Faculty Change Spring 2004 Break : by Mark Berenson Spring Break Will Be March 15-19

the Rice Thresher Vol. XC, Issue No. 17 SINCE 1916 Friday, January 31, 2003 Honor Council proposes Music students will petition

by Mark Berenson ments for Shepherd School of Music undergraduates —24 course hours of distribution. appeals process reform THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF Undergraduates in all other departments are All music majors wanting to graduate required to take 36 hours of distribution. of the council, sending a case back to the by Rachel Rustin under the distribution requirements listed council or letting the ruling stand. Thus, the The change was made in the General THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF in the 2002-'03 General Announcements will president would not be allowed to change only Announcements following discussion last have to petition the University Standing The Honor Council has proposed constitu- the punishment, as was done in recent cases. year among the Dean's Council and Pro Committee on Examinations and Standing. vost Eugene Levy about the need to ad- tion changes that would redesign the appeals The proposed changes also explicitly state At Wednesday's faculty meeting Presi- dress distribution inequities for Shepherd process. what warrants an appeal: new evidence, claims dent Malcolm Gillis ruled that the vote School undergraduates, w ho have few class The changes are currently being consid- of bias on the side of the Honor Council or a taken at October's faculty meeting con- options within their major that fulfill both ered by President Malcolm Gillis and will be procedural error by the council. cerning reverting distribution require- distribution and major requirements, un- presented at college cabinet meetings and at a Gillis said changing the Honor System was ments for music majors to what was listed like most other majors. public Honor Council meeting in the coming not to be taken lightly, and thus the university in the 2001-02 General Announcements weeks. as a whole should be consulted on any change. At the October faculty meeting. Faculty was out of order, a decision that will force The proposed changes deal with the two He said he will consult with the Student Asso- Speaker Jack Zammito said that the lan- music majors to submit a petition. levels of appeals: to the Dean of Judicial Affairs ciation, the Graduate Student Association, the guage entered into the General Announce- and to the president. Under the proposed Faculty Council and the alumni trustees. The University Standing Committee on ments was unauthorized, because only the the Undergraduate Curriculum has been general faculty can change the general changes, the reasons for making an appeal as Honor Council Chair Joan Shreffler said told to propose long-term changes to distri- announcements, and the Dean's Council, well as the reasons for changing a verdict the council agreed with Gillis' decision to bution requirements. along with Levy, worked unilaterally to would be restricted. gather input. listed in the General Announcements as alter the degree requirements. Neither level of appeals would be allowed 'The council appreciates the communica- "a special note for music majors." the clause During the discussion at the October lac- to reinvestigate a case. Both levels would be tion with the president regarding the pro- establishes new general distribution require- See MUSIC. Page 12 limited to completely overturning the verdict See HONOR, Page 10 Faculty change spring 2004 break : by Mark Berenson spring break will be March 15-19. If for the spring of 2004 the faculty THRESHl-R EDITORIAL STAFF Rice were 10 set mid-term recess for would change its view, and pleas- & that week, there would be nine weeks antly it did." The faculty voted nearly un- of classes before the recess and five At the faculty meeting, Haynie. a animously to dissociate the spring weeks of class after. Will Rice College senior, spoke to 2004 mid-term recess from the Hous- Speaker of the Faculty Jack the faculty to explain why having a ton Independent School District's Zammito said he realized Wednes- break so late would be detrimental. spring break. Mid-term recess in day morning how late HISD's break Haynie cited unnecessary stress on 1 2004 will be March 1-5. was. students and inferior academic per- At the September faculty meet- "When [Student Association formance as possible results of the ing, the faculty approved a calendar President Matt Haynie] and I fig- late mid-term recess. for 2003- '04 that did not have a set ured that out, we said 'Uh-oh, this is Haynie said he was pleasantly spring mid-term recess, but instead not good news,"' Zammito, the his- surprised at the near-unanimous one that would be set to coincide with tory department chair, said. "We put support the switch received. HISD's break. On Jan. 9, the HISD this on the calendar for the general "I was surprised, but I don't think Board of Education announced that faculty meeting ... in the hopes that See CALENDAR. Pajje 9 Rondelet to be held at science museum by Aaron Heckelman the evening of Beer-Bike, but three midterm recess and Beer-Bike were :HKESHERSTAFF years ago, at student request, the set. Director of Student Activities date was switched to the Saturday Heather Masden said the switch is a This year's Rondelet shoulo be, before Willy Week, the week leading result of scheduling problems. quite literally, one for the ages. up to Beer-Bike. However, changes "In the future I am sure RPC would Rice's annual spring formal will in this year's calendar, such as mid- like to again move it back to the be held the on March 22 from 10 p.m. term recess being pushed back one Saturday before Beer-Bike but mul- DANIEL KOCEVSKI THRESHER to 2 a.m., at the Houston Museum of week, have forced the Rice Program tiple factors play into the scheduling Natural Science. Council to switch the dance back to of these events, so there can never be Celebrating a culture The biggest change for this year's the day of Beer Bike. any guarantees," Masden said. Tatum Negeen Ramesh dances at Persian Night Jan. 23 in Farnsworth Rondelet will be the date. For the first Formals committee member Because of the change in sched- Pavilion In the Student Center. Persian Night celebrated many aspects time in three years, the dance will be Michelle Mejia, a Baker College uling, some RPC members said they of Iranian culture Including food, dance and crafts. moved to the evening of Beer-Bike. freshman, said the decision to change expect attendance at Rondelet to be Prior to 2000, Rondelet was held on the date was made after the dates for See RONDELET Page 12 Fondren to cut purchases INSIDE No e-mail = sleep due to budget reduction Owlnet e-mail will be inac- tive from 6 p.m. Sunday until Collection Development Kerry Keck 6 a.m. Monday. by Michelle Afkhami We suggest you use the THRESHER STAFF said the library is in the process of reviewing its acquisitions budget and time normally spent e-mailing Fondren Library will cut its pur- identifying potential cutbacks. doing homework or sleeping. chasing and acquisitions by 5 per- "The subject librarians are meet- cent this fall. ing with faculty in each academic Get involved Fhe library's purchasing power department to review the books, will decrease about $500,000 in the periodicals and databases we buy to Petitions for Student Asso- 2003 fiscal year. The acquisitions support teaching and research in ciation and blanket-tax posi- budget for the 2002 fiscal year was that discipline," Keck said. tions are available outside the $8,774,360. Online access to library materi- SA office and are due Feb. 7. Fondren Library Director Sara als should not be affected, she said. OPINION Page 3 Lowman said the slowdown is a re- Lowman said she is feeling posi- sult of many economic factors, in- tive about the slowdown and efforts Student involvement crucial cluding a 2.4 increase in the 2002 will be made to compensate for the A&E Page 13 U.S. Consumer Price Index, increas- decreased spending. For example, ing rates of inflation for scholarly the interlibrary loan department will A wonderland of waste publications and lower returns on increase its role in retrieving spe- SPORTS Page 17 Rice's endowment. cialized materials. The NFL's next Owl? "Rice's endowment provides a Fondren is better off than many large portion of the revenue for the other university libraries, Lowman Weekend Weather SUSHI SUZUKI/THRESHER university's budget," Lowman said. said. During the last five years, some Friday "Due to the downturn in the stock schools have faced acquisitions bud- Mostly sunny, 46-69 degrees market, the university is looking at get cuts in the double digits. Bucking the trend Saturday slowing down the rate of increase in Fondren, however, has received in- Sid Richardson College senior David Anderson watches the Super Bowl Partly sunny, 53-71 degrees the university's budget across the creases at least equal to inflation. between the Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday Sunday board." Some students said they think night In the Sid Commons. The Bucs won 48-21. Partly cloudy, 53-72 degrees Assistant University Librarian for See LIBRARY, Page 9 THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY, JANUARY 31,2002

