» * r »•» the Rice Thresher Vol. LXXXVIII, Issue No. 5 SINCE 1916 Friday, September 1 5, 2000 Six students face marijuana possession accusations

by Eiora Danan Matusow determined that he would handle the cases directly also seized. IHklSHI k 1-1)1 loklAI STAI'I instead of referring them to University Court. Officer Pete Martinez, who was at the scene, said all but one Matusow said he expected to have the cases resolved by of the students present had been using marijuana, but not all Six students have been charged with possession of a con- yesterday. the students were in possession of marijuana. trolled substance after Campus Police investigated a strong Because the students are being charged with a Class I "Marijuana was found in commons areas, which could lead marijuana odor coming from the public third-floor balcony of violation of the Code of Student Conduct — manufacture, one to believe that they were all in possession," Martinez said. Baker College early Sunday morning. distribution, sale, offer for sale, possession, or use of con- Two students were transported to the Campus Police sta- The Campus Police referred the students' cases to the trolled substances—the cases could have either been brought tion, while the other six were turned over to Baker Resident student judicial program instead of arresting and charging the before U. Court or undertaken by Matusow. Associate Greg Marshall, Taylor said. students with a criminal offense. Police Chief Bill Taylor said police confiscated a total of 4.3 Taylor said that although some of the officers considered In discussions with interim Baker Master Arthur Few, ounces of marijuana from the subjects. According to the taking legal action against the subjects, the officers believed acting Assistant Dean for Student Judicial Programs Allen incident report, several forms of narcotic paraphernalia were See STUDENTS, Page 11 Dean clarifies glitches in requirement by Elizabeth Jardina and Brian Stoler ning of this year. you took this in good faith, but it

THKKSHKK KDITOKIAI. STAI I The Spanish and French tests wasn't ready yet so you have to take new students took this year were it again.' We don't want to say that." New students who placed out of not certified under the standards Technically, when a student had 200-level language classes by pass- established by the American Coun- passed both the Rice placement test ing both a Rice written test and an cil on Teaching Foreign language. and an oral proficiency interview in oral proficiency interview don't have French or Spanish, Rice's most popu- to do anything further to satisfy the lar languages, she had not fulfilled Stokes writes about the language language requirement. the language requirement because requirement. See Letter to the Confusion about the tests re- Editor, Page 2. of the "nationally accredited stan- sulted from a discrepancy between dardized test" clause. "3 the text of the language requirement 'I"he tests for French and Spanish and tests that were actually avail- Students who took the test will were completed in December 1999, asS able. not be penalized because those tests the same time as the tests for Ger- The language requirement says were not ready, interim Dean of man and Chinese. a student "achieve a score of inter- Humanities Gale Stokes said. However, the ACTFL specialists mediate-mid level or higher on a "You don't want to do harm to only approved the tests for German nationally accredited standardized students," he said. '"Hie student is and Chinese. test." Such tests were only available taking these [tests] in good faith... The tests should be certified rela- in German and Chinese at the begin- and you can't say, 'Well, I'm sorry, See STOKES, Page 11 ATM will be added to convenience store

by Emily Venson removal of some shelf space. clear preference to warrant such a

R)« THKTHRI-SHKK Cash Operations Manager Angel move, and many students cited Thomas said she hopes the store's Pondren's flexible hours as a reason A new cash machine will be in- selection will not be affected by the to keep the ATM there, Beckwith stalled in the convenience store in new machine. "We're going to try to said. the Student Center within three keep everything already in stock," Beckwith then asked Chase to BRIAN STOLER/THRESHER months. The ATM will be the sec- she said. put a new ATM in the Student Cen- ond full-service Chase Manhattan Student Center Director Boyd ter. At first, Chase resisted because Meeting the people Bank machine on campus. Beckwith has been trying to get an of the expense of installation and Board of Trustees Chair Bill Barnett spoke at the Student Association The new machine will be located ATM in the Student Center since he maintenance of a new ATM, retreat Saturday. He explained the role and history of the board and near the convenience store outside began working for Rice in 1998. Ini- Beckwith said. gave students a chance to ask questions. During the weekend-long access door. Its installation will cause tially, he proposed moving the Fon- Beckwith said he convinced the retreat, administrators from Barnett to Assistant Director of Student minor changes in the layout of the dren ATM to the Student Center. bank that the retail activity in the Activities Heather Masden spoke about their areas of expertise. convenience store, including the However, students did not show a See ATM, Page 11 Chef begins Rice experience in Brown College kitchen INSIDE

WTTi OPINION Page 3 by Rachel Rustin Jealous of ... HUMA? FOR THK THKKSHKK Page 17 The line stretching out of the building isn't A&E for *NSync tickets or Cynthia Cooper's auto- 'Love and Sex' disappoints graph. LIFESTYLES Page 20 It's for College Food Service food — but Death, taxes and buying a car with a twist. The school year started off with an entirely SPORTS Page 23 new kitchen staff at Brown College, all of Living out our fantasies in LPAP whom have degrees in the culinary arts. TTieir new ideas, such as made-to-order entrees and Weekend Weather a menu slightly different from that of the other Friday: Partly cloudy, 66-88 colleges, have already become popular on Saturday: Mostly sunny 58-82 campus. Sunday: Mostly sunny 64-84 Managing Chef Roger Elkhouri came to Rice after working at the Omni Hotel in Hous- ton. Scoreboard "It was a great opportunity — I wanted to Football make a difference," Elkhouri said. "Every- Rice 7, Michigan 38 thing here is excellent. We've gotten excellent feedback from students, [and | there is excel- Volleyball lent food, and excellent service." Rice 1, Radford 3 Rice 3, Campbell 0 Associate Director for Food Operations Rice 3. North Carolina State 2 Matt Morgan placed an ad in the Houston Rice 3, Florida Atlantic 0 Press seeking someone with a culinary back- ground. "We decided that the person who is going And with a flourish to be in charge of the new [Wiess/Hanszen| kitchen had to be a culinarian," Morgan said. misclass returns "We wanted to go ahead and bring somebody Welcome back to misclass. on board to learn the Rice way." So what if they're not as funny as The new kitchen staff has tried to deter- they used to be? So what if they've lost mine ways to positively affect the students that endearing misogyny? So what if who eat and live at Brown. One such addition they're all from Uwett? has been a table of chips, fruit and sometimes learn to "buy. sell, trade, insult your cookies that is always available. JFNNIFFR IOF/TMRFSMFR friends" all over again. "People are actually coming from other (They're funnier when they're real.) Managing Chef Roger Elkhouri prepares a plate at Brown College, where he began work this year. See CHEF, l'a^e 8 Elkhouri, who has a degree in the culinary arts, will be the chef at the Wiess/Hanszen common See Backpage, Page 28. kitchen servery when it opens in 2002. THE RICKTHRKSHKR OPINION FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 15. 2(X)0

— the Rice Thresher by Davio oHien

Brian Stoler Jose Luis Cubria, Michael Nalepa Kdilor in Chief Mariel 'lam Opinion Kdilor Managing Editors Confusing the freshmen

As current plans have it, Martel College will hold its first Orien- tation Week in August 2001 and then open its doors to residents in January 2002. It makes sense for the college to want to add freshman members as soon as possible — however, is it worth the probable toll on Martel's first set of new students? Martel Masters Arthur and Joan Few, who have before them the difficult task of populating a college, seem to have the best interests of the infant college at heart. But we worry that the college's first crop of freshmen could feel displaced and disoriented without a building to call their own. According to current plans, Martel's new students will live scattered across campus in the other colleges in the fall and then move in together to the new building for spring 2002. NO suai~t"\tr)au Mtsvacr&i H&ee. We think Martel's first 0-V\£eek should instead be delayed until 2002. A college is much more than a building, and this is exactly why Martel's first members will be transferring to the college starting this fall. But these students understand what they're undertaking to LETTERS TO THE EDITOR help found Martel — in a way, they've sacrificed having a central building for the chance to start shaping a new college identity. Dean Stokes clarifies course that is taught in that lan- one of the languages taught at Rice. Martel's freshmen in August 2001 wouldn't have this choice. guage; or b) score high enough on 9) For questions of interpreta- an Oral Proficiency Interview in that tion of these rules and of the lan- Location plays a vital part in a new student's first few weeks on language requirement language that the student's average guage requirement in general, stu- campus. Freshmen assigned to Martel next year would spend their To the editor: skill level, when combined with the dents or others should consult the first semester living and eating with the students of their adopted After consulting with the appro- language Placement Test, is inter- dean of Humanities; for questions college as well as studying, hanging out and making friends with their priate university officials, and with mediate-mid as determined by the regarding one of the languages we short-term neighbors — everything new students should be doing— the approval of Provost Eugene I^vy, American Council on the Teaching teach, interested parties should con- I would like to clarify some of the of Foreign languages (ACTFL) stan- sult the appropriate department; for until they were suddenly cast away to their new "real" college. issues raised in the Thresher edito- dards. This determination will be unusual circumstances, students Imagine the trauma of being uprooted from your college and your rial ("Correcting the language re- made by the appropriate depart- may petition the Committee on Ex- first friends after your first semester. quirement," Aug. 25) regarding the ment. aminations and Standing. There's no reason to impose this on roughly 10 percent of next new language requirement for 4) The "Rice fourth-semester 10) ITiese guidelines are posted year's freshmen class. Martel College should not have an Orienta- graduation. equivalency examination" men- on the Web page of the Office of But first, I would like to correct tioned in options 4 and 5 for satisfy- Academic Advising (http:// tion Week next year, and it should not have an incoming freshman some erroneous statements I made ing the requirement is defined as www. rice, edu/advising). class. To gain members of the class of 2005, Martel could solicit in the Thresher article on the same achieving an average rating of inter- transfers from the other colleges, just as the college will do this subject. I suggested that after se- mediate-mid on the language Place- Gale Stokes year. lecting the Stanford tests it was dis- ment Test and the Oral Proficiency Interim dean of Humanities Plus, a premature Martel O-Week won't change the overall covered that they were not profi- Interview. ciency tests, and that the Rice tests 5) One can satisfy the language housing picture for next year. If Martel admits freshmen, there will were written only last spring. This requirement in latin or classical KTRU mission not be empty beds left in each of the other 8 colleges second semester was not accurate. It was known from Greek by demonstrating intermedi- limited to Rice when the Martelians move over to their new building. If instead the beginning that the Stanford tests ate-mid proficiency in reading by those freshmen were distributed to the other colleges in the first were not proficiency tests of the kind means of an on-campus test. To the editor: place, there would be exactly the same number of beds left unoccu- we eventually would need, but it was 6) Foreign language Across the Your editorial ("Improving decided to modify them for the prac- Curriculum trailer sections carry- KTRU's reception on campus," Sept. pied next spring — only they'd all be at Martel. tical reason that the resulting tests ing one or two hours of academic 8) irresponsibly furthers the ridicu- Arthur Few has said the new college's first members will be like criuld be delivered online from the credit are being offered in conjunc- lous (and easily disproven) myth emissaries to Martel from their original college, and upperclassmen Stanford server in time for use by tion with four courses this semes- See KTRIJ, Page 4 who choose to act as "ambassadors" will be able to deal with the this year's entering freshmen. ter. Students in the basic course transition. Versions of the French, German have the option of adding the FIAC and Spanish placement tests were trailer, but are not required to do so. But should we really force freshmen to take on that role? After all, completed on schedule in Decem- The courses with trailers this se- CONTACTING THE you can't be an ambassador from any place if you're a newcomer ber of last year, calibrated in the mester are CIAS 222: Perspectives yourself. spring of 20(H) and placed online by on Greek Tragedy (Greek); ENGL THRESHER June 1 for use by entering fresh- 499: Studies in Literary Theory: men. By the end of this semester, Proust (French); HIST 221/421: Letters we expect to have our fully revised Japanese History: Early Japan to the letters to the editor should tests placed on our own server, us- Age of the Samurai Oapanese); and be sent to the Thresher by ing software developed by the Rice HIST235: 'Hie World and the West Parking far away mail, fax, e-mail to language Resource Center. (Spanish). Next semester, at least [email protected] or be de- four courses will be offered with Over this entire process, the con- livered in person. We pre- We were skeptical about the stadium parking lot changes when FLAC trailers: HIST250/450:Tradi- tributions of the language depart- fer that letters be submit- they were first announced, but since we had yet to see their results, tional Chinese Culture (Chinese): ments and the Center for the Study ted on disk or by e-mail, HIST 374: Medieval and Modern we gave them the benefit of the doubt. of Languages have been profes- letters must be received Jewish History (German); ENGL Three weeks later, we still think that commuting students should sional, committed and consistent by 5 p.m. on the Monday 387: Contemporary Ethnic Poetry have closer parking to the interior of campus than resident students. with the best traditions of open prior to a Friday publica- scholarly debate. (Spanish); and HIST 274: Medieval It's true that with off-campus students being for the most part off- tion date. The following 10 points provide a and Modern German History 1500- All letters must be signed campus on weekends, there will be more good spots available for detailed explication of the six op- 1948 (German). We are working and include a phone num- Saturday football games. But does it make sense to give nonstudents tions passed by the faculty for satis- hard to expand our offerings of this ber. Rice students and fying the language requirement. kind and to identify them clearly in who visit campus five Saturdays a year precedence over commuting alumni must include their These points do not cover all as- the annual course listings students who use the lot at least five times a week? college and year. pects of the requirement, but are 7) Normally, the languages ac- I setters should be no longer Another argument in favor of the changes is that commuting intended to clarify unclear aspects ceptable for satisfying the require- than 500 words in length. students are now closer to the shuttle stops, which have been moved of the rules. ment are those offered at Rice ITie Thresher reserves the to the middle of the parking lot. 1) Passing a fourth semester lan- through the fourth semester of study right to edit letters for both But the shuttle system runs less efficiently and reliably than we'd guage course, including courses (French, Italian, Spanish, Portu- content and length. all like, making this a less important concern. And, many off-campus such as SPAN 204 and CHIN 204, at guese, German, Russian, Chinese. Rice satisfies the requirement. As Japanese, Korean. latin, classical News Tips students stay on campus late at night studying or visiting friends. the language of the requirement in- Greek, Arabic and Hebrew). An in- News tips should be When it comes time to go home, shuttle service is often done for the dicates, passing a fourth semester tensive effort is underway to perfect phoned in to the Thresher day, meaning the students have to make long, lonely treks all the way language course entails demonstrat- the language Placement l est in all at (713) 348-4801. out to their cars. Despite things like improved lighting and the night ing intermediate-mid proficiency. of those languages and the Oral Pro- escort service, this is still not an appealing proposition. 2) Achieving a score of 6 or 7 on ficiency Interview in all except latin Subscribing an International Baccalaureate and Greek. There is really no argument for giving on-campus students a Annual subscriptions are higher level language exam while 8) Students who have acquired available for $50 domestic break. For them, having a car is essentially a luxury. Sure, they'd still in secondary school satisfies proficiency in a language not offered and $105 international via love to claim otherwise, but few on-campus students really need the requirement. at Rice through the fourth semester first class mail. their cars to survive. Most only need them to run errands or to go on 3) If a student places at the 300 may satisfy the language require- dates. But for off-campus students, driving is necessary. level or higher in a language Place- ment by successfully petitioning the Advertising ment lest, including the ones taken Committee on Examinations and We accept both display and However well intentioned the changes may have been, they this semester, he or she opens up Standing with appropriate documen- classified advertisements. should be reversed; commuting students should have the closest two ways of satisfying the require- tation. Those who do not have ap- Contact the 'thresher for stadium parking. ment: a) pass at least one semester propriate documentation must sat- more Information. of a 300 or higher level language isfy the language requirement with I'HE RICK THKKSHEK OPINION FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. 2

