OP-ED A&E P. 9 SPORTS P. 12 This one's on the house Can you give a movie negative stars? Pool partyfor swi m team Opinions Editor Ryan Gupta writes open letters to the adminis- We're usually nice to bad movies, but Season of the Witch is Swim team dominates highly ranked North Texas in the team's tration, RUPD and the student body about drinking at Rice. a curse on humanity. last home meet.
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thVOLUME XCVIIIe, ISSUE NO. Ric16 STUDENT-RUe N SINCE 1916 FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2011 Rondelet back after two years TM, BY RUBY GEE M'm* THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF
Rondelet returns tomorrow at 10 p.m. after a two-year hiatus. While the location of the dance remains at the Trevisio restau- rant in the Texas Medical Center, several changes, such as the ad- dition of a winter theme due to a change in event timing, have been implemented in an effort to revive the formal dance. Rice Program Council Social Co- Chair and Interim Vice President BRIEF HISTORY^ Wrm- <& Libby Ulman said that they had •MNRMRLLETI hoped to bring back the tradition in Rondelet, in the Remembering Martin Students and other Rice community memberMs:**s at the Rice Memo - a slightly different way while main- form of a festival, rial Center Chapel participate in a Martin Luther King Day vigil or- taining the spirit of Rondelet. occurs for the first Luther King ganized by the Black Student Association. "In the past few years, Ron- May time. It replaces delet has just kind of died out 1947 May Fete, which because of low popularity," Ul- started in 1921 as a man, a Sid Richardson College spring celebration. sophomore, said. "This year, In addition to a the idea was to revamp it, bring 5A alcohol forum springtime ball, it back at a different time and Rondelet weekend hope to get people energized now includes a about it." May Songfest musical DUULL' discusses safety Tickets sales for the formal 1959 competition, an dance began Jan. 12, with a regu- informal dance at BY BOB CHEN AND one another is by notifying college not just a little bit of alcohol but a lar ticket costing $15. For $25, the Student Center HALLIE JORDAN chief justices of private parties, lot of alcohol of 11 [one per college] attendees can get a ticket and and a picnic. THRESHER STAFF Wiess College Chief Justice Jon En- kinds in a very short course of an wristband for alcohol if of age. The Rondelet dean said. According to the policy, evening," Hutchinson said. Wristbands may be purchased Pageant is held at After an influx of calls to Rice if a party has a keg, it must be reg- Lovett College Chief Justice Jay at the door. According to Ulman, the residential Emergency Medical Services for istered as a private party. Patel said he thought more than RPC had sold approximately 520 colleges, while the excess alcohol consumption, the "If you host a party, you are taking just discussion needs to happen to tickets out of the allotted 600 as April Rondelet Ball is Student Association held a panel to responsibility for all who consume bring change. of Wednesday. 1964 held in the Texas discuss what can be done to reduce alcohol," Hutchinson said. "Tell your "A lot of the issues were said, Ulman said that a strength Room of the the number of intoxicated students. chief justice for support." but we have not established what to of past Rondelets was the prox- Houston Club. The panel, held Wednesday eve- Communication between stu- do next, and I think we really need imity of its location at Trevisio, Tickets cost $1 per ning, included seven panelists whom dents does keep the level of EMS to do that," Patel said. which is located on top of a person. the SA felt represent and are informed calls significantly lower, Zaidi said. The intent of the meeting was building in the Texas Medical The tradition of about Rice's alcohol policy, Will Rice "Public gatherings that are to promote communication and re- Center. Trevisio is an award- April electing a Rondelet College Senator Renee Dudley said. planned will see a distinct decrease ceive input from the student body, winning restaurant that is queen and court "We had more ambulance trans- in EMS calls," Zaidi said. "Howev- Dudley said. known by locals for its fine din- 1970 officially ends. port to the hospital last semester er, people from private parties are Associate Dean of Undergradu ing and event catering. than we had in any other semes- found in a state when they need ates Donald Ostdiek made sure to "It's a really cool venue With the theme of ter year in the EMS history," REMS hospitalization immediately." emphasize this idea. within walking distance of Rice, "Night in Old Houston," Rondelet Captain Hashim Zaidi said. "That's Several students in the audience "The policy was written by and with a really pretty view of the is held in the Crystal just last semester." questioned if more EMS calls could large by the students," Ostdiek med center and a nice little bal- March Ballroom at the The number of calls to EMS is signify more faith in the service and said. "It is not something that is cony area as well," Ulman said. 2000 historic Rice Hotel, something that cannot be over- not a rise in overly drunk students. imposed on you but something the "Compared to Esperanza, it's which is known for looked, Dean of Undergraduates "More EMS calls do show that community has made. Everyone sort of a fancier venue itself, so its ceiling murals John Hutchinson, a panelist, said. our community cares, but we also should have input." people should feel comfortable and wide balconies. "We are sitting at a moment of know that some people have been dressing up." The price of crisis," Hutchinson said. "The sta- found abandoned, suggesting that O see FORMAL, page 8 Rondelet tickets is tus quo cannot stand. We can't wait we have a ways to go," Hutchinson lowered from $20 to for this to go away. Crisis presents said. "For a culture $10 in hopes of itself as an opportunity. We need to of care, we must increasing student collectively stand up as a commu- help people March attendance. Three nity to say this cannot go on." not to go too 2008 hundred and fifty Though the panel discussed what far and inter- students attend the the policy actually says, Hutchinson vene. We need masquerade themed emphasized that the most effective to feel empow- dance at the Trevisio way to combat alcohol-related prob- ered to help restaurant. lems is for students to care about people, wheth- RPC cancels each other and their community and er or not we are Rondelet after only not about law enforcement. the host." selling 60 tickets. "The driving force of the policy Crawls, along The Moulin is about care, not about legal issues with private par- Rouge-themed spring at a private gathering," Hutchinson ties and the drink formal would have said. "Rice liberalized its policy Four Loko, have taken place in the with the belief that students would contributed to high February Grand Hall. pick up the slack by taking care of drinking levels, 2009 each other." Hutchinson said. One way students can work on "It is physically supporting and looking out for unrealistic to have GRAPHIC BY DAVE
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2 EDITORIAL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21,2011 the Rice jQhresher Booze forum successful The Jan. 20 "Booze Talk" forum regarding the future of Rice's alcohol policy was, simply put, the epitome of what makes Rice such an enduring community (see story, page 1). The discussion provided a comfortable ven- ue for students to voice concerns and suggestions about the issues at hand. The outstandingly attended intimate gathering brought together students, student leaders and administrators in an absolute testament to Rice's cul- ture of involvement and unity. Dean of Undergraduates John Hutchinson led a panel that included rep- resentatives from REMS, Socials Committees, chief justices and Judicial Af- fairs. The forum was established to ensure student input in the important issue of alcohol policy. This commitment to administration-student com- munication has been advocated by the Thresher in the past, and we would like to acknowledge the administration's distinct attempt to include the students and encourage similar discussion in the future. Nv\NoR! According to Hutchinson, the philosophy behind the alcohol policy is one which hinges upon Rice's "culture of care." In 1997, while other uni- versities were "clamping down" on their alcohol policies. Rice felt comfort- able liberalizing its own policy because of the confidence placed in student leadership to fill in the gap and make the system work in an effective and responsible way. This is a major point which should be considered by all students. The Thresher implores the student body to respect and appreciate the system in place or risk the possibility of losing the privileges that have been granted to us in terms of the alcohol policy. While some of the alcohol problems might be attributed to population MEET growth in the student body, the fact that incidences of Rice students being brought to hospitals has nearly doubled and the discovery of abandoned unconscious, intoxicated students around campus has increased, it is ob- W*rv vious that there exists a disparity between the current safety of students were*"' and the ideal level of safety that students should enjoy while drinking on campus. Students need to step up and fill the gap of caring for each other or else risk administrative interference as well. \NC o«> The lowest point of the forum, however, was a short discussion on *3 ' RUPD's seemingly harsher attitude and more stern philosophy. While Po- lice Chief Bill Taylor dismissed the issue by stating there is no intentional shift in RUPD procedure when dealing with alcohol policy and intoxicated LETTERS TO THE EDITOR [email protected], twitter.com/TheRiceThresher students, it seems that this is an issue that requires further discussion and was not properly addressed during the forum. This is especially true be- To the Editor: provide a social opportunity with graduate students. Nonetheless, we cause of the outpouring of complaints from students who have disagreed After reading last week's staff edi- other students. Close friendships remain committed to efforts aimed at with RUPD's handling of various incidents over the past semester. RUPD's torial on GSA involvement in college are made through GSA sports. Also, improving graduate-undergraduate recent increased vigor in handing out citations and seemingly lowered em- sports ("GSA not a residential col- engagement in such activities is not relations and increasing interactions pathy is a matter that needs to be addressed under the umbrella of the al- lege") the GSA officers have decided uniquely a "college experience." Em- between graduate and undergradu- cohol policy reviews. to issue this response. In the online ployees at companies of comparable ate students, including friendly and Ultimately, Hutchinson forcefully believes that the status quo can no comments there are already several size to Rice University nearly always fair competition. Graduate students longer remain because it is simply not in the interest of the students. The corrections and counterarguments to have opportunities for competitive are here, after all, for reasons other Thresher agrees with this philosophy; however, it is imperative that no sub- the poorly researched claim of com- recreational activities available to than raising Rice's national pro- stantial changes are made to the alcohol policy and no aggressive crack- petitive advantage. Since these points them, even though they are no longer file. We are willing to both listen to downs on the current alcohol policy's enforcement ensue. Any occurrences have already been made, there is not in college. We strongly oppose re- and participate in discussions with like these would lead to the unsafe situation of off-campus drinking. In- much reason to repeat them here, but moving the GSA from sports and rec- sports representatives on ways to im- stead. the change must be a grassroots one in which the students make what does need to be addressed is the reational activities. It would not only prove the fairness and competitive- changes to their habits and gain more responsibility for the care of those narrow viewpoint displayed in this go against the inclusive nature of the ness of the aforementioned sports. around them. Students, we are at a crossroads, and the decisions we make editorial. Just like undergraduates, campus community, but also take GSA officers over the next semester will affect life at Rice for us and generations to come. GSA members are Rice University stu- away recreational