$ the RiceTh Vol. XC, Issue No. 9 SINCE 1916 Friday, October 25, 2002 .Jones to see summer changes

by William Penny

FOR THE THRESHER

Requests submitted to the Board of Trustees for this summer's capi- More mold at WRC « tal improvements will focus on Jones Joel Wolfe said H&D person- College, Housing and Dining Direc- by Aaron Heckelman THRESHER STAFF nel have started to remove mold tor Mark Ditman said. from air-conditioning units at the The requested maintenance in- Housing and Dining is imple- college. cludes repairing the roof of Jones menting several anti-mold mea- "[H&D personnel] were re- South, waterproofing the exterior of sures at Will Rice College in re- cently trained on mold removal the old wings, replacing-air condi- sponse to this semester's influx and have begun to clean the air- f* tioning control systems, replacing of mold-related complaints. conditioner units according to drapes and carpets, performing Will Rice Masters Joel andTraci that training," he said. "We hope maintenance on fan coil units and Wolfe said H&D Director Mark they maintain these units so that renovating kitchenettes. Ditman is working with them, specialized work isn't necessary Each year, H&D concentrates its along with college officers and stu- in the future." maintenance efforts on a different resi- dents to alleviate the problem. See MOLD. Page 8 dential college, Ditman said. Although Jones recently underwent substantial renovation, Ditman said H&D wished Jones President Reed Macy said Some students at Will Rice and to preserve the maintenance cycle. he thinks the improvements are Baker Colleges said they feel they "The reason we are focusing on needed. are being short-changed, and there Jones this summer is to complete "I've been pushing for the air- are more pressing maintenance

major maintenance which will allow conditioning repairs for a while," concerns at their colleges than at SUSHI SUZUKI/THRESHER the entire college to return to the Macy, a junior, said. "Any other re- Jones. nine-year major maintenance cycle," pairs they decide to make would be Will Rice freshman Joe Halbouty A place to remember he said. great." said he thinks his college is in des- Sid Richardson College recently dedicated a garden in memory of A new wing of Jones opened If approved, the repairs will be perate need of repair. former coordinator Sharon McDonough, who died from complications this year, and construction on the completed over the summer. Work "I seriously doubt that Jones following surgery in March 2001. The garden was funded by a donation North College Servery and Jones' that might disturb students will not needs [improvements] as much as by former Sid Masters John and Peggy Bennett and an Envision grant. new commons was completed last begin until after commencement, we do," he said. semester. Ditman said. See JONES, Page 8 Basketball teams to debut at first Halloween Hoops

by Elis». Freeman day the NCAA allows teams to begin practicing, FOR 1 hi' HRESHER SASS decided against this date because it fell on the Friday night before mid-term recess. Students for Athletic Spirit and Support "We figured nobody would come so we will host Rice's first Halloween Hoops from pushed back the date and changed the name 10 p.m. to midnight Thursday at Autry Court. because Midnight Madness is trademarked," The event is designed to boost support for Browning, a Wiess College junior, said. "Other bot'i the men's and women's varsity basket- than that, Halloween Hoops is essentially the ball teams, bASS President Jill Browning said. same 'as Midnight Madness]." Modeled after Midnight Madness, a popular Basketball player Kara I jggett, a Baker Col- SUSHI SUZUKI/THRESHER tradition at many universities in which stu- lege senior, said she thinks the event will be a dents attend the first practice of the season, way for the team to bond with the student body. Really, it's not how it looks Halloween Hoops will feature scrimmages, an "We can have fun instead of being so seri- Baker College junior Sasha Cooke (top), Baker sophomore Elaine Attebury (middle) and audience-judged slam dunk and three-point ous," she said. "It will be a nice break right Lovett College senior Alex Fay perform at Saturday night's Spontaneous Combustion show. competition, a raffle and free food. before we start playing real games." Although such events are usually held the See HOOPS. Page 5 U. Court to hear gate breaking case INSIDE

by Mark Berenson The student, a Martel College the gate and cracked to the ground." THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF member, said he and a friend, also a The student said that immedi- Rice student, were walking back to ately after the gate fell, a vehicle Two students will be sent to Uni- Martel after a late-night run to Wal- parked facing the gate in versity Court for damaging a parking Mart Oct. 9. Abercrombie Lot turned on its lights gate. No one else has been accused in "I walked by the gate and pulled and headed toward the pair. # the rash of parking gate vandalism on the end of it, and it bounced back Rice University Police Depart- that occurred almost three weeks ago. and did a little wobbly thing, and I ment officers were in the vehicle. One of the accused students, who said That was cool,"'the student said. The student said he and his friend 111 fit* 81 spoke to the Thresher on the condi- "So I walked back, and I pulled back ran back to his room at Martel, swip- tion of anonymity, said the damage a little farther this time, and when I ing his II) card to get into the college. was an accident and not vandalism. did it, it popped off at the other end of See GATES, Page 9 SUSHI SUZUKI/THRESHER More than 5,000 fans came to Saturday's WUSA exhibition match between the Washington Freedom and Atlanta Beat. See Story, Page 17. )) ' Commencement still lacks speaker 25-hour day! OPINION Page 3 Over-the-counter overdosing Need that extra hour of sleep after NOD? Well, you've got it! A&E Page 10 Administration considers Rice professor for 2003 commencement Sunday at 2 a.m., clocks are My Fair Lady fares well set back one hour as daylight- Scheid said the President's Office is Haynie, a Will Rice College senior, by Olivia Allison saving time conies to an end. SPORTS Page 14 THRKSHKR KDM OKIAl. STAFF still working to find a speaker who is said. "We're here for four years, and not a faculty member. One possibil- we hear a lot of faculty all the time, Barkers reach ITA final four ity is a NASA astronaut. and maybe that's not the best way to Rice may look within its own com- Better than two-ply Scoreboard munity for a resolution to the still- On Wednesday, SA President finish out our career here." Petitions for homecoming Football open 2003 commencement speaker Matt Haynie said he planned to have The President's Office's sugges- king and queen nominationsare Rice 35. UTEP 38 position. a meeting with (iillis this week. tion was to have the faculty member available at the Student Asso- Rice 17. Navy 10 The possibility of inviting a fac- Haynie said he had heard negative who gave the faculty address during I ciation office in the Student » C ulty member to serve as the speaker student reactions to the idea of a each class' Orientation Week also Center. Petitions are due Fri- Weekend Weather was discussed in the colleges and at faculty speaker, so he planned to give the commencement address, day, and the Homecoming Flec- Friday the Student Association meetingthis inform (iillis of student dissatisfac- Scheid said. tion is Nov. 8-13. Scattered t storms. 64 74 degrees week, after a meeting between the tion. "You could do a neat thing with Past winners have included Saturday college and SA presidents and Presi- "The general student sentiment 'that was then, this is now,"' Scheid two-ply toilet paper, the Will- Thunderstorms, 65-73 degrees Sunday dent Malcolm (iillis last week. is they would like to have someone said iams Tower and Officer 220. who's not part of the faculty speak," See SPEAKER. Pace 9 Thunderstorms, 62 78 degrees Assistant to the President Mark I » *•* '.

THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2002 — Inside -rt\e. IJiPtp S., the Rice Thresher / t«i\ A ****"«* Fixing priorities ft * Will Rice College is falling apart Almost everyone would agree * that the building needs major overhaul and a large financial investment to bring it up to Rice's standard living conditions. But the university is spending the capital improvements budget this summer to improve Jones College, which just received a new wing and a new commons. (See Story, Page 1). \tr' This shows a problem with the way the university decides how to fund capital improvement projects. 0 While parts of Jones are old and showing some wear and tear, the condition of Jones North and South is nothing near that of Will Rice, where ceilings collapse, bathrooms don't function and mold is widespread. Housing and Dining states that there isn't enough time during this academic year to plan for massive improvements to Will Rice, but we disagree. Will Rice has been falling apart for years — plenty of time to work out a schedule and a plan to make major building-saving repairs. Will Ricers aren't asking for a new commons, a new wing or anything drastic. They are asking to live in a building that isn't falling apart. The university should make satisfying their requests a higher priority than it has.

T , W £Br>H Looking out for yourself NOD 2ooz- cops'n Robbers and your friends LETTERS TO THE EDITOR While most nights may find Rice students holed up in campus study areas, Wiess College's Night of Decadence was not possible for elderly grand- Finally, should the United States brings out the crazier side of Rice. Partisan word choice parents to walk the distance. launch a preemptive attack against The party may have more security and fewer sexual deco- should be reconsidered Rice doesn't advertise where one Iraq without the support of our allies rations than in years past, but there is still plenty of drinking, can park, and all you see are gates or the United Nations? To the editor: and roadblocks. The administration While the current administration plenty of sexually-explicit costumes and plenty of revealed I am sorry to see that the Thresher should have more consideration for extols the pre-emptive strike doc- skin. (See Story, Page 8.) has adopted the policy of using the special occasions such as move-in trine, multilateral cooperation be- It's known as a night on campus when inhibitions go out the term "Democrat" as an adjective. days and Families Weekend and tween the United States and Europe ("Rice to host Texas gubernatorial keep the gates open so we can have has been a building block of our window. But while the night may be more wild than most on debate," Oct. 4) While we refer to easier access to our children's foreign policy ever since the campus, it's not a night of total freedom. "Democrats" and Republicans," it dorms. Marshall Plan, the Berlin Airlift and Keep in mind that whatever you do, you have to live with the has been common practice in my the Gulf War. consequences. lifetime, at least, to refer to a "Demo- Elizabeth Nixon In order to win the ongoing fight cratic" or "Republican" incumbent Parent of a Rice student against terrorists and contain rogue In general, watch out for yourself and watch out for your or challenger. states like Iraq and North Korea, friends. The party will be inside the Wiess Commons this year, Republican speakers and writers War on terror will not the United States must commit it- but make sure you bring your ticket and your ID to the Acabowl, have recently been changing that self to a foreign policy based not on practice, for reasons that I think are be won via hegemony hegemony, but on multilateral co- and that you have all the parts that need to be covered covered. obvious — to counter the associa- operation whenever possible. Any- There has been increased awareness of alcohol issues on tion of "Democratic" and "demo- To the editor: thing less simply betrays the great campus this year. Parties have been broken up, and the Texas cratic." I would simply like for the I strongly agree with Catherine democratic values we preach to the 77ir«/iereditorstoconsiderwhether Adcock's opinion column "U.S. im- rest of the world. Alcohol Beverage Commission made an appearance at a James they actually wish to support that age needs a little love and tender- A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy event. (See Story, change by making it editorial policy. ness" (Oct. 11). She makes an im- Matthew Chen Page 7.) Party safe and drink responsibly so that an evening of portant point that" [Ejven if our gov- Mess junior fun doesn't turn into an evening of campus-wide consequences. Thad Ij)gan ernment is unwilling to change its English lecturer policies, a change in tone is well Have plenty of fun with the Cops and Robbers: A NOD to overdue." Authority theme, but make sure the real cops don't come after Rice campus fails at I'm studying abroad in Ixmdon CONTACTING THE you. this year, and though I did not at- being Visitor-friendly' tend the anti-war protests in late THRESHER September, lots of American stu- To the editor: dents at the University of London Letters Does anyone notify the police did. Bearing the protest in mind, it is • Letters to the editor when advisers move in prior to Ori- important to realize that many Euro- should be sent via e-mail to Snacking late entation Week? Apparently not. Stu- peans like America. [email protected]. Letters dents volunteer their time without Most are not anti-American. must be received by 5 p.m. on Housing and Dining may not be giving us a key to the pay and have to return the Wednes- Rather, many Europeans (including the Monday prior to a Friday kitchen, but they have come up with a way to make us a little day before O-Week starts for train- a majority of the British public) op- publication date. more happy. ing. Staff and police should be in- pose a war with Iraq that is fought • All letters to the editor formed of this, so move-in day can without first utilizing peaceful means must be signed and include a Monday, North College Servery Manager Angela Riggs be a pleasant experience. It was cer- to attempt a resolution of the con- phone number. started putting out evening snacks such as animal crackers, tainly unwelcoming this year. We flict. • Letters should be no sandwiches and leftover baked goods in the Jones and Martel had three cars packed with my son's The current rush to war with Iraq longer than 250 words in belongings and found it difficult at is unsettling, especially when North Colleges Commons. length. The Thresher reserves best to get near Lovett College to Korea, not Iraq, claims to possess the right to edit letters for We commend Riggs for initiating a program to give students unload. nuclear weapons: What is worse is both content and length. a little more of what they want. For minimal effort on the side After one trip up five floors (did I the eagerness of our government to mention that the campus had failed wage war with Iraq almost alone, of H&D staff, students can relieve the late-night hunger pangs News Tips to repair the elevator?), campus po- without the support of most of our • Tips for possible news sto- that have previously gone unanswered. lice were ready to ticket our cars. major allies. ries should be phoned in to We realize this is a test program, and that H&D will have to They gave us five minutes to move Recently, President Bush and the Threshers (713) 3484801. analyze the financial feasability of the plan. We encourage our cars to the West Stadium Lot. Senate Majority Leader Tom We asked how we were to move the Daschle lauded the passage of the Subscribing H&D and the college presidents to find a way to make this plan rest of his things and they suggested joint congressional resolution to m Annual subscriptions are work at the North College Servery and then spread it to the walking. authorize use of force against Iraq available for $50 domestic and rest of campus. Ricejustisn'tvisitor-friendly. For by saying, "America must speak with $105 international via first Families Weekend, the street in front one voice." class mail. Students' demands are not that high, and we hope H&D can of Lovett was completed, but barri- That remark, however well-in- find a way to satisfy our hunger urges while staying within ers blocked the use of the road. How tended, misses the point. First of all, Advertising budget. were we to pull in to visit with the we need to think harder about rush- • We accept display and armed gates and no place to turn ing into war. Second, if not all Ameri- classified advertisements. Unsigned editorials represent the majority opinion of the Thresher' around? Parking in the Jesse H. cans conclude that war with Iraq is Please contact the Thresher Jones Graduate School of Manage- the right course of action, must for more information. editorial staff. ment is too far from Lovett, and it America still speak with one voice? THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25,2002 I'm part of the problem The right man's burden Health gestapo favors jogging over free living In the Puritan era, people in this bohydrate beer." I can just imagine shame when you grow old and have North Korea's nukes throw country repressed themselves to be a crowd of Sunday football fans, sip- absolutely no stories to tell your pious. In the postmodern era, we ping low-carbohydrate beers while great great grandkids and are forced repress ourselves to be healthy. munching on low-fat pretzels and to confess that even when you were doubt on Bush's motivations Then, we were trying to crudites. young, you were already this bor- Last Wednesday, the Bush recently admitted that it had kid- attain some sort of spiri- If you're reading this ing. administration told the world that napped Japanese nationals from tual perfection on earth. saying "No, it's not like it had accused North Korea of Japanese beaches to use as trans- Now, we're trying to live that at all — my life is secretly developing nuclear weap- lators. Kim has even reportedly until we're unbearably de- better because I buy or- ons and that the North ordered the kidnapping crepit, instead of just plain ganic milk and drink eight As soon as Las Vegas Koreans had re- of South Korean enter- old. First came the theoc- glasses of water a day," sponded with an ex- tainment figures (an ac- racy, then the bureacracy, declares smoking you're clearly suffering plicit confession. tress and a prominent and now, the health- from the oppressive forces inside illegal, I'm Immediately before director) to improve the ocracy. of the healthocracy. this revelation, Presi- quality of North Korean Carly You're as oppressed as the This preoccupation moving to Europe. dent Bush signed a cinema. He is as aggres- with health is evident in Kocurek generations of women congressional resolu- sive and seemingly ir- the laws that make it ille- raised to believe that danc- tion granting him the rational as Hussein, gal to smoke in all public ing or wearing lipstick con- power to use force and, with nuclear weap- places, including bars. Maybe I'm stituted mortal sin. Extreme health consciousness against Iraq and to dis- Blake ons in his pocket, a lot just ignorant, but aren't bars gener- Just think of joggers. I am sure demonstrates a complete inability band Iraq's purported Burton more dangerous. ally places actively engaged in the some people genuinely enjoy run- to throw caution to the wind, a pain- nuclear weapons pro- Which begs the ques- sale of beer, wine, liquor — bever- ning, but just look at most of run- fully acute awareness that yes, in gram. tion — why we are at- ages, in short, that contain alcohol, a ners' faces. I heard someone say fact, everything can kill you. It's The problem with all of this is tacking Saddam Hussein instead substance known to promote un- they'd take up jogging when they gotten to the point that health fanat- that Bush knew of the North Ko- of Kim Jong II? healthy things such as liver disease? saw smiling joggers. This is a good ics are as bad as religious zealots, rean nukes for nearly two weeks Bush's response: "Because he Most people in bars consume al- principle to me: If you hate some- but at least the church never tried to beforehand and didn't bother to tried to kill my dad." If we are cohol. Occasionally, they even binge- thing, it can't be that good for you. send you on a guilt trip over eating tell anyone. By hiding the exist- actually seeking justice for the drink. In short, bars are fairly anti- And, if you really love something, so Christmas dinner. ence of the North Korean nuclear dead of Sept. 11, we should look thetical to the notions of healthy what if it kills you down the road? I'd While the Puritans were afraid of program. Bush kept Congress no further than Osama bin Laden, living that no-smoking laws embody. rather die of lung cancer as a happy hell, we are so terrified of aging and from considering all the facts in who is still at large. Or Mullah Sadly, laws placing restrictions smoker than live a century feeling death that we're willing to do any- the war on terror and got the war Muhammed Omar, the leader of on smoking in public places, includ- deprived. thing to avoid them, even if it means resolution he so desperately de- the Taliban. ing privately-owned businesses, are Encroachments on our right to we stop living. sired. encroaching on such dens of excess take shoddy care of ourselves are We all need to fight for our right On Oct. 4, the existence of a as Ix>s Angeles and New York City serving to make us as uptight as any to behave badly. I mean very badly. clandestine North Korean nuclear — cultural hubs that house some of religious sect. Health zealots will This is not about eating a piece of program dropped in the lap of top What we need is a the best lowlife hangouts in the coun- tell you it's for your own good that angel food cake after dinner — this U.S. officials conducting meetings try, complete with drunken patrons they force you into staunch health is about eating rich chocolate fudge with their counterparts from leader more centered and smoke-haze ambience. As soon conformity. But good on whose instead of dinner. Pyongyang. Not that it should as las Vegas declares smoking in- terms? have been much of a surprise. on winning the war side illegal, I'm moving to Europe. Sure, all your rotten habits may Carly Kocurek is a Will Rice College The North Koreans have a work- on terror, and less on I nearly died laughing when I catch up to you, but so will your junior and arts and entertainment ing nuclear reactor, which was saw a billboard advertising "low-car- healthy living. Just imagine the editor. known to be operational almost a settling a score for decade ago. Some experts have estimated that they may have al- his dad. Read it. don't weep ready manufactured enough plu- tonium to build two or three nuclear warheads. Over-the-counter panaceas placate the privledged The question is, how could this Or whoever is responsible for administration justify keeping the anthrax attacks. Unfortu- My upper respiratory tract is fi- is the common excuse for such ex- on that to some degree. But a privi- congressional leaders in the dark nately, we haven't been able to nally getting over a cold. And my cess— but the justification is weak. leged person — as many Americans about the nuclear threat posed by find them. If we are trying to make stomach lining, which I have been I have never had a moment in my can be labeled — who capitalizes to North Korea while Congress was the world a safer place, it would bombarding with Advil for the last life when I've thought, "OK, I've got the point of absurdity risks losing in the middle of debating the use be best to attack those who have three weeks because of nothing going on — bring the human bonds that tie us to the of force against Iraq? We are a already attacked us, instead of the cold, is finally recov- on the flu!" less privileged. That is never good. country with limited resources. those that might. If we are trying ering too. Some scientists are Thus, there are many of us who As President Bush has said, there to prevent a nuclear attack, it I've never considered alarmed at these wide- could stand to use a little more rea- are many fronts in the war on would help to go after people who myself a drug addict, but spread abuses of prescrip- son before mindlessly popping pills. terror. really have nuclear weapons, but I have to admit that my tion and over-the-counter I need to better adhere to the drug How, then, can the develop- we aren't. perfectly legal behavior drugs; they say such dosages that experts find sensible ment of nuclear weapons by one George Bush held back infor- during my illness has abuse will eventually ren- and my two friends in Colorado enemy in the war on terror be mation about the North Koreans been pretty atrocious. der the medicines ineffec- should probably wait until their immaterial to a debate on diffus- because it would have detracted There were days when I tive as new strains of mi- symptoms actually warrant treat- ing a much less substantiated from his argument for attacking would take double the rec- Nathan crobes evolve. ment before treating them. threat? Iraq. He held it back so that he ommended 24-hour dos- Black To me, that's not such I don't think I'll ever actually be Kim Jong II, the leader of North would get a chance to settle a ages of particular cold a big deal. Humans have thanked by anybody who despises Korea, could hardly be consid- score. What we need is a leader medicines. Simply be- brains, and microbes American excess, but if my ered less hostile or volatile than more centered on winning the cause I was "miserable," and I'm a don't; we can evolve faster. It may ibuprofen-battered stomach lining Saddam Hussein. Just last sum- war on terror and less on settling big enough guy that doing that kind legitimately annoy scientists to have stops giving me heartburn, that will mer, the North Korean navy at- a score for his dad. of thing won't hurt me. to come up with new drugs, but they be good enough for me. tacked South Korean ships in the Of course, I am hardly the first can and will. What choice do they Yellow Sea, killing several South Blake Burton is a Wiess College person to overdose on mild painkill- have? Nathan Black is a Lovett College Korean sailors. Kim's government senior. ers and decongestants. I'm just a Instead, what concerns me about sophomore. cog in a wheel of people who can't the medicinal excesses of myself stand discomfort, can't wait for it to and others is how spoiled our intol- go away, and add to the extravagant erance for pain might be making us. Americanism that makes some citi- If I can't bear a muscle ache enough The Rice Thresher, the official student zens of some other countries rightly to actually follow the directions on newspaper at Rice University since 1916. is published each Friday during the school year, despise us. an Advil package, isn't that going to the Rice Thresher except during examination periods and The proliferation of medicinal affect the way I understand some- holidays, by the students of Rice University. consumption is easy to witness. Just one like a Kosovar refugee or a Viet- last month, several reports were re- nam veteran? Rachel Rustin Editorial and business offices are located leased reporting an increase in pre- Editor in Chief on the second floor of the Ley Student Center, scription drug use among children. 6100 Main St., MS-524, Houston, TX 77005- Olivia Allison 1892. Phone (713) 348-4801. Fax (713) 348- Or, if you don't like studies, just Senior Editor 5238. E-mail: [email protected]. Web page: watch some general-interest TV I've never had a www.ricethresher.org. show like NBC Nightly News and count the number of drug commer- moment in my life when NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY Annual subscription rate: $50 domestic, Liora Danan, Senior Editor Katie Streit, Editor $105 international. Nonsubscription rate: first cials. Mark Berenson, Editor Kijana Knight, Asst. Editor I've thought, "OK. I've copy free, second copy $5. Some of this increase is due to Lindsey Gilbert, /Is.?/. Editor Sushi Suzuki. Asst. Editor the advancement of medical science got nothing going on — The Thresher reserves the right to refuse — no problem there. But 1 have a OPINION CALENDAR Erik a Acheson, Editor any advertising for any reason. Additionally, feeling it is also tied to a broader bring on the flu!" Catherine Adcock, Editor Ajay Kalia, Editor the Thresher does not take responsibility for cultural obsession with instant grati- the factual content of any ad. Printing an SPORTS Skye Schell. Online Editor advertisement does not constitute an fication; Americans want news, food, Jonathan Yardley, Editor knowledge and money quickly, so Katherine Brill. Cartoonist endorsement by the Thresher. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT why shouldn't our maladies be I have a feeling that many of the Carly Kocurek, Editor BUSINESS knocked out with lightning speed, I Insigned editorials represent the majority people in those Arabic groups who Polly IV Avignon. Business Manager opinion of the Thresher editorial staff. All other Lindsay Roemmich, Payroll Manager too? hate the United States do not do so LIFESTYLES opinion pieces represent solely the opinion of Corey E. Devine, Editor Lindsay Sutton, Distribution Manager strictly because our gross domestic the author. I have a friend from back home Parul Patel, Subscriptions Manager who starts downing vitamins the product is higher; they hate us be- BACKPAGE Margaret Xu, Office Manager minute she thinks she is getting cause of our "fat cat" attitude, which Jeff Bishop, Editor The Thresher a member of the Associated sick. Another Colorado friend gulps includes our intolerance for any kind ADVERTISING Collegiate Press and the Society of Sudafed in the same situation. This of discomfort. COPY Robert Lee, Ads Manager Professional Journalists. Like having a bucket liana Feld, Editor Ethan Varela. Asst. Ads Manager for a hand is gonna get me any chicks. What makes her pretty fun to be around, Of course medical progress has Grace Hu. Editor Gretchen Raff, Classified Ads Manager was I thinking? but it is a little irresponsible to say made the world a better place to live, ©COPYRIGHT 2002. the least. "I can't get sick right now" and we have the right to capitalize Board examines several campus master plan concepts