the Rice Thresher xto So*RV, *!5K Getting it right *|£LCOlAE The decision of the faculty, which forces music students wishing MC YOU* to graduate under this year's General Announcements to petition Yea*. t>CLiNOue*r so they can graduate, is disappointing. (See Story, Page 1.) But what is even more frustrating is the trend of problems in the General Announcements. Students wishing to graduate under the rules outlined this year should not have to go through extra effort to have their graduation I'm part of the problem certified. The process outlined, even if it is just filling out a form, sounds easy for students, but no extra work should be required if one is trying to satisfy the rules they were given at the beginning Preschool teacher launches 15 years of feminism of the year. Growing up in a town where "liber- Mr. Wright, lOth-grade biol- the sport. Needless to say, she was This decision is even more distressing because of the lack of als" were considered stupid and mor- ogy teacher: When class rankings hopping mad. importance held by the words in the General Announcements. ally depraved, I had difficulty self-iden- were released my sophomore year Allen, a mean-spirited eighth- That book—given to matriculating students on their arrival at Rice tifying as a feminist Of course, a few of high school, it revealed that girls grader: At an academic competi- semesters at Rice peppered filled most of the top 10 tion in the eighth grade, a boy went — is treated as the law above all laws. But this book has changed with women and gender positions, including the off on a long pornographic tangent at least twice in the past three years after being issued to students studies classes changed valedictorian position I involving a friend and me. I was so —this year and after the introduction of the language requirement this. However, my feminist held. Mr. Wright went on mad I left the room to go cry in the in fall 2000, and this is disheartening. The administration should politics are not rooted in the a diatribe, asking, "Why bathroom. I was too embarrassed to does the valedictorian tell the school sponsor, and I didn't work with the faculty to ensure that future decisions are made with lure of abstract political and social theory but in a series every year have to be a understand I'd just been majorly enough planning time that they will not have to be changed once of events during my child- girl?" I didn't appreciate sexually harassed until a few years they are in print. hood that stacked up to a lot the implication that the later. (Of course, maybe he was of irritation and a solid foun- school was biased toward mean-spirited because of all the teas- dation for feminist beliefs. Carly females—something his ing he had endured for taking ballet My parents, who Kocurek sexist comments proved lessons. Oppressive gender roles loved me like a kid, patently untrue. aren't good for anyone.) Giving us a break more than a daughter: 1 Barbie, injection- The noteworthy thing about all remember spending time in my molded plastic doll: I remember a these incidents is that they occurred The Faculty Council's decision to move spring recess a week Dad's shop, building completely particularly traumatic day in junior before I was 16, before I followed useless things out of scrap lumber. high when it finally hit me that I was current events, before I knew about earlier in 2004 is a good one, but the faculty ignored the option of My mother taught me how to sew by never going to magically become Roe vs. Wade, Title IX or the Equal reinstating the four-day weekend in the spring semester, a move hand so I could make useless things cheerleader material. The day was Rights Amendment. The word "op- necessary for the well-being of students. (See Story, Page 1.) out of scrap fabric. traumatic because, frankly, I had no pressed" was not in my vocabulary, Moving the break forward will benefit students by splitting the My parents may have set me up idea how else I could be socially neitherwas "patriarchy" or even "femi- for disappointment, but they also accepted in high school. My sole nist" I just knew that I was really mad spring semester cleanly in half, with seven weeks before the taught me to trust my own compe- model of "cool" consisted of an eter- and that things were deeply and dis- break and seven weeks after, as opposed to the current eight-six tence as much as that of my brother nally perky plastic blonde bomb- turbingly unfair and dangerous. setup. This should make the semester more manageable, but a or any other boy. shell. When people tell me they don't four-day weekend would go a long way toward alleviating stu- Mrs. Stoner, Kindergarten The Burkburnett, Texas, Little believe in feminism, I usually rant dents' stress. At the very least, we would have liked to see it teacher: In one of her creativity- League: My mother has more tech- about ethics and statistics. But per- crushing "art" projects, I had to draw nical knowledge about baseball than haps I'd be better off telling them discussed. what I wanted to be when I grew up. almost anyone I've ever met. She about Mr. Wright or Allen. Gender The faculty should remember that they are not the only group Option s for boys included firefigh ters watches countless broadcasts of discrimination does happen, and the affected by their decisions. We're not necessarily asking that they and policemen. Options for girls- games and grabs the sports section most dangerous places it occurs are agree with us. We'd just prefer not to be silenced. teacher, nurse or ballet dancer. I first when the newspaper comes. not anywhere near the corporate chose ballet dancer for the pink hat. She buys books about how to im- glass ceiling but instead in class- I didn't really notice the gendering as prove batting skills. In short, she's a rooms and playgrounds—the places a five year old, but I do remember my fanatic. that shape our early perceptions of mother pointing out that I hated But when she mentioned she ourselves and what we can be. dance and had quit ballet after a few would love to coach my brother's Coordinating events lessons. Mrs. Stoner taught me some- Little League team, the good ol' boy Carly Kocurek is a Will Rice College thing by accident: That I wanted the coaches sneered and asked what a junior and arts and entertainment We're not really sure what we think about the decision to put same options the boys had. woman could possibly know about editor. Rondeletonthe same day as Beer-Bike. (See Story, Pagel.) But we know students care, and we wish they had been asked. On the one hand, it will be nice to have the two events on the LETTERS TO THE EDITOR same day, so that alumni in town for Beer-Bike will be able to go to CONTACTING THE Rondelet afterward. On the other hand, it makes for a pretty Diversity not catchall challenged to see things from other THRESHER crowded Saturday. people's point of view, to try to un- solution for our woes derstand other ways of thinking and Letters Either way, Rice Program Council should have consulted the to grow as individuals. Only when student body before making a decision. To the editor: the full scope of diversity on cam- m Letters to the editor There is apparently a wide-spread pus, popular and unpopular alike, should be sent to the Thresher misconception on campus. It was then will we fully realize the benefits by e-mail to thresher®rice, edu. most recently voiced by Vasco of tolerating offensive opinions. Letters must be received by 5 Bridges in his guest column of p.m. on the Monday prior to a Announcing parking Jan. 24 ("Presenting the Offensive: David Axel Friday publication date. It's all in your delivery"). Brown freshman • All letters to the editor The misconception on campus is must be signed and include a that diversity leads to some sort of phone number. Rice students closures more effectively Utopia if everyone would simply put Admission practices and alumni must include their aside their petty differences and re- college and year. The closing of the West stadium lot is the latest insult added to alize this fact. The truth of the mat- are questionable • Letters should be no the injuries inflicted by the recently implemented parking plan. ter is that by denouncing opinions To the editor: longer than 250 words in (See Story, Page 9.) The closing of the lot itself is not as aggravat- such as Rice student Nathan Black's Do not kid yourself — Rice Uni- length. The Thresherrcserves ing or upsetting as the ineffective manner in which the shut-down column in the Houston Chronicle, versity has a substantial nonacademic the right to edit letters for head football coach Ken Hatfield's both content and length. was announced. Information on flyers distributed in the lot con- quota system in its admission poli- comments about homosexuality and cies, and the students admitted to tradicted the information given in e-mails to students. Further- Sen. Trent Lott's laudations of Sen. these "set-asides" are openly re- News Tips more, e-mails should be sent at least a few days before the Strom Thurmond, Bridges and oth- cruited. I do not advocate the termi- • Tips for possible news sto- anticipated closure. ers are actually trying to eliminate nation of these athletic scholarships, ries should be phoned in to While students may grudgingly accept the lot closure, they diversity, or rather, they're trying to but I hope that the next president has the Thresherat (713) 348-4801 promote a certain kind of diversity. or sent via email to should not have to accept insufficient methods of relaying the the grand courage of former Rice The kind where everyone is differ- President Kenneth Pitzer to make thresher&rice. edu. information. The inadequate barricades are also annoying: Yel- ent, yet everyone gets along, revel- fundamental changes in Rice's ad- low construction tape that disappears in the face of bad weather ing in each others' diversity. mission policies a condition for his Subscribing is not the best method of securing the lot. This is a myth, and you can't have ascension. For example, he could • Annual subscriptions are available for $50 domestic and One way to improve the current system would be to post signs it both ways. The Rice community demand that every athletic scholar- needs to start realizing that diver- ship be "paired" with a nonathletic $105 international via first at the affected lots detailing the duration and location of the sity is not an easy thing, and if you scholarship preferentially given to class mail. Non subscription closure. Another option is to add the notice to the announcements truly value diversity, then feelings students whose racial or ethnic group rates: first copy free, second on the student portal of the Rice Web site. will be hurt. People will be offended, is grossly underrepresented at Rice. copy $5. While another lot shutdown is not scheduled, if one does occur, tempers will flare, and life will not be He should be willing to defend this Advertising comfortable. The solution is not to "pairing" all the way to the U.S. Su- the administration should work harder to inform affected members silence the dissenting opinion, but preme Court, if needed. If he loses • We accept display and of the Rice community. to agree to disagree. As long as the there, then he has no choice but to classified advertisements. Rice community is one that harbors abolish all preferential treatments. Please contact our advertis- respect and tolerance for all its con- ing manager at thresher- Unsigned editorials represent the majority opinion of the Thresher' stituents. Rice will see the benefits [email protected] or (713)348- Dieter Hermann 3967 for more information. editorial staff of diversity. We will be continually Professor emeritus THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY. JANUARY 31, 2002 Guest column Guest column Limited student input fails to legitimize actions Stop your damn complaining! ings because of inconvenient meet- what the standing committees and Getting run over on Bush's There were students involved in the ing times, feel as if they're treated as other parts of the administration are process! inferiors, or find that decisions have doing. The SA Senate keeps track of Having students on a committee already been made before issues issues and talks about them at meet- new information supersystem is like some sort of silver bullet for come up. If students aren't effective ings, but that does little good if stu- legitimizing projects that in the committees, admin- dents don't pay attention. It used to be, once upon a time, Jon Smith who bought a flight students hate to many ad- istrators shouldn't use I'll admit that past SA Senates that you could point to a map and manual from eBay. The only solu- ministrators. As a result, I the committees to legiti- haven't been very good at communi- say, "Those are the bad guys." tion is instituting national ID cards often hear these phrases mize policies. cating committee issues. This year That large country spread out as a requirement to do any kind of (in a friendlier version) If committee chairs we've built a stronger connection across a good-sized business (a terrible when Rice enacts a policy really want student opin- with the standing committees, but chunk of Asia and Eu- idea). that goes against majority ion, they have to do more our job is a lot harder when students rope — those were As if this wasn't bad student opinion. to gather it; otherwise are apathetic. We've got discussion the communists, the enough, a nontrivial However, a lot of im- they should concede that boards that go unused, a weblog Evil Empire. But not percentage of informa- portant policies come the committees are de- that hasn't yet caught on and a anymore. Four hi- tion contained in com- from University Standing Matt signed to placate portions listserv with few subscribers. Al- jacked planes later, mercial databases is Committees that only in- Haynie of the community while though we've got problems—espe- evil is no longer an simply wrong. Think clude two or three stu- decisions are made else- cially coding problems that have sty- empire but an axis, of your deceased rela- dents who must provide where. I suspect they do mied our Web site — resources still and we have no idea tive who still gets "comprehensive" student opinion. actually care about student opinion, go unused. where they're hiding, James magazine subscription Many undergraduates aren't even however, and should look for more Students need to be proactive if other than some- Sulak offers, not to mention aware of these committees, which proactive ways of gathering it. administrators are going to listen, where uncomfortably Alice-in-Wonderland means that the students on them As an easy starting point, com- and that starts with students taking close to our backyard. games some unfortu- have a tough time doing their job. mittee chairs can ask to be put on a advantage of the SA Senate. Talk to During the Cold nate people have to go Even when the representatives senate meeting agenda when issues your elected representatives and pay War, an elaborate network of es- through to correct their credit- articulate opinion well, the commit- are divisive. Although students from attention to what we're doing, be- pionage and spy satellites kept us rating data. It is likely that the tee can still overrule them, since the several committees have spoken at cause, whether you believe it or not, informed of what the Soviets were margin of error in the data will be committees have roughly two fac- our meetings this year, there are the administration trusts the SA Sen- up to. What about now? larger than the margin of error ulty and two staff members per stu- times when a committee chairper- ate as a representative body. As al- Enter Total Information for the mining program. Little dent. See the glowing parking gates son would be much more effective. ways, we're the best way for stu- Awareness. The Administration's glitches will become big disas- for Example A of what can result. Any time a committee chair asks to dents to be heard. TLA program will attempt to com- ters. While receiving one Sharper I don't mean to malign the entire be on our agenda, we'll find time to Ultimately, many problems lie in bine different breeds of both gov- Image catalog addressed to John standing committee system. Many include them. the current system. These weakness ernment and commercial data- Smith and another addressed to students serve productive and ac- Another possible solution would need to be solved by all involved bases that already track our ac- Johnathan Smith isn't really a big tive terms, and their input is consid- be for committee chairs to submit groups. Students need to be more tivities. Imagine Visa, Amazon, deal, it is when one of these names ered very carefully. I've talked to controversial policies to the SA Sen- proactive and start working with the Chase-Manhattan, the Depart- ends up on a search warrant. members of the University Stand- ate for review. Any time students are SA Senate, which will make the dis- ment of Motor Vehicles and There will be false positives— ing Committee on Examinations and clearly against a policy, the chair could senting student voice much stron- Kroger living together happily and lots of them. Investigators Standings, for example, who feel submit it to the SA Senate to get im- ger. More importantly, the commit- under one big metaphorical will find themselves in the awk- equal to the faculty and staff on the mediate, focused opinion. This would tees and administration need to rec- server farm roof, with sophisti- ward position of predicting and committee. give the SA Senate a more definite ognize these weaknesses and start cated data-mining computer pro- then programming what activi- However, the Student Associa- place in university governance, which taking proactive steps to prove they grams working to identify suspi- ties lead up to attacks that no one tion Senate's ad hoc University would be a great step forward. do care about what students need. cious individuals. has any experience with. Each of Standing Committee Focus Group However, not all the blame can In other words, the govern- these false positives is a real per- found this year that students often be assigned to the governance sys- Matt Haynie is a Will Rice College ment is throwing together all of son who will be unfairly subjected feel ineffective in their committees. tem. As always, students need to be senior and Student Association presi- this information already floating to an intrusive, embarrassing and Some students can't make the meet- more proactive in keeping tabs on dent. around and running an over- potentially life-ruining investiga- grown Google search. No harm, tion. that will lead us no closer to no foul, right? the people we need to catch. I^aw Read it, don) weep Not quite. The potential for enforcement officials have better abuse is absolutely frightening to things to do than waste their time contemplate — imagine the fun running fishing expeditions with that Richard Nixon could have a trawler. Best option is to opt out of U.S. culture of fear had with a functional mega-data- Our government is gearing up A word of caution: If you were do?" — was not adequately ad- subconsciously, to be afraid. But I base tracking every American. to spend taxpayer dollars on an bothered by the Columbine High dressed. can also choose, consciously, to not Attempting to bring TIA to life ill-conceived program that will School shooting as much as I was, That's not really the filmmaker's be afraid. I can go on with my life will destroy any semblance of never and should never work and, do not see Bowling for Columbine on fault. After all, what can we do? The when common sense tells me the privacy that we have left, whether in the process, harm a lot of inno- a full stomach. The con- American media is un- threat is far away and affecting other it works or not. cent people. Once born, this pro- tents of my stomach were likely to change its wide- people. It can and should horrify me And it probably won't. Inte- gram will prove hard to kill. .An- rising in my throat as I spread "if-it-bleeds-it- to hear of abductions, rapes and grating all of this data will prove other devastating terrorist attack, watched surveillance foot- leads" policies, and I be- murders, but unless the psycho was to be an impossible nightmare, instead of highlighting the inef- age from the Littleton, lieve they could not last seen in my neighborhood, I can from software incompatibilities to fectiveness of the program, will Colo., high school's li- change even if they choose to stay calm. subtle differences in spelling. only strengthen supporters' re- brary, where many of the wanted to. Imagine, for For safety, if not ratings, the Without a common index across solve. They will demand more casualties occurred. instance, the public's re- media will keep reporting bad news. databases, there will be no easy funding. It is likely that they will Bowling for Columbine action if there was a se- But the actions of the media don't way to tell that the John Smith get it. explores several theses rial killer in certain town have to perpetuate a culture of fear, and Jonathan Smith at the same And we will be stuck with Big while attempting to ex- Nathan and the media never re- nor *he violence that Bowling for address are in fact the same per- Brother squinting at us for a very plain the propensity for Black ported it to that popula- Columbine names as a by-product of son, or if either of these people in long time. gun violence in America. tion. People have come that culture, if we don't let it. the Sharper Image's database is Why, the movie asks, does to expect a heads-up from the same John Smith who bought James Sulak is a Hanszen College the United States suffer more than the news. Nathan Black is a Lovett College fresh- an online airline ticket — or the junior. 11,000 gun-related homicides per Besides, this country is defined man and assistant opinion editor. year when comparably developed by its freedom of the press, and the countries suffer a few hundred each press therefore not only has the right or fewer? but the obligation to tell the closest Several suggested culprits are version of the truth that is humanly The Rice Thresher, the official student possible to communicate. Would we rather bitingly dismissed; music, the Rice Thresher newspaper at Rice University since 1916, is violent video games and America's rather be a nation that only reports published each Friday during the school year, history are among them, since simi- "good news," while letting public except during examination periods and lar influences also exist in other threats and breaches of liberty go Rachel Rustin holidays, by the students of Rice University. countries. Even the large number of unchecked? Editor in Chief firearms in private households is So we seem to be stuck in a self- Editorial and business offices are located on the second floor of the Ley Student Center. ruled out, because Canada has 7 mil- perpetuating cycle — media cover- Olivia Allison Senior Editor 6100 Main St., MS-524, Houston. TX 77005- lion guns in 10 million households age leads to violence, which requires 1892. Phone (713) 3484801. Fax (713) 348- but has nothing close to the gun- media coverage that leads to vio- NEWS CALENDAR 5238. E-mail: [email protected]. Web page: related murder rate we have. lence. The cycle, however, is not as Liora Danan, Senior Editor Erika Acheson, Editor www.ricethresher.org. Instead, the filmmaker lays self-perpetuating as it may initially Mark Berenson, Editor Ajay Kalia, Editor blame on the media, which he claims appear. Because ultimately, no mat- Lindsey Gilbert, Editor Annual subscription rate: $50 domestic, is creating a "culture of fear." He ter what happens in the world and Daniel McDonald, Ass/. Editor BACKPAGE $105 international. Nonsubscription rate: first Jenny Rees, Ass/. Editor Jeff Bishop, Editor copy free, second copy $5. shows several clips in rapid-fire suc- no matter how many of those hap- Jett Jones, Editor cession of TV news broadcasts, each penings the media decides to re- OPINION The Thresher reserves the right to refuse warning of a fire, rape, murder, rob- port, we, as consumers of the news, Catherine Adcock, Editor PHOTOGRAPHY any advertising for any reason. Additionally, Nathan Black. Ass/. Editor Katie Streit, Editor are making the choice to absorb the the Thresher does not take responsibility for bery, epidemic, biological attack or Kijana Knight, Asst. Editor the factual content of any ad. Printing an anything else that goes bump in the fear. SPORTS Sushi Suzuki, Ass/. Editor night. Back home in Denver over break, Jonathan Yardley, Editor advertisement does not constitute an The filmmaker goes to Canada I was watching the local 10 o'clock Dylan Hedrick, Asst. Editor Skye Schell. Online Editor endorsement by the Thresher. John Donaleski, Cartoonist and finds its news broadcasts to be news. A story came on about an ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Unsigned editorials represent the majority strikingly less paranoid, and so con- outbreak of a pretty nasty version of Carly Kocurek, Editor BUSINESS opinion of the Thresher editorial staff. All other cludes — albeit somewhat ambigu- the stomach flu. An unusually high Jon Schumann, Ass/. Editor Polly D'Avignon, Business Manager opinion pieces represent solely the opinion of ously — that the media is scaring number of people were experienc- Jennifer Quereau, Page Designer Lindsay Roemmich, Payroll Manager the author. Americans into committing vio- ing two- to three-day bouts of vomit- Emily Jones, Distribution Manager LIFESTYLES Parul Patel, Subscriptions Manager The Thresheris a member of the Associated lence. ing and diarrhea. I immediately Margaret Xu. Office Manager started feeling queasy. Corey E. Devine, Editor Collegiate Press and the Society of I was convinced by his film that Professional.!ournalists. It's like our mom has this culture of fear does exist and Now maybe I'm just a hypochon- ADVERTISING COPY Robert Lee, Ads Manager abandoned us. that it is indeed responsible for wide- driac, but I can't be the only person Grace Hu, Editor Ethan Varela, Ass/. Ads Manager spread gun violence. But the more who has taken a story on the news Elaine Lee, Ass/. Editor Gretchen Raff, Classified Ads Manager © COPYRIGHT 2002. important question — "What do we just a touch too seriously. I chose, Meghan Miller, Ass/. Editor , 'M-

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©2003 Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, JANUARY 31.2003 'Surreal' Archi-Arts Feb. 8 Plumbing problem closes Baker kitchen by Ian Everhart and we put them all on a sheet of paper, and people scratched off the THRESHER STAFF by Lindsey Gilbert Dreyfuss said. "The water wasn't could stop the overflow. Custodi- ones they didn't like," Porter said. THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF discolored, but it had stuff in it. It ans and Facilities and Engineer- This year's Archi-Arts costume Though attendees generally look had particulate matter in it." ing personnel cleaned the mess party, sponsored by the sophomore to the theme for guidance in picking An underground plumbing overnight. architecture studio and themed "Sur- a costume for the event, Porter said problem left the Baker College Baker Master Mickey Quino- real," will be held Feb. 8 at the David she wasn't sure how people were Commons and kitchen out to dry nes said the kitchen was closed Adickes Gallery, which houses art going to react. Tuesday night. 'There was a geyser of for breakfast and lunch Wednes- pieces by sculptor David Adickes. "It's one of those themes that's Water and sewage overflowed day but reopened for dinner. Be- Archi-Arts is held every spring to very open to interpretation," Porter from a floor drain in the sewage fore reopening, the kitchen was raise money for the sophomore ar- said. "We've put up definitions of dishwashing area of the servery — Joe Dreyfuss sanitized, and carpet in the com- chitecture students' trip to France surreal around campus, which in- after a pipe under the college was Baker College sophomore mons was shampooed. during spring break. cludes dreamlike imagery, unusual blocked, Baker President Mani Kumar, a senior, said the flood The university pays for most of juxtaposition, that sort of thing." Kumar said. caused no permanent damage, and the trip, but the money raised — Porter said she has heard several Some students were still eat- the commons was back to normal about $10,000 in recent years from people planning to come as the man ing dinner in the commons when Water spilled out of the by Wednesday night. ticket sales, raffle proceeds and do- in Rene Magritte's The Son of Man, the overflow occurred. dishwashing area and reached the "There was still a fan or some- nations from area architecture whom she said is better known as "I went into the dishwasher kitchen and the commons, where thing blowing to dry the carpet firms—goes toward reimbursing the "the guy in a bowler hat with an room to put up my dishes and tray, it soaked some carpet, Kumar said. after they'd washed it," he said. School of Architecture. apple in front of his face." Porter said and there was a geyser of sew- About an inch or two of water "But by then you couldn't even Adickes sculpted the 67-foot one of the best things about Archi- age," Baker sophomore Joe accumulated before plumbers tell." statue of Sam Houston off of Inter- Arts is how creative students are state 45 near Huntsville. with the theme. Porter said the gallery is where Sid Richardson College freshman many of Adickes' works are kept. Evan Colton said he thought the "He hasa sculpture garden in South theme was good. Dakota, and right now he's preparing "I bet a lot of other people have sculptures for that site, and he's creat- come up with good ideas," Colton ing about 20-foot-tall busts of presi- said. "It's such a great idea, it makes dents' heads," Porter said. "This gal- me wish I knew something about lery is more of a warehouse where he architecture." • • • • powerSEARCH • • • • stores them and builds them." Will Rice College junior Claudia Moreno said while many people will come up with great costume ideas, not everybody will be successful It's one of those themes with such an open-ended theme. "People might want something that's open to more concrete to work with," Moreno said. Jump-start your research! interpretation. We've Andrea Metz, a Martel senior, put up definitions of said she looked forward to it. "I think if s a great idea for a themed HPL powerSEARCH is the quick way to find the surreal around campus.' party," Metz said. "A lot of people could come up with a lot of great ideas information you need. With just a few clicks, you can — Erin Porter for costumes. You can really play Archi-Arts coordinator around with that kind of thing." access more than 100 databases, the library catalog, Admission will be $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Raffle tickets will and relevant Web sites. be priced at $1 and T-shirts will cost Porter said the driveway leading $10, but combination tickets for a to the warehouse is lined with the shirt, admission and a raffle ticket What could be easier? sculpted heads, which are all over will be $17. More information about the interior of the building as well. the event can be found at http:// "It's kind of freaky, but it's very archiarts.rice.edu. cool," Porter said. "It fits the theme Baker College sophomore HPL powerSEARCH: well." Stephanie Lin said sophomore archi- Martel College sophomore Erin tecture students decided again st dedi- Porter, one of the coordinators for cating Archi-Arts to Erin Peck, an •0- it's FAST the event, said deciding on the theme architecture student who died in a was easy. car accident last year, because it 0- it's EASY "We just had a poster up in the might take away from the festive at- (studio], and whenever anyone had mosphere that Archi-Arts represents. ••0" it's ONLINE an idea for the theme, they just wrote Iin said Peck would have just it down, and then we had an anti-vote wanted everyone to enjoy the party. •0- it's FREE* Car burglaries hit campus • • • • • •© • • Why wart? by Daniel McDonald However, Taylor said parking gates may be a trade-off, because Start your search today! THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF when more lots are gated, cars With two vehicles stolen and parked in lots that are not gated will http://www. houstonlibnary.org/ powersearch/ more than 12 cars burglarized this have a higher occurrence of vandal- B32-393-1313 semester, car security problems are ism or theft. increasing on campus. Rice University Police Chief Bill Taylor said the number of car burglaries on campus has increased after a YRice] is like a shopping * with a Power Card HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY period of minimal car thief activity. "These things tend to be cyclic," center for cars. It's easy he said. "You'll go for a long time, and we have gone quite a while, to drive by and spot one where hardly anything is going on. Then you get a group of thieves that that's easy to break into.' start operating, and they tend to work — Bill Taylor in a certain area." RUPD chief Rice is especially susceptible to car theft because it is located near the museum district, residential neighborhoods, the Texas Medical Students should check with the Center, Hermann Park and the Vil- National Insurance Crime Bureau —- lage, Taylor said. to see if their car has a reputation of "It's like a shopping center for cars," being easy to burglarize, he said. he said. "It's easy to drive by and spot The NICB compiles a list of the & one that's easy to break into." most commonly stolen vehicles ev- There appears to be no pattern in ery year. The list can be viewed at the burglary locations, and students http://www.nicb.org/services/ should remain alert in any parking top_stolen_vehicles.html. The Web lot, Taylor said. site also provides information on the Taylor said he hopes the upcom- most commonly stolen vehicles by ing addition of parking gates in the state and metropolitan area. West Lot will reduce the number of Drivers should avoid parking in burglaries. the same spot every day, leaving their "People won't be able to get in to cars in the same place for long periods pry the locks, at least with a vehicle of time and leaving valuables in their because they can't get past the vehicles, Taylor said. Students who gates," he said. own a commonly stolen vehicle should "Hopefully that will slow some of alsoconsider equipping their cars with this down." an alarm or disabling system. Recent INS laws create confusion, hassle for students This is the first of two stories about how recent immigration laws and regulations have impacted international students at Rice. Next week's article will address students who have had significant difficulty getting visas and proactive measures by Rice administration to improve international students' situations.

