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The faculty voted 92-26 to eliminate the foreign language competency requirement at Wednesday's general faculty meeting. To go into effect, the motion must pass on its second reading March 13. The faculty was originally going to vote on a motion made by the University Standing Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum to modify the requirement. 'The committee does not recommend the language requirement remain in its current status," CUC Chair John Zammito said when If he presented the motion. However, members of the committee were divided on whether to modify the requirement or to abandon it completely, Zammito, also the History Department chair, said. The committee's motion proposed that the faculty "lower the bar" of the requirement, mean- ing students would have needed the equivalent of two semesters of language instruction rather than four. "This would result in a reduction in the requirement from 'proficiency' to something closer to 'familiarity,'" the motion reads. The motion to modify the requirement also

proposed ratifying Rice's language exams. ROB GADDI/THRESHER Ilie language requirement, passed in April Faculty voted 92-26 to abolish the language requirement at Wednesday's faculty meeting. Because curriculum changes require approval by the See IjXNGUAGE, Page 8 faculty at two meetings, the faculty must vote again March 13 for the requirement to be eliminated. Jones requests reduced room rates Lisagor, Parks elected Construction-related problems disturb college environment, students say

by Mark Berenson Wilbur, a junior, said the commit- Half of the Jones Commons has SA's first co-presidents tee believes Jones should be com- been demolished to make room for THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF pensated because the construction the new wing, and the college has has damaged the college's atmo- lost almost all of its green space. In by Meghan Mille, day. I.ast year, 1,169 voted in the A committee of Jones C ollege stu- dents is asking that residents of the sphere and because promises ad- addition, the college has only one- THRESHER STAFF presidential race, while in 1999 only 733 voted. college be reimbursed for half their ministrators made regarding con- fourth of the close-in parking spaces I room fees this year and that fees be struction practices have been bro- it used to, Wilbur said, which has Despite controversy over Iisagor, 1999-2000 SA secre- Jamie Lisagor and Gavin Parks tary, said she and Parks are look- reduced for as many semesters as ken. decreased the presence of off-cam- running as Student Association ing forward to being co-presi- construction continues to affect "The original agreement was con- pus students at Jones. co-presidents, the Hanszen Col- dents. Jones. struction would occur Monday "Since it is harder for off-campus lege juniors won the presidency "Both of us have been involved The committee was formed to through Friday, from 7 a.m. to people to come and visit Jones, it with 45.9 percent of the vote. with the SA since we've been at look into ways the university can 4 p.m.," Wilbur said. "Right now we affects "the social dynamic for us," Rice," Lisagor said. compensate the college for inconve- are at the stage where it is seven Wilbur said. RBT gets blanket tax, IIV1 sports Parks, a member of the niences due to construction. days a week, 6:30 a.m. tc at least Wilbur said the idea to reduce fee increase fails. See Story, Martel College Founding Com- Vice President for Finance and 6 p.m. — sometimes it has gone on room fees came from Jones senior Page 6. mittee, was also 1999-2000 SA Administration Dean Currie said until 10." Yivek Mittal. Mittal visited Colum- treasurer. Rice is unlikely to reduce fees in Wilbur said construction has led bia University's medical school ear- Opposing candidate Ricky The two plan to hold discus- such a manner. to sleep deprivation for some stu- lier this year and stayed in a dorm Kalra, a Wiess College sopho- sion- and issue-based SA meet- The Jones Construction Com- dents. that was under construction. Mittal more, received 37.3 percent of ings every other week in place of pensation Committee — senior Director of Food and Housing learned that students living in the the 1,005 ballots cast in the SA the current weekly meetings. "It's Brian O'Malley, President-elect Mark Ditman said construction is dorm had requested a rebate on their presidential election, which took going to be more solution-ori- Steve Wilbur and junior Michelle occurring more hours per day to room fees and had received a 25 place as part of the General Elec- ented," Parks said. Lopez — has held several college keep the new wing of Jones on percent discount. tions from Feb; 23 to Wednes- See CANDIDATES, Page 6 meetings to discuss plans for com- track for its scheduled completion Columbia's housing fees vary pensation. in December. See JONES, Page 9 Driver in debate accident pleads guilty

bv Olivia Allison and Rachel Krause has served plus hisHime awarded for good

THRKSHEK STAFF conduct equals about four years. He has been in jail since July 26. The driver of the pickup truck that hit two Runnells. a 43-year-old Katv resident, was debate team vans last March, killing Baker the driver of the truck that struck two vans College freshman I )an Henning, was sentenced carrying members of the George R. Brown to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to Forensics Society returning to Houston after criminally negligent homicide Feb. 23. participating in a debate tournament in Omaha, Assistant District Attorney Jeff Laird said Neb., on March 13, 2000. An investigation by Martin Dean Runnells will probably serve be- the sheriffs traffic division found that, at the tween seven and eight years, but he could time of the crash, the pickup truck was going serve as little as one year. Runnells will be no less than 79 mph in a construction zone eligible for parole when the amount of tim<*he See ACCIDENT, Pane 7

Spring Elections Quote of the Week OPINION Page 3 "We must ask ourselves, Petitions for Spring Don't work yourself sick Elections will be available 'Has Jones suffered more than Wiess has from liv- March 9, and will be due A&E Page 12 ing in substandard hous- March 15. 'Monkeybone' bombs ing?"' — Vice President for Fi- COURTESY SPORTS INFORMATION LIFESTYLES Page 15 Taking a break nance and Administra- Air travel etiquette We're getting used to this We will not be publish- tion Dean Currie, on Jones ing an issue next week students' request to lower SPORTS Page 16 The women's indoor track and field team won the Western Athletic Conference Champion- their room costs. See Story, due to spring recess. Swimmers 3rd in WAC ships last week in Reno. The title is Rice's third straight in women's track and field after Page 1. the Owls swept the indoor and outdoor conference meets last year. See Story, Page 17. Have a good week! . -• . .. v • - *•,; , , » " J.S-*?? 5 k, _ t"*''

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Brian Staler Jos£ Luis Cubria, Michael Nalepa pyh Editor in Chief Mariel Tam Opinion Editor Managing Editors

Against differential pricing

The Jones Construction Compensation Committee is asking for college residents' room fees to be reduced by half because it is difficult to live in a construction site. If they get what they're requesting, students from Jones College would pay at least $2,000 less than other students for on-campus housing. As much as we sympathize with their situation, we cannot support the idea of differential pricing at different colleges. What if financially strapped students decided to transfer en masse to Jones for on-campus living at bargain prices? The idea is slightly far- fetched, but not entirely unreasonable. Two thousand dollars is a substan- tial chunk out of almost anyone's budget. The composition of the colleges is intended to be random — that's part of the value of the college system. Having an incentive for students with economic hardships to live in one place is antithetical to this ideal.. THaT Has TO FULFILL soffte KinD OF Lans-uaa-e ReQuiRecfteriT Now is an especially ripe time to address the issue of differential pricing ) for another reason. When Martel College opens next spring, its facilities will be dramatically better than those at older colleges like Brown and Sid Richardson — which are, in turn, substantially better than facilities like those at the oldest buildings like Will Rice and Hanszen. Should living at Martel, where students will have the option of living in a suite of single LETTERS TO THE EDITOR rooms, cost more than living at Hanszen, where there are four singles for the whole college? Then again, should students at Will Rice have been Education, awareness or to take revenge on someone else. do not commit sexual harassment. paying less for on-campus housing all along because Jones has a kitchen Does this mean we can't do any- Imagine if a student sent an e-mail on every floor, and Will Rice has only one? of rape necessary thing? One of the worst possible out- to 50 classmates saying that "Jane comes of this e-mail rumor would be Doe is a promiscuous woman who All students should pay the same amount, even though each college has To the editor: for sexual assault victims to feel as if has a sexually transmitted disease. specific advantages and disadvantages. Two weeks ago, the already touchy they can't talk about their experi- Stay away!" Even if the e-mail was" The Jones Construction Compensation Committee argues that in a subject of the sexual climate at Rice ences, for fear of rumors and other true, Rice would spare no expense in similar situation, students in a dorm under construction at Columbia was brought back into the spotlight. consequences that might compound bringing its author to justice if a com- University had their room fees reduced. Despite the fact that Columbia is The e-mail message containing an their sense of victimization. It is im- plaint were filed. But an e-mail falsely one of the schools Rice administrators like to compare us to, Columbia unsubstantiated rumor about a rape portant for a survivor to be able to tell implying that a male student is a sexual doesn't have a college system, so students pay different amounts to live in that was circulated around campus is someone about what has happened, predator — thereby impugning his different dorms anyway. It's not important to make room rates consistent only the latest in a series of events and it is just as important that we sexual reputation — would not be during the past year that indicate we provide empathetic, respectful sup- actionable under the sexual harass- at Columbia in the same way it's important at Rice. all should not only be more attuned to port to any friend who has to deal ment policy. The policy does not dis- Jones has a legitimate complaint about construction — but individual the issues of sexual harassment and with the devastation of being raped. tinguish between the sexes, nor does checks to students cannot be the solution. assault, but also do a better job of Two phone numbers for help on it make value judgments about the raising awareness about how to deal campus are the Rice Counseling comparative destructiveness of differ- appropriately with such problems. Center's 24 hour hot-line (extension ent sexual stereotypes. It requires only What should your response be if 4867) and the Rice Police and EMS that the attack be "of a sexual nature." you hear that a friend has been sexu- (extension 6000). Students can also Accordingly, Camacho is resting on a Construction's other costs ally assaulted? The most important pick up a copy of the pamphlet "What distinction that exists nowhere in the thing to do is to offer support to the Every Student Needs to Know about Code of Student Conduct. It is one Although construction on campus will be beneficial, it comes at a price. victim in ways with which he or she is Sexual Assault," from the Office of thing if the victim declines to pros- Construction is good for the future. When Martel College opens, 80 comfortable. Rather than choosing to Health Education. Being informed not ecute the harasser, but Camacho's percent of undergraduate students will be able to live on campus. The new ignore the situation or potentially start- only makes us more compassionate categorical and conclusory declara- tion that Cox's e-mail is not sexual building for the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management will give ing a rumor, you should go directly to towards rape survivors but also en- harassment demands an explanation. the business school a facility equal to Rice's ambition for it. The new your friend and talk discreetly about ables us to prevent further crimes. the situation. As difficult as it is to One of the best things you can do to Humanities Building gave beautiful offices to many faculty members stand by and allow a terrible crime to help solve the problem of sexual as- Peter A. Stokes whose offices had previously been tucked in any space that could be found, go unpunished, it is important to re- sault is to just talk about it with others. and the building provided desperately needed classrooms. Sid '97 member that one of the most devas- Instead of waiting until after a par- However, the quality of life for many students, particularly those at tating aspects of sexual assault is the ticular incident to broach the subject, Jones College, has declined because of the mess created by the construc- victim's total loss of control. we should keep this issue out in the tion. What used to be an isle of green on the north side of campus has been It is crucial for a survivor of rape to open at all times. lifting the taboo on CONTACTING THE transformed into a wasteland of gravel, machinery and half-finished shells retain the power to decide who to tell discussing rape will help create an of buildings. In many ways, Jones is more a work site than a place for people and what action, if any, to take. This environment where survivors can seek THRESHER to live. means that even if he or she decides to and find help and where we as a com- Construction around Jones has not proceeded carefully enough to say or do nothing, you have to respect munity can work to protect the dig- Letters that choice. If you take it upon your- nity and safety of every individual. preserve quality of life for the students who make it their home. The self to spread information about the • Letters to the editor inconvenience of constant noise and the reduction in commons space and should be sent to the Thresher assault either to campus authorities Studetrts Organized outdoor space, the two major complaints from Jones residents, are valid. by mail, fax, e-mail to or to your friends, you further rob the Against Rape However, students from Jones are not the only ones to suffer inconve- victim of control. In short, you can and [email protected] or be deliv- niences from construction. For example, new Wiess College is being built should help your friend by being emo- ered in person. We prefer that directly behind Hanszen College — giving Hanszen students a fair number tionally supportive and providing in- Camacho's actions letters be submitted on disk of noise-related headaches as well. formation about possible options, but or by e-mail. Letters must be require explanation received by 5 p.m. on the Mon- This is not to say that we believe Jones residents should just grin and ultimately the decision-making power belongs to the survivor alone. To the editor: day prior to a Friday publica- bear the noise and inconvenience. We think the university has an obliga- tion date. We like to believe that, within the Vice President for Student Af- tion to make their lives better in ways other than individual student • All letters must be signed hedges of our campus, we are safe fairs Zenaido Camacho's comments compensation. The university should give Jones more ambiance money to and include a phone number. from rape. When our sense of secu- in your Feb. 23 story, "Student make physical improvements to the building that could help alleviate the Wee students and alumni n lust rity is shaken by the news of a sexual apologizes for rape accusation," ugliness and make the college a more pleasant place to live. Jones students include their college and year. assault, it is natural to want to warn have befuddled me. I challenge should brainstorm ways the university could help them out. We will withhold names upon others of the danger as quickly as Camacho to defend his statement request. In addition, we believe that students at Hanszen should receive similar possible. We must recognize, how- that Katie Cox's actions fall outside • Letters should be no compensation in ambiance money. Both Jones and Hanszen have lost sand ever, that the enormity of the crime Rice's sexual harassment policy. longer than 500 words in volleyball courts (reducing the number on campus to the one at Lovett) and will be trivialized if it becomes the This policy is not limited to un- length. The Thresherresevves Hanszen has also lost its barbecue pit and its deck. Jones' sun deck, subject of college rumors. Rumors wanted sexual solicitations. It also the right to edit letters for affectionately called "the Isle," was destroyed to make room for Martel lead to discussions full of specula- covers "unwanted verbal or physical both content and length. even though it cost the college a substantial amount of ambiance money. tion and devoid of empathy, and behavior of a sexual nature" by "a people inevitably begin to take sides College budgets are taken seriously, and if the physical improvements a person of either sex" that has the and make judgments that can be News Tips college has made must be destroyed because they are in the way of "effect of substantially interfering with harmful to the survivor. Such nega- an individual's welfare ... or creates m Tips for possible news sto- construction, the college must be compensated. Anything less is disre- tive publicity may silence not only ries should be phoned in to spectful. an intimidating, hostile, offensive or the victim of that particular assault demeaning education or work envi- the Ihresherai (713) 348-4801. The Jones students' most serious complaint is that noise from construc- but also others who have endured ronment." Relying on this language, Subscribing tion interferes with students' ability to sleep, study and exist peacefully in the traumatic experience of rape. the administration has prosecuted • Annual subscriptions are their rooms. Peace and quiet is not too much to ask. We agree that work In the event that a rumor is false, other students for publishing sexu- available for $50 domestic and there are different but equally prob- should not continue late into the evening, even though the days will begin ally disparaging remarks in the $105 international via first lematic consequences. Sexual assault to lengthen as summer draws near. Also, it should not begin early in the Trasher and in the Sid Richardson class mail. morning when students are trying to grab a few precious hours of sleep is one of the most horrible crimes College minutes. But while the ad- before the relentless grind of problem sets, essays and exams resumes. imaginable, and to be falsely accused ministration will not hesitate to pur- Advertising of it can cause irrevocable damage. We realize that amendments to the construction schedule may interfere sue those who demean women with • We accept both display Additionally, false rumors reinforce the negative stereotype offemale pro- with Martel's completion date, but we should not sacrifice the sanity of and classified advertisements. the already prevalent and destruc- miscuity, it has now decided that those students at Jones so the ones at Martel can move in a semester earlier. Contact the Thresher for more tive myth that people "cry rape" ei- who slander men with the negative information. ther to protect their own reputations stereotype of male sexual aggression THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY, MARCH 2,2001

