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MSA Petitions for More Tetra Points 1 OP-ED A&E P. 11 SPORTS P. 13 Where is the love? l-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T A sporting setback Academs everywhere, unite in protest! Demand better Looking to become more independent with your music The football team couldn't quite overcome the Vanderbilt Career hair representation before we all end up jobless. tastes? We've got the down-low on the best Indie bands. running game. Look out — Texas is up next. thVOLUME XCVI, eISSUE NO . 5Ric STUDENT-RUe N SINCE 1916 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2008 RPC increases budget 1 BY MARGEUX CLEMMONS THRESHER STAFF Rice Program Council will see ma- jor internal changes this year, starting with a budget increase from $35,000 to $130,000. This budget will cover RPC's expanded roles, including the Passport to Houston program, for- merly operated out of the Center for Civic Engagement, planning Home- coming and Willy Week concerts and organizing President David Leebron's and Dean of Undergraduates Robin Forman's study breaks. The increase in funding is part of efforts to include student involvement in planning large-scale Rice events and programs, Director of the Student Center Boyd Beckwith said. The three-year-old Passport to Houston program operated out of A student walks past an uprooted tree near Hanszen College's old section. This was just one of a number of trees the President's Office for its first two Tree Damage brought down by Hurricane Ike's winds. Rice also sustained building damage and power outages. See story, page 8. years and came under the wing of the Center for Civic Engagement last year. In response to the CCE's desire to form a student advisory board for the program, the university instead reas- MSA petitions for GoCrossCampus back signed the program to the RPC Arts 81 Entertainment Committee. As a result, the committee's budget increased from $6,000 to $48,000 this year. more tetra points for more virtual battles "Instead of trying to keep up this extra framework [of a student advi- BY JOSH RUTENBERG agreed to increase the allotted tetra BY RACHEL CARLSON tem and appeals to people who don't sory board], (having RPC run the pro- FOR THE THRESHER points from 50 to 65. THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF normally engage in inter-college con- gram] gives students more input into This is not the first time H8tD has tests like intramural sports. both big Rice Night Out Events as well For some students, fall means a addressed the issue of Ramadan with This Monday, the residential col- "Within the college system, there's as the discounted events RPC origi- return to school life, colder weather the on-campus meal plan. In fall leges will form armies and the cam- more to it," Landry said. "It brings nally organized," Beckwith said. and football. But to some Muslim 2004, H8JD began a reimbursement pus itself will become a battlefield as out rivalries; last year. Will Rice and RPC plans to change the way students, this time of year is one for policy for on-campus Muslim stu- GoCrossCampus, a virtual war game Jones were against each other from Passport to Houston distributes sub- fasting, forgiveness and prayer, as dents observing Ramadan, Residen- analogous to the board game Risk, the very start [...] An online game is sidized and free tickets to the Hous- they observe the 30-day Ramadan tial Dining Manager Julie Bogar said. launches into its second year at Rice. one of those things where reputation ton Symphony, Alley Theatre and period. Since Muslim students who This policy added 50 tetra points to In GXC, student players log on to a in the college, or whether someone is other Houston events. In past years, fast during Ramadan are unable to students' accounts and ensured that Web site and acquire virtual armies, an athlete or not, doesn't really mat- cultural committee heads passed out eat during the serveries' normal op- serveries provide a breakfast bag, a which they build and direct strategi- ter. If you're enthusiastic about it and tickets directly to residential colleges, erating hours, Housing and Dining prepared breakfast for students to eat cally in a campus-wide war lasting want to make a commitment, anyone but this year, the heads will compile has been working with the Muslim before dawn in accordance with Ra- several months. Founded by Yale Uni- can become a commander." a list of interested students, who will Student Association to make special madan. RCMAC considered crediting versity students and piloted at Rice be responsible for picking up their accommodations. After discussions money to the MSA, crediting money last year, the game serves as a new tickets at the information desk in last week, a university oversight back to students' accounts, and pro- channel for college system rivalries. 