by Olivia Allison diacy required and in the volume of THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF information required. For instance, if a student changes his address, he Being an international student at must report this change within 10 Rice takes significantly more effort days to the INS. than it used to. "The system collects information The past year has brought major we always had ... but we kept it in changes to Rice's Office of Interna- paper files in the office," Baker said. tional Students and Scholars with "But now it's set up to be an online, the introduction of new legislation, ongoing base for information." restrictions and computer systems. She said the system has been IHH'MP The office even received a request slow for two weeks, as more and from the FBI for information about more schools registered for the sys- students, which Rice administrators tem. SEVIS administrators claimed refused to provide. this week's sluggishness was due to OISS Director Adria Baker ex- worm Internet viruses, but Baker plained the significance of these said she was skeptical of the system's •I • changes and pointed to six two-inch abilities. binders on her desk, full of informa- "It's going to be interesting to see tion and articles about the new im- how the server can hold all that in- migration restrictions. She has col- formation," she said. lected these documents for Rice's More confusion stems from sys- international students, which num- tem overlap: As the INS built SEVIS, ber more than 600. the State Department developed an Before the Sept. 11,2001, attacks, interim program, the Interim Stu- she said, no one talked about inter- dent Exchange and Authentication COURTESY OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS Graduate Student Association President Miles Scotcher, who Is a biochemistry student from England, teaches national students' visas and restric- System, to verify that immigrants Briarmeadow Charter School students about his home country In the spring of 2002. The program was part of the tions. receiving student visas had been accepted to a university. outreach of the Office of International Students and Scholars. ISEAS requires basic information also required by SEVIS, which cre- tion the FBI can obtain from Rice is will be able to receive a permit after all very new to the United States, to RICE'S STUDENTS ates an overlap in registering stu- that which is already public. She she receives her receives her doc- be dealing with this scenario," dents' trips outside the United States, said she told FBI employees how to torate degree, but she supports U.S. Neufeld said. "It has been a country This semester, Rice had 643 Baker said. look on the Rice Web site for basic efforts to control terrorism. that has welcomed people with open enrolled international students, "We have to electronically notify information about a student but has "As a graduate student, once you arms since its inception and ail of representing 80 countries. Of the State Department on their Web not given out any other information. graduate you expect to have the the sudden, it's realizing it has ac- these, 558 were graduate stu- site that [students are] leaving, and "I think [Rice] has been very pro- opportunity to work in your field, cepted people who maybe don't have dents, and 85 were undergradu- then we follow up with an e-mail and fessional," she said. "They want to either in academia or industry ei- the best intentions ... and it's ates. The countries with the then we follow up with a fax," she work with any federal agency ... but ther in your country or the U.S., but scared." «) most students at Pice are as said. "And then there is the elec- they've taken a very balanced ap- there are lots of restrictions for Most students said they thought follows: tronic system SEVIS, which is sup- proach." internationals in order to get a job the United States had not over- posed to alleviate us from the interim Wiess College sophomore Kristin opportunity in the U.S.," Sanchez, a stepped its bounds. China 149 system, but it hasn't yet. So there are Hartono, who is from Indonesia, said bioengineering graduate student, "It's also for my security," a stu- India 95 several processes going on at once." she is not concerned about INS track- said. "But in general I understand dent from Mexico said. "If I live here, Canada 43 Implementing INS regulations ing, but she thinks it is unfair of the the safety measure^ the IhJS has and something happens, it can also South Korea 34 has also been expensive. Konisky FBI to call universities and ask for imposed, so my only choice is to happen tome. [Terrorists] don't dis- t) Mexico 27 said that to comply, Rice has bought students' information. keep working hard." criminate. They don't say, 'Okay, Turkey 25 software and computers, hired a new "I don't think the FBI should be Most students called the INS's you're an American, I'm going to kill United Kingdom 21 staff member for the OISS, and paid imposing [their authority] and tak- system inefficient because of the you. You're a Mexican, I'm not go- Taiwan 15 to train existing staff with the new ing advantage of the elevated status amount of paperwork required and ing to kill you.'" Germany 13 system. that they have," Hartono said. the length of lines at customs upon Students also felt they had no Despite all the hassles, he said, entry to the United States. reason to be suspiciousof INS track- Rice has responded better than most Students react to the rules Linguistics graduate student ing because they had not done any- t) There are many, many, many other schools because of its proac- International students had var- Andrei Filtchenko said getting visas thing wrong. new laws that affect foreign nation- tive response to the laws. ied responses to new INS regula- from Russia is a lengthy, difficult "I don't care if the government als and which have affected interna- "We were one of the first univer- tions and visa procedures. Some stu- and expensive process. He said he is knows stuff about my life," Wiess tional students," she said. sities to get it all together, and I dents cited serious problems with concerned about getting his visa re- freshman Gal Nyska, a student from Feb. 15 is the newly extended think the reason for that is the cam- obtaining a visa or entering the coun- issued this summer. Israel, said. "What are they going to deadline for universities to register pus responded well," he said. "The try, while others claimed they had "The processing can take any- know? ... It's not like I'm doing any- for the Immigration and Naturaliza- provost and the president really faced no difficulties. where between two months to a year, thing illegitimate." 0 tion Service's new foreign student came through for us." Jeff Neufeld, a music graduate regardless of your academic or em- Baker said she is cautiously hope- monitoring system, which relieves student from Canada, said INS pro- ployment commitments in the U.S.," ful about the system. many universities of the stress of Rice responds to the FBI cedures often appear arbitrary, es- Filtchenko said. "I have tremen- "I think eventually it will get bet- complying to the old deadline, which Baker and Konisky faced another pecially those regarding entry per- dously unpleasant anticipations ter — I tell my staff eventually," she was yesterday according to various dilemma when the Federal Bureau mits. Canadians do not need visas to about this summer and next fall se- said. "I can't see how it's going to Chronicle of Higher Education ar- of Investigation called to request enter the United States, but they mester —a critical one for my Ph. D. happen, but I've got to think it's go- ticles. Rice finished its registration information about Rice's interna- must obtain entry permits. project here at Rice." ing to improve." for the Student Exchange Visitor tional students in mid-December. "There seems to be a huge con- Information System in early Janu- Provost Eugene Levy said the FBI tradiction about whether you turn •pp « ary, so it was spared the rush. eventually will be able to use infor- that card in or whether you hang The INS's previous lenient moni- mation from the INS database, but onto it as a get-back-into-America SPECIAL REGISTRATION toring has been blamed in media that database is not yet functional. card," he said. "One inspector will coverage for the fact that one of the Meanwhile, the FBI has called scream at you for not having your In addition to new INS rules, to arrest, detention and removal. hijackers of the three planes involved schools to get the data so it can card, or the next guy will do the mates from certain countries that The 25 countries that pose po- in the Sept. 11 attack to enter the judge whether students and schol- opposite. It gets a little frighten- may pose a threat to national se- tential threats are: Afghanistan, country on a student visa. ars have ties to terrorist groups. ing." curity are subject to entry-exit reg- Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, t) Jordan Konisky, the vice provost Levy said he met with other uni- Martel College freshman Arnab istration, also known as "special Egypt, Eritrea, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, for research and graduate studies, said versity administrators, including Nandi. who is from India, said he registration/ Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, the INS's disorganization was com- President Malcolm Gillis, Baker, felt lucky to have gotten a visa be- The new National Security En- Morocco, North Korea, Oman, Pa- mon knowledge before the attacks. Konisky and a representative from cause many students from India try-Exit Registration System kistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, So- "Everyone knew it was lax, and legal counsel. The group decided have not received them. He said he (NSEERS), created by a mandate malia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, The the Feds were not tracking students," not to give the FBI personal infor- thinks interviewers for visas are from U.S. Congress, requires the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. he said. "They weren't tracking any- mation about students because the sometimes biased, especially if stu- INS to photograph and fingerprint According to data from the Of- •) body." FBI had not followed the formal pro- dents are not going to attend a top- these mates, as well as confirming fice for International Students and New INS regulations have cre- cedure for requesting information. tier school. data about them. If a visitor fails to Scholars from Fall 2002, Rice had ated confusion on many college cam- "The reason was we feel there are "The main problems start once register with the INS, he is subject 26 students from these countries. puses, according to Chronicle ar- many values we feel we have to pre- you go to middle-tier schools, but ticles. New problems generated by serve in the United States, and one of that doesn't mean you have any other recent legislation range include dif- them is we live in a country of laws, intentions," Nandi said. "You just go Konisky said these delays are Baker said she is optimistic be- ficulty in obtaining visas and a con- and in a country of laws, it's of ques- to that school because you probably because the INS more carefully scru- cause international students are •) fusing array of paperwork and com- tionable validity for a government have a better financial aid package tinizes students' visa applications. highly valued at Rice, and this year puter systems. agency to informally ask for informa- or more opportunities there, and Some visa applications from students has had more successful programs tion about individuals," I>evy said. that's not always fair.... Sometimes who are from certain countries and than past years, citing outreach pro- SEVIS and other systems Many other schools have com- there's a bias, like if you're looking want to study science are now being grams and a record number of host SEVIS requires information simi- plied with the FBI more willingly, like a terrorist." sent to the Interagency Panel on families. lar to what universities have always a Dec. 25 Washington Post article Other students said they were Advanced Science and Security, an "It seems like the harder it became been required to keep about inter- reported. The article stated about concerned about getting work per- office that screens for potential ter- Iwith INS laws], the more valued in- national students, such as each 200 colleges had turned over infor- mits after graduating from Rice be- rorist threats. ternational students became because student's visa type, address, coun- mation about specific foreign stu- cause the rules for obtaining such Some students attributed delays people saw how important they are.... try of origin and duration of stay, dents to the FBI, most without a permits have also become stricter. to the new tracking programs, unfa- Nowyou have this threat of not having OISS Adria Baker said. subpoena or court order. Ailen Sanchez, a bioengineering miliarity with strict screening sys- them, and people think, 'Oh my good- Baker said difficulties in comply- Baker defended Rice's stance on graduate student from the Domini- tems and fear. ness, we could lose this.' And Rice ing with the system lie in the imme- the issue and said the only informa- can Republic, said she is hopeful she "It sort of strikes me that this is said, 'No, we want to keep this."* € |

THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, JANUARY 31,2003 POLICE BLOTTER Rice well represented in OutSmart rankings The following items were reported to the University Police for the period Jan. 20 - 26. by Jenny Rees so fundamental to so many fields positive changes for gays on cam- THKESHKR EDITORIAL STAFF now that it's really, really important pus in recent years, including an Residential Colleges to have that formalized as part of the article about gay and lesbian cam- City council member Annise institution." pus life in the Orientation Week Wiess College Jan. 23 Simple assault between roommates. Parker, a Rice alumna, is first on a list Rice will likely start a certificate book, greater interaction between of 30 Houstonians in OutSmart program next year, allowing doc- Pride and other student organiza- Will Rice College Jan. 24 Computer monitor missing. Magazine s People to Watch 2003. toral students in other departments tions and the recent formation of the OutSmart is a Houston magazine for to earn certificates in women and President's Council for GLBT Cam- Sid Richardson College Jan. 24 Bag containing books and CD player gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender gender studies, Huffer said. pus Climate, of which McMillan is a stolen from the commons. individuals. Also featured in the ar- Wagan is performing arts direc- member. Baker College Jan. 24 Juvenile subject arrested for posing ticle are Brown College senior Uri tor of DiverseWorks, a non-profit "I think that Rice in comparison as a track athlete to obtain meals McMillan, French studies professor center for visual, performance and to other schools has been somewhat and lodging from students. The Lynne Huffer and Rice graduate Sixto literary art. This year he plans to lagging over the years when it comes subject was a runaway from a Wagan (Baker '94). launch Turned Up Volume," a to GLBT issues, and I think now it's juvenile home and was remanded to Parker (Jones 78) plans to run project designed to foster art appre- getting on a path where it's going to Child Protective Services. (See Story, for city controller in November and ciation, activism and leadership in get closer to being on the same level," below.) is serving her third term as at-large young people. McMillan said. Houston city council member. Huffer, who is a faculty sponsor Huffer said she would like to see Hanszen College Jan. 26 Bike wheel stolen. Parker chairs city council commit- of Pride, said she thinks the Rice a gay and lesbian center, similar to tees for fiscal affairs and neighbor- community has become more ac- the Women's Resource Center, cre- Academic Buildings hood protection and serves on eight cepting of gays since she was hired. ated at Rice, and more gay and les- Sewall Hall Jan. 23 Backpack missing from a classroom. other committees. For example, Rice began offering bian speakers brought to campus. McMillan is the president of benefits to same-sex partners of She also said she believes the uni- Other Buildings Pride, Rice's GLBT student organi- employees in 2000. versity should require sensitivity Ley Student Center Jan. 22 Two non-Rice subjects who were zation. He received attention from training for faculty and staff who removing parts from bicycles were the Houston community for his pub- interact with students. taken into custody for attempted lic statements after head football Parker said Rice's showing in the bicycle theft. The Harris County coach Ken Hatfield told the Chronicle 'There's an image of OutSmart article is proof that Rice District Attorney would not accept of Higher Education he would con- affiliates are involved in the Hous- charges. The subjects were issued sider removing a gay student from Rice individuals being ton community. criminal trespass warnings and the football team. McMillan led stu- "I'm really glad that there are so released. dent response to Hatfield's com- so disconnected from many Rice-connected individuals ments, including the "I Am Not Ho- the larger city, and we selected," Parker said. There's an Recreation Center Jan. 24 Wallet stolen. mophobic" T-shirts many students image of Rice individuals being so wore to the homecoming football really put the lie to that disconnected from the larger city, Parking Lots game. and we really put the lie to that." North Lot Jan. 21 Gate arm damaged. Huffer, a professor of French — Annise Parker McMillan said he plans to use the studies at Rice, teaches several Houston City Council member opportunity to bring prominent North Colleges Lot Jan. 21 Two male subjects wearing jogging women and gender studies classes members of the Houston gay com- clothes attempted to burglarize a and will succeed English Professor munity to Rice. gray pickup truck. The vehicle alarm Helena Michie as director of the "We had a reception last week, was sounding when officers arrived, program next year. Huffer plans to "When I came here, my partner and I met a lot of the other people but the subjects were no longer in begin a graduate program in women did not have a job, so she had no who got picked, and a lot of them the area. and gender studies. health insurance, even though we'd said they would love to come speak "I think our plans to develop a been together for eight years and at Rice," McMillan said. "So it's been graduate program are important," were committed to each other," great, not just in terms of meeting Huffer said. "Women and gender Huffer said. "That changed, and I them and networking, but also be- studies has really become a field think those symbolic changes are cause I can bring some of them bac.; Police catch juvenile unto itself, and I think the scholar- really important." on campus and get people to meet ship around gender and sexuality is McMillan also said he has seen them." pretending to be a student A ONE-DAY COURSE IN HOUSTON AND AUSTIN by Daniel McDonald as a Rice student by obtaining a Rice PRESENTING DATA AND INFORMATION [ HRESHKR EDITORIAL STAFF ID, living at Jones College, going to classes and beginning the process given entirely by EDWARD TUFTE, author of three wonderful books on In a case reminiscent of the of walking on to the track and field Rodrigo Montano incident, a juve- team. Montano was caught when he nile lived at Baker College, ate meals tried to get an e-mail account. information design. Everyone taking the course receives all three books: and even contacted the track coach. In December, Montano plead _ f. The juvenile, reported to be about guilty to theft, and was sentenced to 15 years old. was apprehended 18 months probation. Etlward R. Tufte EDWARD R TUFTE Jan. 27 by the Rice University Police VISUAL EXPLANATIONS Department and was sent to Child Envisioning Information Protective Services. M RUPD Chief Bill Taylor said the 'He was quiet and tr w W M tr * M M juvenile had only been on campus for a couple of days, although he did spend seemed like a nice guy. at least one night in a student's room. SECOND EDITION "He evidently had been hanging I had no reason to : T "Jf -4- T yjv /fr: out at a couple of colleges and been The Visual Display believe he wasn t a h. I ^ U V": Hi Wm s ' 3V-v , W ' making friends with people, but at IMAGES ANO QUANTITIES, fV»DENCf ^ w «. hast one student recognized that he recruit.' of Quantitative Information didn't belong, and he wasn't a student and gave us a tip that this guy — Phil Imus EDWARD R. TUFTF. was around and looked to be a juve- Raker College freshman nile," Taylor said. 11 le adolescent was a runaway from PICTURES OF NUMBERS PICTURES OF NOUNS PICTURES OF VERBS a juvenile home in the Houston area The classic book on statistical Maps of data and evidence. Depicting evidence relevant to and is a ward of the state, Taylor said. However, head track and field charts, graphs, and tables. "Best Design strategies for complex cause and effect. Graphics for Baker College freshman Phil coach Jon Warren (Jones '88) said 100 books of the 20th century." data. High resolution displays. decision making and presenta- he did not believe the juvenile was a Imus said he played basketball with amazon.com "A visual Strunk Multiples, layering and hierarchy, tions. Interface design. Animation, the juvenile and saw the youth at copycat because he did not strike and White." The Boston Globe color and information. scientific visualization. Willy's Pub later that day. him as someone who would read a Imus said the juvenile said he newspaper, let alone the Houston $40 postpaid $48 postpaid $45 postpaid was a recruit who was going to run Press, which he said is not targeted the 100-meter dash. to 15-year-olds. TOPICS COVERED IN EDWARD TUFTE'S ONE-DAY COURSE INCLUDE: "He was quiet and seemed like a Warren said the juvenile was just a • fundamental strategies of information design use of video, overheads, computers, handouts nice guy," Imus said. "I had no rea- runaway who contacted him and the son to believe he wasn't a recruit." men's basketball coach as a way to • evaluating evidence used in presentations multi-media, internet, and websites Taylor said universities are noto- legitimize his presence on campus. • statistical data: tables, graphics, semi-graphics credibility of presentations rious for being areas where some- "He didn't really have a distinct body can hang out for a while with- plan," Warren said. "He said his • business, scientific, legal, financial presentations design of information displays in public spaces out anyone doing much about it. He mom was here and that his mom • complexity and clarity animation and scientific visualizations also said he suspects that the juve- and him were here to look at the nile might have been influenced by school, and he was visiting me and • effective presentations: on paper and in person • design of computer interfaces and manuals information he read about the basketball while his mom went to Montano incident. talk to admissions." THE ONE-DAY COURSE WILL BE OFFERED ON FOUR SEPARATE DATES: "He came here, and there's a pos- Taylor said no charges were sibility — and it's speculation on my brought against the juvenile because Houston on Monday February 10 Austin on Thursday February 13 part — I have no proof of this at all, he did not defraud anyone. Houston on Tuesday February I I Austin on Friday February 14 that maybe the article in the Houston "He did get food from a cafeteria, but as far as we know, a student paid Press | about Montano] last fall might For information about Edward Tufte's course, "Presenting Data and Information," have had something to do with that," for it for him," he said. Taylor said. "He may have read the Rl JPD received a tip from a stu- or about purchasing the books, please call 800 822*2454 or FAX 203 272-8600. article, and thought, 'Geez, maybe I dent that the juvenile was located in or visit our website www.edwardtufte.com can do that."' the Hanszen-Wiess Servery, and For the first few weeks of the apprehended the juvenile after he Graphics Press Post Office Box 430 Cheshire. Connecticut 06410 semester Rodrigo Montano posed lied about being a student at Rice. 1'' V

