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by Elizabeth Jardina Nunez (Brown '00) admitted to stealing and insufficient fund charges the college signature there," she said. Brown Coordina- THRESHER KDITUKIAI. STAFF $3,000 from Brown in an e-mail sent out to the amassed while he was treasurer. The rest of tor Nancy Henry's name was written as the college Wednesday evening. the money, about $1,400, he volunteered as a second signature, but the signature looked For almost a year, no one noticed that a Nunez said he used the money to help a "gift" to the college, he said. forged. former Brown College treasurer had em- terminally ill friend who died at the end of the Brown Treasurer Sarah Czarnota said she Henry confirmed that the signature was not bezzled $3,000. last academic year. discovered the theft in April when she looked hers, so Czarnota immediately went to talk to Only when the current treasurer looked He sent $7,000 worth of repayment to Brown through records to see if a check from the then-Brown President Tim Werner. The next back at old bank statements did she find that over the course of last semester. Of that sum, previous year had been cashed. She noticed a day, they talked to Brown Master Albert Pope. 1998-2000 Brown Treasurer David Nunez $3,(X)0 was for money he admitted to taking record of a $2,000 check cashed to Nunez, an "I approached Albert because I didn't feel wrote at least two checks to himself, one with- along with a $400 penalty. Nunez also paid for unusually large amou nt to reimburse a student. comfortable dealing with it myself," Czarnota out the required second signature and the $1,200 for questionable reimbursements he "About a week later, 1 pulled up the digital said. "I asked him to talk to Dave and see what other with a forged signature. made to himself and about $1,000 in late fees image of the check, and there was a forged See TREASURER, Page 9

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implement during preregistration for by Olivia Allison this semester. THRESHF.R EDITORIAL STAFF Montag said he would like to see After completing what he calls a seniors preregister on Monday of successful first semester as regis- preregistration week, juniors on trar. Jerry Montag is looking to im- Tuesday, sophomores on Wednes- prove many areas of the registration day and freshmen on Thursday. Fri- process, beginning with preregis- day would be open to all undergradu- tration for the fall. ate students. Montag, who has been the regis- More specifically, students with trar since July, said he thinks this last names beginning with A through semester has gone more smoothly 1. would register in the morning, and "V * «*v ' """•V* - . . * ' - ' . "V ' than previous semesters. those with last names begin ning with However, he said he believes M through Z would register in the many problems in the Registrar's afternoon. The two groups would Office would be solved by institut- switch times the next semester. BRIAN STOLER/THRESHEB ing a preferential preregistration Montag said he would like to use Workers broke a natural gas line between Hanszen and Will Rice Colleges Wednesday afternoon Gas vapors and system and online registration. He this preferential system in April for water shot as high as 12 to 15 feet into the air, but there were no explosions and no students were evacuated. also said he will enforce the enroll- fall preregistration. He said he be- ment cap, a policy he attempted to See REGISTRAR, I'age 8 Workers rapture natural gas line in quail

by Meghan Miller afternoon. "We decided it would be best if "The pressure in the lines was so people who were inside remained SA debates possibility of THRESHER STAFF great it was blowing upwards," Envi- inside," Lt. Dianna Marshall said. Workers trying to fix a water ronmental Health and Safety Man- Eight members of the Houston leak broke a natural gas line ager Bryan Galloy said. Fire Department were on hand, a electing co-presidents Wednesday afternoon, sending gas Galloy decided evacuation of the routine procedure when there is a and water shooting 12 to 15feet into colleges was unnecessary. Food and natural gas leak, Marshall said. They by Mark Berenson dents, but that precedent suggested the air between Hanszen and Will Housing employees went inside the clamped the line within an hour of Rice Colleges. buildings to make sure there was the breakage, stopping the leak un- THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF that co-presidents were allowed. In 1997, Hrish Lotlikar (Baker There were no explosions, and a not a heavy gas smell, which would til Entex workers amved and re- Hanszen College juniors Jamie '98) and Ryan Melgiri (Baker '99) minor cut sustained by a worker was indicate high concentrations of natu- paired it. Li sagor and Gavin Parks announced ran together unsuccessfully for SA the only injury reported. ral gas. "There was wind and it was kind they are planning to run together for president. While the topic of co-presi- Construction workers from Rice Emergency Medical Ser- of dissipating the gas," Frank president of the Student Association dents was discussed at that year's Harcon, one of Rice's main contrac- vices was present to treat potential Rodriguez, interim assistant direc- at the meeting Monday. The an- SA presidential debate, there is no tors, were digging with a backhoe to injuries, and University Police of- tor of Housing Operations, said. "I'm nouncement emerged from a dis- record of the senate having any dou bt find the source of a water or steam ficers stood around the perimeter just glad nothing blew up." cussion about whether the SA Con- of the legitimacy of a co-presidency, leak when th ;y struck the line. to keep people away from the scene. The gas didn't need to be shut off stitution allows co-presidents. Fink said. Though they were aware of the line's Because remaining in the buildings at the main valve, but Will Rice resi- SA Parliamentarian Rudy Fink, a Hie discussion at Monday's meet- existence, the workers overesti- was not a health risk, the decision dential buildings and Will Rice Hanszen College senior, said at the ing began when Ix>vett College Sena- mated its depth underground. The not to evacuate Will Rice also helped House were without gas service un- meeting that the constitution nei- tor I )eepthy Kishore asked what the source of the original leak had not keep the number of spectators til 3:15 p.m. This only affected the ther permitted nor excluded co-presi- See PRESIDENCY, Page 6 been identified by late Wednesday down. laundry room dryers. INSIDE

Short loop bus route OPINION Page 3 begun on trial basis 'Fattest city' title unfair A&E Page 11 A new shuttle bus route, the Alley's 'Equus' lives up to Tony short loop route, began yester- day. The short loop is Labora- LIFESTYLES Page 14 tory Road to Alumni Drive to Digital Undergrounds opens College Way, and back around in front of Lovett Hall. One bus Jk SPORTS Page IS will be servicing this loop be- Owls lose star center tween 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Mon- day through Friday. The short loop is an experimental route, Scoreboard which was requested by stu- Men's basketball dents. San Jose State 54, Rice 44 Rice 70, Hawaii 64 Women's basketball Quote of the Week Hawaii 70. Rice 53 "Interiors used to last 30 years, Rice 77, San Jose State 67 now they last for about three. Interior design has become like set design." — Karim Rash id. designer of Today Scattered showeis, 39-56 degrees KIJANA KNIGHT/THRf SHE R "Pleasurscape," the exhibit cur- Saturday rently on display in the Rice Art Scattered showers, 46-51 degrees The heart of the dragon Gallery in Sewall Hall See Re- Sunday Wiess College freshman Jason Tung practices the dragon dance for Lunar New Year on Tuesday. The Lunar New view, Page 11. Mostly cloudy. 51-65 degrees Year celebration, which will be held Feb. 9, is sponsored by six Asian student groups on campus. THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 2,2001 the Rice Thresher

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If there's anything to be learned from the Brown College treasurer fiasco, it's that we need better safeguards to prevent embezzlement. Students at Rice are in charge of tens of thousands of dollars throughout campus, most of it in the budgets of the eight colleges — and we like it that VOW way. Current precautions call for signatures by two different people on 4P "< - ? checks and receipts to document legitimate expenses. But this incident proves how easy it is for things to go awry. It To prevent something like this from happening again, a college could choose a trusted staff member or associate, such as a college coordinator, to occasionally glance at the books to make sure they're in good shape. Why not choose a student to check the records? They are, on the whole, responsible and trustworthy. But many college coordinators, resident associates and masters are around a college longer than most students, so they could provide some amount of institutional memory. We believe that students should control the money in student organi- zations, but we think that there should be somebody else looking over the THe oriLy way a ouaL PResioency can work books once in a while. And that person certainly shouldn't be doing the work of the college treasurer, but if something seems amiss, he should ask the treasurer for an explanation and the receipts. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

give little information about sex, so its victims are baby girls?" Perhaps In favor of inefficiency Undergrounds patrons she is more likely to become preg- we could amend Roe v. Wade to only should be considerate nant. The pill is expensive for many, permit the abortion of male fetuses? Though we appreciate Registrar Jerry Montag's efforts to streamline and although insurance agencies will Abortion is not something to glo- the registration process, his proposal of a preferential registration system To the editor: cover $15 per dose for Viagra, often rify, but the choice to get one should is antithetical to the spirit of Rice University. Last Friday night, I went with a they won't cover $ 15 a month for the be legally protected. No doctor wants We go to a small school where undergraduates can get into the classes group of friends to hear Katie Soper pill. Abortions are expensive and to tell a raped 12-year-old girl that they want. Sure, they might have to wait a year to get into Photography I, perform at the I>ovett Undergrounds. finding prenatal care is difficult be- she has to carry the pregnancy to or they might have to stay up all night to get into English Professor Dennis Our enjoyment of the evening was cause family planning funds have term because abortions are illegal. Huston's Public Speaking class. But most classes are open to whomever interrupted as the room became been cut. A pregnant woman in If abortions were once again illegal, wants to take them. louder and louder until we could school probably has to drop out be- they would still happen, and "back- alley" abortions would result in the The size of our university allows us flexibility in our class schedules barely hear Katie's voice over the cause affordable daycare is rare. Because she hasn't finished her edu- deaths of thousands of women. unheard of at larger schools. The relatively few number of capped classes din of the crowd. I understand that cation, she has trouble finding a job, Drugs are illegal, but how many helps flexibility too. the Undergrounds is a public, social event, but there is a point at which making her more likely to go on millions of Americans are addicts? Thus, for most classes currently offered, preferential registration friendly chatting becomes disre- welfare, which conservatives don't The problem that Meissen wants would have no effect. Everyone would still get to take whichever classes spectful to both the performer and support! Society is responsible for to fix can't be solved in the courts. It they choose. other audience members. creating situations which are likely requires education and prevention But sometimes, problems arise. Twenty people too many sign up for a The Undergrounds is not a coffee- to increase unwanted pregnancies of the situations that make women history class here; seven too many sign up for a theater class there. Last house with live music in the back- and stigmatize single motherhood, face the abortion issue. Until this year, 211 people signed up for a Baker College course titled "Getting to ground, it is a venue where talented then doubly penalizes women by happens, abortion must remain le- Know Your Car," even though the cap was 20. students share their music. There just threatening to take away their choice gal to protect the women of our soci- Preferential registration would efficiently solve the occasional prob- happens to be free coffee in the back. to opt out of those situations. ety. Meissen contends that a fetus lem of over-registered classes. But at what price? If people continue this disrespect- In an ideal world, abortion would has an "inalienable right to life, lib- First, the Registrar's Office cannot create a simple formula to deter- ful behavior, I would not be sur- not exist, but the world is not ideal. erty and the pursuit of happiness," mine the students who may take a class. Class composition, especially for prised to see the Undergrounds lose We don't make policy based on ide- and we must remember that this upper-level seminar classes in the humanities, is often carefully crafted. many of Rice's talented performers. als, we make it based on what is also applies to the woman. Perhaps a professor wants to let in a student who, though a sophomore, In December, much of the student practical and best for all. has a particular interest in the topic of the class. Perhaps the class is body fought back when the adminis- Ari B risk man required for a certain major, so she wants to let students of that major in tration tried to silence student ex- Kristin Necessary Wiess junior first. Maybe she wants for the class to have students with a diverse set of pression. Now we're the ones doing Jones senior academic interests. the silencing by drowning out our Another advantage of Rice's size is ease of interaction between faculty friends and neighbors. Legal actions will not and students. If a professor wants to have a capped class, students should CONTACTING THE be encouraged to talk to the professor about how to get in — not be Polly D Avignon solve abortion debate accepted or rejected on their preregistration slip. Jones sophomore THRESHER Finally, we detest the idea of having an allotted three-hour time slot to To the editor: register. What if a student has class all morning? Should we skip class to I respect Randy Meissen for ex- Letters Abortion column pressing his pro-life opinion because register? And what if we want to get into a class like Public Speaking? In • Letters to the editor his heart is in the right place; how- the past, students camped outside Huston's office all night. Will they contains faulty logic should be sent to the Thresher ever, he distorts the picture ("Not perch eagerly in front of their computers to register online at the first by mail, fax, e-mail to To the editor: everyone has a choice in abortion possible moment in the future? [email protected] or be deliv- Randy Meissen's anti-choice col- issue," Jan. 26). Comparing abor- Montag said he wants Rice to do things like other schools do them. But ered in person. We prefer that umn ("Not everyone has a choice in tion to the Holocaust or slavery is Rice isn't like other schools — and we like it that way. letters be submitted on disk abortion issue," Jan. 26) is reduc- absurd. Herding six million Jews in Keeping preregistration the same may make registration less efficient, or by e-mail. letters must be tionist. I am offended that he boxcars and murdering them in gas but it will also make the Registrar's Office seem less like an arbitrary received by 5 p.m. on the Mon- conflates abortion with genocide and chambers is different than a woman dictator of students' schedules. day prior to a Friday publica- racism — those atrocities involve terminating her pregnancy because tion date. hate, while abortions do not. I also of health risks. Kidnapping millions • All letters must be signed refute his implication that many abor- of Africans and enslaving them for and include a phone number. tions are partial-birth; those are rare, hundreds of years is different than a Rice students and alumni must and many people who are pro-choice woman ending a pregnancy because Changing the rules include their college and year. do not condone them. Also, his use of rape or incest. We will withhold names upon • of great feminists in support of anti- Some pro-lifers characterize pro- request. choice is flawed. He neglects to choice as the "pro-death" campaign, • Letters should be no to fit the election mention pro-choice feminists like with doctors and pregnant women longer than 500 words in Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem. conspiring to murder unborn ba- We have yet to be convinced that two Student Association presidents length. The Thresher reserves We don't allow children legal bies. But even most proponents of the right to edit letters for would be better than one. choice (in contracts, voting, etc.) pro-choice agree that women should both content and length. But this is not specifically forbidden under the current SA Constitution until age 18. The choice being pro- not take abortion lightly. Women and Election Code, and so a pair should be allowed to run jointly for SA tected is the mother's. To suggest should only consider abortion in News Tips president this year. The senate should not consider a hasty constitutional otherwise smacks of the Victorian cases of rape, incest and health risk. m Hps for possible news st o- amendment to specifically deny Hanszen College juniors Jamie Lisagor cult of domesticity, which believed Abortion as a means of birth control ries should be phoned in to and Gavin Parks—or any other duo — the opportunity to run together for that a woman's proper function was or ending an "inconvenient" preg- the 'lit resher at (713) 348-4801. the job. as a wife and mother. Back then, nancy should be discouraged. How- The philosophical question is still open, and it should be debated as a they saved the child and sacrificed ever, I don't understand an African Subscribing part of the constitutional revision going on now. the mother. I deny any attempt to American's life in the shadow of sla- • Annual subscriptions are But the time for such an amendment for this year is past. This year's force women to sacrifice their prior very, and, even as a Jew, I don't fully available for $50 domestic and Election Code was approved at Monday's SA Senate meeting, and more existence, the investment of their comprehend death at Auschwitz. I $105 international via first importantly, no change could go into effect before candidacy petitions are family, friends and themselves in certainly have no idea what it is like class mail. available Feb. 9. their own well-being, for the sake of being a woman, particularly one who Parks and Lisagor will have to thoroughly defend their choice to run as an entity which is denied legal choice is pregnant, confused and terrified, Advertising co-presidents during campaigning. If the students agree with them, they in many other ways. so I am not going to judge anyone. • We accept both display will be elected. If students are wary of the idea of two chief executives, the A woman faces a painful lack of Until men can become pregnant and classified advertisements. two will be defeated. choices when she becomes sexually via rape, we shouldn't ask, like Contact the Thresher Un more Senate interference at this point would be inappropriate. active. High schools often preach Meissen, "How could abortion truly information. abstinence over contraception and empower women when about half of THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 2,2001