by Mark Berenson context of the campus, so that con- struction decisions are not made one TORESHER EDITORIAL STAFF at a time. However, master plans are mm Architect Michael Graves pre- rarely followed exactly. "If you think well about the cam- sented three concepts of campus SF master plans to the Board of Trust- pus, then when it comes time to make ees at its September meeting to gain any individual decisions, you are guidance and suggestions for the likely to make the right decision," iesign of a new plan. Currie said. "I doubt that we will ever The concept drawings, which have a thing where we say, This is it. were put together by Michael Graves This is what we and our successors and Associates, show where future will always build exactly.'" AmmII- — buildings might be built during the Currie said the work done by wMm ,f»-4 next 100 years. Most of the proposed Graves was an expansion of the origi- building placements are on the south nal campus master plan completed half of campus, where the Rice in 1910 by the Boston architectural Track/Soccer Stadium, Tidelands firm of Cram, Goodhue and property (the site of the former Ferguson. The university has fol- Graduate House at University and lowed the original plan fairly closely Main Street, where the Tidelands (see graphic, right). Motel used to be situated), Autry "We've basically built out the Cram Court and surrounding fields are. and Goodhue plan, which only ex- m m si However, additional buildings are tended roughly to where the [Rice vr „v • w also proposed for the areas of cam- Memorial Center] is," Currie said. w "s pus that are already build upon. "We needed a way to think of the half of the campus about which Cram and Each of the three concept draw- PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BV KATIE STREIT/THRESHER ings contain different elements. For Goodhue didn't have much to say." The original campus master plan (dark buildings) with current buildings overlaid (light buildings). example, one has the Rice Stadium Currie said there were two main ;ind the Track/Soccer Stadium being reasons Graves was selected to de- lead to an increase in Rice's influ- have spread things out, which would Haynie said he was not concerned knocked down, and a multipurpose sign the master plan. ence on the city. have been much less conducive to the about the lack of student input in the stadium being built near the current "We brought Michael Graves "There is some sense to the idea intellectual life of the campus." plan. site of the Track/Soccer Stadium. in, in part because he was a good that [Rice.Texas Medical Center and Currie agreed. "It is a suggestion, and when it Others have the current stadium be- teacher, and in part because of the the Museum District] could be the "One of the principles is to have comes down to where they are actu- ingrenovated. (For details on this and sort of master planning he had done intellectual hub of this Main Street campus buildings close enough to- ally going to put the buildings, I ex- other concepts, see below.) to improve Brown and Jones at the corridor in the way that we have ath- gether so that a student can walk pect the administration to continue Vice President for Finance and same time we were building Martel letic and theater hubs." Klineberg, from one end to the other to meet a talking to the student body — to the Administration Dean Currie said he showed kind of a care for the cam- who has not seen the master plan class at the other end of the cam- Student Association Senate—to make has made presentations on the mas- pus ... that made him a good sketches, said. "It is absolutely ap- pus," Currie said. "Part of the attrac- the actual decisions," Haynie said. ter plan, which have included show- choice," Currie said. propriate for Rice to develop a vision tiveness of this particular plan is that Vice President for Public Affairs ing pictures of the designs to vari- Currie said various principles that of itself in a new kind of city." it shows more buildings being built Terry Shepard said what was shown ous groups at Rice, including the would impact a final campus master Provost Eugene Levy said a up towards the Medical Center in September was just the first stage of Student Association at its retreat plan, such as a greater level of inter- strength of all of Graves' designs was rather than out toward Greenbriar." a process that could take several years. Sept. 20, the Conference for Rice action between Rice and Houston, that it kept the campus fairly compact. SA President Matt Haynie said "This was the first draft — this Alumni Leaders Sept. 21 and the are manifest in Graves's concepts. "It is a more compact campus than he was pleased with what he saw. was the first look the Board had, so Dean's Council. However Currie Sociology Professor Stephen if we continued to march to the west as "I think it shows some really in- they could say, 'Go back and think declined to make public the pictures Klineberg, who has studied the soci- it looked like we were planning," Levy teresting trends, but I don't think about this,"' Shepard said. of Graves' designs, citing the need ology of Houston for more than 20 said. "It is more compact in keeping people should look at it and draw Currie said there might not end to slowly gather input. years, said a change in Houston sup- academic and residential centers to- any concrete conclusions on how up being a single final version of the Currie said a master plan is done ported a re-evaluation of Rice's inter- gether, and it enhances interaction, the university will look like," Haynie, master plan, as the concepts are more to consider construction in the larger action with the city, which could while marching to the west would a Will Rice College senior, said. important than one complete image. The campus master plan concepts put together by Michael Graves focus mostly on design concepts. Some of these concepts are examined below. ®

«

PHOTOS BY STUART SINCtAlR/THRESHEf Tidelands Property New Buildings Athletic Facilities On-Campus Housing #

One idea present throughout Graves' mas- Currie said many long-standing design All of Graves' plans call for the Rice Track/ Currie said administrators asked Graves ter plan concepts is developing the intersec- trends present in current buildings would Soccer Stadium and Rice Stadium (above) to to consider whether it would be possible to tion of Main Street and University Boule- continue, while new principles will be added. be combined in some manner, either at the add three or four more residential colleges, vard, including the Tidelands property One of the existing principles that will be Rice Stadium or in a new stadium. while keeping all the colleges located in the (above). Currie said the long-range goal of continued is the type of buildings on campus. Currie said doing this would lead to a two current areas. Currie said Graves would the development is to create an environment "We are a campus of buildings that aren't more efficient use of space. be able to do this, though there would be similar to Harvard Square in Cambridge. more than four or five stories, generally "A football field, a track and a soccer pitch some changes to the campus, such as putting Mass., which would be an intellectual hub middle-size buildings that have cloisters are all very space-consumptive, and if they a college where Abercrombie Engineering /or Houston with a bookstore and cafes. and where you go outside to go from one could be together, it's a logical kind of effi- Laboratory is located. Currie said the light-rail stop at Fannin building to another," Currie said. ciency," Currie said. c. urrie said asking Graves to consider add- Street and University Blvd. is crucial to the In addition, every building built on cam- To fit a track and soccer pitch in Rice Sta- ing more colleges did not mean that the univer- development of the intersection. The light pus will have at least one undergraduate dium, the playing field would need to be raised sity was considering a rapid expansion, but a rail is scheduled to be completed in 2004 and classroom in it, so no part of Rice will be- so that the surface would be large enough to slight annual growth in the student body would I will run from downtown to Reliant Park. come solely a research area. accommodate a track around the field. This require more colleges in the next 100 years. "If we could make an urban space which All buildings built on campus will also would result in fewer seats, but Currie said he "I think that [ President Malcolm Gillis] feels was a visible testament to the intellectual include a shower stall, which Currie said is did not think this was a problem. as if our generation hasdone its share of college- activity in Houston, then when we are re- to anticipate an environmental revolution, "I don't think anybody thinks in the long- building," Currie said. "The next generation, if cruiting faculty ... we would have a visible after which people ride bikes to work. term future of Rice a 69,000-person stadium they want to, can do it, but I don't think this presence that people from either coast would Currie said underground parking (above) is really a necessity," Currie said. generation is going to get into this business." find attractive," Currie said. would be considered for all future buildings, However, Currie added that he expected Ralph S. ()'Connor House (above), where the Currie said this type of project would though the buildings need to be of sufficient some football stadium to be at Rice. president lives, could also be redeveloped. Currie •) require collaboration with the Texas Medi- size for it to be cost-efficient. "I haven't found anybody on the adminis- said Rice owns a projxTty across Sunset Blvd. cal Center. Currie said the Tidelands project Currie said despite the cost of under- tration or the [Board ofTrustees] who thinks from Entrance 1, which is deed restricted to a could spur further development if it were ground parking, it makes sense. that playing football off the campus is a good single-family residence, meaning the university developed correctly. "Underground parking is sort of like buy- idea," Currie said. "Sports are for the students can only use it as a residence for the president. "We are trying to think of... dealing with ing land," Currie said. "It is getting space, and — we are here, so we should try to do it." However, Currie said Gillis would not move it in a way that at least encourages [further at what land costs in and around the campus, All of Graves' plans also call for a new into a new house. development], and whether it actually hap- and what it may cost in the future ... it makes Recreation Center. Hie location of the build- "It is a terrible position to put a president in, •) pens or not remains to be seen," Currie said. [garages] seem not as expensive." ing varies, however. In one plan the east spending money on his own house, while you Currie said the value of the property Currie said underground parking would bleachers of Rice Stadium are demolished, could still use another hundred bucks to build makes fairly dense development appropri- certainly go under a building built between and the Rec Center is built into the stadium; a bigger collection of books," Currie said. ate, though the form is still unknown. Alice Pratt Brown Hall and Baker 1 fall. The lot another possible location is near the Rice As a result, the most likely time for the "We don't know now whether it would be a would connect to the Central Campus Garage. Memorial Center. president to move out of O'Connor House would building where joint research would take place Currie said the university has not ruled Currie said building a new Rec Center be during a transition between presidents. or whether there would be any clinical activity, out building a multi-level parking facility on was important. 'The site would be developed into a * or whether it would be a tower," Currie said. the current North Ix>t. but there are both "When we are recruiting varsity athletes president's house, so a new president could Levy said the project could begin soon. advantages and disadvantages to the idea. and students who want recreation at Rice, we move in and say, 'I ook, this is where they told "I wish we could have started five years "It is a whole lot cheaper than going are basing our recruitment on the basis of the me to live,"' Currie said. ago," Levy said. "However, we are not going underground," Currie said. "But I don't know academic enterprise, not on jacuzzis for the C urrie said ()'C otinor House could be used to rush headlong into this, and we will do the if we will do it because it is hard to make students," Currie said. "So I think that there is in by the Admission Office or Alumni Affairs best thing for the entire campus." structured parking look attractive." a sense of urgency that we need to do that." after the president moves out #> THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25,2002 exhibitions at Halloween Hoops

HOOPS, from Page 1 Marketing Mike Pede said he is look- Both the men's team and the ing forward to the event. women's team will scrimmage at the event. A third scrimmage will feature college masters, resident associates and other campus personalities. The 'It will be a nice break slam dunk competition will showcase members of the men's team, and the right before we start three-point shot competition will in- clude three players from each team playing real games.' as well as Vice President for Student — Kara Liggett Affairs Zenaido Camacho. Women's basketball guard Students will also have the chance to win a DVD player, gift certificates and T-shirts signed by Rice athletes in the raffle sponsored by the Ath- "The students are to be com- CHRISTINE LIANG/THRESHER letic Marketing Department. mended on the way they are taking Sylvia Nasar, author of the John Nash biography A Beautiful Mind, signs a book following her lecture on Oct. 20. Browning said SASS's primary this new level of interest in our ath- goal is to increase student support letic program," he said. "Halloween of varsity athletics, and she hopes Hoops will give every student on the the event will encourage more stu- Rice campus, whether they be stu- Biographer tells Nash's life story dents to attend basketball games dent athletes or not, a chance to get throughout the season. together for an evening of fun and by David Berry "He iust returned from a math a schizophrenic. Associate Athletic Director for fellowship in the spirit of athletics." THRFSHCR STAFF lecture series in Japan," Nasar said. "Without her, I don't think this book Nasar proceeded to speak briefly \ ould have happened," Nasar said. DEVELOP YOUR CAPACITIES FOR LEADERSHIP In this year's annual Friends of about the process of researching and Nasar said the opportunity to Fondren Library Lecture Sunday, writing A Beautiful Mind. The biog- explore the stigma of mental illness Sylvia Nasar, author of the Pulitzer raphy became the basis for the 2001 was one of the largest motivations in Prize-winning biography, A Beautiful Academy Award-nominated film of her decision to take a two-year leave Mind, told the "three act" story of the the same title. from her job as an economics colum- life of Nobe! Laureate John Nash. She "From the beginning, Nash him- nist for The New York Times. explained the inspiration to be found self adopted a position of Swiss neu- "I hope that this story, the story in Nash's tale of "genius, madness and trality," Nasar said. "He would not of John Nash, will make us realize reawakening" lies in the rare third act give me interviews, but he would that schizophrenia is an illness just his recent fame has allowed him. also not prevent others from speak- like any other," Nasar said. Nasar told of the coming-of-age of ing with me." Nasar added that some members a genius, a man who completed a ofthe Nobel committee raised doubts doctoral thesis that would be the foun- about awarding the prize to someone dation for his 1994 Nobel Prize in with a history of mental illness. economics when he was 26 years old. 'They always insisted "There were, fortunately, mem- The second act of Nash's life was bers of the Nobel committee who a fall to "depths of which most of us that his contributions to stood up and said that past schizo- cannot fathom," Nasar said. At age pure mathematics were phrenia should not be treated any 30, Nash was diagnosed with para- differently than a past physical in- noid schizophrenia, and he spent more profound and jury," Nasar said. the next several years undergoing Mathematics graduate student treatment and frequent hospitaliza- important [than those James Peterson said he had a mixed tions without his consent. Unable to opinion of Nasar's speech. continue his work and unwilling to to game theory].' "Most of her speech seemed to Want a Summer Menforship? undergo further hospitalization, — Sylvia Nasar be pretty much rehashing her book, Early application deadline is Mon., Nov. 1 1 . Nash begged his wife, Alicia, who 'A Beautiful Mind' author but it was interesting to hear her talk had divorced him shortly after his about how she wrote the book and diagnosis, to take care of him. For about mental illness," Peterson said. the next 30 years, Alicia cared for Martel College junior Flisheva Find out more about the program Nash in the couple's home in In writing the book, Nasar said Danan said she enjoyed hearing at a one-hour presentation Princeton, working long hours to Nasar speak. she conducted many interviews with Tuesday, Oct. 29, 6:30pm at Farnsworth Pavilion support him and their son. Nash's former mathematics col- "I haven't read the book, so noth- Act three, Nasar said, is a story of leagues, and she noted two patterns ing she said was repetitive for me," Meet the director and hear students recovery. In the early 1990s, with in their responses. I)anan said. "Her personal anecdotes share their experiences Alicia's help, Nash made remark- "They always insisted that his about Nash gave me a better feeling able progress in distinguishing de- contributions to pure mathematics for his personality and life. She lusions from reality and has even were more profound and important pointed out that Nash's story was been able to continue his career in [than those to game theory|," Nasar the story of so many people who LEAXDERSHIP RICE mathematics. In 1994 he was said. "And not one of them ever used have lived with schizophrenia, and Check it out .rice.edu/leadership awarded the Nobel Prize in Econom- the's' word [schizophrenia|." so it was really touching to hear ics and has since regained recogni- It was Nash's sister, she said, people thank her afterwards for tion on the international level. who finally confirmed that Nash was making this story known." Blue light phone to be fixed soon

by Daniel McDonald communications personnel were "It's necessary with the field right there to be able to call x6000 with THRESHKK STAFF unsure who was responsible for the I cut cable. Hie personnel had diffi- the number of injuries that could culties coordinating with the con- happen on that field," Lin said. The blue light phone by the fields i; between the Recreation Center and tractors and construction workers, Clarkson met with Rice Univer- >! > . ST Wiess College should be opera- the people responsible for cutting sity Police Chief Bill Taylor and /pring tional by early next week, as long as the line, to conduct repairs. Project Manager David Rodd in Au- there are no further delays, Tele- However, Clarkson said the Tele- gust to discuss what to do about the communications Manager Reggie communication Department got frus- broken phone. •) Clarkson said. trated with the delays and decided to Clarkson said they considered Work was supposed to begin on take responsibility for the repair. not replacing the phone but deter- the phone this week, Clarkson said, "At this point, we decided to just mined they should keep it and dis- but repair was delayed because of get it fixed, because we were tired of cussed placing the cable to the phone rain. Hie phone's cable, which was getting the answers of, 'Well, you elsewhere. damaged during construction on the know, the subcontractor with the "Ifwe replaced [thecable] where sidewalk by Wiess in early Septem- construction company hasn't done it existed today, they're tearing down Costa Rica $722 ber, needs to be replaced. this or that, or whatever,' so we took old Wiess in December, so we'd have ^"Cancun $629 The phone's telecommunications it upon ourselves as Information the same issue again — that phone Amsterdam...$617 line has been cut on three separate Technology to go ahead and repair would go out," she said. occasions since last school year: it ourselves," Clarkson said. To reduce the chance the phone Paris $597 Includes air Si accommodations from during the construction of Wiess, Although there is another blue wire will be cut during future con- Houston or Da/las Prices are per person Some taxes & fees not included Other the construction of water main lines light phone about 50 feet away, near struction projects, the new cable for departure cities and dest'nations available to the Jones Graduate School and the South College Servery, the im- the phone will be laid from the back the repair of the sidewalks after pact of the broken phone has al- of the Recreation Center instead of Wiess was completed. The phone ready been felt by some students. near the old Wiess building. has been repaired twice but has been Will Rice College sophomore Tif- "The plans for getting it fixed cut since the sidewalk construction. fany Lin hurt her knee during a recent were to review what is the best The phone was supposed to have powderpuff game and said she might possible scenario to place new been repaired since the second week have needed the use of the blue light cable where it will not get cut again, www.statravel.com TRAVEL of school, but Clarkson said the re- phone, were it not for Emergency and that's what we did," Clarkson pairs had been delayed because tele- Medical Technicians on her team. said. onune »> on THE PHone >» on cnmpu/ »» on THE /TREET RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25,2002 _

