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thVOLUME XCVI,e ISSUE NO . 2Ric4 STUDENT-RUe N SINCE 1916 FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2009 Ait around Willy's statue to honor donors BY MARGEUX CLEMMONS THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF
The statue of William Marsh Rice in the academic quadrangle may be getting a new neighbor. Construc- tion has been planned in the aca- demic quad to honor the members of the Rice University Legacy Society, a group of approximately 50 corpora- 'x tions, foundations and individuals who have contributed at least $4.6 million to the university, the amount Rice gifted in his will to establish Rice University. Construction may be completed in 2012, Rice President David Lee- * bron said. Martel College junior Ashley Hin- ton's design of concentric ellipses in the academic quadrangle won a com- petition that solicited all enrolled students for design proposals for the donor recognition. Martel College junior Ashley Hinton's design to honor the Rice University Legacy Society (above) The competition, which awarded will feature concentric circles around Willy's statue (above right). The names of corporations, m tea a $5,000 prize, was President David Leebron's idea. Leebron said he was foundations and individuals who have given at least $4.6 million to Rice will be bronze-inlaid in inspired both by the memory of see- Texas pink granite (right). ing Rice architecture students' work in the past and the fact that Maya Lin, # who designed the Vietnam War Me- morial in Washington D.C., was Jlso Student assaulted near academic quadrangle an undergraduate when she submit- No change ted her proposal. Assailant flees campus after verbally and physically The competition was announced r in November 2008 by the judging in parking abusing male pedestrian, campus police still searching committee, which featured Leebron, # i # University Art Director Molly Hub- BY JOCELYN WRIGHT tion system remained unnecessary in tion Technology to send out a mass bard, Vice President of Resource THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF RUPD's opinion, since the students e-mail instead. Hassell said IT mis- Development Darrow Zeidenstein, lot prices were not robbed and nothing was understood and used the emergency Professor of the School of Architec- A male student was physically taken from them. notification system to send out a text ture Samuels David, Rice University \9 BY JACLYN YOUNGBLOOD assaulted while walking past the RUPD tries not to use the emergen- message alert. Architect David Rodd, Rice Board of THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF academic quadrangle on College Way cy notification system unless there is A text message was sent to some Trustees member Susie Glasscock with a female student at 2 a.m. Tues- an ongoing threat to students, Has- — but not all — of the students who (Jones '62), Chair of Building and If the current economic situation day, Rice University Police Depart- sell said. signed up for alerts due to a glitch Grounds Committee and Rice Board has a silver lining, it is next year's on- ment Captain Phil Hassell said. "In hindsight we probably should with the contractor Rice uses to send of Trustees member Ray Brochstein campus parking rates, which will not The assailant was described as a have put out [an emergency notifica- the messages, MIR3, Barry Ribbeck, ('55), Professor Visual Arts Karin increase for the 2009-'i0 academic 20-25-year-old black male, about 57" tion], but given the info we had that Information Technology Director of Broker, philanthropist Phoebe Tudor year, Director of Administrative Ser- and 150 pounds with "big eyes," short night from the victims it didn't seem Systems, Architecture and Infrastruc- and Senior Philanthropic Advisor vices Eugen Radulescu said. hair and a medium complexion. Has- necessary," Hassell said. "We want ture, said. Ribbeck said the contrac- Sam Lasseter. "Everything stays the same," Rad- sell said the assailant stepped out of to use those as sparingly as we can tor normally takes an average of three The committee received 21 de- ulescu said. "Everything is frozen ... his vehicle, yelled at the student and or people will get to where they just minutes to send all the messages, so signs by March 16 and narrowed for everyone: for faculty, for staff, for then struck the student. At that point, ignore them." IT told them to stop sending messages the competition down to three final- students, for visitors." another member of the assailant's after five minutes. However, MIR3 took ist teams: Hinton, a team including The University Standing Commit- vehicle dragged him back to a dark (t longer than five minutes to send out Baker College junior Phoebe Kung tee on Parking, which has at least two four-wheeled car before departing. all the messages this time, meaning and Brown College junior Diana Ang I representatives for undergraduates, According to Hassell, the suspect that some of those who registered for and a team consisting of Lovett Col- graduates, faculty and staff, made its appeared angry and intoxicated. I'm assuming he was text messages did not receive them. lege senior Sohael Chowfla and Han- recommendation to President David "He walked up and was yelling drunk.... It looked like Ribbeck said IT noticed that MIR3 szen College seniors Nicholas Elliott something [to the students] but they had not completed the delivery in Leebron, who approved the contin- the guy was mad at and Sanket Shah. ued rates last week. couldn't understand what he was the allotted time, but since MIR3 did Each finalist teai:> <;ave a 15-min This year, the committee suggested saying," Hassell said. "I'm assuming the world and decided not have a list of who had already re- ute presentation to the judging panel freezing rates at their current levels. he was drunk.... It looked like the guy to take it out on the ceived the message, it would have to on April 1. Shortly after her presenta- Radulescu said his opinion was that was mad at the world and decided to be re-sent to the entire campus and tion. Hinton received a call informing this proposition was made in consid- take it out on [the victim]." [victim]. some people would receive it twice. her that her proposal was chosen. Ribbeck said he decided resending eration of the current economic situa- Hassell said the student reported Phil Hassell Leebron said the panel was im- the message was unnecessary since tion, so as not to increase the burden slight bruising on his head the follow- RUPD Captain pressed with Hinton's sensitivity to on students, faculty and staff. ing day but said he was fine otherwise. the assault had happened about 10 the quad and her attention to the hours before the message was sent. Registration for parking can be Officers arrived at all the exit 99 project's aspect of recognition. completed online via ESTHER until points of campus within three to four Ribbeck said students should "I think [the judges] liked the three the first day of classes next semester. minutes but were unable to locate the not rely on text messages as the sole 'S's' of Hinton's design: the symbol- However, Radulescu said he recom- car. Hassell said a bicyclist reportedly Hassell said he sent out a mass means of communication because ism, the subtlety and the simplicity," mended using the online registration saw the car but did not have any other e-mail via the All Departments, U- only half of the campus is registered Leebron said. "What impressed me as opposed to registering in person at information. Students, and Graduate Student Ad- to receive them. was that it's not easy to come up with the Central Campus Garage. He en- Hassell said the emergency no- ministration listservs the following "It is not meant to get to everybody a proposal that would be acceptable couraged registration before Aug. 1 so tification system was not employed morning. Hassell said he also posted and it will never get to everybody be- in the academic quadrangle. Also, that the administration can quickly immediately due to a misunder- hard copies of the notification around cause not everybody signs up for it," given the definition of the Legacy I process all the applications. standing whereby RUPD thought the campus. When he discovered the U- Ribbeck said. "It is just one of the Society, [the design] is symbolically The 2008-'09 parking rates repre- student had been hit by a car. When Students listserv did not directly means of communication. The only almost perfect." sented a 4 percent increase from the they found out this was not the case, reach all undergraduate students, reason text messaging is important is Hinton's tribute design consists of O see PARKING, page 8 Hassell said the emergency notifica- Hassell said he contacted Informa- Q see ASSAULT, page 8 O see LEGACY, page 4
Registration The name's Bron. Leebron Toga, toga, togaf toga INDEX Opinion 2 Class registration ends today. And with an econo- Sign ups for RPC's H2-Double-0 7: Assassins ends Bacchanalia is this weekend. And in true News 4 moy this bad, you can't afford not to go to class. April 11. Grab a water gun, an eccentric scientist and Animal House style, Brown will be hosting its Arts & Entertainment 9 You have a better shot at succeeding at CHBE 405 your coolest combo laser-knockout gas-watch and annual toga party this Saturday. Expect plenty Sports 14 than getting an internship, so register. get started on April 14. Let the stalking begin! of democracy and Socratic drinking method. Calendar 19 And, as always, BYOT Backpage 20 FRIDAY, APRIL 10,2009 EDITORIAL THE RICE THRESHER the Rice (Ihresher Emergency alert system requires updates Not long ago, a member of the Rice staff had been violent- ly assaulted and the perpetrator, a man with a clear descrip- tion, was on the lam, putting the entire Rice campus at risk for another attack. We wrote — nay, pleaded — with the Rice University Police Department to properly implement and uti- lize the Emergency Alert System that was put into place al- most two years ago ("Safety measures need revamping," Jan. II 30). We asked RUPD to alert us whenever the information
was pertinent to our safety and well-being. We didn't mind POST OFFICE TT"' ' . - .. _. _ tj . > having our inbox full or text messages eaten up, so long as YOKR SWABS a. U|&H LEVtlS the information sent kept us free from harm and our belong- • - j "Tlteu6H ings safe at hand. Best, After all, that's what the system was created for. And while yen FAILED THE WWrwB we were eventually alerted of the assault, the details of the AHAD A situation escaped in an infuriating trickle. CMPl£ Of WK-tkS Now, we've had another assault on campus, this time on iVnh the t-AW— w a student walking alongside Sewall Hall (see story, page 1). DrF/NiTELY When the staff member was assaulted, it was a travesty, a WCZ OF shamelessly despicable act. This time, there is the added as- &ETr1w£ ,kfWTm b AW pect that the the victim is one of us, which brings the lack of IVY notifications into an immediate and frustrating light. Instead of e-mails to a select few students, RUPD's alerts need to go directly to the inbox of every single Rice stu- dent, faculty and staff member. When almost no one on the Thresher's editorial staff receives a notification that one of their peers has received an early-morning campus beating, there is a potentially life-threatening problem. Clearly, the passage of information was bungled, much like the initial report of the student being struck by a car. LETTERS TO TH E EDITOR thresher-ops@rice. edu While the victim's injuries may not be horrific, any type of physical assault from an unknown assailant threatens us all. the bike if they bring a car to Rice at many of them immoral. For example, RUPD does an admirable job in almost every other respect Bikes-for-cars anytime during their education here. the evolution vs. design debate is nev- — after all, the safety we feel within the hedges from their article erroneous Abeer Mustafa er reported truthfully. The Chronicle Graduate Housing Manager uses their columnists and opinion selfless protection. But this aspect of their job needs to be To the Editor: pages to blast away on this subject, taken care of. If the entire school can be alerted to Rice's I was glad to read your editorial sup- Online Comment never really telling the truth about the merger with the Baylor College of Medicine (ahem), then porting Rice University's green initiative debate. The. use a strategy of always it should be beyond easy to alert us to a potential threat. that offers graduate students at the Rice of the Week accusing the proponents for design of being dumb, religious fundamen- We are glad that the MIR3 cap has been raised to 40 min- Village Apartments a free bike if they don't bring a car to campus ("Bikes-for- To the Editor: talists who sinply do not understand utes, but it is unfortunate that it came to this. We need to cars program almost perfect," March I could not disagree more with scier ce. This idea could not be farther know when something like this happens, and we need to 27). Although you expressed concerns Catherine Bratic on the opinion that from ine truth. Remember, a true evo- know immediately. about a couple of points, they were newspapers are the "most important re- lutionist can only believe evolution's based on inaccurate information, so I'd sources" for students ("Newspapers in- implications suggest for humans that like to set the record straight. dispensable to education," March 20). there is no purpose, no afterlife, no Rice did not pay the retail price First, 1 am surprised that students foundation for ethics, no meaning and 3oNights cancellation for the bikes. Bicycle World and Fit- receive free subscriptions frum the no free choice. If you believe these im- ness and Giant Corporation were Chronicle. When I went to college, I plications, your humanistic solution generous enough to support Rice's paid for my own. If it is important to for stability in society is "might makes ruins excitement green initiative by offering a sub- you, purchase it yourself. Students right." You also cannot tell me what is stantially discounted rate. Although need to learn how to take care of right or wrong. I will simply ask you If you're reading this right now, it means that we're un- the agreement specifies that we keep themselves instead of receiving their "based upon what?" The bottom line happy — 3oNights is still cancelled (see story, page 6). What the purchase price confidential, I resources free. is no one can truly live this way. was shaping up to be a great Wednesday night — senioritis- can assure you that it was signifi- Second, The New York Times In summary, the university does laced seniors mixed with Element is always a good concoc- cantly less than the $700-plus figure and the Chronicle are the most lib- not need newspapers for an impor- cited in the editorial. eral newspapers in the country. They tant student resource. You guys need tion — has now turned into another typical, paper-churning To qualify for the bike offer, gradu- are also biased. They write articles to try and understand what "you" are slog. Yes, we're complaining, and here's why: ate students must sign a minimum of slanted toward convincing the pub- all about instead of opinion writers 3oNights, with its marketing blitz and higher sales of tick- a one-year housing agreement at the lic of their view instead of simply telling you what you are all about. ets, was set to go off without a hitch. People were excited Rice Village Apartments and agree not providing the news. The Times and Chronicle will certain- to bring a car to Rice. Residents must Third, their opinion pages are near- ly be happy to advise you. about this party, and rightfully so. In a week that people return the bike or pay the retail cost of ly always in support of liberal causes, Bill Freeman needed lo blow off steam, the team behind the party's plan- ning was doing an excellent job, and with an expected 350 attendees — 200 pre-sold and 150 more expected, according
