... the Rice Thresher Vol. XCI, Issue No. 24 SINCE 1916 Friday, March 26, 2004 Martel damaged in Willy Week jack Beer-Bike parade almost cancelled by Camacho
by Jenny Rees Ditman said he is unsure of the THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF exact cost of damages because some damage attributed to the jack had Saturday's Beer-Bike parade was actually been caused beforehand. almost cancelled due to safety con- "We're trying to get clarity as to cerns after a jack on Martel College wh.it was damaged as part of that involving several hundred students activity and what was already dam- caused extensive damage in the early aged," Ditman said. morning of March 19. Ditman said repairs have already Students participating in the jack begun, and most will be completed planned to have a water balloon within two weeks. However, he said fight and take over the Martel ro- the broken furniture probably will tunda for a party Martel students not be replaced until summer. would not be allowed to enter. How- Martel President Phill Brown said ever, Martel students blockaded the he thinks the jack was not planned in college's stairwells using furniture, a destructive spirit but that it got out and chaos ensued when crowds of of control. students filled the Martel stairwells "I think it was kind of all fun and and balconies. The jack resulted in games, but when you have $10,000 at least $7,000 worth of damage, worth of damage it turns into a big
ALEX SIGEDA/THRESHER mostly to furniture. deal because that money's got to Rice University Police Sergeant come from somewhere," Brown, a Buy me some Skittles and a tie-dyed shirt Steve Reiter said students began junior, said. "The damage itself didn't entering Martel at about 12:35 a.m. upset me as much as the disregard Hanszen College senior Bonnie Johnson hangs a tie-dyed T-shirt up to dry during the pre-game festivities for the Two officers were already posted at that the people who did it showed." Rice vs Hawaii baseball game Friday. Martel at the time, he said. Assistant Vice President for Stu- Reiter said the large numbers of dent Affairs John Hutchinson said students converging on the college he sees the situation as part of a created a situation that led to major trend of escalating tensions during safety concerns. Willy Week. Woman fatally shot near campus "Sometimes when it gets into the "1 don't think this was a jack," mob mentality you get where there's Hutchinson said. "This was the wa- shoving and pushing, and you get ter balloon fight moved forward into Police say shooting is linked to March 3 Rice Village attack on woman where people get injured. We got the week. I do think it represented a reports that there were students up further escalation of the conflicts ••• by Mark Berenson 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and weighing mmm on the roof, so obviously that was between the colleges during Willy 180 pounds, with a slight belly. The my very first concern," Reiter said. Week, an escalation which has been THRESHER EDITORIAL S [AIT suspect was seen leaving Saturday's "After that I started focusing on the occurring over many years." A fatal shooting midday Saturday shooting in a dark tan or brown late property damage, criminal mischief, Vice President for Student Affairs at Kirby Drive and Bissonnet Street model Dodge Durango with Texas things like that." Zenaido Camacho said he had re- has been linked to the March 3 shoot- license plates. An undergraduate and a gradu- ceived e-mails from students con- ing of a woman in the Rice Village, HPD South Central Division Cap- ate student who refused to cooper- cerned about the situation Friday the Houston Police Department an- tain Dwavne Ready said the seem- ate with police now face university morning, and he met with Ditman nounced Tuesday. ing lack of motive is troubling. disciplinary action. However, and RUPD Chief Bill Taylor that At 12:40 p.m. Saturday, Helen "We don't know what this Reiter said most students cooper- morning to find out what had hap- Orman, 65, an artist and Houston person's motive is — that's one of ated with officers. pened and assess the damage that Community College-Southwest pro- the most perplexing issues," Ready "It had some of the mob-type had been caused. fessor, was shot in the head as she said. "Obviously we need to in order mentality to it, where people start Camacho said his main concerns was vacuuming her car at the Chev- to catch him." feeding off one another, but once we were the large number of students ron service station at 2539 Rice University Police Chief Bill said it was time to shut it down, we that converged on Martel, the de- Bissonnet. Although several items Taylor said RUPD officers are step- didn't have any problems with any- gree of destruction of property and were visible in Orman's car, noth- ping up their patrols and looking body," Reiter said. the potential for serious injury. ing was taken. for anyone suspicious entering the COURTESY HPD 'Hie college sustained $7,000 to After meeting with Taylor and According to an HPD press re- campus. In addition, Wednesday af- Composite sketch of the suspect $ 10,000 in physical damage, Housing Ditman and with the college mas- lease, the crimes were linked by the ternoon, RUPD released a crime and Dining Director Mark Ditman ters, Camacho decided that morn- similarity in witness descriptions of alert to various listservs and posted futile, however. said. Damages include broken furni- ing to cancel the Beer-Bike parade the two suspects. Ballistic evidence it in buildings on campus. "I'm not going to say to avoid ture, broken windows in Jones Col- planned for Saturday. The decision also demonstrates the same gun was Taylor said students and commu- places because these people are lege, damaged sheetrock walls and was based on safety concerns rather used in both shootings. nity members should not travel mobile," Taylor said. "There is no ripped carpet in the Martel rotunda, than punitive reasons, he said. The suspect is described as a alone, since both victims were alone way to determine where they will graffiti on the exterior wall of Jones, "My main concern was the 30- to 40-year-old Hispanic or white when they were shot. Taylor said go next." an elevator breakdown and additional safety of our students during the male with an olive complexion, about avoiding certain places would be See SHOOTING, Page 8 custodial and maintenance labor. See MARTEL, Page 10 Number of Beer-Bike EMS Registrar deadlines OPINION Page 3 Monday at 5 p.m. is the absolute dead- The real victors in Spain calls similar to those in past line to drop a class, as well as the last day Page 12 to designate a course pass/fail. First se- A&E mester students may drop courses SxS W rocks Jennine Guanchez also said the parade by Risa Gordon through April 23. Spring registration add/ went well. SPORTS Page 19 THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF drop PINs expire at the end of the day. "Line-up was quick and efficient, [and the] NFL special teams pipeline continues Despite several bike crashes during the Beer- parade began as scheduled and ran until all Quote of the Week Bike races, Saturday's injuries were similar in colleges ran out of balloons," Guanchez, also Fall'04 registration "[Ryan Harlan]'s got a little groin problem right a Jones junior, said. "Everyone seemed to number and ty])e to injuries in past years. The Registration for the Fall semester be- now, but if he's healthy, he could be the Rice Emergency Medical Service responded to have a great time." gins at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday for all grad greatest track athlete we've ever had, and that 24 calls throughout the day, including incidents Guanchez said changes in the parade students and undergrads who will have includes Olympians and medallists. He could at the track during the race, at the colleges included a new line-up route and radio con- 90 or more hours at the end of this semes- even be one of the best athletes at Rice." throughout the day, those related to the parade, tact between the truck drivers. At the track, ter. Wednesday all students with 60 or — Head men's track coach Jon Warren (Jones '88), on Harlan's return to the track injuries related to the bike race, and calls unre- security officials monitored the track en- more hours may register, and Thursday lated to Beer-Bike. trances to ensure only authorized students after being redshirted last season. See Story, undergrads with 30 or more hours can Page 20. Campus-Wide Beer-Bike Coordinator Ellen entered the area. register. Registration is open to all stu- Rice Emergency Medical Service Lieuten- Montz said the parade was a success. dents on Friday and will last through Weekend Weather "The parade went wonderfully," Montz, a ant Rachana Patel was in charge of coordinat- April 4. Make sure you meet with your Friday ing EMS services during Beer-Bike. Patel, a Jones College junior, said. "It went off without advisor and get your PIN release form. Mostly sunny, 80-65 degrees Will Rice College junior, said the majority of the major injury and with lower than the expected Saturday amount of fines. People were very responsible injuries EMS responded to Saturday were mi- Scoreboard Mostly sunny, 77-62 degrees this year while still maintaining the spirit and nor, with only one severe enough to require an Women's Basketball Sunday excitement that is Beer-Bike." ambulance transport to the hospital, and just Rice 66, UNLV 68 Mostly sunny, 82-64 degrees Campus-Wide Beer-Bike Coordinator See PARADE. 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The most important part of staying safe from crime is being informed. Unfortunately, students are all too often left in the ;> iffi dark. This weekend's fatal shooting at the corner of Kirby Drive and Bissonnet Street highlights dangerous communication breakdowns on campus. We are concerned that for too many students, the article in this issue of the Thresher will be the first time they hear of the shooting. (See Story, Page 1.) The Rice University Police Department issued an e-mail warning early Wednesday afternoon to several listservs including the UStudents listserv, which is sent to the colleges to be forwarded to their respec- tive listservs. However, the alert did not make it to some colleges' listservs by late Wednesday night, so many students were in the dark. E-mail is the best way to communicate with the student body, and we appreciate RUPD's attempt to keep students informed as well as the college secretaries or coordinators that did forward the alert to students. Those who did not forward the alert should do so in the future. However, a better solution to avoid these communication break- downs in the future is to give RUPD the capacity to e-mail important information to all students directly through Vice President for Student Affairs Zenaido Camacho or another administrator. This information is too important to be kept from students. Not raining on Beer-Bike parade the right choice We applaud the decision of Vice President for Student Affairs LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Zenaido Camacho not to cancel the parade in light of the "jack" on Martel College early in the morning of March 19, and thank the college sponsible for their actions and re- Call to name alleged This year's cartoons: spect other people's property. When presidents for their role in helping Camacho reach the decision. rape victim misguided topical, but pointless people's property is harmed, adults The jack raised serious safety concerns, but running the parade as should have the integrity to be re- scheduled was the safest decision for all involved. Canceling the sponsible for their actions. To the editor: To the editor: parade would have likely been far more dangerous than the parade Rene Javier Aninao and Akilah I think I speak for many mem- itself: Without a parade, scores of frustrated and intoxicated students Alex Kipp Mance made two valid points regard- bers of the Rice community when I Jones senior would have been left with tens of thousands of water balloons and no ing the alleged sexual assault at Wiess ask: What gives with the Threshers way to dispose of them except an impromptu, unorganized and College last semester ("Public un- recent editorial cartoons? From unpatrolled free-for-all. The parade, in addition to whatever entertain- fairly judges student-athletes" and "Wally Gazawall" last semester Advertisement, while "Portrayal of student-athletes (Oct. 24) to last week's Passion of ment value it has, serves an important function as an organized means biased," March 12): The Rice com- the Christ parody (March 19), the hateful, did state facts of transporting less-than-sober people to the Beer-Bike track. munity has focused excessively on cartoons have been topical, sure, As it happened, the parade ran smoothly. This was partly because the accused students' athletic status but also about as pointless as a bas- To the editor: many students felt under pressure to behave after a brush with cancel- and the Thresher exercised poor ketball at the beach. I'm not saying Guinevere Casey-Ford is cor- lation, as many e-mails sent to college listservs suggested. But the hard judgment in printing their names. I could do better. I'm just saying. rect in her assertion that David work of the student organizers, scores of student security volunteers, While these points are well- Horowitz's paid advertisement in taken, Aninao's argument that Derek Schwede the March 12 issue of the Thresher the Rice Emergency Medical Service and the Rice University Police alleged victims' names should be Sid Rich senior is racist and degrading ("Adver- Department is the real reason why the parade was a success. published to ensure that an accuser tisement hateful and offensive," The administration lets students get away with much that would "would be ... sure that a sexual Students lacking in March 19), but this does not not be tolerated in the real world—the alcohol policy, jacks, Baker 13. assault occurred before she re- change that it also included a good ported it" is misguided at best and Jacks should be fun and quirky—not excessively expensive. After all, personal responsibility number of facts. ignorant at worst. Because of the Casey-Ford cites specifically the the success of the Beer-Bike parade proves that students can be hostility with which rape victims charge that Palestinians encour- To the editor: trusted to plan, organize and run an event safely and responsibly. are typically treated, sexual assault Seo AI), Page 4 was, according to a 1992 report, the Flyers have been posted asking most underreported violent crime people to buy T-shirts for the police- in the nation. The prospect of hav- evading students: they must pay ing one's name "plastered all over $5,200 in legal fees and are trying to CONTACTING THE Split GSA would increase the newspapers" upon making a raise money by selling shirts. What THRESHER rape accusation would drive report- seems most absurd to me is that ing down even further. these students feel they were un- Letters fairly treated: that they didn't do college sports parity Equally problematic is Aninao's m Letters to the editor much wrong. assertion that the accused indi- should be sent to the Thresher We do not mind when the Graduate Student Association wins a First, they stole Rice property, viduals "did not do what they were by e-mail to thresher@rice. edu. college sports event — as they did when they won the men's Beer- which is illegal enough, but they also accused of doing." Only the people letters must be received by ran away from the police. Rice Uni- Bike race last Saturday — so long as it is every now and then. But involved know what happened, 5 p.m. on the Monday prior to versity Police Department officers given their fairly disproportionate run of success over the colleges and the grand jury's determina- a Friday publication date. are real police, and running from the in recent years — the GSA is on its way to its second consecutive tion that there was insufficient • All letters to the editor police is a big deal. For anyone in the evidence to try the case does not must be signed and include a President's Cup victory — we are growing concerned that it may real world, the repercussions of these necessarily mean the female made phone number. hold an unfair advantage over undergraduates. actions would have been much worse. a false, malicious or knee-jerk • Letters should be no However, these students had RUPD The inclusion of the GSA as a 10th competitor in college sports has accusation. longer than 250 words in cutting them slack (even though they been justified by arguing that the graduate student population, while Lastly, we are concerned that length.The Thresher reserves would disagree) as well as the col- more than five times as large as that of any college, has a lower Aninao's and Mance's letters could the right to edit letters for lege system helping them out. participation rate in athletics. Perhaps this was once true, but in recent precipitate divisive, ill-focused ar- both content and length. guments in which the issue of sexual But are these students grateful years the GSA has done a remarkable job of mobilizing. The result is a assault is all but forgotten. Mance for the light treatment? No, they News Tips body of nearly 2,0()0 students that can recruit enough talent to regularly still feel they were treated unfairly. focuses on the problem of athletic • Tips for possible news sto- While the college system is a great defeat each of the nine colleges (with roughly 300 students each). stereotypes, while Aninao reduces ries should be phoned in to support system, these students We believe these sports would be more fair — and thus more fun the issue of rape to a battle of the the IhresherM (713) 348-4801. sexes by emphasizing the fragility abused it. Not only did they get off for both players and spectators—if the GSA were divided. We suggest of "a man's reputation" in a "femi- lightly, they are taking no responsi- Subscribing dividing the GSA into those enrolled in the Jesse H. Jones Graduate nized society." bility for their actions. • Annual subscriptions are School of Management and those enrolled in other departments. Rape is a crime in which anyone Selling T-shirts is an inappropri- available for$50domestic and We value graduate student participation in college sports; often it can be a victim or perpetrator. This ate way to raise money. They should $105 international via first is the only casual interaction undergraduates have with them. Split- is not about athletes versus non- take responsibility and pay their bill class mail. with their own money. Please give ting up the GSA would retain this participation and would also allow athletes or men versus women. It is about whether someone said "no." these students a dose of the real Advertising more parity in Rice college sports. Ironically, with parity, we all win. world and real-world responsibility: • We accept display and Raj Wahi, Jessie Vena, Rob Lentz Don't give them your money to pay classified advertisements. for their mistakes. We are all adults Unsigned editorials represent the majority opinion of the Thresher Officers, Students Organized Please contact the Thresher here. Adults, even when they are editorial staff. Against Rape for more information. having a good time, should be re- i i » i i m -' <;
THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004 Guest column Passion powerful, but caution warranted Rice Voices The following is the second in a column portrayal, complete with editorial One must also keep in mind that Democracy, not terror, series on The Passion of the Christ decisions and careful audio and vi- while Passion plays are meant to show sual choices. the suffering and death of Jesus to You must forgive the Jewish com- The Jews faced harsh oppression better connect people with his sacri- won in Spanish election munityforbeingoverly cau- from the Roman Empire fice, in the centuries following Jesus' tious about Mel Gibson's at the time of Jesus, and death they have been used as an Terrorism pays. At least that that had assisted United States ef- The Passion of the Christ. were split into many dif- inflammatory tool of those who wish is what they want you to think. All forts in Afghanistan or Iraq. It seems For thousands of years, ferent — and often op- harm to Jews. They have often por- week, I have heard conservative likely that the Aznar government Jews have faced some form posing — factions, each trayed Jews as evil, avaricious, and in talk show hosts — from Rush feared that the electorate would hold of persecution, from forced with their own goals and partnership with the devil to bring Limbaugh to Michael it responsible for the at- conversions in medieval ideologies. The Passion, about Jesus' demise. Passion plays Savage — claim that tack and lied in hopes Spain to pogroms in czarist however, suggests that often so angered those who watched the recent Spanish that no evidence linking Russia, from community there are just two: Jesus' them that audiences felt compelled elections were a deci- the attack to al Qaeda center bombings in con- followers and those who to commit acts of violence against sive victory for al Qaeda would be uncovered be- temporary Argentina to the Simon are again sthim.Thissort Jews in their communities. and the Islamic funda- fore the election. Holocaust of World War II. of adversarial position In a great step forward in Jewish- mentalist terrorist Birenbaum has justified anti- Aznar's plan was With the recent release of Christian relations, during the Sec- organizations that op- foiled by a videotape re- the movie, new fears and Semitism for hundreds ond Vatican Council in 1965, the posed the war in Iraq. of years, and ignores the leased only hours before concerns of anti-Semitism Pope declared in the statement Admittedly, this was fact that Jesus considered himself the election, in which a are being addressed by the Jewish "Nostra Aetate" that "What hap- also my first reaction to an observant Jew among Jews. Robert man claiming to be a community, and in some cases, these pened in (Jesus'] Passion cannot be the news that the Span- spokesman for al Qaeda fears are justified. More troubling, however, is the charged against all Jews, without ish electorate had voted Moore took responsibility for The Passion of the Christ is a mod- lack of Christian theological context. distinction, then alive, nor against to oust the conservative the attack on Madrid. It ern-day Passion play that portrays Only the first few minutes of the film the Jews of today." This statement government, led by suddenly appeared to the last 12 hours of Jesus' life, from in the Garden of Gethsemane give made it against Catholicism to over- former party leader Jose Aznar, Spaniards that their government his arrest to his death on the cross. any kind of broader explanation for exaggerate the role of the Jews in that had pledged its support to the had lied to them. In fact, it was Even though I am neither a Chris- the suffering and death of Jesus. The Jesus' crucifixion. U.S. war effort. A public opinion apparent that their government had tian nor a movie critic, it was clear to next two hours are spent showing History has taught the world poll taken the week before the lied to them in order to retain its me while watching this movie that the people to blame for the cru- Jewish community to be especially election predicted victory for the political power. exactly how powerful a film it is. cifixion are Caiaphus and the other sensitive to the dangers of anti- incumbent government. Then, on This news shocked the Span- Gibson has created a film that is priests, along with the general Jew- Semitism, and so it will do what it March 11, a series of explosions ish people. They were offended both emotionally moving and haunt- ish population, who will stop at noth- can to stop even the possibility of rocked a commuter train in that their government would lie ingly beautiful. His aim was to bring ing short of Jesus' death. Christian anti-Semitism from spreading. Madrid, killing hundreds and in- to them about a terrorist attack in out the pain and suffering of Jesus as theology teaches that Jesus' death While The Passion of the Christ may juring scores more. which over 200 innocent people he is brutally beaten, whipped, was the divine will, and that it is all of or may not be considered anti- Just three days later, an upset lost their lives — in hopes of win- mocked and ultimately crucified, and oursins which putjesusonthecross. Semitic, it was released into a world Spanish electorate flocked to the ning an election. The electorate he has certainly done just that. And yet this is hardly mentioned. brimming with anti-Semitism, from polls. It was soon apparent that the was upset — and rightly so. Gibson claims that bis inspiration Instead, one watches the scenes France to Indonesia and from Ar- 72 hours following the attack on If this is the reason for the depo- for The Passion's script is the Gos- of brutal torture of a gentle man and gentina to the Middle East. Now it Madrid had seen an unprecedented sition of the conservative govern- pels, and that he has portrayed the thinks, "Why is this happening to becomes all of our responsibilities change in public opinion. At the ment in Spain, then I applaud those death of Jesus exactly as it happened. him?" and disappointingly, the movie to ensure that the good faith dia- close of the election, a new govern- who voted to oust Aznar. That is But when someone claims to be tell- only answers, "Because they hated logue between Christians and Jews ment had been elected in Spain. the beauty of democracy: The ing us the "Gospel truth," his words him so much." While some people that began with the Second Vatican On March 15 (the day follow- people can hold leaders account- must fall under the highest scrutiny. will see this movie and know the full Council nearly 40 years ago contin- ing the election), socialist prime able for their actions. In a democ- Jewish leaders around the coun- Christian explanation to this ques- ues, and that this powerful movie minister-elect Jose-Luis Rodriguez racy, the electorate has the power try are crying out that this movie is tion, many people will see it and not becomes a testament of faith and Zapatero announced his plans to to depose a lying government. anti-Semitic. But how can such an know, and will be left only with a not a tool of hate. remove all Spanish military per- 1 cannot disprove the claim that "accurate" portrayal of Jesus' death feeling of hatred towards the Jews in sonnel from Iraq. According to Spaniards voted against their gov- be considered anti-Semitic? The key the film. Some will even be left with Simon Birenbaum is a Jones College Zapatero, Spanish involvement in ernment because they were fearful is that The Passion is just that, a hatred for the Jews of today. junior. the war had been a "political er- of another terrorist attack. I can, ror" and had brought the enemies however, assert that in a democracy- of the United States to Spain. it doesn't matter why the electorate Guest column Had the attack scared the Span- decides to vote for or against a can- ish people into voting for didate. The Spanish people have Zapatero? Do the Spanish lack spoken, and the global community the resolve necessary to fight and must accept their decision. Awareness of U.S. democracy-killing needed win the war on terror? Maybe. But were the elections a vic- But then again, maybe not. tory for terrorism? Not at all. In Less than one month ago, our power to block international aid shortly Haiti was not the first time we There is another side to the fact, the Spanish election was a government encouraged the over- after Bush took office. have destabilized and overthrown story, which has been largely ig- decisive victory for every demo- throw of the democratically elected According to The Washington a democratically elected govern- nored by the right-wing media in cratic nation around the globe. government in Haiti. Sadly, this was Post, the United States has been ac- ment; consider Iran in 1953 and the United States. Despite mount- Democracy and the freedoms em- nothing new. For many de- tively blocking $500 mil- Chile in 1970, for starters. But we ing evidence to the contrary, the bedded in democratic ideals are cades, our government lion (about the size of can help make sure it is the last. I Aznar government assured the the main targets of terrorism. By has opposed and occasion- Haiti's annual budget) in will be organizing a lunch meet- Spanish public that the attack had exercising their rights, the Span- ally toppled democratic foreign aid and $140 mil- ing each Friday to discuss U.S. been carried out by the ETA — a ish people sent a resounding mes- governments who refuse lion in already approved foreign policy toward a lesser- Basque separatist group that has sage to al Qaeda that democracy to fall in line, regardless of loans from the Inter- known country. been known to use violence to is alive and well — and no act of which party is in power in American Development This Friday, we will discuss Haiti further its political agenda. terror will ever change that. Bank. Compare this to in the Wiess Commons. Please con- the United States. Specifi- Indeed, the government de- cally, we have been un- bipartisan indifference sider coming. fended this stance despite al Qaeda's Robert Moore is a Sid Richardson dermining the constitu- and uninterrupted aid to recent pledge to target any nations junior. tional democracy estab- Tim the Rwandan government Tim Huegerich is a Hanszen College lished in Haiti in 1990 since as it carried out a geno- senior. its inception —we even Huegerich cide in full view of the sponsored its coup in 1991. world which rivaled the Holocaust in relative scope — half a million people, 75 percent of all The Rice Tnresher. the official student Tutsis in the country, were killed. newspaper at Rice University since 1916, is Haiti was not the first We actually forbade our diplomats the Rice Thresher published each Friday during the school year, from using the word "genocide," lest except during examination periods and time we have we become legally obligated to act. holidays, by the students of Rice University. Aristide was not perfect, and some Mark Berenson Editorial and business offices are located destabilized and of his agents were corrupt, but he was Editor in Chief on the second floor of the Ley Student Center, the democratically elected president 6100 Main St., MS-524. Houston. TX 77005- overthrown a of Haiti, and elections to replace him 1892. Phone (713) 348-4801. Fax (713) 348- NEWS BACKPAGE 5238. E-mail: [email protected]. Web page: were mandated for next year by the Jenny Rees, Editor Danny Blanco, Editor democratically elected www. riceth resh er. org. Haitian Constitution. In any case, the David Brown, Asst. Editor Lucas Ogden-Davis, Editor government... hut we opposition's violent disruption of the Ian Everhart, Asst. Editor Alana Newell, Page Designer COPY Annual subscription rate: $50 domestic, country and our government's block- $105 international. Nonsubscription rate: first age of all foreign aid to Haiti are more Melissa Bailey, Editor can help make sure it is OPINION Elaine Lee, Ass/. Editor copy free, second copy $5. to blame for the lack of significant Nathan Black, Editor Risa Gordon, Asst. Editor the last. progress in the Western Hemisphere's James Sulak, Editor The Thresher reserves the right to refuse poorest country than Aristide. PHOTOGRAPHY any advertising for any reason. Additionally, SPORTS Stuart Sinclair. Editor But do not take my word for it. You the Thresher does not take responsibility for Jonathan Yartlley, Senior Editor Katie Streit, Editor the factual content of any ad. Printing an will not find this information on the Dylan Hedrick, Editor Rachel Davis. Assf. Editor advertisement does not constitute an Amber Obermeyer, 4ss/. Editor In 2(XX), our policy toward Haiti evening news or the front page of USA endorsement by the Thresher. took a new turn as Jean-Bertrand Today, but you can find it in well- BUSINESS ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Polly D'Avignon, Business Manager Aristide, the first democratically respected, credible sources (such as Carly Kocurek. Editor Debbie Miller. /Issf. Business Manager Unsigned editorials represent the majority elected leader in Haiti's 200-year his- The New York Times, lite Washington Jon Schumann, Editor Emily Jones, Distribution Manager opinion of the Th resher editorial staff. All other tory, was elected to a second term as Post and The Independent) if you look. Jennifer Quereau, Page Designer Parul Patel, Subscriptions Manager opinion pieces represent solely the opinion of president. Citing irregularities in the As some of the best-educated people Margaret Xu, Office Manager the author. The Backpage is satire. in a more-or-less functional democ- CALENDAR elections of several Haitian senators Erika Acheson, Editor ADVERTISING racy, we have a responsibility to look The Th resheris a member of the Associated from Aristide s party — which were Cameron Day, Editor Matt Hamilton, Ads Manager C ollegiate I Yess and the Society of Professional resolved in July 2(X)1 when the seven for it. Ours is a government of and by Ethan Varela, Asst. Ads Manager Journalists. Our year of tyranny is finally over. remaining contested senators resigned the people. As long as we, the people, Catherine Adcock, Features Editor Gretchen Raff, Classified Ads Manager remain ignorant and apathetic, we are © COPYRIGHT 2004. at Aristide's request — the Bush Ad- John Donaleski. Cartoonist Jack Hardcastle, Online Editor ministration severely cut U.S. aid to personally responsible for the actions Haiti and used U.S. influence and veto of our government abroad. THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY. 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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Evolution of a Rice Cartoonist AD. from Page 2 else. ..." The reviewer misses the her confusion about the content of age their children to kill others point, as he feels as though other the show is manifested in her inco- and that they will go to heaven as aspects of Jesus and his life were herent closing paragraph, in which martyrs. Horowitz is crude, offen- absentmindedly omitted. she almost seems unsure of sive and incorrect in his blanket But why? All of Christ's gifts pale whether the show condones the assertion that all Palestinian par- in comparison to the gift of forgive- act of assassination — it clearly ents, or that Palestinian culture, ness of our sins. It is that one gift does not. follow this practice. But let us be that enables Christians to enter More directly, her introductory clear: Palestinian children are heaven if they have followed the synopsis of the show suggests that routinely subjected to television path of Christ. she understands it to be no more programs, flyers, radio announce- Catholics (like myself) hear the than a collection of historical facts ments and other propaganda gospel accounts of the Passion about some assassins put to music. sponsored by the Palestinian Au- every Lenten season. Though the To be sure, there are a lot of thority and terrorist organizations message is powerful, I never found strange details about the nine as- like Hamas, which indoctrinate ha- myself thinking about the intricate sassins. But when all the assassins tred towards Israel. This has been details of having nails hammered join together to sing "Another Na- documented by many groups and through my hands and feet and my tional Anthem" and "Everybody's is routinely overlooked by body tortured to the bone. During Got the Right" in chorus, it be- supporters of Palestine. Such in- the movie, every lash that fell comes clear that all these details citement is one of the greatest across Christ's back reinforced in have a point. obstacles to peace between Israel my mind the ultimate love he has These songs identify a unifying and the Palestinians. for us. As the movie went on, I theme underlying the diverse mo- This is only one example of some finally felt as though I "got" what I tives of each of the assassins — the of the facts Horowitz presents. had only heard about in Mass. A uniquely American insistence upon A troubling side note is Casey- picture is worth a thousand words, the right to be happy, enshrined in Ford's statement that it is offen- they say. our nation's founding document as sive to say that arming children So while the reviewer thought the "unalienable Right [to] the pur- and inciting them to violence is the movie was a failure, I must suit of Happiness." immoral. How can anyone argue reiterate that he is in the absolute Indicting the "right to be happy" the immorality of using children in vast minority. Mel Gibson has for playing a defining role in the warfare, whethci in AVica, Pales- without a doubt enabled the world deaths of Abraham Lincoln and tine or elsewhere? Desperation is to visualize the greatest gift of John Kennedy amounts to a power- no excuse. Christ, which is truly a monumen- ful social criticism and a challenge tal success. What would a fair re- to each member of the audience to David Axel viewer do? Give the movie more ask themselves how much they Brown sophomore than one star. might have in common with the assassins — how far would you go William Hoy to achieve your own personal con- 'Passion* review Lovett sophomore ception of happiness? If you enjoy musicals primarily ignorantly misses point for the singing, dancing and gen- 'Assassins' review fails eral fun, you will not be disap- To the editor: pointed by Assassins. As Ramirez 1 was almost in awe of the sheer to identify key theme graciously describes in her review, ignorance displayed in the review of the talented cast delivers on all The Passion of the Christ ("Extreme To the editor: counts. But if you demand theater violence clouds Gibson's religions Adriana Ramirez misses the that makes you think. Assassins is 'Passion,'" March 12). The funda- point of Stephen Sondheim's vi- most definitely a musical for you mental error, according to the re sionary musical Assassins in her as well. viewer, is: "[Gibson] focuses on the review ("Wanna-be assassins have suffering and execution of Christ to Are you next? loud grins, soft voices," March 12). Tim Huegerich ^ [email protected]#Kr^Jc /lijf . Anc*yr4i i the near-exclusion of everything In an otherwise reasonable review. Hanszen senior
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THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004 Rice EMS calls for plan to pause race for biker injuries PARADE, from Page 1 for the race to stop," Patel said. four warranting a police escort to the "That way, no one else gets hurt in hospital. the process, and then once the Rice University Police Chief Bill patient's off the track, the race can Taylor said the injuries this year were start again." similar to those of previous years. Patel said the logistics of stop- "(Accidents] do happen, but I ping a race and the ways of dealing don't think anybody was severely with injuries in the pit should be injured," Taylor said. "To the best addressed for next year's Beer-Bike. of my knowledge, everybody's re- "I think we need to get better covered fine and they're doing coordinated with the actual pit crew all right." to deal with biker wipeouts as well as injuries in the pit," Patel said. "That's something we didn't work on as much this year." Patel said I think Beer-Bike was another improvement for EMS would be an elevated platform in the a big success this year. pit so the EMTs could more easily determine where to respond to in- I really enjoyed jury reports. Montz said she thinks EMS re- working with the sponded well overall to injuries at coordinators; I think the track. "We provide a tent to the EMS they did a fantastic job every year to ensure that they will be readily on hand," Montz said. "This this year.' worked very much to our advantage this year and provided the injured — Bill Taylor students with immediate response KATIE STREiT/THRESHER RUPD chief to safety concerns." Rice EMS volunteers assist a Hanszen College biker who was rendered temporarily unconscious after an accident Director of Student Activities coming into the pit during the women's race. The biker was taken to the hospital via ambulance. Heather Masden said the hay bales in the merge area of the track were previous years, and I think it set a the overall outcome of the day. ally enjoyed working with the co- Rice EMS Captain Drew helpful in preventing serious injuries. whole tone for the whole [ Beer-Bike 1." "I think Beer-Bike was a big ordinators; I think they did a fan- Flansbaum said Emergency Medi- "The hay bales were instituted two Taylor said he was pleased with success this year," he said. "I re- tastic job this year." cal Technicians responded to two years ago," Masden said. "I saw them alcohol-related calls early Saturday used several times, so I think that morning. During the parade, two helps because if people were swerv- minor eye injuries were reported ing, they had something to aim at that and EMS responded to six injury was softer than just the ground." reports elsewhere on campus, all Masden also said the biker safety related to alcohol or minor injuries. meeting held by Director of Student Seven individuals were treated at Health Services Mark Jenkins the track, in addition to four race- (Will Rice '83), which was first of- related injuries. Following Beer- fered prior to the 2002 race, reduced Bike, just one additional incident, a biker injuries. head injury, was called in. Last year's Beer-Run did not re- The most severe injury occurred sult in any race-related injuries. In during the women's race, when a 2002, there were no race-related ac- Hanszen College biker crashed cidents either, though 25 injuries coming into the pit and was were reported for the entire day. knocked unconscious. Treatment 2001 also saw four injuries from race of the biker was complicated by accidents, with 30 total accidents the continuing race and the entry throughout the day. of bikers into the pit. Fewer injuries were reported The Rice EMS truck safely during the parade than in previous crossed the track to bring addi- years, Patel said, although she could tional supplies to the EMTs treat- not determine whether fewer stu- ing the patient. Although students dents were injured or whether they in the pit were instructed to direct chose to ignore their injuries until incoming bikers away from the later because they were eager to go BUSINESS BOOT CAMP EMTs and injured biker, another to the race. 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by Ian Everhart parable to those in the 2004-'05 calen- worse than that when I was a student." dar. The revision, made with the rec- Akin said the University Council THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF ommendation of University Council, recommendations were discussed at The faculty approved the calen- moved those dates to March 13-17 meetings of Faculty Council and then dar for the 2005-'06 academic year at and April 13 and 14, respectively. the full faculty, both of which ap- its meeting March 17. The calendar The calendar adopted results in proved the revisions. The calendar is is largely based on the 2004-'05 aca- eight weeks straight of class days now in its final version, he said. demic calendar but contains later between Jan. 11 and midterm re- "The usual procedure is that once spring semester vacation periods, cess, interrupted only by Martin it has been approved by the faculty which were changed based on a rec- Luther King, Jr., Day. in the general faculty meeting, that's •••VBBBS!!!? ommendation by University Council, Former Student Association co- it and it's published," he said. • '-' a • . Speaker of the Faculty Ed Akin said. President Bryan Debbink said post- Wiess College senior Rachel Akin, a mechanical engineering and poning the vacations runs contrary to Rustin, one of two undergraduate materials science professor, said an original objective in reinstating representatives on University University Council recommended the two-day spring recess. Debbink, Council, said she was surprised to scheduling midterm recess during a Wiess College senior, co-chaired a learn that Faculty Council and the the third full week in March because committee that examined the effects faculty at large had taken the Uni- it is the most likely to coincide with of removing the two-day recess and versity Council proposal as a final the Houston Independent School said the existence of the recess, in recommendation and acted to ap- District's spring break. and of itself, does not mitigate the prove it. "It was proposed in the Univer- problem of stress. Rustin, a former Thresher editor ifSk sity Council that it would be benefi- "Originally, one of our major con- in chief, said her understanding was * cial to attempt to have the break cerns with the calendar and spring that students, faculty and staff would -apjpB align more likely with the HISD recess was long periods with no be able to discuss and weigh the break, so that faculty and staff that breaks, and how that affected stress merits of each proposed calendar I- have children in school can take levels of students," Debbink said. before a final decision was reached. advantage of that break, and that "[The eight-week stretch is] not in She said she thought the issue was the argument that carried to line with the philosophy of reinstat- would at minimum return to Uni- make that change," Akin said. ing the break." versity Council for another round The originally proposed Akin said he does not think the of discussion. Spring 2006 calendar called for mid- eight weeks of uninterrupted class term recess to take place March 6-10, days presents a problem. 2006 and the two-day spring "I don't see any problem with it," recess April 6 and 7,2006, dates com- he said. "I suffered through much 'Originally, one of our major concerns with the calendar and spring recess was long periods Ever Have Difficulty Believing That.. with no breaks, and how that affected stress God Exists? levels of students.' — Bryan Debbink Science and Faith can Both be True? Wiess senior Religion is a Relationship Rather Than a Set of "University Council felt that the Rules? calendar affects all constituencies on campus and that opinions should be gathered from them before a final decision is reached," Rustin said. "1 hope there is a way to in- clude staff, undergraduate and graduate opinions in future calen- dar decisions." Registrar Jerry Montag said co- ordination with the HISD break has been difficult in the past. In previous years, HISD has not final- ized a calendar until the January preceding a given spring semester's break. "They're always fluctuating when their spring break will be," he said. "They don't make a decision until the year ends, and we need to have our information as soon as possible to plan accordingly." Akin said the proposal does not ensure Rice's midterm recess will coincide with HISD's spring break, but it does increase the chances. "It certainly wasn't guaranteed that we are going to line up, but it was probably more likely that we are going to line up," he said. English professor Jane Chance said trying to tie Rice's vacation pe- riods to HISD's is not a useful goal. "The idea that our primary con- sideration should be the faculty or staff who happen to have children in HISD is a false assumption," she said. "The primary consideration ought to be what we as a body do at Rice University, that is, the teaching of our courses, what is best for the students, and how we can best imple- ment those pedagogical needs within Come consider the claims and decide for yourself the calendar." Chance said attempts to coordi- nate Rice's midterm recess with at REMITY CHECK, a free lunch! HISD or with other universities' va- cations inevitably leave some people Wednesdays at Hoon in Farnsworth Pavilion disappointed. MARCH 31, APRIL 7, APRIL 14 "It's a chimera — we're never ever going to have all the spring breaks line up so that everybody is Sponsored by: Baptist Student Ministries happy," Chance said. Rustin said University Council also discussed tying the breaks to various religious holidays but did not come to a decision regarding such a link. THE RICE THRESHER ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004
