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. Second on our summer praise list, though, is the surprisingly large group of students, staff, faculty and alumni who drove or flew to Omaha and cheered the Owls on from in the stands. It is rare to see such enthusiastic support for Rice athletics — even for a team that has been nationally ranked for the past several years — and we are sure the athletes would agree that this outpouring of team spirit had something to do with Rice's eventual triumph over the world of collegiate baseball. Thanks to the players for making us proud, and thanks also to the fans, who showed the players, their fellow students and themselves that athletics do mean something at this school. Sports at Rice might be even more successful if students would show this level of support for their teams more often, even when they are not competing for a national championship. I'm part of the problem Surviving on the set of 'Revenge of the Nerds' Staff member works Welcome to Rice University. It's actually have time to do the reading, are busy. Do not bail on obligations like a whole other country — or a and occasionally, I even sleep eight because you are busy. Budget your "Revenge of the Nerds" movie. Be- hours in one night. time, even if that means saying "no" to kill apathy fore I got to college, most 3. Get off your ass. in the first place. Nobody likes a of my visions of academia \ Try a sport you've never flake. When members of the Rice community complain about the Rice were shaped by rumor, played before. It can be 8. Make yourself happy. Join community, it is often related to the perception of students, faculty fantasy and poorly-made college, intramural or clubs, audition for plays, play sports, and staff being ignorant or apathetic toward the "real world" outside Hollywood comedies. club. You might go to two volunteer, whatever — but find the hedges. No such complaint can be made about KTRU General Having completed six se- crew practices, decide something to do that you enjoy and you hate it and never that helps you meet exciting new Manager Will Robedee. mesters at Rice with vary- ing degrees of success, I'd want to go back, or you people. If you join an organization As vice chairman of Collegiate Broadcasters, Inc., Robedee like to offer some sage might discover fencing that doesn't do anything—or doesn't helped successfully negotiate reduced recent restrictions on advice from someone who will be your lifelong pas- do enough to hold your small, nonprofit college radio stations — restrictions which were frankly should have Carly sion. You might consider interest — move onto a new one. set by the Librarian of Congress and which included high fees for known better. Kocurek yourself athletic; you It's really, really easy to get de- might not. It doesn't mat- pressed and lonely if you go to class radio webcasts and excessively extensive requirements for record- 1. Take care of your friends. Getting sick in ter. Before I got to Rice, 1 and then sit in your room surfing the keeping. college sucks even more than get- had completely dropped out of Internet all day. On the other hand, Thanks to Robedee's efforts this past summer, the webcasting fee ting sick at home. If someone you sports by the age of 14. Now, I have if you really don't enjoy something has been reduced to $250 (much lower than the thousands of dollars know gets a cold, food poisoning or new games to play, and I've met you've signed up for, find a gracious that would have been required from some stations), and small radio some other nasty bug, help them some amazing people. way to quit. A mile-long list of extra- curricular activities is going to get stations will be able to hire a firm to help them with the required out however you can, even if it just 4. Call your parents at least means e-mailing them paper topics once a week. It will make them feel you exhausted and burned out. record-keeping. or handing over your last couple better, and it will help keep you So, there's my two bits. It will Of course, this benefits KTRU — but not as much as it benefits Advils. Anyone who ever gave me a anchored to who you are. It can probably follow in the grand tradi- other stations. KTRU has been carrying its broadcasts on the Web ride to a doctor or pharmacy re- also help avoid calls from your par- tion of well-intentioned advice: dis- since 1998 and is a powerhouse among college radio stations. The ceived my eternal gratitude in ex- ents at inopportune times, demand- carded or ignored until you sort things out for yourself and realize new regulations would have hurt the station, but they certainly change for 15 minutes of ing to know why you never call effort — and spared me from stum- them. maybe I did have a point. In any would not have sunk it. bling around Houston feverish and 5. Don't buy the college sys- case, I hope your time at Rice is On the other hand, the webcasts of smaller collegiate radio delirious on my own. tem hype. I like the college system, enjoyable, whatever that might mean stations could have been crippled by the rules — as evidenced by the but do not assume that those life- for you. fact that many such stations halted their webcasts when the original long friends you're supposed to fee structure was announced. Thus, by lessening the regulations, make are going to materialize im- Carly Kocurek is a Will Rice College Don V buy the college mediately and live on your hallway. senior. Robedee held off the encroachment of slimy commercial radio Hell, some of them might not even media giants. system hype. I like the live on campus, and you may not It is refreshing to see an almost wholly altruistic effort by a Rice college system, but do even meet them during first semes- CONTACTING THE staff member make such a positive impact on the outspoken but ter. You should try things at your not assume that those college, whether it's participating in THRESHER critically unique independent radio industry. It only proves that this college government, planning activi- school and members of its community, when compelled to, can have lifelong friends you're ties or playing a college sport. But if Letters a powerful impact on the outside world. it's not a neat fit for you, don't feel • Letters to the editor supposed to make are like a social reject. Just find things to should be sent to the 'Hireshcr do outside your college to help you bye-mail to [email protected]. going to materialize find your niche. I met a large major- Letters must be received immediately and live on ity of my friends outside my college, by 5 p.m. on the Monday prior Finally, shoppers and and this holds true for a number of to a Friday publication date. your hallway. people I know. • All letters to the editor 6. Make friends with grown- must be signed and include diners get options ups. (iet to know your professors, college and year if the writer your college masters, your resident is a Rice student. We love the grind of cold cut trios and Willy's Pub beer as much 2. When it comes to classes, associates and any other grown-ups • Letters should be no as every Rice student (however much that may be), but we are also it's quality, not quantity. I am who might be around. I might not longer than 250 words in glad to hear that a Smoothie King and a Target vending machine are pretty sure I took 18 hours one se- have had to call my college masters length. The lliresher reserves coming soon to or already installed in the Student Center. mester. Unfortunately, 1 don't re- for a ride from jail, but I have needed the right to edit letters for member which classes they were, if them to help figure out such seem- both content and length. It is great to have more culinary and convenience options available I liked them or even who taught ingly mundane details as how to find in the centrally located Rice Memorial Center — particularly since them. I also developed a hearty dis- a good mechanic in Houston, which Subscribing students will be able to use their tetra points at the Smoothie King. And dain for carrying more than one spi- dentist to use and where to get a • Annual subscriptions are since Rice is one of only 100 universities in the nation to have a Target ral notebook on my person at any fresh set of contacts in a pinch. It's available for $50 domestic and vending machine on campus, the school can boast more than just the given time and learned how to write good to have a local support net- $105 international via first papers on books I hadn't read. So, work that extends to people who are class mail. annual "Best Buy" appellation on its resume. basically. I paid thousands of dollars a little more stable than the average We hope Rice will continue to expand the availability of amenities in tuition to be tortured for a few college student tends to be. Advertising on campus. And instead of pigeonholing students into college months. 7. Do not bitch about how m We accept display and serveries, we also hope Rice will revise its meal plans to include Too many amazing academic and busy you are. Everyone at Rice is classified advertisements. Please contact our advertis- these new options as they become available. intellectual opportunities are avail- busy, period. Whining just makes able at Rice for you to allow school to you annoying and likely will irritate ing manager at threshcr- make you hate school. Now, I try to anyone who has all your stuff to [email protected] or (713)348- Unsigned editorials represent the majority opinion of the Thresher avoid taking more than 14 or 15 do — along with another test. Do 3967 for more information. editorial staff. hours. I remember all my classes, I not bail on your friends because you "1 ' *
. , i . ' # » r ... , . THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2003 Guest column Rice Voices Feminism is only dirty to close-minded The word "feminism" has had a of men call themselves feminists. tionary. In fact, striving for equality 'Diversity' also means bum rap for more than 30 years. I believe this disjunction can be is intrinsic in all human beings. Ever since 1972, when Phyllis attributed to the negative connota- Feminist leader Eleanor Smeal of- Schlafly and her right-wing allies tion of the word. It has become in- ten gives this scenario as an ex- respecting tough views launched their campaign creasingly common for ample: If there are two children, against the Equal Rights people to begin feminist- and one is given a lollipop; the other It's a shame our campus is dry lenge. I can be pretty resistant to Amendment — a pro- oriented statements with one will automatically exclaim, "No this week — I've just invented the the idea of accepting anyone who posed amendment to the "I'm not a feminist, but..." fair! Me too!" The same idea can be perfect O-Week drinking game. thinks I'm going to hell. My knee- U.S. Constitution which People are afraid to iden- applied on a larger scale. Here's how you play: Take a shot jerk reaction is to resent anyone would have made gender tify themselves as femi- While it is true that a small, every time anyone says who believes I'm discrimination of any kind nists because they don't radical subset of feminists is angry the words "diversity," headed the devil's way, unconstitutional — want to be pigeonholed at men, it is terribly inaccurate to "diverse" or "open- because I think that Americans have grown in- as extremists. slap the "man-hater" label on femi- minded." You should they are disrespecting creasingly reluctant to Since in reality, there nists as a group. After all, some stay drunk (or at least me as a human being. identify themselves as Laura are so many Americans Christians hate Jews and African- keep a nice buzz) all What I really want feminists, even when they Bornstein in agreement with the Americans, but do we categorize week! to do is say they are agree with feminists on feminist ideology, there all Christians as racist and anti- Now don't get me wrong and bad and ig- relevant issues. Femi- are two discrepancies in- Semitic? Just remember that femi- wrong. I very much norant and awful — and nism is now widely asso- herent in the man-hater nists are fundamentally opposed appreciate the empha- pretty soon, I've turned ciated with the stereotype of the stereotype. First, there are plenty to sexism or to discrimination sis Rice places on main- into a bigot myself. man-hating lesbian who has an aver- of male feminists out there who, based on gender. In other words, taining a vibrant, di- Nishta Great. sion to shaving her legs and a pen- most likely, don't hate themselves. demeaning men goes squarely verse student body. Mehra In fact, if I were to chant for burning bras. Second, if such a large proportion against feminist tenets. Rice strives to provide open myself up to their You know, that view is funny. I of American women were man-hat- At every feminist event I attended an open, accepting en- belief system, I would spent my summer as an intern at a ing lesbians, I'm pretty sure that this summer, the hosts were thrilled vironment for students to debate see that, in their world, I am go- women's organization in Washing- the population wouldn't be grow- to see men in the audience. We need and explore, freely assuring them ing to hell, and it is, in fact, out of ton, D.C., and guess how many times ing right now. men to join us in the fight for equal that their views and backgrounds love and concern that they care I encountered man-hating lesbians There are many different types rights, and I don't see why men will be respected and — for the enough to try to keep me from who have aversions to shaving their of feminism: second-wave feminism, should be reluctant to do so. Only most part — celebrated. That is, going. How can I resent someone legs and underarms and penchants third-wave feminism, liberal, radi- cowardly men who feel threatened of course, the way it should be. for trying to help me avoid eternal for burning bras? Never. cal, cultural — the list goes on and by the idea of losing their presump- So I don't really mind that "di- damnation? A recent Harris poll found that on. The philosophy that unifies them, tive dominance over women could versity" is a campus buzzword. That's the whole point of di- 92 percent of 18- to 24-year-old however, is that people of every gen- be so hostile. I don't hate these men Actually, I'm quite grateful that versity — get in someone else's women in the United States approve der, race, religion and class should — but I have no more respect for my university and the people world and see how life looks to of the women's movement, as do be granted the same political, social them than they do for me. around me take such great pains them. Perhaps you will then un- 75 percent of all American men. Yet and economic freedoms. to create tolerance and under- derstand why he resists what according to The Village Voice, only Correct me if I'm wrong, but this iMura Bornstein is a Brown College standing within our microcosm you are asking him to accept. 20 percent of women and 14 percent principle is really not that revolu- sophomore. and in the world beyond the Perhaps you will begin to appre- hedges. ciate him as a person, who is But it seems diversity is a word really not so different from you Guest column we use constantly without neces- after all. Perhaps you will actu- sarily being conscious of the ally get somewhere in the long deeper meaning attached to it. trudge toward peace and under- We do this with a lot of words, but standing. Bush baffles in international dealings The possibility of understand- with "diversity," it's especially dangerous. ing comes only when we are truly Maybe it's just me. But as a for- confused.) North Korea, after all, is policy toward China would mark a In particular, what many Rice open-minded, as in open to all eign observer living in the United a rogue nation that many consider shift from a stance of engagement to students don't seem to realize is things and truly committed to States, I can't help feeling that the to be a greater threat than Iraq ever one of containment, a la the Cold that diversity is an all-or-nothing diversity — not the buzzword, current U.S. foreign policy is a little was. It has the world's fourth larg- War. Yet now the U.S. seems to kind of game. Either you embrace but the reality that every single misguided. est army and is still technically at need the Chinese to help pressure difference, or you don't. You can't human is complete and perfect Consider the recent cases of Iraq war with South Korea and the the North Koreans into abandoning order people a la carte. in his own right. It's a grand buf- and Liberia. The Iraqis did not ask United States. In 1998, it fired a its alleged production of nuclear The kind of people who have fet, but we don't get to pick and to be "liberated"; now that ballistic missile over Ja- weapons. Perhaps Bush is learning trouble with this concept often choose what to eat. We have to they are free from pan, placing the U.S. a fundamental law of diplomacy the surprises me. Often they are so take it all. Saddam Hussein, they troops based on Okinawa hard way: The toes I step on today busy championing tolerance that So if diversity is want Rice are still be waiting to be well within its striking might belong to the ass I will have to they don't realize "tolerance" wants to consume, they can come liberated from the United range. In addition, the kiss tomorrow. means accepting those they're and get it. But it may not be what States Army. South Korean Ministry of Otto von Bismarck, the "Iron railing against. (or who) we are expecting. On the other hand, Defense identified 10 bio- Chancellor" of Germany who For example, I find that many Writer's Note: Do not take 1 iberia requested that the logical and chemical reigned over the newly united state people at Rice will minimize or 12 shots if you read this article United States send troops weapons production fa- from 1871 to 1890, once remarked, simplify the religious beliefs of after alcohol returns to campus. A to their troubled country. cilities within North Ko- "Only fools learn from their own others, simi y because they can lawsuit stemming from a massive We did, but rather belat- Peijing rea in 1997, and China mistakes and avoid the cost of my not fathom believing Si.e'i tlii;itis. case of alcohol poisoning is the last edly. And even then. Teh has now announced own." It remains to be seen whether themselves. It is amazing how thing I need. President George W. North Korea's nuclear ca- Bush will learn from history or easily we demand that others Bush made it clear that pabilities. from his own experience. The lat- take on our views — because we Nishta Mehra is a Baker College the American troops Yet the U.S. foreign policy to- ter scenario will constitute a mon- are so convinced that we are junior and a member of the inau- would not be intervening directly in ward North Korea is almost one of strous blow to the security and right — while we ourselves gural Rice Voices panel, selected the IJberian conflict, but would in- denial. Essentially, the government international reputation of the shudder at the thought of tak- last spring. Each week, one of the stead support the direct interven- has done little, apart from simply United States. ing on theirs. four Rice Voices panelists will ap- tion force comprised mostly of labeling North Korea as a coordi- For me, this is a huge chal- pear on this page. troops from Nigeria. nate on the "axis of evil." Peijing Teh is a Wiess College sopho- Admittedly, now that the United States has managed to get North Korea to agree to talks with all of Bush s lack of the regional powers, it has taken a major diplomatic step — but it is consistency and only a start, and the decisions in the The Rice Thresher, the official student Iraq and Liberia conflicts are cer- newspaper at Rice University since 1916, is the Rice Thresher published each Friday during the school year, rationality extends far tainly not consistent with this move. except during examination periods and The current US response to these holidays, by the students of Rice University. beyond the troubled foreign incidents is equivalent to Mark Berenson sleeping with a murderer while Editor in Chief Editorial and business offices are located Middle Eastern and worrying if your neighbor is a ho- on the second floor of the Ley Student Center, micidal maniac. 6100 Main St., MS-524. Houston. TX 77005- African regions. 1892. 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„ ow|s Athletics... Rice lf Q0 Let Yourself Baseball 2003 NCAA National Champions and if that wasn t enough the Owls took home the WAC Baseball title for the 8th consecutive year. Football The Owls defeated the rJefending WAC Champion, LA Tech, in the first ever collegiate game at Reliant Stadium. Two former Owls were picked in the 2003 NFL
d aft Men s Basketball The Owls finished the 2002-2003 season with a 19-10 overall record. Omar-Seli Mance was named the Most Valuable Player in the WAC. Women s Basketball Kim Lawson became the Rice women s all-time assists leader with a career total of
Women s Soccer Caitlin Currie was named to the WAC all tournament team, a first for Rice. Rice hosted the WAC championships in 2002. Volleyball Rice ended the season with an 18-16 overall record securing its 13th winning season in school history. Rebecca Pazo finished the season with 562 kills, the second-best singie-season mark in school history.