to an e-mail — the club Element was due to be hoppin'. Casey Michel The Rice Thresher, the official student news- Editor in Chief paper at Rice University since 1916, is pub Instead, with only 24 hours' notice, everyone who bought lished each Friday during the school year, a ticket is now scrambling to find the person who sold it to NEWS CALENDAR except during examination periods and holi- Catherine Bratic Editor Brian Reinhart Editor days, by the students of Rice University. them. This is the second party to get cancelled this semester, Margeux Clemmons Asst. Editor letters to the Editor must be received by but this party seemed to have far more momentum and inter- Cindy Dinh Asst. Editor PHOTOGRAPHY Josh Rutenberg Asst. Editor 5 p.m. the Monday prior to publication and est than Rondelet. An unfortunate streak, to say the least. David Rosales Editor must be signed, including college and year if Jocelyn Wright Asst. Editor Lauren Schoeffler Asst. Editor the writer is a Rice student. Letters should not Now students are more likely to hesitate before purchas- Jaclyn Youngblood Asst. Editor Ariel Shnitzer Asst. Editor exceed 250 words in length. The Thresher re- ing tickets to future events knowing that the plug could be Zach Castle Head Designer serves the rights to edit letters for content and Nick Morales Designer WEB length and to place letters on our Web site. pulled at a moment's notice. Two hundred students were led Stephen Wang Editor OP-ED Dennis Qian Asst. Editor Editorial & business offices are on, and at 70 percent capacity, the atmosphere at Element Christine Pao Editor located on the second floor of the Ley Stu- dent Center: could have been more than entertaining. Kay Fukui Cartoonist BUSINESS So please, stop axing our parties. They are, after all, what Yvette Pan Manager 6100 Main St., MS 524 SPORTS Jessie Huang Subscriptions Manager Houston, IX 77005-1892 keep us sane. Natalie Clericuzio Editor Charlie Ary Distribution Manager Phone (713) 348-4801 Yan Digilov Editor Gustavo Herrera Distribution Manager Fax (713) 348-5238 Jonathan Myers Assistant Editor Sergio Jarumillo Distribution Manaqer E-mail: thresherCdihce.edu Web site: www.ricethresher.org
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ADVERTISING Erratum Joe Dwyer Editor Unsigned editorials represent the major Joseph Ramirez Ads Manager ity opinion of the Thresher editorial staff. Thomas Yeh Ads Manager All other opinion pieces represent solely In the March 27 article "Bikes-for-cars for grad students," COPY ('.athleen Chang Classified Ads Manager the opinion of the piece's author. Nick Schlossman Editor the Thresher incorrectly stated that the retail prices of the Ryan Stickney Editor BACKPAGE The Thresher is a member of the Associated Giant Boulder-brand bicycles sold to the Rice Village Apart- Anna Wilde Editor Eric Doctor Editor Collegiate Press. STEVE HOLT! «•> Copyright 2009 ments retail for $735. They actually retail for $330. The Timothy Faust Editor Thresher regrets the error. Op-Ed Teamwork integral to cancer awarenessInadequate health plan needs CANCER IS A devastating disease The damaging effects of can- way for us to show cancer patients, that has affected over 10.8 million cer are unacceptable and must be caretakers and family members that greater improvements Americans. The American Cancer stopped. We must progress to a they have our support. It is a time Society estimate that approximate- state where everyone is educated to honor and remember loved ones IN A 2006 study of graduate students ums on medical care, many college-rec- ly 565,650 Americans died of cancer about preventative measures, is we have lost to cancer and a time on the Rice-subsidized health plan, 97 ommended plans were found to be defi- in 2008. That means that across knowledgeable about early detec- to give financially to further patient percent of over 400 respondents were cient, spending "well below 70 percent the nation, 565,650 families experi- tion and is aware of the myriad of service, research, education and ad- unhappy with the plan coverage and of premiums on care." enced the loss of a son, daughter, support and effective treatment op- vocacy efforts. The hope and success cost. Indeed, a comparison of the plan Unfortunately, the Rire plan is on mother or father to cancer in the tions available. We cannot allow brought forth by Relay For Life now with other similarly-sized schools in the pace to be almost twice as bad as quot- year 2008 alone. cancer to persist as the lethal force extend to thousands of communi- top 50 US News and World Report rank- ed here. It is a sad fact about America that it has become. Thus, we have ties in America and 21 other coun- ings shows that our current plan is well today that a single accident or illness declared a war on cancer. tries. We invite you to join us in this behind our competition in almost every can bankrupt a person overnight, and This war cannot be fought with- worldwide movement. way, such as co-pay percentage and it is even sadder to watch it happen to out devoted, passionate soldiers out-of-pocket maximum. someone who thought they had paid to who make a strong stand against be protected from that possibility. the enemy. At Rice, the members of a The fairly obvious solution is to treat Colleges Against Cancer have come choosing an insurance benefit the way together to take that stand. We in- We must progress to any business would: bring in some vite you to do the same. Join our competition. After a lengthy report from Erica Soltero ranks so that together, we can do a state where ev- students oudining this position last De- something about this disease. eryone is educated cember got almost no response from the Now, imagine this devastation CAC provides the means for informal committee, a formal letter was happening every year. college students to do their part. about preventative addressed to President Leebron. While not all cases end in fa- With committees focused on can- measures, is knowl- Eileen Meyer Anxiously, we waited to see if tality, cancer brings calamity to cer education, advocacy and vol- edgeable about early our suggestions for a formal com- all to whom it extends its hand. unteer development, this club is Adding insult to injury, over the past mittee process, student-paid broker As busy college students, we of- dedicated to raising cancer aware- detection, and is two years Rice's insurance provider Aet- or self-funded plan would be taken ten forget those who have had to ness and promoting prevention. aware of the myriad na made almost three times as much as seriously. At length, we received a re- endure tragedy and hardships due By engaging the Rice community the industry average for a comparable ply which indicated very little would to cancer. We fail to recognize all in on-campus events such as Relay of support and effec- plan and number of lives insured. And change. Again, the balance swung in those who have overcome it. We For Life, CAC seeks to educate and tive treatment while students are a healthier popula- favor of the status quo, as it has so overlook the strength and persever- empower individuals to fight back options available. tion to insure, Aetna's profit was worth many times over the sad history of ance of the individuals who have against cancer. about 120 years of Rice tuition and health insurance for students. emerged from intense treatment On April 17-18, CAC will once board at their current rates. Despite much language in the re- plans, endured horrible symp- again take a stand at th? Relay For 99 Students are feeling lipped off, sponse indicating approbation for toms and side effects and survived Life of Houston-Texas Medical Cen- and justly so. student input and ideas and promises multiple surgeries. ter. Scheduled to take place at Rice's But that is really only the begin- to implement changes, the students But this disease affects more Track/Soccer Stadium, Relay For To learn more and register for ning of the story. Since Rice gener- advising the committee were treated to than just the individuals that it Life is an incredible celebration of Relay For Life, visit www.relayfor- ously subsidizes graduate student an abrupt announcement shortly there- inhabits. Cancer takes a great toll life that offers hope to all who par- life.org/houstonmedicalcentertx. health insurance, the students aren't after that the plan had been chosen for on family members and caretak- ticipate. It is a 24-hour event where It's time for you to join the fight! the only people losing money. With 2009-10, without even the appearancr ers as well. These are the people members of Relay teams composed all the budget-consciousness this re- of a discussion. A telephone query who compassionately spend their of friends, family members and or- Erica Soltero is a Will Rice College cession has brought on, how did Rice about this oddly incongruous behavior days and nights caring for the sick. ganizations take turns walking or sophomore. Dolapo Sokunbi and overlook this one? was met with a sharply-worded remind- e I They too must learn to cope and running around the track. Kelsey Lau contributed to The answer was a dirty little nine- er that students have no real right to any i remain strong. Participating in Relay For Life is a this column. letter word: committee. vote on the health plan at all, and that I Alas, the handful of administra- our position is merely "advisory." What tors charged with advising and choos- exactly was the harm in giving students, ing a yearly health insurance plan or their representatives, a choice? neither pay for this service nor use the This argument isn't about blam- High testosterone highly disadvantageous plan themselves. Any student of hu- ing the administrative committee LAST YEAR, I discovered that my Education levels are negatively so only in an accidental way, with- man nature can probably predict that members, who have been signed up testosterone levels are nearly three correlated with testosterone: The out a primary concern for address- this leads to less than ideal results, for a thankless job. This isn't about times that of a normal man. For more testosterone flowing through ing social injustice. even if the committee had the requi- some idealized "right" to health care, those who know me, this fact prob- your veins, the less likely you are The logistics would be no trou- site expertise to compare health plans or even about what is ethical for Rice ably comes as no surprise. But to to finish high school or graduate ble at all. Saliva sample results meant to serve over 1,500 students. to do with its large population of stu- me, it was like discovering my race from college. could be listed alongside SAT scores We have no broker for the student dent-employees straddling the pov- or gender for the first time at the This is especially so for private, and other data. Those who have a plan, and no formal review process. erty line. It's about what's smart. age of 23. elite colleges like Rice. This trend high level would be given special The only qualifications for committee After all, Rice is a private institu- leads to what psychologist James consideration in the same way as members appear to be that they have tion and under no obligation to do Dabbs calls the "Irony of Testoster- someone with a wooden foot, black been asked to choose the plan in the anything for graduate students in one," which states that while high skin or an abusive father. past, which, given how truly terrible terms of health benefits, just as it's testosterone was evolutionarily ad- The side effects would be not some of these past providers and plans not obligated to have competitive sti- vantageous for millions of years, to- altogether unwelcome. For exam- were, is not particularly comforting. pends, good facilities or anything else day's society is arranged in such a ple, how often have we heard Rice Sir Barnett Cocks, former United that might attract top students. way that, other things being equal, women complain of male timidity Kingdom Clerk of the House of Com- But for all the talk of Rice's vision having high testosterone is a disad- in the dating scene? Raising the mons, once quipped, "A committee is a and unconventional wisdom, it's vantage. Statistically, it's the low- average testosterone level on cam- cul-de-sac down which ideas are lured hard not to get a little cynical when Carl Hubbard testosterone male who gets into the pus could rectify this imbalance and then quietly strangled." Unfortu- encountering neither in day-to-day good schools and scores the white within one admissions cycle. Also, nately, though perhaps not unpredict- dealings with the inertial forces of ably, the process of "choosing" a plan the status quo. Instead of looking at The explanatory power of testos- collar jobs. The high testosterone more students would tend to study has settled down to the process of ac- student initiative as a nuisance to be terone levels, I soon discovered, is males tend to work blue collar jobs abroad, as testosterone correlates cepting, without too much questioning, quashed. Rice administrators might at least equal to that of any other and occupy a lower level in society. with wanderlust, something that whatever plan the current provider puts be better served by harnessing that sociological category. Testosterone the Rice faculty encourages every- in front of the committee. enthusiasm for application to the levels can predict what type of job one to do. very real problems students are hav- you are likely to work, how often U Yes, more students would have The only exceptions to this sad ing. Instead of countering every com- you've been injured in your life, to take COMM 103 — testosterone tableau in recent years have required plaint about the current plan with an your criminal history, your sexual correlates negatively with verbal monumental efforts by the students ob- The high testosterone excuse and a shrug, maybe a change promiscuity and even how often ability — but Professor Mary Tobin serving the process, taking many hours could be made which benefits both you smile. And these are just some males tend to work is a strong lady, fully capable of of effort away from their research to the students and the administration. of the dozens of traits that correlate blue collar jobs and handling even the proudest pea- take surveys, call insurance companies, However, this would require giving with the presence of this hormone cocks. She handled me, after all. research alternatives and educate our- occupy a lower level students a few real seats at the table, in one's body; the list could be ex- And yes, more students would defy selves about the real expectations for an with a real vote in the process, indi- tended to fill this entire article. in society. the law and stir up trouble, but as insurance plan. The fact that a massive report had to be written to even get stu- cating real representation. I understood myself better with I see it, defiance of the law forms dents into a meaningful debate about It might require actually changing every new study I read. I realized an integral part of education in 99 the plan benefits speaks to the real the way we do things. why I had always struggled with the broadest sense. Just look at nature of this committee, which sees Recruiting better graduate stu- authority, why I was prone to fights Thoreau and Gandhi, and I'm sure its duty as one to be dispensed with, as dents to our programs has to be a ma- in school and why I was drawn to The only solution to this prob you'll agree. quickly and painlessly as possible. This jor pillar in the effort to improve them, strength athletics. The explana- lem, as I see it, is affirmative ac- We, the high-testosterone males cannot be considered ideal. and making the health insurance tions are only partial, of course, tion for those with high testos- of the world, kicked ass in the Stone benefits as good as, or even better and don't account for variables like terone. Rice admits other groups, Age. We played to win during the An article referencing a 2008 issue than, our competition could have real personality, but pretty soon testos- like racial minorities and women, European conquests. The Indus- of Business Week suggests that "college value in that effort. Instead of settling terone became as much a part of because, statistically, they have trial Revolution was entirely ours. administrators are often unfamiliar for mediocrity, we could be bucking my identity as my upbringing or the deck stacked against them. But All we're asking for is the chance with the insurance industry and do not the trend so noted above. Certainly value system. high testosterone males are at least to do the same here and now, with negotiate the best deals," further as- serting that "the relative health of most that would be considered unconven Against this background of re- as disadvantaged as women or His- the auspices that only a Rice degree college students makes the market very tional, and maybe even wise. search, I thought about my time at panics. And while admitting ath can offer. lucrative." Research in the same article Rice. How did I ever get accepted letes somewhat addresses the prob- showed that while large insurers spend, Eileen Meyer is a physics graduate stu- at Rice and then graduate in four lem — college athletes have higher Carl Hubbard is a tones on average, about 80 percent of premi dent and GSA Community Service Chair. years? The odds were against me. testosterone than average — it does College alumnus. FRIDAY, APRIL 10,2009 4 NEWS THE RICE THRESHER •LEGACY Kissinger, Baker discuss future FROM PAGE 1 ellipses of Texas pink granite encircl- tribute could be placed anywhere on ing the statue of William Marsh Rice campus but could not include a water of Chinese-American relations and ascending in diameter toward feature and could not exceed $50,000 the perimeter of the academic quad. in construction costs. They required recent telephone conversations with BY JOSH RUTENBERG the many global dilemmas each The granite stones in the proposal are the capability to accommodate the