The emperor wears no clothes Are you laughing with me or at me? Labor Day falls short of expectations Indiana University no longer According to custom, Ubor while way. a three-part anvil of contingencies. i)ay marks the start ot the presiden- Others have said that the lack of First and foremost, we out in po- tial campaign. Until then, the elec- worthwhile avenues for political en- litical America are very, very lazy. Bobby Knight's doormat tion should remain primarily the gagement results directly from the Call it inertia if you like; Americans business of a few ambi- Republicrat stranglehold simply don't care for yearlong politi- It's SO hard not to kick Bobby ing him "just one more chance." tious and well-connected on our political culture. cal crusades. Knight when he's down. And they looked like a bunch politicos. They're sup- Democrats and Republi- Second, neither candidate wasable Indiana University finally fired of idiots. Brand might as well posed to slog through cans decided together lo pose consistently as a more attrac- the biggest liability in the sport- have given Knight the keys to his intraparty back-biting dur- that the primary season tive alternative to the preselected win- ing world Sunday. Be- office — it was clear ing the primaries when would wrap up in March. ner. No one doubted the challengers' tween his violent tem- who was running the nobody cares, arrive at And in the mid-1980s, superiority as men. But Bradley per, off-color remarks show at Indiana Uni- their conventions in dis- they formed the Commis- made his version of America sound and press conference versity. array, sell off their differ- sion on Presidential De- rather expensive, and McCain made cursing. Knight made And Knight re- ences and then march out bates, an organization de- his sound a shade too exclusive. As Dennis Rodman look ceived a lot more than across the land in full James voted to perpetually ex- a result, most following the two can- like a choirboy. one second chance battle regalia. cluding all third-party can- Dallal didates did so at a safe distance. But as "Sportscen- between the choking On or around Utbor didates from presidential Third, the Gore and Bush cam- ter" played Knight's incident and his final Day, ordinary Americans debates. paigns anticipated their competition greatest media clip hits departure. should start manning phone banks, True enough. But beyond the lack and adjusted their messages accord- — each one more bi- Michael Despite his limited visiting with voters and spreading of ways to get involved and firm con- ingly. Bradley's criticisms forced zarre than the next — I mental prowess, Knight and believing vicious lies about their Nalepa trol by the two major parties, the elec- (lore to shore up his positions on couldn't help but think read Indiana's adminis- opponents. tion still isn't very inspiring — at least core Democratic populist issues. that this wasn't all tration pretty well: They But this year, during the week not in the old-school sense of grab- McCain's swipes at Bush made the Bobby's fault. let him get away with almost any- when Americans celebrated work by bingyourrifle, mountingupand riding governor talk the right talk about Don'tget me wrong, Knightis thing because he was so success- taking a day off, we didn't buy any of it. away to bludgeon the Hessians. special interests. a total wacko. He is a certifiable ful. From the comfort of our collec- How we long for a return to the This, we will ultimately see, was chair-throwing, player-choking, And Bobby wasn't the only tive couch, we gaze at the candi- good old days when we could be- a very good thing. snarling, insulting, raging, de- one who saw that. The rest of dates'genuflections in between snip- lieve politics actually mattered. I What Americans have wrought meaning, slobbering bully. But America got to tune in as well. pets of Springer and slices of speak not of 1968, but of January. in the 2000 election cycle is actually Bobby has been this way for quite A u n iversity's sports teams are "Sportscenter." We excoriate the me- Back in New Hampshire, when a wonder to behold: Yes, there is some time. its ambassadors. A successful dia for biased, sensationalistic cov- Bill Bradley was whipping up a com- little to attract our interest. But as And Indiana University Presi- college sports program will un- erage, then ignore all accounts that munity-minded frenzy and John Joe Klein (also known as "Anony- dent Myles Brand, who's held doubtedly get more air time on fail to supply a bias or scandal. McCain was expounding such anach- mous," of Primary Colors fame) that office since 1994, knew that. TV than most academic achieve- Yet amid the fun and games, we ronisms as openness, integrity and wrote in The New Yorker earlier this So did Indiana University's ath- ments at a school, and athletic suspect that this presidential elec- sound judgment, it was possible to year, our impatience stems more from letic director and the university teams are often the reason that tion, so emblematic of our national believe this election was going some- a surplus of policy debate than from a board. the general public has even heard politics, is no longer truly about us in where. Among other symptoms, "child glut of political grandstanding. of a college or university. any genuine way. poverty" reentered public debate as Thanks in part to the early pri- Would the words "Notre Dame" Some have said that Americans a legitimate issue, and a candidate's mary challengers and to third-party mean anything if that school didn't are genuinely ambivalent about who biography included an act of genu- rumblings, both major campaigns Despite his limited have a great football team? ine selflessness. Swing voters found wins in the fall. This seems unlikely are staking out a high-road approach. So as Knight leaves coaching actual choices on their ballots. Party because a remarkable amount is at Negativity abounds, but not the type mental prowess, at Indiana, he leaves a legacy for faithful came home. stake in this election. A more likely of negativity driven by racism and Knight read Indianas his former employers. When scenario is that no one knows how But in this age of hobbies, the Brad- misrepresentation that kept so many people think of Indiana Univer- to participate in politics in any worth- ley-McCain challenge was crushed by See ELECTION, Page 4 administration pretty sity. the first thing that will come to mind is a certain crazy coach. well: They let him get And Knight's old apathetic Guest column bosses can thank themselves for away with almost that association. 'There is talk of Knight going Freshman students deserve smaller classes anything because he on to coach at another school to chase Dean Smith's overall win I was jealous of the people who had a spectacular HUMA teacher, demic year. I was extremely skepti- was so successful. record. took Humanities 101 freshman year. they bonded in worship; if their cal about the whole proposition. Rice I sure hope that is not the I know there are a lot of people HUMA teacher wasn't good, they 101? I thought. Hm. No thanks. case, and not just because it would who hated HIIMA. l^t's be frank — bonded in hate. And I'm still not sure what they So why did they all drag their be a shame for such a jerk to hold sometimes untalented But it was a bond. should cover. Ideally, they should feet for so long? such a lofty place in NCAA his- teachers ended up in front It's true, I spent fresh- be interdisciplinary — a Group I '["hat easy — because Bobby tory. of the classroom. But I en- man year eagerly meet- major shouldn't be able to breeze won games. It would also be sad for an- vied even the students of ing new people, but they through while Group III majors 'This, in turn, made Hoosier other college or university to tar- terrible teachers. were all from my college. struggle. But I'm not sure that sit- fans happy. 'They, in turn, sent nish its name by sacrificing in- 'This year, I even reg- ting and chatting about math prob- In the first semester of money to Indiana. And money tegrity for success, or for another istered to take HUMA lems would build the same kind of their Rice experience, they probably made the whole situa- administration to compromise 101, partly because of my bond as sitting around discussing had what I didn't: a small tion easier to swallow for every- itself. three-year-old jealousy of literature. class of freshmen. one. As he searches for another my SE friends, and partly Regardless of the problems with Here's what I took my What Brand and company coaching position, Knight is re- because I thought I freshmen seminars — and I know first semester and the en- Elizabeth failed to realize was that they ferring to himself as an unem- should probably read The that there are problems — I think rollment of each class: Ge- were played for the fool. ployed teacher. Jardina requiring them is a great idea, espe- ology 101 (81), Psychol- Odyssey. And I found it After video footage of Knight 1 hope that his class is never cially if they're not just for Group III ogy 101 (132), Philosophy disappointing— I would choking a player during practice offered again. 101 (108), Sociology 20.'-5 (132) and still have the stimulating discussions majors this time. ran on national news earlier this English 302 (62). about great works, but 1 wouldn't year, Indiana University effec- Michael Nalepa is opinion editor Most of those classes were great have what 1 missed the most fresh- Elizabeth Jardina is news editor and tively told Knight that it was giv- and a Lovett College senior. — amazing intellectual experiences. man year: the academic companion- a Will Rice College senior. But, they were big. ship of my peers and the attention of I had teachers whom 1 felt knew a professor when I really needed me vaguely, but 1 wasn't absolutely one. certain that any of my profs knew I've since dropped the class. The Rice Thresher, the official student my name. Case in point — at a phi- My freshman year, I did take one newspaper at Kite University since 1916, is losophy review session in mid-Octo- small class that was primarily fresh- published each Friday during the school year, except during examination periods and ber of my freshman year, l^rry men— HPER101: Badminton. And, holidays, by the students of Rice University. Temkin (who has since left Rice for it seems silly, but I can still remem- an offer he couldn't refuse in New ber all the freshmen from that class. Editorial and business offices are located Jersey) called on me to ask a ques- We know each other, vaguely, and Brian Stole r on the second floor of the l.ey Student Center. tion. I started talking, and he inter- still smile when we see each other. Editor in Chief 6100 Main St.. MS-524. Houston. TX 77005- rupted me to ask, "Are you sure Some of those people turned into 1892. Phone (713) 348-4801. Fax (713) 348- 5238. E-mail: thresherQrice.edu. Web page: you're in this class? I've never seen close friends. Others have remained Jost Luis Cubria, Mariel Tarn Ajeet Pai http://www. thresher.org. you before." mere acquaintances. Regardless, it Managing Editors Business Manager Temkin is the kind of professor was nice to know them — I may Annual subscription rate: $50 domestic, who meant well and who likes stu- have been in a university with 700 UCItfMC $105 international. Nonsubscription rale: first dents. But 1()8 faces are too many to freshmen, but 1 knew at least 20 Klizabeth Jardina. Editor Mark Irwis. Editor copy free, second copy $4.11. Olivia Allison. Asst. Editor Sarah Pitre, Editor just pick up during class. Matching names. IJora Danan. Asst. Editor Ben Johnson, Editor The Thresher reserves the right to refuse And this was in a class where it faces with names took concerted any advertising for any reason. Additionally, effort, the kind that Bill Martin made was almost impossible to have an SN0T0«aAfNV the Thresher does not take responsibility for when he memorized all of our names extended conversation because the Michael Nalcpa. Editor K»b (>addi. Editor lizzie Taishoff. Editor the factual content of any ad. Printing an in Introduction to Sociology. we spent the whole time standing on advertisement does not constitute an STOUTS either side of a net and hitting bird- endorsement by the Thresher. And even his effort — which I Chris I arson. Editor COPY appreciate to this day — wasn't the ies at each other. Imagine if we had Jason (iershman, Asst Editor I A-slie I .iu. Editor U nsigned editorials represent the majority same as having a faculty member been having intense discussion for Mary Messkk, Asst. Editor those two hours a week — what UFfSTYUS opinion of the Threshe r editorial staff. All other who knew anything substantial l.ynke Tanner. Ads Manager kind of a bond could we have formed? Corey K. Ik-vim.'. Editor pieces represent solely the opinion of the about me. It must have been hard author. enough to read 108 papers and grade At the Student Association re- Shannon Scull. Asst. Business Manager 108 exams. There were simply too treat Saturday. John Zammito. chair Josh Taylor. Editor Hubert I A*. Classified Ads Manager The Thresher is a member ol the Associated David Chicn. Illustrator many people in the class. of the Committee on Undergradu- Collegiate Press and the Society ol Carty HahmnuMi. Office Manager Professional Journalists. The Thmker V* an But back tn HI)MA. ate Curriculum, mentioned that in- Kttberl Keichk-. Editor Sol Vilbrreal. Dutr+uhmn Manager stituting freshman seminars would Adam taaumka. Omlime Editor ACP Aft-American eewspayer. Hey you! Quit I had all these friends who were Tim Crippen. Asst Editor i illiM vxta -onto." be discussed again this year. taking HUMA. They had small © COPYKK.HT 2000 classes, full of freshmen. They met The first time I heard of fresh- people from other colleges. If they men seminars, in the aca- —*— * 7-7;.. •