toward peace," AyalOn said. "We gave He said Palestinian general by Ian Everhart back land to Egypt ... [and] made Mohamed Nasri, has said "the Pal- THRESHER STAFF significant political and economic estinian Authority has the military Daniel Ayalon, ambassador of the agreements with Jordan, and [now] resources to fully crush Hamas ter- State of Israel to the United States, we have peace on our borders." rorist operations but lacks the politi- spoke at Baker Hall Oct. 10 about Ayalon contrasted the actions of cal will." Israel, the Palestinian territory and the governments of Jordan and Israel must continue with its own conflict in the Middle East. Egypt with those of the Palestinian preventative measures until the Pal- Ayalon, who was appointed to the Authority. estinian Authority cracks down on position in July 2002, has also served the attacks, Ayalon said. as foreign policy adviser to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and as Deputy Palestinian frustration Foreign Policy Adviser to Prime 'Israel wants peace. I Ayalon then discussed poverty Ministers Ehud Barak and Benjamin in the Palestinian territories. He said Netanyahu. cannot say this strongly the current Palestinian leadership is the cause of a substantial de- Commitment to peace enough.' crease in the per capita gross do- Ayalon began his speech by — Daniel Ayalon mestic product of the Palestinian stressing that Israel desires peace in Israeli ambassador to the territories, which dropped to just the Middle East. United States more than $1,000 this year from "Israel wants peace," he said. "I $3,500 in 1994. cannot say this strongly enough." He also criticized the Palestinian Ayalon said those who think Ar- leadership for failing to rehabilitate abs and Jews have never lived to- "The Palestinian leadership has Palestinian refugee camps. gether peacefully are mistaken, and had more than enough time to es- "Before this campaign of vio- current unrest could be resolved if tablish themselves as credible part- lence, 99 percent of the Palestinian the Palestinian Authority made a ners for peace, but time and again population [was] under the full con- commitment to peace. they reject peace and deliberately trol of the Palestinian Authority, yet "For centuries Muslims and Jews choose to support violence, hatred not a single refugee camp has been lived together throughout the and incitement," he said. rehabilitated," Ayalon said. "They Middle East," he said. "The unrest have kept their brethren in oppre;.- today is the result of an unfaithful War on terror sive conditions, allowing their Palestinian leadership that has ac- Ayalon said Israel has struggled to people's frustrations to boil." tively aided, supported, financed and suppress terrorism. One of Ariel Ayalon said substandard condi- promoted violence and terrorism." Sharon's first actions after becoming tions in refugee camps are com- Ayalon said a secure Middle East the Israeli prime minister in 2001 was pounded by an indoctrination cam- is in the interest of all countries, and to contact Yasser Arafat and offer help paign launched by the Palestinian noted that out of Israel's population in restraining terror zone by zone in leadership. of 6.5 million, there are about one the problem regions, Ayalon said. million Arab citizens who have full Arafat was unreceptive to the of- Toward a Palestinian state DANIEL KOCEVSKI/THRESHER rights and representation in the the fer, Ayalon said. Ayalon said many nations, includ- Israeli Ambassador to the United States Daniel Ayalon spoke about Israel's Knesset, the Israeli parliament. "[Cooperation] didn't happen ing Israel, contributed money to the current relationship with its neighbors during a speech at the James A. Ayalon also pointed out Israel's because Arafat was uninterested in Palestinian cause in 1994 after Arafat Baker III Institute for Public Policy Oct. 10. willingness to negotiate with Jordan using his power to create calm," he and the Palestinian Authority moved during the Wadi Araba summit of said. their headquarters back to the West ing exiles made no attempt to create In response to another question, 1994 and with Egypt in the 1978 Ayalon then accused the Pales- Bank from exile in Tunis in hopes the institutions and infrastructure Ayalon said charges that Israel re- Camp David Accords. tinian Authority of indirectly, if not that there would soon be an inde- necessary for independence. acts to Palestinian violence with ex- "We did resolve our conflicts with directly, supporting attacks by ter- pendent state of Palestine. "They did not come to build a cessive force are unfounded. Jordan and Egypt because their lead- rorist groups such as the Islamic Ayalon said these contributions [Palestinian] nation — they came to Palestinian terrorists deliberately ers were honest in working with us Resistance Movement. were thwarted because the return- destroy ours," Ayalon said. situate themselves in densely popu- In order to transform the Pales- lated areas, and civilian casualties tinian territories into a viable state, during anti-terror campaigns, al- several fundamental changes are though unintentional, are sometimes necessary, Ayalon said. unavoidable, he said. Among other things, the Pales- Ayalon said the goal of the Israeli tinian leadership must unify their re-occupation last March was sim- security services into a capable ply to prevent further terrorist at- counter-terrorism force, adopt a rep- tacks. He pointed out that suicide resentative political structure and bombings have dropped from one or establish financial transparency and two a day to one or two a month. an independent judiciary, he said. 'We were embarked on a peaceful road ... and then the terror began," he Audience questions said. "If terror stopped today, we would In a question-and-answer session not be in the territories." after his address, Ayalon said Israel Brown College sophomore Mon- is willing to vacate parts of the West roe Eskew said he was not convinced Bank and the Gaza Strip if and when by Ayalon's speech. • medium 1-topping the Palestinian Authority takes re- "I thought he did not represent sponsibility for security in those ar- the issues truthfully," he said. I pizza 6 2 cons of Coke eas by implementing significant "Israel's actions only promote more Ho coupon required counter-terrorism measures. hatred of Israel, so it's clearly a cycle Pius +3X Ayalon also dismissed the idea of violence." Deep dish may be extra that resentment over Israeli settle- Baker College senior Ed Bruera ments are at the heart of the Israeli- said he was surprised at the modera- Palestinian conflict. He said the Pal- tion of Ayalon's statements. estine Liberation Organization was "He didn't give the hard line," formed in 1964, three years before Bruera said. "On some of the ques- Israel conquered all the territories tions, he was a little vague, but that's currently under contention in the to be expected — he doesn't want to Large 1 -toppping Six Day War of 1967. ruin anything." $5.30 pizza & 3 cans of Coke Join the J'ET Vrogram and Discover Japan! Ilo coupon required Plus tax Deep dish may be extra The Japanese Embassy is now accepting applications for Assistant Language Teachers and I Coordinators for International Relations ro work In The Village in public schools & government offices in japan. (713) 523-7770 Japan Exchange and Teaching 5733 Kirby Dr. (JET) Program m Open 11 am to 2 am Mon. - Sun. Learn about Japanese Culture People Above offers expire 7-31-03 Gain International Experience

• Ram 3,600.000 yen (-$35,000) annually (airfare provided) • Free Japanese Language training uie also serue: • Next Departure for Japan: July 2003 m Get The Door. No Japanese Language skill or teaching experience required. Breadsticks Cheesy Bread # Applicants must hold bachelor degree in any field by June 2003. It's Domino's.' Applications are available at www.us.emb-japan.go.jp Coca-Cola Buffalo Ulings * or at the Japanese Consulate: [email protected], 1-800-1NFO-JET. Application deadline: Per S, 7m?' $) THE RICK THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY OCTOBER 25,2002

NEWS IN BRIEF TABC investigates with friends, said one of his RBT Matthews, liaison from the 2005 men is higher because it is a pro- accessible after these times. personas was well-known television Council to the 2006 Council, said rated premium of the cost for fresh- Sutera said the original location Baker Institute event psychic Miss Cleo. things look promising for the class men to park at the West Lot. Faculty of the lockers was temporary. "When I was talking to the law- of 2006. or staff members who move to the "People weren't using [the lock- The Texas Alcoholic Beverage yers before the show — and there "Where they are now is where we garage now will have lo pay $267. ers]," he said. "They were new, ami Commission brought officers on are a lot of lawyers — they said, you were in the end of January," Those who purchased a contract at people didn't know about them, so campus this month, but they weren't have to tell us everything you've Matthews said. the beginning of the year paid $400. we just temporarily put them in the concerned with an undergraduate ever done on TV," Burton said. "So I The next meeting of the 2006 Neill Binford, associate vice presi- hallway." party. told them about Miss Cleo. Then I Council is Nov. 3 at 9:30 p.m. in the dent of Finance and Administration, The Student Association and the Officers came to check on a James got out there, and [Viera's] first ques- Student Center. said there are advantages to parking Student Center shared the cost of A Baker Institute III for Public Policy tion was something along the lines — Peter Lee in the garage, including protection the lockers. Originally intended to reception. of, 'So you dress up as a woman and of vehicles from the elements and stand near Willy's Pub, the SA de- Baker Institute Administrator read other people's fortunes?"' theft, proximity to buildings on cam- cided the lockers should be in a W.O. King said two TABC officers Burton said he was pleased with Students may park in pus and 24-hour access. Also, the more prominent location. showed up at the reception, which the Millionaire experience. Central Campus Garage garage has three elevators, four stair- Although the Student Cent-er was held following the U.S.-Russia "I got a trip to New York and a T- cases and 40 security cameras. closes at either 12, 1 or 2 a.m., de- Commercial Energy Summit Oct. 2, shirt with 'Who Wants to Be a Mil- Students can now purchase a con- "Generally, Rice's parking fee pending on the day of the week, after they called the Rice University lionaire' on it, and [Viera] sent me a tract to park in the Central Campus structure reflects demand levels," Sutera said the primary purpose of Police Department to notify them letter for being such a good sport Garage, located under the Jesse H. Binford said. the lockers is daytime use, particu- that they were on campus. because she made fun of me a lot," Jones School of Management. Con- There is already a waiting list of larly to prevent theft outside the Baker Institute Events Coordina- he said. tracts will be available on a first- 68 students who have shown inter- campus bookstore. Bookstore tor Jay Guerrero said the TABC re- — Lindsey Gilbert come, first-served basis for students, est in the garage, but some students, policy requires all students to leave , ceivetl an anonymous call that the faculty and staff. such as Sid Richardson College their bags outside the door while caterer working the events was sell- The first basement level of the sophomore Thomas Bowdin, said they shop. ing alcohol without a license. Class of2006 Council two-story garage serves as a parking prices keep them away "I've gotten a lot of e-mails from Guerrero was able to show the offic- formed lot for visitors and a service entrance "[Garage parking] might appeal people that have had their items sto- ers the invoice for the alcohol, which for deliveries to the Jones School; to me for one reason — my first class len, and they're saying these lock- showed that the Baker Institute had The Student Association Senate the second basement level is open to every day is over on that side of ers are the best thing," he said. bought alcohol, and he said they is scheduled to approve the 2006 contract parking for the Rice com- campus — but I probably wouldn't "People that have had theft happen were satisfied and left. Class Council constitution at its munity. Currently, about 90 faculty bother paying that much just be- to them are using the lockers reli- Guerrero said the caterer is a meeting Monday. and staff members have purchased cause we have shuttles that will run giously." new catering company in the pro- 2006 Council President Jack contracts. The garage includes to that side anyway," Bowdin said. Martel College sophomore Liz cess of getting its license. Hardcastle, a Wiess College freshman, spaces for 477 vehicles, about half — Michelle Afkhami Lee said she only uses the lockers — Rachel Rustin said the council has gotten off to a on each level. when she is shopping in the book- rocky start due to the lack of participa- The garage was not opened to Lockers moved to store and thinks the lockers should Student on Millionaire tion among freshmen from the North students earlier this year because have been moved inside the campus Colleges, but is planning Orientation the parking administration wanted Convenience Store store, not the convenience store. Wiess College senior Blake Bur- Week-type activities on a can lpu s-wide to give faculty and staff the opportu- "The only time I don't use a bag is ton recently found himself in the scale, such as volunteer opportuni- nity to purchase a garage contract The lockers recently installed in when I go in the bookstore, so I hottest seat on daytime television. ties, dances, pub nights, mixers and first. Also, originally, contract hold- the Student Center to combat theft think the lockers should be in there," Burton appeared as a contestant capture-the-flag games. ers could not enter the lot between will no longer be accessible to late- she said. on the syndicated version of the The Class of 2005 and the Devel- the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. nig'nt pub-goers. Sutera said the lockers could not game show Who Wants to Be a Mil- opment Office have both expressed Starting Oct. 14, 24-hour access be- The lockers have been moved remain in the hallway because they lionaire. The episodes featuring hope that the new council will follow gan through the use of proximity from the main hallway of the Stu- were taking up important vending Burton aired Wednesday and Thurs- the example of the 2005 Class Coun- cards. Because there are eight dent Center into the convenience table space. day at 2 p.m. on Houston's KPRC cil, which broke tradition last year months left in the fiscal year, the store to make space for vending "The vending tables are where Channel 3. by announcing plans to maintain a cost of the parking contracts will be tables. Associate Director of the Stu- the Student Center gets its revenue Burton said a former contestant permanent council throughout their two-thirds the annual fee. For non- dent Center Paul Sutera said. Be- to put those iMacs there and pur- encouraged him to try out for the four years at Rice. freshmen, the fee is $242 for the cause the convenience store closes chase the other lockers, among other game show more than a year ago Class councils are formed each remainder of the fiscal year, and it is at 1 a.m. on Thursdays and 11 p.m. things," he said. when it was still a prime-time favor- year by the new student representa- $331 for freshmen. The cost for fresh- all other days, the lockers will not be — Amanda Cahn ite on ABC. tives to the SA. In the past, council "I had a friend who won a quarter responsibilities have been limited to of a million dollars on the show, and making class T-shirts, and the coun- he recommended I go for a tryout," cils have usually dissolved after their Burton said. freshman year. After acing a series of "fastest 2005 Council President finger"-style sequencing questions Alessandra Gonzalez said she thinks at an August 2001 audition in his a four-year council promotes class The Fletcher hometown of Tulsa. Okla., Burton unity, and she hopes the 2006 Coun- was entered into Millionaire's con- cil will continue the trend. testant pool. "We felt that forming class unity Burton said he was surprised would help tackle a regret a lot of when he received a phone call al- seniors expressed that they didn't School most a year later inviting him to get to know that many people in participate in the syndicated show, their graduating class outside of their Tufts University which premiered this fall and has a college," Gonzalez, a Hanszen Col- slightly different format than the lege sophomore, said. canceled prime-time version. Gonzalez said the 2005 Council "Ii was a call-on-Thursday, can- lias encouraged the class of 2006 by vou-be-in-New-York-by-Monday sort recruiting freshmen at the activities of thing." Burton said. 'They didn't fair, contacting the SA new student give me a whole lot of leeway." representatives and organizing a Graduate Professional Education in International Affairs Hosted by The View s Meredith study break for the freshman class. Viera, the syndicated episodes are The I)evelopment Office has also only >0 minutes long and have no encouraged the 2006 Council to Preparing Leaders with a Global Perspective fastest-finger segments. Each invited adopt a four-year format, Assistant contestant gets a chance in the hot Director of Annual Gifts Joni Lloyd seat. Burton said. said. MASTERS AND DOCTORAL DEGREES At press time, Burton refused to Lloyd said she wants to start a a comment on Thursday's episode or trend of independent, student-run • Asia * Comparative and Developmental Political Analysis f his total winnings. On Wednesday's class councils that could collaborate show he passed the $1,000 mark, with the Development Office on Development Economics * Europe * International Business and Economic Law * correctly answering questions about projects such as student recruiting, Spaghettios and the Irish potato fam- canned food drives and the senior International Business Relations * International Environment and ine of 1840, among other things. class gift. Burton used his ask-the-audience Kevin Foyle, senior director of Resource Policy * International Information and Communication * lifeline to answer the $4,000 ques- Development, said while the senior tion and began Thursday's show with gift is traditionally the responsibility International Monetary Theory and Policy * International Negotiation the $8,000 question. of the Senior Committee, he would Burton said the trademark Mil- like to see permanent class councils and Conflict Resolution * International Organizations work with the Development Office //oMfl/w lights and music were nerve- * International Political Economy * International Security Studies to increase communication about the racking, but he relaxed as the taping , . ' importance of the gift. progressed. • International Technology Policy and Management • International Trade "It was pretty stressful, but once Foyle said the percentage of par- - . \ V.'f'yZ ,/f '*'• - V * .v, ' b " I 1 got out there and won over $1,000, ticipation in the senior gilt is essen- it was okay." he said. tial in showing prospective profes- and Commercial Policies * Law and Development * Political Systems Burton said he is not a trivia buff, sors and corporate donors how in- and his preparation for the hot seat terested students are in their univer- and Theories * Public International Law * Southwest Asia and j was limited. sity and consequently in attracting "I sat down and read through high-caliber professors and large Islamic Civilization • United States * Trivial Pursuit cards when I knew I donations. was going to be on the show," he The Development Office has also said. "I played the home game of been in contact with the class of The Fletcher School I Cabot Intercultural Center I 160 Packard Avenue \Millionaire\ with my friends." 2004, the only recent class that did Medford, Massachusetts, USA 02155 Burton said the most uncomfort- not form a class council. Plans to able moment of the show was Viera's form a junior class council are un- pre-game teasing about his variety derway, and organization should TEL: 617 627 3040 WEB: www.fletcher.tufts.edu show on Rice Broadcast Television. begin in November, Lloyd said. E-MAIL: [email protected] Burton, who hosted the weekly show Will Rice sophomore Derrick r : v ' ;-i • ! > T "5 " " ' $ w • ' ' Sr . ",

THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25,2002 Wiess hosting NOD in commons tomorrow Dunnavant said that after Orienta- by Rachel Rustin ,r r s tion Week pranks this year focused on THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF *'•y* jL^jm the prison-like appearance of the new The building may be new, but the building, college members decided to party is the same. play on this theme for the party.