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Curriculum Committee 1 West Lot closures confuse students to consider calendar by Mark Berenson operate — the rain on Sunday Bryson said students were no- THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF pretty much blunted the assault tified of the closure through sev- CALENDAR, from Page 1 "I'm happy if my break falls with on the parking lot" eral measures, including putting I should've been because we had a my kids — we're not in HISD, but The closure of a large section fliers on cars in the lot and send- really good argument," Haynie said. the districts around it typically fol- of the resident and commuter ing e-mails to all the college presi- Zammito said he was surprised low," Byrne said. "We want to do student parking in the West Lot dents and campus listservs. also. something with our kids, so I take for repainting lines created con- "We sent several campus-wide "I am stunned and pleased with off when Rice is just coming back, fusion this weekend. Although 'What they put on the alerts," Bryson said. The first was how unanimous the sentiment was and it's stressful." some students did not move their cars and the various a confusing one on Wednesday, and that it was totally different with Jones College sophomore Brian cars from the lot, no vehicles and then others on Thursday and what it had been two meetings ago," Johnston said he approved of the were towed. screwed-up e-mails Saturday. We thought we were cov- Zammito said. faculty's decision. The section in question — the ering as many bases as possible." Haynie said students should be area north of the extension of Labo- didn't agree.' Some students said they were ratory Road and south of the newly confused by the e-mails. pleased with the result and the — Elizabeth Fomby administration's support of the paved section of the lot adjacent to "What they put on the cars and change. Rice Boulevard — was closed for Hanszen College sophomore the various screwed-up e-mails "[President Malcolm] Gillis and 'There's is more we can restriping from 5 p.m. Saturday didn't agree," Hanszen College Zammito's support made a big dif- gain, but we definitely until Monday morning. sophomore Elizabeth Fomby said. ference on this," Haynie said. "There Project Manager Jeff Bryson "I knew that they were refining, is more we can gain, but we defi- got something we really said not all work was completed Bryson said he does not antici- but I didn't know when we were nitely got something we really because of the rain Sunday. pate any additional closures of the allowed back." needed here." needed here.' "They actually completed all of lot. The remaining restriping will Bryson said standard univer- the sweeping, which was the big- take place between 12 and 6 a.m., sity procedures were followed. One area where Haynie said im- — Matt Haynie provements can be made is in the gest part," Bryson said. "They also and cars parked in the lot at these "We followed the procedures long-term future of the spring mid- SA president completed about 40 percent of the times will not be in the way, he that Rice has in place for student- term recess and other breaks in the striping. The weather did not co- said. wide alerts," Bryson said. spring semester. Wednesday's faculty decision does not alter the faculty's stated intent to have Rice's 'Tying [the break] to the Hous- mid-term recess coincide with ton schools is rather silly," Johnston HISD's spring break in future years. said. "The majority of people at Rice The Baker Institute is now accepting applications for Student Interns for the Haynie said the SA committee don't live in Houston, and even if they Spring 2003 semester and for the Summer 2003 semester. that has been looking into the spring do, it is not as important as giving us academic calendar will reconvene a break when we need break." Interns will assist Baker Institute fellows and Rice faculty on Institute studies, and draft a new proposal to the Uni- CUC chair Jim Pomerantz said versity Standing Committee on the the committee will take up the cal- public policy research, and special projects. Undergraduate Curriculum. endar for debate after it concludes Economics or political science background is a plus. Haynie said the committee's pro- its discussion on distribution re- posal will probably focus on tying quirements. However, Pomerantz, Up to 10 hours per week required to collect cash award of $500 per semester. Not Rice's mid-term recess to HISD's a psychology professor, said the a salaried position. Interested Rice students should send the following to the spring break, but also adding a four- discussion will probably be pretty Baker Institute Internship Committee, Baker Institute MS-40. day break for President's Day week- narrow. 1) Cover letter stating the semester applied for and area of interest: end in mid-February. "The matter of calendar will be energy and environment; health policy; U.S. foreign policy; or China studies "We do understand that [tying looked at from a curriculum per- Rice's break to HISD's] would be spective," Pomerantz said. "If the 2) Resume beneficial to some faculty and staff, issue is of what people prefer or 3) Current transcript but we think that adding a break student issues, the committee will 4) One letter of recommendation during President's Day weekend not look at it." would take care of both student and Pomerantz said he did not know Contact Amy Jaffe, Wallace Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies, x2148. Ml) faculty needs," Haynie said. of any other committee that will look Martel College Coordinator Maria at more general issues related to the Byrne, who has three daughters in calendar, but instead there will be public school, said having Rice's discussions in various less-formal spring mid-term recess tied to HISD's places before a recommendation is break would have been beneficial. reached. Library will compensate for fewer acquisitions

LIBRARY, from Page 1 but at the same time you have to purchasing power is an important realize that with the budget cut, the medium 1-topping part of a library budget and spend- first things to go are usually things ing decreases should be made else- that [the administration] thinks ca i where. be cut, like the library," Quan said. pizza 8 2 cans of Coke $7.38 "I just think that [the library] Keck said purchasing crucial to do coupon required could find other areas to cut [spend- the Rice community should not be Pius tax «) Deep dish may be extra ing] instead of acquisitions," Brown affected, and library staff will work College freshman Teresa Fu said. with faculty to determine their needs. Brown freshman Ashley Quan 'Together, we will identify those said she thinks the library budget library materials that are absolutely cuts are unfortunate but reasonable. crucial to the curricula, as well as "I think it is sad because the li- those materials that are important to brary provides a lot of resources, a large number of people," she said. Large 1-toppping pizza 6 3 cans of Coke .30 no coupon required Teach for Pius tax Deep dish may be extra A me r i c a •) Monday, Feb In The Village (713)523-7770 Hear presentations, oy a t r.-\ 5733 Kirby Dr. :presentalive as well as a recently Open 11 am to 2 am Mori. - Sun certified teacher from the Rice Above offers expire 7-31 03 certification program.

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10 THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY. JANUARY 31,2003 Rice Nobel winner opposes unilateral war STUDENT ASSOCIATION The Student Association met Monday. The following were discussed: discovery of buckyballs, which are thought has been put into the conse- by Mark Berenson • The SA now has a Web log, http://ricesa.blogspot.com, which will soccer-ball-shaped carbon clusters. quences of unilateral U.S. actions." THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF have up-to-date news and the option to post comments. The New York Times reported Curl said the purpose of the state- Chemistry Professor Robert Curl Jan. 28 that the organizer of the ment is to reflect the feelings of • SA Pub Night is Monday at 10 p.m. in Willy's Pub. All undergraduates is among 41 American Nobel laure- event, Nobel chemist Walter Kohn, American Nobel laureates, which he ates who signed a declaration op- said some Nobel laureates had not thinks is necessary. are encouraged to attend. posing preventive war against Iraq responded yet, but only six had de- The hope is that it might accom- • Election petitions are available for all SA and blanket-tax positions without widespread international clined to sign the declaration. plish something, but one thing is for support. Smalley could not be reached for sure — silence will not accomplish beside the SA Office door on the second floor of the Student Center. Curl, who won the 1996 Nobel comment. anything," Curl said. Petitions are due on Friday, Feb. 7 at 1 p.m. Prize in Chemistry, said he signed Curl said he had not discussed The declaration states, "The un- the declaration because he is con- the matter with Smalley. dersigned oppose a preventive war • University Court Chair Daniel Brickman asked the senate to approve against Iraq without broad interna- changes in the U. Court bylaws. The changes create a substitute who cerned with how the rest of the world The Times reported that Kohn r would react to unilateral action by attempted to contact all living Ameri- tional support. Military operations can chair cases if the chair is u .able to and also change who is the United States. can Nobel laureates in the sciences against Iraq may indeed lead to a required to be at preliminary hearings. The changes, which have been approved by U. Court members, were approved by the senate. "I feel that not only would we be and economics, which number about relatively swift victory in the short regarded as bullies, but it would also 130, but some were unavailable. term. But war is characterized by set back the idea of international Curl said his decision to sign the surprise, human loss and unin- • The senate approved the Kairos Club, which will be Rice's branch of cooperation that we have worked so declaration does not mean he sup- tended consequences. Even with a the Kairos Foundation. The foundation is a global organization that hard to achieve," Curl said. ports maintaining the status quo in victory, we believe that the medi- runs courses on topics such as self-esteem and personal finance. University Professor Richard Iraq. cal, economic, environmental, Anyone interested in helping should contact Wiess College senior Smalley, also a Nobel laureate, did "No one can defend Saddam moral, spiritual, political and legal Michael Leggett at [email protected]. not sign the declaration. Smalley Hussein or the regime in Iraq, and consequences of an American pre- shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chem- certainly the Iraqi people deserve a ventive attack on Iraq would un- m The senate approved Spontaneous Combustion as a club. Sponta- istry with Curl and Harold Kroto of better government," Curl said. "But dermine, not protect, U.S. security neous Combustion performs improvisational comedy on campus. the University of Sussex for their I really don't think that enough and standing in the world." Anyone interested in the club should contact Lovett College senior Alex Fay at [email protected].

• The senate approved the Rice Students for Progressive Activism. The club aims to facilitate student involvement in progressive demon- Are You a Non-Business Major? Do You Want to Improve Your Marketability? strations fiscally and logistically. Anyone interested in joining the group should contact Hanszen College freshmen April Goldman at The Haas School of Business [email protected] or Richard Morse at [email protected]. at the University of California, Berkeley • Undergraduate Representatives to the University Standing Commit- Intensive BASE Summer Program IS FOR YOU! tee on Curriculum Chad Chasteen, Manu Gupta and Rachel Rustin July 7 - August 15, 2003 talked about possible changes in distribution requirements for music and architecture students. In a straw poll, those present at the Learn the fundamentals of: meeting overwhelmingly favored requiring all students to take 12 • Accounting • Marketing hours of distribution credit in each of the three groups as opposed to allowing architecture and music students to have some reduced • Finance • Organizational Behavior distribution requirements. (See Story, Page 1.) • Hands-on market & financial research • Team building • The senate approved SA bylaw changes that dictate that all elections be held in the General Elections and the Spring Election be used only • Effective communication & presentation skills to fill positions that go unfilled in the General Elections. The senate • Preparing for the corporate recruiting process also approved the election code for this semester's elections.

Arts, Sciences, and Engineering students will benefit from this rigorous, six-week • SA President Matt Haynie updated the senate on possible LPAP summer curriculum that will include lectures, case studies, company visits, guest reform. Current reform focuses on either making LPAP 101 and 102 for a grade and one-hour credit or pass/fail and no credit. speakers and ongoing interaction with students from over 20 of the best universities in the world. • SA Secretary Parisa Azamian told the senate that the SA bulletin board in the Student Center near Kelley Lounge will be used to post For more information, visit our website at: SA announcements. Anyone with ideas for the board should contact haas.berkeley.edu/Undergrad Azamian at [email protected].

m The senate approved bylaw changes that reflect the current operations of the senate and increase interaction between the SA and University Standing Committee members.

AL COLIN The next meeting will be Feb. 3 at 10 p.m. in Willy's Pub in the Student PACINO FA RRELL Center. Gillis to gather input from university groups

HONOR, from Page 1 Gillis has completed 11 of the ap- posed constitutional change," peals, reducing sanctions in five, giv- Shreffler, a I^ovett College senior, ing three students the option to have said. "An amendment to the Honor their cases reheard by the council, System Constitution is a serious leaving two sanctions as they were matter, and the council agrees with and reversing the verdict in one. the administration that all members Honor Council members from of the University community should Martel College held a college meet- be allowed input." ing Saturday, at which they dis- The Honor Council proposed cussed many of the issues currently these changes because its mem- facing the council. bers feel the appeals process has Representatives told students at been abused, and this would pre- the meeting that there was a pro- vent changes to punishments dur- posal to change the appeals struc- ing the appeals process. The ture in order to make the system TRUST. BETRAYAL. DECEPTI changes were not proposed in re- stricter and more student-run, which IN THE C.I.A. NOTHING IS WHAT ll EEMS. sponse to recent Honor Council would prevent the administration *4 cases. from taking a different interpreta- Gillis said he was "approaching tion than the Honor Council. conclusion" on the two remaining Martel junior Julia Pergola, who appeals from the recent cases in attended the meeting, said she thinks Physics 203: Atmosphere, Weather the appeals process needs to be re- RUT and Climate. worked. Fifteen students were found in vio- Pergola said it seems that Gillis lation of the code on the take-home, has too much power in the appeals open-book, open-note final in the class process because he has the power to in Spring 2002. The students — a completely overturn Honor Council majority of whom are varsity athletes decisions. — received a two-semester suspen- "(The appeals process] needs to sion from the Honor Council, except work in favor of the students but also i iiijiiirra for one student who received an infi- work in favor of not undermining nite suspension because of previous the power of the Honor Council," Honor Code violations. Kxjchstonc Pergola said. frww the-recruHt.com Pictures STARTS FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 ST AT THEATRES EVERYWHERE THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, JANUARY 31,2003 m m i • >' . . V / ' ' " 'f I-

With about 2 seconds remaining at the end of Saturday's men's basketball game, with Rice leading Louisiana Tech 93-90, a Louisiana Tech player made a shot from close to the three- point line. At first, officials signaled a three-pointer, however, once time expired the officials conferred (left). After several minutes of discussion, the basket was ruled to be a two-pointer. Final Score: Rice 93, Louisiana Tech 92 (below left). The only thing left for Rice to do after securing the victory was to sing the alma mater, led by the Rice cheerleaders, including Lovett College senior Katie Southard (below).

