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VOLUME 80, NUMBER 21 NUMBERS AND WORDS: THIRD TIME'S A CHARM FEBRUARY 26f 1993 Assault charge leads to investigation University election results Rice ThresheSA President Julia Famham r not aware of any investigation by the by Sei Chong loss of our confidence as parents, SA Internal Affairs V. P. Michael Woodbury that Rice is a safe haven for our son university administration. SA External Affairs V. P. Suneel Chiiukuri and that the University somehow is Carl MacDowell, assistant to the SA Secretary Randy Block The arrest of a Brown freshman in control of security affairs on its president, said that he could not con- SA Treasurer Chad Hersh over the weekend has led to internal campus and in its dormitories." firm reports of a university investiga- investigations by the President's Of- He said in a phone conversation, tion. RPC President Lee Hsia fice and the Rice University Police "The chief of police said that there Several students received re- RPC External VP Jen Kirby Department would be an investigation. Also, the quests for an account of the incident Peter Marketos was arrested dur- dean of students reiterated that They from either the campus police or RSVP Internal Vice-Chair Dubravka Miias MacDowell. ing the Will Rice Tower Party around said the university would conduct an RSVP External Vice-Chair Tapash Palit 12 a.m. on Saturday morning and investigation." He emphasized that Leigh Sands, a Will Rice sopho- RSVP Secretary Kathleen Friel charged with aggravated assault on a the university administration has more, gave a statement to the cam RSVP Treasurer Bryan Chou peace officer, said Mary Voswinkel, been very cooperative. pus police regarding the events dur- chief of campus police. Marketos was "I believe the university inter- ing the party. She said that she was held in an RUPD questioning cell for preted Pete's father's letter as a com near the door of the tower when she three hours. He was then taken to saw Sergeant Nipe pulling someone, Thresher Editors) Kraettli Epperson and the Harris County Jail, charged, and who was later identified as Marketos, Peter Howley held on $2000 bond, according to the 'How do the Rice out of the tower by his jacket records of the 228th Harris County Sands said that Marketos was try- University Council Patrick Good District Court authorities feel about ing to back away from Nipe and that The charge, filed at 3:33 a.m. on another person seemed to be trying Honor Council Sr. Rep. (4) Steve Hackney Feb.20, said that Marketos "know- their students being to calm Marketos. Another person Abigail Martin ingly cause[d] bodily harm to K. apparently tried to calm Nipe, but Chad Fargason Nipe... a peace officer, while the com- treated in this way?' Nipe pushed him away. After that, Larkin McReynolds plainant was lawfully discharging an Marketos backed up a few feet but Honor Council Jr. Rep. (3) Crystal Gobble official duty, by striking the com —Nick Marketos did not seem like he was running Andrea Johnson plainant in the head with his hand, away, Sands said. Sam Cole when the defendant knew and had plaint against the university," said Billy Greene, a junior at Will Rice, Honor Council Soph. Rep. (3) Alex Cestero' been informed that the complainant Burnett "It called into question pro- was also asked to give a statement to Carolyn Gill was a peace officer." cedure used by the university and the RUPD. He said that he saw three Heather Morschauser Marketos has no previous crimi- action of an employee, though he friends of Marketos insulting Nipe as nal record. was acting as an employee of the they left the tower. Greene said that U-Court Sr. Rep. (2) Rick Ngo According to Marketos' attorney, state," she said. Nipe had accosted these three be- Eric Klineberg Greg Gladden, this charge, which is Whenever a student or parent asks fore because they were underage and a third-degree felony, carries a maxi- about an incident Burnett said, it is were drinking. Greene said that mum penalty of 10 years in prison investigated at some level. She also Marketos was standing in the stair- U-Court Jr. Rep. (2) Ryan Gravelle and a $5000 fine, if convicted. said that a complaint against staff well when his friends were leaving, Debashis Ghosh Nick Marketos, Marketos'father, goes to the human resources depart- and he turned to return to the party r ' said that he had spoken to several ment for investigation. upstairs. Nipe grabbed Marketos' U-Court Soph. Rep. (2) Kathleen Gilpin members of the Wee administration Burnett said that information on collar and immediately Marketos Rajul Jain about his son's arrest The elder the incident was sent to President started struggling. From then, Marketos also addressed a letter to Rupp's office, and that he subse- Greene said that they started argu- The intramural fee passed. the Board of Governors, President quently called for an investigation. ing and then Nipe twisted Marketos' The University Blue Blanket tax increase failed. Rupp, Vice-President of Student Af- Voswinkel said the campus police arm behind his back. The other three The HonorCouncil's changes to the pledge, the appeals process, and fairs Ronald Stebbings, Dean of Stu- are conducting an investigation of friends left at this time. freshman voting passed. The minor changes, the changes to the dents Sarah Burnett, and Voswinkel, their own. "Cases this serious are "I never saw Pete hit Nipe. He was withdrawal clause, and the powers of council article failed. dated Feb. 22. Nick Marketos wrote, normally investigated more thor- flailing with his elbows but he didn't "This incident has ...resulted in a oughly," she said. She said she was punch him," said Greene. Greene also said as Nipe pulled Marketos outside the tower, they Council discusses procedure College election results continued to struggle. Greene then "Only the five-member revisions The results of Hanszen's Feb. 23 election are president, Kara Kane; told Marketos to calm down. Nipe by Sara Maurer internal vice president, Leigh Peden; external vice president, Kim pulled out his nightstick and said to committee have discussed any of the Neuscheler; secretary, Jeff Kuhr and Eric Sutton; treasurer, Courtney Marketos, "I should beat the shit out procedural changes," said Chad Fargason, Blue Book Revisions Com- Jones; chief justice, Chris Jacobs; SA senator, Stephanie Keyes. of you, boy," according to Greene. The student body passed half of mittee Chairman. "None of the The results of Wiess' Feb. 23 election are president, Celeste According to Nick Marketos' let- the proposed changes to the Honor ter, his son's shoulder had previously Code in this week's general elections. changes have backing from the coun- Campbell; executive vice president, Christy Byrd; external vice cil yet" president, Diane Tate; social vice president, Bill Fillbach and Chris been separated and became dislo- Alterations approved were the addition of the word "unauthorized" Members of the audience ex- Lopez; secretary, AJ. Webster; treasurer, Mark Stevens; SA senator, cated when his arm was twisted be- hind his back. According to the let- to the pledge, an article allowing pressed concern not only about the Stuart Hall. ter, "Peter continued resisting to freshmen representatives to receive procedural changes themselves, but Theresults o f Lovett's Feb. 23 election are president, Clint Patterson; avoid the pain." full voting status after attending two also about the way in which the vice president, Lance Schupbach; secretary, Brian Hoplit; chief Greene said that after Nipe es- trials, and the additions of a deadline changes would be brought about. justice, Gloria Tan. corted Marketos into the Will Rice and an Honor Council advocate in "I'm shocked that none of you The results of Will Rice's Feb. 18 run-off election are vice president, residential parking lot, Greene asked the appeals process. think it's strange that students can Jay Chance; secretary, Deborah Lutes. Nipe "to let this slide. We're all Rice Rejected changes included Con- vote on constitutional changes, but not on procedural ones," Jones jun- The next Baker SA senator is Joseph Grinstein. SEE ASSAULT, PAGE 6 stitution and By-Law changes, a clause nullifying an accused's right ior Bradley Monton told members of to withdraw from Rice in order to the council. More license plates stolen avoid charges, and a clause empow- Fargason stated that the Honor ering the Council to make minimal Code Constitution required student changes to the Constitution. body approval only for the constitu- The Honor Council held an open tional changes due to the different forum last Thursday to discuss the nature of procedural changes. proposed Constitutional changes "Only people who come before r with the student body. In addition to the council will ever deal with proce- Constitutional modifications, the dure. There are a very small number forum's audience of six students and of people who can say with authority one faculty member questioned the This is bad procedure,'" he said. council on suggested procedural Honor Council member Abigail modifications, issues of confidential- SEE FORUM, PAGE 6 ity and secrecy, and the Honor Council's adherence to the letter of the Honor Code. SPORTS Physics Professor Stanley Dodds expressed concern that the proce- Collector's dural modification which would al- low the Honor Council to recommend items: Head punishments for witnesses who lie during a trial was a "major change in the spirit of the Honor Code," in which to Head student input would play no part Dean of Students Sarah Burnett trading defended this change by pointing out that the University Court had cards provisions to prosecute perjury. However, Honor Council mem bers seemed reluctant to discuss spe- The license plate thief has struck again, but the campus police are on his trail. 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In a small, gossip-hungry community like Rice, where there's smoke, everyone assumes there's a three-alarm fire. Take, for example, the incident between Brown freshman Peter Marketos I and Campus Police Officer Kenneth Nipe which began last Fri- day night with a party at Will Rice and ended with a charge of ( aggravated assault of a peace officer. While all the details are not yet clear, the facts of the case are not nearly as exciting and hj outrageous as the rumors about the incident would indicate. But is it any wonder that such inaccurate and potentially harmful rumors spread at such an alarming rate when the parties in- volved do not release statements to refute the exaggerations? Is it any wonder that everyone suspects the absolute worst when Rice, the very institution that should be the m^jor source of unbiased information, actually covers up the available records and attempts to hide the actions it has taken in response to the incident? In this case, the most obvious sources of information are Marketos and Nipe, because they were the two parties directly involved. Yet it is not in either party's interest to make any statements on the incident before taking the case before a court Religious fliers use 'spiteful propaganda' of law. That is regrettable, but understandable; however, it is not To the editors: These statements go beyond surely best" clear that the problem of "possible future legal implications" I am writing in regard to the simple affirmation and represent a Let us hope that InterVarsity can, justify the university's cover-up policy. The university, after all, is InterVarsity Christian Fellowship fli- complete lack of respect for the diver- in the future, find more within its reli- ers that have shown up around cam- sity of religious traditions on this cam- not a party in the criminal suit Yet it maintains a policy intended gious tradition than spiteful propa- pus recently. For those who haven't pusand in the community. I resent the ganda and that it can offer non-mem- to be "protective of the university and the parties involved" by seen it, it includes such inspired state- efforts of such groups as InterVarsity bers the same measure of respect that keeping police reports closed—in contrast, all major municipal ments as the following: "MYTH: All and the Campus Crusade to convince it offers to its members. police departments, including Houston's, make police reports religions are basically the same (It students that theirs is the only way to doesn't matter what you believe)," truth or happiness. public information. John Edward Martin "WRONGLJesusanswered.'Iamthe I particularly resent their preying SRC '94 Worse, some representatives of the university have tried to way and the truth and the life. No one upon those people who are in crises or hide the existence of an internal investigation, even when asked who are searching for personally sat- Letters isfying spiritual lives. People in trouble directly about it by the Thresher. This type of categorical dodg- need friendship, not indoctrination, Rowdy fans ing serves only to fan the flames of rumors and does no one any and those who are searching should good. be encouraged to explore the possi- THE EDITOR bilities, not be coerced through fear apologize for The university is not legally required to make a statement on into the fundamentalists'way of think- everything that happens at Rice, but in most cases such a state- comes to the father except through ing. ment could only help in reducing the amount of inaccurate me.' - John 14:6" and "Don't be fooled The InterVarsity flier ends with gummihurl gossip racing across campus. A statement would serve as a - not to decide is to decide." the fo llowing quote by Allen Bloom on The implication ofthese statements the college student's philosophy: To the editors: starting point for discussion about the case involved—discussion is essentially the archaic idea that "Our " There is no enemy other than the As many of you are aware, last that could lead to more accurate public knowledge. way is right, all others are wrong. Join man who is not open to everything... week many of those seated in the The university should make statements in cases like these and us or go to hell" I would have though Paradoxically, such openness masks student section during the game at that such intolerant ideas would have a much more fundamental closedness Autrey Court threw gummy bears onto should release copies of all Campus Police reports to the public. died out long ago among even the to anything claiming to be good or the floor as the Baylor basketball team And, in cases such as this one, the results of the president's most ignorant of Christians. Unfortu- true." was being introduced; we were two of investigation should also be released. nately, fundamentalist prejudice is WRONG! William James answers: those involved. We are writing not alive and well and rearing its ugly The divine can mean no single only to apologize for our actions, but head at Rice University, a supposedly quality, it must mean a group of quali- to offer an explanation for them as ¥ Die / V \| "1 mnce 1»1« tolerant community. ties, by being champions of which in welL Make no mistake, I do not chal- alternation, different men may well It is not difficult to understand why lenge InterVarsity's right to publicly find worthy missions...it takes the we became impassioned about this affirm its beliefs or to encourage people whole of us to spell the meaning out game and the season in general We to check them out But when making completely...for each man to stay in are both from the Houston area, and RiceLeeari eThreshe Kim, Chad Carson r his own experience, whatever it be, such blatant claims of superiority, they Editors-in-Chief it's great to see the home team and had best be prepared to defend them and for others to tolerate him there, is school on top. What isn't so easy to Shane A. Speciale explain is why our excitement erupted Business Manager in such a negative fashion. We were NEWS SPORTS told that Baylor fans had thrown rice Eric Carmichael, Kraetlli Epperson David Hale Editor Honor Council's response at our team during the game in Waco. Editors Terzah Ewing Assistant Editor The only rationalization we can offer Melissa Williams, Amy Jeter Assistant Randy Block, Kara Kane, StiartKrohn is that being surrounded by other Editors Jun Ishii, Tim Lam, Erica Levine, misrepresented several facts throwers and at least fifteen pounds of Haley S. Robertson SA Correspondent Jason Katz ammunition, we were caught up in the Nick Panaro GSA Correspondent To the editors: tenets -confidentiality." Inlastweek's spirit of the crowd. Sei Chong, Sara Maurer, Sanjit BACKPAGE The Honor Council lied to you in a Open Forum, however, Fargason ad- Ganguli, Jean Kosela, Shala Phillips, Erica Ollmann, John Tolle Editors last-ditch effort to get the proposed mitted that confidentiality was not We now realize that our actions Wendy Paul, Aaron Martin were both unwise and potentially dan- FEATURES changespassed inTuesday's election. breached at council meetings, and it In response to my article published would be possible in theory to publish gerous. While we did act as part of the OPINION Jill Salomon Editor crowd, we are each to blame for con- John McCoy Editor two weeks ago, which called for cat- minutes. (Were confidentiality actu- PRODUCTION egorical opposition to the proposed ally breached at the meetings, that in tributing to the disturbance. We also Jym Schwartz Columnist understand that the team was charged Rob Batera Josh Denk Production Manager changes, Chad Fargason wrote a let- itself would be a flagrant violation of Kei Furukawa Copy Editor ter with three blatant lies: the Honor Council Constitution.) with a technical foul for the disrup- ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Jeremy Hart, Sonia Kim • Fargason wrote that the council • Finally, Fargason called my ar- tion; this was certainly not our intent Jenny Salomon, Shaila Dewan Editors has disseminated copies of the pro- ticle an "eleventh hour attack" on the Please accept our sincerest apologies Jill Salomon, Tima Bell, Marc BUSINESS posed changes "and the Honor integrity of the Council. I find this and our promise to never again be- Stubblefield, EricStotts, Kristian Lin, Shane A Speciale Ads Manager Council's arguments for and against hard to believe, since I gave them a come a hindrance to everyone's en- joyment of the game. We are also Jeremy Bogaisky, Estela Zarate George D. Nickas Ads Production these changes." This is simply false. chance to respond in the last Thresher thankful that the team was able to Katherine A. McKee Assistant The document to which he is refer- before the election. Unfortunately, by PHOTOGRAPHY Business Manager come away with a victory in spite of all ring only contains arguments for the giving them the final say, I gave them this. Barb Solon Editor changes. This was one of the main the opportunity to lie to you to get Chris Sonneborn Assistant Editor Phone: 527-4801 points of my editorial: council mem- their changes passed. Wh ile my origi- Sarah Emery, Carlos De Juana Once again, we apologize for our © COPYRIGHT 1993 bers say they are fostering debate to nal letter was not meant as an attack actions, and hope that we can be for- The Rice Thresher, the official student newspaper at Rice University since 1916, is published allow us to make an informed deci- on the "integrity" of the Council, after each Friday during the school year, except during examination periods and holidays, by the given. students of Rice University. Editorial and business offices are located on the second floor sion, but in reality they are trying to seeing the lies that have been pub- of the Ley Student Center, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, Texas, 77251. Advertising Information force us to accept their view. lished, integrity ought to be an issue Ben Mull available on request. Mail subscription rate per semester: $20.00 domestic, $40.00 • In the letter, Fargason defended of concern to all of us. Hanszen '95 International via first class mall. Non-subscription rate: first copy free, second copy $1.00. Letters to the editor must be received by 5 p.m. on the Monday prior to publication. Unsigned the secrecy of council meetings, say- editorials represent the majority opinion of the Thresher Editorial Staff. All other pieces ing that "public knowledge of such Bradley Monton Tom Wardle represent the opinion of the author. Obviously. would violate one of outmost sacred Jones '94 Hanszen *95 OPINION THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1993 3 Post cold-war era poses new challenges for foreign intervention

