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. see Campos, page 6 little doubt that next year will be a landmark in the discontinuation of courses at Rice presenting dance as State of the arts development of the dramatic arts here. art—has come at a time when the Rice Dance Troupe But while drama at Rice will get a much-appreciated is emerging as an exciting artistic force on campus. Last Saturday, before an enthusiastic "home crowd" shot in the arm next year, dance at the university will Although her work with the RDT was quite limited, at Hamman Hall, the Rice Dance Troupe be facing an disquieting setback—the dismissal of Karff was (at least in name) the sponsor of the group. distinguished itself with a fresh and intelligent Joan Karff, Rice's only dance instructor. At present, Her departure amounts to a giant step backwards in performance that marked them as a significant Karff is employed part-time in the P.E. Department, the development of the ensemble as a viable campus campus ensemble—in more ways than one... where her specialized artistry in modern dance is of organization, in terms of both credibility and The two-year-old company, affiliated with the rather limited utility. Karff will be traded in for a full- bureaucratic leverage. university with little more than "club" status, faces its time instructor who is trained and willing to teach Coupled with the graduation of the RDTs founder, share of hurdles in simply getting on the stage of those forms of dance that suit the needs of the P.E. Michael Petry, Karffs termination and the resultant Hamman Hall. Because of conflicts with the Shepherd Department (i.e., Country/Western, Aerobics, etc.). demise of dance-as-art-for-credit at Rice can only spell School and the Rice Players, the RDT had the Next term, Karff s knowledge and expertise will no a lot of difficult times ahead if the young troupe is to opportunity to rehearse in Hamman Hall only once in longer have a home at Rice. More importantly, there survive—much less grow and build on the the week prior to their performance. It's no wonder will not be any instructor of artistic dance at Rice—not accomplishments of this year. that their show was a bit rough around the edges. And Joan, not anyone—for the simple reason that the P.E. Next year will be a "rebuilding year" for the Rice it's no big surprise that it's next to impossible for the Department has its priorities and budgets, and they do Dance Troupe, and it certainly won't be easy. The troupe to schedule anything more than a one- not allow for a part-time instructor of artistic dance in RDT has reached a time calling for more performance "run" in their own backyard. addition to the full-time instructor (who will teach determination than ever before—determination to Significantly, the plight of the "homeless" Rice those forms of dance most in demand among P.E. keep performing, to stay in the limelight, to make Dance Troupe of the 80's is a lot like that of the majors). dance an accessible art form at Rice. germinating Rice Players of the 50's. Like the Players, Ironically, Karffs dismissal—and the —John R. Heaner the RDT came into being through the efforts of a group of students whose primary goal was simply to work together and perform—wherever and for whomever they could. A generation has elapsed since the first Players, and though the organization's growth has been, for the most part, piecemeal and slow, Rice's "officially sanctioned" drama group has acquired two important commodities: a "home" performance hall; and the direction of Neil Havens, a full-time faculty member. Next year, Rice drama will get a long-awaited boost MISTER! MISTER/ I RNMiy&yEPt# in the form of a visiting professor. The Mellon SOME MONEY.' Foundation will sponsor their chair for 1981-82 in the performing arts—and drama is the field of choice. Interest in next year's Mellon Chair produced an impressive group of top-drawer professionals EENSaessNT"- •EaJSMJGaMr.. interested in the one-year position, and there can be ©ON Tir Anjtn> \ . DOMINO THEORY ©Banta Aeb.

SPANNING THE HEDGES/by David Dow

Chester Bitterman's death perform ^valuable work in speeding savages. Modern industrial society sanctioned murderous, blood- modern but aren't, do not widely revives a nettling question the advancement of these people, pleases us in many ways; still, it is letting crusades in the name of demand either one. When — and if concerning the tendency of should Westerners use the Bible as wrong to think that all who live in God, the prospect of a non- —they do, Westerners ought to do America and Americans to decide the catalytic mechanism? less developed environments scriptural code seems infinitely two things. First: Deny the requests would prefer it to their own less unilaterally to acculturate groups To be consistent, Americans, preferable. for weapons; second: Make very efficient but less harried lifestyles. we regard as backward. A major such outspoken advocates of self- Of course, there is no reason to sure that the groups are fully aware Suppose, however, that some caveat at the outset is called for: determination of peoples, ought to think that a tribal group aspiring of and willing to accept the obscure tribe has very strong latent merely to codify a moral or legal This is not to be taken as an answer both questions with an consequences which accompany capitalistic (or Western) system would need or want agreement with the preposterous emphatic, unequivocal "no." An industrialization. Representatives tendencies, and consequently Westerners. No, Westerners receive charges made by the extremists obsessive infatuation with our own of Western Culture can invites outsiders to spread Western invitations only when the groups in who murdered Bitterman that he culture, however, and a rather accomplish both tasks without values and culture. Would the question want modern industrial was a covert CIA agent. Nor would presumptious belief in its objective recourse to the Bible, an element of Bible be the best we could offer? technology or the newest in that fact, even if true, excuse superiority precludes that logical Western culture in which the Hardly. The striking irony here military armaments. Primitive Bitterman's murderers. For they answer. We continue to dispatch native may find support for is that Wycliffe justifies its tribal cultures, in contrast to third- are truly murderers who belong to carriers of the Western tradition warfare but will search in vain for a imperialism on the pretext that world nations which want to be a violent terrorist group called M- despite the criticism made by hint of industrialization. cultures invariably change, then 19. Their immediate resort to delegates to two Indian the missionaries turn right around violence is inexcuseable. So is their Development Conferences that the and feed the natives an ancient LMTTL/^/^\ RICHARD DEES choice of victim: an innocent, Wycliffe efforts destroy Indian mythology which is often not at all Edi,or altruistic, perhaps a bit naive culture. Wycliffe's response is w germane to our 20th century member of the Wycliffe Bible feeble: They hold that cultures culture. Whether one approves of TDEQUCD DAVID ROSS Translators named Chester always change, and that sooner or mCCOnCK Business Manager Biblical morality or not, it is clearly Bitterman. His death resulted from later the isolated Indians will come not a product of modern America; an unconscionable act perpetrated in contact with the white man. Bruce Davies News Editor by depraved barbarians. and in many ways it constrains Kathryn Mason Managing Editor Ruth Hillhouse Advertising Manager So what? There may be an cultural evolution, as when That had to be said. And the Jay Grob Sports Editor. argument there somewhere for evangelicals cite scripture in their John Heaner Fine Arts Editor remarks which follow do not in buffering the inevitable transition frenzied attempts to deracinate Bruce Davies Photography Editor any way apologize for or condone Kelvin Thompson Back Page Editor if it poses dangers such as homosexuality and abortion, Bitterman's death. They are an epidemics, but the fact that and when they try to make sure Assistant Editors Debbie KnafffFine Arts), attempt to understand it. Jeanne Cooper (Newt}, Lisa Yee (Typesetting) cultures change does not justify the that Genesis' account of creation Contributing Editors David Dow, Karen Strecker, David Butler, Gary Cole, Ron Stutes Wycliffe Bible Translators is a forcible acceleration of those gets equal time in biology News Staff Pam Peats on, Ellen Spraul, Chris Ekren, Joan Hope, Michael Tinkler, Michael Trachtenberg, Sumit Nanda, group made up of 4000 members. changes. If the 110 members of the textbooks with Darwin's theory of Cecile Cloimann, John Hulme, Patty Cleary, Robert Johnson, Caryona tribe in Colombia (where Laurie Mango, Mary Ellen Trunko, Sandi Wong, They are scattered around the evolution. Pat Nieuwenhuizen, Carl Winstead, Tom Morgan, David Keen, globe learning some 5,300 Bitterman was killed) do not want Ken Mitteldorf, Gus Acevedo, Dennis Owens Primitive groups can establish Fine Arts Staff Chris Castaneda, Scott B. Soils, indigenous, erstwhile unwritten western culture, that is entirely Thorn Glidden, Andy Hathcock, Tom Birch, Barry Watlciiu, morals and values without relying Franz Brotzen, M. Christopher Boyer, Andy Hathcock tribal languages. Wycliffe group their decision, and Americans — on Biblical mandates. In fact, by Photography Staff Mike Gladu, Laura Rohwer, Walter Underwood, Naomi Bullock, Beverly McKinney, Kirk Hughes, workers figure out the grammar righteous or otherwise—have no codifying their values independ- Bill Bailey, Paul Williamson, David Keen, Patricia Wallace, Roaanna Dill, Tom Glidden, Jay Abramowitz, involved then put the language reason to force it on them. ently, the natives will devise a Steve Bailey, Dennis Owens Moreover, the silence of the Sports Staff Donald Buckholt, Matt Petersen, onto paper. Next, they translate system which conforms to the Dave Chilton, Michele Gillespie, Cameron Bird, Bobby Tudor, the Bible into written form which natives, their failure explicitly to Margaret Bennett, Sandy Snyder, Joseph Halcyon implicit nuncupative value system Art Staff Harold Nelson, Randy Furlong, Lynn Lytton has been devised for the tribal warn Westerners to stay away, does which that culture has already Production Staff Pam Mason, John Van der Put Mike Dishart, Hank Petri, Steve Bailey, Elif Selvili, dialect. not begin to constitute a tacit adopted in practice. Most Pam Pearson, Ron Stutes, Steve MacCall, David Miller, invitation to American missionar- Joan Hope, Patti Wuerz, Scott Solis, Everett Hallford Kind, caring, humane important, they will have an Circulation Staff Vincent Fonseca, Susan Ripper ies. opportunity to delineate a individuals work as Wycliffe The Rice Thresher, the official student newspaper at Rice University since 1916, is published on If foreigners, even primitive thoroughly humanistic value Thursdays during the school year, except during examination periods and holidays, by the students of missionaries. Yet their activities Rice University. Editorial and business offices are located on the second floor of the Rice Memorial raise two related questions. First: foreigners, do not hold our values system free of a pervasive and Center, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, TX 77001. Telephone (713)-S27-480I or 527-4802. Advertising information available on request. Mail subscription rate: $ 1S per year. The opinions expressed herein are Should ihey be among backwoods in so high esteem as more partial dominating supernatural theme. not necessarily those of anyone except the writer. Obviously. tribes tampering with primitive American citizens do, that does* To the extent that the supernatural * 1981, The Rice Thresher. All rights reserved. culture? Second: Even if they not make them pitiable, deluded core of Biblical morality has The Rice Thresher, March 19, 1981, page 2 BEYOND THE HEPGES/by Karen Strecker

Baylor students burn Brenda Lee, Van Halen, and even had 1000 (children), it would be has been preaching on street preach. Upon hearing once that books, rock albums... an album entitled "Mickey Mouse nothing." corners to passers-by, claims he Oh, Calcutta (a play performed Disco." Granfield works through the was called by God to speak to entirely in the nude) was playing in Moral undercurrents gravitate Spirit of Love Church, which Baylor students. With him he San Antonio, he flew into town, towards Waco more and more ...prof says teaching recently conducted a book and carries a 12-foot cross he received bought a ticket to the show and often these days. The Baylor Lariat evolution Is okay... record burning ceremony. He told on Easter Sunday 1979. "I've began to preach over a PA system. reports that more than $2000 The Baylor Lariat that the theory always been drawn to anything to "The police came and carried me worth of rock 'n' roll record In response to the smash hit of possession by music was new to do with crosses," he said. Granfield out, but I preached at the top of my albums and $200 worth of revival of Tennessee's 1922 version him, but he is convinced that Satan added that the cross weighs about lungs form the front to the back." paperback books dealing with the of the "Scopes Monkey Trial" is working against today's youth 50 pounds, and he often carries it occult science and UFOs were Later during the play, there was recently played in California through music and should be for hours at a time. burned at the Spirit of Love a power failure. Granfield courts, Baylor's executive vice stopped. Granfield says he decides on a Church in Waco last week. Young concluded, "God just flattened the president Herbert Reynolds offers "The man with the cross," who day-to-day basis where he will people gathered to attend the thing out." his insight on the nature of man. Youth Awakening Crusade to Reynolds is quoted in the Lariat as protect the "advocacy of immoral saying he could see no reason why lifestyles and overtones of the evolution should not be taught as a occult which are represented in theory since it does not deny the D00NESBUKT rock music," said Pastor Cleddie TM AFRAID50, PEAR. I WHAT A PREARY ME551HEWHUEH0U5E existence of a creator or the WELL, GIVE WHAT DO Keith. OFF HAVE 10 6ETREADY FORHAS HANDED US. ITS NOTHING BUT AN PONT WORRY, DEAR divinity of Christ, "nor do I see TO WORK WCMIMI&HWWS OTHER WINDFALL FCR1HE WEAEMY. AS THEM HECK, YOU MEAN. TLL TRY TO LEAVE In an attempt to explain the DEAR. BUT DO DICK.'-. IN A SAFETY NET why there should not be an ALREADY, ON THE NEW TAX cm IF THE RICH DIDNTTALREADY HAVE WE'RE burning, Keith told the Lariat that .SWEETEST? TODAY. \ ENOUGH WAYS TO AVOID TRYTDKEEP IT exploration of the creationist's PAYING TAXES' IN PERSPECTIVE Waco is a Christian community, explanation," he said. "the backbone of the Bible belt and "I think that if any concept or as such should be a flagship for the theory seems to have any basis for morals of the nation." Keith impact on man's thinking and does described the record burning as a not line the rim of the absurd or "sacrifice" and of little importance attack one's sensibilities, the I compared to the message of think that we should be able to Christ's love. explore such matters in Jenny Martin, a Spirit of Love educational and academic television employee, said the settings," Reynolds added. A MR. SLACK HE'S AN EXPERT UM..LACEY, TRY WELL.IGUES6 MEYER. HE JUST uc inni^ . YES. ONCE differences in their burning and SLACKMEYER?IN TAX SHELTERS NOT TO GIVE EYERYONESHERE. JOINED THE COUN DURJNGIhE POOR DEAR Adolph Hitler's burning of books HMM..D0NT AND MONEY AWAY THE QUES WHC/S OUR FIRST CIL OF ECONOMIC TXUMANAD I BETTER THINK I KNOW T/ONS THIS TIME. and works of art in the 1930s was ...while evangelist - WMIE&TOMY, ADVISERS./ FUNDS. M,NI5JfW10H 60 WARM THAT NAME. ^ESnF^K? HIM UP. OKAY? \ that "all we have against this music stalks Waco streets DEAR? \ is the sin itself. Hitler hated the art C?rA and the artists," Martin said. "We Max Granfield left the L just hate the sin, not the sinner." Canadian police force after eight Oddly enough, prior to the years of service to enter the field of burnings, a church service was held evangelism. Since then, he has that featured music which, to the traveled the continent preaching in I casual observer, seemed Nebraska, Kansas, Wisconsin, indistinguishable from rock 'n' Montana, Washington, Wyoming, roll. Gordo Brown, pastor at the Texas, and throughout Canada. 7 Jaybird Assembly in Azle, Texas, His home base has been Waco MR. SLACKMEYER I'M WERE Ail LOOKINGA FRIENDLY WORD OF WARNIN6, THOUGH. AFTERWARDS, OF and former Elvis impersonator, led MRS. DAVENPORT, AND TP OH.. WELL. FORWARD TO YOURIF YOU INDULGE IN THE KIND OF META- COURSE, WE HOPE for the past nine years, where he LIKE TO WELCOME YOU 10 THANK YOU TESTIMONY UJfTHPHYSICAL MUSH WE'VE BEEN HEARING YOU YOU'LL JOIN US FOR the band. The difference in now lives with his wife and eight of OUR UTTLE COMMITTEE CONGRESS- SUCH INTERESTFROM I SO MANY OF YOUR COLLEAGUESCAN? TEA AT MY OFFICE Brown's music and that which was his eleven children. Despite living HEARING.. \ _ WOMAN. LATELY, 1 CAN PROMISE s YOU A VERr: VERY LONG condemned to flames, Martin on an evangelist's budget, AFrnmi.-p explained, was the lyrics. Granfield said he had no trouble Roasted in the evening's supporting eleven children: festivities were works by the "Moses led and fed two to threee Partridge Family, the Eagles, million people in the desert. If I U SHOOTiN' BLIND/by Richard Dees

