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VOLUME 77, NO. 14 WHILE THE CATS ARE AWAY... JANUARY 12, 1990 Paul Kennon, Dean of Architecture, dies of heart attack

Stephen Jones said he made dra- and expand the reputation of the He added it was "premature" to possible replacement He empha- by Kurt Moeller matic changes in a sophomore struc- Cullen Chair [for art and art his- speculate on who will be the next sized that the faculty had not had tures class after students brought tory]," stated Balfour. He said Ken- dean. There was no comment from time to think of the long-term conse- Paul Kennon, renowned architect problems to his attention and non also wanted to create new de- President George Rupp's office. quences of searching for a new dean and Dean of the School of Architec- worked with him to eliminate those gree programs and joint degree pro- Wittenberg also said there had or elevating Balfour to dean. ture, died Monday morning of a problems. grams with other fields and was been no contact between the school Balfour refused to comment heart attack. There has been no dis- Wittenberg said Kennon also excited about plans for a symposium and the president's office about a SEE KENNON. PAGE 7 cussion about a possible successor, helped many young architects' ca- on Japanese architecture scheduled said Provost Neal Lane. reers by persuading firms to hire for this year. Everyone interviewed described them. Wittenberg said Kennon also Kennon's sudden death as "shock- He "was tremendously suppor- wanted to perform less visible tasks ing." "We are all just shocked. ...We tive and encouraging of students ... such as "streamlining" the school's didn't know there were any health immensely warm ... a great opti- internal structure and obtaining K£~ problems at all," said architecture mist," said Associate Dean Alan Bal- funding for the school from places major Dung Ngo. "He seemed to be four, who was hired shortly after other than the university's general very healthy, a very vigorous man. Kennon. operating budget We know he worked very hard." Legacy as dean Architecture students said the Kennon, 55, was hired in May and Kennon had ideas for changes, school has always had a strong pro- j » assumed the responsibilities of dean but the brevity of his tenure neces- fessional side and Kennon was con- in August after a search that began in sarily limited what he could accom- cerned with improving the theoreti- fall 1987. He replaced 0. Jack Mitch- plish. "They were reevaluating eve- cal side as well. Balfour agreed.'He ell, who resigned to return to teach- rything and about to make changes," and I were very much together on ing at the school. Jones said. "He was just getting this." Kennon had a distinguished ca- started," echoed Tom Bond, another "I think, from discussions with reer as a practicing architect and architecture major. the faculty, there is a very strong professor of architecture. At the time Wittenberg said Kennon appreci- desire to advance his vision for the of his death he was president and ated the strengths of the school, its ^School," Balfour, stated. design principal of the architectural reputation and the quality of its fac- No word on successor firm CRSS, one of the largest in the ulty and students, and "wanted to Provost Neal Lane said there had country. [For a recap of his career, take what was here and push it far- been no contact between either his see page 7. ] ther, as opposed to making any radi- office and the president's office or his "Enthusiastic and generous" cal changes." office and the school of architecture. Former Dean of the School of Architecture Paul Kennon Students and faculty alike said He said a main goal was "reassert- Kennon brought extraordinary ing the profile and image of the "energy and enthusiasm" to his job. school to a national audience... using "He was a very hard worker and an his connections to publicize the extremely enthusiastic and gener- school. The school has been in-and- Summit task force makes third visit ous man," architecture professor out of the limelight" Gordon Wittenberg said. "He wanted to bring the most Contrary to earlier reports, summit may not be held on campus Architecture student Andrew creative architects nationwide to Burmeister said "he had an incred- Rice... in all sorts of capacities (e.g. Information Agency. has representation from the State ible amount of energy. ...He was visiting professors, lecturers)," Bal- by Jennifer Rios Carl MacDowell, assistant to Rice Department, the Secret Service and always interactive, talking with you. four said. President George Rupp, said Tues- several other supporting organiza- He made a point to visit all of the As dean, he wanted to reestablish A Washington-based task force day's visit marked the third tour of tions, all of whom will be involved in studios." an architecture publication, attract for the 1990 Economic Summit the campus to review the facilities the upcoming summit, had been Students told of his willingness to more people from outside the toured the Rice campus Tuesday heeded for the summit The first tour assembled together," MacDowell work with them and his encourage- school, establish a study abroad afternoon to conclude its investiga- was held in November, the second in said. "This, if you will, was the ment. Ngo and fellow student program for students, and "enhance tion of the university. The task force December. equivalent of a task force, and they included about 20 representatives "They were looking at several were all on campus looking at vari- from the State Department, the Se- things from the city of Houston; and ous sites where we had made a pro- cret Service and the United States itwasthe first time tins group, which posal to hold certain meetings." Although Rice is the primary candidate to host the summit's for- mal meetings, there has been con- <, ^ Professors analyze cern over security on campus. Offi- cials said Tuesday's tour served to review the overall facilities before a invasion of Panama final decision is announced. zens, the protection of the Panama "I didn't conclude that their ques- by Lorie List Canal, and the capture of the indicted tions were so directed that they were drug-dealer Noriega, political sci- only interested in security," said Manuel Noriega's rise within the ence professor Robert Dix considers MacDowell. "Nothing suggested Panamanian government began af- these excuses rather than legitimate that was the focus of their visit" ter a military coup in 1968 in which reasons for the invasion. "They were here to review the he was elevated to Chief of Intelli- The primary motive was to pro- facilities again and the logistics." gence, thereby opening the door to tect and enhance the President's said Ray Viator, vice-president of the the first direct relations between the political image both here and Greater Houston Partnership. "Rice United States and Noriega. Nori- abroad, demonstrating that he will University is still the primary candi- ega's full ascent to power occurred act when necessary. Bush had been date for hosting the official ceremo- Lovett president Mari Dominguez. after the death in 1981 of General accused of being weak in foreign nies or meetings for the Economic Omar Torrijos, the leader of the '68 policy by not responding strongly to Summit but there are a lot of logisti- coup. Relations between the U.S. and the changes in eastern Europe, and cal questions that need to be de- Lovett harassment suit Panama turned sour during the Re- not giving enough support to an cided, and they were just taking a agan Administration as Noriega earlier coup in Panama; the invasion second look at the facilities on Rice became notorious for his heavy in- was a way of showing his strength." University." settled out of court volvement in drug trafficking and his Dix denounced the U.S. action in MacDowell said the task force blatant civil rights violations. Nori- Panama saying, "Although what has toured the buildings "in and around inappropriate and misrepresenta- ega, however, continually ignored happened may be good in a number the main quadrangle," where the by Gilbert Saldivar tive, apologize for the harm they warnings that he clean up his admini- of ways for Panamanians, if you leave summit meetings are expected to be incurred, begin publishing the stration and heavy economic sanc- aside the hundreds killed, the 25,000 held. The formal meetings between Mari Dominguez, President of business of the Lovett Central tions the United States placed on homeless, and the millions of dollars the heads of state will take place in Lovett College, has agreed to Committee and promise to insult Panama. in property damage, we had to the Founder's Room of Lovett Hall, drop her charge of peer harass- only those giving them written Two Rice professors specializing grossly violate international law and which now serves as the board room. ment and defamation of character consent tb do so. in the politics and history of Latin lie to the American people for the The sessions of the international against the Lovett College Secre- This action culminates what America commented on President reasons of the invasion. Most impor- SEE SUMMIT, PAGE 4 taries, Elaine Howard and Tim many faculty and students called George Bush's decision to send U.S. tantly, what we have done is to under- Graves. the degeneration of a few of the troops to Panama to oust Noriega's mine the success of the regulation of FINE ARTS Together with George Tho- college minutes last semester. regime and install another govern- intervention by superpowers in mas', Chairman of the University Though a seemingly inappropri- ment in its place. They analyzed the other countries." Matthew Broderick Court, Dominguez drafted a pro- ate arena for serious scrutiny, historical basis for the action and its He continued, "You can name any posal of compromise at the end of underlying implications of free implications for future relations be- number of countries that would be and Denzel last semester in which Howard speech and mutual respect within tween the United States and Panama better off if we deposed their govern- and Graves must write a letter of Wee's environment have charged and other Latin American countries. ments, but the world doesn't want Washington in apology and retraction to the Rice campuswide discussion, notably that type of intervention." Thresher (see page 3) and a letter among the faculty and the admini- Although Bush claimed several Glory History professor Patricia Seed, to Lovett College stating that they stration. "Personally, I would like justifications for the invasion of Pan- ama, namely the restoration of de- whose specialty is sixteenth and must admit their comments were SEE LOVETT, PAGE 7 See page 9 mocracy, the protection of U.S. citi- SEE PANAMA. PAGE 6 2 FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1990 THE RICE THRESHER