count store chain in the Northeastern must go. His personal fortune is esti- not being allowed to leave. She is able still linger. During the Reagan years by Rob Butera United States Zaire is located in cen- mated to equal Zaire's national debt - to talk on the phone with her family (and going back to Bu sh's days as CIA tral Africa just north of Angola. The about $10 billion. Unemployment is about once every several months, of- Director), Zaire was used by the CIA On the Sunday morning news/ dictator President Mobutu has been over 90 percent Government-run ten for only a minute before the phone as a base for covert arms shipments to talk shows this week there was a dis- less than cooperative at establishing schools, radio and press have been line goes dead. She worries about the anti-Communist forces in Angola. cussion of the possibility of US inter- the democratic reforms he promised closed (the press actually ran out of well-being of her family daily, and re- Mobutu's human rights record has vention in Yugoslavia. The human his people years ago. The result has telex paper). Recently, riots have cent efforts by her you nger brother to been well known by the West since he rights violations occurring there are claimed hundreds obtain a visa and study at the Univer- took power in 1965, but that seems to numerous, and the atrocities are be- of lives, as shop- sity of Houston have failed. If she be secondary to the fact that the estab- ing committed by both sides. My knee- Anyone who argues interven- keepers refused to wants to hear anything about the con- lished government in Zaire is "our jerk response was that I thought we accept newly flict in hercountiyonadaily basis, she friend." President Bush has vaca- should intervene, but my research tion on moral grounds is, in printed currency has to tune in to the daily BBC reports tioned with Mobutu several times in took me to a bigger question: what used to pay govern- on KPFT. Kennebunkport Last March, the Sen- dictates US policies on foreign inter- the current state of affairs, ment troops. The The conflicts in both Zaire and ate Foreign Relations Committee re- vention? troops started riots Yugoslavia are by no mean s fu lly com- solved to urge Mobutu to step down, One can find articles in the Na- being inconsistent. Show me and looting sprees parable, but both involve heinous hu- but the executive branch was reluc- tional CatholicReporterfrom two years that spread into the tant to distance it- ago outlining the same conflicts and Somalia, and I'll show you the general populace. self from the es- ethnically motivated violence in Yu- Mobutu "didn't If the press gave Yugoslavia tablished govern- goslavia that is read about today. Two Sudan or Bangladesh. like" his chief po- ment in Zaire. years ago, I didn't know about a con- litical rival and or- the same back-page coverage The press and flict in Yugoslavia, did you? One can dered the legisla- the Clinton ad- also find articles from 1991 in the been brutal control of the populace by ture to find him a new one. it did two years ago, most of min istration same issues outlining massacres in goveramentsecurity troops. Thecoun- A good friend of mine is a native of seems to be tak- Zaire, which got little attention in the try is in utter chaos, with inflation of Zaire who recently became a perma- us still would not know about ing more note of US press until the last several months. over 100 percent per month. There nent resident of the United States. Zaire. The big US You might be asking 'Zaire, what's are over 260opposition parties, which Even with her resident standing, she it If they started putting news weeklies that?" I'm not talking about the dis- can only agree that President Mobutu is afraid to visit her country for fear of and the New York reports about Zaire on its Times have run several articles about Zaire in the front page, more would be past six months. With the recent outraged. escalation of vio- lence, Belgium man rights violations. Zaire is rarely has sent in troops to evacuate its citi- reported on in the American press, zens (Zaire is aformer Belgian colony). and Yugoslavia took quite a while to Last Friday, it was reported that the become a regular part of every United States, France, and Belgium American's vocabulary. What does it were considering sanctions to drive take for a country's problems to gain Mobutu out of power. The US State regular coverage in the American Department now describes Zaire as press? Even more importantly, what being as "potentially explosive as So- does it take for our country to justify malia and Liberia rolled into one." intervention, such as the "moral" pre- (But wait - did you know about mises often used when discussing in- Liberia?) HERE'S TO THE tervention in Somalia and Yugoslavia. So what are the factors that now EVOLUTION OF 90*5 The rules for foreign intervention govern our foreign policy decisions? TV PROGRAMING... and aid used to be quite simple. It was I'm scared to say it but to some de- to stop the rising tide of communism. gree it smells like the press and the In the cold-war era, friends and en- resultant public opinion have some- emies were primarily denoted by thing to do with it If the press gave which superpower they leaned to- Yugoslavia the same backpage cover- wards. This also dictated whether aid age it did two years ago, most of us still or support was given to the estab- would not know about it If the press m-u lished governmen t or anti-communist started putting reports about Zaire on rebels. Central America and Africa its front page, more would be out- are rife with examples. However, with raged. But how does the press decide the end of the cold war, this rule no what to turn into big news, given two lo nger applies, although past alliances see Intervention, page 4

RICE UNIVERSITY FALL Eligibility and Admission SEMESTER ABROAD Way to go, Bill! Whiney rich people Courses are open for credit to Rice students and to students from other recognized col- CHILE leges and universities. For application forms August 4-December 1 7, 1993* deserve to pay through the nose on taxes and further information, contact Dr. Joan Language and Upper Division Humanities Courses Rea, Director, Department of Hispanic and determined that the most effective without Classical Studies, Rice University, P.O. Box by Jym Schwartz word in motivating people is "free.' And why shouldn't this be the big- 1892, Houston, Texas 77251. Phone This reflects the American ideology: gest tax increase ever? The dollar is There's no point in acting sur- we want a high-quality nation at a worth less with each passing day, in- (713)285-5451/FAX (713)527-4863. prised. Bill Clinton has proposed the rock-bottom price. Well it's not gonna flation climbs steadily through de- Program Fee: $6,850 Deadline for application: April 2, 1993. largest tax increase in the histoiy of happen. cades, and our sacred national debt * Dates may vary by a lew days. the American nation and people ev- Since JFK was shot for suggesting could swallow Ross Perot's net in- erywhere seem to be going around come without so shaking their heads. I hear overhear much as a hiccup. them muttering, "I cant believe it, this Do you really think life will You can't cure can- tax increase is huge. It's gonna really cer with a shot of "Consort with hurt me. I just didn't think Clinton end without Grey Poupon and penicillin. would go this far." At any rate, the followers of all Well believe it, Bucko. And there's Bugle Boy Jeans? There are many of you may plenty more from whence that came. think you know In case you hadn't noticed, the Demo- things everybody can live why I like this plan religions cratic agenda involves taxing and so much. It's be- spending, in that order. Why people without cause I'm so dirt find this tax increase to be a shock is poor that it will with friendliness? beyond me. never affect me, 5 Some of you might be out there that people should ask what they can correct Well, I have one thing to say do for their country, the whiners and to you: You're right! Not only that but misers that populate this land of ours I've actually gone out of my way more have been working hard to dispel any than once to taunt random residents such patriotically responsible notion. of River Oaks. Your money is your money, and the As to whether or not I would feel government has no right to it, even if the same if I actually made enough RATE they are the ones who made it pos- money to be affected by this increase, sible for you to make it in the first I would have to follow my hero and do saying, "Gosh, sounds like Jymbo's place. The American dream is to die a little waffling. On the one hand, I pretty mad about this thing." You're with the most money you can get, might feel differently if I could eat darn right I'm mad. I'm so mad I could regardless of whether or not you (or something other than spaghetti four kiss Bill Clinton on the lips and I'd anyone else) are actually happy. nights a week. On the other, nobody's even have my eyes closed because of If youU pardon the vulgarity, our actually offered me that much money. the passion I feel. But if I had my government is in deep shit. And while Anyone want to test my political the Baha'f Faith choice, I'd rather kiss one of the Gore no nation can stand forever, the life loyalties? Make me an offer and we'll For Information Call: daughters. expectancy of this one will be consid- talk. It's about time the people of the erably shorter without some kind ef- West University great experiment in Fast Food Chains fort on thepartofthe American people. Baha'f Community and Tract Housing came to grips with Do you really think life will end with- Jym Schwartz is a first-year graduate this situation's reality. In a not-so-re- outGrey Poupon and Bugle Boy Jeans? student in the department of Geology 664-0776 vealing survey, a New York ad agency There are things everybody can live and Geophysics. 4 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1993 THE RICE THRESHER OPINION Sentinel erroneously, irresponsibly blasted humanities curriculum

by Alan Grob ter (where more latitude is permitted) all the writers we teach with uncritical reads and grades. the humanities course as "an influx of requires the instructor to teach piety, but a critical perspective is also The truth is that most of the faculty hordes of post-modernist and femi- Michelangelo, Descartes, Kant, one of the central legacies of the West- members currently teaching in the nist types" is to anyone who knows I am writing in behalf of the hu- Flaubert and Beauvoir and then ern tradition. humanities course would probably not them simply perverse. manities core curriculum because I choose from among Shakespeare, What saddened me most in the be teaching freshmen at all if they Indeed, I would suggest that the was both disappointed and astonished Montaigne, Madame de Lafayette, editorial in the Sentinel was what was were not teaching Humanities 101 or single most common characteristic of by the assault on it that appeared in Freud, Kafka, Nietszche, Picasso, referred to as "another problem with 102, and they would certainly not be those who teach in the humanities the last issue of The Rice Sentinel. Primo Levi and Martin Luther King the humanities course," that is, the teaching freshmen primarily drawn program, visiting lecturers and regu- I was disappointed because having and materials based on either the decision to have it "taught in small from science and engineering pro- lar faculty alike, is a strong commit- taught in the course since its incep- American or French Revolution. sections" which "thus required a herd grams. And if the humanities course ment to traditional humanistic educa- tion, I have come to regard it as the In fact, if it had not been put in of professors to teach the course." were to disappear - and that is a very tion and its values. finest program educationally that I place in during a Rupp presidency That decision was certainly taken real possibility - we shall greatly im- But especially unjust is the accu sa- have been involved in thirty-two years toward s which the Sentinel has shown in what we perceived to be the inter- poverish education at Rice not only as tion that the lecturers in the course such blindly ideological hostility, 1 ests of our students, and, more specifr we think of it in our very best were "given positions at the students' suspect that this is just the kind ofcore expense." In no other program that I curriculum that its editor would be have been involved in at Rice have iilty now urging us to adopt I have never heard anyone express an excellence in teaching and the needs Of course, the kinds of readings of students been so paramount a con- which are chosen in a course and the opinion, even in our most heated sideration as in the humanities pro- spirit in which they are taught may gram, but this is just what one would differ greatly (William Bennett and I exchanges, that could even remotely be expect of a program administered by of teaching at Rice. But 1 was even would probably not teach this course Dennis Huston. more astonished to read the criticism in the same way), and it is conceivable characterized as "DWEM bashing." That Teaching evaluations for Humani- in the Sentinel because in the hue and that among the almost thirty faculty ties 101 and 102 have thus been grati- cry for a humanities core curriculum members who teach in the course, does not mean we always regard all the fyingly strong, an especially signifi- that has been sounded in the last half- some may regard it as "a chance to cant accomplishment for a course dozen years no voices have been jump on the dead-white-European- writers we teach with uncritical piety. which very few students take volun- louder in advocating such a curricu- male-bashing bandwagon with the rest tarily. Staffing has been so carefully lum than those of our leading educa- of the academic elite." conducted that almost half of the regu- tional conservatives. And though as If so, they certainly have ample cally, our freshmen. My own view is imaginings but also as we market it to lar faculty who teach in the program an avowed liberal, I say this with some opportunity to engage in "dead-white- that far too many of our classes at Rice, those selecting acollege: small classes have been recipients of major teach- chagrin, I have little doubt that if we European male bashing? since so especially those taken by freshmen, dealing with great issues and texts in ing awards at Rice; while several were to send a copy of the curriculum many "dead, white, European males" are much too large and provide too which gifted students at even begin- younger faculty participants in the in this course that 1 so admire to Wil- are taught. But the fact is that in the little opportunity for real contact be- ning levels are taught by professors. program are plainly such outstand ing liam Bennett, he would almost cer- summer sessions in which we plan tween student and instructor. In orga- Unquestionably the most errone- teachers, they too doubtlessly will win tainly say that in conception and spirit the course and the weekly seminars in n izing the humanities course into small ous, preposterous, and harmful state- teaching awards in the near future. th is is essentially what he had in mind. which we discuss the materials we are sections, we were guided by two prin- ment made in the Sentinel editorial And that same concern for excel- Ours is a course that in its first currently teaching, I have never heard ciples both of which seem to me cru- was the charge that as a "result" of the lence in teaching has unmistakably semester reads Homer, Plato, anyone express an opinion, even in cial to an effective liberal education: decision to have small sections in the governed the selection of lecturers. Thucydides, Euripides, Virgil, the our most heated exchanges, that could that the sections be small enough to humanities course, there was "an in- Last semester the average score for Bible, and the largely religious writ- even remotely be characterized as be conducive to discussion and small flux of hordes of post-modernist and teaching effectiveness on 358 student ings of the medieval period plus "d ead-white European male bash ing." enough to have regular writing as- feminist types who were hastily evaluations for sixteen sections of Chaucer, and then the second semes- That does not mean we always regard signments that the instructor himself sneaked into departments and given Humanities 101 was 1.61. Not only positions at the students' expense." A were the scores of the six lecturers majority of the over thirty humanities generally comparable to those of the sections are taught by tenure and ten- regular faculty, but two of the lectur- OOOH- TW SOUND NASTY ure-track members of departments ers ranked among the four best teach- StfUDST UOTK Y flifcCNE who, like myself, were either on the ers in Humanities 101 and are indeed faculty when the program began or teachers from whom any student who have been recently appointed to would be fortunate to take classes. regular departmental positions and Within the next months, a general have volunteered to teach in the pro- review of the humanities program is gram.' to take place and its future decided. But staffing has always been our Probably the single most important most serious problem, since teaching factor in that decision will be whether Humanities 101 involves not only the the University is finally willing to com- unglamorous task of teaching fresh- mit significant resources to the educa- men but requires faculty members, tion of its freshmen or will return to increasingly professionalized by their business as usual, with freshman edu- Jsst disciplines, to teach often daunting cation conducted primarily through materials from other fields. large lecture courses and the occa- Because staffing has proven so dif- sional smaller freshman class more ficult, we have filled in for our regular often than not taught by a graduate faculty with a substantial number of student But I find the prospect appall- visiting lecturers, who with only two ing that anyone's judgment in this exceptions in almost one hundred and crucial educational issue would be fifty sections have all had Ph. I> s in influenced by the grossly irrespon- English, History, or Philosophy, and a sible misrepresentation ofthe program strong interdisciplinary background that appeared in The Rice Sentinel. or interest And while the lecturers in the course, like the regular faculty, Alan Grob is a professor of English. hold a variety of intellectual and criti- cal positions, to characterize the visit- ing lecturers who teach sections in Intervention from page 3

Northwestern University "equal" news stories? If a gang of Pal- Think fast. Summer Session '93 estinian youths killed innocent Israeli Think or swim. citizens in apublic market on the same Earn credit m one day that troops loyal to Zaire Presi- to nine weeks. dent Mobutu opened fire on innocent Our summer schedule includes one-, civilians in a public market, guess two-, three-, four-, six-, seven-, which incident is more likely to be on eight-, and nine-week classes. the front page of the Houston Chronicle Call I -800-FINDS Nli (in Illinois, call tomorrow. Why is this? This is an "708At9l -4114) or mail this coupon. exercise left to the reader, lest I be accused of multiculturalism. Anyone who argues intervention wm I'm thinking. Send me a free copy of on moral grounds is, in the current WtMmM.I the Summer Session '93 catalog with state of affairs, being inconsistent. financial aid and registration information Show me Somalia, and 111 show you (available in March). Please send the the Sudan or Bangladesh. Show me catalog to • my home • my school. Yugoslavia, and 111 show you Zaire or Rwanda or Angola While our atten- Summer Session '93, 2003 Sheridan Road tion is focused on President Clinton's Kvanston. Illinois 60208-2650 ww.-.v.v.-.v.^, economic reforms, wecant forget that W0M a foreign policy with clear goals and objectives must also be formulated. wtfmmm I'm still not sure whether we should become either trench-digging isola- Wmm School Address tionists or the world's caped crusader, but one thing is for sure: Pfesident Clinton has got a lot of foreign policy to deal with. With the absence of the Homo \i dross "red litmus test," new rules will have to be defined.