I've been pondering one of those teachers always see in spring the 18EUEVE THAT IN THE VERY HOW DO WE PROPOSE TODOTH/S questions that periodically pops "renewal of life." Of course, spring MADAM CHAIRWOMAN, IT IS NEAR FUTURE, AMERICANS CAN WELL, SIMPLY BY ADDING THREE EXPECT TO SEE AN ECONOMY into one's mind: What is the is that kind of renewal, but unless WITH GREAT CONFIDENCE ANNUAL TAX CUTS TO A TIGHT PONT FORGET THAT I RECOMMEND TO IN WHICH INFLATION IS LOW, MONEY POUCY, A BURST OF THE EYE OF essence of spring? you believe man is psychically tied THIS COMMITTEE THE AD- PRODUCTIVITY HIGH, THE FED- DEREGULATION, A MASSIVE TOGETHER.. 4 NEWT MINISTRATIONS ECONOMIC ERAL BUDGET BALANCED. AND MILITARY BUILD-UP, AND A At first, I thought maybe the fact to Nature, why should Nature's / RECOVERY PROGRAM,. THE DOLLAR MIGHTY SET OF CHANGING that I feel so strange is a product of renewal of life affect man? Is there ' ONCE A6AIN1 ' EXPECTATIONS. events in my life unrelated to the some sort of sympathetic magic transformations occuring outside. linking us to the "flowers of life"? After all, thjs stuff about romance As a Skeptic (with a capital S), I and such is pure nonsense, right? always have trouble with these i The myth of spring. It's not all fun sorts of accounts. Maybe it, like so and games, you know. Ask the guy many other things, cannot be next to you sniffling and wheezing known. with hay fever. But the writers see something I discussed the matter with a else: Spring inspires. The world MR SLACKMEYER, W0ULDNT HO, SIR, I CERTAINLY WOULD FROM PAST EXPERIENCE, WE 1=- - YOU AGREE THAT THE MOST NOT. IF WE'RE GOING TO AVOID KNOW THYV THE WELL-HEELED ..... STUDIES SHOW friend as cynical as I the other day, itself seems to have become INDEFENSIBLE ASPECT OF YOUR AN ECONOMIC ANZIO, THEN WE ARE THE ONLY CLASS THAT CAN and he assured me I was not alone inspired to do something. TAX CUT PROPOSALS IS THE UN- HAVE-TO MOVE BOtM. WE CANT \ BE DEPENDS? ONTO PUT THEIR SSJffiZ Everyone is ready to complete CONSCIONABLE WAY IN WHICH AFFORD 10 ENGAGE IN A FISCAL TAX CUTS INTO SAVINGS AND X AT THE TRACK in my madness. Yes, he said, the THEY FAVOR THE RICH ? BATTLE OF MIDWAY WITHOUT OUR INVESTMENTS! V cause is spring—it must be. projects (although, unfortunate- CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY/'y " rix~, ly, few of them are related to (.-. r .. _ C Why does this season have such n* " •' . strange effects on people? Why school). Even confirmed cynics should everyone fall senselessly in find themselves sappy and love every year at about this time? sentimental (break into favorite My first thought was Well, we're love song). I guess it happens to the trained by society to respond this best of us. way to the first warm, sunshiney Spring, perhaps, just is. I'm days of the year—a feeling no reluctant to say it's "human doubt arising from the joy our nature" for us to do the things we MR SLACKMEYER, PERHAPS EVEN SOME OF YOUR TELL ME, MR. SLACKMEYER, primitive ancestors felt when they do, because I'm not sure "human WE COULD TURN NOW TD OWN SUPPLY-SIDE ECONO - GIVEN THAT, WHY SHOULDN'T UM.. BECAUSE THE MOST SCANDALOUS AS- MISTS ADMIT THAT UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT WOULD knew they would be able to find nature" is a meaningful concept. PECT OF Y0UR.TAX CUTS- THE HEW FORMULA, MOST SPARE HSELF THE CHARADE, BE SOCIALISM. food again after a long, hungry Perhaps spring is a fundamental THE PROPOSED DEPRECIA- BUSINESSES ARE LIKELY TO TAKE THE MONEY, AND RIGHT' \ TION SCHEDULE FOR REINVEST ONLY ABOUT 80% SIMPLY INVEST IT winter. existential state of some sort. BUSINESSES.. OF THE/RTAX WINDFALL. DIRECTLY7 Intellectually, that sort of Perhaps we simply react, as Nature & explanation seems plausible. But it reacts, to the winter We see life just seems too rational to be the arouna us and we want to Truth. How can rationality participate, to bear fruit—both explain emotionsf! metaphorically and more literally. Poets and writers have penned I really don't know what it is. I many eloquent phrases on the just feel good. I only wish it would wonders of the springtime. English last. The Rice Thresher, March 19,1981, page 3 THRESHING-IT-OUT Gavlick says letter was, however, recently removed is that I'll have to either walk However, I didn't bring any black But we must work quickly, from the S.A. Senate because of across campus several times to men over in chains from Africa so because as you read this letter, was a joke unexcused absences. Since I can't demand my money or be out two they could know Jesus Christ (a cases of bullets are being marked To the editor: deny the absences, I will offer a bucks. The advantage? Well, let's direct citation from the Houston for delivery to El Salvador I would like to respond to the possible explanation by repeating look at the arguments. First I'll get Chronicle, Feb. 1, section 1, page Danger: Explosives Purchased letter in the March 5 Thresher a statement heard at numerous all sorts of fun lectures, activities 11), so I don't feel obligated to with Student Loan Dollars signed by several off-campus senate meetings after hours of and stuff to go to, so I can meet fund a correction of a problem I Enclosed! students concerning the current exhaustive debate which may help minority members and know what did not bring about. Brent Wilkey '82 state of off-campus representation to explain why the weekly it's like. No thanks, if they're So I am out two bucks for Apathetic student in the S.A. Senate and decrying the meetings are hardly a match for the anything like most Rice events, nothing. Not a wise decision. A few lure of Monday Night Football: with tortured wieners and their fact that I, as an OC Senator, more personal efforts at harmony Brown veggies offer missed two consecutive meetings "Well, what it actually boils down twisted inner souls, just waiting to and a few less public pocket and was subsequently removed to is whatever Dr. Hackerman express their inner secrets. In any picking ventures are in order. We solutions to Rubash from office. First of all, 1 would decides...." case, I already know what being a need fewer groups and more like to point out, since it was not Don Gavlick minority is like (my junior high individuals working on our To the editor: obvious, that all four of the Lovett '82 was 84% Black), so I'll just pass, problems. After all, if we each We at Brown College feel that authors are day-to-day friends of thank you. Not everyone wants to cannot solve our own life to our there have been some misunder- mine who intended the letter as a Clark knocks BSU hear the posturings of Black Pride, own satisfaction, we have only standings between Ms. Rubash's joke. Their collective sense of blanket tax proposal and I feel even less need to finance ourselves to blame. office and the vegetarians. We have humor, however, lacks both sense it. So, what next? Passive racism Mark Clark heard that some tables at our and its stamping out? The attitude and humor. In the future they To the editor: Wiess '83 college night this Friday were that Carl Thomas describes, that without steaks until after the might do well to restrict their It's not easy to be a liberal these of treating others as people so far dessert course was served, due to literary ventures to a medium days, but I try hard. The work of a Dow, blanket tax better suited to their fine as they conform to one's own vegetarians eating the meat. true liberal is not adherence to any values, is not racist, but simply increase linked humoristic talents (barroom men's political point of view, but a simple 1. First of all, our waiters never rooms not excluded). society wide. People like others To the editor asked us if any were vegetarians— wish to maximize personal liberty around who are like themselves, In the March 5 Thresher you They may not have been told to do Because of the hyperbolical in all situations. With this is mind and though they may be wrong printed a letter from the Black this. We did not tell our waiters nature of the letter, and because it let's examine the question of the (and even that is arguable), it is Student Union requesting a $2 because we were not informed of a was, if nothing else, thoroughly blanket tax to support various certainly not racist.. Witness the blanket tax increase to help fund substitute. ironic, I see no need to address the minority organizations. First off, feelings.of the' Thresher ** towards their activities and also the projects 2.If there was not a substitute— viciously libelous statements let's consider this from my point of corn farmers, for instance. presented therein. I admittedly view. The disadvantage, of course, of the Chinese Students there should have been. Many of Hmmmm, there must be some. Association and the Rice us left college night hungry. other reason to support this thing. Association of Mexican-American This brings up one more Oh yeah, breaking down ethnic Students (RAMAS). problem. Many of the vegetarian barriers. We're going to fund a In the same Thresher David meals coming up and all of the minority group to provide Dow examined Rice in his column lunches but one this semester (at activities to promote racial "Spanning the Hedges." He Brown) have provided no alternate harmony. By the way, are we extolled the virtues of a university for the meat entree. A salad for funding any majority groups to do dedicated to academic excellence lunch just is not appetizing (or the same? There's something here I at the national level, lambasted the filling) to some. This is not fair. don't understand. We want to "I Must Be Smart, I Go ..." t- There should be alternate, treat everyone alike, and then we shirts, and further criticized the meatless entrees, and please no give one group money because "60% Texans" admission quota. yogurt or cottage cheese. their skins are a different color. Somehow these issues all seem We are not speaking for all Slight contradiction there, you related. veggies; just those of us signed know. Which leads to a Well, I have a proposal: Let us below. The veggie plan obviously OPEN THE DOOR TO INEXPENSIVE disagreement with Mr. Petry and decree that all profits from the "I needs more work. We are willing to his letter. In answering how his must be ..." t-shirts (and the $2 help. organization differed from others blanket tax!) be earmarked for the 1.We have started a sign-up at Rice, he stated that it's a matter BSU, the CSA, and RAMAS for sheet at Brown to help our hard- of birth. He convicts himself by the purpose of recruiting a more working kitchen help plan for us. 4.5C EA his own demands, since he has no diversified student body. 2. We are willing to sit at the right to equal treatment unless his When the "I must..." t-shirts fall same table, in a group—most of us demands are equal. Funding from popularity (as they will if are friends and don't hate each separate groups is not a way to diversification efforts succeed), we other. (We are not speaking for XEROX COPIES unity. can then print up Oral Majority t- any college than Brown, or any o Well, I supposed it can be shirts that ask Reagan's other vegetarians except the OVERNIGHT argued the historic oppression of educational secretary, Terrell Bell, undersigned.) minorities makes it incumbent on why he chose a renowned Moral Maya R. Badachhape '81 us to work toward solutions. Majority clown as his advisor. Dianne Aftpel Anne Ching Ruth Mills Christina Prueger Mich Rucker (non-veggie) Susan C. Brown Petroleum Industry Andrea Richardson Misty Laughton Opportunities Evelyn Brannock