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Highway 59 campus by April Goldman health organizations, including the Rice Women's Resource Center and Bissonnet Street THRESHER STAFF the Rice Emergency Medical Ser- Students can give the "Gift of vice, Bost said. Life" — and get a free T-shirt and The spring blood drive will be Sunset Boulevard unlimited juice and cookies — in the the fourth drive on campus this year. campus-wide "Gift of Life" spring Bost said blood drives on campus blood drive this week. The blood drive are deliberately spaced eight weeks begins Monday and runs through apart, the length of time donors must Thursday, with eight of the colleges wait between donations. hosting one-day drives during that On-campus drives have collected time. The Association of Rice Alumni about 575 units of blood so far this and the Graduate Student Associa- year, and last year Rice donated tion will host a drive in conjunction about 80() total units. with the Wellness Fair in the Rice "I think it's pretty impressive," University Memorial Center Tuesday. Greenwood said. Students can donate at any loca- According to estimates by the tion, but cash prizes will be awarded Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, to the colleges that collect the most about 800 units of blood are needed units of blood. Alumni Blood Drive in the Houston area each day, Green- Coordinator Jim Greenwood wood said. (Baker '89) said. The college that collects the most The Wellness Fair, which is hosted units of blood at its drive will receive _ 2414 University Boulevard: March 3, 2:10 p.m.: A 30-year-old female was wounded during an by the Rice Wellness Center, will $125 from the Alumni Association, w attempted carjacking in the Village Arcade. take place in the Grand Hall of the and the second-place college will re- RMC from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday. ceive $75, Greenwood said. Sid 2539 Bissonnet Street: Saturday, 12:40 p.m.: A 65-year-old female was fatally shot as she As part of the fair, off-campus health Richardson College received first w vacuumed her car at a service station. care providers will offer services to the place in last fall's competition, and Rice community at discounted prices, Will Rice College received second Wellness Fair Coordinator Michelle place. Bost said. From 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Although the University of Farnsworth Pavilion, YourHealth Labs Houston's spring blood drive will be will offer cholesterol levels and HIV/ held around the same time as the Rice Motive for shootings unknown AIDS testing, and Maxim Health Sys- blood drive, unlike past years, the two tems will offer the Hepatitis B vacc- events will not be officially connected. SHOOTING, from Page 1 HPD is increasing patrols in the and Main Street. Eight to 12 offic- ine series that some students need in Because of decreased participation, Taylor also said students should area bordered by Highway 59, ers will now patrol the area at all order to study abroad, Bost, a Jones UH changed its strategy for attracting be aware of their surroundings times. College senior, said. Maxim Health donors this year, holding the drive since it appears both victims were 'This is of highest priority for Systems will also offer the Tuberculo- around the time parents visit the cam- preoccupied. the South Central division and ho- sis test required for students planning pus, Greenwood said. "This is a very trying situation," 7'm not going to say to micide division," Ready said. "Other to volunteer at various Texas Medical Blood donors must be 17 years or Taylor said. "So be aware of your units are sending officers and equip- Center facilities, Bost said. older, weigh at least 110 pounds and avoid places, because ment — the department is taking surroundings and exercise caution. The Wellness Fair will also fea- bring a photo ID. People who feel ill this seriously." If someone is coming near you that ture tables set up by various student should not donate. you don't know, just get the heck out these people are Taylor said HPD will not patrol of there." mobile the Rice campus but will cut across Ready also encouraged individu- it more frequently due to the in- als to take steps to protect themselves. — Bill Taylor crease in area patrols. "Be vigilant of your surroundings, RUPD chief Taylor and Ready both said indi- BLOOD DRIVE SCHEDULE and don't take anything for granted," viduals should not hesitate to call Ready said. "We've all heard about the police to report suspicious ac- Monday having keys ready — don't become tivities. The non-emergency HPD Hanszen College TBD a victim by your own actions." Kirby, South Braeswood Boulevard number is (713) 884-3131. Martel College 12-4:30 p.m. Wiess College 1-5 p.m.
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10 THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004 At least $7,000 of damage caused in jack at Mattel sity together as a whole." MARTEL, from Page 1 sible as possible," Camacho said. response to the Martel incident. "I think that perhaps had the Camacho said he thinks the pa- parade," Camacho said. "My fear Several college presidents met "We agreed that students needed parade been cancelled it would rade went very well from a safety was that the events that occurred with their colleges Friday night to to realize the severity of what hap- have punished the wrong people, standpoint. Thursday night might spill over discuss what had happened at pened at Martel and that it wasn't though it certainly would have re- into Saturday morning." Martel overnight and the impor- acceptable, but we didn't see the inforced the idea that what hap- "[Students] definitely rose to the Camacho met with the college tance of maintaining a controlled connection between a poor jack and pened at Martel was unacceptable task," Camacho said. "It was the presidents at noon Friday and told atmosphere at the parade Saturday. canceling the parade," Matthews in our community," Bose said. "In best, most fun, safest parade we've them he had decided to cancel the Some also sent messages to their said. "Students need to be held ac- the end, the fact that the parade had in my 10 years here. It set a parade. However, the presidents college listservs. countable for their actions, but it was a success shows it was the great example for what is possible raised safety concerns regarding In an e-mail to the Brown Col- would be grossly unfair to punish right decision." for future years." cancellation of the parade, including lege listserv Friday evening, Brown the entire student body for some- Forman also said he thinks the Camacho said he sees no reason the lack of time available to plan a President Tamara Friedrich said the thing that got out of hand." parade was successful. he would cancel next year's parade safe alternative or prepare students future of the parade could be in Jones College Master Robin "I think the parade, the race and in the future after its success this for the cancellation and the diffi- jeopardy if the next day's parade Forman said he had mixed feelings the entire day went beautifully, and year, although he said there will be culty of disposing of the water bal- did not go smoothly. about whether the parade should it showed how much fun the entire discussion next year of how Willy loons the colleges had filled during "WE ARE VERY LUCKY," the be canceled. community can have while still be Week as a whole can be made safer. the week. message stated. "We are being given "A lot of people who had nothing having responsibly when we all set Reiter said he hopes the events Student Association President the chance tomorrow to prove that to do with Thursday night spent many our minds to it," Forman said. at Martel will lead to a productive Derrick Matthews said canceling the we can have fun and still be safe and dozens of hours preparing for the Jones College President Ellen discussion of how Willy Week can parade with so little advance notice responsible. Should something go parade, and it would have been diffi- Montz, a campus-wide Beer-Bike be improved. could have resulted in a chaotic situ- wrong tomorrow there is a VERY cult to watch all of that effort come to coordinator, said the parade is a fun "1 think [Willy Week] is a ation with a greater potential to cre- real chance that the parade and po- nothing," Forman said. "On the other opportunity for students from all the healthy release, and I think, as ate injury than the parade itself. tentially beer bike [sic] as a whole hand, I understood the idea that after colleges to come together. anything, maybe we need to find "We let [Camacho] know that if may not happen again." what happened Thursday night, as I "It is amazing and wonderful to some moderation and a middle student safety was his focus, can- Lovett College President Lanny understand it based on the accounts, see the volume of Rice students wak- ground to be able to have fun and celing the parade with so little no- Bose said he understands Camacho's that it was appropriate that there be ing up in the morning, coming to- do it in such a way that we can tice would be counter-productive," original decision to cancel the parade some consequences." gether, and having a wonderful minimize the safety concerns and Matthews said. "We'd have irate from the perspective of safety. Bose said he can understand ar- time," Montz, a junior, said. "It is the criminal mischief and property students with thousands of water "If there really is a situation where guments for and against canceling one of the most important events on damage, and it's a win-win for ev- balloons at their colleges and no there is a large amount of the com- the parade. However, Bose said the the Rice campus and serves to not eryone," Reiter said. organized way to get the students munity resentment toward one col- parade was well-organized and suc- only bring the student body together The college presidents have to the track for the races." lege and it's manifesting itself in cessful, proving Camacho's decision in their individual colleges but also agreed that the colleges will divide After meeting with the college physical violence, there's no way you not to cancel it was correct. and more importantly, the univer- the cost of repairs at Martel. presidents and masters, Camacho can justify holding an event based decided letting the parade continue around people that are not particu- as planned was the safest available larly sober throwing things at one option. another," Bose, a junior, said. "That "When I met with the presidents, would be the main reason to cancel they convinced me that it would be the parade." Engineering Ball revived from '50s safer to go ahead and have the pa- Matthews, a Will Rice College jun- rade with the understanding that ior, said he does not think canceling students needed to be as respon- the parade would have been a logical Student-professor black-tie event will be held at local dealership and rotunda area where we plan by Brooke Lathram ing the event at the Momentum showroom. to have the dance — and then a POLICE BLOTTER THRF.SHKR STAFF "What inspired the idea was regular showroom floor," Lai said. the movie Gone in 60 Seconds — "We'll have a few cars out too." The following items were reported to the University Police for the period The Rice Engineering Society the very first scene where he The ticket price will include March 17-22. Council wants students to invite their favorite professors to a throws a brick through the win- food, entertainment by the Rice dow and steals the cars," Lai said. Jazz Band and an open bar. Lai Residential Colleges black-tie dinner and ball at the "It's like, 'Oh that'd be cool if we said he is not yet sure what type of Jones College March 18 Graffiti reported. Momentum Porsche/Jaguar/ Volvo dealership April 24. had a showroom.'" food will be served but expects Asian or Mediterranean. He said Martel College March 19 Students observed on roof. Students The Rice Engineering Ball will Momentum may give away door referred to University Court. be held from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. on the Saturday following the last day prizes such as the chance to bor- row a Jaguar for a weekend. Martel College March 19 Jones College student was reported of classes. Ticket prices are $20 for 7 think it's going to be being disruptive. students, $20 for professors and Lovett College senior Audrey $35 for alumni. great just because Hucks, a member of the organiz- Lovett College March 20 Student's eye injured by a water The Engineering Ball will re- there are so many ing committee, is in charge of com- balloon. vive a past Rice tradition, which munication with Rice engineering has not been held in about 40 swanky events on alumni. Hucks said the event will differ from Rondelet and Other Buildings years. Reviving the ball was the Esperanza because it will offer a Gymnasium March 17 Backpack stolen. idea of RESC Chair Mark Lai. campus every year Lai, a Will Rice College senior, sit-down dinner and an open bar. said he wanted to see Rice host a Parking Lots that undergrads can'/ "I think it's going to be great black-tie event with an interest- Greenbriar Lot March 20 The Wiess 'War Pig' (balloon) was just because there are so many ing theme. attend.' released. The college estimated its swanky events on campus every value at $3,000. (See story, Page 9) "Just as where at Esperanza — Audrey Hucks year that undergrads can't attend," the gals ask the guys and at Lovett senior Hucks said. "It's something that Other Areas Rondelet the guys ask the girls, Rondelet and Esperanza don't have to offer." Entrance 4 March 22 Graffiti reported on a pillar. we want to set the tradition that students are personally inviting I.ai said the Rice Engineering their favorite faculty," Lai said. Lai said the dealership, which Society Council has put up $1,000 "We will then sit students at tables is allowing RESC to hold the event for initial expenses. If 250 or more with the faculty they requested." at no charge, has much to offer. people attend, the event will cover STUDENT Lai said he's excited about hav- "They actually have a tower its costs, he said. PUBLICATIONS INTERNSHIP fleec/ Kelp v/itk your SUMMER 2004 HoME work? The student publications intern will work in the Office of Student Media. Projects include the Newcomer's Guide, the Book of Clubs, the student Let a Rice alumnus help. I can assist you with any of your handbook and the campus directory. This on-campus real estate needs. position offers hourly compensation for twelve LnJ weeks, 40 hours per week. Applications are available in the Office of Student Media in the Student Center and online at www.ruf.rice.edu/~stumedia/. Email Benjamin F. Cooper [email protected] for information. B.A. 1996, M.B.A. 2000
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THE FORGET ME NOT THRESHER'S RECOMMEND A TIONS 'Sunshine' a successful bit of experimental storytelling FOR EVENTS AROUND HOUSTON Mike Mathews When Joel discovers what THROUGH APRIL 1, THRESHER STAFF Clementine has done, he goes to the 2004. Many decades ago, the influen- Lacuna office and gets the same pro- tial screenwriters, directors and pro- cedure. However, during the proce- ducers in Hollywood generally could dure he realizes, as he unconsciously not see the entertainment value of experiences random memories of any story unless it was presented in being together with her, that he still a linear c hronological format. I,ater, has some affection for her. Joel then picks as movies with overweight budgets wants to end the procedure, but since became mainstream, producers he is asleep, he cannot communi- cate his wish to the I-acuna employ- tomorrow and forced the majority of films into this straight forward template for fear of ees. All Joel can do is try to run away Sunday losing profit. It is always a pleasure in his mind with Clementine from to see this mindset refuted when the locations and scenarios in his SAY THAT movies like Eternal Sunshine of the memories that are beine deleted to THREE TIMES Spotless Mind make the marquee other places in his memory where next to filler like Agent Cody Banks the beams from the memory- FAST 2: Destination London. deleting machine cannot catch them. On paper, this plot sounds mind- Aurora Picture Show bending; wait until you see the film. hosts Interpreting 'eternal As another eccentricity, the La- cuna agency is not some Big Brother sunshine of the Anthropogeomorphology corporation or conspiracy, as many spotless mind' as part of Photofest. science fiction movies would have you believe; it consists of the doctor The program is a in theaters Rating: + + + + (out of five) (In the Bedroom's Tom Wilkinson) collection of works and his three aides — Mary (Spider- varying from ephemeral Man's Kirsten Dunst), Patrick (Lord Eternal Sunshine is an intelligent of the Rings' Elijah Wood) and Stan films to documentaries collage of images which, only as a (You Can Count on Me's Mark and government films, whole, weaves the various details of Ruffalo). These characters do not the characters into coherent por- end up being sideshow stand-ins or COURTESY FOCUS FEATURES all addressing land use. traits. At the film's core is the the dull assistants of the evil master- Kate Winslet (Sense and Sensibility) plays Clementine Kruczynski in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Tomorrow at 8 p.m. simple—yet far-reaching—premise mind: We end up caring about these and Sunday at 3 p.m. that most of the human experience characters just as much as we care the eccentric character development I have the feeling that some lies in memories and that when about the protagonists. and events, while perhaps even for- people will walk out of the theater with $5 at the Aurora they're gone, so is the experience. Eternal Sunshine, coming on the getting his or her own increasing an unclear sense of the movie, think- Picture Show, 800 Joel Barish (The Truman SAow'sJim heels of Kaufman's other films confusion. Finally, in the last quar- ing it had dragged on too long. For this Carrey) is a taciturn, compulsive reason, I believe the movie could have Aurora St., Being John Malkovirh (1999) and ter or so of the film, the ostensibly individual who falls in love with Adaptation (2002), solidifies his abil- haphazard scatter of details comes benefited from a few more scenes that www.aurorapictureshow.org the capricious and extroverted ity to produce perfect non-linear together into a whole that is not were not formulaically explanatory but for more information. Clementine Kruczynski (Sense and storytelling. In particular, Eternal completely or technically coherent. were emotionally revealing. Sensibility's Kate Winslet). After Sunshine shares with Adaptation the However, it is sufficient to give the And just so that I do not close this some happy times, their relation- style of throwing forth within the viewer a sense of wonderment and review without specifically comm ant- tomorrow and ship goes awry and, to spare herself first few minutes of the film details satisfaction at having observed the ing on the acting, how many more Sunday the emotional burden, Clementine and scenarios which not only seem movie and a chapter in the lives of excellent performances like this will enlists the help of a company named unrelated but which al.>o seem to its characters. This emotional order it take to convince audiences to let NOTES FROM lacuna, which provides the service each initiate a completely separate is the only one to be had from the film, Jim Carrey lose the scalding typecast of deleting experiences from clients' subplot. As the movie progresses, and, the only one that is needed; chro- he may have accidentally initiated SPACE CITY memories. the viewer becomes absorbed in all nological order is no longer relevant. with the Ace Ventura movies?