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f:. Northwestern is an equal opportunity educator and entplt student in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. NEWS THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1993 5 SA Business Sighting provides lead in license plate case The Student Association Senate met on Feb. 22. The following items were discussed: Thus far, the 11 plates stolen have removed with a mechanical screw- •After Alisha Sanders reviewed the status of the Martin Luther King by Sanjit Ganguli been from 11 different states which driver on a Saturday night. The Holidays—a student holiday, to be observed the Monday before leads the Campus Police to conclude screws and the screw bit were left classes resume after winter break—the Senate voted that they The Campus Police are a step that the thief must be a collector of near the car. "would like to make it a staff and faculty holiday." A date for closer to solving Rice's recent license If the thief is a Rice student, he reconsideration by the Martin Luther King Committee has not been plate thefts with the sighting of a '/As long as these will be referred to the Dean of Stu- set. white male stealing plates in a park- dents to be dealt with if caught. If he •The Housing Directory will be available the week after midterm ing lot last Thursday. incidents keep is notfrom Rice.hecould be charged break. The report came at 3:44 p.m. in with a misdemeanor and most likely •Nominations are being accepted for the Outstanding Senior Award Lot Q near Will Rice College, where occurring, we will fined about $200. for excellence in either one area or many. Nominations must be a man with a buzzcut wearing glasses A similar episode occurred two supported by a letter of recommendation. Winners will be chosen years ago when a Rice student was and a royal blue fanny pack was seen April 16, and announced at graduation. removing an Oklahoma license plate continue pursuing this hired by an outside collector. Sup- posedly, the student was paid $20 for •The Senate Will hold a party for the basketball game on March 6 in from a car. the auxiliary gym. The man apparently realized he case.' every plate he could steal. There is •Plans for the Senate changeover are still being considered. had been seen, and reportedly rode no indication of a connection between otf on his bicycle. —Mary Voswinkel these two events, however. This was the most recent in a The campus police have been in- Next meeting: March 8 at 10 p.m. in the Kelley Lounge. series of thefts, the first of which was some sort structed to keep an eye out for suspi- reported on Feb. 1. Most of the thefts " It really frustrates me when some- cious behavior in parking lots. They —compiled by Haley S. Robertson occurred in the Brown College park- one would do something like this just have since been investigating sev- ing lot. Others occurred in the sta- so he can get a collection of plates." eral leads on the case, but this sight- dium lot and the Entrance 1 parking said Steve Bourland, one of the vic- ing is their most important Errata area. tims. His Indiana license plate was "As long as these incidents keep The story "Grad students to get summer health care" in last week's occurring, we will continue pursuing issue contained two errors. The fee to be charged to students staying this case," said Chief of Campus Po- on campus during the summer has not been set. Also, the money Students meet Spike Lee lice Mary Voswinkel. involved does not come from the GSA. plained that plans began over two by Wendy Paul years ago to create an annual festival Campus Sergeant leaves after nine years to "highlight minority and indepen- Fifteen students from Rice's dent filmmaking in America." In August 1984, Putzke became a afforded new responsibilities, includ- Texaco Multi-Cultural Leadership Alvarado explained that his moti- by Aaron Martin full-fledged officer in the Rice Uni- ing the coordination of the new park- and Career Development Program vation for starting the project was "a versity Police Department. ing system and the bussing schedule attended a leadership seminar given combination of a deep appreciation Campus Police Sergeant Robert "At Rice as at every university, and assisting in developing the by Spike Lee at Texas A&M Univer- for film and a desire to tap into inde- "Ivan" Putzke left Rice Feb. 23 for a police have more general duties. They station's new computer-operated sys- sity this Wednesday. pendent and minority film-making." position as Assistant Chief of Police do a lot more crime prevention," he tem. The seminar kicked off the first He anticipates that the festival will at Stephen F. Austin State University said. They have to be more versa- Will Rice President Stela Balderas, annual Texas Film Festival, which "appeal to minorities and have some in Nacogdoches, Tx. who worked with Putzke on the park- resonance with current issues." runs through this Sunday. "It's very difficult to leave a lot of ing committee, said, "I really enjoyed Rice students Donald Allen, Jen- Alvarado spotted Lee at the things [at Rice]," Putzke said, "[but] 'There are good people working with him. He was very ac- nifer Alvarez, Alisha Bell, Kolis Crier, Cannes festival last year and thought it was a career move that I couldn't cessible to the students and easy to Eric Heins, Esther Hernandez, Eliza- "he would be a perfect speaker to turn down." work with. Graduating from Rice gave beth Knapp, Tyan Parker, Stephanie kick [the festival] off." Alvarado Putzke began his nine-year ten- at Rice, and I really him a special perspective." Martinez, Frank Morales, Pat added that he "hopes to tap into film- ure with the University Police De- Putzke says he looks forward to Sanchez, Julie Simpson, Loa Anh making at the student level across partment when, as a Rice senior, he enjoyed my stay there.' the challenge presented by a promo- Tran, and Shawn Young attended an Texas to create a unified network." became a student security guard in tion and anewworkingenvironment. informal discussion with Lee followed Alvarado plans to make the festi- the fall of 1983. —Ivan Putzke "I hope to be a lot of value to the by a showing of Lee's recent film val an annual event to occur in late "I worked security in the library. department," he said. "1 want to help Malcolm X and a question and an- February. The festival this year will Once an hour I ran through the li- them move quickly towards goals swer session. include films shown at the Sundance brary and kept it secure," Putzke tile." and to really increase the services The festival is the brainchild of Film Festival and the Chicago Film said. "In truth, I was supposed to At that point in his career, Putzke's you can get from the police depart- Paul Alvarado, chairman of the Film Festival in addition to films by local chase off the strange people that in- duties included implementation of ment. I'll have to learn and see." Society of Texas A&M. Alvarado ex- artists. habited the bathrooms." the alcohol policy and training alco- Looking back on his involvement Putzke was interested in earning hol servers. It was in this capacity with Rice, Putzke reflected, "I learned extra money to pay off government that he met Sarah Nelson Crawford some very valuable things there. ! Tennessee student runs over loans and helping his chances of get- when she came to Rice, and he made realized that a police department has ting into graduate school. However, efforts to familiarize Crawford with to have the community work with it, after fulfilling graduation require- this policy and Rice in general. that it can't be at odds with the com- parking rival, walks away ments in 1983, he decided to con- "Many people at Rice will really munity if it is going to be effective." tinue his employment with the Cam- miss Ivan," Crawford commented, "One of the nicest things at Rice is on, I'd probably deal and go back pus Police while he attended the characterizing him as "very loyal and thatyou're protecting the [Rice] com- by Shala Phillips sooner or later." Houston Police Academy in 1984. dedicated to Rice." munity, rather than policing it," he Source: The Daily Califomian, As a part-time officer, Putzke ac- "[We're] all so excited for him," continued. There are good people at First Fried Green Tomatoes, Berkeley, Jan. 27,1993 companied campus policemen in she added. Rice, and I really enjoyed my stay then this ... their rounds, learning the ropes of Upon his promotion to sergeant there." A University of Tennessee-Knox- Library director tells of the trade. in November of 1989, Putzke was —Amyjetercontributed to this story. ville student seemed to have her strange happenings own solution for parking problems. libraries are strange places— She simply ran over another student breeding grounds for foot fetishists, High scorers lead the pack in acceptance in a recent parking dispute. The vic- exhibitionists, and toe-nibblers. Ac- of-state. fer. Stabell stated that, at most uni- tim had been standing in the parking by Jean Kosela Moss stated that the number of versities, the majority of the student space in an attempt to save the spot in-state applicants is actually increas- body comes from within a 500-mile for a friend. Despite the victim's ef- Director of Admissions Ron Moss ing, but the rate of increase of out-of- radius of the school. This occurs be- forts to speak to the driver of the this week released statistics for pro- state applicants is even greater, indi- cause many students choose not to vehicle following the incident, the spective students accepted under the cating that Rice may be considered go across the country for an educa- driver simply walked to class, not Interim Decision plan. more of a nationally-recognized tion which they can receive at a simi- checking on the victim's condition. The test scores are strong, school now. larly prestigious school in their home Source: The University Daily, but., [the] overall profile is strong as Stabell confirmed that a smaller state. Texas Tech, Jan. 19,1993 well," Moss asserted, mentioning the percentage of out-of-state applicants Stabell also cited the Admissions THE HEDGES high levels of talent, social skills, and was accepted than in-state applicants, Office's target numbers for students No more 'Naked Guy' background found in this group of explaining that The farther away accepted under the various academic Andrew Martinez, Berkeley's in- admittees. one is from Rice, the less they know divisions. cording to Bob Wiatt, director of the famous "Naked Guy," was expelled The statistics do not include scho 1- aboutus,whereas [in-state students] "We'd like 30 percent science, 30 University Police Department, the by the university for failing to follow arship athletes, who are still in the know more about us and the quality percent humanities/social sciences, Stirling C. Evans Library at Texas UC policy and for exhibiting "recal- process of being admitted. of students we're accepting." 30 percent engineering and 10 per- A&M University has been the com- citrance during the proceedings" of Of the 1856 Interim applications, Stabell illustrated this with a com cent split between music and archi- mon ground for all sorts of people his recent administrative hearing. only 425, or 23 percent, were ac- parison of in-state and out-of-state tecture," he said. "If, for reasons un- with all sorts of predilections. The expulsion followed an inves- cepted. There were 233 males and applicant pools. Unlike the in-state known to us, the numbers come in Some students have been known tigation by the Office of Student Con- 192 females admitted, an 11:9 ratio. pool, the out-of-state pool has a large different and we find ourselves with to drop pens as an excuse to get duct, which looks into violations of Moss noted that the number of ad- number of applicants on the low end fewer students than the target, we'd under desks and indulge in aberrant university policies, including one mitted females exactly matched the of the range. go to the wait list In most years, the behaviors. Occasionally, a woman will yield is so close to the target there's which bans indecent exposure, pub- Admission Office's target of 45 per- "We wonder why they applied," discover a man sniffing her shoes or little or no movement on the wait lic nudity, and lewd or sexually of- cent female admittees. Sixty-two Af- Stabell said." [They] may not be clear find her shoes gone. There have even list" fensive conduct on campus. rican Americans and Hispanic Ameri- on the competition for admission. been reports of a toe-biter prowling Students and staff members com- cans were admitted, up from 41 ac- There's more self-selection within the Of the Interim students accepted, the floors of the library. plained that Martjnez's mode of un- cepted last year. state." there were 143 science (34 percent), Most complaints have involved dress made them feel harassed. The SAT scores for the accepted "You cannot read anything into 102 humanities and social sciences incidents of indecent exposure, in- Martinez, who often attended students range from a 25th percen- [the number of in-state and out-of- (24 percent), 164 engineering (39 cluding one man who contributed to class wearing only sandals and a tile score of 1330 to a 75th percentile state studentsaccepted]... I just could percent), 10 architecture (2 percent), student education by appearing carefully placed handkerchief, ac- score of approximately 1470. not make an estimate on an in-state/ and 6 music (1 percent) students. abruptly out of a study carrel wearing cused the university of using the The range of students we accept out-of-state ratio based on Interim These figures, however, are "truly only shoes. The UPD used a female expulsion as a way to avoid dealing is higher than the range of the stu- Decision," Stabell said. meaningless," Stabell emphasized. officer in plainclothes to catch the with the problem He plans to write dents we finally enroll," said Dean of He explained that it is likely that, There is no way to predict from flasher in the acL a book about his experiences, which Admissions Richard Stabell, explain- as in past years, the numbers of in- [these] numbers what the freshman include appearing naked for a court Wiatt emphasized that offenders ing that several of the highest-scor- state and out-of-state applicants in class will look like," he continued. hearing. He has also appeared on are quite difficult to catch if the inci- ing students will choose to attend the final freshman class will be fairly "The numbers are too small to several talk shows. dents aren't reported immediately. other universities. evenly distributed. sample." Martinez commented, "If I Source: The Battalion, Texas Of the accepted students, the This "just happens" as students —Leezie Kim contributed to this couldn'tgoto school without clothes A&M, Feb. 9,1993 majority (62 percent) were from out- decide whether to accept Rice's of- story. 6 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26,1993 THE RICE THRESHER NEWS