Chinese President Hu Jintao. THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF speaker addressed. bronze-engraved with a Legacy Soci- approximately 50 Legacy Society "As long as both China and the "From the beginning, the Chinese ety member's name and inlaid in the members as well as any new mem- U.S. keep up bilateral dialogue, we What was once a cool relationship relationship with America was based ground to form solid rings. bers to be inducted in the future. Ad- between the People's Republic of China on recognition of the importance of will surely be able to achieve steady Texas pink granite is the only ditionally, the committee will reserve and the United States is now an open re- the ties between these countries in Chinese-U.S. relations." granite domestically quarried and the right to alter Hinton's design in lationship, helped, in part, by Rice. To the world," Kissinger "aid. Kissinger agreed with Wenzhong, distributed in the United States, any way before implementation. honor the 30th anniversary of full dip- It was a common geopolitical noting the unique circumstances that Hinton said, and is present in other Leebron said the selected de- lomatic relations between these two na- presence that motivated early Sino- may connect China and the U.S. in buildings and art on campus such as sign must attain approval from the tions, Rice's James A. Baker III Institute American talks, Kissinger said, ref- the future. Lovett Hall and 45, 90,180 Degrees in Board of Trustees before construc- for Public Policy hosted a conference on erencing the Cold War threat of the "We have before us a chance to solve the engineering quadrangle. tion can commence. April 3 entitled, "America and China: Soviet Union. the problems of proliferation, climate The granite rings are designed to Runners-up Kung and Ang's pro- The Next 30 Years." change and energy security," Kissinger be one foot wide, with each mem- posal consisted of concrete struc- The event consisted of a panel of said. "If the two sides set up the institu- U ber's arced stone being two to three tures covered in grass and Legacy distinguished guests, including former tions that bring them together, not just feet in length. The spacing and size Society member names in front of the Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and From the beginning, on solving the problems of the moment of the ellipses is flexible enough to Brochstein Pavilion, adding a utilitar- James A. Baker III, and China's Ambas- the Chinese relation- but on addressing the necessities of the accommodate vents or any other ob- ian aspect because students would sador to the U.S., Zhou Wenzhong. future, then they can represent the tru- ship with Amerca was structions in the central quad, Hin- have been able to interact with the The conference was sponsored ly dynamic element in bringing about a ton said, adding that the rings came structures, Leebron said. by a partnership between the Baker based on recognition new international order." from her desire to pay tribute to the "Whether or not it was the legacy Institute and the Shanghai Institute The differences between Chi- of the importance of legacy members' relationship with project, in some ways, I'd love to see for International Studies, along with nese and American systems were the ties between these Rice's founder without detracting it at Rice," he said. "It would create a sponsorship from Continental Air- acknowledged by the panelists, but attention from the statue of William a playful area at Rice where students lines. It is the fourth in a series that countries in the world. they spoke confidently about the Marsh Rice. would be able to sit and lie. It created centers on Sino-American relations. next 30 years. Henry Kissinger "[The rings] kind of function as some challenges as far as the way the While the conference focused "Differences do exist, and they're Former Secretary of State tree rings, with William Marsh Rice at quadrangle would be used, but it was on past relationships between Chi- not going away," Baker said. "But we the center," Hinton said. "Essentially, a brilliant proposal." na and the U.S., it also served as a W must keep lines of communication as his legacy grows larger, there will The third finalist proposal, designed chance to think about the future of open. We have to find compromises, be more rings." by Chowfla, Eiliott and Shah, was the the two countries, and the problems agree to disagree. We must be realis- most technologically-oriented and fea- that unite them. "The first [Sino-American] talks tic and pragmatic." Hinton said she heard of the com- tured seven foot-long, lighted tubes "It is an appropriate time to re- conveyed not just [on] a tactical war, Wenzhong spoke with similar petition through several Rice mailing coming out of the ground and lining the flect on the past, and to move for- — both sides [worked toward] peace sentiments. lists and that the architecture school pathways adjacent to the Brochstein ward into the future," Rice President and progress in the world," Kissing- "China and the U.S. differ in social encouraged students to submit de- Pavilion. Leebron said the proposal David Leebron said during the open- er said. Kissinger said he believes systems," Zhou said. "It is only natu- signs. She said she developed her de- was beautiful and reinforced one of ing speech of the conference. these are the same ideas that will ral we don't see eye to eye on certain sign by visiting the basement of Fon dren Library and studying aerial and the original goals of the Brochstein Pa- All three guest speakers touched guide Sino-American diplomacy for issues. The key to approaching differ- topographic maps of Rice University. vilion, which was to cast more light on on the pressing global security issues the next 30 years. ences lies in mutual respect, equality the campus in the evening. which they claimed unified the two Along with reflecting on the and communication." Hinton said she also chose the aca- states in a common goal. past, the panel also expressed feel- Kissinger ended his speech on a demic quad as the location of her design Leebron said that while some of "Some see [the problems] as a ings about the future of Sino-Amer- thought for the future of Sino-Amer- because she knew no other buildings the proposals may not have been ap- recipe for conflict," Baker said. "I ican relations. ican diplomatic connections. would be placed there and that the mon- propriate for the Legacy Society trib- couldn't disagree more." "High-level exchanges have "The best one can hope is in the ument could be added to in perpetuity. ute, they would work to enrich and Nuclear proliferation, the econ- played an irreplaceable role in U.S.- next 30 years, progress is made com- "When I decided I wanted to en- liven the campus. omy, peace in the Middle-East and China relations," Wenzhong said, al- parable to the one that has been made ter, I didn't want to create an object in "All of our students are amazing, environmental concerns were among luding to President Barack Obama's in the last 30 years," Kissinger said. space," she said. "I wanted to create but it was a real privilege to see these something that would be part of the proposals and our students' ideas and landscape, and in doing that, I want- dedication to Rice, to campus and to ed to put it in a place that wouldn't be their fellow students," he said. touched, that would be more lasting." 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BY JOCELYN WRIGHT culating standing for registration. students were registering may have THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF He said they realized this when they changed, the group of students were testing the system after the ad- with whom they were registering TO prevent ESTHER from crash- vertisement was published and sent had not and so the classes that ing during registration this semes- out a correction e-mail on April 1. would still be open for registration ter, three changes were made to the "There was no Thresher last Fri- had not changed. registration process. Three regis- day so we were in a hurry to get an ad Tenney said registration this se- tration start times were changed to in the previous week's Thresher and it mester was progressing without a three 20-minute intervals per day was at approximately the same time glitch so far. and were applied Monday through it came out that we discovered we "It has been remarkably smooth," Friday. Registration also started at could not include in-progress hours," Tenney said. "Having three unique 7 a.m. instead of 8 a.m., and in-prog- Tenney said. start times really spreads the loads ress hours were no longer included Tenney said although the days through the hour. It's been good." in determining a student's eligibility for registration, Registrar David Ten- ney said. The three time slots were created due to concerns that the load on the system during the first few minutes of registration each day could cause it to crash, Tenney said. "It's amazing how everyone hits the system at the exact same time be- tween 8 a.m. and 8:03 a.m.," Tenney said. "A huge number of students reg- ister in that first three minutes, and the system gets extremely sluggish." Showcase how you have spent your time at Rice University, Tenney said the registration times were bumped up to 7 a.m. because in whether you want to focus on academics, the residential the past professors who were teaching colleges, sports, traditions, or another aspect of your life! at 8 a.m. expressed concern that reg- istration conflicted with class time. A ir large number of exams in the chemis- Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three videos, along with prizes for videos with a focus on: try and physics departments are also held at 8 a.m., meaning students tak- • Alternative Spring Break or civic engagement experience • ing the exam would be unable to reg- • Promotion of a residential college or student organization • ister on time. Tenney said they chose • A wellness issue pertinent to college students• to have registration at 7 a.m. instead • Environmental or sustainability issues • of midnight because staff would be • Academic or research work • available at 7 a.m. in case there were any problems. Full details on the contest, including information on campus resources and In-progress hours were no longer copyright information, are available at http://cic.rice.edu/videocontest. included because the system could not process this in addition to the Completed videos are due by the extended deadline of 5:00pm on April 13. three unique start times within an Sponsored By Prospective students of the class of 2013 mingle with current Han- hour. Tenney said some confusion was created because an advertise- Center for Civic Engagement, Community Involvement Center, Digital Media szenites and Wiessmen on Wednesday night during Owl Day activi- Center, Fondren Library, Information Technology, Office of the Dean of ment published in the March 27 issue Undergraduates, and the Wellness Center ties. Approximately 450 prospective students attended Owl Day. of The Rice Thresher said in-progress hours would be included when cal- •I Prospies flood campus BY JOCELYN WRIGHT hosts at 5 p.m. and were able to attend THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF a variety of evening events, including performances by Spontaneous Com- On Wednesday, approximately 450 bustion and the Philharmonics, an Call and you could save. students admitted to the class of 2013 outing to the Angelika Film Center — 20 percent of the total — participat- and several events at the individual ed in Owl Day, the annual event that colleges such as dodgeball, movie hosts admitted students overnight on screenings and board game nights. Class dismissed. campus, Head of Overnight Hosting Wyatt said there were fewer events Alex Wyatt said. this year but they were better orga- April 8 was chosen for Owl Day nized and had a higher turnout than because the event had to occur after those in previous years. April 1, when admissions decisions "Last year I remember the Phils' were sent out. Wyatt, a Lovett College concert being packed every night and sophomore said they did not want to people sitting down, but with the co- have Owl Day later during finals week, ordination of events this year there because students would be too busy. was hardly any room to even fit in the "This was really the only date that chapel, which is awesome because was possible," Wyatt said. it exposes people to big groups on Convenient local office The turnout for this year's Owl Day campus," Wyatt said. "There aren't was high, but Wyatt said it was diffi- so many events that people are con- Money-saving discounts cult to compare the turnout from year fused as to what to do, and prospies Low down payments to year because the event changes so get to meet more of each other than much. Last year attendance at each of they would otherwise." Monthly payment plans the three Owl Days never exceeded 250, Although the number of parents but one Owl Weekend several years ago attending events for admitted stu- 24-hour service and claims had a turnout of 600, Wyatt said. dents has increased over the years, Coverage available by phone "It's really hard to judge, but I Wyatt said fewer attended this year. would say that this year we definitely He attributed this to the financial cri- have more admitted students as a ra- sis that made purchasing airfare for tio on campus than we have in recent multiple people more challenging. years, especially with such a late no- Wyatt said a separate schedule of par- Local Office tification," Wyatt said. ent events was provided. The 375 students who chose to "The real purpose of Owl Day is to stay overnight were matched with a get students to know Rice, and as much little over 200 hosts. Wyatt said this as we want parents to be informed, this meant many students hosted more is their child and our new students' ex- than one prospective student. perience, not theirs," Wyatt said. "We "If you have the space accom- want to begin that separation, but we modation it's nice to have a group of don't want to scare the parents." CALL FOR A FREE RATE QUOTE. people who can talk to each other and To accommodate the admitted share their experience about coming students who were unable to attend Geico Direct to Rice," Wyatt said. Owl Day, three Admit Days will be Wyatt said he had met his goal of held on April 13, 20 and 27. Wyatt said 5405 Bellaire Blvd. 200 hosts for Owl Day, but many more admitted students will be able to par- admitted students attended the event ticipate in all of the daytime events Houston, TX 77401 than they expected. scheduled for Owl Day but will not be During the day, admitted students able to stay overnight. 