Women s Swimming Mandy Mularz was named WAC swimmer of the year for 2002, Rice s first ever three time ail-American at the Division 1 level. Tennis William and Richard Barker are ranked #1 in the nation; the duo ended the season with a 38-2 record. WAC freshman of the year, Robert Searte is ranked 27th in the nation and the ITA Region VI Rookie of the Year. Karen Chao was recently recognized by the ITA with the Arther Ashe Jr. Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship, becoming the first Owl since Jane Trinh in 1998 to earn the honor. Academic Highlights The graduation rate of those who have exhausted their athletic eligibility for the 10 years of entering classes from 1986 to 1995 was 98%. good enough for Rice to rank first in the WAC and fourth among NCAA Division l-A institutions.
The Rice football team has been honored for its graduation rate by the American Football Coaches Association sixteen years in a row. the fourth longest streak in the nation.
Rice is number-one in the nation in Golf All-American Scholar Athletes with 20 scholar athletes between 1985 and 2002.
In the spring of 2003, Allison Beckford from indoor track and field and Mandy Mularz from women s swimming both were honored with the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
For the 2002-2003 school year 21 students have been named Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All District VI. this represents the largest number of Rice student athletes honored for this award during a single year.
The men s track and field team have been named the top academic team by the Unitec States Track Coaches of America for having the highest team GPA (3.320) in Division I.
In the 2002-2003 school year, nine student athletes studied abroad. The sports that were represented were Voileybai1 Men s Tennis. Women s Basketball and Women s Tennis.
For 2003, Adam Davis (men s cross country) and Amanda Felder (women s cross country j were named the Dr. Hubert E Bray Scholar Athletes of the Year.
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SHUTTLES, from Page 1 shuttle peaked between the hours of Radulescu said he hopes to elimi- SMOOTHIE, from Page 1 the Student Center and cutting its were students, Binford said. 9 and 10 a.m. (about 6 riders) and 4 nate clumps of buses and backups four other Smoothie King locations, morning hours. The eatery now "Most of the registrations for the and 5 p.m. (about 7 riders). on the Inner Loop. If a shuttle is including three on the University of serves only lunch, and food is pre- Greenbriar lot were staff that worked The group did not cut hours from running ahead of schedule, the Houston campuses. Prior to meet- pared at the Wiess/Hanszen in the Greenbriar annex building," the Graduate House service, but did driver will stop in the West Lot at ing with Alfonso, H&Dhad met with servery by Executive Chef Roger he said. change the route to maximize effi- bus shelter 3 — the shelter closest representatives from Jamba Juice, Elkhouri. ciency. Instead of running through to Autry Court — and wait until they who decided the on-campus loca- The off-site production along the West Lot and stopping at the bus should continue. tion would not be economically vi- with the reduced hours will help shelters, the Graduate House shuttle Binford said an unforeseen prob- able. Sammy's become financially self- will exit the Inner Loop at Alumni lem may affect the new plan. Some sustaining, Ditman said. In the past 'We had to cut from Drive and reenter campus at En- shuttles will be removed from the few years, the eatery has failed to somewhere, and we cut trance 1 after stopping at the Gradu- daily rotation every Monday, generate enough revenue to meet ate Apartments. Wednesday and Friday in the after- 7 definitely think the its costs. from the lowest Under the new route, shuttle fre- noon to transport students to the Physics graduate student Sarah quency will increase from every Texas Medical Center. Student Center needs a Nagel, who often ate breakfast at demand 30 minutes to every 15 minutes. "We have a program that re- Sammy's, said she is disappointed A key part of the new shuttle — Eugen Radulescu quires us to take a shuttle to the lot more draw for with the new hours but pleased service is a more regulated sched- Texas Medical Center for students Transportation Manager with the changes Elkhouri has ule, Radulescu said. On the Inner that are in a program between students because I think made. Loop, buses will complete one loop Baylor College of Medicine and "The quality had been down for in 15 minutes. With three Inner Rice," he said. its often second to a while, but since Chef Roger took Loop shuttles operating during Lunches and other breaks for the colleges and college over, it's been great," she said. Figures from daily ridership most times, pickups should occur shuttle drivers will also lead to mi- Subway is also under new man- counts conducted Aug. 4-8 show at five-minute intervals from each nor irregularities in the new sched- serveries.' agement this year, Ditman said. that demand for the Greenbriar stop. ule, Radulescu said. As the first franchise on cam- — Etien Santiago pus, Subway met with some resis- Baker College sophomore tance when it first opened in 2000, Ditman said. "There was really a lot of con- cern if we put branded concepts on Ditman said they also considered campus that it would marginalize ACTIVITIES FAIR! options such as Chik-Fil-A, but de- the university image," he said. "I cided a fast-food venue would com- heard the expression many times, pete unfavorably with Subway, which 'We're not going to mall the cam- is owned by the university. pus."' Friday, August 29th, 2003 "The concern was if we put a Baker College sophomore Etien second major operation like that in Santiago said he thinks the new the Student Center that they'd can- Smoothie King might entice more nibalize each other and they'd both people to visit the Student Center. fail," he said. "I definitely think the Student Sammy's will remain open dur- Center needs a lot more draw for ing the Smoothie King storefront students because I think it's often 1 PM - 4 PM construction, Sutera said. second to colleges and college H&D made several changes to serveries," he said. "Students sort Sammy's this summer, including of forget that the Student Center is moving its food production out of there." STUDENT CENTER GRAND HALL <& RAY COURTYARD HOUSE FOR LEASE Stop by the tables and learn about all the clubs and activities available to you at Rice! AFTON OAKS GREENWOOD ADDITION
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THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, AUGUST 2003 Agreement reached on Webcast fees Ostdiek named Asst. Dean Billington announced a fee struc- of Webcasts. The bookkeeping is by Catherine Adcock THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF ture in June 2002 requiring stations necessary so that record companies by Mark Berenson last thing I want to do." to pay two-hundreths of a cent per and artists receive the royalties ac- Honor Council Chair Keith THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF Following a May 30 agreement listener per song played on the crued when their records are played Henneke said he is looking for- between college radio stations and Internet or a minimum retroactive online, Robedee said Policy Studies Program Direc- ward to interacting with Ostdiek, the recording industry, KTRU now fee of $500 per year for each year "That is something that needs to tor Don Ostdiek was named As- and said he expects recent faces less stringent Webcast regula- since 1998. KTRU has been be addressed because they are ask- sistant Dean for Student Judicial changes to the Honor Council tions. The recording industry agreed Webcasting since December 1998 ing for a level detail that many sta- Programs over the summer after constitution will allow for a ben- to reduce the fees the stations must and would have had to pay thou- tions just can't provide," he said. the former position-holder, Palti eficial working relationship. Be- pay to play music over the internet. sands of dollars. Additionally, the requirements Bass, accepted a newly created cause of the changes, Ostdiek The agreement changed contro- In October 2002, Congress set by the Sound Exchange record- position as the Assistant Dean of will sit on a three-member ap- versial Webcast fees set by the Li- passed the Small Webcaster Settle- ing compliment portions of the Digi- International Scholarship. peals board rather than hear ap- brarian of Congress, James H. ment Act, which delayed the pay- tal Millennium Copyright Act, which peals by himself. Ostdiek was appointed by the Billington, to $250 a year for univer- ment date until June 20 and gave restricts what stations can play Office of the Vice President of "I think we will be using [him] sities that enroll fewer than non-commercial, non-National Pub- online. According to law, Webcasters Student Affairs, and Associate as more of a resource because we 10,000 students. lic Radio stations until midnight May cannot play more than two songs Vice President of Student Affairs are not in direct confrontation If the station exceeds 30 to come to an agreement with the from one CD or more than three John Hutchinson said Ostdiek with Dr. Ostdiek, whereas with 146,000 hours of listening a month, RLAA regarding a rate structure. songs from a box set consecutively. was chosen in part because of his Dr. Bass, not through any fault of approximately 200 listeners listen- The agreement was reached at They also cannot play more than experience with student affairs. her own, we were put in a more ing continually, the station would 10:30 p.m. on May 30 and only lasts three songs from one disk or more conflicting position," Henneke, a "Dr. Ostdiek already had sub- pay two-hundreths of a cent per until the end of 2004. Had they not than four songs from a boxed set Jones College senior, said. stantial experience in student af- song per listener above the limit. reached the agreement, the stations within a three hour period. fairs as the Associate Director of Last semester, the Honor According to Will Robedee, involved would have had to pay the "A lot of existing broadcast sta- Academic Advising, and the pre- Council and Bass had a public KTRU's general manager, it is un- previous rates as set up by Billington. tions will have an artist spotlight as law adviser," Hutchinson said. and strong disagreement on pro- likely that KTRU will exceed the There will be another round of a part of their normal program- "Through that experience, we posed Honor Council amend- limit. Robedee is also vice chair- negotiations in 2004. Should they be ming," Robedee said. "Under these knew that he works extremely ments and the handling of cer- man of Collegiate Broadcasters, unable to come to an agreement, the rules they would not be able to effectively with students." tain Honor Council cases. Inc., an organization that repre- current rates and terms will con- Webcast it. Under these rules they Ostdiek said he is most look- Ostdiek said he is planning to sents over 100 college and univer- tinue to govern Webcasting. are forced to decide whether or not ing forward to becoming more move forward. sity stations and was directly in- Robedee said he hopes the periods they want to stop Webcasting or involved with students. "If I go back and try to correct volved in the negotiations. in between negotiations will be elon- change format." "I have been more involved in all of that dysfunction, I'm doing The agreement releases college gated. Currently, negotiations over Additionally, disc jockeys could the academic side, and this is a the wrong sort of things," Ostdiek stations from keeping detailed digi- Webcasting fees are set to take place violate the rule unintentionally if they whole new side of the campus for said. "It's just spinning the wheels tal records of all music they Webcast every two years. He would like the are not aware of what was played in me — it just seems very interest- over the past." until the agreement runs out at the intervals changed to every five or the previous shift. ing," Ostdiek said. Hutchinson said Ostdiek's end of 2004. seven years. College radio stations are also Ostdiek said he values bipar- experience as a faculty member Robedee was one of the main The current agreement stipulates required to display artist, song title tisanship. is a valuable asset because it negotiators along with several orga- that KTRU must pay $200 for 1998 and album title to the end user as "There are a lot of competing means that the faculty will be nizations representing non-commer- and 1999, which count as one year they play it, which is something many interests, and it is not my job to more involved in the system. cial radio stations and the recording and $250 for each year of Webcasting college stations do not have the re- represent any of the interests, it Hutchinson added that he does industry. between 2000 and 2003. In addition sources to do. Robedee and Colle- is to be involved in the process," not think it will be detrimental "I think it's very positive for KTRU to the other fees, KTRU must pay giate Broadcasters, Inc. are actively Ostdiek said. "The faculty look at to Ostdiek that he does not have because it removes all the uncer- $50 for 2003 and $25 for 2004 to lobbying Congress to achieve these me and say I'm too student-cen- the professional legal training tainty about what the fees are, and Sound Exchange for bookkeeping. goals. Many college radio stations tered; the students look at me that Bass has. for the next year and 3-and-a-half Robedee said he wants the agree- have since reinstated their webcasts and say, 'He is too much of an In her new role, Bass will co- months, what the recordkeeping ment to go further. that were discontinued as a result of administrator.' I hope to prove ordinate international fellow- requirements would be," he said. Currently there is a taskforce the uncertainty regarding them all wrong." ships. Bass said she is pleased The uncertainty arose when studying the issue of bookkeeping Webcasting fees. Ostdiek said his background with her new position, which will in politics will lead to a unique centralize responsibilities that approach in completing the jobs used to be spread among several that the position requires. different offices. "I worked in state government, "It fits in a lot better with where not only were all of our what my interests are and my committee meetings open to the own Fulbright experience, and public, but also all of our delib- also indicates to the Rice com- erations," he said. "And to me, munity not just the importance the more everybody knows what of international fellowships and everybody is thinking, the bet- scholarships, but also being part ter." of a global community," Bass Ostdiek said one step he will said. take to facilitate better interac- Bass, whose office is located tion with the Honor Council, in the cloisters of the Rice Memo- ENGI 305 / NSCI 305 which he will oversee along with rial Center, said she hopes to University Court, will be to meet make it easier for people to apply New Ventures Communications regularly with them. for these programs. She said she "I am offering myself as a re- hopes to facilitate outreach pro- source to them," Ostdiek said. "It grams so students will start think- for Science and Engineering can't work if I try to go in there ing about the programs long be- and dictate it to them — that's the fore they apply. \ W V t N T t! R t 5 Meets T-TH 4:00-5:15 m * •# i-*0 t i ¥ « Fall Semester - One credit hour
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by Mark Berenson first obtain approval from the City of Houston. THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF "We are still awaiting approval The completion of a trio of road from the city, because where we projects has been delayed into the would be constructing the courts is start of the academic year. over Harris Gully, and they've been The three projects are an exten- out looking at the entire area," sion of Alumni Drive from Baker Beckwith said. Hall to Wiess College, which will The existing courts will remain also be an overland flow channel; open until the new courts are com- the installation of a traffic light at pleted, which should be sometime Rice Boulevard and Shepherd Drive this semester, Beckwith said. and enlargement of the Entrance 11 The construction of the courts will roadway; and th-. repaving of Cam- destroy intramural Field 8. Beckwith panile Road due to sewer work. said his staff is looking into ways to The extension of Alumni Drive, compensate for this loss. which will be accessible to vehicles "[Assistant Director for Intramu- m with a proximity card, will allow cars ral and Club Sports] Tina Villard is to drive directly from Rice Boule- looking at relocating programs that vard to Main Street. Facilities Plan- currently go on there, such as ner Max Amery said the project is cricket, and we will be submitting a being partially funded by the Fed- capital budget request to turn the eral Emergency Management current tennis court locations into Agency because the roadway will [a large and lit playing] field." also allow flood waters to flow to- ward detention ponds located near the Rice Soccer and Track Stadium.