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The Rice , March 19, 1981, page 4 SA's Lednicky: Only changes will be improvements Ed. note: New Student Association Presi- and elect people. We've got to be able to not election. So there are advantages and such ideas as a core curriculum? dent Lynn Lednicky recently spoke with have financial problems with an disadvantages either way, and it's certainly Core curriculum is a big subject. The first Thresher News Editors Bruce Davies and organization, which pops up every year. It's something the SA will have to consider. difficulty you run into is what's a core? Jeanne Cooper about the SA and its future. been the Thresher a couple of years ago, the Do you think some changes will be made Everybody has their own idea of what a core Thresher: Although I really haven't seen RPC last year, and the Campanile this year. by the end of this semester? is, and it's probably a little bit different from anything going on this year, I feel the SA We need to be more careful to insure that I think so. Certainly. But I'm not sure that anybody else's. So it's very difficult to get (Senate) is a real bear on the issues when this type of thing doesn't happen; the SA those will be all of the decisions that will be started when you talk about it because you dealing with any influential policy changes. I certainly has a responsibility in that area. made. Another thing we're going to have to have to come to some type of understanding think it has real potential, especially as it We've got to be able to do better with the be concerned with is how we're going to that what one person calls a core curriculum, another person calls a distribution system, and that they're actually very much the same. One of the ideas that came out of the I m more inclined to just take things as student committee last year was to simply they come. I'm not looking to make any adjust the requirements of the current distribution that we have so that you would big, dramatic changes. We've got a have to take nine hours instead of twelve from each of the three major catagories of number of things we're responsible for study. However, you'd have to take one class in all of the six subgroups instead of the that we're not executing in a really current requirement of one class in five of effective manner. We've got to take care the subgroups. The present requirements total 36 hours of distribution; the new would of them first.' total 27, so you're picking up some class time for electives. We also toyed with the idea of having an English requirement,which would cut back the free time to 3 or 6 hours, but that could be worked out. provides an open forum for the students. I directory. We've always tried to put out a handle elections where you have two or three What about the departments which don 7 think if there were a crisis here deep enough directory that is both attractive and timely. positions. In the case of the University with offer any specific courses for non-majors? to affect every student, the SA would be the But when we tell people that it'll be out at the Council, the way we've been interpreting the Would this be a consideration in revising the place where students would have to start if beginning of October, and then the middle constitution, we require that the candidates degree distribution? they wanted to legitimize their complaints. of October, and then in November—well, we have a majority. If you count the votes in a We suggested that each department be Lednicky: Well, we may now have that type certainly shouldn't just lead people on certain way, you can do that, but it's very required to offer at least two distinct courses of crisis with the drinking age. They're What do you think has accounted for the difficult. We spent probably six hours for non-majors,and that only courses broad raising the drinking age in Texas to 19; it's directory's history of being late? counting just the University Council votes; in focus would be applicable. been passed in the Senate, it's being studied It has a history of being late because we that's very close to the combined time we Do you have any other plans as to what by the House, and it'll probably be passed can't get it out too much faster. We just don't spent on the rest. into la'v. That's going to make 30 or 40 have the information. Essentially nobody in matters the Senate will cover or do you plan percent of the student population illegal for the university has any information before to take things as they come? the Pub. Given that the Pub is already the second week of classes when students I'm more inclined to just take things as having some financial problems, whether register; by the time they get all that T/ie senate work is they come. I'm not looking to make any big that's their fault or the administration's information put together and updated, it can going to have to be done dramatic changes. We've got a number of fault, I think it's going to be a big issue. very easily be six weeks or so into the things we're responsible for that we're not Furthermore, when Dean Brown met with semester. That's the very earliest that we get by the senators. I think executing in a really effective manner. We've freshman week coordinators at the end of our information. Then we take that got to take care of them first. Along those last semester, she definitely indicated that information to the colleges and make sure it's important that we lines, we need to make some interna! she and the administration are interested in that everything's correct. We're two months improvements. We've had some problems de-emphasizing alcohol. It appears that into the semester before we can even begin to encourage senators to with our senators who have become people there will be even more this year. The put it together. One way to try to get it out become more involved who just go back to the colleges, make some administration is more concerned that they earlier, then, is to look at using a different announcements, take some names, pick up don't serve people illegally. system of gathering our information. because it makes things applications, and do very menial type things. The senators are capable of doing much What suggestions or ideas do you have if We've got a proposal we intend to send to more than that. the drinking age proposal is made into law? the provost asking for funding for using more meaningful to The senate is made up of senators and ICSA to gather information and set up our I think there's probably no doubt we will them.' the college presidents. The presidents serve a own data base. That would enable us to have have to have some type of system where very important function as far as bringing in the information at the beginning of the fall people are carded as they go into the Pub. information, but they have so many other semester. That's going to mean that the Pub is going to All the other elections were single responsibilities that there is no way that we have to hire somebody to stand at the door And that way the directory could be out positions? can expect that they're going to be able to do and do that. As far as I know, the Pub before the second semester begins. Except in the Honor Council. In the the work of the senate. The senate work is Control Board has not discussed anything Sure. You know, there's a number of Honor Council, we don't require a majority, going to have to be done by the senators. I they can do about this and we have not had a things that will hold the directory up. As in just a pluralityrWe go through the ballots think it's important that we encourage meeting together yet. The most important the past, the limiting factor has been the and take the two highest, whatever the senators to become more involved because it thing is that I need to be clear on the gathering of information. We hope that if we number is. I think the University Council makes things more meaningful to the administration's concerns and then I can change to a different system, we will race is something we're going to have to deal senators. If we can make that change, then bring that back to the students and try to let improve. with. It's just very awkward to require both the senate is going to appear much more them know what those concerns are, and Getting back to the election problems you the winners to have majorities. open and responsive, and we will be abie to then of course go back through the Senate to mentioned earlier, the 5V1 recently reheld What about the curriculum? Has that several elections. Do you feel that been adequately resolved or do you think the improvements were made in the election Senate is going to continue its involvement process and that the new results are more in discussing ideas such as the core accurate? curriculum? Tfie most important As far as the process is concerned, we are I don't think the question's been resolved thing is that I need to be fairly comfortable with that. We have by any means. There's still a lot of discussion matched the number of signatures with the going on. But because the university puts clear on the number of ballots, and we're getting good out its announcements in a two-year series, numbers there. The races were all fairly we're at the point now where we can't get administration's close, but we felt comfortable with declaring anything changed for next semester. The the winners. soonest the changes would occur would be concerns and then I can Now there are some problems that are not two years from now, so that allows plenty of bring that back to the associated with procedure. In two of the time for discussion. I think that is the course races, we've got different winners this time. of action most people want to take. students.' There may be some problems there; they There is currently a committee that was may contest the results, so we're in a difficult set up by the provost to look into the position. We're at a point where we don't curriculum in general, and of course, there's lednicky it already being ribbed.—M. Gladu come out ahead regardless of what we do. the university standing committee on the administration and explain the students' Do you foresee any changes, then, in the undergraduate curriculum. The provost's deal with the things that come up. concerns. Everybody needs to feel we've election procedure next year? committee does have a student member, Bill The internal things need to be done now. reached the best possible solution and that I think it's quite likely. We have to make a Pribyl, and we'd like to keep fairly close Those are the ones that by and large, nobody's been passed over. decision as to whether or not it's a good idea contact between Bill and the senate so we students are not going to see the real benefits What are some other issues the senate will to keep preferential ballots. The idea behind can get information back between the of them now: it would be at very best by next be examining this year? preferential ballots is that you can avoid committee and the students. semester. It may be something that takes a In general, I don't think there's going to be run-offs. The problem is that many people We may or may not continue with the ad long time to show up. an awful lot of change this year; that's not don't vote preferentially and that makes it hoc committee that was set up last semester, You feel confident, though, that my major concern. I think we have a number very difficult to actually tabulate the results. but certainly we will hear about the improvements will be made? of other things that need to be taken care of On the other hand, if you go to a series of curriculum issue reports to the senate. I think the benefits are going to be down first. We've got to be able to hold elections run-offs, you may have election after What are your personal opinions about the road someplace.