Guest column What's wrong with this picture? Houston unfairly named fattest city Reality television signals We're number one! A recent Houston's great diversity of cul- residents of the city have no control article in Men's Fitness magazine tures, in addition to the booming over. The first is air and water qual- rates Houston as the "fattest city in economy, has led to more restau- ity. Houston, as we know, is hot and new low for pop culture America" out of the 200 metropoli- rants opening and more people treat- muggy. This traps pollution in a cloud tan areas surveyed. Hous- ing themselves to meals over the city. There is also no mass The new season of "Survivor" to have 15 minutes of fame. If this tonians, the magazine out. This luxury becomes transit system, making an automo- recently debuted and several mil- trend keeps up, we're going to claims, are overall in the apparent on the waistlines bile a necessity. Houston is by far the lion people tuned in to watch the prove him wrong. Each of us will worst health of any of their of restaurant patrons. largest city in the country without spectacle. That means millions get our own show. peers. The average citi- any kind of subway or light-rail sys- The magazine also of us ought to be But that's precisely zen here "watches too tem. As a result of these and other states that Houstonians ashamed of ourselves. why we love this tripe. much TV, drinks too factors, Houston received an F in air do not exercise enough. From "Survivor" The programming fu- much, eats poorly, has a The Outer Loop and the quality and a C for water quality. and "The Real World" els our common addic- terrible commute, Memorial Park trail are to "Who Wants To Be a tion —being at the cen- breathes some of the always packed with Millionaire," so-called ter of attention. We worst air in the country Joan people trying to stay fit, "reality" television has want so desperately to and has too few choices but these people were not Houston received a C- Shreffler been spreading faster be popular that well for recreational facilities." taken into account by the than an STD on Temp- entertain any show that Detroit, Philadelphia, magazine. Houston's C+ on alcohol abuse and tation Island." If this promises, "You, too, New Orleans and Columbus are also exercise grade was based almost wave of programming Garret can be one of the in- among the "fattest cities". The maga- solely on the percentage of people an F on TV viewing. reflects anything about crowd." Our self-image zine named America's "fittest" cities with health-club memberships. Merriam the America, it's the is so weak that if we as San Diego, Honolulu, Seattle and Houston's stifling hot summers fact that we've lost all don't receive validation Minneapolis. Since the magazine hit contribute greatly to its residents' Perhaps what hurt our score most sense of dignity and taste. from the masses, we believe our newsstands earlier this month, Hous- inactivity. I^st summer, I found my- is the emphasis the study placed on Is anyone else taken aback by lives amount to nothing. We're all ton has become the butt (slight pun self having to wake up before six just climate and geography. We received this? At the rate we're going, we're supposed to want to be celebri- intended) of many late-night TV to run four or five miles before the an F and a C, respectively, in these only a few years away from creat- ties, and until we satisfy that goal, jokes. However, I'm not sure if this heat made it unbearable. Even then, categories, while America's "fittest" ing our own versions of "The we will never be happy and our newfound claim to fame is justified. I felt like I was swimming through city, San Diego, aced both. Is there Running Man" or "The Truman lives will never be complete. And I have visited almost all of the the humidity, and was drenched in anyone in Houston who doesn't wish Show." These are fables, people, reality television feeds the prom- cities in one of the two top five cat- sweat after just a few minutes. I con- we had San Diego's weather? and there's a moral to the story ise of this adulation. It requires egories, and I was skeptical of the sidered joining a health club myself. Although comedians are having we've clearly been missing. very little imagination to picture study's conclusions. After contact- But clubs down here seem to realize a field day with these rankings, fear There are a few harsh lessons yourself in the limelight, up on a ing one of the magazine's editors, 1 the necessity for such a facility for not, Houston. Fight of the top 20 we have to learn. First, pedestal high above the crowd. was sent a detailed list of how each anyone wishing to stay fit over the "fittest" cities are in California. Right "unscripted" is not the same thing I'm not saying that television city's scores were computed. In each summer, and set their rates accord- now, they are protecting their air by as "realistic." By the very nature is evil or that we shouldn't enter- of 15 categories, cities were ranked ingly. One club I visited was going conserving fossil fuels and are also of television, anything that is re- tain our fantasies. In appropriate first to last and assigned a numerical to cost me about $250 to join, and in the middle of a huge energy cri- produced in millions of homes is doses, even reality TV has its grade based on some curve even then $50 a month for my basic mem- sis. I^t Jay I,eno make fun of our going to be more generic than the value and place. But we need to more confusing than the one in my bership, which didn't even include waistlines, but when their electric- lyrics to a Britney Spears song. ditch this pathetically pretentious freshman chemistry class. Scores aerobics classes, weight instruction ity goes out and they have no gas for Second, though television has craving for popularity that is driv- were then translated into letter or purchases at the "health bar." their cars, we will have the last laugh. never had anything that can ing millions of us to watch these grades; for example, Houston re- 'Hie most disturbing part of the rightly be considered a Golden shows. What does it say about ceived a C- on alcohol abuse and an study is that well over half of the Joan Shreffler is a Lovett College Age, our standardshave dropped. our values when most of us can F on TV viewing. score is based on statistics that the sophomore. Gone are the days when game name all 16 members of the new shows showcased the most intel- cast of "Survivor," yet none of us lectually astute and TV dramas can name a single one of the Guest column portrayed the most engaging ar- 10,000-plus people who died in chetypes of the human condition. the earthquake in India? Reality programming is instill- You want reality TV? Set the History shows abortion ban could be a mistake ing the idea that we don't have to next season of "Survivor" in work to become famous. Any Bosnia and whoever survives the Washington, 2001: George Europe. Joyce Arthur points out in using distortions of fact and scriptural schmo can win a million dollars genocidegets the million dollars. W. Bush is elected to office on the "I^egal Abortion: 'Hie Sign of a Civi- references in the classroom, we would — you don't need to be smart, Or better yet, try "Who Wants to theme of compassionate conserva- lized Society," that when western at the least be doing children a disser- you don't need to better yourself, Establish Democracy in a Third- tism, pledging that he will sign into reproductive health providers en- vice and probably exacerbating the you just have to tune in. Collec- World Nation?" Anyone who can law a bill to ban "partial tered the nation in 1990, unsafe sexual activity that already oc- tively, we've lowered the bar of give their final answer before birth abortions" and, 10,000 maternal deaths curs. Nations like the Netherlands expectations so far that we'll cel- being assassinated by the mili- calmly yet emphatically, were attributed to illegal and Sweden have an average onset of ebrate absolutely anyone who tary dictatorship in Burma will vowing to "change abortions over the course sexual activity several years later than bothers to step up to the mike. be the winner. peoples' hearts" on the is- of 20 years, 200,000 or- the United States and a quarter to half We've become so accustomed When you need a dose of real- sue. He symbolically cuts phans were tallied, and 40 of the per-capita abortion rate. They to championing mediocrity that ity, your first instinct should be to $15 million in funding to percent of the women have achieved such goals by strong we line up to reward our most turn the 'IV off. Don't buy into international relief organi- were found to have lac- sexual education programs and avail- banal citizens by showering them these hollow portrayals of "real" zations that provide abor- erations and scars in their ability of contraceptives. Abortion is with adoration. Are we so des- human life, and don't let the pro- tions and contraceptives as reproductive tracts from given on demand, but very rarely, in perate for heroes that we'll wor- gramming reduce your hopes to part of their efforts, a di- David illegal abortions. To this these nations. ship anyone the networks tell us the approval of the horde. The next rect reversal of Clinton's Cerutti day, Romania has the Cutting the US abortion rate in to? It seems we'll watch any group time you feel like experiencing policy. And, he nominates highest rate of abortion in half would be a triumph for any ad- of nimrods that manage to land some reality, do yourself a favor: John Ashcroft, noted for P>urope, the people are ministration to boast, but making sex themselves a prime time spot, Get off the couch and go outside. his staunch opposition to legal abor- still afraid to use contraceptives be- riskier and eliminating legal abortion regardless of content, character tion and contraceptives like the birth cause of the former government's is not acceptable. or the lack thereof. Andy Warhol Garret Merriam is a graduate control pill and the IUD, to the posi- propaganda and the country is once said that everyone's going student in philosophy. tion of attorney general. known as a haven for pedophiles David Cerutti is a Baker College Although sex education is a tried- because of its unattended children. junior. and-true counteragent to unplanned We do not live in a dictatorship, pregnancy, disease transmission but what happened 30 years ago in and promiscuity, the further local- Romania should serve as a warning The Rice Thresher, the official student ization of education under Bush's of what can happen anywhere. newspaper at Rice University since 1916, is plan can only weaken the standards Arthur points out that even in the Rice Thresher published each Friday during the school year, that are currently in place. Contrary staunchly Catholic latin American except during examination periods and to the reassurances given to moder- nations, illegal abortions are prac- holidays, by the students of Rice University. ates on the abortion issue, the new ticed by both rich and poor. Brian Staler Editorial and business offices are located administration's actions do not re- When asked about her husband's Editor in Chief on the second floor of the Ley Student Center, flect concern with steady social im- stance on abortion, Iaura Bush re- 6100 Main St., MS-524, Houston, TX 77005- provement to reduce the country's plied that she felt it was necessary to Jos^ Luis Cubria, Elizabeth Jardina Ajeet Pai 1892. Phone (713) 348-4801. Fax (713) 348- abortion rate. This series of moves reduce the number of abortions in Marie I Tain Senior Editor Business Manager 5238. E-mail: thresheriSrice.edu. Web page: by Bush represents a concerted ef- this country. This is a common goal Managing Editors http://u)ww. ricethresher.org. fort to undermine sexual safeguards of both pro-life and pro-choice move- Annual subscription rate: $50 domestic, and legal abortion in this country. ments. When pressed to give an opin- NEWS CALENDAR $105 international. Nonsubscription rate: first Bucharest, 1967: Nicolai ion on Roe v. Wade, the First I>ady Olivia Allison, Editor Carly Kocurek, Editor copy free, second copy $4.11. Ceausescu takes office and vows to replied that she did not favor over- Mark Berenson, Assf. Editor support the Eastern Bloc's goals by turning it. In this she is consistent. Rachel Rustin, Asst. Editor BACKPAGE The Thresher reserves the right to refuse The number of abortions actually Erin Mann, Page Designer Mark I>ewis, Editor any advertising for any reason. Additionally, increasing Romania's population to Sarah Pitre, Editor provide more strong backs to in- performed has little to do with their the Thresher does not take responsibility for OPINION the factual content of any ad. Printing an spire the international communist legality; it has to do with the level of PHOTOGRAPHY Michael Nalepa, Editor advertisement does not constitute an conspiracy. He bans abortion and sexual education and the availabil- Elizabeth Jardina, Acting Editor Katie Streit, Asst. Editor endorsement by the Thresher. contraception outright. For a few ity of contraception. SPORTS years, Romania's population in- Still, many in the pro-life move- Chris I .arson, Editor COPY Unsigned editorials represent the majority creased. After twenty years of the ment, including some members of Jason Gershman, Asst. Editor Iveslie Liu, Editor opinion of the 77ires/ttfreditorial staff. All other policy, however, the birthrate actu- the Bush administration, aim at re- ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Mary Messick, <4ss( Editor pieces represent solely the opinion of the ally declined, orphanages were so ducing contraceptive availability. Na- Robert Reichle, Editor author. Dalton Tomlin, Asst. Editor David Chien, Illustrator overburdened that the government tional standards for education are stan- Lynlee Tanner, Ads Manager The 7)ir«/ierisamemberofthe Associated forcibly returned children to the dard in Europe, even when it comes to FEATURES Shannon Scott. Business Manager Collegiate Press and the Society of Robert Lee, Classified Ads Manager parents who had given them up for sexuality, but the lack of them has put I.izzie Taishoff, Editor Professional Journalists. The Thresher is an American public education at a gen- Carly Halvorson, Office Manager adoption, and maternal and infant Sol Villarreal, Distribution Manager ACP All-American newspaper. Happy 1st mortality became such embarrass- eral disadvantage. "Teaching absti- LIFESTYLES Adam lazowska, Online Editor birthday Macie the cat! ments that Romania stopped com- nence" seems to be what the current Corey E. Devine, Editor © COPYRIGHT 2001. paring itself to the rest of Eastern system already does, but if it meant */' f ' ' THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 2,2001 Lawson examines MLK's legacy public morality, of focusing the at- by Elizabeth Decker rights movement, the more signifi- cant we see his life to be," Lawson tention of the Christian church on THRESHER STAFF said. "And the more we see him to be the problems of poverty, ignorance m"': About 300 people attended Rev. not simply a leader of black Ameri- and the oppression of the William Lawson's lecture about the cans, but a moral leader for all Ameri- underclass," Lawson explained. life and influence of Martin Luther cans, and of much of the world." King Jr. in the Grand Hall of the "Those of us who were his con- Student Center Feb. 25. temporaries are forced to revisit our Lawson was the third speaker in perspectives on this modern 'Dr. King was first and this year's President's Lecture Se- prophet, to adjust and modify our ries. definitions of him as social activist, foremost a preacher, a History Associate Professor Ed- as advocate for the u nderclasses and ward Cox introduced Lawson to the a preacher of the gospel of Jesus prophet, a chieftain, in audience, praising him for his com- Christ," he said. mitment to social justice, his work Lawson examined the social and the old pattern of the toward inter-denominational coop- political milieu out of which King black Baptist pastor.' eration and his role in the civil rights came, detailing how the black aris- movement. tocracy in Atlanta helped shape him. — Rev. William Lawson Lawson, who came to Houston in King was born into a middle-class 1955, has been a leader in many family in Atlanta. H;3 father, origi- capacities. He founded and is pastor nally named Michael Luther King, of the Wheeler Avenue Baptist ran away from his parents to be- King was also fascinated by the Church. He pushed for desegrega- come a Baptist preacher. He dedi- struggle for independence in India, tion in Houston-area schools and cated himself both to his faith and to and its leader, Gandhi, had an im- organized the largest Boy Scout winning over Alberta Williams, the portant influence on him. King troop in Houston. He also began a daughter of a prominent preacher in adopted the movement's driving program to bring together churches the town. force, satyagraha, a type of passive of many denominations to help serve The elder King married and be- resistance that helped lead to India's LAURA WIGINTON/THRESHER gan work as a pastor at Ebenezer break from Great Britain. Wiess Computing Associate Grant Belton uses the recently returned iMac in Baptist Church, where he was so Lawson argued that the work of the Wiess computer lab. The iMac was stolen last March by former Wiess popular that he increased member- King could not be separated from seniors Francisco Padua and Scott Byer. 'His dream is dated but ship of the church from 200 to 4,000 "the little Indian mahatma and the by the end of the Depression. concepts of satyagraha which used is not obsolete. It is Lawson said King's father visited civil disobedience to protest oppres- the holy lands of Europe and the sion, but which used soul force rather Stolen iMac returned based on solid Middle East. Hisvisitto Wittenberg, than physical force." Germany, the home of Protestant Of King's influences, JesusChrist theological and reformer Martin Luther, left such a was the most powerful, I^awson said. powerful impression on him that he King's work and life "are all expres- to Wiess computer lab constitutional changed his name to Martin Luther sions of his personal faith in Jesus principles, and it will King. He also changed the name of Christ," Lawson said. by Matt Cuddihy Most of the projection machines his son from Michael Luther King In conclusion, lawson expressed THRKSHK.R STAFF had been replaced after they were be constantly updated Jr. to Martin Luther King Jr. faith in King's work. "His dream is stolen, Audio/Visual Information "The change of name was prob- dated but is not obsolete. It is based After a journey including stops at Technology Specialist Derek as his philosophical ably one of the most important events on solid theological and constitu- a storage facility and a four-month Rabuck said. Rabuck said he thought in the life of the younger King," tional principles, and it will be con- stay with the police, the Wiess iMac the recovered projection machines descendants work to I^awson said. "For him, it would be stantly updated as his philosophical has finally come home. could be unusable because they had the mark of great expectations, a descendants work to implement that Over $50,000 worth of property been damaged. implement that dream.' statement of identity that honored dream. stolen by former Wiess College se- Wiess Computing Associate Grant — Rev. William Lawson traditions of both religion and race." "You and I are blessed beyond niors Scott Byer and Francisco Belton said he is happy to see the Lawson said fellow black preach- measure to have lived in the same Padua has been returned to its own- iMac and printer back at the college. ers, liberal theologians, Mohandas century with the Reverend Dr. Mar- ers, according to University Police "Not having them certainly in- Gandhi and JesusChrist were King's tin Luther King Jr.," I^awson con- Lt. Phil Hassell. convenienced the college qu ite a bit," the poor. greatest influences. cluded. 'Hie iMac and printer, stolen from Belton said. Most recently, he founded the King grew up surrounded by In response to questions from the Wiess computer lab last March, Ii. Hassell said only a few items William A. Lawson Institute for Peace Baptist preachers, and this made the audience, I^awson theorized were returned Jan. 24. remain unreturned, mainly because and Prosperity, a nonprofit organi- "for a strong example of religious about what King might think about Byer and Padua were arrested of difficulties in identification and proof zation affiliated with Wheeler Av- leadership as a viable approach to the balance of social justice today. outside a self-storage facility Sept. of ownership. ITiese include various enue Baptist Church, in 1996. life," I>awson said. He said he thinks King would be 28 in possession of about $10,750 of piecesofSony audio-visual equipment, The crowd greeted I^awson with "Dr. King was first and foremost pleased with the progress that's been property, including the iMac. Police a suitcase stolen from Wiess, a laptop a standing ovation. a preacher, a prophet, a chieftain, in made. However, King would urge confiscated the items and worked computer and some CDs. I>awson credited his family and the old pattern of the black Baptist people to continue the struggle be- with them to recover other items. There have been two different church for his successes. He said pastor," I^awson said. tween poor and rich — regardless of However, Hassell said police haven't claims made on some of the Sony King also came from a good family Through his work with the race. recovered everything the two stole. items, Hassell said, making it more and church and discussed King's church, lawson said, King began to Jones College junior Sue Wang Much of the confiscated prop- difficult for them to be returned. work as it related to those influences. address the problems of inequality said she would have liked to hear erty was not returned to its owners Hassell attributed this to confusion "It has become societal reflex to and civil rights. At a Northern Bap- more from lawson. "I enjoyed the until Byer and Padua's trial ended rather than dishonesty. He said po- pay homage every January to the tist convention, King became "thor- lecture but I wished the Reverend Jan. 16 because the items could be lice know more items were stolen Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King oughly entranced with the concepts I>awson had incorporated more of used as evidence. than have been recovered, so stu- Jr., and the further we move from of the social gospel and its notions of his personal experiences, and what A sofa, love seat, two leather dents might be trying to reclaim the 13 pregnant years during which applying the teaching power of the is going on in Houston today, to see chairs and two lamps were returned items that haven't been found yet. he gave stellar leadership to the civil pulpit to the pressing questions of where MLK's legacy is today." to Baker Hall, and photography "We just know more stuff was equipment was returned to the Rice stolen, and we don't know whose Media Center. was recovered," Hassell said. "I'd Paid Advertisement Five projection machines, each guess that we've only recovered worth about $6,000, were returned about half of the stuff [Byer and last semester, two of them after po- Padua] stole." Mellon Undergraduate Fellows Program lice caught Byer and Padua attempt- The former students received one ing to steal a computer monitor Sept. month in jail and four years of de- The Mellon Undergraduate Program at Rice University is currently accepting 18. The remaining projectors were ferred adjudication for the thefts. applications from students interested in participating in a mentored program returned after Byer and Padua's Sept. They also have to repay the costs of 28 arrest. the projectors. that prepares them for entering Ph.D. programs in selected disciplines after they graduate from Rice University. Eligible fields are Humanities, mmm Anthropology, Mathematics, Mathematical Sciences, Statistics, Physics, Geology, Ecology, and Earth Sciences. The following incidents were reported to the University Police for the period Jan. 24-29. Applicants should normally be completing their sophomore year as a Academic Buildings student at Rice University. Selection will be based on a number of attributes Cox Mechanical Jan. 24 Theft of petty cash. including but not limited to academic standing and potential, life experiences Engineering Lab

and interests, commitment to building bridges in multicultural settings, and Parking Lots interest in pursuing graduate education. Students who participate in the Autry Court Lot Jan. 26 Staff member backed vehicle into a program receive a yearly stipend of $1,600, work closely with a mentor for traffic and parking cart. two years, and are also eligible for participation in summer fellowship East Stadium Lot Jan. 26 Vehicle damage. programs at the end of their sophomore and senior years. Other Areas College Way Jan. 25 Accident and failure to stop and give Application forms and addition information about the program can be obtained online at information reported. A witness left http://www.ruf.rice.edu/-outreach/Assoclate Provost/appform.html or from a note with the offender's license Dr. Roland B. Smith, Jr., Associate Provost, Lovett Hall, Door D, Room 313A, Ext. 5688. plate number. Laboratory Road Jan 27 Accident reported. Driver was distracted by passenger and struck Application deadline is Eihmsrx 21. 2001 a parked vehicle. ••ihyht*: «**> vVv,- a

THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2,2001 New Martelians announced

by Susan Abramski maximum number of transfers. THKKSHF.K STAFF Brown College President Mike Chapman said the opening of a new Less than a week after receiving wing at Brown led to further limita- a list of the names of their fellow tions on the number of Brown stu- transfers, the new M artel College dents could transfer to Martel. members gathered for their first Chapman, a junior, said it is impor event as a college. tant to fill not only the new rooms at About 60 people attended the ice Martel but also the rooms at Brown, cream social Tuesday. which will add 58 beds to the college. Hanszen College junior Gavin In the second half of the fall '01 Parks, co-chair of Martel's Repre- semester, an equal number of fresh- sentative Subcommittee, said 162 men from each college will be given students were offered membership the opportunity to transfer to Martel. at the end of last semester. Of those There will be meetings and some students, 133 accepted, 14 rejected social gatherings for the new Martel the offer and 15 have yet to respond. members this semester, Parks said. Parks said the chance to forge a The founding committee is currently new community and to live in new finalizing the college's constitution, facilities were some of the most com- and Martel officers will be elected monly cited reasons for wanting to this spring at the same time other transfer to Martel. colleges hold elections. "I think a lot of people were ex- The Martel building will not be cited about being able to be a part of ready for students until January 2002. creating a new college and a new Arrangements are being made for college environment," Parks said. Martel students to live together at "And undoubtedly, I think the rooms the Holly Hall apartment complex are kind of attractive, too." during the fall semester, Martel Parks said a rolling admissions Founding Committee housing rep- process will continue until the tar- resentative Mindy Tyson said. ROB GAODI/THRESHER get number of slots have been filled. Tyson, a Brown junior, empha- Applications are still available on the sized that Martel members will not Stadium seating Martel Web site, at http:// be required to live at Holly Hall, but www. ruf rice. edu/~martelcg/applica- Wiess College students gathered in the Acabowl Sunday for the annual tradition ot watching the Super Bowl arrangements will be available for game. The Baltimore Ravens beat the New York Giants 34-7 in Super Bowl XXXV. tions/applnlist.htm. students who want to live with their Parks added that although the fellow college members. rolling admissions process will be "We want to put together an easy first-come, first-serve, it will have package deal for as many people as more restrictions. are willing to take it," Tyson said. Wireless network installed in Fondren "We've accepted the limit from Food and Housing Director Mark Brown that we can accept and still Ditman said Holly Hall will offer Martel make sure that we're getting a diverse students semester-long leases. by J. Cameron Cooper A few buildings on campus have cialist for Fondren John Ferro said. student body in that we're not taking Ditman added that Rice and Holly THRKSHKR STAFF wireless networking already. These Although several other wireless include Brown College and Duncan networking protocols exist, the too many people from one college," Hall are still negotiating. "It is by no Wireless networking is now avail- Hall, which is equipped with an older, 802.11b specification is the most Parks said. "If someone is really inter- means finalized, but we are optimis- able on the first floor of Fondren yet-to-be-updated system called common of the new practical and ested in getting in, they'll have a better tic that it will work out," he said. Library to anyone with a wireless Proxima. mature generation of wireless tech- chance of getting in from their college Also, the founding committee is network card, a portable computer nologies, and Ferro said Rice plans if they apply earlier than later." looking into furnishing the apart- and a Rice account. to standardize based on it. Parks said that each college will ments and providing transportation be informed when it reaches its to campus, Tyson said. Because the library stacks inter- 4 "Eventually, you'll be able to walk fere with the signals, the rest of Fon- Eventually, you'// be from Fondren, through the quad and dren can't be similarly outfitted. into Duncan and always be con- The system at Fondren — which able to walk from nected," Ferro, also the university- jwill eventually be installed through- Fondren, through the wide Wireless Committee chair, said. out campus — uses an industry-stan- Ferro said the next step will be to dard wireless networking scheme quad and into Duncan add wireless networking to the resi- BISH OPSonics designated 802.11 b, which allows con- dential colleges. nection speeds similar to those of the and always be "In about two years we should Digital Recording Studio Fthemetconnectionsaroundcampus. have all of them wireless-enabled. l"he networking scheme is compat- connected.' But we haven't decided on a pecking 71 3. 301. 2648 ible with Apple's AirPort technology. — John Ferro order yet," Ferro said. Although the IT department will Yon got a band ^Where's your demo? A computer with a compatible Information Technology network card set up to automatically be setting up the networks, it will be detect DHCP network settings will specialist for Fondren library up to the college computing associ- February is FREE!!!! be directed to a Web site to register ates to help users get their comput- the card. After verifying that the user ers working properly. Book a session and get 1 Hour has a Rice account, the computer The Humanities Building has The Wireless Committee was will have networking as usual — built-in wireless networking that has formed six months ago to discuss without wires. not been turned on yet, and all new how to implement wireless network- The wireless networking instal- and renovated buildings will be simi- ing at Rice in the future. Composed Plus 5 CD's FREE!!! lation in the library cost about $2,000 larly equipped. of IT directors, students and faculty, the committee's long-term goals in- and was financed by part of a state "Part of what we're doing is ensur- P)'s - Hip Mop - Rock - Rap grant for information infrastructure ing the 802.11 standard across cam- clude wireless information kiosks improvements. pus," Information Technology Spe- on the shuttle buses. We're lookin' real hard for a new photo editor.