713-665-4667 visited classes, attended financial "We just couldn't accommodate Some discounts, coveiaqes. payment plans, and featuies aw not amiable m all states (* in <*11 Ot'CO ct'«Kwnie? Government fmpkM'es aid seminars, heard panels from aca- four nights in a row during April be- Insurance Co. GfitQ General Inswarcr Co GHCO Indemnity to. CrfKO Casualty (r, these ,imparts *e subsKfcmrs ol RetWwe Hattwway ttK GEICO auto insiuame is tiol available in MA Gf K10 Washington. IX' 20076 ? <007 GEICO The GfK'O gecko maqe © of ICO WW 2007 demic fields and met with admissions cause it's too busy and not fair to do," officers. Admitted students met their Wyatt said. FRIDAY, APRIL 10,2009 6 NEWS THE RICE THRESHER yl STUDENT ASSOCIATION MINUTES • n,e following were noted at the most recent meeting of Freshman wins electric car the Student Association on March 30. BY MARGEUX CLOLMONS utilise two vears" worth of vxieogia- which took place Tuesday' in the Kel- Th£Eski£ Editorial Staff phy srucbes. lev Lounge of the Rice Memorial Cen- • President Patrick McAnaney outlined the SA's goals for the 2009 *10 "1 reaDv enjcwd the fan that the ter and ended with a showing of the session and announced an SA workshop will take place April 9. Mow over eiecrric sbde: Lown contest combined videoeraphv and the movie "Who Killed the Electric Car?" CoBeee freshman Josh Rutenberg, wm- envrroaiiient. because those are two During the event Miles Electric • Internal Vice President Selim Sheikh announced executive appoint- na of die Miies Rerohioon Contest, is things Pm realh interested m." he said. Vehicles Regional Sale Manager Ken ments and described the committee chair application process. •dancing to the hum of an electric cai. Rice Director of Stisrambilirv Rich- See presented the car and Rutenberg spoke on the video-making process The contest, hosted by the .Miles ard K>hnson facilitated the donation • External Vice President Amber Makhani described the university of the car. which will be used bv Rice and the significance of Rice's accep- Eiectric Vehicles eomparrv. which committee appointments application process and proposed an manufactures ruih" eiectnc chicks, Emergency Medical Services. Ruten- tance of the car. awarded a Si.ooo scholarship to a stu- berg said EMS was in need of a new Rutenberg said that while the car SA/Graduate Student Association event for Fall 2009. dent based cm which entrant's video, transportation vehicle for on-campus has some attractive qualities — it is ca- centered CMS the eleonc cat. received driving and that he was excited the car pable of driving 50-60 miles per charge • Treasurer Tiffany Wu provided an update regarding the SA budget the most views on YouTube. Ruten- was being used for such an appropn- for only 60 cents - it still takes four to transition to begin March 31. here's three-minute video trumped the ate. philanthropic purpose. five hours to charge and has not been other 14 competing videos bv gaining "One of the disadvantages of this developed completely for a multitude 20.00c. hits by the end of the competi- car is mat it's not realh" meant for regu- of political and technological reasons. tion in March. In addition to providing lar drrving." Rutenberg said. "However, "[The electric car] hasn't been given Rutenberg with 'he scholarship, the while it does have some limitations, it enough focus," he said. "Once you work GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION company presented a ZX-oS electric worked perfectly with Rice EMS' needs. on the logistics of being able to handle ANNOUNCEMENTS car to Rice 1'mversitv. The car reaches about 30 miles per a heavier load and also the amount to There will be a crawfish boil today at A p.m. at the which the car is able to be charged, Rutenberg. an environmental en- hour, is strong enough to carry all the Geology laboratory. gmeenng ma>or. said he entered the supplies EMS might need and I'm glad then it becomes a feasible option." competition in high school after learn- that it's going to their organization. I Although the electric car has vet to ing about it on a scholarship search think there's probably not a better or- hit the highway commercially, it will engine. In addmon to fulfilling Ruten ganization that it could go to." soon be spotted regularly on the Inner berg's videography class requirements Johnson also organized a cere Loop, small and white with a Rice logo NEWS IN BRIEF a: the nme, the contest allowed him to monv for the presentation of the car. printed on the side. vid Leebron, Director of News and 3oNights Canceled Media Relations B.J. Almond said. The e-mail, which was sent in the Due to lack of student interest early hours of April 1 to all students, and scheduling problems, 3oNights, faculty and staff, listed president@ the party named after the number of rice.edu as the sender and was days left until graduation and sched- signed with Leebron's name. How- uled to take place Wednesday night, was canceled. The cancellation was ever, its sending was not approved made a day before the party was by the president, Almond said. set to take place because of a low The e-mail claimed that Rice number of ticket sales, head of the had decided to merge with Baylor Senior Committee Dylan Guyer said. College of Medicine, an option that Ticket holders will be reimbursed the university is considering but $io from pre-saie'. has not yet reached a decision on. Furthermore, the e-mail stated The decision was made after that the Department of Engineering the pre-sales of 150-200 tickets, short of the intended 300 tickets. would be phased out to make room Guyer said in an e-mail announcing for more pre-medical students. the event's cancelation that they "Our hope is that a focus on med- expected to sell an additional 150 icine will attract a host of creative, in- tickets at the door. telligent undergraduates to the Rice Premedical Institute," the e-mail "We didn't want to throw an event read. "Although some might view DAVE ROSALES/THRESHER that did not live up to its expectation," Guyer, ? Brown College senior, said. these changes with resentment, we Lovett College fresnman Josh Rutenberg takes a spin around the block Tuesday in the electric car that he won 3oNights was slated to be held strongly believe that such changes for Rice in a video competition. The car, which can reach up to 30 miles per hour, will be used by Rice EMS. last Wednesday at the club Element. are necessary if Rice's Vision for the It would have been the second senior Second Century is to be successful." party this semester. Thefirst.iooDays, Within hours. Vice President for was well-attended and filled the club Public Affairs Linda Thrane had sent to capacity with 650 students. out a correction to reassure commu- Guyer said 3oNights was cre- nity members that the e-mail was ated to supplement the fundraising a hoax and that the Department of efforts of looDays. Both events are Engineering was intact. the main sources of fundraising for —Catherine Bratic AMERICAN UNIVERSITY of ANTIGUA the annual Senior Gala, which is ex- pected to cost $17,000. The Senior Rice, Baylor College of Medicine Gala will be held at Hotel Derek on April 29. The committee is looking merger update into corporate sponsorships to cov- er the remaining costs. The governing boards of Rice ^ KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE "looDays was such a success University and Baylor College of we don't really need to raise more Medicine have given their institu- International Center money [via 3oNights]," Guyer said. tions permission to sign a memo- "We're in a better financial situa- randum of understanding, setting tion than the [Senior Committee] out guidelines for future discus- has been in previous years." sions about a merger between the A clause in the contract with two institutions. 1 Element allowed the committee to President David Leebron in- withdraw its reservation without formed Rice via e-mail on March 26 any pecuniary consequences. In that the MOU had officially been total, they lost a little over $100 signed. Informal discussions have Discover the Anatomy of Your Dream. from the cost of printing posters been going on between the two in- and advertisements. stitutions since October 2008. Ask questions and get answers at the Since graduation is one week In his e-mail, Leebron said later this year, Guyer said he there are still many discussions to AUA College of Medicine/KMCIC thought students still had academic be had and that the MOU does not Information Seminar - Free Admission commitments, since less than two represent a definitive answer to weeks of classes remain. the question of whether the insti- Thursday, April 16,2009 at 6:30pm "There's one week more between tutions will merge. the last week of classes and finals," The MOU gives a formal frame- Join AUA students, admissions representatives, and administrators at the Marriott Guyer said. "It moves 3oNights to- woik that will provide a basis for ward the end of the semester so further discussions about how to Houston Medical Center and learn about the only truly hospital-integrated people have more work." proceed. Leebron and BCM Interim medical school in the Caribbean and the only U.S. modeled medical program in India! In lieu of the event, the Senior President Bill Butler said in a joint Committee hosted an unofficial press release. get-together at Little Woodrow's in Leebron said he was pleased • 4-Year MD Program Rice Village. about the progress the MOU rep- — Cindy Dinh resents, but did not comment • 6-Year AS'MD Program further. According to the press re- • Small Class Sizes April Fools' Day lease, both institutions continue • Clinical Training in the U S to look forward to receiving input email hoax from students, faculties and staffs. • Modern Classrooms & Equipment The BCM Senior Director of Media Rice University has launched an Relations and Communications rra investigation to find the sender of Lorl Williams could not be reached Register to attend the seminar today' Manipal an April Fools' Day prank e-mail that for comment about the MOU. www.auamed.org purported to be from President Da- —Jaclyn Youngblood FRIDAY, APRIL 10,2009 THE RICE THRESHER ADVERTISEMENT 7 Body-Piercing Saved My Life But He was pierced through for our transgressions, •1 • He was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for our T • • f • well-being fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed. All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way, but the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him. Isaiah 53: 5-6 •I • Happy Easter I . www.jmtour.com FRIDAY, APRIL 10,2009 8 NEWS THE RICE THRESHER New Lovett masters prepare for college life Toward the end of the search, Rice still manage to sleep occasionally." ! BY JOSH RUTENBERG iiSS • President David Leebron hosted a re- The master search began a few THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF ception at his house for the master weeks into the fall semester. Headed candidates of Lovett as well as Han- The search is finally over: Lovett by then-Lovett President Dana Hel- szen, who also conducted a master College will be welcoming Professor bling, a senior, the search for new search around that time. Once the Matteo Pasquali and his wife Marie- masters attempted to incorporate in- search committees narrowed down Nathalie Contou-Carrere as its new put from a cross-section of Lovett. their choices to two candidates, they masters next year. "Ultimately, every master redefines submitted those names to Leebron, Pasquali and Contou-Carrere the position," Seach Committee mem- Sigerman said. will replace current masters Ber- ber Kevin Sigerman said. "There's uot "Marie-Nathalie and 1 were very nard and Carolyn Aresu. Pasquali a canon of the mastership. What we're impressed by the Lovetteers we met and Contou-Carrere said although trying to do is find someone whose in the search committee and in our they were initially hesitant about vision fits in with Lovett itself, and I the job, they quickly warmed to think we did that." first interactions with them," Pasqua- the opportunity. A committee was formed to in- li said. "The Lovett students know how to have fun, yet they are mature "[At first], Marie-Nathalie and I terview and assess candidates. In had some concerns on how to man- total, 10 individuals served on the young adults. They are very lively, age our professional lives with the master search committee, half of both intellectually and socially." demands of a college master," Pro- which were student representa- Marie-Nathalie Contou-Carrere & Matteo Pasquali New Lovett Masters Sigerman said he is looking for- fessor of Chemistry Pasquali said. tives. The other half consisted of ward to the arrival of Pasquali and "However, after observing the dy- resident associates, the college co- sessed how likely potential candi- "Following in the footsteps of Ber- Contou-Carrere. namics of Lovetteers for about two ordinator and former and current dates would be to participate in Cabi- nard and Carolyn Aresu will not be "It takes a very special person to months, [we] realized that we are Lovett associates. net meetings, Beer Bike and other easy," Pasquali said. "Clearly, they [serve as master], and we're really just like anyone else: We like to have The search committee conducted college activities, Sigerman, a Lovett have been excellent mentors and role excited with who we have," Siger- a dozen balls in the air, and some- several rounds of interviews. To de- junior, said. Most of all, he said, the models for all Lovetteers, and we can man said. "We think they're perfect how we can juggle intense profes- termine those who would be the best committee looked for candidates who only hope to live up to the expecta- for Lovett and think they'll do a sional responsibilities, have fun and match for Lovett, the committee as- would add something new. tions they set." good job." d presents... "It's Still aLIVE!" © the 24-HOUR SHOW *1 ALL DAY FRIDAY GRAIID HALL LOBBY OF RJT1C *1 Date and Time 4/9 @ 10pm-12am Kickoff with Fat Tony 4/10 @3-6am Super Smash Melee Tournament @7-1 lam Wii Hours of the Morning @12-1pm Monster Burrito Challenge M @5-6pm Talk of the Snations g.i*' IS @6-6:30pm Mark Knows Something About It @7-8pm Sugar and Spice @9-10pm Top Cocktail For more information See FB event or email RTV5@rice edu Grooving at the Participants perform a traditional Native American dance in the Rice Native American Student Association's 11th Annual Powwow March Powwow 28. The day-long event is a celebration of Native American culture. DASSAULT FROM PAGE 1 zfyo/ec/ because it delivers very quickly and continue to be reliable in the future. ing people up, then I would want to goes to personal devices." Sid Richardson College senior Jer- know," he said. "I think this [assail- Ribbeck said IT did not send out an emy Morrell, who is registered to re- ant] was probably asleep in a gutter email via the emergency notification ceive text messages through the emer- and waking up angry 10 hours after system since students had already gency notification system, said in this the assault." received messages on the listservs. To case he did not feel slighted that he Sid Rich freshman Jessica McElroy prevent this from happening in the was not notified. He said that had the said that, although she understood future, Ribbeck said IT had increased message been sent immediately, he why a message 10 hours after the Well frame it right! the time limit for text message delivery would have felt it relevant and worth event was unnecessary, RUPD should from five minutes to 40 minutes. sending, but that he also respected remain consistent when making deci- "If it doesn't deliver in 40 minutes, RUPD's discretion to decide when sions about whether or not to send For the last 9 years, it's pretty useless," Ribbeck said. and when not to send messages. students messages. Ribbeck said he was confident that we've successfully framed Rice diplomas. "Maybe if [the incident] was some "Every case can escalate, so it's im- m the mass messaging system would We are one of six framers in Houston rabid guy running around beat- portant for students to know," she said. who can frame sheepskin diplomas in-house with the newest technologies. • PARKING This means you can get FROM PAGE 1 the framing done correctly. previous year, Radulescu said. He lot over the summer. With the erection Stockdale said she was conflicted Students moving away from the Houston area, said on average parking rates have in- of the gates, a minimal flat-rate parking by the new policy. creased from 3 to 5 percent each year. fee will be required of visitors who wish "I do agree with what they're do- come by, select a frame, Emma Stockdale, a Martel College to park in the lot. ing, as long as it's a flat rate," she we will pick up your diploma, frame it, freshman, said she welcomed the news "It's the farthest [lot] from the cen- said. "It's conflicting because parents and ship it to you. that the registration fees were not in- ter of the campus, so [the price] is go- and visitors should be able to park for creasing from their current levels. ing to be minimal," Radulescu said. free. To take away all the free parking "I'm glad [the fees] aren't [increas- "It's going to be below two dollars." sort of seems ... seclusive." ing]," she said. "I still think the [cur- He said there will be no addition- Radulescu said there were three Perimeter Gall ery rent] prices for on-campus parking al fees for students, faculty and staff reasons for these gates to be added. are too high, though." who have already registered to park "One is there are too many illegal- 2365 I: Rice Boulevard • (713) 521-5928 Since parking fees are not increas- in Greenbriar Lot. Those registered ly-parked cars; two is safety: and then ing, new additions to the Greenbriar Lot in Greenbriar Lot will receive a mag- www. Infirm Iff ArJ.f :oin Ithree is] to reduce crime," he said. will be the main change to Rice parking netic tap card, like the ones used in The gates will not impede bus nanl for the 2009-'i0 school year. Radulescu other lots on campus, to enter and routes, Radulescu said. He also said said Rice is planning to install three exit the lot. The flat-rate fee will only that the fees will not apply to event gates similar to those in West Lot in the apply to visitors. days, like Rice football games. >SSENn^4INMENT Mikhalkov's dirty dozen BY BRIAN REINHART For director Nikita Mikhalkov, 12 is THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF ultimately a political statement. Its al- leged message is embodied in quota- It takes guts to remake one of the tions which appear at the beginning greatest movies of all time, but 12, a and the end, juxtaposed with a sym- new Russian retelling of the classic 12 bolic shot of a dog running through the Angry Men, brings interpretive daring rain. The political message is dubious, to a new level. The plot is the same as as Mikhalkov is a noted supporter of the original — a jury votes on a suspect Vladimir Putin. who appears to be guilty, but a lone dis- But in terms of style, these politi- senter changes all their minds — yet the cal moments are the worst parts of the movie bursts out of the confines of the movie: They are unnecessary, obvious American original, throwing in battle and, frankly, distracting. Even more scenes, drug