44 the Rice Memorial Center. RPC plans committee agreed to add 65 extra viding credits to the bookstore. In the The game's Web site includes a to maximize student attendance tetra points to Muslim students' end, doubling the amount of tetra detailed map of the Rice campus, An online game is one at these events by making any un- meal plans. points to bridge the financial gap was upon which students place armies of those things where claimed tickets available to interested Martel College sophomore Se- the easiest compensation method. in accordance with instructions from students who were not originally on lim Sheikh led a petition to add Bogar said she meets with the college commanders. Each day, play- reputation in the their college lists, Beckwith said. 100 tetra points — 50 more than on- Muslim Student Association annual- ers read a posted battle plan from college, or whether "Sometimes we take full freight for campus Muslim students are cur- ly to discuss changes to the breakfast their commanders and are granted the tickets or the organization gives rently allotted — to the meal plan, bag program. one turn for deploying armies. Col- someone is an athlete us the tickets with the goal of fill- since Muslim students miss 20 to To be part of the program, students leges compete for campus territories or not, doesn't really ing up seats, but we don't fill them," 30 lunches in September during Ra- go through the MSA, which provides a and alternatively form alliances and matter. Beckwith said. "Then what incentive madan observance. As of last week, roster of student names and identifi- mobilize against each other, stoking do |the organizations] have to contin- his petition had gained 400 student cation numbers to Bogar, who makes inter-college competition. ue their relationship with Rice?" signatures from a Student Associa- the tetra point adjustments and allo- Rice GXC director Eastman Landry Eastman Landry Last Friday's Houston Symphony tion meeting and from SA senators cates breakfast bags to the students. said the game gained high popular- Will Rice '09 concert was the first test for the chang- at different residential colleges. This year, however, Bogar said the ity last year. Of the 40 universities nationwide that participated in the es, but the event was canceled due to Sheikh said he was surprised by program's participation has been the 99 Hurricane Ike. Beckwith and RPC are the level of support he received. lowest in its history, with 12 students game, Rice was the second-smallest working to reschedule the event. "I thought I'd only have half a on the roster. Of those, Bogar said school but achieved the second-high- Several other committees are sheet," Sheikh said, "but I brought most have not been picking up their est percentage of students participat- However, he said the average par- turning a new leaf in the way they are [RCMAC] five sheets. I was really prepared breakfasts this month. ing. Around 1,000 students created ticipant does not need to dedicate organized this year. Campuswide Pro- amazed and really surprised." Bogar said RCMAC was reluctant accounts, and 800-900 players were substantial time to the game. grams, formed this fall, is a new um- During the first week of school, to agree to the proposed 100 tetra regular participants, Landry, a Will "If you normally go to Facebook brella to house RPC, Passport and the Sheikh submitted his appeal to the points because of the calculation Rice College senior, said. Wiess Col- and waste two minutes there, why not Brochstein Pavilion Advisory Com- Residential College Management Ad- of meal plan costs. She said Muslim lege counted the most participants. waste one minute on Facebook and mittee, the latter of which is respon- visory Committee. Last Thursday, the students would only miss lunch, after Landry said GXC taps into the one minute on GXC instead?" Landry ds see RPC, page 5 RCMAC informed him that they had B see MEALS, page 4 competitive spirit of the college sys- O see CROSS, page 5 Registrar deadlines Monty Python screening Back to work INDEX Opinion 2 Today is the last day to drop a class without a If Hurricane Ike left you feeling down and In recognition of the great stress caused by News 4 fee, to add a class with a fee, to designate a course powerless, forget about it for approximately two Hurricane Ike, the university mandated that pro- Arts 81 Entertainment 11 as Audit, and to adjust variable course credit. hours tonight as you watch the 1975 classic Monty fessors not administer any exams this week or Sports 13 Head on over to the Allen Center for some last- Python and the Holy Grail.
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