What's wrong with this picture? • Guest column P, . Bigotry fuels Eminem's success Jones residents should On Feb. 21 , Eminem snagged trash cracker reveals his own sexual wax poetic about gay bashing also three Grammys, including the award insecurities. Homophobia is so ubiq- state that half of what Eminem says for Best Rap Album. Not being a uitous that if s myopic to get irate he makes up just to piss people off. connoisseur of rap, I can't say over the words of one individual. His fans, like I^lton John, "get the receive reimbursement whether or not he de- Ultimately, the man's joke," Eminem claims. Given the breaking news we, as a cabinet committee, have served the award, though personal feelings are re- Maybe it is all a joke. Maybe he's about Jones College's attempt to approached the administration I do think that it says ally neither here nor there. just a modern day Yorick, a fellow of receive compensation for the cur- with a threefold proposal: l)To, if something about the cre- Whether or not Eminem infinite jest, and maybe his fans do rent condition of our college, we at all possible, limit the hours of ative capacities of the is homophobic is irrel- understand that. But if so, if s a joke felt it was appropriate construction to a rea- genre when the name of evant; his music is. A per- that exploits a vicious double stan- to explain the viewpoint sonable schedule, 2)To its best artist is a cheaply functory performance dard at the expense of the last legiti- of the Jones Compen- give Jones access to the derived, lowbrow pun. with a token gay artist isn't mate second-class citizens in this cul- sation Committee to the community meetings Perhaps the most in- going to change that. ture. Ifratherthan rapping about "stab- rest of the university. the university conducts teresting facet of the Just to be clear, I'm bing a fag in the head," Eminem's Jones has suffered to receive input from Grammys was the duet Garret not asking the real Slim subject matter was "stringing a nigger tremendously from con- the local community Eminem shared with Elton Merriam Shady to please shut up. from a tree," I doubt we'd be placated struction. Work is con- about construction, and John, culminating in a He has every right to ex- when he says, "Just kidding!" ducted seven days a 3)To reimburse a per- vaguely homoerotic em- press his views, heartfelt Eminem is taking pot shotc at week, often up to 14 centage of the room brace. It was an odd pairing indeed, or ironic, serious or satiric. Nor am homosexuals because he can get hours a day, and will be- Brian fees for all on-campus given John's less-than-clandestine I implying that his music will incite away with it. And he can get away gin at 4 a.m. on several O'Malley Jones students. sexual preference and Eminem's pe- outbreaks of homophobia or gay with it because we let him. Hell, we occasions before the se- Our committee met jorative, almost compulsory use of bashing from listeners. As program- don't just let him, we encourage him, mester is over. Large on Monday morning the word "faggot." All in all, the duet matic as people are, they are still the because in our hearts, we're all just portions of our common space have with Vice President for Finance was about as unexpected as a Marilyn authors of their actions and they still as bigoted as he is. Once we realized been demolished or fenced off. and Administration Dean Currie, Manson/Pat Boone collaboration. bear the responsibility for them. that we couldn't pick on racial mi- Residents of Jones North are Vice President for Student Affairs John's presence came much to the What Eminem's music does is norities anymore, we needed some- nearly surrounded by a construc- Zenaido Camacho and Jones Mas- chagrin of gay rights groups such as much subtler. Like almost every- one new to demean. We identify with tion zone, and often have a crane ter Enrique Barrera to discuss this the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against thing else in this heterocentric his hatred so well that millions of us passing over their roof. The con- proposal, and we are pleased with Defamation, which recently awarded worltj, it fosters an environment of have been complicit in perpetuating struction is so loud that it often its reception. They seemed under- him for his work combating homopho- intolerance and animosity within our his mentality of hostility and vio- shakes the buildings. standing of our siiuaiion but un- bia, and which have recently made collective consciousness and makes lence all over the airwaves. What many students find most sure about reimbursing us. We Eminem their personal kryptonite. it that much easier to dehumanize No, I'm not offended by Marshall upsetting is that the hours of con- hope that President Malcolm Gil- Fans have used the performance to homosexuals. His lyrics don't make Mathers. I'm nauseated by the mil- struction are determined without lis will thoughtfully consider our underline the point that, cursory ap- the slippery slope-that goes from a lions of people who've bought his student input and without regard proposal, and we are confident that pearances aside, Eminem isn't a bigot passive, unconscious bias to flagrant, records. That's what is truly repul- to the academic calendar. Last se- he will agree with us that it repre- after all. Too bad we can't say the seething hatred, but they certainly sive about Eminem — not that his mester, the administration broke sents the best hope of preserving same for all his fans. grease the plane a bit. music is so malicious, but that so its promise to cancel construction Jones as a functioning college. I am not the slightest bit offended Eminem's standard defense is many people could be aware of that during finals, and only consented We are aware of the objection by Eminem's lyrics. In fact, I can't see that all pretense of prejudice is a fact and choose to overlook it. to limit the hours and noise under to our idea that "it would create a how, in a culture where homosexual- hoax, a tactic deliberately used to Or worse yet, actively embrace it. heavy student pressure. dangerous precedent for the uni- ity is constantly met with derision provoke the very indignation it re- This creates a difficult environ- versity" by compensating students and mockery, anyone could possibly ceives. Many of his critics have failed Garret Merriam is a graduate ment for Jones students who need forced to tolerate 70-hour con- be offended when yet one more white- to realize that the same songs that student in philosophy. to compete academically with stu- struction weeks for the "overall dents who are able to get a full good of the university." We be- night's sleep. When we signed our lieve this objection is misguided. The emperor wears no clothes leases for this year, we expected When faced with a similar situ- much less inconvenience, and were ation thisyear, Columbia Univer- told that construction would not sity promptly decided to reim- take place on weekends or past 4 burse its affected students after Students must finally resolve cheers issue p.m., both of which are now nor- hearing a description of their situ- mal occurrences, %, -< . •< •, <, »• ation, The only precedent Rice at Rice for a variety of in a world without fixed moral truths, students would not listen without a I enrolled Jones currently lack the facili- would set by agreeing to our pro- reasons, but one of the most impor- we are all the more likely to hurt formal complaint. If they did feel that ties to stage theater productions, posal is proving that the adminis- tant was a sense I had that people someone unintentionally with our way, their suspicion has been vindi- large public parties, or any event tration cares about undergradu- cated by the recent behavior of those here regarded each other words. requiring outdoor space. The loss ates and about the college sys- who support the cheers. with genuine respect. . Finally, not all words of our parking lot means that off- tem. Upon receiving his refund, When I arrived, if students become more innocuous We at Rice have a unique oppor- campus students rarely bother a Columbia student told us, "for- appeared apathetic, they as they are repeated—take tunity to live and learn in a small with the long walk from the sta- tunately our administration has a at least seemed rock solid racial epithets, for example. community of exceptionally intelli- dium lot to visit Jones. heart and they understood where — not given to undisci- But this is far from the gent and capable individuals. But if Many of our freshmen have we were coming from." plined flights of suspicion end of the story, for we we want to enjoy one of the greatest decided to move off-campus next We have faith that the Rice or anger. have yet to examine the benefits of this opportunity — the ability to solve most of our problems year, which will deprive the col- administration cares for us just How things have ounce of truth in the ti- lege of a class that normally lives as much as that of Columbia, and changed. Until our recent rade that Wiess College through reasoned discussion rather than legal wrangling and rigid policy on-campus. The rooms they leave is willing to show present and dialogue — or lack junior Josh Ginsberg un- open will probably be given to future undergraduates that stu- thereof — regarding the James leashed on the Student — then we must stop suspecting the worst about one another. Who would transfers or students from other dents are just as important as college cheers, my faith Dallal Association's cheers fo- colleges, if any of them are willing arbitrary construction deadlines. in our basic ability to rea- rum several weeks ago. object to a more welcoming sexual climate or to free speech? If we can't to deal with the noise and incon- son past our disagree- Ginsberg's main objection venience. It seems unlikely that Brian O'Malley is a Jones College ments had not wavered. I wonder if was that the authors of the anti- form a responsible democratic com- munity here, then where can we? Jones will continue to function as senior and a member of the Jones students just don't realize how much cheers petition had exploited the a residential college should. Construction Compensation they stand to lose in all the hostility legal means the administration had As a response to this situation. Committee. this issue has unleashed. provided rather than appealing to James Dallal is a Lovett College If we cannot resolve our differ- the student body directly. junior. ences through good faith and open Ironically, this action has under- conversation, then we are on an ex- mined the signers' purpose by trans- tremely fr st road to the administra- forming a conversation about sexual The Rice Thresher, the official student tion assuming complete control. With politics into a loud argument about newspaper at Rice University since 1916, is that in mind, I appeal to everyone on free speech. But their unfortunate published each Friday during the school year, this campus to reason with me once choice of methods should not pre- the Rice Thresher except during examination periods and more and see if we might determine vent us from rationally evaluating holidays, by the students of Rice University. just where we all went astray. the petitioners' claims now. Brian Stoler Editorial and business offices are located First, let us dismiss the notion That some women find the sexual Editor in Chief on the second floor of the Ley Student Center, that those who oppose the cheers climate on campus hostile is undeni- 6100 Main St., MS-524, Houston, TX 77005- are enemies of the First Amend- ably true. The question is whether Jos£ I^iis Cubria, Elizabeth Jardina Ajcet Pai 1892. Phone (713) 348-4801. Fax (713) 348- ment. The legal right to chant ob- or not the cheers make an indepen- Mariel Tam Senior Editor Business Manager 5238. E-mail: [email protected]. Web page: scene cheers does not provide us dent contribution to that hostility. Managing Editors http://www. ricethresher.org. moral justification for doing so. Here, I think those who signed the Annual subscription rate: $50 domestic, On a purely aesthetic level, I find petition are on much shakier ground, NEWS BACKPAGE $105 international. Nonsubscription rate: first the college cheers juvenile and because while we want everyone to Olivia Allison. Editor Mark Lewis, Editor copy free, second copy $4.11. inane. They're also not part of any be safe, college should also provide Mark Berenson, Ass/. Editor Sarah Pitre, Editor great tradition: college cheers only a sanctuary for experimentation. Rachel Rustin, /lis/. Editor The Thresher reserves the right to refuse Erin Mann, Page Designer PHOTOGRAPHY any advertising for any reason. Additionally, caught on at Rice in the early '90s Denied this chance, students will Renata Escovar, Editor the Thresher does not take responsibility for when Orientation Week went dry. feel repressed and believe (cor- OPINION Katie Streit, Editor I .aura Wiginton, Editor the factual content of any ad. Printing an When anyone voices genuine rectly) that their choices have been Michael Nalepa, Editor advertisement does not constitute an concern that cheers create a hostile made for them. Given this chance, COPY endorsement by the Thresher. environment for some students, any most students will decide for them- SPORTS Leslie Liu, Editor responsible member of our commu- selves that they want to live better, Chris Larson, Editor Mary Messick, Asst. Editor Unsigned editorials represent the majority nity must listen. We have a moral more nobly. Jason Gershman, zlss/. Editor opinion of the Thresher editorial staff. All other obligation to trust our fellow stu- In short, a reasonable conversa- ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT David Chien, Illustrator pieces represent solely the opinion of the Robert Reichle, Editor author. dents and lend them some credence. tion might have made students more Dalton Tomlin, Asst. Editor Lynlee Tanner, Ads Manager Shannon Scott, Asst. Business Manager Let us now dispatch one final argu- responsive to concerns about our The 77tresfcerisamemberofthe Associated LIFESTYLES Lindsay Roemmich, Asst. Business Manager ment Many claim that the definition sexual climate. But the possible re- Collegiate Press and the Society of moval of the college cheers, backed Robert I.ee, Classified Ads Manager of offensive speech is a subjective Corey E. Devine, Editor Carly Halvorson, Office Manager Professional Journalists. The Thresher is an determination. Very well — many by the administration's parental voice, Sol Villarreal, Distribution Manager ACP All-American newspaper "I am second people uphold such moral relativism. has only inspired resentment and CALENDAR Adam Lazowska, Online Editor to none," President Malcolm Gillis said. Really. Carly Kocurek, Editor They should be all the more receptive resistance. Unfortunately, the au- © COPYRIGHT 2001. to other people's concerns, because thors of the petition probably felt that M •<"

E"V l ,' - •. -. T,„„, ,- Ml i r m 9 .: / ' Pj, if, " ^*1 1 THE RICE THRESHER imv» FRIDAY, MARCH 2,2001 Students tour Wiess construction site by Esther Sung THRESHER STAFF About 12 students and faculty removed from ballot toured the new Wiess College servery and commons construction by Elizabeth Jardina plete classes. He said he was fin- site Monday, walking through the ished with a final paper for one of THRESHER EDITORIAL STAF F servery, the commons, the new the classes but had not yet turned Acabowl and the sun deck on top of James Dallal was removed it in. He also said he had com- the servery roof. from the ballot as a candidate for pleted a substantial amount of Although the construction Student Association president work for the other class but had completion date is months away, the Friday. not turned that in either. students were able to see the new SA Secretary Catherine Chen One of his grades had not been college and servery taking shape. sent out a message to the SA resolved, and was therefore offi- "It's wonderful," Wiess President listserv at 9:45 a.m. announcing cially an F, by Friday morning. Josh Katz said after the tour. "The that the Lovett College junior's "One professor was sympa- building has the possibility for a lot academic eligibility could not be thetic to the election concern of interesting new uses that classes verified and, therefore, his name and the other was not," Dallal in the future will have to come up would not appear on the ballot. said. 'The one who was unsym- with." In order to run for any office, pathetic to the election concern Common spaces include the roof- a student must not be on aca- is going to turn in a grade for rne top sun deck, accessible both by ROB GADDI/THRESHER This photograph was taken from inside of the future Wiess College Commons. demic probation — defined as sometime this week, but he elevator and by a large staircase lead- Beginning this summer, Hanszen will "borrow" Wiess' commons until their having a cumulative grade point wasn't willing to expedite the pro- ing from the ground level of the commons is finished in fall 2002. average of less than 2.0 or a grade cess just so I could run in the intramural playing fields. A wall of point average from the previous election." windows will allow the commons to "We want yellow chairs in our ing] seniors, eating in a new com- semester of less than 1.67. Dallal said the grades were look out on a large courtyard in the commons, of course," Katz, a senior, mons after we've been eating in the "At the time I was academi- incomplete "because of a personal middle of the college — the new said. "The old Wiess has square same commons for three years." cally ineligible according to the crisis I had during finals week Acabowl. . tables right now, and we want square "I really think it'll be beautiful for registrar's records," Dallal said. that I'd rather not go into." The Acabowl is the outdoor area tables in the new Wiess so we can both colleges," Hanszen Master "I had two unresolved grades.... General Elections began on where parties are traditionally held. keep doing tabletop theater." Eugenia Weissenberger said. "I'm The professors were willing to let Friday morning, and since Chen "Standing in what will be the new The servery will be completed so excited — I'm not from Wiess and me resolve them sometime in the had not heard of any change to Acabowl, you really did get a sense later this spring or summer in order I'm still excited. The big windows future." Dallal's status, she removed him that the architects have done a great to serve Hanszenites during the [in the commons] will make it so At the end of the fourth week from the ballot. job of preserving the features of 2001-'02 school year. Hanszen Col- pretty and bright. It's fantastic." of class every semester, the Dallal said he wasn't happy Wiess that we love so much," Wiess lege students and the Hanszen col- Although much construction re- Registrar's Office changes all in- about how the situation turned President-elect Amy Schindler, a jun- lege coordinator will "borrow" the mains to be completed, many stu- complete grades to F's. On Feb. out, but he's sympathetic to the ior, said. servery facility and commons area dents were pleased with the progress 19, Dallal's marks of "incomplete" reasoning behind the decision. "For so long now, we've been of the new Wiess for a year while the already made. from the previous semester were "I'm disappointed," he said. "I looking at architectural sketches and current Hanszen Commons and "I could really feel the excite- changed to failing grades. also think it's kind of bizarre to diagrams of what the commons and kitchen are torn down and rebuilt to ment among the Wiessmen who Dallal heard about his aca- be off the ballot when I still might servery will look like, but it meant so be attached to the common servery. went on the tour as we talked about demic ineligibility Feb. 22, the be academically eligible. I under- much to be able to stand there and Wiess students will move into possibilities for the future of Wiess," day of the SA presidential de- stand that the SA only has the see it with our own eyes," she said. the new building in fall 2002. Schindler said. bate, In an e-mail from Chen. The registrar's records to go on, so I The new Wiess also has space "It's nice — I guess it'll do for a "They promised my class when SA secretary is, in the current understand why they had to take allocated for a weight room, a piano year," joked Hanszen junior and we were freshmen that we'd be mov- version of the SA Constitution, in me off, for the sake of fairness. and music room, and several class- President-elect Erik Vanderlip after ing into this building in our junior or charge of running elections and "Clearly, the worst possible rooms and private dining areas. viewing the servery and new com- senior year," Katz said. "[The con- confirming the academic eligibil- outcome would be for me to win Wiess has appointed a Furnishings mons. struction] should have been done a ity of all the candidates. the election and then be declared Committee to recommend the style "It's exciting, but it'll be a hard long time ago, but I'm glad it's hap- Chen, a Jones College sopho- ineligible after the fact," he said. and type of equipment and furniture transitional year for Hanszen," he pening now. I wish I were going to more, said she gave Dallal the 'Taking my name off at least pre- the new college should have. continued. "Especially for the [ris- be here when it's done." choice whether or not to partici- vents that from happening, but pate in the debates. it's still kind of nagging that 1 "I thought I would be able to might be declared eligible and resolve the grades in time, so 1 the election will be over." had to proceed as though I was Dallal said if he is eventually going to run in the election to declared academically eligible, he have any chance," hp said. might run for an office in the However, Dallal had not Spring Elections or he might seek 11 turned in the work for his incom- an appointment within the SA. STUDENT ASSOCIATION

The Student Association Senate met Monday. The following were discussed: I • The senate approved the Solar Car Club, which will design a solar car to race in a national race in 2003. Anyone interested should contact Ben Harper ([email protected]). • The senate approved changes to the Catholic Student Association I constitution, changing the leadership structure to have two co- I 1 coordinators and an undefined number of officers. • Graduate Student Association President Elle Marie Schollnberger announced that the Student Activities Fund will be increasing from $20,000 to around $45,000 when the graduate students and university begin contributing funds. The new funds primarily will be used to allow clubs to comply with the university's new travel policies. About $12,000 will come from the new fee for graduate students, and the amount will be matched by the university. • Will Rice College President Eden King presented the college presidents' draft of a letter to Vice President for Student Affairs Zenaido Camacho regarding a new policy for college cheers. (See Story. Page 7.) • The position of peer academic advisers was announced. Applications are now available outside college coordinators' offices or by sending an e-mail to Gwen Hoben ([email protected]). (See Story, Page 5.) • The senate went to a closed session to discuss possible recipients of the SA Mentor Award.