addictions and contempo- unfortunate is that one of the most pre- rary political statements to make a film tentiously symbolic scenes has been fil- that is thoroughly entertaining. tered to be black-and-white, making the white subtitles impossible to read. This poor political preaching forms a frame to the movie by taking up only the very first and very last scenes. Fortunately, everything within that frame is outstanding. Like the origi- 12 nal, 12 takes place almost entirely in one room, relying on great acting and d great directing for success. Luckily, it receives both. The actors on the jury Starring: Sergei are so uniformly perfect that the movie BY GARRETT SCHUMANN with putting on one's own creation, and tice the extreme care and wisdom with Makovetsky, Sergey could almost be a master class in theat- THRESHER STAFF Flanagan seems to have handled them which it was written. Garmash rical performance. The jurors work in successfully and adroitly. The plot is Flanagan succeeds equally in the Rated: PG-13 perfect ensemble, and the monologues The famed American composer Aar- not adventurous, almost to a detrimen- role of director, beginning with the Released: March 4 entrusted to each one are delivered with on Copland once wrote of being "over- impressive cast of fresh faces who all impressive power. £ whelmed" by theater, sometimes to the portray their characters as well as any- point of resentment. Clearly, he was one could hope for in college theater. The jury's arguments are interrupted writing of the great tragedies, loves and The stand-outs, in my mind, are Desai, Some film critics are unhappy with regularly by unsettling scenes from the disputes that have been born on stages Lovett freshman Maria Vrcek and Lovett the changes, which take a classic movie childhood of the accused, whose par- across the centuries. Lovett College's senior Bobby McFarlane, whose brief where the camera almost never left ents were murdered by Chechen rebels. currently running drama, The Visitors, the jury's deliberation room and turns These scenes are effective enough to jus- The Visitors time on stage is golden and perhaps the would not overwhelm Copland, but it most memorable of the show. it into a big, long, loud epic. But these tify the departure from the 12-actors-in- critics fail to understand that this is one-room formula, and original enough 0 has a well-constructed story, a strong Bledsoe, Lovett sophomore An- not a remake; rather, it is a start from that within a few scenes we realize that cast and unique staging, which all com- • • • -rfr • nie Shaughnessy, Lovett junior Diego scratch, from a distinctly Russian point 12 is not so much a remake as a new cre- pensate for its few narrative and thes- Caballero and Lovett senior Sarah Starring: Kate Flanagan of view dealing with distinctly Russian ation based on an old idea. pian weaknesses. Now Playing: Tonight, Woehleke are all more than competent problems. Although 12 does lapse into Other innovations make the movie The Visitors follows a wealthy Man- Tomorrow, 8 p.m., Lyle's actors, but their characters are not as cliche and heavy-handed symbolism at interesting too, like the fact that the hattan couple who relocate to the Ca- at Lovett interesting as those of their aforemen- times, it is as powerful as the American courthouse is under renovation and the ribbean because of the husband Barry's Price: $i Lovett, tioned colleagues. And while the last classic on which it is based. O see DOZEN, page 13 ^ (Lovett senior Nathan Bledsoe) heart $3 Rice, $5 non-Rice four cast-members, Lovett senior June condition. Once there, they are visited Liu, Lovett junior Evan Gilmore, Lovett by aging rock star Azure Ray (Lovett sophomore Alex Wyatt and Lovett fresh- junior Viren Desai), who tries to start a man Amanda Shelton, deliver strong charity with Barry as the spokesperson, tal degree, but it is nonetheless evident performances, their characters' brief among other shenanigans. that she has chops as a playwright. The presence is not much more than filigree ® Lovett senior Kate Flanagan is the story flows very well and there is very laid upon the heart of the story. brain behind the show, acting as both little, if any, extraneous material. Even There are truly few notable director and playwright. There is a though the narrative is not always com- weaknesses in the show. At points lines unique set of challenges associated pelling, the audience can't help but no- O see VISITOR, page 13 H I Love You, Man: Best bromance BYFAHEEM AHMED single male friend. Needing to find a friends and family, Kraven proceeds to THRESHER STAFF go on a series of "man-dates" until find- ing Sydney Fife (Segel), who appears to The 21st century has ushered in be the ideal best bro. many things: iPhone, text messaging, What ensues is a lot of memorable blogs and ... bromantic comedies? This dialogue ("Slappin' the bass, man!"), 4 B new genre has been spearheaded by outrageously gross scenes (projectile comedic guru Judd Apatow, who has I Love You, Man vomiting comes to mind) and a couple brought us a slew of smart and funny • • • -fc • of outstanding performances by sup- films with a dash of love such as The porting characters, especially the heart - 40-Year-Okl Virgin and Knocked Up. Ap- achingly beautiful Jones and, somewhat atow has also made stars such as Paul Starring: Paul Rudd, randomly, Jon Favreau, the director of Rudd (Role Models), Seth Rogen (Super- Rashidalones Iron Man. ^ bad) and Jason Segel (Forgetting Sarah Rated: R As promising a comedic duo as Segel Marshall) household comedic names. Released: March 20 and Rudd are, I Love You. Man was a bit But when Apatow is not involved in off-kilter. Sure, there were a sprinkling The jury deliberates in 12, Nikita Mikhalkov's remake of the American classic. that comedic vein, it can show. Such is of laugh-out-loud moments, but the the case of I love You. Man. best man for the wedding or risk being comedy was uneven and inconsistent. This film centers on Peter Klaven embarrassed in front of his fiancee's Rudd and Segel would be hilarious one (Rudd), a lonely real estate agent who moment but excruciatingly annoying V decides to marry Zooey Rice (The Of- £3 see MAN, page 10 fice's Rashida Jones). 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Although THRESHER STAFF a girl doesn't mean you're attractive," production — coincidentally, one of its tend to favor the front of the stage, the plot is lack-luster, there are and other tidbits will win a chuckle best elements — is the staging. The per- which results in their backs facing a many impressive individual perfor- Every week at KTRU, eager DJs write here and there. formances are in Lyle's underground, good portion of the audience. It is un- mances that are well worth seeing. out short reviews of music's cutting-edge The overall arrangements are partic- and forgoing a more traditional stage fortunate that Flanagan's originality is Though far removed form Shake- albums. KTRU's Music Department uses ularly dance-worthy, with just the right set-up, Flanagan has devised clever, not as successful in this arena as in her speare, Chekhov or even Billy Van these reviews to judge the quality of the combination of electronic instrumen- immersive staging where the audience directing and writing, but the show is Zandt, The Visitors is a successful albums it receives and to provide infor- tation to goad the awareness into full is seated surrounding the small stage not irreparably tarnished by these awk- testament to our multi-talented and mation for the DJs who play them. Each alert while at the same time soothing as action happens all around them. ward audience perspectives. creative community at Rice. week, a DJ polishes one of these reviews the consciousness. At certain moments, this creative The cast and crew of The Visitors so that KTRU's riches can shine for the Ghost Mountain's youthful power is larger Rice community. apparent in everything they do. Wheth- er it be the teen-themed troubles tackled O DOZEN Hailing from Baytown, Texas, in songs like "The Atomic Brain," the FROM PAGE 9 Ghost Mountain is an up-and-coming moving groove of "Squid Riot" or the duo that plays a nice little mix of elec- quasi-angsty, bleepy outburst in "Good- jurors have to meet in an elementary ov also acts as the jury's foreman, a si- because they sympathize with him, tro-pop that is quite reminiscent of heart," a certain unique and raw charm school gym. lent, impartial presence until the final because something in their life story MGMT, with influences from of Mon- permeates the album. One weakness of the original 12 An- scene, in which the jury finally decides reminds them of his plight or because treal, YACHT and other bands. Ghost Part of what adds to this charm gry Men is that it featured a venomous to find the defendant not guilty. The another juror made a particularly Mountain has a certain quality to their is the lack of huge production val- juror who proclaimed the defendant's foreman then adds a stunning twist to moving speech. music that makes it feel exuberant ues that much of today's music has. guilt with almost evil enthusiasm, and the plot, one which gives the movie a Mikhalkov is disappointed by and alive, which is more than evident Ghost Mountain is, in essence, two who collapsed into tears when he final- whole new level of moral complexity. the fact that the verdict in a murder in its new Siamese Sailboats. friends that got together and decided ly had to admit he would vote to acquit. It is the capstone to a brilliantly acted trial is most affected by empty emo- to make fantastic electronic, poppy In the older movie the scene in which series of deliberations. tional pleas and the personal lives goodness to provide themselves with he changes his mind was horribly fake The movie's greatest stroke, of the jurors. The lone man who be- a creative outlet. and poorly executed. By contrast, the though, is its bleak view of the hu- lieves in the defendant's innocence One of the more entertaining tracks scene in this movie in which the cruel man art of persuasion. Almost none understands this aspect of human on the album is "BATMANONACOUCH" juror recants is maybe the best-acted, of the 12 jurors are convinced of the nature from the start. If he had tried that focuses on the rapping aspect of best-written and best-directed moment defendant's innocence for logical to convince the other 11 jurors using of all. logic and hard facts alone, those 12 Siamese Sailboats the duo and provides a dose of lyrics reasons, not even the hero who voted that can't help but make one chortle at 12 offers another innovation which "not guilty" at the very start. Most of Russians would still be in that room the truthful absurdity. makes it particularly exciting. Mikhalk- the characters side with the suspect shouting at each other today. Artist: Ghost Mountain Label: Self-released Another particularly fun Release: March 2009 track is "JUst A Kid," a track that nostalgically evokes pleasant emo- tion through the bumping bass and guitar line. The sincere flavor imbued into the The album is a collection of 12 of project definitely shines through and Let our their best tracks that range from bub- comes across as pop for the sake of pop bly and happy to spacey and intro- — not pop for the sake of popularity. spective. Ghost Mountain's lyrics are Ghost Mountain provides a com- delivered in a lighthearted and clever pelling debut that is not only pleasing nationally way that makes the unique talk-rap- to listen to but a good break from the ping enjoyable to listen to. Not to men- typical ho-hum music that has lost that tion the fact that they are humorously sincere edge. renowned KTRU TOP 35: WEEK OF 4.5.2009 go s*e the outdoor show. now. 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Over the last nine-game home- Six pitchers were necessary to get stand, the men's baseball team through the game, and while the proved it could play without its top offense was still strong with seven two aces, juniors Ryan Berry and runs, the pitching staff gave up 10 to Mike Ojala, who are still out with the potent Tigers. arm troubles. Actually, the Owls (22- In the next game, however, fresh- 7, 7-2 Conference USA) did more than man southpaw Taylor Wall stepped up play: The team in the starters' ab- went 8-1 and won sence and threw a two weekend se- season-long seven ries against C-USA innings, forfeit- rivals, taking two m ing only four runs. of three from the Twelve Rice runs, University of Mem- RICE VS led by freshman phis and swept Anthony Rendon's Tulane University. TEXAS A&M three-RBI day, more Those conference than made up the WHEN series were inter- difference. Tuesday, 6:30 pm spersed with wins The Owls then over Dallas Bap- WHERE took the rubber tist University and Reckling Park game on the strong performance of Sam Houston State HISTORY University. With The last time the Owls played another freshman this record, Rice the Aggies this season, Rice starter, Matthew is sporting its best downed then-No.1 Texas A&M Reckling (1-2), start since 2004. 2-0 at Minute Maid Park. who likewise had a The Owls have career-long outing ARIEL SHNITZER/THRESHER jumped up in the with 5.1 innings. rankings, as well, Senior Jordan Rog- Junior Diego Seastrunk touches home during Rice's 7-4 win over Tulane last Sunday. Rice continued its with five different polls putting Rice ers, who has a 3.25 ERA and team- winning streak Wednesday night, toppling Lamar 10-9. See ricethresher.org for a recap of Wednesday's game. in the top six. Baseball America leading five wins, demonstrated his ranks Rice third, while Rivals.com strength as a long relief pitcher, and has them in first. Rice is also hold- the offense provided nine runs and kept the Owls winning. tive in the team's standalone game Mozingo led the charge with with ing down second place in the C-USA 13 hits. "I think the bats stepped up a versus Dallas Baptist, which was a five RBI's. standings, a game behind East Caro- Since the Memphis series, the lot," Head Coach Wayne Graham comeback thriller. The Owls were Junior Jared Rogers (2-1) was the lina University. Owls have scored 78 runs and given said. "There's no question we've down by six in the sixth inning, but next to step up in the series opener The main worry for the Owls re- up only 44. But while the young been hitting the ball real well. That's they cut the deficit to two in that in- against Tulane (17-15, 1-5 C-USA). cently has been how to cope with the pitchers have stepped up consider- the main thing that happened." ning and put the game away with a Following the pattern set by his loss of their top two starters, Berry ably, it has been the bats that have The offense was certainly impera- five-run eighth. Sophomore Chad O see BASEBALL, page 17 • h Track teams travel to Austin for Texas Relays* M by Jonathan Myers by Natalie Clericuzio THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF a The past two weeks held some mundane While their classmates enjoyed the long results for the men's track team, but there was weekend, the women's track and field team one result that left everyone, if not speechless, went to work at the Texas Relays in Austin, then at least in awe. Texas last week. Their work paid off as the team First, the typical. Over the last few weeks, the medaled in three out of the six relays at the meet Owls stayed in the Lone Star State to compete in and qualified two more runners for regionals. the Victor Lopez Bayou Classic, held at Rice Track The distance medley relay led the way for (• Stadium, and the 82nd Annual Clyde Littlefield Rice as the foursome of senior Lennie Waite, Texas Relays in Austin, Texas. During a fifth- junior Brittany Washington and freshmen place finish at the Bayou Classic, Head Coach Keltie John and Sophie Peters placed second ft Jon Warren (Jones '88) spotted some star per- ^V/ •% in 11:26.01 on Saturday. The sprint medley re- formances, as senior Simon Bucknell took first (TV . lay team of juniors Shakera Reece and Vicki place in the 1500-meter run and freshman Collin Walker, sophomore Alex Gibbs and Washington Shurbet finished third in 400-meter hurdles. finished third in 3:59.72. Rice's impressive relay • !<• "Simon won the 1500 meters in really windy performance was rounded out by a third-place conditions and ran pretty fast; his second-fast- finish by the 4x800 meter relay, run by Waite, est time ever," Warren said. "Shurbet did well Peters, Walker and John in 9:03.56. on the hurdles, especially in those conditions, In the individual events, sophomore Becky racing national-level guys from the University Wade and junior Nicole Mericle finished as a of Michigan." 