The project, which began in mid- 'We realize that they're STUART SINCLAIR/THRESHER July. has been delayed by rain. Construction continues on the extension of Alumni Drive, which will allow those with a proximity cards to access the "We have had an unusual amount going as fast as they South Colleges Lot from the Inner Loop. of rain and when you are working on roads, the day that it rains you can't can and construction delayed by a combination of factors, tion is construction of an under- it is and what to do about it," Amery continue working, and then the day does supercede including inclement weather, con- ground storm-water sewer line that said. after you often can't work, because tractor disputes and difficulties runs from Sunset and Rice Boule- Amery said the project will be it's too muddy," Amery said. powderpuff.' working with the City of Houston. vards at the corner of Martel College completed by the end of September. The road will be open to vehicular The construction should be com- across Abercrombie Lot and halfway Martel College President Rob — Rob Gillette traffic by mid-September, Amery said. pleted by next week at the latest, at down Campanile Road. Amery said Gillette said he has not heard any During construction of the road, Martel College President which point the City of Houston must the pipeline will be able to remove complaints about the construction, two of the intramural tennis courts activate the traffic light. two inches of rain per hour in the area which is going on along one side of were destroyed, leaving eight courts While the light may be activated around which the pipe runs. the building, though the loss of part out of the original 10. fairly soon after construction is com- The project has been impeded of the playing field outside the col- Assistant Dean for the Student and Construction is nearly complete at plete, Amery said it could take a few not only by the weather, but also by lege may cause some inconve- Recreation Center Boyd Beckwith said the Entrance 11 site, Amery said. The months for its program to be per- construction-based delays associ- niences. he plans to tear down the remaining new, expanded, three-lane road will fected. ated with digging near other water "We want [the field] ready as courts and relocate them to the area run from Rice Boulevard to the West "They synchronize it with adja- and utility lines, Amery said. soon as possible, because behind the Recreation Center, near I x»t extension of laboratory Road. The cent lights and that sort of stuff, and "When we get in front of our Cen- powderpuff is coming up, but we Reckling Park. However, because the wider exit, along with a new traffic that's an operation that sometimes tral Plant, there are a lot of chilled realize that they're going as fast as proposed site is located over Harris light, will make Entrance 11 the main takes as long as three months," water lines and electrical lines and they can and construction does su- Gully, the underground stream that northbound exit for the campus. Amery said. gas lines, and so we take a scoop and percede powderpuff," Gillette, a jun- runs under the campus, builders must Amery said the project has been The third project nearing comple- we need to figure out what the heck ior, said.
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The following items were reported to the University Police for the period May 14-Aug. 17. Items were removed due to space constraints
Residential Colleges Hanszen College May 23 DVD player reported missing 5814 Kirby Wiess College May 23 Tires stolen from bicycle. In Rice Village Baker College June 18 Portrait vandalized Jones College June 21 Door damaged I (713) 432-7272 Martel College July 28 Two boxes of forks stolen from a Better Ingredients. room. Academic Buildings Better Pizza. Sewall Hall May 14 A faculty member reported observing a male subject walk out of his office with one of the professor's books Papa Johns Office was unable to locate the subject. Pizza Bucks Anderson Biological May 27 Eight rolls of roofing material stolen. Laboratories now available in the Rice Special Large one topping pizza George R. Brown Hall June 26 A faculty member reported mischief Convenience Store! involving posters being hung along One two liter Coke" a hallway. Other Buildings Late Night Gymnasium July 1 Copier stolen. $9.99 Rice Memorial Center July 2 Police unit involved in an accident. Rice Special
Martel House July 12 Subject observed urinating on a wall. Large one topping pizza The subject was issued a university citation and referred to University Court. One two liter Coke®
Gymnasium July 15 $75 taken from an unsecured lock box. $8.99 Graduate Apartments July 18 Victim purchased items through eBay and did not receive the product. After 9 p.m. Other complaints from Florida regarding the same subject are also We support Rice athletics. under investigation.
Rice Memorial Center Aug. 8 Money missing from a staff office.
Parking Lots West Lot May 21 Victim reported three of her tires had been damaged by her ex-boyfriend.
West Lot Jwie 4 Bus hit a curb and damaged a tire.
West Lot June 28 Officer saw a suspicious vehicle operated by Facilities and Engineering staff members. Subjects were intoxicated and were remanded to a designated driver. BIOS 305 Lovett Lot July 13 Subject stopped for erratic driving. Writing and Visual Design Subject arrested for driving while intoxicated and remanded to Harris County Jail. in the Biosciences
Other Areas Laboratory Road June 6 Bus driver ran over a hose on the 7 weeks - Beginning October 22nd roadway, causing damage to the 1-credit course Wednesdays, 2-4 pm underside of the bus.
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Academic Quadrangle June 21 Rice Emergency Medical Services data (graphs, tables). reported five intoxicated subjects in a golf cart. Officer was unable to locate them. Develop skills in designing Revise or generate curriculum and revising scientific posters vitae or applications to College Way Entrance #12 Aug. 16 Vehicle stopped for running a stop Visit us on the web at http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~bios305 sign. The driver was issued a minor driving under the influence citation and the matter was referred to U. Court. Entrance #8 Aug. 16 A bartender at Valhalla reported that some subjects were refusing to leave. The subjects were stopped at Entrance #8. The driver was arrested for driving while intoxicated and a second subject was released to a responsible adult. No one who would take responsibility for the third individual could be found, and as a result the individual was also remanded to Harris Count Jail. 10 THE RICE THRESH :R NEWS FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2003 Segways scoot onto campusPresidentia l search committee's continues work by Lindsey Gilbert by Mark Berenson According to the document, "The THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF president will, in all likelihood, have THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF This summer some Rice employ- a strong academic background. A ees began traveling around campus The Presidential Search Commit- doctorate or terminal professional at the speed of Segway. tee had a busy summer, releasing a degree is preferable." In July, the School of Continuing "White Paper" about their search as Crownover said the search is off Studies leased five Segway Human well as identifying and contacting to a good start. Transporters for use during their potential candidates. "We didn't know what we'd find, annual Advanced Placement Sum- Presidential Search Committee but we've found that there is a high mer Institute, a three-week develop- Chair Jim Crownover (Hanszen '65), regard for Rice, and people have mental program for high school and a member of the Board of Trustees, really helped try to introduce us to middle school AP teachers. said the White Paper includes fac- people," Crownover said. Siva Kumari, the School of Con- tual information about Rice and the Graduate Student Representative tinuing Studies assistant dean, said committee's perspective on its fu- Miles Scotcher, a former Graduate she and other employees used the ture. The document serves a two- Student Association president, said motorized personal vehicles to ma- fold purpose, Crownover said. The the committee itself is developing a neuver around the campus, solving first purpose is to educate potential good working relationship. problems and interacting with par- candidates and members of "Everybody now has developed a ticipants. academia who might recommend rapport and understanding of one "Just running around the cam- potential candidates. another, and while it could be over- pus is central to what we do," Kumari whelming, it is not because they are said. open to ideas from myself and [Un- Kumari said in past years she dergraduate Representative Andrew used her car to get from the School There are a number of Weber] - everyone has an equal of Continuing Studies building, say," Scotcher said. which is located next to the Rice people who have at least Crownover said he is pleased with University Police Department annex, the early stages of the search, but to other buildings on campus during a preliminary interest in could not comment on any specifics, the conference. Using the Segway given its confidential nature. allowed her to interact with more us, and we have at least "There are a number of people participants, she said. a preliminary interest in who have at least a preliminary in- "All of us, at the end, felt we had terest in us, and we have at least a a very personal experience," she them/ preliminary interest in them," said. "There was no shield. If I was — Jim Crownover Crownover said. "We are just at the driving in my car, I would drive, take start of contact and very preliminary care of the problem, get in the car Chairman, Presidential Search discussions." STUART SINCLAIR/THRESHER and come back." Rice University Police Department Officer Henry Cash motors around the Rice Committee The baseball team's recent na- Because the lease was part of a campus on his Segway. tional championship victory has pilot demonstration organized by brought unexpected celebrity to Segway of Texas, the cost was less look at the machine," she said. "The Some states, including New York Rice's name, Crownover said. expensive than a three-week golf learning curve is amazing." and Connecticut, have legislation "The document was useful to con- "Everyone is absolutely ecstatic cart rental, Kumari said. In past Riders accelerate a Segway by prohibiting the motorized convey- vey to people information about Rice, about it, and there were so many years, Continuing Studies has rented pressing their toes down on the foot- ances on sidewalks and bike paths. and the more educated people are congratulations on that," Crownover an extra golf cart during the confer- pad, and brake or travel in reverse Texas allows Segway use on public about Rice, the more enthusiastic said. "Everyone recognized the vic- ence to help alleviate increased trans- by pressing down their heels. Steer- sidewalks, but Rice has no official they are about Rice," Crownover tory and were excited for Rice be- portation needs. ing controls are located in the handle- guidelines governing Segway use said. cause we had done it the right way." Some RUPD officers have also bars. on campus. The second purpose of the White Discussions with candidates will been trained to use Segways. Segway policy dictates that all new Taylor said his concerns include Paper is to give the committee an continue through September and RUPD is currently testing two owners and riders must attend a train- both the safety of the riders and the opportunity to determine what they October. Crownover said the com- Segways, which a handful of officers ing session before they can operate safety of pedestrians who share the and their constituencies want in a mittee is still planning to complete use when they are patrolling the their vehicles. Segway also strongly sidewalk with the notoriously quiet new president. its search before the end of the year, colleges or moving around the cam- encourages riders to wear helmets. vehicles, as well as the lack of rules "We really learned a lot about if not by Thanksgiving. pus on other business. Both RUPD officers and Continu- governing Segway use inside cam- Rice and what people wanted, and Once the committee has chosen RUPD is near the end of a four- ing Studies employees have worn pus buildings. that is a benefit in itself," Crownover a candidate, or multiple candidates, week trial period, RUPD Chief Bill helmets while operating the Kumari said the Segways increased said. the Board of Trustees must meet. Taylor said. They will return the Segways. her staffs effectiveness, particularly In the section of the White Paper However, Crownover said the Segways at the end of August. Taylor said he has concerns about with the limited parking around the which examines the future of Rice, it board's meeting schedule — the Officer Henry Cash said he usu- the safety and practicality of Segways central areas of campus, and she will states three primary ways to enhance Board is currently scheduled to meet ally patrols the campus on foot or in on campus. He said officers have consider renting the vehicles again Rice's positions as a leading univer- in mid-September and December— a golf cart, but now he often uses a sustained minor injuries while oper- for next year's AP Summer Institute. sity, which are "strengthening Rice's will not dictate when that meeting Segway when on duty. Cash said he ating the vehicles on a few occa- "It really helped us do our jobs scholarship and research"; "lever- will take place. had little trouble learning to control sions. In addition, the Segways are well this year," she said. "I can't tell aging the impact of this capability "We might be lucky if we happen the Segway, which he operates at not equipped with reflective mark- you how much fun it was. It was hard through collaborative partnership to be at the right time with a meet- speeds of about 10-12 mph. ings for night use. to give up." with others"; and "expanding the ing, but when it is the right time, we "It's easy to ride," he said. "If you In most cases, bicycles are better Cash said students often stop him impact of teaching and scholarship will call a special meeting," know how to stand on feet, if you options than Segways for officers on on the sidewalk to ask about the both nationally and internationally." Crownover said. "We won't be ready know how to walk around, you can patrol, Taylor said. Segway. Along with qualities sought in a to discuss it in September, but hope- ride it." "A bicycle is actually more maneu- "I've gotten so many good vibes new president, the document lists fully we won't have to wait all the Kumari agreed. verable and gets you across campus from students and staff," Cash said. desired professional experience. way to December." "It's so intuitive, although it faster," he said. "It's also a better pro- "People enjoy seeing their univer- doesn't seem like it when you first gram for wellness for the officers." sity with a toy like that." K AMERICA READS & COUNTS TUTORING PROGRAM YEAR Are you a work-study student? Are you interested in helping children? Stop by the Community Involvement Center in the Student Center Cloisters to apply for the America Starting Salary £9/ hour BOOK Reads and Counts Tutoring Program, a federal » Make a positive impact program designed to enhance the reading and math The following volumes are still available skills of elementary age children. 