opportunities for Take a line from the comic books: With great privileges, come great re- dents, part of Ricew's "student body." sponsibilities. Students should be willing to care for not only themselves, This inclusivity has been encouraged but for those around them. After all, if students lack the common decency in recent years by the GSA's efforts Last week's online poll results: to care for each other, other entities such as RUPD may have no choice but alongside the SA to improve gradu- 87 RESPONSES Should the Graduate Student Association to intervene. This only leads to more work for RUPD and REMS and more ate-undergraduate relations. This in- RECEIVED continue to compete against the residential angry students confused as to why RUPD is increasing its presence. cludes graduate mentoring for under- graduates, and the recent and very colleges in intramurals ana Beer Bike? successful Research Mixer. Unfortu- • Yes. Extra, extra! Vote all about it! nately, last week's editorial does not CEO's support remarkable carry the same sentiment. It plainly Was this year's takes the opposite viewpoint, stating Rondelet a success? The Rice Education Entrepreneurship Program and the Knowledge Is Power No. that graduate students should not Voting opens on the Thresher Program recently wooed Reed Hastings to speak at the university (see story, participate in college sports and other website after Saturday night. page 4). This high-profile speaker is the current CEO of Netflix and ex-president on-campus recreational activities like of the California Board of Education. The Thresher would like to commend the Beer Bike and powderpuff. For grads, I don't care. program on successfully acquiring a speaker of such high caliber. as for undergrads, these activities are This issue's poll: Hastings spoke from his background on education with fervent support a respite from class and research that What do you think about Rice's alcohol policy? for the charter school system. Rice, of course is vested in the charter school Cast your vote online at u w.r:, et system because of its proximity to the first K1PP schools — one of the main models for the efficiency and success in the charter school system. Further- more, Rice's selection of Work Hard, Be Nice as the university O-Week novel further ties Rice to this issue of charter education. Thus the selection of Anna Wilde Editor in Chief Hastings to speak on campus was particularly impressive; the topic of his speech was particularly relevant to students, and it was a privilege for those Josh Rutenberg interested to hear from an expert in the field. Managing Editor Hasting believes that the leadership of charter schools makes them NEWS COPY particularly effective. School boards that are headed by elected officials The Rice Thresher, the official student news- Jocelyn Wright Editor Johanna Ohm Editor paper equals lost revenue for Housing and Dear RUPD, uations that are actually dangerous, cation and issuing public in- Dining, a loss that is especially trouble- as opposed to singling out individu- toxication violations to amicably some after taking into account the re- As a student body, we are for- als who may have broken policy but offering a ride back to the student's cent large housing additions in the form tunate to have a department dedi- are not endangering themselves or college. As students, should we of Duncan and McMurtry Colleges. Fur- cated to preserving our safety and anyone else around them. If there is feel comfortable approaching an thermore, the exodus of students from well-being; however, over the past no need to enter a suite or a room, it officer or should we turn the other on-campus housing will undermine the semester or so, I hold the opinion should not be done. direction? Should we ask for a ride Ryan Gupta crux of the residential college system. that RUPD has become less nurtur- RUPD entering a suite, unpro- back to our college if we need one Even worse, upperclassmen-lower- ing and more aggressive. My expec- voked confiscating alcohol and or should we keep our heads down Dear administration, classmen divide would grow steadily as tation is that RUPD maintains the disallowing students to sleep in and try to not attract attention? on-campus housing becomes predomi- rules and policies of the university the common room are all actions I Perhaps it's the influx of new offi- Work hard, play hard. That's what nantly freshmen-filled. with reason and consistency. personally experienced on Jan. 14 cers or a lack of standardized pro- you told me this place was about when As the residential college system In requesting that RUPD use rea- at Duncan College. To make mat- tocol. Either way, the student body I was a senior in high school, and up to weakens and the presence of on-cam- son, I simply mean that RUPD of- ters worse, the RUPD presence that would appreciate a firmer outline now, you've kept your promise. Rice has pus partying decreases, the appeal of ficers should not aggressively seek evening was triggered by EMS calls of RUPD's actions. arguably the best academic-party bal- Rice to prospective students will quick- to dole out violations, but only act — something we were promised RUPD had the most effec- ance in the country. The prestigious de- ly diminish as it picks up an "all work, when necessary, such as in cases of would not happen. This sort of ac- tive working relationship with gree at the end of the four years means no play" reputation. As prospective stu- public disturbances. RUPD should tion simply undermines students' students when they intervened as much as the incredible four years we dents begin to shun Rice, the rankings not attempt to actively seek out un- respect for RUPD. in critical situations, but re- spent earning that degree. Coming from of our prestigious university will begin derage drinkers, because this shifts Another troubling aspect is mained on the sidelines when it Rice, we are smarter and have more fun an inevitable fall. Alumni, angry about RUPD's role from one that keeps that RUPD lacks consistency. An was most appropriate. I certainly than our peers at other universities. the new alcohol policy and infuriated students safe to one that serves as a RUPD officer's action when see- hope that the mutual respect is That's what makes Rice special. about the diminishing ranking of their strict disciplinarian. I implore that ing an intoxicated minor can soon restored between students I am not imploring you to not dras- alma mater, would quickly begin pull- you focus on law enforcement in sit- range from demanding identi- and RUPD. ticaly alter the current alcohol policy at ing their donations to the university. status quo because it is in the best short- Sound a little too extreme? Is it term and long-term interest of the uni- possible that the university is affected Dear students, you have the unique opportunity lished to deal with problems that versity. If Rice's alcohol policy changes, on such a large-scale by such a rela- to live, study and party with your arise during parties, so don't hesi- or its enforcement is altered significantly tively small change? The answer is a Pull it together. Maybe the fresh- friends over your four years at Rice. tate in contacting the chief justice to create a less-lenient drinking culture, resounding yes. The only assumption man class has been crazier than in This system has proved its worth if necessary. the impacts will be devastating. I have made is that the establishment past years, maybe the Four Lokos through history by providing an Finally, try not to be the guy that In the short term, drinking will of a new alcohol policy would limit the were as loco as advertised, or may- environment in which students go leaves his dinner in the stairwell move predominantly off campus. This consumption and possession of alco- be James Tour's organic chemistry to and return from parties togeth- doorway. The fact that you killed move leaves students much more vul- hol on campus. The drastic results are class was just that stressful. But er, ensuring that students are not that handle is suddenly a lot less nerable to crime and Houston Police merely a logical progression of this hy- regardless, the amount of irrespon- forced to care for themselves when impressive once your face is in a run-ins than if we were contained to pothetical policy. The key point is that sible drinking this past semester drunk. This, in addition to the gen- toilet bowl. There is no judgment campus once we started partying as is this change would affect drinkers and was unacceptable. EMS calls have eral culture of care and responsibil- passed in becoming too intoxicat- the case now. Furthermore, drunk driv- non-drinkers, graduate students and increased two fold (as have trans- ity at Rice, has allowed the admin- ed; a lot of us have been there be- ing, a problem that is currently a virtual undergraduate students, staff and fac- port of students to local hospitals) istration to provide one of the most fore. But I am now emphasizing a non-factor at Rice, would undoubtedly ulty equally. If the betterment of Rice and the necessity for RUPD involve- lax alcohol policies among Ameri- new concept: By drinking too much escalate. In cases of alcohol abuse oil is in your best interest, then a revised ment has also gone up; the alco- can universities. Up until now. and requiring the care of EMS or the campus, students would simply no', fee! alcohol policy is not. hol policy crackdowns that RUPD As it stands, we're in danger of attention of RUPD, you are no lon- comfortable calling EMS. Given the op- It is imperative that, as Rice arrives and the administration would like ruining it for ourselves, and if we ger just ruining your night, but po- tion to suck it up and deal with the ex at these crossroads, we make an in- to impose are a byproduct of our can't quickly prove that we deserve tentially ruining the future nights cess alcohol or call for help and risk be formed and collective decision. While carelessness. And while an alcohol the current policy, it will be altered. of every single undergraduate to ing fined or arrested, it seems unlikely the recent onset of excessive drinking policy revision would be disastrous And don't underestimate how much pass through this university. If that EMS will receive the sar. ie volume requires attention, the matter should be for this university, it is understand- that sort of action will change Rice you don't act responsibly for your- of calls it does now. addressed in specific ways; everything able why the review is being con- both today and tomorrow. self, do it for the rest of us; other- The long-term implications are from increased O-Week alcohol educa- templated. Make good decisions and help wise the Harvard of the South may even more devastating. As it be- tion to imposing party guidelines (such When your awkward Owl those around you make good deci- quickly become the new University comes apparent that alcohol will as posting alcohol content of punch on Days prospie asks you what's sions. Rice is defined by this unique of Chicago. not be tolerated openly on campus, the front of the coolers). This is college, so great about Rice, nine times willingness to help those around students will become less enamored and students will drink. The only ques- out of 10, your answer will in us; reflect this philosophy on your with their on-campus lodging. Over tion is whether you want your students elude a discussion about the resi- Friday and Saturday nights. Sincerely, the course of a few years, the 80 percent to do it in the safe confines of the hedg- dential colleges (and their likeli- Rice also prides itself on student Ryan Gupta of students who live on campus will es where an overarching culture of care ness to Hogwarts). The glamour leadership and inititative. We have Baker College sophomore steadily decrease. Ultimately this loss is present. of the residential colleges is that an entire judicial system estab- Thresher opinions editor Recent RUPD activity should be exceptions of past, not future precedent Everyone may have a different reaction when some- that his or her friends down the hall may be reprimanded, abusive if you have to. While we can rely on friends, it is re- one yells "Cops!" at a party. Some may run (not recom- then an element of hesitation arises. Action by the police quired that we can also rely on ourselves. Know your limit; mended, you will just go to jail tired), some may hide should never derive from a call to EMS. What Rice needs is do not drink on an empty stomach; space out your drinks. and some may not be in a state to take any action. However, a good faith contract between RUPD and the student body Alcohol does not affect you immediately, but it can