Local duo the Last Bastions (Charlie Naked SPIRITED AWAY and Mike Switzer) present Houston — A New exhibit a comprehensive survey of great works Meditation, an sculptures by Jim Love. Normally, experimental work Christina M. Frangos THRESHER STAFF descriptive plaques are a quick exploring the city through If the Contemporary Arts Mu- glance away from a work. However, sound and other media. seum, Houston is just a little too here the identification plaques are postmodern for you, the Museum of several feet away from the sculp- Tomorrow and Sunday Fine Arts, Houston is featuring tures. With Love's pieces, one is at DiverseWorks, 52-piece exhibit of 20th century mas- left guessing which title and date of creation belongs to which sculp- 117 E. Freeway at terpieces entitled A Spirited Vision: Highlights of the Bequest of Caroline ture. 8 p.m. $15 general Wiess Imw to the Museum of Eine admission, Arts. Houston. k Caroline Wiess I^iw was a life- $10 members and Though made of students with a free INANIMATE painted 10 p.m. show on 'a spirited vision' bronze, the artist Saturday. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Through clearly plays with April 25, 2004 ongoing Rating: * * * * (out of five) the effect of wind- blown golden hair E-SHAPED PIE COURTESY THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. HOUSTON long trustee of the MFAH and Picasso's "Two Women in Front of a Window" is on display at the MFAH. Lovett College Theater bequeathed a number of well-known Though one may be able to de- Lichtenstein's voluptuous statue of a duce the titles of the sculptures, it ponders what might works by prominent 20th century age. The highlight of the display is artists to the museum's collection. Picasso's celebrated "Two Women woman entitled "Galatea." Though would be beneficial for the museum happen if Einstein On display in this exhibit are pieces in Front of a Window" (1927). It is made of inanimate bronze, the artist to provide a fast and easy means of identifying three-dimensional art. bumped into Picasso. by Pablo Picasso, Franz Kline, juxtaposed with another of Picasso's clearly plays with the effect of wind- Clyfford Still, Roy Lichtenstein, oil paintings "Seated Woman" (1963). blown golden hair, symbolizing her With multiple works, both the title Steve Martin's Picasso at Arshile Gorky, Willem de Kooning The works are unmistakably Picasso, incarnation in Greek mythology. and the piece itself should be num- the Lapin Agile runs and numerous other painters, sculp- yet the sparseness and smooth Despite the peaceful calm cre- bered for easy recognition. ated in the exhibition space, there Unity throughout the exhibit tonight and tomorrow and tors, and multimedia artists. shapes of "Seated Woman" depart Upon entering the exhibit, one from the liberal paint application and naturally comes from I^w's affin- April 1-3 in Lyle's in the encounters "Caroline" (1976), a set sharp geometric forms of "Two ity for 20th century art. The ex- hibit is a mixture of different art Lovett College Basement. of four paintingsof I *iw done by Andy Women in Front of a Window." Unity throughout Warhol in his bright pop-art style. Three Franz Kline oils, "Red movements and styles including $3, 8 p.m. E-mail The four canvases Brass" (1955), "Orange and Black the exhibit Cubism, Surrealism, pop art in a ptasso^arKComfcr contain the same Wall" (1959) and "Corinthian II" variety of media. Works hung on the same display panel are framed reservations. transferred image, (1961) — are important acquisitions naturally comes but each is painted by I xiw and help comprise one of the in similar styles, and pieces by the with a different most extensive collections of Kline's from Law's same artist are often shown to- color palette evoca- work in the world. His paintings in AFFINITY for 20th gether, allowing the viewer to ap- tive of diverse emo- A Spirited Vision are arresting in preciate the more subtle differ- tions. The paintings their contrast between warm and century art. ences between individual cre- beckon the viewer cool, and black and white colors. ations. with I-aw's mysteri- Kline's unforgiving harsh brush The artistic showcase of the be- ously knowing strokes look both violent and in- is one consistent point of frustra- quests of such a prominent woman glance changing credible, a trait present in the three tion. Some of the sculpture works is relatively small, but it displays her intensity and at- pieces on display. are encased in glass, such as the famed works with which everyone titude with each im- In the center of the room stands eight bronze-and-steel miniature should become familiar. Somewhere outside of real time and real space, there is the South by Southwest Music Festival. text, photos and page design by Carly Kocurek
The annual Austin event draws literally hundreds of bands, music fans. The Austin Music Hall was full enough that there thousands of music fans and a hearty helping of industry types was a noticeable push towards the stage. Once Little Richard into the Texas capitol for four days of schmoozing, boozing and started hammering out his music though, the crowd shook more live music than you could ever want to shake your hips to. apart — literally everyone was dancing. In the confines of the festival, the beer comes in cans, the clothes are fabulous and everyone really could be someone: I saw Joan Jett's drummer taking in a concert, leaning against a It's part endurance test, part a wall in leather pants looking every inch the rock star. The performances I caught this year seemed to highlight study of what it means to be a the schism between the old and new. lhe new kids are hip. They wear thrift-shop everything. The word vintage is attached music fan. to all their favorite stores. They drink Pabst Blue Ribbon or Lone Star, because what could be more ironic? The old guard I suspect that in the dictionary next to the word "fabu- is something else entirely. They wear leather, or sequins — or lous" there is a picture of Little Richard. The man had on a both. They drink Bud Light or whiskey or Gatorade, because beaded jacket with matching shoes — and climbed on the they always have. piano to say hello. There's nothing better than a performer The first night of the festival was a mix of old and new at who is having fun, and Little Richard definitely was having a Stubb's BBQ. Squad Five-0 kicked off the evening. Lead good time. He dragged his set long past the point it was singer Jeff Fortson probably gets the award for biggest hair, meant to end, hammering out classics like "Good Golly, Miss Molly" and "Blueberry Hill" as the audience sang along but I'll refrain from making too much fun of him since his band and danced like fools. definitely got the night off on solid footing. The Philadelphia- based rock quintet had infectious energy, making them fun Despite the strength of the shows I caught Wednesday and for both listening and dancing. They definitely make it on my Thursday though, Friday night of the festival was my personal "to buy" list. high point. The New West Records showcase at La Zona Rosa skipped all over ideas of Western music. Randall Bramblett's mellow country was a little too elevator-grade to get much from Drive By Truckers is rock 'n' me, but Austinite Jon Dee Graham's rough bluesy show was pure pleasure. The Flatlanders were a good classic addition to roll for kids who really did listen the evening, and Delbert McClinton's vocals sounded a lot like Bob Seger, which is definitely not a bad thing. to bands like lllolly Hatchet The major draw for most of the audience seemed to be Dwight Yoakam, who definitely delivered. He crashed through Following on Squad Five-O's heels, the Swedish band Divi- most of his hits, danced like only a man in boots and skintight sion of Laura Lee was almost boring. They provided pleasant- jeans can and even covered Cheap Trick's "I Want You To Want enough background music when I moved inside to the bar, but Me." I remember once hearing that you could spend hundreds they weren't interesting enough to distract me from chatting of dollars trying to dress up like Yoakam and still look like a with other bored music fans for most of the set. The Von fake, or you could spend 80 bucks and be Garth Bondies faired slightly better, but I suspect the Detroit- Brooks. Yoakum's sound and look are miles away from based outfit will be a lot more finely tuned and interest- Garth Brooks, and he was absolutely mesmerizing. ing in a few years. At (his point, they registered as little The real pull of the show for me though was the 1 a.m. more than just another generic indie rock band. set — the Drive By Truckers. I'd heard their album Decoration After the relative dullness of the second two Day and was ready to be seduced. The set was so good. I took sets, the (International) Noise Conspiracy was out my earplugs. I've never seen a group that seemed more like something from another planet. They had thrilled to be onstage, and I can't think of a time I've been that so much fun tearing up the stage in matching thrilled to watch. They swilled Jack Daniels and Pabst Blue suits that it was hard to just take everything Ribbon and had a pair of velvet paintings onstage. "Outfit" in. Their sound had a hard-hitting British nearly brought me to tears, and when they closed with "Let invasion rock vibe tempered with some There Be Rock," I wished they'd never leave the stage. ^ indie sensibilities. I'll put them in my shopping cart with Squad Five-O. The band was the perfect lead- If you ever thought dancing M in for the no-holds-barred experi- | ^ * ence that is Joan Jett. Jett and the and zinging to Cake alone in Blackhearts entered the stage after the Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" blasted on your room or car was fun, it's the speakers. 'Hie crowd was in an electric fervor by the time the first chords sounded. No one has a much better live. right to look as good in leather pants at her age as Joan Jett does, and the rock 'n' roll visuals paled in comparison to the Drive By Truckers is rock 'n' roll for kids who really did strength of the set. The Blackhearts ripped through older listen to bands like Molly Hatchet and grew up in places where material, including "Do You Wanna Touch Me" and the ubiqui- people have mullets. It's rock music for country fans (to be tous "I Love Rock 'n' Roll." Newer songs fared well, though they distinguished from alt-country or Texas country — this is represent little departure from her classic style. Jett also did neither), or maybe it's country-inspired hair metal-fueled mu- some fun covers, including the theme from the "Mary Tyler sic for people who claim they don't like country music or hair Moore Show" and the Replacements' "Androgynous," as well metal. Whatever it is, it's amazing. as "Science Fiction Double Feature" from the Rocky Horror Saturday night did little to diminish the glow left by the Show Qett once played Columbia on Broadway). Drive By Truckers. I caught the pleasant but forgettable girl- The next night left me with a painful decision to make: The with-a-guitar music of Rachael Yamagata, and the generally B-52s and Little Richard were up at the same time. Should I go lousy generic rock of Wheat (who looked like a crew of frat with my '80s faves or the self-proclaimed architect of rock 'n' boys trying too hard to fit into the college radio crowd) before roll? Ultimately, I opted for Little Richard, figuring he probably the Liz Phair show. Phair did well, though the amount of has fewer touring years left in him than the B-52s. engineering necessary to make her newest material work I only caught a few minutes of the Holmes Brothers laid- really showed — her voice was definitely too thin to carry some back blues set, but they had a good presence that had the of the songs, and she got drowned out by her band. Older audience totally drawn in. Jack Ingram took the stage after, and pieces, like "Polyester Bride" and "Fuck and Run" (which regardless of how cute Ingram is, his particular brand of closed the set), held up well and helped explain why audiences country is just a little too radio-slick for my tastes. are so in love. The sticker price for the SXSW is steep — wristbands run around $100 depending on when they're bought, and confer- I suspect that in the ence passes (which allow access to the music festival as well as the daytime industry panels and tradeshow) are several hun- dictionary next to the word dred dollars. But what you're buying is not just access to shows, but also access to a particular time and space that doesn't really "fobulou/" there is a picture of exist. SXSW is almost a created city, made especially for music. It's 6th Street expanded into a whole community, complete Little Richard. with restaurants and stores. South by Southwest can be the big break for a lot of smaller Post-Ingram, Cake took the stage and — to quote an old bands. It can cement the reputations of bigger acts. It can be a cliche — the crowd went wild. If you ever thought dancing and media circus. For me though, it's part endurance test, part a singing to Cake alone in your room or car was fun, it's much study of what it means to be a music fan. It's an assessment of better live. They did some older numbers, like "Sheep Go to how long I'll stand in one spot just waiting for my favorite band Heaven" and "I Will Survive." New materiel, including a track to take the stage. It's a look at how, even when I'm trying to act called "No Phone," seemed promising. Lead singer John McCroa like a pro in photographer's alley, I'll still fall all over myself was a little demanding of the audience as far as singing along trying to grab Joan Jett's guitar pick (I have it, and I'm getting went, but he wasn't too obnoxious. I was disappointed not to hear it framed). more, but there's only so much to be played in a 45-minute set. And it's proof that no matter how many concerts I go to, the In the interlude between Cake and Little Richard, the crowd thrill is never gone, the buzz still lingers for days and I still changed texture. Kids in nerd glasses were replaced by older really want the T-shirt. %>v;' r • '• ' • - • ; -\v "
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SEE IT LIVE SUMM Wainwrlght and Phair SCHO rock me all night long The enthusiastic crowd swells pieces sounded just as great as with anticipation as the stage lights they did on the record. Hearing go down. They erupt in applause as "14th Street", "11:11" and "Beau- 2 O a shadowy figure steps onto the tiful Child" was a thrill I will never stage. It is time to be forget. Even songs that I rocked. was unimpressed by on Early Application Deadline: April 14 For me, there is noth- the album —" Natasha" ing like seeing a favorite and "Vibrate" — reso- Early Session: May 11-28 musician live. There's nate live. General Session: June 1 -July 23 the timeless thrill of And then there is experiencing one's fa- Rufus himself — a vorite song performed, mixture of lovelorn cyni- See www.scs.rice.edu/summercredit the excitement of cism, hopeless for information on courses, dates, tuition, and fees seeing an idol in person romanticism and killer and the rush of being Jonathan cheekbones — who surrounded by fans. emerges as whimsically or call 713-348-4803 Schumann But I did not always irresistible and devastat- " •*J1 feel this way. It was not ingly attractive. Need- until two weeks ago, less to say, I'm smitten. when I saw Rufus Wainwright After this decision, I decided to . ' KV?;V induce awe at the Verizon Wireless make concerts a weekly ritual. Theater downtown, that I truly be- There really is no better way to gan to appreciate live music. Until decompress. Last week, I saw the .s% %&£• this point, I had only seen a handful eternally hot Liz Phair at Numbers. I! W of bands live — Goo Goo Dolls, Her debut album, Exile in Guyville, Sugar Ray and Dave Matthews is one of my five all-time favorites, Band. (I naturally leave out my and her latest album, a self-titled embarrassing first foray into con- pop-infused energy burst, while far cert-going — Boyz II Men in fifth more shallow than her earlier work, grade.) Though moderately fun, to is enjoyable fluff. me these concerts were more Clad in a sheer white T-Shirt, i in crowded and messy than enter- hot pink bra and killer heels, Liz taining. I was always too far away opened with "Flower," a brief sex to feel an intimate connection, and rant from her first album. Here, too distracted by the crowd's activi- with a sly smile across her face, ties to intently focus on the the audience learned that Liz loves performer. to rock and provoke. She played early classics such as the unfor- WITH SPECIAL GUEST gettable "Fuck and Run" about I decided to the tough toll one-night-stands cause and "Dance of the Seven ON SALE THIS make concerts a Veils" about a destructive rela- SATURDAY AT 10AM! weekly RITUAL. tionship. From her new album she played the uber-pop singles "Ex- traordinary" and "Why Can't I?" FRIDAY, AUGUST 20 & And then, after a year or two and closed with the deeply ironic without attending a concert, Rufus and humorous "H.W.C." While SATURDAY, AUGUST 21 came along and changed my per- there were moments when the spective . Though not situated in the overzealous back-up band drowned perfect venue—a singer-songwriter out her vocals, she emerged as a feels dwarfed at the versatile, fun-loving performer. Verizon — Rufus created an inti- So, after having Rufus Wain- mate atmosphere that pleased the wright make me swoon with price- most die-hard of his fans. Standing less renditions of his soulful songs, six feet away was amazing. I have and seeing Liz Phair fondle her never been one for idol worship, but guitar for a group of drooling fans, after seeing Rufus in person — and I'm excited as to what lies ahead. standing oh-so-close — I can be For a great resource to see added to the list of those who ob- who's playing in Houston, check sess over the famous and talented. out http://spacecityrock.com. Rufus performed his latest al- bum. Want One, in its entirety. Jonathan Schumann is Arts and www.davematthewsband.com also visit Backed by a seven-piece band and Entertainment Editor and a Baker www.warehouse.davematthewsband.com curvy back-up singers, these live College sophomore. The official DMB fan association