The next meeting will be held March 12 in Farnsworth Pavilion in the Student Center at 10 p.m.

The Feb. 23 article "Scotcher elected GSA president" incorrectly states when GSA President-elect Miles Scotcher will take office. Scotcher will take office April 1, not March 1.

Due to an editing error, the Feb. 23 article "Woman faints during 'Vagina Monologues'" incorrectly identified Lovett College sophomore Joanne Braun. She is an emergency medical technician who was operating the show's light board: she was not an audience member.

In the Feb. 23 article "Crane malfunction forces Hanszenites to evacuate," Job Site Supervisor Charlie Fischer's name-was misspelled. Additionally, it was omitted that Jen Frazer contributed to the story.

The Thresher regrets the errors. gfRtai THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, MARCH 2,2001 Beer-Bike coordinators approve trucks Water balloons will be carried by flatbed trailers pulled by pickups

by Olivia Allison safer than having multiple types of have some students inside the back of the trucks passing out balloons, THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF vehicles during the parade. "I'd prefer that everyone has a with a gate to keep students and the Beer-Bike coordinators approved standardized plan because it's easier water balloon trash cans from falling event rules allowing each college to to implement safety policies if you out. have a pickup truck pulling a flatbed have one plan rather than having Bryant and Attaway said they trailer with side rails to carry water eight different plans," Baker Col- decided this method was unsafe be- balloons. lege Beer-Bike Coordinator Nick cause too many students would Last week, Beer-Bike Chair Spicer, a junior, said. crowd around the smaller area Daniel Attaway announced that the around the back of the truck to get previously approved tractors would balloons. not be allowed in the parade be- Attaway said that although this cause they were too tall. year's Beer-Bike coordinators have Attaway, a Sid Richardson Col- 'They'll look like the encountered planning difficulties, lege senior, said he expected the back end of the cattle they have been very receptive to colleges would be able to use changing the vehicles because of lawn mower-sized tractors. However, cars — they will be safety reasons. he said the tractors required to pull "I love all of the college coordina- a flatbed carrying 10 students and 30 basically the exact tors," Attaway said. "They've all been trash cans full of balloons were too really good. It's been a long and large. same thing, except stressful process for everyone, but The flatbed trailers that will be they've all been constructive and used are called "stake trailers" be- lower to the ground.' wonderful." cause they have side rails, which — Daniel Attaway Attaway said the rules are final will make them look like the back Beer-Bike chair and will not need approval from part of the large trucks that were the college masters. used in previous Beer-Bike parades, "They told us they trusted us Attaway said. and they would go along with what- "They'll look like the back end of However, Attaway said he ever we decided," he said. the cattle cars — they will be basi- thought most colleges would have Attaway does not anticipate much cally the exact same thing, except chosen pickup trucks even if each dissent from students about the new lower to the ground," he said. college selected its own vehicle. parade rules. The beds of the pickup trucks "Overall there wasn't too much "As long as there are water bal- will be covered, and no students will dissension," he said. "There were a loons, I think people are going to be be allowed in them. Orange fencing couple other ideas, but basically ev- OK," he said. will be used to keep people from eryone agreed that the trucks were Bryant agreed, saying that al- going in the space between the the best way." though she didn't think the cattle

KATIE STREIT/7HRESHER flatbed and the truck. Attaway said he will advise the cars of years past were a serious Coordinators met Sunday night colleges about prices of flatbed trail- threat to student safety, the trucks Frozen combustion to decide whether to adopt a set of ers and trucks, but each college's are a good solution. rules about parade vehicles for ev- Beer-Bike coordinators will be re- "I think if something had to be Lovett College senior Jonathan Bourland and Sid Richardson College ery college. Attaway said the other sponsible for renting their own ve- changed, this is the best solution," freshman Jett Jones, members of the improvisational comedy troupe Spontaneous Combustion, play an unplanned round of Combustion's option was to allow each college to hicles. " she said. "These flatbeds can carry game Freeze in the Student Center Monday night. choose its own vehicle plan to sub- On proposal, made by Will Rice about the same number of water mit to the area Beer-Bike coordina- College Coordinators, was to use balloons, but we won't have the prob- tors for approval. one or more U-Haul trucks to trans- lem of people jumping on the trucks, Coordinators said having a single port balloons. Will Rice coordinator so it's safer. It's the best solution we Peer academic advisers will policy governing all vehicles was Aryn Bryant said they planned to can come up with at this time." help freshmen choose classes Rice University Undergraduate Students can earn up to 18 course credits. COLUMBIA UNlVERSir/'S by Matt Cuddihy advisers would continue to serve in THRESHER STAFF their positions throughout the year. Josh Hale, 2001 Wiess College The Office of Academic Advising Head Fellow, said the addition of peer will be training one peer academic academic advisers will strengthen ad- adviser per college to help with aca- vising for new students. demic advising during Orientation "I've seen a lot of improvement Earth Systems Week. since my freshman year, but I think Science and The advisers will help direct stu- having more people here to help Astronomy programs dents with questions to the proper certainly couldn't hurt," Hale, a are offered for Science authorities, Director of Academic Wiess junior, said. Advising John Hutchinson said. and Non-science Applications for the position will majors a I be available by the end of this week Columbia University and are due March 23. Interviews 4Lots of students don't Biosphere 2 campus will begin in April. The O-Week peer near Tucson, Arizona. academic adviser cannot also be know what resources advising at any college. Hutchinson said the idea for a are available to them or peer academic advising program originated in fall 1999, and the pro- who their divisional SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR RICE STUDENTS! gram has been developed over the past year. advisers are. Peer A one-day training retreat for next y> ;«r's peer academic advisers is sched- academic advisers will uled for April 21, Hutchinson said. serve as liaisons Further training sessions will be held sometime during the summer. between the Office of Gwen Hoben, chair of the Stu- dent Association Academics Com- Academic Advising and mittee, said the peer advisers will the students.' Summer programs: have extensive knowledge of depart Semester programs: ments and majors. — (iwen Hoben 16 or more credits • Earth Systems Field School II - 4 credits, "They're going to have a broad Student Association Academics June 2001 knowledge of requirements and even Committee chair September-December 2001 area majors," Hoben. a Hanszen and January-May 2002 • Summer of Stars - 5 credits, June-July 2001 College senior, said. Hutchinson emphasized that the • Earth Systems Field School I - 6 credits, object of peer academic advisers is "It's hard for a faculty member • Earth Semester July-August 2001 not to replace the current divisional to answer everyone's questions," • Universe Semester or major advisers, but to supplement Hale said. "That's why fellows, men- • Biodiversity Institute - 5 credits, f them. tors and advisers are so important July-August 2001 "Lots of students don't know what at colleges. Through the network- resources are available to them or ing we already have set up as advis- Students may cross-register for select courses in the semester programs. ers, we do a very good job. Obvi- who their divisional advisers are," APPLY NOW! ALL PROGRAMS TAUGHT Hoben said. "Peer academic advis- ously, you can always improve BY COLUMBIA FACULTY! ers will serve as liaisons between something." the Office of Academic Advising and Hoben said students interested the students." in being peer academic advisers At Rice contact Dr. Walter Isle at (713) 348-4033 or Hoben said four more students should contact her at [email protected] • You may also visit Biosphere 2 at could be trained as peer academic [email protected] for an e-mail advisers after O-Week. The peer application. www.bio2.edu/education (800) 992-4603 or [email protected] • • 1 '' ' '' v ' '' " * i " - ' ' '"'• ' ' - -

14."." THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, MARCH 2,2001 IM sports fee increase fails, RBT to receive blanket tax by Meghan Miller are not sure whether they will put THRESHER STA1T the referendum to a vote again or if they will approach the administra- Three of the four referenda on the tion. However, they insist the pro- Student Association General Elec- gram needs more funds. tions ballot passed this week, each "I have to get the money, some- with at least 70 percent of the vote. how, some way," Villard said. "If it Rice BroadcastTelevision became means next year we'll be doing this a blanket tax organization, intramu- again, it's that important, that's what ral sports did not receive student ap- we'll do. We'll explore all the options proval to raise its fee, and both the we have." Student Association and Honor Coun- RBTs referendum increased the cil Constitutions were amended. blanket tax by $4 per student. The A proposal to increase the Intra- tax will generate about $10,000 per mural Sports fee from $10 to $15 year for the organization. failed by 2.25 percent. The additional RBT President Travi» Johnson, a money would have gone toward in- Hanszen College sophomore, said creasing referee wages and improv- 60 percent of the funds each year ing equipment. Director of Student will be spent on equipment, creating Activities Mona Hicks said. a good studio and improving equip- The increase was put to a vote ment for use outside of the studio. because the fee was established by Also, RBT will purchase a $4,000 referendum in 1993. video server to allow the station to "Those were the measures broadcast 24-hour programming, through which it was established," controlled remotely from any com- Hicks said. "I'm just trying to follow puter on Rice's network. the protocol that was set." RBT also plans to use about However, some students ques- $1,000 to air recently released mov- DANIEL KOCEVSKI/THRESHER tioned the necessity of the referen- ies, and organizers want to plan cam- Rice Broadcast Television organizers said they hope to ^se the blanket tax funds students approved in the General dum. pus events for these releases. Elections to add new equipment such as a video server to their studio in the Mudd Building. "I can't pinpoint why [the refer- Students also voted to pass refer- endum failed]Hicks said. "There's enda changing both the SA and the "We started looking at it last spring in the graduate student representa- Rice. However, there were only four just so much energy about why we Honor Council's constitutions were and realized we weren't going to make tion, from four representatives to graduate students and 22 under- were going about it the way we did also passed. Both sets of changes any progress," Botsford, a Wiess jun- between four and 10 representatives. graduate representatives on the that it took away from the issue." clarified the documents and cor- ior, said. "Most of the changes were The council decided to make the council in the past. Hicks and Tina Villard, intramu- rected inaccuracies. made last semester and halfway change in order to equalize the Other changes can be found at ral sports director, plan to meet with The SA started working on the through this semester." graduate to undergraduate student http: //s a. rice.edu/amendments/ undergraduate sports representa- changes last April, outgoing SA The major change in the Honor ratio. Graduate students make up sa.htm and http://sa.rice.edu/amend- tives to decide what to do next. They President Lindsay Botsford said. Council Constitution is an increase about 40 percent of the students at ments/honorcouncil.htm, respectively. Many offices uncontested, other positions remain for Spring Elections CANDIDATES, from Page 1 respect to race and sexual orienta- gram Council in an uncontested elec- James Dallal, a Lovett College tion," McMillan said. "I want to tion. junior, did not appear on the ballot make the campus more comfort- "I want to encourage more ipirit due to academic ineligibility, though able for students so they don't feel and involvement with the campus in he was initially considered a candi- like they have to move off-campus, athletics," Durbin said. date and participated in last week's and get student organizations more Ben Home, a Wiess junior, will presidential debates. (See Stoiy, involved with the SA by making be KTRU's first station manager Page 4.) Dallal received 2.98 per- them more aware of what the SA elected by the student body. Elec- cent of the vote as a write-in candi- does." tion of the student station manager date. W XOf! was part of the compromise KTRU "1 appreciate that people sup- and the SAcame to with the admin- ported me despite the fact that I istration after KTRU was shut down wasn't a candidate," Dallal said. 'If anything, I would last December. The shutdown fol- Because the ballots are cast lowed the station management's online, some students whose II) like to see more Rice clash with administrators over the numbers were not in the SA data- number of sports events to be broad- base had difficulties voting. Students music played on cast. who had problems were told to con- "By no means am I trying to radi- tact Hanszen senior Igor Karpov, [KTRUJ. I don't want it cally alter the station," Home said. who handled the technological end "If anything, I would like to see more of the elections. to be about me Rice music played on [ KTRIIJ. I don't ROD GAODI/THHf SHEW 'The registrar gives us a data- want it to be about me personally, personally, but I want it Hanszen College juniors Gavin Parks and Jamie Lisagor were elected SA co- base at the beginning of the year, but I want it to be about the music." presidents in the General Elections, which ended Wednesday. Their election and some people don't have their to be about the music.' Home said he wants to improve follows controversy about whether multiple people can hold the SA presidency. IDs in there," Karpov said. "What the relationship between student they do is e-mail me and I'll put them — Ben Home athletes and the resl of the student Also elected in uncontested races the race Tuesday night. Edlund in the database." KTRU station manager-elect body. "If we understood where each were RSVP Treasurer Ian White, a refused to comment on her rea- The other four elected SA offic- other was coming from, there'd be Brown freshman, and Secretary sons for withdrawing from the elec- ers were uncontested. Brown Col- mutual respect," Home said. Sharel Ongchin, a Hanszen fresh- tion. lege sophomore Uri McMillan will I^eslie Liu and Robert Reichle, man. Write-in candidate Brown junior be the external affairs vice presi- Hanszen freshman Caroline Wiess juniors, were elected edi- Matt Ludwig received 3.86 percent dent, and Sid Richardson College Glendenning will be secretary, and tors in chief of The Rice Thresher. of the vote for SA president. Ludwig sophomore Kim Tran will be the the treasurer will be Sid junior Anita Outgoing SA President Lindsay was also a write-in in seven other internal affairs vice president. Rajadhyaksha. Botsford will be one of the under- My main goal is to elections. "My main goal is to change the Hanszen junior Angela Durbin graduate representatives on the Trushar Sarang, a Hanszen se- campus climate, specifically with was elected president of Rice Pro- University Council. Since she was change the campus nior, was a write-in in 11 elections, the only person running for two receiving .59 percent of the presi- open spots, the other position will climate, specifically dential vote. Sarang won both Uni- be chosen in the Spring Elections, versity Court senior representative March 23-28. with respect to race and and Honor Council representative- There were no candidates for at-large last year as a write-in. He Lent and Holy Week Services editor in chief of the Campanile, so sexual orientation. I declined the IJ. Court position but the yearbook editor will also be want to make the served on the Honor Council. CHRIST Midweek decided in the next round of elec- Lisagor and Parks also received "THE Soup Suppers and tions. campus more write-in votes supporting each of Will Rice College sophomore them alone, not as a team. Lisagor Lenten Vespers KING mi Steven Caufield and Jones College comfortable for got 1.39 percent and Parks received lvtheran MBi Wednesdays sophomore Chad Chasteen are the 1.69 percent. CHVRCH new co-chairs of the Rice Student students so they don't 6:30) p.m.-Vesper1 s i 2353 RICE BOULEVARD Volunteer Program. The two said HOUSTON, TEXAS 77005-2696 7:30 p.m - Vespers II feel like they have to 713-523 2864 . FAX 713-523 6578 Ihey hope to increase RSVP visibil- . wwwncosoft