wreck the common ground is that everybody knows the police are that will always be upheld. your whole life instantly. If you have trouble sticking to /our present. This was not the case around 3 or 4 a.m. on Jan 15. At this point I need to make a bit of a disclaimer. While limit, then be sure to count your drinks and if necessary, At Duncan College, RUPD officers entered two suites com- I am not pleased with these events, I still think RUPD is a physically write it down somewhere. pletely unannounced and confiscated any and all alcohol. well-run, respectable police force. I feel safe on campus be- Admittedly, one of these suites is occupied by underage cause of them, and I understand that they have a job to do. U students, but there are 21-year-old students in the other. We have it better than a lot of other schools. There were also rumors of similar incidents at other colleges My advice to RUPD and the administration is to tread that night. carefully when it comes to any revisions in the alcohol pol- The KTRU sale was a huge con- icy. The KTRU sale was a huge controversy, but I can con- fidently say that a campus-wide alcohol debacle would be troversy, but I can confidently larger and more divisive. I am glad that Dean of Undergrad- say that a campus-wide alcohol uates John Hutchinson is trying to create open discussion about the policy, and it must remain open. debacle would be larger and The aforementioned good faith contract is a good goal, more divisive. but it obviously needs to be a two-way street. We have ex- pectations of the administration and the police here, and Drayton Thomas so it is only fair that they expect things from us. Students, control the amount you drink. When you are in need of EMS, This is cause for concern for several reasons. During you are way past the point of having fun. I have woken up The administration and RUPD need to maintain what O-Week, I specifically remember an RUPD officer telling a plenty of times and hated myself for drinking too much the Rice has been before this last weekend, and the students room full of new students that they would not be going into previous night. I have never woken up in the morning hating need to tone down the drinking. Having two hands and only rooms in the above manner. Of course, this incident did not myself for not having had enough to drink. one mouth is not a drinking problem, but making and re- start by the police simply patrolling the halls everywhere. Here are a few practical suggestions as to how we can peating mistakes is. You made the choice to read this ar- The reason for RUPD's presence at Duncan was due to two avoid excessive intoxication. First, when making certain ticle, and you can also make the choice to be a safer partier. alcohol-related EMS calls. The suites that were raided were drinks, such as jello shots or punch, do not dump random Next time you go out, I hope you remember to be safe, and in no way involved with the alcohol consumed that led to crap in the cooler. Notice what is going in, and then clearly therefore remember it in the morning. these calls. The manner is also troublesome. More so, how- label how strong the mixture is. An assertive wingman (in ever, is that this action was provoked by EMS calls. We know some cases more than one) is essential. Telling a drunk that the person who calls EMS does not get in trouble, and person to stop drinking rarely works. Take the cup out of Drayton Thomas that is why he or she does not hesitate. But if he or she fears your friend's hand if he has had too much and be verbally Duncan College freshman 4 NEWS THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, JANUARY 21,2011 Netflix CEO advises ending elected school boards BY SETH BROWN of long-term improvement. He cited THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF New Orleans, where he said 70 percent of students attend charter schools. Replace elected school boards with "They're doing great work, get- school boards that select their own ting better and better," Hastings said. members. That was the recommenda- "We're going to see New Orleans rise tion Reed Hastings, CEO and chairman and rise and rise." of Netflix and former president of the By evolving to a point where schools California State Board of Education, are run by non-profits, Hastings said brought to Rice Wednesday night for that competition between schools in improving K-12 education. the same area would stimulate educa- Hastings, who came to Rice as part tional advances. of a lecture series presented by the Rice "What you want in a large, great Education Entrepreneurship Program city like Houston is a series of charter and the Knowledge Is Power Program, schools competing to do best by kids," presented his thesis before he was Hastings said. joined onstage by Houston Indepen- Grier said that with 203,000 stu- dent School District Superintendent dents in HISD, there are not enough Terry Grier. charter networks to take all of the According to Hastings, the main students and that New Orleans problem with having elected school would have had much more diffi- boards is that although good admin- culty getting such a high percentage istrators may help a school system of students into charter schools had SAM WANG/THRESHER improve in the short term, after they not so many students fled after Hur- depart, the improvements they made ricane Katrina. Hastings said that he Netflix CEO and former chairman of the California State Board of Education Reed Hastings visited Rice on quickly vanish. He cited his own expe- wanted a slow evolution with a few Wednesday to discuss suggestions for improving the public education system overall as part of a Rice rience in California, where he said he more charter schools each year. Education Entrepreneurship Program lecture series. He was joined by HISD Superintendent Terry Grier. watched the progress made by one Los "Doing something radical at once is Angeles superintendent fall apart. not a good solution," Hastings said. "All the energy and talent dissipat- One of the tasks in bringing this "I take my hat off to charters like high schools between 1910 and 1930 ety, the political class channels that en- ed away," Hastings said. "That's stuck change about is convincing the people KIPP and YES, [...] but I'm not sure that and that since then, there has been very orgy. [•••] but not much really changed," with me." already working in school systems that I'm quite ready to throw out the baby little change. Hastings said. Hastings contrasted elected school charter schools are a way of helping with the bath water," Grier said. "I've "There are always some great Hastings said that the trend con boards with the leadership structures kids, Hastings said. been a charter advocate for a long time, districts on the move, but if you look tinues today with fears about glo- of corporations, non-profit organiza- Grier said that some of the worst but charters havp not been at it long and step back, any given district balization and that educators prop- tions and the military, all of which he governed schools in the country are enough [for them] to declare victory." doesn't fundamentally improve," erly learn to be cynical in response said have progressed significantly since charter schools and that he thinks it is Grier said he worries that as char- Hastings said. to waves of misplaced blame and 1950 because of their self-perpetuating more important to have the administra- ter organizations grow, they will be- Hastings said that he feared that superficial political reactions. nature — new leadership is selected by tion focused on the students. gin to have the same bureaucratic America was falling behind in the Jones College freshman Luis Fer- the old leaders. "It's about getting adults to focus issues that public schools currently world. For instance, in 1957 when the nandez said that, although he thought "It allows for some new thinking, on children and children's issues as op- do. Hastings said that these stem pri- Russians launched Sputnik and in the the idea of democracy and having elect- but there is continuance of purpose," posed to adults' issues," Grier said. marily from the elected school board '80s when the German and Japanese ed officials was essential to the idea of Hastings said. Grier noted that 44 of the 294 members and that the ability for the economies were experiencing high Americanism, he thought Hastings' Hastings said that charter schools, schools in HISD are charter schools boards of charter schools to select growth rates, the educational system proposal was interesting. which are run by non-profit organiza- and that while these and other Houston their own new members would thus was often blamed, but political re- "With a school board that re- tions, have the same sort of leadership charter schools have been successful, allow them to avoid these. sponses to the problem did not result in elects itself based off of merit, structure — a board which selects its he is not certain that making all schools Hastings said that the last big real change, Hastings said. you get people looking out for the own members — and are thus capable charter schools is the solution. change in education was the rise of "When something is bothering soci- school," Fernandez said. STUDENT ASSOCIATION MINUTES The following were noted at the most recent meeting of the Student Association on Jan. 17. • The general elections season has begun, with election packets hand- ed out today and due next Thursday. • Interim Director of the former Center for Student Professional Devel- opment Jackie Hing updated the Student Association on CSPD initia- tives. The CSPD has been officially renamed the Center for Career De- velopment. Located at Huff House, the CCD has a new media studio and has created a new office position: associate director for employ- ment relations, with the intent to expand the number of companies in communication with Rice. • The CCD continues to assist students in finding jobs, internships and preparing for interviews. It now has a Facebook page and a VAULT on- line career guide accessible through Owlspace under the CCD office tab. Scheduled CCD events include a business etiquette dinner on Feb. 17 and 20 and the Annual Chili Cook-Off March 10. • Lovett College junior Josh Rutenberg and Wiess College junior Re- becca Jaffe updated the SA on RESET initiatives. RESET is funding six projects this semester: air conditioning and light control renovations at Herzstein Hall, toilet retrofitting, weatherization of older buildings, the current bike-sharing program, solar thermal heating on top of the RUPD building and the "Rolling in the Green" education program. • RESET has allotted $14,990 to projects with matching funds "Best Breakfast Taco!" from Housing & Dining and Facilities, Engineering & Planning of $25,850. Savings from the projects are expected to break even in one to two years. Applications to serve on the RESET Committee are Houston Press, 2006-2009 due by Jan. 28. Final project proposals are due April 8. Send ques- tions and comments to [email protected]. • Jones College junior Steven Boswell updated the SA on the Syl- "Best Taco!" (Taco Verde) labi Standards Policy and Archive. He conferred with academic officials, and the new policy and archive will be instituted this Houston Press, Editor's Pick next academic year. • Will Rice College Senator Renee Dudley reminded the SA about the Alcohol Policy Forum Wednesday evening at Farnsworth Pavilion, featuring a panel including Associate Dean of Student Judicial Affairs "Taco You Must Eat Donald Ostdiek and Dean of Undergraduates John Hutchinson. • A Houston lawyer has written a proposal for an SA resolution investi- gating the process of the KTRU sale. Before You Die!" • Total fundraisingfor Pakistan flood relief has reached $2,898. Texas Monthly (Lamb Barbacoa) The SA will next meet at 9 p.m. in Farnsworth Pavilion on Jan. 24. n 3704 Main Street near the HCC/Ensemble Light Rail Stop tacosagogo.com | (71 3) 807.TACO (8226) FRIDAY, JANUARY 21,2011 THE RICE THRESHER NEWS BEYOND THE HEDGES NATIONAL closed Highway 26 in Hillsboro plaguing Tunisia, former presi- policies, its human rights record on the westbound side. Roads in House of Repre- dent Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled and nuclear goals in North Korea, Mason and Pierce County as well sentatives votes the country for Saudi Arabia after they can live with them. Philadelphia phy- as parts of State Route 14, State 23 years of autocratic rule. Fouad China's Commerce Minister Route 411 and State Route 508 to repeal health Mebazza, leader of the lower Chen Deming said that both leaders sician accused of have been closed due to land- care bill house of parliament, was sworn want