have to be an af fects the fu tu re competitiveness of the and risk relegating be- demns the state sponsor- atheist or agnostic to see the problem American market. In a world driven by Ames Grawert is a Lovett College lievers of non-sponsored ship of religion in its Con- with the proposal. Bush's plan would a scientific economy, from computer senior, Student Association Internal religions to the periphery stitution, such an argument have all of ou r children learning faulty science to bioengineering, our students Vice President and Event Coordinator of politics and life in should be inadmissible in pseudo-science forthe sakeof, again, must be taught to respect the scientific for Secular Students of Rice. America. This is both debate. Any other stance morally questionable and admits that the state rec- potentially dangerous. Ames ognizes the importance The July bombings Grawert of appeasing not a gencric The Rice Thresher, the official student in London, to which I god, but a very specific con- newspaper at Rice University since 1916, was uncomfortably close servative Christian God. is published each Friday during the school That is an idea offensive to liberal year, except during examination periods and as an intern at the British Parlia- holidays, by the students of Rice University ment, should compel Americans to Christians like myself, non-Chris- the Rice Thresher tians, agnostics and atheists. re-examine the effects of continuing Editorial and business offices are located Similarly, President Bush has to marginalize social and religious Amber Obermeyer on the second floor of the Ley Student Center, groups. 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by David Brown whatever they find most meaningful about Rice. THRESHES EDfTOiOAL STJtfT True Blue is designed around the ; r" Sammy the Owl (the inflatable one) last line of Rice's alma mater, To Rice will make a rare daytime appearance be true,'" he said. "I thought it could J f at 6 p.m. Thursday in Founder's Court strike a chord with everyone." (llCf; m to host a campus-wide party featuring Lloyd said he hopes the SA can *%r, music, food and $5 T-shirts. soon order more T-shirts to sell to I "Sammy's Picnic," organized by students as well as alumni, commu- Student Association President James nity members and Rice families by Lloyd, is one of several new SA initia- offering them at events like football tives beginning this fall. True Blue" games and Families Weekend. Shirts is a year-long spirit campaign to be will also be sold periodically at the launched at the picnic, and "Hedge colleges by SA officers. hopper," already in place, is a rede With the help of SA senators, signed student discount program Lloyd said he plans to develop some replacing the Silver Saver card. other True Blue events such as tail- Lloyd said he worked to plan the gate parties or events at Willy's Pub. picnic because he thought there were The profits from the T-shirts—about too few campus-wide events during a dollar per shirt — should help fund the fall semester and because he the events, he said. 1 Another SA initiative revamped wanted to build campus-wide spirit. r-H Lloyd said Founder's Court, the Silver Saver Card, an annual 1 although rarely used for events, is discount program that is also a fund- ELIZABETH PARKER/THRESHER Registers await customers at the bookstore in the Rice Memorial Center, contracted to Barnes & Noble this summer. ideal for a picnic. raiser for the SA. "It's nice because it's a quintes- Lloyd said the main difference sential Rice location and has a good between the Silver Saver card and deal of shade — and no hedges like Hedge-hopper program is that in the academic quad," he said. students will now show a Rice ID BOOKSTORE Fall athletic teams will introduce rather than a separate card. Currently From page 1 themselves at the picnic, and 500 Hedgehopper features 29 shops and True Blue T-shirts will be for sale restaurants, fewer than last year, but orders were on the shelves, although books, reference books and the s?les. Binford said Rice's primary aim for $5 each. Lloyd said that without requiring a late orders from professors were still top 10 books on the national best- is to not lose money. Lloyd said he hopes the navy blue separate card, the SA can add dis- coming in, Morton said. seller list. Barnes & Noble paid to renovate T-shirts — which feature Athletics' counts throughout the year. Rice decided to contract with the bookstore, and will per form more Rice Owl logo on the front and the Information on the discounts 4 Barnes & Noble in anticipation of capital improvements later this year, phrase "To Rice be true" on the back is being distributed along with the It seems like [the the creation of a large bookstore Binford said. — will boost Rice spirit. Passport to Houston, now available store] is going to be in the upcoming collaborative Barnes & Noble College Book- "I felt there needed to be a little in college coordinators' offices. Dis- research center with the Texas sellers operates about 400 book- more energy and concentrated focus counts added to the program will be much more customer Medical Center institutions, to be stores at colleges and universities on a clear and concise message about posted on the Passport Web site. constructed at the intersection across the country, including book- uniting the school," he said. Lloyd said the fee for Hedgehop- service-oriented in of University Blvd. and Main St.. stores at the University of Houston, True Blue is cosponsored by the per merchants in the program is $75. Binford said. the University of Maryland-College Alumni Assocation. whose contribu- down from about $200 for participants terms of its hours.' "The challenge we have to [main- Park. Texas A&M University and tion is still being determined, and the in the Silver Saver card program, in — Boyd Beckwith tain] a large academic bookstore is Yale University. that Rice doesn't have, in its own right, The privately held company Athletic Department, which is help- order to attract more businesses. Director, Student and ing with logistics and paving part of Lloyd said revenue from the program enough business to support a huge shares resources with its publicly- Recreation Centers the cost of the T-shirts. Llovd said. will go toward other SA programs. academic bookstore, like Harvard traded Barnes & Noble Inc. affiliate. However. Lloyd said True Blue Participants in Hedge-hopper or Yale or Princeton ... but [in the Binford said. will not be solely athletics-focused. include Ben and Jerry's, Berry- collaborative research center] that He said he hopes the campaign will hill Tamales & Tacos, and Leapin' The Bookstore will also carry store could [be built because it would encourage people to take pride in Leotards. faculty-authored books, bargain also serve the entire community]," Binford said. BOOKSTORE Discussions about changing the HOURS DURING Meet Your College Computing Associates! bookstore have gone on since the Better known as CCAs these are student residents in your college who can help you 1990s because in itscurrent location, FIRST WEEK OF the store has been too small and has get your computer up and running and connected to the campus network not offered enough academic titles, CLASSES Binford said. Baker Brown In the estimated five years be- Smith Kevin Kuelbs fore the bookstore moves into the research center, Barnes & Noble 8/22-25: 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. will be able to become acquainted with Rice and help Rice plan for Scotty Ellis the new facility, Binford said. In 8/26: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. addition, the company will have to deliver a high quality of customer service in order to submit a com- 8/27: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Hanszen Dane Jones petitive bid to run the larger store. Charles Jiang Powell Binford said. Barnes& Noble hascontracted to 8/28: Closed rent the space it is using from Rice by paying a percentage of its gross

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THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF a local Japanese restaurant, salads King will be closed beginning Aug. Willy's Pub will institute a Meeker said the increased activ- and wraps. Alfonso said he plans to 26 so its equipment can be moved to no-smoking policy this fall and will ity will bring more people into the The space that housed Subway add a breakfast option. the new location, Alfonso said. also sponsor more nightly events Pub on a regular basis, including will open toward the beginning of and try to improve food quality people who used to come to the September with a deli, a Smoothie The convenience store will Ditman said Sammy's will have and variety. Pub to smoke. King and a convenience store. 13th initially offer about 80 to 100 dif- extended hours until 13th Street Pub student managers and advis- Street was scheduled to open by ferent items, including non-food opens, and Rice Catering will sell ers decided to make the smoking the first day of classes, but delays items, Alfonso said. However, bag lunches in front of the Rice getting a building permit from the nothing offered in 13th Street is Bookstore until about the same change primarily to protect the bar- "We just made a tenders' health, although customer City of Houston and alterations to unchangeable. Alfonso said he time. Ditman said Housing and health and a desire to make the Pub change for our its architectural plans postponed will listen to student suggestions Dining has not decided what to more welcoming to non-smokers and the opening. about the menu and convenience put in Smoothie King's vacated students who cannot drink legally employees' health, Within three days of the contrac- store offerings. space, although a pizza parlor with were also important factors, Pub Gen- tor completing the space, it will Student Center Director Boyd pasta and salad options has been eral Manager David Meeker said. and we hope people open for business, 13th Street's Beckwith said Alfonso's willing- discussed. Effective in September, a Houston Vice President for Operations Paul ness incorporate feedback is a Alfonso signed a multi-year City Council regulation will prohibit understand." Alfonso said. reason why Alfonso, who owns contract with one-year contract smoking in restaurants. Valhalla, — David Meeker The new store will be called the Smoothie King franchise, was extension options to operate the the graduate student pub, has also Pub General Manager 13th Street in reference to Club selected to manage 13th Street. space formerly occupied by Sub- adopted a no-smoking policy. 13. Housing and Dining Director "[Alfonso] is very attentive to way. Rice receives a percentage Meeker said he expects some Mark Ditman said he wanted to what the Rice community wants to of tetra point sales to help pay for find a name that would be unique have," Beckwith said. "The menu the tetra point system, as well as a students to react negatively. "We're hoping to have enough to Rice. is not going to be a done deal. percentage of gross sales, Ditman "We just made a change for our events and more stuff going on at If he gets lots of requests for ... said. The contract is not designed employees' health, and we hope the Pub on a regular basis [to make 13th Street has been designed whatever, he'll figure out a way to for Rice to earn a significant net people understand," he said. it] just a good place to be even if to reduce wait time for food by get it on the menu. He's hands-on in profit, Ditman said. The money that Pub managers have planned you're not smoking," he said. keeping at least two cash registers open at all times — three during terms of making sure the operation is earned will probably be used to some fall events, and they hope to Meeker said the Pub also plans peak times — that are each able is running smoothly, and people improve the operation in the future, hold one every night starting the to bring in new food, such as hot to ring up any item. Alfonso said should feel free to let him know he said. The revenue Rice earned second week of classes, Student dogs and jalapeno poppers, in Sep- he plans to hire 12 employees, what they think." from the operation of the Subway Center Director Boyd Beckwith tember. Cooking and preparation mostly from off campus, but that he franchise was used to fund the said. Since less than half of the methods have also been improved Smoothie King, which currently wants to hire student employees in renovation of 13th Street's space, undergraduate population can to increase food quality for the occupies a space in Sammy's Cafe, the future. 13th Street will accept Ditman said. drink legally, the Pub managers subs and pizzas already offered, will expand its smoothie selections tetra points. had to think of other ways to Meeker said. Alfonso said his primary goal is improving customer service. WEEKLY PUB EVENTS "Customer service is going to Houston Hillel improve, period," he said. "We The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life are going to offer better customer Monday service than has ever been offered 1st Shabbat Dinner August 26 - 6:30 p.m. in that space before." 1700 Bissonriet Tuesday Students will be able to custom- 713-526-4918 www.houstonhillel.org ize sandwiches, which will cost a Wednesday flat rate of $3.79, from a variety a of breads, cheeses, meats and Thursday spreads. Six different types of hot paninis will be offered, including two vegetarian options, and will cost about $4. Coffeehouse redesigned 13th Street will also have several

by Risa Gordon Director Boyd Beckwith said. "The painting of the walls identifies it more THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF as a coffeehouse space." Check out these courses in the History Department this Fall. Changes to the Coffeehouse aim The changes are the first phase of to make its space more convenient a three-phase project. Future changes FRENCH REVOLT: HISTORIES & LEGACY and more separate from the main include adding reading material, a FRESHMAN SEMINAR: THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. HISTORIES AND LEGACIES Student Center hallway. mural and partial partitions in the The counter is deeper and longer, hallway to help people circulate, HIST 165/FSEM 165, G. Daniel Cohen a full-service area has replaced the Chou, a Wiess College senior, said. Monday/Wednesday/Friday 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM condimentcart and more comfortable Chou said she and other Coffeehouse Freshman seminar will focus on the French Revolution and the era of Napoleon Bonaparte. chairs and tables have been added. managers want to include students in 1789-1815. Lectures address three main topics: the history of the Revolution and its main actors; the design process. A student major- About $1,100 from the Coffeehouse the diverging interpretations offered by historians; and the multiple legacies of the revolutionary budget funded the alterations. Cof- ing in architecture helped design feehouse Manager Ann Chou said. the Coffeehouse's new look, and art period in the modern era. Limited enrollment. "In the past, it seemed like all you students will probably produce the were expected to do was order your mural, she said. COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA coffee and go, but now it's a little more "A part of Coffeehouse culture is HIST 227. Moramay Lopez-Alonso welcoming in terms of a comfortable that it's an outlet for people to display Monday/Wednesday/Friday 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM place to sit down," Student Center [art)," Chou said. Lecture course examining the creation of modern Latin America. Concentrating on the struggles over land and labor, the creation of nation-states, and the conflicts within those states over issues of citizenship and social justice. The course will also address the contentious role the United Baker Institute Intern Program States has played in the region.