;irc-Miv-r ] mvshcr 1 art-siis i R t 11i; \ •< i:f «- toiiif I h:*\>h(T I (Im^u r rhjvshlK-r'{ nivshrr I CK versus McDonald's In the April 28, 1989 issue of the Thresher, Director of Central Kitchen Bill Boorom wrote a letter to the editors explaining that CK was not going to turn into McDonald's. Which, of course, is why students today are being served greasy HEUQ...WL.PAPAL food that is bad for them at exorbitant prices by people who could be paid better. \' NUNC10?.«P0|N tiEXTER For instance, most of the hot lunch items are either fried or deep fried; chicken strips, egg rolls, hamburgers and chicken "g'rillas" all H£RE...I'vE GOT THIS fall into this category. The two-inch breakfast sausages that CK calls "smokies" each cost 25 cents. One pancake costs forty cents. A cup IRAN-CONTRA THING of hot water and a tea bag cost 35 cents. As for dinner, since family- style dinner prices cannot go up, the remaining cafeteria style meal COKING UP... YEA... prices have been raised to compensate to the point that some people who prefer to eat cafeteria style can't afford to do so. X HEAR YOU HAVE A... Some of the latest plans that CK has proposed were a convenience store and a take-out window. Expanding in this fashion seems to be ...UM ...VACANCY... a slightly unrealistic goal for a business establishment with a track record like CK's. In his article, Bill Boorom pointed out that part of the reason that CK lost so much money was that serving eight colleges was inefficient. How does serving eight colleges, a convi- enence store and a take-out window help? (Also note: most of the take- »*\\vx\ ' ^ out windows that I've been to were at McDonald's.) What is different about CK? For starters, McDonald's does not have a monopoly. At Rice, however, all boarding students must pay $450 base cost each semester before they can take one bite of food: for 15 weeks last semester or 14 weeks this semester. Whether they ever eat off their meal plan or not, they will never see that money again. What does this mean? If you pay the $450 and eat three meals a day, seven days a week, for fourteen weeks, you still are paying over $1.50 more per meal than what is tallied up on the headwaiter's card reader. Another way of looking at this is that you pay an extra $4.50 a day. If you consider that brunch is the only meal on Saturdays and Sundays, that meal alone costs $7.75. Buying books takes too much time According to the meal plan sign-up sheet for the spring 1990 To the editors: somehow be set up for this busy semester, the current refund policy will be cancelled next semester. There must be a better way for Letters time. The first floor is tremendously Wh ether that means students are never going to see what money they the campus store to operate during poorly designed to deal with this might manage to save from their meal plans again, or whether Rice the first few weeks of classes each se- volume of business. is just "holding" the money (and earning interest on it) until the end mester. I've just spent over 90 min- 3. Grocery stores know enough to of the student's senior year is unclear. utes waiting in line to buy two books. THE EDITOR provide a 'cash only—ten items or Nevertheless, CK is still losing money. A lot of it. At least a While this gave me plenty of time to less' aisle so as to avoid frayed-tem- seethe, it also allowed me to formu- hundred thousand dollars last year. Any business that caters to a when it is most convenient, without pered customers. It follows that the late some logical solutions to this having to worry about being late to campus store ought to provide a captive audience of over a thousand people at three meals a day ought problem: class. I'm sure that the campus store 'cash or check only—2 items or less' to be able to make a profit. 1. The store hours must be ex- staff would welcome the overtime aisle. It should be understood, however, that one kitchen serving eight tended, at least during the first week pay, and temporary staff could surely Jacqueline Schimmel cafeterias is not the most efficient way for a catering company to work of classes. I suggest 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. be provided to cover at times. Hanszen '87 and that CK is responsible for the materials it uses, including the This would allow people to shop 2. Extra cash registers should Jones Graduate School china and silverware that keep breaking or disappearing. Part of the money we students have to pay goes to compensate for our own neg- ligence. Nevertheless, private businesses have to deal with many of the Sign upforSA Meal-A-Month program same problems. Mr. Boorom's article cites expenses paid to the To the editors: nating $9027 to eight different and support Each selection will equate university for personnel, mailroom, accounting and payroll, and Last year, we participated in the deserving charities. This is what we to a three-dollar deduction from your waste removal services. What business of this size doesn't have to very worthwhile and successful have done. There is more to do. spring meal plan. You can check as deal with these kinds of expenses? While other businesses can Meal-A-Month program coordinated This year, we want to continue many charities as you desire. If you absorb this and still make a profit, the students at Rice get stuck with by the student association. This and strengthen the tradition that we, prefer, you can choose a box that a bill, the base cost. achievement is a source of pride in as Rice students, have founded and selects all the charities. So, while the full meal plan goes up another $225 next year, what which we, as students and human on which even CK, the administra- By our charitable giving, we can beings, can all share. can you do? Make a lot of noise. Demand that you see where your tion and the students have worked tangibly and directly improve the Through this program, we not together (it must be special!). As in community and world in which we money goes. Demand a return to complete a la cart£ or total meal only created a source of funding for the past, our senators have chosen a live. Our past donation of over $1000 plans. Or even demand that CK open up to competition. Demand a several charities, but we also range of charities (seven) which to each of eight charities clearly change. brought into being a new tradition on includes Big Brothel's and Big Sis- demonstrates that we have made a But whatever you do, do something before you hand CK another the Rice campus, a tradition that ters, the American Cancer Society, difference. Let us build upon that check. expressed our concern for the com- Victims Assistance, the Multiple which we have started. Through our —Harlan Howe munity "beyond the hedges" by do- Sclerosis Society, the AIDS Founda- support of Meal-A-Month/the SA tion, the Hunger Project (endorsed Charities Program, we can do our by the late Congressman Mickey part to alleviate the problems and Leland), and Project literacy. This pains that plague our world. The TOW *CDMMK SOOM"S(UFF- week you will receive donation cards choice is ours. as you did last year. Please check the Moses Scheinfeld, WRC '90 ..welcome charities which you would like to Larry Gelbaugh, Baker '90 Mexican night all right To the editors: point out the relative offensiveness I am writing in response to the of "Mexican Night" as compared to a Dec. 8 letter to the editor calling for "Black Night" or a "Jewish Night" a change in the Willy's Pub Mexican are completely ineffective. Compar- night in hopes of dispelling the myth ing the Mexican culture to the black that all Rice students of Hispanic race or the Jewish religion has no origin espouse the same narrow- validity. By associating blacks with minded views. hamhocks and Jews with bagels and "Mexican Night" at the pub is lox, the authors are guilty of perpetu- precisely what the authors accuse it ating the same type of discrimina- of being and nothing more—"a gim- tory ignorance they want to erase. mick to attract customers on a slow Many social, political, and eco- weeknight." The whole idea behind nomic problems which warrant ac- Mexican night is the selling of Mexi- tion face minorities. Why not con- can beerfor $1 per bottle. Willy's Pub centrate on effecting change relating is not and does not claim to be an to such valid issues in order to ad- authority on ethnic cultures of the vance minority status rather than world. The purpose behind Willy's stagnate nit-picking about piddling Pub is actually very simple: to pro- details? Nobody's getting hurt by vide a place to hang out with friends, Mexican pub night Let's find some- relax and drink—not to provide cul- thing more worthwhile to protest tural enlightenment Anna M. Gonzales The attempts the authors make to Brown *92 THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1990 3 Lovett secretaries apologize for minutes

Dear Mariciela Daminguez: DAY 2Q. I WHAT WE URGENTLY NEED IS A GOT YES, SIR. A RETIRED OKAY, HOWABOUT DONE!FAX Undoubtedly, the recent circumstances CIVILIAN ADMINISTRATOR, SOME- FOREIGN SERVICE OFFI- MY / IT'S A MES& DOWN THERE- ANYONE "MAXIMUM PRO - MWMCT have created an unpleasant atmosphere at ONE ON THE GROUND WHO CAN CER WITH QOOV COLON- 7 ' SIR. WB'RB BASICALV/ BUILP- IN MIND? CONSUL" SOUTHERN Lovett College. It is our wish to rectify this DIRECT THE- RECONSTRUCTION IAL EXPERIENCE, HE'LL COMMAND' ING ALL OF PANAMA'S GOVERN OF THE COUNTRY!/ o problem in any way, shape or form that we can. IN6 INSTITUTIONS FROM SCRATCH' First of all, we wholeheartedly apologize for TIE ON A TITLE• any comments which were taken as insults. It • \ o was never our intent to cause harm to you or J_<~3 Trmrrr— m>iii your reputation at this college or university. u Q a o a Secondly, we offer to make a printed apol- ogy and retraction for all of our comments. This will be distributed to the college, as the minutes usually are, and sent to the masters, secretaries and presidents of all the colleges, Dean Burnett, Susan Wood and any one else you think should receive it We will distribute i ym them in any way you think is necessary. Thirdly, we promise not to print anything SORRY, DUKE, BUTMR.T, THIS PANAMA CITY IS THE NEXT HAVANA, about you in the future which could in any way I CANT SPARE APPOINTMENT TO THE NEXT SAIGON! IT'S U/IDE OPEN, DONT BE A AYE, AYE. be interpreted as insulting or annoying. We are YOU. I'M GONNA PANAMA IS A 1 AND AS PROCONSUL, 1'U, 86 MAKING STRANGER SIR. sincere in this promise, and think it is of the HOLD YOU TO MAJOR. OPPOR-WE PE6ISI0NS ON DEVELOPMENT- / highest importance that we solve this issue. YOUR CONTRACT! TUNITY. HOUSING, HOTELS, CASINOS, THE We would like to see this dispute resolved. f/mmarnm ' J\U!0PKS\ We ask that in return for these concessions, you drop the charges facing us in the Univer- sity Court We do not believe that Lovett needs any more division or controversy, and think that this would be the most effective way to resolve our dispute.

