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*>*A *L .03 -fr t Rice Thresher Vol. XCIII, Issue No. 11 SINCE 1916 Friday, November 4, 2005 Nobel Prize winner Smalley pioneered nanotechnology by Matt McCabe Curl said Smalley's research led to "The good news is that we've innovations in science. 1HRKSHKR EDITORIAL STAFF attracted some really outstanding "In the period between 1974 and scientists due to the accomplish- University Professor Richard Smal- 1981, he established at least five fields ments of Rick Smalley," Leebron said. ley, a Nobel laureate and nanotechnol- that people picked up and continued "Hoping to repeat what we achieved ogy pioneer, died of leukemia Oct 28 after he left them," Curl said. "In with Smalley and Curl, we recruit at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. He other words, he created about five young scientists who can one day be was 62. new fields of research. It was a really Nobel Prize winners." President David Leebron said incredible burst in ... creativity." Smalley also encouraged profes- Smalley — who shared the 1996 Leebron said Smalley's influence on sors at Rice to change their approach Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Uni- Rice will last at least three decades. to science by focusing on collabora- versity Professor Robert Curl and "In regards to Rick's passing, tion, Curl said. British chemist Sir Harold Kroto there are two things to say: You're Smalley used his recognition for the discovery of the fullerenes, a grateful for what he built here, ... to campaign for issues that were new form of carbon — was a major and you don't try to replace him important to him, Curl said. Smal- contributor to research at Rice. The — Rick was unique," Leebron said. ley helped President Bill Clinton's Nobel Prize established Rice as a "His sense of confidence in the things administration create the National leader in the developing field of he contributed is irreplaceable. He Nanotechnology Initiative, which nanotechnology, Leebron said. stayed at Rice, despite competing doubled the funding the U.S. govern- "He was an energetic, entrepre- offers, because he believed that Rice ment provided for nanoscale scien- neurial force on this campus," Le- could take a leap forward itself as a tific research and engineering, Baker ebron said. "He confirmed... that we research university." Institute Senior Fellow in Science and can be world leaders in research." Leebron said Smalley's immedi- Technology Neal lane said. Smalley came to Rice in 1976 ate legacy remains in the scientists Smalley testified before the U.S. L ROBINSON/THRESHER from the University of Chicago and who came to Rice at least partially House of Representatives in 1999, University Professor Richard Smalley helps construct the largest began working with Curl in 1982. because of him. See SMALLEY, page 5 nanotube model in the academic quad last spring. NOD draws 1,400 people, REMS responds to 15 calls by Sarah Baker Adames said most of the referrals to Student THRESHER STAFF Judicial Programs were alcohol-related. Rice Emergency Medical Services respond- Some of the students who attended Night ed to 15 calls during NOD. 2 of which resulted of Decadence Saturday were more than just in hospitalizations. "Naughty by Nature" at the rainforest-themed REMS Captain Aaron Heckelman said 13 of party. the emergency calls were alcohol-related and 2 The Rice University Police Department were due to injuries. Last year, there were 13 referred seven students to Student Judicial REMS calls and 3 hospitalizations, and in 2003. Programs, issued one minor in consumption there were 19 EMS calls and 8 hospitalizations. citation and arrested two people — one non- Heckelman said the 10 EMTs on duty were able student for evading an officer and one student to handle all of the calls. who jumped from Wiess College's fourth floor "It was exactly the right number," Heckel- balcony to the third floor balcony and fought man said. "We got to a few points where all our with officers — RUPD Chief Bill Taylor said. crews were busy, but we were never unable to RUPD Sergeant Alex Adames, who super- respond to a call." vised the RUPD officers at NOD, said officers Wiess social Elizabeth Peng — who helped tried to help Rice Emergency Medical Ser- organize the party by finding a disc jockey, fire vices technicians treat the student, who was dancer and decorator—said Wiess broke even severely intoxicated and had injured his nose for the party, selling 843 tickets in advance and and shin jumping. The student then fought about 500 at the door. with the officers and was taken into custody RlIPD had six officers at the party, the same IVY ASHE/THRESHER after