The James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy is now SCIENCE IN PRE-MODERN PERIOD accepting applications for student interns for the fall 2005 HIST. OF SCIENCE & MEDICINE FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION semester. This is your chance to work directly with Insti- HIST 230. Carl Pearson tute Fellows and Rice Faculty on exciting areas of research Monday/Wednesday/Friday 11:()() AM - 11:50 AM including Energy, Health Economics, U.S. Foreign and Survey of the history and development of western science and medicine from the classical period through the 17th century. Topics include: Ptolemaic and Copernican astronomy, humoral Domestic Policy, Tax Reform, Science and Technology, medicine, anatomy, occult sciences and the rise of experimental method. Baconian and Cartesian Chinese Culture, and the Americas Projecct. Interns will approaches to nature. work up to 10 hours/week - the work may involve re- search. writing, editing, and office work including copy- BONDAGE IN THE MODERN WORLD ing, filing, etc. HIST26S. Kerry Ward Tuesday /Thursday 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM Applicants must provide the following: Convict transportation existed as a global phenomenon from the early modern era and was - Application letter stating areas of interest embedded in the first wave of European imperialism. This survey course explores penal - Resume transportation within the broader context of forced migration, examining the complexities of early colonial settlements in the Americas. Africa, Asia and Australia. - Official Sealed Transcript - One Letter of Recommendation WAR. WOMEN AND HOME FRONTS Applications will he considered on a first come, first HIST353/WGST 353. Irene Guenther served basis. Tuesday/Thursday 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM Lecture class examines gender policies and the role of women during wartime in the modern era. Completed applications should be addressed to. Baker After general introductions and overview of women and war in the 18th/19th centuries, the focus Institute Stdent Intern Program, Attention Jason Lyons, Se- will narrow specifically to the period surrounding World War II in Germany. France, Italy and the nior Research Coordinator, Baker Institute MS-40. Ques- United States. tions may be sent [email protected] CAREER SERVICES CENTER

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HTTP://CARE ERS.RICE.EDU THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, AUGUST 19,2005 Jones School building named for McNairs

The following items were reported to the Rice University Police Department by Nathan Black about naming [the building] with to the building's construction and great caution, because I was afraid for the period May 17-Aug. 15. Blotter has been edited for length. THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF their standing in the Houston they were going to say no," Whitaker community. The building housing the said. "They're very modest people." Residential Colleges "Honoring [ RobertMcNair] honors Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of us more than it does him because his Martel College May 23 Items reported stolen from room. Management has been named after leadership in the community has been Officers found an item damaged in the two of Rice's largest individual donors. so profound," Whitaker said. Martel Quad, an item hidden inside The Board of Trustees named the "Honoring [Robert McNair said when he was a a trash bag in a locked bathroom building Janice and Robert McNair trustee, the board felt that the and some items in a dumpster near McNair] honors us Hall during their May meeting. The school needed to grow in order to Ryon Engineering Laboratory. McNairs donated $17.5 million to the more than it does him be of higher quality. He saw the business school in 1999. new building as a necessary step Lovett College June 15 Student received unwanted messages Robert McNair, a trustee from toward increasing the Jones School's on message board. because his leadership 1994 to 2002 and the majority owner enrollment and faculty size. of the Houston Texans, said he and in the community has Current Jones School Dean Martel College June 18 Ping pong table and bicycle handlebar his wife did not donate expecting William Glick said Robert McNair's vandalized. to become the namesakes of the been so profound." entrepreneurship—McNair founded school's building. — Gil Whitaker an energy company and sold it to Brown College Bicycle stolen. "Our gift was given without any Former Jones School Dean Enron in 1999 — was in line with his strings [attached!," he said. vision of the school. Hanszen College July 21 Money stolen. Former Jones School Dean Gil "[The McNairs] have been able to Whitaker ('53) said he convinced identify ... the next industry to really Baker College Party guest vandalized Baker Kitchen the board to name the building after Whitaker said he thought the grow and do well," Glick said. "That and threatened students. Subject the McNairs. McNairs would make a great is exactly where we see the Jones gone when RUPD arrived. "1 really approached [the McNairs] namesake because of their donations School going." Academic Buildings Herman Brown Hall May 27 Wallet stolen from purse. WE ST JU NIVE RS IT Y CHURCH OF CHRIST Humanities Building June 13 Shoulder bag stolen from office. 3407 Bissonnett, Houston, Tx. 77005 / (713) 666-3535 / [email protected] Herman Brown Hall June 15 Laptop computer stolen. Sunday George R. Brown Hall June 22 Wallet stolen. 9:30 a.m. Bible Class

Herzstein Hall July 8 Notebook computer and wallet stolen. 10 JO a.m. Morning Scrvicc 6.00 p.m. Evening Service Away from home? Looking for a Abercrombie July 13 Hard drives stolen from three friendly church home? You can't study Wednesday Engineering Laboratory computers. ail the time. Worship with us close to 7:00 p.m. Evening Scrvicc campus. We believe that Jesus is the Anderson Hall July 21 Items stolen from desk drawer. Christ, the son of the living God and we "i* welcome all who want to worship Him. ' Vk Abercrombie July 29 Laptop and briefcase stolen. Engineering Laboratory WesVpar^ D* Space Science Building Aug. 15 Bicycle stolen. si v> Other Buildings Wiess House May 24 Abandoned vehicle reported. Officer Bissonnet St found intoxicated person passed out s* at wheel. Driver arrested for DWI and remanded to Harris County Jail.

Autry Court May 28 Wallet stolen from gym floor. Jones House June 6 Broken window reported. MED* STUD* Autry Court June 7 Radios, basketballs and footballs (CHECK US OUT FOR A REEL• GOOD TIME) stolen. Medieval Studies Film Series 2005-6 Media Center Selected Sundays @ 3 p.m. Rice Stadium June 20 Two non-Rice subjects found in an interior office within the "R" room. Subjects arrested for criminal Free. Refreshments while they last. All films are either in English or dubbed/subtitled in trespass and remanded to Harris English. Sponsoring courses as listed, http://ww w.medievaI.rice.edu for further County Jail. information about the MDST program

Rice Memorial Center June 30 Student verbally assaulted on June 29. 2005-6 Film Series Opener: August 21, Sunday, 3pm Autry Court July 14 CPU missing from office. Monty Python and the Holy Grail, dir. Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones (British, 1975). introducer, Jane Chance. Director, Medieval Studies Program, for MDST/ENGL Fondren Library July 29 Purse stolen. 317: Arthurian Literature and Sarah Westphal MDST/FSEM 123: "The Legend of Parking Lots King Arthur in the Middle Ages" West Lot June 14 Failure to stop and give information after vehicle hit. FALL, 2005 Aug. 28: The Nihelungen, part I: Siegfried, dir. Fritz Lang (German. 1924). Sarah Greenbriar Lot June 17 Driver speeding. Subject issued municipal citation for minor DUI and Westphal. for Jane Chance, MDST 368/ENGL 309: "Mythologies" driving without insurance. Sept. 11: Ivanhoe [or The Jew's Daughter|, dir. Richard Thorpe (American. 1952). Gregory Kaplan. RELI 207: "Who is (Not) a Jew?" North College Lot July 25 Subject arrested forcriminal trespass Sept. 25: Saladin [An-Nasr Salah ad-Din], dir. Youssef Chahine (Egyptian. 1963), Paula and remanded to Harris County Jail. Sanders. MDST/HIST 281: "Premodern Middle East History: The Rise of Islam Greenbriar Lot Aug. 3 Window broken and purse stolen from to 1800" vehicle on Aug. 2. Oct. 2: Lancelot du Lac, dir. Robert Bresson (French, 1974), Deborah Nelson. MDST 404/FREN 504: "Beginnings of the Language and the Literature of France" Other Areas Oct. 23: Genghis Khan, dir. Zhan Xiang Chi (Chinese. 1986), Nanxiu Quan. Rice Blvd. and May 17 Traffic stop for no headlights. Driver MDST/ASIA/CHIN 330: "Intro to Traditional Chinese Poetry," and Paula Greenbriar Dr. arrested for DWI and remanded to Harris County Jail. Sanders, MDST/HIST 281: "Premodern Middle East History: The Rise of Islam to 1800 University Boulevard May 19 Traffic stop for running red light. City Nov. 6: Gawain and the Green Knight, dir. John Michael Phillips (British, 1991), Jane citation issued for Minor DUI and and Greenbriar Drive Chance, MDST/ENGL 317: Arthurian Literature running red light; license seized. Subject released to licensed driver. Nov. 20: The Midwife's Tale, dir. Megan Siler (American, 1996), Colleen Lamos. WTSG 430/ENGL 498: "Queer Theory" Keck Hall at May 22 Officer observed subject staggering Laboratory Rd. in road. Subject arrested for public •We know this should be "really " Just testing. intoxication and remanded to Harris County Jail. Other cool fall MDST courses you probably will want to (and really should) take:

Entrance 12 May 31 Vehicle struck tree. Driver arrested MDST 101 Elementary Latin I MWF Kristine Wallace for DWI and illegal possession of MDST 111 Introduction to the History of Western Art I 10 MWF Linda Neagley and Sarah Costello Morphine tablets. Subject remanded MDST 201 The History of Philosophy I 11 MWF Donald Morrison to Harris County Jail. MDST 211 intermediate Latin I: Prose 2 MWF Scott McGill MDST 313 Beowulf 3-4:40 TTH Douglas Mitchell Entrance 3 July 11 Two-car accident. Non-Rice driver MDST 331 Gothic Art and Architecture in Northern Europe. 1140-1300 I MW F Linda Neagley arrested for DWI and remanded to MDST 370 Introduction to Traditional Chinese Poetry 10:50-12:05 TTH Nanxiu Qian Harris County Jail. MDST 379 Women in Chinese Literature 6-9 W Nanxiu Qian MDST 429 Music in the Middle Ages 10:50-12:05 1TH Katherine Wallace 8 THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRID/Y, AUGUST 19.2005 •WEEK From page 1

food and two local bands. information and present findings where he was coming from and why promote inter-college interaction. an informal cookie-and-punch The committee, made up of on the perceptions and attitudes (the changes] had to happen." Instead of college interaction reception for each college Thurs- a group of students, faculty and about alcohol and social culture The fireworks display Sunday dinners, each O-Week group was day. Varsity athletics coaches also staff, designed BOB to compete at Rice. night featured a small display for assigned a sister group at another visited the colleges at lunch to with the "Dis-Orientation" party Paul said she was excited she each of the colleges as students college. The groups then met and encourage new students to attend tomorrow night. was able to develop new activities processed through the Sallyport, as became acquainted through infor- athletic events. The committee planned BOB for O-Week. well as a finale after all the colleges mal activities. Academically, students were in- as part of a campaign called "Real had finished. The fireworks display Planning the show was difficult vited to take the English competency "I guess my perception was Rice," to communicate that many replaced the party that traditionally because of the limited space in the exam online in July (see story, page that even though I was the student students on campus do not drink, followed matriculation, Paul said. academic quad, Paul said. She said 12) and were assigned default e-mail director, I didn't know I'd get (he Director of the Wellness Center opportunity to change things," she Paul said one of her goals when the show cost about $4,000. addresses before they arrived at Rice Emily Dexter Page said. said. "I knew I would have more she became coordinator was to President David Leebron hosted (see story, page 12). O-Week began Aug. 14 and ends The committee will soon be dis- college interaction, but I didn't tomorrow at noon, but the new solved in lieu of a more permanent know we could have sister groups events will not stop when O-Week is one that will be co-chaired by a and I didn't know the fireworks over. The Big Owl Bash, organized student and a faculty member. show was something I could do. Do You Know by the newly-formed Dean's Com- Forman said the goal of this com- I didn't know it was something I mittee to Address Alcohol Aware- mittee, whose members have not could initiate with the help of 26 Someone Who... ness, will feature a hypnotist, free yet been named, will be to gather other people."

