Former Sid Secretaries Suspended for a Semester
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the Rice Thresher Vol. LXXXVIII, Issue No. 15 SINCE 1916 Friday, December 8, 2000 Former Sid secretaries suspended for a semester by Brian Stoler Camacho, but since Camacho filed policy and discrimination on the ba- repeated statements that she has pressed no interest in bringing the THRF.SHKK KDITOKIAI. STAFF the original complaint, Gillis will hear sis of sex. sex with her twin sister Danielle, issue to the university judicial sys- the appeal. Acting Assistant Dean The complaint was sparked by also a Sid sophomore. tem, Sid President laura Rees said. Former Sid secretaries Patrick for Student Judicial Programs Allen the back page of the Oct. 24 min- Jessica and Danielle Dunn de- "When 1 offered to take the issue to B. Murphy and Vinay Kini were sen- Matusowsaid they haveuntiljan. 16 utes. The top of the page reprints an clined to comment on the case. a higher level for them, because it tenced to one semester of suspen- to file an appeal. opinion column from the Oct. 13 Kini and Murphy sent an apology was a big deal, they said that they sion in connection with the Oct. 24 Matusow told the students of issue of The Rice Thresher, and at the for the minutes to the Sid listserv the were comfortable with the way that Sid Richardson College Council min- their suspension at a meeting yes- bottom is a parody of the column. day after they were published. Jes- Sid had dealt with the issue, and that utes. terday afternoon. "He told us what The original column, "Registrar and sica and Danielle Dunn each sent 'Sid Rich rules,' that they had had so Kini declined to comment on the our punishment was and handed us financial aid eventually fix glitches," messages to the listserv later that much support from the community case, but Murphy said he spoke on letters explaining that we had vio- was written by Sid sophomore Jes- day acknowledging the apology and that that was enough," Rees said. Kini's behalf. lated all three charges," Murphy sica Dunn. thanking members of the college for Sid Master Steve Cox said the Murphy and Kini are planning to said. The parody was titled "Great their support. Dunns' parents showed the minutes appeal to President Malcolm Gillis, The two Sid sophomores were things about me that everyone to Camacho. "My understanding is Murphy said. Normally such an ap- told their violations were inflicting should know," and included insults The complaint that the parents of the Dunn girls peal would be directed to Vice Presi- or attempting to inflict mental harm, about Dunn, including comments In the few days after the minutes brought the minutes to the vice dent for Student Affairs Zenaido violation of Rice's sexual harassment like "You Are a Dumb Bitch" and were published, the Dunns ex- See MINUTES, Page 10 KTRU back on the air L by Olivia Allison Home, a Wiess College junior, said. "This is THRKSHKR KDITOKIAI. STAFF what we have to go with, and I feel like we really bargained with the administration well." Student programming returned to KTRU The policy states that the station is ac- at 4 p.m. today after K TRU DJs, the SA Senate countable to the university, which holds the u 91*7 fm and Vice President for Student Affairs Ze- Federal Communications Commission license, naido Camacho reached an agreement on a and the student body, and it "serves Rice e radio new operating policy for the station. University and the Houston community as 'Hie first song to be played on 91.7 FM in part of the local radio network." The policy over a week was by jazz great Miles Davis — also states that "DJs must be responsible for the song interrupted by static when the sta- their on air conduct and accountable to stu- PROTEST! tion was shut down Nov. 30. dent station management." vu •*" 4 The operating policy, which declares KTRU The station manager will be elected by the > ' MUl a "student-run radio station," is the result of student body, and if the general manager, an LP PUT Klru three days of negotiations between Student employee of Student Affairs, disagrees with r^'K Cl! Ai? Association President Lindsay Botsford, KTRU the station manager, he or she can appeal to I )J I )irectors Ben Home and Sarah Pitre, KTRU the SA Senate. The internal structure of KTRU DJ Alexei Angelides and Camacho. Home, will be determined by the KTRU Constitution, Pitre and Angelides presented an early draft of which has vet to be written, and its DJs. the proposal at Monday's SA meeting. A significant difference between the agreed- Klru RAU.Y KTRU will hold by Camacho'sdecision from upon policy and the draft presented at «•* »>>. Nov. 29 that three to four sports events per Monday's SA meeting is the make-up of the IS,* ***11 week, in addition to most tournament games, Committee to oversee the station. 