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by Jonathan Yardley in the season, and I think games like A&M are going to help us get experience and get a little THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF more fire underneath us." The baseball team looks to maintain its mo- The Owl hitters should be able to feast on an mentum from Tuesday's 15-10 win over Texas inexperienced pitching staff that has struggled A&M University this weekend in a three-game this year—the Bulldogs' team ERA is 6.77 this Western Athletic Conference series against season, last in the WAC. Tonight's expected Fresno State University. Rice (17-6, 5-1 WAC) starter, Michael Cooper, is 2-3 after beating Cal hosts the Bulldogs (12-16,0-0) tonight at 7 p.m., State-Fullerton Friday. Staff ace David Griffin tomorrow at 2 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m. at leads the team with a 3.86 ERA but worked Reckling Park. out of the bullpen last weekend. Every other The Owl bats woke up with a 17-hit onslaught Bulldog has an ERA of 5.65 or higher, which Tuesday at Olsen Field, and junior catcher Adam bodes well for the Rice offense. Rodgers said Rice will need to continue to play Fresno State can produce offensively, well in all aspects of the game this weekend. however, ranking second in the WAC with a "It's very important [to keep the momen- .295 batting average—trailing only Rice's .299. tum]," Rodgers said. "Our pitching and hitting Head coach Mike Batesole is in his second are finally coming together. The bats are there, season at Fresno State after moving from Cal so hopefdlly we'll keep them hot." State-Northridge, and he brought senior sec- Rodgers' three-run homer Tuesday gave ond baseman Ryan Haag with him. Haag leads him 20 RBI on the season, second-best on the Bulldog regulars with a .325 average. team behind junior shortstop Paul Janish (23). Fresno State is deep offensively, with Although Rodgers played first base Tuesday, seven players hitting over .300, but the Bull- the transfer has provided surprisingly strong de- dogs are also prone to strikeouts and should fense at catcher this season after being recruited struggle against Rice's starting pitching. When primarily for his hitting. Rodgers threw out all the Owls go to the bullpen, head coach Wayne four University of Hawaii runners who tried to Graham said freshman right-hander Adam Hale flB | steal against him Friday and Saturday. moved his way up the list of relievers with his The Owls won their 23rd consecutive WAC performance Tuesday against A&M. series against the Rainbows last weekend and "It's good to see Adam Hale get some in- expect to continue that streak this weekend nings and show that he has something on the ALEX SIGEDA/THRESHER against Fresno State. Junior right-hander Philip ball, because we're looking for relief pitching," Sophomore first baseman Matt Ueckert scoops a throw In Rice's 5-3 win against Hawaii last Friday Humber said the experience gained last week Graham said. "We really think that he might be at Reckling Park. The Owls host Fresno State tonight, tomorrow and Sunday In WAC action. can help Rice continue its WAC dominance. a potential out of the bullpen, and he threw well "I thought we pitched pretty well as a whole enough [Tuesday] to indicate that." State has the best all-time winning percentage After the weekend series against the Bull- 1 against Hawaii], but it seems like right now Fresno State was one of two WAC teams that (.364) of any current WAC team against Rice dogs, Rice will host crosstown rival University we're not making clutch pitches, and then Sun- won more than one game against Rice last year, and was two outs from ending Rice's conference of Houston Tuesday in the third game of the day we didn't get clutch hits," Humber said. "I along with runner-up Nevada, and the Bulldogs series winning streak last year in Fresno before best-of-five Silver Glove Series, which is cur- think we're going to come together. It's early have ahistor y of giving the Owls trouble. Fresno the Owls rallied for a 3-2 win. rently tied at one game apiece. Sixth-ranked men's tennis reaches 16-0, hosts Oklahoma State Sunday by Zach Epstein "We had been playing negatively, and we knew that if we didn't do THRESHER STAFF something, we were going to lose," The men's tennis team added William Barker said. "We had been two more victories last weekend, trying to let them make mistakes, so improving its dual-match record to we decided that we needed to change 16-0 by defeating conference rival and our play and go for every point." Seniors Richard 49th-ranked University of Tulsa and The adjustment paid off, as the (left) and William Lamar University in a doubleheader Barkers mounted a comeback, Barker converge Sunday. Despite the 6-1 score, Tulsa breaking the Golden Hurricane on a return in provided tough competition. pair and giving William Barker a Sunday's match It was a short week for the Owls, chance to serve for the match at 8-7. against Tulsa at as Rice traveled to Texas Christian The comeback was not complete, the Jake Hess University yesterday to take on the however, as Tulsa jumped out to a Tennis Stadium. 1 i th-ranked Horned Frogs. Rice has a 15-40 lead in the game, earning two The Barkers poor record against TCU recently, but break points. The Barkers answered rallied from a 6-4 with the team currently at full strength, back quickly, winning four straight deficit for a 9-7 the Owls hope to maintain their perfect points to win the match. victory, as the record. On Sunday, the Owls return "We didn't want to lose," Richard 4. iltf Owls improved to Jake Hess Tennis Stadium to host Barker said. "We weren't playing for mm , r-, „,ipippi to 16-0 in dual- ' > > ** < 42nd-ranked Oklahoma State. a ranking or anything like that — we , *.m 1 mm match play. After inclement weather delayed the just wanted to win, so it was nice to ALEX SIGEDA/THRESHER T ulsa match. Rice jumped outto an early come back like that." Rice had already secured the a straight-set defeat. Haerle went on to against Lamar as an opportunity for lead, taking the doubles point with 8-3 Having swept the three doubles 4-1 victory over Tulsa, but matches win the third set in a tiebreaker. some of Rice's younger players to get wins from the team of sophomore Rob- matches, Rice carried its momentum at the fourth and sixth positions "I didn't go into the third set with playing time. Freshman Jason Mok, ert Searle and freshman Ben Harknett into singles play, winning in straight remained unfinished. a lot of confidence because last year I sophomore Rodrigo Gabriel and ju- at the second position and the team of sets at the top three positions. Rich- Haerle and Rajevac each surren- was in the same situation, and I lost," nior Take Morita won matches at the sophomoreTony Haerle and senior Vuk ard Barker made quick work of his dered the first set of his respective Haerle said. "I really didn't want to get Nos. 4-6 spots in the shutout. Rajevac at the third position. opponent at the third position, win- match. Rajevac took control of his my first loss, so I really concentrated "It was good to get everyone in there Rice secured the early lead, but the ning 6-1,6-1. At the top spot, Searle, match in the second set, winning on that last tiebreaker." to play," Smarr said. "All of our guys second-ranked team of seniors Richard ranked 36th in the nation, defeated 6-3 before taking the third set super Shortly after the 6-1 win over played really well. This is the first time and William Barker faced a serious his 76th-ranked opponent by a score tiebreaker 10-7. At the fourth singles Tulsa, Rice began its match against in a few years that we have been totally threat to its undefeated doubles record. of 6-2,7-5. Playing at the second spot, position, Haerle — undefeated in Lamar. Foregoing doubles play, the healthy at this point in the season, so Tulsa's top doubles team led 64 before No. 69 William Barker won 6-1, 6-4 match play this season — forced and Owls quickly swept Lamar M). Head it was nice to rest some guys and have the Barkers changed their approach. over his 82nd-ranked foe. won a second-set tiebreaker to avoid coach Ron Smarr saw the match the others play well for us." WL00K - THE WEEK IN SPORTS It has been a long two years as Sports across town at a Rice-UH volleyball match to Where and when to support Rice Athletics Editor, and I have been lucky enough to the heartbreak of the women's soccer team experience some amazing moments. falling one minute short in Dallas. Obviously, the national championship I'm hard-pressed to come up with a Friday 3/26 3 p.m. Women's Tennis vs. UH (Jake Hess) 'last year was the absolute highlight, but profound meaning for these moments, but 7 p.m. Baseball vs. Fresno State (Reckling Park) so many of the best moments came off I know the people I have shared them with all day Track and Field Bayou Classic (RTSS) the field. are inevitably more important than the Saturday 3/27 1:30 p.m. Women's Tennis vs. TCU (Jake Hess) They are the laughs on the team bus, the moments themselves. inside information, and sharing the student Whether that shared experience is with 2 p.m. Baseball vs. Fresno State (Reckling Park) section with the same 15 students for every the players themselves or with friends in all day Track and Field Bayou Classic (RTSS) women's basketball game. the stands, I consider myself fortunate to Sunday 3/28 1 p.m. Baseball vs. Fresno State (Reckling Park) Moments like storming the field at Rice be associated with Rice Athletics, for bet- 2 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Oklahoma St. (JHTS) Stadium after beating Nevada in 2001 and ter or worse. listening to the reaction of a bunch of Texas And in conclusion, Rice should never Tuesday 3/30 7 p.m. Baseball vs. Houston (Reckling Park) guys on their first trip to San Francisco. lose to UH in anything ever again. 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THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, MARCH 26.2004 17 Lady Owls' flight through postseason ends at UNLV by Amber Obermeyer home game after all of that—we were looking Rice was almost perfect from the char- the team in scoring with more than 11 points forward to it so much." THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF ity stripe, converting 13 of 14 chances, but per contest. With her 15points against Arkansas Adding insult to injury, UNLV drew UNLV shot more than twice as many free State and 18 versus UNLV, Maynard ran her The Lady Owls saw their season come to just 711 people to its first-round game; by throws. In their other 31 games, the Lady career total to 996, ranking 12th all-time at Rice. a close last Sunday after a month of difficult contrast, 1,426 people attended Rice's last Owls averaged 21 trips to the foul line to their She played 984 minutes on the season, ranking travel, a questionably-timed venue change, WNIT home game in 1999. Elder said the opponents' 22. The free-throw discrepancy, behind only WNBA player Maria Brumfield uneven officiating and, ultimately, their own snub turned into motivation. coupled with the Lady Rebels' 38-25 rebound- (Sid '00) during McKinney's tenure. inconsistency on the boards. ing advantage, ultimately outweighed Rice's The Lady Owls will return four starters and After losing the Western Athletic Confer- stellar 47-percent shooting effort. nine letterwinners, however, and the under- ence tournament final to Louisiana Tech '22 wins is great, but I want "I'm not going to use it as an excuse, but classmen are excited about the future. University two weeks ago, Rice narrowly if we'd have been home, we'd have won that "Everyone learned something [in the missed qualifying for the NCAA tournament more, and I hope they want game," head coach Cristy McKinney said. WNIT] about themselves, about their role on and entered as one of the best teams in the "Even being there, we had our chances, and the team and about where we can go," Elsier Women's National Invitation Tournament. more.' we didn't get it done." said. "Experience is priceless—we have young Despite having a better record and RPI than — Cristy McKinney Though the Lady Owls' season did not end people now that have been there. We have their first round opponent, the Lady Owls Head women's basketball coach as they hoped, it was nonetheless a success. experience behind us, so when we get to the were denied a bid to host the game and in- Their total of 22 wins tied the school record set NCAA tournament next year, we'll be ready." stead traveled to Jonesboro, Ark. to take on by the 2000 squad that advanced to the NCAA McKinney said she hopes her team will Arkansas State University March 16. tournament, and their 16 conference wins were use this season as a springboard for hard After a back-and-forth first half. Rice "[UNLV's getting to host] was definitely two more than in any other season. work and future success. opened up a 16-point lead over the Lady Indi- motivation when we played," Elder said. "We "In conference, this was by far our best "They have to work, because there are not ans in the second half, only to see Arkansas were mad — we wanted to show them that year." McKinney said. "It was our best year any guarantees on startingnextyear," McKinney State close the gap to three points with 5:31 they pissed us off, so now they have to feel of being able to go on the road and win, our said. "Every starter we have can improve and remaining in the contest. The Lady Owls' our wrath." best job of not having letdowns. In the past needs to have that goal. If they don't improve, defense held strong, however, and they The Lady Rebels did feel the Lady Owls' we've had too many letdowns where we just we're right back where we are right now, and emerged with a seven-point victory. wrath at the game's onset, as Rice came out weren't ready. This team found a way to get that's not where we want to be. 22 wins is great, Before the Arkansas State game, WNIT of the box quickly to take a 12-point first-half ready for every game — I just hope that will but I want more, and I hope they want more." organizers had informed Rice that it would lead. After a 9-2 UNLV run to close the first carry over to next year." host a second-round game if the team defeated half, though, the lead had shrunk to just In addition to their consistent play Arkansas State. Upon arriving at their hotel one point. throughout the conference season, a after the game, the Lady Owls were greeted With forwards junior Michelle Woods, highlight of the Lady Owls' season was an A LOOK BACK: with a surprise. senior Elisa Inman, junior Anne Peck, and overtime victory over then-eighth-ranked "It was late at night, and Coach [ McKinney 1 Neaves plagued with foul trouble. Rice led for La. Tech Jan.5. The Lady Techsters have lost WOMEN'S BASKETBALL had just walked away from the hotel desk," most of the second half but never could pull just twice in three years of WAC play, and Record: 22-10 sophomore guard Latrice Elder said. "She said, away from UNLV. Keeping the Lady Rebels both losses have come at Autry Court. WAC record: 16-2 (2nd) 'I've got some bad news for you.' We were all in the game was point guard Sheena Moore, Sunday's contest marked the last time that thinking that we didn't have hotel rooms, but she who played the game of her life and scored forward Elisa Inman and guards Kate Beckler N!T First Round: The Lady Owls defeat said, 'Sometimes in life, you get screwed. We're a dominant 33 points, while earning another and Lindsey Maynard wore a Rice uniform. ed Arkansas State 67-60 on the road. not going to be able to host the game.'" career high with eight rebounds. Elder, Rice's After breaking her index finger during a pre- NIT Second Round: Leading by as best perimeter defender, had the tough assign- The reason given for the switch was that season scrimmage, Inman recovered in time 11 points in the first half, Rice lost 68- ment of guarding Moore. the Lady Owls' next opponent, the University to average 7.5 points — including a crucial 15 66 at UNLV on a last-minute jumper. of Nevada-Las Vegas, could not find an ap- "We worked really hard to deny her and in a narrow home victory over Hawaii — and propriate flight with sufficient space from Las tried to keep the ball out of her hands," Elder 3.5 rebounds per game as the first player off Highlights: The Lady Owls beat then- Vegas to Houston. Both cities are frequently said. "We wanted to make her work for every- the Lady Owls' bench. Beckler matched a No. 8 La. Tech Jan. 5 and set a school serviced by Southwest Airlines. thing so if she got a shot it would be a tough career high with five three-pointers in pacing record with a 12-game winning streak. "After being on the road for six games one — unfortunately, she made those anyway." Rice to a 13-point victory against Sam Houston Lowlights: Rice surrendered second- already from La. Tech and SMU the last week UNLV took a one-point lead with 38 seconds State Dec. 21. Senior center Johnetta Hayes, a half leads in many non-conference of the season to the conference tournament in remaining. The Lady Owls had a chance to pre-season all-WAC selection, sat out virtu ally games and lost by 24 points to Fresno, hearing that was really disheartening," regain it, but a jumper by sophomore guard the entire season with a knee injury. La. Tech in the WAC final, ending their redshirt freshman forward Lauren Neaves said. Rosyland Jefferies bounced off the rim, ef- The most significant loss for the Lady Owls, NCAA tournament hopes. "We were really excited about having another fectively sealing their fate. however, will be co-captain Maynard, who led