to strengthen "strategic mu- murder slides. Drier weather on Wednes- in as interim president last Satur- tual trust" and that he is satisfied day was expected to help with run- The House of Representatives day. Formal elections will be held with the visit so far. Deming also Physician Kermit Barron Gosnell off problems. voted to repeal the Democrats' in 60 days. pointed out that up to 11 contracts and nine related medical personnel Source: The Seattle Times health care reform bill on Wednes- Violence and death have would be signed between Chinese were charged Wednesday for alleg- day, with the final vote at 245 to plagued Tunisia for some time, and American government agencies edly causing the death of a patient 189. Those in support of the repeal as protests occured more and and businesses. named Karnamaya Mongar and kill- Final report on included all 242 Republicans and more frequently after a student Source: Wall Street journal ing seven late-term babies in illegal Deepwater Horizon Democratic Representatives Dan lit himself on fire in protest of abortions. The babies were born Boren of Oklahoma, Mike Mclntyre poor economic conditions. A fire Skin cancer drug alive, but their spinal cords were oil spill calls for of North Carolina and Mike Ross of killed 42 people at a prison in cut with scissors. Mongar died af- Arkansas, atl three of whom had re- Monastir and inmates in Mahdia, shows success in ter overdosing on anesthetics that more regulation sisted the health care law last year. further down the coast, set fire Gosnell had prescribed for her. Through this action, the new House to their mattresses in protest as early trials Gosnell worked at a clinic in The commission on the Deep- Republican majority confirmed its a result of which soldiers opened water Horizon oil spill, created by initial goal to begin disassembling fire in the prison. The director RG7204, a skin-cancer drug de- West Philadelphia and was not a veloped by Swiss pharmaceutical board-certified obstetrician or gy- President Barack Obama last May, President Obama's main domestic of the Mahdia prison let 1,000 issued its final report. The report policy enactment. inmates flee to avoid even more company Roche Holding AG, has necologist. A grand jury investiga- demonstrated that it could help pa- lays blame on the three main com- Leaders of the Democratic-led bloodshed. Further protests have tion discovered that for 20 years, tients with advanced, late stages of panies involved — BP, Transocean, Senate impeded the House's call broken out against members of health and licensing officials had the illness live for longer periods and Halliburton — because of safe- for repeal by stating that they would Ben Ali's family and supporters. gotten reports of Gosnell's illegal of time without worsening in con- ty regulation short-comings. Fail- not respond to it. Still, House Re- Source: Washington Times practices and done nothing despite dition. These positive results were ure to communicate between the publicans said they planned to pro- knowing that women had died dur- collected in a late-stage trial on companies as well as plain errors ceed with their strategy to repeal ing his abortions. 675 pre-screened patients. RG7204 leading to unnecessary risks were and replace the health care reform Chinese President Source: CNN works by concentrating a part of the the ultimate causes of the oil spill bill. However, they will first need Hu Jintao visits cell that scientists think is causing according to the report. to propose alternative solutions cancer in half of all metastatic mel- Flooding hits Findings say that offshore drill- that emphasize free market pro- Washington, ad- anoma tumor patients. It attempts ing is acceptable if properly regu- ceedings to limit health costs and mits China needs to keep a mutated form of the BRAF northwestern U.S. lated despite some expectations increase coverage. They will also that the report would call for its protein from acting. Heavy flooding in Oregon and have to obtain a collective agree- to work on rights end. Self-policing, supported by According to reports, RG7204 Washington caused landslides that ment for these solutions. the final report, would include is seen by analysts as capable of are shutting down roads. Severe Source: The New York Times On ]an 19. President Hu Jintao a separate safety body from the achieving tremendous market suc- rains caused rivers to rise earlier, of China arrived for a visit with American Petroleum Institute that cess of up to $1 billion or more including the Snoqualmie River. President Barack Obama in Wash- would be able to keep up with tech- per year if approved. However, the U.S. Highway 20, also known as INTERNATIONAL ington, D.C. The presidents held nological advances, including the drug's side effects could prevent Santiam Highway, was closed after a press conference in the White rapid advances in deepwater and it from being accepted. Roche said a landslide of 150 cubic yards of House's East Room that focused ultradeepwater drilling. Many of these side effects included cutane- mud, rock and debris hit the road. Protests wreak on the nations' common interests the suggestions made can be fol- ous squamous cell carcinoma — an- In Portland a section of the South- but skirted around issues that di- lowed without government legisla- havoc in Tunisia; other type of skin cancer, rashes, east Powell Boulevard southeast vided the countries. The meeting tion, although Congress will need joint pain, light sensitivity, hair of 82nd Avenue was partially un- president flees showed that although the coun- to be involved for some aspects. loss and fatigue. derwater, while another landslide tries can't fix all points of ten- Source: CNN Amid protests and violence sion, including China's currency Source: Wall Street Journal Ok. SO MY sues BCAUr HfiMTT GOUSHf T MID UTABllSMEt) m OMfiLESTON, U. M Ct HOT FKWCM HTMEC. MY SUBS JUST TASTE RUPD POLICE BLOTTER IN 19*3 TO ADO TO STUDENTS GPA 4 LITTLE BETTED. TOUT'S AU! 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HOLCOMBE BLVD. 713.741. i nui 2516 Rice Blvd McKinney Place Tunnel Tel: 713 523«2323 9030 Main ST Suite T-240A Tel: 713-752-2323 "YOUR MOM WANTS YOU TO EAT AT JIMMY JOHN'S!" • HIS ?Ill 7113 III! 7111 7111 JIMMY JMU t IllOC'llSt IK III lltMTS IfStllil ll tllllll III ti|»I ll Mall U| Cll»(t 6 NEWS THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, JANUARY 21,2011 Wilson Grant honorees named Hey. Maybe Five student projects receive Dr. Bill grants you noticed college listservs. The organization reaches out BY BROOKE BULLOCK THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF "We talked about how we get to K-12 students to help improve spammed through the college list- science literacy and get students In late November, live student- serv," Stoick said. "We thought there interested in math and science af- led projects received funding from had to be an easier way to do it." ter grade school. Ayoub said they the Dr. Bill Wilson Student Initia- Krol said that they have been want to create more incentives for tive Grant. The fund backs student- working with Web Services and students to get interested in science something initiated projects that work to im- the SA's Student Life Committee to and math. prove the quality of student life as get their site up and running. They In addition to the dialogues the grant's namesake, electrical received $2,500 from the grant to and activities RicEmpower already and computer engineering profes- fund the project. Krol and Stoick hosts, the group is organizing a sor Bill Wilson, suggested at the said they expect it to be completed scholarship for the students Ri- fund's creation. by March 22. cEmpower reaches out to. Ayoub about this Wilson was a Wiess College said one goal of RicEmpower is to resident associate for 28 years. The Rice University Bike Shop encourage grade-school students o. grant was established in 1999 by Sid Richardson College sopho- to pursue math- and science-relat- Wiess alumni to honor Wilson in more Michael Fuad and his co-ap- ed careers. his 20th year as an RA. The grant plicant Sid sophomore Ben Stark- had its first recipients in 2000 and Sachs proposed a student-run Rice it has continued supporting student- University Bike Shop. Fuad said he Rice initiated projects ever since. got the idea from a large number week's "McMurtry needed A committee consisting of the of bikes around campus with rusty Wiess masters, RAs and a Wiess chains or other problems. more spaces where it • •••• '*•' • .:.•••• *"s' •••',. • . student from each year is in charge "The Rice University Bike Shop's could be functional. of electing groups who will be mission is to provide quality repairs awarded the grant. at low cost and in a convenient lo- The [Dr. Bill Grant] Wiess College Coordinator Nan- cation," Fuad said. will be used solely for a cy Letness said that the committee The bike shop will be located in based its decision on three basic the Sid basement and offer basic classroom with white- Thresher. criteria: Is the project a student repairs, as well as a few specialty boards and desks." initiative? Who benefits from the ones, and sell bike accessories. project? Would the project appeal Fuad said that one of their Ashley Purdon to Wilson? ideas is to repair the bikes collect- McMurtry '13 Based on these criteria, the ed through RUPD and resell them committee members rank all ap- through the shop. » plications individually and then Also, the bike shop is partnering Yeah, a bit convene to make a final decision. with the bike sharing program to This year, three groups — Owl List, repair its bikes. The program, fund- "We want to give them a realis- Rice University Bike Shop and Rice ed by RESET, provides Sid, Martel, tic idea of careers in math and sci- Emergency Medical Services — re- Jones, McMurtry and Brown Col- ence," Ho said. ceived full funding for their proj- leges with five bikes each to check Ho said that he was not well-in- ects and two — RicEmpower and out to students. formed in high school about future McMurtry — received partial fund- Fuad received $680.28 to buy careers in math and science. Ri- ing to support their projects. tools and supplies for the bike cEmpower works to show students store. Fuad said that initially, only that these subjects are viable paths Owl List he and Sachs will be working the in college and future jobs. Baker College junior Violetta shop, and that any students who "Less and less people are going Krol and Will Rice College senior begin working there in the future into science, math and medicine Konrad Stoick applied to receive will need to be proficient in bike now," Ayoub said. the Dr. Bill Grant after Krol received repair. He said he hopes the bike RicEmpower received $1,231 an e-mail via Baker's listserv about shop will be up and running with- from the grant. The money from the the grant. in a month, but definitely by Beer grant will go toward dialogues the Bike time. organization hosts for students in a the Houston area. EMS Dummies More information about individ- "We talked about EMS Education Lieutenant Em- ual projects or joining RicEmpower ily Larimer, a Martel senior, and can be found at its website: http:// how we get spammed EMS Captain Hashim Zaidi, a Will ricempower.rice.edu * 'j *? V* '»? v" ** p. - . 4 ' -1 v ' through the college Rice senior, applied for the grant NWIMSB in order to purchase new airway McMurtry Classroom listserv, [and] we dummies for Rice EMS's EMT-Basic McMurtry sophomore Ashley thought there had to class and REMS duty crew. Purdon and her McMurtry Ameni- be an easier way to Airway dummies approximately ties Committee Co-Chair senior simulate a human torso includ- Chris Kopczynski applied for the do it." ing face, airway and lungs. They grant upon recommendation of the feature landmarks such as the McMurtry president and masters. Konrad Stoick sternum and ribcage so that chest Purdon said that McMurtry al- Will Rice '11 thrusts, back blows and CPR can be ready has a TV lounge area but practiced using the dummy. needs a room that will serve as a M iwpiS They received $2,689 to pur- classroom for fellows or college chase the new airway dummies. courses as well as a study room. She and Stoick were looking for "McMurtry needed more spaces ways to finance their idea for Owl Student Leadership Devel- where it could be functional," Pur- & List, a website where Rice students opment: Civic Scientists don said. "The [Dr. Bill Grant] will well? On a can buy, sell or advertise various Lovett College junior Kareem be used solely for a classroom with items. Their idea came from a proj- Ayoub and junior Andy Ho sub- whiteboards and desks." ect to improve an on-campus group mitted a proposal for their already Purdon said that the room, Mc- 't in an Entrepreneurial Leadership established RicEmpower service Murtry 114, has already been paint- class they both took. venture. Ayoub, RicEmpower's pres- ed, and some bookshelves have E-mail [email protected] Krol and Stoick began working ident and founder, and Ho, its Exec- been bought. if you want a job making with the Student Association to utive Committee chair, self-funded Purdon and Kopczynski received find ways to handle the multitude RicEmpower until now, with faculty $4,000 for their project. Their goal our newspaper better. of e-mails concerning couches or advising from Bioengineering Pro- is to have the entire room complete apartments that come through the fessor Renata Ramos. by the end of the semester. TEACH for testmasters! (...and get paid for all the training!) 