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Guest column LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Baker conference fails to identify real solutions KTRU, from Page 2 student body for exercising their right "There are 3 kinds of lies — lies, at the doors of academia pleading of "markets, markets, markets" was that all KTRU plays is intentionally to attend a Student Association meet- damned lies, and statistics." for more technological solutions to curiously paraded to support mas- unlistenable. You should have lis- ing and being as obnoxious as pos- — Mark Twain life's problems. Why? sive government funding to further tened to the station for more than 10 sible. What kind of world is this when Our popular culture today pro- study and mitigate a market prob- minutes some Tuesday night two the student paper encourages student Last week's Baker In- motes democracy as a sys- lem. The federal research budget, years ago before complaining. KTRU apathy? 'Dial's why you suck. stitute global warming tem of relative values, hav- which benefits Rice immensely, plays pop, rock, hip-hop, country, Although the issue that has evoked conference presented ing removed hierarchy came up several times. techno, jazz, modern classical, blues, anger is an extremely trivial one, the plenty of information and authority from its con- Indian, Greek, world, ska, punk, three Wiess students are right in one about the reality of mod- ception of freedom. The hardcore and more. And damn it if I important aspect. Students at Rice are ern climate change. result of this devaluation don't think we do it best. basically excluded from all substan- tive parts of the decision-making pro- However, beneath all is a culture that denies But I am biased. I was the station However, beneath all cesses that go on at Rice. 'Diis has led the data and slick panelist the existence of social ob- manager of KTRU last year, and I to specific and memorable incidents presentations, something ligations and necessities. the data and slick have been a DJ for 4 years. 1 cannot where the administration either failed didn't add up. A deeper, Freedom, instead, speak for our current administra- tion, but I think I can explain why or outright betrayed the students in more troublesome lie was Brian means doing whatever we panelist presentations, KTRU maintained its unique char- their policy making. For the most part, expressed. want, and regulation of be- Pietruszewski something didnV add acter while I was in office. this is a situation that the students Afteryearsofdenial.it havior is out of the ques- have brought upon themselves by would appear at first blush tion. I never wanted KTRU to play "tra- up. A deeper, more choosing to be apathetic. Tllspareyou that dominant players in the Hous- 1 n practice, some values are more ditional college-radio fare." KTRU is (and the 55 percent of the United ton community have finally jumped equal. Their impact is profound: not a traditional college radio station. troublesome lie States that doesn't vote) the long ver- on board — hence the big confer- • A society where property owner- First of all, KTRU is 1,000 times sion of this digression and just get to ence. right? ship carries no obligation to a was expressed. the size of most college radio sta- the point. Well, not exactly, looking closely common good; tions. You can hear us sometimes at their words and actions, one finds • A world where, in the minds of up to 50 miles away on all sides of It's good to get angry and pro- a disturbing interpretation of demo- many well-educated people, the campus. Because of this, I as a sta- test. It's especially good to do so cratic obligations and freedoms. common good does not exist be- Meanwhile, public officials hailed tion manager was forced to consider when you are in college. I)isrupting cause it's relative; "technology that will solve our prob- our target audience to be both the a Student Association meeting with • Most importantly, a time where lems" while dismissing lifestyle Rice and Houston communities. fiery rhetoric is a great way to ex- an unlevel marketplace is left to changes we could start making to- Second of all, our mission with press outrage and too much is never Freedom, instead, dictate the rewards and purposes day. regards to music was (and still is, I enough! 'The Thresher should ap- of human life itself; and Perhaps most disturbing is the believe) to educate both the listener plaud the spirit of these three valiant means doing • Despite its pretensions of equal- modern university's complicity in and the programmer by playing un- Wiessman and not just deride their ity, a civilization where people limiting the debate and solutions to derexposed genres and artists. Al- quixotic irrelevance. So it bears reit- whatever we want, try to prove that they are better the technical sphere. Underneath, it though I truly love 'They Might Be eration that it is the inexorable con- and regulation of than others by accumulating implies a dangerous lie — that sci- Giants and Tori Amos and R.E.M., clusion that you suck. power and wealth. ence can replace virtue in the value neither I nor anyone else is edu- If your reply is that students don't behavior is out Statistics and data were every- void, even if the quantification is cated by my playing them. In my have the right to disrupt SA meet- where at the Baker conference — false. opinion, these bands are great, but ings, then you are being presumptu- of the question. economic and scientific. Everything Likewise, it allows institutions they do not fit KTRU's mission. ous. It's the job of the SA parliamen- from the unit cost of carbon dioxide like the university to hide behind a This educational mission is be- tarian (and not you) to interpret the removal to the historical climate value-neutral shield. "It's not our coming more and more unique to rules of procedure and maintain record was speculated on. Yet no fault, more research needed!" KTRU, it seems, and I took it very decorum throughout SA meetings. With the major players now at one had a solid answer. This conference could have pro- seriously. You can look through the the table—for climate change, popu- Debate centered on the accuracy vided real leadership by stating oth- College Music Journal and see 300 William Li lation and a whole raft of related of models and methods, excluding erwise. 'lTiat it did not speaks vol- identical college radio stations play- Jones '96 issues — one round of debate has other reference frames with more umes about us and the values we ing the artists you suggest, in addi- concluded. We must change the way comprehensive impacts on how we buy into at Rice. tion to the same new bands that Non-hip critics stifle we live. live. Academia long ago ruled such record companies repeatedly push onto college radio. This sort of "tra- Unfortunately, we don't care to "value judgments" inadmissible. Brian Pietruszewski is a Jones Col- ditional college radio station" is a KTRU creativity make hard choices and have arrived Instead, a "Brady Bunch" whine lege senior. farce, no more than a tool major To the editor: record labels use to build support to I would like to congratulate the break some band's next album into editorial staff of the Thresher for tak- "real" (read: commercial) radio. This ing a courageous stand against the is not educational, this is financial. continued musical snobbery of the KTRU is by all means Rice universally hated college radio au- Flags/ Banners/ Big Tents/ : University's station in that R -e stu- thority KTRU. The variety and inde- dents, just like any other Rice stu- pendence of the music that can be dents, have intentionally made it heard on KTRU is unquestionably Whassupp? what it is. Rice students have dedi- stifling to the musical, social, politi- cated hours and hours of time and cal and moral culture of Rice; nay, all In case you haven't heard, on September 21.22, and 23. Rice is celebrating the public launch of hard work, and we have chosen what of Houston, indeed. Rice: The Next Century Campaign. we want to have in our collection I agree that KTRU should do the first comprehensive fund-raising campaign in the university's history. and decided how we wish the sta- more to pander to the musical tastes We're hanging banners and flags and hosting events for donors, faculty, and 3taff tion to be programmed. Your edito- of less-hip Rice students, despite the in a big tent in front of Lovett Hall. rial is sadly ignorant of this. fact that the vast majority of KTRU's listeners do not go to Rice. Yeah. yeah, you say. But what does the campaign mean for students? Meg Smith A good smattering of Tori Amos KTRU station manager, '99-'00 and R.F.M. (Does the Thresherhave • It means enhancing Rice's traditional academic strengths, providing more opportunities Mess '00 an opinion on the best frequency for international study, bolstering financial aid. and increasing scholarships. with which to play R.E.M.'s classic, • It means augmenting student life, the residential college system, and activities yet tragically underplayed hit. "It's that contribute to the oniqpe experience of a Rice education. 'Thresher' should not the End of the World as We Know • It means recruiting and retaining the best faculty around and strengthening graduate It?" I think it should be played at programs to create a vibrant academic community, making Rice the place to be. discourage activism least once an hour — what a great • It means building state-of-the-art academic facilities that support students To the editor: sing-along tune!) would be just what with the latest equipment and technology. I have read your editorial, "Aban- the campus music scene needs, even • It means having a new library that will be fully wired and one of the most doning sinking ships," (Sept. 1) and though this has not been "familiar technologically advanced in the nation. can only conclude that you suck. It's college-radio fare" since 1 was in not that Wiess seniors Doward grade school. ... it does means celebrating with us. with cake delivered to each of the colleges Hudlow and Matt Mitchell and jun- Perhaps the station could also during dinner on Thursday. September 21. ior Josh Ginsberg aren't beating a see fit to program some Limp Bizkit dead horse; they are. It's not that the or Dave Matthews Band; after all, Join with us in the celebration as we work to make the Rice education the best educational issue and their attitude isn't very one cannot leave out the more con- experience in the nation and your most valuable asset. juvenile; it is. If you had stuck to temporary-minded music fans. And those two points and concluded that hey, come to think of it, AC/DC's the Wiessmen should just "get over "Back in Black" is sort of an unoffi- it," I'd be right there with you. cial anthem for Rice, isn't it? ITiat's not the direction you chose to take in the editorial. You decided Daniel J. Mee to berate these three members of the Baker junior

Wext Voters not sure of role in election CENTURY. RICE ELECTION, from Tage 3 editorials and a general reluctance CAMPAIGN Americans away from the ballot box to paint anyone red. If the major in recent elections. parties have left the task of creating Instead, Gore and Bush have a quadrennial carnival to the third hired teamsof professionals to pains parties and minor interests, it is only takingly contrast their parties' posi- so they can be more free to win voters tions on campaign finance reform, in a predominantly honest fashion. health care, the environment, edu- I should hope that our national cation, Social Security solvency and elections'will achieve this class of a whole range of other actual issues. boredom for ages to come. Reraernber. save room for dessert on Thursday. September 21. For most people, that means too much policy and not enough poli- James Dallal is a Lovett College tics. No barking oratory, few poison junior. THK RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2000 POLICE BLOTTER Drunk student creates disturbance The following incidents were reported by the Campus Police for the period Sept. 4-13. Police remove student from outside Lovett College, but no charges filed Residential Colleges Baker College Sept. 4 Student reported suspicious by Olivia Allison Officer Alex Trevino arrived on propriately. person. Police arrested Arron Blum THkl SHI K I IHTOKIAI.STAIT the scene first but called for more "I think the [police] handled it for criminal trespass and booked officers when the student seemed to well as far as not using inappropriate A student was taken to the Cam- him into Harris County Jail. be threatening him, Police Chief Bill force," Liskow said. pus Police station from the Ixivett Taylor said. More officers, includ- Gray agreed. "It was a monumen- College quad Saturday after he Wiess College Sept. 8 Report of burglary of a vending ing Officer Marcus King and Cpl. tal thing to get him to the ground," threatened students and police of- machine at the new Wiess College Ken Jackson, arrived shortly. she said. "I don't see what else they ficers, police said. He was not ar- construction site. Taylor said officers described the could have done." rested. student as having bloodshot eyes, The student was later released to The student began yelling at a slurred speech and the strong smell Lovett College Sept. 10 Intoxicated student caused his masters. friend, said onlooker Kmily Cray, a of alcohol on his breath. disturbance. Officers apprehended Sid Richardson College sophomore. 'lTie officers became concerned subject and notified EMS. Subject that he would become a hazard to released to college masters. himself or to others, and decided to 'The officers want take the student to the police sta- Baker College Sept. 10 Eight students caught smoking tion. people to know that marijuana. Marijuana and 'He has several other paraphernalia confiscated from things personally going Taylor said four officers were re- they did only what they subjects and from room. Case quired to handcuff the individual. referred to assistant dean for on right now, and doing King contacted the student's absolutely had to do to Student Judicial Programs. masters, who rode with the student our best to get him the from lovett to the station. get him under control.' Academic Buildings A formal arrest was not made, — Bill Taylor and the student was then transported Humanities Building Sept. 5 Contractor reported attempted help he needs, so he is Campus Police chief theft of tools. The subject dropped to Hermann Hospital because he the tool box and ran when not playing at this complained of an injured shoulder, confronted. Taylor said. time.' Taylor added that the student was Head football coach Ken Hatfield Duncan Hall Sept. 6 Laptop computer stolen. — Ken Hatfield not injured in police officers' at- said the student had not been play- Head football coach tempts to handcuff him. He said no ing in games for a while because of unnecessary physical force was Fondren Library Sept. 6 Student reported wallet stolen. personal problems. used, but officers at the scene were Item later returned to a librarian "We are trying to take whatever concerned that students at the scene without cash. measures are necessary to get him Gray said she originally thought would worry that the officers had the help he needs and to enforce the it was a joke. She soon realized that used excessive force. Autry Court Sept. 7 Suspicious person arrested for rules," Hatfield said. "I do not dis- he was out of control, and Will Rice "The officers came to me and criminal trespass and possession cuss disciplinary procedures with College senior Samantha Liskow said there was a concern when we of cocaine. Subject transported to anyone, but if he has violated the called the police. have to physically control a subject," Harris County Jail. team rules, we will deal with this in "No one knew what was going Taylor said. "The officers want a way that is best for him." on. He kept saying things like, 'I'm people to know that they did only Duncan Hall Sept. 8 Visiting professor reports stolen "He has several other things per- running' or *1 made a pass' — a lot of what they absolutely had to do to get briefcase. Item later recovered in a sonally going on right now, and we're football references," Gray said. The him under control." trash can near Wiess College with doing our best to get him the help he student is a member of the varsity Some onlooking students said Palm Piiot missing. needs, so he is not playing at this football team. they thought the officers acted ap- time," he said. Herman Brown Hall Sept. 11 Report of purse stolen.

Other Buildings Student Center Sept. 9 Door to the convenience store vandalized. Facilities and Engineering repaired door.

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East Stadium Lot Sept. 11 Student reported passenger side mirror damaged her car.