police officer the right to 'collar1 some- grand jury, Marketos could still be GSA Business Assault one, twist their arm behind their back, charged with a misdemeanor resist- The Graduate Student Association Senate met Feb. 18. The following FROM PAGE 1 dislocating the shoulder and not tell ing arrest items were discussed: students." Greene said that Nipe then them what they are supposed to do?" Gladden stated that if Nipe con- •Scott Biddy, director of Alumni Affairs, discussed plans for future said, "He broke my tooth." Both Nipe He also said that his son's hand hit tinues to press the charges that he GSA reunions and the new "Mentor Program." and Marketos had calmed down by Nipe in the mouth accidentally as he would file a civil rights lawsuitagainst •Elections changes proposed at the February meeting were approved. the time they reached the patrol car, was trying to pull away, not intention- Nipe. "Nipe can reduce exposure [to •Nominations for the GSA Service Award are being sought. Submit Greene said. ally punching the sergeant as Nipe a civil lawsuit] by reducing bad faith nominations to the GSA Council. When called about the incident, has said. allegations now." •GSA Party planned at Valhalla Feb. 28. Beer-Bike TG also planned. Nipe refused to comment He said He went on in the letter, saying, "Rice could be held liable for the •$1000 approved to purchase books for Fondren Library in honor of that the matter was still under inves- "How do the Rice authorities feel behavior of their agents. However, tigation. about their students being treated in President Rupp and Vice President Stebbings. Pete's anger is directed toward Nipe. Nick Marketos said that all the this way? What is Rice University I suspect when Rice understands •$300 approved to subsidize KTRU Jazz Festival March 12 and 13. university could do is lobby on going to do about it? If the Rice cam- what happened. They would do what- •$500 approved for GSA Elections March 18. Marketos' behalf. "It's all in the po- pus police are there to ensure good ever is necessary to keep this from lice courts now," he said. "They didn't order and the safety of the students, happening again, without having to Next meeting: March 25 at 7 p.m. in the RMC Conference Room. give any indication they could do would you consider the treatment sue Rice," he said. anything about the legal issue [re- meted out to my son to be supportive If Marketos is found innocent, or -—compiled by Nick Panaro garding the criminal charge]." of this objective?" the case is dropped, Gladden said "I don't think the university has Gladden said he would try to re- that Marketos would have to initiate the jurisdiction over the campus po- solve the case before it goes to court. a civil suit for the expunction of NEWS IN BRIEF lice—that's the indications I'm get- He said there was a possibility that records. "He would have to bring this Graduate student charged Campbell receives probation ting," he added. the case would be dismissed Thurs- suit against anyone that has records with child molestation Jay A Campbell, a technical sup- In the letter, Marketos' father day in an examination trial at which a of his arrest. Usually it's an Houston Police arrested music port specialist at Mudd Laboratory, asked, "Are the physical actions initi- judge would again determine if prob- uncontested matter. All mug shots, grad student Ivo Nabelek and pleaded no contest Jan. 26 to charges ated by the officer, without any cau- able cause existed to call a grand fingerprints are given back to us." He charged him with aggravated sexual of "indecency with a child/touching tion or other verbal instructions ac- jury. said the process takes about three assault of a child, possession of child genitals." The child of a Rice em- ceptable? What gives a Rice campus If the case is not brought before a months. pornography and sexual performance ployee reported last semester that by a child. Campbell touched his leg and placed "Students are sworn in and prom Fargason agreed. "Perhaps the Nabelek allegedly took pictures his hand inside the band of the child's Forum ise that they won't reveal any infor- council should have a set of codes of himself having sex with a 2-year- pants. Campbell received a $250 fine FROM PAGE 1 mation," Honor Council ombudsman written down somewhere about what old girl. He took the film to a process- and eight years probation. Martin added that although the stu- Katie Krolikowski noted. "But what we do, and what we don't do." ing lab. Lab personnel notified the dent body has no official vote on can you do beyond that?" However, he added that the code po lice, who were waiting for Nabelek Students win scholarships procedural changes, the council Dodds pointed out that the ac- should not be a part of the blue book when he picked up the film. Sid Richardson* College senior would still welcome student input. cused also had no recourse when and that "It would be silly to have the Source: Houston Chronicle, Feb. 20 Beth Baileyisthewinnerofthisyear's "Just because we propose these confidentiality was breached by student body vote on such small Clyde Ferguson Bull Traveling Fel- changes of our own initiative doesn't Honor Council members. He cited things." Rice 12th in country lowship in the study of French. She mean we're not open to student opin- Honor Council Chairman Steve Honor Council ombudsman Lan U.S. News and World Report has will receive $8000 for travel in France. ion," she said. Tran's inclusion of evidence from last Huynh felt that many of the evening's ranked Rice 12th on its list of the top Will Rice College senior Graham Monton replied that students had year's Case #27 in a public letter debates had been grounded in per- universities in the country. Rice Harris won a scholarship to be an not had the opportunity to express posted on the Owlnews electronic sonal grudges. ranked seventh in student selectiv- assistant in the English Department opinions because the Honor newsgroup as a violation of confiden- "I wish that everyone didn't be- ity, eighth in faculty resources, 15th at the University of Rennes in France. Council's method of affecting the tiality which had gone unpunished. lieve that the Honor Council was in student satisfaction, 20th in aca- Baker junior Rose Pham is the change had been too secretive. Members of the audience also some chummy, elitist group with demic reputation, and 24th in finan- winner of this year's Alliance Martin objected to the charges of expressed concern about the malicious intent. I don't think the cial resources. Fran^aise scholarship. The award is secrecy. "I don't know how to make Council's fidelity to the actual letter council deserves the kind of caustic, $2000 to study in France this sum- things more accessible than this open of the Honor Code. They cited the venomous personal attacks we've Library staff member dies mer. forum," she said, pointing out that two-trial observation period that new been hearing tonight," she said. Timothy Porter, the Fondren Li- only six members of the student body council members observe before as- All constitutional changes will take brary reserve assistant, died Feb. 17. Anthony Lewis to speak had chosen to take advantage of that suming their voting duties as an ex- effect immediately. Proposed proce- He had worked in Fondren for 15 Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist accessibility. ample of the council following cus- dural changes will be addressed over years. A memorial service will be for the New York Times and scholar Wiess sophomore Ben Hippen tom rather than actual rules. the remainder of the semester, held March 10 at 2:30p.m. in the Rice of American constitutional law An- voiced concern over what recourse "Even something as innocuous as Fargason said. Chapel. Contributions may be made thony Lewis will be speaking at 7:30 an accused student had when the when a council member begins to "We'd like to see all the changes to Fondren library or the AIDS Foun- p.m. on March 11 in Herring 124. He confidentiality of the case was vote should be written down for the we've proposed carried through be- dation of Houston. will speak on the power of the press. breached by other students involved. sake of the accused," Hippen argued. fore the end of the year," he said.

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THROUGH APRIL 10 10 TRUMAN POUARD, chief designer for Mazda and former designer for Honda BY SHAILA K. DEWAN takes the podium. AH lectures 8 p.m., As art exhibit titles go, Contemporary Realist Brown Audttorium, Museum of Fine Arts. • Watercolor doesn't have much sex appeal. But if $3 students. the Menil Collection's twentieth-century art rooms disorient you and you missed the Abstract Expressionism bus, the new Sewall Gallery Thanks to some stuffy bureaucracy at exhibit might redeem contemporary art in your the Shepherd School, KTRU's fab avant- eyes. garde Jazz festival almost didn't happen. The lush, diverse watercolors in this exhibit immediately draw you into the gallery. SO AND It seems Jazz is "too loud" for Duncan SO's STILL LIFE, for example, beckons you to a Recital HaH, especially If there's ampli- window before which is a vase of ripe fruits and fied electric guitar involved. A call to the vegetables quivering with flavor. There are president's office straightened things nudes, landscapes and oil refineries. Some are rich with detail, such as SO AND SO's picture of out, though, and the lest will take place xv V" *?•* a woman lounging in a flowered robe. Mar. 11-12. Rock on, RUPP. Others are starkly moody, such as Alfred Leslie's piece from his series "100 Views along the Road." This piece, according to co-curator Also, KTRUGereai Manager HBUBUUJNGA Stella Dobbins, is an example of the Japanese admits to having liked Duran Duran in concept of notan: "there can be an eternal seventh grade. Rock on, Heidi. unchanging response to the certain beauty of just so much white to just so much black." The Shepherd School presents the Above: Richard McLean's Some pieces in the show are emotionally Photorealist piece charged than others, such as So AND SO's small organiste tftulalre of the world's great- "Sun duster." Right: piece, SUCH AND SUCH, which manipulates Something by Carolyn est cathedral, Notre-Dame. PHILIPPE the play of light in a scene of a child playing. The Brady. LEFEBVRE will perform at St. Paul's Meth- effect is sinister and entrancing. After viewing the show, the initiate can only odist Church, 5501S. Main, at 8 p.m. ask, "Are all of these really watercolors?" Mon., Mar. 1. Free. Disbelief becomes especially acute when you reach the back wall of the exhibit, reserved for the so-called Photorealists. Photorealists Urban Theatre, the work off of projected images, creating brainchild of ac- pieces which look for all the world like claimed director actual Kodachrome. JAMES GALE, presents Realist watercolor, says Dobbins, who places her own Joseph K, based on m work under this rubrick, was Kafka's The Trial. overshadowed by Abstract Gale, a busy man, Expressionism, but is also currently di- many of the artists continued to work recting Love'* successfully throughout the 60s and 70s. They Labour'* Lost at Baker Shake. 8 p.m. are now experiencing a resurgence, but this show Wed.-Sat., 5 p.m. Sun. through March is the first of its kind in our region. Dobbins and co-curator Check Boterf travelled extensively to 27. 467-4119 for reservations, which bring in the best artists who work in this category will probably be necessary. $€ students. as well as a few lesser-known painters. The small gallery showcases watercolors De Schmog, everyone's new favorite from art department Chair Basilios Poulos' annual clinic in an isolated Grecian village. For band, takes on Catal Huyuk (2524 15 days, students paint and critique on location. McKinney) tomorrow. If you're still ki If you're interested in the program, you should town, check out DIANE and the gang. definitely check out the show. 237-1018. Dobbins teaches Chinese brush painting and a summer watercolor course. Work by her students is also on display. Make Rave not War, at an AIDS aware- THE UN-MOVIE ness benefit/technofest (clothing by Acid Wear, the flier says). Six techno DJs and Aequo Animo will provide the New IMAX film shows a larger-than-life rainforest entertainment. Tomorrow, 10 p.m.-4 a.m. Backstage at the Ensemble, 3535 BY TIMA BELL canopy of the forest. also brought you Rings of Fire and Antarctica, Geoffrey Holder, the guy who did all those provides us with a pleasing and mildly thought- Main. Free condoms and nonfree smart With spring break rapidly approaching, the "cool and refreshing un-cola" 7-UP ads, does the provoking IMAX film and, in any case, things drinks, too. wealthy will go off to ski, while the poor head narration. Unfortunately, as groovy as his voice really are cool when they're that large. south. The really poor will stay here and, with no is, the actual narration doesn't say a Rice to provide entertainment, they will have to whole lot. Why do the people who make find other ways of enjoying themselves. these things all assume we have an Well, there is a way for those mendicants to intelligence level lower than that of the actually go somewhere. Australia, India, Costa species they are documenting? To put it Rica and more await them at the IMAX theater simplistically, the narration tells us that (639-4600). Tropical Rainforest is showing at the the forest has been here for millions of planetarium's enormous theater. Basically, it's a years and, through evolution, the strong Discovery channel watcher's wet dream. With a survive while the weak die. A little six-story-tall by 80-foot-wide screen and a six- information on the creatures themselves speaker surround sound stereo system, it really would have been enough, but it seemed, feels like you're there. If seeing much-larger- like the voice speaking hadn't even seen than-life beetles, weird looking birds and the movie. swinging apes is your thing, this movie is for There were a few other drawbacks, you. such as die lack of aquatic animals and However, if you can't handle secreting indigenous tribal cultures but, with only centipedes or masticating praying manti perhaps an hour to form a coherent movie, the If you can't get away for break, splurge you'd better stay away. Things really are producers managed to put together some amazing when they're that large. Although great shots of the flora and fauna. on a fantasy trip to Brazil—at the Music director Ben Shedd tires to get as much variety as About a third of the movie focuses on HaH. Oba Oba '93 is a spectacular selec- possible within 60 minutes, over 2,250 types of the damage to the rainforest done by tion of BrazH's finest entertainment— plant life, thousands of species animals and even humans, and it chilled me to watch a 140- from Carnival congas to Indian rituals to more insects provides a tough assignment There year-old tree felled by a chainsaw. The are tons of flying views, always the best at the noise is almost deafening, and it brought the lambada. Mar. 3-6, varying times. IMAX, and possibly the coolest part of the movie me closer to the problem than any of the The golden lion tamarln Is one of the many endangered *529-3700. Tickets from $18.50. is the explanation of how scientists study the literature I've read. McDonald's, who species featured In Tropical Rainforest. 8 FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 26, 1993 THE RICE THRESHER ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