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a sophomore, said having internal ber. The SA director of technology, by Meredith Jenkins elections for RSVP would be difficult a new position, to be appointed by THRESHER STAFF because the membership is fluid and the SApresident, will manage online Discussion of proposed changes attendance at meetings varies. voting. to the Student Association Constitu- Caufield, also the Will Rice College Under the current constitution, tion stretched past midnight at SA senator, said he felt internal elec- the election committee is made up Monday's senate meeting. The SA tions would make RSVP too exclu- of the SA secretary, the election Senate will vote on a final version sive. chairmen of each of the residential Feb. 12, which will be presented to RSVP Co-chair Vandana Gadhia colleges and the SA internal vice the student body for approval in the agreed. "It is the only way for the president. General Elections Feb. 23-28. student body to decide the whole The decision to make Election SA Parliamentarian Rudy Fink and direction of RSVP," Gadhia, a Han- Committee meetings public was de- SA President Lindsay Botsford have szen senior, said. bated on the grounds that some been working on revising the consti- However, some argued voter fa- meetings could involve hearings that tution for more than eight months. tigue would result from having to would affect a student's standing at Fink said the changes are necessary vote for so many positions. Others Rice, as has happened in the past. because the current version is poorly worried that the student body might These hearings were usually kept organized and factually inaccurate. elect a person with no experience. private, especially if they involved "(The new constitution] is a work "You definitely want the people violations of the Code of Student in progress," Botsford said. "We're who know RSVP to be deciding how Conduct. not approving anything for two weeks." it's run," Hanszen President Lind- Several students argued that any According to the revisions, consti- say Germano said. hearings concerning elections must tutions for blanket tax organizations The SA Senate eventually decided be public record to ensure account- will be separate from the SA Bylaws. to continue to elect all RSVP officers ability to the student body. Another change requires blan- in the General Elections. "That's what gets people upset at ket tax organizations to have lead- The revised constitution also in- the SA," Baker College senior ers elected in the General Elections. cludes changes to the Election Code. Frankie Vasquez-Harris said. "It The two organizations that have For example, campaign rules will seems to make decisions that don't not done this in the past are KTRU and be altered to increase the spending represent the students." University Blue, the literary magazine. limit for SA officer candidates. 'Hie senate decided the Election However, the U. Blue editor will The draft of the Election Code Committee will deal only with al- not be elected until next year be- presented at the meeting proposed leged violations of the Election Code, cause the new constitution is not a $30 increase to the original $25. not Code of Student Conduct viola- final and the SA cannot require U. However, when several people said tions. Candidates must sign a state- Blue to abide by the new provision. the limit was unfairly high because ment before running for office agree- Fink said the U. Blue members some candidates might not be able ing that matters pertaining to viola- needed to make structural changes to afford to spend $55, the limit was tions of the Election Code will be before they could have an elected changed to $35. public. leader. Other proposed changes include The SA also decided to work with In the first draft of the new consti- restrictions on campaigning, such University Court to make cases con- tution, it was pi >posed that each asprohibitingcandidates from send- cerning SA officers suspected of a KATIE STREIT/THRESHER blanket tax organization would have ing unsolicited mass e-mails to cam- violation in office a public matter, only its highest office elected by the paign, and changing the composi- even though U. Court cases arr nor- Constructing the Amazon student body. Currently, each of- tion of the SA Election Committee mally confidential. The argument for Lovett College junior Brian Adolph works on the backdrop for Lovett's ficer in the Rice Student Volunteer and making its meetings public. making these cases public is that a annual Casino Night public party. This year's theme for the party is Program is elected through the Gen- 'Hie altered committee will con- violation in office is a breech of pub- 'Amazon,' and the party will be held in the Lovett Commons 10 p.m. eral Elections. sist of the SA parliamentarian; the lic trust, so offenders should be ac- to 2 a.m. this Saturday. RSVP officers came to the SA meet- elections chair, who will be appointed countable to the public. ing to support the tradition of electing by the SA Senate; the SA internal A copy of the revised constitution their five officers in this manner. vice president; and the SA director is available on the SA newsgroup at RSVPTreasurer Steven Caufield, of technology as an ex officio mem- news:rxce.sa. Controversy over co-presidency may result in by-law amendment

PRESIDENCY, from Page 1 in effect for this year's General Elec- current and proposed constitutions tions. say about co-presidents. However, Werner said if this "I was asking an objective clarifi- change was to be included in the cation of the constitution," Kishore, new SA Constitution, Lisagor and a sophomore, said. Parks should factor this into their Kishore added she had heard decision to run, as the legitimacy of rumors that several members of the a co-presidency could be questioned. SA Senate were planning to run for During the meeting, Botsford, a president, but her question was not Wiess College junior, gave the SA addressed to anyone specifically. Senate her opinions of the advan- After a brief discussion about the tages and disadvantages of co-presi- merits and shortcomings of co-presi- dents. Botsford said having co-presi- dents, Lisagorand Parks announced dents would allow the more menial they were planning to run together. tasks of the position to be divided Lisagor and Parks said they an- up. However, she added that this nounced their intentions at the meet- can also happen if the president has ing so a discussion could take place a strong relationship with the inter- with everyone having the same nal vice president. amount of knowledge. In addition, Botsford said one key "Basically, some people before responsibility of the president is to the meeting knew that two people be a single contact person for the were running as co-presidents," university president and vice presi- Parks said. "Some were talking dent for Student Affairs. With mul- about it in the abstract, and others tiple presidents, she said, one per- were talking about it in a more per- son would have to be delineated as sonal 'this has to be dealt with now' the contact person. sense." Baker College senior Frankie The SA Senate discussed the ad- Vasquez-Harris spoke at the meet- vantages and disadvantages of co- ing in support of the concept of co- presidents and talked about whether presidents. He said it might allow constitutional changes should be the SA to be more responsive to made. When the discussion became students' desires. heated, SA President Lindsay Bots- "If there were more people [as ford told the SA Senate she would president), maybe it could do what not allow this topic to be discussed people want it to do," Vasquez-Har- BRIAN STOIER/THRESHER at the personal level. ris said. Hanszen College juniors Jamie Lisagor and Gavin Parks, seen here at Monday's SA Senate meeting, announced their Botsford also announced she will However, Werner said there were intention to run together for president of the Student Association at the meeting. The announcement came in the not be running for re-election. three reasons why the SA should midst of discussion about whether the SA constitution allowed two people to share the office of the presidency. She said the senate could pro- have a single president. These are pose a constitutional amendment to efficiency in decision-making, con- an issue that needs to be discussed. lege is that they can look at it in a senate as well as the rights of those allow only a single SA president at sistency in the message the SA sends "This is an important issue to less personal manner. running, and that is a difficult task," next week's meeting. The amend- out to students and accountability to bring up, and I want to resolve it Wiess College Senator Ricky Botsford said. ment would be voted on the follow- both the students and to the admin- before the election," Jones College Kalra, who has said he is thinking of Lisagorand Parks would not com- ing Monday, Feb. 12, and if it is istration. Senator Maryann Bylander, a sopho- running for SA president, said it ment on the merits of co-presidents approved by two-thirds of the sen- Sid Richardson College Senator more, said. Bylander added she does would be reasonable to resolve the or how the SA should proceed be- ate, the requirement would apply to Jamie Story added there was a prag- not believe this issue can be resolved issue now. cause they were concerned that it SA presidential candidates in this matic reason for only one president. without it becoming personal. "If anything were to be amended, would be interpreted as campaign- spring's General Elections. "The primary job of the president is Will Rice College Senator Steven it would be because it is the logical ing. Campaigning for the General Brown College senior Tim to break ties. If we have two [presi- Caufield, a sophomore, said he plans time now, because the constitution Election is forbidden until Feb. 16. Werner said he plans to propose an dents] and they don't agree, what do to take the issue back to his college is being changed now," Kalra said. Parks is currently Martel amendment requiring the office of we do?" Story, a sophomore, said. to learn what his constituents think. Botsford said she is not sure how College's representative to the SA, a SA president to be held by a single Several senators said after the Caufield added that an advantage of she will proceed. "I am looking to try non-voting position. lisagor was the person. Such a change would not be meeting that they thought this was discussing the issue with the col- to protect both the concerns of the SA secretary last year. ' , •< .. 3 UMi

THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2,2001 —

NEWS IN BRIEF

types of music, Wingo said. be funded," Hicks said. "I look at Archi-Arts to play Archi-Arts will be held Feb. 10 what would be reasonable to meet requested music from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at The Ameri- as many needs as possible.... Since cas at 2345 Navigation Blvd. Tickets there are so many requests, that's Students can choose more than are $10 in advance and $15 at the the best way." just their costumes for Archi-Arts door. Recju "sts last year totaled more this year. Organizers of the Feb. 10 They can be purchased next week than twice the available funds, ac- party are encouraging students to during lunch in the colleges or at the cording to the "und's Web site. submit songs they want to hear at sophomore studio in Anderson Hall. Student organizations applying the party. T-shirts will be on sale for $10 at the for the fund must be registered with "Lyric" is the theme of the cos- colleges during lunch. the Office of Student Activities. tume party, held every spring by Shuttle buses will run from the Money can be used for many pur- sophomore architecture students to Sallyport to The Americas every 15 poses, including T-shirts, banquets, raise money for their mandatory minutes. publicity, awards, travel, conference spring break trip to Paris. — Elizabeth Decker registration, competitions, speakers "We were trying to have some- and retreats. thing that people could have fun Past recipients of fu nding include with," Sid Richardson College sopho- Programming Fund the Biomedical Engineering Soci- more Linnea Wingo said. Wingo is ety, the South Asian Society and the helping to coordinate publicity for deadline next week Environmental Club. the party. The first spring deadline for ap- "Because we had just started out Kabibo Mind Control Project, a plications to the President's Student we had no money, and that looked rock group that includes some Rice Programming Fund, which allocates like a good place to get the funding COURTESY RICE NEWS musicians, will perform at the party, $20,000 each year to fund various we needed for the events we Kinesiology professor Frank Bearden was honored by President Malcolm followed by Siringo Pass, an Austin student activities, is Feb. 9. planned," Biomedical Engineering Gillis last February for teaching at Rice more than 45 years. Bearden died funk/soul band. Fund recipients are chosen by a Society Internal Vice President Jan. 22. Students can also upload songs committee of the Rice Program Emily Steinbis, a Baker College se- they want to hear at the party onto Council treasurer, a Student Asso- nior, said. the Web site, http:// ciation appointee, a college treasurer Applications and more informa- www.archiarts.com. The most re- and three undergraduate students. tion are available online at http:// Longtime kinesiology quested songs will be played during Non-voting members are Director www.ruf.rice.edu/~stact/ the party. of Student Activities Mona Hicks, PresFund.html. Organizers hope this will pro- Student Center Director Boyd There are two deadlines for fund- vide a more diverse mix of music Beckwith and Assistant Director of ing requests per semester. The other professor Bearden dies that will appeal to most attendees. Student Activities Heather Masden, spring deadline is March 30. In other years, the music selection the committee chair. — Meghan Miller has been limited to only one or two "Most of the time stuff can't fully by Tommy Belanger that were of great interest to many THRESHER STAFF students who weren't scholar-ath- letes." Retired Kinesiology Professor Bearden started Rice's swim team Frank Bearden, who taught at Rice in 1954, taught over 35,000 people to RETIREMENT INSURANCE MUTUAL FUNDS TRU5T 5ERVIC E S TU I T I 0N FINANCING for almost 50 years, died Jan. 22 of swim and certified about 2,000 cancer. He was 77. people in CPR. A professor in the Kinesiology 'The Rice community knows that Department since 1954, Bearden Dr. Bearden's loves were aquatics taught kinesiology, physiology, and teaching young people to swim," aquatics, human anatomy and semi- lammarino said. "He taught genera- nars on special education. tions of Houstonians over the years. "Understandably, the department He also was an excellent professor is saddened by his passing — it will here in the department. ... In my be a great loss to this department over 20 years here at Rice, he always and to everybody," Kinesiology Pro- had a good thing to say about every- TIAA-CREF provides fessor Nicholas lammarino said, one." lammarino was hired by Bearden, lammarino also mentioned that who served as the department chair Bearden was one of the longest-ten- from 1963 to 1979. ured professors at Rice, having Under Bearden's leadership, the taught here for over 45 years. An financial solutions to number of faculty in the department, award given to a distinguished Life- especially the number of female fac- time Physical Activities Program ulty members, increased. Bearden instructor was established in his also opened kinesiology classes to honor last year. last a lifetime. r all Rice students. 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THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2,2001 Upperclassmen may register first next fall Conference to address REGISTRAR, from Page 1 lieves this system will make regis- tration for courses with limited en- rollments more fair and help the environmental issues Registrar's Office to assign class- rooms. by Rachel Shiffrin mental issues. "If you want to stay involved "What I'm trying to do is stabilize THRKSHKRSTAFF one of our problems on this cam- with environmental issues once pus," Montag said. "One of the prob- Avoiding apathy and increas- you have a job, a family and a life, lems we have with that is that we ing awareness of environmental there aren't a lot of places to turn never know true enrollments in issues will be the focuses of to," he said. "This is one avenue classes. ... It's going to have more tomorrow's ninth annual Rice to learn what the important is- benefits for the students, it's going Environmental Conference. sues are to Houston right now to be better for the faculty, it's going The Rice Environmental Club and to meet the people who will to be better for the concept of what is sponsoring the conference. really make a difference." registration is all about." Jones College senior Brian Environmental Club President Montag said professors can Pietruszewski said the confer- Peter Ly, a Brown College se- specify the number of seniors, jun- ence will address how people nior, said the emphasis of this iors, sophomores and freshmen they should view the environment in year's conference will be on sus- want in their classes. the future. tainable living. However, Montag said he will "With the new millennium, In previous years, the confer- not begin using this system unless now is a great opportunity to re- ence has addressed a specific students, faculty, staff and adminis- examine how humans think about current issue. l>ast year's topic trators support it. He added that no LAURA WIGINTON/THRESHER themselves in terms of the envi- was the future of transportation. one has opposed the idea so far. Jerry Montag, who became the registrar July 1, is proposing many changes to ronment," Pietruszewski, one of "It's hard to draw a general "I know what I want to do, but... the registration process, including preferential preregistration. the conference directors, said. audience for something that spe- if everybody says it's a crazy idea, I'll The morning will feature a key- cific," Trub said. drop it," Montag said. "I don't want caps on enrollment were kept within Matusow's seminar, Foreign note address by Ken Kramer, di- This year, the club hopes to to come up with Jerry Montag ideas the limits set by the professor dur- Policy of Nixon and Kissinger, has a rector of the I>one Star Chapter of "expose the general student body and thrust [them] upon Rice Univer- ing preregistration for this semes- maximum enrollment of 12, but 35 the Sierra Club. Kramer will be to the philosophy behind finding sity because it won't work like that. ter. Preregistration sheets were kept students preregistered for that followed by Green Party Senate solutions to environmental issues I want it to be fair, diplomatic — I in order of the date they were re- course. He said he selected the 18 office candidate Doug Sandage and problemsandgivingstudents want my voice to be heard." ceived by the Registrar's Office, he students who were kept in the and Green Party railroad commis- a positive outlook on finding rem- Montag will meet with divisional said. If the number of students who course. sioner candidate Charlie Mauch. edies," Trub said. advisers Feb. 12 to discuss the pref- enroll for a course exceeded that Montag also said he is consider- Instead of inviting many ex- A swap meet will take place all erential system. He said he plans to course's limit for enrollment, the first ing changing deadlines for adding perts on the environment to day throughout the conference, meet with heads of each department students to register were placed in and dropping courses, but he said speak, conference director Jen- and students are encouraged to at the end of February and the Stu- the course. these deadlines will not be changed nifer Trub thought it would be a bring old things they no longer dent Association by mid-March. Montag said the policy was put soon. "Right now I'm not going to better idea to have just a few need and exchange them for oth- Montag said online registration into effect for last semester's pre- look at that," Montag said. "I'm still speakers to be more interactive ers. There will also be a door would complement preferential reg- registration, but 27 courses were going to let them register to their with the audience. prize giveaway of books by fa- istration. overregistered accidentally. He said heart's content, to drop/add to their "Hopefully they will be more mous environmental authors. Last semester, Wiess College he asked the professors if some stu- heart's content." engaging and ready to have a Pietruszewski said that one of freshmen tested out online registra- dents should be removed so that the Montag said these changes will dialogue with the students,"Trub, the goals of the conference is to tion. Montag said a similar testing course would be within the maxi- make Rice's registration process a Jones senior, said. change the way people think process would be used this spring to mum enrollment. About half of the more like that at other universities. The format of the afternoon about the environment. preregister for fall courses, and the professors did not remove students "Most other universities have a was also changed this year to an "A lot of things today encour- system should be ready to go by the from the course, Montag said. For time for registration, a time for drop/ open forum instead of last year's age people to think a discon- fall. the other courses, professors de- add, and most other universities have panel discussion followed by a nected way from the environ- "We're on the fastest track pos- cided how students should be re- caps on class enrollment," he said. question and answer session. ment," Pietruszewski said. "We're sible to bring Web technology to moved from the course. Some pro- "We're looking to standardize how "Instead of having people lec- going to have to reinvent people's Rice," he said. fessors specifically chose which stu- Rice does it, and this is done at most turing at the audience, the audi- perspectives. We're trying to get How academic advising will fit dents should be allowed in the other universities." ence is going to participate," people to think differently about into this process is not yet known, course, while others removed stu- Jones School of Management Pietruszewski said. how they interact with the space but Montag said he thinks students dents by seniority or date of regis- Professor Michele Daley said her Because students at Rice work around them." will still meet with their advisers, tration. class Introduction to Accounting was so hard in their academics all week, The conference, titled "It's the who will authorize students to regis- History Professor Allen overenrolled, but the problem was "it's hard to convince them to spend End of the World As We Know It, ter for certain courses. Then, the Matusow, whose America Since 1945 solved relatively quickly. a Saturday afternoon doing some- and I Feel Fine: A Sense of Place in students will register online. The course has a maximum enrollment Daley said Montag has been very thing that seems just like another the New Millennium," will be to- procedure for adding and dropping of 80 students, said that although responsive to professors' complaints lecture," Trub said. Last year, 150 morrow in the Student Center from courses will remain similar, but stu- 104 students were originally prereg- and has worked to solve all prob- people attended the conference, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is free to all dents will be able to add and drop istered for the course, he asked that lems to which he has been alerted. but only 35 were Rice students. attendees. A free vegetarian lunch courses online any time after pre- the number be reduced to 80 based "Jerry is very proactive, he is very The afternoon will feature me- will be provided for Rice students, registration. on the date students preregistered interested in finding out what the diated forum discussions on is- faculty and staff; attendees who "Right now you have one week of for the course. Matusow said he was problems are and making sure they sues such as local ecology, com- are not affiliated with Rice will be preregistration, then you have to wait happy with the way the Registrar's don't happen again," Daley said. munity involvement and volun- charged $5 for the lunch. until the very first week of classes. Office handled the problem. Matusow also said he thought tary simplicity. A kick-off TG for the confer- You couldn't touch your courses," "I was very pleased that they other faculty members were also Alex Bain (Brown '00) will lead ence will be today at 3 p.m. in the Montag said. "This way, as the se- solved it," Matusow said. "At first 1 pleased with the way the Registrar's a discussion about how young Ray Courtyard, outside the Rice mester starts, you will have your was disturbed, but they were respon- Office was being run. "I have a feel- people who have recently gradu- Memorial Center. Food, drinks courses exactly as you want them to sive to the problem and solved it, ing that there is a positive attitude ated can stay involved in environ- and music will be provided. be." and I take that to be a good sign toward the new regime there," he Montag said most courses with about the future of the office." said. D verseWorks presents Rice Student MICHELLE SPENCER Specials! ALL CLYTEMNESTRA ON THE WESTERN FRONT A TECHNO-FEMINIST RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ILIAD 5733 Kirby (713)523-7770 She s brilliantly neurotic" The Oakland Tribune r<& Ml 1)1 I'M PI //A \^w One Medium One-Topping Pizza | & 1 Drink | Offer valid with coupon only. Prices may vary. 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Former treasurer paid back stolen funds LETTER FROM FORMER BROWN TREASURER This is the e-mail former Brown College Treasurer David Nunez sent to TREASURER, from Page 1 the college fee checks paid by stu- could be recovered for O-Week. members of Brown College Wednesday evening. he thought about it. We were told dents at the beginning of each year Nunez responded almost a month that it was a 'friend-in-need' situation, until late in the fall semester. later with a package. In it, he in- and it was a poor judgment call [that] "In August and September, you cluded four post-dated checks and Dear Masters, Associates, Cabinet, and members of Brown College shouldn't have been done but it was." get in the huge chunk of money that letters for Czarnota and Werner, Past and Present, Nunez admitted to the theft and you're going to spend for the rest of Henry and the masters. agreed to pay back $2,500. The extra the year, and your balance goes down The first check, dated Sept. 30, Many rumors have been circulating regarding my handling of Brown $500 would serve as a penalty. from there," Czarnota said. "He was for $2,000. The rest of the checks funds during my terms as Treasurer. But Brown's financial troubles re- waited until November to deposit were dated for the end of the months I feel it's time to set the record straight and for me to make a public mained unresolved. almost all the dues checks. Mean- of October through December. The apology to you in hopes that you will understand the full scope of what happened. Over the summer, Brown re- while, we got a negative balance in first three were for $2,000 and the ceived a $10,000 Food and Housing our account." last was for $1,000. I am not proud of many things during my time at Rice. Most of all, my bill. The money was two years' worth Those fees totaled just over $ 1 ,(XX). All of the checks have been de- second term as Treasurer of Brown was a personal disgrace and I regret of Orientation Week housing costs, posited successfully and cleared. having taken the post. It nullified any successes I had during my first some repair costs and fines. During the summer, Werner also term. I firmly believe that all actions I took as treasurer of Brown college were right in their intentions. I now know that certain decisions that I Brown didn't have $10,000 in its negotiated the$10,000debt from F&H made in good faith were actually very wrong in their means of execution. bank account. 'Everyone makes to a more manageable $3,700. He said Czarnota started looking through F&H Director Mark Ditman allowed For example, I had a lifelong friend who was dying of AIDS. Living on the books from the past two years mistakes and as long as Brown to use unspent ambiance and the streets, he needed funds to purchase Black Market pain killers and "just to see where our money from they make amends, I matching fund money from the previ- to make a trip to visit a Faith Healer in Mexico. I knew that his chances the year had gone," she said. "I came ous year to help pay off the debt. of survival were next to none, but I felt these temporary fixes would at across several other checks. In will not hold it against Since then, Werner said changes least improve his perceived quality of life until he died towards the end Quicken they were listed as being have been made in the way Brown's of my Senior year. made out to 'student,' which I them.' finances are handled. They moved I made the choice to deceitfully borrow $3000 of Brown college funds to help relieve the pain of a friend I loved. thought was strange." — Albert Pope the Brown bank account from the Because of this, Czarnota and International Bank of Commerce to I don't consider this act noble or heroic; I am sorry that I lost the trust Brown College master Werner decided to audit the Chase Manhattan Bank, where most and respect of many good friends at Brown as a result. It was very college's books. Rice organizations bank, because inappropriate and stupid. "SoTim and I sat down one Satur- IBC cashed checks with improper However, if presented with this decision a second time, I feel I would day and just went through every- At a meeting of the masters, resi- signatures and allowed Brown to do exactly what I did, again... and I would also reaccept the shame and thing from the past two years, check dent associates, Henry, Czarnota and accumulate a large negative balance. regret that come with that choice. by check," she said. Werner, it was decided that Pope Another change is that outgoing Furthermore, while conducting an audit of my records, members of They found a number of other would call Nunez and tell him about treasurers must make a statement the Brown executive cabinet discovered many instances of reimburse- checks Nunez had written reimburs- a potential audit. of the budget to the incoming trea- ments to myself that occurred without receipts. While these large ing himself for expenses that had no According to Werner, Nunez was surer, the masters and the college reimbursements were for legitimate causes (ex. expenses incurred attached receipts. vague on the phone, but called Pope coordinator. while coordinating Beer Bike), I understand how they may appear "I think that as treasurer, you know back to tell him about a $ 1,000 check Czarnota said Brown is now fi- suspicious. you need to have receipts," Czarnota he'd written to himself. He then nancially stable. She said that their They also found bank charges which occurred as a direct result of my said. "If everybody else is required to claimed he'd repaid the money. audit discovered quite a few checks failure in my duties. have receipts, you especially do." Czarnota said she couldn't find that had never been cashed, which I accept full responsibility for careless recordkeeping in those Nunez addressed these checks any record of a deposit. "It called into allowed them to add almost $8,000 incidents. in his apology letter to Brown. "While question anything that had been writ- to the budget. I want you to know that with the cooperation of the Brown college these large reimbursements were ten to him, because at this point obvi- Also, Nunez's $7,000 has left them masters and current Treasurer, I have already rectified these mistakes for legitimate causes (ex. expenses ously we didn't trust him," she said. better off than they have been in to the best of my ability including returning any borrowed funds, repaying incurred while coordinating Beer- "It had happened more than once." recent memory. legitimate reimbursements, paying back bank charges, and donating a Bike), I understand how they may Werner and Czarnota began draft- Pope declined to comment but small, extra amount as a self-imposed punitive action. appear suspicious," he wrote. ing a letter to Nunez in late June submitted a written statement. "As In all, I returned $7000 to Brown college last semester. Also, Werner and Czarnota dis- demanding repayment for the suspi- the master of Brown College, I'm an I should point out that I consider my repayment of legitimate covered a number of fees the col- cious checks in addition to the fees advocate for all students," he said. reimbursements to be a private donation to Brown college as a very lege had incurred because of insuffi- he allowed to accumulate. "Everyone makes mistakes and as small gesture to express remorse for any acts of irresponsibility. cient funds in Brown's bank account. They wanted him to send about long as they make amends, I will not I hope one day I will be able to look you in the eye and rejoin the ranks Nunez apparently did not deposit $5,600 by mid-August so the money hold it against them." of some the best people I've ever known. I will forever appreciate the tact, consideration for my privacy, and support I received from those directly involved. I am very sorry for putting you in that terrible situation. As difficult as it may be, writing this letter for all to see is an important step in bringing closure to this situation so that I may move on with my life in peace. In the meantime, I beg your forgiveness.