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was conscious upon the police's ar- policy. The accident caused only increase this spring, so their interim Dr. Bill Wilson Student Initiative Shuttle bus driver rival. minimal scratches on the bus, and a mastership is limited to the fall se- Grant. recovering after wreck However, the driver was unable claim has been filed with Rice's auto mester. This $5,500grant will be awarded to recall what had happened. The insurance company. The search committee, chaired for the first time this fall. The Rice Transportation Depart- driver was treated by Rice Emer- — Christina Tran by Baker junior Kevin Askew and Named after Bill Wilson, a resi- ment employee involved in the gency Medical Services and then Baker President Melissa Boddie, will dent associate at Wiess College and shuttle bus accident Sept. 6 is at taken to Hermann Hospital, from consist of 10 to 12 Baker students. an electrical engineering professor, home recovering, Campus Police which she was released on Satur- Most masters searches take al- the grant will be distributed annu- Sgt. Dianna Marshall said. day. It is unclear how long the em- Baker College begins most a full academic year, so the ally each fall. The driver passed out while at- ployee will be on leave, but a doctor's masters search committee's work will be acceler- The grant initially came about tempting to move a Rice shuttle bus note will be required for her to re- ated because there is a lot of work to two years ago when Wilson's friend, that was blocking her night escort turn to work. Baker College is forming a search do. However, Askew does not be- Keith Meehan (Wiess *81), and an- van in the stadium parking lot. The house, located at 2163 Uni- committee this week to find masters lieve the shorter time period will be other Wiess alumnus proposed cre- She regained consciousness and versity Blvd., belongs to Rice Phys- to replace Jim and Chris Copeland, a problem. ating a fund in Wilson's name for the radioed for help from the bus after it ics and Astronomy Assistant Profes- who resigned this summer because "On the contrary, actually, with use of his choice. had backed up over the curb and sor Alex Rimberg. Shingles and sid- of illness. The committee hopes to that time constraint, I think we are After careful deliberation, Wilson across University Boulevard. She ing will need to be replaced, but the find masters by January. going to be really motivated to find decided that a fund to help students was able to drive the bus back into house sustained no serious interior Interim masters Arthur and Joan someone really quickly," he said. improve student life would be most the stadium parking lot before po- damages. Few, who were Baker masters for Baker's process to recruit and beneficial. lice arrived. Director of Risk Management 1994-'99 are also masters of the new select masters will be an abridged The possible uses of the award Marshall, who was first on the Renee Block said the cost of repairs Martel College. Their responsibili- version of the masters search it con- are endless, Wilson said, "limited scene of the accident, said the driver will be covered by Rice's insurance ties as the founding masters will ducted in spring 1998, Boddie said. only by a person's imagination." Vice President for Student Affairs In addition, thegrant doesn't have Zenaido Camacho will send out a to be used only on campus. letter about the opening to all faculty The grant money could be used who have tenure, a requirement for elsewhere if it were to benefit a cur- ITTENTIIW RICE 8IISIMSS, EMGIKEERIN& AND COMPUTER SCIENCE MftHIRSbein!g a master. rent Rice student program or help Then, the search committee will start a new one. contact some faculty members. All The grant committee is chaired interested faculty members and their by Wiess Master Paula Hutchinson, Quorum Business Solutions, a leading- spouses will be invited to a dinner at and the committee also includes edge software development firm, is Baker House, followed by an inter- Wilson, several Wiess alumni and What Do You Seek in ap&ftyff looking for highly motivated individuals view. other members. Technology d interested in helping build our company The committee will make its final 'ITie decision process will paral- Software Development in concert with their own developing decision with the input of the col- lel that of many scholarships. Consulting careers. You may learn more about the lege. Committee members will review Direct Client Interaction opportunities available at Quorum by "We want masters that embody proposals and interview finalists, and visiting our booth at the Technology the spirit of Baker College," Boddie will then decide on the award recipi- Opportunity for Rapid Advancement said. ent within a few weeks after com- Career Fair September if. Great Salary and Benefits Boddie said the committee will pleting interviews. Dynamic Company Important Dates! reach a decision "as soon as possible The approximate value of the ... way before finals start, hopefully award is $5,500, but the actual -Quorum will hold an information I in early November." Their decision amount will depend on the chosen Find session for all interested candidates must then be approved by President proposal's cost because the fund was Tuesday, November 28*'. 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Olivia Allison and some student organizations will month. other job. nors, and, if all goes well, Pearlman THNKSHKR KIMTOKIAI. STAFF be alerted if a need arises, Brown Although Brown knew Pearlman "Just being a grad student and will have a donor, Moore said. said. was popular on the campus, she trying to get things to work on the Moore added that Pearlman can When Michael Pearlman was di- However, Lawrence said, Hous- found it easier to get donors than computer —Mike is invaluable in receive a transplant, however, he agnosed with leukemia in Decem- ton blood banks all need platelet she expected. that sense," Williams said. "1 even must be in good health, so it may be ber 1996, he dealt with it privately, donations. called Mike from my summer job October or November before a trans- his coworkers in the Computational She encouraged students and before when I had a computer prob- plant can be performed. and Applied Mathematics and Sta- employees to donate as much as lem, and he sent me instructions on Dennis said it would be about a tistics Departments said. Some were possible. 'It's something that I how to download and install a pro- year after the bone marrow trans- not aware of his diagnosis for years. "(Pearlman] is in check right gram." plant before But when doctors diagnosed now — his platelet count is accept- can do to help Mike. CAAM Department Chair John Pearlman could begin venturing Pearlman with viral pneumonia, a able, but Houston in general is at a Dennis has known Pearlman since out of a secluded environment be- complication of his leukemia, and low for whole blood and platelets," I'm telling my white he was Dennis' graduate student at cause his immune system will be he needed platelet and white blood she said. Cornell University. He said he ad- very weak. cell donations, department coordi- Brown said about 40 people have blood cells, 'You guys mires Pearlman's incredible kind- Brown said Pearlman will still will nators organized to help him in a donated platelets, and about four ness and patience. still need platelets after he receives more public way. people gave white blood cells. got to go in there and "The truth is, the guy is really a transplant. Daria Iawrence, CAAM Depart- An equal number had volun- kind, and he will go to enormous ment coordinator, and Diane Brown, teered to give platelets but were help him fight off lengths to help a student who is Statistics Department coordinator, rejected —the M.D. Anderson Can- infection.' having trouble with some text-set- began a blood drive to meet his cer Center Blood Bank restricts ting program," Dennis said. "Here is 'For me, personally, he needs. certain donations, such as those — Donald Williams a guy who is probably the best in the I^awrence and Brown first sent e- from people who have recently trav- CAAM graduate student world at what he does, and every- has been a mentor in mail messages to the CAAM and eled abroad. body loves him." many ways and in some Statistics Departments, encouraging Plateletpheresis, the process for Dennis said Pearlman was a very employees to donate platelets and donating platelets, takes about two popular teacher in the early 1980s instances, a savior. ... I white blood cells. and a half hours. "(jetting people to volunteer was and taught electrical engineering, This e-mail was forwarded to the A donor's blood is drawn from a lot easier than I thought it would computer science and CAAM have learned a lot from Computer Science and Information one arm, the platelets are separated be," Brown said. "Mike has been courses. Technology Services departments from the blood and the blood is then here for 20 years and has done so "He came [to Rice] with me in him.' and later to other university employ- pumped back into the donor's other much for so many people, and it was 1979, and they desperately needed a — Vicky Dean ees. arm. not difficult." course taught. In those days, no- Information Technology A donor's blood does not have to Pearlman, who was honored for body could get good evaluations be the same type as the patient's, 20 years of service in February, is a teaching this course — everybody Director of Systems and and a person can donate platelets part-time CAAM lecturer and the hated this course, and son-of-a-gun, LAN Management 'He will go to every 48 hours. CAAM and Statistics Departments' in walks Mike. He got great evalua- White blood cell donation takes system administrator. tions," Dennis said. enormous lengths to more planning than platelet dona- Many CAAM, statistics and IT Doug Moore, Pearlman's best tion. First, potential donors must be employees described him as a friend friend in the CAAM department and "When he gets a bone marrow help a student who is tested at M.D. Anderson to see if and mentor. a student of his in 1980, said the final transplant, he will definitely need their white blood cell type matches "He means so much to all the treatment, which he loosely called a platelets. And if Mike ever gets an- having trouble ... Here the recipient's. departments he works with," Vicky "cure" for leukemia, is a bone mar- other infection, he will need white When the recipient needs white Dean, IT director of Systems and row transplant. blood cells again, and we will start is a guy who is blood cells, the blood bank will con- IAN Management, said. "For me, Moore added that the procedure that drive up again," she said. probably the best in the tact a matching donor and give her personally, he has been a mentor in is very risky and a patient has a 60 to Both Dean and Dennis said it is an injection to boost her own white many ways and in some instances, a 70 percent chance of surviving it. likely that Pearlman will return to world at what he does, blood cell levels. The actual dona- savior. He knows so much, and I Doctors have found two potential work for Rice in the IT department, tion process is the same as for plate- have learned a lot from him," she donors out of an original group of 30, where he will service about 11 uni- and everybody loves lets. said. Moore said. Two weeks ago, doc- versity employees, instead of the 20 Donald Williams, a CAAM gradu- Williams agreed, saying that he tors began running the six to eight people he serves in the CAAM and him.' ate student and a former student of has even called Pearlman from an- weeks of genetic tests on the do- statistics departments. — John Dennis Pearlman has given white blood cells. CAAM Department chair "1 was really sort of nervous. It's not bad, though — it's not painful," Williams said. "It's something that I CAAM employees then created a can do to help Mike. I'm telling my Web site to publicize the need for white blood cells, 'You guys got to platelets and white blood cells. Dean go in there and help him fight off l>ane, senior systems administrator infection,"' he said. for New Media and Student Com- "Some things are out of our con- puting, created a calendar online at trol, but giving white blood cells or http://www.caam.rice.edu/caam/ platelets—that's something you can pearlman/pearlman.html. contribute," Williams said. I~here volunteers can schedule a To set up a donation time, do- day to donate, because platelets col- nors should check the Web site lected each day will be given to an- calendar, make an appointment at other patient if Pearlman has not the M.I). Anderson Blood Bank by used them by 6 p.m. calling (713) 792-7777 and then en- Although Pearlman does not cur- ter their initials and department on rently need platelets since he is re- the Web site so the donations will covering well, university employees be evenly spaced throughout the tfessaoes

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Baker III Institute for Public Policy hosted the confer- ence, which was planned to bring scientists, policy makers and econo- 'There were several mists together and to expose them to other perspectives, Baker Institute Rice faculty members Associate Director Richard Stoll said. who very much wanted "You have the science people talk- ing about various things relating to to put together a fairly the geological record on one hand, [and] on the other hand, you have comprehensive people that are actually involved or have been involved in making policy conference on this talking about global warming from that perspective," Stoll said. issue. Stoll said faculty members were — Richard Stoll LIZZIE TAlSHOFf/THRESHER key in the organization of the confer- Baker Institute ence. 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"Eor example, there was con- Europe Richard Burt spoke of United sensus among the scientists on a States' leadership in the international number of the important issues, and effort to protect the environment and on others, I think it became much remarked that international agen- clearer what the range of disagree- Why is TIAA-CREF the cies are not equipped to take on the ment is, which helps point the way problem. about whether further research U.S. Senator Charles Hagel (R- should go," Stoll said. #1 choice nationwide? Neb.) compared global warming to Stoll said he understood also that insurance, suggesting that the more students might have had a hard time citizens pay now, the better off they making it to the conference, held will be in the future. from Wednesday to Eriday. 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"Why Students referred to Rice's judicial system Strident Center makes it an ideal can't we get a Bank of America location for a money machine. "It's a ATM?" STUDENTS, from Page 1 on the balcony above the Baker the student judicial system would logical place for someone to get Rice gave Chase exclusive rights sixth stairwell at about 2:40 a.m. lead to the quickest resolution of 'Marijuana was found cash," he said. "The amount of traf- to banking on campus when they Sunday morning. the situation. fic in the Student Center has doubled brought the ATM tc F^ndren. Two of the students are not "Basically, we handled it as in commons areas in the past five years. This will be Until three years ago, there was being accused of any violations. an administrative case rather wonderful for all retail options in the an ATM in the Student Center. Since which could lead one to "As (the officers] arrived, one than a legal case," Taylor said. building." the machine was not owned by any individual threw what was later "(The officers] thought the stu- ITie Student Center will not re- bank, all users paid a small fee to believe that they were confirmed as a marijuana cigarette dent judicial program would deal ceive any revenue from the ATM. withdraw money, and they didn't use over the side of the balcony," Tay- with the matter efficiently and all in possession.' "We're just doing this because we it enough to offset the costs of opera- lor said. effectively." know the students want it," Beckwith tion, Campus Store Manager — Pete Martinez 'ITie subjects were asked to stay This kind of case has tradition- said. Michelle Jones said. Jones referred on the patio while the officers at- ally been handled internally, Campus Police officer Some students are excited about to the old ATM as a "money pit." tempted tocontactArthurandJoan Matusow said, but Taylor said if the addition. "I pass by the KMC "The ATM kept breaking down Few, Taylor said. 'ITie Fews were the officers had been aware of the more [than FondrenJ," Hanszen because it was so old," Jones said. out of town, so Baker Resident entire situation from the onset, College freshman Carolyn Choi said. "We lost at least $3,500 a year to of the subjects until he hears the Associate Greg Marshall was con- they might have pursued a differ- "Besides, I hate libraries." operate it." results from the Rice judicial sys- tacted. ent course. tem. A student can only be rusti- However, some students who The old ATM also did not take 'The su bjects were asked to tu rn "It became more involved than cated by his college's masters — don't bank with Chase said they deposits, while the new Student Cen- in any marijuana they had in their they thought it was going to be at it is not a penalty that can be wished Rice could get an additional ter machine and the current ATM in possession, Taylor said. first," Taylor said. "They could ATM from another bank. "This Fondren will have that capability. administered by Matusow or U. "Everybody involved pretty have pursued a different course doesn't help me any," Brown Col- Court. much 'fessed up something," where it could have ended up in 'Taylor said the police officers Martinez said. "Upon subsequent prosecutions." on duty — Martinez, Officer Den- questioning, we ended up locating Few said he will not make a nis Senter and Cpl. Alex Adames an additional amount that they Stokes: Faculty need not decision concerning rustication — found a group of eight students were just trying to withhold." debate wording changes 999 NEED $5500 • • STOKES, from Page 1 the requirement be waived. tively soon. "I hope that the French Stokes wrote a letter to the and Spanish ones will be probably Thresher this week to clarify confus- The first award for the Dr. Bill Wilson Student Initiative Grant will be made this fall. certified by the end of this semes- ing points in the requirement, but The fund provides support for an innovative or entrepreneurial student project to improve ter," Stokes said. he doesn't think the faculty will have student activities or campus life. Be creative: this can be seed money for projects such as While the lack of certification to be consulted to change the word- for French and Spanish tests has ing. "We could rewrite those six op- upgrading lighting or sound equipment at one of the colleges in support of college theatre, been the most pressing problem tions so they were clearer — they or start a new enterprise such as The Undergrounds, or provide assistance for the start of for Rice thus far, tests also have to were not written well when they were a new student organization. Proposals will be accepted immediately, and the deadline is be certified for other languages Rice done," he said, "it's not the faculty's Sept. 29,h.. The award is approximately $5500. Any Rice student may submit a job really — as a whole — to offers. proposal. Fewer students know these micromanage programs. ... That's languges, though need is less im- up to the provost and the deans and mediate. For example, only 36 new the departments," he said. Send your proposal to: Dr. Bill Wilson Grant c/o Paula Hutchinson Master, Wiess students took the placement tests Despite the confusion, Stokes College (MS 738). offered during Orientation Week in said he believes the language re- I.atin, Italian, Arabic, Russian, Japa- quirement is benefiting Rice. nese and Korean combined. "b>ts of universities are estab- Tests in Portuguese and modern lishing language requirements, but The award(s) will be announced in October, 2000. Hebrew are still being developed by not many of them are taking it as faculty in the language departments. seriously as we are," he said. "I hope to have at least a few of 'I"he reason the faculty was care- the other languages verified by the ful to offer options on ways to fulfill end of the school year," Stokes the requirement was the feeling that said. students should be competent in a Languages offered by Rice language, not just have credit for through the fourth semester can be language classes. used to satisfy the requirement. "We are actually trying to make it Students who are proficient in a a competency requirement, not just language other than those offered a seat time requirement. ... Of BC by Rice can petition the Committee course, a lot of people will just take on Examinations and Standing on the courses, that's true, but our goal an individual basis to request that is competency." Bain & Company, a leading international strategic management consulting firm, is searching for qualified and motivated Seniors A TTENTIO for the Associate Consultant position. 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But once another in store to help improve campus after four students were abducted issued a security code number to Campus Police have added bar officer is hired and the bar code safety, following recommendations from the Brown College parking access his bathroom. codes to vehicle registration stick- system is fully implemented, up to by the ad hoc campus security com- lot. The committee also addressed ers this year in an effort to sim- 300 citations a day may be issued. mittee. 1p light of the incident, the Cam- the university's blue-light emer- plify the process of giving park- The switch to bar codes will pus Police added eight new officer Due to concerns about improper gency telephone system. ing tickets. also allow faculty members to reg- lighting in the stadium parking lot, positions, assigned officers to spe- Seven new phones will be added Previously, officers carried ister their vehicles once every new lights were added and existing cific colleges and started locking this year to increase accessibility to hand-held ticket dispensers that three years instead of every year. lighting was redistributed this sum- campus gates at night. the emergency phones from all spots contained a database of all vehicles Faculty parking permits will be mer. Taylor said President Malcolm on campus, Taylor said. registered on campus. To pull up a issued for a three-year period, as Gillis decided another committee This includes lighting under- The new phones have no hand- vehicle's files for a ticket, officers long as the permit owner does not was necessary to revisit those safety neath the stands, Campus Police set. They have a button to call the would have to type in the registra- switch either her vehicle or the lot concerns and devise a series of rec- Chief Bill Taylor said. police and a microphone and speaker tion number. in which she wishes to park. Additional lights were also added to talk and listen. ommended improvements to cam- Now, officers can simply scan An additional convenience for at Entrance 1 and at the track sta- Within five years, every blue-ligh t pus safety. the sticker to retrieve information faculty is that parking fees can dium, which is also the future site phone on campus will be upgraded "Rice has a history of being safe. from the database. be deducted annually from their of the new soccer field. to this newer model. ... There have just been a few iso- This change was made in the paychecks. If the new system Hie committee also discussed lated incidents," Taylor said. The committee also recom- interest of both convenience and works well with faculty, graduate surrounding the campus by a wall, Will Rice College Master Dale mended changes to the lock sys- accuracy, Police Chief Bill Tay- students may soon be able to reg- but decided that the inconvenience Sawyer, chair of the standing Com- tems on campus. lor said. ister for a three-year period as Equipment for Rice's keycard outweighed the safety value. mittee on Security that was cre- "It's both an efficiency and an well. access system is no longer manu- Taylor said he is not ready to go ated to continue the ad hoc effectiveness issue — we're try- Undergraduates must regis- factured and soon will no longer be to that extreme. committee's work, said although ing to be more accurate in the ter every year because they serviced, Taylor said, so plans are "We don't want to isolate our- students feel safe at Rice, they must information we're getting and also switch vehicles and lots often. in place to upgrade to a new sys- selves," he said. "Part of the value be more aware of their surround- trying to do it quicker," he said. In addition to new bar codes, tem. of being a part of Rice is being ex- ings. Because it will take less time the Campus Police are also work- As for inside the buildings. Food posed to the surrounding commu- "We have to acknowledge that to issue a citation, Taylor warned ing toward offering registration and Housing Director Mark Ditman nity." we live in the fourth-largest city in that the number of parking tick- services online to decrease traf- said emphasis was put on bathroom Plans are underway to set up po- the United States, and crime can ets given will most likely increase. fic at the police station. access in response to several bath- lice workstations in Lovett College touch us," Sawyer said. "The one things that it does Vehicle registration is now room trespassing incidents last and in the new common kitchen/ Sawyer said students are encour- mean is that ticket writers tan available online on the police year. servery to be shared by Wiess and aged to come forward and discuss cover more area faster," Taylor department's Web page at After testing keypad locks at Will Hanszen Colleges. their own ideas regarding campus said. http://rupd. rice. edu. Rice College, the site of the inci- The idea is to create more "rec- safety.