The Rice Thresher, March 19, 1981, page 5 Food committee suggests Election rerun changes results... cost-cutting measures... continued from page 1 set up a big rainbow in front of several college presidents were Mexican American Students for continued from page 1 per week (the current plan) or 14 Fondren Library to publicize the upset with the way the issue was' blanket tax funds required a 60 will be done right away," says meals a week (either no breakfast issue. We did everything we handled by President Norman percent majority to pass but was could." Szalkowski. or any 14 meals) or ten meals (for Hackerman. It appeared to many unable to gain the approval of that the opinions of the people who off-campus students). To do this, Thomas, in thanking the In addition, Food Service will, more than 45 percent of voting knew most about the subject were however, some sort of identi- students who voted for the acting on the suggestion of the students. BSU Secretary Benny never considered. food group, begin orientation fication process is needed. proposal and the faculty that "The problem is finding an ID Barnes was extremely disappointed A proposal was made by a programs for freshmen next year. supported it, stated, The results of system. Once we have that, we can when this reporter told him of the subcommittee headed by Dean of New students will be given a student body's decision. Said the referendum represent a offer as many meal plans as we disparity between the ideals and Undergraduate Affairs Katherine booklet explaining the system and Barnes, "I think there was a want," Szalkowski said. the realities of Rice University. Brown to the Committee of will take a tour of the Central misunderstanding. People didnt't Finally, the committee Unfortunately, some students are Masters and Presidents, calling for a Kitchen facilities and will be understand the importance of the commented in passing that the comfortable with that disparity. A Freshman week beginning on introduced to the director and to referendum. I think the issue of Rice Memorial Center could be similar referendum was proposed Sunday and ending on Thursday. the Central Kitchen staff. club sports might have affected the improved by renovating Sammy's on the subject six years ago and The motion was tabled by Baker results. We'll do the The committee also noted that and installing a full-service post defeated—I hope that we will not Master Jeffrey Kurtzman and was best we can in the future. We might "if the unit staff were better trained office. be in this position six years hence." not brought up for several ensuing and the facilities and working The poll conducted last month consider putting a similar meetings. Hackerman broke the conditions were improved, the by the committee after its proposition to Rice students in the Despite the results of an opinion silence by announcing a policy quality of the food would experiments with alternate entrees, future." He added, "We did letters, poll showing that a majority of different titan that being improve." Szalkowski said that considered by the committee. salad bars and cafeteria-style posters, got news coverage, voting students did not want to pay this is being done already to some dining showed that 40 percent of approached college cabinets and extra to get on campus early, Said former Baker President Jay extent. "We've asked the kitchen the students surveyed thought the Oliphant, "The Committee of ladies to start preparing the food was better and 86 percent Masters and Presidents never evening meal at 5 p.m. instead of 4 liked the salad bar. Only 15 percent came to a consensus, so they never p.m.," he said. "If they start the voted to have cafeteria-style meals Campos catch heckler... made a recommendation." meal at 4 and it's finished by 5, then action has been referred to the all the time, while 45 percent Results were as follows (first it sits there and dries up." He proctor. preferred to have the evening number indicates number of first added that the kitchens are meals served cafeteria style at least A fire started in Willy's Pub preference votes; the second is the continually improved on a rotating once a week. Only 28 percent said Friday, March 6, at 1:30 a.m. in a final tally of reapportioned votes): basis. "The kitchens are redone as thay never wanted to see dinner trash can, but was quickly the money becomes available. The served that way. Friday, Monday, Student Association extinguished by Pub personnel. kitchens were meant to be and Sunday were the prefered days Internal vice president There was no damage except to the renovated about every eight years," for dinners to be served cafeteria- Daniel Hu 538 he said. style. Students also indicated that trash can which was slightly Michael Trachtenberg 462 melted. Campus Police suspect Secretary In addition, the committee they wanted to see longer serving hours, desserts, and milk at dinner. arson, but they have no leads on James Amon 416 suggested that alternative meal Philip EasterKng 504 About 53 percent of the residents the case. plans be introduced so that Off-Campus Senator answered the survey. students can sign up for 19 meals Campus Police recently Fereed Mangalji 673 recovered a maroon "Takara" ten- University Court speed bicycle which was stolen Chairman Stokes resumes duties Campos arrest suspect. —S. Bailey over mid-term break. No one has James Barksdale 473 478 Greg Jumper 452 463 by CeCe Closmann Dr! Gale Stokes, chairman of the continued from page 1 yet claimed the bicycle, which removed from the outfield by remains at the Campus Police After being hospitalized for history department, has returned Rice Program Council Campus Police. Disciplinary office. internal bleeding three weeks ago, to work. He was back teaching on President Monday, but he finds that it tires Doug Gardner 434 481 him easily. Ed Keller 127 Clark... Mateo wins fellowship... Sherry Spears 530 595 Tm not up to full strength yet but Vice president continued from page 1 Astronomical League Convention continued from page 1 I expect to be largely recuperated Steve Odil 378 494 "has remained hidden from me." in June, 1979. co-master she commented, "If I'm in a couple of weeks," said Stokes. James Murray 271 this excited about this, I wonder Mateo's interest in dwarf novae Mateo hopes to gather enough Jeff McGee 335 441 how Nancy Reagan felt." He plans to continue his duties stems from November, 1978, good information to publish a Secretary/ treasurer and to teach class for the when, as a sophomore, he began paper on his study. "It all Dan Jacobs The Clarks have four children 779 ranging from 19 to 23, two of remainder of the semester, though observing dwarf novae, in depends," he said, "on who I'm Campanile Editor whom attend Rice. The family is so probably part time. Stokes does particular one called WZ Sagittae, working with. At an observatory, whose brightness changed visibly Robin Baringer 774 involved with the university that not expect to have to return to the there is a lot of different research from night to night. "I was Mrs. Clark explained, "It seems as hospital for treatment in the near going on, and so I might get caught thoroughly fascinated because, in University Council if we live here anyway," future. up in another project. That's why I four years of observing, I had Representative (2) wanted to work in an observatory Cecelia Calaby never seen a star change so 282 577 before going on to graduate Richard Dees 286 dramatically in such a short time," school." Tim Doyle 218 All Rice Students!!! recalled Mateo. During the Mateo is getting married to Warren Fisher 169 following spring, he studied 14 Nancy Bennett in August. Both Mohit Nanda. 360 486 dwarf novae, and presented a talk will travel to Australia in late Kim O'Connor 107 on his observations at the August. David Pickett 265 The Ed Poole 236 Honor Council (non-preferential) WHO Junior (1) CHARIZMA LTD. Mark Clark 17 Le-Thuy Dao 65 WHAT 2418 University Blvd. Jim Donnell 57 526-0309 Michele Gillespie 51 WHERE *9/> Rick Hunt 78 • ANTIQUE JEWELRY & ACCESSORIES, Nancy Noever 42 and Sophomore (2) GEORGIAN, VICTORIAN, ARTS Jonathan Berk 115 WHEN NOUVEAU & DECO, CAMEOS, ENAMELS, Heather Campbell 170 Randy Marshall 128 of Planning Your Career HAIR, MOSAICS, RINGS & PENDANTS Mark Meiches 58 • ESTATE LINENS & LACE & VINTAGE Raymond Russell 56 CLOTHING, TABLECLOTHS, SPREADS, Greg Smith 92 Date: Thursday, March 26, 1981 COLLARS & TRIMS IN SHADOW Referendum Minority blanket tax Time: 7-9 p.m. EMBROIDERY, EARLY CREWEL, POINT For 588 DE VENISE, BOBBIN, IRISH CROCHET & Against 663 Place: Sewall Hall - Room 301 Freshman Week poll BATTENBERG LACES Living on campus • ETHNIC AND PRIMITIVE ART Yes 913 No 257 STATUARY, MASKS & FIGURES, PRE- Move in early Sponsored by COLUMBIAN, CONGO, YORUBA, Yes 714 The Career Planning and Placement No 373 SENUFO AND BAMBARA Pay additional money Office of Rice University $11 296 Monday-Friday 10-6; Saturday 12-5 S22 183 None 622 The Rice Thresher, March 19, 1981, page 6 SA Senate considers establishing computer data base by Chris Ekren organize a computerized student the opportunity to check tioned among those two opponent in Tuesday's election, Student Association President information retrieval system with his name for accuracy and to candidates according to the Michael Trachtenberg, added, Lynn Lednicky proposed the the cooperation of the Institute for indicate if he wants it in the preferences indicated on the ballot. "The new system has the same establishment of a student data Computer Services and Appli- directory. The candidate receiving a majority problems as the old one." base for the use of the SA and cations. The program would also of the reapportioned vote would The senate also passed several other student organizations Lednicky cited several facilitate mailings targeted to have been declared the winner. In bylaw changes proposed by Stout Monday night. The senate also advantages that would accrue specific groups of students. multiple office races, students and former Treasurer Steve Flynn decided to reject proposed election from the proposal, which was Mailing labels could be prepared would have voted for as many dealing with Campanile finances. bylaw changes and discussed compiled with the aid of Gordon according to class standing, candidates as offices, and the Said Flynn, "In the past the proposed changes in the Goetsch and Stan Barber. First majors, and hometowns. winner would have just been the expense payment provision has Campanile bylaws. and foremost, the system would Currently, such pinpoint mailings candidates who garnered the most been misused as a pocketed After receiving a gavel and a allow the SA to collect data early are possible, but not without great votes. advance salary." copy of Robert's Rules of Order for inclusion in the student time and effort. Ancillary benefits To avoid the possibility of The proposal set up a capita! from outgoing President Tim directory. A major reason for include a "computer dating" another election fiasco, the SA assets account for depreciable- Stout, Lednicky sketched out a delays in the directory in past years program and the potential planned to hold last Tuesday's assets using a five-year straight line possible bid by the S A for funds to is that it is necessary to allow every computerization of SA elections. elections strictly according to the method based on current or date- Before Lednicky assumed the guidelines suggested by the of-purchase value. All salary' helm of the senate, Stout cleared University Court. Instrumental in payments will be converted to up some old business. A proposed the rejection of the bylaw-changes salaries for taxation. Strict limits Tinsley refutes system elections bylaw change that would was many senator's discontent- were set for personal expenses. have changed vote-counting ment with the preferential voting Flynn found this year's books in by Pat Nieuwenhuizen procedures to an "apportioned system. Said Off-Campus Senator generally good condition with a Houston City Councilman preferential vote" was rejected. David Hu, a candidate for internal projected $6200 profit. Flynn then Eleanor Tinsley spoke on women The changes would have vice president, "By having a tried to review the ledgers of in politics Tuesday evening in the restructured the vote-counting preferential voting system, we are TexPIRG, but found that they third of a weekly lecture series process so that, in single office disenfranchising those students didn't exist. Instead, he reviewed sponsored by the Association for races, votes of all but the top two who don't vote for all the TexPIRG's checkbook and found Women's Awareness of the Right candidates would be reappor- candidates preferentially. His little to question. to Equality (AWARE). Tinsley I predicted the "the ^Os will see more women willing to take the risks and face the challenge" of Food directors broadcast answers politics. by Sumit Nanda percent of students who might take unpopular items from the menu. Director of Food and Housing the option without risking Hicks further explained that a Campaigns are "hard on Marion Hicks and Director of inefficiencies. $7 million debt is currently being married life,** according to Tinsley Food Service Joyce Rubash In reply to another question, paid to the university and that because "society isn't yet explained some of the intricacies of Rubash complained that "veggies some of the student dollars go into structured to let Dad off work to the Food Service system in a call-in are getting two meals for one" by paying for building loans, hold the family together while interview last week on KTRU eating both veggie and meat renovations in the commons, and Mom campaigns." Furthermore, radio. In addition, they announced entrees. "We thought we were vandalism reparations. "Van- women often have to work "double Eleanor Tinsley —B. Da vies that Rice was one of 12 institutions performing a service by offering dalism in the colleges has not measure" to achieve the same Tinsley concluded her speech by to receive the coveted Ivy Award vegetarian food, but now it looks increased, it's just more expensive for some of its Food Servicy recognition as men. In spite of this, encouraging the championing of like we are getting the shaft." than it used to be," he noted. recipes. "We're progressing." many issues, not just women's Rubash also explained that the On the possibility of a food Tinsley stressed courage—"the issues, and the use of the best The Ivy Award, Hicks quality of food at the different contract system, Hicks replied, willingness to risk failure"—and people, whether male or female. explained, is sponsored by colleges varies due to the "We're not actively moving Institutions magazine (circulation individual cooks at each respective towards a food contract system at money as two necessary criteria for AWARE's lecture series will securing public office. Obtaining 107,000). The award was based on college and that the lack of variety this point, and whether we do so in continue next Tuesday, March 24, recipes tested by the magazine at on the menu is partially due to the the future Hvill depend on the that monetary support is especially with a presentation entitled, difficult for women because "the Cohen House. elimination of many of the administration." "Moral Majority—who are they? Many of the questions in the men who control the pursestrings Immoral Minority—who are we?" are still reluctant to back women." call-in show focused on the Psychologist and professor efficiency costs of room and Alfven notes discoveries To win, said Tinsley, " takes Dr. Nanette Bruckner of the board. Hicks stated that University of Houston at Clear hard work from dawn to approximately 50 percent of the by Tom Morgan commonly thought to encircle Lake City will begin her lecture at midnight." In addition, one must total $2240 of the Room and Dr. Hannes Alfven, a Swedish Jupiter. Voyager 1 photographs 7:30 p.m. in Sewall 303. be a "male and female candidate." Board costs is spent on food. "The space physicist from the University have shown that there are a food program is one of the most of California at San Diego and the "thousand and one" ringlets, and efficient departments on campus," Royal Institute of Technology, this fact has proved some of Styan: Bard still relevent commented Rubash. Stockholm, spoke Tuesday night Alfven's theories of cosmic- Hicks explained that the higher on the discoveries of the Voyager 1 plasma. spacecraft. Alfven is known for his by Tom Morgan a sign of a play's vitality," sain costs of room and board at Rice Regarding the astounding Styan. compared to other schools may be studies of cosmic plasma and his claims by some physicists after the Although Shakespeare was Several plays which were due to utility costs and overhead penchant for disagreement with initial transmission of data from criticized heavily from the time he relegated to the back shelf by distributions, but he also added other physcists. On this latter Voyager I: "The first day after the started writing, he wasn't studied critics became, once produced for that the "total system may be a aspect of his career, Alfven photographs from Voyager I were by scholars until the mid- the public, great successes. Styan little bit less efficient compared to commented, "If everyone agrees, received, it was said that they nineteenth century, and even then pointed out that Love's Labor's other systems." then science is dead." contradicted all the laws of nature. it was only to learn proper Lost disappeared for three Hicks added that it is not Alfven spoke about the problem The second day, it was said that a grammar. The study of centuries before it was produced in feasible to separate food and with the Laplacian theory of the new physical force had been found. Shakespeare has survived all the 1936. It soon became a popular housing fees (thus allowing origin of the universe and angular The third day, it was admitted that vicissitudes of theatrical criticism, success, The same is true for residents the option not to eat on momentum. On the basis of this the information showed some and Dr. Styan is in the forefront of Troilus and Cressida which had campus), because Food Service disagreement, Alfven had standard electro-magnetic the latest attack. been largely unproduced until cannot dispose of the amount of predicted that there would be properties. I agree with the third l)t. J.L. Styan, professor of 1938. In this production, the Greek labor proportionate to the 25 or 50 many more than the three rings statement," said Alfven. English at Northwestern and Roman soldiers were dressed University and author of in modern uniforms, and war was Shakespeare's Stagecraft and The presented as some sort of abysmal Shakespeare Revolution, spoke game. The parallels to the then Wednesday night in the RMC cold war in Europe intrigued the Grand Hall on "The Study of audience, and Styan claims that DEMO'S AUTOMOTIVE CENTER Shakespeare in Performance." this is how Elizabethan drama Styan has written extensively on should work anyway. the role of the actual presentation "Elizabethan actors were "We Offer Personalized Service" \A7* of the play, and on play concerned with their relationship Specializing In interpretation. southwest fWY. with their audience, not with TRANSMISSIONS • BRAKES • AIR CONDITIONING • FRONT END themselves, which is the modern "The scholar should learn from ENGINE ANALYSIS • TIRE TRUING • BODY REPAIRS • PAINTING the actor, and the actor should attitude," said Styan. As to the SWScT Bi'>P. UNDERCOATING learn from the scholar," said furure of Shakespeare's literature, Oi Styan. "Never believe what a he commented: "Shakespeare is w alive if we are alive." MiCiCI, Shakespeare scholar says until you crvrtK The lecture was sponsored by see the play yourself." UNIVERSITY 8LVD. the Undergraduate Teaching 526-3781 "A great play is always changing Committee, the Department of tiSUX/Kt HOLCOAtS because of fresh interpretation by English and Baker College Theater 2438 TANGLEY AT KELVIN 'RENTAL CAR AVAILABLE" young actors and producers. In as a part of the Baker fact, conflicting interpretations are Shakespearean Festival. The Rice Thresher, March 19, 1981, page 7 magazine collection in the local Museum of Fine Arts Bookstore An informal consumer's guide area, and it carries a complete inside the Museum of Fine Arts selection of art books, guides of all (1001 Bissonet) serves art lovers a to area bookshops sorts, health and diet books, some small but interesting collection of esoteric volumes, and a fairly good art books, artwork, and classical collection of fiction. In addition, music records. There are also some the store sells all sorts of munchies "artistic" books on other subjects, and often holds half-price sales. such as 18-century cookbooks. But perhaps the best feature is the The prices are reasonable for BOOKSTORE manager of the store, Betty Hardy, "arty" books (the prices would be who is that rare clerk who enjoys much higher in the shopping talking with her customers. (After malls), but since they are artistic, telling me the stories on how Better they are highly priced. The Homes and Gardens had risen bookstore and the museum are from a "borderline porno place," open 10-5 Tuesday through she launched into an interesting Saturday, 12-6 Sunday. BONANZA tirade on the intricacies of IRS Detering's —S. Caddes rulings concerning book dealers.) Ed. note: Reporter Betsy Murphy The Book Den on Rice between the Fantastik and the The hours are 7:30-5:30, Detering Book Gallery looks decided someone needed to Boulevard was recently named Tender Vittles.) The prices are Monday through Friday; 9-5:30 more like the private library of compile a list of the best "The Best Paperback Book Store about average for new books. The Saturday, and 10-5 Sunday. **** some multi-millionaire in River bookstores within walking in Houston" by Houston Monthly Bookstore, open 10-6 Monday Oaks. Don't be frightened, distance of Rice (deemed (January, 1981). The title is through Friday, 10-5 Saturday and Kendrick's Used Books at 2429 however, by the beautiful bindings, somewhat arbitrarily to be debatable but the Book Den is 1-5 Sunday, also sponsors readings Rice Blvd. is just the musty glossy hardwood floors, ana one-and-a-half miles). After all, chock full of paperbacks to suit and author parties occasionally comfortable place you expect a expensive Persian rugs. The everyone has to deal with books any taste from science fiction to and tries to post information on a bookstore to be. Following the prices are almost as good as the sometimes, but does everyone puzzle books to classics. Tossed J>.— wide vanety of books found here know where to find one when they among the shelves are a collection which include leather-bound first really need one? of art deco and other fancy editions, old Life magazines, and After a throrough tour of the greeting cards, enormous $13 assortments of books stashed area, Murphy was able to compile cardboard Kliban cats, and behind the store in a garage. this list of the best — and the worst numerous posters including a Detering's carries poster, music — of area bookstores. The ratings collection on Garfield. The prices books, and assorted other used are hers alone. are unusually low, mostly because artifacts. The hours are 10-6 some of the books have been there by Betsy Murphy Monday through Saturday. for a long time and haven't been Detering's is located at 2311 The Aquarian Age Bookshelf repriced. Located at 2570 Rice Bissonet. **** features books, recordings, and Blvd., the Book Den is open 9:30-6 Monday through Saturday. *** some artwork focusing on arian astrological, psychic, and self-help Elizabeth Fowler Antiques and interests. Although they do not The Bookshop, r 2272 West Books, at 2290 West Hojcombe, is sponsor any lectures or seminars, Holcombe is known to a number primarily an antique store. But they do post listings of practically of Rice students, since it is iust a there arc several interesting used any event in Houston along their few stores away from the popular books on many different topics. interests. This is primarily a Mad Greek Restuarant. This store The prices are reasonable and it's new-book store, although they specializes in books, magazines, Aquarian Age —S. Caddes an interesting shop to look through. The hours are 12:30-5:00 sometimes sell used books. lessons, etc. in French, Spanish, wide variety of events in the local philosophy that "the only good Tuesday through Saturday. ** lA ("Whenever anybody just happens German, and Italian, as well as a area. **** book is a used book," Kendrick's on several topics, especially few in less common languages like carries no new books. The prices manager, Virginia Gray, Vietnamese and Russian. They Brazos Bookstore looks rather are a bit high, but the books are in The Village Bookstore definitely explained.) The hours are 12-7 also have information and uninspiring but it actually holds a excellent condition. The selection wins the award for the coldest, p.m., Monday through Saturday students of French, Spanish, and fairly complete collection of books is quite intriguing, offering most uninviting bookstore in Aquarian Age is located German. The store also has a nice several topics, especially telling me everything from several signed first Houston. It has a relatively limited in an old white brick house at 5603 collection of art, architecture, and scholastically-oriented books (i.e. edition to an obscure six-volume selection of overpriced books, and Chaucer. It's a little difficult to children's books, and a fair additional reading for class collection of the newspaper every topic is vastly under- find, but worth the trouble. *** assortment of other topics. They assignments). Located at 2314 editorials of David Lawrence. represented. Like Detering's this also have some very nice art prints. Bissonet in one of those cloned There are also some interesting store tries to impress its customers The prices seemed a bit high, shoppettes, Brazos Bookstores is artifacts lying about the store, such with fancy wood and Persian rugs. especially for the artwork. The open 10-6 Monday through as an original leaf from the first Unlike Detering's, the Village Bookshop is open 10-6, Monday Friday, 10-5 Saturday. The prices printing of the King James Bible. Bookstore reveals itself as a haven through Saturday. *** are about average, but the store Kendrick's is open 9:30-5:30 for the type of person who buys sells only new books. ** 'A Monday through Friday and 9-5 books solely for the fancy binding. Saturday. **** The Bookstore at 1728 Bissonet is one of those comfortable shops The British Market is actually a nestled in old houses that book fancy import store dealing with CUHBENT TITLES browsers love. This is the sort of goods from Great Britain. Nestled store you might stray by and find in this collection are a few shelves yourself engrossed for several of British books. This is definitely ON FICTION GIFT FICTION hours talking with the owner. the place to find a map of London Although the Bookstore sells or an anthology of British poets. solely new books, one feels that However, the selection is too small many of the books have at least and specialized for most readers been read once or twice by the and the prices run a bit high. In staff. (1 knew I had found addition, it is rather difficult to something special when I saw find close parking in this part of books scattered in the kitchen on the Village (2366 Rice Blvd.). The hours are 9-6 Monday through Saturday, except Thursday 9-9. *