Wiess College hosts its annual "The theme had a lot of potential -"v. -VL N ight of Decadence tomorrow night for decoration and a lot of potential in its new commons. The party, with for costumes." Matuzek said. 9i the theme Cops and Robbers: ANOD Dunnavant and Matuzek said to Authority, will feature professional they are also concerned with mak- lights and sound systems. ing sure that NOD remains a safe Wiess Social Vice Presidents event. In addition to a security force mM Ryan Dunnavant and Emily Matuxek that will include more than 100 mem- hired a professional chib designer, bers. four caregivers will be at each . v.\ at a cost of $2,600. who will set up the college to ensure the safety of intoxi- Ik f%v I,. * commons with lights, sound, a cated partygoers. shadow box. confetti commons and Four years ago. a committee of ARNAB NANDI/THRESHER aDJ. college presidents and the Student *"W e hired Sfceflie Ray from Texas Association president was formed It smells like ... barley? Entertainment to set up Club Wiess to examine the sexually explicit na- Wiess College Junior Jill Browning and senior Jay Henderson take part in a beer tasting Friday at Wiess. in the commons," Matuzek. a Wiess ture of the party. The committee's sophomore, said. "Shellie has proposals — increased security worked on every" major club in Hous- measures and a ban on sexually ex- ton, and he's putting in all sorts of plicit decorations — were put into lights and effects and a shadow box place in 1999. where people can dance." Students can purchase advance H&D taking steps to minimize mold Dunnavant, a Wiess sophomore, tickets today at Wiess for $7. Tickets of mold in their rooms and asked to H&D has received 20 mold-re- said college members chose the will also be available at the door MOLD, from Page 1 help maintain their air-conditioning/ lated work requests from Will Rice theme at a meeting after the socials tomorrow night for $10. Non-Rice Ditman said H&D is currently heating units. this semester, mostly from resi- presented a narrowed-down list of guests must purchase tickets by 1 working on an air-conditioning dents of the college's Old Dorm. options. p.m. today and must be accompa- quality-control program to main- Older buildings with leaking wa- ter pipes, reduced lighting and poor The majority of complaints have "Once we got here and w^e started nied to the party by a Rice host. All tain residential air-conditioning air circulation are particularly sus- been limited to musty odors, Ditman thinking about the new commons partygoers must present identifica- units. ceptible to mold, which thrives in said. However, a freshman had to® and the new building, we thought, tion to enter the Acabowl. although The Will Rice Diet voted to re- hot, humid environments. Mold at receive outside medical attention 'We gotta make this thing huge.'" Rice students do not need a ticket to move carpeting from all rooms in Will Rice has been found in carpet- earlier this semester after a severe Dunnavant said. get into the Acabowl. Old Dorm and replace it with either tile or hardwood to combat mold ing and as a black-green sludge in allergic reaction to mold in her infestation. Carpet runners, which air-conditioning units, among other room, and two others had to be can be easily removed and cleaned, places, Joel Wolfe said. Most reports relocated while their room was ster- will be installed in Old Dorm hall- have described black or green dis- ilized and renovated. Baker, WRC next in ways. colorations or growths, sometimes In addition, mold found in the^ In addition, students in Old Dorm fuzzy in texture and with white Will Rice House earlier this year was have been advised to watch for signs spores. removed by a team specially trained in handling hazardous materials. line for improvements Although some types of mold can STUDENT ASSOCIATION be toxic, no incidences of toxic mold JONES, trom Page 1 Ditman said there is not enough have yet been reported to H&D. Mild Baker College senior T.J. time or resources to execute major The Student Association met Monday. The following were discussed: allergic reactions are the most com- . Burgett said she thinks the cur- improvements at Will Rice or Baker mon health-related responses to ™ rent maintenance procedures have in 2003. • SA discussion boards are available for comments and submissions mold, Ditman said. created inequalities among the col- "We recognize that Will Rice and on the SA Web site at http://sa.rice.edu. H&D has received many more leges. Baker are much larger projects, and mold-related work requests this year we plan to commit the greatest part • The SA is forming an ad hoc committee on the academic calendar to than in past years. Ditman attributes of the capital budgets of 2004 and look into the timing of spring recess and how the senate should the increased concern in part to 2005 to them." Ditman said. respond. The committee will first meet next week and then continue Tropical Storm Allison, which While the maintenance work at to meet every other week. Any students interested in being on the caused dangerous mold infestations $ 7 seriously doubt that Jones will consume only 35 percent committee should send an e-mail to SA President Matt Haynie at in several Houston-area buildings Jones needs of the 2003 capital budget, improve- [email protected]. during the summer of 2001 and ments to Will Rice and Baker are raised awareness about the micro- [improvements] as projected to consume 75 percent of • Petitions for nominating homecoming king and queen for the Home- scopic fungi. coming Election are available today at the SA Office on the second both the 2004 and 2005 budgets. Will Rice junior Marni King-Grill floor of the Student Center. Petitions are due next Friday. The much as we do.' Other funds in the capital budget said she did not file a mold com- are allocated for both general and Homecoming Election is Nov. 8 - 13. — Joe Halbouty plaint two years ago, but now sus- f college-specific maintenance. pects her former room may have Will Rice College freshman • The Senate approved the Society for Textile Artists and Beadwork Ditman said. been infested. Club. The club will offer classes and serve as a forum for people In addition. Will Rice and Baker "I lived in Old Dorm as a fresh- interested in textile and beadwork art. Anyone interesting in learning have undergone preliminary work man, and there wasn't ever any vis- more about the club should contact Hanszen College senior Laura to prepare them for the upcoming ible mold in my room," King-Grill Matzen at [email protected]. "[Baker] is in need of repairs." improvements. New electrical feeds said. "But looking back, I know how she said. have been installed. Ditman said and • The senate approved changes to the constitution of the 2005 Class it smelled, and there must have been "It is unfair that all students have minor maintenance work and safety mold in the carpets." ® improvements will continue at these Council. The changes include new titles for its executive board. to pay the same amount and some Ditman said H&D has been work- have crappier living conditions." colleges as needed. • Undergraduate Representative to the University Standing Commit- ing for the past few years to alleviate tee on Teaching Dustin Stephens asked the senate for feedback on mold and mildew on the Rice cam- possible nominations for the Sherry Teaching Award. The award pus by waterproofing basements, winner teaches at Baylor University in the Spring 2005 semester and replacing roof water spouts, repair- What are you receives $250,000. The five possible nominees Stephens men- ing roofs at several colleges and tioned were Political Science Professor John Ambler. Computational keeping the colleges air-conditioned 0 doing next and Applied Mathematics Professor Steven Cox. Sociology Professor over the summer. William Martin, History Professor Allen Matusow and History Profes- Some Will Rice students said sor John Zammito. Anyone who has any feedback on these nominees they are satisfied with the speed semester? should send an e-mail to Stephens at [email protected]. and efficiency with which H&D has handled the college's mold prob- lem. STUDY m Rice University Police Chief Bill Taylor spoke to the senate about various aspects of the police department this year. Taylor expressed "[H&D] is not necessarily that n ABROAD his availability to be contacted directly at x6333 or [email protected]. slow about it. they just have a lot of He also stressed that there are many new campus police officers and work to do," Will Rice freshman that there is a break-in period during which officers are learning how Michael Lawrence said. SYRACUSE to interact with students. Some students also credit Will UNIVERSITY Rice's new masters with bringing • T-shirt designs for Homecoming were discussed. A T-shirt that has the issue to the forefront. Huck FawaiT on one side and Kumana Wanna Laya' with a Hula Ditman said students should take Italy dancer on the other was selected by the senate. an active part in the anti-mold effort. 0 England "An important factor for main- • Haynie spoke with the senate about the 2003 commencement taining the highest quality air in Spain speaker and whether or not students think it is important to have a residential space is tenant practices, celebrity speaker. (See Story. Page 1.) Hong Kong specifically keeping rooms clean and dusted and reporting leaks as • Next week's senate meeting will be broadcast live on Rice Broadcast soon as they are spotted," Ditman Television as part of a trial run that will last for two weeks. During the 1 -800-235-DIPA (3472) said. Africa second week, phone calls will be accepted so students can call in http://suabroad.syr.edu If students notice unexplained with their comments about the issues being discussed. discoloration of any surfaces, dark spots on or around vents, musty The next meeting will be held Monday at 10 p.m. in Famsworth Pavilion odors or water stains, they should thresher ,rite.aln and will be broadcast on RBT. submit a work request to H&D, Ditman said. THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2002 H % W Merits of costly speakers debated SPEAKER, from Page 1 cause all of the prices of the initial from," she said. "To me, it has every- English Professor Dennis Huston speakers was so high," Donato, a thing to do with what the content is, spoke at the Class of 2003's matricu- sociology professor, said. someone who can rally the troops, lation. Sid Richardson College President to value where they've come on The suggestion was made be- Charlotte Albrecht said she pre- graduation day and plan for the fu- cause the administration has been ferred commencement speakers ture and to be as broad-thinking as unable to schedule any of the non- who were not faculty members. possible." faculty speakers recommended by "I think it's a good idea to have a Haynie said he thinks Rice should the Commencement Speaker Com- Rice professor welcome us into the change its focus in looking for a mittee because of time conflicts and community of Rice, but it's nice to graduation speaker. He said instead cost. have somebody outside the commu- of nominating the most well-known After the first three possible nity of Rice to welcome us into the speakers, the committee should look speakers approached by the rest of the world," Albrecht, a se- for more literary or eloquent speak- President's Office during the sum- nior, said. ers. He said suggestions from the mer did not agree to speak, the com- committee have included Texas mittee recommended more speak- Governor Ann Richards, syndicated ers, but none have agreed. Columnist Molly Ivins or Sex and the Scheid said the President's Of- 'It's nice to have City author Candace Bushnell. - vsHi fice had approached Larry "Take someone like Kurt McMurtry (1958) and host of the somebody outside the Vonnegut [the speaker in 1998]— National Public Radio show/4 Prai- there's someone who gave a tremen- rie Home Companion Garrison community of Rice to dous speech, and although he's fa- Keillor about speaking, but welcome us into the rest mous, he's also a writer." Haynie McMurtry no longer makes said. "He's not just a famous per- speeches, and Keillor has a live of the world.' son." broadcast scheduled for May 10. Haynie said for Rice to get qual- Members of the Class of2003voted —Charlotte Albrecht ity speakers from beyond Rice, the on 40 candidates last spring. The com- Sid Richardson administration should consider pay- mittee, composed of senior students, College president ing speakers more because students a graduate student and a faculty mem- are opposed to faculty members ber, recommended the top 10 finalists speaking. He suggested the Devel- to Gillis. Gillis and Scheid then evalu- opment Office consider raising ad- ated the list based on speaker experi- However, Baker College sopho- ditional funds so the money does not ence and price range. more Ben Wheeler said he thinks come from the university budget. Scheid said some of the many professors would make better "I think that if students care as committee's recommendations have speakers than celebrities. much as they seem to about this, the MATT CRNKOVICH/THRESHER been too expensive. For example, "There are a lot of great profes- university should reconsider how former New York City Mayor Rudy sors, and I think the students would much they're willing to spend," he Leading by example Giuliani, one of the first three candi- actually like to hear what they had to said. "I agree it's a lot of money, but Houston Mayor Lee Brown gives a talk about leadership to the Black dates contacted, charges $100,000 say, especially if it was someone they I think the graduation speaker has a Graduate School Association in the Shell Auditorium in the Jesse H. for speaking engagements and re- knew personally rather than some- pretty big significance to the class Jones Graduate School of Management Building Oct. 15. quires round-trip transportation in a one who was just famous or was graduating and to people from out- private jet. somehow labeled as a good gradua- side the university." Committee member Katharine tion speaker," Wheeler said. However, Scheid said even low Donato said she expected the uni- Donato said she did not think speaker fees are significant and POLICE BLOTTER versity to consider a faculty member whether the speaker was affiliated could be better used academically. for the speech because of the earlier with Rice was important but rather "My question is if it's worth what The following items were reported to the University Police for the period scheduling problems. the quality of the speaker. we pay, even if it's just $15,000 or Oct. 8 - 22. "I had a funny feeling that that "To me personally, it doesn't $20,000," Scheid said. "You can do might be what would happen be- matter where the person comes some big things with $20,000." Residential Colleges Lovett College Oct. 12 Officer observed several students using a Disability Support Services golf cart belonging to another No suspects in most vandalism cases student. Officer took the golf cart back to the student who had the cart and advised student on proper use GATES, from Page 1 jail,' that I'm getting from the admin- him — I'll make an example of ev- of cart. Shortly thereafter, officer RUPD Chief Bill Taylor said of- istration," the student said. eryone and, frankly, destroying prop- observed several students on the ficers determined that only one stu- Brickman said in a case of this erty is destroying property." two-person golf cart, and all were dent had entered Martel around the nature, the charges would probably Binford said the student would issued municipal citations for minor time of the incident and approached be property violations, which are pun- not be fined through the Parking consuming alcohol. the student the next day. ishable by community service hours, Office, but said he hopes U. Court The student said he went to the disciplinary probation and restitution. will consider penalties carefully. Baker College Oct. 14 Wiess College student urinated police station, admitted he had dam- The student said he had no qualms "We will let U. Court take care of outside Baker College. Student was aged the gate and wrote a statement, with paying for the damaged gate. this one entirely," Binford said. advised that charges of minor which he said police later used to "I would be glad to pay for any "However, I hope U. Court looks at consuming alcohol and disorderly bring the case to U. Court. damages done," the student said. "I what we think is an appropriate pen- conduct would be filed with University "They did not explain to me my would put this in the same level as if alty, or frankly, maybe does more Court. rights, they did not explain to me 1 was a poor driver and ran into it because it is a violation of the code of what they were going to be using the with my car." student conduct." Binford said the two students are Wiess College Oct. 18 Sign stolen from Student Center statement for, and they didn't ex- recovered. Four students were plain to me how severe an issue it not suspects in the other vandalism was," the student said. "When I wrote cases. The student said he was not referred to U. Court for theft, and 'Our options were to let another student was referred for the statement, they were very non- involved in the other cases of dam- theft and criminal mischief. chalant about it, until after I signed age to parking gates. it. Then they said, 'Okay, you're in him go to the District "I had nothing to do with any of big trouble.' I felt it was a little im- those," the student said. "I person- Brown College Oct. 22 Tools stolen. Attorney, or go through proper, business-wise." ally think the parking gate idea is a good idea. I don't really have that Academic Buildings Taylor, who was out of town when U. Court, which we much of a problem with it." Items missing from basement. the incident occurred, said his offic- Fondren Library Oct. 12 ers acted properly. allowed as a kinder, Taylor said the investigation into the rash of gate vandalism has stalled. Banner stolen. "At that stage of their investiga- gentler soul.' Duncan Hall Oct. 17 tion, I don't think they needed to read "We haven't really had anything rights," Taylor said. "If we took the — Neill Binford we could work on, and there are no case to the District Attorney, we would leads to go on at this point, so it's AlleOthenr CenteBuildingr s Oct. 10 Report taken on medication found Associate vice president for reinterview and get statements under currently inactive,"Taylor said. "But in Lovett Lot. Finance and Administration the Miranda rights. Miranda holds in if something comes up, we get some specific circumstance, and frankly, it lead, then it is right back on the Student Center Oct. 11 Minor in possession at Willy's Pub. doesn't hold for information given that front burner." Student will be referred to U. Court. will be used in U. Court." Brickman said a preliminary hear- Since Oct. 9, only one incident of Taylor added that the testimony ing would probably take place within parking gate vandalism has been Rice Memorial Center Oct. 14 Professor reported his briefcase was two weeks, and the actual hearing reported. taken from his vehicle. of the officers who witnessed the gate being damaged would hold would take place within a week of that. On Oct. 18, Binford said a profes- more credence than the statement. The student said he felt he was sor with a parking permit to park in Parking Lots The student said he was told that being made an example. the Biology-Geology Ix>t was unable West Lot Oct. 8 Student reported CDs missing from the administration considered send- "Even though I cooperated and to enter the lot because a workman his vehicle. ing his case to the District Attorney admitted to it and said this was an was working on the gate. The pro- but decided against it. However, accident and my intent was not van- fessor proceeded to lift the gate up Oct. 18 Professor observed pushinggatearm Biology-Geology Lot U. Court Chair Daniel Brickman said dalism, they are trying to put my to gain access to the lot. up to enter lot. (See Story, Page 1.) the case would be referred to head on a platter," the student said. Binford said if the professor had U. Court by today or early next week. Associate Vice President for Fi- waited less than a minute, the work- Other Areas The student said he hopes nance and Administration Neill man would have been able to stop. Oct. 9 Officers on foot chase two male Entrance 16 Binford said he was flabbergasted "When the professor arrived, he subjects reported to have damaged U. Court will recognize the totality by the thought that the student was was very minorly inconvenienced, a gate arm and fled the scene. of the situation. being persecuted. and he became angry," Binford said. Investigation is underway. (See "As it is a trial by peers, I'm hop- "Our options were to let him go Binford said because no damage Story, Page 1.) ing it will be a little more open to hearing what the actual incident was to the District Attorney, or go was done to the gate, the professor and what the intent of the whole through U. Court, which we allowed would not be fined. Binford would Oct. 9 Tools stolen from a construction Entrance 19 situation was, and not the, *You broke as a kinder, gentler soul," Binford not comment on whether any other trailer. it, now we are going to send you to said. "I'm not making an example of disciplinary action had been taken. k':

10 THE RICE THRESHER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2002

THE THRESHER'S mi• RA1S is >/' i/\ RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVENTS AROUND HOUSTON THROUGH 'Lady' is luverly in Hanszen College production • OCT. 31, 2002. barrasses herself and everyone else) k Raj Wahi THRESHER STAFF and then at the embassy ball (where she does the opposite). Yet she also "Pickering, this is going to be realizes Higgins has effectively left ^ ghastly," declares Professor Henry IEUXQB! her without an identity, which leads ® Higgins, as his phonetically chal- to a terrifying confrontation and a lenged pupil Eliza prepares for a bittersweet resolution. pronunciation exercise. She does picks indeed butcher the phrase she is The production's greatest assigned, but the result is not strength is the acting by the two ghastly; instead, it is simultaneously leads: King and Graf. Both are sure- endearing and hysterically funny. footed performers who know how to So is Hanszen College's production make a strong impression without % upstaging each other. Graf clearly tomorrow of My Fair Lady, the musical adapta- tion of George Bernard Shaw's play enjoys his role as the arrogant Pygmalion. Higgins, especially during two self- | ZOO BOO incriminating, sexist tirades in which Graf earns extra points for never * Lions and tigers and bears seeming to be in on the joke. King, for her part, brings a seemingly in- q j ... and fairies and witches 'my fair lady' exhaustible energy to her role and and ghosts. The Houston Hanszen College portrays Eliza as a woman who •1 Zoo hosts a daytime Rating: *+++ (out of five) knows who she is but doesn't realize it at first. To top it all off, her voice is J Halloween costume party, for Tonight through Sunday and (I might as well say it) gorgeous. those of you interested in Nov. 1 -3 at 8 p.m. Her musical solos are easily the best t $4 students, $6 in the show. Rice community, $8 all others. t surrounding yourself by sugar- Of course, the play wouldn't be ™ s' fueled costumed kneebiters nearly as much fun without strong supporting performances, and and other exotic animals. Eliza Doolittle (Brown College f freshman Melissa King) is a flower thankfully there are plenty of those. $5 at the Houston Zoo from girl who dreams of escaping her Jones senior Jesse Beene has fun 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. dreary life of poverty and loneliness with the drunken antics of Eliza's on the streets of Ixmdon. An un- improvident father. Stevenson high- tomorrow and likely opportunity arrives when lights Pickering's absentminded- 9 Sunday Henry Higgins (electrical engineer- nessand Martel sophomore Daniel ing graduate student Ben Graf Trahan sports a perfect deer-in-the- (Wiess '01)), a phonetics expert both KATIE STREIT/THRESHER headlights look as the lovestruck THE THIRD Professor Higgins (electrical engineering graduate student Ben Graf (Wiess '01)) appalled and intrigued by Eliza's Freddie Eynsford-Hill. (His rendi- gives Eliza (Brown College freshman Melissa King) a grammar lesson. DIMENSION uneducated speech, accepts a chal- tion of "On the Street Where You lenge from his friend Colonel cover the expenses of Higgins' "ex- goes an improbably abrupt transfor- Live" is pretty amazing, too.) I also Get your science-fiction Pickering (Physics and Astronomy periment," agrees to stay at the mation from atrocious to exquisite, enjoyed community member a Professor Dr. Paul Stevenson) to professor's flat for six months to and she soon finds herself mingling MarjorieTaishoff s performance as nostalgia fix. The Rice Media transform Eliza into a lady. Eliza, learn proper English and etiquette. with "'high society," first at the Ascot the perpetually bemused house Center presents It Came from emboldened by Pickering's offer to Eventually, Eliza's speech under- Races (where she hilariously em- See SUPPORT, Page 13 | Outer Space in glorious 3-D | (yes, glasses are provided) DOZEN LONG-STEMMED ROSES \ as part of the H.C. \ Westermann series, Alison Lohman's performance propels 'Oleander' to poignancy t $5 with a Rice I.D., $6 all \ others. 7 p.m. tomorrow Raj Wahi THRESHER STAFF and Sunday at the Once in a while, a young actor or Rice Media Center. actress gives a performance so pow- erful that it elevates to near excel- i lence a film that might otherwise } oct. 29 have been a disaster. Such is the case with White Oleander, which CUTTING EDGE owes its improbable success almost GUITAR entirely to Alison Lohman's percep- tive portrayal of a displaced but bril- liant teenager. The Pauline Oliveras Foundation of Houston presents an evening of 'white oleander'

improvisational guitar Rating: iriririr music from Annette Krebs, (out of five) in theaters Ernesto Diaz-Infante and Chris Forsyth. The musicians will be Lohman plays Astrid Magnusson, an aspiring young artist who idol- performing solos and in izes her mother Ingrid (Michelle groups. Pfeiffer). To Astrid, Ingrid is the quintessential independent woman: 8 p.m. at Firestation No. 3, She raised Astrid on her own, boasts 1919 Houston Ave. $7 for that she doesn't need men and never COURTESY WARNER BROTHERS Astrid Magnusson (Alison Lohman) bonds with her foster mother, Claire Richards (Renee Zellwager). students, seniors and artists, will and, indeed, implicitly expects Astrid to follow suit. but hopelessly needy actress whose have. Starr, for instance, is intended $8 for all others. For expressions. Lohman does all this Yet Ingrid's definition of inde- husband's (Noah Wyle) philander- as an example of foster mothers who and more, and she makes it look information or directions, pendence and strength is danger- ing only intensifies her self-loath- have no business raising their own easy. call (713) 928-5653. ously skewed. True, she has weath- ing. Meanwhile, Astrid must also children, much less someone else's; That's not to say the other ac tors ered hardship and survived, but in come to terms with her mother's yet the character comes across more don't do well. Zellweger in particu- the process she has become bitter, moral and parental failings and de- as a lazy stereotype, included prima- lar is affecting as the fragile Claire, narcissistic and vindictive. Astrid cide whether anything can be sal- rily for cheap laughs. Worse still is and Penn has fun in the movie's comes to this realization — more vaged from their relationship. Pfeiffer's dialogue, which is so stilted most over-the-top role. Only Pfeiffer abruptly than any child should What the movie tries to do is and grandiose that I cringed with is less than convincing: For most of when Ingrid starts dating a man certainly admirable. It takes the fa- embarrassment during the scenes the movie, her face is frozen in a named Barry (Billy Connolly), only miliar arc of the coming-of-age story that should have been the high points narrow-eyed, complacently smirking to murder him in a fit of jealousy and sets it against an uncomfort- of the movie. "I taught you to think feline expression—the "I'll-claw-you- when she learns he's been sleeping able, socially-relevant backdrop. Ir- for yourself. I made you. Those and-you'll-like-it" gaze. I got tired of with other women. responsible parents, assembly-line people are the enemy!" Ingrid re- that very quickly. To be fair, she is Once Mom is hauled ethics in foster care programs, our peatedly hisses, as though she were more natural in her later scenes, off to prison, Astrid is culture's generally dismissive atti- trying to convince Astrid to start a when she gets a chance to reveal a shuttled from one night- tude toward teenagers—all of these war. surprising vulnerability in Ingrid. marish foster home to very real societal problems come Luckily, Lohman plays Astrid Overall, this may not sound like a another. One guardian, under the microscope in White Ole- with such skill and emotional hon- positive review, but I actually rec- Starr Thomas (Robin ander. In the process, we come to esty that the movie's intentions are ommend the movie, mainly because 0 Wright Penn), is a fla- recognize Astrid as a tremendously realized in spite of its narrative prob- it includes a rare portrayal of a teen- grantly hypocritical strong, intuitive child who sees lems. Her role is not an easy one ager that contains not even a hint of trailer-trash born-again through and rises above the frailties either. She is on-screen almost the condescension. Alison Lohman Christian, while another of the adults in her life. whole time, and she is frequently clearly understands this much: Ex- foster mom, Claire Unfortunately, White Oleander required to communicate three or perience may make adults wiser, but Richards (Renee doesn't tackle these issues as ag- four simultaneous, conflicting emo- it helps if they retain the unclouded, Zellweger), is a sweet gressively or thoroughly as it could tions using only gestures and facial intuitive vision of a child. THE RICE THRESHER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2002 11 fcl j

MAGIC c iA77*;v ridi- Director Ronnie Yu has the right ingredients for wicked formula 51' Jan Kimmel THRESHER STAFF I was pretty sure what to expect when I walked into Edwards last Tuesday to see Formula 51. Glitz! Action! Sunglasses! Techno! Disco

Samuel L. Jackson beatin' ass - , and cursing like he did in Pulp Fiction, only in a kilt. Edgy Brit gg , * * m j Robert Carlyle acting crazy £ la Trainspotting. All this, with abso- lutely no plot and even less artful- ness. It seems that nowadays, the - :' ,' /• * •V'?' r*f' ' , . , viewer is usually correct in assum- ing this worst-case scenario. Usually, but not always.