Elaine Howard, Hm Graves Lovett Co-Secretaries

SIR, MAY I BB THE FIRST TO UNFORTUNATELY, SINCB OUR 91-. AND T HAVE TWO CATS AND FOUR WHAT A SHAME CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR VORCe, WE DEVELOPED ROCTTS PLANTS THAT NEW ME. I ALSO T NEED SOME- I LL 00 APPOINTMENT TO MAXIMUM AND COMMTTMENTS RIGHT HERE HAVE A JOB I LOVE, FOR WHICH ONE TO TASTE PACK PROCONSUL OF PANAMA. I IN NEW JERSEY. T HAVE A NICE I AM BOTH APPRECIATED AND MY FOOD. ONLY WISH \ I HOME THAT I'VE JUST DECORATED,WELL-COMPENSATED! /j

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Felix Dawson Business Manager NEWS Kurt Moeller, Jennifer Rios, Editors Lorie List, Shaila Dewan, Gilbert Saldivar, Spencer Yu, David Fischer, Robert Miner, Shelley Fuld, Josh Denk MY MISSION HERB IS TO REBUILD I DON'T WANT TO PUT ANY TIME- OPINION r%AY 24. PROCONSUL PUKE MEETS YES, YOU WITH MR. DUKE, THE PRESS ON A SWELTERING A BASICALLY DYSFUNCTIONAL TABLES ON THIS, BUTMY GUESS Michael Raphael Editor THETENTAOES HAVE YOU HOWARD AIR FORCE BASE TARMAC.NATION, A COUNTRY WITH NO IS WE'LL BE OUT'OF HERE WELL AND MEETING LICKED Steve Lait Cartoonist POLICE FORCE, NO CALL-WAITING, BEFORE THE '91 NEW HAMP- I'M ONLY GOING 70 EYEBALLS. YOUR DRUG AND NOT A SHIRE PRIMART. ANY PROBLEM FINE ARTS 'V; • ^ 2 YET . Tim Carroll Editor Shaila Dewan Assistant Editor . „ Louis Spiegler

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Logistical problems expected to delay coffeehouse opening until fall

with committee members, ex- Marty Vest, as well as consulting the nors responsible for the PDR may will provide some funding, and, by Shaila Dewan pressed concern that the Rice com- House of Coffee Beans and the Se- have placed some restrictions on Burnett says, The Pub Board munity had misinterpreted the in- ward Corporation, the committee internal modifications, said Burnett [Willy's Pub Operating Committee] A committee of students working tent of the project "It was really un- submitted an extensive proposal to The second proposal is for a stain- has expressed a willingness to help to set up a coffeehouse on campus fortunate that a lot of students saw us the Office of Student Affairs in mid- less steel cart which could be support this venture...maybe in the project an opening date some time as being against drinking and December. wheeled in and out of the PDR. The form of a loan." next semester. Though the project is against the Pub. We're actually The proposal described the ideal cart, which includes a coffee grinder, The coffeehouse, according to progressing slowly, it is being held trying to do as much as possible to situation for the coffeehouse: space espresso maker, refrigerator and Crawford and Robinson, is not look- back by red tape, not administrative open the coffeehouse when it would of its own, an espresso machine and coffee maker, would cost $12,000. ing to turn a profit It's intended to resistance. not conflict with Pub activities," said a variety of refreshments, entertain- According to Burnett, the money provide a place for students—includ- "I would have loved to have had Robinson. "It's not an issue of us vs. ment, etc. It also included a realistic for this venture is being pulled from ing graduate students—and other something earlier," said committee the Pub. And a lot of students that outline of operation in the short run, different budgets. Food and Housing members of the Rice community to chair Charlotte Robinson, who will I've heard from support the idea." using Sammy's private dining rooms has offered $1,000, Burnett's office get a cup of good coffee. graduate this year. "But we don't "It's an addition," said Crawford. (PDRs), its veranda, and the court- want to do anything haphazard and "We're meeting the needs of another yard between Sammy's and Farns- sloppy, plus we don't want to step on group of students." worth Pavilion. Hanszen junior appears anybody's toes." After meeting with Director of One of the major reasons for the Both Robinson and Director of Food and Housing Marion Hicks, delays is caused by the structural Student Activities Sarah Nelson Sammy's manager Don DeGrutolla, modifications necessary to use those on magazine cover Crawford, who is working closely and Director of the Student Center spaces. The committee has re- quested a staircase and ramp leading ten by college women, with one or OPEN HOUSE from the courtyard to the veranda. by Lorie List two written by male undergraduate The campus police are holding an open house Thursday and The committee has sent the proposal or graduate students. The magazine Friday, Jan. 18 and 19. The campus police office, located across for modification to the Building and Lauren Gass, a junior at Hanszen always contains articles on health from the Rice Media Center next to entrance #7, will be open Grounds architectural committee, college, is featured on the cover of and careers, with other articles fea- from 8-10 p.m. so students can see what officers do. The open which, according to Vest, must ap- the January/ February issue of In turing issues ranging from date rape house Thursday is for students from Lovett, Will Rice, Baker, prove it View, a magazine published by to stress on campus." and Brown. The open house Friday is for students from Sid "There's definitely a green light Whittle Publications specifically for A representative of In View said, Rich, Hanszen, Wiess, Jones, and the Grad House. for it" said Dean of Students Sarah college women. "Lauren was chosen because she Burnett "It'd be nice to have it this Gass was selected after partici- was both photogenic and interest- semester." pating in a preliminary photography ing. We always try to find a student CORRECTION Another major obstacle is finding session that was open to all female who embodies the characteristics The Dec. 8th Thresher stated auto thefts had increased at Rice a place to store the coffeehouse students at Rice. Although she did that we feel are important in a college and decreased in Houston since July. The figures used were re- equipment. Two solutions have been not have any previous experience in woman." versed. Auto thefts decreased 4.2% at Rice from July to Decem- offered; the first is a storage cabinet modeling, Gass said, "I saw the ad, Gass will graduate with an area ber, while they increased 26% in Houston during the same time in one of the PDRs. A bid has not and I thought it might be fun." major in nutritional psycho- biology, period. been received on this yet The do- Several finalists were chosen af- which is a combination of health, ter the preliminary pictures to be psychology, and biology. "I want to photographed more extensively. go to med school, but I wanted more Gass was photographed in front of of a well-rounded health background both Lovett Hall and the Biology rather than just the required Laboratory. She was later informed classes," she explained. she had been chosen to represent Gass said that her interview with Rice on the cover of the magazine. In View was disappointing because In View, a bimonthly publication, they were not particularly interested is in its first year of publication and in what she wanted to talk about She features a different school with each said "A big reason why I chose Rice issue. A representative from the was the college system, but they magazine said, 'In View deals with really didn't let me get into that" issues and insights for the college This issue of In View is currently 2 m woman. Most of the articles are writ- available at the gym, at no charge. I

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1$ Lauren Gass, cover girl for the new issue of In View, poses in front of Hanszen. "You've got to have facilities to accommodate the news media that Summit would try to cover the official summit FROM PAGE 1 program," Viator said. "Also to see economic summit will be held July 9- how [the media] would do it and to 11, Monday through Wednesday. see if [the university] met their re- Present will be the heads of state of quirements in terms of meeting the world's largest industrial democ- space and everything from electrical DAYTONA BEACH racies: Canada, France, Great Brit- needs to telecommunications and ain, Italy, Japan, the United States access to the campus and security— and West Germany. the whole checklist of logistical The group toured the Wortham concerns that you have to review." SOUTH PADRE ISLAND Center and the theater district down- The Houston Economic Summit town as possible sites for the meet- Committee is expected to announce ings, as well as the George R. Brown its final site decision in about two 7 NIGHTS LODGING • PARTY • TAXES Convention Center, which would weeks. serve as the media center, said Via- "We were advised that there tor. He said, however, that final deci- would be some definite notification sions about the sites are pending. on specific facilities for meetings and DON'T DELAY! "They want to make sure that other activities in the city of Houston CENTRAL SPRING BREAK INF0RMA TI0N & RESERVA TI0NS [any meeting site] can accommo- around the end of January," date all of their5needs, and in some- MacDowell said. "They wrapped up thing like this where we've got seven their visit at Rice yesterday after- 1-800-321-5911 heads of state, you've got tremen- noon. 7AM 7PM M-Th. 7AM-5PM Fri, 9AM-5PM Sat. Mountain Standard Time dous security needs as well as just "We're going to help the Presi- Reservations may be made by credit card access to the facilities; and [you dent make this a successful summit need] quite a bit of meeting room for in any way that we can. We hope that the official meetings and for support we have a significant role to play, and 2a HOUR FAX RESERVATIONS (303) 225-1514 people that work in the background we're confident we will, but untilthey in support of each of the seven differ- give us the official word, of course, ent delegations. we don't know." THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1990 5 SA committee formulates proposal for new meal plans avariable base cost, a fixed base cost source of great controversy and the vast difference in the costs of the with problems in revenue, and the NEWS ANALYSIS is used that is similar to this year's. misunderstanding. Base cost, as fees. For example, the Health Serv- College System would be strength- by Spencer Yu Again, there is no rebate. For both distinct from the reduced balance ice Fee is only $71, but the current ened. Unfortunately, this issue of and David Fisher proposals, a roll-over of unused budget used to pay for each meal, is base cost is $450. food appeal (and taste) cannot be funds will be maintained from fall to intended to cover general overhead. The committee's view completely solved by a new meal As the spring semester com- spring semester. The concept of a base cost was intro- The committee has concluded plan. Instead, the proposals seek to mences, the Student Association is The final proposal is that of revert- duced with the advent of the k la carte that given the gross inefficiency of produce an equitable and responsive already busy finalising a proposal for ing back to the foods system that was system and was intended to guaran- maintaining eight separate kitchens, system to all students, and yet allow next year's Food Plan. The SA Ad in place before rebates were initi- tee that CK could recover its general CK cannot realistically provide stu- CKto operate effectively. Hopefully, Hoc Committee on the Food Policy, ated. Many students, especially sen- operating costs, safe from the obliga- dents with food value (in terms of a plan can be conceived that will im- formed at the beginning of last se- iors and fifth-years, have voiced tion to refund excess reduced bal- quantity, quality, and price) compa- prove food quality and appeal in the mester with representatives from support for this plan. ance funds. In practice, the base cost