Fling Into Spring With Cobler Bookstore at 2517 Times is the bookstore for those who mourn the distance to Walden- Qterobic books. From the similarity in A cold, uninviting place: Village Bookstore —S. Caddes choices for books caried to the actual layout of the store, this Murder by the Book is a fun, And finally, for comparison, place is such a carbon copy of little shop devoted exclusively to The Rice Campus Store is nicely The fun way to stay in shape! Walden's that it seems out of place mysteries, horror stories, stocked with (of course) a good Tone your muscles just sitting on the street, "romantic intrigues," and books collection of textbooks on myriad Improve your figure unprotected by a shopping mall. on psychic phenomenon. The store topics (anyone can buy any Cobler's is open 9-5:30 Monday Strengthen your heart and lungs also sells appropriate games like textbook) as well as numerous through Saturday. It is a pleasant Clue and company t-shirts. The science fiction paperbacks, guides, store for browsing and carries selection is complete and is not health books, posters, and a large Twice a week... 12 weeks...$54.00 most well-known titles. *** overly priced. The store claims, magazine rack. The prices are on REGISTER NOW! probably justifiably, to having the the high side (especially for the Houston Home and Garden largest collection of such books in texts) but many of the books 961-1924 Bookstore isn't just a store for the Southwest. Located at 2348 cannot be found anywhere else in Bissonet, it is open 10-6 Monday town. The hours are 8-4:30 cookbooks and gardening l manuals. The shop boasts the best through Saturday. *** Monday through Friday. ** A The Rice Thresher, March 19, 1981, page 8 Thresher/Fine Arts At Baker, everyone lives happily ever after—finally And they lived happily ever thoughtful and imaginative. He their roles. Although some of the after. The essence of comedy is that employs a number of subtly minor characters merely deliver all crises are resolved, all the major effective touches to shape a their lines, all the major characters emotional and romantic particular interpretation without handle their parts quite well. difficulties are untangled in a sacrificing the ambiguity of the Diana Van Hooser plays a flurry of marriages, and even the play. For example, in the final sympathetic and appealing fools and pariahs are brought back scene Betram says, "I'll love her Helena. She manages to convey an into the community. All's well that dearly, ever, ever dearly." He is admirable persistance without ends well. But in Shakespeare's looking at the King as he speaks seeming self-righteous. Robert version of the theme things are not the first half of the line, but turns to Catterall's performance as quite that simple, and John Helena as he finishes, implying a Bertram is harder to judge. The Bouchard's Baker production sincerity previously absent. role itself is far from consistent, handles this difficult and lesser- The use of costuming is also and Catterall's subdued known play with skill and excellent. The sick king in interpretation may reflect a understanding. shirtsleeves is transformed into a decision to underplay ambiguities Instead of the usual boy-wants- healthy king in jacket and plumed in the character. Yvonne Leach's girl-and-can't-get-her, All's Well hat. The coxcomb Parolles is Countess is convincing, though That Ends Well reverses the dressed in brightly colored foppish occasionally overstated. She situation. Helena (played by Diana attire, but when he is humiliated by delivers her lines with a real Van Hooser), a lady-in-waiting for his friends, he tears off his cavalier understanding of character, and the Countess of Rousillon, falls in wig and throws it to the ground. not simply as memorized dialogue. love with the Countess' son, a Later, he appears in rags in the Scott Solis's Parolles is by far the basically noble but somewhat same color as his previous finery. most compelling and entertaining roguish young man (Robert Though he is now employed in performance in the production. He Catterall). In an elaborate plan to more humble and honest service, appears comfortable onstage as he marry him, she contrives to cure his basic personality remains concocts an outrageous coward— the King of France of a debilitating unchanged. "the soul of this man is his clothes." illness on the condition that he The action takes place on a H.C. Clark and Dennis Huston grant her the hand of any lord in simple and efficient stage. The return to the stage this year with the kingdom. (Before she entered lighting is particularly effective in strong showings as a clown and a the service of the Countess, she creating mood, and in emphasizing king, respectively. Bart Stagner learned medicine from her father.) certain parts of the action and Katie Sammons also Catterall, the unfortunate choice, throughout the play. contribute excellent supporting is not at all thrilled with this Bouchard has said that he tries performances. arrangement and flees to Florence to fit a play to the particular All's Well That Ends Well is a to enlist in foreign military service. strengths of his actors rather than creative, confident, enthusiastic Helena follows him there, and force them to conform to a production. It doesn't take things, believe it or not, get more preconceived notion of what he extreme chances, but it manages to complicated — with double feels the play should be. This provide a freshness and vitality identities . and rings, though, production clearly displays that often lacking in Shakesperean fortunately, no identical twins. philosophy—most of the cast seem productions. John Bouchard (right) directs Scott Solis in a rehearsal for All'' John Bouchard's direction is to possess a sense of freedom in —A. Hathcock and G. Cole Well Thaf Ends Well. — B. Brown Dance Rice Dance Troupe: Its Style ensures a promising future warm-ups to performance were The most cohesive of the three Knaff, followed; next in sequence presented in unison by the group in major segments was "New York was Scholtz jazz creation. a subtle crescendo; coordination Sweet—a view of the city from the "Inhibitions," another unsur- extended even to eye movements. streets." A unified medley, unlike prising but energetic exhibition. The piece's climax left the audience the more disparate first and third Petry and Knaff concluded "New satisfied with the show—but segments, "street people" — York Sweet" with the tender "New wanting more. joggers, hard-hats, working girls, York Love." In this modern/ ballet children—linked the scenes, narrative, Boy Meets Girl—Boy In between these two post- uniting a gamut of styles into an Gets Girl—Boy Loses Girl. modern features, the troup organic whole. Standard? But the scene was also demonstrated its versatility. undeniably successful, filled with Accomplished jazz dancer Dara Introducing the set was the post- modern "Visitor," Petry's their love and hate—and their final Tayrien performed her own despairing separation. "Warm-up, Work-out." Tayrien's interpretation*' of an "alien" purpose—of presenting the entering New York. This character The Rice Dance Troupe dancer's boredom with stifling, was intriguingly introduced from presented a thoroughly enjoyable stock ballet exercises, and the behind an umbrella, a prop used show. The audience laughed, enthusiasm for the freedom of throughout the piece which sighed, reminisced, and puzzled at jazz—was not as clearly expressed concluded with a fearful throb. what they saw. A few missteps as it might have been; yet the dance Rice graduate Allison Brown hardly detracted from the total was a novel showcase for her composed the bizarre accom- enchantment. talent. Especially effective was her paniment. An unsurprising but use of the reflective set. pleasant ballet, choreographed by — Carol Owen "Funeral for a Friend," a ballet choreographed by Tayrien, Kari Th«n( o?- course, at Ritf Findley, and Nancy Aucoin, was a Kavf weird better-defined sequence. Tayrien, birds \<\ Findley, Deborah Knaff, and Karen Scholtz rose from the stage Rice Dance Troupe Director Michael Petry in rehearsal -R. Dill floor to mourn Knaff s demise. Styles choreographed by Michael Petry. "Metamorphosis," choreo- Rice Dance Troupe The haunting, disquieting graphed by Petry, featured him Directed by Michael Petry "Someone Once Told Me" and Findley in a humorous Director Michael Petry feels the depicted the gradual disintegration juxtaposition of ballet and Rice Dance Troupe "has become of sure knowledge; as the awkward leapings. Rice student one of the best semi-professional performers lost touch with what Grant Gist composed and dance groups in Houston." After they'd been told, the audience was performed music which high- seeing them perform, it's hard not drawn into their disorientation. In lighted this piece. The theme to agree. Last Saturday, living up reflection of this, the opening concerned a meeting of two to their advertisement, the troupe number, the show's finale was disparate cultures (or individuals) presented "an exploration of "Build-Up," another post-modern and how these might reach an r • versatility in dance"—featuring piece. Exhibiting fine muscle understanding. As the dance ballet, jazz, modern, and post- control, dancers held strained unwound, the audience delighted modern styles. positions with minimal wobbling to Findley's grace (her best Most sensational were their until the dance was begun. From performance of the day), laughed post-modern pieces, conceived and there, the stages in dance from at Petry's frolics.

The Rice Thresher, March 19, 1981, page 9 Ballet Ballet season ends traditionally and disappointingly Houston Ballet's performances bleachers, clowns, darling little would have in other company. last week were disappointing. Of children, trapeze acts, and lavish Admittedly it is a classic, and the the three numbers in the program, showgirls. It is a little too realistic: music is gorgeous, but watching only the second, Ben Stevenson's we expect sawdust instead of Houston Ballet's Firebird made Four Last Songs, was worth the pointe shoes. The dancing, when it you very aware that you were time and the money. sneaks in between the acrobatics, watching A Ballet. The only way The other two numbers on the is good, but there just isn't enough that a piece as old as this can be program couldn't compete with of it. saved is by really superb dancing. Four IMSi Songs. The first piece, The ballet ends with Auguste, Like Auguste, however, there was Richard Munroe's Auguste, the clown, trying to win the very little dancing. The costumes, spliced together two old balletic Dancer's attention, but she leaves sets, and familiarity of the plot plots—Petrouchka and Le jeune him for a mysterious man waiting were apparently supposed to homme et la mort—and even its in the shadows. The curtain closes replace dancing. Jennifer Holmes, spectacular staging couldn't as he climbs up the trapeze rope to as the Firebird, had the best redeem Auguste from its hang himself, recalling the young choreography, but she failed to predictability. Fokine's Firebird, man in Le jeune homme et la mort take advantage of it. She was Houston Ballet's Four Lasf Songs which ended the program, is one of who hangs himself after he is almost lackadaisical in her clear to the audience. that. those classics choreographed seduced by Death. interpretation, and so the Four Last Songs is groups of Houston Ballet's season ended under the assumption that walking The only outstanding feature of production as a whole wasn't dancers who become more as it began, with a mixture of the around stage in beautiful costumes this piece is that it serves as a convincing. involved with each other, the classic and the modern, the is superior to actual dancing. reminder of the real tragedies that Four Ijast Songs, set to Strauss, music, and their world. The set is a workable and the clumsy. Their Auguste is the story of the circus lie under all of our veneers. was typically Stevenson. As drapery which is lowered closer trend may be toward the clown who falls in love with the Stravinsky's The Firebird ended always, his care for fluidity and and closer to the dancers until in innovative, which has sparkled leading dancer, who refuses him, the program, unfortunately. line were obvious, and made the the end it envelops them in silence from time to time during the year. just as the puppet Petrouchka falls Coming right after the dancing all blend together into and stillness. The ballet seems to be However, it seems more likely that in love with the Ballerina doll. The homogeneity of Four Last Songs, beauty. Also typical, the building in intensity to the point of the company will backslide into scene is gorgeous, with crowds in it seemed even more stilted than it underlying idea was totally beyond pain. Instead, Four Last Songs dependence on dull traditional understanding. Stevenson must makes the statement that the ballets that assure a large audience. know what he's doing because it all highest expression of intensity is looks so good, but his message isn't deatn, and then leaves us to ponder —Deborah Knaff In the Zone/by Gary Cole Editor's note: We regret that Gary named Cesar, her Royal Majesty happen to people who read long Cole was unable to complete his Queen Juliana II of the Nether- modem novels. column this week due to the fact lands, and, for some inexplicable Persona 1: Come on Cole, who that his normally subdued schizoid reason, David Dow. Even the are you kidding? Richard Dees tendencies have gotten rather Thresher staff has begun to notice didn't write that, you did. You're pronounced lately. When he a certain weirdness. When he the only one around here who makes any sense at all these days, announced earlier this week that regularly speaks in italics. Cole speaks through one of several he would write a long-winded Persona 2: No, I didn't. It was TV f.'rst Annual Se adopted personalities — among editorial favoring monarchies with Cesar. fcrgjite them a Brazilian flamenco dancer loud classical guitar music, I felt Persona 3: Who, me, man? that in the interests of fair play and PI: Don't get him started. There's consideration, we should repress only one thing worse than his silly him violently. The following are fake Latin accent, and that's his transcripts of taped conversations wimpy Latin moustache. of Cole at the Student Psychiatric P3: Hey, man, if one of you guys Service. I hope his example will would ever shave me right... serve as a reminder of what can RRFHI5 TORIC. A Typical Rice Day « BRING IN THIS AD * 8:45 — The woman with the ostrich feather is tickling me again. PARTY AT CJ/LL RICE She's wearing a soft, gauzy kind of jj$l off on gown, and I can see the contours of RR5T BAND? * Good thru March 31, 1981 her breasts. 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The Rice Thresher, March 19, 1981, page 10 Film Spoof confusing, but charming Eyewitness release of Jews from Russia. And resolution is swift and exact and Written by Steve Tesich then there's Daryll's maniacal best results in a hunt that is truly Directed by Peter Yates friend who has planned for Daryll unique. Universal Pictures to marry his sister and open a sporting goods store with him. Screenwriter Steve Tesich retains his deft touch for crafting Now, the producer/director and This mystery follows a murder scenes which are familiar but still screenwriter of Breaking Away for which Daryll and Aldo are the exciting. Producer/director Peter present the stars of Altered States, Yates creates an atmosphere that Alien, The Man Who Would Be perfectly complements Teisch's King, and The Onion Field in an work, In their past two films, these original murder mystery- two have formed a working spoof romance-character study relationship that appears which promises to confuse, amuse, effortless. charm, and exhilarate: Eyewitness. For all these levels to work, a The "stars" are William Hurt, large amount of talent is required, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher and here there is an abundance. Plummer, and James Woods. Hurt Hurt and Weaver transcend their plays Daryll Deever, a memorable debuts. Hurt suggests lowermiddle-class Irish Vietnam that there is much more to Daryll vet who works as a night janitor. than one might suspect, while He appears dense and naive, but Weaver breathes new life into an Wiess Tabletop presents the musical Pippin. one is never sure as he also projects old Hollywood favorite. Their an inner intelligence and dignity. chemistry is magical. Christopher His lines for charming women seem Plummer is again suitably Wiess hosts Pippin corny, but as he admits, "What's inconspicuous, providing a tense March 19-21 and March 26-28, what director Andrew Tullis feels worse, I mean them." His wiles are undercurrent. And James Woods Wiess Tabletop Theatre presents makes it relevant to Rice students, tested by Tony Sokolow (Weaver), Mystery-romance spoof Eyewitness plays another nervous freak, the musical Pippin. Pippin is a is that Pippin is the story of a a TV newswoman he has come to whose true identity remains in loosely historical play, based on young person seeking to find worship by way of his Betamax. primary suspects. Tony is assigned question for most of the film the life of the son of Charlemagne, meaning in his life. He has just Tony's parents are upper-class to the story, and Daryll lures her who was Holy Roman Emperor in finished his schooling, and feels Jews who repeatedly criticize her by suggesting he does know Other critics have found minor the ninth century. that he knows all these wonderful for stooping to the TV job. Such something. The film begins to faults in this film, however, things, but that his knowledge isn't feelings are also suggested by her spoof the murder-mystery genre as Eyewitness left me in a state to While there is a historical basis for the action, What is more doing him any good in his search boyfriend (Plummer;, an Israeli it tends to disregard the murder forget them. for "his corner of the sky." diplomat who negotiates the plot and lead to a dead end. But the —Barry Watkins important about the play, and Records

Carrasco and Crowns: and claims Roy Head's "One More However, Another Ticket will solo efforts. The addition of These softer-toned numbers, Fine at a party Time" as his favorite. undoubtedly sell well, proving legendary ex-Cream member Jack "Once the Bird Has Flown" and Joe 'King* Carrasco and the once again that music is sold on Bruce on bass and vocals has "Carmen", are especially beautiful. Crowns are not totally suitable for reputation rather than quality. Joe 'King' Carrasco and the Crowns provided the necessary balance to A very tasty blues tune, "End passive listening, but achieve their Respect and wishes for good Hannibal Records Trower's thundering guitar to Game", provides the best interplay peak in party situations. One of the health are extended to Eric Joe 'King' Carrasco and the make his music once again between Bruce and Trower. better local rock-dance bands, Clapton. Another Ticket only interesting. Crowns' debut album pulsates The return of Jack Bruce to a 'King' Carrasco and The Crowns deserves a yawn. "Into Money" opens the LP as a with wonderfully mindless Tex- three-person rock band will delight could enliven even the dullest searing indictment of blind Mex party music. 'King' Rating: 4+ many. Not since James Dewar has party, or crack up the most somber capitalism. The monstrous guitar Carrasco, a San Antonio native Robin Trower had a bassist or funeral. work of "No Island Lost" sounds steadily developing a national vocalist that even came close to Rating: 2+ BLT is unpretentious, hauntingly related to Cream. complementing him. B.L.T. but complex Bruce's throbbing bass and wailing should be heartily enjoyed by those Another Ticket is lyrics dominate "Life on Earth", who appreciate unpretentious—but his only composition on B.L.T. low ebb for Clapton B.L.T. still complex—rock music. Jack Bruce Jack Bruce's mammoth vocals Rating: I- Bill Lordon allow Trower to show more finesse Another Ticket Robin Trower than before on several songs. Eric Clapton — Thom Glidden B.L.T., a collaborative effort RSO Records from Jack Bruce, Bill Lordan, and Eric Clapton's Another Ticket only deserves mention as a new low Dear Harried Writer: ebb for a once great blues-rock musician. Though he can still play After typing, bring your work to guitar with the best of them, Eric's Kinko's for high quality Xerox copies. following, calls his music wnuevo vocals have lapsed even further Only 5<£ each! wavo" which is upbeat dance and his songwriting, at best, And remember, we can do music dominated by a Farfisa remains mediocre. everything from bind, collate and three organ. Another Ticket peaks on a 1940 "Caca de Vaca", "Let's Get blues tune written by Sleepy John hole punch your copies as fast as you Pretty", and "Nervoused Out" all Estes, "Floating Bridge", on which need them exhibit the kind of random Clapton plays some painfully See you soon, insanity The Crowns have become tearful guitar. Further comment- Kinko's Copies known for over years of touring ary on the overall dullness of this 2368 Rice Blvd. around Texas. "Buena", "I Get My record would only be cruel to Robin Trower, represents one of 521-9465 Kicks On You", and "Don't Bug Clapton, whose current North the vintage hard-rock albums to Me Baby" are the best dance tunes American Tour has just been appear recently. After early RIGHT IN THE VILLAGE! of the record. Carrasco has an cancelled due to his having an promise, Trower became mired in affinity for rock-and-roll oldies ulcer. a series of barely distinguishable

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All's Well That Ends Well. Baker College Theatre presents Houston Symphony Orchestra Winter Series. Saturday, Shakepeare's All's Well That Ends Well, through March March 21 and Sunday, March 22, the Symphony will 21st. Shows start at 8 p.m. and tickets are $2.25 for perform Bartok's Concerto No.2 for Piano, and students, $3.25 for others. Call 526-5779 for reservations. Bruckner's Symphony No.5 in B-flat Major at Jones Hall; 8 p.m. on Saturday and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Pippin. Wiess Tabletop Theatre presents the musical Film Pippin, from Roger Hirson's book, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, March 19-21 and March 26-28, at 8 Like a Turtle on its Back. At the River Oaks Theatre p.m. in the Wiess commons. General admission is $2.50. March 26-28, at 7:15 and 9:30, plus shows at 2:45 and 5 For reservations, call 527-8101 ext.2308. p.m. on Saturday. Like a Turtle on its Back is the struggle aJBc of a writer who is incompetent in his work and his lovelife. He is led into an existential farce as he tries to satisfy his Houston Festival celebrates the arts. creative expectations.