Is in an interfaith family and... Is not a member of a synagogue and... Passport to Houston expanded Is lexjking for a iviigious identity for 1 their children in a supportive environment' by David Brown Baker Planetarium ($3 tickets), said Passport to Houston has Main Street Theater ($ 10 tickets), dramatically increased Rice stu- THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF Wavelength Symphonies ($8 tick- dents' usage of METRO Rail. Stepping Stones is the answer! Entering its sophomore year, ets) and Da Camera of Houston According to METRO, an Stepping Stones is an exceptional educational the Passport to Houston now of- ($5 tickets). estimated 46,000 light-rail board- opportunity for interfaith families who are fers more freebies and discounts, Modeled after the Passport's ings by Rice students occurred not affiliated with a synagogue. Stepping an expanded Web site and three inaugural event at the MFAH in between January and mid-May, Stones is an integrated learning opportunity special Passport events planned the spring, an Aug. 30 event at versus almost none beforehand, for both the children and the parents of for the fall. Students can also con- the Natural History Museum will she said. tinue to ride the METRO Rail and offer free food and a free IMAX In the last six weeks of classes interfaith families. buses for free with the Passport's movie (Mysteries of the Nile) from last semester, 130 students vis- U.Pass. 7-9 p.m. ited the MFAH, she said. For more information, call 713.729.3200 In addition to the Museum of Beginning Sept. 15, students Attaining free access or dis- Rabbi Eve Ben-Ora. Director Fine Arts, Houston, Rice students can see Beethoven's Fifth Sym- counts at cultural venues is rela- ** * [email protected] can now gain free admission to phony performed by the Houston tively cheap, Iskander said. the Houston Zoo and the Houston Symphony Orchestra with one of "Lots are eager to have stu- Barbara Shepard, Program Director Museum of Natural Science's 200 free tickets or $8 discounted dents there," she said. "U. Passes bshe [email protected] general exhibits and its Cockrell tickets. are expensive — that's where the Butterfly Center. On Sept. 22, the President's cost comes in." Stepping The following venues will of- Of Ice will host a free barbeque at Rice paid about $105,000 for Stones... Underwritten by a grant ftxxu the fer discounts for Rice students: the zoo for Families Weekend. this year's U.Passes, according to a Jewish me Houston Jewish Community Foundation. the Natural Science Museum's Adviser to the President to Vice President for Finance IMAX ($4 tickets) and Burke Maryana Iskander (Wiess '97) Kathy Collins.

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! : Prof's grading unfair TENURE GRANTED The following were granted tenure by the Board of Trustees in May: Anna Bogomolnaia by Katherine Corley other students, said many students Arts Department's offer to regrade (Economics), Anthony K. Brandt (Shepherd School of Music), Marcia Brennan (Art who received grades of C or worse History), David Ferris (Shepherd School of Music), Gustavo Grullon (Jones Gradu- THRESHER STAFF the work was unfair. Rotheray, then ate School), Junichiro Kono (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Chad M. Landis followed the spoken guidelines given a graduating senior, said she was (Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science), Andreas Luttge (Earth Science), More than 30 students who re- in class. only given 24 hours to redo the Melissa Marschall (Political Science), Paul Padley (Physics and Astronomy), Matteo ceived C's in a visual arts class last The instructions that were given sketchbook under new guidelines. Pasquali (Chemical Engineering), William Reed (Political Science), Rolf Riedi (Statis- spring were permitted to change their were to put sketches and notes from Tjok also said the offer did not allow tics), Yousif Shamoo (Biochemistry and Cell Biology), Uwe Steiner (German), Frank grades to "satisfactory," the Commit- class in the sketchbook and to not enough time. Toffoletto (Physics and Astronomy) and Dan S. Wallach (Computer Science). tee on Examinations and Standings miss more than two classes," Ro- "The regrade opportunity was decided this summer. theray said. "It was never said that problematic because, in the middle The following were made full professors: Bonnie Bartel (Biochemistry and Cell The decision was made in re- you had to fill up the sketchbook. We of exam period, the department ex- Biology), Fathi Ghorbel (Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science), Mat- sponse to a petition by 31 of the 51 all thought that we were getting A's pected us to do a full-blown portfolio thias Heinkenschloss (Computational and Applied Mathematics), Thomas Jaber students who took ARTV 330: Pop when we handed in the project." (Shepherd School of Music) and Boris Yakobson (Mechanical Engineering and to reflect the entire semester, and Materials Science). Art and its Origins in the spring. they expected us to get that done in, The petition states instructor David at most, five days," Tjok said. Brauer did not provide clear expec- Visual Arts Department Chair tations for an end-of-course assign- 'Art is subjective, but Karen Broker returned from sab- ment —a sketchbook that accounted there's also a certain batical to assist with the regrade, for 100 percent of students' final but she said the original grades A grades. A chance to submit sketch- level of work, and were justified. books for a regrade offered by the "I listened to students and they Visual Arts Department was also you don't have to be a were very enraged, but I realized the unfair, the petition states. grading was very fair," Broker said. EARN $30-$15/HR A grade of satisfactory does not Picasso to make an A.' "Most of the complaints were that factor into a student's CPA, and the — Kaylan Tanahill there were so many C's, but if they $ Do jr*u like helping people? $ satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading Wiess College junior did average work, they got an aver- system is normally designated for an age grade. Some only did six pages Are yon a wen-rounded student? entire course at its beginning—unlike of a 160-page sketchbook, and many the pass/fail system, which students really hadn't started the sketchbook Requirements: exercise at their choosing. Students Jones College senior Christina until the night before it was due." $ $ • Capable in all core high school subjects who failed the course were not allowed Tjok, who co-wrote the petition, said More than 30 students submitted to change their grades. students were led to believe their their sketchbooks for regrading, and > Math, Science, English, History Brauer, a visiting professor from grades would either be A or F. six of their grades were changed. > Spanish or French (Min. 2 yrs college) the Glassell School of Art at the Mu- "Originally, [Brauer] wasgoingto Tannah ill agreed the grading was seum of Fine Arts, Houston, could not • Strong student ~ Minimum GPA of 3.0 $ do the class [satisfactory/unsatisfac- mostly fair. $ be reached for comment. tory] because he doesn't believe in "Art is subjective, but there's also • Native fluency in English In a June 6 e-mail, EX&S Chair the system of putting a numerical a certain level of work, and you don't • Minimum of 72 hours of college credits Deborah Nelson-Campbell an- score on the artistic process, but have to be a Picasso to make an A," • Reliable vehicle; Available weeknights nounced the committee's decision. some of us needed the class for our Tannahill said. "They really didn't $ $ She said the committee's response major, so he did it A or F instead," try, and they used the excuse that Dr. addressed the problem that nothing Tjok said. "We operated the entire Brauer wasn't specific enough as an was given to the students in writing semester with that mentality." excuse for their lack of work." Join Rice Tutors*! about the professor's expectations. However, several students who Rotheray said she was pleased "Apparently many students did did not sign the petition said doing with the committee's decision. 713-664-8085 very little, but they were furious well in the class was possible, despite "[The professor] had something *We are NOT affiliated vtfth Rice University because they assumed that what they the unspecific expectations. Wiess in their mind [he] expected, but [he] had done was acceptable because College junior Kaylan Tannahill said didn't ever voice it, which is why they were not told," Nelson-Camp- he disagreed with the petition. [most] students received C's," she bell, a French Studies professor, "Art classes are supposed to be a said. "I'm happy with what happened said. "What you cannot say under creative opportunity for you to grow —a middle ground between teachers these circumstances is, These are and expand and be open-minded and students." ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Rice students, they're smart, they without direction," Tannahill said. should have known.' That's not "Dr. Brauer said [the sketchbook) is playing fair." what you make of it. It was supposed The decision also stated, however, to be a collage of the semester." that students' performance in the Rachel Green, a I/)vett College wnmTC/^ z. course was sub-standard. sophomore, said students could have "The committee believes that attempted' < > make a good grade even many of the students in ARTV 330 if they were unsure of specifics. MOVIE TRADING were not serious in their commitment "There are two options with to the course and submitted sketch- so little direction — to do [work] books that were clearly unaccept- that might or might not have been able for an entire semester's work," sufficient and then blame it on the 1-10 & Echo Lane • 713-467-9925 Nelson-Campbell wrote. "However, professor or to put effort into it and Loop 610 & Beechnut • 713-666-0500 because there was no written syl- make something that you're proud For more locations and maps see trading labus that described the professor's of, even though you may not know www. Mo vie TradingCompany. com expectations, it is impossible to if it's sufficient," Green said. "I felt know exactly what information was that the expectations were not that /s as Easa as... transmitted, as it was expressed clear, but that should have been OK orally in class." given the [artistic] setting. It's not BRING THEM IN 1 leather Rotheray (Jones '05), who like a MA TH 101 class." Brity in one or more mowes, pomes or music CDs organized the petition with several The petition also stated the Visual *Ou *o tourer- want' andfro to the bupixxck, counter CASH THEM OUT Want a vanity email address? Ckec/t oat our im

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Freshman enrollment similar to previous years WHERE DID THEY GO? mission offer. Last year, 88 Hispanic The following is a list of the 10 school* students declining offers of by Risa Gordon slon from Rice are most likely to attend: THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF students matriculated. The number of black matriculates was identical to Stanford University For the third consecutive year, the last year — 50 students. ADMISSIONS Duke University number of new students is the largest Ahigher percentage of out-of-state Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Rice's history. Rice admitted 728 students matriculated at Rice than SURVEY Yale University freshmen — one more than last year did last year. This year, 47 percent Harvard University — and 66 transfer students — four of freshmen are from Texas — the An unwillingness to attend Princeton University more than last year — for the fall lowest percentage since at least 1999, college in Houston was the Washington University in St. Louis semester. This year's freshman class Wright said — while 53 percent of most common reason high University of Texas Northwestern University includes more males than females, a freshmen were from Texas last year. school seniors who did not Vanderbilt University departure from a recent national and All but five states are represented in apply to Rice reported in a university trend. the freshman class, with California, February survey. 1 ne students Florida, and the mid-Atlantic states surveyed had requested ap- home to the most incoming freshman plications but ultimately failed afterTexas. Students with foreign ad- to return them. THINK ABOUT YOUR 'Texas is our home dresses make up about three percent The Office of Admission, of the class. the Office of Public Affairs state and always will and the President's Office are Wright said Rice tries to recruit SAFETY! making efforts to publicize students from across the country be the most important. Rice to students outside of while maintaining a strong presence Texas, Vice President for Un- But we are a national in Texas. Think about your safety dergraduate Enrollment Ann "I always want to emphasize Wright said. The President's when walking in that university, and we that Texas is our home state and !l Office and the Admissions always will be the most important," dark parking lot or late Office plan to target the East don't want to be just a Wright said. "But we are a national at night on campus. and West coasts, as well as university and we don't want to be regional place in terms other major cities, Wright said. just a regional place in terms of Class of 2009 matriculants students." of students. from Pennsylvania, New Jersey Wright said the number of new We offer a full line of pep- — Ann Wright and New York tripled after students is on target with enroll- per sprays, stun guns, Vice president for enrollment President David Leebron made ment goals. Rice aims to maintain presentations to high school mace, alarms and other an enrolled population of about guidance counselors in those personal security items. 2,900 undergraduates throughout states, Wright said. Call or e-mail NOW for a After a 52-percent female class the year, she said. Rice received Since Rice is the only matriculated last year, and a 51-per- about 7,900 freshman applications free catalog! school of its caliber in a 1,000- Triple Aclion Spray cent class did so in 2003, the Class in the spring, and admitted 1,971 mile radius, students do not of 2009 is only 47 percent female. freshmen and 93 transfer students. usually visit Rice in conjunction $15.95 our price Vice President for Enrollment Ann To reach the enrollment goal, an ad- with any other school, Wright Wright said the reduction in female ditional 47 freshmen were offered said. Students are much more Sempai Security Supply matriculates is a return to Rice's admission from the waitlist, 36 of likely to matriculate at Rice if typical class gender breakdown. whom accepted the offer. Wright P.O. Box 300865 fhey visit the campus, Wright There's the stereotype that Rice said she expects about 10 new said. There are plans to hold Houston, TX 77230 is still very strongly known as math, students to leave Rice by Oct. 1, the a new spring program on science, engineering, and there are day the Registrar's Office uses to www.blanketsafety.com campus, in addition to Vision more males in those majors," Wright record enrollment rou its. and Owl Weekends, for high [email protected] said. Of the class of 200°, bl students school counselors and high- are varsity athletes, although 380 The overall percentage of students ability prospective students, 1-888-626-2404 matriculates have high school offered admission who chose to Wright said. attend Rice — the yield — was 37 varsity letters. Nine transfer percent, a decrease from last year's students are athletes. Seventy yield of 40 percent. percent of freshmen come from The number of Hispanic students public schools, and four percent in the class of 2009 is the largest in were homeschooled. The middle 50 Rice's history, Wright said. More percent of SAT scores, 1340-1510, than 40 percent of admitted Hispanics were similar to that of last year's — lOOstudents—accepted Rice'sad- class, Wright said. Welcome Back BBQ! DEMOGRAPHICS OF MATRICULANTS Monday August 22 nd Nationality Percent Asian 18 Black 7 Caucasian 53 Foreign 3 Ray Court outside the RMC Hispanic 14 Multi-racial <1 5:30-7pm Native American <1

