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THE RICE THRESHER Volume LXVI, Number 3 Rice University, Houston, Texas Thursday, August 24, 1978 HOUSTON: A Look Into the City -bv Martha Proctor Rice...Houston's intellectual and the Contemporary Arts Ship Channel... Museum, all close to Rice. --Dr. Radoslav Tsanoff, The Summit, a fairly new speaking at the. memorial events center, hosts many services for Edgar Odell Lovett sports events, as well as concerts, the circus, and the Ice On the whole, I'd rather be in Capades. Philadelphia. Restaurants range from — W.C. Fields' epitaph expensive, with Tony's, Quite often a student at Rice Vargo's, and Brennan's fails to realize that the nation's heading the list, to moderate fifth largest city is surrounding with such favorites as the him beyond the hedges. Once Mason Jar, the Strawberry he ventures forth to see it, Patch, and Benihana's. More however, he will discover that, casual, popular establishments while a relatively young city, include Chili's, Ninfa's, Houston has a lot to offer to Ouisie's, and the Hobbit Hole. just about everyone. Take night life, for instance. Sports is another of Here Houston excels. Popular Houston's attractions. Though discos include Annabelle's, the we did lose a hockey team Foxhunter, Uncle Sam's, and (which wasn't that bad) we did gain a soccer team (which could the Galleria Roof. If you just be better). The Astros baseball want drinks and maybe a live team is at home in the Eighth band, Steamboat Springs, Wonder of the World—the Carnaby's, Theodore's, Astrodome. The Dome hosts Corky's, and Damian's are the Oilers football team as well. your best bets. Or, if you're in a The Houston Rockets play classy mood, try Stouffer's their home basketball games in roof, Spindletop, or Efan. the fancy Summit. Houston And yes, Houston even has yet to boast a champion- boasts culture, the city has its ship team, but the spirit's still own symphony, Grand Opera, there! and ballet, with performances usually taking place in Jones More assorted areas of Hall. The Alley Theatre interest include Hermann park downtown presents excellent Zoo, Astroworld, the professional plays, and Miller Planetarium, the Arboretum, Outdoor Theater, close by in and the Battleship Texas. Hermann Park, presents many Now, if you can just survive popular musicals, jazz festivals, the heat and humidity you and Shakespearean plays. might find Houston quite an Houston's finest museums are exciting city. Explore it— An Aerial View of Houston the museum of Natural you're sure to find something History, Museum of Fine Arts, you won't want to miss! HEW Tightens Policy The HEW Office of Other requirements would Education announced this have institutions develop a week a set of provisions system for verifying the designed to curb fraud and consistency of information abuse of financial aid programs supplied by students on various for college students. documents and provide The Office of Education financial counseling to those provides billions of dollars found eligible for aid. annually in student aid funds, many of which are available at While the employment of an Rice. Included are the Basic adequate number of persons to Educational Opportunity administer Title IV programs Grant (BEOG), the Supple- wouid be required, the public is mental Educational Oppor- asked to suggest ways to tunity Grant (SEOG), College determine what an adequate Work Study, National Direct number should be. In addition, Student Loan and the individuals who disburse Title Guaranteed Student Loan IV funds at colleges and programs. schools would be bonded to ten percent of the amount A new requirement would disbursed by the institution in have institutions maintain the academic year. admission records showing the educational level and other In the interest of student relevant qualifications of each protection, the Office of student admitted. This would Education may limit, suspend, help the Office of Education or terminate the participation determine whether the college of an institution substantially or postsecondary vocational misrepresenting its education school satisfies the legal programs, financial charges, or definition of an institution of employability of its graduates. higher education. William Marsh Rice University EDITORIALS SClENCf "Only that day dawns to which we are awake." — Thoreau One of the frequent criticisms of Rice students is that they are a bunch of weirdos who walk around in a daze oblivious to everything except their calculators or differential equations book. All it takes is a look around at this year's bright- eyed freshman to see that this isn't true, but unfortunately the attitudes and the optimism of freshman week do not always last. Classes and deadlines and the realization that vou do have to study sometimes get some of the students down. Not everyone— some