Yours in humility, David Nunez

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THE THRESHER'S ONLY COOL PEOPLE KNOW JONATHAN IV E RECOMMENDATIONS •t FOR EVENTS AROUND HOUSTON THROUGH Injection-molded fun at Rice Art Gallery FEB. 8, 2001. Maria Stalford THRESHER STAFF Internationally renowned de- EDITORS signer Karim Rashid is unquestion- ably one of today's hottest artists. It would be hard to overestimate his success either in terms of buzz gen- picks erated or products sold. Major mu- seums such as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art display his works in their permanentcollections. He has worked with such high-pro- tonight file clients as Sony, Issey Miyake and Giorgio Armani. And his latest m RECKLESS KELLY project? Believe it or not, it's an in- stallation specially commissioned for the Rice Art Gallery. Austin country-rockers f Reckless Kelly crash into

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# The Rice Art Gallery Braun, this band is slowly but Exhibit runs through Feb. 25 surely getting more than just regional recognition. Rashid has graced our campus Fabulous Satellite Lounge. with his hipness thanks to the savvy SARAH AHRENS/THRESHER * 3616 Washington Ave. and hard work of guest curator Jen- Oh, to be a little orange man on skis .... The smooth slopes and curves of "Pleasurscape" would surely provide some t nifer King (Hanszen '96). King said killer downhill action, if only we were four inches tall. / Tickets $10. 21 and up. she became interested in Rashid Doors open at 9 p.m. For more while researching the recent phe- cess in this role. Sales of his best- Awash in the ambient electronic is to look straight up at the ceiling. nomenon of "good design for every- known and most affordable products, music and situated in the smoothly Rashid insists that this is intentional info, call (713) 869-2665. one." She spent a day dragging a few the curvy plastic Garbo and Garbino contoured, surprisingly comfortable and that he means for visitors to reluctant friends through New York trash cans for Umbra, have swelled chaises, one can do little but follow have a space for solitude and medi- Saturday and galleries while trying to decide which to more than two million. His translu- Rashid's instructions to "kick back, tation. Nevertheless, there seems to Sunday artist to invite to Rice. Her friends cent OH chair and YA table, also for relax and chill." be a conflict between the sensuous, suffered major "gallery fatigue" at Umbra, seem to be approaching a Rashid views the space as "a part organic forms and their grid-like the end of the day, but they came similar level of ubiquity. of the Pleasurnation — a place and arrangement, which can suggest, in GRAND ILLUSION spite of itself, a hospital ward of par- i alive in a design store that carried "Pleasurscape" depicts Rashid's time for Solitude, the cocoon as com- some of Rashid's creations. vision of the way we might come to munal. A world that I am develop- allel, identical beds. Orson Welles once said, "If I Though Rashid's training is in conceive of and interact with our ing." His description makes the This points to the installation's had only one film in the world industrial design, he prefers to think environments. The installation is a space sound positively blissful, but central, if inevitable, problem. of himself an "orchestrator of the kind of prototype for a future in which despite its alluring shapes, the un- Pleasurscape is curious and fun on to save, it would be Grand physical world." Rashid views him- objects and spaces will be intimately dulating landscape cannot escape its own, but it is much more interest- Illusion." A newly restored self as "the 'artist of real issues' of and indistinguishably connected. the hard, sterile, almost denture-like ing in the context of a larger body of white plastic it's made of. work and theory that lends it more | print enhances Jean Renoir's everyday life who mediates between The gallery space has been trans- industry and the user; between self- formed into a series of molded white Furthermore, the identical plas- revolutionary significance. It would \ World War I classic. expression and desire, between pro- plastic forms rising out of and into a tic forms are arranged in a regular, be grossly unfair to compare the Rice Media Center. $5, $4 duction technologies and human continuous expanse of fluorescent grid-like pattern that all but discour- resources of our small installation social behavior, between commerce orange. Visitors to the gallery are ages "commu nal" social in teraction. space with that of a major museum students. 7 p.m. and and everyday life," according to his encouraged to remove their shoes The wide gulf between the chaises is or a high-profile developer, but the \ 9:30 p.m. For more info, Web site at http://www. core77.com/ to explore and recline in the repeat- an obstacle to intimate conversation, most complete realization of Rashid's and the chairs are constructed such ideas can be seen in his design of the call (713) 348-4853. karimrashid. ing plastic landscape of chaise Rashid has enjoyed unrivaled sue- lounges and table-like projections. that the most comfortable position See ORANGE, Page 13

t h u r s d a y ONLY COOL PEOPLE KNOW 1A TIN I ON-CAMPUS I KTRU CONCERT i Alley Theatre produces blindingly good drama 'Equus' KTRU hosts a free concert

for Rice students featuring Garret Merriam of events contributing to Alan's obsession. His THRESHER STAFF atheist father and devoutly religious mother cre- the Gossip, a punky A young man commits an unspeakable act of ate an environment of spiritual dissonance, hypoc- R&B/gospei group, and violence. What possessed him? Is he crazy or just risy and mixed messages concerning Alan's sexual development. When parental failings displace spiri- openers Karate Cowgirl at plain evil? Were his deeds born of deep-seated childhood trauma? Can psychiatry "cure" him of tual governance and sexual maturation, Alan comes Lyle's in the Lovett his affliction? Would such a cure destroy the to worship the horses as godlike creatures of College basement. beauty and individuality of his human spirit?These mythic significance and raw erotic power. are the psychological enigmas that envelop Equus, The story culminates as Dysart, while uncov- $5, free with student I.D. the Tony Award-winning play currently running ering Alan's demons, discovers his own. Bored 9:30 p.m. at the Alley Theatre in downtown Houston. with his routine life of books and social norms, Dysart realizes he is just as "committed" to the mental institution as his patients. He grows to thursday equus envy the vitality and intensity that characterize Alan's relationship with horses. Dysart proclaims, RICE ROCKERS The Alley Theatre "I sit looking at pages of centaurs trampling the Rating: ***# 1/2 (out of five) HIT THE TOWN soil of Argos — and outside my window he is trying to become one in a Hampshire field!" Through Feb. 10. Tickets are $32 to $49. Dysart becomes torn and wonders whether it Rice acts Brainfreeze, Joel is worth destroying the ecstasy and individuality Stein and Annie Lin perform Written by British playwright Peter Shaffer that this infatuation endows in Alan for the sake of as part of the Ariadne (best known for his play Amadeus, the basis for the "normalizing" him to society's standards. As film that won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1984), Dysart laments, "Passion ... can be destroyed by Records showcase. Equus tells the story of unassuming 17-year-old a doctor. It cannot be created." Fitzgerald's. 2706 White Oak. Alan Strang, who inexplicably blinds six horses Hie lead roles of Dysart and Alan are played with a hoof pick one night. Alan comes under the magnificently by Alley veteran James Black and Tickets $5. 6 p.m. For more care of Dr. Martin Dysart after being committed to newcomer Ben Nordstrom. Black manages to j info, call (713) 862-3838 or a psychiatric hospital in a dissociative suite, re- present the subtle unraveling of Dysart's faith in I visit www.ariadnerecords.com. sponding to questions only by singing commercial his field, his self-consciousness and even reason JIM CALDWELL/ALLEY THEATRE jingles. Dysart, an aging child psychiatrist who has itself while preserving the dignity expected of a A genderless centaur roams the Alley Theatre in begun to doubt the efficacy of his work, reluctantly psychiatrist. Nordstrom displays an impressive their production of Equus. takes the case and tries to reach the disturbed array of emotional states, from childlike wonder young man. to pubescent rage and confusion, all orchestrated circular center stage demarcates the rooms. The Over the course of the play, I )ysart believably within the bounds of his character's largest part of the stage is occupied by two large slowly develops a relationship with developing neurosis. balconies of on-stage audience seating. Alan, coaxing him out of his shell and Hie most visually striking aspect of the play is But what complexity the play lacks in setting, it beginning to unravel his long-stand- the costuming of the horses. Actors don wire- more than makes up for with its remarkably affect- ing obsession with horses. Regress- framed horse heads and are elevated on nine-inch- ing lighting. Through subtle shifts in intensity and ing through time in a series of flash- high steel platform shoes, shaped to resemble hue, the lights are used to divide the simple stage backs marvelously spliced into the hoofs and angled to induce the foreleg posture of into different settings. Surgical use of spotlighting present, Dysart reveals how Alan's a thoroughbred. Meticulous attention has been allows for two events in different times and places childhood love of horses developed given to realism in the horses' movements to to occur on the stage simultaneously. into an obsession. suggest the grace and power of the animals. All in all, Stephen Rayne's direction of Equus Dysart meets with the boy's par- The sets are mostly minimal, consisting pri- yields a fantastic production of a provoking and ents and gradually uncovers a series marily of chairs and benches. A slightly raised engaging play. '