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NEWS IN BRIEF •; r *' " T ''* M • ' i:& 5 V''" "low pass" exempts a student from spam messages, Ribbeck said. the library's collections have been visible. IT upgrades aUow for taking the class. The new software allows users to moved, a sign at the main entrance "We're looking forward to a bet- However, online exam graders e-mail aliases alert the system about misclassified contains information about where ter layout for the Woodson which provide a page of comments for About to send a grad school messages—those messages marked books are located. Fondren Library will facilitate research for ourselves students and their advisers in ad- application listing your e-mail as spam that are not, or those mes- Director Sara Lowman said she and the patrons," Pecht said. "We're address as [email protected] sages not marked as spam that are. hopes students will give the library going to be in the same place, but dition to one of the three grades. or [email protected]? These and Forwarding misclassified messages staff feedback about locations for that will be right inside the new rear The comments will be used to ad- other unwise choices from fresh- to [email protected] or additional signs. entrance, across from [the circula- vise students about which courses man year can now be resolved [email protected] improves "I hope students will be aware tion desk]. We'll have a glass wall to take. by creating up to three additional the filter's future classifications. of the increased difficulty of finding where people can see what's going In addition to the improvement on, and we're also going to have @rice.edu e-mail addresses, which — David Broum their way around the building and that in advising afforded by the online are available to every Rice e-mail they will ask at the circulation desk exhibits, better security measures exam, students are not under as user. New addresses can be set up or the reference desk about how to and lockers for materials, so that much pressure or as sleep-deprived at http://apply.rice.edu. get different places," Lowman said. nothing comes in except papers at home as they are during O-Week, and pencils." This summer, Information Tech- Rec Center adds new "If students have suggestions about Driskill said. Such factors could lead nology has also employed stronger where we need to put more signs, Between now and January, the to worse performances on the exam spam protection and allowed new cardio equipment they should tell us so we can make Woodson staff will be reorganiz- during O-Week, she said. students and employees to obtain About $50,000 in new cardiovas- it easier for them." ing and improving search aids for Driskill said she is not aware of their Rice email addresses before cular exercise equipment has been The reference desk is now lo- its materials to facilitate research, any problems with the online exam, arriving on campus. purchased for Autry Court. All of cated near the circulation desk on Pecht said. although exam results have not yet A "NetID" used to be the same the recreation center's existing the south side of the first floor. The The Woodson is also scheduled been returned. In the future, if Rice as each user's e-mail address. Now cardiovascular exercise equipment circulation desk will eventually be to be completed in January. were to keep the online system, she the two are distinct for new students has been replaced, and free weight moved near a new entrance on the Staff offices that used to be on the expects results to be returned in and employees, allowing an e-mail equipment has been added to the west side of Fondren. first floor have been relocated to the about two weeks. address to be set up before arrival weight room. A door has been added to the basement, Lowman said. "I want to reserve judgment un- on campus. Recreation Center Director Boyd middle of the west side of the Engineering books that used to til we complete our participation," Barry Ribbeck, director of sys- Beckwith said the cardiovascular library, and construction workers be in the basement are on the sixth Driskill said. "[But] I'm happier than tems, architecture and infrastructure exercise equipment needed to be are using this door to demolish floor, and government publications [I was] with the students taking a in IT, said about 200 new students replaced because it is heavily used. the space that used to be the have moved from the west side of two-hour exam on campus and being took advantage of the expedited The Rec Center's equipment supplier rotunda, the Woodson Research the basement to the east side of the pronounced ready to graduate or sign-up system. told him that Rice's equipmentgets as Center, books and offices behind basement, replacing the engineering in need of remediation. I don't like "I think it's far enough in the pro- much use in one year as an identical the rotunda, and the reference books, Lowman said. that system, and I'm trying to get it cess to claim a success," Ribbeck said. piece would get at a membership- desk. Debris resulting from this More information about ongoing to change." "Everyone seems to think [signing based fitness club in four years. demolition is being moved, via a library construction can be found at Ten schools are currently part up for e-mail addresses] went much Thirteen new cardiovascular ex- temporary sidewalk, around the http://blogs. rice, edu/fondren. of the MIT/Microsoft iCampus smoother than in years past." ercise pieces — five treadmills, four library to its north side, where a — Amber Obermeyer alliance, a consortium of schools NetlDs for returning students, recumbent bicycles, two upright bicy- gravel construction staging area using the same software package faculty and staff have not changed, cles and two steppers—have already is located. This construction site to administer English competency but new users are assigned NetlDs been added, and five cross-trainers is connected via a concrete slab to exams to new students. The summer according to their initials and the will be added in September. College Way to allow construction Writing exam offered administration was a trial period for last four digits of their student ID The weight room was reorga- vehicles to drive near the north side Rice, Driskill said, and the trial will number, as well as a default e-mail nized to create more stretching of the library. The staging area and to freshmen online continue as spring transfer students addresses, which take the form and storage space, and 13 Cybex concrete slab are scheduled to be Orientation Week was a little less are tested. Firstname.Middleinitial. pieces of equipment — including removed once library renovations hectic for this year's new students, With the current number of Lastname@rice. edw.The new system tw.j Olympic benchpresses, incline are complete in August 2006. who were asked to take the required schools, the exam costs Rice about also allows each email user to create and decline presses, and weight The permanent west-side entrance English composition exam online in $65 per student. However, Driskill up to three vanity email addresses. benches — were added. Some of will be located where the construction July. Students, who could choose said she expects the number of con- Messages to vanity addresses are the new equipment replaced older door is now and is scheduled to be between two different examination sortium members to rise — which forwarded to the user's primary equipment. completed in January. periods, had about four days to read will reduce costs — as universities email address. The pool was also regrouted to Most of the noisy demolition will information about a specified topic increasingly become dissatisfied with Also, IT is now using "DSpam," improve its appearance and fix leaks. be done between 4 a.m. and 9 a.m. and 56 hours to read a prompt and the SAT Writing section. which detects about 98 percent of However, the new grout will not elimi- to minimize the effects on students, write an essay response. More than Driskill will report on the exam nate pool closures, Beckwith said. Lowman said. 80 percent of new students took the to the University Standing Commit- "While I think it will delay some While the Woodson is being re online exam. tee on Undergraduate Curriculum problems, there's still going to be modeled, Special Collections Head English Professor and Director and Provost Eugene I^evy, who will emergency shutdowns ... because Lee Pecht and his staff have been of the Composition Exam Linda decide whether or not to join the After cueeKs, Fierce the infrastructure is [55 years old] relocated to offices on the fourth floor. Driskill said she recommended Rice Bunny and L/ttie cousin consortium. — that's one of the main reasons we Pecht said some archives from the try an online exam instead of the Because Rice does not have CJber-DM i / need a new facility," Beckwith said. Woodson — especially information traditional two-hour written exam to trained graders yet, the exams to function./ —Risa Gordon and photographs related to Rice and more closely imitate academic writ- were sent to MIT — where the topic- the surrounding community — will ing situations. The exam conditions had been used previously — to be remain accessible to students. are similar to those students face graded. The prompt asked students Some university archival materi- when writing college papers, and the to propose an international policy Fondren's first floor als, presidents' papers and other feedback system for students is more for dealing with the illegal sale of select manuscript collections will also extensive, Driskill said. organs in poor countries. Students in midst of renovations be accessible on the fourth floor, but Under the written exam sys- were told their work was covered by The first phase of Fondren Pecht said students should call ahead tem, students receive one of three the Honor Code and were required Library renovations is almost com- to ensure availability. grades — "satisfactory," "low pass" to sign a statement pledging, on Something's still plete, with the first floor the site of 'Hie Woodson's book collection, or "not satisfactory." Students their honor, they did not receive any missing. Lef s the most significant changes. After rebuild tfte brain residential college records, depart- receiving a grade of "not satisfac- aid from others while preparing the entering Fondren, visitors have mental records, professors' papers tory" are required to take ENGL essay. Driskill said 10 universities to immediately choose whether and other displaced materials are cur- 103: Introduction to Argument and have used the system for five years to turn right or left, as a wall has rently being stored at Rice Stadium. Academic Writing to satisfy Rice's KBssassfflffMATTERi and have reported that cheating is NEURO been built in front of where the Pecht said he hopes the Wood- composition graduation require- only a minor problem. rotunda used to be. Since many of son's new location will make it more ment. A grade of "satisfactory" or — David Brown Cpusfrrs*) mtoe Classical Legacy Program Department of Classical Studies