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3-0 Saturday, to win its 23rd consecu- by Jonathan Yardley Graham said. "We knew if we could get into the seventh ahead, we were tive conference series. THKESHEK EDITORIAL STAFF going to have Baker and Niemann, so The biggest story of the week- Heading into its game Tuesday the key to the game was getting into end came Saturday, when junior against Texas A&M University, the the seventh inning ahead. Once we got right-hander Philip Humber set baseball team needed to find its that far, I knew we had a pretty good the Rice single-game record with confidence at the plate and develop chance, even if it had been closer, be- 17 strikeouts, surpassing the 16 strike- pitchers other than the Big Four junior cause you Ve got two quality pitchers outs of Allan Ramirez (Sid '79) in a right-handers. that really need to throw a little bit." 1976game againstTexas. Humber said The Owls took care of the offense Graham said the victory could he and Rice's other strikeout leaders with 14 runs in the first five innings, and prove especially meaningful when de- —junior right-handers Niemann and sophomore left-hander Matt Ueckert ter mining regional and super regional Wade Townsend — have always been and freshman right-hander Adam Hale hosts in the NCAA tournament. aware of the single-game record. pitched well enough for the team to "In the back of your mind, every • win, as Rice, ranked sixth nationally time you go out there — especially by Baseball America, held on for a me, Jeff and Wade — we all knew 15-10 victory before an intimidating 7/7 the back of your what the record was and who held crowd of 7,428 in College Station. it," Humber said. "So once I had Junior catcher Adam Rodgers, mind, every time you 13 [strikeouts] after seven [innings], playing first base Tuesday, struck the go out there ...we all and the score was the way it was — first major blow by ripping a three-run at 3-0,1 had the chance to finish the homer (>ver the left-field wall in the top knew what the record game — I knew I was going to have a of the third. Sophomore rightfielder shot to at least tie it, maybe break it, Lance Pendleton added a solo home was and who held it.' so I was excited at that point." run of his own later in the inning, and I lumber got 13 hitters on swing- — Philip Ilumber the Owls sent 10 batters to the plate ing third strikes and four looking, in both the third and fourth innings Junior right-hander complementing his typically dev- on theirwaytoan 11-2 cushion. Pend- astating overhand curveball with a leton finished the night 4-for-6 with mid-90 mph fastball and disarming 3 RBI,and freshman second baseman "It's very important [for post- split-fingered fastball. Josh Rodriguez had three hits and season play I, because the RPI puts "The curveball I had Saturday was 3 RBI. Rodgers said although his hit a premium on road wins against probably the best one I've ever had," set the tone, it was difficult to maintain Top-25 teams," (iraham said. "There's I lumber said. "1 was throwing it a lot the early-game intensity. a premium on those, so that helps. It's harder, and it was really sharp, and I "I put a good swing on it, it felt another little piece of the puzzle." was throwing it over I the plate] a lot. good, and it got us rolling," Rodgers The win was Rice's first against A lot of times, teams will try to take said. "!l's always kind oftoughgetting a ranked team since beating No. 16 it, because it breaks pretty big, so if a big lead like that early and keeping Nebraska Feb. 28 at Reckling Park. I'm not getting it over, it makes it a thesame intensity, but I think overall, "We were expecting a tough game, little tougher [for mej, but Saturday, our team did a good job of that." 1 just wasn't expecting us to score I was pretty much throwing it over Although an inconsistent Owl ir> runs," Graham said. "We really did when I wanted to." bullpen let A& M back in the game, t he a good job early with the bats. It's good Ilumber struck out the side on ()wls were happy to leave town with a to win on the road like that, because 13 pitches in the eighth inningto tie the road victory against the lOth-ranked A&M has a very good team." record but did not break it until he got CHRISTINE LIANG/THRESHER Aggies. Head coach Wayne Graham I Iawaii first baseman Andrew Sansaver The offensive explosion came after Junior right-hander Philip Humber struck out 17 Hawaii batters Saturday, break- to chase a high fastball to end the game said he had no problem calling on to a 5-3 loss Sunday to conference ing a 28-year-old Rice record. junior right-handers Josh Baker and foe University of Hawaii, in which for his first career shutout. Jeff Niemann to preserve the win. the Owls outhit the Rainbows 12-5 "The fans were into it, and a lot cool. I've only thrown five complete fensively, as Baker could not get out "We knew Ueckert was going to but failed to come up with enough of them stayed around right until games since I've been here, but I of the second inning and left with a have to give us a pretty good effort, timely hits. Rice won the first two the end," Ilumber said. "To be able don't think I've ever struck out the 4-0 deficit. Tuesday's win, however, and we thought he could, and he did," games of the series, 5-3 Friday and to do it on the last batter was pretty last batter, so that would've been cool made up for Sunday's defeat and sent either way. But to break the record, the Owls into this weekend's series that was pretty cool." against Fresno State on a high note. It might have been the second-most (See Story, Page 16). electric moment in Humber's three- LOW EXPENSES. year career, behind only the clinching out of the 2003 national championship, HUMBER'S NUMBERS and he beamed while steppingoutof'the dugout to tip his cap after the game. 56 Ks in 37.1 IP this season HIGH I.Q. Humber's brilliance overshadowed dominating performances from Nie- 13.5 K/9 IP mann in Friday's win and Townsend, The markets move in mysterious ways. So do many financial companies. Rice's single-season strikeout record- Previous career high: 13 Ks (twice) against La. 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by Dylan Hedrick junior newcomer Erica Derrickson is Belizaire threw 102-9 in the event already making her presence felt, as The start of the outdoor season THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF she qualified for the NCAA regionals also means the return of seniors Alli- While the rest of the campus in thefirst meet oftheoutdoor season. son Beckford and Tanya Wright, who was running wild during the Beer- Derrickson, a transfer from George- did not compete during the indoor Bike parade, the women's track and town University, cleared 12 feet, season because they had exhausted field team was busy running in two 3 1/2 inches to secure a spot at the their eligibility. meets to kick off its outdoor track regional meet May 28-29 in College "The team will be much better mm and field season. Station. outdoors I with Beckford and The relay and long distance run- Wright]," Lopez said. "They are ners stayed home to compete in the quality plus the quantity. Both Texas Southern University Relays of them are the leaders of the at the Rice Track/Soccer Stadium, 'Hopefully I can get groups — Tanya in the middle while the throwers traveled to College distance and Allison in the sprints Station to compete in theTexasA&M one of these good — and it makes a big difference to University Relays. the team." At the TSU Relays, the Owls' throws like I get in This weekend will be the first real 4x100- and 4x200-meter relay teams, practice and just test for the entire team, as the Owls both of which were composed of host the Houston I lilton Plaza Bayou sophomores Funmi Jimoh and Nina relax about being by Classic. The meet starts at 6:30 p.m. Mayes, junior Yvonne IJmeh and today and continues all day tomorrow senior Keia Watkins, aced their first home and be laid back at the Track/Soccer Stadium. test of the year, finishing in first "It would be nice to travel, but it will place in both events with times of without the pressure.' also be nice because we are used to I the 45.24 seconds and 1:36.75 seconds, — Funmi Jimoh track |, and we won't have the troubles Altx SIGEDA/tHMFSHER FILf PHOTO respectively. Sophomore sprinter of traveling like everyone else," Jimoh Travis Hale, seen here punting against Louisiana Tech In 2002, signed as a free "It felt really good, but [the meetl said. "We will be rested and at home, agent with the NFL's Green Bay Packers Tuesday. was kind of nerve-wracking," Jimoh and I think that now that we've gotten said. "I don't like the rolling schedule one relay out of the way, we will be because you never know when it's At College Station last weekend, feeling more comfortable." Owl punter signs NFL deal lime to run.q" the Owls' throwing squad had a Robinson believes the Owls will Rice's young long distance squad strong showing, as sophomore Krystal have an advantage by competing on also began tuning up for the outdoor Robinson set personal records in all the familiar field where she practices by Jonathan Yardley tions times and communicated with season, as sophomore Anna Reeve three of the throwing events. Robin- each day. I Farrar] about whether we should THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF placed sixth in the 1,500-meter run son qualified for the regional meet in "I am excited, because I throw go block a punt." in 4:52.07. Four Owls finished con- the discus by throwing a career-best here everyday," Robinson said. It took a year longer than he had Hale will compete for the punt- secutively in the 3,000-meter run, as 162-5 inches. Robinson also set another "I lopefully, I can get one ofthosegood anticipated, but former Rice punter ing job with former Purdue punter freshman Lauren M urphy led the way personal record in the hammer throw throws like I get in practice and just Travis Hale will get his shot in the Travis Dorsch, who appeared in one with a 12th-place finish in 11:14.87, by reaching 122-11 with her throw and relax about being at home and be laid NFL after being signed as a free NFL game for the Cincinnati Ben- followed by freshmen Jessica Cox, Ma- finally improved herpersonal best in the back without the pressure." agent by the Green Bay Packers gals in 2002. The position was left lin Fugelsang and Laura Szarmach. shot put by throwing 36-11.5. As for Lopez, he said he hopes Tuesday. vacant when Josh Bidwell signed They're really looking good, and "I'm very excited, because I'm a running at home will allow the team Hale, a Will Rice College senior with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers they are training better," head coach discus thrower, and [the outdoor sea- to relax in front of a home crowd and from Duncanville,Texas, averaged earlier this month. Victor U)pez said. "Right now, we son allows me] to do what 1 came to give the team a chance toqualify more 40.6 yards per punt for the Owls "I think my chances of making are taking it one meet at a time to do," Robinson said. "I'm still working runners for the regional meet from 1999 to 2002. the team are really good, just concentrate for |the Western Athletic on getting better, and I want to try to They like the Bayou I Invitational | Out of collegiate eligibility, he because... they're bringingin two new Conference Championships] and hit 175 or 180 {feet in the discus], I'm and they like to have fun with it," Lo- had surgery to repair a torn menis- people," Hale said. "Everybody has I NCAA I regionals." gettingto the point where I can score pez said. "It's not a very intense meet, cus after the 2002 season and thus a fair shot, instead of a punter being While senior pole vaulters Beth some points for the team." so it's good to perform. We're excited, could not work out for NFL scouts there ... and them favoring him." Hinshaw and Ally Daum made SeniorTeresa Crismon reached 128- and hopefully we can get more people before the April 2003 draft. Hale said he liked the atmo- headlines during the indoor season, 9 in the hammer throw, and junior Raffi to qualify for regionals." "1 talked to a couple scouts sphere of the Green Bay area, where around the league that came here, cheeseheads and bratwursts reign and they suggested that I should supreme, and fans live and die with have my surgery and lay low the Packers year-round. The Pack- for a while and get back to ers are a publicly-traded enterprise, 100 percent," Hale said. "My agent and many shareholders are from the agreed with that, so 1 just came back Green Bay area, where fans clamber and finished school and worked to get on a 30-year waiting list for out as hard as I could during the season tickets. I Rice | football season, which I took The Packers have sold out every like an offseason." game for the last 42 years and have Hale, who plans to graduate in the longest waiting list — 57,000 in May, worked out with the football a city with a population of just more team in the fall and was on the side- than 102,000 — in the NFL. lines during games as an adviser "Green Bay Hew me up, and I had to cornerbacks assistant coach agreat workout with them," Hale said. Barney Farrar. "When I was up there, it was kind of medium 1-topping "I helped out a little bit on special like a small-town atmosphere. Every- teams — 1 helped look at the oppo- body loves the Packers. The whole nent's kickers and punters during town is like, 'Football!' and everyone pizza 6 2 cans of Coke the game," Hale said. "1 did opera- was really nice up there." no coupon required $7.3 8 Deep dish may be extra Plus tax
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They already can in the decathlon, said he isthrilled compete for students during the ad- about his chance to finally win his first missions process, and this weekend, team WAC Outdoor Track and Field the men's track and field team from Championship. the "Harvard of the South" will face "It's going to be really close, and Harvard's track athletes as well as we are going to be fighting it out for runners from otheruniversitiesat the that top spot in the WAC this year Houston Hilton Plaza Bayou Classic. outdoors,"Harlan said. "I'mexcitedto The meet is the first home track get going. [Junior] Ben Wiggins and I meet of the season and will be held are going to put up high scores and do at the Rice Track/Soccer Stadium all we can. We're happy about having today, starting with the javelin throw [freshmen] Steve Magnessand Pablo ai 6:30 p.m. Solares come along, because they've m "It should be a pretty good meet, been amazing and are great assets, as because we will get a good sense of we saw indoors. [Senior! Adam Davis what we will do for the season and is going to put up some points." V, % how good we can be," head coach Jon After redshirting the outdoor Warren (Jones '88) said. "We'll line season last year due to elbow surgery everybody up—the4xl00-meterrelay and being out of eligibility for the looks good and the 4x400-meter relay indoor season this year, Harlan is will be a test. Also, our hurdlers will be happy to return to the track and good, and our middle distance guys compete as a part of the team will do fine. It's a decent-sized meet, "It's tough redshirting outdoors and it's going to be really exciting." I last season I and then running unat- tached indoors," Harlan said. "You want to represent your school and your teammates, and it will be.great 'You want to represent to be back in a Rice uniform." . «n* ^ your school... and it Warren said because the team Senior Vaughaligan S, '* I has runners in every event, the final Walwyn skies during will be great to be back outcome of the season will depend on Friday's long-jump everybot ly staying IK -alt hy until the end. competition at the in a Rice uniform.' As of now, Harlan is trying to overcome TSU Relays at the Rice Track/Soccer a groin injury that may sideline him — Rvan Harlan Stadium. Senior decathlete from competition for several weeks. ALEX SIGED/VIHRLSHER "It's huge if he's healthy," Warren said. "He's got a little groin problem events,"'Warren said. "Mathematically, "He is also the key to the 4xl00|-| and Pablo will be big," Warren said. right now, but if he's healthy, he could he is a double-digit percentage of our and the 4x400[-meter relays]. He was "[Sophomore | Marcel Hewamudalige, Warren is most excited because be the greatest track athlete we've ever team scoring at conference." a stud indoors on the 4x400 relay. even though it'shis third year here, lie's for the lirst time in many years, had. and that includes Olympians and With all the focus on I Iarlan, it is Also, the middle distance crew of the like a whole new runner. If he gels a the team has entries — and thus medallists. He could even be one of easy to miss other standouts on the seniors [Pessing] and Adam IDavisl good 10-1 kilometer run 1, he could even the chance to score — in every the best athletes ever at Rice." team who expect to make big contri- will be big this year." make it to nationals." outdoor event. This vastly increases Warren expects Harlan to be a butions this year. Wiggins, Davis and The team is also counting on The Owls hope to make a strong its chances to claim the conference significant point-winner at the confer- senior Daniel Pessing are all expected the freshmen runners — especially statement to the other teams in championship that has eluded the ence meet not only in the decathlon, to earn points for the Owls at the Magnessand Solares—who are com- the WAC with a good performance team since 1971. but in other events such as the conference meet in their individual ing off productive indoor seasons, as this weekend. "If everybody's healthy, we've got hurdles and the pole vault. events as well as in relays. well as other returning members of "All in all. we've got strength a real good shot," Warren said. "As "He's at a national [competition] "I think Ben Wiggins is going to the middle distance crew to score everywhere," Warren said. "We're in everything at Rice, we're small level in the decathlon, and oil a con- have a phenomenal season in the points at the conference meet. looking at a dozen to 15 people who so that if these guys aren't clicking, ference level, he can score in so many quarter-1 mile) hurdles,"Warren said. "I think the freshmen in Steve can make it to regionals." Lovett, Martel reach playoffs Golfers Humbled at big tourney by Jonathan Yardley losing all three of its games last year by a combined margin of 27-1, Will THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF Rice won its three actual games this by John Hanley worse scores for most teams. Tennessee State beat Rice by 18 Rice's 303 was the day's 11 th-best shots. Rice's performance last Lovett and Martel both qualified year by a combined K-l margin, while THRESHER STAFF combined score, but it was not week represents an average im- for the men's llag football playoffs also receiving a forfeit to finish 4-0. The golf team held its own good enough to move the Owls provement of live strokes per golfer with close victories last week to bring Will Rice beat Martel i$-l in the against diff icult competition in last up in the team standings. per round against Sweden, and two the regular season to a close. decisive game Monday, and Jones' weekend's inaugural Hall of Fame Rice ended the tournament in strokes per golferper round against 2-0 win over Hanszen clinched the Invitational at Redstone Golf Club 14th place, 29 shots over par and East Tennessee State. league's second playoff spot. Jones in Humble, Texas, finishing 14th five strokes be hind 13th-place Min- "It's a matter (>f sat isfaction that w< • COLLEGE SPORTS is 2-1, but beat both Martel (1-2) and in an 18-team field that featured nesota. Toohey posted Rice's best beat the Swedish national team and I Ianszen (1-2). a number of the best collegiate three-round score for the second East Tennessee," head coach Dick ROUNDUP In tin Campbell Conference, de- golf teams in the nation, as well straight tournament, a twin >ver 218 Ellis said. "It's a good measure of fending champion GSA finished 3-0-1 as national squads from Sweden that placed him in a tie for 25th out where we are right now. I think we after a surprising 2-2 tie with I-ovett in and Fngland. of 90 golfers. Senior Scott Philips continue to make improvements ev- In the American Football league, the first gameTuesday and an 8-0win The Hall of Fame; field includ- was six-over and finished in a tie ery week — everyone played well." Wiess won Sunday's lirst game by over Sid in the second game. Lovett ed seventh-ranked Arizona State, for 40th, and senior Ryan Morgan Also notable for Rice was its vic- a 13-7 margin over Will Rice. In is 1-0-1, while Wiess (1-0) also has a defending Big 12 champion and was seven-over to tie for 47th place tory in the year's first match-up with tht1 day's third game, Lovett (3-1) chance at the second playoff spot. eighth-ranked UT. defending Con- overall. Sophomore Parker crosstown rival U11. The Cougars pulled out a 13-12 win over Wiess ference-USA champion and ninth- I .aBarge was 80th, and senior Winn were 16th, trailing Rice by 14 shots (2-2) to take the last playoff spot. Men's Softball ranked TCU. and IB-time national Smith tied for 81st. in a Houston-area event. In Sunday's second game, defend- Softball action heated up with champion University of Houston. Tliirteenth-ranked Arizona won The Redstone course, primed ing champion Sid Richardson (4-0) the weather Sunday, as the Pine Tar The tournament's depth was the event, besting par by 18 strokes for the PGA Tour's Shell Hous- crushed Brown 20-6. Division saw four games played. GSA evident early, as more than half the and beating their nearest cornjxHi- ton Open next month, received In the United Slates Football leads the division with a 2-1 record teams were at or below par for the tors. 2003 NCAA runner-up Oklaho- rave reviews. League, Martel (3-1) held off after crushing Brown 18-3. Wiess lirst round. By the end of the second ma State, by six shots. The Wildcats "The course was magnificent," Hanszen (2-2) Tuesday for a play- (1-2) upset GSA in the previous round,26golfers—almost one-third were led by individual medalist Chris Ellis said. "It gave the golfers a off-spot-clinching 26-19 victory. game by a 7-6 score. Sid and Jones of the field — were under par. Nallen, who shot rounds of66,66and chance to experience what the Jones (4-0), last year's runner-up, are both 1-1. The Owls shot an 11-over-par 70 to finish at 12 under par, smoking pros play on." crushed winless Baker 36-0. In the Corked Bat Division, 299 in the first round, putting the field by six strokes. Toohey said Barring a trip to the NCAA I Ianszen improved to 2-0with an 18-11 them in 15th place. A score of facing such tough cornix'tition will Championships, the Owls com- Coed Mag Football win over Baker Wednesday. Mar lei is 291 in the second round moved make the Owls better. petition will be less stiff in the In coed action. Gray league win- tied for first and faces I Ianszen tomor- Rice up to 14th place. Junior Matt "It's good to see how you're | (lay- coming tournaments. Nexi week. ner Jones (5-0) won a defensive strug- row at 3 p.m. Dwelt is third with a 2-1 Toohey — who had seven birdies ing against some of the better play- Rice travels to Laredo to compete gle in the lirst semifinal, edging Blue record after pulling out a 1(M) win over and six bogies in the second round ers in the country," Toohey said. in the Border Olympics. The league runner-up Hanszen C*-2) by a Will Rice (0-2) in its last at-bat. for a round of one-under 71 — said The Owlsimproved against two WAC' Championships, to be held 7-2 score. The other semifinal, which he thought the Owls performed bet- opponents in the field they had May 3-5 in Fresno, Calif., loom has not yet been scheduled, features Men's Soccer ter than the results indicate. faced before. Both the Swedish in the distance, but the Owls are Blue League winner and defending Theplayoffpicture is finally taking "What we shot those first two national team and Hast Tennes- more focused on their recently- champion Sid (4-0) against Gray shape in men's soccer after a series days was much better than the see State University beat Rice at improved confidence. League runner-up Wiess (3-1). of rainouts and postponements. scores," Toohey said. "We played the Coca-Cola Tournament of "The goal is always to win Jones beat Martel 4-0 Sunday to pretty well." Champions last fall. In that tourna- the conference," Toohey said. Open Moor Hockey claim the Champions Division title Wet conditions during Sun- ment, the Swedes were 50 strokes "And I think we're heading in Will Rice completed a surprising ahead of Martel after both tied with better than the Owls, while East day's final round contributed to that direction." turnaround by taking the Wales a 3-1 record. Conference titleTuesday night. After In the Premier Division, liaker and Wiess meet this afternoon to deter- mine1 the division's playoff fate. GSA JOB POSTING: We need DYNAMIC and ENERGETIC people (3-1) has clinched the division title, and Wiess can qualify as runner-up I to teach ANIMATED classes. (An interest in ACTING a plus.) with a win over Baker. If Baker wins, however, there will be a three-way I Pay rate: $18 to $30 per hour. Call 832-419-7104 for more info. tie for second place at 2-2 between Wiess, Baker and Brown. THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, MARCH 26,2004 21 Klsh If 3 1 1 Rodriguez 2b 1 Sansaver lb 4 0 12 Morris 3b 4 0 1 Stovall 0-2 0-0 0, Frazier 1-3 00 2. Jeffries 0-2 0-0 0, 4. Haerle (RU) d. Charpantidis (TU) 4-6, 7-6, 1-0 BY THE Inouye cf 3 0 0 Janish ss 4 Thurber dh 2 0 0 0 Pendleton rf 4 0 0 Elder 0-1 OO 0, Inman 110 2-4 4, Peck 2-5 1-3 5 (10-8) Mendoza dh 4 1 1 Ueckert lb 5 0 Green ph 1 0 0 0 Rodgers c 3 1 2 Totals: 2&62 17 26 59 5. Murray (TU) d. Harknett (RU) &0, &2 Russo 3b 3 1 1 Davis If 5 Kish rf 4 0 10 Rodriguez 2b 3 0 1 6. Rajevac (RU) d. Soriano (TU) 6 7. 6-3,1-0 (10-7) NUMBERS Sansaver lb 4 2 1 Rodgers dh4 0 Omura 2b 1 0 0 0 Hale dh 3 0 0 ASU (19-10) Green rf 4 0 0 Pendletn rf-cf 3 Magana 2b 1 0 0 0 Schrock 0-1 2-2 2, Davie 2-12 4-9 8, Sims 3-11 6-6 Doubles mar. 18-23 Morris 3b 4 Kahoalii c 3 0 1 Totals 30 3 6 3 Totals 13, Webster 4-12 3-4 12, Carter 2-9 1-2 7, Caraway 1. Barker/Barker (RU) d Taylor/Tejerina (TU) 9-7 Reagan c 4 Omura 2b 3 0 0 1-3 0-0 2, Lane 2-6 1-2 5, Shelby 12 1-1 3 2. Haerle/Rajevac (RU) d. Charpantidis/Murray Moake 2b 2 Magana 2b 0 0 0 Score by inning R H E Totals: 15-56 1&26 52 (TU) 8-3 Hale ph rf 2 Hawaii 000 300 000 — 3 6 0 3. Searle/Harknett (RU) d. Camacho/Shimizu (TU) Totals 37 Totals 31 5 5 5 Rice 112 000 Olx — 5 8 2 Three-point goals — Rice 2 11 (Woods 0-2, Maynard 8-3 1-3, Cunningham 1-3, Frazier 01, Inman 0-2), ASU 4-10 Score by Inning R H E E — Rodgers (2), Rodriguez (2); DP — Rice 1; (Sims 1-2, Webster 1-1, Carter 2-6, Caraway 0-1) Hawaii 310 001 000 — 5 5 0 LOB — Hawaii 5, Rice 4; 2B — Sansaver (6), Kolkhorst Rice 010 002 000 — 3 12 1 (6), Janish (6), Morris (4), Rodgers (3); HR — Davis Rebounds — Rice 47 (Neaves 12), ASU 44 (Web (3); HBP — Inouye, Russo 2; CS — Inouye (2), Kish ster 11) m E — Moake (3); DP — Rice 1; LOB — Hawaii 5, (2), Magana (1), HALL OF FAME INVITATIONAI Rice 10; 2B — Russo (3), Janish (8), Morris (5); Assists — Rice 10 (Singleton 5), ASU 8 (Sims 3) March 19-21, 2004 — Redstone Golf Club, Humble HBP — Kahoalii, Kolkhorst, Janish; SH — Kish (3), Hawaii IP H R ER BB SO BF Pit. Inouye (3); SF — Russo (4). Bauer L, 5-2 8 8 5 5 1 3 33117 Attendance — 2,193 Team standings (total ot 18 teams) Rice IP H R ER BB SO BF Pit. 1. Arizona 846 BASEBALL Hawaii IP H R ER BB SO BF Pit. Niemann W, 3-2 8 6 3 3 2 13 31121 2. Oklahoma State 852 Carlsen W, 4-3 5.110 3 3 1 3 27 90 Townsend S, 2 100002 4 12 MEN'S TENNIS Fisherbaugh S, 3 3.22 0 0 0 3 13 45 3. Texas 853 RICE 15 TEXAS A&M 10 Rice 4. Oklahoma 854 March 23, 2004 — Olsen Field, College Station IP H R ER BB SO BF Pit. Attendance — 3,064 Baker L, 3-2 1.13 4 4 2 1 11 42 LAMAR Q RICE 6 5. English National Team 866 March 21, 2004 — Jake Hess Tennis Stadium Townsend 7.22 1 0 0 9 26102 Rice (17-6) Texas A&M (21-5) WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 6. New Mexico 867 Name (pos) AB R HBI Name (pos) AB R H Bl Singles 7.TCU 872 WP — Baker (4), Townsend (4). Kolkhorst cf 4 12 1 Schindewlf 2b4 3 1 1. Searle (RU) d. Alatorre (LU) 6-0, 6-1 8. Arkansas 875 Janish ss 12 2 Pennington ss5 2 RICE 66 UNLV 68 2. W. Barker (RU) d. Kirby (LU) 6-2, 6-2 9. Arizona State 879 Morris dh 2 2 0 Boggs 3b 5 3 Attendance — 2,995 March 21, 2004 — Cox Pavilion. Las Vegas, Nev. 3. Rajevac (RU) d. Kath (LU) 6-0, 6-1 10. Nevada-Las Vegas 881 Rodgers lb 3 2 3 Patton rf 5 2 National Invitation Tournament second round 4. Mok (RU) d. Easton (LU) 6-0, 6-1 14. Rice 893 _ Davis If 10 0 Ruggiano cf 5 1 HAMAlLQJilCE 3 5. Gabriel (RU) d. Clower (LU) 7-5, 6-3 Reagan c 2 10 Scheldt dh 4 1 March 20, 2004 — Reckling Park Rice 35 31 66 6. Morita (RU) d. Olivier (LU) 6-2, 6-0 Pendleton rf 2 4 3 Mavroulis lb 4 1 1 Rice results (field of 95 golfers) UNLV 34 34 68 Rodriguez 2b 5 2 3 3 Stinson c 3 0 0 Hawaii (14-9, 0-2) Rice (16-5, 5-0) Doubles T25. Matt Toohey 74-71-73 218 Reichnbch 3b'4 111 Whelan c 1 1 1 Name (pos) AB R H Bl Name (pos) AB R Not Played T40. Scott Philips 74-73-75 222 Baldwin If 2 2 2 Wilder cf Rice (22-10) 0 0 0 Kolkhorst cf 2 2 T47. Ryan Morgan 74-72-77 223 Stroud ph-lf 2 0 0 Finegan ss 0 10 Janish ss 4 1 Neaves 6-9 6-6 18. Woods 4-7 0-0 10, Singleton 0-0 80. Parker LaBarge 78-76 78 232 Totals 44 151713 Totals 401014 10 Inouye c 0 0 0 Ueckert lb 3 0 1 0-0 0, Maynard 7-12 3-4 18, Cunningham 1-5 0-0 2, TULSA 1 RICE 6 March 21, 2004 — Jake Hess Tennis Stadium Mendoza If 0 10 Davis If 3 0 Stovall 0-0 0-0 0, Beckler 0 0 0-0 0, Frazier 0-2 0-0 T81. Winn Smith 77-75-81 233 Score by inning R H E Kahoalii 3b 0 0 0 Morris 3b 3 0 0 0, Jeffries 3-6 0-0 6, Elder 3-4 4-4 10, Inman 0-2 0-0 0, Peck 1-6 0-0 2 Singles Rice 105 530 100 — 15 17 1 Sansaver lb 0 0 0 Pendleton rf 4 0 2 This week's boxscores sponsored by: A&M 002 040 040 — 10 14 4 Thurber dh Rodgers c 4 Totals: 25 53 13-14 66 1. Searle (RU) d. Taylor (TU) 6-2, 7-5 0 0 0 0 1 InDesign Kish rf 0 2 0 Rodriguez 2b 4 0 0 0 2. W. Barker (RU) d. Tejerina (TU) 6-1. 6-4 Mrs. Hamilton E — Rodgers (3), Pennington 2 (14), Ruggiano (1), Magana 2b 0 0 0 Hale dh 3 0 10 UNLV (24-7) 3. R. Barker (RU) d. Shimizu (TU) 6-1, 6-1 Baldwin (2): DP — Rice 2, A&M 1; LOB — Rice 14, Totals 0 4 0 Totals 30 3 7 3 Hitchens 0-1 0-0 0, Henry 7-18 5-6 19, McCracklin A&M 9; 2B — Morris (6), Rodriguez (2). Boggs (3), 2-4 6-7 10, Moore 10-17 11-14 33, Robinson 2-5 2-2 Patton (10), Ruggiano (6), Baldwin (5); HR — Rodgers Score by inning R H E 6, Clark 0-5 0-1 0, Simmons 0-0 0-1 0, Coleman 0-0 (3), Pendleton (3), Baldwin (2); HBP — Davis, Reagan, Hawaii 000 000 000 — 0 4 4 0-0 0, Loftus 00 0-0 0 Schindewolf; SF — Rodriguez (2), Rice 100 010 lOx — 3 7 0 Totals: 21-50 24-31 68 Rice IP H R ER BB SO BF Pit. E — Finegan (5), Kahoalii 2 (12), Bryant (1); Three-point goals—Rice 3-11 (Woods 2-3, Maynard 1-3, Ueckert 4.1 8 6 5 1 3 22 78 DP—Hawaii 1;L0B—Hawaii 6. Rice 8; 2B—Janish (7); Cunningham 0-2, Frazier 0-1. Jeffries 0-1. Inman 0-1), Hale W. 1-0 2.2 2 11 42 HBP — Kahoalii, Kolkhorst; SH — Kahoalii (1), Ueckert UNLV 2-8 (Moore 2-4, Robinson 0-2, Clark 0-2) Forester 0 0 1 4 (1); SF — Davis (2); CS — Finegan (2). Baker 1.1 4 10 40 Rebounds Rice 25 (Woods 5), UNLV 38 (Henry Niemann 0.2 0 2 9 Hawaii IP H R ER BB SO BF Pit. 10) Texas A&M IP H ER BB SO BF Pit. Bryant I. 2-2 8 7 3 0 2 7 35110 Frame L. 0-1 2 5 2 2 2 13 62 Rice IP H R ER BB SO BF Pit. Assists — Rice 18 (Singleton 4, Cunningham 4), Ray 1 5 4 11 9 40 9 4 0 0 2 17 33134 UNLV 9 (Moore 4) Soeder 0.2 1 3 2 0 6 22 Humber W, 4-1 Cline 0.1 1 2 2 0 4 24 Attendance — 615 Nicholson 3 4 12 1 15 50 WP — Bryant (3). Donaldson 2 1 0 0 2 9 33 Attendance — 3,162 RICE 59 ARKANSAS STATE 52 March 18, 2004 WP — Baker (5). Nicholson (2): BK — Ueckert (1). HAWAII 3 RICE 5 Convocation Center, Jonesboro, Ark. The Baha'i Faith March 19. 2004 — Reckling Park National Invitation Tournament first round Attendance — 7,428 Uniting your world ... one heart at a time Hawaii (14-8. 0-1) Rice (15-5. 4-0) Rice 33 26 — 59 Name (pos) AB R H Bl Name (pos) AB R H Bl HAWAII 5 RICE 3 Arkansas State 26 26 — 52 March 21, 2004 — Reckling Park Wilder cf 4 0 0 0 Kolkhorst cf 4 1 1 0 Infomational meetings, Devotionals and Finegan ss 4 110 Janish ss 4 2 2 0 Study circles near campus Hawaii (15-9,1-2) Rice (16-6, 4-1) Inouye c 3 12 0 Ueckert lb 4 0 0 1 Rice (22-9) Name (pos) AB R H Bl Name (pos) AB R H Bl Mendoza If 4 111 Davis If 3 112 Neaves 5-11 4-4 14. Woods 2-5 0-0 4, Singleton 1-2 Call 1 -800-22-UNITF or visit www.bahai.org Finegan ss 4 10 0 Kolkhorst cf 3 0 10 Russo 3b 2 0 0 0 Cavngh pr-lf 0 0 0 0 2-4 4, Maynard 4-116-8 15. Cunningham 4-10 2 3 11, RICE PICKS 2004 vote at www.ricethresher.org Tell the Thresher who or what is the best of life at Rice. Polling takes place until Mar. 31. 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The Office of the Registrar i IVS&nBnF** THE RICE THRESHER ——CALENDA— R FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004 23 Rice Media Center Remember when the calendar Theatre Lecture was funny? That was nice. Tour Abroad, a German film by Tonight the Rice Players and Ayse Polat, will be showing CALEND^R2 The games continue today, as the Rice Theatre Program tonight and tomorrow night at Rice faces Fresno State again at sponsor a lecture by David 7:30 p.m. in the Rice Media Reckling Park at 2 p.m. To Acton of the London stage titled Center. Tickets are $6 general think, this time last week you "B^><.nd the Grave and Fairy admission, $5 students. FRIDAY tomorrow night at 8 p.m. in the were soaking wet, sunburned KLi^d jms." The lecture begins Brown Commons. Tickets are and watching Jones win again. at 7:30 p.m. in Haminan Hall $4 for Rice students and $6 for Auditorium. 26 all others. Soul Night Culture Fair Assassins The Black Student Association THURSDAY HOW TO SUBMIT A Culture Fair will be held in will host Soul Night 2004 the Grand Hall of the Rice The Jones Players present tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the 4 CALENDAR ITEMS Memorial Center this afternoon Assassins, an awesome Grand Hall of the RMC. Tickets Water World from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Come Sondheim musical. Come to the are on sale now during lunch in Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. and experience a world of Jones Commons tonight at 8 the RMC. Buy your tickets and The Global Forum on Water prior to Friday publication. cultures! p.m. and see what it is all about. support the '70s-themed event. starts today and runs through Tickets are $4 for Rice students Sunday in McMurtry Submission methods: Baseball Auditorium of Duncan Hall. and $6 for all others. SUNDAY Fax: (713) 348-5238 By the way, the baseball team From 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., E-mail: [email protected] plays Fresno State tonight at Pirates leading scientists, activists, Campus Mail: Calendar 7 p.m. at Reckling Park. policymakers, religious leaders Rice Light Opera Society Baseball Editor, Thresher, MS-524 presents Gilbert and Sullivan's and creative thinkers will give Evolution Calendar submission forms are The Pirates of Penzance tonight Rice takes on Fresno State presentations considering the available on the Thresher office The Caribbean Students at 10 p.m. and tomorrow night again today at 1 p.m. in state of water in the world and door. Society presents Evolution at 8 p.m. in the Will Rice Reckling Park. Watch our Owls the future. send those boys from the 'No tonight in the Grand Hall of the Commons. Visit Rice Media Center Submissions are printed on a RMC. Dinner is at 7 p.m., and www.hailpoetry.com or contact packing. space available basis. the show begins at 8 p.m. [email protected] for more Billy the Kid, a German film by Tickets are $6 for students and information. Tickets are $5 for Tennis Kutlag Altaman, will be shown $10 for general admission. For Rice students and $10 for the Rice men's tennis takes on tonight and tomorrow night at ticket information, contact general public. Oklahoma State today at 2 p.m. 8 p.m. in the Rice Media [email protected]. at Jake Hess Tennis Stadium. Center. Tickets are $6 general Some music that won't make Come watch some quality admission, $5 for students. Rice Media Center you want to change the radio to matches between our boys and inaan KILT. Shepherd Performance The Awful Truth, an American those Cowboys. film that is part of the annual The Shepherd School The Shepherd School Brass Worsham Screening, will be Symphony Orchestra, MONDAY Choir, directed by Marie conducted by Larry Rachleff, Speziale, will perform at 8 p.m. sun shown tonight through Sunday a touch of Santa Fe in the Vilage at 7 p.m. in the Rice Media performs tonight at 8 p.m. in tonight in the Stude Concert the Stude Concert Hall. Hall. Admission is free. Call Specializing in Native American Center. A showing of Easy Deadline Living will follow each night at Admission is free. For more (713) 348-4933 for information. Jewelry, Pottery and Indigenous 9 p.m. Tickets are $5 for information, contact Tom Today at 5 p.m. is the deadline Cultural Arts, Littman at (713) 348-4933. students and $6 general to designate courses "Pass/ FRIDAY 2444 Times Blvd., Suite 110 admission. Fail" or drop courses for the 713-523-4288 Spring 2004 semester. www.indiansun.net Hello, Hamlet! Defense of Dissertation SATURDAY Wiess Tabletop Theater TUESDAY Today at 3 p.m., Kellie Sims presents Hello, Hamlet! tonight Butler, an assistant professor at through Sunday night at 8 p.m. 27 Pennsylvania State University, Outreach Day in the Wiess Commons. Send More baseball, but in the dark will defend her dissertation an e-mail to [email protected] for Outreach Day is today. Shifts this time. That is awesome. titled "Agenda Setting in the reservations. Tickets are $4 for are available from 9 a.m. to The baseball team faces the States: An Institutional Rice students and $6 for all 12 p.m. or from 1 to 4 p.m. University of Houston tonight Analysis." The defense will be others. Come on out to Ray Courtyard at 7 p.m. at Reckling Park. held in Baker Building 283 and and volunteer at one of the is open for all to attend. For Don't Dress for Dinner Come cheer on your Rowdy many sites around Houston. Owls under the moonlight. more information, contact Paul Brown Theater presents Don't Free food will be provided for Cheer them on to Omaha. Brace at (713) 348-2250. Dress for Dinner tonight and all participants. 