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Elections Yield 2 New Winners by Chris Ekren Wiess, Sympathized with the Plight of Soph 7- Food group finishes study, makes recommendations by Richard Dees In its report, the committee, respective colleges." having only five units opened for colleges are coed, they tend to be The committee studying food consisting of Food Committee Instead, the group suggested a lunch and each unit serving insular. This is one way to make service alternatives made its final Chairman John Szalkowski, Will number of ways that Food something different." people go out and meet people." (h- report to Vice President for Rice Co-Master Mary Ar- Services might reduce costs. One Szalkowski stressed, "These are The committee also re- Administration William Akers meniades, Jones Master and Co- would be to reduce the number of only our recommendations," commended that the director of which delineates a number of Master Ron and Mona Stebbings colleges open for certain meals: adding much work has to be done the food services (Joyce options for the Food Service from and students Donna Torczon, "First all units would be open for before the plan could be Rubash) spend more time in the a recommendation that the Jonathan Reeder, Steve Ingles, dinner and the meal would be implemented. He also noted that kitchens and in the dining halls Bill Cober, and Karen Kolker, director spend more time in the served family style. Second, since there are some variations on this eating the food and discussing concluded that the "most kitchens to suggestions of possible breakfast has the lowest idea, like serving hot breakfasts in problems with students, economical solution lies in ways to cut expenses. In addition, attendance of all meals, serve only a few colleges and continental headwaiters and masters. the committee released the results centralizing the eating areas and breakfast from only three units breakfasts in the rest. "The suggestion concerning of its food poll last month which serving meals cafeteria style." But, and extend serving hours. Thus, Szalkwski noted that one of the getting the director out into the showed that students liked the they continued, they realized that the university could cut back reasons for the suggestions meal arrangements that were tried the "students want to keep family employee hours and utility costs. concerning changes in the lunch colleges more and holding meetings in February. style dining and eat in their Third, the committee suggests plan is social: "Since more of the see Food, page 6 INSIDE: • Inside the new prez: Where he's coming from, where he's at, p. 5 • Need a book? We'll tell you •I where to look, p. 8. • Baker's Shakespeare: at last a happy ending, p. 9. Volume 68, number 27 HRESHEThursday, MarcRh 19, 1981 Minority blanket tax refected Elections yield 2 new winners by Chris Ekren Wiess, sympathized with the plight of Soph. Honor Council candidates As a result of Tuesday's rerun like Jumper and Berk, "I think election, two candidates for they have a right to be angry with university-wide offices who were the SA. The intervening weeks certified as winners in the election might have made a difference in February 17 have apparently lost the elections. The new elections their positions. were a whole new ball game." The bid for increased funding of J Marshall did, however, feel that minority-oriented projects led by the elections were administered the Black Student Union was also correctly the second time around. turned back by the results of a Not everyone was unhappy with referendum. The non-binding the elections, though. Off-campus opinion poll regarding the 1981 Lynn Lednicky ~B. Davies Senator Daniel Hu, who beat Freshman Week indicated that a Jumper in particular, "I think he's Michael Trachtenberg for the Election workers count ballots Tuesday. ~B. Davies majority of students would like to got a legitimate complaint. He's office of SA internal vice president move back on campus earlier, but right, holding a rerun certainly in the second election after that a majority of students were gives an advantage to the loser. Its narrowly losing the first election, unwilling to pay for the privilege. a questionable action to said, "The first election was held Clark to master at SRC The Student Association Senate disapprove what you have sloppily and was not a fair by Joan Hope moved from one election previously approved. I only wish determination. Obviously I am Clark received a B,S, in controversy to another as the the issue had been brought up pleased with the result of the Dr. John W. Clark of the Electrical Engineering from election results were questioned before the election." rerun." electrical engineering department Christian Brothers College, an by several candidates. SA The request of the Black Student will become the next master of Sid M.S. from Case