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Almost 800 newly-arrived stu- Leebron said. "It is not merely the Students should pursue a broad dents and their O-Week advisers small, welcoming community of range of experiences while at Rice, filled Stude Concert Hall Sunday your residential college, but the Leebron said. night to hear four speakers' advice. community of the Class of 2009, the "If you start finding your expe- The students then made a fireworks- community of all students returning rience here entirely comfortable, decorated procession through the next week, the community of faculty you're doing something wrong," Sallyport. and staff, and the community of all Leebron said. "Now is the time to try President David Leebron, first to Rice alumni. You will find members new things. Take an art class, even speak, began by defining the word of this community wherever you may though anything not expressed in "matriculation." go, all over the world." numbers starts to give you a hive. "It does not mean merely 'to be- Leebron encouraged the fresh- Play an intramural or club sport, even gin' — rather, it means 'the official man class to embrace change instead if you aren't very coordinated. Speak admission to membership,'" Leebron of fearing it. He explained how the up, even if you are shy." said. This ceremony celebrates not movie industry initially regarded Leebron said the colleges are a the beginning of your time at the videotapes as a threat, but about half supportive environment that allow institution, but ratheryour becoming of movie revenues today come from for exploration. a member of the community." video rentals and sales. There is something so special... Leebron told stories about coinci- The thing that the industry had so during these years that you will cher- dentally seeing his college roommate feared was the very thing that makes ish it and build upon it for your entire in Philadelphia last year and about it more profitable today," Leebron life," Leebron said. speaking with Rice alumni in China said. "Sometimes the things that we Forman began his speech by this summer. are most afraid of are the ones that will asking what makes students suc- Today... you join a community," lead us to new and better things." cessful. "But the primary goal is not for you to succeed at Rice—the primary goal is for you to succeed after Rice," Forman said. "Put yourself in a posi- ELIZABETH PARKER/THRESHER tion [so that] when you graduate, English Professor Lucille Fultz speaks at the faculty address Monday. you're ready to make an impact on the world, on your profession, on Lloyd said coming to Fultz told freshmen they should your community." college allows students to remake try to persevere in difficult classes. Forman encouraged all under- themselves. "Don't balk at or buckle under the graduate students to get involved in strange or unfamiliar ways of doing research projects. things," she said. "Pay attention and "It is by doing research that ' If you start finding ask, 'What is the bottom line?'" you really learn how to use that Fultz returned to this advice later knowledge and the limits of that your experience here in her speech. knowledge," Forman said. "1 be- "'When you get a low grade... don't lieve that research is for everyone. entirely comfortable, waste time being angry at your profes- Getting involved is not just for sci- sor," Fultz said. "Get even by acing the entists, not just for people planning you're doing something next exam." to go to graduate school, not just Fultz reassured students that they for people planning to be profes- wrong.' will mature rapidly. sors. Getting involved in research — David Leebron "You should be ready to greet the is an experience that changes President Class of 2010 with confidence — per you ... and prepares you to lead a haps a little arrogance," she said. more rewarding life." She encouraged the class to Forman told stories about Ben "No one but yourself knows who study foreign languages and in Franklin and Leonardo da Vinci you were yesterday, and no one but scriptions on campus buildings as and said both were fundamentally yourself knows who you want to be sophomores. Juniors should read researchers. tomorrow," Lloyd said. "You have for themselves instead of for their Forman concluded by introduc- a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to professors, Fultz said. ing the academic deans, who were become whoever you want to be." "Can you imagine yourself at seated behind him. The ceremony's final speaker 21 ... uncovering flaws and expos 2( Next, Student Association Presi- was Association of Rice Alumni ing fraud?" Fultz asked. "Ask any dent James Lloyd also advised President Jeffery Rose (Will Rice Rice junior, and you'll see how freshmen to branch out. He started '77), a corporate trust officer at Wells easy it is." by asking students to name the best Fargo Bank. residential college, then the best "My being here today is proof university. enough — if you didn't believe it I want you to imagine Lloyd, a Brown College senior, already — that dreams do come true encouraged the new students to think and miracles are real," Rose said. this campus as a kind about their personal goals. Rose said the new students "Who do you want to be?" Lloyd already share a bond with the of Eden ...a place asked. "Unlike 'What do you want members of the Association of Rice to be?' this question is not based on Alumni. where you are able to standardized test scores, nagging "As students here, we loved from your parents, trends in employ- Rice ... most of the time," Rose said. think freely and openly.' ment rates or how well you interview. "Most days were good, some days — Lucille Fultz The question 'Who do you want to were bad. It was challenging, but it English professor ELIZABETH PARKER/THRESHER be?' is completely up to you — it is was fun." College color-coded freshmen listen to English Professor Lucille Fultz's speech answered through your actions, your at the faculty address Monday. words, thoughts and dreams." Faculty address Fultz cautioned the students not In her faculty address Monday, to focus too narrowly on one field of English Professor Lucille Fultz took study as juniors. new students on a whirlwind tour of "Don't avoid courses because the Rice experience. you feel they have nothing to offer "You're going to observe your you because you're majoring in a four-year growth spurt in 30 short certain discipline or because they minutes," Fultz said to the Stude seem out of step with 21st-century Concert Hall audience. issues," she said. "Wouldn't it be Fultz began with the westward exciting to learn from Professor march through the Sallyport new Smalley what ancient scientists students experienced at matricula- informed his work? ... You may find tion Sunday night. some kinship between the music of "I want you to imagine this Bach and the Beatles." campus as a kind of Eden ... a Offering advice for the senior place where you are able to think year, Fultz gave "Sixteen Don'ts freely and openly, where you are of College Life," including "don't temporarily removed from the circulate a petition without reading throes of worldly responsibilities it," "don't extend the life of a rumor while simultaneously preparing and "don't expect to be rewarded for to assume those responsibilities," mediocre work." Fultz said. Fultz told the new students that Fultz encouraged studentsto form they will be ready for the east- meaningful relationships. ward march out the Sallyport by "I want you to promise yourself May 2009. as you enter the Sallyport that while "You will be a finer person — one you are at Rice you will find at least prepared to take risks," Fultz said. five people who will help you ...learn At the end of her auviit-ss, Fultz how to live, " she said. encouraged new students to take * Students chanted college cheers interpersonal risks. and anti-cheers before the speech "Dare to walk across the dining started, and Fultz acknowledged room and join a group of students the social potency of the college who do not look like you," she said. system. "Find the hook that will link you to "IBut| you must remember that a stranger." 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evaluation, evolution and change if proximately 40 percent in-state and better bridges between our graduate or centers for strategic enhancement Some people have said we should be we are to maintain the level of excel- 60 percent out-of-state. We she ild and undergraduate populations?" 1) the possibility of making new and larger, some have said we shouldn't lence ... for which we are known," also seek an undergraduate student Leebron wrote. "Our graduate stu- important contributions to knowl- grow at all, but so far the judgments Leebron wrote. body that is more international, more dents have been, for example, largely edge, 2) the social importance of the have been fairly nuanced." Leebron wrote that Rice's com- than doubling the present two to excluded from participating in the subject matter, 3) student demand for Leebron said feedback has shown parative advantages lie in its size, its three percent." life of the colleges, even though such courses and teaching in that area, 4) some issues are more urgent than emphasison undergraduate education, Leebron also wrote that Rice participation was envisioned as part the possibility of achieving national others. its identification of focused areas of should be committed to a holistic of the original plan." preeminence in that area, 5) opportu- "I regard the Rec Center as a very strength, its ease of interdisciplinary undergraduate education. Leebron asked whether current nities to leverage the endeavor both pressingissue—internationalization is study and its breadth of excellence. "First, we educate the whole graduate programs should be expand- internally (with other departments also a pressing issue, as well as going "Because we are small, the choices person, inside and outside the class- ed or contracted and whether new and centers) and externally (with oth- across the nation more aggressively we make are extremely important," room," Leebron wrote. "Second, we programs should be added. Leebron er institutions here in Houston), and and letting people know about Rice," Leebron wrote. "We must be prepared set standards for the education of suggested Rice could benefit from 6) the availability of entrepreneurial Leebron said. "While we need to make not only to begin new endeavors but, all our undergraduates. While me adding more post-doctoral students, and visionary leadership to guide the a decision about what size well be, that in some cases, to reduce our commit- must recognize the distinctiveness of and asked what changes would be endeavor," Leebron wrote. will take years to implement" ment to areas that no longer serve education in architecture, engineer- necessary to best employ them. Leebron also asked if Rice should Leebron said he has also received our strategic aims well." ing and music, we must, at the same In a section titled "Research and add more interdisciplinary centers, some feedback unrelated to any of the Leebron proceeded to write time, develop common standards for scholarship," Leebron asked whether suggesting centers on the human topics in the Call to Conversation. that Rice must grow to achieve its a liberal arts education." Rice is adequately publicizing faculty mind and human reason, compu- "The Call to Conversation has ambitions. Rice students must also learn how research. tational and information sciences, served as a great vehicle not only "Research universities require a to lead and communicate well in order "In national rankings of our de- urban studies and energy. to discuss what's specifically in it substantial infrastructure, and that to succeed after graduation, Leebron partments (other than music and Rice should also have an increased but also to furrow out what's been infrastructure is subject to certain wrote. Rice should also increase op- architecture), only one [bioengineer- focus on education and research on people's minds," Leebron said. economies of scale," Leebron wrote. portunities for undergraduates to ing] is ranked in the top 10," Leebron concerning Latin America, China and "People will say, 'Gee, all this sounds "Certain departments must grow if study abroad and conduct research, wrote. "Can we set a goal within a India, Leebron wrote. right, but let me tell you about the they are to achieve a national reputa- he wrote. decade of having at least eight depart- In the conclusion to the document, things that have been really bothering tion, and there are new and important "Our opportunities for foreign ments achieve such recognition?" Leebron acknowledged that his com- me.' I've been able to find out what areas of teaching and research in study now consist of placements Leebron asked whether Rice is ments and questions were likely to people are really unhappy about." which Rice must participate if it is for one to two students at a time," involved enough in collaborative raise controversy. Lovett College senior Adam Par- to be competitive. To draw a national Leebron wrote. "We should seek to research, both within the university "It is the nature of a great university sons said he is concerned with the student body, we must also be able develop, in addition, deeper relation- and with institutions like those in the to ask hard questions, not only about idea of adding off-campus housing. to attract employers from all over ships with partner institutions in Texas Medical Center. Rice must build the rest of the world but about itself," 'Take away the seniors and what the country. selected countries." facilities and upgrade its library and in- Leebron wrote. "We must be willing have you got left?" he said. If Rice grew to about 3,600-3,800 Leebron also asked questions formation technology to accompany its to discuss candidly the challenges and Hanszen College sophomore Ian undergraduates, it would still be about the colleges. research ambitions, Leebron wrote. opportunities we confront to make deci- Ragsdale said growth could be posi- much smaller than its competitors," "Are the residential colleges liv- In "Our Community," Leebron sions and to move Rice forward." tive or negative for Rice. leebron wrote. ing up to their original aspirations?" asked whether Rice is sufficiently "I think increasing the size could Such expansion wou Id require more Leebron wrote. "How might we involved with Houston. The response bring more money to Rice, but I undergraduate housing, including two enhance their roles with respect to "Is there a way Rice can make dis- Leebron said he has received the wonder how [Leebron] is going to new colleges and possibly off-campus the widest group of students? How tinctive contributions to some of the most feedback about the issue of the use that money," he said. "Is he go- housing as well, I^eebron wrote. can we improve the opportunities fundamental problems that Houston university's size. ing to bring in more researchers or leebron also wrote that gradu- for intellectual growth within the faces, including K-12 education, en- "It has been less contentious than better teachers?" ate programs must grow in order to college setting?" vironmental quality and the delivery I would have expected," Leebron said. Students, faculty, staff, alumni achieve prominence An upgraded recreation center of health care?" he wrote. "There has been a lot of support for and others can download the Call to "A rough indication is that we is important to compete with other Finally, Leebron wrote that Rice roughly the kind of increase in size Conversation and submit comments would need approximately 500 to schools, Leebron wrote. must prioritize its academic pursuits the Call to Conversation suggests to Leebron at http://cohesion.rice. 800 additional graduate students," Addressing graduate education, on the basis of certain criteria. and, at the same time, concern that edu/administration/presidentsof- Leebron wrote. Leebron wrote that Rice should "Six criteria seem most relevant expansion be taken carefully to pre- fice/c2c/index2.cfm. Comments will While in the midst of this growth. increase its stipends for graduate in selecting academic departments serve the distinct features of Rice. be accepted until Nov. 15. Rice must maintain its small class students, especially in the social sizes and build more facilities, includ- sciences and humanities, in order ing lab space and undergraduate to attract the best students. Oudu- housing, Leebron wrote. ate students must also have more In a section devoted to the "un- teaching opportuneies to help thenj PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF HOUSTON & SOUTHEAST TEXAS, INC. HAS A dergraduate experience," Leebron become better candidates for aca- wrote that Rice is unique in the demic jobs, he wrote. quality of its teaching and must "We must assure that these op- RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY continue to attract top undergradu- portunities ire provided in a man- ate students. To do so, Rice should ner consistent with the distinctive become more national and more character of Rice's undergraduate international, he wrote. education, namt ly that the vast major- FOR WOMEN: "We should remain a distinctly ity of courses continue to be taught by 1 exas-based university while increas- faculty members," Leebron wrote. ing the percentage of students we at Leebron also asked about the GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS STUDY tract from outside of Texas," Leebron relationship between graduates wrote. "Continuing to enroll about and undergraduates outside of the the same number of students from classroom. Texas while growing the number "How can we better integrate our Why should you care? of students from elsewhere would graduate students into the life of the ^ Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a bacteria (germ) that result in a student body that was ap- university and, in particular, build approximately one in four women has in their reproductive and/or gastrointestinal tract (gut). ^ GBS can cause womb and bladdei infections in pregnant women and can get passed to a newborn during delivery - it's the most common cause of life-threatening infections in newborns.