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All undergraduate students from all majors are welcome to attend. Dress is casual. THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, JANUARY 31,2003 o ober faculty vote on music distribution nullified "Peopl are in favor of a system MUSIC, from Page 1 was required to finalize the faculty's the petition. issue at its December meeting. that ensures parity across the cam- ulty meeting, several faculty mem- decision, and this vote would have "Dr. Hutchinson is preparing a Seven options were considered, and pus regardless of one's major," bers raised points of order about been taken at Wednesday's meeting. petition for them to use," Nelson- committee members are currently Chasteen said. "Students would be whether the debate and vote were "If we didn't do something, ei- Campbell, a French professor, said. gathering additional information. opposed to a system that treated being conducted in an appropriate ther students were going to suffer or "It will not be difficult once it's au- As part of the information-gath- different students differently." manner, Zammito said. However, be- we were going to have an adminis- thorized, and there won't be any ering process, the undergraduate cause the faculty parliamentarian, Me- trative morass, and no one wanted problems." representatives to the committee Chasteen said the undergradu- chanical Engineering Professor that," Gillis said. Nelson-Campbell said she is un- discussed the issue at Monday's Stu- ate representatives will discuss the Emeritus Alan Chapman, was not at Interim Dean of the Shepherd sure when the petitions will be sent dent Association Senate meeting. issue at senate meetings as the issue the meeting, the points of order could School of Music Anne Schnoebelen to EX&S. warrants. not be ruled on. would not comment on what hap- At the meeting, Gillis announced Pomerantz, a psychology profes- Zammito said that after the fac- pened at the meeting. there will be two additional faculty sor, said the idea of equity is a chal ulty meeting, several faculty mem- Assistant Vice President for Stu- meetings this semester so they can 'We wanted to find lenging one. bers approached Chapman. dent Affairs John Hutchinson said he review a proposal from the CUC and "Equity is a very elusive goal and "The preliminary ruling of the has been working on a form petition resolve any remaining problems. another way to very hard to pin it down," Pomerantz parliamentarian was that this whole to EX&S for music majors who either Zammito said the CUC will gener- said. "We are focusing on the imme- affair was out of order because it was matriculated thisyear or are graduat- ate a proposal and send it to the Fac- accomplish what the diate problem at hand, but we are looking very closely at the issue of in conflict with the bylaws under ing this year and wish to use the ulty Council, which will bring it to the faculty wanted, but to which faculty council and the gen- distribution requirements printed in general faculty. Ideally, the faculty balance." eral faculty operate," Zammito said. this year's General Announcements. will hold two votes on the new distri- do it administratively.' Schnoebelen said she hopes a However, at Wednesday's meet- bution requirements prior to April 1. long-lasting solution can be reached ing. Chapman advised Gillis that the The president's office will add faculty — Jack Zammito "1 think the proper action is to October vote was in order. Gillis did meetings to the regular schedule Speaker of the Faculty have it changed in a suitable fash- not accept Chapman's ruling. 'We are focusing on the since changes to the General An- ion now and not have to go through Gillis said he ruled the vote as out nouncements must be approved by another change," Schnoebelen said. of order to allow a clean start. immediate problem at two successive votes of the faculty. Pomerantz said he hopes the com- "Basically, it was to enable us to April 1 is the notification date for Jones College senior Chad mittee will be able to forward a pro- start all over," Gillis said. "It was an hand, but we are new students accepted at the Shep- Chasteen, Will Rice College sopho- posal quickly enough that the fac- amicable ruling not accepting Alan herd School more Mani Gupta and Wiess Col- ulty will be able to approve the new Chaprran's rule." looking very closely at "When the Shepherd School lege junior Rachel Rustin, the distribution requirements prior to Zammito said after questions sends out its admission letters and Thresh erFAitor in Chief, spoke about April 1, but if the committee consid- m about the legitimacy of the October the issue of balance.' is trying to compete with others some possible reform methods and ers the issue in the broadest sense, vote were raised, he met with ad- — Jim Pomerantz schools, they would like to have a conducted a straw poll. it could take longer. ministrators, including Gillis and Curriculum Committee chair clear statement as to what the distri- SA President Matt Haynie said "If you push [the idea of symme- Lew. to determine what was the bution requirements are for music college senators are also gathering try] to the limits, you might have to best course of action majors," Zammito said. student opinion in the colleges. really rethink the whose set of distri- "We wanted to find another way Gillis said he is optimistic that a "We will keep gathering student bution requirements, and that could to accomplish what the faculty Hutchinson said Faculty Council successful solution can be reached. input, but it is such a complicated turn into a year-long exercise," m wanted, but to do it administratively," and the Provost's Office will finalize "We now have two faculty meet- issue that it is hard to distill into Pomerantz said. "If we decide that is Zammito said. the words of the petition. ings to discuss it and really do it what do you think' at a cabinet meet- not practical or desirable, then I be- Gillis said it would have been unac- EX&S Committee Chair right," Gillis said. ing," Haynie, a Will Rice senior, said. lieve we will be able to come forward ceptable to complete what the faculty Deborah Nelson-Campbell said she CUC Chair Jim Pomerantz said Chasteen said he thinks students with something relatively permanent initiated in October. A second vote does not foresee any problems with the committee started discussing the want equity. by the April 1 deadline."

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KIJANA KNIGHT/THRESHER Students attending Rondelet will be able to dance around the exhibits, including the dinosaur exhibit, at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Space is limited. Call now to enroll. www.PrincetonReview.com I 800-2Review Rondelet to be night of Beer-Bike MCA' * • 'wzt'.\m0C n of O-yft+fp* '.AAMC, RONDELET, from Page 1 »>*» ft-ntimar * not MnMM* or AAMC Kim said she did approve of the egant experience," formals co-chair lower than last year, although they venue. Inna Husain said. said they think the choice of loca- "It's pretty cool to have it there," The formals committee plans to tion will bring the students out. she said. "It's much better than in a hire a different DJ service from the John Higginbotham, a Baker hotel or someplace generic like that." one at Esperanza. sophomore, said he wished RPC RPC formals co-chair Cara Eng "A lot of the complaints that we would consider moving Rondelet to said she hopes attendance will be got about Esperanza were that the m a different date. high because students will think of DJ couldn't mix," Husain said. "It's a terrible idea to have it [the Rondelet as a Beer-Bike after-party. Whole Foods will provide cater- night of Beer-Bike], unless they want "Rondelet is traditionally not as ing for the dance. As with Esperanza, students not to attend," he said. "Stu- well attended as Esperanza, but we're transportation will be provided to dent activities should be centered trying to encourage people to come and from the museum on the night thresher.rice.edu around current students, not alumni by having a very nice venue," Eng, a of the dance, and the parking lots visiting for Beer-Bike." Baker sophomore, said. around the museum will also be Before the date of Rondelet was Last semester, almost 1,000 open, free of charge, to students. changed, the dance was held the people attended Esperanza, which Wine glasses will be given out as weekend of Beer-Bike to accommo- was held at Minute Maid Park. souvenirs. Your source for information, date visiting alumni. Esperanza is The entire first two floors of the The price of Rondelet tickets has still held the night of homecoming. museum will serve as the dance floor not been finalized, but according to Sid Richardson College junior for the event, except the Burke Baker Eng, the price will be lower than for even when e-mail Tina Kim agreed with Higgin- Planetarium, the Cockrell Butterfly Esperanza tickets. The theme for the botham. exhibit and any special exhibits. * dance has not been set, and the themes "People are hungover and tired, "You get to dance around the "Blast from the Past" and "Brontosau- isn't working. and they don't want to go to a dinosaurs," Eng said. rus Ball" have both been suggested. dance," Kim said. "The dance is RPC has spent about $15,000 on Theme suggestions and other ideas late, and it takes a lot of prepar- the event. should be addressed to college RPC ing," she said. "Students can expect a more el- representatives, Eng said. THE RICE THRESHER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2003 13

THE WHERE Tlll\ SIDEWALK EX I )~S THRESHER'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVENTS AROUND Artist creates a wonderland of cardboard waste HOUSTON THROUGH FEB. 6, 2003. Phoebe Washburn's labor-intensive installation a great use of Rice Art Gallery Space m.« Meghan Miller THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF From the ground. True, False, and Slightly Better" looks like a small picks landfill dangerously teetering on bright-yellow scaffolding. From the tonight and platform, it can be anything from the tomorrow ocean reflecting a sunset to the largely immigrant outskirts of a DISCOUNTS southern California town FOR FORMER EMPLOYES OF 'true, false, and ENRON I slightly better

Phoeoe Washburn Performance artist John Rating: -k-k-k-k (out of five) Malpeded presents GET On display in the Rice Art Gallery & Pre-existing Conditions through Feb. 23 at the DiverseWorks Free. artspace. The production tackles the generation of In reality, Phoebe Washburn's site-specific installation in the Rice speculative financial University Art Gallery is simply loads bubbles with of unwanted paint and more card- "serious humor." board than accumulates in college hallways after move-in. At DiverseWorks, The piece, "True, False, and 1117 East Freeway. Call Slightly Better," opened Jan. 23 and will run until Feb. 23. 713-335-3445 for Washburn is small, somewhere reservations. between 5-foot and 5-foot-6-inches, and playful. She received a Master KIJANA KNIGHT/THRESHEP of Fine Arts from the School of Vi- tonight "True. False, and Slightly Better" represents nearly a month of construction work by New York-based artist Phoebe sual Arts. New York, in 2002. Washburn (pictured) and a team of 11 other people. Over 70,000 drywall screws were used to secure the 7,000 Even if a person does not typically pounds of cardboard. THEY SAY ITS enjoy installation art, 'True, False, 14 THEIR and Slightly Better" is different from the paint, which ranges from pale something like Shigeni Ban's "Bam- blue to bright orange, is aiso part of BIRTHDAY boo Roof' (currently on display in the installation's interaction with so- gallery's courtyard). Washburn's ciety Atomic Records hosts a piece is easy to read, even for a non- "Rockin Birthday bast artist, and has obvious social re evance and commentary tonight ai the Axiom. Washburn's piece m Part of the piece's attraction is Bands slated to perform the amount of human interaction is easy to read, that went into its creation, from th include White Heat, the boxes'and paints'original purposes even for a non- Contingency and Walk to the people Washburn came to artist. and has Through Walls. know in the process of collecting the materials. obvious SOCIAL Door opens at 10 p.m. Washburn started designing the •» All ages, $5 at the piece and collecting material last relevance and summer. She used the cardboard Axiom. 2524 McKinney. commentary. she collected for a previous installation, "Between Sweet and Low," a this weekend solo exhibition at the LFL Gallery in Her idea for the piece came from V New York City last year a previous installation, made of pa- SUBTITLED IN The rest — more than hah of the perback books glued together'— a project which grew from ENGLISH Washburn's attempts to "seal up the space" in her studio by filling the Check out some of the There is doorway and the area from the top of the space's cubicle like-walls to best /ranian films something kind of the ceiling. available at the 10th naughty and When her paperback project fin- Annual Iranian Film ished its showing, she packed it up dangerous about in cardboard boxes. Looking at the Festival, a great PROWLING around boxes stacked in the gallery space, •M opportunity to check out Washburn noticed "the piece was gone, but the piece was still there," foreign films within walking through the and she began thinking about what distance (and for cheap). scaffolding that boxes really are. At the Rice Media Center. makes up the "In my studio I try to pay attention to little things that happen, like little m $5 per film with Rice ID or infrastructure of strings to hold on to," Washburn said. for senior citizens, $6 all — • others. For a complete the installation, schedule and descriptions too. Washburn of films, go to http:// noticed "the PIECE total cardboard — she collected spe- ricecinema. rice.edu/ KIJANA KNIGHT/THRESHER cifically for this installation, finding was gone, but the A close-up reveals the unpainted sides of some of the 150.000 pieces of schedule.cfm. boxes on sidewalks, down alleys and cardboard that make up the exhibit. from loading docks. piece was still She went to the same docks at there," and she thing kind of naughty and danger- told her wa "slightly better." the same time every day, and the ous about prowling around through 'True, False, and Slightly Bet- rapport she established with the began thinking the scaffolding that makes up the ter" is made of about 7,000 pounds workmen is, in a infrastructure of the insallation, of cardboard — 150,000 pieces — way, a part of the about what boxes too. and 70,000 four-inch sheet metal artwork, she said. really are. Washburn's installation offers a screws. It took Washburn and 11 Washburn cut way to look at our disposable society student assistants 1,400 hours to each box into pieces from several vantage points. build, starting Jan. 3. and painted one side The view from the platform of "I was drawn to cardboard at first Washburn's artwork is also on with mistints, cus- endless rows of cardboard cascad- just because of the system of gar- display at Mixture Contemporary tom-mixed paint ing from the upper-left corner of bage disposal," Washburn said. "It Art, located at 1709 Westheimer, people rejected be- the ceiling (Washburn said she sort of grew organically." until Feb. 22. For more information, cause they were not liked the lofty ceilings of the gal- The rest, she said, was just "stu- go to www. m ixturegallery. com or call the exact colors they lery and thought it would be fun to pid tinkering," and painting the card- (713) 520-6809. wanted. work high in the corner) is argu- board was a logical step because it For more information on In addition to its ably the most spectacular way to was a simple way to transform the Washburn and her other works go inexpensive price, look at the piece, but there is some- material into what someone once to www.lflgallery.com. 14 THE RICE THRESHER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY. JANUARY 31,2003 They eone fromaland

It'sjanuary. The same buzz-worthy Oscar prospects have been around for a month, and the new studio offerings are simply dismal. To brighten up this dark cinematic period, we offer video picks from a land where the sun is shining. That's rigiiL - it may be frigid here, but it is summer in Australia. Here is an eclectic mix of some of our favorite Australian films, conveniently available on video. By Carly Kocurek, Jermfier Quereau and Jon Schumann

THE ADVENTURES 1994

de OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT Baz Two drag queens and a transsexual take off on a semi-disastrous journey to a cabaret gig they've landed deep in the ho Australian desert. They encounter a slew rab of quirky and eccentric characters, some helpful, some flat out frightening. Just bers imagine the trio heading through rural Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada # to get to Las Vegas. Like To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, the THE CASTLE 1997 closest American parallel, Priscilla tackles MURIEL'S WEDDING 1994 issues much larger than fabulous fashion In this hilarious movie about the sense. The movie juggles humor and Meet Muriel Heslop, a frumpy, downtrodden Kerrigans, a lower-middle-class family drama while using the backdrop of rural lass from Porpoise Spit, Australia. A social outcast, fights for their home, which is being Australia to breathtaking effect. Muriel is ABBA-obsessed and dreams longingly threatened by the extremely nearby for her wedding day. Ultimately, she decides to airport. Though the location is poor, • » leave her small town and start anew. With this the house gaudy and the neighbors new life, she garners a best friend (the always unsupportive, the Kerrigans resist, feisty and entertaining Rachel Griffiths) and a taking support from each other. The new perspective. A funny and endearing tale from family itself is what most would call director PJ. Hogan, who went on to helm My Best "white trash." But after the initial Friends Wedding, this film showcases a star-making shock over their decorative scheme performance by Toni Collete as the tide heroine. passes, you see the incredible courage and affection that holds them together, and you begin to empathize with c i them. Always enraptured by his wife's cooking, Daryl Kerrigan constandy praises his wife's creativity and talent, even when her meals consist of mac and cheese. The comedy is touching, the timing is impeccable and the appreciation the family has for their modest station in life puts the rest of us to shame.

BOOTMEN 2000 THE DISH 2000 A bit like the Australian Full Monty, this comedy shows the plight of a young steelworker, Sean, who wants to follow his dreams of tap What do sheep have to do with the Neil Armstrong? Most Americans dancing. Though light and fun, there is also a dramatic subplot would say nothing, but that's because they haven't seen The Dish. The little- involving the lead and his brother, Mitch, who sleeps with Sean's known true story of the Australian contribution to the U.S. walk on the moon girlfriend. Directed by a world famous tap dancer, and featuring the is the focus of this quiet comedy, set in rural (sheep herding) Parkes, Australia. international tap troupe "Tap Dogs," the movie manages to combine Cultural conflict, an adorable romance and the suspenseftil space race give a compelling plot with incredible choreography. With the abundance excitement and laughs to an expectedly dry subject. The dialogue is superb, of testosterone-infused subjects like steel-working, car theft and and Sam Neill plays a cynically understated Cliff Buxton. trucking, even guys could appreciate this dance movie. .,...... , . •. •>. - V :• •• ""f t''. " ' ' -1 •• ' .