r ,* - '• ' - , •' • *-? I • •" : ' Wt • ' •' '• "* .? '• » 5*" . • • " -• .... ' ' • • : : • •; - W .mm jP^7 A - §F^ V I •: m THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2001 Presidents present draft of cheers policy POLICE BLOTTER The following incidents were reported to the University Police for the by Elizabeth Decker period Feb. 21-27. THRESHER STAFF Residential Colleges Only cheers that do not violate the Will Rice College Feb. 25 Bicycle stolen. sexual harassment policy should be used at Beer-Bike and taught during Lovett College Feb. 26 Student reported a suspicious male Orientation Week, according to a draft in the quad area. Student reported of the college cheers policy written that subject stated he hadjustgotten by the college presidents. The draft out of jail and was asking questions was presented at the Student Asso- about the university. Officers ciation meeting Monday. contacted subject, who had an Acceptable cheers will include outstanding warrant with the old cheers that do not violate the Cincinnati Police Department. They sexual harassment policy as well as would not extradite him. Subject new cheers to be developed within issued a criminal trespass warning the next month. and released. The presidents have been work- ing on the problem of sexually ha- Lovett College Feb. 26 Bicycle stolen. rassing college cheers since the fall in response to a letter drafted by Wiess College Feb. 27 Bicycle stolen. four students expressing their con- cerns with the sexual language. The Academic Buildings letter was submitted to Vice Presi- Fondren Library Feb. 21 Non-Rice subject taken into custody dent for Student Affairs Zenaido for harassing a female student. Camacho. Subject was issued a criminal A contest, funded by an Envision trespass warning and municipal Gran! given to the authors of the citation, and released. original complaint, will award money to the authors of the best new inof- Center for Continuing Feb. 22 Student reported being harassed. fensive college cheer at each col- Studies lege. Each college has $133 to award and will decide individually how to Alice Pratt Brown Hall Feb. 26 Bicycle stolen. award the money. Submissions are due March 16 Sewall Hall Feb. 27 Student reported his wallet stolen. by e-mail to the respective college * 't n w ** Wallet was recovered, but was presidents. All submissions will be missing $20. reviewed by the presidents and As- sociate General Counsel Carlos Other Buildings Garcia prior to judging to ensure Campus Store Feb. 21 Non-Rice subject taken into custody compliance with the sexual harass- KATIE STREIT/THRESHER for theft of items from Campus Store. ment policy. Will Rice College President Eden King presented a draft of the presidents' Subject taken to Harris County Jail. The winning cheers will be an- policy for college cheers at the Student Association meeting Monday. nounced the following week by a Other Areas judging committee appointed in each Katz said. "But they're not going to Beer-Bike and O-Week coordinators, Entrance 14 Feb. 26 Officer spotted a male carrying a college by the college president. be sexually harassing and they're the executive boards of college cabi- flashlight in the parking lot. When The new cheers will be posted not going to alienate people from nets and the college masters will be spotted, subject went through both in the colleges prior to Beer- their college from day one." updated annually on the sexual ha- bushes. Subject has outstanding Bike and at the track during the Will Rice College President Eden rassment policy. warrants, which they could not event March 31. King presented the draft of the col- There will also be a heavy em- confirm. Subject issued criminal Jones College senior Michelle lege cheers policy, which was dis- phasis on educating people about trespass warning and released. Brand, one of the authors of the stu- cussed at college cabinet meetings the sexual harassment policy dur- this. King, a senior, said the presi- ing O-Week for both coordinators dents' letter of concern, predicted Track Stadium Feb. 27 Contractor reported that a large tool dents plan to give a final draft, which and incoming freshmen, Brand said. that the adoption of the new cheers box was broken into and numerous needs Camacho's approval, to him "Basically, this whole thing is just may not be immediate, but that they construction tools were taken. will eventually replace the old cheers. today. so that everybody knows what the "Because people already know The draft states that because guidelines are ... so they are not in them, they will probably still yell "cheers should function to make all violation of them, so they don't get in them, but they will never be taught," members of the college feel in- trouble and so they know what their Brand said of the old cheers. cluded," cheers of a sexual nature rights are," King said. Outgoing Wiess College Presi- and those including profanity should The policy said that continuing dent Josh Katz said new cheers will be examined. education about the sexual harass- replace the current ones within five The first action suggested by the ment policy and college cheers will years. "Things that aren't taught in- presidents is to determine whether bring about lasting changes in stu- stitutionally anymore are going to existing college cheers comply with dents' attitudes. fade away," Katz, a senior, said. the university's sexual harassment Hanszen College sophomore Sa- Wiess junior Josh Ginsberg ex- policy. rah Cloots, an author of the letter of pressed doubt that new cheers will King said the colleges have al- concern, said she was pleased with WOMEN NEEDED be both popular and in compliance ready completed this first step, and the draft of the policy. Physician is assisting a coupie wanting to start family Can you help? Website "www. with the sexual harassment policy. the results will be compared and "I hope that it gets implemented physician.yourmd.com", or ioH free (800)862-5158 Inqwe "donor program'. "Unless the new cheers are very standardized. in the way that the draft idealizes," compelling, I think we'll see the end Colleges will be allowed to make she said .'"The university has respon- oj" cheers," Ginsberg said. their own decisions about cheers' sibility to not allow sexual harass- Students will be encouraged to profanity, since these things do not ment, and I think it's good that they're use inoffensive cheers at this spring's necessarily violate the sexual ha- taking their responsibility seriously." Beer-Bike and during O-Week to rassment policy. Katz said he was pleased the ad- ensure that all students feel included The committee also recommended ministration has allowed students to in their college. that the Office of Student Affairs work handle the issue at the college level. "There will still be cheers. ... to educate students about the sexual "They really left it to the students and There will still be counter cheers," harassment policy and college cheers. opened a lot of healthy discussion." • mm: Debate team reacts to driver's sentence ACCIDENT, from Page 1 tal, but there was some negligence with a speed limit of 55 mph. The involved. ... It was a mistake but it truck was also towing a trailer. Sev- was a mistake that was deadly, and eral other students were injured in that deserves some time in jail." the crash. Ames added that he is thinking Dan Henning's parents, Timothy about the accident more as the one- and Diane Henning, said they are re- year anniversary approaches. lieved that the trial is over but had not "It's getting harder for me as formed an opinion about the sentence. March 13 approaches," he said. 'The "We're still so devastated at the important thing is to move on past loss of our son that it's really hard for that — and remember what hap- us to feel one way or another [about pened. but don't be completely tied the sentence]," Diane Henning said. down to what happened." Timothy Henning added that he Two civil suits will also be filed in is glad Runnells pleaded guilty. connection with the accident. Timo- "We're glad that it's over and we won't thy Henning said he plans to file a have to go through a trial," he said. claim against the insurance provider Debate coach Dan West agreed, COURTESY HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF S DEPT of the construction company for which saying he thought the driver should Martin Dean Runnells Runnells was working at the time. be in jail. Ames said his insurance company "I'm glad he's in jail," West said. in the accident, said he thought has paid his medical bills, which so far "I'm just glad he pled guilty, instead Runnells' sentence was appropriate. total more than $200,000, but he plans of dragging it through a court trial "You can't go 75 miles an hour in to file a civil suit. He would not com- where he'd try to prove his inno- a construction zone and kill an 18- ment on who the defendants will be. cence, because he's not (innocent 1." year-old kid and not expect to re- Runnells was charged April 7 but Hanszen College junior Brook ceive some punishment for it." Ames evaded police for more than three Ames, whose leg was badly broken said. "Yes, it may have been acciden- months. He was apprehended July 26. w. . ffyii • ••_

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LANGUAGE, from Page 1 too hard to do, so let's lower the should be free to make their choices 1999, said students couldprove com- standards.'Youdon't hear that about themselves," Stevenson said. "I don't petency in a language by passing "a calculus, about the harder engineer- believe in a coercive curriculum." nationally accredited standardized ing courses." The substitute motion helped placement test." However, the mo- Political Science Professor John prevent the faculty from modifying tion says, the faculty did not under- Ambler said he was worried about something that could have been stand that such a test for foreign abolishing the requirement after eliminated entirely, Physics and As- languages did not exist. Thus, Rice tronomy Professor Stanley Dodds had to create its own exams. said. Dodds, a Wiess College resi- m Other proposed modifications dent associate, presented comments included evaluating the language 7/ we felt like we' ve to the faculty in October that said program after three years. the implementation of the require- However, soon after discussion done something that ment went beyond what was passed on the modifications began, Physics by the faculty. and Astronomy Professor Paul needs reversing and we "We did avoid an extended debate Stevenson made a substitute motion on something that we might well have to abolish the requirement. turn around and do it, I voted down, so I was pleased to see This way, the faculty cqjild dis- think you get respect.' Stevenson putting in the substitution, cuss an alternative to modifying the and we seemed to be moving rela- requirement, and possibly abandon — Malcolm Gillis tively expeditiously," Dodds said. the current version entirely. President Zammito said the committee pre- Some faculty members spoke sented its motion to modify the re- against reducing the requirement, quirement to try to salvage it. even calling it "watering down." though it seemed that most people Reducing it to language familiar- implementing it for a year, although wanted to abolish it. ity destroys the reason for having he originally opposed the require- "People either wanted to stay with the requirement in the first place, ment in the first place. the old requirement — I don't think English Professor Alan Grob said. "I am really nervous about flip- there were very many of those — or "The grounds for justifying it are flopping by eliminating the language to junk the whole thing, and frankly the grounds for proficiency—really requirement," Ambler, a member of that was what I felt as an individual," mastering another language," Grob the CUC, said. he said. said. "It seems to me that familiarity After about 45 minutes of discus- "But as a committee we thought is even less of a grounds for justify- sion, the faculty voted to end discus- it was necessary at least to try to ing the only requirement we would sion and vote on Stevenson's motion present something that might sur- have, and therefore I see little rea- to abolish the requirement. The vive, and then once the faculty saw son, in order to maintain this sort of motion passed 92-26. fit to demolish that, then to go for- vaporous spirit of a requirement, to Following the vote, discussion en- ward all the way," Zammito said. pass the motion that the committee sued about whether students who No one spoke in support of the has put forward." matriculated this year would have to committee's proposed modifications, Foreign language instruction fulfill the requirement. Zammito said Zammito said. should not be required for all stu- the CUC would propose a resolution "What was truly remarkable, if dents, said English Associate Pro- to this question at the March 13 you think about it, was that no one fessor Scott Derrick, who also op- meeting. stood up and supported the motion posed reducing the requirement. President Malcolm Gillis said that the undergraduate committee ROB GADDI/THRESHER "I don't think unwilling learners deciding on what to do about this put forward," he said. Physics and Astronomy Professor Paul Stevenson proposed abolishing the make very good foreign language years' students would only require Gillis said he didn't think elimi- language requirement at the faculty meeting Wednesday. Stevenson said he students," Derrick said. one vote and therefore could be ad- nating the language requirement, thought students should choose on their own whether to take a language. Several faculty members voiced dressed at the next meeting. after implementing it for only one their support for the requirement. Many faculty members at the year, would hurt Rice. tive for the department, he said. "It can come to terms with," Stokes said. "There's just no substitute for meeting said they were not surprised "Look, let's be frank about this, will be much easier to staff the lan- At the close of the meeting, being able to talk to someone in with the outcome. "It was predict- and let's don't be immodest," Gillis guage sections, and it will be a lot Stokes thanked the language depart: their own language," Ecology and able," German and Slavic Studies said. "We've got a lot of pretty good less expensive," Kauffmann said. ments, the Language Steering Com- Evolutionary Biology Professor Joan Chair Klaus Weissenberger said. intellectual capital and a very good The reversal should not affect mittee and the language Resource Strassmann said. "But. I think that one semester as a reputation, and if we felt like we've the other language departments too Center for working to implement i Strassmann said there needs to basis of judging the requirement... done something that needs revers- greatly, Stokes said. the requirement. be change in the way the require- was not enough." ing and we turn around and do it, 1 However, Weissenberger said Language instruction at Rice has ment is implemented so that Rice Stevenson said he proposed the think you get respect." eliminating the requirement gives improved as a result of the focus can have "a real language require- substitute motion because it seemed "I think it behooves the univer- the impression that Rice doesn't the requirement has brought it, he ment," rather than reducing the stan- that most people wanted to elimi- sity, when it thinks it made an error, value foreign languages. said. dards because not enough students nate the requirement. [to] quickly correct that error rather "I think the foreign language "The best way to encourage any- coming into Rice are able to prove "I suspected, as was the case, than trying to hang on and justify it," departments will suffer from that one to study anything is to make the competency in a foreign language. that there was a majority in favor of Gillis said. because it means, from the out- subject so fascinating that they're at- "What I'm now hearing is in fact abolishing," Stevenson said. The motion to abolish the require- ward sign, that foreign languages tracted to it. ... I think our language our high schools have let us down," "It's not that I don't think languages ment is likely to pass on its second are not important," Weissenberger instruction has become a lot more she said. "So now we say, 'Oh, this is are important. ... I think students reading. Speaker of the Faculty Rob- said. interesting in the past five years," ert Patten said. Zammito and interim The reversal demonstrates prob- Stokes said after the meeting. Dean of Humanities Gale Stokes lems in trying to set university-wide (lillis said knowing other lan- agreed. requirements, Stokes said. guages has been "an immense ad' Hispanic and Classical Studies "It confirms something that has vantage" to him. However, he said. Department Chair Lane Kauffmann been true for the past 10 years — "I don't think that's necessarily so said he supported the requirement that the faculty cannot agree on any- for all students." but that it has had "a number of thing as university-wide requirement "My philosophy has always been problems." because each school has very differ- ... that-what you want to do with "1 think the burden of implement- ent goals, very different things languages is make the instruction ing it fell heavily on the Spanish they're trying to do," he said after and the facilities so good that program, probably because near 60 the meeting. people will want to take them," percent of the language-studying "If you compare music, architec- Gillis said. population is [studying] Spanish." ture, engineers, humanities, you he said. have very different schools, and it's Brian Staler and Elizabeth Jardina The change will be largely posi- hard to find a requirement you all contributed to this report.

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JONES, from Page 1 Ditman said F&H breaks even based on the quality and type of right now, and if Jones were to be room. At Rice, the room rates are reimbursed there would need to be the same across colleges. a cut in service somewhere else. After gathering student opinion "It's a zero sum game," Ditman from the college about possible ways said. "The only way to fund it from Jones could be compensated, the Food and Housing is either to in- committee met with Currie and Vice crease rates for other students or to President for Student Affairs Zenaido drop the level of service. The money Camacho. would be shifted from student to Wilbur said Currie and Camacho student." agreed that Jones had suffered from The operating budget for hous- the construction. ing is about $7 million per year. Currie added that there are al- ready housing disparities between colleges. 'One of the premises "We must ask ourselves, 'Has Jones suffered more than Wiess has that Rice operates from living in substandard hous- ing?"' he said. under is not having Ditman said the university has elite colleges, and the always shied away from making room rates different because the 1 reason that people are college system is based on the col- leges being different yet equal. Dif- randomly assigned to ferential pricing could lead to poor students living in one college and colleges is that you wealthy students in t he colleges with the nicest rooms. don't want to have a "One of the premises that Rice rich college and an operates under is not having elite colleges, and the reason that people impoverished one.' are randomly assigned to colleges is that you don't want to have a rich — Mark Ditman college and an impoverished one," Food and Housing director Ditman said. "Differential pricing

would certainly contribute to that RENATA ESCOVAR/THRESHER because people could try and change Students at Jones College claim that the construction of Martel College and of the new wing of Jones has interfered colleges based on price, and that with their college environment and that promises administrators made regarding construction have been broken. "I have lots of sympathy, espe- would be contrary to what the uni- Jones students have requested that up to half of their room fees be refunded. cially for the [Jones] North students, versity is trying to accomplish with where construction is almost 360 colleges." Ditman said F&H is attempting out, but it doesn't compare to what money would not be an effective degrees around them," Currie said. The Construction Compensation to make living conditions better at we used to have," McCurdy said. solution for the Jones seniors, be- However, Currie said he would Committee also has additional re- Jones. F&H recently built a rock On Monday night F&H hosted a cause they would not benefit from it. have to look at the university's ac- quests of the administration. They garden and put up swings and ham- pizza party for Jones. "The administration can try, and counting to determine if such a re- want the hours of construction be mocks outside of Jones. Currie said the piz:'a party was I would love to see what they can bate is possible. limited to a "reasonable" schedule, Jones junior Lillian McCurdy said unrelated to the request for com- do because potentially creative Currie said a rebate, which would and they want access to the meet- that although the rock garden is nice, pensation, and was F&H's way of things can be done, but my guess ' total about $400,000 per year, could ings the university holds with the it does not replace what the college thanking the college for putting up is that this would simply be a way either come from within F&H, or Houston community to receive in- has lost. with the construction. to tokenize the suffering that we from other budgets. put on the construction. "It's nice to have a place to hang Ditman said another way Jones have had to put up with," O'Malley could be compensated for the con- "said/11' struction is by having more flexibil- Wilbur said he hopes an agree- ity with its ambiance money. ment can be reached in time for the Ambiance money is given to the Jones room draw, which occurs colleges each year to make physical around the end of March. improvements. Camacho could not be reached O'Malley said more ambiance for comment.