rable to that of off-campus eating very near future. Loo long forward, each college, has extensively re- Figures for the proposals are has not covered all operating ex- establishments. If we value the col- the committee will tackle the issue of searched the food policy problem currently being finalized and will be penses, resulting in visibly higher lege system, entailing eight separate additional ways to improve food and has drafted a preliminary pro- presented at the January 15 SA food prices. Both the current Plan I dining halls, we must pay a substan- appeal aside from the meal plans. posal. Yet, as with any issue so broad meeting. and Plan II carry the same base cost, tial price in dollars, but in return we in scope, there are many differing Rebates despite different reduced balance receive a more substantial non- Spencer Yu and David Fisher are viewpoints. This article will attempt Rebates were introduced during budgets. monetary reward. Co-Chairmen of the Stu d ent Associa- to present the various issues pertain- the 1987-88 school year undo* the The major debate concerning the The committee understands the tion Ad Hoc Committee on the Food ing to the food policy and the argu- simple premise that students should proposals centers around the base importance of the food services to Policy ments that have thus far been raised get the money back that they do not cost distribution and the rebates. both the students and to the College at the committee meetings and SA spend eating on campus. Additional First, the debate about the base cost System. Yet, no matter what system TheSAAdHoc Committee met this meetings. Hopefully, this will pro- reasons behind the move were to distribution is essentially a matter of is eventually adopted, the bottom Past Wednesday evening at Will Rice. vide insight into one of the most bring a greater accountability to CK, perception. Under the first proposal, line is that CK needs to produce food A final proposal will be submitted to nagging issues on campus. that is, to ensure that CK would the view is that base cost should be in that is appealing to the students so the SA for approval at the January 15 Background maintain high food quality standards proportion to the amount the student that they will eat on campus. If sup- SA meeting at JVtess. Afterwards, the The food service at Rice Univer- in order to ensure a steady flow of utilizes the commons facilities. In port from the students can be gener- proposal will be sent to Food and sity has undergone radical changes revenue; and also to compel CK to other words, students should pay a ated, then CK would not have to deal Housing. during the last four years. Prior to run as efficiently as possible. Yet, base cost in proportion to the amount the 1987-88 school year, the food during the first two years of operat- of food consumed. This is not to favor policy consisted of several plans that ing under the rebates, CK lost some any type of eater, but actually an either covered all meals or all meals $600,000. attempt to produce a base cost that Students, eateries raise except breakfasts, etc, offered no Clearly, CK suffered greatly from reflects usage of the food service. refunds, and were essentially all-you- the financial burden of the rebates. A counter argument states that can-eat plans. In the 1987-88 school However, the concept of the rebate is base cost should be a flat rate for all over $100 for homeless year, the rebate policy was initiated, not entirely to blame; CK must also meal plans. The reasoning behind but the system remained all-you-can- bear part of the burden. Food appeal this position is that base cost should The SA received $44.50 from Mr. eat That year, Central Kitchen lost did slightly improve, but not enough be viewed as a "user's fee." Two by Shelley Fuld Gatti's Pizza, $35 from Villa Roma over $500,000. to sway students to eat on campus. analogies are the Health Services Pizza, $35 from Domino's Pizza, and The following year, the k la carte CK has been eager to remove the Fee and the Gym Fee: even though The Student Association Christ- $12.50 from Happy-All Chinese Res- system was introduced while the rebates from the system and has these services may or may not be mas Charity Drive held during finals taurant rebate was retained. CK suffered already stated that this will be the last utilized by the student, students are last semester raised $127 for the Gelbaugh said the idea for the nearly a $100,000 loss. In addition in year rebates will be issued. required to pay for them Some feel City-Wide Clubs of Houston to pay charity drive came from John 1988, Bill Boorom replaced Joyce The question of rebates is now that the base cost should be seen in for a Christmas dinner for the home- Wilson, a Baker fifth-year senior. Rubash as Director of CK. This year, apparently moot: CKwill not provide the same light; regardless of less, said Larry Gelbaugh, Baker Wilson read a newspaper article the food policy is essentially the rebates in the 1990-91 school year. whether or not a student eats at the College Senator. about the increased cost of food same as last year's, though a contro- Initially, the committee fought commons or the frequency of eating Local pizza and Chinese restau- preparation City-Wide Clubs would versial "missed meal factor" was against this change. However, after there, students need to pay for this rants offered to donate 25 cents for be facing due to health inspection incorporated into both meal plans. assessing the nature of food service service. However, the comparison to delivery orders between $5 and $10 regulations, which would no longer Attendance has risen this year, but at Rice as provided in eight separate either the Health Service or Gym and 50 cents for orders over $10, allow people to bring food that had the data on only one semester is dining facilities, it became evident Fee is debatable when one considers Gelbaugh said. already been cooked. largely inconclusive. Furthermore, that rebates were great for the stu- continued problems with the food dents, butonlyattheexpenseofboth services and student discontent over the college system as it relates to food appeal and prices at the begin- college unity through meals and the ning of this school year prompted financial stability of CK the SA to form a committee to look To minimize the loss of the rebate into the situation and attempt to draft opportunity but at the same time a new meal plan policy. maintain the accountability of CK to One issue concerning these past the students and provide a degree of food policies was the effect on the flexibility comparable to that of the college system. It is undeniable that rebate system, the first two propos- SENIORS CK plays an important role; many als expand the current range of meal seniors point out that attendance at plans from two on-campus plans to dinners prior to the policy changes in four, and from one offcampus plan to 1987-88 were much higher when three. This multiple meal plan sys- compared to the current attendance. tem, in the committee's view, ad- This occurred despite little change dresses the issue of rebates by pro- in the appeal of the food served. viding away for students to choose a Some attribute the decline in atten- meal plan most appropriate to their dance to the changes in the food eating needs. Orders for graduation policy, and others have even sug- Base costs gested that Rice should go back to The idea of base costs has been a the no rebate, all-you-can-eat system. It is important to understand that Announcements and the college system at Wee fosters /Vy. inefficiency in the operation of CK Maintaining eight separate kitchen LONDON staffs, transportation costs for mov- Eastbound namecards ing the food from CKto each college, $224* and an archaic accounting system are substantial obstacles that CK $448 round-trip faces. Economically, consolidating will be taken Thursday • Scheduled service the commons to only two or three would be ideal, but clearly this would departing from destroy the college system and col- Houston Jan 25 and Friday lege unity. Additionally, food appeal • Free drinks has been noted to differ from college to college. • Free movies Proposals • Special youth fare— Jan 26 Three proposals for next year's limited time and meal plan have been written. The limited availability first one basically entails four on- campus meal plans with a propor- CALL 10:00 AM -2:00 PM tional base cost (this proportional l-BOO-UK-BOUND. base cost is regressive in that when *$3.00 Eastbound departure the total base cost paid declines, the tax and $10.00 Westbound In front of Rice Campus Store percentage of the meal plan devoted customs fee not included. to base cost increases) and three off- campus meal plans with a similar TERMS & CONDITIONS: Fare Code: QAPSDS. Eastbound base cost system. There will be no originating travel permitted Jan. 7 Payment in full suggested rebates. Attempts will be made to -March 15. 1990, with all travel to produce food prices that exclude any be completed by March 31, 1990. Passengers must be 24 years of age ~v_. base colt (as compared to current or younger. 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The contestant searches will take versity of Oklahoma is issuing a call ber 30,1989. cently in other areas of the United Japan-America place the first three weeks of March. for papers and other research pres- Overall, 50 percent of the 3411 States. Each of the fifteen students cho- entations for Undergraduate Re- adult cases had survived for 41.1 Also, this month's report, bring- Student Conference sen will keep at least $1000. Six will search Day, which will be April 7 on weeks. Males survived longer than ingth ecumulative total to 3,438 The Japan-America Student Con- keep $1000; six $5000, two others OU's Norman campus. females. Blacks had the shortest cases of AIDS. Among the new cases ference (JASC) is accepting applica- will receive at least $5000; and the Undergraduate students at uni- median survival time followed by are five cases attributed to Male-Fe- tions for its 1990 program, a month- champion will keep at least $25,000 versities and colleges throughout Hispanics and whites. male/Female-Male Sexual Contact long travel conference held during cash. the Southwest are encouraged to The analysis shows an inverse and two Transfusion-Associated the summer. Last year's winner was an SMU complete an application and abstract relationship between age and length cases. These transfusions occurred Forty American and 40 Japanese graduate who is currently studying and return it to the Honors Program of survival, that is, as age increases before blood products could be students will take part in the 1990 law at UT-Austin. by January 19. Cash awards will be length of survival decreases. This screened for antibodies to HIV conference, to be held in July and given for the top six presentations. data corroborates that found re- which began in mid-1985. August in Anchorage, Seattle, and Volunteers needed For more information about San Francisco. The conference will Undergraduate Research Day or any other nation in Latin America. be conducted entirely in English and for nutrition study applications, contact the Honors All others owe their independence to be devoted to dialogue on key U.S.