• • 'formula 51' Rating: -k-kit-k (out of five) in theaters

• • First, a review of the characters and what they do. Our main man is wM none other than Mr. Jackson. His Hp! character, Elmo McElroy, who was busted for pot in the '70s right after getting his Ph.D. in pharmacology, is (in the present) a crazy cool drug- cooker, who will take you on a date • • with heaven with his new concoc- tion, POS-51, aka Formula 51. He is under the reins of The COURTESY SCREEN GEMS Lizard, played by Meat Loaf. Dr. Samuel L. Jackson plays a drug-cooking Ph.D. named Elmo McElroy in Formula 51, a surprisingly satisfying action flick following the development of McElroy's newest concoction. McElroytravelsto Liverpoolto hawk his formula and joins forces with ters. There are many different sup- Peugeot. We also enjoy shots of way into the next scene, so what- aren'ttoo snobby to get down and Felix DeSouza, played by Carlyle. porting roles (bodyguard, drooling extreme agony courtesy of laxa- ever awkward moments or incon- dirty once in a while, but don't « » As things get sour between the skinhead, detective, English crime tives, and extreme agony courtesy sistencies there are just pass be- bring your young ones unless you overbearing Lizard and McElroy (in- boss, etc.) with acting that is occa- of being blown up and sprayed all fore they stand out too much. want them to turn out like Eric cluding attempted murder of the sionally tiresome but generally up over the place. Small-time thugs This is definitely a movie for Cartman from "South Park." I am former by the latter), Dakota (Emily to par. What we have here is an and big-time bosses alike are those who like to think quickly actually very tempted to give away Mortimer) is dispatched by The American-flavored, Guy Ritchie-type treated to elbows, golf club beat- because you have to to catch this more of the plot, but that would be Lizard to repay a gambling debt by movie. Director Ronnie Yu offers ings and general disruptions in film. Mind you, we're not talking telling. offing everyone around McElroy to more gore with less thoughtful their well-being. genius-level mind Olympics or any- All I will say is that I really make sure that he can be brought camerawork than Ritchie, although Dakota, The Lizard, Elmo and thing like that, but you will actu- enjoyed this film that exceeded my <1 • in alive. there are some nice gems that rely Felix double cross each other so ally miss some things if you don't low expectations. Read: pleasantly We should remember that this on subtlety instead of gunshots. frequently throughout the movie pay attention, which rarely hap- surprised. Now, if you really don't formula is in his head; it's so Speaking of gunshots, there are that it would be annoying, if not for pens in modern films with screen- thinkyou'd like this movie, at least simple and revolutionary! plenty. There's also a nice car the plot twists and the accompany- plays written after the action fig- guess what the acronym for the The action that takes place re- chase with the boys in a Jaguar, ing comic relief. The fast pace of ures are in stores. I would sug- drug stands for. You'll then get volves around these four charac- being pursued by a policeman in a the movie leaves you laughing half- gest this movie for those who what it's all about. ( t LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER

'Elysian Fields' an interesting study of relationships "Because at the cutting- • • Adriana E. Ramirez THRESHER STAFF Like Ulysses and Aeneas before him, Bvron Tiller descended into life aem, ever Hell. He was thrust into the Elysian Fields, a temporary haven that slowly consumed his family, his > • Schlumberger Ltd. is a $ I 3 billion career and his life. • • technology services company active in more than 100 countries. So when we promise 'the man from you the world, we mean it. elysian fields' And careers at Schlumberger are Rating: **+1/2 "borderless," which means you (out of five) have lifelong opportunities to move n • in theaters across disciplines and divisions. So gfe t you can follow your heart and intellect And explore the boundaries of science and Andy Garcia and Mick Jagger technology as you expand your own horizons star in 7he Man From Elysian Fields, a gut-wrenching work of art that If you have a passion to excel and want a could have been great. In fact, it future without limits, you'll discover we speak wasn't so bad. your language. In any language, it's the « • opportunity of a lifetime.Take a minute to visit

COURTEY SAMUAL GOLDWYN FILMS our website at www.slb.com/careers. The CHEMISTRY Luther Fox (Mick Jagger) gives struggling writer Byron Tiller (Andy Garcia) a between Huston job at Elysian Fields. Rice Interviews! and Jagger is to churn out a bestseller, but his Dena (Julianna Marguiles), Byron Information Meeting: editor rejects him, and he finds out accepts the offer. From author to November 4, 2002 • 6:30pm • 8:30pm apparent, and that most people think his book gigolo, the transition is complete Farnsworth Pamllion was crap. With no book deal, no job once Byron gets decked out, cour- Interviewing: these few scenes and no money, Byron has nowhere tesy of Elysian Fields. November 5, 2002 to turn; all his doors are closed, Enter Andrea Alcott (Olivia Wil- BS or MS Degrees: give the film a except for one. liams), Byron's first appointment. All Engineering iinil I.T. disciplines, Geoscience, deeper meaning. The very suave, very British and She "has the face of an angel," and Chemistry, Physics, Math very debonair Luther Fox (Jagger) by date number two, his marriage offers him a job at the Elysian Fields. vows are usurped by the demands Byron (Andy Garcia) is the What Luther neglects to mention is of his job, as well as his own de- once- successful author of Hitler's that Elysian Fields is a male escort sires. And so begins a pattern of Child, a well-written book with a service providing lonely women with deception with Dena, with Byron Schlumberger mediocre premise that ends up on companionship and sex. Worried explaining to her that his evening the bargain shelf of most mom- about not being able to pay the bills absences are due to pre-publica- www.sH9.eom/cftreor9 and-pop bookstores. He is trying and letting down his adoring wife See AUTHORS, Page 12 - •

12 THE RICK THRESHER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25. 2002 —

Jagger's performance surprisingly strong lA'/ vol AFRAID (>!•' THE HARK'

AUTHORS, from Page 11 tion meetings about his latest Foreign manuscript. Byron is surprised to discover that Andrea is the wife of the Tobias Alcott Games Coburn), the aging option for Halloween Pulitzer Prize-winning author whom Byron strives to emulate. Tobias has encouraged his bored wife to It's almost Halloween, and you but has several startling mo- find outside sources of companion- know what that means to us ments involving split-second ap- ship. A strange love triangle en- movie addicts: Time to turn down paritions. Natalya Bondarchuk is sues. Byron and Tobias become the lights and shove a few creepy especially compelling as the friends, Byron is Andrea's paid "es- videos into the VCR. cosmonaut's wife, cort," and Andrea is Tobias' ever- For those seeking whose suicide tor- doting wife. something a little dif- ments both her hus- Upon hearing the intriguing ferent from the typi- band and her revived subject of Byron's rejected manu- cally over-the-top spirit. Incidentally, script, though, Tobias comes up American mainstream this film was the in- with an ingenious solution: Tobias horror films, here are spiration for the far will rewrite the manuscript with five lower-profile selec- bloodier (and far less Byron and will offer Byron co-au- tions that may inter- effective) 1997 movie COURTESY SAMUEL GOIDWYN FILMS Event Horizon. thorship credit, as well as publica- Luther Fox (Mick Jagger) Is a debonair British escort. est you. All are from tion proceeds and a hefty upfront overseas (well, kind Spoorloos (The fee. Convinced that this will ben- ally could not believe how well he Granted, the story was about of), and all boast the Vanishing) (1988). efit his family, and hopeful for some plays the clean-cut hopeful romantic. Byron, but one cannot help but wish. sort of low-key psycho- Lurid but involving, renewed glory as an author, Byron Anjelica Huston is briefly in the The cinematography is normal, logical horror that this story of a young accepts. film as Luther's long-time customer nothing too breathtaking. The Pasa- gives us chills on a man obsessed with Needless to say, things fall and love, Jennifer Adler. The chem- dena mansion of the Alcotts is beau- hard-to-define level. In chrono- finding his girlfriend's kidnapper through everywhere and Byron ends istry between Huston and Jagger is tiful. The set design really paid off logical order of release, they are: builds slowly but inexorably to- up getting a royal screw job. He is apparent and these few scenes give to create the feeling of creative ge- Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des warda real shockerof an ending. now without family, job, home or the film a deeper meaning. nius in Tobias' character. His office Grauens (1922). Most people are The movie is insidious in the way friends. And through it all, there is has all the mess of a great mind at familiar with Bela Lugosi's por- it manipulates us into sharing Luther egging him on. As Luther work. trayal of Count Dracula as an the main character's ill-advised, wryly observes: "I took a certain What Luther The Man From Elysian Fields is a urbane, almost gentlemanly vam- morbid curiosity about the meth- pride in knowing I'd helped ruin his morality tale with an ambiguous mes- pire, but I personally prefer Max ods and motivations of a cold- life enough to give him something neglects to sage. No one seems really happy ex- Schreck's portrayal of the char- blooded predator — and like the substantial to write about." cept for Tobias, who is dying. So acter in F. W. Murnau's silent protagonist, once we finally learn This is a film that exudes sub- mention is that perhaps the message is that it all gets film Nosferatu. Sporting a gro- what happened, we really, really stance. It is full of dry wit, moments Elysian Fields is a better when you are dead. I prefer to tesque makeup job that looks wish we hadn't asked. (That of greatness and amazing perfor- think that it is a tale about a man who convincing even today, Schreck sounds like a criticism, but in mances by Coburn and Williams. male ESCORT would do anything, however mis- gives us a slinking, ratlike crea- this case I mean it as a compli- Garcia pulls off pathetic with grace guided, to succeed in a horrid world. ture that is both horrifically ugly ment.) George Sluizer directed and charm, but not enough. He plays service Byron Tiller enters the Elysian and improbably pathetic. Made both this version and the 1993 the dope to a tee and does much Fields alone and leaves alone. Luther at the height of the German ex- remake starring Jeff Bridges; >e, better when another actor is the Fox thrives in the Elysian Fields and pressionist period, this film isn't from what I've heard, the latter room. The scenes in which he is This amazing relationship is is alone. Maybe you shouldn't go a horror film in the traditional isn't nearly as good. alone are not enough to carry the worth the box office admission price. see The Man From Elysian Fields sense, but it contains some in- The Ring (2002). I'm cheating film. Jagger is frankly astounding. In fact, I wish they had been the alone. Take a friend if you have time. delibly eerie images and man- a little on this one. This isn't a His transition from ultra-rock star central figures, as their story was far Relax, enjoy it and try to hope. I ages to intertwine subtexts of foreign film, but a remake of the Jagger to serious ultra-actor Jagger is more interesting to me than Byron's think that's all the film really prom- disease, sexual predation and Japanese film Ringu. In my de- reminiscent of metamorphosis. I re- story. ises: hope. loneliness in a way that few other fense, the only reason I haven't vampire movies have been able seen the original is that it's not to match. available in the United States, Vargtimmen (Hour of the Wolf) since DreamWorks didn't want it (1968). This little-known Ingmar to take away from the remake's Bergman drama stars Max von box-office earnings. How typical. Sydow (who later appeared in Nevertheless, The Ring, which The Exorcist) as an artist whose follows a nosy reporter's (Naomi nightmares gradually devour him Watts) investigation of a video during an extended stay on a that kills whoever watches it, desolate island. Surreal set works perfectly well on its own pieces, including a morbid din- terms. Despite some flat perfor- ner party and a man walking on mances and an occasionally in- walls, are effectively juxtaposed coherent storyline, The Ring with quietly mournful "interviews" builds and sustains a sense of Taking the with the artist's despairing wife dread that stays with us long * (Liv Ullmann). after the movie is over. Call me a Solaris (1972). A cosmonaut wimp, but I had trouble sleeping (Donatas Banionis) is sent to after watching this one. Don't investigate strange happenings worry, I won't show you a lethal at a space station orbiting the video if you make fun of me. I April MCAT? planet Solaris, where a sentient might, however, make you watch ocean literally resurrects people Swimfan. Mua-ha-ha. Enroll in Kaplan's live prep course by from the onboard scientists' past. Part sci-fi allegory, part ghost Raj Wahi (Wiess '99) is a graduate October 31" and receive MCAT STAT - story, Solaris is deliberately paced student in Chemistry. Kaplan's online, interactive science

review course - absolutely FREE. J •

MCAT STAT: Science Basics gives you: • 46 interactive multimedia lessons covering organic chemistry, physics, general chemistry and biology $ • 4 quizzes with 5 • 6 passages each • A full-length science exam • Email help from expert MCAT teachers

Classes are filling fast. Call today to reserve your seat. KAPLAN 1 -800-KAP-TEST kaptest.com I sj f '/-. v • .

THE RICE THRESHFR ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY. OCTOBER 25, 2

Touching take on immortality bogged down by predictable love story Raj Wahi warm up to Winnie. Their son Jesse THRESHER STAFF (JonathaIWInI Jackson) il

'tuck The second half everlasting' of the movie is so ating: +++1/2 dignified — (out of five) in theaters risky, even— that it's a shame the Well, unfortunately, it's not quite as cool as it sounds. Tuck Everlast- film SUFFERS from ing contains a compelling, mature story about life and death, but the as many flaws as movie is nearly half over before the it does. screenwriters get around to telling it. Until then, the narrative is largely taken up with a generic love story It isn't long before Jesse and involving a repressed upper-class Winnie begin their obligatory court- girl who falls head over heels for a ship, complete with pastoral music free-spirited country lad. Basically, and appropriately idyllic scenery (wa- the first half of Tuck Everlasting is terfalls, lush trees, sprawling fields the romance from Titanic with of grass — all of which, I must slightly better acting and dialogue admit, are beautifully photographed (in other words, barely tolerable). and are reason enough to see this movie). Then Jesse drops a bomb- shell, only this time it's more inter- esting than the usual "I'm already It covers all the engaged." Instead, he reveals that bases associated he and his family are all immortal, having drunk long ago from a magi- with the natural cal spring that essentially "froze" them at their present ages. human DESIRE for Winnie therefore faces a di- life and the ways lemma: Should she, too, drink from the spring and spend eternity with COURTESY DISNEY we struggle to Jesse, or should she choose mor- Winnie (Alexis Bledel) has a shot at immortal love with Jesse Tuck (Jonathan Jackson). tality to avoid the eternal loneli- reconcile that ness that torments Miles? The Is it wrong to fear or resist death? it's a shame the film suffers from cringe-worthy accent to boot. question becomes especially ur- I won't reveal the conclusions at as many flaws as it does. The Spacek and Jackson do slightly desire with gent when Winnie's parents send which Winnie ultimately arrives, Winnie-Jesse romance, as I better, but neither leaves much of death. out a search party for her, led by but they feel right, at least within mentioned earlier, is as tired and an impression. Even Kingsley, who the wily "Man in the Yellow Suit" the context of the story. hollow as they come, though in all was so entertaining as the bad guy (Ben Kingsley) who plans to exploit fairness it is essential in setting up in Sexy Beast, doesn't seem to be Winnie Foster (Alexis Bledel) is the Tucks' secret for profit. the central conflict that lends such having much fun here, although in a 14-year-old rich kid chafing under It is at this point that the film resonance to later scenes. his defense he has to work within the disapproving stares of her ma- reveals the full extent of its per- The Winnie-Jesse Additionally, the acting is frus- the constraints of a PG rating this terialistic, overprotective parents. ception. It covers all the bases romance is as tratingly uneven. Bledel is excel- time. One day she slips out to go for a associated with the natural hu- lent throughout, and Bairstow has Yet I can't be too hard on Tuck walk in the woods, gets lost, and man desire for life and the ways we tired and HOLLOW some affecting moments as the Everlasting, because its heart is eventually finds herself in the care struggle to reconcile that desire wounded Miles, but the rest of the so clearly in the right place. More of the mysterious Tuck family, who with death. Difficult questions are as they come. cast doesn't come off so well. importantly, it accomplishes what live in a hidden cottage in the for- raised and explored: Have the William Hurt, who has been turn- it sets out to do: take us through a est. The Tuck parents, Mae and Tucks forfeited the sense of fulfill- ing in one performance after an- serious examination of mortality Angus (Sissy Spacek and William ment and growth that comes with The second half of the movie is other lately, appears not to have and still send us home feeling Hurt), are initially reticent but quickly the natural cycle of life and death? so dignified — risky, even — that been very successful, and with a hopeful and happy.