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oxi) cool, people ksow RUSSIAN/ITALIAlV Houston Grand Opera pulls double duty with 'Igor' and 'Cosi' Music saves 'Igor' Mozart's music and two masquerading from bland plot Albanians contribute to a light comedy Laura Love and Steve Kellogg Elissa Wagman Goerke, Joyce DiDonato, Richard FOR THE THRESHER THRESHER STAFF Croft and Nathan Gunn, have strong As the lights dim at the Houston An 18th-century farce involving but appropriately light voices. More Grand Opera, the bayou city's finest four young lovers, a feisty maid and important, since Cost is an ensemble dutifully tuck their furs and feather two "Albanian" suitors in disguise opera in which the leads sing prima- boas under their seats, reassure each sounds like it has a light, insubstan- rily in duet, trio and quartet with one other that their Porsches and tial and perhaps dubiously funny another as opposed to solo, the sing- Bentleys are safe in the hands of the plot. ers perform together in a graceful 17-year-old valetand rearrange them- and natural manner. Their voices selves in order to see around the big are well-suited and well-matched for hair in front of them. Doctors, tax 'cosi fan tutte' ensemble singing throughout the attorneys and other River Oaks deni- production. zens hold their breath and prepare Houston Grand Opera Since Cost is a comic opera, tlr& Rating: **** 1/2 to behold Aleksandr Borodin's quality of the acting is more impor- (out of five) Prince Igor — a three-hour opera tant than it might be in other op- whose music saves the stale and eras. Fortunately, in the HGO pro- rehashed plot. Through Feb. 10. Student rush tickets are $10 the day of show. duction the honey-voiced singers For tickets, call (713) 227-ARTS. also do an excellent job playing , •? 'prince igor' comic roles. Judith Christin, in par- ticular, singing the role of the crafty Houston Grand Opera However, in the hands of Mozart maid Despina, creates a genuinely Rating: ***• and his wonderful librettist Lorenzo funny character replete with clever (out of five) one-liners. Indeed, all of the char- GEORGE HIXSON/HOUSTON GRAND OPERA Da Ponte, the Houston Grand Opera's production of Cost fan Tutte acters do an admirable job, with Through Feb. 11. Student rush Igor's son Vladimir (Vsevolod Grivnov) fails in love with the Khan's daughter (Mzia Nioradze) in Prince Igor. ("All Women Do the Same" or "The facial expression and gesture, of tickets are $10 the day of show. presenting the clever and funny For tickets, call (713) 227-ARTS. School for levers") is a delight. and crumbled set. Right on cue, the getaway horse, which he accepts Running Feb. 2,4 (matinee) and 10 aspects of Da Ponte's libretto and splendidly costumed Tartan army because although his honor does at the Wortham Theater, Cost is a Mozart's score. Fortunately, there is much more arrives, burns the city and attempts not permit him to run away, leav- funny comic opera with lovely mu- to Prince Igor than a disappointing to shoot Igor's wife. The evil Galitsky ing on horseback is just fine. Igor sic. departs, leaving his son to die at story; you don't go to any opera ex- jumps in front of the bullet, how- Cost is the story of the cynical, the hands of his captors. Tough Ferrando and pecting to be floored by the story ever, and promptly dies. With the worldly Don Alfonso, an Italian love. line. town in ruins, Yaroslavna laments gentleman, and his friends Ferrando Guglielmo are Borodin's style is beautiful and some more. Upon Igor's arrival in Putivl, and Guglielmo, young soldiers. easy to understand, with broadly Yaroslavna is elated to see her hus- Ferrando and Guglielmo are en- to dress up as sweeping lines, dazzling woodwind The curtain opens band and stops lamenting to sing gaged to the sisters Fiordiligi and and string sonorities, and towering happily about his return. No men- Dorabella who, Alfonso suggests, ALBANIAN brass cadences. The orchestra's per- on the BARE, tion of the missing son. Yaroslavna may be subject to female fickleness formance is impressive, and the nuzzles up to Igor, eager for her and infidelity when tempted by other suitors and mostly Russian cast exhibits techni- starkly decorated long-anticipated nooky, but our men. At both men's denial of the cal and artistic brilliance. hero's thoughts have already turned attempt to woo Russian town of possibility of unfaithfulness in their The singers, comfortable in their to raising a new army to defend fiancees, Alfonso proposes a bet with Fiordiligi and roles, prove skillful actors as well Putivl (pronounced Putivl. the soldiers designed to tempt the under the direction of Francesca 'PITIFUL,' I think). Throughout the production, girls: Ferrando and Guglielmo are Dorabella. Zambello. The costumes are incon- Ieiferkus and Vassileva deliver out- to dress up as Albanian suitors and sistent at times, ranging from sim- standing performances as Igor and attempt to woo Fiordiligi and plistic to superfluous. Act II opens in the exquisitely his wife. The contrasting Russian Dorabella. The costumes are generally nice, The curtain opens on the bare, detailed and lavishly designed Tar- and Tartan sets, designed by Zack Aided by the girls' feisty maid, especially those of the faux Alba- starkly decorated Russian town of tan encampment where Prince Igor's Brown, effectively transport the au- Despina, each "Albanian" sets out to nians. The set and lighting are ap- Putivl (pronounced "pitiful," 1 think). son and the Tartan Khan's daughter dience into the middle of the old- court the other's fiancee, confident propriate, though Cosi fan Tutte is Prince Igor (baritone Sergei have fallen in love. Igor, besieged time Old World. Duane Schiller's that the girls will remain faithful. not an opera in which the set plays a I^eiferkus) is setting off to lead an with offers to leave captivity peace- lighting also adds to the atmosphere. Otherwise, Ferrando and Guglielmo terribly important role; the music army against the invading Tartars, fully, feels honorbound to remain Technically, it's a solid production will owe Alfonso money. In the and acting are much more impor- to his wife's (soprano Zvetelina miserable. And the Khan, noticing all around. course of the ruse, however, noth- tant. Vassileva) lament. Nevertheless, that it is tax season and that several As the opera closes, Yaroslavna ing turns out as Ferrando and The orchestra, however, is at Igor departs, entrusting the town to of the exhausted attorneys in the realizes that Igor is an incorrigible Guglielmo might have expected, and times too loud for the singers, and his brother-in-law, Galitsky (bass audience have drifted into slumber, warrior and begins to lament anew. both couples learn lessons about love some of the woodwind and brass Vladimir Ognovenko). orders a feast complete with a Rus- Meanwhile, / lament that nobody and faithfulness. players seemed to lire as the evening Igor's wife Yaroslavna continues sian Riverdance takeoff to liven tried to close the gaping holes in the As it seems to be the case quite goes on, becoming less accurate in to lament. To make matters worse, things up. plot. Houston's finest, however, are consistently, the Houston Grand the second act. the city council arrives with bad The Khan's plan works admira- in full standing ovation while simul- Opera does a fantastic job with this Despite these aspects of the per- news: Igor and his son Vladimir bly, but some of the dance choruses taneously digging out their feather production. Perhaps some of the formance, the HGO does a wonder- (Vsevolod Grivnov) have been taken could use some polish. Like so many boas and furs, hoping to trade their most beautiful opera music ever ful job with Cosi. 'Hie production prisoner, and the Tartan army is Rice students, the Tartars on stage valet tickets for a Mercedes in written is performed by the HGO brings across the sparkle, humor marching toward Pitiful to turn the drink themselves into a stupor. roughly the same shape as the one with beautiful singing. T he four lov- and beauty of Mozart's perfectly con- bare and stark set into a bare, stark A renegade guard offers Igor a they left. ers, played by Americans Christine structed masterpiece.

ONLY COOL PEOPLE KNOW ONYX Poetry slams now on Coffeehouse menu Carly Kocurek The Coffeehouse initiated the THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF slams to increase student aware- The Rice Coffeehouse hosted ness of the slam format, and its second Poetry Slam on Jan. they hope to make the slams a 24. Nine performers recited origi- monthly event, Fry said. nal poetry for judges and com- " It'd be nice if Rice itself got peted for cash in the event. so into it that they could create a Competitors performed and slam team to send to nationals were judged based on three or regionals," Fry said. »•; ' pieces of original work. Baker Fry said the slams are also College freshman Rassul Zarinfar intended to help promote the took horr e the $100 prize. Coffeehouse as a performance The event was funded and venue and hangout. organized by the Coffeehouse. "We were looking for some- j Although the event was open thing that would really go hand- to the public, students comprised in-hand with the serving of coffee most of the participants and the and the atmosphere, and we # ;r ;\i, 60-person audience. "We had a wanted to promote the new 'red' couple of community members, and 'blue' rooms we opened this

but it's mostly Rice students," year," Fry said. KATIE STREIT/THRESMER said slam organizer Layla Fry, a The Coffeehouse will hold its Left Sol shares her powerful poem about child rape at the Coffeehouse's second Poetry Slam on Jan. 24. The event's Wiess College senior. next slam Feb. 22. organizers hope to make the slams a monthly event. The next slam is Feb. 22. THE RICE THRESHER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2001 13

the previous track. "Someone Else's and a strong female vocalist alter- Song" is marked by strong lyrics nate verses before building into an and tells of the singer's desperate amazingly strong duet. need to find himself. The chorus Seventh on the album, 'Pleasurscape' an orange features the plea, "I remind myself "Tonight's the Night" opens with of someone else/I've got somebody strong bass and light percussion else's thoughts in my head, I want accented by piano. The song rises heaven of style, design some of my own." and falls in intensity throughout "Only One" showcases lead its 10 minutes. ORANGE, from Page 11 Indeed, when asked after his singer Jason Wade's haunting voice The album closes with a cover of almost impossibly chic and high- lecture at the architecture school as he sings melancholy lyrics like Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watch tech Semiramis Hotel in Athens what kinds of objects might be- "I'm up to my ankles and I'm drown- Tower" featuring Chrissie Hynde on and in his upcoming piece, come heirlooms in the future, he ing anyway." guitar and vocals. Unmatched on "Softscape," for the San Fran- rejects the very notion of heir- While 'Trying" proclaims that the album in energy, the track is cisco MOMA. Like "Pleasur- looms, adding triumphantly, "We "honesty is a hard attribute to find," driven by electric guitar and percus- scape," "Softscape" will also be will dematerialize eventually and it also proves that energy and origi- sion and perfectiy showcases Young a reconfigurable interior land- throw out all this baggage!" nality are equally elusive. "Simon" and Hynde's vocals. scape, but it will utilize softer Like any true believer, he's follows the mellow tone of most of The album creates an illusion of materials and will embed the encountered quite a few skep- the album, but finds some subtle the rock 'n' roll of the past, since the latest in digital technology into tics. Rashid's radical proposals intensity and direction to carry it focus is on energy, not lyrical con- the supple forms themselves. In for such purveyors of cool as short, even the generous budget Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren and field mob through nicely. tent, and the music feels like the 'Hie eighth track, "Cling and Clat- result of a jam session. How else can constraints of the Rice Gallery Tommy Hilfiger were eventually ter," is a little faster, and, for the an album of eight tracks last well have limited "Pleasurscape" to rejected because they were just 613: FROM ASHY first time on the album, Lifehouse over an hour? more of a schematic display of too virtual and conceptual for TO CLASSY sounds like a distinct band rather Road Rock Vol. I definitely justi- Rashid's sophisticated vision of companies that exist based on than a sedated version of Creed. fies the creation of a second volume: the possibilities for the physical the sales of material objects. Hailing from Albany, Ga., Field "Breathing" continues this trend This is rock music at its finest, pre- world than a full execution of it. Mob distinguishes itself from many with its soft instrumentation and sented by a living legend. As manifested in "Softscape," Southern rap groups by avoiding sweetly endearing lyrics like "I want Rashid's insatiable interest in in- Her friends flashy tales of cars, jewelry and nothing more than to sit outside — Carly Kocurek novative new technologies ex- suffered "gallery stacks of money. In fact, on their heaven's door and listen to you tends in numerous directions — album 613: From Ashy to Classy, they breathing." from new plastics and coloring FATIGUE" at the brag about their poverty the way Monotonous and repetitive, " -'.A . , 1 techniques to high-tech gadgetry other rappers brag about their "Quasimodo" struggles t hrough four and the impact it is making on our end of the day, wealth. and a half minutes before giving way li-\ A. \ lives. Rashid tries to be on the but they came • Held Mob claims to represent to the soothing but bland "Some- pulse of what he calls the the entire South, and their music where in Between." "infosthetic," the aesthetics of alive in a DESIGN reflects that with a style that is obvi- The final track, "Everything," the information age. In this way, store that carried ously Southern and yet not reminis- builds nicely but slowly. By the time he shows an affinity with the Japa- cent of any particular Southern scene the song springs to life at the begin- nese, who have been especially some of Rashid's or city. Underground Atlanta seems ning of the fourth minute, listeners enthusiastic about his work. He to be influential on songs such as may have already lost interest. has designed the interior of two creations. "Da Durty" and "Dimez," but many While No Name Face is not a bad floors of the Sendai Mediatheque, other songs are more unique in their album, it fails to generate excite- innovative shopping bags, the However, the bread and but- sound. For example, "Crutch," the ment. All 12 tracks are passable, but first-ever designer plastic eau de ter of Rashid's meteoric rise to best song on the album, is a deep, it's almost impossible to distinguish toilette bottle for Issey Mikaye fame and fortune has been his introspective song with a hook remi- them from one another. Overall, the and an extensive line of home uncommonly clever, innovative niscent of a church hymn. album is more likely to provide nice furnishings for IDEE Japan. design of common household background music than inspire ac- underworld For Rashid, the infosthetic objects for both high- and low- tive listening. catalyzes a wholly new way of end markets. Although his Soft EVERYTHING, looking at the material world, a collection of lighting for George — Carly Kocurek EVERYTHING philosophy he calls "growth by Kovacs retails at about $1,500 subtraction." He disavows a lamp and his one-off carpets society's obsession with objects and couches have commanded neil young Most of the people in the world can be divided into three catego- and even advocates riddingone's far more, the Garbo can and OH ries: those who love techno, those home of all material things that chairs have been selling like ROAD ROCK who like techno at parties when fail to bring meaning and plea- hotcakes for less than $10 and VOL. 1 they're in the mood to dance and/ sure to our lives. $50, respectively. or have had a little to drink, and He rejects the idea that inte- Visiting "Pleasurscape" might Neil Young's Road Rock Vol. 1 those who think techno is anxiety- rior designers should aim for the whet your appetite for incorporat- sounds something like its title: mu- inducing. longevity or permanence of their ing good design into your own life and space. Then again, chances sic to pop into your car stereo as you If you belong to the first group ideas, contending instead that are you just might have an array drive off down the highway, the and already know the Underworld's design must always stay current of Rashid creations in your home soundtrack to an introspective previous albums, you may have a with or even ahead of its time. already — and that is exactly why roadtrip. Including some interest- been-there, done-that attitude about The son of a television set de- "Pleasurscape" is such a major Other good songs are "Shake ing collaborations, the live album them. signer, he argues, "Interiors used to last years, now they last for event. If you have any designs on Sumpthin," featuring Houston features several of Young's family If you're in the second group, 30 about three. Interior design has being part of the hip and happen- reggae-rapper F'apa Reu, and "Dead members and even a performance Underworld's live album, Everything, become like set design." ing, you shouldn't miss it. in Your Chevy," a rather violent song from the Pretenders' Chrissie Everything, is definitely worth look- that contrasts with the somewhat Hynde. ing into. playful tone of the rest of the album. An 18-minute rendition of "Cow- For the rest of you, I hear there's Finally, "Can't Stop Us," is a simple girl in the Sand" accented by memo- a new Enya CD out. song over a typical Southern bounce rable solos kicks off the alburn. While Everything, Everything doesn't ON SALE THIS SATURDAY! beat with sheer energy that makes it often-screaming fans detract from disappoint. Recorded live on an enjoyable listen. the music on live albums, the audi- Underworld's tours across the globe, However, the first single, ence-generated noise on Road Rock the album preserves the feel of be- "Project Dream/," suffers from an adds to the feeling of a rock 'n' roll ing at a club — the occasional audi- unexciting beat. Kollage and roadtrip. ence sounds aren't nearly as offen- Boondox have trouble at times rap- sive as they are on most live albums, ping with the beat, and their voices when you want those people just to are wild and somewhat annoying. shut up so you can hear the per- This reason alone makes it difficult former. to listen to the whole album in one The world of pop culture first sitting. noticed Underworld when the Field Mob's commentary on group's "Born Slippy" made it onto their album makes it clear that the the soundtrack of the 1996 movie duo wanted to make a statement Trainspotting. That song, which be- with their work, and, to a certain came a hit for the three-member extent, they have succeeded. Al- group, was their breakthrough into though the album has its weak- mainstream music. They remain nesses, 613: From Ashy to Classy accessible to the novice listener on shows that concept albums and Everything, Everything, which in- Southern musical styles are not cludes "Born Slippy." mutually exclusive. Underworld's not agroup afraid to do interesting things. The track — Todd Makse "Walk On" incorporates honky- that mixes the songs "Shudder" tonk elements into agreat piano part. and "King of Snake" begins with a The third track, the previously crazy guitar riff and then decre- lifehouse unreleased "Fool for Your Love," scendos into a single repeated vo- tells of a relationship gone wrong in cal line. NO NAME FACE an almost upbeat manner. The The vocals, provided by Kyle CARROT TOP backup vocalists especially add to Hyde, are generally calm and engag- Lifehouse's debut, No Name Face, the song. ing, although you never really want MARCH 17 presents a dozen average, listenable Substantially slower, "Peace of to sing along. More than any other alt-rock songs. In the end, however, Mind" plays out calmly. A surpris- tricks of speeding up and slowing the album is little more than formu- ingly strong percussion beat keeps the beats, the vocals distinguish the laic rock. the song from turning into a medio- songs from one another and make Opening the album, "Hanging by cre lullaby. them hummable. Theater a Moment" is a solid and fairly con- Fifth on the album, "Words" slips This album would be great for www.jeriaRtwatei.com Aenal Theater Bo« Office 520 Te»a» ht. 713-230-1600 ventional song. It's followed by the into a gray area between rock and your next party, workout or late- CALL 713-230-1614 FOR NEW V.I.P./ SUBSCRIPTION SEAT OPPORTUNITIES beautifully musical "Sick Cycle Car- country, a rich, slow blend of in- night homework session when Tickets also avatlablr at 713-629-3700. from inrketmattrr ousel." struments and voices in a minor you're struggling to stay awake. get tickets at [sfxj.com outlets, or from the Aerial Theater bo* office. All dates. act(s). and ticket prices are subfeit to change without The third track, "Unknown,"con- key. notice A service chargc is added to each ticket price SFX. and the SFX logo are service marks of SFX Entertainment. Inc tinues in the almost-mellow vein of In "Motorcycle Mama," Young — Elizabeth Jardina Brought to you by SFX A , THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2,2001 14 LIFESTYLES -*• t r - Saturday Night Fever: Digital Undergbunds 77ze new dance club in Willy's Pub will offer an alcohol-free alternative to boring Saturday nights, but can it last? corey e. devine

Thump, thump, thump — I was basement of Lovett College, and 1 quite sure that it was techno music paid no further attention to signs posted around campus or all the emanating from Willy's Pub. But ruckus in Student Association meet- why would dance music be coming ings; however, last Saturday night I from the Pub on a Saturday night? stumbled onto what could be one of I've been to the Pub, and I never Rice's better ideas. heard techno. Curiosity somehow The logic behind the club seems to be that most clubs in Houston got the best of me. I decided against (the good ones anyway) are acces- ***+H - the Subway sandwich and went sible only to those over 21 on Satur- downstairs to find the source of the day nights. This, unfortunately, music. I guess I discovered how leaves everyone under 21 with no- uninformed I am about campus where to dance and gather. events. Saturday was the grand A group of students, spear- headed by Baker College junior opening of Rice's very own piece of Sanford Holmes, decided that the Houston night life, the Digital Un- Pub — normally empty on Saturday dergrounds. nights — would make a great place to have underage students come and When I first heard about this, I dance without alcohol. was sure that it was some sort of I'm still a bit skeptical about the avant-garde musical show in the no-alcohol policy for the Digital Un- m dergrounds. Clubs make the bulk of their profits from alcohol sales. The m

Digital Undergrounds isn't selling SARAH AHRENS/THRESHER alcohol. Johnny So looks on as DJ Alexi Angelides masterfully mixes vinyl on the Digital Undergrounds' new turntables. To compound the problem more, there are competing events around The tables that usually fill the place was open yet; however, stu- the night progressed and more campus all the time. I'm not sure space between the bar and pool dents trickled in little by little. people joined the party, it appeared how the Digital Undergrounds plans tables were removed to install a As the night wore on, more people that the general mood in the Digital to handle college-sponsored parties dance floor that can hold about 75 showed up—some wanted to dance, Undergrounds improved. I'm that will pull from their patronage. tightly packed people. others were interested to see what pleased to report that just about ev- My real question is: How long can Most everything else was the had been done to the Pub, and a few eryone, at some point during the this last? same as Willy's Pub on any other more were drawn in (like me) by the night, was dragged out on to the When I entered the club, I wasn't night. Well, everything is the same steady beat of dance music thump- dance floor to "shake their groove overly impressed, and I heard some- except, of course, for beer and wine ing away. thing." one talking about how the Digital coolers. I was impressed by the musical About a hundred people were Undergrounds had really turned out Since the Pub will now be serv- selection. I've never been a big fan of hanging around when I left, but it's to be "the Pub with lights." ing two purposes, the physical space the fast, heavy beat of techno, but I possible that the party got even bet- It was apparent from the myriad can't really change all that much. understand that other people are, ter later when the DJ began to spin of lights attached to the ceiling that I'm sure the club designers did all and there were other music?' siyles Rice's favorite bass-filled hip-hop considerable money has been spent they could within the parameters mixed in as well. One sonc was tunes. to install a modest but adequate light- they were given. definately garage, and some of the In the end, I found that I had a ing system for the club. These observations were made music bordered on my personal fa- decent time at the Digital Under- SARAH AHRENS/THRESHER Much to my chagrin, most of the around 11:30 p.m. when the Digital vorite, house. grounds. Sure, it lacks a few things Beth Lawler dances to the techno expensive lights didn't seem to be Undergrounds wasn't very packed Apparently, after 1 left the music that I think are integral to a clubbing beat in the Digital Undergrounds. up and running for opening night. at all. In fact, I wasn't even sure the switched to hip-hop. The point is, experience, but everyone seemed to there was definitely something for be having fun anyway. everyone. If nothing else, clubs are about Few clubs that I've been to, if any, promoting good times, and the Digi- attempt to mix such diverse musical tal Undergrounds served its purpose. styles to draw such an eclectic base It's really a mix between the casual of partiers, so 1 can't be sure how it atmosphere of the Pub on a Thurs- will work out for the Digital Under- day and the fun of dancing at a club grounds. on a Friday. Next Saturday, I recom- Nevertheless, kudos to the orga- mend that you check it out. nizers for making the effort to please The Digital Undergrounds is all of the people some of the time. open every Saturday night from 10 From the perspective of some- p.m. until 2 a.m. It features five dif- one who's been to most of Houston's ferent DJs who spin a variety of mu- hotter nightspots (as well as quite a sic from electronica to hip-hop. few in other cities), I didn't expect For the first few weeks, there's people to be very impressed with no cover for students and a $2 charge what was going on in the Student for their guests. As support grows, Center basement. cover will rise to $2 for students and At first, 1 was right. However, as $5 for guests.