1-2 tandem in the 3000 steeplechase, running it Senior Brett Olson led the way for the Owls in 10:23.07 and 10:29.19, both NCAA qualifying • I# in the steeplechase, finishing third, while fresh- times. Senior Callie Wells rounded out the Owls' man Jack Spinks, making his first appearance performances in Austin, placing third in the for Rice after being injured during the indoor 1500 run with a finish of 4:27.67. Her time was season, jumped 6' 4.75" to take fourth in the strong enough to earn her an NCAA provisional high jump. qualifying time. Finally, sophomore Ari Ince Rice then made the drive to the state capi- had a strong showing, winning the B-section of tal to compete against some of the nation's best the pole vault, posting a vault of 12' 7.5". • track and field competition in the Texas Relays, The track team was also in action two week- u where the spectacular was on display. Junior Ja- ends ago as the school hosted its only home ARiiL SHNITZER/THRESHER son Colwick, already known across the nation meet of the year, the Victor Lopez Bayou Clas- as one of the country's top collegiate pole vault- Senior Simon Bucknell runs in the 1500 at sic, on March 27-28. The meet attracted a record Sophomore Alex Gibbs sprints for the fin- ers, displayed his knack for breaking school re- the Victor Lopez Bayou Classic March 28. 1,700 athletes, making it the second-biggest ish March 28 at the Rice Track Stadium. cords in posting a vault of 18' 9". But this mark meet held in Houston, according to Head Coach was not just is a new school record or a new Jim Bevan. (• Myers Stadium record — it was also the second the triple jump. Nduaguba's leap of 15.53 meters The home meet went well for the Owls, who In field events, sophomore Sarah Agara and highest vault in the world this year. is one of the top marks of the young season, and took the title with 98.5 points, edging past the senior Jenny Glover took the top two spots in the Colwick trails only Steve Hooker, an Austra- is currently nth-best in the nation. University of Texas's 92 points. Rice performed triple jump while junior Shannon Moran hit a lian who captured the gold medal in the pole Needless to say, Warren was encouraged by extremely well in distance and sprints, v ith 16 personal best in the long jump of 191 2". vault at the 2008 Olympics, by only 0.23 meters the performances by some of his top athletes. athletes earning finishes in third place or better. Outside of the competition, former women's for the best mark this year. Colwick's vault last "This week went a little bit better [than the On the first evening of the meet, four dis- track and field coach Victor Lopez, the meet's week would have been good enough to earn previous], even though we didn't run every- tance runners earned regional qualifying namesake, was in attendance. After all of his him the bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics. body," Warren said. "Obviously Jason's setting marks. Junior Britany Williams and sophomore work to develop the program, he is always wel- He was also named C-USA Athlete of the Week a school record and a Myers Stadium record, Allison Pye finished 1-2 in the 5000 run, while come back on South Main, Bevan said. on Tuesday. and being No. 2 in the world is a big deal." Waite and Wade also placed first and second, "We enjoyed his coming back," Bevan said. In addition to Colwick's feats, sophomore Nduaguba hopes to join Colwick as one of respectively, in the steeplechase, with Waite It s good for him to come back to his second the Owls vying for a berth in the NCAA National Ugo Nduaguba shone for the Owls, taking first setting a school record of 10:12.31. Mericle also home. He laid the foundation for the program. He's in the B-section (the lower of two sections) of Osee MTRACK. page 18 took the top spot in the 1500 run. O see WTRACK, page 17 FRIDAY, APRIL 10,2009 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS 15 Losses drop women's tennis' winning record by Prem Ramkumar it did not last long. THRESHER STAFF The next day, the Owls played Soth-ranked and two-time defend- The women's tennis team, it ap- ing C-USA champions Tulsa, com- pears, cannot catch a break. Despite ing fresh off a win against the 27th- breaking their four-match losing ranked University of Texas. Rice streak against University of Texas-Pan came out blazing in doubles, taking American with a 7-0 sweep, the Owls the crucial point by winning two of began another losing streak against three tight contests. The tandems of formidable opponents University of Chao and Guzman and Lin and Jack- Tulsa and University of North Texas, son pulled through with a pair of 8-6 running their record to 10-11. clutch wins, but Hanle and sopho- On March 27, Rice faced off against more Alex Rasch lost in a valiant 8-7 unranked UTPA, which had lost 7-0 (5) effort. Once again, this doubles against Lamar only a day earlier. win energized a team that who has Coming off a pair of 4-3 losses to the seen doubles losses ruin many of University of Louisville and the Uni- their matches. versity of South Alabama, the Owls In singles, the Owls only needed desperately needed a convincing vic- to split the matches for the win. Hanle tory against this less-talented squad and Guzman both won quick straight- to start fresh and put the past behind set decisions that put Rice up 3-0. The them. Golden Hurricane, however, rallied to Fortunately, they were able to do take the next four matches, with Rice just that, giving up a total of three struggling in every remaining contest. games in doubles. The team's domi- The match-up that redirected the nant doubles play was a morale momentum to the away team was at booster, as doubles has come back to No. 1, a battle showcasing Chao and Al- bite the Owls in almost every one of exandra Kichoutkin. Chao easily took their marginal losses this season. the first set 6-1 and led 3-1 in the tie- In singles, juniors Julie Chao and breaker of the second set, but Kichout- Rebecca Lin, sophomores Rebekka kin, somehow, stormed back for a 7-5 Hanle, Varsha Shiva-Shankar and win. Disheartened, Chao showed little Jessica Jackson and freshman Ana gusto in the final set, rolling over to Freshman Rebekka Hanle stretches for a return during Rice's match against Tulsa March 28, which the Owls Guzman all swept their matches, with lose 6-0 in the deciding set. dropped 4-3 at home. The women's tennis team has won only one match out of their last eight. The Owls aim a total of five bagel sets. When Chao threw her racket to turn around their play before hosting the C-USA Tournament April 16-19. Thus, after four straight losses, towards her bench, disgusted with Rice had finally gotten a breather. But O see WTENNIS, page 18 Inconsistent play brings men's tennis tough losses t r, | by Casey Michel losing all these 4-3's [and] 5-2's." THRESHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF After spending the first half of V* the season on the road, the Owls If you heard a crashing sound last were happy to be back at Jake Hes<= — week, it was not Rice's new electric Tennis Stadium for a second week a car taking a spill but the men's tennis row when No. 17 Pepperdine came team's season starting its tumultuous to town. Rice was still on a high final stretch. from its three-match sweep from a After coming within a breath of weekend before, but by the conclu- Hometown hero Anthony Rendon has made a quick adjustment to NCAA baseball while leading the Owls on the march to Omaha by Meghan Hall Sam Houston State University, but THRESHER STAFF according to the 18-year-old, his big- gest focus was finding the school that Anthony Rendon has been an represented the best fit for him. unyielding force in the Rice lineup "My next big school [to visit after this season. He has started all 30 Rice] was the University of Miami — games, often batting clean-up in they wanted me to go down and vis- the lineup. He has played a solid it," Rendon said. "Right before I did third base, filling the wide gap left that Coach [Wayne Graham] called by junior Diego Seastrunk, who me and asked if I was ready to com- moved to catcher after Adam Zornes mit. I committed on the spot and I (Baker '08) was drafted last June. didn't get to go to Miami." He leads the Owls in seven statisti- But Rendon wasn't too disappoint- cal categories, and he ranks second ed about missing the trip to South in four more. Beach. After all, once he committed The freshman arrived on the to Rice, Rendon, a Houston-area play- scene this season as a fresh, local er plenty familiar with the reputation product of Lamar High School, sin- of Rice's baseball program, knew he gled in his first career at-bat in Rice's would get to continue his tradition of opening win against California Poly- being on winning teams. technic State University in San Luis "I remember growing up what Obispo, Calif., and has not looked kind of program they were," Ren- back since. don said. "I knew they had a good reputation. ... I wanted to be on a Before South Main winning team." The atypical talent of this fantas- Rice's list of esteemed alumni and tic freshman is not an anomaly. It current professional players, along actually started much farther back: with a reputation Rendon already Rendon first picked up a baseball respected, were some of the reasons when he was three. He started orga- Rice was so enticing to the third base- nized baseball man. However, at the age of five (4 the opportunity before playing to play for Gra- for Lamar High ham also played He's as good a fresh- School and the a major factor into a Houston Heat, man as there is in this Rendon's deci- Freshman Anthony Rendon has taken no time to adjust to playing at the college level. Coming to Rice from Hous- a select travel country. sion. d team in the area. "I didn't want ton's Lamar High School, he turned down an offer from the Atlanta Braves and quickly made an impact for the The list of Wayne Graham to play for just Owls, leading the team in batting, slugging, hits and home runs. honors Rendon Head Coach some coach," Ren- garnered while don said. "He's a shortstop at been through until after his junior year. And judg- Berkman, who played at Rice from A very good fielder. His arm is trou- 99 ($ Lamar is al- it all, he knows ing from the numbers he is putting up 1995-97 and is entering his 11th year bling him, [otherwise] I don't think most endless, baseball.... I knew this year, Rendon will certainly be in in the major leagues. he'd have hardly any errors. ... When no doubt due to his stellar statis- I could learn a lot from him." high demand. "His judgment at the plate is very his arm gets 100 percent... he'll be a tics: In Rendon's final high school Graham, who is currently in his Just look at the numbers. Rendon good already, and he'll get even bet- great fielder." season, he hit .570 with eight home 18th season as the head of the Rice leads the team with a .388 average, ter," Graham said. The statistics suggest Rendon has runs and 56 RBI's. He was named to program, recently celebrated his almost 30 points ahead of his team- The freshman's stats definitely little to improve. However, he feels the 2008 All-Greater Houston Area 800th Rice win and has nearly 1,400 mate Rick Hague. The 42 runs he has support this statement. In fact, Ren- differently. (• Preseason High School Team, was a total victories. With a resume like driven in are 10 more than any other don has the second-fewest strikeouts "My speed hasn't always been 2008 All-State 5A first team selection that, Rendon expected that Graham teammate, and his .686 slugging per- among the starters and is one of only there," Rendon said. "I'm trying to at shortstop and was a member of the would be a coach he could easily centage leads the team by 120 points. four hitters with more walks than get quicker to get more range in the Texas High School Baseball Coach- look up to. His 10 home runs are double those of strikeouts. field. If I can steal more bases, that'd es' Association All-Star game. As if "I was a little intimidated because Hague and Mozingo. And with just For Rendon, his experience with be great." those were not enough, the Houston of who he is," Rendon said. "He keeps under 30 games under his belt, Ren- the Houston Heat was the biggest fac- Rendon already ranks second on Chronicle named him the co-MVP of me in check.... He's the coach and I'm don is already in fifth place on the tor in his quick success at Rice. the team with six stolen bases. District 20-5A. The other player who the player." Rice freshman single-season home "Going through the traveling and In addition to his improvements, shared that title? Rendon's current run leaders. He would need to belt seeing the select teams, I've adjusted Rendon has other team and per- teammate Taylor Wall, a product of One last choice seven more home runs this year in or- pretty well," Rendon said. "Playing sonal goals for his debut season. Westside High School. But even a coach with Graham's der to best alum Aaron Luna, who hit with the Houston Heat got me pre- Of course, he wants to make sure When Rendon wasn't playing for resume could not prevent Rendon 16 as a freshman in 2006. pared for college baseball." the team makes it to Omaha, Neb., the Redskins during his high school from avoiding the temptation of the Besides his astonishing offensive and the College World Series for the years, he spent his time with the MLB draft last June. The draft af- Quick adaptations numbers, Rendon brings a strong fourth year in a row. Individually, he Heat, a travelling team whose mem- » fected Rice baseball in several The question naturally turns to defensive game to the table. Though wants to be named to the Freshman bership is invite-only. ways: 11 players from the 2008 how Rendon has been able to be- he played shortstop in his later high All-America team as his teammate "I got to face a lot of good players squad were drafted, and other pro- come so successful so quickly. The school years, Rendon has experi- Hague did last year. across the nation," Rendon said. "I spective players were also drafted. transition from high school to col- ence with third base, and it was not a If the statistics and Graham's got to see the cream of the crop, like One of those in the latter category lege baseball is notoriously a hard problem for him to switch back. Even endorsement of Rendon are any in- first-rounders from last year's draft." was Rendon, who was drafted one, mainly due to the changes in so, his six errors leave him with the dication, his goals are clearly with- Currently, the under-18 team of in the 27th round by the pitching. College pitchers do not second-most on the team. in his reach. the Heat is ranked fifth in the coun- Atlanta Braves. just throw faster, but they also throw "He's got great hands in the field," "He's as good a freshman as there try. They also boast an impressive "It was kind of a big smarter and crisper. Graham said. "They're outstanding. is in this country," Graham said. list of alumni who are currently in decision because [the "[College pitchers have a] the majors, including Scott Kazmir, Braves] offered a pretty sharper break on curves and Jay Bruce and Homer Bailey. In good amount of mon- sliders," he said. "High addition, eight current Rice team- ey," Rendon said. "But school kids haven't devel- BY THE NUMBERS: mates and former Rice star and cur- ultimately, after I talk- oped it.... The curve is more A look at Rendon's impressive statistics rent Phillies farmhand Joe Savery ed to a lot of people, I of a loop [and] it's sharper were all at one time members of the knew I wanted to enjoy here so you need to react (• Houston Heat. my college experience quicker." Statistic Numbers Team Rank At the same time he was playing and get an education While Rendon did not Batting Avg. .388 1st for the Redskins and the Heat, Ren- first. Professional base- pinpoint what exactly Runs don was going through the college ball isn't going anywhere made his tradition to col- 29 2nd recruiting process. As one of the — it will be there when I lege such a breeze, Graham Hits 47 1st elite players in the Houston area and get out, [and] I can't pass has his own theory, attrib- Horn* Runs 10 1st #1 nationally, Rendon garnered plenty up a Rice education." uting Rendon's seam- of attention. According to the reg- less transition to an Runs Batted In 42 1st "There were a lot of phone calls, ulations of NCAA Division abundance of talent. Slugging Percent .686 1st lot of talking with coaches," he said. I baseball, because Rendon Graham Other schools besides Rice were ultimately decided not to sign even com- On Base Percent .451 2nd with the Braves, he will not interested in the shortstop, includ- pares Ren- Total Bases 83 1st ing Louisiana State University and be eligible to be drafted again don to Lance FRIDAY, APRIL 10,2009 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS 17 If falters to 17th at Morris Intercollegiate by Paul Fitzgerald the 18-team field, as no school shot THRESHER STAFF under par during the windy first round. Senior Erik Petersen and soph- Two weeks ago in Austin, Texas, omore Robert Burrow led Rice with the golf team played against one of matching 75*s (+4). Though the Owls' their toughest fields yet, posting a score was higher than their scoring i7th-place finish at the Morris Wil- average, the difficult course affected liams Intercollegiate. Along with the the play of everyone in the field. stiff competition, the tournament "A combination of