being treated. The student was released number as in past years. This year, RUPD that night — because the Harris County Jail's added a new trespassing warning system. Pumpkin day computer system failed due to the switch to Students asked by officers to leave the party- Sid Richardson College freshman Casey Longwith paints a child's face at Project Pumpkin, an standard time — but was charged Monday were handed a written document rather than event with booths for underprivileged children, held Saturday in the Will Rice College quad. with resisting arrest and possession of a ficti- just given a verbal warning. Taylor said the tious driver's license, Adames said. See NOD, page 4 Women's cross country wins conference INSIDE Team claims Rice's first C-USA crown, looks to advance to nationals Visit your advisers OPINION Page 3 Registration for Spring 2006 Strip Rice of NOD "We're trying to knock off two the best teams in the country it has by Matt McCabe and classes begins Nov. 14. Visit your A&E Page 8 teams that have been ranked ahead helped us realize we really are good. Amber Obermeyer divisional or major adviser this 'Capote' impresses among netvfilms of us all year, Arkansas and Baylor," It has really helped us, because a lot THRESHER Fl>ri ORIAl. STAFF week to obtain a registration PIN head coach Jim Bevan said. of the people on the team weren't the SPORTS Page 11 so you can get into whichever Hie women's cross country team Throughout the season, the team type that ran in high-profile meets Soccer in C-USA semifinals seminar you covet most. had its best-ever performance in a con- has had a series of goals, Bevan when they were in high school." Quote of the Week ference championship meet Saturday, said. last year, Rice finished ninth winning the Conference USA title on "We've had different objectives at regionals, although senior Kate "[Smalley] knew exactly what he was The other elections talking about, so people had total the strength of three top-five finishes, through the year," Bevan said. "One Gorry — the Owls' top runner — did confidence that what he was saying not compete in the meet. Sophomore Sure, it's no Proposition 2, last weekend's men's and women's of them was to run well enough dur- was correct. And he was able to say cross country meets were the first ing the year so that we could make Marissa Daniels took sixth overall but the homecoming elections begin Saturday and run through it in a way that was not speaking C-USA championships held this aca- it to nationals if we finished third in and advanced to the national meet. down to policy-makers or other non- Wednesday. Votes can be cast on demic year, so the women's win gives the region. By finishing ninth at Pn*- The top four runners from each scientists, but that clearly helped Rice its first-ever C-USA title. Nationals (Oct. 15], that makes us a region whose teams do not qualify the Student Association Web site them understand enough about what The 25th-ninked Owls are now bubble team. The second objective was for nationals advance as individuals. at http://sa.rice.edu. the science is so that they could see preparing for the NCAA District VI to win a conference title, and now the Two years ago, the team finished the potential." Scoreboard Championships Nov. 12 in Waco, third objective is to get to nationals." sixth, while Gorry took fourth and — Baker Institute Fellow Neal Lane, on Richard Smalley's influence. See Texas, where they will face 19th- In addition to possibly helping qualified for the national meet. Football Rice 31. UTEP 38 story, page 1. ranked University of Arkansas and the Owls earn an at-large bid to the Sophomore Callie Wells, who Soccer NCAA Championships, Bevan said 2(>th-ranked Baylor University, among finished third at the C-USA Cham- Rice 1, Alabama-Birmingham 0 Weekend Weather other teams. The top two teams from the team's ninth-place hnish at Pre-Na- pionships, said she hopes the team Southern Miss 0, Rice 2 Friday the regional meet advance to the NCAA tionals gave the team confidence. will continue to improve. Central Florida 3, Rice 0 Cloudy, 66-87 degrees Championships, to be held Nov. 21 in "Our experience at Pre-Nationals "Right now we're ranked 25th, and Volleyball Saturday Terre Haute, Ind. The top two teams will help us at regionals," Bevan said. we'd like to improve on that at nation- Rice 3. UTEP 2 Cloudy, 63-85 degrees from eight other regional meets will "There's an old saying that you com- als," Wells said. The team will have to Rice 3, Tulane 0 Sunday also qualify, and 13 teams across the pete at the level of your competition, get tighter in the race." Rice 2, Houston 2 Mostly sunny, 62-83 degrees country will receive at-large bids.