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I'm of a single-performer comedy show- * the One That I Want is her first foray case, Cho delves into a frank and BUJUBANTON t into major film stardom. Luckily, her vulnerable assessment of her life, journey into the often cruel and un- her failures, her conquered addic- , You may not agree with his compromising transition from stage tions and the American construc- 4 politics, but you have to to screen is not without a few strong tion of ethnicity that has shaped her crutches. career. admit, Buju Banton can Cho presents herself as a scarred , really rock the mic with his survivor. Bearing witness to the harsh realities that fictional media f reggae stylings. He comes to Vm the one that i want' create, she gently guides her audi- 4| Houston tomorrow in ence through the battlefield of the * Rating: modern television industry and the support of his new album (out of five) racism still imbedded in the fabric of * Unchained Spirit. American society. As an Asian- Opens today. American, a female comic and an f The Royal Hall. 11919 unabashedly sexual person proud of Bissonnet. For more info, I'm the One That I Want is basi- her body, Cho emerges as an Ameri- cally a documentary showcasing her can anomaly ... and don't think for a call (281) 530-1100. stand-up routine on the night of her moment that she is not fully aware of this weekend professional debut at the Warfield her unique status. Theatre in her hometown, San Fran- cisco. To add to the excited tension FESTA ITALIAN A of the evening, Cho reveals that her Cho achieves an parents will be in the audience get- EMOTIONAL Italian food, music and art ting their first glimpse of her show. depth run wild through a block of Cho's one-woman off-Broadway and personal show of the same name has been downtown Houston during CONNECTION with COURTESY CHO TAUSSIG PRODUCTIONS named Performance of the Year by Margaret Cho does "the Asian thing" in I'm the One That I Want. the 23rd annual Festa both New York Magazine and Enter- tainment Weekly, and the film ver- her audience vered pedestal with the likes of John Italiana. Potential sciousness. sion does the live act justice. Though Leguizamo (Spic'o'rama), Sandra I'm the One That I Want is equally highlights include pasta 1 wouldn't rank her alongside the If you are a follower of Cho's Bernhard (Without You I'm Noth- a side-splitting, laugh-out-loud com- and a grape stomp. titans of the stand-up film genre, stand-up career, I'm the One That I ing) and others. These boundary- edy and a touchingly poignant rev- Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor, Want stands as an amalgamation of shattering comics, with their intelli- elation. You may leave the theater \ Friday and Saturday Cho succeeds in keeping a high level her best work with a few moments gent and entertaining one-person enlightened, you may leave the the- i of raunchy, often hysterical enter- revealing the efforts of a new, stron- shows, have paved the way for their atre empowered, but you will, un- } 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday 11 tainment throughout the duration of ger comedienne. With this film, Cho often marginalized existence to be doubtedly, leave exhausted from • a.m.-8 p.m. City Hall, 900 the film. can finally rest comfortably on a re- embraced by the American con- laughter. \ Bagby. Admission is $5; packets of discounted I KILLED THE RADIO STAR food tickets available I for $10 from the j Italian Community and Stages celebrates the joy of theater with 'Anton' I Cultural Center at i (713) 524-4222. Kacie Hengel culture. FOR THE THRESHER Quackenbush has a strong stage thursday Following in the steps of Forbid- presence, bringing a particularly den Broadway and Ruthless!, Stages' droll world-weariness to the part of BOOK SIGNING season opener, Anton in Show Busi- Casey. One can't help but see an ness, sets out to prove that there uncanny similarity between her char- really is no business like show busi- acter and MTV's Daria. Bonasso Frank D. Welch signs ness. gives us a hilarious characterization ^ copies of his new book of Lisabette, a perky, ever-friendly gal from small-town Texas. j Philip Johnson & Texas 'anton in show As Holly, Calene-Black is a fabu- j at a reception at business' lous combination of sass, sleaze and sensitivity. Brazos Bookstore. Stages Repertory Theatre Lisa Marie Singerman, as Joby, 2421 Bissonnet. 1 p.m. Rating: **** (out of five) shows considerable prowess at an- noying the audience, which, for once, Admission is free, but Runs through Oct. 1. is welcome and delightfully come- I copies of the book are not. $10 for students on day of show. (713) 52-STAGES for tick ets. clic. Her character provides a bit of a surprise for the audience. Elizabeth Byrd, Connie Cooper A play within a play within a play, and Ann C. James are adroit in their Anton in Show Business examines constant switching of roles and por- the floundering existence of late trayals of varied, unlikely charac- 20th-century American theater, as ters. Their multiple roles round out well as the roles of everyone in- the all-female ensemble cast. volved: actors, directors, critics, the Anton in Show Business is per- audience — no one escapes judg- formed in Stages'Arena theater, and ment. the small space allows for an inti- But the play does not limit its macy and level of interaction with the actors that's vital to the success commentary and plot strictly to the COURTESY STAGES REPERTORY THEATRE world of theater. It also examines Lisabette (Joanne Bonasso), Holly (Shelley Calene-Black) and Casey (Anne of the show. Working within tiny and satirizes the real world, with Quackenbush) open up the bottle of vodka in Anton In Show Business. stage dimensions, scenic designer race, politics, sex, tobacco compa- Jodi Bobrovsky creates a set that is nies and career-oriented daytime (Anne Quackenbush) and Lisabette what it isn't and what makes it so minimal yet efficient, leaving much soap stars holding large (Joanne Bonasso), a naive Texas incredibly appealing. to the audience's imagination. stakes in the plot. ingenue, forge a friendship while This production can be enjoyed Rob Bundy'sdirection is up to his Anton in Show Busi- dealing with eccentric directors, by those with relatively little love for usual standards of excellence. The ness is, essentially, a play melodramatic producers and cut- theater, as well as by those who live, adage of "never turn your back to about three unlikely throat businessmen, as well as the breathe and eat the art form. The the audience" takes on a new dimen- women brought to- issues that dominate their private play's bittersweet edge remains rela- sion when staging a production on a gether to perform Anton lives. The play begins as a comedy tively unexplored; the actors play stage that is surrounded by the audi- Chekhov's The Three poking fun at American theater, but the comedy so broadly that the very ence. Sisters in San Antonio. slowly allows the women's emotions, real desperation each character feels Anton in Show Business is every- Soap star Holly (Shelley lives and decisions to rise above the is somewhat blunted. Fueled by play- thing it sets out to be: both an exu- Calene-Black), the dis- satirical, theatrical elements. One wright Jane Martin's engagingly dry berant comedy and a wry meditation illusioned off-off-off- leaves the theater with a broader wit, Anton in Show Business bounces on art, hope and unforeseen disap- Broadway actress Casey understanding of what theater is. along as it lampoons society and pointment. ft*:"*