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THRESHER SPORTS/commentary — Runner's first race Lady Owls host San Jose tomorrow by Adam Tabakin draws butterflies THRESHER STAFF After an 0-2 road trip, the Lady Owls It had finally arrived — after training non-stop since return to Autry Court this weekend for key conference games against the Uni- mid-June, the first race of the year was Saturday at the versity of Hawaii and San Jose State Uni- University of Houston. versity. It's Friday night, and I am enjoying the Olive Garden with teammates as we lightly talk of the race less than 24 hours away. IN FOCUS: I return to the dorm later that WOMEN'S BASKETBALL evening with a shaved head and find a party in full swing down the Record: 6-10 hallway. I sadly retire to my room WAC record: 3-4 (Tied-6th) to watch some inspirational scenes Last week: Rice lost road games from Without Limits, making sure to SMU 67-62 and Louisiana to drink plenty of fluids. Aaron Tech 79-65. The next morning, I wake up Redman What made the difference: The late and drive to UH, alone with Lady Owls blew a second-half I my thoughts of the race ahead. lead against SMU before playing Nervously, I walk around the building, looking for well against a more talented the athletes-only entrance. I find it and enter a La. Tech squad. warehouse-like facility. A 200-meter track takes up Up next: The Lady Owls host San most of the space, leaving small stands filled with Jose State tomorrow night. spectators squeezed against the wall. I drop my bag and myself on the ground in the corner where our team is camped out. I'm too early — Rice lost both games last weekend, it's still at least two and a half hours until I race — 79-65 against Western Athletic Confer- leaving plenty of time for the butterflies in my ence leader Louisiana Tech University stomach to grow and multiply. and 67-62 against SMU. Despite the I get up, go to the bathroom, sit down, try to read losses, head coach Cristy McKinney said for class, watch a race, sit back down, fidget and then she feels the team showed signs of im- start the cycle all over again. I have never raced provement. "I definitely felt like [La.] Tech was a indoors or represented Rice in a competition, and positive," McKinney said. "I told the kids those facts just increase my nervousness. after that game that we took a step for- Will I race well? Will I blow up and embarrass myself ward in that game. We put ourselves in a v~., ' It... in front of the whole crowd, my parents, my coach and position to win both of those games — mmm worst of all, my teammates? Will that nagging injury we just didn't finish it. We've just got to from earlier this week ruin my first race? keep working on finishing."

All these thoughts and more whisk through my The Lady Owls ran into early foul SUSHI SUZUKI/THRESHER overactive mind as races are run, competitions are trouble against La. Tech, forcing Freshman guard Rosyland Jeffries drives against a UTEP defender at Autry Court held and athletes warm up around me. McKinney to look to her bench for pro- Jan. 18. The Lady Owls host San Jose State tomorrow night at 7 p.m. duction. Sophomore forward Michelle More of my teammates trickle in, either showing up Woods stepped in to score a career-high since last year's WAC tournament semi- sistency over the whole game. for later events or coming back to relax when they're 10 points, tying for the team lead, in 30 finals, in which Hawaii routed Rice 59-36. "We're playing with [teams] and play- not competing. Three teammates are competing with minutes of action. San Jose State also beat Rice in the two ing better than teams in different parts of me in the 800-meter run, and we gather to compare the " [Senior center] Johnetta [Hayes] was teams' final meeting last year. the game, but we don't seem to put 40 meet schedule with the event currently in action, trying in very bad foul trouble at IJ&. Tech, and "I>ast year is last year, but of course minutes together," Inman said. "We need to figure out exactly how far behind the meet is and the that's the reason Michelle got all those you're going to think about the team who to get out of the little spurts and the little precise time we should begin our warm up. minutes," McKinney said. "She's very knocked you out of the tournament, so runs and play a more consistent game Exactly 50 minutes before our projected race time, talented. She'll keep working, and she it's going to be motivation," junior for- for 40 minutes." we head out to jog for eight minutes in the cold. Our can be a great player for us." ward Elisa Inman said. The offense and defense have often With a disappointing record so far, been out of synch, another issue that has normally lively warm up is uncharacteristically silent, Rice hosted Hawaii last night, facing the Rainbow Wahine for the first time the I^idy Owls are searching for con- See BASKETBALL. Page 21 interrupted only by an occasional nervous comment. As we stretch outside the track, Coach Warren stops by to offer us some encouragement. After stopping by the bathroom again, I proceed to the back stretch with Swimmers hope to sink UH in final home meet my companions to do some strides and finish preparing. I get my first feel of an indoor track as I do a few Mandy Mularz claimed the 50- and by Debbie Miller "It was hectic swimming in a bunch of short sprints between the other races. different pools in a little less than 100-yard freestyle sprints. THRESHER STAFF I put on my spikes and my number-six sticker, 24 hours, but we kept our heads to- Freshman Laura Healey joined checking to make sure it is in the right place and that After a strong performance last week- gether," Corcoran said. Mularz and junior KianaTaheri to sweep all the spikes are screwed in tightly. end, the swim team is focused on Four swimmers won two events, as the top three spots in the 100-yard As I do another stride, I can feel that nagging tonight's home meet against the Univer- sophomore Adi Bichman won the 500- freestyle, helping her older teammates win an important meet. injury — is it going to affect my race or turn into a sity of Houston. and 1,000-yard freestyle events, sopho- Rice beat UH Nov. 1 by a score of more Lauren Hill won the 200-yard indi- 'TCU is a pride thing," Healey said. season-ending injury if I push it too much? 162-122, and the Owls hope to dupli- vidual medley and 200-yard breaststroke, "We've never lost, but it's always a close There is no time to mull it over, as it's time for my cate their success in the final home junior Elaine Lee won the 100- and meet, so it was especially important to race. We quickly strip off our sweats and head to the meet of the season. 200-yard butterfly races and senior See SWIMMING. Page 21 start line. I hear my name and quickly glance into the "We are looking to swim well as a stands, surprised to see a friendly face. But I don't have team — to get up and going one event to time — the race will start without me if I am not there on the next and to get some support," head WEEKLY SPORTS SCHEDULE time. One of the officials checks our names off a list and coach Seth Huston said. "UH is our rival quickly moves us into position. Standing a full stride in town, so we need to step up." Where and when to support Rice Athletics back from the start line, we wait for the starter's signal. To encourage fan support for the rare home meet, there will be a relay race "Runners, take your mark!" he yells, and we step to Friday 7 p.m. Swimming vs. UH (Rice Pool) between teams of Rice students held the line, leaning forward in anticipation of the gun. during a break in the meet. Halftime show: Camacho in a speedo. "Stop! Everyone back. Relax!" "Since it is our only home meet this Saturday all day Women's Track at UH Indoor Classic One of us has stepped on the line, prompting the semester, we want the student body out ttinclude 1.24.03/thsports->schedule.joke recall. My nervous energy has now reached critical there," junior Jackie Corcoran said. "Our 9:30 a.m. Women's Tennis vs. A&M-CC (JHTS) levels, my stomach churning. I force myself to take goal is to win every event and to pound 3 p.m. Women's Tennis vs. SWTS (JHTS) several deep breaths. Sometimes when I'm nervous, I them into the ground." GOT acronyms? unconsciously hold my breath for the first couple The Owls are riding momentum 2 p.m. Men's rugby vs. UT (Rugby Field) minutes, which does nothing to help me race better. gained from last weekend, where their More blood than the Super Bowl; better ads The starter is ready again — "Runners take your most impressive performance came in 7 p.m. Women's BBali vs. SJSU (Autry Court) the final meet, a Saturday night en- mark"... Bang! Do Spartans allow women to compete? counter against TCU. Although the My nervousness vanishes in a flash. meet started just a few hours after Rice's Sunday 11 a.m. Men's Tennis vs. Texas Tech (JHTS) earlier quadruple-dual meet. Rice cap- 3:30 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Abilene Chr. (JHTS) Aaron Redman is a Jones College sophomore and races for tured 11 of the 16 events to take a No shoes with marking soles will be allowed. the men's track and field team. 156-137 victory. v • • • •

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V. THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY. JANUARY 31,2003 17 Green gets a taste of life in the sun with Hula Bowl invite by Jason Gershman THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF

While preparing for the Hula Bowl in Hawaii the last three days, senior defensive end Brandon Green tUAIA enjoyed luaus, met some of the top players in the National Football League who are preparing for Sunday's NFL Pro Bowl and received hundreds of requests for his auto- graph. Yet it's the time he spends on

the field that most excites him. RICE SPORTS INFORMATION Despite the glitz and glamour of Brandon Green Hula Bowl Week, concluding tomorrow night with the game itself, Green time sack leader at Rice with 25 ca- is focusing on his performance reer sacks. He also revealed pub- against the nation's other top seniors licly for the first time that he suffers as he tries to improve his chances to from type 1 diabetes, usually diag- achieve his childhood dream. nosed in children and young adults. "The chance to play professional "Diabetes — it's been a thing I've football is every kid's dream," Green had to de-j' with and had to grow said. "Playing in the Hula Bowl is the with," Green said. "I take care of it first step towards [playing in the and watch it close — it's part of my mms NFL]. The most important thing is life to take three shots a day and Mmmm to show the professional scouts I monitor my blood sugar." have a good work ethic in practice Green will step onto War Memo- and can perform well in the game. rial Field in Kahului, Hawaii, tomor- Practices are as important as the row in front of a national television game, as I'm trying to show that I audience to chase recent Heisman can compete on any level." Trophy hopefuls Ken Dorsey (Mi- ami) and Brad Banks (Iowa). In a strange twist, Green will be playing for the North team, and Banks will STUART SINCLAIR/THRESHER 7 ... really felt like I Rice's ali-time sack leader Brandon Green, seen here wrapping up Hawaii quarterback Timmy Chang (14) Nov. 16, will play for the South. chase all-America candidates Ken Dorsey (Miami) and Brad Banks (Iowa) in tomorrow's Hula Bowl in Hawaii. The Hula Bowl, however, is only was able to control the first in a series of steps leading to den in New York. at the Rice team banquet Jan. 17, coupling that with a natural ability people and perhaps the NFLdraft. Green will also attend Regardless of what the draft including the James W. Glanville makes him the player he is today." the NFL Scouting Combine Feb. 20- brings. Green is confident he will be Award for athletics, academics and Apart from his intensity on the change a game by the 24 in Indianapolis, Ind. About 300 of in training camp with an NFL team integrity. He said the award that is football field and in the classroom, the best NFL prospects are invited next fall. For now, he is focused on most important to him. however, is Green said he has a passion for fish- way 1 was playing.' to participate in the four-day test of staying in shape for football and in the honor of being voted by his teaming. He said he would love to play for — Brandon Green both physical and mental strength. his courses. Green expects to be just mates as one of three permanent the Houston Texans. The physical tests range from the one semester shy of a degree in both captains of the 2002 team, along with "In an ideal world, I'd be staying Senior defensive end 40-yard dash to position-specific drills, sports management and managerial fellow seniors Vincent Hawkins and in Texas," Green said. "I'm a Hous- while the psychological tests, designed studies after the spring semester. Greg Gatlin. Gatlin said Green's lead- ton guy — an Astros fan, a Rockets to simulate the pressure situations of "You work for four years to get a ership qualities will take him a long fan and I used to be an Oilers fan. If Despite some long odds, Green the NFL include a concentration drill degree — you want to finish it out," way in life and on the football field. I could, I would stay here and play has performed well at every level his and a rapid-fire true/false quiz. Green said. "Hopefully I can come "Brandon is a leader — a depend- for the Texans. But wherever I go, entire life. "Only the best college seniors — back next spring or the spring after able teammate that performed well on I'll be happy. Any team that would Green hails from Vanderbilt, those folks that many teams would that to finish and get my degree." a consistent basis," Gatlin said. "He give me a chance to get on the field Texas — what he describes as a be interested in — are invited," Green picked up several awards has always been a hard worker and would be great." "small country community" of 411 Hatfield said. "They go through a people 90 miles southwest of Hous- job interview, they talk to staff and ton. Green starred at Class 2A In- scouts and other NFL people. They Come tell us what's on your mind dustrial High School, leading the get evaluated based on their charac- Cobras to three district titles. ter and their goals." Abroken leg lii..ited Green's play- Former Rice standouts Dan ing time in district and state playoff Dawson and Jason Hebert attended gamesduringhissenioryearin 1999. the combine last year, although nei- He was an all-state selection that ther has been able to establish a year, but did not receive much atten- permanent roster spot in the NFL tion from Division I-A coaches. Green has received advice from his Green's mother, Debi Green, re- two former teammates, as well as called the personal attention given Kalu, currently a defensive tackle by both Hatfield and Rice assistant with the Philadelphia Eagles. coach Barney Farrar, who originally "At the combine, they try to put recruited Green, that helped him you through a lot of stress and see get through the difficult times. how you perform at your worst and "I credit Barney Farrar a lot with how you perform when you're tired," helping Brandon choose Rice," Debi Green said. "I've talked to Kalu a couple Green said. "Brandon just really felt of times—he's one of the nicest guys like Barney and Coach Hatfield took to have come through here, and he's a personal interest in him — espe- been very helpful. He's very positive cially when he had broken his leg and said, 'Don't get frustrated with during his senior year. ... They re- anything.' He said, 'Don't worry ifyou ally showed confidence in him and have a bad run one day because you gave him the opportunity to play can make up for it with a strong one when some other schools lost inter- the next day.' That's what happened est after he broke his leg." to him at the combine. Hatfield is legendary for developing players from small high schools, and he made an unusual decision to 4 play Green as a true freshman. The Brandon is a leader — defensive end thrived in the environment, leading all defensive line- a dependable teammate men with 37 tackles on his way to that performed well on Because it's what you think that really interests us. When you pursue a career with Shell, the world receiving the Joe Lipscomb Award and your mind - can really open up for you. Shell's national and international operations span the as Rice's top true freshman. globe. And, the opportunities you'll discover here let you learn interesting things, meet new ' After a solid season starting at a consistent basis/ defensive end his sophomore year, — Greg Gatlin challenges and develop innovative ideas in ways you may have never dreamed possible. Green's 2001 junior year had him Senior defensive back If you've already dropped off a resume at your campus career center, we moving up in the Rice record books. thank you. If not, there's still time to sign up for an interview with Shell His 12 sacks and 21 tackles for loss easily broke the old Rice records We're interested in hearing from students in the following disciplines: formerly held by current NFL stars "I've also talked to Dan once and |JNdukwe Kalu and Larry Izzo, re- Jason Hebert a couple of times to get Petroleum Engineering Chemical Engineering spectively. Such company made a few pointers about what they went Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Green realize that he had a serious through. They've told me that by Geoscience Accounting/Finance chance at that childhood dream. learning technique in the different Supply Chain/Logistics "It wasn't until my junior year drills, you can manipulate your time. that I realized I had a realistic chance I'm working on my starts in the 40- of playing in the NFL," Green said. "I yard dash and trying to put up a good time up becausc that's prob- Lbad a good season, and really felt Thinking about a better future? ably the most important drill." . 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points for their team. by Dylan Hedrick American's crosscountry all-Ameri- can Wesley Keating, who placed 25th "[Wiggins] ran a lifetime best at THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF nationally in the NCAA Cross-Coun- 8.08," Warren said. "[Harlan] ran Although the men's track sea- try meet in the fall. With three laps the race when his warm up was basi- son just started Saturday with the remaining, Hewamudalige picked up cally the pole vault." Houston Indoor Opener, some the pace and blew by Keating to win In the pole vault, Harlan did not members of the men's track and by more than 10 seconds in a time of fair as well, scoring-wise, clearing field team got a head start on the 8:29.65 to earn 10 team points. 14-11.00. He did, however, best his t oad to the NCAA Indoor Champi- Senior Tim Oberg finished in fifth high mark from last year's indoor onships and beyond. in 8:47.31, earning two team points, season of 14-07.25. Junior David Three Owl runners provision- and freshman David Axel finished in Jacobs also cleared 14-11.00 to earn ally qualified for the NCAA In- eighth in 8:59.47. tenth place. door Championships in Rice's first "I figured that if I just sat behind After provisionally qualifying in meet of the season. The Owls fin- him, that I would get a good time," the long jump, Oleksy returned in ished second in an 11-team field. Hewamudalige said. "With 600 the high jump to clear 6-07.00 to Seniors Tommy Oleksy and meters to go I decided to drop it on claim sixth place and earn six team Vaughn Walwyn finished second him." points. and third'in the long jump, both In the 1,600-meter relay, Rice's clearing 25 feet, two inches. That team of Wiggins, Mazza, Davis and mark bested the provisional quali- Pessing teamed up for one of the fying mark by three and a half 7 figured that if I just most exciting races of the afternoon. m m - inches, simultaneously earning sat behind him, that I Wiggins got out to a quick start, but •••*" •••••••• V. . . the team a combined 14 points. the team was slowed by a shaky KATIE STREIT/THRESHER "I was happy I did what I did," would get a good baton pass between Wiggins and Junior Annie Goodrich, seen here Feb. 16, 2002 against Sam Houston State, Walwyn said. "I was a little disap- Mazza. Having secured the baton, Is one of several women's tennis players coming back from Injuries. pointed though because I wanted to time. With 600 meters Mazza completed his laps and jump further. I scratched five times, handed off to Davis. and only one jump counted." to go I decided to At the end of Davis' leg, the In the 800-meter run, junior Adam Owls were a few seconds behind Injuries slow Owl tennis, Davis won the race in one minute, drop it on him.' the University of Houston team. 50.04 seconds, also provisionally After the final handoff, Pessing flew — Marcel Hewamudalige by Wei-Han Tan the women have their eyes set on qualifying him for the national meet around the first turn and quickly the big picture. Sophomore distance runner THRESHER STAFF In the same event, junior Daniel caught the UH anchor man before "We are having to work our way Pessing came in immediately after hanging on for the victory. The With season-opening dual through various injuries," head Davis in 1:51.36 to place second while team finished the relay in 3:15.68 matches tomorrow at the Jake Hess coach Roger White said. "[Goodrich] sophomore Aaron Redman and se- Warren said he was pleased with to earn ten team points. Tennis Stadium, the women's ten- ... and [Fisher are recovering], but nior Erik Mazza placed third and fifth the early-season results. "[Pessing] had an impressive nis team is ready to roll into the with the team chemistry that has * row! in 1:53.81 and 1:55.04, respectively. " [Hewamudalige ] had a good last start to his leg and ran a 22.6 in the new season. developed and the addition of the tryij (See Column, Page 15.) In total, Rice 1,000 meters for this early in the first 200, which is good in itself," After a strong fall tournament freshmen, we have a great opportu- saic placed four runners in the top five in season," Warren said. "He has been Warren said. "A 3:15 on that track season, the Owls open their dual- nity for success. We are building espl the event and earned 18 team points. training a lot and had a great run. the first time out is just stellar, put match schedule againstTexas A&M- toward the conference champion- neel "[Davis] was right at his best for [Oberg] also set a new personal simply." Corpus Christi and SouthwestTexas ships and along with that the hopes ourl running on the 200-meter flat track record by about 20 seconds." In the sprinting events, the Owls State tomorrow. of a top)-50 ranking." mei [at UH]," head coach Jon Warren Rice was also successful as a also showed that they are coming Goodrich said she is anxious to $ (Jones '88) said. "[Redman] ran a team, winning 75 points to place sec- back just as strong as last year. return to the court. two-second personal record, while ond. UH won the event with 81 Walwyn came within one-hundredth "I'm determined to do everything [Mazza] ran an amazing race, and points, while TCU was just one point of a second of his best 60-meter dash 7'm so excited to play that I can to set myself up for a he would be happy although it behind Rice with 74 points. South- time of last year by running a 6.95. successful recovery and return to doesn't appear as well [of a time] west Texas State rounded out the Senior Cliff Sparks was one-hun- matches in a team the team," Goodrich said. "Our sea- due to the others." top four, more than 20 points ahead dredth of a second behind Walwyn's son can be really successful—it just Sophomore Marcel Hewa- of fifth-place Texas A&M. time, finishing in 6.96. Sparks also setting. It's something depends on our attitude and our mudalige said Davis' success could The Owls hurdling duo of se- competed in the 200-meter dash and that you don't get to be a health. Our first two matches are * be a sign of things to come. nior Ryan Harlan and junior Ben placed 13th in 22.66. just going to ease us into competi- "[Davis] did outstanding," Wiggins ran to a photo finish in the The final team score for Rice was part of in junior tennis.' tion again, and then we start facing Hewamudalige said. "He broke the 60-meter hurdles. Both got out of 75 points, finishing second behind our tougher opponents." Sa — Blair DiSesa fieldhouse record, and the guy the blocks well and finished with IJH's 81 points. The tougher opponents include thfl whose record he broke went on to only two-tenths of a second be- "The team score is not as impor- Freshman tennis player the other Western Athletic Confer- me win [the event] at the NCAA Cham- tween them, finishing in 8.06 and tant [as training] at this point," War- ence teams, as Rice lost a heart- for pionships. Hopefully, that's a good 8.08, respectively. ren said. "It was a great meet." breaker in last year's WAC * sign that he will, too." While Harlan won first place, Rice continues its preparation "I'm so excited to play matches in quarterfinals to Boise State. The Hewamudalige had an outstand- Southwest Texas State University's for the Western Athletic Confer- a team setting," freshman Blair Owls were 12-16 in dual-match play ing race of his own in the 3,000- Tony Francis finished in 8.07 sec- ence Indoor Championships DiSesa said. "It's something that you last year and graduated leading se- meter run. For three-quarters of the onds, pushing Wiggins into third. Feb. 27-March 1 by traveling to don't get to be a part of in junior niors Natalie Briaud and Judith race, he was glued one step behind With their one-three finish, Harlan South Bend, Ind., for tomorrow's tennis. We have great team spirit Hagedorn. the University of Texas-Pan and Wiggins combined to earn 15 Meyo Invitational. and chemistry. We have the poten- DiSesa and fellow freshman tial to go far this season." Tauren Archer have stepped in as • The team is a little banged up, replacements to fuel some of the ex- with juniors Annie Goodrich and citement surrounding the beginning Yasmin Fisher recovering from a of the season. The pair impressed 5814 Kirby hematoma and shouider surgery, teammates and coaches alike in the respectively. While the team's short- fall season, and expectations are high In Rice Village term goals include injury recovery, for the coming season. (713) 432-7272 Better Ingredients. Better Pizza. midterm/, Plnolr, /pring break fenS tik* c^- Papa John 's prioritize Pizza Bucks now available in the Rice Special Convenience Store! 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by Rohan Wagle troubled by recent back spasms, in and provide energy," Harris said. THRESHER STAFF started in Saturday's game, scoring "They had a lot of close shots, and 11 points and dishing out three as- they were making a lot of their shots The best defense for the men's sists. Sophomore guards McKrieth early. So in the second half, we just basketball team Saturday turned out and Brock Gillespie had 15 and 10 had to pick up our intensity." not to be Yamar Diene's shot-block- points, respectively. ing or Jason McKrieth's quick hands "ILaTech's] abigteam,and they but corrective decision-making from really want to beat you up down the referees. low," Mance said. "They're an ag- The Owls pulled out a 93-92 win gressive team. We didn't want to be 'We felt we needed to over Louisiana Tech University af- on our heels all night. If they're ag- come back and defend ter an apparent game-tying shot by gressive, we're aggressive." La. Tech's Bruce Edwards was ini- Sophomore forward Michael Har- our home floor and get tially ruled a three-point basket, then ris had 19 points on the night, in- switched to a two-point field goal. cluding a rare three-pointer from an a little momentum Replays indicated the two-point de- inside player. Harris also hit Rice's going for the road.' cision was ultimately correct. biggest basket, a mid-range bank S3 The bizarre and chaotic ending, shot that beat the shot clock to give — Omar-Seli Mance which included La. Tech coach Keith Rice a three-point edge in the final Senior guard Richard vehemently disputing the seconds. Edwards' controversial call, marred the end of a back-and- shot followed, and the Owls came forth, high-scoring affair. away with the v/in. Rice shot an impressive 62.7 per- "I thought it was the right call," Wilson attributed the defensive cent from the field, led by senior head coach Willis Wilson (Will struggle to poor play defending the guard Omar-Seli Mance's21 points. Rice '82) said. 'The officials said that transition game. they were going to confer and get 'Transition is balance, and we the call right. They conferred. [It] did not have defensive balance all takes a lot of guts to make that call." nightlong,"Wilson said. "Thatwasa 'It takes a lot of guts to The Jan. 23 game had a different huge factor in the outcome of the ending, as SMU held off several Owl game. I would have thought that we make that call.' rallies for an 89-83 win. Before an learned our lesson from previous — Willis Wilson unusually numerous and vocal stu- games." Head men's basketball coach dent crowd, Mance led the Owl The home split left Rice (4-3 in comeback from a second-half defi- WAC play) in a three-way tie for cit, but Western Athletic Conference third place in the WAC with SMU Player of the Week Quentin Ross and Tulsa, trailing Fresno State "You never want to drop two in a answered back for SMU, scoring a (8-1) and Nevada (5-3). row in conference [play] if you're game-high 27 points to lead the Rice faced the University of Ha- trying to compete to win," Mance Mustangs to victory. Harris played waii (4-4) last night, an especially said. "You never went to drop any an outstanding game on the inside, difficult game to win because of the especially at home. We felt we scoring a career-high 24 points and Rainbow Warriors' exceptional form needed to come back and defend pulling down 10 rebounds, but the in hor,.3 games. The Owls will face our home floor and get a little mo- Rice defense could not stop Ross San Jose State tomorrow in a must- SUSHI SUZUKI/THRESHER mentum going for the road." and the Mustangs. win game against the Spartans, who Sophomore forward Michael Harris looks for an open teammate while in Junior point guard Rashid Smith, "I just felt that I needed to come are just 1-6 in WAC play. midair against Louisiana Tech in Saturday's 93-92 win at Autry Court. Lopez sees room for improvement after second indoor UH meet