The Houston Festival. The Houston Festival runs March • * * i 9-29. It is a celebration of the arts in Houston, with events ANTIGONE Four Nights of a Dreamer. Bresson updates Dostoyevsky's in Market Square, Tranquility Park, City Hall Plaza, White Nights to 20th-century Paris. It is a lyrical story of Library Plaza, Jones Hall Plaza, and Sam Houston Park. The events range from juried art shows to performances of attenuated romance which refuses to become tragic. Thursday, March 26, at 7:30 p.m. at the Media Center. dance, music, and theatre. Sunday, March 22, both the BY J£flN ANOUILH * * * University of St. Thomas Jazz Ensemble and the Rice 4DflPT€D BY L€UI5 GflLflNTI€R€ Dance Troupe will perform downtown. Call 621-4048 for Grand Illusion. WRC and RPC present this Jean Renoir scheduling information. film. The plot centers around the escape of French aviators from a German prison camp, as they realize that the Museums legendary glory and honor of war fade into meaninglessness against its senseless destruction. Varied Visions: Four Women on Paper. At the Dubose Thursday, March 19 at 7:45 and 10 p.m. at Chem. Lec. Free. Gallery (2950 Kirby Drive), March 19-April 2; 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Saturday. The four artists are Lynn Howland (mixed media: acrylic, oil pastels, and tempura), Olivia Munroe (mezzotint etchings), Margaret Rochelle (watercolors and gouache), and Ellen Soderquist (graphite nudes). These areas of MARCH 23-28 CALL 527-4040 specialization of the artists, as well as their adventures into new fields, are represented by dozens of works. RIC€ PLAYERS 800

Comedy HflMMflN HALL Hie Two-Bit Opera. The Comedy Workshop Theatre Antigone. The Rice Players present this Jean Anouilh begins the run of their new show The Two-Bit Opera, tragedy. Based on the Sophoclean OedipJ&s series of plays, Thursday, March 26 at 8:30 p.m. Ticket information or Antigone is concerned with the conflict between duty and reservations, 524-7333. love, and the inevitable tragedy that must come out of such a struggle. Anouilh writes his play more through the eyes of Mime Antigone herself than Sophocles did, making the tragedy's end more painful to watch. Tickets are $4 general Marcel Marceau. The Society for the Performing Arts admission, $3 for Rice faculty, and $2 for Rice students. sponsors master mime Marcel Marceau March 23 and 24 The play runs March 23 through 28, with tickets remaining at 8 p.m. in Jones Hall. The program is a series of his classic for all nights except Monday and Wednesday, at Hamman skits and satires. Hall at 8 p.m. Call 527-4040 for reservations. Renoir's Grand Illusion

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The Rice Thresher, March 19, 1981, page 12 THE RICE THRESHER/SPORTS Texas, TSU in highly successful Rice Invitational noted that there will be one more Baylor runners (who took top Sam Houston, Texas A&I, and R adziewicz meet this year on the Rice campus, honors in the race) were shoving Texas Lutheran) and came close to as the Owls will host the Meet of him also. The officials didn't several of the division I teams." Besides Radziewics' win in the Champions on May 9. penalize them because they were Since this was the second year hurdles, other Owls performing farther up the straightaway, out of for the women's division, fourteen well were Pat Krieger who placed In men's competition, several their sight. meet records were established, fourth in the high jump at 5-4, Owls fared well, as Rice amassed including the 100 and 200-meter Susan Conte who ran sixth in the 64 points, losing only to Texas Straub complimented distance dashes by TSU's Linda Weekly, 100-meter dash, Catherine Baker with 123, Baylor with 86, and runner William Moore for his the 1500 and 3000-meter runs by who took second in the 800, and the Houston with 64. Darrel Mouton sixth place finish in the 3000-meter Lamar's Midde Hamrin and the 1600-meter relay team that took established a meet record in the steeplechase. "It was the first time 400-meter hurdles by Rice's Jodi second place behind TSU. 200-meter dash in 21.05 and Paul he has ever run that race and it is Brattlof took the pole vault with a really tough one to run." leap of 16-2 to become the only Several meet records fell via Rice athletes to win first places. athletes from other schools. Verrill Mouton also placed fifth in the Young of McNeese State eclipsed 100. Explained Straub, "Brattlof the old record of 10.52 in the 100- did not vault well on Saturday, but meter dash with a time of 10.43, he won so I can't complain. He has TSU's Ken Allen broke the 51.8 to learn to control his emotion and Paul Brattlof clears 16-2.—S. Bailey standard in the 400-meter hurdles body during meets. Sometimes, he in 51.167, Texas's Geoffrev Koech gets too fired up before a meet and by Jay Grob broke the 5000-meter record in doesn't do as well as he could." 14:08.58 and Garland Colson of The University of Texas and Straub hopes Brattlof will soon Baylor won the high jump with a Texas Southern dominated the clear 17 feet. new record of 7-2. men's and women's divisions, In other events, Tim Vala set a respectively, as track and field personal record in the shot put, Texas Southern totally came back to campus with the Rice throwing 58-8 to place second, but outclassed the rest of the field in Invitational last weekend, before did not place in the discus. the women's division, scoring 179 an estimated crowd of over 3,000. >• -t Freshman Francisco Melendez points to second place Illinois Rice performed well in the meet, continued to run impressively, State's 50, Houston's 48, Lamar's finishing fourth in the men's finishing third in the 1500 and 47 and Rice's 41. Rice women's division and fifth in the women's. second in the 800. Race officials coach Victor Lopez was pleased, TSU's Charitta Jackson wins the 800. Rice's Catherine Baker finished third, "It was a good meet overall," penalized Melendez in the 1500 for though, with his team's ished third. _s. Bailey said men's track coach Steve elbowing in the straightaway, but performance, saying, "We finished Straub. "The new track proved according to Straub, "Francisco's ahead of all the other division II MEN'S f ENNIS more than adequate." Straub also foul was blatant, but the two teams in the meet (San Jacinto, WOMEN'S SWIMMING Royer seeded seventh Rice's Rocky Royer, who has collegiate player, Rocky Vasquez, Women ranked tenth after nationals not lost a singles match since who probably would have been the midterm break, became the tourney's top seed, had to seventh seed in this weekend's Rice withdraw due to a broken foot. The Rice women's swimming Overall, the Owls placed in the Invitational, it was announced team placed tenth in the nation top ten in eight different events, Monday by Rice tennis coach and among Division II teams and six including two relays. The highest Tournament play begins this tournament director Larry Owls were named to the Division finisher in any event for Rice was Thursday, with 56 players from ten Turville. The top seed is the II Ail-American team at the Kay Snell, who took second in the universities entered. On Thursday, University of Houston's Duke AIAW national meet last weekend 100-yard individual medley in one round of doubles and two Odizor, and his teammate, David in Marquette, Michigan. Last a time of 1:00.88. Snell also placed rounds of singles will be played. Dowlen, is seeded third. The season, the Owls finished eighth in third in the 50-yard backstroke, On Friday, two rounds of doubles second seed is Pepperdine's Glen the country. fourth in the 100-yard backstroke and a round of singles will be Michibata. Odizor and Dowlen and eleventh in the 200-yard played, and quarterfinals and "Overall, I was very pleased with also comprise the top seeded individual medley. Kathy Batho semifinals will be played on our performance; we swam very doubles team. well and broke several school garnered fourth place in the 100- Saturday. All finals will be held on records," commented coach Fred yard butterfly and eighth in the 50- The nation's third-ranked Sunday. Breckwoldt, "However, we did not yard butterfly. swim up to our potential on the Rice also shattered four school second day of the meet and had we marks at the meet. Batho's time of done that, I think we could have Ail-American Kay Snell 27.03 in the 50-yard butterfly set a finished as high as seventh. Still, new standard, as did three relay ENGINEERS T the girls are to be praised for their Swimmer of the Year Kay Snell, times. 'he 800-yard freestyle relay performance, especially coming and juniors Wendy Young and team of Batho, Young, Snell, and Gulf Oil Corporation, a major energy company, back after the second day." Karen Hight. The only swimmer Gaskin set a new record with a has job openings for all types of graduating Rice placed six of its seven from Rice at the meet not to make 7:59.45 time, as did the 100-yard engineers who are interested in building a career medley relay team of Snell, Hight, swimmers at the meet on the Ail- the team was sophomore Sue in crude oil and gas producing operations. American team. Making the team Allen. "I was disappointed that Batho, and Gaskin with a 4:05.84 time and the 400-yard freestyle were freshmen Kathy Batho and Sue didn't make the team, because Duties include drilling, equipment installation Suzy Deetz, sophomores Gina she's a hardworking and dedicataed team of Batho, Young, Deetz, and Gaskin and last year's Division 11 swimmer," lamented Breckwoldt. Gaskin with a time of 3:41.96. and maintenance, subsurface reservoir studies, economic evaluation of producing properties, well \ r stimulation and reconditioning, and enhanced oil recovery operations. Photography in Mexico Training courses will be provided to accelerate career development in oil and gas producing Rice University Summer Program and drilling operations. Positions are located in Up to six hours of academic credit will be available for Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent, Rocky Mountain, and West Coast areas. Excellent employee benefits. See our fine selection beginning and advanced photography students taking of Swedish clogs. courses through the Rice University Summer Program in San Please send resume and transcript to: Miguel de Allende, Mexico this summer. All equipment will be provided. Two consequtive three week sessions will be J. R. Ligon, Jr. offered, June 8 to 26 and June 29 to July 17. Courses will stress the learning of technical skills, including darkroom GULF OIL EXPLORATION technique, and parallel studies in the history and aesthetics of & PRODUCTION COMPANY photography. Instructor will be Geoff Winningham, Sec. E. P.O. Drawer 2100 Department of Art and Art History. Financial aid available. For Houston, TX 77001 further information contact either the Rice Summer Program, An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F HOUSTON, TEXAS 77WS x4948, or Geoff Winningham, x4894. V 522-1349 The Rice Thresher, March 19, 1981, page 13 'BASEBALL Williams wins one, but Aggies take two in loop openers by Michele K. Gillespie Matt Williams picked up his The baseball team improved its fourth win of the season in the record to 14-6 last week, but second game after striking out dropped two out of three three of the seven batters he faced Southwest Conference games to in two innings, giving up no hits. Texas A&M to open league play. Ronnie Peoples relieved in the The Owls, however, rebounded on third to pick up his first save of the Tuesday to whip North Texas year. Peoples gave up only one State University in both ends of a unearned run in five innings and doubleheader. three hits. Catcher Mark Farrar Rice 4, Texas A&M 3 led the Owl offensive charge, Rice took the conference opener stroking a two-run homer in the against Texas A&M, 4-3, on fifth. John O'Keefe drove in two Friday. The exceptional pitching runs with a single and a double. of Matt Williams and the big bat of Explained Hall, "North Texas is third baseman Dave Edwards led a good solid team. We played the Owls^to victory. Edwards exceptionally well with good banged out a solo home run in the pitching. I felt real good about the bottom of the sixth and had three day for us." hits and two RBI's. The Aggies tied the game 2-2 in the seventh on a two run homer after Chris Russ scored in the first and Mike McGee in the fourth for the Owls. Rice Chris Russ unsuccessfully attempts to avoid the tag of A&M's David Kennard. —R. Dees scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh when lead- Texas A&M 3-7, Rice 1-2 lost the game after going the Rice 2-7, North Texas 1-1 off hitter Clint Welch was hit by a distance. Weak hitting abounded On St. Patrick's Day, the Rice pitch and moved to third on a The Aggies swept Saturday's as leftflelder Mike McGee stroked Owls swept a doubleheader from single by Chris Russ and scored on doubleheader from the Owls, 3-1 Kice's only extra base hit, a North Texas State, 2-1 and 7-1. another single from Dave i-jm and 7-2, to take the series double, in the fourth. Welch had Rice pitcher Pappy Devine pushed Edwards. advantage. Pitcher Kick Kelley two singles and Frank Dishongh his season record to 3-0, throwing ~ ii^ii 11 ii had the Owls' sole RBI. Despite a five perfect innings before allowing 1-0 lead in the first, A&M tied the two singles in the sixth. Rice gave game in the fifth on a solo home up only one run on an attempted Rice's Clint Welch scores the winning run against the Aggies. —R. Dees FREE run. A&M coach Tom Chandler pickoff at third when third then, as he later admitted, baseman Dave Edwards threw the The Owls open a key three game purposely protested a call so that ball away at home and allowed a series with the University of PREGNANCY TESTS he would be thrown out of the run to score. First baseman Mike Houston at 3:00 p.m. on Friday • Immediate Appointments game. His ejection seemed to fire Horn led Rice hitting with two and, according to Hall, the series • Confident"*' Counseling up the Ags, as he proceded singles and an RBI. should be very competitive. • Rirth Control Information watch the game from a tractor ft "• Termination of Pregnancy conveniently located outside the stadium. Two Aggie base hits in the sixth provided the winning runs. WEST LOOP CLINIC Chandler's theatrics upset Hall. UI was unhappy with the Aggie [STM£tMf coach. He wanted to get out of the game. The Aggies had been flat. The home run in the fifth got them 622-2170 on their feet and fired up and the coach got them stirred up too. I 2909 Wf ST LOOP SOUTH don't know how much that HOUSTON, TIXAS 77077 contributed to their play and our SjZ- 'licit jr play. Up to that point, the tljiflS' * momentum had been in our £**$*>'• favor," explained Hall. „ * . J* ^ We'ar #1 In Discounting In the second game, A&M won 7-2, with Rice pitcher Doug Watson going all the way for the loss. 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The Rice Thresher, March 19, 1981, page li 1NTRAMURALS Sid establishes with swimming, volleyball titles by Joseph Halcyon Williams in 49.54 Volleyball Lovett's collapse, Richardson Key shots from Scott Froelich and Swimming Individual Sid wins came as could do no wrong, passing Ed Brittingham brought Lovett to Varner won the 100-yard freestyle Sid Richardson College expertly and ruthlessly spiking 14-7, but the Sid defense held and and the 100-yard individual through a ragged Lovett defense. Sid Richardson, behind the captured its second college they finished Lovett off, 15-7, on medley in times of 50.41 and "We couldn't get any good powerful swimming of Dave championship during the week, their next serve. 1:00.78, respectively. Baumann spikes, were out of position often Varner, Andy Henderson, and whipping Lovett College 15-12,15- Sid team members were Wade and Sid just had things working," Dirk Baumann, dominated the narrowly beat Varner in the 50-yard 7 for the college volleyball crown Allen, Chuck Nicholson, Richard college swimming championships freestyle, as Sid swept the first two M onday night. To make the finals, explained Lovett team member Goyle, Rick Winchell, Greg Smith, for the second consecutive year, places with times of 23.72 and Richardson beat Will Rice and Max Laun. Ales Soudek, Paul Williams* outscoring their nearest rivals, 23.81. Henderson took the 50-yard Lovett stopped Hanszen in the Sid moved their lead up to 14-3 Kevin Clark, Kent Vaugh and Will Rice, by a score of 47 to 28. backstroke, beating second place semi-finals, held earlier that night. before Lovett made their final run. Steve Odil. Following Sid and Will Rice were Bauerle of Will Rice with a In the first game of the finals, Lovett with 23, Hanszen with 22, 27.60. The Richardson team of Lovett kept the match close, Wiess with 6, Baker with 5 and Baumann, Davis, Randy Marshall, despite the Sid team's superior size Jones with 1. and Henderson closed out the meet and power. However, the Sid Sid literally swam away with the by winning the 200-yard freestyle might, resting largely on the meet, grabbing six first places in in a new record time of 1:38.97. shoulders of Kent Vaugh and the meet's ten events, including Chuck Nicholson, finally subdued both relays. Will Rice took three Claiming individual victories for Lovett to take the game 15-12. first places and Lovett garnered other colleges were Bauerle, The second game was no one. who took the 100-yard back- contest, as Richardson dominated stroke in 1:05.79, Jim Burton, every phase of the game, while The 100-yard medley was Sid's who won the 100-yard breast Lovett played sloppily, first win, as Henderson, Mark stroke for Will Rice in 1:13.34 and committing error after error. Sid Duncta, Phil Davis and Baumann the 50-yard breastroke in 32.21, immediately jumped to a 6-1 lead, coasted to victory over Will Rice's and Lovett's Paul Godec, who capitalizing on poorly placed team of Jay Bauerle, Jim Burton, captured the 50-yard butterflv in Lovett shots and several Walter Romanko and Harold 27.12. squandered serves. In addition to