2^Ri« CINEMA: An evening LEARN THE DIFFERENCE F R I showcasing the collabora- tion® of Frank Capra and Barbara Stanwick. The Bitter Tea of OM- Sample the ancient Americas at Museum of Fine Arts eral Yen, In which Stanwick la "danger- THE ANCIENT AMERICAS: ART FROM SACRED LANDSCAPES all characteristics of this particular ruler. On the codes and bars. It is complex but seems to oualy attracted" to the CNneoe aaldlar THE MUSEUM of FINE ARTS other hand, in Teotihuacan, the artist was not have been a very accurate form of written who kkinape her, and The Mkaeh Woman, THROUGH APRIL 18 concerned with depicting a specific individual communication. In the exhibit the Aztecs are but rather with the costumes and actions of the the only ones to have free-standing figures, the story of an embittered female evange- BY ESTELA ZARATE culture. In the fresco "Mural Fragment something rather uncommon for those times. let. Rice Media Center, 7:30 and 9:10 Depicting a Rain Priest," the rain priest carries a The exhibit does not consist solely of p.m., $4. The Ancient Americas: Art from Sacred bag of incense and wears feather plumage for a sculptures. In fact, some of the most beautiful Landscapes is an exhibit which covers a period headdress. The features of the face are irrelevant and intricate tunics of the world have been of 3000 years. The viewer literally walks through to the piece. Most of the frescoes from found in Tiwanku in Bolivia The designs on 2^RIOE CINEMA: Jacques Demy and America, observing Amerindian culture from the Teotihuacan are monochromatic, and in general the tapestries and tunics are so severely s A TCathedne Deneuve pair up for The Southwestern United States to the Andean the art work is relatively flat and linear. geometric, they almost look like quilts. The UmbreUa* of Cherbourg and Donkeyekln. Regions of South America, complete with One of the most popular pre-Colombia feline image reappears throughout Tiwanku photomurals of key landscapes and major civilizations that is also represented in the exhibit art, a symbol of fierceness and courage. The Media Center, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $4. excavation sites. The Ancient Americas calls is the Aztec civilization. Aztec sculpture has Tiwanku and the Incas of Peru often deposited attention to the central theme of pre-Columbian many geometric shapes and is usually very gold and silver figurines in burial caves to 'RICECMEMA: Third World art and thought—"that human society is an symmetrical, an indication that the Aztecs were appease the gods. These figures are amaz- integral part of the natural world." The art of the s u NCInema continues with the intrigu- concerned with balance and order. ingly proportional and detailed. Amerindians not only describes their nature but In the Aztec religion the gods were not Despite the intensity of the show, it is not a ing Women's Story. Peng XlaNan's flkn also reveals the relationship between humans and benign. In one of the most poignant sculptures of nexhausting exhibit The title is accurate—it is about the struggle of three Chinese women the earth, the land and its gods. the show, "Tlatecutli Earth Deity," a figure of a indeed Americas in the plural which are to break out of traditional roles and fend for This comprehensive exhibit features almost woman sits cross-legged, wearing a necklace of represented here. Exhibiting so much of the 300 works of art from 23 cultures and is a themseivee is "the very stuff that every human heads, her hands and legs clawed. The pre-Colombian art of the Americas in one collaboration of private and national collections piece "Facsimile of the Codex Fejervary-Meryer" show brings everything into perspective. You modem woman's life is made of." Media in Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, demonstrates the ingenuity of the Aztecs: it looks with such a cohesivity that you'll no longer be Center, 7:30 p.m. $4. Chile, United States and Europe. But don't let the like a folding storybook with colorful pictures, confused between the Incas and the Mayas. show's size intimidate you. It is conveniently organized by geographi- ^ HOUSTON FRIENDS OF MUSIC: Academy of cal regions and their respective WED St. Martin in the Fields Octet perform- civilization groups. ing Brahms, Shostakovich and Enssco. The cultures of pre-Columbia were Studs Concert Had, 8 pun. $16 students, concerned with hierarchical control and organization of powers. The $25 others. Comp. tickets available through Indians believed that the priest or Shepherd School. 527-4933. monarch had special religious powers that allowed himto communicate with nature's god, so the representative of ^K^THE HOUSTON MASTERWORKS CHORUS wiN the people to the gods often held s A T perform under the direction of Sir tremendous power. This explains the David WHicocks. Homager's King David imposing size of the Olmec sculpture and WiHcocks' own Ceremony of Peahm. at the entrance of the exhibit; "Colossal portrait head of a Ruler" Stude, 8 p.m., $15-25. Comp. tickets avail- (900-800 BC) is a basalt sculpture of able through Shepherd School. 527-4933. a type that would have been placed in the plaza of the city or near a main pyramid. Its size and commanding jp^CofTEEHousE: T.K. Conrad, piano position are an indication that this ©17 COMPOSERS' FORUM: a per- particular ruler had a lot of political formance of works composed by Shepherd and religious power and that he was School students. Duncan Recital Had, 8 an important mediator between man and nature. p.m., free. The Olmec culture of Mexico was also interested in portraying the {(^COFFEEHOUSE: Hanazen OC night features of the particular individual in Tut Faculty Recital: Kenneth Goldsmith, itssculptures: in 'Colossal Portrait Head of a Ruler," the head is very Jo Ann Rltacca, Terry King. Duncan, 8 p.m., round, the eyes are round and slanted, free. he has a flat nose and a friendly smile, A solid gold sun mask from La Tollta In Ecuador. @©@® @1? THE BRADY BUNCH aren't the only ones to have one, Notre Dame does, tool ALL ABOARD The ND Glee Club performs tonight at Hamman Hall. 8 p.m., $7 students, faculty and staff. Shakespeare Express can get you there in under two hours

SHENANDOAH SHAKESPEARE EXPRESS dramatic action. Imagine a Shakespeare play that their audiences in makeshift theatrical spaces— lO COFFEEHOUSE: Teaser for Grease FARNSWORTH PAVIUON, 527-4040 FOR RES. really lasts, as he claimed, for only "two hours libraries, conference halls, lunch rooms—adapted W E D MAR. 10-11, 8 P.M., $5 STUDENTS, $10OTWERS traffic of our stage." to recreate the basic conditions of Shakespeare's Or better yet, bring your imagination to earth Theater: a thrust stage whose audience is never «g «g®©©!D HI? COFFEEHOUSE: Jaz? band BY DENNIS HUSTON and see two such productions when the more than 45 feet from the actors, and never in T H u concert of Dizzy Gliiespie stuff. Cool Shenandoah Shakespeare Express performs on the dark, either literally or figuratively. mug contest. Imagine Romeo and Juliet or A Midsummer campus Mar. 10-11. On the first evening they Because Shakespeare's plays were performed Night's Dream as they might have been played in will stage Romeo and Juliet; on the second, A in daylight, before an audience who could see the Globe Theatre—without special lighting, Midsummer Night's Dream. and be seen by the actors, the audience interacted dBSf WALK THROUGH A HUOE GALLERY elaborate sets and pretentious production With a company of 14 actors, the Shenandoah more freely and openly with those actors. Which installation designed by architect Bart standards. Imagine Shakespeare's language Shakespeare Express seeks to bring new life to is what happens also in Shenandoah Shakespeare Prince and built by Rice students. The made immediately understandable by humor and Shakespeare's plays by staging them close to Express productions. Emphasizing the vitality, exhibit includes drawings and models from energy and humor of Shakespeare's plays, this ensemble company involves the audience in the Prince's studio. At Farlsh GaRery through magic of its production for two, and only two, March 5. hours. Hence the name, Express. Watching Shakespeare, this company feels, should not be some kind of endurance test in ©IT SEW ALL GALLERY: Contemporary which,toe hours of production "stretch out to the Reattst Watercoior, curated by Stella Dob- crack of doom." For Shakespeare's plays not bins and Check Boterf. The exhibit, re- only capture the fun, the passion and the terror of puted to be "hot" by one Indian-American being human; they also can do so in "two hours traffic" of the stage. A&E editor, showcases over 30 artists. On Shakespeare experts have compared the view through Apr. 10. Free. Shenandoah Shakespeare Express to the best Shakespeare companies in the world. "The SSE,"

DON'T FORFTFR about visiting art professon writes Peggy O'Brien of the Folger Shakespeare Library, "plays Shakespeare with vast amounts of Mark Mahosky, you kntow the one with the talent in beautifully clear productions vibrating open studio. The drawing and painting prof. with an energy that immediately involves the is ready and waiting for sparkNng minds to audience." come chat with HminhisSewalt basement Members of the company will also run a free workshop, "Acting Shakespeare" from 4-5:30 office. 1-3 p.m. Wednesday afternoons. p.m. on Thursday, Mar. 11, in Farnsworth CAtch hlmo while he's still around. Shenandoah will perform Romeo and Juliet and Midsummer Night's Dream In record time. Pavilion. ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 26, 1993 9

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"Riverside" by Jeb Harben 'Venus" by Jeff Bamum "After eight years of painting in an abstract manner, I'm sick of iL This is hopefully the first of "Whereas in ancient times the female was worshipped, this painting is many attempts to portray images from my life." about the hateful attitude that this culture has towards women." This week's Work in Progress—er, works in progress—have been selected from Basilios Poubs' advanced painting class. Both these works deal with the human figure in different ways. Wiess seniorBarnum is an art major and Hanszen senior Harben studies art and economics. Our second genre in WIP this week is a short story. We would've gotten a reflective quote from Spruill as well, but we figured four colums was enough room for him to express himself Spruill is a junior at Jones College and a member of Max Apple's fiction writing class. End of the World part 1 BY BOB SPRUILL Gloria. He met her in the bar of the "I came to use the restroom." was looking wonderful, with that sort him. It's piling up around his feet" Houston's restaurant in Buckhead, the "Oh. Well a drink after you use the of pouting innocence that Karyn had "She looks like she would like Adam's Bloody Death: He is one out on Northside. He likes that restroom?" never quite succeeded in wiping away. someone to talk to her." standing poised on the balls of his feel particular bar because all the light in "I really don't think so. Perhaps "Gloria, my little whore." "I think I'm going to be sick." Irwin King, who is visiting and does the room comes from gas lamps set some other time." And she walked off "Kaiyn. I hadn't expected to see "Nonsense. She's beautiful." not know Adam, is of the opinion that into the red brick walls. He was in the opposite direction from the you here." "No. I meant the hu—. Oh shit Adam will win thp duel. He does not feeling especially good on that day restroom. "I'm incognito tonighL It's so there's that man." know that Adam is as likely to drop because, inside, he could feel the Irwin, no stranger to rejection, took much fun to watch the Buckhead "Which man?" the foil (unbated again, but this time Buckhead instincts of acquisition and hers in stride. "Restroom," he said to women on their leashes. Even more "The one in the corner with glasses no poison) and pierce his own foot as progress permeating the hazy air. He himself. fun to leave holding a leash. You and dark, curly hair." Gloria gestures he is to injure his opponent with it was pretending that Reagan was 'lteBaine*aiTKStoiTi^^ — should join us. Three would be more at Irwin. The opponent, for his part, looks quite President again. He could see the " until he couldn't remember where in fun." "Him. Last I saw he was talking to competent with his blade. He has long, evidence in the elite of Atlanta in the chain of repetition his word started, "Who are you here with?" himself. Something about mush- smoothly-muscled arms and quick various states of dress, the children of until the word was empty. And then it "No one—yeL But do you see that rooms." feet After he practices a few thrusts, the elite milling around outside and decayed and soon he was saying to one—the one wearing the red ribbon "He asked me to have a drink with Irwin changes his opinion of the duel's talking in loud voices that were not himself something that sounded very in her hair and that awful plaid skirt? him." likely outcome. Adam is very, very Southern but patently, wholesomely much like "meshtoom." Karyn Black, Look at her husband." "So why didn't you?" nervous. American. He was sipping at one of sitting near Irwin, heard him mum- "His head is a national monument" "You know I don'L.not men." Irwin is not the only spectator who the tall Houston's beer glasses, and bling to himself and sidled away. She "Impressive. Knowing this "Well, you used to." doesn't know what is going on, and when Gloria walked in alone, with no lit a cigarette and, catching a glimpse neighborhood, I bet he could buy a "Yes, but now I've got you." the only person he knows at the party, ring on her finger, he pounced with of Gloria in the foyer, walked toward national monument" "I love you, my little whore. the hostess Gloria Wilson, is nowhere newfound charm. her, shedding ashes on the shoulders "He's a fountain of masculinity. He Anyway, he looks like fun. Sort of like to be found. Irwin is quite upset with "Buy you a drink?" of nearby men. Gloria, she thought, secretes the stuff, leaves a trail behind a small, furry animal looking up into the headlights." "But what about the woman with THE NAPKIN TEST the red bow?" "All things in good time, Gloria. Resurrect Stevie Ray Vaughan at new blues and BBQ joint Now I have an idea." BY JILL SALOMON atmosphere is no less alarming. Dogs came with barbecue chicken that was In addition to large plates, the f Yes! ^ and people in RVs roast weenies in fresh and hot. Billy includes his pre- restaurant also offers Hand Jives, In the midst of the mega pick-up caricature and the legend of Billy packaged BBQ sauce with every sandwiches that all run for $3.95. All We have bars on Richmond stands a rather himself is written out on a huge sign order, and it is this sauce that makes the sandwiches are piled high with the garish display of funky sculpture and across the back wall. the meal. Rich and spicy, the sauce is a usual BBQ fillings. poor white trash chic. Billy Blues, The tables and chairs are normal little too intense for some customers The bad thing for all you heart- student Houston's latest installment of enough and the spot and track lighting but made the ribs and chicken heathy vegetarians—there's really no good-ole-down-home-Texas won't let you forget that you're only a extraordinary. escaping the cholesterol here. The f L cooking, doesn't immediately few blocks away from the Yucatan. The blue plates come with two Lettuce Sing the Blues salad comes airfares* inspire images of plain folk Like The King, Billy Blues tries to "sideboards" of your choice. The with ham, bacon, egg and two kinds of enjoying honest, simple food. lure you to ordinary menu items by potato salad contains far too much cheeses and the Gatemouth Spud Costa Rica $166* It does, however, offer good using flashy names. Gimme Caps are mayo for the inch-squre cubes and comes filled with the smoked meat of barbecue and an atmosphere batter fried mushrooms with cream probably should be avoided. The fiesta your choice. But who comes to a London $200* worthy of the music of its gravy. The mushrooms were fresh and cole slaw, however, tastes like it just BBQ joint for health reasons? Paris $200* name. the batter stuck to them perfectly. came out of the Cuisinart Two kinds After dinner you can pay a Goode Company it's not Through served piping hot they were of cabbage and carrots sit neatly in ridiculous cover ($8 for some Frankfurt $200* The refreshing thing about it, though, is a bit too bland and much more than the shreds among a light dressing and taste relatively unknown band the night we Moscow $357* that it doesn't even claim that its food two of us could polish off. crisp and fresh. were there), sit out on the patio and try is as awe-inspiring as the smoke-pit In a rather frighteningly strong The brisket plate consists of thinly to look mellow, or you can order the Tokyo $370* •Above fares are each way from Hous- master's. What will keep the eatery urge to resurrect Stevie Ray, I ordered sliced smoked beef that was neither almost sickeningly rich pecan pie, ton based on roundtrip purchase. Re thriving is its concept Where else can the Double Trouble blue plate special too dry nor too smoky. Use lots of order another round of long necks and strictionsappty.Taxesnotincli.Kicd One way fares slightly higher you eat sweet smoky ribs and pink and was not disappointed. The sauce for this one, though. stay inside. chicken falling off the bone and listen babyback ribs were neither too greasy Every meal comes with a tiny Resist the temptation to buy a t- to live blues? nor too overdone and had the proper muffin of corn bread. A thin layer of shirt; this restaurant is nothing more Council Itavd As you enter the parking lot you taste proportion of smokiness and cheddar lines the bottom and the light than a fast-growing chain. But 2000 Guadalupe St. Austin, IX 78705 can't help noticing the 63-foot sweetness. My personal theory for fluffy center is dotted with kernels of consider taking home some of the Smokesax—the restaurant's smoke ribs, however, involves a ratio of the com. Talk sweet to your waitress and BBQ sauce. 512-472-4931 stack. It's a huge saxophone made out number of napkins used over quality. see if she'll bring more of these. I of the top of an old VW bug, hub caps My fingers stayed relatively clean but wasn't satisfied with just one, but I'm BILLY BLUES BAR AND GRILL, 266-9294 We issue Eurailpasses and toilet parts. Once inside, the I enjoyed them anyway. The plate also rather a muffin maniac. 6025 RICHMOND on-the-spot! 10 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1993 THE RICE THRESHER ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