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1 THE THRESHER'S iwi SOUR). oriCK 01' I: STI ON RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVENTS AROUND HOUSTON THROUGH 'Yi Yi' captures the essence of family on film MARCH 15, 2001. Angelo Zanola THRESHER STAFF Yi Yi is a special movie. Few films today would slowly unfold a simple family drama or incorpo- rate an eight-year-old star without shamelessly exploiting his cuteness. Few films could make three hours pass so fast. Edward Yang's brilliant picks and deceptively simple movie does all this and more, forming a complex and intimate portrait of a middle-class Taipei family.

march 9 and 14 i y yi REQUIEM Rating: ***** (out of five) Opens today at the FOR A DREAM Rice Media Center (through Wednesday) and the Angelika Film Center. I This sophomore effort from , director Darren Aronofsky (Pi) Yi Yi. which is in Taiwanese, Mandarin, Japa- nese and English, focuses on N.J. Jian (VVu is a harrowing, gritty look at f Nienjen), a computer entrepreneur, and his fain / how drugs affect the lives of ily. N.J. left his true love, Sherry (Ke Suyun), 20 years ago and later married Min Min (Elaine Jin). four Brooklynites. Ellen Their daughter Ting Ting (Kelly Lee) is a ner Burstyn has been nominated vous teenager, and their eight year-old son Yang for the Best Actress Oscar for Yang (Jonathan Chang) is constantly being picked on by girls. Min-Min's brother, A Di (Chen I her outstanding work here. COURTESY RICE MEDIA CENTER Xisheng), was engaged but impregnated another Min-Min (Elaine Jin, left) cuddles with Yang-Yang (Jonathan Chang) in Edward Yang's phenomenal family Highly recommended for woman. At A-Di's tumultuous wedding to the drama Yi Yi. pregnant woman, N.J runs into Sherry again, and anyone even considering his mother in law suffers a stroke. N.J. watches his family struggle as his soft must decide whether to see what could have getting involved with drugs The Jians are encouraged to speak to their ware company hires the legendary Japanese game been. or just looking for comatose grandmother to speed her recovery. designer Ota and tries to enter the gaming indus I cannot do justice to the intricate and parallel Ting Ting blames herself for the stroke, Yang try. Ota wants to stop making "fight and kill" plots woven for each of the characters by director a superbly made film. Yang refuses to talk to his grandmother and Min games and design some more akin to real life. Edward Yang. This is a movie whose genealogi $5, $4 students. 7 and 9 p.m. Min comes to realize the emptiness of her own cal piot defies easy summary, but is easy to follow life through the one-sided conversations. after 30 minutes. Each character moves through Rice Media Center. For more Ting Ting befriends her new neighbor, Lilli, FEW films could make her unique situations until they explode or fizzle info, call (713) 348-4882. but watches her friend's personal life run amok as three hours pass so FAST. out. Yi Yi ends with a funeral and never fully she becomes acquainted with Lilli's boyfriend. resolves any of the questions that plague the Jian march 15 Fatty. At the same time, Yang Yang becomes N.J. quickly realizes how much he has in com family. Hopefully the characters are a little wiser increasingly interested in the girls who torment mon with this quiet genius, even though his at the end, but the only real closure comes when KASEY CHAMBERS him A Di's marriage crumbles as he goes bank partners are just interested in making money. Yang Yang finally speaks to his grandmother. rupt and begins falling back into the clutches of While on a business trip to Japan, N.J. has a Hitchcock once said that movies are just life I his ex fiancee. chance to relive the past he had with Sherry and See TAIWAN, Page 14 This native Australian X singer/songwriter, who's WE RE AN PAPER i UNDERCOVER | slowly gaining critical and popular acclaim, brings her | Renoir, Monet and the gang bring their easels to the MFAH | unique alt-country sound Maria Stalford canvas with a palette knife. V • I , I to town. Junior Brown is THRESHER STAFF This segment of the exhibition also features the works of several also performing. It almost goes without saying t hat a well hyped special exhibition tilled painters of the Barbizon school of $25. 8 p.m. Mucky Duck. Monet, Renoir and the Impressionist painting, which, in its rejection of 2425 Norfolk. For more Landscape at a museum like the historical subjects and heavily ro- Museum of Fine Arts. Houston will manticized landscapes, paved the info, call (713) 528-5999. delight with its beautiful paintings. way for the legitimation of landscape ongoing as a subject matter. In Barbizon painter Constant Troyon's "Sheep THE HIP monet, renoir, and Shepherd in Landscape," the CORONATION OF and the drama of t he painting comes from its POPPEA impressionist attempt to capture one instant of the landscape' slow shadow casting movement of clouds in the sky. \ Monteverdi's opera, the The Museum of Fine Arts, The next and primary segment of \ Houston the exhibition begins with several Through April 15. $5 students, first based on historical seascapes by Monet's mentor, half price on Thursdays. figures, tells a story of Eugene Boudin, Boudin is nick named the "king of the skies," and Roman emperor Nero, who The exhibition is truly extraordi his paintings are stunning in their falls in love with his nary, however, for the story it tells sophisticated evocation of the ever courtesan Poppea and abotii the development of Impres- changing, windswept skies of sionism — its early twinklings, iis France's northwest coast. In his renounces his wife. bright heights and the revolution- masterful paintings in this segment Produced by the ary paths it pointed toward. The re of the exhibition, Monet couples markable range of landscapes in the Boudin's sensitivity to light and at Houston Grand Opera. show demonstrates how artists came mospheric conditions with his idio- $38 $ 7 7, $25 for student to reconceptualize the way to expe- syncratic brush stylings and aston rush tickets. March 2-18. rience the physical environment. ishing sense of color. In Monet's More than 60 paintings culled from "Road at La Cavee," a purplish blue Cullen Theater at Wortham (he Museum of Fine Arts, Boston sea peeks out from a modest patch Center. 510 Preston. are on display, including 13 master of coast rendered in a dazzling array works by Monet. of green, pink, gold and blue. For more info, call The first of the three segments of A definitive Impressionist coup, (713) 227-2787. the exhibition shows precursors to Monet's "Snow at Argenteuil" con and early influences on Impression veys the experience (or "impres- ism. Here, Monet's "Rue de la sion") of walking and standing in the Bavolle, Honfleur" shows his atten midst of snow as it falls. Though COURTESY MUSEUM OT FINE ARTS. HOUSTON tion to light and color before his most painters would restrict them- Vincent Van Gogh's "House at Auvers," currently on display at the Museum plunge into Impression selves to shades of gray in a painting of Fine Arts, Houston, captures the feeling of a rustic French village. ist techniques. Gustave of snow, Monet's muted wintry pal Courbet presages the ette also contains subtle harmonies also displays works of other promi- nean landscapes in southern France Impressionists' rejec of green and purple. By contrast, the nent Postimpressionists and 1m — bears out the contrasts between tion of idealization and most widely known work in the exhi pressionists. Both Degas' "At the these artists. Although Cezanne explicitly historical and bition, the now iconic "Grainstack Races in the Countryside" and places emphasis on a solidly struc intellectual content in (Sunset) " glows in fiery sunset col Cezanne's "The Pond" demonstrate tured composition in "Bottom of the his sensuous, inviting ors. Removed from the rest of the an increasing preoccupation with Ravine" (in the MFAH permanent "Stream in the Forest." "Haystacks" series, viewers can ap challenges of composition, color, collection), "Rocky Crags at To lushly convey a mo- preciate the coloring, composition light and form. L'Estaque" demonstrates Renoir's ment of forest serenity. and brushwork of the painting in its The side by side placing of paint soft brush handling techniques, his Courbet lavishly singularity. ings by Cezanne and Renoir with a attention to colors and surfaces and smeared paint on the The main section of the show similar subject — rocky Mediterra- See IMPRESSIONISTS. Page 12 THE RICE THRESHER ARTS * ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, MARCH 2. 2001

Ol M.II ) COSTROI. ( \.\ I III, MOB III IS THE STL'PU): KTRU to play Rice music Robert Reichle said. Home is looking for sub- THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF missions from the 20 or so bands KTRU has a reputation for play- that have at least one Rice stu- ing music by bands from all over dent as a member. the world, but soon they'll begin The details of the show are playing more music from inside still undecided, and the length the hedges. and frequency of the show will In an effort to create more depend on the number and qual- interaction between students and ity of submissions. "This semes- the radio station, the DJs in ter will be a trial thing, and maybe charge of KTRU are planning a in the future it will be a regular show that will focus exclusively event," Home said. on Rice bands. The program will Last month, KTRU installed feature songs from CDs recorded feeds from Sammy's, Lyle's and by Rice bands and broadcasts of the Grand Hall, which has given live performances from on-cam- the station the capability to pus venues. broadcast events live from those According to incoming KTRU venues. However, Home said Station Manager Ben Home, the KTRU will have to be selective program will serve to show that about which events to broad- "while [the station] still serve[s] cast due to prior scheduling the broader Houston community, constraints. we are still interested in serving To submit material, students students. can send their recordings to KTRU LAURA WIGINTON/THRF-SMER "Local music is great, and you via campus mail or deliver them Jon Spencer and his band jammed for over an hour at the Engine Room Monday night, letting loose the spirit of the can't get more local than Rice," to the station on the second blues and rock 'n 'roll. Home, a Wiess College junior, floor of the Student Center. An honest-to-goodness blues explosion Carly Kocurek Not being a huge fan of the Blues charisma that helped build older The best of Impressionism, THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF Explosion, I expected to hear unmu bands like the Rolling Stones and They've said they don't like their sical, "experimental" blues or some the Who. This is the kind of band name, but in concert, the Jon Spen other type of music that talentless that inspires kids to grow up and five minutes from campus cer Blues Explosion definitely lives musicians promote as art. However, become rock stars. up to it. after the band's seamless perfor Even having listened to the entire IMPRESSIONISTS, from Page 11 eral interpretation of them in paint. mance Monday night, I realize that 75 minute set, I'm not sure exactly the personally expressive dimension This section also shows the adop not only was I horribly wrong, but what the set list was — I'm not even of his approach. tion of Impressionist techniques and that the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion on spencer sure when songs began and ended. Other masterpieces in the main emphases in the work of Stanislas is a rock n' roll band unrivaled by its lues explosion Not only was I too mesmerized to section of the show include Camille Henri Jean Charles Cazin and Leon contemporaries. really care, but the band never Augustin Lhermitte. Paul Signac's Pisarro's brilliantly glittering, har- Feb. 26 The Blues Explosion rushed onto dropped the performance. Not once moniously multicolored "Morning "View of the Seine at Herblay" shows Engine Room the stage with the raw energy usu was there a pause for someone to get Sunlight on the Snow," "Eragny-sur- a divergence from Impressionism in ally reserved for struggling up and a drink, to change guitar picks or to Epte," Charles Francois Daubigny's the use of pointillism and scientific comers, local and regional bands bore the audience with a lot of talk- liquid, lurid "Chateau Gaillard at color theories. Finally, Van Gogh's When the New York City based who know they have to make every ing. It was as if some kind of rock 'n' Sunset" and Jean Francois Millet's riotously colored, dynamic "Houses rock 'n' roll and blues band head gig count no matter how much it roll perpetual motion drove the night. tender mother and child scene in at Auvers" and forcefully expressive lined Monday's concert at the En sucks. Bui the Blues Explosion isn't Spencer let out some of the most 'End of the Hamlet of Gruchy." "Enclosed Field with Ploughman" gine Room, they burst out of the struggling: Having released eight amazing screams in the history of The final section of the exhibi herald the rejection of the imper- limitations of their albums and into albums since 1993, the band has rock within the first 10 minutes of tion shows Impressionism's matu- sonal remove of pure Impression- living color. definitely established itself. the set, and he still had a singing ism in favor of personally expressive ration and the diffusion of its innova- Laidback bluesman T Model Ford Without a bass, the band's two voice at the end of the show. styles. tions into new styles and movements. opened. The set was enjoyable, but guitar and drummer setup is un One standout performance was Two breathtaking paintings by While Monet, Renoir and the Im- many of Ford's songs seemed to go usual, but the lack of bass doesn't "1 Wanna Make it All Right." The Monet round out the show's survey pressionist Landscape includes nu- on and on without going anywhere. affect the music's richness. Both Jon song emerged from a drum break of his career. In "Water Lily Pond," merous widely known works by In spite of putting on a solid hour Spencer himself and the band's other with lead singer Spencer yelling (he foliage, water and a Japanese-style some of the most celebrated paint of good old-fashioned blues, he suf guitarist, Judah Bauer, had excel song title twice over the music. It bridge rendered in vibrant colors ers in the history of art. it is not one fered the fate of many opening acts, lent solos throughout the show, and embodied much of what was great crowd the composition, letting in of those knockout shows composed earning the most applause when he drummer Russell Simins never about the show: Spencer's amazing just a small corner of violet sky. wholly of blockbusters that saturate closed the set by yelling, "Goodnight missed a beat. stage presence and music that is "Morning on the Seine Near calendars and greeting cards. everybody, hope y'all enjoy your The Blues Explosion's stage pres inventive, yet true to rock n' roll and Giverny" evokes the river at dawn in Far from a deficiency, this ex selves." ence projects the star power and its roots in the blues.. smooth, muted mauves, lavenders, hibit gives museumgoers an oppor- grays and greens and filmy, almost tunity to discover some of the tal silhouetted shapes. ented hut lesser known contempo- In both paintings, Monet has un- raries of the big stars and a chance bridled his emotional responses to to become more intimately ac- the subjects of his works and al- quainted with the flurry of influences lowed them to hold sway on his lib on these artists.

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Summer Teaching Positions $600 - 700/wk CHICKEN RUN tain any of the characters from its Fowler (Benjamin Whitrow) and the shorter predecessors, it's just as full scheming but helpful rats Nick and of personalities that are so fun and Fetcher (Timothy Spall and Phil Reading enrichment programs for children of all ages and eccentric that it's hard to believe Daniels). They provide many of the Film: adults. These classes, offered throughout the Houston area kkkk they aren't real. best reasons to watch t he movie: end (and in other areas throughout Texas) under the sponsorship (out of five) Several dozen hens are impris- less jokes and puns, dopey enough to oned in a coop by the evil Mrs. be understood by kids but clever of public and private universities, develop students' reading DVD extras: Tweedy (voiced by Miranda Rich enough to be appreciated by adults. comprehension and study skills; more significantly, they k k kk ardson), who sells their eggs. Gin The film transfer is beyond re- emphasize the love of reading and reading for pleasure. (out of five) ger (Julia Sawalha) is the leader proach — there are some night who's desperately trying to find a scenes with moonlight hittinga roof, way for everyone to escape, but Mr. and the DVD captures the shimmer Graduate students and graduating seniors from any discipline Tweedy (Tony Haygarlh) and his ing textures beautifully. And while who love books and reading are eligible to apply. We are Until the last few weeks of 2000, dogs catch them at every attempt. the sound mix isn't very complicated, only a handful of enjoyable or even Along comes Rocky Rhodes (Mel the audio tracks (Dolby Digital EX seeking people with warmth, intellectual authority, and a watchable movies had come out. Gibson), a cocky rooster who can and DTS-ES) are second to none. commitment to high personal standards. Previous teaching Without a doubt, one of them was apparently fly; Ginger seems to t hink The extras include an informa experience (with adults or children) is valuable, though not the stop animation comedy Chicken he can teach her friends to fly out of live commentary by Park and Lord, required. We provide a paid, comprehensive training Run. It's a true family film in the the coop. The gang gets even more two behind the scenes videos and sense that kids aren't the only ones desperate when they find out Mrs. (of course) a few Easter eggs (a.k.a. program to equip you for reading instruction. Car required. who'll love it. Tweedy has a machine that can turn hidden features). Chicken Run con Chicken Run is the first feature them into pies. tinues DreamWorks' tradition of 1-888-964-0093 film from Nick Park and Peter Lord, Perhaps the most enjoyable char solid films presented on top of the the minds behind the cult stop ani- acters are the supporting cast, with line DVDs. www.readingprograms.org mation series Wallace and Gromit. the naive and air headed Babs (Jane Although Chicken Run doesn't con Horrocks), the crotchety old rooster Dalton Tomlin THE RICE THRESHER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, MARCH 2. 2001 13

THAT'S NO'I MAX RLBO 'Monkeybone' in need of a target audience and better effects Dalton Tomlin this, but, well, it's not. THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF Meanwhile, back in the real Bart Simpson once said. "But if world, Stu's girlfriend Julie (Bridget you quit, it'd be like an expert knot- Fonda), who just happens to be a tier quitting a knot-tying contest right sleep therapist, is trying to wake in the middle of tying a knot." him up. She decides to use a conve- niently invented nightmare potion to jolt Stu's system back to life. 'monkeybone' Stu and Monkeybone eventually find a way to escape Downtown, but Rating:'* that rascal Monkeybone tricks Stu (out of five) and steals his ticket out. Right be In theaters. fore the doctors are about to pull the plug, Stu wakes up, but his body In a sense, that's what the cre- is .possessed by Monkeybone. As ators of Monkeybone have done: They you may guess, hijinks ensue. just gave up and didn't let the movie The new Stu is much wilder, and develop as much as it needed to. It's the film uses this to incorporate a lot strange to think, after sitting through of dick and fart jokes„(as Kevin Smith 90 minutes of boredom, thai a movie would say). He's also in favor of should've been longer. making the Monkeybone franchise Stu Miley (Brendan Fraser) is more commercial, which is part flf the comic strip writer/artist who Monkeybone's plan to use the po makes "Monkeybone," a twisted tion to give people nightmares so version of Curious George. He is, of Downtown is fuller and more excit course, a troubled artist who's afraid ing. No, I don't understand it either. of selling out through cartoons, toys, Death, because she's such a big etc.; his agent Herb (Dave Foley) is fan of his comic strip, helps the real pushing all this on him. Stu come back to the real world in COURTESY 20TH CENTURY FOX After a lamely ironic car crash, the body of a corpse (Chris Kattan Brendon Fraser plays Stu Miley (get it — S. Miley) and John Turturro voices his monkey in the directionless new semi- Stu falls into a coma and is trans from "Saturday Night Live"). He runs cartoon Monkeybone. ported to Downtown, a nightmare- out just as doctors begin harvesting like halfway place for coma victims organs, and to make a long story credit for relying more on costumes Maybe screenwriter Sam Hamm laughing had little to do with the (this is where most of the costumes short, everyone collides, and every- and makeup for his effects than the (who adapted Kaja Blackley's movie. It was mostly because of and effects come in). thing gets resolved. standard computer generated route. graphic novel "Dark Town") is to people I like, such as Foley from A nightclub there is emceed by In all fairness to the cast and But again, there just wasn't enough blame for that one. "NewsRadio" and online movie guru none other than the mischievous crew, Monkeybone was produced by money pumped into this project to Fraser does have some measure Harry Knowles, who has a non Monkeybone (voiced by John 20th Century Fox, which has been do anything surprising or innova of physical comic talci.t, especially speaking cameo. Turturro), who proceeds to begin easing up on producing anything tive, and looks are pretty much the when he's possessed by Monkey I didn't find much to like about annoying other characters and audi animated or effects heavy since Ti- only reason to go see this type of bone. He reminds me a little of Jim Monkeybone, and I'm somewhat ence members alike. tan A.E. bombed. Fox probably de- movie. Carrey, though not as wild or ex puzzled by what its target audience* He goes to a few places other out cided that putting in just enough Even at this sub standard level treme — both have had a couple of might be. It's probably too scary and of this world realms, including a money for the standard effects would nothing original is done — a lot of decent dramatic roles as well. Kattan full of gross humor for anyone warped (but far from scary) version fill seats. the time it seems like they're ripping also has fun with his part, such as younger than 10 or so, but anyone of hell, which is ruled by Death Director Henry Selick (TheNight- off the Star Wars creatures. Come when he uses a ruler to straighten too much older would be bored. In (Whoopi Goldberg). I guess it's sup mare Before Christmas, James and on, an elephant like creature play his broken neck. any case, I didn't hear many laughs posed to be funny that Goldberg is in the Giant Peach) deserves a little ing a keyboard? It's been done. The few times I found myself from anyone.