This 'Woman on Top' comes out on bottom Angelo Zanola by and she attracts a following of FOR THE THRESHER entranced men. Unfortunately, the What is the recipe for a success- magic of the scene fades quickly and ful romantic comedy? Apparently the the rest of the film pales even more makers of Woman on Top think that by comparison. you start with a fairy tale as your The humor in Woman on Top is base, add attractive stars, mix in about as spicy as old ketchup. The charm, wit and insight, sprinkle in first real laugh comes 30 minutes Brazilian music, let it simmer for 90 into the film and the rest are few and minutes and then serve it as a spicy far between. As compensation, we cross-culture love triangle. are given ridiculous scenes in which Monica dispenses pithy advice and jokes wrung from Isabella's need for 'woman on top' sexual control. The first joke about being "on top" may be funny but the Rating: ** other 14 are just pathetic. The funni- (out of five) est moments involveTohnino's trou- badours as they wander the streets, Opens Sept. 22. serenading hookers and adding new members. CASS BIRD/LIONS GATE FILMS Adam (Jon Favreau) and Kate (Famke Janssen) surround themselves with art in Love and Sex. Makes for a good film, right? The film also lacks deep charac- Something went very wrong in ters and insight into romance. Most Woman on Top. Ingredients were of the characters remain static mrrHF:S so MONEY' left out or watered down. The result throughout the film. The support- is a stale, incoherent mess of a film. ing cast is especially one-dimen- Isabella (Penelope Cruz) is a sional and uses every imaginable sweet, young Brazilian chef who is stereotype about Latinos and San 'Love and Sex' monotonous filler blessed with amazing culinary tal- Franciscans. Apparently, every ents and cursed with a debilitating male in San Francisco is either gay Kevin Cochrane tionship-deconstructing indepen- daunting task of rewriting her ar- form of motion sickness that requires or enraptured by Isabella. The depth FOR THE THRESHER dent film. ticle by that evening's deadline. her to be in complete control of her of the film's insight into relation- Director Valerie Breiman'snew It's not that Kate is a bad movements (hint: the title). She ships is that Latin men are fiery film Love and Sex serves as the writer — more that she miscon- cooks in her husband Tohnino's lovers and hotheaded, while Ameri- bridge between two fundamen- love and sex' strues the purpose of her assign- (Murilo Benici) restaurant while he can men are more sensitive and tally different film seasons: the ment. In place of a true-to-life, charms the customers. Feeling re- giving. Deep. The ludicrous ending big stars, little originalityformula Rating: -k 1/2 "howto make a relationship work" stricted, Tohnino sneaks off one does not help, but apparently the of the summer session and the (out of five) editorial, she submits a definitive night for a little masculine release writer does not think that fairy tales more critically acclaimed fare char- resource on male gratification (and and Isabella catches him. She heads need plausibility. acteristic of the fall. In theaters. yes, ladies, the secret is in the to San Francisco while Tohnino Other flaws in the film abound: To prepare viewers for the dy- hands). scours Brazil looking for her. hackneyed dialogue, characters who namic shift in cinematic offerings, The movie opens with Kate Astonishingly enough, this is In San Francisco, Isabella stays drift into and out of accents, bad Hollywood offers a transition Wells (Famke Janssen of X-Men, the platform from which the movie with her best friend Monica (Harold special effects and the most ridicu- piece, 90 minutes of tired stand- Celebrity), a magazine columnist trudges to life. Kate recounts all Perrineau), a sassy black transves- lous-looking sea goddess in the his- up beneath the facade of a rela- in her early 30s, faced with the See LOVE, Page 18 tite who generously dispenses ad- tory of film. vice on relationships (think Oprah There are some good things meets Ru Pau 1). Isabella gets a teach- about Woman on Top. Aside from ing job at a culinary school but is the cheesy special effects, the movie plagued by memories of Tohnino is filled with luscious scenery from until she casts a spell to a Brazilian both sides of the equator and good- sea goddess. Freed from her love, looking stars. The movie also sounds Isabella enchants Cliff (Mark great, with a soundtrack filled with Feuerstien), a junior TV producer, Brazilian songs of love and mourn- who offers her a prime-time cooking ing. show. The show is a huge success and all seems well until Tohnino arrives with a group of mariachis to The HUMOR in win back Isabella's heart. Tohnino gets on her show and starts sparring 'Woman on Top' is with Cliff for Isabella's affections. about as spicy as One problem with this story is that it is incredibly predictable, even OLD KETCHUP. for a self-declared fairy tale. Once the characters have been estab- Penelope Cruz is great in every lished, the action unfolds in an obvi- way. In scenes by herself, she al- ous manner, and the ending is so most makes you forget how bad the abrupt and nonsensical that it's in- rest of the film is. Isabella is the only sulting. character in the film who is fully Another problem with Woman on formed and who rises above the trite CHI-POAT-LAY. YOOL-LUV-IT. Top is that for all of its attempts at dialogue and bad situation comedy. whimsy and magic, it is not particu- I liked Isabella — the rest of the cast larly charming. The first moment of could have died in a bizarre souffle magic realism comes only after a accident for all I cared. Cruz is the long and flat explanatory sequence. only significant redeeming factor in There is also only one scene in which an unsalvageable film. Isabella's magic and her cooking is If you want to see a "spicy, funny demonstrated in a funny and en- romance" without spice, humor or chanting way. Isabella is walking believable romance, go see Woman airily down the streets of San Fran- on Top. If you just want to see cisco to the cooking school. Along Penelope Cruz in a good film, go the way, flowers bloom as she walks rent something by Pedro Almodovar.

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LEAPING, WHIRLING lack innovation and any unusual tech- The first half of the alburn, how- COSSACKS... COLORFUL, nical ability. At worst, these solos ever, is quite different in its faster RICH PAGENTRY! sampler sound like Muzak versions of the tempo, happier tone and lucidity. It same song. begins with "Along the Way," a dub The album's cover, along with of King Django's previously released the fact that five of the 13 song titles "Wayfarer's Prayer." The ukelele and include some variant of the word "I," harmonica add an interesting flavor bramhall reflect Bramhall's self-absorption. to the mix. The cover imitates Coltrane's Blue JELLYCREAM Train and Scott Weiland's 12 Bar Blues, using the same title for.1 and a I've read that Bramhall's picture of Bramhall in red mono- Jellycream fuses funk, blues and rock. chrome. 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It's the best song on the album, rockers traditional ska and reggae instru- but I still won't want to listen to it mentalist, is currently involved with i again any time too soon. VERSION CITY the drum'n'bass group Subatomic DUB CLASH Sound System that might have in- spired the electronic touch on this The Version City music collec- otherwise rootsy album. There's tive is at it again. This group of New actually a hidden track of computer- York ska, reggae and rocksteady ized jungle music at the end of the musicians, led by the versatile King disc. Django, Agent Jay and Victor Rice, Happily meandering guest key- has delved deeper into reggae than boards by the Slackers' Vic Ruggiero On Sale ever before with Version City Dub carry "1 2 3 4 F," while a very catchy This Saturday Clash, a 12-songcage match between alto sax part makes Agent Jay's "Al- these three accomplished produc- titude" the album's highlight. "Bait @ noon ers. & Tackle" and "New Rising Dub," The results, while most useful as two of J ay's other tracks, are notable ambient music, are pleasing none- for Jay's outstanding psychedelic theless. guitar work. The Version City Rockers' mem- The addictive bass lines and mod- This record's failures, for the bership has previously included erate use of electronic effects make most part, are not in the individual members of such NYC Ska Mob the first two rounds of Version City instrumentation but in the whole that groups as the Slackers, Skinnerbox Dub Clash worth buying. By Rounds results, perhaps from a lack of cre- and the Stubborn All-Stars. On Ver- 3 and 4, however, the Version City ative collaboration. sion City Dub Clash, however, the Rockers are on the ropes, passing in LfiSVEGflS Drummer Abe Laboriel, Jr. is focus is on Django, Jay and Rice as and out of consciousness (or maybe tasteful and withdrawn throughout engineers and producers, and the that's an altered state of conscious- the album, but there is a fine line other musicians serve mostly to pro- ness). Still, the entire disc makes Theater between subtlety and lack of emo- vide raw material for the DJs to twist good ambient music, and you might tion; he can't decide between the even find yourself humming the A Graat Vanua tor Private Part—. Banguata, Gates, and MaaMnga. Good Dates SN Availabte lot Hotklay into dub versions. two. The album has a clever format: more memorable tracks. get tickets at sf* com Bramhall's vocals are bad. 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: • _ - : If 8 hot In Houston. And when It Isn't hot, the place you need to get to is still 45 minutes off campus. Having e car is almost essential when you live in the capital of urban sprawl. Sure, there are other ways to get around, but having your own car is great. Wo'd all like a new Mercedes (or BMW or Audi), but the cars shown here are a bit more economical. Mom and Dad will love you to pieces when you show them just how much bang you can get for fhe/rbuck, and the pretentious college student thing is so passe. fllfH i f

The highly popular Honda Civic is a smooth, economical, reliable small car that comes in The Escort has been Ford's bread-and-butter car for over 15 years. Its low price, decent a variety of body styles and trim levels. The latest Civic is the hot rod Si coupe — by far the reliability and above-average crash-test scores consistently offer recent college grads and sexiest model. young families an attractive set of American wheels. J The reliable Civic comes as a two-door coupe or hatchback or as a four-door sedan. There's Much of the optional equipment offered on the 1999 sedan is no longer available. This a regular alphabet soup of model designations that can make your head spin — CX, DX, HX, includes the power, comfort and sport groups. An AM/FM stereo cassette is now standard, m LX, FX and, finally, the Si. The cars are well-made, but too much marginal-looking plastic is however, as is a rear-window defroster and a remote trunk release. Like many other Ford in the sensibly designed but bland interiors. products this year, the Escort has Ford's Belt Minder system (to remind you to buckle up) Civics are peppy small cars; however, as with all small-engine cars, they work best with the and a glow-in-the-dark trunk release lever (for those all-too-frequent times when you trap standard 5-speed manual transmission and smooth clutch instead of the 4-speed automatic. yourself in the trunk). The Civic provides a supple ride and nimble handling. But all Civics except the Si could In addition to the equipment listed above, the ZX2 also has standard power mirrors and use bigger, wider tires. The brakes are adequate, but not every model is available with anti- the ability to be fitted with the optional power and comfort groups. lock brakes. The Escort sedan has a 2.0-liter, SOHC four-cylinder engine as standard equipment. It There are tons of options for the Civic. You can cut out all the bells and whistles and get generates 114 horsepower and 126 foot-pounds of torque. These are certainly decent a pretty good deal, or you can add great stuff like a spoiler, CD player and fog lights. numbers, but the ZX2 offers much more zip for getting around campus. The coupe and hatchback models have rather tight rear-seat areas for tall occupants, and It's too bad the ZX2 package doesn't upgrade the rest of the Escort's interior as well. I'm getting in and out of the backseat of those models can be a chore. The front seats are pretty not particularly fond of the regular seats or the overall ergonomic design. The radio is good, though, and the dashboard is a picture of efficiency. But a fair amount of road noise mounted too low and the cupholders are too small. However, there's plenty of room in the infiltrates the interior. Moreover, cargo space is decent, especially with rear seatbacks flipped back seat for your passengers. forward. If you're looking for an inexpensive and competent vehicle, the Escort could be your car. The $17,445 Si is the ultimate Civic, in a class by itself. It's sporty and luxurious — Just don't set your expectations too high. The other three cars in this comparison eclipse the especially for college students. Escort in refinement. HONDA CIVIC FORD ESCORT Retail price range: Retail price range: $10,750-$17,545 $11,950-512,070

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Just because I don't like Saturns doesn't mean that you won't. There is inherent goodness America's most popular European nameplate, the Jetta, combines compact size with the to Saturn designs, and the SC is no exception to the rule. They are reliable; and Saturn dealers premium feel of a higher-priced European car. have almost single-handedly sparked a retail revolution that emphasizes the ownership VW officials describe the performance as something akin to what you'd get in a 6-cylinder experience over sales commissions. car, boasts that it takes just 8.2 seconds to go from 0 to 60 miles per hour in the Jetta with 1.8T Unfortunately, I expect more from a car. I want comfortable seats and more attractive and manual transmission. designs — okay, so I'm a little fussy. When buying a Saturn, you pay full sticker price, and The Jetta's 5-speed manual isn't as precise in its feel as it could be. But even the Jetta's 4- frankly, I don't think the cars are worth the price of admission. speed automatic is geared so it doesn't sap the engine performance. I^et's examine the SC coupe, which in its least-livable basic format costs more than $13,000 It's worth noting that the turbodiesel model helps qualify the 20(K)Jettaasoneof the most and doesn't include air conditioning, power windows, power door locks or a cassette stereo. fuel-efficient compact cars on the market, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Add the minimal essentials and the sticker climbs well above $14,000. At this price, you're still Agency. Its 42 miles a gallon jn the city and 49 mpg on the highway tops the Toyota Echo in cranking that window up on your own. Want anti-lock brakes? You're at 15 grand, and the car the compact class. still has plastic wheel covers and manual locks. Is this value? I think not. Note that standard tires and wheels in the Jetta are 15-inchers while some other small-car Move up to the SC2, which gives you a more powerful twin-cam engine, variable effort competitors such as the Honda Civic and Ford Escort come with standard 14-inch tires. steering, a sporty suspension, aluminum wheels, fog lights, a spoiler, multi-adjustable seats TTie Jetta comes standard with a height-adjustable driver seat, which operates via a lever and a leather-wrapped steering wheel. The tariff for these goodies is an additional $1,300 — that you just crank to the desired height. A steering wheel that not only adjusts up and down well worth it, in my humble opinion. But at this price, you could get behind the wheel of a but also telescopes out and back is standard as well. Honda Civic HX replete with power windows and doors. Add a CI) player and the option I did enjoy the Jetta's one-touch, power front side window controls. But three adults in package that includes air conditioning, power equipment, cruise control and remote keyless back sit very closely. entry to your SC2. The price soars above $17,000, not including ABS, floor mats or an The instrument cluster's lighting at night is the eye-catching, cool blue that's in the VW automatic transmission. New Beetle. You sit low to the floor, and the seats themselves feel somewhat flimsy. I^ong haul comfort Side airbags are standard in all Jettas. is not a Saturn strong point. The dashboard is contemporary in style, but not much thought One negative for the Jetta is that it doesn't come cheaply. Its starting manufacturer's went into the plastic used for panels and buttons. The styling? You be the judge. suggested retail price of nearly $ 17,000 is still more than that of many small-car competitors.

The key to finding your perfect car for you is to be patient. I rushed in to buying my first car so quickly that I didn't know exactly what I was getting. Go for a test drive, then test drive other cars in the same class. If you fall in love with one, wait a week, and go for another test drive. I know all of this sounds tedious, and you just want a mode of transportation. You'll be happier in the end. Also, make sure you check and recheck what is and isn't covered under your warranty. Find out about roadside assistance plans — they're a lifesaver when you have a flat on a dark, deserted road. The best advice is to be informed.