by Dylan Hedrick Brandi Armstrong and senior Sum- indoorand outdoor seasons.Thisyear week while finishing in seventh place who won the "B" section of the long she is physically fine, but she needs and earning two points for the Owls. ju mp with a measurement of 16-02.50 THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF mer Bell cruised to a five-second victory over TCU in a time of 12 to get her confidence back. If she In the field events, freshman Flo and finished sixth in the triple jump, Despite a second-place finish in minutes, 14.32 seconds. keeps battling and regains her men- Nwagwu finished fourth in the high reaching 36-08.50. Saturday's Houston Indoor Opener, In the 1,600-meter relay, the Owls tal toughness, she is going to be fine." jump, clearing 5 feet, 5 3/4 inches, "The main thing is that everyone the women's track and field team team of Watkins, Beckford, Umeh Probably the strangest race of while freshman Funmi Jimoh earned looked healthy," Lopez said. The met afterwards to evaluate its per- and senior Tanya Wright finished the day was the 3,000-meter run. a third of a point by clearing 5-01.75. freshmen are still working on their formance and effort. third in 3:44.72 behind teams from The long-distance race consisted of Rice's pole vaulters greatly mechanical aspects and trying not Although several individual ef- UT and UH, which both broke the 32 runners, including Rice's Bell and helped the team score by adding 12 to think too much, which inhibits forts stood out, head coach Victor old meet record. The UT quartet juniors Amanda Felder and Shan- points to the team total. Junior Beth their effort. That's right at the stage Lopez said there are plenty of areas also set a new fieldhouse record by non Murto. Hinshaw placed second by clearing we are at now." where improvement is needed. running the relay in 3:38.75, a full With so many runners on the 11-11 3/4, and junior Ally Daum The Rice women return to Yeo- "This was not a 100 percent ef- second ahead of the old record. narrow track, the race officials ap- placed seventh by topping 10-11.75. man Fieldhouse for the third straight fort," Lopez said. "The team was parently lost count of the number of Another field event standout for week tomorrow in the Houston In- just not aggressive and did not capi- laps completed by some runners, the Owls was senior Rebecca Perry, door Classic. talize. They did not show a good forcing some to complete an extra dynamic. I don't know if the good 'It was annoying lap. Because of the lap counting er- opening [last week] affected them, ror, the officials could not give fin- but they were not as good as they mentally to see the ishing times to runners. In the midst could have been. The coach always wrong lap [on the of the confusion, Bell did finish the knows when they give a passive race with a strong kick during the The effort. We had a meeting and ad- counter] every time I final two laps to finish third behind dressed the situation after the UT sTalisApud-MartinezandTCU's Princeton meet, and I'm sure it will be differ- came around.' Mary Kinyanjui. Bell earned six team (bReview ent next week." points with her finish but was visibly — Summer Bell upset with the officials after she ftet&f $rvtw Despite l^opez's criticism, Rice Senior distance runner runners did manage to improve their crossed the finish line. times in the relays as well as the 400- "It was annoying mentally to see meter dash and the mile run. the wrong lap [on the counter] ev- The improved times led to a sec- "The team is coming along well," ery time I came around," Bell said. ond-place finish with 79.33 points, well Wright said. "It is still early in the "[At the finish line,] they were yell- ClassSize-8 GMAT behind the University of Texas' 132 season, and we are still working out ing at me to keep going, but I knew As usual, senior Allison Beckford the kinks." that I had finished." shined in the 400-meter dash, al- Rice was also successful in the "With thirty-some runners, we Classes Starting February 5th. though she did provide some ner- one-mile run, where freshman knew it would happen," Lopez said. vous moments to the attending Rice Megan Sandler led the pack of Rice "There were too many competitors fans. The Yeoman Fieldhouse in- runners to three of the top eight on the small track. With different • Maximum of eight students in a class door track is 200 meters long, mak- places. Sandler finished second in calibers of runners — some in the ing for a two-lap, 400-meter race. 5:03.97, just ahead of Waite, who lead pack and some falling behind — • Expert, enthusiastic instructors After one lap, Beckford was in finished third in 5:07.65. Freshman and not enough officials, it was unfor- fourth place behind three UT run- Lauren Murphy rounded out the trio tunate that some ran an extra lap." m free extra help with your instructor ners. But as the current NCAA in- with an eighth-place finish in the Although Bell ran the correct field of 15 finishers. number of laps, Apud-Martinez ran door and outdoor 400-meter cham- * Guaranteed satisfaction pion came down the third straight- "The team is looking good, alan extra lap after finishing first, set- away, Beckford sprinted ahead into though the meet was not perfect," ting a new track record for fastest first place and retained the lead for Bell said. "We have a lot of young victory lap. the rest of the race to finish in talent, especially the freshmen dis- In the 60-meter dash, Umeh also 54.57 seconds and to earn ten tance runners, who are doing well." contributed another point to the Space is limited. Call now to enroll. points for the team. Beckford's time In the8(X>-meter event, Armstrong team's total by placing sixth in 7.60 seconds, improving on last week's beat the 55.10 necessary to provi- finished in 2:14.28, improving her wwwPrincetonReview.com \ 800-2Review sionally qualify her for the NCAA time by almost three seconds from time by a tenth of a second. championships. Junior Keia last week. Wright pulled up at the In the 200-meter dash, Umeh Watkins also earned two team 300-meter mark and stepped off the earned two points with a ninth place points in the event by running a track, not finishing the race after lead- finish in 25.18, while freshmen 57.44 to win her heat and finish ing up until that point. 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r*? - • Hallmark for the game-winning a Jess Neely Defense Award as utes in, but led only 5-0 after failing Women's rugby f Thrasher hired as new on the conversion attempt. Min- score. Hallmark, an employee of Rice's top defensive lineman. (See utes later, junior scrumhalf John the department of kinesiology, had bombs Baylor 65-0 Story, Page 17.) Hawkins won the assistant soccer coach Brawley responded, breaking a four touchdown receptions in the Billy Ed Daniels Award for the best teammate and the George R. Brown Soccer head coach Chris Huston tackle and diving in for a try to tie tournament. The Rice women's rugby club announced Friday that Nicky the game. Sophomore fullback Erik The Crew then fell to the Uni- crushed Baylor University Satur- Offense Award as the top Owl run- Thrasher has joined the Rice staff Vigen was successful on the con- versity of Louisiana-Monroe in the day by a tremendous 65-0 scoreline ning back. A Neely Award went to as an assistant coach. version despite the bad weather, semifinals by a 29-6 score. at the rugby field. Gatlin as Rice's top defensive back. Thrasher was one of Texas giving Rice a 7-5 halftime lead. Individually, three Rice play- Junior flanker Jen Lin, the team's Other Brown Offensive A&M University's most-decorated The defensive struggle continued ers were named to the all-tourna- captain, was inspirational in the vic- Awards went to freshman Marcus forwards and will fill one of the two into the second half, but UT found a ment team. On offense, Hanszen tory as one of three players to score Battle as the top wide receiver spots vacated by the resignations hole with 15 minutes remaining to sophomore Jess Schumer and three tries on the afternoon. The and senior tackle Keith Meyer as of former assistant coaches Jason take a 12-7 lead. Rice failed to convert Gibson were honored, while Bears were clearly overmatched, the top offensive lineman. Battle Mahan and Scott Kemp, who both any more scoring opportunities, and Wiess junior Angela Fernandez with just 14 players, and the Owls also received the Joe Lipscomb resigned in late December. the match ended 12-7. was named on the defensive side took advantage behind Lin, senior Award as the team's outstanding Thrasher is ranked in the top "They came out more fired up of the ball. fullback Candace Hobson and freshman. * five in career goals, assists, points than we were," senior captain Cary — IM Sports Information freshman center Erica Granger. The Big Stick Award and a Nelly and shots at A&M, playing on Kottler said. They had more inten- Freshman flyhalf Laura Mason Defense Award went to junior line- Big 12 tournament championship sity, and we are not going to let that added five conversions, and both backer Jeff Vanover. Senior teams in 1997 and 2001 and a regu- happen in the rematch." Lacrosse men drop lock junior Jill Henderson and wing noseguard BJ. Forguson collected lar season titlist in 1997. She was a — Benjamin Drake weekend pair junior Audrey Hucks scored tries. the "Blood Joe" Davis Award, and third-team ail-American in 2001 af- Freshman wing Amishi Shah earned senior defensive back Antwan Shell ter graduating with a bachelor's The men's club lacrosse team praise from head coach Mary Gra- won the Special Forces Award. degree in kinesiology. Crew flag football dropped both its games last week- ham for a strong performance as a — Rice Sports Information m — Rice Sports Information fourth nationally end, falling to 1-2 on the season. newcomer to the squad. UT rolled over the Owls 12-1 The women's club is near the Rice leads academic Last semester's co-ed intramu- Sunday, despite an outstanding per- top of the standings in the Women's Men's rugby drops ral flagfootball champions, the Crew, formance from senior goalie Adam Collegiate Division of the Texas all-WAC honorees 12-7 decision to UT finished fourth in the American Col- Gottlieb. Rugby Union, trailing rival Texas legiate Intramural Championships "That was as great of a perfor- A&M University by a half-game. Western Athletic Conference of- The men's rugby club opened its National Flag Football tournament mance as I've seen a goalie play," The Aggies dominated Rice last ficials announced the Academic All- season Saturday with an away match in New Orleans, La., Dec. 27-31. senior attacker Andrew Dawson fall, but the Owls hope for revenge WAC teams for the fall 2002 season against the University of Texas. After a seventh-place finish in said. "Adam kept us in the game as later this season. Wednesday. Although Rice lost 12-7, the Owls 2001, the Crew improved by ad- long as possible with some unbe- —Jonathan Yardley Rice led all conference schools put in a strong season-opening ef- vancing to the national semifinals. lievable saves." with 36 student-athletes being rec- fort in freezing wind and rain, and After finishing in a three-way tie for Junior defenseman Frank ognized from 186 WAC honorees. they hope to get revenge in first place in its three-team group Donnelly scored Rice's only goal Football banquet The women's soccer team led Rice tomorrow's home game against UT. with a 1-1 record, the Crew earned on an early run, but the top-ranked honors team stars with 13 selections, and the football Both teams modified their strat- the group title based on point dif- Longhorns dominated the rest of team earned nine spots. The egy due to the conditions, trying to ferential. the game. Rice's football players were hon- women's and men's cross-country keep the ball in the possession of In the first elimination round, Donnelly also scored in ored Friday at the team's annual teams each had five members rec- the forward pack. This strategy the Crew edged Georgia State Uni- Saturday's 9-5 loss to SMU. The awards banquet held at the Marriott ognized, while the volleyball team theoretically enabled the teams to versity 19-12. Rice's quarterfinal op- Mustangs took a 6-5 third-quarter Medical Center Hotel. had four selections. avoid turnovers stemming from ponent was the University of Con- lead and pulled away in the fourth Seniors Brandon Green, Vincent To qualify for the honor, each long passes, but led to an extremely necticut, ranked first nationally by quarter for a 9-5 win. Sophomore Hawkins and Greg Gatlin were all student-athlete must have partici- physical game. FlagMag.com Magazine. attacker Andrew Brice scored two named as permanent captains of pated in at least 50 percent of the Despite the strategy involved in Trailing 12-7 in the final min- goals for Rice in defeat. the 2002 football team. Green also team's contests, finished at least one the battle, both teams still commit- utes on a muddy field, quarterback The Owls travel to College Sta- earned two personal awards — the academic year and earned a mini- ted numerous turnovers. Brian Gibson, a kinesiology pro- tion tomorrow to face Texas A&M. James W. Glanville Award for aca- mum grade point average of 3.2. UT opened the scoring 20 min- fessor, hit wide receiver Patrick — Cary Kottler demics, athletics and integrity and — Rice Sports Information % Rice hosts ACU, Tech by Jonathan Yardley "Because it's a doubleheader, THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF we've really got to make sure our fitness is good," Qamer said. "I think The real competition starts this our main aim is to play the match weekend for the men's tennis team, with good intensity and focus on as Texas Tech University is a tough winning each individual singles opponent in the opening dual match point." of Sunday's doubleheader. Texas Tech is a good opponent The matches also mark the men's for the home opener because the team's return to the newly-renovated Red Raiders beat Rice last year but Jake HessTennis Stadium, the Owls' lost several key players to gradua- first competitive matches there since tion. PATHWAYS TO TEACHING last spring. New court surfaceswere "Tech is a good start-off I think poured over the existing courts, a because we lost to them last year, change forced in part by flooding and it should get us going for the from Tropical Storm Allison. semester to come," senior Cody Jack- "It is nice because it's always fun son said. "[The remodeled stadium] to play in a place when you know is nice because we've got all new }j.{l \SCiL)A6l ^VlAjors . . . that people put a lot of effort to make facilities and courts, and we just look it better so that more fans come," forward to playing on them." Looking for a rewa rding job when you graduate? senior Ramez Qamer said. "It is a Smarr said the match could hinge good opportunity to showcase the on Tech freshmen Diederik de Groot With OPTIONS, you could be teaching science next fall team and the new freshmen thisyear. and Casper Steenkamp, who Smarr It'll be a good chance for Rice stu- has not seen. in a Houston area secondary school. OPTIONS provides a dents and fans to come watch." "TexasTech isan unknown quan- The Owls, ranked 36th nation- tity," Smarr said. "It's hard to figure fast and convenient pathway to teacher certification. ally, welcomed two mid-year trans- when you add two players to any six- fers in January, freshmen Rodrigo man team. If they're real good, we're Gabriel, from Guatemala, and Tony in for a battle." Haerle, from Germany. Qamer Smarr is still in the early stages of paired with Gabriel for an 8-5 doubles selecting a permanent lineup, espe- rectum victory Jan. 20 against the Univer- cially in doubles. sity of New Orleans and said the two "We're still working on doubles," freshmen are already contributing Smarr said. "We've got some inju- Self-paced, online learning modules to the team. ries. The only doubles team set in "Rodrigo is a great guy — he's stone right now obviously is the (na- 40 hours mentored classroom experiences with got good groundstrokes, and he tionally top-ranked team of juniors seems like a really good team Richard and William Barker], We're flexible scheduling player," Qamer said. 'Tony brings a going to try to get the other two lot of tournament experience with teams solidified and stick with them. Tuition/fee waivers (2003 only) him as well, so I think both of those That's one thing we haven't been Assistance in placement as a fully paid classroom players are going to add some more able to do the last couple of years depth to the team." because of injuries." teacher in a one-year mentored teaching internship Haerle has won each of his first The Owls are relatively healthy two singles matches since arriv- for now and will focus their attention ing. Another freshman, 16th- on Sunday's first match. ranked Rob Searle, is questionable "On paper, [we are] ranked bet- for Sunday's matches with a back ter than Texas Tech, but you can't For information or application, contact [email protected]. injury, but Smarr said depth will really go into a match taking an- not be a problem. other team lightly," Qamer said. "I Application deadline 2/28/03. Rice will face No. 56 Texas Tech think we're going to go in knowing in the first match and Abilene Chris- that we've put in some hard work tian University in the second match, in the couple weeks before the making for a long day. match." THE RICE THRESHER *pomrs FRIDAY, JANUARY 31,2003 21 BY THE La. Tech (14-2, 7-0) Fflerton 2-7 3-4 7, Ford 7-10 2-2 16, Clay 1-3 0-12, Obaze 7-14 6-9 20, Smith 7-1* 4-4 20, Craln 0-1 4- 4 4, Ray 110-0 3. George OO 0-0 0, Moore 0-100 0, Carter 1-2 1-4 3, Harding 2-4 0-0 4 jan. 23-29 Totals: 28-57 20-30 79 SWIMMING, from Page 15 The weekend went very well," "I was encouraged by how I swam Three-point goals — Rice 2-6 (Maynard 0-3, Lawson the older swimmers. Mularz said. "It was a novel situa- and how the team pulled together in 1-1, Woods 0-1, James 1-1), La. Tech 3-8 (Smith 2- 6, Ray 1-1) Healey said swimming a fifth tion, being the first time we had so general," Healey said. "We were meet in 24 hours was not as prob- many meets scheduled in such a more team-oriented, high-spirited Rebounds — Rice 35 (Hayes 5, Maynard 5, Woods 5), La. Tech 38 (Ford 16) lematic as it might seem. small period of time." and always up and cheering for each "The tight schedule wasn't as Other first-place winners were other. Just to see us on deck — we Assists — Rice 10 (Lawson 5), La. Tech 14 (Clay 4) bad as I thought it would be," Taheri in the 50-yard freestyle, just looked like we were having fun."