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NATIONAL CHAMPS the Rice Thresher STORIES BY JONATHAN YARDLEY THRESHER SPORTS/ commentary Omaha trip brought CWS run capped amazing season o tell the story of the 2003 Rice baseball team, one starts — out the best of Rice Tcounterintuitively — at the end. After all, Rice's mere presence I drove to Omaha. as a Division I powerhouse flies in the face of traditional logic and convention. I, who had never been on a trip that wasn't well- Yet there we were on June 23, fixated on planned weeks in advance. Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb. I, who had never been on a car trip outside of the A final 3-2 fastball from Philip Humber, state with anyone other than my parents. who then whirled in relief and expect- I, who had a million other ancy on a routine chopper to third base. commitments and things going After the final out, a vindicated on in my life, went to Omaha. Vincent Sinisi for once let out his emo- It's pretty easy to wonder tions with a punch of the fist, while Enrique Cruz jumped with childlike why I made the l(vhour trek at exuberance behind him. all. Humber also let his emotions go, with I'm not related to anyone on his arms and legs flying in unbridled glee the team. at the center of his teammates' revelry. I don't have a crush on a And finally, a beaming, white-haired '0 baseball player. Rachel coach with his own unchecked celebra- I did not go because it was tions after reaching the pinnacle of the part of my job, because I am a Rustin sport he has worked so hard in. sports fanatic or because I There so many storylines to the have always wanted to go to 2003 season, from cold February after- noons at Reckling Park to the warm June Nebraska. evenings of Omaha, but the last scene I went to Omaha, to steal the Rockets' catch- n will be remembered for capping the great- phrase, 'to be a part of something big'. est moment in Rice sports history and Along with hedge-jumping and running Baker 13, a creating emotions Rice fans — new and random road trip is often cited as a graduation old alike — never knew they had. requirement. Adults frequently tell long, annoying Rice's 14-2 win over Stanford Uni- stories of how they hopped into a car with a few of versity clinched thebest-of-three NCAA their friends and some cash and made an odd College World Series Championship TOMMY LAVERGNE/RICE NEWS collection of memories. Series in the decisive contest. The Rice bench prepares to storm the field just before the final out of the Game 3 win over Stanford for the national championship. Now I am one of them. The game completed a remarkable 58-12 season that included an unfathom- Being in Omaha was surreal. Not just because of able school-record 30-game winning UH and a magical 10-day run in Omaha. of the walk-off variety, and two more the funny accents and the surprisingly high preva- streak, a regular season Silver Glove On college baseball's biggest (and featured seven-run sixth innings. lence of corn fields, but because of the impact that Series victory over crosstown rival Uni- only) national stage, the Owls held off There were individual highs aplenty Rice had on the area. It seemed as if half the town was versity of Houston, an unbeaten record Southwest Missouri State University, and even a few lows during the season; wearing Rice paraphernalia, and running into Rice against Big 12 Conference opponents, a the tournament's Cinderella story, beat there was adversity — key injuries and a students happened about as frequently as it does on a seventh consecutive Western Athletic hated rival and defending national cham- late-season slump — but Rice righted Sunday afternoon in Target. Conference crown, a determined effort pion University of Texas twice and won itself for a postseason spurt to capture For a week. Rice was cool. Not just cool the way for the regional championship, a dra- two out of three games from CWS vet- the university's first-ever national title in eran Stanford. Two of the five wins were any team sport. we see it, but cool in the way that 'regular' people matic super-regional comeback against mean it. Cool as in Seventeen magazine cool. More important than being cool, though, was that my trip to Omaha brought out the best in the Rice spirit. One might expect that on a national athletic Minor-league alumni revel in Owls' title stage, but winning the national championship was about more than just proving that we have the best he College World Series may baseball team anywhere. We will all remember that have been the largest alumni achievement, but the people who made the journey to gathering ever outside the state Omaha will remember that the athletic pinnacle T ofTexas, but many of the alumni brought out the best of Rice in each of us. most interested in the games were un- I will remember the trip to Omaha for the fact that able to attend. I went with people who had a great time, even though Former Rice baseball players like they did not know each other. Assistant Athletic Director for Compli- I will remember running into fellow Wiessmen at ance Jason Gray and Mike I^orsbach, an Omaha native, had good seats for the random sports bars. action, but more than 30 others were I will remember how excited and hospitable the watching on television from their posts •S Rice parents that hosted us were, even though we in the baseball world. arrived at 4 a.m., and some of us did not even know Former Owl infielder Eric Arnold, now their daughter. playing for the Toronto Blue Jays' Class I will remember a tent full of Rice supporters and A affiliate in Charleston, W.Va., said he alumni getting pumped before the games. was following the games closely. I will remember the crazy fan section at every "I felt like I was there — I was prob- game against Stanford — a section that never sat ably more nervous than the guys playing down, brought new signs every morning and cared in the game," Arnold said. "I have a lot of good friends on the team — I care a lot more about getting other fans excited than about about them and the program, so it was getting on ESPN. (Of course, I will remember getting just awesome to see it finally happen." vmm on ESPN, too.) Arnold had a standout postseason of The focus was on Rice athletics, and it did not taint his own in 2002, highlighted by a mon- our academic reputation; it brought out the best of strous CWS home run against the Uni- TOMMY LAVERGNE. RICE NEWS Rice in each of us, and we got to show that to the versity ofTexas, but thisyear he watched Houston Astros leftfieltier and Rice alumnus Lance Berkman greeted sophomore world. on television as head coach Wayne Gra- catcher Lyndon Duplessis when the baseball team was honored at Minute Maid Park ham captured his first Division I national June 28. championship. ball and winning, they'll think about Rice." Rachel Rustin is a Wiess College senior and former editor- "You know [Graham] was stoked — pable of putting up big numbers. Philip he's been around for a long time, and he Barzilla, now pitching for the Houston Former Rice starter Mario Ramos, in-chief. works harder than anybody, so you know Astros' class high-A affiliate in Salem, who has split time between the Texas he deserves it," Arnold said. "With the Va., said he enjoyed seeing junior David Rangers and their .AAA and AA affiliates recent successes. Rice has really become Aardsma break the Rice single-season this season, said he has already noticed COMMEMORATIVE PULL-OUT a powerhouse, but now [we]'re really on saves record set by Barzilla in 2001. signs of Rice's growing prominence. This four-page special on the 2003 College World Series the board to stay." "I got to see David Aardsma in the "You start seeing a lot more Rice base- National Champion Rice Owls has been created so Owl The national title will unquestionably super regional break my school record, so ball caps out at [minor league] games, fans young and old are able to always remember those help Rice's recruiting, attracting high I was glad to get to watch it on TV," Barzilla and that's an indicator of what winning a See AIA'MNl. Page 16 glorious days in Omaha. Enjoy. school stars and talented transfers ca- said. "When [recruits] think about base- THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, AUGUST 22,2003 THE GAMES Timely hitting and defense proved decisive in NCAAs Regional Southwest Missouri State Univer- Seeded fifth nationally, Rice sity (a No. 3 regional seed), defend- hosted an NCAA regional tourna- ing national champion University of ment as a No. 1 seed for the third Texas and No. 8 national seed Uni- consecutive year. The Owls had to versity of Miami. advance past No. 2 University of Rice 4, SMS 2 Mississippi, No. 3 Wichita State Niemann showed why he was the University and No. 4 McNeese State best pitcher in all of college baseball University May 30-June 1 in the in 2003, turning in one of the most double elimination tournament. dominating performances in CWS After an opening-game, extra-in- history. The 6-9 righthander allowed ning scare from McNeese State, won just one hit, a bunt single that trick- by Rice on a lOth-inning single by led out of his hand, and overpow- Craig Stansberry, Rice beat Wichita ered the minimum 21 Bear batters • . r ' • State twice for the regional title be- in the first seven innings. Cramping hind dominant outings from Jeff in the hot weather, Niemann walked Niemann and Wade Townsend. The a batter in the eighth and surren- latter won the first and third games dered back-to-back homers to open of the regional, while Chris the ninth before giving way to Kolkhorst was named Most Out- Aardsma for the save. standing Player. In retrospect, it was a relatively tame win due to Niemann's domi- Super Regional nance, but it was Rice's first-ever TOMMY LAVERGNE/RICE NEWS While Rice breezed past Wichita opening-game win at the College Game 1 vs. Stanford — Slick shortstop Paul Janish State, the University of Houston, a World Series and set the tone for the No. 3 regional seed, scored a stun- entire week. Stansberry followed and also ran the CWS Final bizarre, victory. ning upset with twin 7-6 wins on Rice 12, UT 2 count to 3-2 before lining a two-run During the tournament, it became Stanford 8, Rice 3 Sunday over host and No. 1 seed In Monday's winner's bracket fi- single to centerfield. Kolkhorst clear that the final four teams stood Facing elimination, Stanford Texas A&M University to advance nal against rival UT, the Owls broke forced UT third baseman and closer out from the rest of the competition. forced a decisive third game for the to the super regional for the third open a tense, 3-2 nailbiter with a Huston Street to miss the throw from The final four featured a pair of in- CWS championship thanks to a consecutive year, this time at seven-run sixth inning on their way the outfield, allowing a third run to state rivalries, and Stanford beat Cal dominant outing from a weary John Reckling Park. to a shocking 12-2 rout. score on the play. Rice added three State-Fullerton on consecutive days Hudgins in a game that also saw the UH won the opener 5-2, but Rice Townsend struggled early, giv- more runs to take a stunning to advance to best-of-three champi- surprise ejection of Graham. faced elimination and won in a big ing up two first-inning runs. Trailing 10-2 lead and cruise to victory. onship series. Rice's struggles were symbolized way. pounding UH 10-2 to even the 2-1, Ruchti's two-out, two-run double Rice 5, UT 4 Rice 4, Stanford 3 (10 innings) by Sinisi, whose only error in series. Then came a dramatic 5-2 win to the right-center-field gap gave the UT got past Miami in Tuesday's Unbeaten ace Niemann started 634 chances during the season had on Monday that sent the Owls to their Owls a 3-2 lead in the top of the elimination game, using a strong ef- for Rice in the championship series' come the night before. He made two fourth College World Series in the last fourth inning. After that, Townsend fort from the talismanic Street, the opening game against Stanford errors in a three-batter span in the seven years. Niemann and Townsend began to spot his curveball and re- 2002 CWS Most Outstanding Player, No. 2 starter Ryan McCally, but it seventh inning as things got out of once again won back-to-back starts tired seven in a row to keep the to advance to again face Rice, this time was Niemann who blinked first. hand and Rice found itself trailing 8- for a 2-1 series margin, and Bubela score 3-2 into the top of the sixth. needing two wins to reach the cham- Stanford's Jonny Ash homered as 1, eventually facing a third game. drove in the go-ahead rns. Wee loaded the bases against UT pionship series. the second batter of the game. It was Rice 14, Stanford 2 reliever Brantley Jordan, but the On Wednesday, Humber had so soon 3-0 Cardinal before Rice had even The decisive game pitted I lumber, College World Series lefthander recovered to leave Rice much life on his pitches that he could come to bat. To make things worst, the 2(X)2 National Co-Freshman of At the College World Series, Rice in danger of failing to score. In one not control them, hitting three con- Kolkhorst came up limping after tri]> the Year, against his 2(K)3 counter- was paired in a four-team, double- of the tensest innings in the tourna- secutive batters in the first inning ping while chasing a foul ball, and he part, Stanford lefthander Mark elimination bracket with Cinderella ment, Kolkhorst then worked a and walking five more in his 3.2 in- would be at less than full strength for Romanczuk. Although Humber was story and relatively local favorite 3-2 walk to force in the fourth run. nings. Humber struck out eight, the remainder of the series. winless in five postseason starts, in- however, carrying a no-hitter into Niemann recovered to dominate cluding two disastrous World Series the fourth inning. the middle innings, holding Stanford outings, his experience proved a dif- I 1 Things finally fell apart in the top hitless for his final 5.2 innings. ference-maker. of the fourth, as UT got to Humber McCally was equal to the task, how- Also key was his split-fingered for three runs. ever. The senior surrendered a fastball, which drops down and away Rice came right back in the bot- single run in the third inning after a from left-handed hitters. As tom of the inning with four runs of its leadoff triple by Kolkhorst, but held Humber's roommate and senior own. Street misplayed a double-play the 3-1 lead until the sixth. righthander Steven Herce predicted, ball, and the Owls were in business. Bubela led off with a double and Humber's splitter baffled Stanford's A ground-rule double from Bubela scored on a Davis single. Cruz later free-swinging left-handed bats. Nine and an even more important two-run came up with a clutch two-out single of his 13 outs against lefties came on single from Ruchti gave Rice a shock- up the middle to score Davis and tie the splitter. ing 4-3 lead. the game. In stark contrast, Romanczuk Reliever Josh Baker worked 3.2 Niemann kept it 3-3 through eight never found the plate. He walked five innings and allowed just one run to innings, helped out by a little de- in the first inning, including RBI keep it a 4-4 contest into the eighth. fense. With two outs and a runner at passes to Cruz, Blackinton and UT's only run against Baker came as first in the eighth, Putnam hit a line Bubela. the result of a questionable call at drive to the wall in left field. Humber gave up just one hit and second base, a play which earned Kolkhorst sprinted to the wall and two walks through the first six in- Graham national infamy for his be- leaped to make Rice's version of The nings, and the rest was virtually rating the second-base umpire on Catch, snaring the ball just before stress-free thanks to Rice's sixth- ESPN's Hatcam. crashing into the wall. inning explosion. An in-form Aardsma emotionally Closer Aardsma came on in the Kolkhorst led off with a double, escaped tight jams to keep it 4-4 into ninth for his seventh appearance in and a baffling intentional walk to the bottom of the ninth. the last eight postseason games. He Stansberry