Institute of President Lynn Lednicky Sid Richardson Freshman Union, Chinese Student Assoc. Richardson College President Technology, and a Ph.D. from commented on the defeat of Randy Marshall, who defeated and the Rice Association of Norman Hackerman announced Case Western Reserve University. University Court candidate Greg previous winner Jonathan Berk of see Elections, page 6 Tuesday. Hackerman chose Clark He came to Rice in 1968, serving as from three candidates submitted to Lovett Associate for several years him by the Master's Selection until he became a Sid Richardson Physics student wins Watson grantCommittee . associate this year. He has always wanted to be a master but he says. series of observations of dwarf South," he said, "has historically Said Hackerman of the decision, "For one reason and another in novae in the Southern Hemi- lagged considerably behind the "I was delighted to be able to past times we haven't been able to sphere." Other projects from Rice Northern Hemisphere and much appoint John Clark and I'm sure do this. Either our children were included medieval pilgrimage from catching-up remains to be done." that he will do an excellent job. He too young or I was too busy. It Lisa Hardaway, a study of Chinese In addition to observing dwarf was recommended by both the seems an ideal time now for us to and Japanese ballet from David novae, Mateo hopes to become students of the Sid Richardson become the masters." Hou, and a study of European familiar with the Southern College and by the Council of His wife, Kit, is currently a full book-binding procedures from Liz Hemisphere night sky, "that part Masters. He is following in time student at Rice. She plans to Israel. of the night sky which, by difficult footsteps but I am sure finish her undergraduate degree in Mateo explained that a dwarf geographical accident," he said, that he will be able to carry on with English next spring. About being a nova is a type of variable star see Mateo, page 6 high quality." see Clark, page 6 which brightens dramatically, then dims. He said that "the precise mechanism leading to their Robbers assault driver in Jones lot outbursts" is not understood and Mario Mateo —B. Davies added that "all dwarf novae show by Gus Acevedo several times across the chest with An off-duty Houston police by Patty Cleary very rough cyclic behavior" and the butt of a small calibre pistol. officer was robbed by two men of erupt or brighten periodically. A Dr. Pepper delivery man was The robbers then searched the similar description Monday while Will Rice senior Mario Mateo To conduct his study, Mateo robbed at gunpoint by two men as cab but found nothing. They took coming out of a nearby bank. has been awarded one of the 70 will travel to Canberra, Australia, he was making a delivery from his $22 from the deliveryman and fled Because of the similarity of the Thomas J. Watson Fellowships for in late August to the Mount truck in the Jones parking lot on foot towards the intersection of cases, both crimes are believed to 1981. The Watson Foundation Stromlo Observatory. "Dwarf Saturday afternoon, according to Sunset and Rice Blvd. have been committed by the same granted Mateo $ 14,000 for his one- novae tend to be fairly dim," he Campus Police Chief Mary Campus Police were at the scene men. Both cases have been turned year project, a study of "Dwarf remarked, "and so, many of the Voswinkel. The deliveryman was within minutes of receiving the call over to the HPD robbery division. Novae in the Southern Sky." Southern Hemisphere ones have "roughed up a little, but not from Jones, but a search of the In an unrelated incident, a Rice Mateo and three other Rice hardly ever been observed at all." seriously hurt," said Voswinkel, surrounding area revealed no student was arrested for disorderly students were nominated for the Mateo feels the "general According the official report, clues. conduct at a Rice baseball game award last fall. Each submitted an information for most of these stars two black males entered the van's According to the delivery man, Saturday afternoon. in-depth proposal to the is pitifully incomplete there" due to cab at 1:45 p.m. and demanded one of the suspects is tall and thin The student was allegedly foundation, outlining their the concentration of research and "sacks of money," from the driver. and has several moles on his face; throwing beer bottles at a Texas projects and their reasons for astronomical development in the When the delivery man told them the other was short and stocky A&M outfielder and the game was wanting to perform it. Mateo's Northern Hemisphere. "The that he had no money, one of the with no real distinguishing stopped until the student was project will be to "undertake a development of astronomy in the assailants struck the delivery man features.
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