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Science and Children's Center Engineering Group CENTER FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT 713-348-4055 | [email protected] | cspd.rice.edu FEUOAY, JANUARY 21,2011 8 NEWS THE RICE THRESHER ) C O FORMAL FROM PAGE 1 The theme for this year's Ronde- let is "Frozen in Time." As a nod to the original event, footage of Ron- > c delets from the 1940s will be play- ing on a projection screen in a side room of the location. In keeping with the winter theme, decorations include an ice sculpture center- piece. Rondelet started in 1947 as a springtime dance that was part of > c graduation festivities. In recent de- cades, Rondelet has been held on the night of Beer Bike. According to Ulman, a significant difference this time around is the timing of the event. "Especially second semester, ) C people get really busy, exponen- tially so, and it's just plainly more difficult to get people to buy tick- ets," Ulman said. "The timing of this year's Rondelet makes it really the first major campus-wide event since we've all been back from > ( winter break, so it's a good way for people to catch up with friends from other colleges." This year's Rondelet will also feature a live band called Tiger Lilly. Ulman said that the Houston cover band will be playing popular music Students dance and party at Rondelet 2008, after which the event was put on hold for two years. This year, RPC wants to revive the tradition. that people are going to recognize, Though the event has traditionally been held in the spring around Beer Bike, this year's formal will be a winter ball. Accordingly, the theme of such as Lady Gaga. this year's dance is Frozen in Time and will be held at the Trevisio restaurant in the Texas Medical Center. "I think it will work out really well. ... At Sid Rich we do [the '80s party] with a cover band, and people Ulman said that since Esperanza point walkers in the right direction. going out anyway, [and] it's in the to buy my tickets early," Juarez said. always like that because it's some- sold out early, they asked people to "They won't have to drive; they beginning of the semester, so most "I'm actually really excited for the thing different you don't usually get buy their tickets for its spring se- won't have to look up directions; people are pretty free," Xu said. event, though. ... 1 think we will all 1 ( at a dance," Ulman said. mester counterpart early. To encour- they won't have to deal with waiting "The theme sounds really cute, have a great time." An array of finger foods, desserts age people to do so, RPC created a for buses," Ulman said. "Trying to but the downside is that maybe it and refreshments will be available promotion where if students bought get everyone to the venue and back makes dressing up for Rondelet at the dance. their Rondelet tickets before 5 p.m. in a timely fashion ... 1 know it has more of a challenge, especially for DRIVING TO For students' convenience, there on Jan. 14, they would have a chance been a struggle in the past." the boys." RONDELET? will also be a coat check. to win a free pair of tickets to Cirque McMurtry College senior Nora Xu Wiess College freshman Alexa Hanszen College senior Amy Du Soleil: OVO that will be coming said i hat while she does not plan on Juarez said that while she missed RPC recommends guests walk Lanteigne will be working as a pho- to Houston in March. attending Rondelet, the timing of the Cirque Du Soleil promotion, she from Rice to Treviso, but for tographer at the event. She will be Ulman said that RPC encourages the dance is not the reason why she still plans to attend Rondelet with a » i posting portraits on Facebook and people to walk to Rondelet. They isn't going. group of friends. those driving, garage parking will have larger portraits available plan to facilitate traveling to the "1 think the timing is great — "[The promotion] sounded cool, in the building costs $6. by request. venue by setting up signs that will it's a Saturday night, so people are but wasn't a huge motivator for me LU v** - LL^-KERR • • »LEIR».—- ) I ) € w ' J iff 11 WWW, ) c ^ENTERTAINMENT ) C WM kvN. x > C m d ) c •mm > ( Wk . m ; y ' **0.~ • m \ ' .J.V •- V-*'- •j: 1 ( \'\ - - Bum Season of the Witch COURTESY RELATIVITY MEDIA ANTHONY LAURIELLO void of complexity and nuance that it sound medieval, the diction seems THRESHER STAFF can be summarized in one sentence: remarkably modern. While I am not Two 14th-century knights, played by a history major, I remain incredulous Musical revival a fresh, Every job involves perils, and Nicolas Cage (National Treasure) and that supposed Crusaders said lines when 1 took up the noble calling of Ron Perlman (Hellboy), must trans- like "you saved my ass." The set de- reviewing movies for our fine news- port a witch, played by Claire Foy sign and costumes of the film help new take on old classic paper, I knew the danger I would be (Going Postal), to a remote abbey so transport the audience into an epi- facing. 1 knew that carefully crafting that monks can destroy her magical sode of "BeastMaster" or "Xena: War- KENSEYKING girls, Maria, falls in love with a loyal ,et, articles would take my precious time, powers and subsequently end the rior Princess" or other such cheap THRESHER STAFF Tony. Like Romeo and Juliet, Maria and that inferior movies would test my Black Death. If that sentence made fantasy-sword shows aimed at over- Tony are natural-born enemies sharing already stretched patience and that no sense to you, it is because your grown children who still live in their Inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo a forbidden love. deadline-focused editors would push mind possesses too many reasoning parents' attic. The CGI is even worse and Juliet, West Side Story is a modern In this new rendition of West Side me ever closer to the brink of insanity. and functioning powers to ever enjoy and the various battles and supernat- version of the romantic tragedy and has Story, some of the lyrics are different Season of the Witch. ural monsters wouldn't impress even been a popular musical since its first from the original songs. To give this if the film was released 10 years ago. production in 1957. Although the cur- musical a more realistic feel, some of 44 The acting in the film merely rent production of West Side Story is the the songs sung by the Puerto Ricans, shows that top-notch actors should second revival of the original musical, it like "I Feel Pretty" and "Tonight," are be more discerning in the roles they is definitely the best so far and is a mu- now in Spanish. While it may be con- ...I was still choose. Cage seems bored, and his sical must-see. fusing at times, the Spanish phrases are shocked by how uninspired performance merely re- understandable, as the actors' strong Season of the Witch minds the audience of his destitute physical performances allows the au- horrible this financial position and his inability dience to follow the plot fluidly. This • • • • • movie was. to choose to perform in good movies. rendition also has more dancing than Those expecting Cage's trademark ever before, and it definitely makes the Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ron show more enjoyable to watch. The Jets Pearlman insanity or impulsiveness will go 99 home sorely disappointed. Perlman West Side Story are all especially well-trained dancers, Rated: PG-13 which makes the concept of pirouetting Released: Jan. 7 does a better job, but the veteran and • • • • accomplished actor can only do so gangsters significantly more believable. Director Dominic Sena (the man much with the lines given to him. Even though this is the second re- Now Playing: Jan. 19-23, who managed to make even Angelina I did not go to Season of the Witch vival of the musical, much of its origi- Hobby Center Yet I never foresaw that a movie Jolie unattractive in Gone In 60 Sec- expecting an excellent film, but I nal appeal is still present. Leonard Ber- Price: $49-$i2i would seriously and forever damage onds) was the midwife who helped found that, despite my cynicism and nstein's musical score is hard to beat, my intelligence. After bearing wit- birth this grotesque demon child of a low expectations, I was still shocked as each song is rich with feeling and ness to Season of the Witch, a veri- movie, adding to an already dubious by how horrible this movie truly was. I captures the dark side of the New York table war crime on good taste and and undistinguished filmography. can only hope that the sinking feeling streets. The lyrics, written by Stephen cinema in general, I now fear that my Sena decides to take the ridiculous- of idiocy I feel will abate. Due to the Opening on the streets of New York Sondheim (/nfo the Woods, Sweeney GPA will suffer because my brain's ce- ly absurd subject matter seriously, mind-numbing nature of the movie, I City in the 1950s, West Side Story fo- Todd), are clever and evoke an array of rebral cortex has shrunk after being therefore dashing any faint glim- highly recommend it to all the diligent cuses on the rivalry between two gangs emotions, from aggressive and violent exposed to pure idiocy (and as Rice mer of hope that Season of the Witch students who share classes with me — the Jets and the Sharks. The Jets, a to intimate and tender. One of his best students, we all know that our grades could survive as farce. and threaten my grading curves. To rebellious group of light-skinned teen- pieces from the original, "Gee, Officer age boys, do not like the idea of shar- Krupke," is full of wit and is one of the define not only our futures but our The dialogue showed no imagi- everyone else, stay as far away from ing their territory with any new gang, cast's best performed songs. very souls). nation or quality whatsoever and, this movie as is humanly possible. especially not the Sharks, a group of Very rarely does Broadway produce In a normal review, this would be despite a few pretenses at trying to recently immigrated Puerto Ricans. a classic musical this good, and to miss the section where I would discuss the Problems arise when one of the Shark it would be a loss. plot. Fortunately, the plot is so de- COOL HELLO Hailing from Chicago, hip-hop Hellogoodbye is the most BIG CONFLICT duo the Cool Kids will be play- adorable indie-power-happy- ing Sunday at 9 p.m. at Ware- emo-synth-pop band ever. If you have never seen The "Conflict Theory," an art- house Live. The Cool Kids are They are playing with Gold Big Lebowski, you really need ist lecture and film screen- not kids, but they are actually Motel, You Me and Everyone to, because Jeff Bridges is al- ing featuring Rice Professor THE cool, especially because they We Know, and Now Now Ev- most guaranteed an Oscar Christopher Sperandio's col- WEEKLY are letting us interview them ery Children at Warehouse this year and this is one of his laborative project, is on Tues- for next week's Thresher. Tick- Live Thursday at 7 p.m. classic works. It's playing at day at 6 p.m. at the Rice Media 7:30 p.m. tomorrow for $9. SCENE ets are SI8-$22. for SIS- Center. Admission is free. Emily's picks for events ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE outside the hedges, both WAREHOUSE LIVE WAREHOUSE LIVE RICE MEDIA CENTER 531 SOUTH MASON around Rice and in the 813 SAINT EMANUEL 813 SAINT EMANUEL RICE UNIVERSITY WWW.WAREHOUSELIVE.COM WWW. DRAFTHOUSE. COM ARTS.RICE.EDU Houston area, for this week. WWW. WAREHOUSE LIVE. COM FRIDAY, JANUARY 21,2011 10 A&E THE RICE THRESHER New Decemberists al- Want to write for bum mellow, country the Thresher? EMILY NICHOL ity Song"), the Decemberists have THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF majorly simplified their vocabulary from their past albums, a change that Like watch- Originally from Portland, Ore., givef. the album a relaxing vibe. the Decemberists released their first While the Decemberists have al- full-length album, Castaway a id ways identified themselves as new ing movies? Cutouts, on independent label Hush a«»c folk, The King is Dead is signifi- r in 2002. Now the Decemberists are cu;.ily more country than the Decem- signed to Capitol Records and are berists have been before. In fact, the Reading more popular than ever: Their previ- album was recorded in a converted ous album, The Hazards of Love (a barn on a farm in Oregon, and many rock opera of sorts), reached number of the songs on the album feature in- books? 