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From page 1 In the presentation, Taylor said, of- "(Ostdiek] wants to change the should include three masters (one as —much more so than the club lacrosse ficers stress that they do not go into message that's been sent in past years chair), the president or chief justice teams' Dec. 2004 hazing violation and Recruiting meeting private areas unless someone has a that it's OK to drink if you're under of each college, the Student Associa- Amanda Cahn's lawsuit in the spring. I luirsilax. August 25 legitimate complaint. 21," Gill said. tion president, Taylor and Ostdiek "In this past year, the Alcohol among others. Policy came under tremendous (> p m. Miner I.ounge Ostdiek said he is trying to com- Gill said the chief justices are municate the change in practice via also stressing what constitutes a The committee was engaged in a review," Ostdiek said. "(In Amanda the chief justices. All chief justices private gathering under the Alcohol revision of the Alcohol Policy in the Cahn's lawsuit], the courts found no attended a training session with Policy, that hosts are responsible for spring of 2004. ABPAC — APAC's problems with what we were doing. Ostdiek last Wednesday, and during attendees at their gatherings, and that former name — created a policy to There's nothing dictated or driven Contact threshei'C" rice.ech O-Week they have given presenta- students should not hesitate to call allow a college to customize its defi- by what the court said because the with am questions. tions to their college's O-week groups Rice Emergency Medical Services if nition of a private party according to court didn't tell us to do anything... about the Alcohol Policy. anyone is in medical trouble. its architecture. Then-Vice President So is [our approach] driven by what Hanszen College Chief Justice An- for Student Affairs Zenaido Camacho happened with lacrosse? No. But does nalise Gill said the chief justices are The Policy approved the concept, and charged it factor in? Yes." telling freshmen that if they choose The committee responsible for the Committee of Masters and to drink, they are breaking the law dealing with the Alcohol Policy itself Presidents with its implementation. The future as well as the Rice Alcohol Policy and has not met since last fall, when it M&P recommended changing the Wiess College senior Ian Jen- could face disciplinary consequences was only mildly active. The Alcohol Alcohol Policy to allow college courts nings, who served as chief justice that could affect their lives beyond Policy Advisory Committee (APAC), to customize their own definitions, last year, said the Alcohol Policy was graduation. as stipulated in the Alcohol Policy, but progress stalled with Camacho's effective last year because RUPD of- departure and the elimination of the ficers would confront him first if an VPSA position. officer noticed that a private party Will Rice College senior Rachel overflowed onto one of the balconies AMERICA READS & COUNTS Gelman was Will Rice's chief justice at Wiess. last year and served on ABPAC. "The police would find a way to TUTORING PROGRAM Gelman said last year's committee contact me, and I would work with actively developed policies that them," Jennings said. "It was a col- specifically defined public spaces in lege-based responsibility; it was up to Are you a work-study each college. But Gelman said the me to get the hosts under control." committee met no more than three Jennings said the police never student? times during her year-long term as overruled him to intervene in a Are you interested in helping children? chief justice. She said the committee privat' party. • Starting Salary $9/ hour never met in the spring. Taylor said RUPD will maintain Stop by the Community Involvement "1 think a lot of those changes were its practice of being a back-up for Center in the Student Center Cloisters to scrapped," Gelman said. college chief justices. After that breakdown, the admin- "I would rather have it handled by apply for the America Reads and Counts • Make a positive impact on a istration went forward with changes the chief justices if possible," Taylor Tutoring Program, a federal work-study child's future to the policy — most of which had said. "I don't think that's going to been approved by ABPAC, Ostdiek change. Our hope is they will have program designed to enhance the said. Ostdiek also said none of the a very collaborative relationship. I reading and math skills of elementary • Information and applications recently approved revisions marks think our officers feel strongly that a shift in policy. if we can have chief justices handle school children. Tutors are matched with are available online: Written changes to the Alcohol it, the objective we're looking for will children at the Nehemiah Neighborhood Policy include renaming private be handled without it becoming some- Center and Wharton Elementary School. "parties" as private "gatherings," ad- thing more than it needs to be." ditional reminders that violations are After being introduced to the Al- punishable under the Code of Student cohol Policy, Baker College freshman Information Session - Tuesday, August 23 @ 7:30pm in Farnsworth Pavilion Conduct, the addition of bathrooms Barron Stone said his chief justice to the list of public spaces and the stressed most of all that students specification that colleges using either should never hesitate to call EMS. a large or excessive number of "private "They made a really big point gatherings to circumvent the public- that it's safe to call EMS if you get in party provisions" may be fined $250. trouble," Stone said. Ostdiek said the way private par- But Andrew Sinclair, a Sid Rich- ties have run at Rice recently is a ardson College sophomore, said he major problem, and that the practice has concerns about calling EMS violates the Alcohol Policy and should because of stricter enforcement of be addressed. the Alcohol Policy. College Night! "1 think the code did not envision Ostdiek said he does not receive private parties as a sanctuary for names of people in EMS calls and underage drinking that are pseudo- only receives an overview of EMS Wednesdays, 3:00pm - close public parties — that you have large reports without names. And Ost- numbers of private parties right diek said any student who does outside of public parties where not call EMS out of fear of personal people can run in between the two," punishment will receive a more Ostdiek said. "That's not what the severe punishment than for an Show your college ID and get: policy intended." alcohol violation. 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I often wish I were a Holly- former came from the mas- wood insider. Just think of the ter of schlock, Michael Bay mysteries I could solve. What is himself. The week before The the real cause of Lind- Island's opening, Bay say Lohan's shocking bragged to the Los weight loss? What is Angeles Times, "You the truth behind the know, I've never had Brad-Jen-Angelina a flop." When the tri angle? AreTom and film opened with a Katie for real? (OK, resounding thud, all maybe I don't need to I could think about be an insider to figu re was Bay wallowing in that one out.) his mansion, so dis- traught that tanning, I could also pin- Jonathan brunches at The Ivy point the cause of Schumann and nights of party- Hollywood's lacklus- ing at the Roosevelt ter summer season. Hotel were out of the With what feels like question. Poor him. Hubris can more big-budget flops that any be such a bitch, can't it? other year in recent memory, this summer has box office pundits Stealth, the first film starring scratching their heads. Jamie Foxx since his Oscar win COURTESY UNIVERAL PICTURES in March, may win the prize for Hospice worker Caroline Ellis (Kate Hudson) finds herself up the wrong creek in The Skeleton Key, a supernatural It is amazing worst plot of the summer. I only thriller set in rural Louisiana. saw the preview, but from the what a pair of looks of it the film is about a computer-engineered fighter jet Daisy Dukes can that has no need for a pilot. Oh no! SKELETON do for someone The fighter plane has a mind of From page 21 its own! Oh no! There's Josh Lu- utterly DEVOID cas' name above the title! We're captures the underlying mystery legendary Rowlands, who became of a thunderstorm, does provide a all doomed! I guess this movie and allure of rural Louisiana. As an icon in the 1970s for starring in few good jolts. of acting talent. tried to combine the Orwellian the film progresses and Caroline husband John Cassavetes' films, The Skeleton Key's disappoint- dilemma of man versus machine begins to uncover the house's certainly does not aid her cause. ment is ironic. The film's release It all started with the unex- with the hot uniforms from Top strange history — the murder Rowlands conveys more emotion comes only a few days after pected failure of Ridley Scott's Gun. Audiences also got Jessica of two witchcraft-practicing ser- with the bat of an eye than Hudson Hush ... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, a Kingdom of Heaven. With an Biel in a bikini. Something for vants in the 1920s — one begins does in the entire picture. classic haunted house thriller star- eye-candy cast headed by that everyone, right? to yawn. ring Bette Davis, became available Peter Sarsgaard (Kinsey) and Joy pointy-eared elf himself, Orlando I guess not. Stealth flopped, on DVD. That film, about a Southern As Caroline goes through the Bryant (Antwone Fisher) fill out the Bloom, and a plot not dissimilar proving that the title for most valu- spinster (Davis) driven crazy by her motions of creepy-movie investi- main cast as Ben and Violet's lawyer to Scott's own Gladiator, the able bimbo in Hollywood belongs sadistic, greedy cousin (Olivia de gations — complete with a trip to and Caroline's best friend, respec- outlook was good. And then, to a different Jessica — Simpson. Havilland), provided a compelling a witch doctor — Hudson looks tively. Sarsgaard, with his John without warning, nobody came. Her ... um ... stage presence Malkovich-esque voice softened to set-up played to the hilt by two of bored stiff. She seems either unable Maybe it was the tepid critical helped Dukes of Hazzard defy all a Southern drawl, does what he can Hollywood's best actresses. Even or unwilling to allow any emotion reaction. Maybe, although he is common sense and open big. It to creep across her face. Caro- with the thankless role. though the two films share only set- terribly nice to look at, Bloom is amazing what a pair of Daisy line when scared looks a lot like ting and genre in common, they prove Inane as it is, the film's climax, simply doesn't have the brawn Dukes can do for someone utterly Caroline when happy, which looks the same point: Without a dynamic which features Hudson sporting a to headline an epic. devoid of acting talent. strikingly similar to Caroline when drowned rat look as she does battle actor for the audience to believe, the Later in the summer,/! Beau- So what has Hollywood concerned. Acting opposite the with the supernatural in the middle scares just don't feel the same. tiful Mind1 s Ron Howard and learned from this flop-tastic Russell Crowe re-teamed and summer? In my inexpert opin- tried to make Cinderella Man ion, it seems that as hesitant as a success. Not only did it have studios are to churn out original Crowe and Renee Zellweger ideas, they may just have to take above the title, it also received a risk on a new story. The suc- COLLEGE SURVIVAL TIP the critical raves Kingdom of cess of Dukes and Tim Burton's Heaven lacked. Surely this gleefully sadistic Charlie and quality film, which I affection- the Chocolate Factory notwith- THE BENEFITS OF USED TEXTBOOKS. ately dub Fistbiscuit due to its standing, re-makes came up underdog sports narrative and short. Think about it. Kingdom THE WISDOM OF RIDING THE COATTAILS OF THOSE WHO'VE COME BEFORE. unabashed sentimentalism, of Heaven offered nothing would quell audiences' restless Gladiator didn't. Cinderella desires. Nope. Opening with soft Man offered nothing Seabiscuit numbers that showed no inclina- or Million Dollar Baby didn't. tion to climb, audiences simply Stealth offered nothing Top Gun t were not biting. I contend that didn't. And The Island offered the film's failure may be due, nothing The Rock, Con Air and in part, to its depression-era the rest of the Michael Bay setting. No one wants to see a catalog didn't. film about people struggling in I suggest that studio execs poverty during the present eco- look for a new crop of pop nomic malaise. And that other culture-savvy writers to whip boxing film. Million Dollar Baby up a few original ideas. I hear — that just happened to win the college newspapers spawn a Oscar for Best Picture—was still quick-witted batch. fresh in everyone's mind. I-ate summer brought the Jonathan Schumann is a Baker promise of an upturn with College junior and arts and The Island and Stealth. The entertainment editor.

