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the Rice er Vol. LXXXIX, Issue No. 26 SINCE 1916 Friday, April 12, 2002 Parking plan referred to board by Meredith Jenkins and paid the fees; visitor lots would "(The current parking system J THRESHER STAFF be accessible by credit card. served us fairly well the last decade Members of the University Stand- or so, but it's starting to really break President Malcolm Gillis has re- ing Committee on Parking includ- down," Cannady, a professor in the ferred a proposed plan to change on- ing Associate Vice President for Fi- School of Architecture, said. "We've campus parking to the Board of nance and Administration Neill described it as a broken system be- Trustees for consideration at their Binford and Transportation Man- cause it works for most of the people May meeting. ager Eugen Radulescu will be that belong to the community here, The plan includes fee hikes, new present at a student forum Monday but there's a wide range of a lot of parking fees for students and visi- at 7 p.m. in Farnsworth Pavilion. groups where there are a lot of prob- tors, and a proposal to gate most Parking Committee Chair Will- lems." parking lots on campus. Student and iam Cannady said increased demand Cannady said two problems with faculty and staff lots would be acces- for parking, especially from visitors, the current parking situation are that sible with a proximity card that would and a persistent deficit in the park- numerous Medical Center employ- be given to community members ing budget were two factors behind ees and joggers park in visitor park- when they registered their vehicles the new plan. See PARKING. Page 7 College presidents agree to study jacks effort by housing and custodial staff by Jenny Rees The purpose of the meeting was to clean up, those which caused THRESHER STAFF to determine whether concerns over damage to university or personal this year's jacks and water balloon A committee of students, faculty, properly, those where students felt fight were legitimate and who should staff and administrators decided their rights were imposed upon, and address such concerns. Saturday that the college presidents those where health and safety may "The discussion was not about KONSTANTIN TSVAYGBOYM/THRESHER should study the problem of destruc- have been compromised," changes that should be made but tive Willy Week jacks. Hutchinson said. about whether changes are even Is it an owl? Committee members agreed that Hutchinson invited college presi- necessary," Brown College Master some jacks during Willy Week were dents, members of the University Albert Pope said. "I think that Dr. A performer dances at Rice Native American Society Pow-Wow held at Court, Beer-Bike planners, masters, the Lacrosse Field April 5. not in the spirit of friendly rivalry, Camacho simply wanted to take the said Assistant Vice President for Stu- and representatives of the Rice Uni- pulse of various community mem- dent Affairs John Hutchinson, who versity Police Department, Rice bers to see where we are, not to chaired the committee. Emergency Medical Services and dictate new rules." "Jacks which caused concern Housing and Dining to participate in During the discussion, which RBT not to air films were those which required extra the discussion. See JACKS. Page 5 by Mark Berenson that if a fee proposal had been made, THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF various administrators, including representatives from the Budget Room draw results vary across colleges Rice Broadcast Television has Office, Student Financial Services decided not to pursue funding to and the Office of the Vice President 58 beds, respectively. Wiess will open continue airing recently released and for Student Affairs would decide by Lindsey Gilbert THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF a new building, but the number of classic movies on the station. whether to implement the fee. beds will remain about the same. KICKED OFF RBT Station Manager Richard This semester, the Office of the In the first year of room draws Of the 69 rising sophomores who College Number Adams said the decision was made Vice President for Student Affairs that included four new campus build- entered Wiess' room jack, only 23 Baker 15 after the Student Association Senate provided funding to support a trial ings, results varied significantly. received housing. The rest were Hanszen 7 voted April 1 to not recommend the period of the movie service, which Wiess and Will Rice Colleges bumped off campus involuntarily, Martel 9 implementation of a $6 fee for on- provided RBT with a license to show bumped a combined total of 86 stu- Sussman, a junior, said. Sid Richardson 14 campus students to cover the mov- 12 movies each month, with 3 mov- dents off campus, while Jones and Almost