wind and firm boasted the University of Texas Golf green, along with tough pin locations Club's long course and windy condi- made the course as difficult as we've tions, two factors that combined to seen this year," Burrow said. "This produce a disappointing finish for can obviously be seen with the fact the Owls. that only one player shot in the 6o's." The Owls head to Wallace, N.C., The Owls looked to move up in the to play in the River Landing Inter- standings during the second round of collegiate, the team's penultimate play and got off to a hot start, mov- tournament of the year, hosted by ing into the top 10 midway through North Carolina State University. The the round. However, a disappointing field at River Landing Country Club finish dropped the Owls further down **AM, .;v. will include Duke University, the on the leaderboard than where they University of Virginia, Wake For- started the round. Rice shot a 309 est University and the University of (+25) and was led by junior Christo- lisS Maryland. Though the Owls do not pher Brown's even-par 71. Brown's Wk have a chance of making the NCAA round was one of the lowest of the Tournament as an at-large team, they entire tournament and the Owls' still look to finish strong and possibly lowest of the two-day event. earn an automatic bid at the confer- Head Coach Drew Scott was happy ence tournament. with the gutsy play of Brown. The Morris Williams Intercol- "Chris doesn't have the length as legiate, hosted by the University of some of the top players, so he has Texas, featured one of the toughest to battle twice as hard on a long, fields Rice has faced all year. Okla- challenging course like Morris Wil- homa State University, a top-five liams," Scott said. "Though he team and one of collegiate golf's didn't play his best, he really went most storied programs, headlined out there and battled." the field, which also included top-25 Despite their previous two rounds, teams Texas Tech University, Univer- the Owls found themselves in posi- COURTESY RICE SPORTS INFORMATION sity of Southern California and the tion for a top-io finish with a strong University of Arkansas. third round. But Rice could never get Rice shot 304 (+20) in the first going, shooting a 327 (+43). Brown Although he did not participate at last week's Morris Intercollegiate, senior Kyle Kelley will attempt to right Rice's round of the Morris Williams, its best was once again the low score for the ship at the River Landing Intercollegiate this weekend. Last year at this tournament, Kelley was Rice's top finisher, round of the tournament. The Owls' Owls with a 78 (+7). Rice's weak finish placing 30th overall with a four over-par 220. After that, Rice travels to Sorrento, Fla., for the C-USA Championship. score was good enough for 12th in O see GOLF, page 18 OWTRACK FROM PAGE 14 known as the father of the program." Mexico Invitational. The sprinters, pete at the Conference USA champi- cle, should excel and will likely earn sit down and do everything in the For the members of the team, the hurdlers and throwers will travel to onship in a month, with Alfred in the national bids. amount of time you have to do it. 1<* home meet was a welcome opportu- New Mexico to gain experience in a 800 and Jackson in the hepathlon. Although four weeks still remain We don't have as much time to goof nity to compete on familiar territory. highly competitive meet. Also, the discus throwers have before the C-USA Outdoor Champion- around in between assignments." "It was good because it was easy Even though the team has been been relatively quiet so far this sea- ships, the next couple weeks can be Bevan says the team is doing their for Rice students to come out and see performing well across the board this son, due in part to a dearth of compe- the most challenging for the runners. best to stay on top of things. that we've been working hard and season, Bevan believes there are still titions. Future meets should provide Like all Rice students, the track team "It's a tough time of year, coming see us in action," Ince said. "It's good other competitors who will earn rec- them an opportunity to showcase has the end of the semester work to into the last weeks of school," the 1 • to have friendly faces around while ognition in the next few meets. their talents. wrap up as well as preparation for the coach said. "We're hoping our student you're competing." Seniors Naquanza Alfred and An- Finally, in the next few meets, rest of the season. athletes are organized in preparation The next couple of weeks include drea jackson have spent the spring on Rice will begin competing in the Ince echoed the sentiment that for finals [and] tests, getting their rest some of the toughest competition the the sidelines due to injury. Bevan is 10,000. Bevan expects this to be an this time of year, she has to be par- and are training hard. Once they're team will face all season, beginning optimistic that the two of them will event in which the Owl distance run- ticularly organized. done with finals, there's two weeks with this weekend's meet at the New heal up in time to be available to com- ners, including Wade, Pye and Meri- "I just have to be efficient in that of nothing until the C-USA Outdoor I can't spend four hours a day on Championships, but right now prac- (t Facebook," Ince said. "You have to tices have to be efficient." THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF WOMEN, GENDER, & SEXUALITY Q BASEBALL FROM PAGE 14 PRESENTS fellow starters in the previous con- Besides the raging offense, Rice ference matchups, Rogers threw a owes thanks to the numerous mem- MOVING VIOLATIONS: career-best 7.1 innings to pick up bers of the pitching staff who have the win. Junior Jimmy Comerota, recently stepped up and contrib- UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ON GENDER AND SEXUALITY who has struggled from the plate uted solid starts along with career- IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL COM M U N ITI ES for much of the year, went 4-4, bests starts. Longer outings for the and freshman Daniel Gonzales- pitchers are helping out with the BROCHSTEIN PAVILION, RICE UNIVERSITY Luna hit his first career home run. thinner staff. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2009 Gonzales-Luna has been getting "Different guys are giving us 5:30 P.M. RECEPTION a lot of playing time lately at the different levels of pitching that designated hitter position thanks have helped a lot," Graham said. DARREN E. ARQUERO, '1 1 ~ LINDSAY MARSH, EQUALITY TEXAS to his hot bat, which is currently "[Jordan] Rogers has been invalu- SAFE SCHOOLS INITIATIVE AND LGBT STUDENTS IN THE HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL at a .515 clip. able. He has been outstanding. ... DISTRICT The next day, Wall (4-2) contrib- Different people keep stepping up, MADELAINE L. DELGADO, '09 - MARTHA OJEDA, COALITION FOR JUSTICE IN THE MAQUILADORAS uted his second-straight solid start and the trend had better continue GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING AND WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY OF BLANCA NAVIDAD, against Tulane and picked up his until we get somebody back. If we NUEVO LAREDO fourth win. Rendon added a pair of ever get our top two guns back, ERIN B. FELTON, '09 - MEGHNA GOSWAMI, DAYA home runs while Gonzales-Luna fin- these guys are going to make a very THE EFFECT OF IMMIGRATION LAW ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN HOUSTON'S SOUTH ASIAN ished the game 4-5. Rice was able to good bullpen." COMMUNITY sweep Tulane in the final game of Wednesday evening Rice de- CAROLINE A. HOLCOMBE, '09 - DIANA ZARZUELO, CHILDREN AT RISK the series, despite a mediocre start feated Lamar 10-9. Rendon batted (• THE GENDER GAP IN DROPOUT RATES IN GREATER HOUSTON'S HIGH SCHOOLS by Reckling, who only lasted 3.1 in- in the Owls' 10th run on a base-hit nings with seven walks. Solid relief that scored sophomore Michael GARY W. JOHNSON II, 09 - RICK MUSQUIZ, TEXAS ASSOCIATION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT by freshman Andrew Benak and se- SEXUAL ASSAULT PRIMARY PREVENTION PROGRAMS Fuda in the fifth to cap off the eve- nior Jordan Rogers (5-2) saved the ning's offense. RACHEL W KINNEY, '09 - CELINDA GUERRA, HOUSTON AREA WOMEN'S CENTER day, as did three Rice home runs and Starting today, the Owls play WHAT FACTORS ENCOURAGE SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS TO SEEK HELP?: AN ENGAGED RESEARCH Mozingo's three RBI's. their fourth weekend conference se- PROJECT AT THE HOUSTON AREA WOMEN'S CENTER The Owls stuck with what they ries in a series of five in a row. They CLAIRE J. NEWMAN, MO - DEB MURPHY, HATCH knew in last Tuesday's game versus play away at East Carolina (25-6, BEST PRACTICES FOR LGBT HOMELESS YOUTH SHELTERS IN THE HOUSTON AREA Sam Houston State (18-11). Sopho- 8-1 C-USA) — currently leading the ANNA E. ROBERTS, 'LO - KELLY YOUNG, HOUSTON AREA WOMEN'S CENTER more Travis Wright (2-0), in his first C-USA standings — tonight at 6:30 POLITICAL ADVOCACY AND THE HOUSTON AREA WOMEN'S CENTER career start, pitched seven innings, p.m., tomorrow at 2 p.m. and Sunday which combined with Rice's seven- at noon. Rice then comes home for FOR MORE INFORMATION: 713.340.2162 OR RIEDELBS of our season. For some reason, OWTENNIS we didn't come out with that same FROM PAGE 15 energy we normally do. We had a players' meeting that addressed her play, she could only watch as all the things we need to work on. Jackson and Shiva-Shanker each We just need to focus on the posi- lost three-setters. Lin then lost a tives, be fiery and play good tennis BY THE 7-5, 6-4 tight match at No. 5. After that we know we are all capable NUMBERS earning a lead in doubles, the team of doing." was across-the-board unsuccessful Even though the team has MARCH 27 - APRIL 1 in singles play. Though this match dropped several matches recently, was tough and resulted in defeat, Head Coach Elizabeth Schmidt be- the Owls might get a shot at revenge lieves the team has it in them to against Tulsa in the C-USA Tour- improve play for the remainder of BASEBALL nament, which will be played at the season. Jake Hess Tennis Stadium starting "We had disappointing losses, next Thursday. but we have girls that want to win," Following the heart-breaking Schmidt said. "It's good to see MEMPHIS 10 RICE 7 defeat, the bleeding was not done that they are taking it personally. March 27,2009- ReckUng Park as Rice suffered a loss against the Sometimes it takes a loss like this Rice (15-7,2-2 C-USA) Memphis (10-13,2-2 C-USA) unranked University of North Tex- to bounce back and get even better. Name (pos) AB R H BIName (pos) ABRHBI as. The Owls dropped the doubles We know we are right there, but it's Holt 2b 6331 Martinez cf 4120 due to an 9-8 (9-7) loss at the sec- important to end the season on a Cmrota lb 3011 Zurcher dh 4222 high note. It's times like this when Hague ss 4020 Bowen ss 3 1 1 1 ond spot by Jackson and Lin. How- Rendon 3b 4022 Wiedman lb 5122 ever, the women jumped out to a 2-1 we realize what we can do: We can Seastrunkc 5131 Ablettc 4232 lead with wins from Guzman and either fold or step up. [It's a] good Rathjen cf 4000 Newsom rf 4000 thing we have a group of fighters." Mozingo rf 5021 Shelton 3b 5120 Hanle. Close three-set losses by Gnzles-Lna dh 5 1 10 Huetsing If 3112 Shiva-Shankar and Lin, along with Rice will face No. 22 South- Fuda If 3220 Wilson 2b 5110 straight-set losses by Jackson and ern Methodist University on Fri- Manuelph 1000 Martin p 0000 Sultzbaugh Ifi o 1 1 Williams p 0000 Chao, resulted in the 5-2 loss. day at 2 p.m. and Northwestern Rogers p 0000 "We were really disappointed State University at 9 a.m. on Gonzales p 0000 with that loss, by far," Jackson Saturday before playing host to Haynesp 0000 Benakp 0000 said. "1 think this is the low point the C-USA Tournament. Evers p 0000 Wright p 0000 Totals 417V7 Totals 371014 9 Score by inning R H E Memphis 222 001 120 10 14 o O MTENNIS Rice 111 101 011 7 17 3 FROM PAGE 15 l- Hague(8); Rathjen(3); Gonzales(i). DP- Former Rice tight end James Casey Rice 1. LOB - MEM 8; Rice 12. 2B- Zurcher(3); Tulsa, was almost as tightly-con- 13-9, hope to have a legitimate shot Wiedman(7); Shelton(6); Mozingo(s); Gonza- tested as the point against Pepper- at cracking the NCAA Tournament, Making the works out for scouts from 28 NFL teams lesLuna(i); Fuda(i).HR - Holt(2). SH - Zurcher(i); dine. Miiller and Scheil sloughed which will be held in May, then a during Rice's pro day on March 26 in Bowen(3);Newsom(i); Comerota(4). SF -Huels- ing(i); Rendon(4). SB - Holt(s); Mozingo(s). CS off 54th-ranked James Seagraves win tomorrow against No. 72 South- big time preparation for the NFL Draft held in - BowenU). and Alberto Sottocorno 8-6. Af- ern Methodist University is a must. New York City April 25-26. ter Rosa and Tachibana dropped "SMU has historically played re- Rice IP H R ER BB SO BF Rogers 1.14 4 against Philip Stephens and Ashley ally well against us," said Smarr, Gonzales 0.2 0 Watling, Garforth-Bles and Saravia whose team will compete tomorrow Haynes 4.1 6 4 4 kept pace with Arnau Brugues and at Jake Hess at 1 p.m. "If we don't Benak 0.2 1 Marko Ballok. However, the more Evers 0.2 3 beat SMU, we're in real trouble." • MTRACK O GOLF Wright 1.1 0 experienced Tulsa duo, currently After the Owls square off with FROM PAGE 14 FROM PAGE 17 ranked fifth in the country, outlast- the Mustangs they will take on Memphis IP H R ER BB SO BF ed the young Owls to win 8-6. Championships. in the second round appeared to af- Martin 5.1 11 5 5 32 29 No. 12 Texas A&M University, a Williams 3.2 6 2 241 7 Ironically, it was actually Rice's team that will feature three players "In order to compete for a spot in fect their play in the final round. young guns who then got Rice on in the top 55, on Monday in College the national meet, I hope to stay fo- Rice's three-round cumulative f the board. Saravia dispatched Sea- Station, Texas. cused by getting more explosive in my score of 940 (+88) dropped them graves 6-3, 6-4 at No. 6, and Tachi- This matchup will round out training," Nduaguba said. "I will get a to a i7th-place finish. Despite their RICE 12 MEMPHIS 4 better sense of my jump rhythm, which disappointing finish, the Owls' na- c March 28, 2009- Reckling Park bana, having won six contests in Rice's regular season schedule, and a row, kept his streak alive with a presents Smarr's squad with an in- will help me hold my jump phases lon- tional ranking improved due to the Rice (16-7,3-2 C-USA) Memphis (10-14, 2-3 C-USA) Name (pos) AB R H BIName (pos) AB R H Bl straight-set win over Ballok. teresting test. ger and will eventually help me to jump strong difficulty of the field at the Holt 2b 5100 Martinez cf 4000 In the end, though, Tulsa proved "Anybody can do anything when tetter." University of Texas Golf Club, one of Mozingo rf 5222 Zurcher dh 5010 too much for Rice's veterans, sweep- things are going well," the coach But Rice's big guns were not the the hardest collegiate golf courses. Seastrunk dh 4221 Bowen ss 5120 only ones to step up. Bucknell fed off No team shot under-par through- Rendon 3b 5233 Wiedman ib 4011 ing matches at the top four spots — said. "I'm really anxious to see how Hague ss 4122 Ablettc 4110 including No. 2 Brugues' win over we finish the year. If you're in sales the momentum from his effort at the out the tournament and USC's Tom Manuel c 5021 Kauffman c 0000 Miiller — for the Golden Hurricane's and you're selling 15 houses a week, Bayou Classic to race to fourth in the Glissmeyer recorded the individual Cmrota ib 4111 Shelton 3b 4110 1600 meter run. low-score with a two-under 69 in the Sultzbaugh cf 4222 Clark 2b 0000 biggest win against Rice in years. and all of a sudden you're selling Fuda If 3100 Huelsinglf 3010 Smarr said that if the Owls, now one, that's where we are." Warren knew Bucknell had it in him first round. Strong field and windy Wall p 0000 Hatfield ib 4112 to finish even higher had it not been for conditions present over the two- Gonzales p 0000 Wilson 2b/3b 4021 a near-accident. day tournament only enhanced the Fraser p 0000 Holland p 0000 "Fourth was good, but if he course difficulty. lones p 0000 RICE 9 MEMPHIS 5 RICE 11 DALLAS BAPTIST 8 hadn't stumbled, he could have Scott, however, refused to make Totals March 29, 2009- Reckling Park April l, 2009- Reckling Park 3912 14 i2Totals 374104 done better than he did," Warren excuses for the team's play. Rice (17-7,4-2 C-USA) Memphis (10-15, 2-4 C-USA) Rice (18-7,4-2 C-USA) Dallas Baptist (16-8) Score by inning R H E said. "He's got a great kick, so he'll Name (pos) ABRH BIName (pos) AB RH Bl Name (pos) AB R H BIName (pos) AB R H Bl "While the conditions were very Memphis 010 210 000 4 10 3 Holt 2b 3222 Martinez cf 4000 Holtss 3223 Enos cf 1 1 0 0 continue to do well." challenging, every team had to play Rice 240 300 2ix 12 14 2 Cmrota ib 3211 Zurcher dh/2b 5010 Cmrota ib 4010 Meiners 2b 5 0 0 1 Spinks also continued to bounce in the same weather," Scott said. Hague ss 4023 Bowen ss 5120 Hague ss 4122 Goinsss 5 1 0 0 E - Shelton 2(2); Hatfield(2); Rendon 2(6). DP - back from his hamstring injury by fin- "It's not like we were playing in Rendon 3b 2020 Wiedman ib 4011 Rendon 3b 5110 Headib 5 1 2 2 Rice 1. LOB - MEM 8; Rice 6. 