Technical aspects of 5814 Kirby In Rice Village musical finely tuned (713) 432-7272 SUPPORT, from Page 10 during the reprise of "Luck"). keeper Mrs. Pearce, whose facial The other two awkward mo- Better Ingredients expressions provide a silent running ments occur during the final scene, commentary on Higgins' obnoxious when a regretful Higgins returns Better rizza. behavior. to his flat after Eliza has rebuffed 1 I The production staff and crew have him. In addition to an unnecessary done a good job of unobtrusively set change that interrupts the Now serving bringing the stage to life. The direc- rhythm of the finale, King's deliv- tion by Hanszen sophomores Luis ery of her final line contrasts jar- Alberto Vega and Stacy Frankle em- ringly with the tone of the previ- Chicken Strips! phasizes efficiency and momentum. ous scene. However, considering Hanszen sophomores Julia Hager's this is all I could find to criticize, I Rice Special artistic design is effective without feel a bit guilty for even mention- -» being overbearing. ing it. Large one topping pizza The orchestra, conducted by mu- My Fair Ixidy is that rare musi- Late Night One two liter Coke® sic graduate student Joe Patrick, taps cal that has just about everything into the energy of the music and sup- going for it: savagely funny dia- plies a full sound that benefits further logue, appealing songs, social rel- Rice Special from the strong vocal performances evance, you name it. There is, how- Large one topping pizza directed by Wiess College sophomore ever, a sense in which these advan- $9.99 Nicole Joy. Choreographers Michelle tages represented a risk for the One two liter Coke® Edwards (Martel sophomore) and Hanszen production. The actors Helen Cloots (Hanszen sophomore) could, for instance, have easily de- nicely contrast the stiff upper-class cided to let the strengths inherent dancing at the embassy ball with the in the play do the heavy lifting for high-spirited leaps and twirls of the them. And, of course, in taking on $8.99 street dances. such a famous musical, everyone Alter 9 p.m. There are only a handful of details involved has a lot to live up to. with which I would quibble. The first Happily, there is no evidence of is the staging during "A Little Bit of laziness or intimidation on anyone's Luck," a jubilant number that requires part here. far more energy than the three sing- These folks have recognized the We support Rice athletics. ers and dancers on stage are able to challenge and met it, with consis- supply (this is, however, remedied tently enjoyable results. 5 i IP

Friday, October 25, 2002 Page 14 THE RICE THRESHER Miracle kick grounds Owls and if it hit [a UTEP player] on the by Jason Gershman school record — to give the Min- ers the lead. thigh pad and went into Hurd's THRESHER STAFF Rice did get one final play — a hands, it's a touchdown. If it went A 59-yard field goal is out of range Hail Mary that was deflected and through both their hands and hit for most NFL kickers, but it was no controversially caught by junior the ground, then it's incomplete. I trouble for Keith Robinson. wide receiver Jeremy Hurd, who really can't tell, and it's a tough call The University ofTexas-El Paso sprinted toward the end zone. The for that official to have to make at kicker, whose longest collegiate pass was ruled to have hit the the time." field goal had been 45 yards, nailed ground, however, and the game The game should never have the game-winning kick with 11 sec- was over. Head coach Ken Hatfield come down to the final seconds onds remaining, as UTEP upset said he is still unsure of exactly against the hapless Miners, how- Rice 38-35 Saturday. The Miners what happened. ever, and the Owls' problems began came into the contest winless in with their rushing defense. UTEP, their last 12 games against Divi- playing a third-string, walk-on quar- sion I-A opposition and had been terback, was forced to run the ball, outscored by an average of 45 7 thought we would but poor tackling allowed Harold points in games this year against Jackson to run for 166 yards, averag- Division I-A teams. Yet UTEP, block the field goal... ing nine yards per carry. buoyed by a Homecoming crowd "We just couldn't wrap up [Jack- of 32,392, rallied from a 21-7 half- With one time-out left, I son]," senior nose guard B.J. time deficit for the victory. was happy they were Forguson said. "He made a lot of The Miners took a 35-28 lead good runs and [broke] out of our with just under five minutes remain- going to try it because I tackles, and that was the difference ing, but UTEP returner Jahmal in the game. We've had some inju- Fenner fumbled a punt return, and felt it gave us a chance ries on the line, but that's not an freshman defensive end John excuse — we need to get our focus Syptak recovered. Junior quarter- to win the game.' back and win all the games from back Kyle Herm then hit freshman — Ken Hatfield here on out." wide receiver Marcus Battle on a Head football coach Like their Sept. 28 loss to Fresno fade route for a game-tying, 18-yard State University, the Owls felt confi- touchdown. dent throughout the game but lost UTEP proceeded to drive down in the final minutes on a big play. the field but was seemingly forced "I've studied the film of that "I don't think any of our players out of field goal range by a sack on thing 15 times and even now I'm thought we were going to lose that FERNANDO MORENO/UTEP PROSPECTOR third down. Still, Robinson con- not sure of it," Hatfield said. "The game up until the end when they Junior quarterback Kyle Herm and the Owls were upset by UTEP Saturday at nected from 59 yards — a new ball went through Battle's hands, Set FOOTBALL, Page 18 the Sun Bowl, but will look to rebound tomorrow against SMU at Rice Stadium. Morita, Barkers excel in tourneys Volleyball leading WAC East by Scott Selinger freshman outside hitter Elizabeth Tomasovic by Adam Tabakin in the event." Smarr said. "He stayed posi- helped to compensate, as they combined to tive mentally and competed hard, which is THRESHER STAFF THRESHER STAFF collectively outdig Tulsa. At the net. only Pazo a major key for him," Returning to the Central time zone was a and Kainz recorded double-digit kills, but it was The Rice men's tennis team continued Although Navinkov came into the tour- quick remedy for the Rice volleyball team. enough to secure the top spot in the WAC's its strong run in tournament play over the nament as the fourth seed in his bracket, After a long road trip in California that saw Eastern Division, leaving the Owls in good last two weeks, getting stellar individual he was eliminated in the second round of the Owls lose excruciating matches against position to defend last year's division title. the 32-player draw. While the transfer performances in both the 32-team South San Jose State University and Fresno State While the Owls lost both California from Georgia Institute of Technology has Carolina Invitational and the ITA All- University, the Owls rebounded with big vic- matches, they earned plenty of respect in the great potential, Smarr said he has not America Championships. tories over the University of Houston and the extremely close matches. been pleased with his performance so far Sophomore Take Morita led a trio of University of Tulsa. "If it [weren't] for some serving problems, this year. Owls in the Columbia, S.C., tournament The UH match came just two days after the we could've won against [Fresno State and last weekend, finishing in second place in "Alex needs to get tougher mentally California trip and marked Rice's first victory San Jose State]," Morales said. "We lost those his singles bracket. Also competing in the and compete harder for an entire match in over UH since 1995. games on errors. Against San Jose (State |, we tournament for the Owls were juniors Vuk order to fulfill his potential," Smarr said. "The San Jose | State] game was a really big just weren't disciplined enough and against Rajevac and Alex Navinkov, who were both "Right now, he is not doing that." loss for us." sophomore middle blocker Rebecca Fresno I State], we were in the game in spite ot eliminated in the round of 16 in their re- Tlie week before, junior twins Richard Kainz said. "It was great that we beat Houston not reaily doing anything. spective brackets. Morita was dominant in and William Barker took Chattanooga by when we got back. It was a huge win for us." In San Jose, senior middle hitter Briana his draw, sweeping through the first four storm, making an impressive run through Instead of giving in to weariness. Rice beat Cook recorded eight total blocks to tie the Rice rounds without dropping a set before los- the doubles bracket of the All-America tour- UH Oct. 17 for only the sixth time ever and did career blocks record. Cook. Pazo, Scott and ing in straight sets to the University of nament Oct. 9-12. The Barkers reached the it on the Cougars' turf. sophomore right-side hitter Catherine I)uPont Tennessee's Rawl Martin in the final. semifinals of the 32-team National Champi- Outside hitters sophomore Rebeca Pazo all recorded double-digits in the kills category, onship bracket before losing to top-seeded and freshman Erica Scott notched double- but even outhitting, outblocking and outscoring Scott I jpskv and David Martin of Stanford doubles in kills and digs, while senior middle the Spartans was not enough for the Owls. University in aheartbreaking tiebreaker. The hitter Briana Cook and Kainz dominated the Barkers were unseeded coming into the tour- "We told our hitters to change what they net, knocking down 10 and 13 kills, respec- 'Ultimately, I told them to namentand ranked 35th nationally. 'Hie Bark- were doing, and they just didn't," Morales tively. Junior libero Allison Donohue, fresh- ers' biggest victory came in the second round said. "We dominated the first three games of just keep on dancing on the man right-side hitter Krishna Hoban and jun- against fifth-seeded rivals Jean Simon and that match and really shouldn't have lost." ior co-captain Rebekah Neal were on their Jose Zahri from the University of Texas. The match at Fresno State saw the Owls go ceiling and let it flow.' toes in the backcourt, each hitting double neck-and-neck with the Bulldogs the whole way, "I was not really surprised by the Bark- — Shaheen Ladhani digits in digs. The Owls duplicated their suc- losing each game by only two points. Pazo, ers' performance in doubles," assistant cess Oct. 19 in Tulsa. Carter and Tomasovic played tough in the Assistant men's tennis coach coach Shaheen Ladhani said. "Though they "The Tulsa game was very similar [to UH ]," backcourt, each recording double-digit digs, and were ranked 35th going into the tourna- head coach Julio Morales said. "By the third Hoban led all Rice hitters by knocking down 11 ment. I know that they are capable of beat- game we were playing well, and you could see kills off of 18 attempts with only one error. ing any doubles team in the country. Bear "He is an outstanding worker in prac- that what we were doing was working." tice, and he deserves the success he is in mind that they did not play together at all Rice looked to maintain its division lead Against the Golden Hurricane, the Owls seeing," head coach Ron Srnarr said. "He last season due to Richard's knee surgery, last night at home against Southern Method- were outblocked 14-10, but Hoban, Neal, Pazo, has improved certain areas of his game, and yet in their first tournament back to- ist University and hosts McNeese State I Jni- sophomore outside hitter Lindsey Carter and and he showed it." gether they were certainly within reach of versity Tuesday at 7 p.m. Morita took his practice ethic onto the winning the title." court to produce his surprising perfor- In the singles draw, the brothers per- mance in the 64-player bracket. formed admirably but could not duplicate WEEKLY SPORTS SCHEDULE "I played well in the first match, and I their doubles success. William, seeing his was trying to keep my performance level as first action of the year, won both of his Where and when to support Rice Athletics high as possible," Morita said. "My strat- qualifying matches to advance to the main egy was simple — to stay mentally calm bracket. Although he lost in the first round, | Saturday 10/26 2:05 p.m. Football vs. SMU (Rice Stadium) and to keep playing my style constantly." he won twice in the consolation bracket The Owls face Significant Moratorium Ultimatum. Rajevac also impressed in his short tour- before being eliminated. Richard Barker, Weekend 11 a.m./l p.m. Powderpuff Week 6 (Lacrosse Field) nament run, winning a pair of close three- who was an automatic qualifier in the main Saturday 11 — Hanszen-Lovett: 1 — Will Rice-Lovett set matches, including an upset of fifth- draw, ousted Lipsky — who would beat the Sunday 11 — Wiess-Brown; 1 — Sid Rich-Baker seeded Wade Orr. Rajevac knocked off the Barkers in doubles — before the 10th- Sunday 10/27 1:00 p.m. Soccer vs. SMU (Track/Soccer Stadium) Tennessee standout, ranked among the seeded Simon got revenge for his doubles loss with a two-set victory. 'Snotty Manchester United' comes to town. nation's top 70 singles players, in the sec- Tuesday 10/29 7:00 p.m. ond round before falling in the third round "I just told them to concentrate on the Volleyball vs. McNeese State (Autry) to Winthrop University's Michael Kwiecton. performance goals that we had laid out Thursday 10/31 7:00 p.m. Volleyball vs. Louisiana Tech (Autry) "[Rajevac] beat two very good players See TENNIS, Page 18 Do trick-or-treaters have to pay to get in? (or to park?) L THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25,2002 15 f Swimmers cruise through openers

by Debbie Miller With his team the heavy favorite, Each diverse team created its FOR THE THRESHER Rice head coach Seth Huston ex- lineup just before the meet, which perimented with the lineup in hopes featured atypical relays ranging from It may have been the first dual of improving the team's depth and 200- and 300-yard relays of each stroke meet of the year, but the Rice swim versatility. to a 500-yard freestyle relay and a team was already in top form, cruis- "We are still looking for some crescendo relay. Still, it was tough to ing past the University of North twists and turns in the lineup," gel with opposing swimmers. Texas 114-86 Oct. 12 at Rice Pool. Huston said. "Any team we go up against is a The Owls won eight out of the team that we want to beat, so there first nine events, securing their will always be tension," Kristick said. win, and, with a touch of class, 4 Taheri and Kristick, members of swam only unofficially in the final Any team we go up team two, edged out sophomore two events. I^auren Hill and junior Elaine Lee, "We all came together as a team against is a team that members of team one, to win the and consequently beat North Texas meet by four points. from the very beginning — on the we want to beat, so "It was a very early season meet," first relay," sophomore Corrie there will always be Huston said. "Something to break Kristick said. "From then on, we the cycle of only training." were on a roll." tension Next up for the Owls is a dual After Rice's two teams finished at meet against crosstown rival Uni- the front of the 400-yard medley re- — Corrie Kristick versity of Houston Nov. 1 at UH. lay, the Owls swept the 1000-yard Sophomore swimmer "[UH] is a team that improves individual freestyle, with junior every year," Ciffolilli said. "There is Jackie Corcoran, sophomore Adi definitely a rivalry, and we take spe- Bichman and Kristick taking the top The Rice season officially began cial pride in winning." three spots. Oct. 11, as the Owls hosted the Bayou The swimmers had a glimpse of Freshman Meghan Brown won City Relays at Rice Pool. their competition at the Bayou Re- both the 200-yard freestyle and the North Texas, Trinity College and lays and are ready to face the Cou- STUART SINCLAIR/THRESHER 200-yard butterfly, while senior the University of Houston joined Rice gars. Unfortunately, the Owls will Sophomore defender Becky MacAllister sprints to the ball Sunday In Mandy Mularz, sophomore Kiana for a relaxed relay event, with the be handicapped because the meet is Rice's 3-2 loss to Tulsa. MacAllister assisted on both Owl goals. Taheri and sophomore Jennifer four schools combining to form six taking place at UH and thus includes Voight also won races. teams with swimmers from each diving, which Rice does not offer. "It was a chance for us to see school. "We just need to keep training at Fauteux treble sinks Owls where we were individually and to "Although it was not a serious a high level and find some challenges get some racing experience before competition, we treated it as our first on our meet schedule to get excited by Jonathan Yardley ball in from the top of the box. we face the big teams," junior Toni meet, and had a blast at the same about," Huston said. "I think the big "She was their whole team," THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF Ciffolilli said. time," Kristick said. swims will come along." Droeger said. "She's just a great Rice's team effort was not lack- forward — she has great speed ing Sunday, but the Owl soccer and ability taking players on." team was done in by an outstand- Rice responded well to the defi- ing individual performance. cit, as sophomore forward Kristen Tulsa Freshman forward Gambetta made a long run into Danielle Fauteux fired in her third the penalty area before her shot hat trick of the year to earn West- was parried over the crossbar. The ern Athletic Conference Offen- Owls' best chance at a tying goal sive Player of the Week honors came in the 57th minute, when as the University of Tulsa sent MacAllister set up Droeger with a Rice to a 3-2 defeat. picturesque through-ball, but the Rice started well, controlling freshman half-volleyed her shot the run of play, and its possession over the top. was highlighted by a surging run Rice continued to carry play, from sophomore midfielder Marisa but Fauteux proved too dangerous Galvan that forced a diving save and made Rice pay in the from Tulsa goalkeeper Kelly Wil- 68th minute. The freshman again son. The Owls' dominance paid off outpaced the Rice defense before in the 34th minute on a free kick tucking her third goal inside the from the left sideline. Sophomore near post past substitute sopho- defender Becky MacAllister more goalkeeper Lauren Shockley. 2 MILLION INVESTORS. crossed into the penalty area, and "She's a Canadian National freshman stopper Erin Droeger Team player and a great 1 v. 1 rose well to head home her first artist," Huston said. "We struggle career goal. with that, but in general I think 80 YEARS' EXPERIENCE. "It was more relieving than the girls have done well defen- anything else because I've had sively." my chances that I should've put Rice pulled one goal back in the away," Droeger said. 77th minute, as senior forward Jen- 1 WEIRD NAME. nifer Teeter rose at the back post to aim a header past Fahrig from TIAA-CREF has a long history of managing portfolios for the world's sharpest minds. another MacAllister cross. Contact us for ideas, strategies, and, at the very least, proper pronunciation. '[FauteuxI was their "She's incredible on set plays," Huston said. "She picks out a whole team. She's player and puts it on her head." Rice tried to rally, but a succes- TIAA-CREF.org or call (800) 842-2776 just a great forward sion of left-footed shots flew wide — she has great and condemned Rice to a third consecutive defeat. Still, the per- speed and ability formance was a big improvement over Friday's 3-0 non-conference taking players on.' loss to Oral Roberts University. — Erin Droeger "It was definitely an improve- ment," Droeger said. "We came Freshman stopper out with a lot more intensity and desire to win." Despite Sunday's step in the The freshman is an offensive right direction, the ()wls' prospects threat on every set piece for Rice, of qualifying for the WAC tourna- but has been just as strong in her ment they will host Nov. 7-9 appear important role in defense. slim. They face conference lead- "Obviously she's been a very ers University of Texas-El Paso key player for us," head coach and SMU this weekend, and two Chris Huston said. "We were losses would most likely exclude happy for her to get the goal and Rice from the toi>-six finish neces- for the team." sary to qualify for the conference Tulsa responded immediately, tournament turning up the pressure and equal- "We definitely think we can izing within three minutes. On a beat both teams," Droeger said. corner from the left side, Fauteux "But it's up to us and how we Managing money for people climbed high to bury a header at come out to play and how much with other things to think about." the near post and tie the match. desire we have." The 1-1 scoreline carried into After traveling to El Paso to halftime, and the former Cana- play tonight, Rice faces the Mus- dian Under-19 international tangs Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Rice struck again four minutes after Track/Soccer Stadium. RETIREMENT I INSURANCE I MUTUAL FUNDS I COLLEGE SAVINGS I TRUSTS I INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ——— J the interval. Fauteux outran the "The girls know the challenges Rice defense to a long ball 25 in front of them," Huston said. TIAA-CREF Individual and Institutional Services. Inc and Teachers Personal Investors Services. Inc distribute securities products yards from goal, rounded charg- "This is a great opportunity to For more information, call (800) 842-2733,/ext 5509. tor prospectuses Read them carefully before investing © 200? teachers ing sophomore goalkeeper upset the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF), 730 Third Avenue. New York, NY 10017 Amanda Garrison, and slotted the the conference." 16 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2002 revenge on SMU But Rice will have the home field "Against Louisiana Tech, they con- by Jason Gershman advantage, which has proved cru- trolled the ball almost 42 minutes. THRESHER STAFF cial in the series between Rice and They can run the ball as well as After its disastrous lost to hap- SMU. The home team has won the anybody, and their young quarter- less UTEP Saturday, the football last six games in the series, and the back had a great game." team intends to rebound with a pur- Owls are excited about returning Hatfield has been through the pose at Rice Stadium tomorrow. home. growing pains of a young team nu- The Owls are 2-5, just 1-3 in West- merous times throughout his 24 em Athletic Conference play, and they years as a Division 1-A head coach. saw their faint WAC title hopes go He feels his players know what down the drain in Saturday's 38-35 'While it's not looking they need to do the rest of this loss to the University of Texas-El season. Paso. Tomorrow is a chance for re- too good for bowls, "Our goal was to win the champi- venge, as Rice hosts Southern Meth- we're still going to go onship and go to a bowl," Hatfield odist University, the team that ended said. "It's very doubtful we could do Rice's successful 2001 season with a out and give 100 that now. How well this team re- bitter defeat. sponds will be on the leadership, Last season, the Owls headed to percent and a lot will be on some younger players making plays. As I told them Dallas to face the Mustangs with an — Robbie Beck 8-3 record and a chance to win nine in the locker room, there comes a Junior fullback games in one season for the first time when you have to make some time since 1953. Rice led 20-7 at plays — not be close or knock the halftime, but the Mustangs roared ball down." back to take a 37-20 victory. The "It's been a long time, and it feels One of the young guys Hatfield is Owls have not forgotten how they good to play at home again," Beck counting on is freshman defensive felt after that game and hope to get said. "We played the early game end John Syptak, one of only two some revenge tomorrow. before noon at Navy and the late true freshmen playing this season. "While it's not looking too good game at UTEP so it will be nice to Syptak has recorded 16 tackles this for bowls, we're still going to go out play in the afternoon." season, including three against and give lOOpercent,"junior fullback In order to defeat the Mustangs, UTEP, and also came up with a Robbie Beck said. "It was disappoint- the Owls will have to stop the run, fumble recovery that led to the game- ing last year to end the season like something they were unable to do tying score. that against SMU and not get a bowl Saturday against UTEP. The Mus- "We've been real blessed that and not get a championship like we tangs are third in the WAC in rush- [Syptak 1 has come through," were hoping for. We have to go out ing offense, averaging 182 yards per Hatfield said. "He's reminiscent of wm this week and get the win." game on the ground. They also lead Brandon Green four years ago as a MATT CRNKOVICH/ In contrast to the Owls' misfor- the conference in time of possession true freshman playing for us. He tunes Saturday, SMU upset defend- per game. plays with a lot of heart and has great Grudge match ing WAC titlist Lousiana Tech Uni- "We're coming into a situation fot tball instincts. He smelled out a Will Rice junior Julia Cox tries to avoid two Martel defenders in versity 37-34, breaking a seven-game where [SMU] is playing its best ball couple of plays last week and made Sunday's powderpuff contest, won by Will Rice 21-14. losing streak. now," head coach Ken Hatfield said. some big stops." Tennis wraps up fall season junior Karen Chao, junior Annie Runners preparing for WAC meet by Wei-Han Tan Goodrich and sophomore Mindy Ko THRESHER STAFF which placed five runners in the all won their opening round matches, by Melissa Dominguez top six. The women's tennis team contin- highlighted by Goodrich, who did THRESHER STAFF ued to push itself at an elite playing not lose a game. IN FOCUS: Sophomore Adam Davis led the level, competing in Fort Worth at the "We posted the best results that The Owl cross country teams CROSS COUNTRY way, finishing seventh in the Omni Hotels ITASouthwest Regional Rice has had in a regional event in a have been warming up for the 35-runner field, followed closely Championships last weekend. long time," Goodrich said. "The Western Athletic Conference Women: The Owls finished by junior Tim Oberg. Senior Jer- "We performed really well both weather was a little hard to deal with Championships for the past two second at Texas A&M emy LaBuff and freshman David as a team and individually," head because of the countless delays due weeks. Invitational Oct. 12. Axel finished 10th and lltli. re- coach Roger White said. "I was re- to the rain. But it was a great experi- In their first race in two weeks, finishing two points behind spectively. ally pleased that we had nine players ence — I am extremely excited for the Rice women finished second A&M-Corpus Christi. The accepted into this event. Some our team play in the spring." out of 21 competing schools at the women also competed in schools only have one player ac- The Owls also competed in the Texas A&M University Invitational Pre-Nationals Oct. 19 in cepted. so being accepted is an ac- Cougar Fall Classic Oct. 11-12 at the Oct. 12 in College Station. Texas Terre Haute. Ind. Davis slipped and fell ! A&M University-Corpus Christi complishment in itself." University of Houston, where senior Men: Rice narrowly finished j took the team title, edging Rice by in a shallow lake — Freshmen Blair DiSesa and Lauren Natasha Morozova breezed to the third at the Southwest singles title in flight F. just two points. Archer continued to impress, as Texas Short Course that really put a halt DiSesa reached the third round and The Owls' impressive regional "It was a big surprise for us," Oct. 18, finishing one point sophomore Anna Reeve said. Archer made it to the quarterfinals of performance one week later wrapped behind UT-San Antonio. The on his time.' the 128-player tournament, the first up their fall season. "We did not expect [A&M-Cor- Owls also finished third at — Hen Black Owl to do so in six years. Her run "1 think our fall season went re- pus Christi| to come out so the UH Cougar Classic included a three-set upset of ninth- ally well," assistant coach Julie Thu strong, but after all, this is their Wednesday. Junior cross-country runner seeded Rosa Perez of TCU. said."Overall, the mood of the team biggest race, like the WAC Cham- "DiSesa and Archer played excep- is more confident, and everyone is pionships for us." Up next: Both teams run tionally well," White said. "I was very prepared and expecting to have a Freshman Kate Gorry led the for the WAC Championship proud of the team's performance." better season than they have experi- Rice pack for the second time this Nov. 2 at SMU in Dallas. The course was a little over Along with DiSesa and Archer, enced in the past." season, completing the 6,000- three miles, but that was not the meter course in 22 minutes, only factor affecting the Owls' per- 39 seconds — good enough for of the competition was outstand- formance. Freshman Matt Davis 13th place overall. Senior Katie ing." could have helped the quartet se- ANNOYING HEAOACHES? Waite was just 10 seconds back in The Owls finished 34th out of cure a high finish, but a sloppy and CALL NOW ABOUT A 18th place. 38 teams, led again by Gorry, who uneven course prevented him from finished in 22:16. her best 6K time doing so. HEADACHE RESEARCH STUDY of the season, closely followed by "Davis slipped and fell in a senior Summer Bell. shallow lake — that really put a l We were competing "We all went out to start a little halt on his time," junior Ben too fast, and some of us really Black said. "If he had not fallen, against national suffered for it in the long run." we would have been assured sec- junior Shannon Murto said. "I still ond place, but accidents like that champions and think that this race is proof that we can happen on a really messy runners that we've can and will win [the WAC Cham- course." pionships]." A more urgent worry for the seen on ESPN.' Top-ranked Brigham Young Owls is the absence of sopho- University cruised to the team more Scott I.oftin. who is — Anna Reeve championship, placing five run- redshirting the season because Sophomore ners in the top 30. The University of complications from a spinal cross-country runner of Colorado and Georgetown Uni- injury. versity rounded out the top three. "Scott is our front-runner, and "This was a serious race — ev- we usually count on him for a eryone had to run harder than low-point score," sophomore The women's teams then trav- they ever had," Reeve said. "We Seth Neumuller said. "Now we eled to Terre Haute, Ind., for the did not do as well as we had are really going to have to work Oct. 19 Pre-Nationals meet, a race thought, but we had some really as a team and run as a strong in which 12 of the competing teams strong individual performances." pack." Men and Women, age 18 to 65 years, ire needed to participate in a headache research study. were ranked in the top 30 nation- The men's team also had its The last stop for both teams This study tests an investigational use of a marketed drug for the treatment of moderate or ally. share of action, finishing third at before the WAC Championships severe headaches. Participants must; "It was amazing, unlike any- the Southwest Texas State Uni- Nov. 2 in Dallas was Wednesday's * Have had I to 6 moderate or severe headaches per month for the last 6 months thing any of us has ever seen versity Short Course Oct. 18 in University of Houston Cougar * Have at least a one year history of headaches that interfere with their ability to work or enjoy life before," Reeve said. "We were San Marcos. Rice finished a single Classic. Davis again led the way * Have never been diagnosed with migraine headaches by a medical doctor competing against national point behind the University of as the Owls finished third be- For more information about this study, please contact: champions and runners that Texas-San Antonio and well be- hind A&M-Corpus Christi and we've seen on ESPN. The quality hind the University of Texas, host UH. THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2002 17