What is Life? Gerhart Electrolysis Permanent hair removal for men and women. Free You know what a peach tree meat... For ye are yet fleshly: consultation. Half price on all is and what an apple tree is, but for whereas there is among services in March. Please call you may not know what the you envying, and strife, and for appointment 529-5147. 2715 tree of life is. Many Christians divisions, are ye not fleshly, Bissonet, Suite 510. Days, know that the Bible is a book of and walk as men?" So we may evenings or Saturdays. life, but not many realize life in have the gifts and yet not have a proper and adequate way. much life. Life is different from Sid's Kent Vaugh and Lovett's Randy Weir battle at the net —R. Dees We need to see some of the knowledge and life is different things which are not life. from gifts. WHEN YOU DEAL WITH ILLUSION DAY AFTER DAY, Life is Different from Life is a Person Knowledge Take this photo as an example. Then what is life? Life is God In Genesis 2:9 there are two Himself/Life is Jesus! In John It is an illusion. To get it, we had trees; the tree of life and the 11:25 and 14:6, Jesus says, "I to build a model, light it from the tree of the knowledge of good am...the life." Colossians 3:4 inside, light it from the outside, and evil. By this picture we can speaks of "Christ who is our position it on the actual building site understand that knowledge is life." Life is a wonderful person! (in this case, in Dallas), and then contrary to life and even The very life which we photograph it. versus life. If we are going to received when we believed in know what life is and realize the Lord Jesus is a Person. If the experience of life, we must we take life we must take Him first of all be very clear as a Person, I John 5:12 says, concerning the difference "He that hath the Son hath life; between life and knowledge. and he that hath not the Son of For example, if you drink a God hath not life," glass of milk you get life. If you We all need such a basic do not drink it, regardless of turn so that Christ can become how much you know about it, our life. We all need a deep, you have mere knowledge. To inward turn to realiza that know about milk is mere Christ, as a person, is our life. knowledge, but to take it into Paul says, "I am crucified with you is nourishment, and is life. Christ: nevertheless I live; yet Knowledge can never replace not I, but Christ liveth in me" life, (Gal 2:20). Since Christ as our 0' life is a person, we must WILLIAM Al. BURWELL, INC. contact Him. We need the Life is Different from has been building scale models and present prescence of Him all Gifts display models for the past eight years the time, no matter how much (formerly as Kinetic Systems. Inc.). we have known Him and Because spiritual gifts are Over these years, we have developed experienced Him in the past. mentioned in the Bible, a technique and quality that is We need a fresh touch with Christians may have the recognizable by the industry as being Christ all day, moment by misunderstanding that life is the finest. Increased client demand moment. We must tell Him, gifts, I Corinthians 1:7 points has opened several new positions in "Lord Jesus, I love you! I take out that the Corinthian our firm in the field of model and you as my life. Moment by believers were behind in no display crafting. We are currently gift. The context of this verse moment and day by day." Life is not knowledge or gifts but interviewing for craftsmen experienced reveals that they had all the just Christ as the unique, living in a variety of materials and gifts, and all knowledge and person. techniques who are interested in utterance. We would think that working full time. Contact Jim Allen surely they must be full of life. For fellowship call; or Bob Barker at 621-9329, 1177 But we must read the first four Mike Brown—526-8818 West Loop South, Suite 1450, if you verses of I Corinthians 3: "And Oscar Castro—526-6586 would like to know more about this I, brethren, could not speak James Hwu employment opportunity. unto you as unto spiritual, but Frank Hwu—520-1523 as unto babes in Christ. I have Jim Wakefield—522-9449 fed yoltr'with milk, and not with Wade Willett—777-9010 REALITY IS PIECE OF CAKE.

The Rice Thresher, March 19, 1981, page 16 j INTRAMURAL; SWIMMING Rice varsity athletics for Mar. 19-28 The Top Ten Thur Mar 19 M Tennis at Rice Invitational JAKE HESS all day Men fall in SWC meet Fri Mar 20 M Tennis at Rice Invit.(cont ) JAKE HESS all day M Baseball vs. Houston Houston 3:00 p.m. 1. Pro Profs (l-0)(4) 130 proud of my boys." W Texas Southern Relays TSU 2. Phil's Finest (2-0)(3) 124 Though the Texas Longhorns The men's team, which swims Sat Mar 21 M Baseball vs. Houston Houston 12:00 p n W Tennis vs. Tulane JAKE HESS 2:00 p.m. 3. S&P Troters (2-0X1) 106 easily won the Southwest without any scholarships, broke M Tennis at Rice Invit.(cont ) JAKE HESS all day 4. Eraserheads (2-0) 88 Conference Swimming and four Rice records at the meet, with M Track at UT Quad Meet Austin 5. JThe Runs (2-0) 76 Diving Championships held two Brad Borg eclipsing three marks Sun Mar 22 M Tennis at Rice Invit.(cont) JAKE HESS all day 6. weekends ago in Austin with S96 Tues Mar 24 W Tennis vs. Sam Houston JAKE HESS 2 .00 p m A Heros Bane (2-0) 68 and Greg Holies beating one. Borg M Baseball vs. Lamar(2) Beaumont 5:00p.m. 7. Out On Bail (1-0) 52 points, and the Rice Owls finished eclipsed Rice standards in the Wed Mar 25 M Tennis vs. Oklahoma City JAKE HESS 1 30p.m. 8. Robber Barons (2-1) 32 last with only 30 total points, 200-yard individual medley, the Thur Mar 26 M Golf at Cape Coral Collegiate Cape Coral, Fla all day 9. Us (2-1) 20 Rice's performance in the meet was 100-yard butterfly, and the 200- Fri Mar 27 M Golf at Cape Coral(cont) Cape Coral, Fla all day 10. Harry's Armpits (1-0) 12 called by coach Fred Breckwoldt yard butterfly, with times of 2:06, M Baseball vs. Arkansas CAMERON FIELD 3:00p m "the best Rice performance I've W Track at TWU Invitational Denton all day 54.37 and 2:03, respectively. Holies Sat Mar 28 M Golf at Cape Coral(cont) Cape Corai. Fla all day had in a long time at the Southwest shattered another mark in the 1650 W Track at TWU Invitational Denton all day Coed softball Conference meet and I was really yard freestyle with a time of 17:01. M Baseball vs. Arkansas(2) CAMERON 12:00p.m M Track at City of Palms Invitational McAllen all day Saturday 9:45 Nova 7, Scum X 4

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Tuesday Buns of Sudsmen 29, BAG 8 Spring Bar-B-Cue 26, TM&TBD 3 RICE CfllTIPUS STORE The Rice Thresher, March 19, 1981, page 17 IN THE COLLEGES

V. the picnic in Valhalla. Also, any alumni. You must sign up in with Sid Sunday. Burgers and day/night. Starting at 9 p.m., IOVETT grad students willing to help serve, advance to attend. Date is March cokes in the country club at 5 p.m. mixed drinks will start to flow. Gary Foster clean up, decorate floats for the 28 at 4 p.m. and probably a few echoing Food, in the form of Po'boys, will parade, or just come munch please Steve Corbato and Tom Ferris twangs from the CWD. be served from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. sign up at Valhalla. Here's your will be Freshman Week, Finally, the beer-bike team has a They will cost $1.25. (Sign-up It's time to really start gearing chance to mingle among other Coordinators next year. If you race Saturday morning at the sheets to help with this fabulous up for Beer-Bike! Get out and get grad students out in the open air, would like to be an advisor, stadium at 10:45 a.m. undertaking will be in the Will those riding muscles in shape, and out from under the steps, away applications are due in the college Rice commons soon.) be alert for ongoing chugging from the windowless cavern, on office by March 23. In other practices. Let's be in top shape for JONES the grass by the track stadium. political news, new executive this year's competition! MBAKER Come let us picnic together! secretaries appointed to the Augusta Barone Tonight is the all-important Any grad student interested in Cabinet are as follows: Social— Ann Jordan roomjack for suites. Come and see riding or chugging for GSA beer- Randy Wile, Cultural—Memo If you are anticipating living on which of next year's sophomores bike should get in touch with Jay Trevino, External affairs—Brad campus next year you must submit Shakespeare Week at Baker will be bumped OC. Tomorrow, Mueller x2331/669-0059 as soon Borg, Internal Affairs—Robert your room draw application to culminates this week at the Feast, petitions are due for SA Senator, as possible. Putzke, Associates—Tim Doyle, Jackie by noon on Wednesday, the dinner honoring Baker's and Member-at-large, and Associate Academics—Randy LeGrand, March 25. Room draw will be held Jones' seniors. R.S.V.P. for you Justice positions, with the election Publicity—Roger Ford, Proper- on that same evening at 6:30 p.m. and your date this week; tickets are to follow next Tuesday. $8.00 at the door. Call and make SID RICHARDSON ties—Kevin Clark, and Sports— precisely in the commons. Saturday night, Lovett Cinema Tom Farris. reservations for All's Well That presents Heaven Can Wait. The Roger Ford The SRC volleyball and swim Ends Well this Thursday, Friday movie shows at 7:45, 10:00, and £ teams each won their respective or Saturday. Thursday night and 12:15, and tickets are $1.00 at the WILL RICE college tournaments recently. Friday, Baker is hosting 15 door. Saturday, March 28, the SRCCWD weekend festivities Thanks to all who competed and Robin Baringer students from Chinquopin School, IEEE and Lovett College will begin with a TG on Friday at 3:30 all who supported the teams. a private boy's school near present a microcomputer festival. Baytown. p.m. in the Country Club. To If you're interested in Anyone interested in helping, or in register for the chili cookoff and Sign up for Beer-Bike T-shirts in Sign up in the office if you want placing their own system in the performing in the spring Musicale, arm wrestling competitions, call contact Tim Doyle. Babs' office if you want one. They to bring a date to Baker Night, display, should contact Dr. Burrus 526-0140. Men will compete in two will only order enough for those March 27. The sign-up sheets for (x3568), or Brent Wilkie (667- weight classes dividing at the 180 who sign up. seating will go up the week before. 5418). pound cutoff. Ladies' arm If you want to be a committee Anyone interested in being an wrestling has an open weight class. BROWN chairman, RPC rep, Food Rep, or RPC advisor for next year can pick up The Country & Western Dance Linda Bosse court member, fill out an an application in the office. will be at 9 p.m. Saturday evening application and sign up for an Ed Keller and will feature bronco riding. interview in Babs' office. Tickets are $2.50 in advance and Don't forget to show Mrs.' Von The Will Rice All-School Party The next film in the WRC/ RPC GSA $3.00 at the gate. Eiff your receipt from the Cashier's will be Saturday, March 28. It will foreign gilm series, The Grand Sk Carol Gardosik Sunday afternoon, March 22, office if you plan on living on be from 4:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. at Illusion, is showing tonight in we will have a cookout with Brown campus next year. You need to see Will Rice. It is free for Will Rice Chem Lec. Shows start at 7:45 and in the Country club at 5 p.m. her before she leaves tomorrow College members. (Please bring 10:00 p.m. It's free. The film Give us your pot! In order to Hamburgers will go for 75e each. afternoon. Bump for next year is your I.D.) For everyone else it will committee will present All That have enough for everyone who Sign-up for the SRC Tenth next Thursday, March 26, if you be $2.50 in advance, $3.00 at the Jazz tomorrow night (March 20) at comes to the GSA picnic March Anniversary Barbecue Party is want to load up on Kleenex for any door. There will be two bands— 7, 9:30 and 12. Admission is only 28, we need volunteers to help us underway in the college office. The outbursts of hysteria. "Dr. Rocket" will play from 4:30 to $1; it's in the Chem Lec, too cook up the beans. Volunteers cost is $2 for current SRC Also (no, this has absolutely no 8:30 and "Hip Pocket" will play Changeover is at our next meeting, please add your phone number to members and associates, $4 for connection to outbursts of from 9:30-2:00. Beer and wine April 6, at 7 p.m. in Sewall Hall your name when you sign up for their guests and no charge for SRC hysteria), don't forget the cookout coolers will be served all 203a.