followed. Cruz later That set up the bottom of the needed another circus catch from chopped a single over third base to ninth against Street, when Moss Kolkhorst to get through the ninth score two runs, and a Janish double booted a Blackinton groundball to and was dominant in the 10th, strik- plated two more. Rice soon made lead off the inning. Matt Cavanaugh ing out Stanford star Carlos Quentin the score an astonishing 11-0. pinch ran and was sacrificed to sec- on three filthy pitches. Kolkhorst added to his Most ond by Bubela, setting up UT-killer McCally walked Kolkhorst to lead Outstanding Player credentials with Ruchti. The Owl catcher fell behind eff the 10th, and after a sacrifice re- a 3-for-4 performance that included 0-2 in the count, but worked it back liever Kodiak Quick struck out Sinisi two walks, two doubles and two RBI, to 2-2 before sitting on a slider from for the second out. With the count but Hudgins went home with the Street and lining it up the middle to 0-1 to Davis, he chopped the ball award. drive in the winning run. down the first-base line and sprinted Kolkhorst wasn't worried, be- Rice fans everywhere, especially toward first. Quick's throw sailed wide cause he had his hands on the na- SIHPhhhih at the team hotel, rejoiced, as the of first baseman Brian Hall, who col- tional championship trophy. Owls got to Street for the second lided with Davis while lunging for the Humber closed the deal with a com- TOMMY lAVERGNf/RICE NEWS time of the season and ended UT's ball. Kolkhorst scored easily, and the plete game gem, and a final Game 3 vs. Stanford — Winning pitcher Philip Humber reign as national champions. Owls had a hard-fought, if somewhat groundball to Stansberry completed the storybook tale. K*S THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, AUGUST 22,2003 15 THE PLAYERS Player statistics are listed Avg-HR-RBI for position players and W-L£v, ERA for pitchers. Listed years are for the 2003 baseball season. ill 11 Jorgensen Kolkhorst Davis Pendleton Janish AUSTIN LAN! I PAUL JF.I * centerfield leftfield outfield OF/P shortstop senior junior junior freshman sophomore 2003 Stats .280 2 11 (44 G) 2003 Stats: .351-3-47 (68 G) 2003 Stats: .344 6-63 (67 G) 2003 Stats: .193 1 5 (28 G) 2003 Stats: .294-4-44 (68 G) Postseason: .222-0-1 (4 G) Postseason: .333-1-8 (12 G) Postseason: .311-1-7 (12 G) 0-0,0, 3.93 (18.1 IP) Postseason: .208-2-8 (12 G) Unable to compete at full-strength in Absolutely the MVF of the CWS for One of the unsung heroes of the cham- He was a key newcomer early in the The backbone of the nation's best de- the CWS after injuring his foot, the Rice, Kolkhorst had a phenomenal pionship run, Davis had the misfor- year, his season highlighted by agame- fense, Janish maintained productive former track star did manage to start week in Omaha. From his underrated tune to have his only hitless game of winning double in the 11th inning offensive numbers throughout the re- as the designated hitter in the first LIT walk in the first UT game to his catch the CWS in Game 3. However, his against rival UH. He started well on gional and super regional. The sopho- game, scoring from first base on a in Game 1 against Stanford, Kolkhorst steady hitting had carried the Owls the mound, but could not find consis- more had several clutch plays in the double. Jorgensen only started for one led the Rice charge. He reached base through the early games. The team's tency in limited late-season work. postseason, including a phenomenal year, but his speed electrified Rice in 31 of the final 32 games with a .533 season-long RBI leader, he was one of Pendleton was limited to pinch-hit duty double play against UH and three crowds on both sides of the ball. postseason OBP. the team's most consistent hitters. in the postseason. memorable double plays in Omaha. 16 lackinton Cruz Aardsma Bubela Ruchti JEFF ENRIQUE DAVID DANF. It'STIN catcher second base closer rightfield catcher junior junior senior senior 2003 Stats: .280-2-11 (44 G) 2003 Stats: .352-10-57 (67 G) 2003 Stats 7-3,12, 2.97 (57.2 IP) 2003 Stats .302-7 41 (67 G) 2003 Stats: .274-2-19 (53 G) Postseason: .222-0 1 (4 G) Postseason: .318 1-9 (12 G) Postseason 2-0.3, 0.00 (8.0 IP) .233-0 6 (12 G) Postseason: .205-0-7 (12 G) Although he saw only limited He had outstanding performances all This dominant closer saved the best While his CWS average did not match He was one of the most pivotal players postseason duty asarighthanded DH, year, especially in the three-game CWS for the postseason, at one point ap- his torrid late-season pace, every hit to Rice's postseason run, thanks to his his biggest contributions came from championship series. Along with ster- pearing in seven of eight games while seemed to be a clutch one, and his defense and timely hitting. Ruchti's his season-long work as a regular ling defense at second base and a team- not allowinga run. Aardsma was lights- throw from right field against clutch hits in the two UT games were catcher. The senior also had a knack high batting average, Cruz turned in out early in the season and down the McNeese State in the tournament's more than enough offense to comple- for reaching on hard-hit groundbalis, the two-out, game-tying hit in Game 1 stretch, setting school single-season opening game was one of the biggest ment his defensive and pitch-calling setting up Ruchti's heroics in the 5-4 and added the back-breaking two-run and career records in saves with 12 plays of the year. In two years at Rice, skills. He threw out nine of 13 would- win over UT. single in Game 3. and 17, respectively. his clutch hitting always stood out. be stealers in the postseason. Baker Humber Ueckert Stansberrv Mat hem i-i HI ii u \ n i rak; COLIN reliever starter DH/t third bast reliever sophomore sophomore freshman junioi freshman 2003 Stats: .3-1.1. 2.29 (39.1 IP) 2003 Stats: 8-0,0, 3.22 (95.0 IP) 2003 Stats: 11-3.0. 3.30 (128.0 IP) 2003 Stats: .279-0-8 (20 G) 2003 Stats: ..309-6 56 (70 G) Postseason: 0-0.0. 3.00 (3.0 IP) Postseason: 0 0.0. 1.59 (5.2 IP) Postseason: 1-1,0. 3.54 (28.0 IP) 0-1.0, 3.86 (14.0 IP) Postseason: .304 1-9 (12 G) Postseason: .231-0-4 (6 G) Baker was the No. 3 starter during the Although perpetually without run sup- Stansberry started the tournament The lefthander was rarely called upon regular season and top long-relief op- port, Humber pitched an overpower- Contributing quality at-bats and some with a bang — a walk-off single to beat in the postseason but had an impres- tion in the postseason. His biggest ing Game 3 against Stanford to decide big hits as a freshman in the national McNeese State in the 10th inning. His sive freshman year. He was effective postseason contribution came with 3.2 the national championship. He was spotlight. Ueckert provided an excel- steady play was later highlighted by both as a spot starter and in relief, innings of relief in the 5-4 win over UT. unlucky not to win his first two lent left-handed bat and a disciplined his two-out single against UT that earning confidence as a midweek Baker, a transfer from Alabama, will postseason starts, but his Game 3 per- eye in the DH spot for the postseason, broke open Rice's 12-2 win. starter and weekend reliever. have sky-high confidence in '04 after a formance was worthy recognition for although his contributions during the Stansberry's athleticism had a major superlative summer. an amazing first two years at Rice. year also included relief work. impact on the title run. I owtisend Niemann Herce Graham W AYS I VIM KN I WADF IT-IVIN first base starter starter relievei Head sophomore sophomore sophomore senior coach 2003 Stats: 58 12, 512 2003 Stats: 338 10 59 (70 G) 2003 Stats: 112,5, 2.20 (118.2 IP) 2003 Stats: 170.1, 1.70 (137.1 IP) 2003 Stats: 1 2.0. 5.85 (20.0 IP) Career: 536-224. .705 Postseason: .235-3 8 (12 G) Postseason: 4-1,0 2.78 (32.1 IP) Postseason: 3-0,0.1 80 (30 IP) Postseason: 0-0,0. 0.00 (2.0 IP) Although lie slumped through the 1 ownsend was a consummate big- He was inarguably the best collegiate Unfortunately, his senior season was The coaching veteran captured his first CWS until the final game, the star first game pitcher. He won twice in the pitcher in the country after an amaz marred by injuries after he elected to Division I national championship be- baseman was strong in the regional regional — once in relief and once as ing 17-0 season. He dominated oppo- return for his senior year. The red- hind oustanding pitching and defense. and super regional, blasting three a starter — won the decisive Game 3 nent all season, and Rice won every head was an Ail-American in 2002 af- The title capped a 12-year journey that postseason homeruns with his smooth of the super regional and beat UT in game in which he pitched. His devel- ter going 13-3 as the team ace, but arm began when Graham was hired and swing. In two years at Rice, Sinisi the CWS. He eclipsed Kenny Baugh's opment from solid No. 4 starter to staff trouble limited him to spot relief duty included three prior CWS trips and a started every game at first base, mostly single-season school record of 163 ace saw him tower over hitters while throughout 2003. Herce was the team's school-record nine consecutive NCAA as the No. 3 hitter. strikeouts in the process with 164. making it look far too easy. only four-year letterwinner. tournament appearances. 2 * 15 29 Hirsch Emerson Cavanaugh Moake Gillespie ION sl AN MATT MAT! MATT infield infield outfield infield catcher I sophomore junior i- freshman freshman sophomore 35 6 turn Duplessis Mitchell lVrc< Taylor / V\l LYNDON GREG DAVID M1KF volunteer catcher manager HSSlStHTn assistant freshman junior coach coach tar CTTT-. ' 1" '•'> THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, AUGUST 22,2003 WAIT TIL • ^ YEAR 0 Pitching depth, experience expected to lead 2004 squad It is often tougher to win the na- tional championship the second time around, but the Owls expect to have the pitching to do just that. The Big Four — all now junior righthanders — return, along with three sophomore relievers. Pitch- ing transfers like Garret Pennington and Eddie Degerman, along with freshmen Mark Krampitz, Josh For- ester and Kyle Gunderson, will add to the team's amazing depth on the mound. The biggest pitching question marks surround the bullpen, where Graham may decide either to lei a new closer emerge or to close by committee. Townsend, Baker and Matheny figure to be the players whose individual roles are most af- fected by that decision. Defensively, the Owls lost their starting catcher, three of four in- fielders and two of four outfielders from the best defense in the coun- try, so they wiil turn more to of- fense to back up (he pitching staff in '04. Junior college transfer Adam Rodgers is expected to replace Ruchti behind the plate, and he brings a heavy bat to the table Ex- pect freshman Travis Reagan to als>o see time. At first base, Ueckert is (he favor- ite to step in on an every day basis, but Rodgers, Pendleton and fresh man Adam Hale could also conceiv ably play first if Ueckert is called 10MM* tAVERGNl 'RICI Nf WS upon to pitch. Chris Kolkhorst cannot believe he was called out by home plate umpire Al Davis while trying to score on a wild pitch against Stanford's Matt Manshlp In the The second base spot is open tttth Inning ot the decisive Game 3 against Stanford June 23. after Cruz's departure, and the can- didates range from JUCO transfer Kolkhorst.whowasan infleldei him- cision of Rice signee Andy I .a Roc he Matt Emerson and several late ar- nal year of eligibility and sign with Adam Morris, again known more for self at Blinn College. to sign with the Dodgers last Friday riving transfers. the Astros, leaving Davis to roam his bat, to freshman Josh Rodriguez Stansberry's departure left a hole for a huge bonus The candidates al In the outfield, the graduated centerlield alongside Pendleton, to reigning leftfielder Chris at third base accentuated by the de- third include Morris, sophomore Jorgensen decided to forego his fi- Hale and Kolkhorst. Champs following late '90s success ALUMNI, from Page 13 led Rice's charge to the final South perhaps the most memorable mo- national championship can do," west Conference tournament cham- ments of the series, Arnold and other Ramos said. "I was in Arlington (with pionship in 1996, said Curry kepi alumni also enjoyed bragging rights the Rangers], and they had updates him informed of the team's progress. over all of their teammates. on the big screen in t ight field about "Everyone knows about it," the game. We were able to follow it Arnold said. "I've had a little bit of a a little bit — it was really exciting." pseudo-tight with |former Stanford Ramos pitched on CWS teams of ' You start seeing a lot third-baseman Scott DragicevichJ.a his own in 1997 and 1999 and said he good buddy of mine on the team, was excited about how far the pro- more Rice hose ball and we had a lot of fun with it." gram has come. While Arnold was able to enjoy a "[At first, 11 was just proud," Ramos caps out at I minor present-day victory over Stanford, said. "It's gratifying to see that the the tournament run also brought atmosphere that was there when I league/ games." back memories of past CWS experi- was there grew into a national cham- — Mario Ramos ences. Former Rice pitcher Marc pionship — that's outstanding. It's < iwyn, now pitching for the Oakland the first thing you talk about with all Rice alumnus Athletics' AA affiliate iu Midland, the guys you played with." Texas, said the success reminded Ramos' younger brother, sopho- him of earlier Rice teams' Omaha more Marcos Ramos, was a member "I'm real good friends with Curry, disappointment. of the 2003 team before an arm in and I spoke to him while he was "I wish 1 could've been there," jury ended his career and remains a there," (.andry said. "He kepi me (iwyn said "ll was nice to go I in '97 link between the current squad and updated, and to see them dogpile was and '99|, but there's nothing like the landmark teams of the late 1990s. a real nice moment for those guys." winning it all. We were there when it Ties remain between the land Landry was also part of the all started, so it was nice to see how mark teams of the late 1990s, with trail blazing 1995 team, which began it finally ended up." Ramos' younger brother, sophomore Rice's current run of nine consecu- (iwyn also said he hopes recruit- Marcos Ramos, a member of the tive NC AA tournament appearances ing will not be the only Rice aspect 2003 team before an arm injury and was honored with a banquet at affected by the championship. ended his career. Additionally, the beginning of the 2003 season. "What I'd like to see is the slu sophomore Josh Maker is the "The [19951 team was the first dents themselves actually enjoying brother-in-law of Rice baseball poster real winning team at Rice—it seems having the athletics there," Gwyn boy Lance Berkman, now starring in like we really established the win- said. "For a while, students really the Astro outfield. ning tradition," I .andry said. "It just didn't like having the athletes in th<- The most direct link, however, is feels good knowing that we had school, and 1 just hope maybe they'd the presence of volunteer pitching something to do with it I'll remem- improve that standing. I hope that il coach Zane Curry, whose final Rice ber (iraham getting tossed and rais- helps that situation more than il helps baseball season in 1999 culminated ing a ruckus and then just seeing the recruiting because obviously with a CWSappearance and a school- them dogpile." they don't need to do any better in record 59 wins Jacques I andry, who While Graham's histrionics were recruiting than they already are." TOMMY tAU l .NE RICE NEWS The Owls celebrate their national championship in Omaha THE RICE THRESHER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2003 17 DARK SIDE OF THE MOON THE