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FREE CHECKING WITH NO MONTHLY FEE NO MATTER WHAT YOUR BALANCE m Washington Mutual Quotttoni contact Hilar/ at 71^-82^4918 or htemUn.u houttonhlliel org Page 23 THE RICE THRESHER Friday, August 19, 2005 THRESHER SPORTS/commentary— Punching your ticket Owls lose to top-seeded Green Wave to Rice athletics Rice upsets LSU on the road to earn berth in NCAA super-regional round by Matt McCabe Incoming freshmen, welcome to the Wide THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF World of Rice University Sports; return- ing students, welcome back to the 2005-'06 Ayear after suffering the biggest upset sports season. in NCAA Division I baseball tournament Contrary to most students' initial impres- history — losing to Texas Southern sions of Rice, there is a reasonably-sized University at home in the 2004 regional —the baseball team pulled off an upset of varsity sports following within the student its own, beating Louisiana State University body. I encourage you to participate in many at their famed home field, Alex Box Sta- of the organizations dium in Baton Rouge, La., to win its June that Rice students have regional. The regional championship gave formed in order to sup- the Owls a super-regional berth in New port the athletic program: Orleans, where they fell to top-ranked the Rowdy Owls, the Tulane University in three games. Autry Army, and even the "We would have loved to go to Omaha," Student Owl Club, which head coach Wayne Graham said. "It was charges a shameful mem- a ground ball rolling up the middle that prevented it." bership fee but includes "perks." Matt Rice is most renowned McCabe 'We think we have the for its baseball program, which won the 2003 talent to he a major force national championship. That team spawned I -m three first-round draft picks, all pitchers. Al- in college baseball for the though baseball is the banner sport at Rice next two or three years.' currently, many other sports offer similar — Wayne Graham appeal because of their recent successes. Head baseball coach The women's volleyball, basketball and soccer teams and the men's tennis, cross country and baseball squads all made their A weak ground ball from Tulane's respective NCAA tournaments last year. Brian Bogusevic in the third and de- Many of you probably have not been ex- ciding game, with runners on second posed to sports as much as you will be over and third and two outs in the top of the ERIC WILLIAMS/THRESHER the next four years. Among the many fees eighth inning, squirted up the middle Junior righthander Lance Pendleton makes a relief appearence in Game two of Rice's series that you or your parents paid to attend Rice past sprawling junior right-hander against top^eeded Tulane in the NCAA super regional. The Owls would go on to lose the game 7-0 and lose the series to the Green Wave in three games. Pendleton was drafted by was the athletic events fee, which permits Eddie Degerman, breaking a 3-3 tie. Tulane led 6-3 going into the bottom the New York Yankees in the fifth round of the Major League Baseball first-year player draft. you to attend any home sporting event free of the eighth, but a misplayed fly ball of charge (well, free now that you have paid in left field by Tulane's Mark Hamilton certainly prepared this team to do what Marshall in addition to the four NCAA- the fee). allowed the Owls to rally back and tie the we hope we can do," Graham said. "We tournament teams. Often, varsity sports at Rice are a way game at six. But the game's momentum think we have the talent to be a major "fC-USAJ is such a better fit," Graham to avoid studying, which you will probably shifted again in the ninth when Tulane force in college baseball for the next two said. "This league has obvious strength feel like doing more often than not. Sport- struck for three runs off sophomore or three years." because of all of the teams that have been ing events will often be advertised as study right-hander Adam Hale to take a 9-6 Rice joined Conference USA this sum- in regionals recently." breaks — coupled with food. Yep, there's lead, which it would not relinquish. mer, which includes three other teams that Rice struggled to maintain a strong RPI the magic word ,food ...free food. If you're Graham, who has led the Owls to 11 qualified for the 2005 NCAA tournament: last year, since its schedule featured many not yet familiar with Chipotle burritos, you'll NCAA tournament appearances in 14 Tulane, Southern Mississippi and East games against weak WAC opponents. "It's a better situation, it's a much learn by attending Rice home games. years with the team, said he believes his Carolina. Nine teams will play baseball in 15th year has promise as well. Conference USA: Alabama-Birmingham, higher RPI league," Graham said. "There Not only will you see the latest news on "Going as far as we did [last year] Memphis, Central Florida, Houston and See BASEBALL, page 25 the varsity sports, that you will be following (right?) in this sports section, but you will also see the college sports rundown for the week. College sports are an integral part Seven go to NCAA track championships of the college system. Each year, the eight residential colleges and Martel (which, by Stephen Whitfield All of these people are the best throwers more attempts to clear that height than remember, is not a college) compete for the in the United States, so [her finish] shows the other vaulters, Greff failed to advance. THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF President's Cup, which is awarded to the that she competed at a higher level than Greff later had a successful summer in college that accrues the most points based After falling short of winning a third her peers across the board." the pole vault, winning the USA Junior on its aggregate standing over numerous consecutive Western Athletic Confer- The first day of competition con- National Championship on June 27 and events. ence outdoor title, seven members of the sisted mainly of preliminary rounds. taking second at the Pan American Junior Rice has college sports to fit every indi- women's track and field team competed Freshman Desarie Walwyn, junior Athletics Championships on Aug. 1. vidual; from ultimate Frisbee to swimming in six events at the NCAA Outdoor Track Nina Mayes, junior Funmi Jimoh and Greff said she was pleased to make it and Field Championships held June 8-11 senior Yvonne Umeh finished third in through the regional meet but that her to table tennis and, yes, beer bike, Rice has in Sacramento, Calif. their heat of the 4xl00-meter relay and finish was disappointing. an intramural sport for you. Even if your Junior Krystal Robinson was the fourteenth overall with a time of 45.07 "It was exciting to be one of the few team sucks, you'll still help your college most successful Owl at the NCAA meet, seconds. Jimoh would go on to jump 19-8 to make it [to the NCAA Champion- with participation points, which are awarded qualifying for the finals in the discus in the long jump prelims, less than six ships]," Greff said. "I [just] didn't have to the colleges with the largest percent- with a throw of 173 feet, 1 inch. The inches of f the qualifying mark. Marissa my best meet." age of students participating in at least one only Rice athlete to advance to the finals Daniels, the WAC Freshman of the All of the Rice athletes qualified for sport. It's a win-win situation, and it's a ton of any event, Robinson missed out on Year for the outdoor season, finished the NCAA Championships by virtue of of fun. a top-three finish in the finals by one the 5000-meter prelims in 16 minutes, their performances at the NCAA Midwest The bottom line is that you will have inch, throwing 178-1. 46.96 seconds. The time, although only Regional Championships in Norman, six seconds off her personal-best time, many opportunities to participate athleti- Head Coach Jim Bevan said Robinson's Okla. May 27-28. Individuals finishing in performance was indicative of her impres- was nearly 16 seconds behind the time the top five places of an event and relay cally at one of the most unique universities sive outdoor season, in which she broke needed to advance to the finals. teams finishing in the top three received in the world, whether through spectating or the Rice record in the discus throw on On the second day, Umeh finished automatic bids. At-large berths were actively participating. Don't cheat yourself three separate occasions. 22nd overall in the 200 meter preliminar- awarded to competitors who finished in out of this invaluable part of the college ex- "Krystal Robinson's performance [in ies, missing a spot in the finals by just two- the top eight of an event. The participat- perience by turning your back on sports. the discus) was stellar," Bevan said. "She tenths of a second. Freshman Rachel Greff ing athletes were then seeded according Go out and enjoy them — in moderation. was consistent throughout the whole cleared 13-1.5 in the pole vault qualifying, to their season-best mark in their event. Otherwise you might end up like me, with a outdoor season; she came in seeded tying seven other competitors for the last Robinson. Umeh and Greff all received less-than-laudable GPA and a more-than-un- seventh and ended up finishing fourth. three spots in the finals. Because she took automatic berths. healthy sleep routine. But I'm getting better! 0WL00K - THE WEEK IN SPORTS Matt McCabe is a Will Rice college sophomore and co-sports Friday 8/19 7 p.m. Soccer scrimmage vs. Challenge U-18 Team (Rice Track/Soccer Stadium) editor Blue and Gray ranked fourth in C-USA Preseason Coaches' Poll THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY. AUGUST 19,2005 mmmm Rice alumnus Greg Williams SPORTS NOTEBOOK Swimmers compete at Former soccer player U.S. sectional meet sets national record named women's basketball coach Four sophomore swimmers Junior Callye Dannheim, represented Rice at the U.S.A a former Rice soccer player varsity women's basketball before thinks his preferred sty V of play will Swimming long course sec- who quit the team in January 1II by Amber Obermeyer v McKinney's teams made six in the mesh well w>* : the players already to pursue inline speed skating, ill THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF tional meet July 28-August 1 in last eight seasons. Williams said he at Rice. Austin. qualified for the U.S. National i 'i Greg Williams (Hanszen 70) has hopes to maintain this success, as "I want to be very ag"essive on Amy Halsey placed third in Inline Speed Skating Team in begun his tenure as Rice's fourth he inherits a team with 12 returning both ends of the flooi,' Williams the 200-meter and 100-meter early June. varsity women's basketball coach, letter-winners and four returning said. "I like the fast break, and I like backstroke events, finishing Dannheim, who played for- as Athletic Director Bobby May starters. an up-tempo style. I know Rice has with respective times of 2 min- ward for the soccer team as (Will Rice '65) named him Cristy "Coach McKinney and her staff been very good defensively in the utes, 21.74 seconds and 1 min- a freshman and sophomore, McKinney's successor May 25. McK- did a phenomenal job and took past, and that's how you win — with ute, 6.05 seconds. The 200-meter broke the national record in inney resigned in April to become women's basketball [at Rice] to great defense. We might play a little time was good enough to qualify the road 200-meter sprint at a the head coach at Clemson after 12 places it had never been before," bit faster tempo on a consistent basis, herfor the U.S. Open Champion- Team U.S.A. qualifying meet in I but I know they did play up-tempo I seasons at Rice, which included the Williams said. "I'm just hoping build ships in December and the 100- Colorado Springs, Colo., finish- Owls' only two NCAA tournament on that and maintain it." sometimes just by looking at their meter time qualified her for the ing in of 18.887 seconds. scores. They're obviously solid fun- appearances. U.S. Junior National Champion- Dannheim said she first damentally, so all we've got to do is Senior Associate Athletic Director ships, which took place August began roller-skating when she come in and not mess it up." Steve Moniaci chaired the search 4 9-13 in Irvine Calif. was eleven and fell in love with H Any time you can committee for a new coach, and he Moniaci said Rice was able to Jennifer Hill finished eighth inline skating after playing said Williams' ties to Rice made him hire a graduate of the attract qualified candidates because in the 200-meter individual med- roller hockey for a few years. a more attractive candidate. of McKinney's success. ley with a time of 2:29.10 and She skated competitively before "Any time you can hire a graduate university, that person "We owe Cristy McKinney a debt fifth in the 400-meter individual giving up the sport to play soccer of the university, that person will have of gratitude because she elevated the medley with a time of 5:06.08. in 2002 after making the national a lot better understanding of what will have a lot better program," Moniaci said. "The people Brittany Massengale and marathon team. Dannheim said goes on, especially at a place like applying for the job this time were of i Carey Hain finished seventh and the three years she spent away Rice," Moniaci said. "Greg had expe- understanding of what a different caliber than those who ap- nineteenth, respectively, in the from inline skating made her rience as a head coach at every level goes on, especially at a plied in past. We did a national search, 200-meter freestyle. Hain also realize how much she missed of women's basketball all the way up and we had national recognition that finished 18th in the 400-meter the sport. through the pro ranks. Nobody else this is a good basketball job and not freestyle. "I didn't really skate that had that kind of experience — not place like Rice.' just a good school." Three days after the long much in those three years | while only was he the most qualified, but he — Steve Moniaci Moniaci said the committee re- course sectional meet, Mas- I played soccer]," Dannheim also had the most ties to Rice." Senior associate athletic ceived about 40-50 applications and sengale went to Irvine, Calif, said. "I think that's why I really For the past two seasons, Williams director interviewed five of the candidates to compete in the U.S.A Swim- missed (skating) — 1 went cold was an assistant women's basketball in mid-May. The committee then ming National Championships. turkey for three years." recommended Williams to May, who coach at Dayton. Previously, he Racing in a tough field that Dannheim will next travel to had served as a head coach of the confirmed the choice, Moniaci said. Williams said he has intentionally included 2004 Olympian Diana Suzhou, China, to compete in the WNBA's Detroit Shock, at Colorado No players have transferred, but for- not watched any footage of games Ruiz, Massengale finished ninth World Championships. She said State and at UH. from last season, because he wants mer assistant coachesTodd Steelman in the 800-meter freestyle. Her she feels honored to represent to enter the season with no precon- and Shanice Stanford have joined Rice made no post-season ap- personal-best time of 8:43.74 was Team U.S.A. pearances in its first 19 seasons of ceived notions about the players. He McKinney's staff at Clemson. little more than 12 seconds off "Representing Team U.S.A. Carlos Quintero (Baker '98) the winning time, and it earned is quite possibly the best feel- remains an assistant coach, and her a spot in the 2008 Olympic ing next to winning for Team Williams has hired two of his former trials. U.S.A." Dannheim said. "There players from Colorado State—Misty Massengale also qualified for is so much pride and respect NOW HIRING Murphy and Kim Austin — to join the Olympic trials in the 400- for everything that it is a whole Quintero on the bench. Williams freestyle, finishing in 4:16.73. different world." named Rebecca Kates the directorof — Stephen Whitfield — Stephen Whitfield ENGINEERING ASSISTANT women's basketball operations.