half of the new Wiess build- Wiess 46 ies' licensing costs, as the group did ies being shown each day. D)vett Colleges bumped none. ing is comprised of suites of single Will Rice 40 not think administrators would ap- Adams said he still thinks provid- Wiess Room Draw Coordinator rooms, a privacy that many upper- prove the fee. ing movies to students is a good idea. Karla Sussman attributed the dispar- classmen Wiessmen found enticing. All other colleges did not bump "It was going to be hard enough Adams cited RBT's survey of 190 ity to fluctuating interest in on-cam- "Because of the new building, all any students off campus. to go through to the Budget Office students, which found that 82 per- pus housing, caused primarily by the the [Wiessj upperclassmen wanted and get this approved as it was, and cent of students were willing to pay recent addition of Martel College and to move back on campus," Sussman we really, really needed SA support the $6 fee. the upcoming additions and changes said. "The carpets aren't stained, it Will Rice experienced a similar in- to make a case," Adams, a Will Rice Wiess College SA Senator at Jones, Wiess and Brown College. doesn't smell weird, there is a possi- flux in on-campus interest. Room Draw College sophomore, said. Dustin Stephens, however, said Jones and Brown will open new bility to have some privacy ... so Coordinator Anjali Gopolan said. Even Assistant Vice President for Stu- that students at Wiess were against wings next semester, adding 44 and people wanted to come back." See DRAW, Page 8 dent Affairs John Hutchinson said See RBT. Page 5 On-campus recruitin• A • g down INSIDE accepted jobs will not be available until the by Ben Home senior survey is taken at graduation time. THRESHER STAFF Data on salaries and statistics on graduate Since last year, the number of on-campus school will be available shortly after gradua- job interviews has declined 35 percent, accord- tion, Matherly said. ing to data supplied by the Career Services The number of students registered for cam- Center. pus recruiting is down by 15 percent, accord- Thirty fewer companies have done on-cam- ing to CSC (lata. Matherly reported to the pus recruiting at Rice this year, a 17 percent Board of Trustees that students are looking decrease, according to data provided by the for alternatives to the current job market, CSC. A letter to seniors dated March 14 said such as graduate school. Many are now choosing to go to grad school that 35 companies had signed up on CHRISTINE LIANG/THRESHER OWLTRAK, an Internet-based Rice recruiting straight out of college instead of working for a Former Martel President Alice Hill and Martel Foundation President Ralph S. O'Connor cut tool, CSC Associate Director Jackie Hing said. few years, she said. the ribbon officially opening Martel College April 4. Last year 70 companies signed up. "I hope it is because they really want to go Hiring of college seniors nationwide is down to grad school, and not delaying the inevi- 37 percent, according to an April 4 newsletter table," Hing said. Exam time OPINION Page 3 'Hie industries hardest hit in terms of col- Chocolate cereal and stress from the National Association of Colleges and Signing up for self-scheduled exams lege recruiting are communications, consult- Employers. takes place Monday to Wednesday. Enve- ing, finance and manufacturing, Matherly said. A&E Page 12 The current job market may mean that lopes which must be turned into the Three of Rice's top five employers of 2001 'HunH?' questions the meaning of life seniors need to change their goals in job hunt- Registrar's Office by 5 p.m Wednesday are graduates—Accenture, Hewlett Packard and ing, CSC Recruiting Coordinator Kema Moore available at college coordinator's offices. McKinsey & Co. — did not recruit at Rice this SPORTS Page 16 said. Alternatives such as the Peace Corps, More information is available at http:// year, Matherly said. Beckford wins at Texas Relays traveling or teaching might be good options www.ruf.rice.edu/~reg/finalexam/. Not all industries have been negatively until the job market improves, Moore said. Quote of the Week "Students are looking for ways to wait out the affected. The best prospects for new gradu- Weekend Weather ates are the federal government, education "We showed them we're not just a 'nerd-type' economy," Assistant Dean of Students for Ca- Friday and engineering. Matherly said. Soon the na- school." reer Services Cheryl Matherly said. "Students Sunny, 60-83 degrees — freshman track athlete Yvonne Umeh. on tional security agency will begin recruiting on are less basing decisions on money, and more Saturday Rice's second-place finish in the 1,600- willing to take once-in a-lifetime opportunities." campus, Matherly said. Partly cloudy, 64-85 degrees meter relay at the Texas Relays.