14 on the Billboard top 200. Their struments normally found in country • newest album, The King Is Dead, was music: Whiny fiddle and bright piano I released on Jan. 18 and is a mellow sounds intermingle in "All Arise!" Going to art follow-up to The Hazards of Love. Most of the songs feature a strong harmonica riff, which is especially beautiful in "Don't Carry it All," a openings? particularly American folk sound that is reminiscent of mid-1960s Bob Dylan album Blonde on Blonde. Listening to The King Is Dead The Decemberists, with the help of Gillian Welch and Peter Buck, com- ft • * • • • bine folk, pop, alternative and country sounds on their new album. music? The Decemberists Artist: The Decemberists Eating food? Label: Capitol have majorly simpli- the Water": it is the catchiest song Cab for Cutie; it is simultaneously the Released:Jan. 18 fied their on the album, injecting some energy most alternative and pop-sounding vocabulary... into the western feel of the rest of the song on the album. Breathing? album. While it keeps the harmonica Perhaps tamed from the less than M like most of the other songs, it is defi- stellar criticisms of Hazards of Love, nitely more rock 'n' roll than any oth- the Decemberists have strayed from The Decemberists certainly like to er. Enlisting the assistance of singer the "baroque-pop" sound that first WRITE keep an element of whimsy to their I am not ashamed of voicing my Gillian Welch (who sang for and garnered the band's popularity. Al- appearance, citing Orangina as the fundamental opposition to the entire assisted in the production of the 0 though they have detached from their FOR A&E band's official drink and claiming genre of popular country music — Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack, own foundations, the Decemberists' that they travel exclusively by "Dr. Garth Brooks makes me want to puke which won several Grammys), the adoption of "roots" blues and Ameri- Herring's Brand Dirigible Balloons." — yet somehow even I was moved Decemberists craft a rock ballad that can folk is definitely a step forward This eccentricity carries over into by the twangy guitar and swelling maintains emotion without losing from their arcane and operatic Haz- their lyrics, which tend to be imagi- rhythms of "Rise to Me." Something liveliness. R.E.M.'s Peter Buck plays ards of Love. Although Castaways and email: native and poetic, though they have felt enormously authentic about it, the guitar for "Down By the Water" Cutouts is still my favorite Decem- thresher-arts@ been criticized for being too aes- like someone took the subtle alt- and leaves a distinct R.E.M. imprint berists album (They actually tell sto- rice.edu thetic, conceptual and intellectual country of Wilco's Yankee Hotel Fox- on the entire album. Buck also col- ries with their music! They make "lau- (nerdy) to the point of pretension. trot, made it cry, then force-fed it a laborates with the Decemberists on danum" and "fecundity" rhyme! Who Even though The King is Dead still few Shiners and stuck a harmonica in "Calamity Song" and "This Is Why does that?), The King is Dead is a calm has references to obscure historical its mouth. We Fight" — which sounds like Mod- change from the sometimes overly figures of the Gilded Age (in "Calam- My personal favorite is "Down by est Mouse got in a brawl with Death cerebral Decemberists. 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Linden ([email protected]) luis lopes humanization 4tet clean feed FRIDAY, JANUARY 21,2011 THE RICE THRESHER A&E 11 Relish: NYC food like Houston's, but with more expensive Mexican food "Going home for winter break is for tools." "Yeah bro, fa sho. We should do like a road trip or whatever..." "Uh, where?" "I dunno, Pete lives in Jersey; I guess we could go to New York ..." Siegfried Bilstein and Dan Nelson And so we decided to embark on a journey to the urban cesspool that is New York City. After a three- day car ride with brief stops in Ar- kansas, the Maker's Mark distillery in Tennessee, and West Virginia (where bars are open until 3 a.m.!), we arrived in glorious Chatham, New Jersey. Chatham was certainly the coolest place ever, but this is a column about New York City, so Chatham will have to wait until an- Times Square isn't that great, but otherwise New York City is just as cool as Houston, at least when it comes to Mexican food and beer. other day. Full disclosure: We were only in New York for two days, so we eastern liberal communists. Texas side of the museum allows you to dog place. Finally, before we realized that totally know absolutely everything Analogue: Kay's in the Village. get an authentic New York experi- Despite being a speakeasy, this we had to run to catch the subway about it. Our editor says that in or- We ended the night at the Croco- ence: buying greasy, delicious food place was super classy. We really back to New Jersey, we ordered der to make this relevant, we need dile Lounge, which is heavenly for from a dude in a cart. A knish is like have no idea why the hell they let some authentic New York pizza. to compare New York to Houston, one reason and one reason only: a taco, except fried and made out of us in. Still, the drinks were superb, Featuring pizzas such as "The New- so we'll provide y'all with a handy potatoes and originating from early which makes sense, given that they man" (sopressata and sweet Italian Texas analogue to each restaurant 20th century Ashkenazi Jewish im- cost $15 on average. The speakeasy sausage on a white pie) and "The we visited. migrants to New York. Texas Ana- also sells hot dogs that are pretty Dude" (essentially a bacon cheese- Times Square is so dumb. The logue: taco truck! cheap and equal- burger pizza), buildings are plastered with gi- For dinner, we went to Rosa ly superb. Texas (( Two Boots in ant advertisements for all kinds of Mexicano, which is a swanky, sur- Analogue: Hid- West Village shit — the place has sold literally New York City prisingly incredible Mexican place ing from RUPD in Featuring pizzas is a really fun every square inch to advertising — • • • • ft located in Midtown Manhattan. your room while place to get late- and there are like a million people (Pete's parents, if you're reading eating hot dogs. such as "The night pie. Texas walking around in circles. However, this, thanks so very much for taking We some- Analogue: Star 0 Newman" and "The Times Square is worth visiting be- 40 43'N 74°o'W us to all of these places. You are the how managed to Pizza. ) cause it's a spectacle of a place and best, and you have a lovely home.) stumble upon a Dude", Two Boots New York is you can get a pretty good meal at www.nyc.gov You should already know what beer bar with an in West Village is a a great place the Hard Rock Cafe. great Mexican food is like, so since unbelievable se- to visit with We made an important discov- we have a lot to cover, we will just lection. They had really fun place to friends from ery: In New York, if a restaurant has Every time you order a drink, you assure you that this place has it, in hundreds of beers get late-night pie. school. Offer- more than three locations, then it get an entire free pizza. Not a slice addition to very alcoholic tequila- and the walls ing a wide vari- is required by law to list the calorie of pizza. An entire, personal pizza. based desserts. Texas Analogue: were covered in ety of food, fun count of every single item on the The quality of the pizza is irrele- Kenny and Ziggy's, a slightly pricey bottle caps. Pe- 99 and other ways menu. Needless to say, this leads to vant (awful), because it is free and and authentic Jewish New York deli culier Pub (yes, to spend all of ordering lots of salads/feeling like a you've probably reached the point located in the Galleria. it's French) was your money, it's fatass. Texas Analogue: Hard Rock in your night where you don't really As you can no doubt suspect, not too expensive and a lot of fun, so definitely worth visiting in order Cafe in Houston/House of Blues give a shit about what your pizza we spent the rest of the night booz- much so that our tour guide (a former to experience a break from Hous- Foundation Room. tastes like anyway. Texas Analogue: ing. From sake bombs at a sushi Thresher news editor who happens to ton. But we're only giving it four After a couple of beers at the The Hoot. place all too familiar with the ritual live in New York) was there every day out of five stars because if every- Hard Rock, we proceeded to St. The next day, we stopped by to some douchey NYU bars, New for the rest of break. Frustratingly, the one in New York is an asshole, then Mark's Place, where we stopped at the Metropolitan Museum of Art York is expensive. The most expen- only Texas beer they had was Lone- we get to be assholes too. Texas a Texas-themed bar called Coyote to learn us some culture. Culture sive, however, was a speakeasy we star. Goddamn Northeast liberal com- Analogue: Lubbock. Ugly. It was a total caricature of mainly consists of naked statues visited named Please Don't Tell, munists. Texas Analogue: The Ginger all things Texas, which should be with missing body parts. We also which one enters through a phone Man plus The Flying Saucer minus Siegfried Bilstein and Dan Nelson expected from those damn North- learned that the knish stand out- booth located in an unassuming hot any and all Texas beers. are Wiess College seniors. Two reporters trek through the city that never sleeps THE BIG APPLE VS. BAYOU CITY in search of NYC restaurants with Texas equivalents HARD ROCK CAFE £ WESTHEIMTR KENNY AND ZIGGY'S DELI [WYLXCO TRUCK | KAY'S LOUNGE THE HOOT THE GINCEK MAM MANHATTAN EATS HOUSTON EATS LEGEND cultural lounge pizza late-night r^f Hard Rock C£k>1 vendor mm e J /.» - V'v' ' " I / f v »< r * • ,, » , ^ " • 3 f - - , ( "• SPORTS Sports is on Twitter. Get the scoop at twitter.com/ThresherSports 12 Women go 1-1 against conference bottom-feeders Owls rely on stalwart defense to take out Marshall, drop road contest against ECU by Teddy Grodek Rice gained the lead in the clos- on their side, and on the cusp of break- THRESHER STAFF ing minutes of the first and would ing into the upper half of the league not give it away again, sending Sunday at ECU (7-10, 1-3 C-USA), fell All it took to fall back into the Marshall packing with a final score behind in the closing minutes. pack was a few missed shots and of 52-39- The game was close before some unforced turnovers. The Kuster got hot and scored eight women's basketball team, which straight points. From there, the has taken large strides this season, game continued to ebb and flow, just cannot seem to win those big with 15 lead changes throughout, games that could earn the team its leaving Rice with a two-point lead place among the Conference USA's with four minutes left. most elite programs. UAB Rice fell behind on an ECU The Owls, lumped into the three-pointer and had to resort to middle of the standings beginning WHEN fouling, resulting in a 10-0 ECU the weekend, had two conference Sunday, 2 p.m. run that put the game out of reach. games that could have started talk It was a heartbreaking 66-55 loss WHERE around the league about the pos- for the Owls, who looked like they Tudor Fieldhouse sible successes of the team. They were poised to get a key conference welcomed Marshall University into SCOUTING REPORT road win. Tudor on Thursday and then trav- The Blazers are reeling from Assistant Coach Kim Mbadinga- eled to East Carolina University on having lost three out of Nzamba felt that the team looked their last four and continue Sunday afternoon, two very winna- good, despite the loss. Rice's tour of teams at the ble games for the young team. "We missed some shots; we had bottom of the conference Sitting on a winning record and standings. The Blazers rank some unforced turnovers," Mbadin- an opening week split, two wins at the bottom in free ga-Nzamba said. "It was a tough one. would have put Rice in a tie for percentage but fits' in scor- But you know what, our girls played third inside C-USA. On the shoul- ing defense. well; we're going to win some basket- ders of freshman forward Jessica ball games. We just need to learn not Kuster, Rice was in the best posi- to