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by Chris I-arson McKenzie's season THRKSHKR RMTORIAI. STAFF Second place isn't bad, especially by Ryan Keedy when you lose to the top-ranked team in the country. THRKSHKRSTAFF The women's indoor track and Just when junior center T.J. field team began its season last week- McKenzie was playing the best end with a runner-up finish in the basketball of his career, his sea- Southwest Indoor Classic at the son abruptly ended Jan. 25 when University of Houston. The Owls a second-half injury against the scored 93 points to finish behind the University of Hawaii sent him to , " '<•< • University of Texas, which totaled the sidelines for at least a couple 126 points. of months. "J The Owls held on to win the WteZmm televised home game against IN FOCUS: WOMEN'S Western Athletic Conference foe University of Hawaii, but the price INDOOR TRACK they paid may have been too high. Last week: Rice finished "1 was running down the court COURTESY SPORTS INFORMATION T.J. McKenzie second of 10 teams behind for a fast break and (senior guard] top-ranked University of Texas Mike Wilks tossed the ball up," bone back down. I should recover in its season opener at the McKenzie said. "1 went up to grab 100 percent in a month and a half, University of Houston. the ball, and as I came down, my maybe two months. What made the difference: Rice foot was planted and 1 had a Hawaii "They said it's pretty rare. Our won both the 1,600-meter relay player run into me. My knee just trainer even said that he hasn't and the distance medley relay, gave out, and that's when I went seen it for 15 years or so." and junior thrower Jessica down. 1 thought my knee was hurt. By the end of the same game, Sommerfeld provisionally My first thought was not an ACL. 1 two of Rice's three remaining big qualified for the NCAA thought it was a sprain or some- men had fouled out. Now, it's Championships with a personal- thing. I didn't know why my knee back to the drawing board for the best shot put of over 49 feet. wouldn't straighten, but 1 wasn't Owls for an inside game that was thinking ACL or anything." finally beginning to take shape Up next: The Owls return to the McKenzie was averaging 6.1 due to McKenzie's improved play. UH fieldhouse tomorrow to points and 6.4 rebounds per "It's a concern in the post," compete in the Houston Indoor game, but he had stepped up his head coach Willis Wilson said. invitational. play considerably during the "We do have some depth because course of the season. In five of ofguyslike (senior forward) Erik REN AT A ESCOVAR/THRESHER Rice's last seven games, Cooper and [freshman forward] The unranked Rice team easily Sophomore Bonnie Bryan competes in the mile run Saturday at the Southwest McKenzie posted double digits Christian Kollik who are able to outdistanced the other eight teams Classic. Strong distance performances helped Rice finish second In the meet. in scoring or rebounding. play in the post some. When you in the meet. Third-placeTexasA&M they can run with anyone in the coun- Allison Beckford won in 11:48.70 by a All that replays of the incident lose T.J., you also lose a big body. University scored 55 points, and in a try. We executed very well, and that's margin of more than 17 seconds. could show was an unnatural He takes up space and he can telling display of the vulnerability of what we want in the early meets." Beckford and Teteris joined with bending of the knee. create possessions for his team early-season rankings, 20th-ranked The Owls took home four titles, seniors Kelechi Anderson and 'The doctor told me that I have by rebounding and blocking oc- Baylor University scored just 47 second only to top-ranked Texas' six. I,aKeisha Robertson to complete a what's called a bone avulsion," casional shots and those kinds of points and seventh-ranked Houston Rice was especially strong in relay sweep for Rice by winning the McKenzie said. "What happened things, and that's where we re- managed just 43.5. middle distance events. Sophomore 1,600-meter relay in 3:44.26, the fast- is my ACL pulled a chunk of bone ally miss T.J. "Sometimes you don't want to Tanya Wright won the 800-meter run est time a group of Owls has ever out from my fibula, and they don't "If a guy can create five pos- compete with the best teams right in 2 minutes, 10.97 seconds, and the posted in the season's first meet. think the ACL's torn. I have sur- sessions, that's five opportunities away," head coach Victor Ixipez said. distance medley relay team comprised Junior Liza Ruckman and fresh- gery (today! and they'll pin the See MCKENZIE, Page 19 "But competing against them and of juniors AimeeTeteris, Erin Brand man Magdalena Sandoval added to running with them showed the girls and Katie Waite and sophomore See TRACK, Page 19 Rice set to battle familiar foes Old Southwest Conference rivals highlight opening tourney

by Jose Luis Cubria cited about that. It'll be a little Southwest Conference reunion, and I think that has some THRKSHF.R F.WTORIAI.STAFF people excited. We're looking forward to it." As far as rankings are concerned, this Making the weekend even more exciting is weekend's Astros College Classic is actually the fact that the tournament is being held at inferior to next weekend's Crowne Plaza/Rice Enron Field, the year-old home of Major Invitational. League Baseball's Houston Astros. Enron is But with the state's best college baseball widely regarded as one of the finest baseball teams in town, Rice can't think of a better way facilities in the country, and the Owls can't to kick off the 2001 season. wait to try it out — and take aim at the short left The Owls, ranked as high as No. 7 in pre- field porch, which stands a measly 315 feet season polls, opened their season yesterday away from home plate. against 16th-ranked Baylor University. They "ITiat's going to be awesome," Arnold said. take on 20th-ranked University of Texas to- "That place is beautiful. And the short little night and face Texas Tech University tomor- porch in left is every hitter's dream. We're * mm ~ row. definitely excited about that, and we'll take V ff< M». v The games are part of the Astros College advantage of the aluminum bats if we can." <'-V Classic at Enron Field. The tournament fea- All three opponents should test the Owls. tures six former Southwest Conference ri- Baylor, coming off a solid 2000 season that vals, with three schools currently in the Big included the Big 12 regular season title and a 12 Conference — Baylor, Texas and Texas No. 1 regional seed, is led by closer Zane Tech — playing against Rice, Texas Chris- Carlson and catcher Kelly Shoppach, both tian University and the University of Hous- preseason all-Americans. ton. Rice faced Baylor once last year, with the With three teams ranked in the top 20, the Bears taking a 5-2 win at Reckling Park. tournament should be one of the toughest in Texas had the best season of any school in the nation. It's not quite as glamorous as next the state last year, advancing to the College weekend's field, when top-ranked Georgia World Series for the first time since 1993. The Tech University and fourth-ranked University I-onghorns should again be solid, but the loss of Nebraska will visit Reckling Park for the of ail-Americans Charlie Thames and Beau Crowne Plaza/Rice Invitational. Hale makes a return to Omaha unlikely. But that won't take any of the luster off this Tonight's game marks the first time since weekend. In addition to renewing old rival- 19£j that the Owls and Longhorns will face ries, the Astros College Classic will showcase each other on the diamond. the best of the best in Texas college baseball. Texas Tech is likely the weakest of Rice's

LIZ RICE/THRESHER "We're pretty excited," junior shortstop three opponents, but there's a bit of a recent Senior catcher Phillip Ghutzman and the baseball team began the 2001 season yesterday, when Eric Arnold said. "We have a chance to play rivalry between the schools. The two teams Rice faced Baylor University at the Astros College Classic. some really good Texas teams, so we're ex- See BASEBALL, Page 16 ;

THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2,2001 Tribe, Gonzalez battle forfinal spo t in rotation

BASEBALL, from Page 15 have played each other four times IN FOCUS: BASEBALL the last two years, with Rice win- ning all four games and twice First up: The Owls don't hold ending the Red Raiders' season. anything back as they open Playing their former confer- their 2001 campaign in the ence foes has the Owls excited. Astros College Classic at "The competition is great," Enron Field. The Owls face head coach Wayne Graham said. 20th-ranked University of "They're people that will make us Texas tonight at 7 p.m. and better, and they're people we en- meet Texas Tech University joy playing. And they're all top 50 tomorrow at 3 p.m. 55? •? teams, which as an aside helps Look for: Senior pitcher Jon your RPI. Especially if you win." Skaggs to shut down the This weekend is also the first Longhorn bats. Skaggs went chance for Rice to test its much- 12-2 last year and helps to heralded weekend pitching rota- form a staff that should be tion. Senior Kenny Baugh got the among the nation's best this RENATA ESCOVAR/THRESHER start against the Bears last night, year. Freshman Adam Davis digs deep to hold off Baylor University's Floyd Thompson in the 800-meter run Saturday at the and senior Jon Skaggs will face Southwest Classic. The win was merely the first in what should be a long list of successes at Rice for Davis. the Longhorns tonight. Tomorrow's starter is yet to Besides Nichols, Rice has no be determined. With senior Jeff other major injury concerns. Jun- Nichols still rehabilitating his ior center fielder A.J. Porfiriohurt Davis explodes onto track scene surgically repaired shoulder. his shoulder in practice last week- end, but further tests revealed no was more than three seconds faster control and was able to hold off a late Graham said he'll start either by Chris Larson damage. than last year's Western Athletic charge by Baylor's Floyd Thomp- sophomore lefty Jonathan THRFSHF.R EDITORIAL STAFF Gonzalez or junior righty Phillip Junior third baseman Hunter Conference champion at the WAC son to win by just a tenth of a second. Tribe. Brown has been nursing a mild You probably didn't notice Adam meet, and teams typically organize "It definitely felt good," Davis Graham said he'll make the groin pull, but Rice expects him Davis' debut as an Owl. It came in their training efforts so their ath- said. "My coach told me to sit on the decision based on which player to be ready as well. the little-watched sport of indoor letes peak at the meet. Baylor guys for the first 400 meters he wants to use in relief in the With no apparent weak spots, track and field, and it was across In fact, the time would have because they were going to go out tournament's first two games. the Owls can't wait to get the ball town at the University of Houston. earned him 13th place at last year's fast, and then if I felt good to go for Either way, the Rice bullpen rolling. But put the name in your memory, NCAA Championships. it. Since I had had a temperature the should be in good shape, espe- "As of now, this looks like the because you're going to be hearing Then, consider that the meet was day before, he didn't want me to do cially with senior Philip Barzilla best Rice team I've been a part a lot more of it in the future. his first ever in college, that the anything crazy. But I felt good after set to shut the door. of," Arnold said. "We're going to Davis won the 800-meter run at team trains straight through their the first 400, and I felt pretty good "Early, you never know what's have solid pitching, a really awe- the Southwest Classic in 1 minute, early-season meets so their times until the very end." going to happen, but I feel com- some lineup and good defense. I 50.73 seconds in a field of 26 com- are significantly slower than if they The race was one Davis had been fortable going in," Graham said. think we've got as good a chance petitors, including runners from had tapered their training, and that waiting for for a long time. Since he "Barzilla is established, Tribe can as anyone in the country to win eighth-ranked Baylor University and he'd been battling a fever the day didn't run cross country in the fall, do it and Gonzalez had a great the championship. 12th-ranked University of Texas. before and pulled out of the mile he hadn't run in a race that counted [summer] in relief. And there's "We're very ready. I'm tired of To understand the quality of race. in college. others. I feel like we can win the practicing. I'm ready to start play- Davis' time, consider that he was Now you see why head coach "1 felt like I had been training close games." ing." more than four seconds faster than Ray Davidson is so excited to have forever," Davis said. "I felt really any Owl from all of last season. He Davis at Rice. strong in workouts, and now 1 was "For a first race, in 34 years it's finally getting the opportunity to run, one of the most impressive things so it was really exciting to get out I've ever seen," Davidson said. "It there." was beautiful. He looked like a guy But due to his fever, Davis almost who had been to the national meet didn't get to compete. A hesitant several times. He took on some sea- Davidson decided to allow him to . soned studs — all of the Baylor guys race, but warned him to step off the had run faster times than Adam had track if anything felt wrong. in his life." "I was really nervous when I woke Davis stalked the leader for the up on the first morning of the meet, first half of the race before assuming See DAVIS, Page 21 SPORTS NOTEBOOK

recruiter. He's a top, front-line Baseball hires Rupp guy." to round out staff Rupp was an assistant under Graham at San Jacinto in 1991 h.' '\ For years, head baseball coach before taking over the program Wayne Graham has restocked his when Graham came to Rice the roster using the junior college following year. In nine seasons, pipeline. I^astweek. he went back Rupp amassed a 346-170 record to his old stomping grounds — and led the Gators to four trips to but this time it was to complete the Junior College World Series, his coaching staff. where they finished second twice. Chris Rupp, the head coach at "1 appreciate the opportunity San Jacinto College-North in to move up to the Division 1 level, Houston, hasjoined the Rice staff especially at a top program at as an assistant coach, Graham Rice," Rupp said. "It's a huge BURRI19S S3 BI6 VOU WANNA RIDE'EM. announced last week. honor and I'm very excited." Rupp, who succeeded Graham as head coach at San Jacinto in 1992, will be the Owls' recruiting Former Owl earns coordinator. He will also work Super Bowl ring with the Rice outfielders and serve as bench coach during 'ITie first play of the Baltimore games. Ravens' Super Bowl win Sunday Rupp will fill the void left by didn't involve Ray I^ewisor Trent the departure of long-time assis- Dilfer. Shannon Sharpe and J amal tant Jon I'rather, who resigned I>ewis weren't around either. last month to spend more time Right in the middle of the spot- with his family. light on the first play, however, (iraham had said he was pre- was Rice's own O.J. Brigance. pared to play the 2001 season Brigance, a standout line- with only two assistants unless backer for the Owls from 1987- he could find the perfect man for '90, made the first tackle of the job. Apparently, Rupp fits the Sunday's Super Bowl, bringing bill. down the New York Giants' Ron "He answers all my criteria," Dixon on the opening kickoff. Graham said. "First, that he be Brigance, Rice's all-time lead- Ckipotle consistent with the chemistry of ing tackier and a two-time all- the team, that he would meld well Southwest Conference per- with the team. Second, I wanted former, ended thegamewith four to make a positive statement that tackles, all on special teams. GIANT BURRITOS. BURSTING WITH FLAVOR. we're hiring someone who is qual- 'ITie Ravens beat the Giants ity and with a high level of exper- 34-7, giving Brigance his first KIRBY & NOTTINGHAM tise. And third, we wanted a good Super Bowl ring. •PR'

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THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2001 17 Lady Owls look to find secret of last year's magic run Rice beats SJSU but Team looks for consistency on both ends to falls short in Hawaii propel them to the top of jumbled WAC race conference. Everyone is chasing by Jason Gershman by Jason Gershman THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF TCU, which has a breakaway lead in THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF the WAC at 6-0. The women's basketball team The women's basketball team Following the Horned Frogs are played 74 minutes of quality basket- began the new year with an 8-4 record a handful of teams separated by less ball last weekend on a trip to San Jose and, despite the loss of four key than two games in the standings. State University and the University seniors from last year's team, ap- Hawaii is second at 5-2, but they of Hawaii, but a collapse in the final peared to have a good chance to have suffered their first two home six minutes of the Hawaii game pre- repeat as Western Athletic Confer- losses in two seasons of WAC play. vented Rice from a weekend sweep. ence champions. Additionally, Hawaii has six road Hut January was tough on the games left, including visits to all of I lady Owls. They went 3-4 in WAC the teams con tending for the confer- IN FOCUS: play, winning only one of three ence title. Rice will look for revenge games at home and two of four on against the Rainbow Wahine Feb. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL the road, and are now 11-8 overall. 18. Their main problem has been The 5-3 Mustangs and the 4-3 Record: 11 8 inconsistency on both ends of the Wolf Pack also have difficult paths in WAC record: 3-4 (tied for 5th) floor. When they are strong defen- the second half of the WAC season. Last week: The Lady Owls ' sively, their offense often The Mustangs will play the Horned captured a 77-67 win at San struggles. When their offense is Frogs twice and the Wolf Pack will Jose State University, but they on fire, they seem to have defen- play five games on the road. So far were unable to finish the sweep sive lapses. this season, the Wolfpack are 1-7 in with a 70-53 loss at the "I believe our inconsistent play games on opponents' home courts. University of Hawaii, where the has a lot to do with the fact that most But the Lady Owls are not as Lady Owls have never won. of our team is young and we have not worried about what their opponents been patient enough with our of- are doing as they are about improv- What made the difference: fense," senior forward Kenya Tuttle ing their own play. Junior forward Aarika Florus said. "We have been struggling all "We just have to worry about scored a career-high 17 points year with our offense and if we just improving how we play each week," to lead Rice overthe Spartans. settle down and move the ball more, head coach Cristy McKinney said. Rice's offense went ice cold it will create open shots so we don't "I think we have made some against Hawaii at the end of have to force up so many shots out of progress since we played SM U. The the game, as the Lady Owls rhythm. goal now is to try to get better and managed only four points in 'Too often, we play in spurts and to be ready to play our best basket- the final six minutes. have not been able to maintain our ball in March." ROB GADDI/THRESHER Up next: At SMU (10-9, 5-3 Junior forward Aarika Florus, who led Rice with 17 points in last Friday's win intensity throughout 40 minutes. I The lady Owls still hope to meet WAC) tonight. over San Jose State University, tries to drive by sophomore guard Kim Lawson. think we are going to have to be- their preseason goals of repeating come more focused and intense in as WAC Champions and playing in seven games. Prior to this season, up a level to meet the competition." the coming weeks to become more the NCAA Tournament. Despite In the Owls' 77-67 win over San Florus had never scored more than The lady Owls finished the trip successful on the court." their inconsistent play over the past Jose State Friday, junior forward seven points in a game. with a 70-53 loss at Hawaii Sunday. 'ITie team feels progress has been month, they are still ranked 70th in Aarika Florus and freshman guard "We knew last year when we lost The game was closer than the final made since damaging home losses the nation in the Ratings Percentage Lindsey Maynard had career-highs Kirra Jordan and Kim Smallwood score, as the lady Owls swapped to Texas Christian University and Index, a computer ranking system in scoring 17 and 16 points, respec- that we needed a post player to step the lead with the Rainbow Wahine Southern Methodist University. used by the NCAA in selecting teams tively. up and give us quality minutes, and throughout the early part of the This weekend will be a critical for at-large berths. Defensively, the lady Owls held Aarika has done just that," McKinney second half, and Hawaii led by only one for the lady Owls to evaluate The lady Owls can look to last the Spartans to just 34 percent shoot- said. "Aarika will never be a flashy six points with six minutes remain- their progress. They face SML1 in season's late charge in WAC play ing from the field. The Spartans' two player, but she's become a very solid ing. Dallas today before returning home for inspiration. The 1999-'00 Lady leading scorers, Atari Parker and player for us." The lady Owls were hurt by 25 to play the University of Texas at El Owls were only 4-3 at the halfway Danada Smith, shot a combined 12- While overshadowed at the start fouls called against them compared Paso on Sunday. point of WAC play, but ended the of-42 from the field. of the season by fellow freshman to just nine called against Hawaii. "This next game at SMU will be a season winning 10 of their last 12 "San Jose is a totally different guard Kate Beckler, Maynard has The only lady Owl with double dig- challenge because they always play games. This season's team hopes team than they were a year ago," played a key role in the I^ady Owls' its in the game was senior forward us tough," Tuttle said. "We know if to hit its stride in much the same head coach Cristy McKinney said. victories this season/Die lady Owls Kenya Tuttle, who scored 10 points we take care of ourselves and our way. "They have two great offensive play- have won all four games in which and grabbed six rebounds. weaknesses then we will be able to "This past month or so has been ers. Lindsey, along with Starla Maynard has scored at least 12 "Fatigue wasn't a factor at the end come away with a victory." tough,"Tuttle said. "I believe we are (James] and Kim [lawson], did a points. of the game," Tuttle said. "We were A pair of wins against SMU and tired of losing and will try even more great job defending their two lead- "I feel like I've improved a lot just getting some tough calls and we UTEP, which Rice defeated by 40 to have more of a dominant pres- ing scorers. Aarika and Lindsey had since November," Maynard said. also did not play defense well. We points at Autry Court last year and is ence on the court. Therefore, I per- great offensive efforts." "Division 1 basketball has been what gave up too many easy buckets at the just 7-13 on the season, would put sonally look forward to these next Florus recorded her eighth 1 expected it to be. Fach game I play, end and did not score much the rest the lady Owls back near the top of weeks when we will be able to turn double-figure scoring performance I meet taller, faster and stronger of the game. A close game became the WAC standings. Currently, the things around and play up to our this season, her fourth in the last people, and it challenges me to step out of hand in the last minutes." Lady Owls are tied for fifth in the capabilities." Trying to turn the comer: the Lady Owls at the halfway point The women's basketball team is just about halfway through its conference schedule, and midterm grades are in. The Lady Owls enter this weekend's games at 3-4 in conference action, which puts them in a tie for fifth in the Western Athletic Conference standings. The Lady Owls have been brilliant at times — earlier this season they scored a big win over the University of Memphis and almost upset ninth-ranked Texas Tech University — but at times they've looked nothing like last year's WAC tournament champions. An embarrassing loss to WAC leader TCU in which Rice scored just 35 points and a defensive collapse against the University of Nevada are some of the growing pains this year's edition of the Lady Owls have endured.