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April 2 (first day of next break) The Rice Thresher, March 19,1981, page 19 f more and more notes and notices Yearbooks for 1979 and 1980 are Concerning money! The deadline the fall months till mid-December, 4i the still available. If you haven't for accepting applications for the other one will begin in Feb. and Thursday, March nineteenth picked one uip, they can be found 8. Wiess Commons. Pippin opens. $2.50. financial aid as been moved to extend into June. The Fall rice 7:30. Media Center. The Lost Honor of Katharina in the SA Office. 1979's at $4 and June 7. To be considered for Fall program will be run along the same Blum. Free. 1980's are still free. 1981 aid, you must meet the lines as SS's regular academic year people's River Oaks. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (7:15) «** following deadlines: 1) A program in Denmark, Finland, and The Elephant Man (9:30). The Rice Gay/ Lesbian Support completed Rice Application on file Norway or Sweden. No previous calendar Group will have its next meeting by June 1. 2) A completed TEG knowledge of Danish is necessary. on Sunday, March 22 at 4. We will Friday, March twentieth Application on file by June 1, for The Spring semester program is discuss plans for possible Texas Res. only. 3) Financial Aid only for students who already have 3:30. SRC Country Club. TG1F, Chili Cookoff, participation in Gay Pride Week, Armwrestling. Form, FAF, must have a CSS some knowledge of Danish, 5. Deadline for dropping courses and for converting P/ F to a number grade. ordering our group T-shirts, and receipt date of June 1 or earlier. No equivalent to at least on year of 7. 9:30 and 12. Chem Lec. AH That Jazz. our approaching panel discussions one will be considered for Fall college study. For futher info write 8 Rice Memorial Chapel. Early Music Ensemble. Free. in several Rice classes. Call Annise 1981 aid who does not meet these to: Scandinavian Seminar, 100 8. Museum of Fine Arts. Hawks and Sparrows. $2. (524-2788) or Rick (524-5467) for deadlines. Forms available in the East 85th St, N.Y., NY 10028. 7:30 and 10. Media Center. The Last Waltz. $1.75. directions. (Be persistent, we're out Financial Aid Office. *** River Oaks. Up in Smoke (7:30) and Airplane (9:15). a lot.) #** The Pub Operations Committee is Saturday, March twenty-first *** Pre-Law — The Rice Pre-Law now accepting applications for the Rice Museum. "Transfixed by Light" exhibit opens. W5YG — There will be an Society will meet at 7 p.m. on positions of Manager, Assistant 9. SRC Country Club (RMC if it rains). C & W Dance. $3 at the door, extremely important meeting of Monday, March 23 in the Kyle Manager, and Head Bartender for $2.50 before, pardner. W5YG, the Rice Amateur Radio Morrow Room. Officers for next the academic year 1981-82. 8. Baker Commons. All's Well That Ends Well closes. Club, on Wed., March 25 at noon year will be elected, and a film strip Applications are due in the Office 7:45, 10 and 12:15. Chem Lec. Heaven Can Wait. $1. in the SRC PDR. All members are on "How to Apply for Law of the Proctor, 101 Lovett Hall, no 8. Museum of Fine Arts. Fanny. $2. urgently requested to attend. 7:30 and 10. Media Center. The Last Waltz again. $1.75. School" will be shown. Also, later than 5 p.m. on Friday, March River Oaks. Outback (7:15 and 9:30) begins a 3-day run. Organizational meeting for 1981- Campanile pictures will be taken, 27. For information on the so look nice. Sunday, March twenty-second 82 cheerleader tryouts will be positions contact Peter Rudenberg 7:30. Media Center. Fleischer Brothers Cartoons. $1.75. Monday, March 23 at 4 p.m. in *** at Willy's Pub. *** River Oaks. Outback (2:45, 5, 7:15 and 9:30) again. Autry Court. If unable to attend, Last Three Days! Baker College Graduation Announcements. Monday, March twenty-third or for further info, call Karen Theatre presents Shakespeare's Those who missed out can join me 8. Hamman Hall. Antigone opens. Scholz at 526-1901. All's Well That Ends Well through *** in a new printing. Call Marina at Tuesday, March twenty-fourth March 21. Performanced start at 8 961-3267. River Oaks. Yellow Submarine (7:30) and How I Won the War (9:15). p.m. and tickets are $2.25 for »*» Wednesday, March twenty-fifth » vain misclass students and $3.25 for adults. Call Graduating seniors, if you want to 9:30. Willy's Pub. Micheal Marcoulier. Man created God in his own 526-5779 for reservations. receive a 1981 Campanile, free of 7:30. Media Center. Ugetsu. $1.75. charge; you must fill out a mailing River Oaks. Why Not? (7:30) and Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (9:30). image. But such is the power of an Applications for the Campus Store idea that we must see how the form. They will be available in Thursday, March twenty-sixth Board (current soph.), Pub college offices, the SA Office and knife is but non-dull. Sharp it's Control Board (one on campus, 8:30. Comedy Workshop. The Two-Bit Opera opens. not. —Wonder Warthog® the Campanile Office. They must 7:30. Media Center. Four Nights of a Dreamer. $1.75. one off campus) and Parking be turned in by July 1 or a fee of $2 River Oaks. Like a Turtle on It's Back (7:15 and 9:30) begins a 3-day run. *** Appeals Board are available in the SEX!! will be charged. If you come to Friday, March twenty-seventh SA Office. Applications are due by pick one up next fall and haven't Lost: A tan fake leather carrying March 27. 8. Congregation Beth Israel. Bloch Sacred Service (Shepherd School). Free. case with Gulf Oil emblem on one filled out a mailing form prior ot 7:30 and 10:30. Media Center. The Day of the Locust. $1.75. side. Contains notes and July 1,1981 — you will be charged River Oaks. Like a Turtle on It's Back (7:15 and 9:30). Persons interested in Baptism, $2. calculator. Substantial reward for confirmation, or renewing their Saturday, March twenty-eighth return of case and contents, no *»* 1:30. Media Center. The Three Musketeers (1948). $1. faith: "Cathchesis: An Intro- The Rice Players will gaive a questions asked. Return to Payson duction to Christ and His Church" 4 p.m. - 2 a.m. WRC. Prehistoric All School Party. $2.50 before, $3 after., Todd 251 Baker or to Baker Office special benefit performance of 8 Hamman Hall. Antigone closes. meets Thursday nights 7 to 8:30 Antigone for the Friends of 8. Wiess Commons. Pippin closes. $2.50. or call 526-5435. p.m. through Lent at Autry House Fondren Library, Wednesday, 8. Museum of Fine Arts. Cisar. $2. *** (across Main from Lovett Attention attention seekers: March 25 at 8 p.m. in Hamman 7:30. Media Center. Texpo '81. $1.75. entrance). Episcopal services in St. Hall. Following the performance River Oaks. Like a Turtle on Its Back (2:45, 5, 7:15 and 9:30). Be you Grubby, Conceited, Bedes Chapel at Autry House, Impressionable or similarly there will be a backstage party for Sunday, March twenty-ninth Sundays: Eucharist 10 a.m. and the audience. Tickets for this 7:30 Media Center. The Misfits. $1.75. limelight-happy, we would like to Evensong 5 p.m. followed by River Oaks. The Red Shoes (2:30 and 7) and An Evening with the Royal Ballet extend our highly sought-after, special performance are $12.50 dinner ($1). each and fully tax deductible. Call (5 and 9:30). genuine inivitation to become a *** charter member of the PEDISTAL Hillel events — The Hillel Multi- Jane Hubbard at the Friends' plays and exhibits (Persons Eternally Devoted to office at 527-4022. Media Megillah and Purim ••• All s Well That Ends Well through March 21 at 8. Baker Commons. $2.25 for Egocentric Selfish Thoughts Celebration will take place at the students, $3.23 for others. 526-5779. A representative from the Beaver About Life) Club. A new club at Jewish Comm. Center, 5601 S. College, a British Study Abroad Pippin running March 19-21, 26-28 at 8. Wiess Commons. $2.50 general Rice dedicated to coddling and admission. Call x2308. Braeswood, at 7:30 p.m. on March Program, will be available to meet fostering the Tender Egos or 19. Come in costume for an with students on March 25 in the Antigone running March 23-28 at 8. Hamman Hall. 527-4040. coddled and tender girls such as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead through April 11 at 8:30 (Thur. - Sat.) evening of fun, including a UJA Student Advising Office. and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown through April 4 at 5 p.m. (Sat.). ourselves. Three categories of "project renewal" slave auction, Main Street Theatre. $3 students. Call 524-6706. applicants will be carefull Hamantashen, Greggors, music On Golden Pond through April 5 and Betrayal through April 12. Alley screened: 1) Grubby, i.e. generally and dancing. Fania Fenelon, ad$ Theatre Call 228-8421. sarcastic, hostile, and leaders of author and heroine of the TV Attention art students! Let me "Allen Jones, Works on Paper A Retrospective" through April 11. Sewall Art valueless lives; often too dumb to - movie Playing for Time will be the build it for you. A drawing Gallery. x3502. converse. 2) Conceited, i.e. having projector for less than half the "Security in Byzantium: Locking, Sealing and Weighing" through May 24 and guest and the Hillel Oneg Shabbat nothing better to do thain on March 20 at 8 p.m. at Brown normal cost. 5x enlargement, 5x "Transfixed by Light: Photographs from the Menil Foundation Collection" sitting around and thinking up new beginning March 21. Rice Museum. x4981. College PDR. An after dinner reduction. For illustration, sizing ways to capture the limelight program will include music, song type, and all types. Call Tom lectures, talks, seminars, colloquia (applicants from Lovett will be and refreshments. The Hillel coed 784-9676 Medical Implications of Nuclear Power, a film featuring Dr. Helen Caldicott. given special consideration) 3) softball team Torah!Torah! will Impressionable, i.e. liable to be so Teachers wanted. Elementary and SH 301. March 19 at 7 p.m. Free. play its last game on Field 4 March Secondary. West and other states. "The Work of Cartier-Bresson," lecture to open Rice Museum's photography completely overcome by "bad 21 at 1 p.m. Hillel will sponsor a exhibit. Beaumont Newhall, author, historian, teacher. Phys Amph. March influences" that all persons must Placements since 1946. Phone 20 at 7 p.m. graduate student brunch on (505) 877-7802 Southwest "watch what they say" in her Sunday, March 22 from 10:30 a.m "The French Presidential Elections" (in English). Mr. Claude Fouquet, Presence. Teachers' Agency, Box 4337 Alb., Consul-General of France in Houston. PL 212. March 23 at 3:30 p.m. - 12 noon at Brown College PDR. NM 87196. To ensure that only the most "Moral Majority Who Are They? Immoral Minority Who Are We?" Dr. The topic of discussion will be Help wanted at local print shop. Nannette J. Bruckman, psychologist, Prof, at U of H at Clearlake. Sewall genuine of attention seekers are Jewish genetic diseases, with Relaxed working conditions. No 303. March 24 at 7:30 p.m. allowed to be associated with our speakers from The Jewish Family "A Prince of the Church: Schleiermacher the Beginnings of Modern names, we (the Founding experience necessary. Call Robert Service and The Dept. of or Wayne at 512-9465 or apply at Theology": "The Work of Theology," "The Christ of Faith," and "The Acts President, Empress and Queen) Pediatrics at Baylor College of of God." Dr. Brian Albert Garrish, Divinity School, Univ. of Chicago. Rice resort to our well-tested Grubby, Kinko's Graphics, 2368 Rice Blvd. Memorial Chapel. March 24, 25, 26 (respectively) at 8 p.m. Medicine. All grad students are "NMR Imaging." Prof. M.R. Wilcott, Chemistry Dept., U of H. PL 210. Conceited and Impressionable welcome. Cost is $2 for members, Cash paid for books, records, March 25 at 4 p.m. tactics. To scrutinize all candidates $2.50 for others. Hillel will have a magazines. 7 days a week. 1408 "Some Recent Results in Discrete Optimal Control Theory " Dr. Jaroslav potentials, all those interested deli lunch on March 25 at 12 noon Hyde Park Half Price Books, Dolezal, Inst, of Information Theory and Automation, Czech Academy, should apply Thursday at the Pub at the Baker PDR. Cost is $1 for records, magazines. between 9:30 and 12; if you are Prague, Czechoslovakia. Bio 131. March 26 at 3 p.m. members, $1.50 for others. Scientific translators — Hours worthy of membership we will *** contact you. flexible, good pay. Japanese only. sorry, folks misclassifieds The Thresher is now interviewing Send qualifications to: Trans- for the position of Business lators, P.O. Box 7552, Austin, TX Vermeer and tulipmania — no Very bad news: A couple dozen Food Poll Misclass: Manager for academic year 1981- place but Holland. unpublished misclasses submitted I hate fucking beets. 78712. Austin residency not 82. No previous experience is required. *** about 3-4 weeks ago (just before Trade Rubash for Schuler. necessary, but a working Bud the awesome beauty: break) have been misplaced. If you Monday night cafeteria style is a knowledge of financial accounting Carpets — Used carpets for dorm Everywhere I touch him he's submitted something around then, chaotic bag of shit. (Acco 305) is required. The rooms. Priced $15 a room size and hard! —Feb**. 21* , around 3 a.m. and you're really hot to see it in Rubash die. Business Manager is a paid up. No checks. 926-9026. print, rewrite the misclassified Family style is necessary for the position, and requires 10-20 hours Dr. Martin, upon seeing the preservation of sanity. Valet attendents — Positions open SRCCWD posters for the first and resubmit it. a week. For more info contact *»* for part-time shifts, days and time: "These are good . . . that These new changes, though David Ross at 527-4801. "I don't know if I can take all three radical, represent only the first *** nights, three or four days a week. looks like a photograph of series a [unintelligible] of the $4.15 per hour to start. Apply at Berstein." —3/14, 8:25 p.m. of you at once ... but I'll try!" A new opportunity to study in *** — A.L., 2:31 p.m., 1/26 eating class to overcome the Denmark is being offered by 532 West Belfort #105, Tuesday or Desperate! I want several tickets to Imperial Management Bureau- Scandinavian Seminar with two Friday betw 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Boston Symp. tonight. If you have Math prof after having an early-on cracy. separate one-semester programs, Jeeps, Cars, Trucks available some to sell please call calculation corrected by a Let my people go. one in the fall and one in the through government agencies, immediately. Karen 526-4286, or student: "Let's see how bad this The food here sucks. spring, for college students and many sell for under $200. Call Matt 528-3597. messes things up." The food is driving me off campus. other adults. The first one will start 602-941-8014 ext. 29 for your Student: "I'm sorry!" — Take your pick at the end of July and extend over directory on how to purchase. The Rice Thresher, March 19, 1981, page 20