THRESHER'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVENTS AROUND A spacial odessey into cosmic themes HOUSTON THROUGH AUG. 28, 2003. Catherine Adcock how awkward the man-made forma- THRESHER STAFF tions seem against the tremendous EDITORS' To comfortably handle the power of the meteors. themes of cosmic time, death and "Extinction" (2002) is the closest renewal, Russell Crotty only needs a Crotty comes to social commentary. picks piece of paper, a pen and his home- The ground of this landscape is full made observatory. of phrases lifted from real estate ads that Crotty terms "bad poetry." The tonight and piece highlights how commercial- tomorrow 'Perspectives 138' ization has co-opted nature as a form of marketing. Russell Crotty MY NAME IS Crotty's Lucite spheres set the I Rating: **** (out of five) tone for the exhibit. While many of INIGO his pieces seem to emphasize how At the Contemporary Arts small mankind is when compared to MONTOYA Museum, Houston, Free. space, the effect of the spheres is to make the visitor feel larger than the You killed my father and cosmos. you know the lines in this His exhibit "Perspectives 138" is As you walk between the spheres, you can't help feeling like you are film by heart, so go showing at the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston until Oct. 5. It walking through a solar system and practice them at this consists of 14 pieces that confront viewing a condensed galaxy. campy midnight showing. the cosmos. From his self-constructed ob- Don'(forget which cup servatory on a hilltop in Malibu, The piece takes the poison is in. The Calif., Crotty takes detailed obser- Princess Bride. vations of the sky through a man-made 4 10-inch f/8 Newtonian telescope. $8, 12 a.m. at the Crotty creates ink and paper ren- structures and Landmark Greenway, derings of skylines, astronomical contrasts them formations, and space and time 2009 West Gray. without any aid from photography with the awesome or computer imaging. Imagination power of the tomorrow and empirical observation collide in all of his works. CELESTIAL meteor 6 HOW DOES The visitor is greeted by "The Leonid Meteor Shower" (2002), a shower ONE BE SPRY? snapshot moment of an active me- teor shower. The work is comprised It may not get you of a skyline littered by buildings and The other major component of signs outlined by text below a sky Crotty's exhibit is the renderings that immortality, but you can full of flashing dramatic lights. fill several 22-page books, some of COURTESY CONTEMPORARY ARTS MUSEUM, HOUSTON learn how to be healthy. The text contains old quotations which are more than seven feet across. "The Leonid Meteor Shower" creates a dramtic dichotomy between the natural and man-made aspects of the world and universe. Free yoga and technical information, a recur- The most impressive of these is the rent characteristic in many of Crotty's "Jupiter Strip Sketch Book" (2002), demonstrations, and works. The piece takes the man-made which consists of a series of orbital museum staff to turn the pages. You don't have to take an as- music from the Free structures and contrasts them with views across time. It reads like a Staff will be on hand tomorrow, tronomy class to see stars in Hous- the awesome power of the celestial flipbook of morphing drawings. Sept. 13 and Oct. 4 from 2-5 p.m. to ton. Prevail over insidious light pol- Radicals and if you don't meteor shower. The text highlights All the books require the help of turn the pages. lution by visiting "Perspectives 13 8." like the health food, you can still enjoy the WHO WILL SA-EE-AVE YOUR SOUL? Orange Show, a Houson treasure. How you can Live 100 Years and Still Ways to keep your right brain from atrophying be Spry. Free, 5-10 p.m. Do you know what you need to get 8) Take a class. This seems like at the Orange Show, The artistic community in Houston You have the Tony Award winning is an interesting beast. Houston is a Alley Theatre in the heart of the The- involved? Nothing. Play with tools and the most basic step you can take to 2401 Munger. For more big city, with lots of choices. Here are ater District downtown. Visit their fancy lights, dance, sing and act. We'll achieve artistic redemption in the information, check out 10 basic steps you, as a Rice stu- Web site at www.alleytheatre.org for take all types, so you have no reason information age. Drawing, painting, dent, must absolutely do to save your their "Pay-What-You-Can" nights not to get involved with the sheer num- photography, film, sculpture and art www.orangeshow.com. artistic soul. If you call your- where you can get in for a ber of productions available. history are all right here, ready for you self a friend of the arts but minimum of $2. 4) KTRU. Who didn't get to control to enroll. Maybe it sounds a little Sunday don't take this list to heart, Check out Stages Rep the programming of a 50,000-watt mundane, but you'll thank yourself you are kidding yourself that ertory Theatre, which show- radio station in high school? What? for it. Unlock your creative potential. PUT IT ON THE you are such a pal. Clip cases new plays from the You mean you haven't helped put on this, put it on your wall and last five years and offers a daylong outdoor music festival? FRIDGE use it as a checklist. You student rush tickets. Maxi- Apply to DJ, help operate the station, The folks with the can thank me later. mize these great deals by get to work on the outdoor show — or Art Car Parade Send home a postcard 1) Go to the museums. ordering tickets with the at least listen. No experience required. If you weren't able to figure Rice University Theatre Pro- 5) Check out the annual Art Car you created based on the cruise the streets this one out on your own, Ian gram and the Rice Players. Parade. It's fun, it's free, it's mobile. Museum of Fine Arts, you weren't trying. Hous- Don't miss Infernal With a rotating cast of wild internal of Houston every Garrett Houston's permanent ton has world-class muse- Bridegroom Production for combustion creation, the folks with ums. The Museum of Fine the most original theater the Art Car Parade cruise the streets year to CHALLENGE collection. It may not Arts, Houston attracts all iri town at the Axiom, which of Houston every year to challenge your idea of the make it on the wall of the touring shows and hosts quite an becomes a club after every show. your idea of the automobile. Keep impressive collection itself. It hosts And don't even try and tell me your eyes peeled for a wandering some museum, but your automobile. excellent lecture and film series. you won't go to the Houston Grand member of this creative caravan the mom will be so proud. All of this comes for a low student Opera or the Houston Ballet — lo- rest of the year — you'll know one Creation Station: admission price, and the museum cated in the Theater District — for a when you see one. 9) Take a walk along the Hous- collection is free for public viewing on night of beauty and classy enter- 6) Volunteer at DlverseWorks. ton Bayou. The Bayou Preservation Postcards, Free, 1-4 p.m. Thursdays. Also free is the Menil tainment. Houston boasts having Nationally known for their Society is working to redo Houston's at Museum of Fine Arts Collection, featuring one of the larg- some of the best opera, ballet and groundbreaking exhibits, shows and internal waterway, including install symphony shows in the country for galleries, DlverseWorks is the "Mecca ing displays of public art along bayou Houston, Audre Jones est collections of modern art in the world, as well as the Contemporary some of the lowest prices. Enjoy it of all things alternative." paths. Stroll upstream on a nice day Beck Building, 1001 Arts Museum, Houston at the corner while you can. DlverseWorks is constantly seeking to find a wonderful outdoor sculpture Bissonnet Street. Call of Bissonett and Montrose, showcas- volunteers for their events. Send an collection in a park setting. Get some ing the best of its namesake. e-mail to [email protected] for fresh air while discovering this little- (713) 522-7945 for more Stroll up Main Street to the fasci- Play with tools more information on how you can get known Houston arts resource. information. nating Contempo- in on the act — and if you can't 10) Go to Galveston during the rary Crafts and the and FANCY lights, help — do yourself a favor and just day. Did your Orientation Week group Lawndale Art and dance, sing and go anyway. go to Galveston in the middle of the Performance Center. 7) Attend openings at the Rice night? Go back during the day and I speak from experi- act. Well take all Gallery. All right — so you don't have check the island out. The Strand has ence when I say all a car, and you don't have friends and a number of galleries, especially glass- are within walking types. you fear public transportation. The work, in some of the neatest old distance. You need Rice Gallery has a constantly chang buildings you'll see in Texas. Don't the exercise anyway. ing roster of big time artists. miss Galveston's museums, theaters 2) Go to the the- 3) Do theater. Opportunities are Hobnob with artists and the art and architectural treasures. And, if ater. Houston has available at every college. Along with department big wigs over cheese and all else fails, go to the beach! one of the largest the Rice Players, Rice has an engag wine in Sewall Hall. Want to know the and most respected ing theater community not typically latest gigs for artist talks? Be sure to Think you can handle it? Jump to theatrical communi- found on a college campus without a contact Natilee Harren with Rice's it, Rice students. Your artistic soul is ties in the country. full theater major. student art society, artSCENE. at stake. 6fSfy RICE THRESHER ARTS 8t ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2003 ee (ftovies ton Toe-a pannes TO PROFESSORS FROA neu_! Welcome freshmen! Excited about college life? The par- e>y jon Schwann ties, the late nights, the studying, the professors, the pa- pers— it's a lot to plunge into. So, we here at The Rice THResneR ewTORiau stsff Thresher submit the following films as recommended view- ing. Hopefully, with the help of these movies, you will be able to juggle all of your classes effortlessly, get a full eight hours of sleep each night and party in moderation. [Insert laughter here. ] SUtf\fl\eRTl«\e: American Pie 2 (2001) pafny enouerre: No film better captures that awkward summer after Animal House (1978) freshman year in which the worlds of college and high HK Perhaps the quintessential college film, this look at 1960s school collide than American Pie 2. The whole gang is fraternity life launched the career of famed comedian John back from their freshman year, and so are their bodily Belushi and made the toga party in vogue. While all of us fluids — the butt of most of the jokes in this mostly funny have had wild nights, this film takes these nights to the sequel. extreme, with one character ending up passed out in a shopping cart after a night of boisterous partying. Van Wilder (2002) Like Animal House, this film depicts the party life. Meet Van Wilder, the "big man on campus" who is entering his seventh year as an undergraduate. I'm sure we all can think of at least one hardcore partier who ends up staying year after year after year. While the film's antics are often funny, let it be taken as a lesson: Partying is great, but if you reach year seven, it's time to get serious. PCU (1994) Alas, another film about a diehard partier. James 'Drozl' Andrews UeremyPiven) is entering his seventh year at Port Chester University, also known as Political Correctness University. His actions, such as throwing meat on a group of COURTESY IMDB.COM vegetarian protestors, react against the PC movement. When COURTESY IMDB.COM Stlfler and crew try to overcome deep-seeded seperation Van Wilder lives every undergraduates's dream: owning issuer after their first year of college. Beer helps. a prospective student visits, his antics hit an all-time your own golf cart, being loved by nearly all and enjoying craziness high. campus life, minus the responsibility. V ani> «\y e>eanna- for nexr acn THe ODDS: The Graduate (1967) Rudy (1993) No film catches life after college Who hasn't seen this overly better than Mike Nichols's classic, sentimental tale of an under- The Graduate. Dustin Hoffman stars dog trying to reach his dream as Benjamin Braddock, a disillu- of playing football for the Uni- sioned college graduate who spends versity of Notre Dame? When his summer floating in his pool, be- we were in middle school, this ing seduced by his would-be film was the administration's girlfriend's mother (Anne Bancroft favorite inspiration movie. as the iconic Mrs. Robinson). One of Whether you are aspiring to the film's many quotable scenes comes join the cutthroatworld of Rice when a family friend tells Benjamin football or are just a wee bit that his future is in "plastics." nostalgic, then check this Sean Astin video out PROFeSSOR legally Blonde (2001) PRObLeiftS: OK, I confess. The bulk of The Paper Chase (1973) the film's action takes place at This is the film to watch when Harvard I .aw School, not in you can't take any more from an the land of undergraduate annoying, demanding professor. academia. Still, its message While your situation may be bad, it about overcoming adversity is could not possibly be as torturous as pertinent to Rice's student Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. (John body. I recommend this film Houseman in an Oscar-winning role) to any bubbly, pink-clad Cali- would make it. As a legendary fornia Kewpie doll who hits Harvard Law School professor, Rice's academic quad this se- COURTESY IM06.C0M Kingsfield makes life miserable for mester. Talk about a culture Reese Wttherspoon (far right) in Legally Blonde portrays the unusual scenario of being the weirdo while being perky first-year James T. Hart portrayed shock. and beautiful. by Timothy Bottoms. cou-eee Love: IS THIS Rice?: Love Story (1970) Reality Bites (1994) "Ix>ve means never having to say you're sorry" is the tag line for this melodramatic snorefest Funny-man Ben Stiller's directorial debut follows a group of recent college graduates lamenting that explores the relationship of a preppy Harvard I .aw student (Ryan O'Neal) and a meek girl about life and love triangles. They're in Houston, and they're smart, so they must have gone to Rice, attending music school at Radcliffe College (Ali MacGraw). Though less popular now than in the right? Rumors exist that the screenwriters based these rambling 20-somethings on Rice students, 1970s, it is still regarded as one of the top cinematic representations of young, college love. but unlike most of us, Winona Rider has romantic options. Want a job where you can play around? We have our own toy box. thresher, rice, edu THE RICE THRESHER ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, AUGUST 22. 2003 19 Welcome Back! 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But most of you will remember it as one of the best weeks at Rice and the time when you first knew that you belonged here. STUART SINCLAIR/THRESHER Ml! I lllii •• Left: Brown College freshmen and advisers dig in for Viking Table, a tradition where no hands are used to eat the food. Above: Hanszen and Brown Colleges compete in their annual Jello Hop, complete with rampant cheating, held at the Hanszen Commons on Monday night. Below: Hanszen College co-Advisor John Brawley throws Hanszen freshman Althea Tupper into Gillis' pool Tuesday afternoon. •'Mm-:- :%/!