let a lead slip away." tion for success in recent years. Kuster led the Owls with 16 The ladies struggled at the start Junior forward Brianna Hypolite points and 16 rebounds, another against Marshall (5-11, 1-3 C-USA), led the Owls with 15 points, followed double-double for the freshman. falling 19-9 in the first 10 minutes. by Kuster, who added 12 points and Hypolite contributed 14 points and ALEX MOHARAM/ THRESHER Those 19 points matched nearly half eight rebounds. Junior point guard eight rebounds in the win, with of Marshall's scoring total for the D'Frantz Smart had a fantastic game senior forward Morgan Mayse con- Junior forward Brianna Hypolite arcs a shot over a Texas A&M de- rest of the game, however, as the kick-starting the Owls offense, con- tributing another 12 points. Rice defense shut down the Thun- tributing nine assists. fender during the Owls' 80-40 loss to the Aggies on Nov. 20. For her efforts over the week, dering Herd's offensive attempts. The Owls, with all the momentum O see WOMEN, page 14 Men's conference woes continue in El Paso by Ryan Glassman in the midst of a 16-1 UTEP run that UTEP before a Rice 10-2 run ended THRESHER STAFF pushed the deficit to 47-24. the game. Saturday night spelled another frustrating evening for Rice's sopho- The men's basketball team need- more forward Arsalan Kazemi, who ed less rhan half of the 2010-2011 recorded a season low in points for season to reach its win total from the second straight game, finish- last year. But if improvement is mea- ing with just two, shooting one for sured strictly in wins for the Rice seven. Kazemi, who remains the program, its progress has come to UCF only C-USA player currently averag- a screeching halt thus far in Confer- WHEN ing a double-double, did grab 10 re- ence USA play. Tomorrow, 6 p.m. bounds but could not find a rhythm The Owls fell to the University of on the offensive side of the ball. Texas-El Paso, 66-43, in El Paso last WHERE Saturday due to a sluggish second Orlando, Fla. There was a bright spot for Head half beleaguered by poor offensive Coach Ben Braun on Saturday, how- HISTORY ever, as freshman forward David execution. The team fell to 8-10 on The Knights have lost three Chadwick finished the game with 10 the season and 0-4 in C-USA play. straight in their fall from i points on five of six shooting in 24 Entering the contest on an 11-game their ranking in the USA To- minutes to lead the Owls. Chadwick, home winning streak, the Miners (15-4, day Coaches' Poll. They are who drew praise from his coach af- 3-1 C-USA) jumped out to a quick lead led by Keith Clanton and Mar- ter providing a stellar defensive ef- by connecting on four of their first cus Jordan, son of Michael fort in the first half against Southern six three-point attempts. 2010 C-USA Jordan. The Owls lost both meetings last year, including Miss, provides length and a shooting Player of the Year Randy Culpepper's a 77-58 defeat in Orlando. touch off the bench and is sure to see lay-up with under eight minutes left more minutes in C-USA action after in the half gave UTEP a 23-12 lead, his strong performance. putting the Owls behind by double digits early. The upcoming C-USA schedule The Miners led by as many as A three-pointer by senior guard gets no easier for the Owls, who take 12 in the first half and took full ad- Cory Pflieger temporarily stopped to the road tomorrow in a match-up vantage of seven Owl turnovers, but the bleeding but provided little with the University of Central Flor- Rice kept within striking distance remedy in a game that had already ida. The Knights (14-2, 1-2 C-USA) with back-to-back field goals from been put out of reach. The Owls, have made headlines this season by junior forward Lucas Kuipers and coming off of a sloppy 21-turnover going 13-0 in non-conference play XAI SHENG/THRESHER freshman forward David Chadwick. performance against the University and rising as high as No. 18 in the In spite of a weak shooting half from of Southern Mississippi last week, USA Today Coaches' Poll. Upon re- Sophomore guard Tamir Jackson follows his shot during the second the Owls, a jump shot by sophomore recorded more turnovers than field turning from Orlando, Rice will take guard Tamir Jackson with the clock goals in what quickly became a on the University of Houston (11-6, half of the Jan. 12 contest against Southern Miss, which Rice lost 81-78 winding down cut the deficit to 31-23 second half to forget. The lead bal- 3-1 C-USA) at Tudor Fieldhouse on in overtime. The Owls will take on UCF in Orlando, Fla. tomorrow night. at intermission. looned to as much as 31 points for Jan.26. If the Owls built any momentum on the Jackson jumper, they left it behind in the locker room when they Saturday, Jan. 22 Women's Basketball vs. UAB came out to play the second half. The Men's Basketball at UCF 2 p.m. — Tudor Fieldhouse team followed up a poor first half on 6 p.m. — Orlando, Fla. the offensive end of the floor in ane- Wednesday, Jan. 26 mic fashion, turning the ball over on Men's Tennis at Miami Men's Basketball vs. Houston six of its first seven possessions to Noon — Miami, Fla. 8 p.m. — Tudor Fieldhouse give the Miners a running start out Women's Tennis at Texas Thursday, Jan. 27 of the gate. The Owls needed more OWLOOK Noon — Austin, Texas ? I than eight minutes to record their This Week in Sports Women's Basketball at Tulane first field goal of the half, as the Sunday, Jan. 23 7 p.m. — New Orleans, La. team went zero for six from the field FRIDAY, JANUARY 21,2011 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS 13 Swimming takes D TENNIS NOTEBOOK Men's tennis however, as the aforementioned Women's tennis out UNT at home six stars paired up to win three sweeps Lamar and doubles matches that consisted puts away Island- Prairie ViewA&M of only one set. Podlewski and ers easily Fowler won 8-3 in the top-seed- With the fall season and its ed match, Frank and Garforth- Not to be outdone by their haphazard collection of invi- Bles overpowered Diego Snyder male counterparts, the women's tational tournaments behind and Valdenebr 8-4 and Tachi- tennis team made quick work of f * * tPk» them, the men's tennis team is bana and Saravia finished the Texas A&M University-Corpus finally able to focus on its goal competition with an 8-4 victory. Christi on Tuesday, sweeping the of defending its Conference USA In the afternoon, Rice looked Islanders, 7-0 at Jake Hess Tennis crown. If first impressions are to finish off Prairie View A&M Stadium. The 48th-ranked Owls -mumm*tMJUUk any indication, the Owls are quickly due to the oncoming raced out to a 1-0 lead after taking well on their way to hoisting rain. As a result of the weather, all three doubles matches. Junior the trophy again on April 23 in the doubles matches were Ana Guzman and senior Rebekka Tulsa, Okla. The 3oth-ranked canceled, and only five of the six Hanle dropped Doris Kuselj and Rice squad dominated Lamar singles matches finished, with Bianca Discordia 8-2. Senior Jes- University and Prairie View A&M Frank left without a decision sica Jackson and sophomore Dan- University last Saturday at Jake despite being just two games iella Trigo defeated Sandra Burges Hess Tennis Stadium, defeat- away from clinching his match. and Stefania Nicolae in a tight r:st ing the Cardinals 7-0 and the Frank's teammates made the match, 8-6, but not before junior •«* . Panthers 5-0. best of the weather, however, Alex Rasch and freshman Domi- Newcomers freshman Peter and made the matches against nique Harmath took out LeAnne Frank and sophomore Harry Lamar look close in comparison. Mascall and Mia Matuszak, 8-2. Fowler led the way for Rice as Sophomore Jonathan Chang After a short break, the Owls the first and second seeds, as replaced Podlewski as the five took to their individual matches, Frank defeated Rob Lee in two seed and swept Jamaa! James, losing just seven games in five /THRESHER sets, 7-6 (7-4) and 6-2, while 6-0, 6-0. Junior Andy Wang came of their six matches. Nicolae in for Saravia and won his match Fowler stormed past Denis proved to be a tough opponent Sophomore Kylee Talwar competes in the 100-yard breaststroke against Ermilov, 6-4, 6-2. Frank's one- handily, losing one out of 13 for Jackson, as the first set went Texas A&M on Dec. 4. The Owls lost to their in-state rival 157-106 but point victory in his first set games. The remainder of the to 13 games, with Jackson finally was the closest any Cardinal matches saw the Owls lose just coming out on top 7-6 (7-4). The defeated North Texas last Friday and look ahead to a meet with LSU. would come to taking a set from seven games, with both Tachi- second set proved easier for an Owl, as juniors Christian bana and Fowler dropping just Jackson, as she won easily, 6-3. Saravia, Sam Garforth-Bles one apiece. The Owls travel to Austin to take by Christine Jeon sity. Rice beat both C-USA foes but fell and Isamu Tachibana lost only With their tuneup matches on the University of Texas at THRESHER STAFF to LSU last year. a combined 12 games over six against weaker competition finished, noon tomorrow. The meet at LSU will be the Owls' sets. Senior Oscar Podlewski the Owls are en route to Miami, Fla. John Wooden, considered to be last before the C-USA Championships. also held his own as the third to take on a 44th-ranked University one of the greatest college basketball Last season. Rice finished third in the seed, besting Carlos Valdenebr, of Miami squad, which Rice bested coaches of all time, said, "Winning final conference team standings (596) 6-3, 6-3. Rice wasn't finished, 6-1 last year in Houston. -Jonathan Myers takes talent, to repeat takes char- behind Southern Methodist University acter." And character, indeed, was (707) and East Carolina University (611). what the Owls displayed in their Ackerman described the third-place last home meet of the season, win- finish as somewhat disappointing. ning all 14 events to bring down the "Our team expectations are [now] house, 168-97, against the University higher," Ackerman said. "We know th~jt @ThresherSports... Tweeting Men's Hoops vs. UH Jan. 26 of North Texas last Friday. we have what it takes to compete witn The Mean Green came into the the best, and even though we had a meet ranked 12th nationally by Col- rough start to our season, we have tak- legeSwimming.com/CSCAA Division I en on the challenge and have started to mid-majors poll, so Rice, unranked, compete against better competition. had its work cut out to pull off the upset. Looking to avenge last year's defeat, the Owls came out strong, taking the 200-yard medley relay by THE a solid two seconds. It was the first of a slew of Rice season-bests, with junior Nicole Delaloye winning the DID You KNOW? NEW 1,000-freestyle (10:22.29), and senior Ashten Ackerman taking the 200-yard Rice swept all 14 events in butterfly (2:06.77) and 200-breast- a meet for the first time this season. Their previous high stroke (2:24.28) in the last home meet was 10 of 14 events against WEST of her career. Florida International. Rice EXPECT 'GREATER Ackerman said that her focus also has four wins on the sea- was completely on helping the team son, their most to date since THINGS gain a win. the 2007-2008 season. "I went into this meet not even fo- cused on the fact that it was my last West U Baptist Church invites you to worship, the study of home meet," Ackerman said. "We were focused on beating North Texas and "It's like everyone says, 'If you God's Word and fellowship. Join us for our new contemporary getting ready for the meet at [Louisiana want to be the best, you have to State University on Jan. 28]." beat the best,' and we have adapted Freshman standouts Chelsea Fong this philosophy into our schedule Sunday worship service, Encounter @ 9:30 AM as well as a and Michelle Gean placed first in the this year." 200-freestyle (1:51.73) and 100-back- Head Coach Seth Huston shared the college-level Bible study class at 11 AM that is attended by stroke (58.64), respectively, while team's upcoming training schedule. freshman Karina Wlostowska won two "Our training phase is what we many Rice University students and taught by Dr. Jim Tour. of her individual events, swimming call race preparation," Huston said. 24.31 in the 50-freestyle and 58.18 in "We are doing a lot of pacing and the 100-butterfly. Junior Alex O'Brien stressing our anaerobic energy sys- - 1 (500-freestyle, 5:01.58) and sopho- tems. It is stressful, so we have to be more Stephanie Wei (200-backstroke, careful to not overtrain, as our team's f* 2:04.04) also racked in points. Junior health is the best it has been all year. Shelby Bottoms won the 100-freestyle "Right now we are hoping our in- (53-03) and the 100-breaststroke with juries and sickness are behind