Attendance — 4,469 Healey said. "I guess I went in ex- Brown in the 1,000-yard freestyle The Owls hope that fun carries pecting the worst and that we'd and sophomore newcomer Jane over to the WAC Championships RICE 62 SMU 67 have to work hard to maintain our Keith in the 100-yard backstroke. Feb. 26-March 1, the meet their MEN'S BASKETBALL focus, but instead we just put our The Owls also won the 200-yard training is based around. Individu- Rice 31 31 — 62 bodies behind us." medley and 200-yard freestyle really, Rice's swimmers are aiming LOUISIANA TECH 92 RICE 93 SMU 32 35 — 67 Rice also swept the 500-yard lays. for NCAA provisional cut times. freestyle, Bichman, Corcoran and The more relaxed competition While an "A" cut guarantees a trip Louisiana Tech 50 42 — 92 Rice (6-9, 3-3) Beckler 3-6 0-0 7, Maynard 5-13 1-1 12, Lawson 5- freshman Meghan Brown taking the to the national championships, Rice 49 44 — 93 was a welcome change after sixth- 10 0-0 10, Inman 2-5 4-4 8, Hayes 7 19 5-7 19, top three spots. Individually, ranked SMU crushed Rice Saturday swimmers can still reach the NCAA Singleton 0-0 0-0 0, Woods 2 5 0-0 4, Jeffries 1-7 0 La. Tech (5-9, 2-5) 0 2, Liggett 0-3 0-0 0, James 0-10-0 0, Cunningham Corcoran took the 200-yard freestyle night by a 122-70 margin. finals if their "B" times rank high Brown 7-13 9-12 26, Meeking 2-6 2-3 6, Felton 8-11 0-4 0-0 0 and junior Toni Ciffolilli won the The loss to SMU was not without enough. 0-0 19, Edwards 2-9 0-0 4. Wilder 8-13 8-9 26, Woods 0-1 0-0 0, Powell 0-0 0-0 0, Johnston 0-0 0- Totals: 25-73 10-12 62 100-yard breaststroke. positive aspects, as Lee broke a Four Owls have already met the 0 0, Johnson 5-6 1-2 11 Saturday's first meet, a quadruple- 2-year-old Rice record in the 200- "B" cut — Mularz in the 50-yard Totals: 32-59 20-26 92 SMU (10-6, 4-2) dual meet against the University of yard butterfly, shaving nearly three freestyle, Corcoran in the 500-yard Krouch 0-2 2-2 2, Davis 4-8 2-3 13, Ramdhanny 2-9 Rice (12-5, 4-3) 8-8 13, Alexander 1-5 1-3 3, Cossey 6-11 4-5 20, North Texas, the University of Loui- tenths of a second off the former freestyle, Lee in the 200-yard but- Evans 3-4 1-2 7, McKrieth 5-8 5-6 15, Diene 1-2 6 Shead 1-10-0 2, Roberts 2-5 2-2 6, Wright 4-5 0-2 8, siana-Monroe and Austin College, record with a time of 2:01.77. terfly and Hill in the 200-yard 7 8, Mance 6-11 4-5 21, Smith 4-4 1-2 11, Gillespie Patton 0-2 MO was a very different environment. "I wouldn't say I was surprised," breaststroke. 3-7 2-2 10, Harrison 0-1 0-0 0, Moore 1-1 0-1 2, Totals: 20-48 19-25 67 Harris 9-13 0-1 19 Three-point goals — Rice 2-15 (Beckler 1-2, Maynard Rice romped to three victories, Huston said. "As well as she had "Obviously, the closer you are to Totals: 32-51 19-26 93 1-3, Lawson 0-2, Hayes 0-1, Jeffries 0-1, Liggett 0-2, winning every event despite placing been swimming, we knew she would the 'A' cut, the better, and the 'A' cut James 0-1, Cunningham 0-3), SMU 8-16 (Krouch 0- swimmers in their secondary events. be getting down to that point before would be ideal," Corcoran said. "It is Three-point goals — La. Tech 8-15 (Brown 3-7, 1. Davis 3-5, Ramdhanny 1-4, Cossey 4-6) Felton 3-4, Edwards 0-1, Wilder 2-3), Rice 10-18 Corcoran, normally a distance the end of the season." what everyone is working towards." (McKrieth 0-2, Mance 5-9, Smith 2-2, Gillespie 2- Rebounds — Rice 48 (Hayes 14), SMU 35 (Davis 11) competitor, tried her hand at sprint- Bichman also made a big step, For now, however, the Owls will 3, Harris 1-2) Assists — Rice 13 (Lawson 5), SMU 15 (Ramdhanny 5) ing and won first place in both the chopping almost 10 seconds off of focus on tonight's meet against UH, Rebounds — La. Tech 25 (Brown 7, Johnson 7), Rice 100- and 200-yard freestyle events. her time in the 1,000-yard freestyle and Mularz said the team is eagerly 31 (Harris 9) Attendance — 1,003 Sophomore Jenny Voight and to finish,third. anticipating the student presence Assists — La. Tech 16 (Felton 6), Rice 19 (Mance 6) Bichman took first and second in Rice's only individual winner was and the student race. TRACK AND FIELD the 200-yard individual medley, re- Corcoran in the 500-yard freestyle, "It should be interesting," Mularz Attendance — 2.215 spectively, while Mularz and sopho- and the 200-yard freestyle relay team said. "We've never done this before, HOUSTON INDOOR OPEN SMU 89 RICE 83 more Lauren Hill took first and sec- of Healey, Taheri, Corcoran and so it will be something everybody ond places in the 100-yard butterfly. Mularz also won its event. can look forward to, including us." Women's team standings SMU 45 44 — 89 1. Texas 132 Rice 43 40 — 83 2. Rice 79.33 3.TCU 66 SMU <8-8, 3-3) 4. Southwest Texas 57.33 Simpson 7-10 0-0 14, Ross 7-12 12 12 27, Castro 5. Texas A&M 43 6-7 2-3 14, Isham 3-7 0-0 7, Hopkins 7 15 4 5 21. 6. Stephen F. Austin 40 Miller 0-0 0-0 0. Atkins 0-1 0-0 0, Lowe 0-1 0-0 0, Rackauskas 0-0 2-2 2, Kelley 1-4 2-2 4 7. Houston 35.33 Totals: 31-57 22-24 89 8. Texas-Pan American 18 9. South Alabama 8 Rice (11-5, 3-3) 10. Texas Southern 6 Evans 0-1 0-0 0, McKrieth 5-12 5-5 16, Diene 3-6 3 11. Southern-Baton Rouge 4 3 9, Mance 8-16 0-0 23, Smith 2-5 0-0 4. Gillespie 12. New Orleans 2 3-10 0-0 7, Kollik 0-1 0-0 0, Harrison 0-0 0-0 0. Moore 0-4 0-0 0, Harris 11-16 2-2 24 Men's team standings Totals: 32-71 10-10 83 1. Houston 81 Three-point goals — SMU 5 12 (Ross 1-3, Castro 0- 2. Rice 75 1, isham 1-2, Hopkins 3-5, Lowe 0-1), Rice 9-20 3. TCU 74 :McKrieth 1-5, Mance 7 10, Gillespie 14, Kollik 0-1) 4. Southwest Texas 69.50 loves the theater. 5. Texas A&M 46 Teacher Mara Sidmore Rebounds — SMU 30 (Ross 9), Rice 37 (Harris 10) 6. Texas-Pan American 44.50 Just ask th| students she teaches every day. But when it came to her Assists — SMD^8(Hopkins 5), Rice 22 (McKrieth 8) 7. Southern-Baton Rouge 23 8. Texas Southern 20 Attendance — 2,277 9. South Alabama 16 retirement portfolio||he wanted a little less drama. 10. New Orleans 5 11. Stephen F. Austin 1 So she turned to us, a fur ager known for a steady hand. In these volatile times, WOMEN'S BASKETBALL * RICE 65 LOUISIANA TECH 79 SWIMMING J>*an help people build portfolios that are anything but. . • Rice 28 37 — 65 RICE 156 TCU 137 i Now she saves all the theatrics for the stage. Louisiana Tech 42 37 79 RICE 74 NORTH TEXAS 36 Rice (6-10, 3-4) Log on for ideas, adviclland results. TIAA-CREF.org or call (800) 842-2776 Inman 4-8 1-3 9, Hayes 4-10 2-2 10. Maynarde 1-11 4-4 6, Lawson 1-2 2-2 5, Liggett 0-0 0-0 0, Beckler RICE 80 LA.-MONROE 30 01 0-0 0, Woods 3-7 4-4 10, Jeffries 4-6 1-2 9, Singleton 2-7 2-2 6, James 2-3 1-3 6. Peck 2 6 0-0 RICE 83 AUSTIN COLLEGE 9 4, Cunningham 0-0 0-0 0 >&, ,f Totals: 23 61 17 22 65 RICE 70 SMU 12 |l A ' • I P§ W., * Lady Owls return to Autry #•

BASKETBALL, from Page 15 "We're glad to be back at home," bothered the I>ady Owls this season. McKinney said. "It's a great environ- "When we play defense, our of- ment here. We've got three games fense isn't that great, and when we at home, and to me this is a good play offense great, we don't play very chance for us to get some confi- much defense," Hayes said. "So if dence, so when we go back on the we can just get a combination of road we play a little better." both in one game, no matter who Despite the 5,000-seat capacity of we're playing, they're going to be in Autry Court, average home atten- trouble. I have to think that it's com- dance at Lady Owl games has barely ing soon, because it's almost Febru- broken 1,000, a number the team ary and we've been playing now since hopes will increase over the course November, so now it's about time of the season. that we should peak." "We have a really great team, Autry Court will be a welcome but most people don't know be- sight for the lady Owls, as their cause everyone doesn't come out 4-2 home record slips to 2-8 in to the games to support us as road games. much," Hayes said.

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