- Volunteers are needed for a Chil- Program by writing OU Honors Panama domestic rebellions, with the excep- japan issues. dren's Nutrition Research Center Program, 347 Cate Center Drive, FROM PAGE 1 tion of Uruguay," she explained. Students at all levels, from fresh- study on the growth and rood intake Norman, OK 73019-0641; or by tele- seventeenth century Latin American The experiences Panama has had man to Ph.D., and in all disciplines of newborn infants fed formula phoning it at (405) 325-5291 history rather than twentieth cen- with the United States differ drasti- are encouraged to apply. Any U.S. The study, funded by the United tury history, offered insight into his- cally from the experiences of other citizen or permanent resident is eli- States Department of Agriculture, Houston area AIDS torical foundations for the reactions Latin American countries and ex- gible. will monitor infant growth and food of countries neighboring Panama to plain the strong opposition of the For more information or an appli- intake beginning at one week of age update its invasion. The December 20th Organization of American States to cation, write the Japan-America Stu- and ending three months after the The Houston Department of invasion was only the latest of a long the U.S. intervention in Panama, dent Conference at 606 18th St, introduction of solid foods. Growth Health and Human Services and the line of military interventions de- Seed said. "When the U.S. invades N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006 or measurements are taken weekly, Bureau of HIV Prevention and the signed to protect U.S. interests in Panama, Mexicans are immediately call them at (202) 289-4231. Applica- and food intake is monitored Public Information office report 95 Latin American and the Caribbean. reminded of other U.S. invasions in tions must be postmarked February monthly beginning at three months more cases of AIDS in the Houston "We have a history of militarily Mexico where territory was taken 23, and decisions will be made in of age. area. intervening in a heavy-handed way in away. Even though a substantial March. Once the baby is three months An analysis of survival patterns the circum-Caribbean area, imping- majority of Panamanians are happy, old, all infant foods are provided at no was performed on 3411 reported JEOPARDY! charge. Participants also receive adult Houston SMSA AIDS cases compensation for study-related ex- that were diagnosed between Janu- searching for penses. Pregnant women who plan ary 1980 and December 1989. The 'Even though a substantial majority of to formula-feed their babies can call diagnoses were based on the AIDS students to be in 798-7001 for more information. case definition established by the Panamanians are happy, their counterparts The Children's Nutrition Re- Centers for Disease Control. The tournament search Center is operated by Baylor database of AIDS cases is continually in other countries do not see the situation The television game show "JEOP- College of Medicine, in cooperation updated through reporting from the same my. The U.S. has provided ARDY!" is searching for 15 under- with Texas Children's Hospital, for hospitals, physicians, death certifi- graduates to compete in the $25,000 the United States Department of cates and other resources. support for Panamanian independence as it college championship. The two- Agriculture. This analysis, known as the me- week tournament will air May 7-May dian survival time, calculated the has not done for any other Latin American , 18, and the grand prize winner will Honors program length of time that 50 percent of the receive $25,000 in cash. cases have survived. The median has country.' Anyone interested in trying out solicits the advantage of being unaffected by for the competition should send a extreme data points. The survival —Patricia Seed postcard by January 31 to: 1990 undergraduate time was determined in the following JEOPARDY! 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The U.S. has provided support The history of U.S. involvement for Panamanian independence as it in Panama's internal affairs began in has not done for any other Latin 1903 when President Theodore American country." 0 Roosevelt sent troops into Colombia, The deposition of Noriega and thus forcing the secession of the land installation of Guillermo Endara, that became Panama and enabling who defeated Noreiga in a presiden- Now You Have A New Lunch Partner ... the U.S. to secure a treaty to build the tial election in May—which Noriega The Zenith MinisPort™ Panama canal. later unilaterally cancelled—has "The entire history of Panama- been very popular in Panama and the nian independence has always been U.S. Yet Due is not optimistic about connected with U.S. military inter- the future of stability in Panama. vention. 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Paul Kennon's professional achievements Events planned for King's birthday Paul Kennon received his placement Hospital in Houston Master of Architecture degree and the Chrysler Technology p.m. at Brown College. On Tuesday, lent demonstrations and inspira- from Cranbrook Academy of Art Center in Auburn Hills, Michi- by Josh Denk January 16, the Black Student Union tional speeches showed him to be in 19S7. In 1964 Kennon became gan, as well as arenas like the Gospel Choir will perform at 7:30 one of the greatest peacemakers of an Associate Professor of Archi- University of Iowa's Carver- Several events are planned for p.m. in Sewall Hall 301. The Houston his time. King's "I have a dream" tecture at Rice University, and Hawkeye Arena and the Univer- next weekjanuary 15 through 19, to Post Office Chorale will perform on speech, given in Washington, D.C. Ford Foundation Resident Advi- sity of South Florida's Sun Dome. celebrate the birthday of Martin January 18 at 7:30 p.m, also in Sewall on August 28,1963,was a rallying cry sor in Santiago, Chile for the Kennon co-authored the Luther King, Jr. Hall 301. for black activists everywhere. King community facilities program, book, Architecture and You, was a On Monday, January 15, at 12 Martin Luther King, Jr. was born was assassinated on April 4,1968, by where he was a visiting professor juror for the American Academy p.m., there will be a memorial serv- on January 15, 1929. He became James Earl Ray. In 1986, January 15 at the Universidad de Chile and in Rome Feltow-in-Architecture ice for King at Willy's Statue. Also on prominent as a civil rights activist was made a national holiday in honor Universidad de Catolica. program, and served on the Monday, a vigil will be held at 7:30 during the late 1950s. His non-vio- of Martin Luther King. Returning from Chile in 1966, Board of Trustees of the Institute cause slamming the President in the Thomas." Prosecution would have he resumed teaching at Rice for Architecture and Urban Stud- minutes had become a Lovett pas- made punishment mandatory had University as Associate Director ies in New York. Lovett time, Dominguez should have ex- the secretaries been convicted, pos- of the School of Architecture. In 1984 Kennon was the Dav- FROM PAGE 1 pected the treatment she received sibly adding their resignation to any Outside of Rice, Kennon was enport Professor at Yale Univer- to spend my time and energy on and dealt with it accordingly. On the letters of apology they would have President and Design Principal of sity School of Architecture and something other than the college harassment and defamation charge, had to write. Wood said, "The Su- the Architecture Group of CRSS served on the Rice Design Alli- minutes," said Susan Wood, Master Howard saw the case as an attack on preme Court defines obcenity as 'a and won over one hundred de- ance Board of Directors. His most of Lovett College. "But after a certain free speech, saying she felt "almost violation of community standards.' sign awards. In 1976 he was recent appointment was that of point, you have to do something." cheated at my inability to express my In the Rice community, the Univer- named to the College of Fellows the Dean of the Rice University sity Court and the Dean of Students ofthe American Instituteof Archi- School of Architecture. define those standards." tects for his contributions to the Kennon's work has been fre- profession of design. 'Besides, there is nothing in the All parties hoped something posi- quently published in major archi- tive would come from the incident "I His work included corporate tecture jounals, both nationally Constitution that says we have to be nice would like the student body to think buildings such as Ben Taub Re- and internationally. of harassment in terms of individual to each other.' rights," said Burnett "Much of what as associate dean, Alan assume the exacerbated this incident was slow responsibility of the deanship [for —Elaine Howard response time because an individual Kennon the immediate future]." did not fully understand her options FROM PAGE 1 Students interviewed said there Tim and Elaine did well to accept opinion" and that the charge would of recourse. If this happens again, I about the subject and said the main was a great deal of support for Bal- the very generous proposal Mari have been defeated in any court in am confident that response time will concern this week was for Kennon's four's elevation among them. Main offered them," said Thomas, who Texas. "Besides," added Howard, drop." family. reasons cited were the length of the mediated the dispute out of court "there is nothing in the Constitution The incident took its toll on Lovett "We are in an incredibly good last dean search as well as Balfour's "She did not want them punished. that says we have to be nice to each College, as welL According to Wood, position to deal with this problem. own abilities. She wanted them to report what other." the fixation of blame varies from ...We have another able leader who If a new search for a dean were lo went on at the meeting and admit Responding to Howard's first person to person and searching for was working with Paul," Wittenberg occur and last for a year, then "essen- they had done wrong." This latter amendmentrights, Dean of Students specific causes causes tends to leave said. Their relationship was "not tially I've been without a dean for my stipulation became the sticking point Sarah Burnett advised researching one confused and exhausted. "In hierarchical," he added. "It was two entire undergraduate career," said for negotiation as Howard and the spirit of the free speech amend- retrospect there are many things men working together toward a Burmeister, a junior. Graves maintained their comments ment fThe people who formulated that could have headed off the situ- common goal." Wittenberg and students agreed were not libelous because Domin- the first amendment" said Burnett, ation," says Wood. "If any one person He added that implementing Balfour was a leading candidate for guez held public office. "wanted to criticize the government in the college had vehemently spo- plans made last semester, along with the position of dean during the last While Graves declined an inter- on political issues, not to intimidate ken up earlier perhaps this could normal duties, has made it so "we search. Unlike Kennon's, Balfour's have been avoided. If I had to go view, Howard responded in defense or assassinate anyone's character." have plenty to do right here, right strengths are in the academic area of through it again, I probably would of her actions. "The Secretary Burnett, who maintained close now." Hiring three faculty members architecture. Before becoming asso- have gotten them in [the Master's should expose the lighter side of contact with Dominguez after the is a "much more important and date dean, Balfour was director of politics in a sarcastic and satirical Lovett minutes became controver- House] talking to each other a tot the undergraduate and graduate earlier. We can all learn something immediate goal," he said. way. When I say 'politics,' I mean sial, said Howard and Graves were "For now, everyone has been programs in architecture at Georgia both issues and representative offi- fortunate the case did not go to trial from this, but more than anything Tech and had practiced architecture else we want it behind us." focusing on the immediate future. cials." Howard also said that, be- "thanks to the good efforts of George The faculty feels if s appropriate that in London and New York.