SPORTS NOTEBOOK 'V •'<: * Lads shut out first-place UT tion match. The Owls finished 5-2-3 on the season, proved key in the second half, however, as The Washington Freedom edged the At- going 4-2-2 in Lone Star Division play and the Owls dominated. The Rice Lads took a big step forward lanta Beat 3-2 behind two goals from forward finishing in fifth place out of ten teams. "Our level of conditioning was a real fac- Sunday, defeating Premier Division leaders Meredith Beard. It was Atlanta, however, Without the depth to play three games in tor," junior president Jeff White said. "We University ofTexas in a top-of-the-table clash. that scored first, with Charmaine Hooper one day, Rice will forego its customary pretty much ran them into the ground." With the regional tournament in Austin slipping inside to flick past Siri Mullinix from postseason trip to the national tournament, Junior fullback Gary Printy was a second- only weeks away, the 3-0 win moves Rice into six yards out for the only goal of the first half. but the Owls intend to find a more local half factor, scoring one try and setting up first place. In the second half, Washington took over, tournament to compete in. another with a try-line pass to junior Graduate student Andrew Mayo opened as Beard equalized just before the hour mark. — Amanda Cahn scrumhalf John Brawley. the scoring for Rice in the 26th minute, Tracey Milburn gave the Freedom a 2-1 lead Rice's next home game is against Louisi- heading home a corner kick for a shock 1-0 in the 78th minute, before Beard added a ana State University Nov. 9. lead. The score remained 1-0 at halftime long-range strike in the 87th minute. Marci Friendly triumph for rugby — Benjamin Drake despite late pressure from UT that did not Miller added a consolation tally in the dying seriously trouble junior goalkeeper Nick seconds for Atlanta, but the Freedom held In true rugby weather Saturday, the Rice Gette and his defense. on for the 3-2 win. women's rugby team dominated Southwest Lady Owls picked to finish The Lads made it 2-0 on the hour mark American internationals Mia Hamm, Siri Texas State University 30-17. with a goal from senior Burt Kobylivker. Mullinix, Cindy Parlow, Briana Scurry and I^ice led 10-0 at halftime despite the rain second in WAC for2002-'03 Senior Stephen Moffett made it 3-0 with just Abby Wambach were among the competing behind two first-half tries from junior captain five minutes to play, as Rice sent the Long- stars, and the standing-room-only crowd was Jen Lin. The Owls continued to dominate the The Rice women's basketball team was horns home scoreless. a great success for the event organizer, the Renegades physically on rucks, lineouts and picked to finish second in the Western Ath- "This win is absolutely crucial to our con- Houston Women's Soccer Association, which scrums in the second half. letic Conference in the annual preseason fidence," head coach Mike Henshaw said. has a long-term goal of bringing a WUSA Two tries apiece from senior fullback poll of WAC coaches Tuesday. "Such a solid win sends a hearty message to expansion franchise to Houston. Candace Hobson and sophomore president Defending conference champion Louisi- the league that the Rice Lads organization is — Jonathan Yardley Rachel Davis sealed the victory in a friendly ana Tech University was picked to win the not to be taken lightly." match. Rice is now 2-0 in its five-game fall conference, receiving nine of 10 first-place The Lads have lived up to their own lofty season and returns to action Nov. 2 in Col- votes. Coaches are not allowed to vote for expectations in 2002, beating every regional Women boot Sam in finale lege Station against Texas A&M University. their own team in first place. top-10 opponent, including No. 1 UT, No. 3 "We lost six key players to graduation," Rice finished with 72 points, nine behind Baylor University and No. 5 Texas A&M The Rice women's club soccer team closed head coach Mary Graham said. "Our suc- La. Tech and eight ahead of the University of University. Rice's slipups against lesser op- its regular season with an impressive 4-0 cess is due primarily to the tremendous ath- Hawaii. The University of Tulsa and San Jose position has been costly, and the I>ads need demolition of Sam Houston State University letic talent of the new freshmen." State University round out the top five. UT and Baylor to tie the season's final match Sunday. The Owls clearly outshined SHSU, — Jonathan Yardley Individually, junior center Johnetta Hayes to claim the division title. showcasing their skills and speed. was named to the preseason all-WAC second Rice heads to Austin Friday for the re- Senior forward Bonnie Bryan, in her first team. Hayes, a transfer from the University gional tournament and is ready to make year with the team, opened the scoring Sun- Men's rugby outlasts Baylor of Oklahoma, set a Rice record with 70 blocks some noise in the postseason. day with a solo run. Sophomore midfielder in her first season as a Lady Owl last year. The 6-4 Houston native also finished 17th "We've more than accomplished our first Jessica Schumer made it 2-0 at halftime with The men's rugby team traveled to Waco in the country in blocks and ranked fourth in goal to qualify for the regional tournament," a long free kick. Saturday to face Baylor University in its first the WAC with 8.2 rebounds per game. senior captain Blake Borgeson said. "Now Senior midfielder Lisa Cassedy curved in cup match of the 2002 season and outran the we're focused on winning it." the team's third goal from a well-deserved Bears in a 25-15 victory. Rice finished the 2001-'02 season with a 21-9 record, losing to crosstown rival Univer- — iMds Publicity corner kick before junior forward Whitney Assistant coach Miles Scotcher said Rice Botsford slotted in a penalty for the final overcame many penalties in the win, espe- sity of Houston in the first round of the margin of 4-0. cially considering the Owls' disappointing Women's National Invitational Tournament. Long-range efforts from sophomore for- first-half performance. After sophomore cen- While no Lady Owls were named to last WUSA debut a success ward Mary Ann Holliday and sophomore ter Eric Vigen kicked an early field goal, year's postseason all-WAC team. Rice re- turns 10 letterwinners and four starters to a Division I professional women's soccer midfielder Claudia Gomez highlighted the senior prop Alex Rottgers broke away for 20 team that tied for second place last season. made a successful Houston debut Saturday, Owls'offensive efforts as Rice rolled to the win. yards before pitching to senior captain Cary as over 5,000 fans braved the rainy weather "I thought it was a good way to end the Kottler for a try and an 8-0 lead. The Lady Owls open their regular season to pack the Rice Track/Soccer Stadium for a season," Gomez said. "Everyone was work- Baylor bounced back, using its size ad- Nov. 22 at the University of Colorado-Boulder. Women's United Soccer Association exhibi- ing together and talking on the field." vantage to take a 12-8 halftime lead. Stamina — Rice Sports Information

Still thinking about Sophomore Engineers: studying abroad this spring? Don't Forget The application deadline for the international Internship Program is =^4 Friday, nouember 8

Well, stop thinking, and ACT NOW!

The Rice application deadline is Friday, November 1 Applications can be downloaded at Questions? E-mciil [email protected] http://careers.rice.edu/ Or visit the International Programs website: www, ruf. rice. edu/~ abroad/ i<imftK f.'.-vr :..tj - -. .;ev».;. •, •-,,. , ,,,,, ,7 •. . - . /

FHE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25,2002

Rosa Perez (TCU) d. Ko (RU) frO. 6-2 BY THE Marisa Galvan, Ally Daum. Third Round Kendra Strohm (UT) d. DiSesa (RU) 6-3, 6-1 NUMBERS ORU (8-5-1): Kellie Fenton; Martha Owens, Anne Archer (RU) d. Perez (TCU) 6-1,1-6, 6-2 Schick, Jessica Kellogg, Erin Hartog, Kim Pangburn, Round of 1.6 oct. 11-23 Tessa Long. Jodi Kirkhuff, Kris Bramlett, Amber Archer (RU) d. Amanda Mang (LSU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 Morsey, Megan Utz. Substitutes: Megan Owens, Heidi Quarterfinals a> 'ilson out for season Ritze, Randl Christlanson, Heather Hall, Michelle Liga Geme (Ark. St.) d. Archer (RU) 6-2, 6-1 Hoogveld, Nicole Bucellunl, Lindsay Ruisch, Charlssa FOOTBALL, from Page 14 Robinson's \ield goal was the Adelmann. Doubles kicked that long field goal," jun- only one made for either team in First Round the game, as Rice freshman Assists: ORU: Kirkhuff, Owens; Rice: none. Goodrich/Vlllalobos (RU) d. Benboubker/Mounia ior fullback Robbie Beck said. Cautions: Lindsay (RU) 44'. Hassib (SHSU) 8-2 "It's a tough game to lose after Brennan Landry narrowly missed Ejections: none. Manclnas/Plerce (TCU) d. Chao/Gonzales (RU) 8-4 being so close. That is the theme attempts of 48 and 45 yards ear- Blajer/Flores (UH) d. Ko/Morozova (RU) 8-4 Archer/DISesa (RU) d. Ella Goldshuv/ Jitka Vetrovcova to our season thus far, and we lier in the game. While Landry Rice ORU Shots 11 16 (UTA) 8-5 a just have to work harder so that has been automatic this season Shots on Goal 5 9 Second Round these games don't come down to from short range, making all four Saves 6 5 Marcia Ivanov/Nancy Kockott (TU) d. Goodrich/ Corner Kicks 4 3 Vlllalobos (RU) 8-6 the end and one big play like they field goal attempts from under Fouls 9 15 Kendall Brooks/Tara Browning (TTU) d. Archer/DiSesa have in these last couple of 40 yards and all but one extra FOOTBALL Offsides 0 0 (RU) 8-5 losses." point, he is now 0-4 on longer Attendance — 302 The irony in the game's finish kicks of over 40 yards. RICE 35 UTEP 38 WOMEN'S X-COUNTRY u is that Rice's most successful Rice was also hurt by injury, HAWAII 1-0 RICE Rice 14 7 7 7 35 PRE-NATIONALS portion of the game, pressuring as sophomore tackle Greg Wil- Natalie Groenewoud 45' UTEP punter Bryce Benekos, son is out for the season after UTEP 7 7 14 10 38 injuring his left knee. The Owls Team standings (field of 38) might have led Miner head coach UTEP — Smith 4 run (Robinson kick) VOLLEYBALL 1. Brigham Young 55 RU — Bailey 5 run (Landry kick) Gary Nord to decide on the long made their share of mistakes 2. Colorado 143 RU — Gaitlln 1 blocked punt return (Landry kick) on both sides of the ball, com- RICE 3 TULSA 1 3. Georgetown 175 field goal over a punt. RU — Beck 3 run (Landry kick) Earlier in the game, senior mitting eight penalties, drop- UTEP — Jackson 9 pass from Duarte (Robinson kick) 4. Wisconsin 207 safety Greg Gatlin blocked a punt ping three potential intercep- UTEP — Jackson 25 run (Robinson kick) Rice 30 26 32 30 T5. Missouri 209 tions and fumbling on an option RU — Hurd 69 pass from Herm (Landry kick) Tulsa 23 30 30 20 T5. Duke 209 attempt and recovered it in the end UTEP — Minor 25 pass from Duarte (Robinson kick) 34. Rice 819 pitch that was returned for a UTEP — Howard 54 fumble recovery (Robinson kick) zone to give the Owls a touchdown Final Stats Rice Tulsa RU — Battle 18 pass from Herm (Landry kick) touchdown. 60 Rice results (field of 259) (6,000 meters) and a 14-7 lead. Hie Owls also UTEP — Robinson 59 field goal Kills 75 partially blocked another punt, and "The thing that disappoints Errors 33 27 122. Kate Gorry 22:16 Attempts 202 207 Final Stats Rice UTEP 127. Summer Bell 22:18 those successes mayha'e led Nord you is not so much the way Attack Percentage .208 .159 First Downs 24 20 171. Katie Waite 22:47 to reconsider punting. [UTEP] played, but the things Assists 70 56 Rushing Yards (net) 225 209 192. Tanya Wright 23:02 Service Aces 5 2 "I was hoping we could block we gave them that helped," Passing Yards (net) 172 177 Digs 107 88 207. Anna Reeve 23:10 Total Yards 397 386 the punt and have a chance to win Hatfield said. "We had opportu- Blocks 10.0 14.0 226. Shannon Murto 23:24 Return yards 128 193 it," Hatfield said. "But they nities for three interceptions in Punts - Avg. 5-39.0 5-26.0 242. Whitney McAlpine 23:44 Individual Stats changed their minds, and I the game. We got them in the La. Time of Possession 33:42 26:18 Kills TEXAS A&M INVITATIONAL thought we would block the field Tech game, and we won the game. Rice — Paxo 23, Kainz 10 Individual Stats Tulsa — Marques 16. Weddle 15 goal, as it needed a low trajectory This time, three hit us in the Rushing Assists Team standings (field of 21) to get there from that range. With hands, and we [didn't] get any of Rice — Beck 13-68, Bailey 8-42, Hawkins 6-36, Rice — Neal 58 Herm 15-32, Moore 6-20. Hatfield 8-20, Henderson 1. TAMU-Corpus Christi 86 one time-out left, I was happy them. Unfortunately, we're the Tulsa — Thon 49 3-7 2. Rice 88 Digs they were going to try it because type team that has a hard time UTEP — Jackson 19-175, J. Smith 8-41, Cleveland 2- 3. Houston 128 Rice — Hoban 23. Pazo 21 overcoming the one or two op- 11, Austin 1-6, Duarte 9-(-24) I felt it gave u s a chance to win the Tulsa — Thon 22. Leuer 17 4. Cal State Northridge 135 Passing game." portunities we give up." 5. South Plains College 160 Rice — Herm 5-10-0-137, Henderson 3-6-0-35 UTEP — Duarte 11-25-0-128. Cruz 1-2-0-49 RICE 3 HOUSTON 1 Receiving Rice results (6,000 meters) Rice— Battle4-50, Hurd 1-69. Hatfield 1-32, Hawkins Rice 30 24 30 36 13. Kate Gorry 22:39 1-12, Moore 1-9 UH 26 30 27 34 18. Katie Waite 22:49 UTEP — Francies 6-104, Minor 3-45, J. Smith 1-14. 22. Summer Bell 22:57 Barkers drop heartbreaker Jackson 1-9, W. Smith 1-5 Final Stats Rice UH 26. Shannon Murto 23:13 27. Tanya Wright 23:14 TENNIS, from Page 14 to us," William Barker said. "During Attendance — 32,392 Kills 72 28. Whitney McAlpine 23:15 together before each match," the week, we were returning like a Errors 21 29 RICE 17 NAVY 10 Attempts 205 214 31. Anna Reeve 23:20 Ladhani said. "That way they would prayer, and we know we could have Attack Percentage .249 .224 56. Amanda Felder 24:02 not be focused on the winning so kept it up all night long. The tourna- Assists 63 71 79. Lauren Murphy 24:42 Rice 0 10 17 Service Aces 5 148. Megan Smith 27:14 much, but rather the tools that would ment was a great place to be. There Navy 0 3 10 Digs 88 97 get them there. Ultimately, I told them were lots of high-class players who Blocks 8.0 9.0 to just keep on dancing on the ceiling are aspiring to go professional. They RU — Bailey 4 run (Landry kick) MEN'S X-COUNTRY Navy — Roberts 7 pass from Candeto (Rolfs kick) Individual Stats and let it flow." prepare in a professional fashion, con- RU — Bailey 3 run (Landry kick) Kills The sting of the semifinal loss duct themselves in a professional fash- RU — Landry 25 field goal Rice — Pazo 19, Scott 17 COUGAR CLASSIC INVITATIONAL still hurts, as the twins squandered a ion and play in a professional fashion. Navy — Rolfs 39 field goal UH — Karasek 28, Tanneberger 26 Assists Team standings 7-4 lead in the race to eight games, It's just a great environment to be in." Final Stats Rice Navy Rice — Neal 57 1. TAMU-Corpus Christi 42 First Downs 20 13 UH — Sellen 57 forcing the tiebreaker. The Owls return to action this 2. Houston 43 "We really had no great expecta- weekend at the Omni Hotels Region Rushing Yards (net) 219 111 Digs Passing Yards (net) 65 94 Rice — Pazo 20. Neal 18 3. Rice 64 tions before the tournament started," VI Championships in Fort Worth, a Total Yards 284 205 UH — Gonzalez 22, Vasconcellos 20 4. Texas-Arlington 93 Richard Barker said. "Overall, it was tournament that Ladhani holds in Return yards 49 48 5. Sam Houston State 123 Punts Avg. 4 33.2 4-39.2 Attendance — 386 6. Texas A&M "B" 125 a quality week, and of course we are high esteem. Time of Possession 32:45 27:15 7. Texas Southern 200 very disappointed to lose in such a "This is a big event, and we are in RICE 0 FRESNO STATE 3 Individual Stats thriller of a semifinal match. To serve a very strong region," Ladhani said. Rice results (8.000 meters) Rushing Rice 28 28 28 for the match, and lose, against the "The Texas schools are all very good, Rice — Henderson 13-68, Bailey 18-65, Beck 12-37, 5. Adam Davis 26:24 best doubles pair in the country takes and it will be a great opportunity for Hawkins 7-26. Hatfield 7-15, Herm 5-10 Fresno St. 30 30 30 9. David Axel 26:29 time to get out of your system. Our our guys to get some scalps. As long Navy — Candeto 24-58, Eckel 13-48, Wesley 1-10, 14. Tim Oberg 26:51 Polanco 4-(-5) RICE 2 SAN JOSE STATE 3 15. Jeremy LaBuff 26:52 concentration in every match was of as they concentrate on the strengths Passing 28. Matt Davis 27:45 a world-class standard, and we could they have, on the keys that each Rice — Herm 6-9-0-50, Henderson 3-4-0-15 Rice 30 27 30 17 10 41. Matt Hamilton 29:18 have kept it up all night long." person has to good quality perfor- Navy — Candeto 6-11-0-53, Polanco 3-6-0-41, Blecksmith 0-1-0-0. Tepper 0-1-0-0 SJSU 23 30 25 30 15 While the Barkers excelled in mance, and they compete hard, they Receiving SWT SHORT COURSE singles play, the connection between will give themselves a chance to suc- Rice — Hurd 2-20, Battle 2-16, Hawkins 2-15, Moore 2-10, Hatfield 1-4 MEN'S TENNIS Team standings the twins in doubles action was at its ceed. They will then be able to look Navy—Roberts 2-22, Lane 2-22, Sims 2-12, Mathews best in Chattanooga. at the man in the mirror and say, 'I 1 24, Wesley 1-19, Eckel 1(5) ITA ALL-AMERICAN 1. Texas 20 "Doubles has always been special did what I set out to do, and I'll keep 2. UT-San Antonio 55 Attendance — 25,104 3. Rice 56 working, win or lose.'" Singles Qualifying 4. Tarleton State 93 William Barker (RU) d. Ben Stapp (Memphis) 4-6. 5. Southwest Texas State 115 6-3, 7-6 (6) 6. Palo Alto College 140 W. Barker (RU) d. Jason Ontog (UT-C) 6-2, 6-4 7. Concordia 244 RICE 2-3 TULSA First Round Erin Droeger 34' Danielle Fauteux 37' Richard Barker (RU) d. Scott Lipsky (Stanford) 7 5. Rice results (field of 35) (3 miles) . Jennifer Teeter 78' Danielle Fauteux 49' 3-1, ret. 7. Adam Davis 15:43 Danielle Fauteux 68' Alex Zharinov (Minn.) d. W. Barker (RU) 7-5, 6-4 Second Round 8. Tim Oberg 15:45 Rice (1-10-2): Amanda Garrison; Janelle Crowley, Jean Simon (UT) d. R. Barker (RU) 7-5, 6 3 10. Jeremy LaBuff 15:51 Caitlin Currie, Kristen Gambetta, Betsy Huete, Kelly Consolation 11. David Axel 15:56 W. Barker (RU) d. Seth Rose (S. Carolina) 6 3, 6-3 Potysman, Kristen Lindsay, Sarah Yoder, Erin Droeger, 20. Matt Davis 16:49 Becky MacAllister, Marisa Galvan. Substitutes: Lauren W. Barker (RU) d. David Lowenthal (WF) 7-5, 6-1 Shockley (gk); Lindsay Botsford, Jennifer Teeter, Chad Harris (Vanderbilt) d. W, Barker (RU) ret. Jackie Rellas, Aimee Teteris, Paula Steinhauser, SWIMMING Ashley Hesseltine. Doubles First Round (Pind your Tulsa (5-6-2): Kelly Wilson; Carrie Schnarre, Jamie R. Barker/W. Barker (RU) d. Felix Hardt/Valentino NORTH TEXAS 86 RICE 114 German, Gina Gaston. Danielle Fauteux. Emily Trost. Pest (SDSU) 8-2 rhythm.) Holly Lorman, Julie Twellman, Ashley Rickner, Liz Second Round Benoist, Keely Flynn. Substitutes: Abby Fahrig, Alexis R. Barker/W. Barker (RU) d. Simon/Jose Zahri (UT) WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Arment, Marcie Ferguson. Staci Morgan, Rachel Lav 8 4 ender. Quarterfinals PRESEASON POLL R. Barker/W. Barker (RU) d. Matt Behrmann/Troy Assists: Rice: MacAllister 2; Tulsa: Lorman 2. Hahn (Fla.) 8-5 Team (First place votes) Points Cautions: Garrison (RU) 66'. Semifinals 1. Lousiana Tech (9) 81 Ejections: none. Lipsky/David Martin (Stanford) d. R. Barker/W. Barker (RU) 9-8 (2) 2. Rice (1) 72 3. Hawaii 64 Rice Tulsa 4. Tulsa 55 Shots n 11 5. San Jose Slate 43 Shots on Goal 6 5 WOMEN'S TENNIS 6. SMU 41 Saves 2 4 7. Fresno State 39 n Corner Kicks 5 7 ITA SOUTHWEST REGIONAL 8. Nevada 26 Fouls 6 18 9. UTEP 18 Offsides 0 3 Singles 10. Boise State 11 First Round Attendance — 211 Annie Goodrich (RU) d. Heather Kelley (CC) 6-0, 6-0 First Team Karen Chao (RU) d. Macey Breece (UT) 6 4, 7-5 Cheryl Ford, Sr., C, Lousiana Tech RICE 0-3 ORAL ROBERTS Steffanie Balzert (BU) d. Stephanie Moat (RU) 6-3, 6 4 (Preseason Player of the Year) Blair DiSesa (RU) d. Yolandi Terblanche (UH) default 2401 Times Blvd., Suite 110 (713) 524.9910 Heather Halt 20' Lindsay logan Sr G. Fresno State Nicki Mecham (TAMU) def. Jeri Gonzales (RU) 6-3, 6-4 Lindsay Ruisch 26' Amber Obaze, Jr., G, Lousiana Tech Irina Tereschenck (TTU) d. Erika Vlllalobos (RU) 6 4, Tessa Long 47' Kate Smith, Sr., F/C, Nevada o 60 Cricket Williams, Jr., G, San Jose State Lauren Archer (RU) d. Nicole Bouffler (UTSA) 7 6. 6 4 Rice (1-9-2): Amanda Garrison; Jackie Rellas, Janelle Mindy Ko (RU) d. Fati Benboubker (SHSU) 6-4. 5 7. 64 Crowley, Aimee Teteris, Caitlin Currie, Kristen Second Team Second Round www.statnavel.com STA TRAVEL Gambetta, Kelly Potysman, Kristen Lindsay, Sarah April Atuala, Jr., G, Hawaii Michelle Krinke (UT) d. Goodrich (RU) 6 1, 6 4 Yoder, Erin Droeger, Becky MacAllister. Substitutes: Allison Curtin, Sr., G, Tulsa Kit Carson (SMU) d. Chao (RU) 6-3, 6-4 Lindsay Botsford, Jennifer Teeter, Kelly Brolan, Paula Johnetta Hayet, Jr., C. Rice DiSesa (RU) d. Kelly Bucewicz (ULM) 6-3, 6 0 omme »» on the PHone »» on cnmpo/ »» on the /treet Steinhauser, Raffi Belizaire, Ashley Hesseltine, Christen Roper, Sr., C, Hawaii Archer (RU) d. Catalina Paz (LU) 6-0, 7-5 Alyssa Shrlver, Sr., C, Tulsa n , THE RICE THRESHER CALENDAR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2002 19