SIDEBURNS, PEANUT BUTTER, TOILET BISHOP Sonics 'Graceland' isn't king, but it is dead Digital Recording Studio Kevin Cochrane The entire movie is spliced from Complementing the second rate THRESHER STAFF pieces of different films. In all hon- script is an incredible list of second 713. 301. 2648 Spring is in the air. Around this esty, it's blatant stealing and just rate actors: Kevin Costner, Courtney You got a band?...where'* your demo? time every year, movie studios fi another reason why the once inven Cox, David Arquette, Christian nally begin to open their eyes, ante tive creations of directors like John Slater, Howie Long, Jon Lovitz, Ice up and bestow upon the hungry pub Woo and Sam Peckinpah now seem T ... I could go on, but after a while March Mastering Madness!!! lie an assortment of quality films. like run of the mill templates for the all the nauseatingly recognizable 3 soimj digital master or MP3 encode Past years gave us cinematic de hordes of sterile, fledgling filmmak faces begin to bleed together. I'll be lights like Wonder Boys, Zero Effect. ers who feel compelled to bring their nice, because one day — for Costner, ONLY $100.00!! CD included!! LA. Confidential and The fee Storm. charming "think bank robbers, now this better be sooner than expected 5 songs JUST $150,001!! think Elvis" masterpieces to life. - they might be delivering mail And now what everyone has been instead of lackluster dialogue. '3000 miles Call NOW for more great Demo Deals waiting for, the plot synopsis of3000 The lone bright spot of the movie, to graceland' Miles to Graceland and the reason 1 spared the feature a DJS - Hip Hop~Rock - Rap Rating: 1/2 The movie opens in Las Vegas, a zero star review, is the performance (out of five) city hidden beneath a sea of plastic of Kurt Russell. In theaters. cups and turkey legs, as millions of Twenty years ago, Elvis, a fittingly devoted Elvis followers descend titled TV movie spanning the early And this year we have 3000 Miles upon the God fearing town to take days of The King's career, was shown to Graceland, an Elvis film so absurd part in the impending Presley festi on network television. John Carpen it left me hopelessly crying and vio val. Murphy (Kevin Costlier), a ca ter (who later went on to such films lently convulsing in my seat, not to reer criminal who may or may not be as Halloween md Big Trouble in Little mention all shook up. the bastard son of The King himself, China) directed the feature, and its At the helm of this flaming mon views the celebration as a perfect star was none other than Kurt strosity is first time feature film di- opportunity to put his master plan Russell. Russell gave an absolutely (713) 523-7770 rector and one-time MTV liber kid into action. vibrant and impeccable portrayal of • • • • • • •••••••••• Demian Lichtenstein. And like many Murphy and his sequin studded an engaging, young Elvis Presley. # 5733 Kirby location of his colleagues before who have cohorts are all slightly different in After all this time, even though Rice Student Specials tried to make the transition from appearance and trying to embody some of the luster may have faded, serial video impresario to big screen Elvis during the assorted stages of Russell seems to be enjoying a sec lackey (think Charlie's Angelshe\mer his career (although, to my disap ond goat standing behind the guitar McG), the results of his attempted pointment, no one wanted to portray and donning the all too familiar be crossover are disastrous. the bloated, turning blue, face-down mused look and crooked lip Medium Pizza In between narcoleptic fits. 1 no in the toilet Elvis). The Elvises de Despite this, it's almost impos One Medium One-Topping I iced that during the entire two-hour cide to rob a Vegas casino (think sible to discern between any of the Pizza and One Drink film there might have been three Oceans II) and then, unbeknownst remaining Elvises, with their simi lar looks, motives and dialogue. In minutes of inspired material, prov to the authorities, meander around Offer valid with coupon only. Prices may vary. Customer pays sales town with the similarly dressed reality, there aren't any characters, ing that Lichtenstein hasyet torelin tax where applicable. Drivers carry less than $20 quish his modest, quick cut, little partygoers before finally slipping and because of this, I'm positive the substance film beginnings. into the desert and violently dueling writers (Richard Recco and You might be wondering what the police (think The Getaway). Lichtenstein) never considered any happens during the remaining 117 If you're considering seeing this thing involving character develop minutes of the film. Well, nothing movie (my apologies in advance), ment. much. At least nothing you haven't don't be fooled by the film's trailer. Just like the characters it tries to Large Pizza seen before. This isn't a piece about a few happy- portray, the film remains stagnant. One Large One-Topping go lucky recluses, dressed like Elvis It's not fresh, it's not entertaining The filmmaking team borrows. Pizza and 2 Drinks They borrow their style, and the and carelessly prancing about town and it's not even the slightest bit $7.38 substance for the film, from those Within the first 30 minutes, the crew fun. However, there is another heist Offer valid with coupon only. Prices may vary. Customer pays sales who probably borrowed from oth has lost the guise, and the ensuing movie out there that is more de- tax where applicable. 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When you're an avid music listener, sometimes it's easy to find a band or genre Black Love, 1965) have both a professional while, he's given respect to his musical roots you like and then stick with it. But no one ever wants to be stuck in a rut, and even sound and an independent spirit. and supported a lively musical scene in New die-hard fans of a given style of music need a bit of variety. York City. Members of the Thresher staff think the following'bands have been unfairly Super Furry Animals overlooked or forgotten about by most music listeners. So the next time you're Michael Nyman looking for something completely dissimilar to your regular tastes, we recommend Power pop meets psychedelia in the music of giving these groups a shot. this band from Wales, culminating in last year's This prolific composer has released many clas- — Ben Home, Elizabeth Jardina, Sarah Pitre, Mwng, probably the only modern Welsh-lan- sical albums and scores. Two of his best are Robert Re/ch/e, Marie! Tam and Dai ton Tomtin guage pop album you'll find this side of the the scores for Gattaca and Ravenous, a unique Atlantic. For catchy tunes you can sing along collaboration with Blur's Damon Albarn. Rocket from the Crypt beautiful voice. Her music is stark, simple to (including words with vowels), try SFA's and incredibly intense with Radiator (1998), featuring the soaring secret- Biff This San Diego group combines equal parts emotion. On her latest al agent theme "She's Got Spies" and a soccer- punk and horn infused indie rock to create an bum, Covers, she reinter- arena anthem about Back in the mid '90s, this Dallas band lured aggressive yet musical style that puts, most prets songs such as the everyone's favorite me away from the world of straightforward mainstream rock acts to shame. They're crazy, Rolling Stones' "Satis- vampire goat-suckers, indie pop and down the gnarled road where they're prolific and they're big in England: one faction" until they are "Chupacabras." pop, rock and even punk music live alongside day they're bound to get the recognition they unrecognizable in a new country, folk, debauchery anil runaway cats. deserve here. and darker form. Call it "insurgent country," "no depression," "cowpunk" or what you will, but watch out Neutral Milk Hotel Ten years ago, they because it could ensnarl you loo. ' were experimenting Dar Williams sings folk music for smart people. Jeff Magnum's chaotic pop with a mixture of Since 1995, this Wesleyan University grad has workshop produces lo-fi funk, hardcore, ska, been touring relentlessly and has produced melodies that range from rock and reggae. Ajazzy, borderline ambient hip-hop group from four albums full of witty and often beautiful wonky to almost orchestral, Today, this St. New York, Cibo Matto is famous for an album music that strikes a chord with the earnest yet always remain strangely Louis band has per whose songs are completely dedicated to food and hopeful set (mostly female college stu- beautiful. The Athens. Ga.- fected the formula (standout tracks on Viva! La Woman include dents). Her most recent album. The Green based group's last disc. In and incorporated it "Beef Jerky" and "White Pepper Ice Cream") World, includes songs about messianic cults, the Aeroplane Over the Sea, into their sweaty, Their name is Italian, some of their lyrics are in overcoming depression, being in college, Viet is a good foray into the exhausting live French, and the band's female lead singers are nam War-era protests, and her refusal to be a Elephant 6 pop collec- shows. Japanese, making for a musical stew that's Yoko Ono. tive for neophytes almost as eclectic as their tastes in food. who want to dip their collective Freedom Sold toe into stun- Sleater-Kinney Freedom Sold is a Houston based hip hop duo ningly catchy The earlier work With the demise of Bikini Kill, Sleater-Kinney that brings back socially and politically con indie pop. by this UK band is wins the sparkly tiara as the ultimate grrl rock scious messages to the genre in a Public En reminiscent of band. Corin, Carrie and Janet have been spout emy way. But their sound draws more on the Pink Floyd, full ing in your face lyrics since the release of grunge era, innovative blends of alternative of mood and their self titled album in 1996 on the Kill Rock guitar rock elements and classic turntablism. atmosphere Stars label. The mix of rough guitar and Corin's and spacey wailing gets those feet moving and that anger guitars. flowing. Their recent albums, on This three piece group from Massachusetts is Belle & Sebastian known for its fun live shows and a drummer the other who only uses his hands (even for cymbals). hand, are more These guys would be indie pop's reigning They're steadily building a following with their like American heavyweights if they weren't so frail. Judge deep lyrics and percussion-driven, but not too alt rock and are the Scottish seven piece, perhaps strongest heavy, approach to music. not as consistently on 1996's If You're Feeling Sinister, for your ILLUSTRATION BY DAVID CHIEN good. self: delicate, light melodies that you won't be Big Audio Dynamite able to beat out of your head. He's sad, shy and solitary, but this singer- The child of the Clash's Mick Jones, BAD was songwriter moves audiences to places on the one of the first mainstream rock acts to exten One of the foremost bands of the trip-hop genre, emotional landscape that other artists rarely siveiy use sampling and other elements of hip Portishead made a smash debut with the moody The self proclaimed greatest MC of all time. manage to reach. Whether it'sjust him and his hop. Their influences also include techno and Dummy. Follow-ups Portishead and the live KRS-ONE has recently made some more com accoustic guitar or Smith accompanied by a dance music-(except they did it before it was album PNYC continue to harness their rich mercial connections a la Puff Daddy, but by full band, he produces truly beautiful, almost coo!). sounds and Beth Gibbons' hypnotic vocals. and large he remains true to old school hip orchestral music. hop, delivering rhymes that challenge the listener intellectually while entertaining. KRS BIE ONE (Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Although they recently broke up, this band of Between his solo projects and his work with Nearly Everyone) is always the first to point Let's just say her name sounds nothing like Ohioans painstakingly blended a foundation the bands Skinnerbox and the Stubborn All out that hip hop is not a rapper with a manufac- her music. Performing solely with her guitar of alt rock with touches of soul and R&B; Greg Stars, this singer/trombonist has successfully tured beat, but rather an extensive culture or piano, Cat Power (a.k.a. Chan Marshall) Dulli's lyrics and vocals are filled with anger dabbled in dancehall, dub, techno, hip hop, with four elements: deejaying, emceeing (rap sings with a slightly raspy but hauntingly and lust. Their last three albums (Gentlemen, punk, klezmer, ska and roots reggae All the ping), breakdancing and graffiti art. STUDENT TRAVEL Honest family drama straight from Taiwan TAIWAN from Page 11 inexperienced cast. The acting is others what they cannot see. Yang with the boring parts cut out, and Yi superb all around. Wu's N.J. is a Yang is picked on throughout the K/defies this claim. Though the film brilliant picture of an honest film but never becomes a martyr He includes a marriage, a suicide at- everyman with a past he regrets lives in a special realm of childhood tempt and a brutal slaying, there is and a family he cannot fully connect innocence, mischief and simple wis- London $310 very little plot by today's standards. with. dom. Yi Yi is just a story about people We see N.J.'s children relive the Pa ris $400 over a few eventful months in their experiences of their father's child lives. Yang lets the characters drive This is a Amsterdam $402 hood. At the same time, he must the story, and part of what makes Yi movie whose decide where he wants his own life Tokyo $855 Yi so beautiful, touching and authen to go. The Jians each retain a special tic is that Yang leaves the boring individuality as characters, but their F-ares ar« rountHnp genealogical plot Restrictions may apply. Tax not in clotted stuff in and makes it interesting. problems, victories, defeats and This is a movie where forgetting to DEFIES easy emotions are universal. take out the trash can change a Yi Ki is beautifully photographed person's life more than a failed sui summary, but is with long, still shots, and it rarely cide attempt. easy to FOLLOW uses close tips, preferring to make That Yi Yf s three hours pass so us try to delve into the characters swiftly is a sign of true greatness. after 30 minutes. from afar. Yang makes brilliant use Many movies run over two and a of mirror shots and there is a musi half hours, but very few deserve to His minor odyssey involving his cal and rhythmic quality to the film. do so. Yi Yi flows along with its business, Sherry and Ota is amaz I he movie is able to be visually beau characters and only rarely drags. ingly depicted. Lee's Ting-Ting tiful and stunning while maintaining The gentle pace of the movie slowly conies to realize that Lilli and its serenity. makes its violent events all the more Fatty's emotional problems can Yi Yi (which means "A One and a shocking. The news broadcast that deeply affect her, and her coming to Two") is a movie about second 2401 Times B reveals the murder is one of the terms with her comatose grand chances, flawed redemption, family most shocking, surreal and effective mother is handled brilliantly. and individuals. It is beautiful, funny, 713.524.9910 sequences I have seen in a recent Yang Yang, a quiet and philo deep and touching without being TRAVEL film. sophical child, becomes aware of obvious or forced. Yi Yi is life, bor I Yi Yi is a character drama, and the flawed nature of truth and de ing parts and all, and I would not www.statravel.com VVE'VE BEEN THERE Yang does a great job with a mostly cides to use his camera to show want it any other way. 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It is, unfortunately, the time of .year when sopho- mores across campus shudder in fear. "I have to pick a ... what?" This question strikes terror into the hearts of an entire class, but not to fear: Dennis Huston (along with a bunch of other professors) is here. Majors Day was held across campus Feb. 23 to help students find the course of study right for them.

Left: Dr. Huston explains the subtle points of being an English major to Sid Richardson College sophomore Alex Speiser. Time to brush up on the Shakespeare!