'ITie original will be broadcast for the next two years. policy called for a KTRU College Committee ROB GADDI/THRESHER Home, Pitre and Angelides said they were composed of one student from each college. KTRU DJ Erica Sondgeroth, a Sid Richardson College junior, plays music in the Student Center happy with the agreement. "1 think people rec- The KTRU Friendly Committee in the cur- and talks to Dylon Robbins, a graduate student in Spanish. KTRU management asked DJs to work ognize that, in some ways, this wasn't the ideal," See KTKl!, Page 9 their shifts at a table in the Student Center to raise awareness about KTRU's shutdown. Freshman hospitalized after private party ambulances pull up and the police third floors of Jones South decided by Rachel Rustin cars and I thought, 'What the hell?' early this semester to plan the party THRESHER STAFF and so 1 ran over and 1 was told that on Friday. According to Fuquay, they After a private party at Jones Col- there was a student in very serious raised funds for the party by hosting lege Friday night, one freshman went condition upstairs on the second a slave auction and selling T-shirts, to the hospital for alcohol poisoning, floor," Gillis said. "So I went up there which have not yet been printed. and President Malcolm Gillis paid a and I asked had [Jones Masterl Rick "We've kind of pooled our re- morning visit. Barrera been awakened, and 1 said, sources all semester leading up to According to Jones President 'Pleaseawaken him now.' And I went this party, so there was a ton of Avinash Pinto, the college will not into the student's room, and 1 was alcohol and a lot of drinking," Fuquay be put on any kind of alcohol proba- extremely concerned at the appear- said. "And it was a good party. A lot tion, and the college cabinet is deal- ance of the student. And then I said, of people had a good time, but unfor- ing with the problem. The student 'Now I'm getting the hell out of here tunately people got sick and one went to Memorial Hermann Hospi- so 1 won't be in the way.' That's it. Jones person had to go to the hospi- tal and was released the same day. "To be quite frank, I was ex- tal the next day." Gillis said that from his house tremely worried. 'ITie guy had been Jones has security for all private early Saturday morning, he saw an vomiting in his sleep, and I know parties that have registered a keg, ambulance and police cars pull up what happens. At Duke, a person such as this one. Students were sta- outside of Jones South. died of that last year," Gillis said. tioned at each exit on the floor to "1 was doing my exercises on my Jones senior Richard Fuquay and keep people from leaving the floor weightlifting machine, and I saw the other students from the second and See PARTY, Page 7 INSIDE 1 Last 'Thresher of Scoreboard OPINION Page 3 Women's Basketball KTRU music director responds the semester Grambling State 63, Rice 85 Memphis 58, Rice 70 NEWS Page 8 This is the last Thresher of lona 53, Rice 94 Employee quits over KTRU issue the semester. Because we are students like the rest ofyou, and Men's Basketball FEATURES Page 14 Middle Tennessee St., 75, Rice 73 we will eventually need to study, Liz Jackson goes pro there will be no edition of the Lamar 53, Rice 60 Thresher during finals. A&E Page 16 ROB GADDI/TMRESHfR We will return Tuesday, Jan. Weekend Weather Discover the 'Crouching Tiger' Hi. Yes, Tuesday. We're print- Friday Hey, Lego my balls! ing a previously scheduled pa- Partly cloudy, 51 64 LIFESTYLES Page 17 Moo 2 pauses to collect balls from a dispenser during the Rice Lego per Jan. 16 to catch upon events Saturday Surviving finals Robot Contest Sunday. Students In Electrical Engineering 201, better that happen between today and Mostly cloudy, 52 63 known as "Lego Lab," built robots that were supposed to deposit balls the beginning of next semes- Sunday SPORTS Page 19 into goals and shoot them into a hoop for points. Moo 2 eventually ter. Mostly cloudy, 62-73 Lady Owls' strength continues took second place. THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2000 the Rice Thresher H6LLO SIRJ WOULD you LiKeTo rpy our new Brian Stoler Jose Luis Cubria, Michael Nalepa Editor in Chief Mariel Tarn Opinion Editor Rice umveRSiTy Rat>io Managing Editors uSTeninG- exPeRience i>eaL th3t cortes WITH n> TWO Sonic youTHS, a An unfair example Sioe OF unat>uLTeRaTeD We are upset, but not surprised, that former Sid Secretaries Patrick fcasKeTbaLL, ani> one Murphy and Vinay Kini were suspended for a semester due to the Oct.