the Rice Thresher Vol. XCI, Issue No. 1 SINCE 1916 Friday, August 22, 2003 Baseball wins Rice's iS-v' f first team national title by Jonathan Yardley with a 4-2 victory over Southwest Missouri State. 'a i r i THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF Playing like a team of destiny, the Owls beat rival and defending national champion University It is no longer groundbreaking news, but it ofTexas twice, 12-2 and 54.Those wins propelled is still the biggest news of the summer: the Rice to the best-of-three CWS final against Rice baseball team won the NCAA tournament Stanford University. Rice won the opener in on June 23 to capture Rice's first-ever team another dramatic thriller, taking a 4-3,10-inning national title. decision. Stanford won Game 2 by an 8-3 score, but the Owls pulled away in the deciding third game for a 14-2 triumph. Four page pull-out on Rice's victory at the Head coach Wayne Graham has proved College World Series. See Pages 13-16. many times over that a school of Wee's size can win in baseball with enough local talent Rice advanced to the College World Series at and great coaching, and the entire program Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb., by winning reveled in the victories. the Houston regional, featuring Mississippi, "We're only a step away from being the capital Wichita State and McNeese State, and the city of the capital state of the baseball world," Houston super regional against the University Graham said. "This is going to be the greatest TOMMY LAVERGNE/RICE NEWS of Houston. In Omaha for the fourth time in baseball city in the country and the world ... I Leftfielder Chris Kolkhorst scores the game-winning run in the bottom ot the 10th inning of Game seven years, Rice finally won the opening game want Rice University to be Houston's team." 1 of the College World Series Championship Series to give Rice a 4-3 win over Stanford June 21. •MM Smoothie King coming to campus : by Lindsey Gilbert The smoothie storefront will "It's important to keep the hot THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF occupy part of what is now Sammy's food option there for staff and grad serving line, an eatery that draws students," he said. It's smooth sailing ahead for a mostly graduate students and Rice Ditman and Associate Director new food option in the Student employees. of the Student Center Paul Sutera Center. The store will serve about 60 began investigating possible addi- A Smoothie King will soon join different frozen drinks, but will not tions to the Student Center's din- Subway, Sammy's Cafe, Willy's Pub sell coffee, ice cream drinks or ing options last spring. and the student-run Coffeehouse nutrition supplements like some Students responded positively in satisfying hungry Student Cen- other Smoothie King franchises. to the idea of a smoothie operation, ter patrons. Smoothie King fran- Students will be able to use tetra Ditman said. chise owner Paul Alfonso, a Hous- points to purchase smoothies. Ditman said he and Sutera ton-area entrepreneur, said he Sammy's will remain in opera- settled on Smoothie King after hopes the new store will be open tion, Director of Housing and Din- meeting with Alfonso, who owns for business by late September. ing Mark Ditman said. See SMOOTHIE, Page 6 TA Next Century campaign falls short Rice's first comprehensive campaign by Mark Berenson tend the campaign to three factors: the economy, Rice's campaign his- ever, which worked to its disadvan- THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF tory and the ambitious goal Rice set. tage, Gillis said. The Next Century Campaign—a Universities across the nation "First campaigns generally fall $500 million, six-year capital cam- who had not completed their capital short regardless of the economic paign — has been extended indefi- campaigns by the start of the eco- conditions because it takes years to nitely past its original completion nomic downturn in 2001 have had build up the networks and infrastruc- date of June 30, 2003. As of the end difficulties meeting their goals, Gillis tures to have an effective fundraising of July, the campaign had raised said. Rice raised 12 percent less in structure," Gillis said. $445 million. fiscal year 2002 compared to fiscal The current campaign has set President Malcolm Gillis said he year 2(K)1, and 3 percent less in fiscal the groundwork for success in fu- is unconcerned about having to ex- year 2003 as compared to 2002. ture campaigns by establishing be- STUART SINCLAIR/THRESHER tend the campaign. 