0<>>C><>Ck>C-X><>>>X> as RICE RECREATION 99 CENTER CHANGES TO LPAP REGISTRATION NEED A SUMMER JOB? WANT JULY 4th WEEK OFF? In an effort to improve the LPAP registration process, students will now register for LPAP classes in the same manner as any RICE other course. The two-step registration process that is currently RECREATION m CENTER used by the Lifetime Physical Activity Program has been Summer Youth eliminated. Activity Program is NOW hiring: Students will only need to register with Esther for the Fall 2004 > Counselors Semester and do not need to fill out a preference form from the > Instructors Recreation Center. The LPAP courses have been numbered > Late Activity Program Assistant from LPAP 100 - LPAP 199 and can be viewed on the Registrar's web page. Employment June 4th - August 6th Week of July 4th off! All Rice University undergraduate students are required to take two noncredit Lifetime Physical Activity classes to graduate. Starting pay $8.25/hr! When you register for an LPAP course you can register for a non-credit or 1 hour credit course. Only non-credit courses will count toward your LPAP requirement. For more information contact Chris Shoults at x4078 or cshoultsffl rice.edu Interviews are underway so apply immediately! For more information contact the LPAP Department: Coordinator - Chris Shoults #4078 Director - Daniel McMasters #5763 lpapffl rice.edu. <*>0<>>X>*X>00<>XX>X><>X>CK><>0 THE RICE THRESHER BACKPAGE FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004 V 24 , "7" « Apocalypse Now: Camacho Stops Smiling HUMBi ' Last Tuesday, Vice President for "Living on the fourth floor "You need to go to the Student Affairs Zenaido Camacho library, the medical inexplicably stopped smiling. should count for an 1JPAP." library — not the Rice According to reports, the smile — Will Rice freshman stoppage occurred around 3:30 in library, that's a waste of time." the afternoon, while Camacho was — ELEC professor cleaning out the top drawer of his "Look, if you find a condom desk. The cause is unknown. big enough for this thing..." The end of Camacho's "reign of — Brown freshman Person A: "Jaime has crabs." happiness" has caused much Person B: "What? Really?" concern around campus. Person A: "He has crabs. I'm "He's always been such a happy- "From that relationship, I serious. He tried to make me go-lucky guy," Baker senior Sidney learned you can't have a Snufflepuss said. "How come he's so touch them." sad all of a sudden? It's creepy." consistent relationship with — Person & anonymous But the end of Camacho's long a bipolar girl." Thresher cartoonist smiley streak, which began at age — Martel freshman four, when a young Zenaido saw a pretty pink bunny that gave him "So where exactly did you chocolate on Easter, has more far- "A chocolate flavored penis get the crabs, Jaime?" reaching implications as well. ILIa-.bm would be, like, the best •ThisguyatPETsMART." According to the soothsayer STEPHEN HAWKING/SCIENCE JOURNAL thing ever." —Anonymous Thresher Aww, poor Dr. Camacho, why do you cry? Nostradamus, "The world will end cartoonist and anonymous when the happy, smiley man stops — Hanszen sophomore smiling happily." Scholars believe Similarly, Nostradamus'prediction So, what should you do in the Jaime that Camacho is indeed the that "The great water army shall be face of such overwhelming proof of our imminent demise? We offer the "What kind of smoke are "happy, smiley man" to which this stricken down by their enemy's blue "This is just what I've been prophecy refers. men" was fulfilled when Martelians following suggestions: they cracking?" An unsmiling Camacho is not the summoned the police to put an • Call your mom. Tell her you — Anonymous lame-duck waiting for—the opportunity only sign of the apocalypse that has end to a raid of Martel being love her. Ask her for money for Thresher editor in chief to grope you." been detected around campus. conducted by a group of students a trip to Cancun. — Anonymous current At Beer-Bike last Saturday, from other colleges. • Abandon all hope of finishing Brown President to anony- Also, the Graduate Student your schoolwork. Instead, play video "You know, you'd be shot for a pig did indeed fly, satisfying mous former Brown President Nostradamus' prediction that "The Association won the men's race in games and try desperately to get that in Mexico." into that special guy/girl's pants. inflated and prideful pork shall seek Beer Bike, fulfilling Confucius' pre- —Jones sophomore its liberty." Wiessmen were diction that "The wisdom of age shall • Build a spaceship (academs, A Misclass Haiku: dismayed, but the rest of the overcome the strength of youth." have a friendly S/E do it for you) and flee the earth. Go to a solar system campus rejoiced at the sight of the He forgot to mention that youth "If I had a 14-inch penis, I Anonymous quote most expensive animal on campus would retaliate by chanting, "You'll with a red sun which will give you It's funny out of context returning to its natural habitat. die first!" and your descendants superpowers! would wiener slap you in the face all the time." Send us your misclass — Lovett male Pigs Fly! Chickens Jealous. [email protected] In honor of Wiess - The top 10 things that happen when pigs fly 10. Rice beats Duke in the 7. A reasonable campus-wide damage to Martel. NCAA national title game. In parking policy is implemented. 3. Men understand women. football. 6. The pig is shot down by 2. Gillis shaves his beard and 9. The Sid Rich men's bike overzealous National Guard runs through campus singingthe team doesn't disqualify itself troops over the Gulf of Mexico. theme to It's a Wonderful Life - "s *' II during the Beer-Bike race. 5. Sixth-year student Andrew while throwing $100 bills into 8. ESTHER actually goes an Young actually graduates. the air. entire registration period with- 4. Members of all colleges hold 1. Almost everyone gets a good S • • ' ' 1 out causing a campus-wide hands, sing Kumbaya and laugh as the most unjackableitem ri'i . x'*." computing meltdown. do not do $10,000 worth of on campus floats off into oblivion. 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Jerry at (713) 880-1054 (832) 541-7580. the Rice Thresher H ' Results Will Rice 15:17 Wiess 17:35 Jones 17:42 Brown 17:56 Hanszen 18:23 I Baker 18:50 Lovett 19:15 GSA DQ Martel DQ Sid DQ Women's Results I Will Rice 17:25 Brown 17:33 Jones 17:41 Martel 19:08 GSA 19:11 M m Hanszen 19:21 m Wiess 19:22 Sid 19:46 Baker 20:01 DQ Lovett men's Results GSA 24:48 Jones 25:04 Baker 25:10 Will Rice 25:20 Lovett 26:37 Wiess 26:38 Martel 26:51 Brown 27:30 Hanszen DQ Sid DQ Jones College senior Reed Macy prepares to chug as senior Brian Solomon looks on. KATIE STREIT/THRESHER THE RICE THRESHER BEER-BIKE FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004 There's water in the hole! The water balloon fight is a tradition dating to the early '90s. Of course, then there were no fines for hitting police officers, and water fights often involved Super Soakers. This year, thousands of water balloons soaked the sober and not-so-sober alike. The parade itself began in 1976, as part of an unofficial competition for the best entrances to the stadium lot. In 1977, Will Rice bikers entered on mattresses in a tribute to the Godfather. Sid Rich followed a crucifix that same year. Harley Davidson bikers escorted Lovett College students more than once. ROSS WYMAN/THRESHER KATIt S1REII/THRESHER Top left: Brown freshman Mandeep Mangat celebrates a parade victory. Top right: John Parmiter, better known as Officer 220, avoids the deluge while driving a flat bed truck for Sid Richardson College. Bottom left: Hanszenifes empty a trash can of water on members of their own college. Bottom right: Lovett College freshman Kelly Lockhart makes her approach, water balloon in hand. WW KATIE STRF.IT/THRESHER KATIE STREIT/THRESHER THE RICE THRESHER BEER-BIKE FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004 ! Wtm KATIE STREIT/THRESHER Top left: Brown College sophomore Kyle Ragan (left) and Brown College freshman Omar Dima suffer a hit. Top right: Wiess senior Jim McDougall dons a Jones Beer-Bike shirts so he could join the parade. Many colleges sold their Beer-Bike shirts in the Wiess Commons offering Wiess students an opportunity to participate in the parade. (Wiess opted out of the parade this year, hosting a party instead.) Below right: A Baker College student falls asleep on the bench prior to the parade. Bottom left: A Martel College student is stormed by Jones attackers. m KATIE STREIT/THRESHER PARADE KATIE STREIT/THRESHER Wet 'n'Wild: Beer-Bike has been rained out at least eight times: 1957, 1961,1966,1973, 1977, 1979, 1992 and 2003. Last year was the only year in which racers ran instead of biked be- cause of rain, All other years, the race was delayed. KATIE STREIT/THRESHER FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004 The war pig flew When Wiess College's first pig was unveilea about , 20 years ago, it flew unexpecteaiy. The spring heat causea the air inside the trash-baa- ana-duct-tape- constructed pig to expand, ana the entire creation rose off the grouna. The most recent esi necl $4,500 pig was rin I iniH +•« ^ 9 to fly- Which is exactly what it did fZ lS individual cut the cord teth- Saturaay when 9 *he war P'Q fo the ground. Over the years, the p,g has seen at least three incar nations, but the most recent was thffi st to THRESHER FILE PHOTO ** TOD left- .nh„ -TK n »op ien. John The Reverend Doctor" crhmtor - i WIE STREIT/THRESHER the GSA theme. Weapons of Mass Drink,nn rl , i? S°!""°r in eioc"emislry, dons chalks up the teams lane. Bottom left- Jones ColtaL ? Colle°e 'unior JUHa Follick cheers on the team. Bottom right: The GSA cefeh at« u ,"18 "eshmon Neet Srikishen. Malcolm Gilds' house with a chicken fight GlMsh»M, "r ,hc p001p'«l1ent P S > S ,den j0 Posini KATIE STREIT/THRESHER (right) while Bioengineering graduate student Jerem! i" "" " ' * Vice President and Biochemistry ^SSSSSHS!^ 40 '# KATIE STREIT/THRESHER PHOTO COURTESY BETH JACKSON THE FICE THRESHER BEER-BIKE ERIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004 H5U- •< •" KATIE STREIT/THRESHER The Beer-Bike races got off to a start strikingly similar to those of the last eight Beer-Bikes — Will Rice dominated the alumni race, winning by more than two minutes and finishing a full rider ahead of all other teams. A battle quickly developed for second through fourth places, with Brown, Jones and Wiess alternating positions for the latter half of the race. In the end Wiess placed, Jones took the bronze and Brown finished fourth, just 10 seconds behind Wiess. Baker led for most of the first few laps of the women's race, but a come-from-behind victory by Will Rice propelled the college two-thirds of the way to a sweep. Brown finished second to Will Rice, but the closest < battle of the afternoon was for sixth place, with Hanszen edging out its bitter rival Wiess by only one second Lovett was the only team disqualified In the men's race, the GSA got oft to a strong start, although the team was closely pursued by Will Rice, Brown and Jones. Crashes by Will Rice and Brown put them out of contention, and the GSA's lead on Jones grew as the laps passed by. The GSA ended up winning its first Beer-Bike race by a comfortable 16 seconds With a disappointing seventh-place finish following last year's Beer-Run triumph, Martel showed that its strength is in running. Sid continued its streak of disqualifications, this time tor having two riders on one KATIE STREIT/THRESHER bike — including one nearly nude. Top left: Will Rice College senior Renee Edlund looks on as Kevin Brown (Will Rice '03) chugs. Top right: Masked Martel College senior Maeve Quigley prepares to be thrown in the alumni race. Martel was subsequently disqualified from the race Bottom: Susan Hoover (Hanszen "86) comes around the curve into the pit. fliumm RACE The first Beer-Bike in 1957 took place around the entire inner loop and sta- dium lot — a distance of two miles. The race started at Autry Court, and the bikers stopped in front of Chem Lea now known as Keck Hall to chug a full beer, a tradition revisited when the Sid men's team first disqualified itself in 1991 by stopping in the middle of the race to drink a beer. Since then, Sid Rich has had its men's team disqualified 11 times. There were no women's teams in the first Beer-Bike, but each team had two Jones College women compet- ing on it, KATIE STREIT/THRESHER THE RICE THRESHER BEER-BIKE FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004 KATIE STREIT/THRESHER The women of Rice, not to be outdone, KttJ parodied Beer-Bike starting in 1960. How- ever, the first Tea-Trike wasn't held until 1966, when Brown opened as the second wom- en's coiiege. Tea-Trike involved the women " - Us . v. of Jones and Brown Colleges riding over- I —... sized tricycles and the chugging of weak PF tea. In 1972, Brown and Jones Colleges both CAIEB REDFIELD/THRESHF.R fielded women's Beer-Bike teams. women's RACE Top left: Wiess College year Lisa Hopkins chugs. Top right: 4 Brown College sophomore Teresa Munisteri comes out of the pit. Bottom left: The Will Rice bike team, including junior Delia Hoffman (left), sophomore Tiffany Lin (center) and junior Katherine Brill (right) celebrates the victory. Bottom right: Bryan Hassin (Lovett '01) (left), Lovett College sophomore Rob Rieck (center) and Lovett junior Lanny Bose catch Lovett senior Jill Henderson. KATIE STREIT/THRESHER ROSS WYMAN/THRESHER THE RICE THRESHER BEER-BIKE FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004 HHP* PS" sags KATIE STREIT/THRESHER KATIE STREIT/THRESHER men's RACE In 1977, Hanszen College located a loop- hole in the Beer-Bike rules, If a biker started the race before the chug was finished, the team would only be penalized seven sec- KATIE STREIT/THRESHER judgeonds. sHansze were non launchet amusedd ,severa l bikers onto the track at once and finisheTop leftd :th Thee GS racA celebratee s its victory in the men's race minutes ahead of the competitionwith a renditio,n Thof Queen'e s "We are the Champions." Top right: Hanszen College freshman Jeremy Evans (left) trails Sid Richardson College junior Kevin Dudney around the curve. Middle left: Marfel Col- lege freshman Robbie Pinnick dons a Speedo for the aerody- namic edge while preparing to be thrown by Martel College sophomore Justin Routman (left) and Martel freshman Scott McBeath. Left: Baker Col- lege sophomore Adam Meier passes the Lovett College section, whose focus is on the action up ahead. KATIE STREIT/THRESHER If. i K THE RICE THRESHER BEER-BIKE FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004 Section layout and design by Catherine Adcock. Alumni race winners Women's race winners Men's race winners 2004 WRC 2004 WRC 2004 GSA 2003* WRC 2003* Brown 2003* Martel 2002 WRC 2002 Jones 2002 Brown 2001 WRC 2001 Brown 2001 Jones 2000 WRC 2000 Brown 2000 WRC 1999 WRC 1999 WRC 1999 WRC 1998 WRC 1998 Brown 1998 WRC 1997 WRC 1997 Brown 1997 WRC 1996 WRC 1996 Brown 1996 Jones 1995 Hanszen 1995 SRC 1995 Brown 1994 Hanszen 1994 Brown 1994 Brown 1993 WRC 1993 Brown 1993 Jones 1992 Hanszen 1992 Brown 1992 Jones 1991 WRC 1991 Hanszen 1991 Hanszen 1990 WRC 1990 Jones 1990 WRC 1989 WRC 1989 Hanszen 1989 Jones 1988 WRC 1988 WRC 1988 Jones 1987 WRC 1987 WRC 1987 Lovett 1986 WRC 1986 WRC 1986 WRC 1985 WRC 1985 WRC 1985 Lovett 1984 Hanszen 1984 WRC 1984 Lovett 1983 WRC 1983 WRC 1983 WRC 1982 Wiess 1982 Brown 1982 Wiess 1981 Hanszen 1981 SRC 1980 Jones 1980 WRC 1979 Jones 1979 WRC 1978 Jones 1978 SRC 1977 Baker 1977 WRC 1976 Baker 1976 Baker 1975 Jones 1975 Wiess 1974 Brown 1974 SRC 1973 Brown 1973 Hanszen 1972 Brown 1972 WRC 1971 WRC 1970 WRC Titles Won Men Women Alumni 1969 Hanszen Baker 3 2 0 1968 Hanszen Brown 3 13 0 1967 Hanszen GSA 1 0 0 1966 WRC Hanszen 7 3 4 1965 Hanszen Jones 6 6 0 1964 Hanszen Lovett 3 0 0 1963 WRC Martel 1 0 0 1962 WRC Sid Rich 3 1 0 1961 Baker Wiess 3 0 1 1960 WRC Will Rice 18 8 18 1959 WRC 1958 Wiess 1957 Baker Members of the Graduate Student *ln 2003 some of the colleges demonstrated their athletic Association take a victory lap. dexterity by succeeding in Beer-Run as opposed to Beer-Bike. CALEB REDFIELD/THRESHER