SHOOTING FROM THE OUTSIDE OFF THE BENCH Possibly the Lady Owls' weakest area. Rice has struggled mightily from behind Most other WAC teams would trade They've only shot better than 40 percent the three-point arc, connecting on just bench players with Rice in a second. in three of their seven conference games, 25 percent of its attempts this year. But The Lady Owls' depth has allowed head and their opponents have posted a better sophomore point guard Kim Lawson has coach Cristy McKinney to substitute shooting percentage than the Owls in all provided solid leadership and direction freely to constantly have fresh energy but two conference games. Lengthy scoring droughts in to Rice's offense. Her 3.89 assists per game are fourth-best on the floor and give a struggling player a needed rest. Nine which a frustrated Rice squad begins to hurry shots have in the WAC, and her in-your^ace defense has thrown several Lady Owls average at least 10 minutes per game, and eight taken the Lady Owls out of contention in several games. opposing point guards off-balance. The rest of the frontcourt different Rice players have scored in double-digits at least While several Lady Owls have had outstanding performances takes care of the ball as well — Rice has the second-best once in conference play. Freshman guard Lindsay Maynard in selected games, no one has emerged as a consistent turnover margin in the conference. But the young frontcourt scored 16 points in Rice's win at San Jose State, and junior scoring threat — freshman guard Kate Beckler leads the players have to find some more consistency offensively and forward Daneesh Mcintosh grabbed nine rebounds in Rice's team in scoring at just 9.9 points per game. avoid getting frustrated when the shots aren't falling. loss to SMU.

DEFENSE DOWN LOW OVERALL At times, the Lady Owls have showed Perhaps the Owls' biggest question mark Last year's success inevitably raised the intensity and quickness that spurred at the beginning of the season, Rice's the standard for the Lady Owls, so a 3- them to an NCAA tournament upset a inside game has been steadily improving. 4 conference record halfway through year ago. Forcing 24 turnovers allowed Senior forward Kenya Tuttle and Junior the season isn't really acceptable. But Rice to escape with a win at Fresno forward Aarika Florus have both posted this is a young team which has State University even when the Owls double-digit scoring outputs in four of displayed a ton of talent, even if it has struggled offensively, and a focused defensive effort held the Lady Owls' seven WAC contests. But rebounding remains been terribly inconsistent. If they can put it al! together, conference leader Texas Christian University to its lowest an issue — Rice has only outrebounded its opponent in one there isn't a team in the WAC that can stop them. Rice has scoring output in conference play of the season. But of seven WAC contests. Especially if Rice's shooting woes a favorable schedule the rest of the way, with five of its consistency's been lacking — defensive lapses allowed an continue, the post players will need to become more remaining nine games at home and two of its road games average University of Nevada team to rack up 93 points on aggressive on the offensive end to create more second- coming at conference cellar-dwellers the University of 59 percent shooting Jan. 7. chance points. Tulsa and University of Texas at El Paso. 1 i >" 'Y

18 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2,2001 Women's tennis goes 1-1 on road trip I Owls impress against San Jose State, struggle against San Diego State We need to try to be proactive and by Eric Raub tjgjj• r dictate more rather than be reactive." THRRSHF.R STAFF IN FOCUS: The Owls are already having suc- The women's tennis team re- WOMEN'S TENNIS cess attacking in doubles matches ceived both good and bad news when and the team hopes strong, aggres- it opened the dual match season in Record: 1-1 sive doubles play will spill over into California last weekend. Last week: The Owls the singles matches. The good news was that the Owls dominated in a 6-1 victory over "The doubles teams are really proved they have talent in a win over San Jose State University but talented," Gonzales said. "We have San Jose State University Saturday. 27th-ranked San Diego State people who can play at the net in The bad news was that they have University was too much for doubles." much room for growth, as evidenced Rice and scored a 7-0 shutout The Owls' other major assets are by Sunday's loss to San Diego State over the Owls. depth and enthusiasm. An infusion University. What made the difference: of talented freshmen has given them Rice captured six out of seven Sophomore Jeri Gonzales and a cushion in case of injury or other points against the Spartans. Senior freshman Yasmin Fisher unforeseen circumstances. Erin Waters led the charge and de- teamed to defeat SDSU's top- "We have quite a lot of depth feated San Jose State's top player, ranked doubles squad, but the throughout the lineup, even past the Caroline Stenman, 6-1,6-1. The Owls' rest of the Aztecs were too top six, which is really good in case lone loss was a close match in which powerful for the Owls. someone gets injured," Waters said. the Spartans' Helen Van defeated "We can move someone up and still junior Natalie Briaud 6-3, 7-6 (7-4). Up next: Rice hosts the do well. All the freshmen have lots of "San Jose was a good win be- University of Central Florida, potential. People have a lot of inten- cause it was a conference match," Southwest Texas State sity and focus, which is good." head coach Paul Blankenship said. University and the University The depth has left the Owls with- "Even though we don't have a regu- of Texas at Arlington in dual out a firm lineup. Waters will most lar schedule where we play confer- matches this weekend. likely remain the team leader in ence teams, it's always good to beat singles, followed by sophomore people in your conference for a bet- how far they have to go. Judith Hagedorn, Gonzales and ter spot in the tournament." "This is a team that's going to Briaud. Freshmen Annie Goodrich San Diego State was a different grow and get better du ring the year," and Fisher should round out the six story, however. The Aztecs shut the Blankenship said. "The main thing singles spots, but other players cou Id

Owls out 7-0. Sophomore Jeri for us is to stay healthy. Our goal is be moved up. The Owls are still de- * * Gonzales and freshman Yasmin to finish in the top 60 in the country, ciding who will team up in doubles mm/mm hM Fisher captured a doubles win but a lot of our goals are process- play and at what spots they will play. against the Aztecs' 22nd-ranked oriented with our younger team." "This year, since we have so many *< IMp * doubles team of Whitney Wells and Rice is currently ranked No. 63, good combinations, we are still try- LIZ RICE/THRESHER Katja Karrento, but San Diego State but the Owls need to be more ag- ing to figure out who to play," Freshman Vuk Rajevac delivers a forehand Saturday against the University of won the other two doubles matches gressive in order to improve. The Gonzales said. "Last year, teams were New Orleans. Rajevac's victory helped the undefeated Owls to a 6-1 win. to earn the doubles point. better teams on their schedule — allowed to tough out the difficulties "Our kids played really well," like No. 29 Texas Christian Univer- they had, but this year we have too Blankenship said. "(The Aztecs] were sity, No. 34 University of Arkansas many good people to do that." really competitive. They are really a and No. 47Tulane University—have The Owls will have the opportu- Owls slam New Orleans, hard-hitting team pace-wise. They're players who attack the ball and use nity to try out their combinations on really heavy hitters and I think we did every inch of the court. Satu rday agai n st 50th-ran ked U n i ver- a good job staying with them." "One of our goals is to stay up in sity of Central Florida. Sunday, the Lamar to begin season The Owls hope to be able to chal- the court and catch the ball early," Owls host Southwest Texas State lenge stronger teams by April, but Blankenship said. "We need to get a University and the University ofTexas the loss to San Diego State shows little more aggressive and offensive. at Arlington in a doubleheader. by Eric Raub THRKSHKRSTAFF IN FOCUS: 'Hie men's tennis team overpow- MEN'S TENNIS ered two opponents Friday to open the dual match season. Record: 2-0 The team's first victim was I>amar Last week: The Owls had no University, which the Owls swept in trouble getting past their first a 7-0 win. The University of New dual matches of the season, Orleans fared slightly better but shutting out Lamar University never posed a serious threat as Rice 7-0 and defeating the left Jake Hess Tennis Stadium with a University of New Orleans 6-1. 6-1 win. What made the difference: In dual matches, a team earns Sophomore Matthias Mathaes one point for every singles match played at the top singles spot A and one point for winning two of the for the Owls in both matches three doubles matches, so a total of and captured straight-set wins seven points are available in each to earn Western Athletic match. Conference Player of the Week Lamar packed its bags after just honors. two and a half hours. Some of the Owls were back in their respective Up next: Rice hosts the colleges in time for lunch. University of Texas at Arlington 1 "I^amar didn't put up any resis- Sunday at 11 a.m. at Jake tance," assistant coach Shaheen Hess Tennis Stadium. I^adhani said. "They didn't expect to win, and it showed. You've got to "It was a good start,"junior Alexis give credit to our guys for burying Pourchet said. "We will probably them and not letting them believe never play two weak teams again, so they could win." it was good to start out strong. I "Over 25 Beers on TAP" The afternoon match was moved thought everybody was playing re- indoors due to inclement weather, ally well on his own." which hurt some of the Owls who 'ITie Owls' first real test of the play better on outdoor courts. spring season will come Sunday Sophomore Matthias Mathaes, play- against the University of Texas at ing at the top singles spot, almost Arlington. Although the team is not dropped his first set, and junior nationally known as a powerhouse, Fabien Giraud had to fight to save they have some strong players, in- Thursdays Pints his singles match. cluding 42nd-ranked Andy I^ber, "New Orleans was better," who will play at the top spot for ladhani said. "Fabien had to save UTA. all Night! his match but he did. He is playing a 'The team on Sunday will be the lot better tennis. It probably would first hard test towards getting a bet- i have been easier for him outside but ter ranking and proving we belong a year ago he would not have been in the top 20," Mathaes said. "T"he able to come back." first two teams weren't even really Pitchers The Owls' opponents were so testing how good we can be." Saturdays 54"" outmatched that Rice elected to Proving they belong in the top 20 keep freshmen Richard and Will- has become a realistic goal for the iam Barker, who will likely play at Owls after their strong fall season 9 PM! the top two spots for the Owls, out and solid performance in the Rice &Sundays ™ of the matches. There are NCAA Indoor Invitational last month. The limitations on the number of play- team is ready to play the tougher ing dates, so the Owls chose to save opponents and start its climb up the their best for more competitive ladder from the No. 74 spot it now matches. occupies. Despite the soft competition, two "The team is hungry to take on wins are two wins, and the Owls say some good teams," I^dhani said. "I 5611 Morningside (next to Gingerman) (713) 521-BEER the matches were a good start to feel we've got the goods to take on ther spring season. any team in the country." 1 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2,2001 19 Rice splits conference homestand Owls edge Hawaii before going ice cold in loss to San Jose State

by Ryan Keedy started missing and it was just really frustrating because you work so hard THRESHER STAFF IN FOCUS: trying to get prepared for a game, The big crowds the men's bas- MEN'S BASKETBALL and to have the ball not fall when it ketball team had hoped for flocked counts is real frustrating." to Au try Court for both Western Ath- Record: 11-7 To compound the frustration, the letic Conference games last week. WAC Record: 3 3 (6th) Owls didn't see the offensive drought coming. The loss followed a solid Wee's offense, unfortunately, only Last week: The Owls held off offensive effort against Hawaii, when showed up for one of the games. the University of Hawaii Jan. Rice's 64 percent shooting in the After beating the University of 25 but could put nothing second half helped the team with- Hawaii 70-64Jan. 25, the Owls scored together offensively in a 54- stand each Rainbow Warrior rally. only 14 points in Saturday's first half 44 loss to San Jose State Consistent free throw shooting down W-i on their way to dropping a 54-44 University Saturday. decision to San Jose State Univer- the stretch helped Rice seal the win. sity. What made the difference: In With a 3-3 record in WAC play "Unfortunately for us, we didn't the Owls' first game without entering last night's game at the m shoot the ball well against San Jose, injured senior center T.J. University of Texas at El Paso, now and we dropped a game that we McKenzie, starting big men Erik is the time for the Owls to discover should have won," head coach Willis Cooper, Yamar Diene and some offensive consistency if they Wilson said. "It was just a night where Brandon Evans went a hope to contend in the upper divi- the shots didn't fall. If you look at the combined 5-of-22 from the floor sion of the league. Southern Meth- stat sheet, we had more than enough against the Spartans. odist University visits Autry Court shot attempts. After reviewing the Up next: Southern Methodist Monday to take on the Owls for the video, 1 feel that the shots we were University (15-6, 5-3 WAC) second time this season. SMU took able to get were the shots that we visits Autry Court Monday night. advantage of poor Rice shooting to wanted and they were coming from claim a 72-54 win Jan. 18. the people that we wanted to shoot "The game plan has to be to shoot the basketball. team. We didn't knock down the the ball better," Wilson said. "If we "We hold them to 54 points, and shots when we had the opportuni- don't shoot the ball well, we don't statistically, we did all the things we ties. We've got to learn from that and have a chance to win. It's something needed to do except shoot the ball in come back out focused. When we're that we're capable of doing. More the hoop. Sometimes you're just in that situation again, you have to than likely we're going to have to going to have nights like that." keep in the back of your mind, That's change defenses a little more to try Despite their shooting woes, the what happened when we played San to keep people off balance and really Owls managed to keep the game Jose,' and try not to let that happen work on playing more of a tempo exciting against a team that was pre- again." game." viously winless in WAC play. 'I"he blame for the 25 percent field Rice will have to find a way to stop Relying heavily on its defense, goal shooting can be spread fairly Mustang guards Jeryl Sasser and Rice clawed its way back into the evenly. Even senior Erik Cooper, Damon Hancock, who arguably form * game midway through the second who was coming off a game against the most potent backcourt in the half before the Spartans went on an Hawaii in which he connected on conference. Each averages more 11-0 run to put it away. five-of-six attempts, was not able to than 17 points per game. "It's just about finishing the avoid the "brick bug" and went just "They have really talented guards ballgame," senior guard Mike Wilks three-of-14. in Hancock and Sasser," Cooper said.

said. "We played hard enough to get "1 felt confident and the ball felt "We have to get back in defensive RENATA ESCOVAR/THRESHER ourselves back into the ballgame. We good coming off, but it just felt like transition to keep them off the Senior guard Mike Wilks tries to get the offense going in Saturday's 54-44 tied the game, had the game close, there was a lid over the rim," Cooper boards. Hopefully we'll just shoot loss to San Jose State University. Wilks scored 18 points in the loss, but and we just made mental mistakes. said. "I think it just perpetuated the ball better, and I think we'll be in he'll need a lot more help offensively if the Owls hope to go into Dallas and "It's just a lack of maturity on our throughout the team. Everyone good shape." defeat Southern Methodist University Monday night. McKenzie loss leaves Rice with big hole to fill inside MCKENZIE, from Page 15 Saturday's loss to San Jose State to shoot the ball, and if you can come University, the Owls could not mus- up with three out of those five where ter any semblance of an offense in you can score, that's a potential any- the first half and struggled to a sea- 5814 Kirby In Rice Village where from six points to 12 points." son-low 14 points for the half. The Owls have lost two of their "[His absence) definitely had an PAP original five starters this season. impact on the team," Cooper said. Sophomore point guard Omar-Seli "Even if it wasn't so much scoring, it Better Ingredients. (713)432-7272 Mance is already out for the season was just to know you didn't have that Better Pizza. with stress fractures in both feet. big body in the middle to fill things up "Obviously missing Omar and defensively and offensively. He's been missing T.J. out of the lineup makes a starter all year long, so it kind of hurt a big difference to our team," Wilson the cohesion of the team a little bit." Rice University Specials said. "It affects our rotation, it affects A disappointed McKenzie has a lot of guys' minutes, it affects our resolved to come back next season. 1 large, 1 topping pizza, (2) 20 oz. Cokes $8.49 timing and our rhythm, and [tim- "The doctor said the season's ing] certainly has to do with our shot over," McKenzie said. "Basically, 1 selection. I think it's something that's have surgery [today] and probably 1 X-large, 2 topping pizza, 2 Ltr. Coke $11.99 going to take a little time, but we won't be able to walk for a week or have good enough shooters that we more maybe. I just have to start a should be able to overcome a lot of regimen of knee therapy, and then those things." from there, I'm not sure. I'm going Late Night Special - After 9p.m. The team is already feeling the to work real hard and I'll be back by effects of McKenzie's absence. In next season real strong." 1 large, 1 topping pizza, (2) 20 oz. Cokes.... $7.99 Sommerfeld NCAA-bound Now open late Friday & Saturday night until L00 a.m. TRACK, from Page 15 a product of a team that has learned Rice's distance strength by placing to demand excellence of itself. Play "Beat the Clock" Every Monday Night second and third, respectively, in ""ITiey've always been a team that the mile. knows why I demand what I do of "To our expectations, everything them, and they perform up to that," Get one large, one topping pizza, for: came out like we planned," L>pez Lopez said. 'This team is a step said. "Tliere were a few minor techni- above a number of the teams out Order Time Price cal things to be fixed, but that's be- there, and they're showing a lot of cause it was the first meet." pride in that." J u nior thrower Jessica Sommerfeld After returning to the UH 5:00 to 6:00 $5.99 1 also set the stage for a big season by Eieldhouse this weekend for the posting a career-best shot put of 49 Houston Indoor Invitational, the 6:00 to 7:00 $6.99 feet, 4.25 inches, almost five feet in Owls compete Eeb. 10 in the Golden front of her nearest competitor. Spikes Invitational in Eayetteville, 7:00 to 8:00 $7.49 !Tie heave provisionally qualifies Ark., the site of the NCAA Champi- her for the NCAA Championships. onships in early March. Sommerfeld won last year's Western "We're right on schedule," I>opez Athletic Conference title with a throw said. The meet Feb. 10 is a big one of just over 47 feet, but had never for us. The best teams in the nation posted an NCAA qualifying mark. are going to be there, and we're Ixtjpez said that such high-calibegoinr g to be looking for a very good results in the season's first meet are performance." , T,