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opens the film with a battle BY LOUIS SPIEGLER scene so graphic and horrifying that the audience won't be shocked by anything else. This allows attention to shift from the II ,n 1986 Edward Zwick blood and guns to the charac- directed ...About Last Night, a ters. Zwick goes inside the mind poor screen adaptation of David of Colonel Shaw, allowing the Mamet's play Sexual Perversity viewer to understand him and In Chicago. He then created the know the soldiers of the 54th as television show "Thirtysom- well as he does. ething" and settled into anonym- Matthew Broderick gives the

ity as a successful TV producer best performance of his career, catering to a Yuppie audience. full of passion and determina- Nobody could have guessed tion. His Colonel Shaw is that the mind that brought us believable and admirable and Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, and one can understand his determi- Hope and Michael would also nation to be taken seriously. create Glory, one of the best Morgan Freeman brings a fine films of 1989. sensitivity to his character, John Three soldiers of the 54th Regiment fight for Glory. Gtory is the story of the 54th Rawlins. When Rawlins is made that displays Washington's dramatic. Cinematographer Kevin Jarre's sparse screenplay Regiment in the Civil War, a a sergeant major he radiates a acting prowess is where Shaw Freddie Francis captures all of and turned it into a wonder. regiment made up of black pride and bashfullness that few (Broderick) has him whipped for the energy of battle effectively. Glory is exciting, bloody, and soldiers who proved that they other actors can convey. Cary running away from the camp, His camera work here is moving all at the same time. were essential to a victory over Elwes, best known for.his role not knowing that he did so only unobtrusive and allows the Zwick has emerged from the the Confederate Army. They as Wesley in Rob Reiner's The to find a pair of shoes, an item images to speak for them Thirtysomething set and let out were trained and led by 25-year- Princess Bride, plays Shaw's denied to black soldiers. While selves. Elegant, not dizzy in-your- a cinematic growl that will echo old Colonel Robert Gould Shaw confidant, officer Cabot Forbes. being flogged on his severely face shots make Glory all the for months to come. Nothing he (Matthew Broderick), a white Here he sheds the cockiness of scarred back, the camera more credible. has done before can prepare man from a successful Boston Wesley and convincingly plays zooms in on his face as he Edward Zwick has taken you for Glory. family. The film traces the 54th the character of a Bostonian stares directly at Shaw, without from its infancy as a group school chum who is skeptical flinching as he sheds tears. One denied shoes, guns, and the but supportive of Shaw's feels that they are not from pain right to fight to their harrowing ambitious goal. but determination to get the participation in the attack on It is Denzel Washington, freedom he knows he deserves. Fort Wagner. however, who threatens to steal Editor Steven Rosenblum BACON The film works because it the show. He brings a threaten- more than does the job of grabs the viewer by the throat ing anger to the freed slave, keeping the film evenly paced. and doesn't let go. The Civil Trip. It affects all who surround James Homer's musical score War can be glorified and him, black and white. He wants is effectively accentuated by the dramatized out of proportion freedom so badly that he will kill Boys Choir of Harlem and and Zwick understands this. He or be killed for it. One scene makes the battle scenes They say theres nothing new under the sun p.m., Wortham Center. But under the TOMORROW •Dread and Acridity opens for Dead Horse at the Axiom. Sounds like a Norse epic poem. •A triple bill for a triple kill at SCENE Fitzgerald's: Ink, the Change, and the Ledge. And I like it, like it, yes I do •A new installation work by BY SHA1LA DEWAN Village presents Shakespeare's NYC's Terry Berkowitz opens at Hamlet at 8 p.m. Thursday— the Contemporary Arts Museum. I've decided to share with Saturday and 4 on Sundays until "When the World was Flat" is a you-all one of my little secrets. February 11. Call 524-6706. multimedia comment on Zydeco. •Houston's favorite reggae society's homogeneity. Keep it hush-hush now. band grooves at Fitzgerald's. It's UPCOMING There's this little club...club? been a looong time since I •The Society for the Perform This little dive up in north heard some good reggae, you ing Arts continues its on-campus Houston and it's run by my know? Frenndz (don't ask) "Keyboard Conversations" friend Fanny. The Continental opens for the Presidents. series with a program designed Zydeco Ballroom. I don't know •For bedhangers only...a to fan the flames of your what they mean by that, but it's bunch of art school dropouts heart...just before Valentine's. not like continental breakfast or from Austin play the Axiom. (Omigod, the V-word.) Jeffrey anything. So anyway, this is my Splatter opens for Ed Hall. Siegel plays "Passionate works favorite place to go. •Newton Wayland sounds of Clara and Robert Schumann: We discovered the place in like a character from "Rawhide," A Love Story in Music" (eek! the the phone book one day, so we but actually he's the pops L-word!) Sunday at 4 p.m. in called up to find out how old you conductor for the Houston Hamman Hall. have to be to get in. "Old Symphony. Friday and Saturday ONGOING aofett&o AiHREIM enough to drink beer, honey!" night at 8 p.m. the symphony •Just in time to join "German said the woman. We didn't will waltz in the new year with Art of the Late 80's" at the realize she meant, like, twelve. classics from Lerner and Lowe Contemporary Arts Museum, OPENS IN THEATRES JANUARY 19th Well, that, anyway, was mucisals, including Camelot, Sewall Art Gallery has drumed Fanny. When we got there, she GigI, and My Fair Lady. "The up "Dutch Geometric Abstrac- told us the club had a new Night They Invented Cham tion in the '80s." SPECIAL FREE SCREENING motto. "Zydeco is the way-to- pagne," at Jones Hall, includes •I laughed, I cried, I'm WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17th go" she said, and smiled and song and dance. serious. Go see Reckless, a 8:00 PM smiled and smiled. Then she •The Society for the Perform- madcap/drama/seasonal/ RICE MEDIA CENTER stumbled off. ing Arts gets their "New Now" swashbuckling...well, okay, not Last time I was there she series (which is, in fact, new, swashbuckling but damn good gave me free passes. Seven- now) off on the right foot with play at Stages through January Eirst come, first served with campus I.D. teen free passes. Handwritten. works by three "Soto Choreogra- 27. Showtime is 8 p.m. Co-sponsered by You could be so lucky. phers." Molissa Fenley, Bill T. Wednesday—Saturday, 3:30 RICE PROGRAM COUNCIL and It's a zydeco fantasy. Check Jones, and David Parsons all and 7:30 on Sundays. Half-price U. HOUSTON STUDENT PROGRAM BD. it out. bring outstanding resumes to tickets are available on the day TONIGHT Houston for this one-night of the show. Call 52-STAGE for All Seating First Come. First Served •Main Street Theater in the performance. Curtain is at 8 ticket information. 10SPORT FRIDAY. JANUARY 12, 1990 THE RICE THRESHER S Owls settle SWC score Last second shot steals game from Tech shot a minute required to win the by Jennifer Krejci Cougar game, averaged a shot every ind Myra K. Rucker 12 seconds in Lubbock. Trailing by Until Wednesday, it seemed like four, with 1:25 left on the clock, Rice someone forgot to tell men's basket- forced seven consecutive shots and ball coach Scott Thompson a bowl of defeated the Red Raiders 74-71. "Our Black-eyed peas and rice brings luck guys will battle down to the last sec- in the new year. After losing their ond. A good team battles for every Southwest Conference season second down on the clock." opener to the University of Houston, Unfortunately, playing like a 84-69, and snapping their home good team plays didn't help the Owls court winning streak against the last Saturday. Except for a 4-4 tie two University of Detroit on Jan. 3, it minutes into the game, Rice trailed looked like the Owls were out of from the first shot of the game. Junior forward David Willie is stuck on the bench for an indefinite period due to a pre-season stress fracture. luck. Despite freshman center Brent Basketball, of course, isn't all Scott, who made the game winning led the Owls with ten rebounds, a Rebounds were the silver linings has been Thompson's liberal use of about luck. "It's a pride thing," Th- shot against Tech, the Owls shot an personal best UH, however, capital- of each missed shot The Owls pulled the bench. With an average of 26.9 ompson said after the UH game. unhealthy 33.3 percent in the first ized on shots missed early in the down a season high 58 rebounds, 11 points per game and 36.9 percent of While he sounded like a man with half and missed 45 out of 72 shots for game and denied the Owls several snatched by Greg Johnson. the team's total points coming from wounded pride, Thompson's words the game against UH. Scott led the second shots. At the end of the second half, Rice the bench, the Owls rank third in the predicted the outcome of Wednes- Owls with a career-high 21 points Towards the end of the second closed the gap from seven to two in SWC in bench points. While fresh- day's game against Texas Tech. The and had the most offensive boards so half, senior DWayne Tanner, the thirty-four seconds. The Owls got off man reserve guard Marvin Moore same Owls who couldnt manage the far this season against UH. He also most experienced player on the three more shots before the buzzer, was the man bench scorer against Owls starting line-up, went in with an but nothing fell as Rice dropped the UH, junior forward David Willie is extra ounce of hustle. The team in- 77-75 decision. "I was proud of our stuck on the bench for an indefinite haled it's second wind, but a come- guys for fighting back, but they period. Willie played seven games, Stiner leads women back was not in the stars. The two needed to fight from the beginning scoring a season-high 13 points Syracuse. Rice lost all three, how- minutes left in the game were not of the game. Detroit outscrapped, against Prairie View A&M, before by Wes Gere ever, because Stiner was the only enough to make up twenty points. outhustled, and outplayed us." getting a foot cast for a stress frac- player to score double digits in two of "Sure I hate to lose," Thompson said In addition to luck, the Owls are ture he suffered in his left foot As women's basketball heads into those games. This deficiency and a when asked about losing the first two lacking experience. Saturday's start- its second week of conference play, it lack of defensive effectiveness have home games of 1990. "But I'd rather ing line-up consisted of two true Information concerning Tech game is still hampered mostly by a lack of combined to hold the Owls to a 2-9 lose when we play our guts and freshman, two sophomores and one provided by Brad Wagner of the what coach Mike Dunavant has said record. hearts out then when we don't play." senior. A phis in the Rice program Houston Post they needed, a consistently accurate Sophomore forward Carol The University of Detroit Titans scorer. Gilmore had a team-leading 13 may have hurt Rice's honor, but they Freshman Yolanda Stiner, who points against Houston, as the Cou- left the Owls with their hearts and has moved into the forward spot in gard prevented Stiner from making a guts intact Poor overall shooting Joe Davis dies at 87 their two SWC games after starting single field goal, all of her eight was also Rice's major downfall at center previously, is beginning to points coming in an impressive 8 of 9 against Detroit The Owls averaged emerge as the Owls' shooting