HMHMM Flying right Keep your cool on spring break flights corey e. devine Airplanes — one of the great ing at him. Instead, he thought it achievements of man. If you're trav- would be better to point it directly at eling any great distance over spring the top of my head. Simple rule: If break, you'll probably be hopping you want the air conditioner to blow into one of these wondrous machines on you, have it blow on you, not your yourself. Just last weekend I found neighbor. myself on a six-hour flight to San The aisle is not a lounge. Ap- Francisco. But what does any of this parently, the aisle in small airplanes have to do with a Lifestyles column? transforms into a lounge about one- Well, I'll tell you — there are social third of the way through the flight rules that apply to flying. (no one informed me of this). This Angles and Attitudes: Yes, airplanes are uncomfortable. means that just after beverage ser- Yes, you're tired. Of course, you just vice is finished, people all around want to get to your destination, but you feel the need to get up and stand An Exploration of Women none of this means that others should in the aisle. Some even parade up A juried student visual arts exhibit have to wallow in your misery as and down to talk to friends or family well. seated elsewhere on the plane. Here are a few simple rules to I realize that a long flight is un- remember while flying off to a luxu- comfortable; however, it's equally rious spring break destination: uncomfortable to have someone Bring a small carry-on bag. standing over you in the aisle while Even though every airline I've ever you're trying to read, sleep or eat. flown allows only two small carry-on The aisle of a plane is not a lounge. bags, the majority of people feel the There is, unfortunately, no cocktail Opening Reception need to bring two or more steamer bar. Try to stay in your seat as much trunks on board with them. When as possible. Farnsworth Pavilion, Ley Student Center packing, just plan to take the neces- On a related note, it's very sad sities. when you and your best travel com- Mom always suggested a pair of panion can't have seats next to one underwear and maybe a fresh shirt. another. However, this is not a trag- March 1 5, 2001 Aside from that, I usually cram as edy to the rest of the plane. 1 assure many toiletries as I can in the bag, you that no one else on the plane and I always bring along a book or cares to hear you shout whatever 7:00-9:00 pm two. Somehow, I manage to pack all earth-shattering thought just popped this in my smallish backpack. It fits into your head across four rows. under my seat with no problem. Keep that in mind. Don't take up the entire arm- Tips for beverage service. The rest. The logistics go something like beverage service cart is heavy, cum- this: 'ITiere are two arms and one bersome and wide. You've probably armrest. If you don't know the per- realized this. I'm always puzzled over Abstraction IX by Georgia O'Keeffe son next to you, you're unlikely to why people try to walk to the want to touch him, so one of you restroom while beverages are being claims the armrest as your own and served. You'll either have to stand in the other is left to uncomfortably the aisle (not a good thing) or the endure the rest of the flight. Now, a servers will have to move the cart all better solution would be to share the the way down the aisle to let you armrest. Try to leave enough room pass. Wouldn't be easier to wait for for both you and the person next to the cart to be removed from the An Evening of Student Expression: you. aisle? I think so. To recline or not to recline? Basically, all these ndes are the Artwork of selected Rice students, Exhibit Prizes, Rice DJ's, Don't you hate it when the person in culmination of one bigger rule: Re- A Mandy Gor Fashion Show, and A Coffeehouse Poetry Slam front of you reclines her seat all the member that others want to feel as way back and doesn't budge until comfortable as you do. If you always landing? I do too. Don't be one of remember that everyone on the these people. Sure, seats recline for plane is just trying to get to his des- a reason — your comfort — but it's tination too, your flight will be much unnecessary to recline them all the easier. I way. Oh, and what should you do if Air conditioning. Last week you're sitting next to someone who Exhibit Sponsored by: when I flew to San Francisco, the doesn't observe these rules of com- person next to me found it necessary mon courtesy? Take the high to have his air conditioner vent ground. Grin and bear the pain with The Student Center • Arts@Rice • The Women's Resource Center • Willy's Pub opened to its maximum potential. the thought that you're the bigger The Rice Media Center«The Museum of Fine Arts • Radio Music Theater# Art Supply Unfortunately, he didn't want it point- person. J •' ' . • - * • . . *. r'.~ -

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I ! THRESHER SPORTS/commentary - ir \; •' V '* ' ' «;• ' /• K* ' • Swimming weathers storm at WAC Mexico-U.S. a big one, Owls lose Scholl, Mularz, but still manage to finish third for second straight year

have a good time and not put too much but did anyone care? by John C. Chao on swimming events, the team would have finished in second place behind 12th- pressure on ourselves." THRESHER STAFF So what'd you think about the big game Wednesday? ranked Southern Methodist University. The meet concludes the season for You know, the game that pitted two bitter rivals in Losing a key teammate to injury at a "We swam pretty well," Mularz said. most of the Owls, b.ut the members of the the most important game either team has played in conference championship can be devas- "A lot of people thought they could have 200 freestyle relay team found out yes- three years. What, you didn't watch it? You mean to tating. Disaster struck twice for the swim done better, but nobody had a terrible terday if they qualified for the NCAA Championships, to be held in New York say you didn't know, let alone team at last week's Western Athletic meet." Conference Championships, but the in three weeks. Information about their care about it? The Owls' biggest move came in the Owls still managed to snag third place. 400-yard individual medley, where jun- qualification was not available at press Who am I kidding? Of course After having their top guns healthy ior Beth Williams, senior Jada Sanders time. The NCAA takes all athletes meet- you didn't care. After all, it was for the majority of the season, two of the and freshman Toni Ciffolilli came in sec- ing the automatic qualifying standards only a soccer game. team's top swimmers had their medal ond through fourth, respectively. in each event and then fills in events until Except it wasn't. It was Mexico hopes cut short. First, sophomore Mandy Sophomore Rachel Armstrong played they reach a cap of 270 swimmers. versus the United States, two Mularz, the team's top sprinter, hyper- a part in establishing three new Rice "Right now our freestyle relay is ranked countries that share a 2,000-mile extended her elbow when she awkwardly records at the meet. She teamed with 12th in the nation," Mularz said. "Coach border and at least that much touched the wall during the final of the Mularz, junior Katie Hermann and se- told us that we're in a good position." animosity on the soccer field. It Jose Luis 50-yard freestyle Friday. nior Kim Maher to place third in the 200- The rest of the Owls get a well-de- was the opening game of the final The next day, junior Katie Scholl, one yard freestyle relay in a Wee record 1 served break after a season that started Cubria of the favorites in the 1,650-yard freestyle, minute, 31.55 seconds, which provision- more than four months^go. The Owls stage of World Cup qualifying, a was battling head-to-head for the confer- ally qualifies the team for the NCAA will lose seniors Sanders and Maher, but nine-month, 30-game round robin ence title with the University of Nevada's Championships. several of the freshmen and sophomores tournament that will decide which three teams from Ping Luo but was forced to stop for medical Armstrong also broke her own school have shown almost limitless potential. North and Central America go to the 2002 World Cup. reasons three-quarters of the way through. record to finish third in the 200-yard "I think we've had a good season, and But I may as well be speaking Greek, because to "We had a few problems we had to freestyle in 1:48.71. And, at the end of the it's good for everybody to have a break," the vast majority of people in this country, none of this overcome," Mularz said. "Other people second day, Armstrong, Maher, Scholl Ciffilolli said. "We've worked hard men- means a damn thing. Instead, the big sports news of had to step up and take my spot in the and freshman Jackie Corcoran set the tally and physically, and it's paid off for us." the day, or at least the lead story on every so-called relays. In some races it wasn't a problem, school record in the 800 freestyle relay, With the season drawing to a close, major sports Web site, was the quarterback contro- but in others it was harder." finishing second with a time of 7:25.00. it's time to look forward to next season, versy brewing in Buffalo. Yep, a personnel dilemma Despite the setbacks, the team still The Owls said one of the biggest chal- though the team will miss Sanders and : lenges all weekend was trying to stay Maher. during the NFL's off-season registered more impor- managed to finish in th rd place for the second straight year. By the end of the relaxed in the meet they had worked "We're going to miss the seniors," tance than the most important match the U.S. men's meet, the team only had nine swimmers, toward all season. Ciffilolli said. "They're great swimmers national team has played since the '98 World Cup. and without a diving team, the Owls feel "We can't deny this was a big meet," and leaders. They make practice fun. Meanwhile, in the rest of the world, soccer stole third place is something to be proud of. Ciffilolli said. "We tried not to get ner- We've worked hard mentally and physi- the headlines. In Mexico, the entire country ground to If the final scores had been based solely vo.us. We wanted to be serious yet to cally and it's paid off for us." a halt for two hours, and every TV station and daily newspaper led with the game. It was the same in Honduras, Jamaica, Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago, all of whom playeii tVorld Cup qualifiers! Owls hope to find remedy on Hawaii trip vj Ditto in England, where the national team faced Spain — in a practice match. And the whole of Europe will by Jose Luis Cubria rrocri do the same later this month when the continent THRESHKR EDITORIAL STAFF resumes its own World Cup qualifiers. The baseball team left for its annual But in the United States, nobody gave a damn. And spring break trip to Hawaii today. Judg- iliill* that makes me sad. I've lived here for nearly 17 years ing from the way the Owls played their so I'm used to it, but it still makes me sad. It used to be last time out, the trip couldn't come at a •» . • •**.• worse. But the '94 World Cup and the launch of Major better time. League Soccer shortly thereafter both brought promise. For the first time, it seemed like this country was finally excited about soccer. But like slap bracelets IN FOCUS: BASEBALL IS. and Beanie Babies, soccer was nothing more than a passing fad. If only boy bands would follow suit. Record: 13-3 I do give the U.S. Soccer Federation credit. They've WAC record: 3-0 (1st) struggled some with MLS, and a lot of it has been their Last week: Swept a three game own fault (who ever thought of the stupid penalty series against the University of shootout anyway?), but they've stayed with it. They've Hawaii at Hilo before losing 4-3 to still got a TV contract, player development is getting Southwest Texas State University. better and the men's national team has broken into the What made the difference: Rice's top 20 in the latest world rankings. pitching staff baffled the Vulcans, But there's still a long way to go. Think of it this allowing just five runs in three way: The USSF decided to hold Wednesday's match games. Against Southwest Texas in Columbus, Ohio — in front of 25,00<) people — State, the Owls managed only one instead of at the Rose Bowl, in front of 90,000. Why? hit in the last five innings. Because it would be easier to assure a friendly (read: Up next: The Owls head to the 8 not pro-Mexican) crowd in Columbus. Smart move, islands this week for two three- but what does that say about the state of the sport? game series against the University But we've been through that. All I want to know is of Hawaii at Hilo (3-14.2-7 WAC) and why people here don't get it. They say its too low- the University of Hawaii (7-8, 2-4). scoring, but any self-respecting baseball fan will tell you he prefers a 2-1 pitcher's duel over a 12-10 slugfest. They say it's too long, but an average soccer Rice, fresh off a 4-3 loss to Southwest Texas State University Tuesday, left game takes no more than an hour and a half, while * V- NFL and MLB games regularly last more than three Houston for the first time all season to embark on a nine-day, six-game trip. • She* hours. The rest of the excuses are even lamer. It's not quite a full-fledged vacation, The real answer, I think, is that in this country, the since Rice will be playing six important game is simply too young. While generations of kids Western Athletic Conference contests all over the world have grown up adoring soccer, it's on the trip. But you won't hear any objec- been no more than 20 years since children in the U.S. tions from the Owls. BRIAN STOLER/THRESHER have really been exposed to the game at an early age. "Everybody looks forward to it," se- Freshman second baseman Jose Enrique Cruz steals second base in Friday's 7-0 win over And in those 20 years, there has been major progress, nior first baseman Jesse Roman said. the University of Hawaii at Hilo. The Owls begin a three-game series at Hilo tomorrow. to the point where soccer is the most widely played "We don't really get a spring break, but youth sport in the nation. That's pretty big. when you get a chance to go to Hawaii, senior all-American Jon Skaggs. who al- on the mound," senior catcher Phillip who's going to complain?" lowed just one run in 6 1/3 innings, by Ghutzman said. "It's just a continuation I still don't think soccer in the U.S. will ever reach Rice (13-3, 3-0 WAC) dropped out of giving up three runs in the eighth en of not playing good baseball on both the same "religion" status it has everywhere else in the top spot in the national rankings this route to the 4-3 loss. sides of the ball It seems like we're the world, even with some patience. But I'll settle for week. The Owls are now ranked second The Owls made three errors, had doing everything wrong." getting World Cup qualifiers on the nightly news. by both the Collegiate Baseball and Base- three baserunners thrown out or caught The Owls admit that they have yet to Trust me, 3 billion people can't be wrong. ball Weekly/ESPN coaches polls and sixth stealing and managed just one hit after play to their potential, but Ghutzman thinks in the Baseball America poll. the fourth inning. the drop in the rankings may help them Jose Luis Cubria is managing editor and a Sid On Tuesday, Rice made a case for "We're supposed to beat a team like pull things together. Richardson College senior. dropping farther in the rankings. The that, and we're especially supposed to "It may turn out to be a positive thing Owls wasted a solid midweek start by beat a team like that with an all-American See HASKBAIJ, Page 18 Mil mM\

THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2001 17 Women's indoor track repeats as WAC champs

by Chris Larson 'To be honest with you, I have the feeling THRKSHKR EDITORIAL STAFF I know what Keitha can do," Lopez said. "But I don't think she does. I had a dream a couple The women's indoor track and field team of weeks ago that she would win the 200.1 told v .'ccessfully defended its Western Athletic Con- her, and she almost did. She doesn't know ference title last week in Reno, but it wasn't easy. how good she is." First, there was a trip to the emergency Helping to compensate for the lower-than- room for senior Erin Brand Feb. 22, the first expected scoring output from some of Rice's day of the meet. Brand, the WAC's top mfler, leaders were surprising performances by some became sick and had to be hooked up to an IV. of the less experienced athletes. Freshman She still felt weak Friday and ran a cautious Keia Watkins, the only freshman to win an race Saturday to finish sixth. individual title, won the high jump by jumping Then, junior Aimee Teteris, who was pre- 5-6 and having the fewest errors of the four dicted to challenge for the WAC crown in the competitors who made that height. 800-meter run, got caught in a traffic jam near Sophomore Tiane Burke finished second the back of the pack and finished sixth in a time in the 55-meter hurdles despite not training more than eight seconds slower than her sea- the past three weeks, and freshman Beth son best. Hinshaw, a walk-on, finished fifth in the pole And in the 1,600-meter relay, the final event vault with a vault of 11-9 3/4. of the meet and one which the Owls were "Some of the team members had a rough favored to win, senior Kelechi Anderson fell in time," junior Jessica Sommerfeld said. "We had a tangle entering the second lap, sprained her freshmen and walk-ons that really stepped up to ankle and could not finish her leg of the race. help us beat Nevada, who had lots of numbers." Only one team in the heat finished the race and Rice was shut out of an event in which it expected to finish no worse than second. But perhaps the best thing about having a 'The team competed in a deep team is that you've got plenty of fire- power left if part of your team falters. The brilliant way. They had so Owls showed they're undoubtedly the deep- est team in the conference and still managed much confidence, and they to find a way to win, taking first place in seven of 17 events to score 144.5 points and outdis- were intense all the way.' tancing surprising second-place finisher Uni- — Victor Lopez versity of Nevada. Head coach "I'm so happy for them," Rice head coach Victor Lopez said. "The team competed in a brilliant way. They had so much confidence, and they were intense all the way. When you The Owls had a solid presence in each area consider the things that happened to three of of the meet. Moseley led the sprinters, and the the top performers for us, we could have run distance races were highlighted by junior Liza away with 170 to 180 points." Ruckman, who won the mile and anchored TTie win is Rice's third straight in women's Rice's victorious distance medley relay. In the track and field. The Owls swept the WAC middle-distance races, sophomore Allison indoor and outdoor championships last year. Beckford won the 400-meter dash and sopho- JOHN BYRNE/BYRNE SPORTS IMAGES I Several of Rice's athletes elevated their more Tanya Wright placed second in the 800. Junior Keitha Moseley won the 55-meter hurdles race at the Western Athletic Conference level of performance to fill in the gaps left by Rice dominated the jumping events, with Championships Saturday. Moseley was the meet's high-point athlete with 31 points. the unexpected struggles. Leading the way Watkins taking the high jump and sophomore was junior Keitha Moseley, who practically Alice Falaiye winning the long jump with a The season is far from over for several of If the cutoff was today, only the mile relay, never left the track during the three-day meet. mark of 20-5 3/4, a jump 5 1/4 inches farther Rice's top athletes. This weekend is the last which ranks 10th nationally, and Falaiye, who's The first day, Moseley competed in the five than her previous season-best. chance to qualify for the-NCAA Champion- in the 14th slot, would make it to nationals. events comprising the indoor pentathlon and Sommerfeld continued her dominance in the ships, which will be held March 9-10 in But many Owls are close. With so many finished second. shot put, posting a career-high 50-2 3/4, more Fayetteville, Ark., and several Owls have met runners so tightly packed—for example, Wright Friday it was the high jump, where she than six feet beyond her closest competitor. the provisional qualifying mark. But they need ranks 26th with a 2:08.70 in the 800and is only .42 finished fourth with a jump of 5-6, bettering "It felt great," Sommerfeld said. "The 50- to move up the list to make the final cut — only seconds away from 13th place — the seedings her season-best mark by almost two inches, feet club is a big thing to be in, and it moved me athletes with the top 15 performances in each will undoubtedly be shaken up this weekend. and the preliminaries of the 55-meter hurdles up on the list for nationals." individual event, and the top 10 relays, are "We have the people to do it," Lopez said. and the 200-meter dash. Conference coaches voted Lopez the WAC assured of a spot at nationals. 'Tanya will need to run a low 2:08, and she's To cap her meet Saturday, Moseley won Coach of the Year, the fifth time he has won Falaiye, Sommerfeld, Beckford and the two ready for that. Allison's world-class — under the 55-meter hurdles and finished second in conference coach of the year honors. relays will head to Ames, Iowa to compete at the right conditions she'll fly. Jessica's so the 200 with a time of 24.22 seconds, the best "It's good to be recognized by your peers," Iowa State University Saturday. Sunday, close to throwing the big one. We've been time by an Owl this year. Lopez said. "But I'm surrounded by great Wright and Teteris will run in the 800 at the talking to other team's coaches trying to hook It all added up to 31 points for Moseley, athletes and great assistant coaches, and I University of Nebraska, along with anyone up in a friendly way. It doesn't matter who making her the high-point athlete for the meet. share it with them. I'm just guiding the troops." who doesn't perform as well as hoped in Iowa. wins, as long as everybody runs fast." Top-ranked TCU too much as young Owls finish fourth at WAC