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Owls host last meet before focusing on WAC championship on everyone did their jobs and we took con- by Paul Aronson trol of the game for an easy victory." THRF.SHKR STAFF by John C. Chao The lopsided score was the result of a THRESHER STAFF IN FOCUS: SWIMMING The men's club rugby team kicked off well-executed offense coupled with a sti- its quest for the Texas Rugby Union (TRU) fling defense that held the Bobcats com- The swim team faces a steep uphill battle Dual Meet Record: 2-4 championship Saturday by coasting to a 38- pletely at bay. every time it competes in a road meet. Since 0 triumph over Southwest Texas State "They rarely had the ball," Robson said. Rice doesn't have a diving team, the Owls Last week: The Owls had three road University. "Even when they did, they never came basically start each meet facing a 32-0 deficit, meets in three days. They captured a t victory over Texas Christian University The Owls will try to use the victory as a close to scoring." provided the other team has enough divers. but lost to Texas A&M University and stepping stone when they face the Univer- Much more difficult obstacles stand in But Rice has still managed to churn out Southern Methodist University. sity of Texas, a more talented opponent, the Owls' path to the TRU title. Five teams positive performances, and last weekend was tomorrow in Austin. have a legitimate shot at finishing first in no exception. The Owls competed in three What made the difference: A lack of a Rice had to work through the usual rust the league. Texas A&M University and meets in three days last weekend, a format diving team cost the Owls 32 points a team runs into in the first game of the Louisiana State University both finished which will prepare them for the three-day against Texas A&M, and they were unable season Saturday. 'ITie team got off to a slow ahead of the Owls in last year's final stand- Western Athletic Conference Championships, to make up the deficit despite freshman start in the physical game, but a kick by ings, and the University of Texas and Sam and won one out of the three meets. Toni Ciffolill's three wins. senior captain Jacob Robson followed by a Houston State University are both capable Rice lost to Texas A&M University 156- Up next: The Owls host the University of try from sophomore eight-man Cary Kottler of mounting a challenge. 138, beat Texas Christian University 128-111 Houston tomorrow at 1 p.m. in their last The Owls will be looking for a little and lost to Southern Methodist University broke the ice and gave the squad an 8-0 meet before the Western Athletic payback after falling short in a friendly 116-83 last weekend. Because llth-ranked lead with 20 minutes left in the first half. Conference Championships Feb. 22-24. SMU didn't field divers against Rice, the Owls Rice never looked back. match against Texas last semester. were disappointed with their finish. "It was nice to get back out on the field and 'Texas has a solid side," Clifford said. "We were all pretty happy with how we against inferior opponents. start our season," senior Mike Clifford said. 'TTiey beat us last semester in a friendly match when we had a lot of young players swam as a team this weekend," sophomore Freshman Katie Carey, who had not dived "All of our new guys played well, and it was a on the field. On Saturday we will be looking Mandy Mularz said. "However, we felt that we since she was 10 years old, competed in the solid overall team effort. At the beginning we to exact some revenge." could have swam better against SMU." event and almost beat one of the Horned F rogs. made a few mistakes, but as the game wore The swimming of freshman Toni Ciffilolli Although the team wished it had fared drew praise from her teammates. Ciffolilli cap- better against SMU, the Owls know the loss tured first place in the 100-yard backstroke, can be amended for in March's WAC Champi- the 200-yard backstroke and the 200-yard indi- onships. Plus, not having a diving team doesn't Unbeaten lacrosse awaits A&M vidual medley against A&M. hurt as much at the WAC meet because the 'Toni had a really good swim," Mularz points get spread out between several other by Jake Robson Rice jumped out to an early lead against a said. "Bascically, she's doing her part. The schools. THRESHER STAFF weak Lumberjack squad by scoring early and whole team and coaches expect people to "We were excited we came so close against with ease. Junior captain Ben Amis scored a swim to the best of their abilities — it's excit- SMU." Ciffilolli said. "But the major goal we After opening the season with two wins last hat trick, and junior attackman Chris Glass ing when somebody swims the way you know had against them was to see how much more week, the men's club lacrosse team will be netted four goals and added four assists to they can." we need to progress before the WAC Champi- looking for revenge against its biggest and earn the game ball in Rice's 14-8 win. Ciffilolli said she was happy with her per- onships." most challenging rival when Texas A&M Uni- Sunday's game against a more experienced formance. Diving isn't the only area Rice faces a defi- versity comes to campus Sunday. SMU club proved to be a greater challenge. "I'm trying to swim strong and help this cit in the numbers game. The team has only 11 The Aggies, who won the I .one Star Con- Hie Mustangs dominated the first quarter, team reach our goals at the WAC champion- members, the required NCAA minimum for a ference title a year ago and finished the year but four second quarter goals allowed Rice to ship," she said. Division 1 swim team. ranked 12th in the nation, easily handled the take a 6-5 halftime lead. In the A&M meet, Rice forfeited 32 points "I like the closeness of a small team," Mularz Owls in Rice's season opener last year. This But SMU wasn't done, scoring three quick which cost it the win. said. "Even though a larger team would also time around, a more experienced Owl squad goals to take an 8-6 third-quarter lead. The "Coach [Doug] Boyd told us A&M was be good because more people could score hopes things will be different. Mustangs continued to lead into the final pe- doable," sophomore Mandy Mularz said. "We points, we don't look at it as a huge disadvan- "We are always solid physically, as are. riod before Glass winged a sidearm shot past went into it knowing we had a chance to tage." they, but this year I think we really have the the goalkeeper to tie the score at nine. compete, but if we were to have won, we And having only 11 swimmers gives fresh- edge mentally," senior co-captain Brian Nash After the teams traded goals, junior Adam would have had to have almost a flawless man swimmers more opportunities to prove said. "We are an experienced teain now and I l^izowska scored the game-winner and sopho- competition. We would have beaten them if they belong. think we can outplay them by sticking to our more goalkeeper Adam Gottlieb made two not for the diving. Sometimes it's frustrat- "The freshmen will be better because of it," game plan and forcing them to make stupid clutch saves in the final minute to preserve the ing." Mularz said. "It hurts a little bit when experi- mistakes. 'ITiis game will be won in the fourth 11-10 victory. Next up for the team was TCU, which has ence costs us in a close race, but I've been quarter, and I think we have an excellent "This was an important win for us," senior not beaten Rice in the recent past. According there and 1 understand their difficulties." chance this year." midfielder Paul Aronson said. "We really didn't to the Owls, this meet was perhaps the most The Owls return to action tomorrow when Rice is 2-0 after notching home wins over have our A-game today and we still were able important of the weekend because they need they host the University of Houston at the Rice Stephen F. Austin State University Saturday to pull out a victory. Everyone really stepped it to consistently come through with victories Pool. and Southern Methodist University Sunday. up at the end, especially the defense."

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713-743-3875 Government Fmp'oyees Insurance Co. • GEICO Cieneral Insurance Co. • GEICO Indemnity Co. • GE1C O (jvstiafty Co | Washington D C. 2(1076 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2,2001 21 BY THE 2, Puida 1-1) Assists — Rice 12 (Lawson 5); SJSU 6 (Kellogg 3) Attendance — 378 NUMBERS Rebounds — Rice 30 (Tuttle 6); Hawaii 36 (Roper 8) Thick races out of blocks Assists — Rice 15 (Lawson 5); Hawaii 11 (Galloway TRACK A/^D FIELD DAVIS, From Page 16 2, Lee 2, Puida 2, Greeny 2) the 3,000-meter run in 8:33.39. and then I had the fever," Davis SOUTHWEST INDOOR CLASSIC "Keith had a good weekend," Attendance — 1,530 said. "I was getting kind of de- Davidson said. "He ran a good full pressed. But the next morning I Women's Team Results: mile in the distance medley relay was really happy that I felt better RICE 77 SAN JOSE STATE 67 1. Texas 126 and came back to win the 3,000." 2. Rice 93 and was able to run." Such a strong finish in the 45 — 77 Rice 32 3. Texas A&M 55 Davis wasn't the only Owl who team's first meet, especially con- — 67 San Jose State 35 32 4. UNLV 52.5 came through with surprising re- sidering that several of the other 5. Baylor 47 sults. The Owls scored 87 points to teams had already competed in Rice (11-7, 3-3 WAC) 6. Houston 43.5 finish third in the eight-team field. meets this season and that the Owls Lawson 1-2 4-4 7, Tuttle 5-11 0-0 10, Liggett 5-11 2- 4 13, James 0-3 2-2 2, Florus 4-7 9-10 17, Rigg 0-0 7. Texas Tech 29 Champion Texas scored 120 and came in off two weeks of tough 0-00, Beckler 1-5 2-2 4, Maynard 6-12 4-6 16, Brown 8. Sam Houston State 27 Baylor finished second with 93. training, has created a buzz of an- MEN'S BASKETBALL 0-0 0-0 0, Mcintosh 1-2 0-2 2, Sam 3-6 0-0 6 9. Texas Southern 10 ticipation in Rice track circles. Totals: 26-59 23-30 77 "We scored twice as many 10. Jackson State 7 SAN JOSE STATE 54 RICE 44 points as I anticipated," Davidson "Baylor and Texas had already SJSU (10-8, 2-5 WAC) said. "Last year, we only scored gone to two or three meets," Taylor 3-7 4-5 10, A'Giza 1-3 0-1 2, Smith 2-3 4-4 8, Men's Team Results: forty-something at the same meet." Davidson said. "We were all kind of San Jose State 20 34 — 54 Parker 9-27 7-7 27, Smith 3-15 3-6 10, Taylor 0-1 0- 1. Texas 120 0 0, Kellogg 4-8 0-0 8, Igoni 1-2 0-0 2, Jones 0-0 0- Junior Todd LeBlanc opened beat up going into the meet. Going Rice 14 30 — 44 93 0 0 2. Baylor the season with a win in the triple into it, I had pushed them the last Totals: 23-66 18-23 67 3. Rice 87 SJSU (9-9, 1-6 WAC) jump with a personal-best jump of two weeks, which was another rea- 4. Texas A&M 74 4 Powell 8-16 2-2 18, Williams 0-4 3-4 3, Granucci 0- Three-point goals — Rice 2-13 (Lawson 1-2, Liggett son I didn't expect us to do well. v; 2 1-2 1, Garrett 4-8 4-4 14, Landram 3-9 3-4 10, 5. Sam Houston State 33 47 feet, 10 inches. Sophomore 1-6, James 0-1, Beckler 0-1, Maynard 0-2, Sam 0-1); Doing that well is really a credit to ? Sonnenberg 0-1 0-0 0, Thurmond 3-4 2-2 8 SJSU 3-13 (Parker 2-7, Smith 1-6) 6. Texas Tech 32 Tommy Oleksy captured the long Totals: 18-44 15-18 54 7. Houston 27 jump with a mark of 24 feet, 10.5 the kids — it's going to be an excit- Rebounds — Rice 38 (Tuttle 7); SJSU 38 (Smith 6, 19 inches, and junior Keith Pierce won ing year. Rice (11-7, 3-3 WAC) Parker 6) 8. Texas Southern ,i Tyndell 2-9 2-2 7, Cooper 3-14 2-3 9,Diene 1-6 3-5 5. I Evaris 1-2 0-2 2, Wilks 6-17 4-6 18, Walton 0-2 0-0 0, Kollik 1-2 0-0 3, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Craig 0-2 0-0 0, •j Robison 0-0 0-0 0, Morgan 0-0 0-0 0 Totals: 14-55 11-18 44

Three-point goals — SJSU 3-10 (Powell 0-1, Garrett 2-3, Landram 1-6); Rice 5-24 (Tyndell 1-6, Cooper 1- 7, Wilks 2-7, Ko'nik 1-2, Craig 0-1)

Rebounds — SJSU 39 (Powell 9); Rice 33 (Cooper 7) Assists — SJSU 13 (Powell 3, Williams 3, Garrett 3); I am wild blue IO@as Rice 8 (Tyndell 2, Cooper 2, Diene 2)

Attendance — 2,683 I dream in NUB HAWAII 64 RICE 70 Silicon and electricity Hawaii 26 38 — 64 Rice 30 40 — 70

Hawaii (8-9, 2-4 WAC) Martin 0-0 0-0 0, Puida 5-7 1-1 14, Ostler 9-16 911 L A 27, Savovic 5-14 4-4 18, Hilton 0-1 0-2 0. Mclntyre 0-2 00 0, Terrell 0-1 0-0 0, Burneika 2-7 0-0 5, English 0-2 0-0 0 Analog o%cli scovery Totals: 21-50 14-18 64

Rice (11-6, 3-2 WAC) Cooper 5-6 2-2 14, Diene 1-3 4-4 6, McKenzie 3-6 0- 0 6, Tyndell 5-10 0-2 12, Wilks 3-1111-13 18, Evans 1-2 2-2 4, Walton 2-5 0-1 6, Craig 1-1 0-0 2, Morgan 1-1 0-0 2 Totals: 22 45 19 24 70

Three-point goals — Hawaii 8-18 (Puida 3-4, Savovic I % teftow H?ot r voice. 4-7, Hilton 0-1, Mclntyre 0-2. Burneika 1-3, English 0- 1); Rice 7-18 (Cooper 2-3. Tyndell 2-6, Wilks 1-5, Walton 2-4)

Rebounds — Hawaii 29 (Savovic 10); Rice 29 (Diene 5. McKenzie 5, Wilks 5) Assists — Hawaii 15 (Savovic 5, Hilton 5); Rice 14 DSP (Wilks 5) | TEXAS ItlSTRUMRftS I Attendance — 2.514 IH"— TECHNOLOGY |

USEES lELii I am itching with RICE 53 HAWAII 70 potential, Rice 27 26 53 Hawaii 29 41 70 full of to rn Rice (11-8, 3-4 WAC) Lawson 1-5 0-0 3, Tuttle 5-11 0-0 10, Liggett 3-12 0- 0 7. James 2-8 0-0 6, Florus 4 9 0 0 8. Rigg 0-0 0-0 thin u. 0, Beckler 1-4 2-2 5, Maynard 3 8 2-3 8. Brown 0-1 0 0 0. Mcintosh 1-2 0-0 2. Sam 0-0 2-2 2. Bracken 1-2 0-0 2 Totals: 21-62 6-7 53

Hawaii (14-4, 5-2 WAC) Galloway 3-9 1-1 7, Gabrielova 813 8-10 24, Roper 3-4 2-2 8, Lee 5-12 3-6 13, Atuaia 1-2 0-0 2, I a jteh Brossman 0-0 0-0 0, Gabriel 0-0 0-0 0, Puida 2-5 4 5 9, Allen 3-4 1-1 7. Greeny 0-0 0-0 0 • VV Totals: 25-49 19-25 70

Three-point goals — Rice 5-14 (Lawson 1-1, Liggett 1-3, James 2 4, Beckler 1-3, Maynard 0-2, Brown 0- 1); Hawaii 1-6 (Galloway 0-1, Gabrielova 0-2, Lee 0- mt NOBODY OtCS BREAKS BETTER!

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CRIME REPORT MISCLASS

Rice is a university with a rich and storied history. The Admission Office loves to share some of those stories with prospective students and their families, like the discovery of the buckyball and the end- lessly amusing tale of our founder's homicide. Other stories, how- ever, are conspicuously absent from the promotional literature. Until now, these shining moments in our institutional past have been relegated unceremoniously to the annals of Rice police reports. We think they deserve to be heard, so here they are, freshly excavated for your enlightenment. All are true. Like Outkast, we are for real.

8/20/91, Founder's Court: Suspect, student, was detained for

I attempting to disrupt the Matriculation Exercise. Suspect was \ wearing a banana costume. Yo, banana boy! It's palindromic. And still not funny.

8/24/91, Physics Lab: Suspect drove his vehicle down the steps of the Physics Building. Suspect caused damage to the steps and to his Chevy Nova. Ah yes, why blow 90grand on a Hummer when you can own a Chevy Nova, the ultimate all-terrain vehicle. TO** 11/15/91, RPC Office: Three bottles of Everclear stolen. If fa-wr anyone knows where they have gone, contact your college's RPC rep. Or your friendly BPE. We'll make sure it's safely returned. Trust us.

3/20/92, Lovett Commons: Student Fiat towed from gameroom RENATA ESCOVAR/THRESHER area for parking violation. Damn, those Rice traffic cops are anal! Goodbye, Shroud of Turin. Hello, Brick of PLAMP. In an unanticipated bonus to the "Rice: The Next Century" campaign, we are now the only first-tier American 9/14/92, Chemistry Building: Chemistry scooter taken from university on whose campus Jesus has chosen to manifest Himself in the form of a mossy brick. Take that, parking area. Harvard! Chemistry scooter? Guess the money was a little tight before Smalley started cashing in on his Nobel prestige.

9/17/92, Chemistry Building: Moped stolen. First the scooter, now the moped. Clearly an evil conspiracy to The BPEs revise the SA constitution! immobilize Rice's top-notch scientific faculty. APPROVED IN FIVE MINUTES REALISTIC VERSION •OFFICE SPACE' VERSION 10/17/92, Stadium Lot: Hood of vehicle was scratched with VERSION Section 1. The SA will hold meetings Section 1. Um, yeah. All members of bottle cap. Section 1. Business at Student Asso- no less than two hours in length. In the SA Senate will be required to Oh, the humanity. ciation meetings must be concluded the spirit of tradition, important and sumbit a TPS report every week. within five minutes of commence- revolutionary changes on campus Remember, we're using the new 1/15/93, Rayzor Hall: Bust of Voltaire removed from office. ment. One senator will be executed are barred from occurring during coversheets on those. Yeah. And, Oh, the humanities. by the Punisher for every five min- meetings. uh, we're going to need all the sena- utes the time limit is exceeded. tors to start coming in at 7 a.m. on 10/31/92, Fondren Library: Club 13 runner shattered glass door Section 2. This will be the last time the weekends. We need to play catch- pane after thrusting his behind against it in an attempt to leave GILLIS VERSION anyone reads the SA constitution for up on the past couple decades of body print. Section 1. The SA will consist of one a good 20 years. total ineffectiveness. That would be And to think that every year this university rejects 20 people with member only: the university presi- great. Oh ... oh ... oh. perfect SAT scores. I'd say we have a few spaces available. dent. 'Hie SA shall exist solely as a THE JUNIOR HIGH STUDENT tool through which the president COUNCIL VERSION Section 2. No-talent ass clowns can- 8/19/94, RMC: Large quantity of condoms removed from office. may justify any and all actions, how- Section 1. N«; more homework! 4- not come to meetings. Should they Hey, before you start making moral judgements, / bet that person ever arbitrary, to those pesky kids in ever! attempt to attend they shall be se- really needed those condoms! Oh wait, this is Rice. Nevermind. the student body. verely beaten by The Punisher. Section 2. We promise to get Britney 4/28/95. Hanszen: Metal alligator stolen from outside of room. Section 2. All female undergradu- to perform at the 8th grade dance! Section 3. Effective immediately, all Hey, before you start making moral judgements, I bet that person ates must hereafter address the uni- SA meetings shall be moved to stor- really needed ... uh, the metal alligator. Yeah. versuversity presidenpresiueiut solelsuieiy as "Binig Sectioaecuuun 3. niAlll senatorseiiaiurss niusmusti stay aga^e rooruuimu Bo in thme basemenuasrmcmt oufi thinec I Poppa." sweet and coo!l during the summer. RMC. The 'Nude pre-meds go to Archi-Arts as "No Scrubs'" classifieds

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