force, free throws. Rice was ahead 30-28 at 39.5 percent shooting from the field, by Leezie Kim but was stifled by Houston last Satur- the half, but Houston recovered from 43.5 percent from the free throw line day and by Texas Tech on Tuesday poor first period shooting accuracy and 8.3 percent from the three-point Joe Davis, one of the mostfamous in Lubbock. to bounce past Rice 70-58. range. While the Cougars racked up coaches in Rice University and Stiner started at center in all three Said Stiner of the game, "We just 24 points on the far outside baskets, Southwest Conference history, games of the South Florida Christ- couldnt handle their press in the the Titans earned ten 3-point shots, passed away Friday morning Qanu- mas Invitational in Tampa, and second half. We hardly ever got past setting a Detroit record and falling ary 5) in Sugar Land at age 87 after a scored 14 points against Indiana and half court." The Owls only had one one short of the most ever allowed by long illness. Services were held Southern Florida, and 16 against steal in the game. Rice. Monday at 10 am at Forest Park Saturday and Sunday, 3-6 p.m. "A very important part of Rice's athletic history died today with coach Davis," said Bobby May, Rice's director of athletics. "Al- though he had the image of the toughest football coach around, he The renouned "Bloody Joe" Davis. YOURFUTURECALLING... was a superb molder of young men. was Davis's special project each year His talents went far beyond the rudi- and he popularized the term "Yellow- ... with an invitation to join MCI ments of the game, but were also bellies" in referring to the Long- valuable to 'his boys' when they horns. with a career that reaches beyond the graduated into success in their cho- Davis also enjoyed amazing suc- boundaries of tomorrow's technology. sen fields." cess as the Rice basketball players In 1973, Davis was inducted into for six seasons. Under Davis, Rice the Rice Athletic Hall of Fame for his won or shared three consecutive At MCI. you are an integral part of our team from the contributions to Rice's football and SWC championships in 1943-45, very beginning. AH a young company with progressive basketball teams, at the time only the ideas, we continually achieve success because ot our then added another tri-champion- second non-Rice graduate to be ship in 1949. The 1945 team, led by faith in the abilities and aspirations of our employees. honored. ()ur firm belief in the individual as number one allows two-time all-America Bill Henry, fin- you to turn your visions into realities by applving yun Ironically, it was 50 years ago last ished with a 20-1 record and is gener- skills immediately and contributing direct h to tin - !ut uiv week that Davis, as assistant coach ally recognized as Rice's greatest ill telecommunications technology. to the late Jess Neely, arrived on the team ever. Davis-coached basket- Rice Institute for the first tirrfe. This We are actively seeking new graduates with \ isuHIS toi ball players won all - SWC honors the future ... in the present. MCI offers continuous highly acclaimed coaching team seven times. i ipportunities for growth and expansigr;in i. lege in Memphis, where Davis was a 1969, although he later worked in a excellent starting salaries, and numerous compam paid star end on Neely's first team, and fund-raising capacity with the Rice benefits. led to a 36 year coaching relationship athletic department Prerequisites include a bachelor's degree in Hlo ti n al —at Clemson in 1931-39 and at Rice "I know I join all of the Rice com Kngineering, Engineering Technology, Computet -• i in 1940-66. munity in extending our condo- ence. Math, Statistics, or Physics. Must possess Clemson had just defeated Bos- lences to coach Davis's family," said excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ton College in the fourth Cotton and work effectively in a team environment. Rice University president Dr. Bowl game in Dallas when Neely George Rupp. "He was a legend shocked the football world by ac- among his peers, his players, and all ON'CAMPUS INTERVIEWS cepting the job at Rice. Davis accom- friends of Wee." Rice University panied his coach to Houston, where Wednesday, January 24, 1990 he tutored five consensus all-Ameri- can performers and 29 all-Southwest HELP! We need Impact the face of tomorrow's technology. toda\ Conference stars. One ofhisplayers, with MCI. Visit your Placement Office to sign up loi guard Weldon Humble, was en- somebody! Help! We ON-CAMPl'S INTKRVIKYVS. Or. send your rcsiini'' in shrined in the National Football confidence to: College Relations Department, Foundation Hall of Fame in 1961. need anybody! Help! MCI 'R-leiomnuimentions Affectionately known as "Bloody We need someone! Corporation, Joe," much of Davis's reputation was 10(1 International Parkway, | earned as a result of his success in Help! Ki< Harrison, TX 75081. preparing Rice linemen for the an- An Kqual ()pportunity The Thresher needs to Kmployer M 1- 11 V. nual game with the University of MCI Texas. Davis's scouting and his at- get some new blood in Let us show you: tention to detail helped the Owls post he office. Call us at 527- a remarkable 11-15-1 record against the much larger state school. Texas 4801 for details. THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1990 11 1989: a football season on the brink Trophy winner Andre Ware. Valuable Freshman. Sign, at 5'10'' In the record book the Owls'1989 and 220 pounds, is probably the season will show a ledger of two smallest defensive lineman in the January 11, 1969, Fred wins, eight losses and one tie, but country, but his ferocious play Goldsmith was hired to take over as those numbers are deceptive. With a earned him a spot in the starting head football coach at Rice Univer- little more luck and a few less inju- lineup. sity following the sudden departure ries, the team's record could easily The play of high school team- of Jerry Berndt to Temple University have been 5-6, a vast improvement mates O J. Brigance and David Grif- in Philadelphia Goldsmith, for- over last year's 0-11. fin will be critical to defensive suc- merly the defensive coordinator at The offense finished the season cess next season. Inside linebacker Arkansas, inherited a team that had ranked third in the SWC, gaining an Brigance was the leading tackier on not had a winning season in 25 years, average of 340 yards per game. And the squad for the second straight had not been to the Cotton Bowl under the new system installed by year despite playing with a broken since 1954, and currently was mired Goldsmith, the defense improved bone in his wrist for most of the in a seventeen game losing streak, greatly. As the head coach said be- season. Griffin was impressive at the the longest in the nation. Goldsmith fore the season," I'm going to be here free safety spot, leading the team promised no miracles, but pledged until we get it done. The people here with five interceptions and deliver- to reestablish a winning tradition, won't be committing suicide or firing ing some big hits. and declared that the only way he the coach if we don't win eleven Also in the secondary, strong would leave Rice was "dead, sick, or safety Everett Coleman will attempt fired." a comeback this siring from knee Exactly one year later the pros- surgery last June. Next fall inside pects for Rice football are very en- linebackerTony Barker, a 6"3'' 2401b. couraging. The Owls finished the transfer from the University of Kan- season with a record of 2-8-1, losing sas, will become eligible. Barker, a two games by a single point two year starter for the Jayhawks After clobbering the resurrected could prove to be the final piece in Mustangs of SMU 35-6 in the season the Owls' defensive puzzle. opener, Rice lost to Tulane the fol- The 1990 season is months away, lowing week 20-19. In the first quar- but already the players have begun ter of the home opener against the preparing for what they hope will be Ragin' Cajuns of USL, a punishing an extremely succesful season. tackle took quarterback Donald Under the direction of strength Hollas out of the game. The Owls coach Keith Irwin, the Owls are tried to rally behind freshman quar- running and hitting the weights in terback Greg Willig, playing in his the off-season program with a venge- Donald Hollas will be back in stride next season,ready to pass or run. first collegiate game, but lost 18-13 ance, looking for the winning edge in despite having the ball twice inside September through hard work in of Coach Goldsmith and his staff the When Hall reported to the Owl the Cajuns' 10 yard line. In Winston- January. The squad is even doing Owls are getting ready to sprint to raining camp at age 16, he expected Salem, North Carolina, the winless aerobics to improve their level of victory next fall. to be red-shirted, but he quickly Wake Forest Demon Deacons conditioning, proof that this team is Many things about Rice football proved himself worthy of playing kicked a field goal with no time on willing to do whatever it takes to win. have changed in the twelve months time.Despite surgery on both shoul- the clock to tie Rice 17-17. The Owls LOOK The 1989 team will be remem- Goldsmith has been in charge, and ders, Hall started all 44 games of his came away frustrated, but the team's bered as the group that laid the foun- next year even the uniforms will be senior season. situation would get worse before it BY ALASTAIR MACPHAIL dation for the return of Rice football different With talent experience, The 1988 team co-captain was would get better. to respectability. Last season the and depth, the future looks bright for drafted by the Chargers. Hall started The heartbreaking defeat to the games. Nine will be enough." He was Owls surprised many people with Rice football. every game this year and was Texas Longhorns was a particularly only partially kidding. their intense play and never-say-die Return of the charger named ."Fourth Best Rookie in the bitter pill for the Owls to swallow. Goldsmith and his staff are deter- attitude. Unlike teams of the past, the A familiar smile is back behind AFC," by NBC. Rice dominated the game on both mined to succeed at the highest outcome of nine out of eleven games the hedges this semester. Courtney sides of the ball, but a desperate level, and they truly believe that Rice was not determined until the fourth Hall, who spent last semester play- Alastair MacPhail is a junior de- fourth quarter rally by the Long- can compete and win in the South- quarter. You've got to walk before ing in San Diego Chargers, returns fensive back from Sid Richardson Col- horns succeeded—but only with the west Conference. you can run, and under the guidance to finish his Economics degree. lege. help of a very questionable call by an Apparently the players and official on the goalline. A sigh of re- coaches aren't the only ones who lief was heard in Austin's Memorial think Rice football is destined for Stadium that October evening. Un- success. So far this spring, Rice has fortunately for the Owls, close only received verbal commitments from counts in horsehoes and hand gre- fourteen high school recruits who nades. Winning was the only thing have decided to play football for the With Macintosh that mattered, and the Owls had let a Owls. Included in that group is Ran- golden opportunity slip through dall Schultz, a blue chip quarterback their fingers. In The Houston Chron- prospect from Austin High, who is icle the following day, a reporter sar- ranked as the 25th best recruit in the castically noted that once again, "the state of Texas. Five others are listed you can even do this: Owls managed to snatch defeat from in the Top 100. the jaws of victory." Texas went on to While these commitments are defeat Oklahoma the next week and non-binding until national signing eventual Southwest Conference day in March, this class of recruits File champion