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C2000 Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. resher Sports Page 23 Friday, September 15, 2000 THE RICE THRESHER JL Frid; -THRESHER SPORTS/commentary— Live out your football Volleyball second at N.C. State by Chris I^rson fantasies in LPAP101 THRKSHKR RHITOKIAI. STAI K Two down, one to go. Over the past few weeks, I've noticed a couple of Fresh off a 3-1 showing at the Rice problems permeating the Rice experience that Volleyball Tournament two weeks ago, deserve our attention. the Owls enjoyed their second straight strong tournament showing at last First off, it seems upperclassmen are having a weekend's North Carolina State Tourna- really hard time letting go of the ment in Raleigh, N.C. HPER acronym. Now, granted, Rice won three of its four matches to LPAP sounds more like some- claim the runner-up spot for the second thing you'd find in a Mexican time in two weeks. gynecologist's office than at a But the Owls will face their stiffest respectable university's athletic challenge yet when they open play in the department, but I don't think we Inntower Invitational at the University of have much of a choice in the Wisconsin, which runs through today matter. and tomorrow. Although the host Badgers, ranked I suppose HPER was too '90s, Ryan Keedy 15th in the nation, are the tournament or the new department head felt favorites, Dayton University and the he had to make waves. Either University of South Florida have both way, we may as well embrace another Rice quirk to established themselves as forces to be join the esteemed ranks of blurple uniforms, the MOB reckoned with. Including Rice's solid 7-2 and the option offense. mark, the four teams in the field have a Speaking of football, 1 am beginning to feel bad for combined record of 23-5. our team. I mean, really bad. My heart goes out to "The tournament is the toughest we them. Those poor guys are told to fly thousands of have, and we're facing very good miles to be offered up as some sort of AP poll sacrifice teams," head coach Julio Morales said. "We need to play our best to do well, to Michigan, Oklahoma or whoever else will pay and we're not just going in to see how enough money to treat us like a big blue and gray we do against Wisconsin. Dayton and pinata. South Florida are both very strong Well, I think it's time to give our boys a break. teams." Introducing ... LPAP 101: Division I-A Football. The Owls overwhelmed their oppo- Yes, that's the key. Not only will our varsity sition in two of the four matches last athletes be saved the embarrassment of trying to weekend, sweeping both Campbell Uni- legitimately match up against national powerhouses, versity and Florida Atlantic University but the new LPAP name will be cheaply promoted by in three games. the gimmick. Rice attacked almost flawlessly against Florida Atlantic, suffering only Besides, who among us has not dreamed of playing two errors on its way to a season-high big time football against big time opponents — only to .336 team hitting percentage. The Owls be held back by an utter lack of physical strength, defense then took center stage against size, skill and stamina? Campbell, holding the Fighting Cam- TERRA HUDIOW/THRESHER Junior outside hitter Leigh Leman delivers a kill against Baylor University in the Rice Now, 1 know what a lot of you SE's out there are els to a measly -.126 hitting percent- Invitational Sept. 2. Leman ranks ninth in the Western Athletic Conference in kills. thinking, and all 1 have to say is "stop." No matter how age. long you've been watching football, or how smart you "Those were very good games," Mo- and then we got it back together," Mo- ously better than them. We hit better think you are, do not plan on winning any of your rales said. "We got in, hit them hard and rales said. "It's always important to know than them, block better than them and games. No amount of practice, wit or planning will then got in control of the game." we can win a five-game match, and do it play better defense than them. But we against a good team. It gives us a high couldn't serve. It was really frustrating allow you to begin to even think about possibly Rice's other opponents provided more of a challenge. The Owls outlasted North level of confidence." — it seemed like we were just playing to competing against 2,700 pounds of scholarship Carolina State University in five games. But the Owls unraveled against get a side out all the time." athlete. After capturing the first two games Radford University in the tournament Morales said the Radford loss 'Phis is not Revenge of the Nerds. Neither cosines, against NCSU, the Owls surrendered championship, where they lost in four should teach his team an important vectors nor thermodynamics will save your frail, pasty games three and four before dominating games. 15 service errors plagued Rice lesson: to adapt its game based on its body from inevitable defeat. You must simply accept game five. and prevented the team from building opponent. your role as a human crash test dummy and be 'I"he win reversed a disturbing trend any kind of significant momentum. "Radford played their game," Morales content that the highlight of your day will be a shot of from last year, when the Owls were "We've got to overcome the game said. "It's not a sophisticated one — they you on the Jumbo-'Pron waving to the fans from your winless in three five-game matches. against Radford," senior outside hitter were chipping away every game and stretcher as you are carried off the field and loaded "The games we lost were our making Karolina Zelinka said. "We were obvi- See VOLLEYBALL, Page 25 into an emergency vehicle. But other than getting the crap beat out of you for 60 minutes, it will be lots of fun. Rice faces Tulsa in pivotal WAC opener To be a part of this great new program, all you have to do is enroll in LPAP 101: Division I-A Football pumped up." (only offered in the fall). Before you know it, you'll be by Jose Luis Cubria Much of the talk THRKSHKR KDITORIAI. STAKK lining up against such superior talent as Eric Crouch heading into the THE UNIVERSITY and Michael Vick. The opponent isn't nearly as glamor- game has centered OF TULSA And if we play our cards right, the rest of the ous, and the crowd will be about one-fifth around the fact that country won't even notice the difference. With a lot of as big. the Owls, after a Nickname: Golden Hurricane strategically-placed padding and low-visibility face But for the Rice football team, nightmarish first Record: 0-2 (0-0 WAC) m masks, we should be able to pass ourselves off as any tomorrow's game means a lot more than quarter, held their Last week: Lost 36-26 to Oklahoma State University other collegiate punching bag. last week's trip to the University of Michi- own in last week's 38-7 loss to Michi- Strengths: Quarterback Josh This way, the next time Rice is asked to be gan. At 2:30 p.m. tomorrow, the University gan. But Sadler said Blankenship, ranked 10th someone else's bitch, we can wholeheartedly agree! of Tulsa visits Rice Stadium. Nobody in that doesn't mean a nationally in passing, leads a strong aerial attack Just fly the LPAP squad (who aren't even on scholar- their right mind would suggest that play- thing come tomor- that racked up 373 yards against OSU. ship) to the top-five team calling us, and let the ing the Golden Hurricane in front of row. Weaknesses: Porous defense allows 414 yards per mayhem begin. about 20,000 people is anywhere near as "You have to for- game and has made just one sack this season. Has After all, any one of us who puts his mind to it can exciting as playing against the third- get about Michi- yet to establish a serious running game. Including fail to score any points against an opposing team's ranked Wolverines in front of nearly gan," Sadler said. last season, has lost 11 of last 12 games. first, second and third strings. And I've seen plenty of 110,000 fans. "That's gone. You Last year against TU: Rice won 20-10 in Tulsa. people on the IM fields able to "cover" receivers if But that's not what matters. Tulsa, can say we played they're ready to assume the standard Rice defensive like Rice, is a member of the Western hard or whatever, but that game's over. It's time to move result was a 20-10 Rice win last year, a cushion of 10 to 15 yards. Athletic Conference. And if the Owls (1- 1) hope to make a run at the WAC cham- on to Tulsa." game that was closer than the score may While we're at it, we may as well offer LPAP 103: pionship and a bowl game, they must The Golden Hurricane enters the indicate. Coaching the Option. learning the playbook by the deliver tomorrow. game 0-2, but, like Rice, has played a Tulsa always has given us a battle." second week of school should not be a big problem, 'This is the most important game of tough non-conference schedule. Tulsa junior linebacker Rashard Pittman said. and they could even mix in a few exotic plays they the season," senior halfback Adrian opened the year with a 30-9 loss at the "Fven though we've beaten them the picked up while watching powderpuff. Maybe we Sadler said. "It's our first conference University of North Carolina on Sept. 2 last few years, it's been tough. I don't could even sneak in a passing play or two. game, and you can't win them all un- before losing to Oklahoma State Univer- think it's going to be any different this Just be sure to sign up early — spots are limited! less you win the first one. Right now, sity 36-26 Saturday. year." this is Michigan again, even though The Owls have beaten the Golden Tulsa, under first-year head coach Ryan Keedy is a Hanszen College sophomore. it's Tulsa and they don't have as much Hurricane all four times the two teams Keith Burns, will feature a potent pass- publicity. We have to go into the game have met as WAC members. The latest See FOOTBALL, Page 26 24 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2000 Homan takes over golf program Experienced squad hopes to continue progress from last season

"Clay Homan brings youth and tive that his hand injury, which kept by John C. Chao enthusiasm to our men's golf pro- him out of several competitions, has THRESHER STAFF gram," Athletics Director Bobby healed. The Stonebridge Shootout in May said. "He is a skilled player, an Rowan is looking forward to get- McKinney Monday and Tuesday accomplished teacher and is very ting back on the course with a ven- marks the initiation of Clay Homan excited about the opportunity to head geance. w into the ranks of Division I head golf up our program." "I worked really hard — worked coaches. Another factor working in as hard as anyone — to get myself in Homan replaces former coach Homan's favor is the quality and shape," Rowan said. "1 want to make Greg Martin, who recently left the potential of his golfers. He has a a good season, firstly for Rice golf team to coach at Mississippi State very talented classof freshmen, con- and next for Lyall Rowan." University. sisting of Morgan, Smith and Scott Whatever success the team "Obviously, I'm excited about Philips. achieves this year, part of it should the opportunity," said Homan, who be attributed to Martin, who resur- will take over on an interim basis. "I rected Rice golf from the wastelands feel that the program is headed in of the abyss to its present respect- the right direction and we are try- 'We are trying to get to able standing. ing to get to the point where win- Two years ago, Martin inherited ning is an expectation rather than the point where winning a team finishing near the bottom of a desire." is an expectation rather every tournament during the sea- Especially important due to son. I^st year, the Owls posted sec- Martin's abrupt departure shortly than a desire.' ond and third place tournament fin- ishes, and former Owl Drew Conrad before the beginning of the season, — Clay Homan Homan has the support of his play- captured the individual title at the ers. Interim head coach Border Olympics. "I really like coach Homan," fresh- Martin, who explained his depar- man Ryan Morgan said. "He seems ture by saying his wife wanted to get like a very good guy and student of closer to home and family, looks the game." The freshmen will be following back with pride at the development Homan certainly has the talent the lead of already seasoned seniors of his players at Rice. required to lead. He was a member Fred Dejaeghere and Chris "These guys are Division 1 play- of the Golden Bear Professional Golf Connolly. Connolly led the Owls at ers," Martin said. "I^ook at where Tour, in which he was ranked as last year's Western Athletic Confer- the team was when 1 came here and high as 30th in earnings and in the ence tournament, placing 26th with where it is now. There's a big differ- top-20 in stroke average. He also has a three-round score of 228. ence. limited PGA experience, having Icing to this very full cake is "I hope [Clay and the athletic played in the Southern Farm Bu- found in the sophomores, Bradley department] can keep up what's go- reau Classic and the FedEx St. Jude l,ane and Lyall Rowan, who have ing on. 1 hope they continue improv- Classic. returned from their summers ing the team's performance with a While lack of experience as a physically and mentally ready. good coach and not bring in some- head coach seems to be Homan's Big things are expected from body who will only make money." biggest weakness, his tutelage un- Rowan, who convincingly won the The Owls plan to continue the der Martin has familiarized him St. Andrews Lynx Eden Tournament upward trend in performance and THRESHER FILE PHOTO Junior Alexis Pourchet compiled a 20-18 singles record last year, spending most have their sights set high. with the responsibilities of a head in Scotland, which features a field of of the season playing at the No. 2 singles spot for the Owls. Pourchet began the coach. 250 amateur competitors. "Our goals and expectations are year by winning one of his two matches last weekend at the Continental Cup. And his youth — Homan gradu- Coupled with his win last year, to make nationals because we have ated from Mississippi State in 1995 the win makes Rowan only the sec- the talent and desire," Rowan said. — helps to make him a figure the ond golfer in 80 years to win back-to- "If we can put it together, we will win players can relate to and identify with. back there. This victory is proof posi- a couple times this season." Freshman Barker grabs Continental Cup crown