MY OWN PRIVATE IGUANA "Passion Fish' flounders: Sayles stale stereotypes just can't hold mter BY JEREMY BOG AISKY the black hole upon which this film after she crashes in the bathroom, but vault to stardom. May-Alice's soap Louisiana are drawn out beautifully, almost founders. Mostly this is it's all so emotionally distant The only opera co-stars prove to be equally especially through the director's use of Passion Fish is a wonderfully because their central roles as paraple- aspect of paraplegia which is dealt provincial, and Sayle's character the local music. If there's any one pleasant movie. Characters deal with gic and nurse are either badly written with well is the problem of sexuality sketches of all are delightful and reason to see the movie, it's got to be paraplegia, alcoholism, drug addiction, or poorly acted. In May-Alice's case I for someone who can't feel anything touching. Especially important are the soundtrack, which provides a broken families and failing marriages. suspect it's both. below the waist David Straitharn as Rennie, a wonderful sampler of traditional foot- However, in the warmth of the Cajun Mary McDonnell plays a character Alfire Woodward is a lot better at handyman who fix up the house and stomping Cajun zydeco. culture of Louisiana, the good times who is so naturally unsympathetic that being endearingly angry and vulner- shows the girls the wonders of the In the end Passion Fish is a mixed roll slowly over and around their it probably would take an act of God able, though the script never convinc- swamp, and Vondie Curtis-Hall as bag. If you've got time to kill or problems. In Passion Fish, writer- to make her someone you could ingly sets her up as someone who's Sugar Ledoux, who gently draws money to waste or are simply a big director John Sayles has created an identify with. May-Alice constantly been trained to deal with sick people. Chantelle back into the good times. Sayle's fan, go see the flick. If not uplifting tragedy. rails on the stereotypes of her position; The early parts of Passion Fish, in The landscape and culture of rural who the hell cares. The film features Mary McDonnell "Don't give me one of your bullshit which May-Alice sits in her house, as May-Alice, a white soap opera star pep talks," she screams at physical watches TV and refuses to cooperate who returns to her native Louisiana therapists and nurses. She just seems with Chantelle drag. However, the after she's lost the use of her legs. inexplicably and stereo typically film is rescued and redeemed by a Alfire Woodward plays May-Alice's oppositional. The result is that it's series of wonderful characters who live-in nurse Chantelle, a poor black tough to give much of a damn about show up to visiL By the second half girl who seems emotionally shaken for her. She's in a wheelchair, she's the external environment and the unexplained reasons about which suffering, so what is the mantra of this external characters take over, you're supposed to be curious. movie? transforming the film into a vibrant The press kit says that the movie is McDonnell, as an actress, seems and joyous thing. centered about "the natural comedy rather inexpressive; with the exception "We're very provincial compared and unlikely camaraderie of two of a single scene, she fails to make you to the goings-on of your program," absolute strangers suddenly thrown register her emotions. She twists and says an old high school acquaintance into an intimate relationship." That's sweats as she struggles to lift herself of May-Alice's, one of a series of too bad, because their relationship is off the floor and into her wheelchair locals who are proud of Mav-Alice's v FAIRFAX

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VALLEY BOY TURNED CROOK 'Amos & Andrew not color blind to humor and serious racial problems BY KRISTIAN LIN AmosOdell militant black preacher (Giancarlo tamself as "a thorn in the side of the (Nicolas Esposito) arrive on the scene. The white man," but his picture is on the For those of you who may not Cage). The police chief goes back on the deal by covers of Forbes and GQ. When know, the title of Amos & Andrew is chief of giving the media Amos's name and Amos takes him hostage, Andrew taken from a terribly racist 1950s radio police offers photo, and Amos retaliates by actually gives in to his fear that Amos has been sitcom called Amos 'ri Andy. E. Max Amos a taking Andrew hostage. sent to kill him by the government or a Frye (who wrote the script for deal: Amos Amos & Andrew evokes many of white supremacist organization Something Wild) wrote and directed will go into the same movies that last year's Hero because he's too successful. But this fast and funny satire on race the house, did. The title of Andrew's hit play, Yo Andrew hasn't forgotten his roots, and relations that represents a throwback to pretend to Brother, Where Art Thou?, refers to the film asserts his basic right to set up the satiric comedies made in the 1930s take Andrew the film that the main character wanted his own stereo in his own home and early '40s. hostage and to make in Preston Sturges' comedy without being hassled. Andrew Sterling (Samuel L. then Sullivan's Travels (1941). The satire, This is a compact movie, where Jackson) is a black Pulitzer Prize- immediately though, has the range and sweep of many things happen in a brief amount winning playwright who has just surrender, movies like Nothing Sacred (1937) of time (just over 90 minutes), but bought a nice big summer home in an and the and His Girl Friday (1940). This is Frye paces it so it all somehow unfolds all-white neighborhood in New police will what Hero aimed for but never in a leisurely way, as Nothing Sacred England. Unfortunately, the night he let Amos achieved. Amos & Andrew's barbs did. And, yes, Frye goes for the cheap arrives, his neighbors, who don't know disappear, extend to not only the cops, the slapstick humor as well as social he's moving in, pass by the house, see But these "liberal" neighbors and the opportunis- satire. The cast is up to the high spirits a black man carrying an armful of plans are tic preacher, but also to predatory of this comedy, as Jackson manages to stereo equipment, and call the police fouled when journalists and feel-good psychiatrists. round out his character and Esposito to report a burglary. The trigger-happy the national | Satires tend to be long on carica- hams it up. Let's hope that the success cops mistakenly open fire on Andrew media and a S ture and short on real characters, and of this movie will convince some when he comes outside. headline- | this one is certainly no exception. But studio executives that movies can -» Frye refuses to portray Andrew as Which brings us to small-time thief chasing provide insight on serious themes Nicholas Cage and Samuel L Jackson star In Amos & Andrew. either a saint or a sellout. Andrew sees while still making us laugh. PABST BLUE RIFFS On the porch with Uncle Tupelo Attention Graduate Students GSA Elections are Thursday, March 18th UNCLE TUPELO Entertainer. "Basically, we try to 7:00 pm FITZGERALDS, 266-9294 remain ambivalent about most things FarnswortH Pavillion, RMC MAR. 6, $7 21 & UP, $9 MINORS that are said about us," Jay Farrar said The following positions are open to any full-time graduate student: in the interview. "It really doesn't GSA President GSA Treasurer BY ERIC STOTTS affect us one way or the other." This statement became strikingly clear over GSA Vice-President GSA Secretary Factory Belt. Whiskey Bottle. Christmas break when I purchased No GSA Representative to the Residents' Advisory Committee Screen Door. Coalminers. Images of Depression in Peoria, Illinois. The GSA Loan Fund Manager hardened blue-collar workers donning clerk informed me that one of the band Graduate representative to University Standing Committees soiled Cat hats on a dilapidated members had been in to purchase the Graduate representative to the Honor Council screened-in porch, brooding over a same album a few days earlier so that Graduate Representative to University Court half-emptied bottle of J.D. as Buck he could listen to it in its final form. Voting is done by department GSA repesentatives. See them for more Owens craws in the background Aside from Uncle Tupelo's information. If your department is not represented, call Chris Oehrlein undoubtedly flooding the conscious unrelenting search for new forms of at 285-5282 about electing a department representative. mind. Frightening vision for some, expression and refusal to rest on its memories of hometown nights for laurels, the band also defies labels. others. Whatever the particular While the band's members have been attachment to such a lifestyle, it can't compared with everyone from Neil be denied that chances to commune Young to Hiisker Dti (interestingly The Student Association Awards Committee presents a new with the finer aspects of Midwestern enough, Bob Mould, formerly of award to recognize student excellence at Rice rural life are few and far between in Hiisker Du, included Uncle Tupelo's the Houston area, especially inside the third album in a list of favorite albums hedges. in an issue of Rolling Stone), the band For those particularly interested in doesn't like to be categorized. As taking a genuine look through the Tweedy says in the interview, "You screen door at the very essence of the ask anybody in a band if they like rural Midwestern life, or just interested what people call them, or how they H{ice University in hearing perhaps some of the best would categorize themselves, and if music to roll through town in a long they can tell you, they usually suck. time, there is a group of rural boys That sounds really harsh, but.. .The who want to tell their story. Uncle best line any of us ever came up with Outstanding Senior Tupelo, hailing originally from for that was when someone asked Belleville, Illinois, brings to Houston Mike to label the band and he said itsextremely talented blend of hard- 'machine wash, tumble dry.'" edged, cornbread-fed, rock and All characterizations aside, what country music, including a great deal ultimately endows the music with such Award of traditional folk material. Uncle power and universal appeal is its Tupelo embodies everything that skillful blend of musical styles. While country music aspires to but generally the first two albums contain a good The Outstanding Senior Award is given to those graduating seniors misses—the struggles, the simple mix of "thrash country" (for lack of a who have contributed most to excellence at Rice University. Excel- pleasures, and the outlook—with a better term) in such songs as "Grave- unique sound that even the most yard Shift" and "Gun" and traditional lence can be exhibited in many ways- performance, service, dedica- vicious critic of country music KIKK- country/folk/bluegrass in "Whiskey tion, character, etc.- but none of these forms should be given empha- style can readily embrace. Bottle," "Screen Door," and "John sis. Specifically, the award is not one of service; however, service can Uncle Tupelo began in Belleville, a Hardy," the third album is character- and often will play a major role. The contribution of excellence of small blue-collar town, in around ized by a laid-back traditional sound, these students should reflect a committment over time. However, 1987, when a high school cover band chock full of banjo and steel guitar. It allowances should be made for .slow starters. The award is a special called the Primitives changed its name can safely be said that Uncle Tupelo is one, with true meaning. It is not a popularity contest. The award will and began writing its own music. Up one of the few bands, if not the only, go to the type of person one respects. The number of recipients is to to this point Uncle Tupelo, which capable of masterfully mixing heavy remain unspecified. The group should include as many as are deserv- consists of singer/guitarist Jay Farrar bass lines and twangy steel guitar. and singer/bassist Jeff Tweedy, has For those of you who felt unfortu- ing, as few as can be justified. Seven to ten may serve as an appropri- released three albums: No Depression, nate enough to be staying in Houston ate non-binding target figure. Still Feel Gone, and March 16-20, over break—don't fret. The opportu- 1992. The credited drummer on all nity to see Uncle Tupelo while they three albums, Mike Heidom, has since still wallow in the middle-ground Anyone can nominate a graduating student for the Outstanding left the band and has been replaced by between obscurity and big success is Senior Award. Students may not nominate themselves and all nomi- Bill Belzer. While the band has truly a big one—almost big enough to nations must be accompanied by a letter describing the candi- produced three albums, the most make this reviewer think twice about dates area(s) of excellence. Nomination forms must be returned to recent under the direction of R.E.M.'s heading south of the border. Make the Office of Student Activities by Monday, March 15, by 5 pm. Peter Buck has attracted substantial every effort to catch this Midwestern attention in the rock world, building a wave as it rolls through Houston. loyal fan base. Whatever your particular taste in Uncle Tupelo is still relatively boots—from cowboy to combat- unimpressed with its success, Uncle Tupelo serves up a generous however, according to an interview in helping of down-home talent And if the December issue of Illinois anyone needs to borrow a Cat hat... 12 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1993 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS Men's tennis team travels to Washington for three dual meets Fellow junior Ryan Gately got an easier first-seed singles crown once again, pared to the doubles matches." practice executing that" by Erica Levine win at sixth-seed singles, knocking steamrolling Jesper Fjeldstad, 6-3,6- The Owls seemed like a different With some more practice behind down Trae Thibodeaux. 