people live under the illusion that life at Rice is a perpetual Freshman Week and they never quite settle down to any routine, but these are few and far between. Most of us get so busy worrying about grades and computer programs that we miss the facets of Rice that make it all worthwhile. There is a world of art, a world of music, and a world of theology, but most interesting of all is the world of people, right here in campus. Some of the best minds in the country are here, and four years is a short time to learn all they have to tell. There is no limit to what you can do here at Rice, if vou do not get too busy to dream. You can learn anything, see anything, become anything you want here. Let yourself go. Only the free man ever finds himself. So go for it. -Michelle Leigh Heard A Time to Change, A Time to Grow HERE& OUR LATEST WEAPON. Welcome Freshmen. After a evening. Roommates are Rice offers more than an ITS CHEAP,,. LIGHT.. AND long week of being introduced having the same doubts and academic focus for the next IT EXPLPPES°N IMPACT, to Rice, I hope each one of you even if you get stuck with four years. Freshman week will actively introduce someone completely incom- provides a glimpse of the social yourselves to the Rice patible, the midyear roommate and extracurricular natures of community. The steps which shuffle is extensive. Rice. Growth and change occur led each of you to Rice on for the individual and also for August 21,1978 were many and But what about the question the entire community of Rice. difficult. Even after the of what the university means to The university is the acceptance letter arrived in the you. Take the word alone, cumulative influence of each mail, the consideration of what university. The roots of the freshman class through the you want from the next four word are from a combination years; and the changes can be years is not over. Questions of uni and versity. Uni is attributed directly to each such as these are common: "Can derived from the Latin*' member of Rice. Rice provide the intellectual meaning of one, in the stimulation I want? Will the formation of compound words. Many of you will stay with weekends be dull? Who will I Versity is linked to a definition Rice for the four under- wake up to on August 22T of many, versatility, totality. graduate years, affecting it and These questions are easily These roots form the coming it affecting you. The committment you make to Rice resolved in the next few weeks together of one with many, is reciprocated. The university, as you move through your providing a unique learning environment. The individual the one and the many, will The Rice Thresher classes daily. Rice will often expand with you. Some days provide too much intellectual interacts with the many and begins an intensified growth will be tiring and others Michelle Leigh Heard Editor stimulation and the Pub may disappointing, but changes, sometimes liven up a dull process. Jamie Strauss Managing Editor whether physical or attitudinal, Jill Gary Business Manager can sometimes be painful. Dale Charletta Advertising Manager Thresher's Policy for Editorial Page Material: Changing one's attitudes Nancy Falgout Associate Editor Jeff Kerr, John Bell & Dale Charletta Cartoonists Letters to the Editor should be no longer than 350 words takes time and changing a (unless discussed in person with the editor), typewritten, system takes even more. With Joel Breazeale, Mark Catlett Photographers an investment of four years, Kathryn Payne Associate Editor signed, and with current phone number provided. No Editorial Staff Frank Bay, Charles Closmann, unsigned letters will be printed. make the most of your time and Rice's time. Welcome to the Joe Heard, Marty Hood, Martha Proctor, Rice community. Each one of Martha Ramos, Jamie Strauss, Guest Editorials may be submitted on any topic of current you can make the next four Nita Vandiver interest. There are no length limitations on editorials; all years a benefit for yourself and Production Staff Dale Charletta, Nancy Falgout, other requirements as with letters stand. for the entire university. Joe Heard, Marty Hood Unsigned Editorials represent a consensus of staff The Rice Thresher, the official student newipaper of Rice U niveirity lince 1916, it published on Thursday* during the school year, except during examination periods and holidays by the opinion. students (and friends) of Rice University. Phone 527-4801 or 527-4802. Advertising information Signed Editorials represent only that particular staff available upon request. Editorial and business offices are located on the second floor of the Rice Memorial Center, P.O. Box 1892. Houston, Texas 77001. Mail subscriptions $15 per year. The member's opinion and should not be construed as more than opinions expressed herein are not necestariHy those of anyone except the writer.