Arkansas. would be one of the most talented The Rice players and coaches groups of prospective Owls in many New 3§N worked desperately to overcome the years. stigma of losing that has surrounded Coach Goldsmith has even better Open... 3§0 the program for years, but the Texas reasons to smile; there were only 14 game deeply affected the young seniors on last year's team, and al- Close Owls. In the next three games Rice though it will be hard to replace such played down to those expectations, players as Richard Williams, Allen \ i losing to TCU, Texas Tech and Koch, Melvin Turner and Chris Texas A&M despite holding the lead Nixon the Owls will return approxi- at some point in two of the games. mately 65 lettermen. Quarterback Saue fls... The game against Arkansas was a Donald Hollas will be back for spring sort of homecoming for Coach Gold- practice, after getting five screws re- smith, and the Owls played ex- moved from his ankle this week. Print- tremely well despite losing Donald Hollas will throw to record-breaking Hollas in the second quarter to a Eric Henley, the third leading re- Quit 3§Q season-ending ankle injury. Eric ceiver in the entire nation last year, Henley caught two touchdown who was named to several all-confer- passes from backup Greg Willig, but ence teams. Henley will be part of a the Razorbacks prevailed 38-17. talented corps of receivers led by Macintosh" computers have always Macintosh Sale, you can wind up with The next game, however, was a seniors Courtney Cravin and Merritt different story. The much-maligned Robinson. The addition of Chris been easy to use. But they've never been much more of a computer. Owl defense, much improved over Miller, a receiver who sat out all last this easy to own. Without spending a lot more money. the course of the season, stuffed the season after transferring from Ar- Presenting The Macintosh Sale. Baylor offense and forced five turn- kansas, should give Hollas plenty of Through January 31, you can save overs. Willig scored the only touch- targets for his passes. The veteran of- down of the game on an option run in fensive line will be bolstered by the hundreds of dollars on a variety the first half, but the extra point was return of Mike Appelbaum, who only of Apple* Macintosh computers and blocked. In the fourth quarter the played in two games before fractur- peripherals. Owls turned to their running game to ing a bone in his foot control the ball and preserve the On defense, the Owls will im- So now there's no reason to settle tenuous 6-3 lead. The Rice Owls of prove with age. At times last season for an ordinary PC. With The the past would have fumbled away the Owls had six true freshman on the game, but freshman running the field at the same time. Many back Trevor Cobb held onto the young players gained valuable expe- Rice football and gained two critical first rience, but more importantly no downs that sealed the victory. The starters were lost to graduation. At (Campus The Macintosh Sale. excitement, relief and euphoria of the end of the season noseguard Store the win over Baylor was dampened Now through January 31. Matt Sign and running back Trevor by a 64-0 drubbing at the hands of the Cobb were both awarded the Joe University of Houston and Heisman Lipscomb award given to the Most l iwpiihT hiv //v 1pplchfH' dud nyNtmitKultvuirb "J Apf* < bu 12 FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1990 THE RICE THRESHER

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Free location service: call Overheard from a senior at Baker to to say you're sorry. mint? 726-0395. Avantl professional apartment ATTENTION: EARN MONEY typing at homel and home finders. Rent-sell-buy. a sophomore at WRC: A Find another girl. $32,000/yr. Income potential. Details, Call "Freshmen. Can't live with them. Why did the woman become a les- 1 -602-636-6665 Ext. T-10733. THE PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT Is happy to Can't fuck without them" bian? From the Home Office at Brown Col- announce the continuation this year ofthe ATTENTION: EARN MONEY reading books! Jacob and Babette Atlas Essay Competi- Just for the taste of it lege, a Place About Which the Back- $32,000/year Income potential. Details. tion In Moral Philosophy. Essays In the area This was back when people decided page Staff Has No Comment... CaH 1-602-636-6665 Ext. Bk 10733. of moral philosophy written by current what a piece of art was going to look What does Dan Quayle think Roe vs. Rice University students may be submitted ATTENTION - HIRING! Government Jobs - In competition lor the two prizes, first place like before they did it." Wade is? Top Ten Reasons Why Sidgets your area. Many Immediate openings ($500) and runner-up ($300). Essays —Dr. Morrison, PHIL 207 Two ways to cross the Potomac are Better Than Real Women: without watting list or test. $17,640 — should be submitted to the Philosophy 10. Her limited vocabulary doesn't $69,465. CaH 1-602-636-6665. Ext. R10733. Department Secretary by the end of April, 1990. Strong papers from PHIL 306 are es- Overheard by a Baker freshman Man will occasionally stumble over include the word "no." EXPERIENCED TUTORS WANTED: For all high pecially welcome. Background via girl's roommate: the truth, but most of the time he will Although she is familar with a few school subjects Including biology, chem- courses In philosophy dealing with value "Somehow, I always end up on the pick himself up and continue on his Latin terms. istry, English, mathematics, history and theory Is of course helpful, but not strictly foreign languages. Tutors earn $10-$ 15 required. The Competition Is made pos- floor." way. 9. Sidgets don't have their noses per hourl Call 995-6500 for an application. sible by generous gifts from Mr. Jacob pierced. Atlas and Mrs. Babette Atlas (both of the Overheard in Missouri: Dr. Ciufolini, discussing the struc- 8. When you blow in her ear, she says KROGER—POSITIONS NOW AVAILABLE! class of '31). For further Information, Courtesy clerks, checkers, exp-dell please contact the Undergraduate Advi- "Wow! This drink will make you see ture of cyclohexane: thanks for the refill. clerks. Flexible hours, parttlme; apply at sor In the Philosophy Department, Profes- double and feel single." "Well, you see, beauty, of course, lies 7. You dont have to make clever con- courtesy booth, 3300 Montrose. Monday sor Larry Temkln. in the eyes of the beholder!" versation. through Friday 12-6.526-7665. THE PROUD PAGE word processing and "History really, really stinks." 6. Peroxide and bows are cheaper ACT IN TV COMMERCIALS. High pay. No laser printing. CaH Kathryn: 661-3274. —Dr. Zdatny, HIST 275 Overheard at the Thresher office: than dinner and a movie. experience...ad ages. Kids, teens, young "Hey Jay, you misspelled 'cunnilin- 5. You don't have to worry about your adults, families, mature people, animals, WIN A HAWAIIAN VACATION OR BIG etc. Call Nowl Charm Studios, 1-600 637- SCREEN TV plus raise up to $ 1,400 In just 10 Overheard in WRC 232: gus'!" performance, she won't remember 1700 ext. 6275. days 111 Objective: Fundraiser. Commit- "I'm going to sleep in his room to- I hate it when that happens. in the morning. ment: Minimal. Money: Raise $ 1,400. Cost: night" 4. She already knows you don't re- FOR SALE Zero Investment. Contact: Campus or- anlzattons, clubs, frats, sororities caH "But what if you have to use the One last Professor Martin SOCI203 spect her. ATTENTION - GOVERNMENT seized ve- gCMC: 1-600-932-0526/1-600-950-6472, bathroom?" quote: 3. She Won't get pregnant because hicles from $100. Fords, Mercedes, Cor- ext. 10. "It's o.k. There's a bisexual one on "If you're really a stud, it goes up she is not that kind of girl. the 2nd floor." seven; if you're really bad, it goes up 2. If you get tired of her, she's proba- five." bly got a younger sister. A forty-five minute wait "1 don't think Queen Victoria was a Who probably can't spell statutory. woman — it's one of my pet theo- Heard in HIST 275: And the number one reason why ries." "I've been reading like a madman. Of Sidgets are better than real women: Notes & $400 Notices —Dr. Zdatny, HIST 275 course, madmen are usually too irra- l.She wears enough make-up that BANDS SEEKING EXPOSURE at Tower Party, All PAST AND CURRENT members of GA- contact SRC social at 522-4663 (John) or LOR should attend the next business tional to read." you wont have to see what she really 630-6760 (Bob). Tower Party Is 1 /20/90. Be meeting at 5 p.m., Sun. Jan. 21 (next Sun- Overheard at a Baker family-style looks like. there. day). The future direction of the group will dinner Overheard at the North Pole: be dlsucssed. Call Don 630-0247. THRESHER JOi: circulation Friday morning " 1 s sperm a dairy product?" "Get a life, Santa!" If you can't say anything nice, submit next semester. Contact Felix the stud at CHESS CLUB: Please contact Student Or- it to the Misclass. 527-4601. ganization office (6:45-2:45) 527-4079.

VOLLEYBALL AND VOLLEYWALLBALL offi- RICE ANIMATION ORGANIZATION pres- David Egelman has been suspended cials needed: officials meeting win be ents the English language version of the PRIMA PASTA indefinitely from the Backpage staff, held afterX-mas break. Contactlisa (527- animated movie of the decade, "AKIRA," pending an investigation linking him 4056) with your name, college, and phone tomorrow, January 13 at 1:00 In the Kyle # If Interested. Morrow Room In Fondren Library. Also to the numerous reports of indecent scheduled: "Ranma 1/2" and "Metal Skin exposure. Hopefully, he will return ATTENTION NON-SRCers: If you and some Panic Madox — 01". Now open Sundays next week with another column to friends would like to participate in the famous air band contest at the Jan. 20 THE JANUARY INTERNATIONAL summer continue his Search for Truth. Tower Party, caH John at 522-4663 or Bob jobs program meeting has been moved to 12:00-4:00 at 630-6760. We are reserving several slots 6:45 p.m. Monday, January 15th In the 6811 Kirby at Holcombe NORIEGA NORIEGA MALO. for non-Sid bands. CaH soon. Farnsworth Pavilion. New Jobs In London. The Pre-Law Society wlH hold Its first meet- ing of the year on Monday, January 15 In 666-4047 the Kyle Morrow Room at 7:30. Everyone Is From the Thresher files... welcome to attend. January 10,1958—"Rice performed the remarkable feat this year of winning INTRAMURAL INFORMATION both die SWC football championship and the SWC Sportsmanship award. The 1) Men's and women's faculty — staff HEALTHY MALES WANTED handsome mahogany ami gleaming gold trophy was awarded in a pregame actlvttles. One on one basketbaN entry ceremony at the Cotton Bowl." deadline Is Friday, Jan 19th. CaH Lisa at 527-4056 for more Information. AS SEMEN DONORS: 2) Intramural entry deadline Fr. Jan 19th: January 8,1976—"The Thresher has learned that this Friday the National Schick super hoops 3 on 3. Prizes for top College Food Service will be eating breakfast in Willy's Pub. The group r men's and women's teams. CaH Lisa at Help infertile couples. Confidentiality etfly picked the pub instead of a college commons because the pub is < 527-4066 for more Information. our source us. seating ai 3) Final play results deadline for men's ensured. Ethnic diversity desirable, ages 18 breakfast they'll be drinking *0 Giggle,' a drink made from beer and table tennis singles Is Fri. Jan 19th. or&nge I n McxicOj it 01 ' the drink is called'BuB.- to 35, excellent compensation. Contact CLUB PRESIDENTS: To have your club's picture In the 1990 Campanlte, contact January 8,1981 "After a two month delay, the ftce Student Directory waa Mary EMoft at 523-4619 by 5 pm, Jan. 15th. Fairfax Cryobank, Houston, Texas distributed DeDecembeo r 17. It is now available to all Student Association mem- > hwi In th# frffipw* af tho eight tyirid* nffal "wllkgfts to ANOTHER BAKER PARTY? NO! Btnz and La 799-9937 the Rice Campus Sore for $1." Branch. Saturday night. Free refresh- ments. Be there.