$$• STUART SINCLAIR/THRESHER ORIENTATION WEELayout by MarKk Berenso n Baker Super Mario Week Brown Mafioso Week Hanszen Retro Week I \ '• Jones O-Week Where Art Thou Lovett The Phantom of O-Week Martel • i--.. % The symbol known as "Olympic Week" Sid Richardson Gonzo Week 2 Wiess Team Wiess Will Rice Broadway Show Week STUART SINCl AIR/THRFSHFR i THE RICE THRESHER 0-WEEK FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2003 21 Class gathers for all-campus speakers Matriculation Henneke, a Jones College senior reminisce, but temptation is one of The matriculation ceremony is said. "No tradition is older, more my very few weaknesses." traditionally the formal entrance of important or more unique than our Martin's speech was full of remi- new students into Rice. However in Honor System." nisces, both lighthearted and the past few years, the ceremony Henneke told the students to re- somber. has had some informal surprises. member that they are here prima- Martin remembered a time when This year's ceremony — although rily to learn, and to never put any- Sid Richardson College towered over President Malcolm Gillis did not thing above that. He also advised campus in all its "phallic splendor" suck helium from a balloon, like he students that they might need to as the last all-male residential col- did during the 2001 ceremony — lower their expectations some. lege. was no exception. "'D' stands for 'Don't have to take He also remembered a time when Gillis began his speech with an it again,"' Henneke said. Rice was not as racially diverse as it interactive segment. After asking for Student Association co-Presi- is today. the biggest Rice baseball fan in the dents Bryan Debbink and Michael "My early class rosters consisted front row, he presented the lucky leggett were next to speak. I^ggett almost entirely of people with names freshman with a baseball started off the pair's speech by not- like Allen, Anderson, Baker, Bell. autographed by Coach Wayne Gra- ing how Rice students think. Clark, Davis, Fisher, Graham. ham the night Rice won the 2003 "We do things differently here, Johnson,Jones, Miller, Scott, Smith, College World Series. and the only explanation we give is: Thompson, Walker, and Williams." Continuing to celebrate the non- 'This is Rice,'" Leggett, a Wiess Col- he said. "You really needed to like academic accolades that Rice has lege senior said. white people if you were going to be 5:'.' I recently received, Gillis temporarily Leggett and Debbink, also a happy here in 1968." donned the dark sunglasses he has Wiess senior, spent the remainder Martin quickly moved from the worn to commemorate Rice's desig- of the speech doing things differ- past to the future, encouraging the nation by Seventeen magazine as the ently by sticking to short snippets of class of 2007 to maintain the coolest college in the United States. advice, which included "Please get university's tri-fold purpose of teach- After celebrating the things that over the fact that your high school ing, researching, and performing make Rice unique, Gillis settled into had more students than Rice. And public service. listing facts about the members of realize that it didn't have more teach- He gave the usual nod to the the Class of 2007 and the university. ers — especially ones that cared," talent and intelligence of Rice stu- He then issued several pieces of and, "Read the directions, even if dents, but attributed much of the advice. you're an engineer." group's success to blind luck. Gillis first advised the students Concluding the speeches for the "You are an exceptionally talented to stay humble. night was Kyle Frazier (Sid '83), the group of people," he said. "You know "Many of you, later in life, may president of the Association of Rice that, and it's all right to know that, as have to learn how to handle fame, so Alumni, who commented on how long as you remember that you didn't it would be good now to extol humil- most alumni feel about Rice. have much to do with your talent." ity," Gillis said. "Remember that "As students we loved Rice — Genetics and resources have fame, power and glory — for indi- maybe not every day, but most days. much more to do with intelligence viduals or nations can be fleeting." It was challenging but fun. Our ex- than work ethic, Martin said. Invok- Gillis also discussed Rice's periences were unique yet similar." ing the many who will never realize unique strengths, which include its The incoming students then their full potential because of pov- faculty and the college system. 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Sell. orts Page 23 THE RICE THRESHER Friday, August 22, 2003 THRESHER SPORTS/ commentar y Top 10 sports things Lady Owls' European vacation Women's basketball breezed through France and Switzerland this summer to do while at Rice by Adam Tabakin The post depth of the Lady Owls — and play and get some experience play- THRESHER STAFF five of the players on the team are over ing with everybody else in game situa- In the interest of all those new (and returning) 6-foot-2 — allowed McKinney to experi- tions," McKinney said. "It was exciting students not acquainted with Rice's athletic options, This past summer was no vacation for ment with using different players like to see what she did and the added depth we in the sports section invite you to support all Rice the Rice women's basketball program, junior Michelle Woods and senior Elisa she's going to give us this year. She's as the team took part in a European tour Inman at small forward. Senior center going to push our upperclassmen for athletics events, but we would like to emphasize the before saying good-bye to an old coach Johnetta Hayes averaged a double-double minutes, and that's a good thing." following unique options as those that cannot be and hello to a new one. over the duration of the tour, but In July, long-time assistant coach missed: The month of May saw the I^ady Owls McKinney said it was the breakthrough Wooly Hatchell accepted the head-coach- No. 1 — Barker Twins head off to France and Switzerland, where play of Neaves that had her excited. ing position at Sam Houston State Uni- Go see identical twin senior they won all five of their exhibition games. versity, but it did not take long to find his tennis players William and All 10 returning letterwinners, plus replacement. Todd Steelman, a success- Richard Barker play doubles redshirt freshman Lauren Neaves made ful high school basketball coach in North together. Not only are they the the trip, although sophomore point guard The trip overseas was Carolina, was named in August to join defending national indoor I^atrice Elder sat out with an ankle injury. Shanice Sandford and Carlos Quintero champions, but the duo from The exhibitions marked the first action really, really good for our as assistant coaches under McKinney. seen by the Lady Owls since their upset According to McKinney, Sandford will Solihull, England, are fun to loss in March in the Western Athletic players who needed to assume Hatchell's old position of recruit- watch because of their match- Conference quarterfinals. ing coordinator. ing accents and styles of play. come back together as a Jonathan 'The trip overseas was really, really "Todd's a great guy," McKinney said. They also exemplify the Rice Yardley good for our players who needed to come team/ "He's known as a good teacher of the student-athlete for excellence back together as a team," head coach game and helps players get better. He on the court, in the classroom Cristy McKinney said. "They played well — Cristy McKinney grew up in Houston, and he still has and in the community. and went 5-0 over there. The games were Women's basketball head coach friends and contacts here, so he feels No. 2 — Baseball competitive, and I was able to play every- like this is home. He used to come work 2003 NCAA Champions. Do we have to say much body and give them good minutes. It was the camps when I first came here for a great trip, and I think it could have a more? The 2004 pitching staff will likely include three about five years, so he's familiar with the really positive influence for our season "Lauren played really well over there, program. He's going to be a really good first-round draft picks, and other returning all-WAC this year." and it was great that she was able to go addition to the program." performers mean baseball will be Rice's leading sport for many years to come. No. 3 — Support Rice on the road at UH Admittedly, this requires driving across town, but cheering on Rice teams against the University of Houston is always a good time, especially away from home. Singing the alma mater in the rain with the Falaiye wins gold at Pan-Am Games football team after beating the Coogs for the Bayou Bucket is an amazing feeling for any student, fresh- Janish. Team USA baseball fall short, losing gold-medal game to Cuba man or senior. No. 4 — Powderpuff by Jonathan Yardley Falaiye's credentials were already The other Rice athlete competing in You can play it, ref it, coach it, cheer for it or just THRESHER EDPTORIAL STAFF impressive: she is the Rice record holder, the Pan-Ameircan games was former ask for the score when you walk past. As the most- Western Athletic Conference champion NCAA 400-meter champion Allison supported college sport, Powderpuff is a highly The debate about the best summer and NCAA All-American in the longjump. Beckford (Will Rice '03). entertaining and enjoyable way to support your experience never ends — whether it is a Janish, a shortstop on the baseball college and insist that certain others cannot, in fact, job in a student's career path or a study team, was the only Owl able to attend the abroad opportunity — but Wiess Col- claim the title of college. last day of tryouts for the national team lege junior Paul Janish and Alice Falaiye after Rice's national championship cel- And it's really cool under the lights. (Sid '03) may have had the best summer ebrations. He played third base for the No. 5 — Try something new experience of all: medalling at the 2003 national team and contributed the game- Whether it's playing a club, college or IM sport Pan-American Games in the Dominican winning sacrifice fly in a 14-inning semi- you've never played before, trying your hand at Republic. final win over Mexico. Cuba stopped the refereeing or supervising or just going to watch Falaiye won the gold medal in the Americans' gold-medal dreams in the obscure sports like rugby and water polo, giving new long jump competition Aug. 5 with a championship game, but Janish and his sports a chance is a great idea. Although not known jump of 21 feet, one 1/4 inches. Jumping teammates earned the silver medal, fin- as a sports haven, Rice does have plenty of opportuni- for Canada, it was the first Pan-American ishing with a 27-2 record for the sum- ties for the aforementioned non mainstream sports, Games gold medal for a Rice athlete. mer. among others. No. 6 — Be a superfan We encourage you to go crazy in the stands — not against the other team, but to support Rice. For example, painting your chest to spell out 'RICE', wearing one of those ridiculous soccerball-heads with your favorite player's name and number on it, actually Paul Janish (above) and Alice Falaiye standing up and screaming for defense at a basketball (left, shown in competing at the 2001 game or simply showing up to applaud a cross- NCAA Championships) both competed in country race are all aweosine ways to show support. the 2003 Pan-American Games in the Dominican Republic, and medaled in their No. 7 — Storm the football field respective events. You've seen the big schools do it, tearing down goalposts along the way. Don't do that. There aren't enough students, and Rice can't afford the goalposts. But do take to the field after the game to play pickup football with 10-year-old kids and congratulate your football friends on a job well done. No. 8 — Go to a swim meet Swimming is probably Rice's loudest sport, since THRESHER RLE PHOTO the sound of the faithful few is amplified in the confined space. It's kind of like a Houston thunder- storm — hot, noisy and damp. There are a grand total of three home meets, so make the most of limited Soccer hosts scrimmage WEEKLY SPORTS SCHEDULE opportunities. The soccer team will host rival Baylor No. 9 — Go to a track meet University in a preseason exhibition Where and when to support Rice Athletics Okay, so it's not always fun to watch people run. game at 7 pm in the Rice Soccer and But you will be amazed watching NCAA national and Track Stadium Sunday. 6:30 p.m. Cross Country Opener (The Woodlands) regional champions run. The exhibition is free to the public Friday 8/29 and will serve as one of the final tune-ups Saturday 8/30 7 p.m. Football at UH (Robertson Stadium) No. 10 — Hug a golfer before the season officially gets under UH is Rice's biggest football rival, and in We don't really expect you to make it off campus way on Aug. 29. this Bayou Bucket clash, the Owls will to see the golf team tee off, but you can make your The Owls open the 2003 campaign in seek revenge for last year's humiliating neighborhood Tiger-wannabe feel good with a well- Eugene, Ore., against the University of opening-game loss at Rice Stadium. timed embrace. San Francisco. Rice then meets the Uni- versity of Oregon Aug. 31. The Owl home Tuesday 9/2 7 p.m. Volleyball vs. SFA (Autry Court) Jonathan Yardley is a Will Rice College junior. Rice opener is Sept. 5 against Texas State Friday 9/5 7 p.m. Soccer vs. SWT (Track/Soccer Stadium) baseball radio broadcaster and sports editor. University-San Marcos. 24 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, AUGUST 22.2003 SPORTS NOTEBOOK Clemson, Baylor and Rice. He has Junior defensive tackle Judd Men's track team 21 vears of college coaching expe- Smith was the only double win- rience. ner. He took home the James W. r.».,nAND - academically sound Ellis' golf experience includes Glanville Award for athletics, aca- After much national coverage three years as the assistant var- demics and integrity and the M IN THE AGE OF CHIVALRY "Bloody Joe" David Award for ris- 1 during the College World Series sity coach and head junior varsity „ " * • ' r! - ^ 1 . . S ^ coach at his alma mater, the U.S. ing above pain and injury. ' >' on the quality of Rice student-ath- letes, the men's track and field Air Force Academy. Among his Alsohonored Friday were sopho- work? Please join new faculty member, team proved Rice's excellence duties as a physical education in- more safety Travis Ortega with the for a once again by being named the structor at the Academy, he Big Stick Award for the biggest hits, feU top academic team in the nation helped develop the institution's senior running back Keilone Gor- by the United States Track exercise physiology laboratory don with the Billy Ed DanielsTeam- and served as the director of the mate Award, and defensive lineman Course taught in English with a possible FLAC section in Coaches Association. Rice's team cumulative GPA of basic and advance golf instruc- B.J. Forgu son with the Joe Lipscomb German, Also listed as WGST 330 and MOST 330. RH 302. MWF 3.32 beat all other Division I tional programs. He taught golf Award as the team's most outstand- 9:00 am to 9:50 am. Three credit hours. schools, including St. Francis at the Academy for 10 years and ing tme freshman. (Penn.), Dartmouth, Davidson, published a manual for golf in- The Owls finished the 1998 sea- William and Mary and Drake. structors. son with a disappointing 5-6 Two members of the 2003 team In addition to his undergradu- record, but their 5-3 Western Ath- W % W Jt received individual honors, rank- ate degree from the Academy and letic Conference record was good ing among the nation's top 25 stu- a masters degree from Texas enough for second place in the dents in the sport. Junior Adam A&M,EUisholdsaPh.D.in higher WAC Mountain Division. Davis led the nation with a 4.018 education administration from the — Rice Sports Information Questions? Contact Professor Westphal at wesfphal^r ice.edu. GPA in economics and kinesiol- University of Denver. ogy. Davis won the 800-meter run — Rice Sports Information at the Western Athletic Confer- ence Outdoor