1. The Owls also scored another sixth- team in doubles. LaValle and Medrano them, the Owls might see improve- Rice men's tennis took the bitter The other singles spots, however, seed singles victory, this time cour- paired up to bring home a victory over ment at this weekend's University of with the sweet last weekend. Despite were where Wee lost ground. Greg tesy of senior Matt Berry. Berry de- Diaz and Paul, 8-6. Gately and Dann Washington Quadrangular in Seattle. dropping dual matches to both the Wood defeated Owls junior and sec- feated Herbert Steurer 6-4,64. earned an identical score at second Rice will be facing off against the U ni- U niversity of Southwestern Lou isiana ond seed Jose Medrano, 6-3,7-5. Fresh- The rest of the singles enjoyed less seed to defeat Czerwinski and versity of California at Santa Barbara, and the University of Northeast Loui- man Jon Elsberry, playing at fourth success. Medrano, again at second- Ihlendfeld. Elsberry and Hos teamed the University ofWashington, and the siana here at Jake Hess Tennis Sta- seed, wilted in an exhausting three- seed singles, took a 6-7,6-3,64 loss at up once again to embarrass Steurer University of Minnesota today and dium, the Owls showed some notable setter to Greg Zgola, 6-3, 6-7, 6-0. the hands of Mie Czerwinski. Dann and Fjeldsad, 8-3, giving the Owls a tomorrow. Minnesota, ranked twenty- improvements over previous play. Sophomore Nick Lorenzini fell to dropped anotherwrenching three-set- clean sweep in doubles. third in the nation, should offer the "We made definite progress in Shawn Heinchon, 6-0,6-4, in fifth-seed ter to Christian Paul, 64, 4-6, 7-5. "Doubles was a real turnaround Owls a challenge. some areas," said Head Coach Larry singles. Elsberry faded after a first-set victory, for us," said Turville. "But it seemed "All three schools are going to be Turville. "We still need a lot of work, The Owls took only one doubles losing to Antonio Diaz, 6-7, 6-2, 6-1. that when doubles go right, we can't tough, and the matches aren't going but the matches had their highlights." victory Saturday. Seeded first, LaValle Fifth seed Gately followed suit in a 6- put it together in singles, and vice to get any easier from this point on," One of these highlights was the and Gately teamed up to defeat Philips 2,6-2 loss to Marcus Ihlenfeld. versa. What we really need is to go said Turville. "The teams we play will play of senior Juan LaValle, the Owls' and Zgola, 8-6. Gately and Dann fell to "Sunday's singles play was rather back to fundamentals. We've forgot- get progressively better as the season singles first seed. In Saturday's match- Heinchon and Richards in the second poor," said Turville, "especially com- ten how to volley, and we have to goes on." up against Southwestern Lousiana, seed match, 84, and Thibodeaux and I^aValle defeated John Philips in a Wood paired up to beat Elsberry and quicktwo sets,6-3,6-2. Ricetookhome junior Pascal Hos, 8-6. Women's tennis defeats Houston 7-2 another victory in third-seed singles, "Saturday was a good day for where junior Willie Dann came back singles, but not so great for doubles," by David Hale Barnett 6-2,60. doubles match. Daniels also lost her a first-set deficit to defeat Greg said LaValle. "That pretty much turned Rice's second seed Jackie Brown singles match against Lonna Logan 6- Zgola, 2-6, around on Sunday." fell to Houston's Celcilia Piedrahita 0- 2,64. 7-6, 6-2. Sunday's face-off against N ortheast The Rice women's tennis team re- 6, 64, 6-3; and fourth seeded Olga Third-seeded Brown, however, Ijouisiana was similar in some ways to bounded from their 2-7 loss to Texas limon lost to Evonne Allerkamp 2-6, defeated Wilson Pate 6-3,6-1. Saturday's match. LaValle took the A&M University on Feb. 14 to defeat 6-4,7-5. In the fourth seed match, Beau- the University of Houston 6-3 last Sat- In the doubles matches, the first mont fell to Christine DiNardo 4-6,6- urday at the Jake Hess Tennis Sta- seed Rice doubles team of Veloso and 0,6-1. Fifth seeded Stassner also fell to diumand extend its dual match record Abby Daniels, who was hampered by her A&M opponent, losing 6-2,6-3. to 6-3 overall and 1-1 in the Southwest an injured back, fell to the Houston In the sixth seed match-up, Limon Conference. team of Piedrahita and Allerkamp defeated Anna Schlumpf 64,6-2. First seed Antonette Veloso led while 6-2,7-5 while the other two Rice Both other doubles matches fell to the team to victory over the Cougars double teams of Brown and Blair A&M as Brown and Stassner fell to as she defeated Catherine Bromfield Strassner and Limon and Nederveld Logan and Pate 64,6-3 and Limon and 6-1,6-2. defeated their opponents in straight Betsy Nederveld lost to Nicole Monsul Third seed Candida Beaumont sets 6-4,6-3 and 6-4,60, respectively. and Schumpf 7-6,7-6. defeated Karen Dasprez 6-2,6-0 while AgainstA&M, however, Veloso fell The Owls face Texas on Sunday, fifth seed Renee Capri defeated Eliza- 6-2, 6-4 in her singles match against Feb. 28 and Texas Tech University beth Escobar 6-3, 6-3 and sixth seed Janine Burton-Durham and she and Friday, Mar. 5. Both matchups are at Betsy Nederveld passed Amanda Daniels were defeated 6-4,6-3 in their home at Jake Hess tennis stadium. Baseball extends winning streak to first 12 games straight

Collegiate Baseball Poll has deemed by Jason Katz in mid-season form." two bases-loaded walks by scoring The SouthwestTexas reliever then the Owls the nineteenth best team in Leading the hitting attack for the five runs and taking a 64 lead into the threwa wild pitch, allowing Chris Boni the nation. Owls were freshman centerfielder, last inning. to score easily from third and giving By defeating four more non-con- On Feb. 20, the Bobcats of SoutJh- Jose Cruz, Jr., with a solo homerun, With the Owls behind and down to the Owls a dramatic 7-6 victory. ference opponents in a true offensive westernTexasState came to Cameron and David Brooks, with a two-run their lastoutof the game, David Brooks "I think this game was good for the showcase, the Rice Owls have ex- Field to challenge the Owls in a dou ble- single. Richardson picked up his third drew a walk on four pitches, and team," explained Boni, "because we tended their season record to 12-0 and header. win on the mound as Rice easily de- rightfielder Donald Aslaksen drilled a learned from it, kept fighting, and found a place amongst collegiate In the first game, Rice was once feated the Bobcats 9-1. two-run shot over the right field fence, never gave up." baseball's top twenty-five elite. Not again led by their ace pitcher, Darrell The second game of the double- tying the score 6-6 and sending the Despite their sloppy play against since the 1984 season, in which the Richardson. In a seven-inning com header was quite adifferent story from game into extra innings. Southwestern Texas State in game Owls began the year with sixteen plete game, he struck out ten batters the polished offensive and defensive In the bottom of the ninth inning, two, the Owls were truly up to the straight victories, has a Rice baseball and walked only one, while allowing performances of the first game. The with Rice players on second and third challenge of Northeast Louisiana and program gotten off to such a fast start. only two hits and no earned runs. Owls had a 4-1 lead going into the base as a result of a daring double Stephen F. Austin State on Feb. 21. Thev have so impressively dominated "Richardson was fantastic," said sixth inning, but. Southwestern Texas steal, the Bobcat pitcher walked with Hoping to take advantage of a tired their opponents that USA Today's Rice Coach Wayne Graham. "He was State capitalized on a Rice error and the bases loaded. and battered Rice squad, these two teams found, instead, an unstoppable Owl offensive attack. Jose Cruz, Jr. homered two times and drove in eight runs as the Owls scored a total of 42 runs in sweeping the two games. After hitting four homeruns, in- cluding two by Jeff Brannen in a 15-3 rout of Northeast Louisiana, Rice pounded the Lumberjacks of Stephen F. Austin by a school record 27-4 mar- gin. Against the Lumberjacks, Rice scored ten times in the fifth inning and accumulated a total of nineteen hits and twelve walks against eight differ- ent Lumberjack pitchers. Rice's fif- teen homeruns thus far this season have already eclipsed last year's total mark of thirteen. On Feb. 23, the Owls then faced Dallas Baptist University. James Madrid captured his third win this season as a Rice pitcher, yet it was the Owls' potent hitting attack, once again, with a five-run second inning, that was the story of the game. Donald Aslaksen, who went 4 for 4 with a pair of singles, doubles, and walks, led a sbcteen-hit attack as Rice « 'I; crushed yet another opponent, 13-3. It was the sixth time this season that the Owls have scored ten or more runs. With less than three weeks left before Rice's much anticipated debut '• >kM< in the Southwestern Conference against the Cougars of Houston, there has been some concern that the Owls jwfl may be too overconfident because of the ease with which they have de- feated their opponents thus far. Jose Cruz, Jr., however, does not agree. "To be a great team, you have to be a little overconfident., even when you are behind. The main thing is that we are having a great time playing ball Kennedy Glasscock slides to beat the throw against Texas Southern University. and, as long as we have fun, we will continue to win," he said. SPORTS THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1993 13 SWC showdown tomorrow Men's basketball pulls out win over Tech HEAD TO HEAD by Randy Block and combined with Moore (18 points) to make seven three-pointers. " I shoot three-pointers better when The Rice Owls basketball team I take it to the basket," said Peakes. KARA KANE .HEAD TO HEAD RANDY BLOCK HEAD TO HEAD went to Lubbock last Saturday and "We make the defense respect us and faced Texas Tech and their star cen- play us honestly." ter Will Flemons, perhaps the best But the hero once again was for- player in the Southwest Conference. ward Torrey Andrews. Andrews came By the time Rice departed, they had off the bench to score 18 and play secured an 86-79 victory and their tough defense against Flemons. He thirteenth win of their last fifteen also is an amazing 21 of 27 from the games. field in his last three games. Most Though the two teams were essen- significantly, Andrews has played the tially evenly matched, the Owls were role of sixth man ten times. Rice has able to take the game through their won all ten of those games. shooting prowess. Hitting 51 percent The Owls are currently in second of their shots from the field and mak- place in the SWC, but face Southern ing 81 percent from the line, Rice kept Methodist tomorrow at Autry Court the Red Raiders at bay for the majority Rice lost to the Mustangs in Dallas 78- of the game. Though their lead ex- 77 in overtime, and can retake their tended to as many as thirteen points, share of the conference lead with a Tech made the game exciting down win. The game will be televised and the stretch. the tip-off is noon. After committing five turnovers in On Wednesday, Houston comes the last five minutes, the Owls found to Autry and tries to avenge their four Ri&Thresfrer Ri&ThresheF themselves up by only six after Tech's point defeat at the hands of the Owls. Lonny Holly hit a three-pointer with The regular season then ends here on KARA KANE 39 seconds remaining. Then Holly Saturday, March 6 against Texas RANDY BLOCK came right back again with another A&M. Rice beat the Aggies earlier in trey, putting the score at 82-79 with the season 66-65 on a Moore buzzer- twenty seconds left. But Marvin Moore beater. Age: 20 years Age: 21 iced two free throws and Ad am Peakes On March 12,13, and 14, the Owls 359 days made lay-up to guarantee the Rice travel to Dallas for the SWC Tourna- win. ment After that the hope of a post- College: Wiess Peakes had a team-high 21 points season tournament invitation looms. College: Hanszen Record: 123-9 Record: 52-0 Astros Houston's great hope Interests: Politics lnterests:Pub Sports if their luck doesn't run out Sports Country Serenading Music by Stuart Krohn Hot Men Romance I am worried about the Astros. They just signed pitcher Mark Portugal rather than going through the salary arbitration process. Both Portugal and the Astros organization seemed happy with the agreement Head to Head trading cards! Cut them out! Paste them together! Collect them all! Trade them with your That's what worries me. friends! Try to get Randy and Kara to autograph them! Portugal was the last unsigned player on the roster. There are no more contracUproblems. salary disputes, or unsatisfied players. Everybody's h&ppy. That's what worries me. The past few months of off-season baseball business have been a Randy Block v s. Kara Kane fabulous joy-ride for the entire Astros organization, players and fans. The Wicked Witch of the Northeast John McMullen, began the festivities by selling the team to Texas businessman Drayton McLane. SMUatRice McLane al- Postpone your Spring Break plans. Rice The first of three big games will take {dace this most immedi- topples the Mustangs in front of a sell-out Saturday at noon. The Owls are hyped after ately endeared home crowd and a huge television audience. they were robbed in Dallas. Rice will hold on I am waiting for the Astrodome to himself to the The Owls absolutely have to win this game to their lead to sldm by at the end by three. players, the me- and i guarantee you, they will. Rice 90, SMU collapse, the team plane to go dia and the 85. Astros' fans. He down in a ball of flame on its exceeded the fans' wildest Houston at Rice maiden flight of the season, or for dreams by This is the one I'm worried about. The Coogs Depending upon how Rice does against SMU spending $30 mil- are really and truly the one SWC team that I will dictate their level of pta? against the lion dollars to think can beat us. But at home? No! No, i say! Cougars. After UH*s huge win over Louisville Drayton McLane to be discovered bring in Texas- The Owls take this one by two and ensure who knows what could happen. Ifll come born free agent some type of post-season invitation. down to freethrows, but the Owls will win by to be the Anti-Christ. pitchers Doug three. ————•—————————— Drabeck and Greg Swindell. Texas A&M at Rice McLane recently blew another $30 million to make sure the Astros' nucleus of Craig Biggio, Steve Finley and Ken Caminiti stay here for at Hey, we're on a roll. Get back from break As long as the Owls stay focused they can bring least three more years. He's been the Astros' fairy godfather, giving early and watch the Owls win their fina4 home the much-awaited SWC championship. General Manager Bill Wood whatever cash he needs to get the players home game of the season. But remember the If the Aggies are hicky, they will collectively he wants. heart-stopper when we played in College score their team's 1Q. 64-48, Rice wins. The team Wood has brought together is an anomaly in today's sports Station. This will be tight: Rice 71-68. world. They are young, energetic, and extremely dedicated to winning. Spring training just began, but most of the Astros' players, signed to contracts or no, have been working out in the Astrodome for a month. Texas at Rice This team is too good to be true, which is what worries me. I am (Women/Womyn) waiting for the Astrodome to collapse, the team plane to go down in a ball of flame on its maiden flight of the season, or for Drayton McLane to be Well, unfortunatelyfor th e Owls, Texas is a UTs winning streak was broken by Texas Tech discovered to be the Anti-Christ highly ranked team and not likely to fall to which sets Rice up to take advantage of them But my greatest worry, which I fear is not unfounded, is that the fans the upset Rice plays a tough game, but falls while they are on the road. However, despite will not come out and support this team The Astros deserve fan support by eight. solid play from Rice's underdasswomyn, UT more than any pro franchise in this town, but the Dome crowds have is too strong to be taken down. been consistently small for several years. Having suffered through several months of watching the pretender Oilers and the pretender-wanna-be Rockets, I would expect the fans in Houston at Texas Houston to want to go out to the diamond and see a team that really cares about the Houston fans. The fans have a rare opportunity this season to The Longhorns have finally got B.J. Tyler Ihe Cougars' appetite is getting bigger as the enjoy watching a talented team without oppressive expectations. back In the line-up and seem poised to play conference tourney draws near. The Long- Most of the players are still establishing their place in the majors, like the team that was picked to win the horns will be wrestled down by UH in a 69-56 giving them a competitive desire not found in jaded veterans teams like conference. Of course, this is bad news for victoiy. the Oilers. The players have a fierce desire to make the Astros a winning all, and UH is the first to faste Texas' sweet team, because most of them havent been part of one yet revenge. The team has the talent to fulfill World Series dreams, but a champi- onship is not necessary to make the season successful, since the re- building process is not quite done. If the rest of the fan s are as excited about the 1993Astros as I am, there Remember to come to the SMU game tomorrow at noon. The SA will have a party afterwards should finally be some big, raucous crowds this year. I want sell-outs and and another SWC ticket package will be given away. The SA will also throw a party after the waves and banners again, like the glory days of 1986. Hope to see you at Texas A&M game next Sat. opening night in the Dome. 14 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1993 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS Women's track takes second Flying to Austin in SWC indoor championship tition crowded but was confident that by David Rhodes she had peaked in her training. Her finish made her the only runner to win The Rice women's track team fin- the Championship event two years in *•*-. «• .