p*esetre*IA»I CHUEcU by Eric Raub show up on the court. Simoani THRESHER STAFF Sophomores Cody Jackson and /. ' - Otmane Bennani-Smires both suf- I.ast weekend marked important fered injuries. Jackson's quadricep Community Ct&c+c.c SW Umb** SboI W, Uoop SovctK ^ 3 i ******* wins for the men's tennis team but strain eliminated the possibility of Witf W. Own**TUe . or* also saw some early-season injuries. an all-Owls doubles semifinals Rice made its season debut last match-up. Bennani-Smires injured weekend, hosting the Continental his elbow. Neither injury, however, (ll*) Bfill- " Cup against the University of North is expected to keep the players out Carolina, Texas A&M University, of competition. Lamar University and Louisiana "A lot of people got injured be- State University at Jake HessTennis cause it's the beginning of the sea- Stadium. son," junior Alexis Pourchet said. "A After the three days of competi- lot of people haven't really been prac- tion, the big winner for Rice was ticing over the summer, and that freshman William Barker, who won leads to early injuries." the flight B singles bracket with a 6- Not only Rice's players suffered 4,7-5 victory over Texas A& M's Ryan injuries. All told, five of the 32 players Newport. who were supposed to compete dur- Fellow freshman Vuk Rajevacgot ing the weekend were unable to stay off on the right foot as well by win- on the court. This caused a lot of ning his first singles match before problems later on because of defaults falling in the semifinals. 'Hie Owls in the semifinalsand doubles matches. also had four doubles teams advance Besides injury, the biggest threat to the semifinals. the players faced during the tour- "Overall, we played pretty well nament was not their fellow colle- O for our first competition," head coach giate athletes but Houston's heat, Ron Smarr said. "We competed well which took its toll on everyone. and put a lot of effort into it. Barker "It was really-hot," Smarr said. "It beat the third-ranked junior in the was a tough tournament to play, but country." thankfully we didn't have people leav- Sophomore RamezQamer and jun- ing the court with IVs in them this iors Fabien Giraud and Rafael Reyes time. It's happened before." also posted wins in singles play for the The Owls feel they have a lot of Owls in their flight backdraws. depth this year with both experi- LSU, a traditional tennis power- enced returnees and a class of prom- house, had players win two of the ising newcomers. 'lTiey hope to forge four singles flights. a team strong enough to challenge a I"he Tigers claimed another cham- for the Western Athletic Conference pionship in doubles, when the last Championship. day of doubles matches was canceled "I'm pretty excited about the year due to travel schedules and the final- to come," Pourchet said. "We have Q^F ists were named co-champions. some great recruits. ITiey are great "Giraud and Qamer did pretty people for the team and we have a IvING well too," Smarr said. "LSU was at new atmosphere and new energy. PRtsarrtmAv Chu*O< one time last year ranked as high as Fveryone's excited." I Wl Wftsr U** Yv,n. third in the country, and we had a For now, however, the Owls have strong showing against them." to focus on recovering from last Who won what flight and what weekend and getting ready for the bracket was the biggest story of the River Oaks Intercollegiate Clay *<•>;* ; • » - - v.r-v weekend, but almost as important Court Invitational, which starts to- , "J; • • during the weekend was who didn't day and runs through Sunday. —i cV.1 THE RICETHRKSHKR SPORTS FRIDAY, SEITEMHER 15, 2000 25 BY THE Final Stats Rice cu Digs Kills 52 31 Rice — KaZelinka 19. Leman 13 NUMBERS Errors 18 42 N.C. State — Greene 28, Kreager 15 Attempts 117 87 Owls look to knock off sept. 8-9 Attack Percentage .291 126 Attendance — 226 Assists 45 36 Service Aces 7 1 RICE 3 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 0 Digs 45 33 Blocks 6.0 4.0 national power Badgers Rice 15 15 15 Individual Stats FAU 4 12 7 VOLLEYBALL, from Page 23 hitter since the spring," Morales stuck to it. Even when we were said. "She's hitting the ball every- Final Stats Rice FAU Rice — KaZelinka 18, KlZelinka 11 able to block their best hitters, they Kills where. She's an unyielding com- Campbell — Lewis 8 41 28 kept doing their tricky plays and Errors 2 19 petitor, too. A lot of her kills come Attempts 116 122 offspeed hits. We were trying to by sheer just wanting it." Assists Attack Percentage .336 074 use a torchblower to kill a fly, try- Rice — Kalagoglu 38 Assists 41 26 The Owls know they will need Campbell — Hughes 3i ing to make kills and block interna- FOOTBALL Service Aces 4 2 to be disciplined and eliminate er- Digs 45 73 tional-level players every time." rors if they hope to succeed in Digs Blocks 11.0 9.0 RICE 7 MICHIGAN 38 Rice Leman 11, KaZelinka 9 Wisconsin this weekend. Campbell — Jenkins 8 Individual Stats The host Badgers, 6-1 on the Rice 0 0 0 7 7 year, are the highest-ranked team Attendance — 100 Kills The tournament is the Michigan 28 7 3 0 38 the Owls have faced this season Rice — EPollock 13, KaZelinka 12 and are coming off a dominating FAU — Heim 7 toughest we have. UM — Thomas 10 run (Epstein kick) three-match sweep of the Sugar RICE 3 N.C. STATE 2 UM — Walker 6 pass from Navarre (Epstein kick) Assists Bowl Classic. UM — Thomas 27 run (Epstein kick) Rice — Kalagoglu 41 ...We need to play our UM — Walker 11 pass from Navarre (Epstein kick) FAU— Smith 18 Wisconsin's only blemish this Rice 15 ) 14 7 15 UM — Terrell 20 pass from Navarre (Epstein kick) best to do well.' year is a loss to ninth-ranked Uni- N.C. State 9 ) 16 UM — Epstein 27 field goal 15 9 Digs versity of Florida. But to be in the RU — Sadler 68 pass from Wulf (Crabtree kick) Rice — KaZelinka 18 — Julio Morales FAU — Bodily 23 hunt for the title, the Owls must Final Stats Rice NCSU Head coach Final Stats Rice Michigan Kills 61 70 first get by South Florida, unde- First Downs 11 21 Errors 21 38 feated at 6-0, and Dayton, which Rushing Yards (net) 164 230 Attempts 152 195 WAC STANDINGS returns all six starters from last Passing Yards (net) 107 166 Attack Percentage .263 .164 Total Yards 271 396 Assists 55 59 Zelinka and senior setter Nil year's 14-13 team. Return yards 93 137 Service Aces 3 11 (first record Is overall, second Is conference) Kalagoglu were named to the all- "Our confidence level is pretty Punts - Avg 7-37.4 4-43.0 Digs 53 81 tournament team. Zelinka led the Time of Possession 31:13 28:47 Blocks 21.0 10.0 high after this weekend," Leman Hawaii 6 - 0 0 0 Owls with 71 kills, hitting.413 for said. "We're at the point where we Tulsa 6 - 0 0 Individual Stats Individual Stats 0 the weekend, while Kalagoglu put think we're going to win this tour- Rice 7 - 2 0 •0 up 183 assists over the four nament. Kills Fresno St. 6 - 2 0 0 Rushing matches. In addition, junior out- "When we've decided we Rice — Wulf 6-43, Bradley 4-33, Sadler 4-21, Tyler Rice — Leman 21, KaZelinka 19 San Jose St. 6 - 2 0 0 6-18, Beck 5-16, Evans 13 14, Griffin 4-10, Hawkins N.C. State — Kost 17 side hitter Leigh Leman contin- wanted to play, we've played really SMU 5 - 2 0 0 4-9 ued her strong play with a match- well. By doing the simple things, Assists TCU 5 - 4 0 0 UM — Thomas 14-131. Perry 12 69, Cross 8-23, high and personal-best 21 kills we can win — serving, passing and Beard 4-11, Fargas 6-7, Askew 3-6, Navarre 2-(- Rice — Kalagoglu 52 UTEP 4 - 4 0 • 0 17) against NCSU. just doing the basics consistently N.C. State — Shannon 59 Nevada 2 - 5 0 • 0 "I^eigh's a lot more disciplined brings us to where we need to be." Passing Rice — Evans 3-7-0-33, Wulf 2-4-0-74 UM — Navarre 10-15-CH29, Mignery 3-4-0-37

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Final Stats Rice Radford Kills 65 67 Errors 21 28 Attempts 158 142 Attack Percentage .278 .275 Assists 54 57 Service Aces 11 6 Digs 50 54 Blocks 13.0 9.0 individual Stats

Kills Rice — KaZelinka 22, Leman 20 Radford — Sherwood.14, Marcuson 14

Assists Rice — Kalagoglu 52 Radford — Mulligan 54

Digs Rice — Leman 18 Radford — Boyd 12

Attendance — 100

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26 THTUEt RICUirLE" THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 15, 2000

r Michigan dominant in 38-7 victory - 1 ^ ' i Owls proud of full-game effort, 68-yard 4th quarter touchdown pass

This was obviously not the way was playing primarily with backups by Jose Luis Cubria Rice had intended to start the game. by the fourth quarter. THKKSHKK KDITORIAI. STAFF "We didn't have good game-plan But the Owls still held their own. & On its first play from scrimmage execution," head coach Ken Hatfield And Hatfield said that shows a lot Saturday, Rice fumbled the snap and said. "We wanted to try to make about his team. turned the ball over. them go the length of the field, but "It's important that, as a cham- Then, things got worse. So much the fumble and the punt return gave pion, you get up every time you get I!) worse, in fact, that the storied Uni- them some quick points." knocked down," Hatfield said. "And versity of Michigan football program Things didn't get a whole lot bet- we got knocked down a bunch. But did something it had never done ter on Rice's next two possessions. the great thing is that we kept get- before. Both resulted in punts, and Michi- ting up.... I looked at the film, and I The third-ranked Wolverines gan again found the end zone on didn't see anybody backing up. We scored a school-record 28 first-quar- each ensuing possession. had ample time to give it up, but we ter points Saturday en route to a 38- matched them step by step for the 7 blowout win over the Owls. final three quarters." It didn't take long for Michigan There were highlights on the Rice Stadium's 109,778 fans to find some- 'We got knocked down side of the ball. The biggest one thing to cheer about. Rice botched came in the fourth quarter, when the exchange from center on its very a bunch. But the great senior quarterback Ben Wulf—play- first play, giving Michigan a first- ing in relief of junior starter Corey and-10 from the 18-yard line. Two thing is that we kept Evans — hit senior halfback Adrian plays later, Wolverine running back getting up.' Sadler with a 68-yard touchdown Anthony Thomas rumbled through pass. It was, of course, too little too the Owls and into the end zone to — Ken Hatfield late, but it was still a big play for give his team a 7-0 lead. Head coach Sadler. At that point, a whole 19 seconds "I was glad, but it was just on the had gone off the clock. inside," Sadler said. "It was just in- Rice's next possession was ternal happiness. But it felt good to SONJA GEE/THRESHER Junior nose guard B.J. Forguson (96) muscles around a blocker during practice. slightly more successful, and every Thomas scampered 27 yards to me. It was my first catch and touch- Forguson and the rest of the Rice defensive front will look to pressure Josh snap went off without a hitch. But make it 21-0, and another Navarre- down." Blankenshlp, the University of Tulsa's star quarterback, when the Golden the Owls managed just 17 yards on to-Walker connection made it 28-0 The play was especially important Hurricane visit Rice Stadium tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. five plays and were forced to punt with 2 minutes, 39 seconds left in the because Sadler was making his first from their own 37-yard line. Sopho- opening frame. start of the year. The senior, who was more Travis Hale unleashed a solid At this point, for all intents and a three-year starter at cornerback be- 47-yard kick, but Michigan's Ronald purposes, the game was over. But fore moving to halfback this season, Tulsa's high-octane passing Bellamy had no problem returning the Owls, despite the impossible missed the team's opener against the it all the way back to the Rice 36. position in which they found them- University of Houston with an injury. In other words, the Owls netted -1 selves, didn't give up. Simply getting into the game attack a concern for Owls yards on the play. And just three From the second quarter on, was the most important thing for plays later, Michigan quarterback Michigan still won the scoring battle, Sadler, who is expected to play a FOOTBALL, from Page 23 passing games in Houston and in John Navarre hit Marquise Walker but by a mere 10-7. In terms of yard- key role in Rice's spread option ing offense led by sophomore quar- Michigan," head coach Ken in the end zone to give the Wolver- age, the two teams were also close, attack. terback Josh Blankenship and re- Hatfield said. "And now were go- ines a 14-0 lead with less than four as the Wolverines gained 214 and "It was great," Sadler said. "I re- ceivers Donald Shoals and Corey ing to see one equally as good in minutes gone by. the Owls 186. ally wanted to play last week. I was Brown. Blankenship. He's an outstanding "It was pretty tough," junior line- Granted, with a 28-0 lead, the pumped on the sideline, but I couldn't Blankenship, last year's WAC quarterback. It will be a tough backer Rashard Pittman said. "When Wolverines likely let off the accel- get in. I used to watch Michigan on Freshman of the Year, is off to a solid opener." we looked up, it was 14-0. ... They erator at least a bit. And, despite the TV, so I was ready to go. I fit right in, start in 2000. He ranks 10th in the But Hatfield's not buying the jumped out on us early, so we were appeal of running up the score and but I felt like a freshman the first time nation in passing with 293.5 yards talk of an emotional letdown fol- battling from behind the whole way." impressing the pollsters, Michigan I got the ball. I felt good out there." per game, and he threw for 373 yards lowing last week's marquee and two touchdowns against OSU matchup. last weekend. "We've been focused on our con- Shoals and Brown are equally ference," Hatfield said. "When you dangerous. They both rank in the start a season, you love to play well «'Jk top 10 in the nation in receptions against non-conference people, but per game, and Shoals is fifth in re- all of it is trying to prepare for your ceiving yards per game (114.0), conference run. That's why I like while Brown is 17th in the same playing two or three non-conference category (102.5). games early, so you get a chance to 'ITie Owls have already faced their experience college football before fair share of high-powered air at- you play a game that really has an tacks, and tomorrow should be no impact on your goals. different. "We know how important this "We have seen some pretty good game is, and I think we'll be ready mm quarterbacks and some pretty good to play."

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SSML SEP 15 SI um SEP 17 ^ MEN'S TENNIS team The Houston Seminar presents a concert featuring artists from Rice University's will be at the River Oaks Country Club for the River Oaks Intercollegiate SHEPHERD SCHOOL OP MUSIC- The concert is at 4 Invitational. This clay court tournament Calendar p.m. in Duncan Recital Hall in Alice Pratt lasts all day today through Sunday. Brown Hall. There will be a limited number The masses of tapered stonewashed of complimentary tickets for faculty, staff jeans gathering at Sid Richardson and students. Call (713) 666-9000 for Berthold Horbelt will give remarks around AMBASSADOR College could mean only one thing — additional information. 6 p.m. Everyone is invited to this free DONALD STEINBERG is event in the Rice Art Gallery in Sewall EARLY '80s PARTY special representative of President Clinton Hall. Ice cream and beverages will be here! From 10 p.m. until 2 a.m., it's MON and the secretary of state for global —^^SEP18 served. For more information, visit totally '80s in the Sid Commons. Better humanitarian de-mining, at Baker Hall at 3 In lieu of providing each residential http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~ruag. brush up the Boy George costume and p.m. Call (281) 493-4626 for more college with its own Flowbee Precision buy a lot of hairspray. information. Home Haircutting System, the Rice FRIDAY The Shepherd School of Music sponsors Program Council has instituted this event SEP 22 Jones College hosts its second Hi h| a FACULTY AND GUEST called BARBER DAY e y Will Rice Will Drink — tonight at Pub FUTURA PARTY tonight ARTIST RECITAL tonight at 8 skilled hair technicians will be on hand Nigm. WILL RICE COLLEGE from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. in the Jones p.m. in Duncan Recital Hall in Alice Pratt from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in front of Rice will be at Willy's Pub in the Student Commons. This really just boils down to Brown Hall. The performance will include Memorial Center's Grand Hall to give Center for some liquid refreshment. a bunch of drunk kids wearing foil. the music of Brahms, Lavenda, Bizet and discounted $5 cuts. more. Admission is free. If the toaster's a-rockin', don't come a- knockin'! College Night is upon thee, WFDNFSnAY SEP 20 Calendar submit items: By the time Baker College reads this, LOVETT COLLEGE! Now's a good time to rekindle those their COLLEGE NIGHT b toJosh should be well under way. Translation: friendships with people from Brown OK ... if you haven't set your course • v CAMPUS MAIL Taylor, Calendar Editor, Rice Thresher, I could talk all the trash I want ... College and head over to their PUB schedule in concrete by now, you might MS-524. t0 sh inebriates don't read well! NIGHT tonight at Willy's Pub in as well pack everything up and join • by FAX J° Taylor, Calendar procrastinator's anonymous. Today is the Editor, (713) 348-5238. the Student Center. t0 • by E-MAIL [email protected]. SFP 1fi LATE REGISTRATION are DEADLINE meaning the Calendar submission FORMS season available at the Student Activities Office or SEP 21 registrar shows no mercy after 5 p.m. The FOOTBALL on the Thresher office door. continues as the Owls host the University The Rice University Art Gallery sponsors The DEADLINE for all items is 5 p.m. of Tulsa at 2:30 p.m. at Rice Stadium. On. the opening celebration of The Houston Chapter of the United the Monday prior to publication. a related note: Tulsa does not have a No. Nations Association sponsors a lecture for KASTENHAUS<™™° Submissions are printed on a space- 3 ranking. to 7:30 p.m. Artists Wolfgang Winter and its Adopt-a-Minefield Initiative by available basis

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