2B - Mozingo 2(7); Seastrunk c 4001 Ablettc 4110 Seastrunkc 4000 Thompson rf 5 1 1 5 ishing 14th in the high jump with a windy conditions and everyone else Seastrunk(8); Hague(5). HR - HatfieldU); Mozingo rf 5110 Shelton 3b 0000 Gnzls-Lna dh 5231 Krizan dh 4 0 1 0 Sultzbaugh(2). HBP - Fuda. SH - Huelsing(2). SF height of 2.00 meters. was playing in a vacuum." Sultzbaugh cf 4 2 1 0 Huelsing rf 4110 Sultabaugh cf 4 1 10 Bantz c 3 2 1 0 - Seastrunk(2). Warren said he was pleased Gnzls-Lna dh 3121 Wilson 2b/3b 0000 Manuel ph 0000 Knight 3b 4 2 3 0 Oklahoma State, ranked second Fuda If 4120 Graham If 3010 Rathjen pr/cf 0 000 Kelly If 2 0 0 0 with Spinks's recovery in the past in the country, won the tournament Rice IP H R ER BB SO BF Manuel ph 1000 Newsom ph Mozingorf 4235 McMullen p 0 0 0 0 Wall 7.0 9 4 4 1 6 30 two meets. with a three-round score of 863 (+11). Rathjen If 0000 Hatfield ib 4112 Fuda If 5230 LaCourse p 0 0 0 0 Gonzales 2.0 1 o o 0 1 9 "That was a nice meet for him, be- Second-place Arkansas finished 25 Reckling p 0000 Davis p 0000 Gonzales p 0000 Smith p 0 0 0 0 |o. Rogers 0000 Barnes p 0000 Haynes p 0000 Behmanesh p 0 0 0 0 ing really only his second meet, and strokes back to the Cowboys, who Yokley p 0000 Evers p 0000 Haneyp 0 0 0 0 Memphis IP H R ER BB SO BF he's on the right path to jumping pretty dominated the event from the start. Hatfield p 0000 Wright p 0000 Aduddel p 0 0 0 0 Martin 1.2 6 6 4 1 o 19 jo. Rogers p 0 0 0 0 high," Warren said. "We just to have to Four of Oklahoma State's five golfers Williams 3.2 6 5 2 o 3 23 Totals 33 913 8 Totals 33 5 7 5 get him used to the high bar, and jump- finished in the top seven, with the lones 1.0 2 1 100 5 Totals 38 1116 11 Totals 34 8 8 6 ing over two meters is definitely pos- fifth finishing 19th. Score by inning R H E sible for him." Glissmeyer shared the tourna- Box Scores brought to you by: Memphis 000 012 020 571 Score by inning R H E Rice 220 003 2ox 9 13 0 Dallas Baptist 006 002 000 8 8 6 Rice's sprinters continued to work ment's title with the Cowboys' Mor- The Masters on CBS Rice 000 204 05X 11 16 2 their way to running at the top of their gan Hoffman, as both shot one-un- Piospies E - Bowen(n). DP - MEM 2; Rice 1. LOB MEM 6; Rice 12. 2B - Wiedman(8); Ablett(2); Hague(6). E - Goins(8); Bantz(4); Holt(4); Wright(i). DP ability, with junior John Welch finishing der 212's. T.O. finally deciding to be part of a team 3B - Zurcher(i); Comerota(i); Mozingo(3). HR - DBU 1. LOB - DBU 6; Riceio. 2B • Head(4); 41st overall in the 100 meters with a time The team will now turn to the The Tar Heels prolonging the economic drought -Ablett(i); Ho!t(3). SH - GonzalesLuna(i). SF- Comerota(i); GonzalesLuna(2); Fuda(2). HR • of 11.02 seconds, despite finishing with River Landing Intercollegiate and Hague(2); GonzalesLuna(i). SB Thompson(6); by beating Michigan St. in Detroit - Rendon(4), Sultzbaugh(2); Fuda(2). CS - Holt(4); Mozingo(3). HBP - Enos 2; Mozingo. SH spring football practice just days before. the Conference USA Champion- The Yankees high-priced "talent" Hague(2). Kelly 2(3); Comerola(5). CS Warren said he expects him and fresh- ships, taking place in Orlando, Fla., WILL 109 - Kelly(5). man Sam McGuffie to come through for on April 19-21, to try to salvage their Rice IP H R ER BB SO BF Rice Owls baseball the Owls at the conference meet. Reckling 514 3 3 2 3 21 spring season. Rice's NCAA Tourna- Another Phil Mickelson choke job jo. Rogers 3.2 3 2 2 3 4 27 Rice IP H X ER BB SO BF "They may be the fastest guys on the ment hopes are pinned on a strong UConn women going undefeated Gonzales 2.2 4 6 0 1 14 team," Warren said. "McGuffie, hope- performance at the conference tour- Haynes 2.0 2 0 029 One week of classes left Memphis IP H R ER BB SO BF Evers 0.2 1 2 2 0 5 fully, will be able to long jump and high nament, as their play in the fall and Tiger Woods suffering another injury and still Davis 4.0 8 4 411 20 Wright 2.2 o 0 1 4 9 jump, so we can use his versatility." the first five tournaments of the finding a way to win another green jacket Barnes 1.2 2 3 022 9 jo. Rogers 1.0 1 0 o 1 4 Junior Philip Adam also impressed spring has eliminated their chance Yokley 0.2 3 2 242 9 Tyler Hansbrough's massive eyes Hatfield 1.2 o 0 o 2 2 7 Dallas Baptist IP H R ER BB SO BF with his eighth-place finish in the of receiving an at large bid to the Pandora internet radio McMullen 5.1 10 5 511 27 decathlon, which landed him the NCAA Tournament. Bacchanalia LaCourse 0.1 2 1 110 4 loth-highest score in the nation. Smith 1.1 o 0 o 0 1 4 Scott mentioned that the Owls Will Rice College Night Whataburger Behmanesh 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 3 Some Owls, including heptathlon will use this week's tournament MLB Opening Day Van Halen Haney 0.1 3 3 320 6 athletes freshman Clayton Chaney and to prepare for the conference Football Season-less than 5 months away Aduddel 0.1 o o o o o 1 Amen Corner sophomore Connor Hayes, will travel tournament. A speedy recovery for aces Mike Ojala and Ryan IAMFEST 2009 to Los Angeles, Calif, to compete in the "We've had enough time to lick Berry Rafer Johnson/JJK Invitational hosted Detroit Rock City (an excellent movie) American merchant sailors taking back their our wounds and regroup," Scott Jason Cotwick: Pole Vaulter Extraordinaire (2012 by the University of California-Los An- Tex-Mex ship from Somalian pirates. said. "We're excited to get out there Olympian)? geles this weekend, while the rest will Mrs. Ryan's cookies. Greatest. Mom. Ever. Yeah America! and use this week as a springboard The Suns' inability to play defense get a well-deserved break. for the conference tournament." FRIDAY, APRIL 10,2009 THE RICE THRESHER CALENDAR 19 Best Blogs Ever: FoodPornDaily his Serenade for Strings tonight at 8 p.m. in the Stude Concert No, this is not porn. Basically, Hall. Booyah! By the way, the every day, the blog posts high- concert is free. resolution photos of gourmet the Calendar Taxing! food. There's a lot to salivate Casey Michel owes me one APRIL 10-l6, 2009 Anything you should be paying over: Recent subjects include a by tomorrow? Or perhaps the medium-rare sirloin steak with Our dear Editor-in-Chief made money you made mowing lawns shiitake pan sauce and lemon a campaign promise to put a FRIDAY 10 I SATURDAY 11 last summer is stored in Geneva. truffle vinaigrette, goat cheese Sarah Palin joke in every issue If so, good for you! artichoke pizza and some abso- of the Thresher, but I just printed lutely amazing double choco- the first one of his entire tenure. late cheesecake brownies. BE The Thresher Calendar Presents: Do you have a Jamfestangover? Standard procedure Casey a maverick? You betcha! The Five Best Blogs Ever WARNED: Do NOT visit this blog while you are hungry. Jamfesymptoms may include a The Rice Standard's Year in Seriously, pretty much all the This week's edition of the Cal- Jamfeadache, Jamfestive moods Review issue comes out today. events this week were on Friday endar includes a list of our five or Jamfexpectoration. If you no- Read it! favorite blogs. The picks are not tice any of these signs, visit your What the heck, Rice? Oh, wait a in any particular order; they just nearest Jamfestologist. Afiyet olsun! THURSDAY l6 minute. It's the week before final appear wherever there was space exams. We don't have the time to to fill. As you will notice, there That's Turkish for "Bon Ap- Bloody awesome! do anything anyway. was an awful lot of space to fill petit." And it's what you should Don't you wish there would this week. say before you dig into the sump- The Rice Symphonic Band's be a comical space opera to On this day in 1943 spring concert is at 3 p.m. in the tuous fare at Turkish Night, the watch right about now? We've got a Jamfestation on Stude Concert Hall. It features a Turkish Student Association's Dr. Albert Hofmann discovered big evening of dinner, dessert, our hands! Or: Jamfestoonery. piece about Genghis Khan, en- Luckily, Jones College has just the psychedelic properties of titled "Khan!" Or maybe that's live music and dancing. Oh, LSD by trying it on himself. Calling all jamfestognphers to the thing: Vehicula Justicis, an actually KHAAAAAAAAAAN! and Turkish tea and coffee. original crime drama musical join the Jamfestivitiebi If you're lucky, someone will set in space. It's at the Jones Best Blogs Ever: The Plaid Pladd read your fortune in the coffee Wiess College presents Jamfest, Dang! It's like they scheduled commons at 9 p.m., although grounds. Anyways, it's all hap- Three cheers for the coolest 10 hours of rock music featuring all the lo-hour outdoor rock the Facebook event doesn't say pening from 6:30-11 p.m. at the what tickets will cost. That's blog at Rice! Former Wiess Col- cool student bands. If you're not concerts for one weekend good enough to be onstage, there RMC Grand Hall, and tickets are funny: I was sitting in the RMC lege Secretary Patricia Ladd got will be a Rock Band set, plus a Oh wait: they did. Like Jamfest, $3 for Rice students and $5 for about a year ago and two girls tired of her friends saying they moonbounce obstacle course, KTRU's 18th annual Outdoor guests. behind me started talking about would miss reading her Cabinet sumo suits and beer. The fun be- Show lasts ten hours, but the how they wanted to write a space minutes, ~o she started a blog to gins at 4 p.m. in the Acabowl and bands have even cooler names, Fun fact regarding the event opera. Is this is the result? shut them up. And it is awesome! How can you not love a chronicle doesn't let up until 2 in the morn- like experimental group About listed immediately above of reasons to be paranoid, scans ing. Oh, and it's all free! This Product. There's also a Holy crap! More Dvorak!! south Indian tabla ensemble and The Calendar editor is Turkish! of old Thresher articles and a list somebody named Ted Leo, who Well, he's half-Turkish, but he Loyal readers of the Calendar of things to do before graduat- This is supposed to be really good is allegedly famous. For more really thinks you should go en- will know that Czech composer ing ("#72: At One Dinner Pretend Open's weekly movie screening info, visit www.ktru.org. joy his heritage, which is way Antonin Dvorak is my musical We're All Pregnant")? Patricia, is Milk, starring Sean Penn as cooler than yours. You'll recog- soulmate. Well, are we in luck you better keep this thing up- nize him at the event because or what? The Shepherd School dated. Because now all of Rice is gay rights activist Harvey Milk. It is written. In the Calendar. This was Roger Ebert's choice he'll be the guy wearing the Chamber Orchestra is playing watching! Oooh, pressure's on. for the best film of 2008. 7 p.m., The South Asian Society's an- bright red Turkish flag T-shirt Wiess movie room, free seating. nual show is tonight at Hamman and eating massive quantities I hope you'll be able to hear it Hall from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The of doner kebabs. HOW TO SUBMIT CALENDAR ITEMS over the Jamfestabulation that theme is Slumdog Millionaire. A $5 ticket lets you see the dance will be happening outside. Best Blogs Ever: Roger Ebert The deadline for submission is 3 p.m. the Monday prior to publicatioi' show and eat some smashing Submissions are printed on a space available basis. good Indian food. Jai ho! Roger Ebert's blog stands in a As if anybody actually wanted to category by itself: It's a collec- Submission methods t relive this tion of casual, unedited essays Est illud quod ea dixit Campus Mail: Calendar Editor by possibly the greatest writer Fax: 713.348.5238 Baker is hosting a '90s High Thresher, MS-524 ( of non-fiction in America. Roger Email: [email protected] School Prom party at 10 p.m. If Bacchanalia. 10 p.m., Brown Ebert is to blogs what Homer you see a guy wearing his old commons. Wear your toga. All Note from the editor: Here are the addresses to the five best blogs, in is to adventure stories. And he prom dress, tell him to go to the other clothing is optional. the order they were listed in the Calendar: doesn't just write about movies. next event instead of this one. Content ranges from nostalgic Best Blogs Ever: Think Denk jeremydenk.net/blog/ stories about his first days as a boingboing.net What a drag Jeremy Denk is a classical con- teenage newspaper beat writer blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/ to musings on the philosophy The annual benefit drag show is cert pianist, but he really just foodporndaily.com of the movie Watchmen, from tonight at 7 p.m. in Willy's Pub. uses music as a thin pretext for patricialadd.com a 4,ooo-word essay about cre- There will be professional drag writing hilarious political satire. ationism and evolution to his queens and kings, plus some His greatest moment was last Honorable mentions you should also check out: admission that he cries at happy Rice students. The suggested do- October, when he published a moments in movies but never nation of $3 goes to LGBT youth fake interview with Sarah Palin The Criminal Defense Blog - criminaldefenseblog.blogspot.com at sad ones. Even cooler, Ebert organizations in Houston. in which she said Beethoven was Freakonomics - freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com "the maverickyest" of composers reads every single comment and because he let performers take responds to as many as he can. The Calendar would like to thank Natalie for the Latin translation, Rory It don't mean a thing if it ain't creative license. "And license is Sometimes Roger Ebert can write for recommending Criminal Defense Blog, the Wiess Early Lunch Club got that swing! just another word for maverick like a crotchety old man, but that for looking over a draft and Pladd for the inspiration. Feta feta feta feta! and maverick is another word doesn't mean he's not the best, Tonight's the Jazz Soiree at Mar- for freedom and freedom is just smartest, most consistently fas- tel College, with fabulous music another word for America. As my cinating blogger on Earth. He is. by the Rice Jazz Band. The event grandma used to say, you can't is sponsored by the Rice Social bag a moose with a spoon!" So Dance Society, and is totally awesome. free. From 7:45-9 p.m. there will be elementary swing danc- WEDNESDAY 15 ing lessons. Then there's live music until midnight, and the This would be a great day to opportunity to show your part- SUNDAY contribute to the (re)DEFINE ART ner what you've learned! On the dance floor, that is. campaign On this day in history So, there are a bunch of enve- Monday, April 1 $ The only color they paint with is In 1934, the strongest surface lopes around campus asking Board Game Night you to (re)define art anyway you golden rod wind ever recorded occurred Enjoy the brand-new board games we have! at Mount Washington in New like, and in any artistic form. (If At least that's what I'm hoping Hampshire. The gust was mea- you're not too creative, you can for from the Wiess Art Show. sured at 231 miles per hour. And just use words.) Tell the envelope Tuesday, April 14 The exhibits will be on display you thought Houston had been what art is and drop it in campus Willys Waffles! Jjatypoffrr in the Wiess Commons all week- bad these past couple weeks! mail by April 17, and your contri- end, but today from 2-4 p.m. bution could be featured online there will be a wine and cheese at www.thisisartproject.com. Best Blogs Ever: Boing Boing reception. Wednesday, April 15 Apparently this is usually a pret- Happy birthday! Isn't it a 22-hour show? ty geeky site, but when I visited Harry Potter Trivia I was impressed. It's essentially To Leonardo da Vinci (1452), Kim RTVs's mammoth 24-Hour Show a carefully sorted collection of 11-Sung (1912), Emma Thompson runs today from 12:01 a.m. until the best, funniest, most interest- (1959) and Seth Rogen (1982). Thursday, April 16 10 p.m. Highlights include a Su- ing and most bizarrely random And an extra-happy birthday to per Smash Brothers Melee Tour new content on the Internet. Sinan (1489), a Turkish architect ^ Live performance by Rice's nament (3 a.m.) and a live Top Last week they had a feature on who designed the Siilevmaniye f\ Andrea Lindzey Cocktail hosted by Tim Faust at how the Odyssey would look if Mosque in Istanbul and the Se- 9 p.m.! I'm betting the top drink Homer had written it on Twitter, limiye Mosque in Edirne. Sinan Music starts at 10 pm is a Faustian Bargain: that's two plus step-by-step instructions thinks you should go to Turkish shots of Baileys Caramel Cream, on how to build a business card Night on Tuesday, unless you're a healthy dollop of Hershey's that is also a functioning cata- reading this on Wednesday, in Friday, April 17 syrup and a teaspoon of Tabas- pult. That's right. A cardapult. which case he thinks you seri Phil's Phriday Wiess Last Day of Classes co sauce. Yum! 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