'Those who completed their cam- quests and contacts for future dona- "Deadlines don't mean anything," paigns by 2001 were generally okay, tions, Gillis said. It's a bulls-eye Gillis said. "We will hit the target, because then a zebra could've raised "If you are just focusing on the the question is whether it will be in money," Gillis said. "For those with time that you [are president], then A Target vending machine has been added to the C-Store. The machine November or December or January, completion dates in 2003, generally you aren't doing your job," Gillis said. sells various necessity items and also more random items such as CDs and I don't care." it has been a lot more difficult." Gillis said the campaign's and Target gift cards. Gillis attributed the need to ex- The Next Century Campaign was See CAMPAIGN, Page 5 Weekend shuttle buses eliminated INSIDE Welcome back! OPINION Page 3 by Lindsey Gilbert instead of two buses going every ten minutes," Diversity requires acceptance of all he said. This is the Orientation Week issue of THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF Student Association co-President Bryan the Thresher, the first issue of the 2003-'04 A&E Page 18 Riders of Rice's shuttle service will notice Debbink, who worked with Radulescu and academic year. A special O-Week section is The movies that are the college experience some significant changes this semester, in- Associate Vice President for Finance and Ad- included in this issue on Page 20. From cluding shortened hours and different routes. ministration Neill Binford over the summer to now on. we will be publishing a Thresher SPORTS Page 23 The changes, which go into effect Monday, come up with the new shuttle plan, said the every Friday until Oct. 17. Women's Basketball goes to Europe come after last year's decision by the Univer- elimination of weekend shuttle service is "ter- Have a good first week of school! sity Standing Committee on Parking to cut the rible" but necessary. Scoreboard shuttle system's budget by $184,000, or 25 per- "It's kind of more bang for your buck to Celebrate like Champions Baseball cent. give service during the weekdays," Debbink, Houston 5, Rice 2 The weekday hours for the Inner I.oop a Wiess College senior, said. "It reaches all The 2003 College World Series National Rice 10, Houston 2 shuttles will remain the same, but buses will constituencies at Rice during the weekday." Champions Rice Owls will be honored on Rice 5, Houston 2 SMS 2, Rice 4 no longer run on the weekends, Transporta- Radulescu said he and Binford, along with Tuesday night at a rally sponsored by the Rice 12, Texas 2 Student Association. The rally, complete tion Manager Eugen Radulescu said. In 2002- three students — Wiess senior and SA co- Texas 4, Rice 5 '03, the inner loop route service ran from President Michael Leggett, Martel College with food provided by Chipolte and Stanford 3, Rice 4 (10 innings) 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturdays and from senior and Thresher assistant sports editor Smoothie King, among others, runs from Rice 3. Stanford 8 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sundays. Dylan Hedrick and Debbink—targeted areas 6-8:30 p.m. in the Student Center. Stanford 2, Rice 14 Parking administrators also made major to cut based on ridership and cost-efficiency. cuts to the Greenbriar shuttle service, which "We had to cut from somewhere, and we Weekend Weather will now run until 4 p.m. instead of 10:30 p.m. cut from the lowest demand," Radulescu said. Buy books early and often Friday on weekdays. One bus will travel the new "What we came to realize was that the demand The Student Center will bo having an Partly sunny, 73-93 degrees route, which no longer serves the Inner I>oop. for [the Greenbriar I/>t] was not there." Open House on Sunday from 8:30 a.m. - Saturday Scattered thunderstorms, 73-96 degrees-- The shorter route will make for more frequent About 100 to 150 people registered to park 10:30 p.m. Come by and see what Sammy's Sunday service. Radulescu said. looks like before the Smoothie King . in the Greenbriar l,ot last year, few ol whom Isolated thunderstorms, 73-94 degrees "You'll have one busgoing more frequently See SHI TTLKS, Page 6 > 1 , - "v," yy '< t - THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2003 the Rice Thresher WE1AOM-VB Baseball team, fans f?JCE.*WE made us proud For "what they did over their summer vacation," no group of OF THE Sooth Rice students deserves more praise than the varsity baseball team, which beat Stanford University to win the NCAA College World Series in Omaha, Neb. this past June. The team's remarkable 2003 season, which included a 30-game winning streak last spring, brought great pride to a university whose sports programs are often overlooked or ridiculed.