^sdprl ished second in the Southwest Con- a row. >,;-w ;i ference Indoor Track Championship In the4 x 800 relay, a Rice women's Meet in Ft Worth last weekend. De- track staple, the team changed its per- spite a great deal of momentum going sonnel somewhat but still finished with into the championship this year, the an impressive time of 9:08. team was edged out by the University "The team and the coach were all of Texas. pleased with the day. It was a very "We tried to win, but came up solid performance," said Emily short," said Coach Victor Lopez. Massad, who moved from the first leg "Texas had a lot of quality. We had to the third for the relay. good team spirit and good team unity; In shorter distances, Desiree one of these days we'll take first" Woods had yet another good day, with Rice's strong showing was punctu- a third-place time of 7.07 in the 55 ated by a number of first-place fin- meter dash and a second-place time of ishes and many valuable fourths and 24.64in her main event, the 200meter. , " t :: " ' *" „ : Woods has already qualified for na- • 7^*- i ,f tionals in the 200, along with Yvette A woman swimmer prepares for this weekend's Southwest Conference championships in Austin. 1We're very satisfied withHayne s in the triple jump. Haynes set a new Rice record with the way the day went" a third-place finish of 8.25 in the 55 meter hurdles, an event which saw —Candace Lessmeisterr the winner score the fastest time re- corded this season in the conference. Similar tough competition was in Rice Thresher fifths. In championship scoring, the evidence in the infield. Valerie first six finishers in an event count Tulloch's 45'02" put and LaTrice towards the team's total score. The • •••• Hebron's 41' 10" in the shot put took • • team's impressive performance means • • fifth and eighth, respectively, in an • •••• SCOREBOARD Rice can expect big things from event in which "the winner set a meet women's track in outdoor meets this record. spring. Coach Lopez has high hopes for MEN'S VOLLEYBALL Belly 17, Who 8 Big Sticks 0 1 Candace Lessmeister had an espe- the field team, which tends to bolster Wednesday League W L Keish's Cast 0 2 cially good day, finishing first in both Final Standings Saturday 2:16PM _=.a^'_o W L Results Rice's outdoor results. The outdoor 3 0 I'm 12, Pump 3 the mile and the 800-meter run. With season starts with theTexas Southern East Meets West 3 1 Sourav's Stammers a 4:51 in the mile and a 2:12 in the 800, The Team To Beat 3 1 Javalinas 2 1 Relays the weekend of March 19. Dopyball 3 1 Pun Fang Tang Boom 1 1 Friday League 2 W L Lessmeister called her performance a Before then, some team members dream come true. Your Mother 1 3 Daves & Babes 1 1 In Honor of Matt McGillicutti 1 0 will travel to a last-chance qualifying Campus Crawlers 0 4 Last Out Buys 1 2 Illusions of Grandeur II 1 1 "I think we all did the best we meet for Nationals. With a good per- Chicken Alfredo 0 3 DOA 0 1 could," she said of the team "We're formance at a meet hosted by Iowa Playoff Results Results BJ and the Bears 0 0 very satisfied with the way the day State on March 5 or at the University Dopyball d. Kraken 15-6, 15-4 Sourav's 6, Last 5 Pressed Ham 0 0 went" of Nebraska on March 6, Lessmeister East Meets West d. Wiess Guys 6-15, Javalinas 7, Chicken 6 Results Lessmeister was not the only first 15-3, 15-12 Sourav's 15, Javalinas 6 In 21, Illusions 9 and the 4 x 800 team could join Yvette Token 17, Keish's 3 place finisher for the Owls. Nicole Haynes and Desiree Woods at the East Meets West d. Team Steve 14-16, Aleskowitch brought in a first with a 15-7, 15-13 Sunday 2PM League W L National Indoor Championship meet Oh L'Amour 2 0 Saturday League w L 10:02 in the 3000-meter run. 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The by Terzah Ewing "He played the best game I Ve ever men's 4x800 team, consisting of Rich- seen a defensive man play, said Eric ard Toves, Brent Maples, Bryce Klineberg, "He completely shut down Alter finishing second in the South- Cramer, and anchor Chris Caldwell, The Rice lacrosse club defeated his attacker. west Conference Indoor Track meet also performed was able to defend the University of Texas in Austin 15-3 "Really," he added, "we just last year, the Rice men's track team Rice's third straight indoor title with a last Saturday in a hostile game. Attack stomped them" had high expectations for this year's time of 7:39.48. Bryce Cramer had an Adam Kinsey scored six goals to lead The club's record now stands at 7- SWC indoor championship held at exceptional role in Rice's victory in for the Owls. 2,5-1 in conference play, bolstered by Fort Worth on February 19 and 20. the 4x800 meter relay as he took the "They scored their goals in the theTexas victory and aforfeit by South- Theteam was considered by many, team from near last to the lead during first three minutes of the game when west Texas University the following including Coach Straub.to be the best his run. There were many highlight we were still pretty flat" said defen- day. that Rice has had in many years. After performances at the SWC Indoor sive player Arnaud Klineberg. "After On Sun., Feb. 14, the club chalked the meet was completed, however, Track meet for the Rice team we warmed up, we shut them down." up a victory against Bayou City, a Rice finished a disappointing fourth Saturday, the track team was un- The action was interrupted briefly Houston club team. Goalie Chris out of the eight SWC schools. The able to utilize fully their eight qualifi- by a fight instigated when a Texas Arntzen, known for his strong Rice men's track team finished with ers and lost their lead to UT. The player struck a Rice player on the backfield play, moved forward to play 71 points, 33 points behind the Uni- downfall of the team according to the back. attack and contributed one ofthe goals versity of Texas. coach and some of the players, was a When the dust cleared, eight in the 19-1 rout Before Saturday's competition, mixture of bad judgement, bad luck, people were ejected from the game, "That almost never happens," said Rice was in the lead with a total score and controversy. including Rice's Klineberg, his brother Arnaud Klineberg. "But then, they of 31 points. With eight qualifiers in "The team got a little and team captain Eric Klineberg, Steve were completely uncompetitive." Saturday's finals, Rice seemed to be in overambitious," said Coach Steve Arntzen and his backup goalie prime position to win the meet Straub. Chris Caldwell trains for the Southwest Harry Moren also performed well in Still, several individual Rice ath- In their drive to become the first Conference Championships. "After we started beating front of the net letes had excellent performances dur- Rice team in 22 years to win a SWC The two combined allowed only 10 ing the meet Kareem Streete-Thomp- team title, Straub admitted that he defend his title in the men's800meters. them badly theyjust got goals in three games. son, a provisional NCAA qualifier, was made several crucial gambles that he Several other disqualifications and The previous day, Sat, Feb. 13, the able to maintain his SWC long-jump later realized were bad judgement injuries during the meet helped con- team defeated Stephen F. Austin State title for the third consecutive year Hefelt that his decision to let Bryan tribute to Rice's decline from first to fwstrated.Oni?of their University 26-6 in Nacogodoches. with a jump of 25-51/2. Bronson and Chris Caldwell run so fourth. The lack of a "qualified" com Kinsey and John Griffin each posted Sophomore Ivory Angello also many events helped lead the two to petitor in several events was a key players took a shot at me five goals. placed third in the long jump, 22-71/ their disappointing 41/4 point perfor- difference in Rice being second and The team will enjoy a long break 4. In addition AngeUo, who established mance (compared to 36 points that Rice being fourth. from behind and alight and hopes to resume its intense and a new Rice record for the triple jump they had scored last year in the Straub added however that both hard-hitting play against Trinity Uni- last month, won the triple jump with a Outddor meet). he and the team gained valuable expe- broke out" versity on March 21. 50-61/2 effort and placed third in the "I should have never let those two rience and insight from the 1993 SWC "We beat them lastyear down there high jump with a personal best 6-103/ talk me into letting them run so many Indoor Track meet concluding that —Eric Klineberg so we don't expect to have too much 4. events. Twenty years of experience more members of the team need to trouble with them," said Arnaud Chad Kopp, a freshman, provision- should have told me to say no" sad pick up their performance, in particu- Klineberg. "They're always fun to play ally qualified for the NCAA tourna- Straub. lar the long distance runners, before Steele, and five players from Texas. because a lot of their players are de- ment in the high jump with a 7-1 effort Bryan Bronson tackled an ex- Rice can have a legitimate shot at "After we started beating them cent at lacrosse." which earned him second place at the tremely challenging triple of 55,200, ending its 22 year drought badly they just got frustrated," Eric That game will be a warm-up for a meet and 400 meters. Bronson was able to Despite the disappointment at Fort Klineberg said. "One of their players crucial match a week later against Another freshman, Bryce Cramer, capture fifth in the 200 but was forced Worth, Straub is still optimistic about took a shot at me from behind and a Texas A&M University, who handed to sit out of the rest of the meet with the team and its chances of winning fight broke out" the Owls their only conference defeat leg fatigue. the SWC Outdoor meet later this "It was exciting for the crowd," in January. Women Caldwell, who was conserving his spring as the long distance runners said Arnaud Klineberg. That's now the biggest game of strength, ran what was officially ruled who missed the Indoor meet due to Eric Klineberg credited the play of the season," said Arnaud Klineberg. a "dishonest attempt" in the finals of pre-season injuries heal and become a Darrell Whitley especially in the win "We're going to try to be ready for fall to Tech the one mile final and was unable to serious boost for the team. over Texas. them" by David Hale NOW HIRING We ll save a The Rice women's basketball team fell to 12-11,2-9 in the Southwest Con- ference, with their 89-53 loss to Texas seat for you. Tech University Wed. at Autry Court The Lady Raiders, ranked ninth in the nation, dominated the game al- RICE BASKETBALL most from the beginning. Rice's last 'SWIM lead in the game ended with 17 min- utes left in the first half when Krista (During Spring Break!) Kirkland sunk the first of her five ACADEMY An Open letter from Coach Willis Wilson - three-pointers. Customer Relations Personnel While the Owls did hold the Raid- "Thanks for your support this season. We hope ers most dangerous player Sherill • Swimming Instructors we've repaid your loyalty with a team to take pride Swoopes to only 18 points, Kirkland: in. If you're staying in the area for spring break, eventually scored 31 points to lead her j team over the Owls. make it a point to join us at Autry Court, for the "They really keyed off our mis-! 777-7946 most important games of the year. '' takes and didn't make mistakes them- ' selves," said Jessica Garcia. "It's hard 1 Saturday, 2/27, Noon - SMU to win against a team like that" | Happy Hour 11AM-7PM daily! t/ve music, darts, Garcia scored 7 points as the Owls • Monday Night is College Night sP°ns> private parties! 1617 Kidmond Wednesday, 3/3, 7:35pm- Houston struggled from the floor. 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Call 1-800-800-SWC-8! teams," Garcia sad. 16 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26,1993 THE RICE THRESHER BACKPAGE I'll bet if we were allowed to carry nightsticks and sidearms, and got to wear cool blue hats, we'd get a hell of a lot more misclass Misclass GO AWAY! SCRAM! It' Rice alum lying in gutter on Bourbon mendation to get into a graduate pro- "Drop your pants and show your ID!" SL during Mardi Gras: gram!" —SNC, overheard in Student "Hey, guys! Lower potential energy Try telling that to the losers at Caltech. Activities No CCC meeting tonight. See, down here!" That could be how she got into this Overheard after the RuPaul show: trouble in the first place. •Rice student disappears after Standing next to us at the krewe of "This is so sad. The woman I aspire to heard making demgator Endymion parade: be is a seven-foot black man! RuPaul "How can you pretend you're a to- the asthetic value of Rupp in a "Hey, could you just spread your makes me want to go to finishing tally rational person, and then go legs just a little farther, please?" school!" home and masturbate?" Saturday, —Dr. Derrick, ENGL 379. Feb. 27 Butches vs. SMU, high noon showdown From the home office on I-10 west, Electricity comes from electrons. Femmes vs. UT, 7 p.m. The Top Ten Reasons Why Sid is Morality comes from morons. French people are wimps. - Student discovered dead in holding area Better Than New Orleans: It's the Belgians who are rude. approximately 20 hours later, choked on ra- 10. Can experience that sticky Bour- Overheard OC: tions of CK lemon pepper cod. bon SL pavement coating every week- "Kiss me quick! Before you pass out!" Never use "shit" twice in the same end in "vator—no need to wait until headline. Sunday, •Corpse transported to Harris County Jail February. Q: What do you have when you have —Thresher decree, Wed. night. Feb. 28 downtown pending charges. 9. Who needs beads when you can two little green balls in your hand? throw the politicos? A: Kermit's undivided attention. Very early in the morning at Bonner: Wednesday, • Men's basketball vs. Yoo-Hoo, 7:35 p.m. 8. Beer's cheaper. "You know, the government actually Mar. 3 7. Gullible freshmen show all kinds "Hello. My name is Herb. Will you be has an infinitely long cylinder." Still in Autry Court. of flesh, all year 'round. my friend? I am very lonely and my "Oh yeah? Well, I have an infinitely • Dead student formally charged with taunting 6. Wiess smaller than the projects. house smells like cheese." long cylinder in my pants." an unclad superior, faces two to ten years in 5. Most swamps in Sid's vicinity not —Will Rice state prison (parole possible after nine weeks.) permanent topographical features. Woodrow Wilson was president of 4. Sid Country Club open to all races, Q: Why do senators not use book- Princeton before he was president of Monday, -Classes resume, for all those unfortunate faiths, sexual orientations. marks? the U.S. Mar. 8 enough to have work that needs doing. 3. Corpses buried beneath master/ A: They prefer to bend the pages George—there's still time! • Decomposing student arraigned in state dis- masterette's courtyard won t float out over. trict court. Administration officials study dis- to sea with the tide. On 1-10 west, just over the state line: cussing an investigation of the matter. 2. Unfortunate New Orleans zoning He said, "Let there be light" And lo! "Beaumont 23 law loophole prohibits classy mauve There was light He said, "Let there El Paso 857" Tuesday, • Spring Election petitions due at 5 p.m. in the color scheme. be the Class of'93." And lo! Hewasno Welcome to Texas. We just want to Mar. 9 Student Organizations Office. 1. 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