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The baseball team will welcome eight high school seniors and four transfers in 2006 to replace MLB draftees Josh Geer and Adam Rodgers as well as graduating seniors Matt Moake, Jon Gillespie and Clay Reichenbach:

Name Position High School/College Hometown* Jimmy Comerota IF Bend Hightower HS Missouri City, Texas Daniel Cooper RHP Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, Calif. Kenny Ford OF Wolfson HS Jacksonville, Flor. Andrew Guerra IF Dallas Jesuit HS Dallas, Texas Mark Haynes RHP Bend Austin HS Sugar Land,Texas Chad Lembeck OF University of Oklahoma Norman, Okla. Scott Lonergan RHP Santa Clara University Santa Clara, Calif. Aaron Luna IF Southlake Carroll Southlake, Texas Bryan Price RHP Marble Falls HS Marble Falls, Texas Trey Sperring RHP/IF Cypress Creek HS Houston, Texas Chase Taylor OF Lamar University Beaumont, Texas Hank Williamson RHP St. Edwards University Austin, Texas

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runs batted in. Degerman pitched the deciding game of the regional for the Owls, coming through with a solid six and a third-inning outing. Degerman left the game with the scored tied at four and gave way to Pendleton, whose fastball and breaking ball shutdown the Tigers. He faced just HELP! nine batters in the final two and two- thirds innings. In the top of the ninth, a one-out triple by freshman ail-American I ••• Tyler Henley set the table for junior LOOKING FOR WITNESSES TO 4L infielder Greg Buchanan, who then singled Henley home to give the Owls AUTO-PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT a 54 lead that Pendleton would hold. ERIC WILLIAMS/THRESHER Freshman lefthander Joe Savery delivers a pitch in the second game of Rice's "There wasn't anything wrong which occurred on Tuesday, March 22, super-regional series against Tulane. Savery took the loss, despite giving up with [LSlJ's] strategy — we just just one earned run on four hits and three walks in 6.2 innings. beat them," Graham said. "I think 2005 at 7:10 a.m. at the crosswalk at we fed off the crowd at LSU. There were people in the lineup who were Main St. and N. MacGregor. suddenly stepping forward, like Pendleton. You're always trying to BASEBALL build nine guys in you lineup who From page 23 are at least a threat." If you or someone you know witnessed In the first game of the super was an unreasonable pressure to win mance at the Baton Rouge regional June regional, the Owls scored seven the auto-pedestrian collission, please the WAC, because if we didn't, [the 3-6. Junior right-hander josh (ieerwent runs on Tulane's ace, left-hander NCAA selection committee) might the distance in the first game of the Brian Bogusevic, in four innings call Cendy Hernandez or Sandra not think we should be in the tour- regional against Northwestern State, en route to a 9-5 win behind strong nament. We're going to try and win coasting to a 7-3 victory. In the second starting pitching from Josh Geer Chapa at (713) 771-7555. Conference USA, but it's nice to know game, Collegiate Baseball Freshman and scoreless relief from freshman if we don't, that we have an excellent of the Year Joe Savery shut down the left-hander Cole St.Clair and fresh- chance to be in the playoffs as long potent LSU bats with 10 strikeouts man right-hander Bobby Bell. In as we have a good year." in seven and a third innings, giving the second game, Tulane's Micah The Owls began their postseason up just two runs in the Owls' 9-7 win. Owings pitched a three-hit shutout, Bradford \. Oest/h. 1!C. Attorneys at Ixiw run with a dramatic three-win perfor- Pendleton tied a career high with four and the Green Wave won 7-0. ST. PAUL'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH DR. L. JAMES BANKSTON, SENIOR MINISTER REV. SHELLI WILLIAMS, WESLEY FOUNDATION CAMPUS MINISTER

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August 25 at 9 p.m. Name (pos) AB H Bl Name (poo) AB R Tulane IP H R ER BB SO BF Jackson 3b 5 2 0 Henley cf 4 1 BASEBALL Owings W (11-4) 9 3 0 0 1 8 30 Mayer dh 0 0 Buchanan 2b 4 Rico IP H R ER BB SO BF Patterson cf 4 3 Rodriguez ss 4 Miner Lounge in the Student Center Savery L (8-5) 6.2 4 1 1 3 4 26 C.Harris 2b 1 0 Rodgers dh 3 TULANE 9 RICE 6 Pendleton 1.2 4 4 4 1 1 10 Stavinoha rf 2 1 Lehmann c 4 June 13, 2005 — Turchin Stadium, New Orleans, La. St.Clair .2 2 2 2 0 2 5 Stewart If 0 0 Reichnbch 3b 4 2005 NCAA super regional W.Harris lb 1 0 Hale If 4 Attendance — 4,653 Gill ph lb 1 3 Dodson lb 2 Tulane (55-10) Rico (45-19) Liuzza c 0 0 Pendleton rf 3 Name (poo) AB H Bl Namo (po*) AB R Hollander ss 3 0 0 Savery p-ph 1 Southard cf 5 1 0 Henley cf 5 1 RICE 9 TULANE g Hebert ph 1 1 0 Emaus 3b 0 0 Buchanan 2b 4 June 11, 2005 — Turchin Stadium, New Orleans, La. Total* 37 7 12 7 Total* 33 9 9 8 Everett 3b 1 0 Rodriguez ss 4 2005 NCAA super regional Manzella ss 2 0 Rodgers lb 3 Score by Inning R H E Owings lb 1 1 Lehmann c 3 Rico (45-17) Tulane (53-10) Louisiana State 000 100 060 — 7 12 3 Hamilton If 2 1 Pendleton rf 4 Namo (po*) AB R H Bl Namo (pos) AB R H Bl Rice 030 200 40X — 9 9 1 Riser pr-lf 0 0 Reichnbch 3b 4 Henley cf 5 3 3 0 Southard cf 5 1 2 2 Dini c 1 2 Dodson If 4 Buchanan 2b 5 1 1 1 Emaus 3b 4 0 0 0 E — Jackson (8); Liuzza (2); Hollander (13); Hale Bogusevic rf 1 2 Reagan c 4 Rodriguez ss 5 3 4 2 Manzella ss 5 1 2 0 (3); DP — LSU 1; Rice 1; LOB — LSU 5; Rice 5; Madden dh 2 1 Rodgers dh 4 1 2 1 Owings lb 4 2 3 0 2B — Patterson (22); Stavinoha (22); W.Harris (7); Holland 2b 2 1 Savery lb 2 Dini c 5 0 0 0 Save $100 0 2 2 Hale (10); Pendleton 2 (13); HR —• Patterson (20); Gill Total* Hale If 2 Hamilton If 0 | 9 13 8 Totals 35 6 9 6 0 0 0 3 0 2 (7); HBP — Pendleton; SH — Henley (1); Buchanan Lehmann c 4 Madden dh Bit 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 (7); CS — Stewart (1). Score by Inning R H E Pendleton rf 4 0 0 1 Barket rf 4 0 1 1 • Reichnbch 3b4 on LSAT prep! Tulane 200 000 043 — 9 13 3 0 0 0 Holland 2b 3 1 1 0 Louisiana State IP H R ER BB SO BF Dodson If-lb 4 Rice Oil 001 030 — 6 9 1 1 2 0 Bogusvc p-dh 2 0 1 1 Smith L (10-3) 6 7 8 6 2 4 29 Totals 39 9 16 8 Totals 36 5 12 4 Faircloth 1 2 1 0 0 0 6 E— Emaus (13); Everett (5); Hamilton (1); Henley (4); Determann 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 LOB — Tulane 7; Rice 4; 2B — Manzella (24); Dini Score by Inning R H E Rice IP H R ER BB SO BF Enroll in the #1 LSAT course by (16); Madden 2 (11); Holland (14); Buchanan (11); Rice 330 120 000 — 9 16 2 Savery W (8-4) 7.1 7 2 2 1 10 28 Pendleton (14); HR — Rodgers (7); Lehmann (7); Tulane 000 100 400 — 5 12 2 St.Clair 0 3 4 4 1 0 4 HBP — Owings; Hamilton 2; SH — Emaus (3); Dini Bell 1.2 2 1 1 0 4 7 September 8 and save $100! (7); Rodgers (2); SF — Lehmann (3). E — Savery (4); Pendleton (3); Manzella (11); Owings (10); DP — Rice 3; Tulane 1; LOB — Rice 9; Tulane 3; WP — Faircloth 2 (2); Determann (5); Bell (7) Classes starting soon at the Houston Tulane IP H R ER BB SO BF 2B — Henley 2 (12); Buchanan (10); Rodriguez (11); JTf Crowel 6 6 3 2 0 2 24 Lehmann (17); Owings (17); Holland (12); Bogusevic Attendance — 6,631 Kaplan Center for the October LSAT: Latham W (2-0) 3 3 3 1 0 0 13 (8); HR — Southard (11); HBP — Barket; SH — Hale Rice IP H R ER BB SO BF (2); SF — Pendleton (5); CS — Dodson 2 (2). NORTHWESTERN ST. 3 RICE 7 Degerman 7.2 7 5 5 1 8 34 8/24, 8/27, 8/30 & 9/10 June 3, 2005 — Ale* Bo* Stadium, Baton Rouge, La Bell 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 Rice IP H R ERBB SO BF 2005 NCAA regional Hale L (1-3) .1 3 3 3 0 0 4 Geer W (12-4) 6.110 5 4 4 3 32 Northwestern St. (40-19) Rice (42-17) St.Clair 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 St.Clair 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Higher test scores guaranteed or your money back"." Call or visit us Name (pos) AB R H Bl Name (pos) AB R H Bl Tacker 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Bell S (1) 2.2 2 0 0 1 2 10 R.Jones cf 5 0 10 Henley cf 5 111 online today to enroll and take advantage of this limited-time offer. Tulane IP H R ER BB SO BF Palermo If 0 0 0 Buchanan 2b 4 1 1 WP — Degerman 2 (13); Bell (8) Bogusevic L (13-2) 4 12 7 7 3 4 26 Morgan 2b 2 2 1 Savery lb 3 0 0 Gomes 5 4 2 2 1 4 19 B.Jones dh 0 2 0 Rodgers dh 4 0 1 Attendance — 4,708 Bart>ier lb 110 Friday pr 0 0 0 Attendance — 4,602 1-800-KAP-TEST Vige rf 0 0 0 Hale If 2 1 0 KAPLAN kaptest.com/law TULANE 7 RICE 0 Dewees c 0 1 1 Rodriguez ss 5 1 2 June 12, 2005 — Turchin Stadium, New Orleans, La. RICE 5 LOUISIANA STATE 4 _ Thorns 3b 0 10 Lehmann c 4 0 2 2005 NCAA super regional June 6, 2005 — Ale* Bo* Stadium. Baton Rouge, La. 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