us." a career-best time of 1:05.52. Ackerman also agreed on the im Bottoms felt that she owed her suc- portance of the team's health. cess this season to the team's training "We had a hard time keeping a regimen and her teammates. healthy team this year; hopefully "I would say that has been one of we will get to have everyone back at my most significant factors affecting 100 percent," Ackerman said. "If that the consistency of my performances," happens, we should really be able to Bottoms said. "My confidence in my give SMU a run for their money and ability to perform in meets has been show everyone at conference what Dr. Roger Patterson Doug Page Matt Brouwer Gary Chevalier reinforced with the experiences 1 we're made of." Senior Pastor Campus Pastor Worship Leader Worship Leader have had over my time at Rice." Bottoms believes that the whole Rice, 4-1 in its last five meets, team is looking toward conference as hopes to carry on the momentum to an opportunity to earn a major victory. its final meet in Baton Rouge, La., "There is definitely extra pressure We're located two miles directly west of campus at 6218 Auden between University scheduled one week from today. on the whole team to come together and Rice. Free round-trip shuttle service is provided each Sunday morning leaving at 9:15 AM Pressure runs high, as the team will and swim well in order to win," Bot- partake in a quadruple dual meet fac- toms added. "I definitely feel that on the loop in front of Rice's All6n Center. A return bus leaves the church at noon. ing Conference USA foes Tulane Uni sense as part of the group." versity and the University of Houston The four-day conference show See www.wubc.org for details, or (all 713-668-2319. along with Southeastern Conference down is scheduled for Feb. 23-26 powerhouse Louisiana State Univer- at Houston. FRIDAY, JANUARY 21,2011 14 SPORTS THE RICE THRESHER Women off to good start with second-place finish Track gets great efforts from throwers, distance runners, sprinters in first meet Ince's performance, along those by Natalie Clericuzio sprint-hurdler Michelle Young stepping up. As for throwers, we're door meet. of Gamble, sophomore Sarah Ma- THRESHER STAFF and senior jumper and hurdler doing better this year than we have With the graduation of Shakera son and Pye, helped Rice earn six Alex Gibbs. in years past, and I think we're go- Reece (Will Rice 'io), Rice's record- 1 points with a third-place finish in Despite an abbreviated prac- Despite these disadvantages, ing to do really wel for the team." setting female sprinter, one might tice schedule before the meet and the Owls still had a strong showing Tina was not the only Robinson have expected there to be a paucity 12:23.49- a depleted squad of competitors, at their first meet of the season. Se- to impress, as her younger sister of talent in sprints for the Owls in Though Ince did not score in the the women's track team earned a nior thrower Tina Robinson led the Sharae finished 7th in the weight 2011. However, true freshman Si- pole vault, Bevan is not concerned second-place finish last Friday in Owls, finishing first in the weight throw with 47' 4.5". mone Martin impressed by placing with her progress. their season-opening meet, the throw at 52 feet, 2.5 inches. Field events were not the only second overall in the 200-meter "Ari is doing wonderful in terms Leonard Hilton Invitational held at Head Coach Jim Bevan was par- strength for the Owls on Friday. dash in 25.51. of where she's at," Bevan said. Yeoman Fieldhouse at the Univer- ticularly impressed by Robinson's Sophomore Heather Olson was According to Bevan, her perfor- "Ari's been vaulting at higher lev- sity of Houston. Rice's 80.5 points season-opening performance. the first collegiate finisher in the mance is all the more impressive els in practice than she's ever been pushed the team a half-point ahead "Tina's way ahead of where she 800-meter run, finishing in 2:15.41 due to specific adjustments she has vaulting at." of third-place Houston and behind was last year," Bevan said. "She's for second place overall. Olson's had to make. Even without Ince, the Owls top-finisher University of Texas, not quite at her lifetime best, but mark was faster than any of her in- "She's not used to running on grabbed points from the pole vault, who earned 177 points. she's knocking at the door on her door times last season. Junior So- a flat 200 track; she's used to run- thanks to junior Cleona Oliver's sixth- Rice's accomplishment is espe- first time out." phie Peeters also impressed, plac- ning on a banked track," Bevan place finish at a height of 11' 7.75". cially impressive considering that Knowing where she was fitness- ing fourth behind Olson in 2:16.87. said. "This was her first time on a On the whole, Bevan found his team's Texas and Houston had both had wise, Robinson said she was not In the mile run, senior Allison banked track. When you put force performance extremely satisfactory. squads in practice for more than surprised by her performance. Pye placed sixth overall in 5:01.10, on a banked 200-track, you put "The meet was going to be a a week before the event, while the "I did expect to do that well be- only one second off her lifetime force on the ground, and the track higher quality practice regimen," I it Owls had just three days of full- cause, after what I have been in do- best mark. Freshman Meredith gives it back. When you run on a Bevan said. "We got started, and squad practice. Additionally, the ing practice everyday, I was about Gamble also scored for the Owls in flat 200-track, you're fighting cen- we're still not 100 percent healthy, Owls were without five returners where I was last year," Robinson the mile, placing ninth in 5:11.61. tripetal force." but we're getting there and so far due to a variety of health issues: said. "I was just afraid that it might In the 5,000-meter run, sopho- Senior Ari Ince, typically a so good." junior thrower Brittany Brown, not happen because of nerves. more Johanna Ohm placed second pole vaulter for the Owls, took a Rice will next compete at the junior middle-distance runner "I think the team is doing well; overall in 18:13, and newcomer step outside her comfort zone and Houston Invitational held again at Keltie John, sophomore distance we do have some places to fill," Lindsay Miller finished fourth in participated in the 400-meter leg Yeoman Fieldhouse at Houston on runner Halsey Fowler, freshman Robinson said. "I think people are 18:37. It was Miller's first-ever in- of Rice's distance medley relay. Jan. 28. Freshman and throwers shine for men's track by Jonathan Myers with a personal record in the shot 3:26.48 minutes. Hayes also ran in "We need to make it a priority expect our distance guys to be very THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF put of 16.16 meters that earned him the 60-meter hurdles along with ju- to catch up with other schools in competitive, additionally." third place and gave the Owls eight nior Pete Navarra, with Hayes fin- the short distances," Warren said. With this weekend off, Rice will After the men's track team points. Senior Will Meyers also com- ishing the dash in 8.56 seconds and "Obviously, we didn't have our [dis- look ahead to the Houston Indoor walked off the Yeoman Fieldhouse peted, throwing for 14.78 meters Navarra in 9.62 seconds. Still, the tance] medley team out there or our Invitational on Jan. 28-29, which track, it was clear they were go- to finish ninth. Redshirt freshman difference in points earned by Rice heptathletes, so that's going to take will also take place at Yeoman ing to have to look for a few silver Nick Williams provided some opti- in the field events versus the run- some points away from us. But our Fieldhouse. With the distance run- linings among the clouds of their mism for Rice in the weight throw, ning events was stark, with only throwers are going to have great po- ners expected to compete, the Owls overall team placing. While Rice finishing eighth with a throw of three of the 25 points coming from tential, and our jumpers and vault- will expect to have an easier time fielded an incomplete team at the 13.23 meters. Warren commented on running events. ers will give us good results. And we finding the results that they crave. Leonard Hilton Invitational at the the throwers' performances. University of Houston that did "With Will, I'm not concerned, not feature any middle or long- because he's shown he's been able distance runners, Head Coach Jon to throw pretty close to 17 meters Warren (Jones '88) saw need for when he's on," Warren said. "I improvement after Friday's events think this is a positive step for Alex that left Rice with 25 points and a in realizing his massive potential." ninth-place finish. The pole vaulting unit did not "We had some good efforts from get great results, with senior Gar- everyone, but we've got our work the morning... rett Stafford, senior Philip Adam cut out for us," Warren said. "We and sophomore Alec Hsu all fail- need to see if we can get those ing to clear their most ambitious times down and the jumps up by heights. However, this was not next weekend." a large concern for Warren, who IF YOU'RE AN EARLY RISER.. AND YOU NEED TO KNOW Starting with the positives, noted that redshirt sophomore WHAT'S UP ON CAMPUS, much-touted freshman Justin Gross Clayton Chaney continued to im- shined in the jumping events, post- prove his mark in preparation for ing a high jump of 1.89 meters, good the heptathlon." enough for 14th place behind soph- "Clayton's getting that part of omore Tyler Wiest, who picked up the heptathlon solidified," War- where he left off last season with a ren said. "The other guys are going 1.94 meter jump to take 10th. Gross to come through for us later in the gave the team nearly a third of their season." 25-point total, collecting six points In short distance events, Rice with his 7.16 meter long jump as was clearly outpaced by the com- well as two points in the triple petition. Freshman Will Beasley jump, in which he had a mark of ran the 60-meter dash along with 13.74 meters. Senior Ugo Nduaguba the 200-meter dash, clocking in at began to resume his form from last 7-34 seconds and 24.67 seconds, season with a long jump of 6.71 me- respectively. Houston continued ters in the "B" group. Warren was to be the class of the conference very pleased with how well Gross in the sprinting events, garnering adapted in the transition from prep 21 points from the 60-meter dash star to college athlete. alone. In the 400-meter dash, ju- HA VE THE LA TES T NEWS RIGHT IN YOUR INBOX. "Justin's someone we can get nior Collin Shurbet and senior WAITING FOR YOU... excited about to have that versatil- Connor Hayes finished with times ity and consistency in the jumps," of 51.71 and 52.06 seconds, re- Warren said. "We knew he could spectively. Perhaps the highlight help us out, and it's clear the of the short events was the 4x400 learning curve for him is not going relay event, in which Shurbet, Z, to be steep." Hayes, redshirt sophomore Clay- Staying with the field events, ton Chaney and junior Lee John- jWmm k mm mm, junior Alex Zinchenko left the meet son took sixth place with a time of O WOMEN FROM PAGE 12 Kuster was awarded her sixth C-USA Owls' uptempo game. Freshman of the Week award, a "We're right there at .500: If new C-USA record. we can get to 4-2, we'll be in great Rice traveled to the University shape," Hypolite said. "We're re- of Texas-El Paso (10-6, 2-2 C-USA) ally at the point where the confer- last night and will welcome the ence standings start to solidify, University of Alabama-Birmingham and it's hard to make up ground www.ricethresher.org/register t (9-8, 1-3 C-USA) Sunday afternoon. in this league. 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We'll announce (and print) the funniest next week, and the author(s) will begin writing the Backpage immediately. Just to get you started, here's a ques- tionaire for you to fill out. Answer the questions in an e-mail, Photoshop the crap out of some stuff and then send away (or scribble it on r 1 this sorry excuse for a newspaper and cut and paste some things together and then campus mail it to the Thresher office MS-524.) Hope- : ,5 "MP - S hilly this whips up a little imagination in your shining minds. whl/ t APPLY NOW TO BECOME THE NEW BACKPAGE EDITOR(S) 1. What is your name/year/college? 2. Please choose an option to Photoshop from the three below (do your best, even if you are terrible.): a. Make Justin Bieber hotter than he already is. (Probably not possible.) MLK weekend b. Depict a romantic threesome-date between James, Connor and Tom Brady. Why don't we ever get three-day c. 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