TUESDAY Halloween Hoop* Come by the Rice Recreation Center tonight from 10 p.m. to Ask him If he loves (•V midnight for free food, drinks, David Hasselhoff too T-shirts and a chance to check The Honorable Richard C. out the men's and women's Holbrooke, former ambassador basketball teams as well as send an e-mail to to Germany and the United some campus celebrities. FRIDAY [email protected]. Nations, will be speaking on "America and the World Today" Don't forget the handcuffs in Baker Hall at 12:30 p.m. Visit FRIDAY The rain In Spain 25 Wiess College is holding its h ttp:// bakerinstitu te. org/ 4 Hanszen College presents the infamous Night of Decadence oct29rsvp.htm to reserve a seat. Attention young Co-eds up 7 musical My Fair Lady. Contact party tonight at 10 p.m. Tickets Good Work Today is the last day to change [email protected] for tickets, are $7 if purchased in advance a class to pass/fail for this showtimes and more and $10 at the door. The Good Works Career fair semester at the Registrar's information. will be held today in the Grand Office. And don't forget, it's Again, don't forget the hand- Hall of the Rice Memorial also the deadline for filing Get 'er done cuffs Center from 2 to 5 p.m. Come Ph.D. candidacy petitions in the The Sanctuary is coming back. Brown College hosts Night Of by to learn about Teach for Office of Graduate Studies for Catered dinner will be provided Innocence, a G-rated alternative America, the Jesuit Volunteer mid-year conferral of degree. at 6 p.m. The show starts at to NOD featuring milk, cereal, Corp, the Peace Corp, and 7 p.m. and includes a live band, games and cartoons. Stop by more. Call x6044 for more Do it for the children!! information. open-inic poetry and the poetry from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. for a wild Stayin Awake for Kids' Sake, slam (including $50 in cash and crazy night of good clean Rice University's first annual prizes). Contact [email protected] fun. WEDNESDAY dance marathon, will be holding to sign up or for more its Registration Blowout in the information. academic quad from 1 to 5 p.m. SUNDAY There's a Latin America now?! Anyone interested in registering Let (or in seeing Gillis and SATURDAY The Houston World Affairs Camacho tango together) Women's soccer Council presents an afternoon should show up. The Rice women's soccer team discussion with Brown Project Pumpkin plays against SMU at 1 p.m. in University's Watson Institute of Tribute to James Blue International Affairs Professor Rice Student Volunteer the Rice Track/Soccer The Rice Media Center offers a us Thomas E. Skidmore, entitled Program hosts Project Stadium. tribute to documentary "Culture, Conflict and Civil Pumpkin, a day of fun for filmmaker James Blue, one of Society in Latin America." The Houston area children. The the primary founders of the event is free and will take place event will be held today in the MONDAY Rice Media Center. The event from 2 to 3 p.m. in Sewall Ray Courtyard by the Rice will feature showings of three Hall 301. Memorial Center from 1 p.m. to of his films and runs through 4 p.m. Bump, Set, Spike! Sunday. Admission is $5 for Come to Autry Court at 7 p.m. students. Contact Rachel Boyle S&M University Spike something to see the Rice volleyball team other than the punch at [email protected] or x4882 for The Rice football team takes on take on McNeese State more information. the SMU Mustangs in a WAC University. The volleyball team is at it game at 2 p.m. at Rice Stadium. again, as they play Louisiana Shepherd School Opera Tech University in a WAC game Sure, you can be an engineering The Shepherd School of Music at Autry Court at 7 p.m. HOW TO SUBMIT major! (stupid freshman) presents a performance of two The Career Services Center is one-act operas tonight at CALENDAR ITEMS holding interpretation sessions 7:30 p.m. in the Alice Pratt THURSDAY for its College Majors Testing Brown Hall. Admission is free Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Program. The test battery must and the show runs through prior to Friday publication. be completed at least three Tuesday. Contact Jennifer BOO-urns days beforehand. Cost for the Rotter at [email protected] or Yep, it's that time again. Spray Submission r,methods: session is $185. Call x4055 to x8000 for more information on the shaving cream or break Fax: (713) 348-5238 register. out the cow suit, it's Halloween. E-mail: [email protected] Campus Mall: Calendar rice.edu Editor, Thresher, MS-524 Chicks dig the glasses "Sweet! Now I've passed out in Wouldn't it be loverly? two countries!" The 3-D film It Came From Hanszen College once again Calendar submission forms are Outer Space will be shown on IAESTF Rice is holding its Fall presents its musical My Fair available on the Thresher office Rice Cinema's brand new silver Kickoff for students interested iMdy. For tickets, showtimes door. in studies or employment and more information contact screen at 7 p.m. Saturday and Submissions are printed on a abroad. It takes place in stacey05@rice. edu. Sunday 3-D glasses will be space-available basis. provided. Tickets are $5 for Duncan Hall 3092 at 8 p.m. students. For more information, I WHO'S WHO General Joe's Chopstix 5004 Kirby Drive Award for Houston, Texas Tel: 713-524-0449 2002-2003 mifMHlIMB Nominations are now being accepted for students to appear in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Coupon One

ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE Friends Eat Free UNIVERSITY MAY SUBMIT NOMINATIONS. Buy any one entree (including specials) and get another entree of equal or lesser value free. Nominees must be juniors, seniors, or graduate students One coupon per customer per visit. Selection is based on scholarship, participation and leadership in academic and extracurricular activities, Offer valid at the 5004 Kirby Drive location only. Offer valid through October 25, 2002. Newspaper coupons only. citizenship and service to Rice and potential for future achievements. Coupon Two NOMINATE SOMEONE ON THE WEB AT G2 Special http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~stact/ General Joe's Chicken for only $2.99

O The nomination deadline is Regular Price $4.45 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6. One coupon per customer per visit.

Once a student has been nominated, the Office of Student Activities will Offer valid at the 5004 Kirby Drive location only. Offer valid through October 25,2002. mail her/him a form requesting more detailed information. Newspaper coupons only. n - - ' *> '„*•:;" <1 ' t > % i \ »> > • vAV"' ; / I I) 20 THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY. OCTOBER 25.2002 _ •i NOD in the new building. The exclusive map for this exclusive party. I)

Wiess's Night of Decadence is almost upon us. stairs And like always, the Backpage is here to help you with any social situation. Here's the latest atnrooms fashionwear, the official NOD map, and yes, even recommended hottie's (Thanks Jill!).

Once again this year, Rob Gaddi is this year s most popular NOD brand. Whether you go for a Gaddi thong or a pair of Gaddi Boxer Briefs, hook-up as long as you have Gaddi in your pants you can't go wrong. (Web site provided below)

dancing I

your pants Prez's

room yC (only), entrance % exit BISH NOD is synonomous (at least in my humble opinion) with boobs. Boobs boobs boobs. Isn't it a funny word? (Okay, you're right, boobies is a funnier word.) boobs PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT NOD is a magical time. It's where we all get to kick back, lose But since boobs are so crucial to the NOD a couple inhibitions, and often times a couple of purity points. experience, make sure that yours are But, in order for everyone to be safe, I urge you to: adorned well. And whether you decide to 1- Sign up for security or to be caregivers. You know you're write on your boobs or to cover them up a voyeur, and you get to help make NOD safe for all. with tiny sherriff-badge pasties, be re- 2. Don't put on your NOl) costume after you've been drink- minded that they are an extension of you. ing. If you don't feel comfortable wearing a revealing Below are two of my favorite pairs of boobs: outfit while sober, think how stupid you will feel Sunday morning walking back to your dorm in it. 3. Look out for your friends. Really. I'm serious about this one. There are guys on the prowl (see left). Make sure nobody does anything they'll regret (once again, see left). 4. Comply with people wearing official-looking uniforms. This includes RUPD, those in security shirts and any- body who has a pair of handcuffs. 1 5. Jill Browning's suite thinks the following guys are hot: John Brawley, Ryan Simonak, Frank Donnelly, Alex Cullen. Garrick Malone, lan White, Travis White, John Glassmire, Stan Chan, Reed Macy, Erik Vigen, Peter Lamport, Bill Robertson, Jacob Rios. Skye Schell, Daniel Phalen, George McGuirk, Paul Janish, Jay Hegde, Tom Hayes and Nick Spicer. *ed note: They forgot Jeff Bishop. * Hooking up with the Backpage Editor is a very good idea Classifieds. GRAD STUDENTS. Sell your car. GRAD STUDENTS. Bike to class. One- CHEMISTRY TUTOR needed for 10" HOUSING Walk to class. Small one-bedroom, bedroom, one-bath apartment with oak grade honors chemistry student in MISCELLANEOUS GRAD STUDENTS. Bike to class. One- one-bath at 1737 Sunset. On-site floors, central air, on-site laundry and Bellaire/Meyerland. Prefer in my ***ACT NOW! Guarantee the best spring bedroom, one-bath apartment in quiet laundry. Owner pays utilities. $650 off-street, gated parking at 1301 Rich- home. Please call (281) 748-2085 or break prices! South Padre, Cancun, Ja- courtyard setting at 1414 Castle Court. with lease and deposit. Owner-man- mond. $555 plus elec. with lease and (713) 662-8580. maica, Bahamas, Acapulco, Florida and Wood floors, central air, dishwasher aged. Available now. Call Andover deposit. Owner-managed. Call Andover Mardi Gras. Travel five, reps needed, earn and covered, assigned parking. $625 at (713) 524-3344. at (713) 524-3344. No dogs, please. DOES $300 for a 20-hour week sound $$$. Group discounts for 6+. Visit plus some utilities. No dogs, please. impossible? Not if you're friendly, mo- www.springbreakdiscounts. com orcall (888) Call Andover at (713) 524-3344. GRAD STUDENTS. Okay, keep the ONE-BEDROOM GARAGE apartment. tivated and one of the first ten we hire! THINK SUN ((888) 8446578) dept. 2626. car, but park it in a covered, assigned Fenced yard, well lit. Washer, dryer Call JT Marketing at (713) 334-6339 or GRAD STUDENTS. Bike to class. Two- and free parking space. Then ... walk included. No smoking, guns, dogs. Five send e-mail to [email protected]. $3,500 FEE PAID TO EGG DONORS. bedroom, one-bath apartment with oak to class. Great floor-plan for room- minutes from Rice. Available Nov. 1. "Have a heart—give an egg." Give the floors, central air, on-site laundry and mates. Large, renovated two-bedroom, $650/month. Day: (713) 966-5876. GREAT PART-TIME JOB! The Hous- gift of life to help infertile couples. off-street, gated parking at 1301 Rich- two-bathroom. Dishwasher, covered Nights, weekends: (713) 523-4828. ton Zoo is looking for people who are Reply to—in/o@eggdonorcenter. com or parking, on-site laundry. Owner pays mond. $695 plus elec. with lease and dependable, outgoing and interested (214) 503-6553. deposit. Owner-managed. Call utilities. $1,125 with lease and deposit. SMALL HOUSE for rent, conveniently in a sales position. Bilingual skills a Owner-managed. Available now. Call Andover at (713) 524-3344. No dogs, located at 610 and Ella Blvd. One-bed- plus. Must have experience in customer 1992 MERCEDES-BENZ 190E. (Cylin- Andover at (713) 524-3344. please. room, one-bath. Appliances furnished, service and cash-handling. Must be able der, 2.6-liter automatic sedan, four-door. new carpet, paintand mini blinds. $425 to work weekends. Send resume to Silver, grey leather interior. 150,000 per month plus deposit. Please call Houston Zoo, c/o Membership Sales, miles. Good shape, drives great. A/C, Valeria at (832) 594-0627. 1513 North MacGregor, Houston, TX sunroof, power steering, windows, locks, 77030 or fax it to (713) 522-2823 or send seats. $5,000 firm. Call (713) 240-9862. e-mail to [email protected]. HELP WANTED POSITIONS AVAILABLE in media rela- IT SALES. Houston IT corporate start-up tions, sales promotion and marketing. Self- providingexperiencedSUN-certifiedJAVA CLASSIFIED ADS motivated, bright individual with media development and training professional ser- vices is in search of sales professional (s). relations and business background. An Rates are as follows: ideal candidate will be a team player and The ideal candidate will have first-hand have excellent communication skills. Can- knowledgeoflocal/worldwideJAVAleads 1-35 words: $15 didate will be responsible for providing and referrals. Commission only. Referrals 36-70 words: $30 assistance to sales and marketing group, leading to a signed contract and revenue 71-105 words: $45 researching magazines and newspapers, generation will be promptly compensated managing media relations and writing as net income is realized. Compensation Payment, by cash, check or press and news releases and monthly will continue for the duration of the rev- credit card, must accompany newsletters. Starting date: open. Position enue-generating contract. Confidential your ad type: part-time. Wage: negotiable. Con- resumes and a narrative of howyou will add Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. tact: hr@onclickcorp. com or (713) 784-7608 value both to client and start-up are wel- (fax). Duration: none. come at Box 195,3506 Highway 6 South, prior to Friday publication. Sugar I .and, TX 77478. The Rice Thresher THE HOUSTON MUSEUM of Natu- Attn: Classifieds ral Science gift shops are now hiring PART-TIME LEASING assistant needed P.O. Box 1892. MS 524 dependable, hard-working, friendly forsmallapartmentmanagementcompany 2nd Floor. Ley Student Center people who would love to work in a near Rice and St Thomas Universities. Job Houston, TX 77251-1892 museum environment. Customer-ser- includes showing apartments, responding vice skills required. Retail or science to resident requestsandlightclerical work. Phone: (713) 348 3967 backgrounds helpful. $7.50 per hour. Ideal candidate should be detail-oriented, Fax: (713) 348 5238 Please contact Sallv at (713) 639-4707 comfortable with people, should have after- The Thresher reserves the for more information. noons available and own reliable car. $10/ hour. Call Andover at (713) 524-3344. right to refuse any advertising for any reason and does not BASSIST AND KEYBOARD players needed for local church or worship MONTESSORI SCHOOL near Rice take responsibility for the WILLY'S PUB band. Must be available for 8 a.m. Sun- I niversitv looking for substitutes and factual content of any ad. day rehearsal and worship at 10:45 a.m. afternoon assistants. Ideal forstudents Notes & Notices are published needing flexible hours. Please call Contact music office at (713) 643-4303 according to space availability. Crazy since 1975 ext. 24. (713) 520-0738 and ask forTara.