Championships Steelman named new meet and led the team to a second Lady Owls coach place finish at the WAC Indoor Chao wins Ashe Championships. Award for Leadership The women's basketball team THE Erik Mazza (Will Rice '03) was will have a new face on their bench also named to the top-25, graduat- this season, and it won't be just Q^ice Symphonic ^and ing in May with a 3.61 GPA in Karen Chao was recently rec- another freshman. Head coach political science and managerial ognized by the ITA with the Arther Cristy McKinney announced cordially invites you to attend... studies. Mazza finished second Ashe Jr. Award for leadership and Todd Steelman as an assistant behind Davis in the outdoor 800- Sportsmanship, becoming the first coach Aug. 5. meters and ran the anchor leg of Owl since Jane Trinh in 1998 to Steelman will replace Wooly the 4x400-meter relay team. earn the honor. Hatchell, who was named the —Rice Sports Information Chao, a junior from Baton women's basketball head coach at Rouge, La. (Magnet), won the Sam Houston State University. award for exhibiting outstanding Steelman joins Shanice Sandford sportsmanship and leadership, as and Carlos Quintero on the bas- Ellis named new head well as scholastic, extracurricular ketball coaching staff under and tennis achievements. McKinney. golf coach Chao compiled a 19-15 singles Steelman spent the seven pre- Dick Ellis, a special assistant to mark during the 2002-03 season, vious basketball seasons as head Rice athletic director Bobby May bringing her three-year career coach at Cresset Christian Acad- our first rehearsal... and head football coach Ken record to 55-36. emy in Durham, N.C. and four Hatfield, has been named the Owls' She joins fellow Owl Richard years as athletic director. Steelman head golf coach. May announced Barker as Region VI winners of also spent portions of his time Thursday, August 28, 2003 Saturday. the Ashe award. there as head coach of the varsity 4:00 to 5:30 PM - Rice Bandhall Ellis, 58, replaces Clay Homan. — Rice Sports boys' basketball program and var- who resigned this summer to be- InformationOther Brown Award sity cross country coach. (Marion Hicks Kitchen basement) come head coat. Ii at Mississippi winners included senior wide re- "We're very excited to have State University , his alina mater. ceiver Jason Blackwell and se- Steelman on our staff now," plays the finest in concert wind "Dick brings a solid back- nior running back Michael McKinney said. "He's a very good ground in golf and in athletic ad- Perry. basketball person. He's been a literature, with concerts twice each semester. ministration to this new assign- Also winning Neely Awards head coach at the high school level Membership is open to all wind players and ment," sn'd May. "With the young were senior linebacker Rashad for a lot of years, and his teams talent v.e have returning to our Reynolds and senior cornerback have done very well. percussionists in the Rice community. Place- •^qiiad this year, we are confident LaDouphyous McCalla. Senior Steelman has worked with the ment will be determined by auditions held early that Rice golf will continue to im- deep-snap specialist Andy Beard Rice basketball program as a sum- prove." won the Owls' special teams mer basketball camp coach for the in the semester. Fall rehearsals are Thursdays, A former athletic director at award. past 11 years while working as a 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., and expand in the spring Baylor, Ellis has been on the Rice It was Blackwell's third straight general partner and director at Li'l semester to Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:00 to staff for the past seven years. His Brown Award; Torello was also Pros Basketball in Durham. wealth of college experience has the 1997 winner on the offensive "He's very enthusiastic, he's 5:30 p.m. Contact Chuck Throckmorton, included stints as the recruiting line. On defense, Reynolds won great with people, and he's very Director of Bands, if you have any questions. coordinator at Arkansas and ma- the Neely Award for the third excited about being at Rice," jor involvement in athletic fund- straight year, and McCalla was McKinney said. E-mail: [email protected] raising efforts at Air Force, also honored in 1997. — Rice Sports Information Call: 1-800-WHY-RICE (949-7423) or in Houston (713) 348-2346 Web Site: http://mob.rice.edu LSAT GMAT GRE MCAT DAT OAT Willy sez: higher Spend test scores Mom and Got a good way to guaranteed nad's or your money back" money! fill this space? 2003-2004 Welcome back! Rice Thresher Calendar Classes are starting soon. Want to write about sports? 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June 7, 2003 — Reckling Park May 25, 2003 — Reckling Park May 17, 2003 — Municipal Sladium June 21,2003 — Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, Neb Score by innings R H E Score by innings R H E Score by innings R H E NUMBERS Score by innings R H E Rice (53 11) 020 201 000 — 5 7 1 FSU (30-29, 14 16) 100 000 000 — 1 4 1 Rice (45 9, 22-4)002 220 032 — 11 14 1 Stanford (50-17) 300 000 000 0 — 3 7 1 Houston (37-30) 101 000 000 — 2 4 1 Rice (48 10, 25 5) 400 010 00* 5 10 i SJSU (24 29, 9 16)000 000 000 — 0 7 may 16—june Rice (57-11) 001 002 000 1 — 4 8 1 Rice: Wade Townsend, David Aardsma (9) and Fresno State: Cody Smith. David Griffin (7). Chad 2 Stanford: Ryan McCally, Kodiak Quick (10) and Justin Ruchti. UH: Brian Henderson, Kevin Roberts Edwards (8) and Brandon Marcelli. Rice: Wade Rice: Jeff Niemann, Matt Ueckert (8) and Justin Ryan Garko. Rice: Jeff Niemann, David Aardsma (9) (4), Garrett Mock (6). Ryan Wagner (7) and Nick Townsend, Steven Herce (8) and Justin Ruchti. Ruchti, Jeff Blackinton. and Justin Ruchti. Bott. Brett Logan. Win — Townsend (7-1). Loss — Smith (8-5). SJSU: Matt Durkin, Matt Winck (6) and Mark Win — Aardsma (7-3). Loss — McCally (7-3). Win — Townsend (101). Loss — Henderson (5-5). 2B —FSU: Haag(14), Beshears(12); Rice: Kolkhorst Bautista, Luke Sargent. 2B — Stanford: Garko (23): Rice — Bubela (15). 3B Save — Aardsma (11), (13), Janish (11). HR — Rice: Cruz (9). Win — Niemann (13-0). Loss Durkn, (7- — Rice: Kolkhorst (4). HR — Stanford: Ash (2). 2B — Rice: Stansberry (12), Emerson (1); UH: 6) Sullivan (4). 3B — UH: Bourn (5). FRESNO STATE 2 RICE 13 2B — Rice: Kolkhorst (12), Bubela (12), Davis (20), Jorgensen (7); SJSU: UT 4 RICE 5 May 24, 2003 — Reckling Park Bergstrom (16). June 18, 2003 — Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, Neb. WICHITA STATE 2 RICE 5 Score by innings R H E Score by innings R H E June 1, 2003 — Reckling Park FSU (30-28.14 15) 100 000 000 — 2 4 1 Texas (50-20) 000 310 000 — 4 8 2 Score by innings R H E Rice (47-10,24-5) 400 010 00* 13 10 1 RICE 12 SAN JOSE STATE 6 Rice (56 11) 000 400 001 — 5 9 3 Wichita State (49 27)000 Oil 000 2 7 0 Fresno State: Cody Smith, David Griffin (7), Chad May 16, 2003 — Municipal Stadium UT: J.P. Howell, J. Brent Cox (5), Huston Street (9) Rice (51 10) 000 320 000 — 5 6 1 Edwards (8) and Brandon Marcelli. Rice: Wade Score by innings R H E and Taylor Teagarden. Rice: Philip Humber, Josh Wichita State: Mathew Jakubov, Noah Booth (5) Townsend, Steven Herce (8) and Justin Ruciti. Rice (44 9, 21-4)100 030 116 — 12 14 BASEBALL Baker (4), David Aardsma (8) and Justin Ruchti. and Cody Clark. Rice: Wade Townsend, David Win — Townsend (7-1). Loss — Smith (8-5). 2 Win — Aardsma (6-3). Loss — Street (8-1). Aardsma (9) and Justin Ruchti. 2B — FSU: Haag(14), Beshears(12); Rice: Kolkhorst SJSU (24-28, 9-15)000 400 020 — 6 11 2B — UT: Moss (18), Sultemeier (16), Thigpen (8), Win — Townsend (9-1). Loss — Jakubov (5-4). Save (13), Janish (11). HR — Rice: Cruz (9). 1 STANFORD 2 RICE 14 Teagarden (13); Rice: Bubela (14). — Aardsma (10). Rice: Philip Humber, David Aardsma (8) and Jeff June 23. 2003 — Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, Neb. HR — Wichita State: Bell (1). FRESNO STATE 2 RICE 1 Blackinton, Justin Ruchti. Stanford (51-18) Rice <58 12) SJSU: Corey Cabral, Brad Kilby (7), Andy RICE 12 UT 2 May 23. 2003 — Reckling Park Name (pos) AB R H Bl Name (pos) AB R H Bl Cook (9), Carlos Torres (9) and Mark June 16, 2003 — Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, Neb RICE 10 WICHITA STATE 1 Score by innings R H E Fuldcf 4 0 11 Kolkhorst If 4 3 3 2 Bautista, Aaron Bates. Score by innings R H E May 31, 2003 — Reckling Park FSU (30-27,14-14) 100 000 000 — 2 4 1 Ash 3b 3 0 0 0 Stansbrry 3b 4 Win — Aardsma (5-3). Loss — Cook (0-4). Rice (55-11) 001 207 lOi — 12 10 0 Score by innings R H E Rice (46-10, 23-5) 400 010 OOx —1 10 1 Mbrry ph-lb 10 0 0 Slnisi lb 4 2B — SJSU: Frandsen (14). HR — Rice: UT (49-19) 200 000 000 — 2 7 3 Rice(50 10) 131 004 010 — 10 13 0 Fresno State: Cody Smith, David Griffin (7), Chad Quentln rf 3 0 0 0 Cruz 2b 3 Bubela (7). Rice: Wade Townsend, David Aardsma (9) and Wichita State (48-26)100 000 000 — 1 3 1 Edwards (8) and Brandon Marcelli. Rice: Wade Garko c 110 Janish ss 4 Justin Ruchti. Rice: Jeff Niemann, Colin Matheny (8) and Justin Townsend, Steven Herce (8) and Justin Ruchti. Putnam If 0 10 Davis cf 5 UT: Justin Simmons, J. Brent Cox (5), Brantley Ruchti, Jeff Blackinton. Wichita State: Steve Win — Townsend (7-1). Loss — Smith (8-5). Lucy ph 0 0 0 Blackinton dh 4 Jordan (6), Josh Smith (6). Kevin Frizzell (6), Zach Uhlmansiek, Tommy Hottovy (3), Kyle Banick (6) and 2B —FSU: Haag (14), Beshearsi 12); Rice: Kolkhorst Lowrie 2b 0 0 1 Bubela rf 3 Gallenkamp (7), Buck Cody (9). Cody Clark, Joe Muich. (13), Janish (11). HR — Rice: Cruz (9). Hester ph 0 0 0 Ruchti c 4 Win — Townsend (11 1). Loss — Simmons (5-6). Win — Niemann (15-0). Loss — Uhlmansiek (8-3). Carter dh 0 0 0 2B — Rice: Bubela (13). Ruchti (5); 2B — Rice: Janish (12); Wichita State: Clark (16). Hall lb-3b 12 0 RICE 6 SAN JOSE STATE 8 UT: Quintanilla (28),Thigpen(7),Teagarden2(12), HR — Rice: Kolkhorst (3). Janish (3), Sinisi (8). Swope ss 0 0 0 May 18. 2003 — Rlethen Field Hollimon (5). Minaker ss 0 0 0 Score by innings R H E Totals 2 5 2 MCNEESE STATE 2 RICE 3 (10) Rice (46-9 23-4)004 200 000 — 6 8 SMS 2 RICE 4 May 30, 2003 — Reckling Park 2 Score by inning R H E June 14, 2003 — Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, Neb. Score by innings R H E SJSU (24-30, 9-17)000 310 22x — 8 Stanford 000 000 110 2 5 2 Score by innings R H E McNeese St. (31-29)011 000 000 0— 2 5 1 11 3 thresher Rice 310 007 03x 14 14 0 SMS (40-25) 000 000 002 — 2 3 0 Rice (49-10) 000 100 100 1 —3 9 0 Rice: Josh Baker, Colin Matheny (5), Rice (54-11) 201 001 000 — 4 5 0 McNeese State: Rusty Begnaud, Lavelle Wade Townsend (7), David Aardsma (8) and E — Lowrie (14), Minaker (1); DP — Stanford 1; SMS: Chad Mulholland and Tony Piazza. Rice: Jeff Morgan (7), Rhett Gulledge (8), Walt Justin Ruchti. SJSU: Frank Esposito, LOB — Stanford 4, Rice 11; 2B — Garko (24), Niemann, David Aardsma (9) and Justin Ruchti. NOIen (10) and Ran Prince. Rice: Philip Carlos Torres (4), Brandon Dewing (5), Hall 2 (17), Kolkhorst 2 (16), Janish (14); HBP — Win — Niemann (17-0). Loss Mulholland (10-4). Humber, Wade Townsend (9) and Justin Jose Amaya (8) and Aaron Bates. Janish; SH — Stansberry (4); CS — Carter (1). Save — Aardsma (12). Ruchti. Win — Amaya (4-5). Loss — Townsend (6- 2B — Rice: Kolkhorst (14). HR — SMS: Mathis (5), Win — Townsend (8-1). Loss — Gulledge (6-4). 1). Stanford IP H R ER BB SO BF Pit. Hilgendorf (1); Rice: Sinisi (10), Davis (6). 2B — McNeese St.: R.Prince (20), Dawkins (10; 2B — Rice: Jorgensen (8), Ruchti (4). HR Romanczuk L, 12-2 1+ 1 4 4 6 1 10 50 Rice: Davis (21). HR — McNeese State: Lemke(14). — SJSU: Contreras (1). Manship 4 6 3 3 4 1 20 71 RICE 5 UH 2 Ehrlich 0+ 22200 25 June 9, 2003 — Reckling Park Jecmen 0.12 2 1 1 0 5 18 Score by innings R H E Dyer 1.20 0 0 0 0 5 11 Rice (53-11) 020 201 000 — 5 7 1 Cunningham 133011 7 27 Houston (37-30) 101 000 000 — 2 4 1 Rice IP H R ER BB SO BF Pit. Rice: Wade Townsend. David Aardsma (9) and Humber W, 11-3 9 5 2 2 2 4 33108 Justin Ruchti. UH: Brian Henderson. Kevin Roberts (4), Garrett Mock (6). Ryan Wagner (7) and Nick inherited Runners-scored: Manship 1-1, Ehrlich3-3. Bott, Brett Logan. Jecmen 1-1, Dyer 2-0. Win — Townsend (10-1). Loss — Henderson (5-5). Save — Aardsma (11). Attendance — 18.494 2B — Rice: Stansberry (12), Emerson (1); UH: Sullivan (4). 3B — UH: Bourn (5). RICE 3 STANFORD 8 June 22, 2003 — Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, Neb. RICE 10 UH 2 Score by innings R H E June 8, 2003 — Reckling Park Rice (57 12) 000 100 020 — 3 10 2 Score by innings R H E Stanford (51-17) 102 000 50* — 8 9 0 Rice (52-11) 301 103 110 — 10 10 0 Rice: Wade Townsend, Josh Baker (7), Steven Houston (37-29) 100 000 010 — 2 6 2 Herce (8) and Justin Ruchti. Rice: Jeff Niemann, Colin Matheny (8). Josh Stanford: John Hudgins, Kodiak Quick (8), David Baker (9) and Justin Ruchti. UH: Brad Sullivan, O'Hagan (8) and Ryan Garko. Rickey Putnam (5), Bryan Harris (6), Taylor Gartz Win — Hudgins (14-3). Loss — Townsend (11-2). (6), Justin Vaclavik (8), Travis Mays (9) and Brett medium 1-topping 2B — Rice: Davis (24), Cruz (18); Stanford: Ash Logan. (11), Swope 2 (9). HR — Stanford: Fuld (4). Win — Niemann (16-0). 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Teii Camacho exactly how I feel about him. Gillis matriculated at Rice in 1993, the same year that present Student Association co-President Michael Leggett 5. Get drunk...a lot. entered Rice. "I decided that since my good buddy [I^eggett] is finally getting out of here after four major changes and ten 6. Send out drunken e-mails to student body! years, I should get out of here, too," Gillis said. "Man, are we ever going to have fun." 7. Challenge Michael Leggett to arm-wrestling. The Thresher has conducted interviews and random searches (it's cool, Attorney General John Ashcroft signed 8. Go to Mexico. off on what we are doing under the guise of the Patriot Act — what a great piece of legislation, but we digress...), and has discovered Gillis' plans for the year. 9. Spend a weekend in Austin. 10. Go swimming in my pool! I've never done it before! 11. Write an editorial for the Thresher about having too The Thresher asked Gillis' buddies about their plans for the upcoming year. many white men in the administration. 13. Stop and smell the flowers. 14. Forgive the following students for being stupid: J'-*,* : Scott Selinger, Bryan Debbink, Mark Berenson. 15. Go see a Spontaneous Combustion performance. 16. Have a drunken hook-up with one person from : every college. ,"s ,v: x• The Parking Gates Dr. Zen Camacho Nathan Black* A squirrel Gillis' first senior prank: Tool of the Devil Gillis' Buddy Thresher Opinion Editor Martel Senior 'Revised* Parking Rules "Work with Binford to "Just once I hope that "Get Gillis to write a "Get drunk and play increase the amount of Malcolm joins me and column for 'Rice beer golf with Gillis. money we have to give my beautiful wife on a Voices.' I mean, he is a Come on, you know it's From the 2003 Traffic and Parking Regulations: Gillis as a retirement walk around campus. member of the Rice the beer that makes us gift. Exercise never hurt community, and he has all so fat." "The Rice regulations are not a game to be beaten. If We have a new idea: anyone." a voice. But then Instead of making again, everyone at Rice you try to beat the system, you should understand that people pay for parking does. ..." the stakes can be very high when you lose" ticket appeals, we'll give everyone a ticket every day, and if •face blurred to protect identity Really funny Gillis. You had us thinking these somehow they don't violate the rules, we'll rules were real until you talked about "beating the let them appeal it. Ha system." Like any real rules would be that ridiculous. ha ha!" "The ' Your Mom Made Me Go O Week' is not a valid theme" Classifieds MEDICAL CENTER AREA (3300 FRENCH TUTOR OR TYPIST. TUTORS WANTED. 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