by Chris Larson premier event because it featured two of the nation's top 10 runners, THRFSHFR F.DITORIAI STAFF freshman Adam Davis just missed The men's indoor track and field winning the 800-meter run. He got • r team couldn't quite hold on at last caught near the wire by Southern week's Western Athletic Conference Methodist University's Roman Championships. The Owls headed Oravec, who finished third at last into Saturday, the last day of the year's NCAA Championships, and three-day meet, with a slim six-point lost by just .24 seconds. Also in the lead over Fresno State University. field was SMU's .Alex Henvey, who But at that point, the Owls had won last year's WAC meet. already competed in most of their "Last year's champ from SM U took strong events, and all of the sprinting it out real fast and tried to steal it, or set finals were still to come.,Top-ranked a trap for Adam," Davidson said. "But Texas Christian University took over, Adam stayed with Oravec. With about scoring 122 points on the final day to 350 meters left. Adam tried to open it run away with the team title with a up and blow past him, but Oravec total of 160.5 points. The Owls faded caught him on the last straightaway." to fourth with 83 total points. Davis also helped the distance "I would have liked to have gotten medley relay place second behind higher," head coach Ray Davidson SMU in another tight finish. Rice's said. "We knew going in that TCU time of 10:05.72 was just .44 seconds had an overwhelming sprint corps, behind the Mustangs. but we thought we had a shot at Despite the standout perfor- second. Hie kids did a great job com mances, however, Rice couldn't find peting though, and we squeezed ev- enough points to stay in contention erything we could out of them." for the title. As expected, TC U blitzed Rice's biggest highlight came in JOHN BYRNF/BYRNE SPORTS IMAGf S the sprinting events. Of the 93 points the first event of the meet. Sopho- Junior Reed Ballis finished second in the high jump Friday at the Western Athletic Conference Championships with a jump available for first through sixth more Ryan Harlan dominated the of 6-111/2. This weekend, Ballis gets one more try to find the perfect jump and qualify for the NCAA Championships. places in the 55-, 200-, and 400-meter field in the pentathlon, scoring 3,708 hurdles to score a team-high 22 total a superior competitor. high jump to make the event one of dashes, the Horned Frogs grabbed points and posting the field's best points. Wiggins added a fifth-place "Ben's second in the pentathlon Rice's strongest. 62, and the Owls were shut out. marks in the 55-meter hurdles, shot effort in the 55-meter hurdles. was a pleasant surprise, and we didn't "Reed made it more difficult than The University ofTex as at El Paso put and high jump components. "Going into it I wasn't sure how expect him to score in the hurdles, it should have been," Davidson said. scored 21 points in the sprints and Freshman Ben Wiggins finished the Ryan would be able to compete," so that worked out well. He had a "He started off slow and missed a finished second and third in th •> event with 3,288 points to place a Davidson said. "His ankle was both- good freshman meet." . couple of times at the first height. 3,000-meter run Saturday to elevate surprising second. ering him, so I wasn't sure about the Junior Reed Ballis and sopho- He was not consistent and it was a the Miners to second place with 97 Harlan added third-place efforts high jump, but he came back and more Tommy Oleksy finished sec- little scary, but he ended well." points, and Fresno State's sweep of in the high jump and 55-meter jumped well two straight days. He's ond and fourth, respectively, in the In what was perhaps the meet's See TRACK, Page 21 : ,1 ,- ' '•-* , "-t?- : • vX ! 7 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, MARCH 2,2001 4^?% * * #' - 4 ^ Owls can't afford to lose by Jason Gershman focus on trip to Hawaii THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF If the women's basketball team BASEBALL, From Page 16 and 2-7 in WAC play, but they're hopes to prove it's better than middle- that the spotlight is off of us a hungry for a win over the Owls. of-the-road, the time is now. little bit now," Ghutzman said. "I "These guys come in and they The Lady Owls sit squarely in the think this may be something that play hard," junior Eric Arnold said. middle of the Western Athletic Con- knocks us down a bit and shows "They're dying to beat us. We can't ference pack with a 7-7 record in us we need to stop some of the let up on them just because we're conference play. They've locked up things we're doing and start play- expected to win. We have to play as a fourth or fifth seed in the WAC ing some good baseball." hard as we can or they can get us." tournament, which begins Tuesday What better place to do that Following Monday's series fi- in Tulsa, Okla. 11 than Hawaii? The first leg of the nale against the Vulcans, Rice They got a sneak preview of their HI trip takes Rice to Hilo, where the will travel from the big island of probable first-round opponent, the If University of Nevada, last night. Rice 16 Owls will face the University of Hawaii to Honolulu, on the island Hawaii at Hilo in a three-game of Oahu, to take on the Univer- will face Nevada in the tournament series beginning tomorrow. sity of Hawaii. unless the Wolf Pack beats the Lady I The two teams faced off at The Rainbow Warriors, who Owls, defeats the University ofTulsa I; Reckling Park last weekend, with are hosting San Jose State Uni- on the road tomorrow and Southern i Rice sweeping the three-game se- versity this weekend, are 7-8 over- Methodist University loses to Texas ries. But the Vulcans are always all and 2-4 in WAC play. Christian University on Saturday. tougher to beat on the islands, Rice beat Hawaii in four of six The Lady Owls are doing all they where the list of distractions and games lastyear but went just 1-2 in can to get things right this week be- potential pitfalls is endless. Rainbow Stadium, where the Rain- fore thinking about next week. First "You can't slip up," Ghutzman bow Warriors have a decided ad- of all, they hope to pull off victories said. "You can't get caught up in vantage over teams from the main- over Nevada and Fresno State Uni- the sunshine and the beaches and land. versity. Rice ends its regular season the snorkeling and all the fun "When we go out there, we have against the Bulldogs tomorrow night stuffyou can do down there. We'll to go focused," Roman said. "It's at Autry Court at 7 p.m. have a couple of off-days so we tough to win out there, and the "We need to try to win our games can enjoy ourselves a little bit, umpires are all against you. It's not this weekend," head coach Cristy but those are big games." an easy trip. We have to stay fo- McKinney said. "We can't be wor- Hawaii-Hilo is just 3-14 overall cused and try to get them all." ried about next week. We're capable of beating anybody here, but we've just got to show up and play." The Lady Owls are anxiously ROB GADDI/THRESHER •••••••••••••••••••••••••• awaiting the Bulldogs' arrival. In Sophomore guard Kara Liggett drives around sophomore forward Starla James. Rice's WAC opener in Fresno in Janu- Liggett scored 18 points when the Lady Owls faced the University of Nevada in January and hopes for a similar performance when the Wolf Pack visits tomorrow. • Bitter Harvest: • ary, the Lady Owls' 64-58 victory jij Exploitation in the International Sex Trade jij was marred by an incident in which more season. 94-77 loss to the Wolf Pack in Janu- senior center Kenya Tuttle had a She has started all but one game ary, and the team knows a repeat tooth knocked out by a Fresno player as an Owl and has provided invalu- performance will result in an early • Betty Rogers • in what witnesses describe as a cheap able senior leadership to this year's rlepature from Tulsa. • • shot far away from the ball. young team. "We didn't play very well there and q Winner of the University of Michigan's Media Award q Tuttle returned to the court less "I'm going to try not to cry on they shot the ball really well," j-j for Excellence in fhe Coverage of Women and Gender 20Q0 g than 48 hours later against Nevada, Saturday," Tuttle said. "This team McKinney said. "We let them get a lot j—| Internationally renowned advocate for women's rights •—• but she and her teammates look for- and these people here mean a lot to of easy shots in transition. We have to •" with field experience on five continents j~ ward to getting revenge against the me. But, I hope to concentrate on make them work harder to get shots." Bulldogs. the game and play well." To return to the NCAA tourna- C3 Speaking at 7:30 pm, Tuesday, March 13th in the d "We'd all love to get a little re- Tuttle has earned the respect of ment , the Lady ()wls will have to win ^ Hanszen College Commons |^| venge against the girl who knocked both her coaches and her teammates. three games in Tulsa. Rice feels no Kenya's tooth out, but you can't do "Kenya's a great person," WAC team in unbeatable. Even top • • that," junior forward Jennifer Rigg McKinney said. "She's one of the seed TCU, which was once 10-0 in • he event is free and open to all of the Rice community. I [] said. "So we hope to instead get re- hardest workers we have on the conference play, has shown signs of • Seating is limited.First come first serve. • venge by beating them on the court." team. She leads more by example vulnerability in losing two of their • ' '• In addition to the revenge factor, than anything." itsfive WAC games. Tuttle will have an emotional boost While the Lady Owls are focused "We just have to play hard," Rigg •••••••••••••••••••••••••a because Saturday is Senior Day. on this week's games, the fact that said. "Our goal since the beginning Tuttle, the lone senior on this year's they will probably face Nevada next was to make the NCAAs and 1 think team, transferred to Rice from South- week has entered their mind. Rice's we are capable of winning three west Missouri State after her sopho- usually-solid defense collapsed in a games in a row." l o »i s»a n o Lady Owls' offensive woes continue

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THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, MARCH 2,2001 19 Rice hopes to make waves at upcoming WAC tourney

by Ryan Keedy THRESHER STAFF IN FOCUS: Electricity is in the air. It's that MEN'S BASKETBALL time of year again — college basket- ball playoffs. The Western Athletic Record: 13-13 Conference tournament is just around WAC record: 5 9 (8th) the corner, and the men's basketball Last week: The Owls defeated team is preparing to put everything it the University of Tulsa 59-56 has into a run for the title. but fell to the University of Although they have an unimpres- Texas at El Paso 59-52. sive 5-9 conference record, the Owls What made the difference: Rice believe they are poised to surprise a went 7-of-10 from three-point fewteamswhen the tournament starts range in the first half against Tuesday. The first puzzle piece to fall Tulsa to help snap a seven- into place is the return of sophomore game losing streak to the guard Omar-Seli Mance. Not only Golden Hurricane. does he bring skills to the floor, but Up next: The Owls play at the as a transfer from Louisiana State University of Nevada tomorrow University, he also brings the level night before heading to Tulsa, head of a player with experience in Okla. forthe WAC tournament, big Southeastern Conference games. which begins Tuesday. "I definitely think I can use a little experience from LSU," Mance said. "We played against Florida, against Mance said. "I think even more so Mike Miller and those guys, at the than the way we shot the ball, the Georgia Dome, and that was a big way we played defense againstTulsa crowd, and really everyone gives was remarkable. We played great their all, gives 100 percent, because team defense, and everyone was they know if they lose, they're going there for each other, and they were home. Hopefully, I can portray that taking away the baseline drives. I to the team, that each game matters think that gives a lot of confidence and this is pretty much the last straw, going into the tournament." KATIE STREIT/THRESHER so you just have to give your all. Rice is currently fighting with San The Otfls celebrate Saturday following a 59-56 win over the University of Tulsa. The win gives the Owls much-needed confidence heading into the Western Athletic Conference tournament, which starts Tuesday in Tulsa. "You can rest and worry about Jose State University for the critical your bruises after the season is over seventh position in the WAC. The Hawaii yesterday. Results were not this weekend and play for the tour- game plan and a strategy that we're with. Each team has the opportunity Spartans are 6-9 in conference play, available at press time. nament, too. Hopefully, we can grab going to hopefully execute. We'll go to win. If we go in there thinking we half a game aheacTof 5-9 Rice going If the Owls win both games, they these two and grab some more in in there confident." can win, then I think we'll be okay." into this weekend. If the Owls re- also have a shot at passing Texas the tournament." They should go into the WAC tour- The second thing Rice has is a main in the eighth position, they will Christian University, which will fin- Fresno State entered last night's nament with confidence as well. The surge of confidence from last week's have to face ninth-seeded Univer- ish 7-9 if it loses both its games. The game ranked 25th in the country odds will be against them, but every 59-56 win over second-place Univer- sity of Nevada to determine which Horned Frogs would lose a and is the only conferenceteam that year at this time, Cinderella teams all sity of Tulsa, a team that had de- team will advance to play the top tiebreaker to Rice because the Owls has virtually locked up a bid to the over the country win their confer- feated the Owls seven straight times. seed in the quarterfinals. swept the season series. NCAA tournament. But the Owls ence tournaments. The Owls just If it hadn't been for a late-game scor- Since the Spartans swept the sea- WTiat it boils down to is that Rice feel that a win is still within reach. hope this year is their turn to dance. ing drought, Rice would have coasted son series against the Owls, however, must win both its games this week- "Any team can beat any other "We've always believed that we to victory after playing what fnight they would win a tiebreaker between end to have a chance of avoiding the team on any given night," senior can win three games in a row," Wilks have been its best half of the season. the two teams. To avoid the play-in play-in game. guard Mike Wilks said. "If you look said. "We have a good enough team In the game's first half. Rice opened game, Rice has to have beaten Fresno "Right now we're fighting for the at our conference, pretty much ev- that if we come out and execute, we a 36-29 lead and went 7-of-10 from State University yesterday and the seventh and eighth spots," Mance erybody has lost. Teams that have can play with anybody. It's just a three-point range. University of Nevada tomorrow. 'Die said. "Each game we play from here beaten one team lost to another team matter of putting together three con- " ['Ilie Tulsa win | obviously gave Owls also have to hope San Jose State on out really counts and means a lot that they probably shouldn't have sistent games and playing hard and the team a lot a lot of confidence," fell at home against the University of to us, so I'm going to definitely play lost to. We're going in here with a seeing what happens." 1I I 1 Owls finally find a way to beat Tulsa but falter against UTEP

by Ryan Keedy important for him to atfbifll pushing too hard and re-aggravating the injury. He is working THRESHER STAFF with the trainers to build back up to full The men's basketball team found out there's strength. not a huge difference between second place "I'm feeling pretty good right now," Mance and eighth place in the Western Athletic Con- said. "The doctor doesn't want me to put too I ference last week. much stress on [the ankles], to where I might The Owls, who currently sit in eighth place injure them again. Each game I'm feeling bet- in the nine-team WAC, snapped a seven-game ter. and I think each game my minutes will be losing streak against second-place University able to increase. I'm not back to full strength of Tulsa with a 59-56 win Feb. 22. like I was at the beginning of the season. I'm They almost finished a sweep of the definitely not in that kind of shape, but I'm homestand against third-place University of getting towards that right now." Texas at El Paso Saturday, when they trailed Despite the emotion that accompanied by just one point with five minutes remaining Wilks and Cooper's last game at Autry Court. but fell 59-52 to the Miners. Rice's inside game struggled against the Min- The Owls had been waiting a long time to ers and the Owls fell short of a win. Sopho- beat Tulsa, and the win was especially reward- more center Ferron Morgan was held score- less and went 0-of-6 from the field, and fresh- I ing for their two seniors, guard Mike Wilks and forward Erik Cooper. They've endured man forward Yamar Diene had zero points and •S several ugly losses to the Golden Hurricane five fouls in 12 minutes. — four of the seven losses came by more than But the senior duo put up impressive num- 20 points — so beating Tulsa in the final bers for the*fans one last time. Cooper contrib- homestand of their Rice careers is a big deal. uted 16 points and Wilks poured in a game- Rice opened up a 5(>44 lead with 6 minutes, high 19, including a nearly perfect ll-of-12 47 seconds remaining, but a late-game scoring effort from the line. drought allowed Tulsa to close to within one. "It was just tremendously exciting," Coo- "Having a big lead against Tulsa the first per said. ".After a long road here at Rice, with three quarters of the game, we were excited," a lot of injuries, to make a positive contribu- Wilks said. "But we knew we had to finish the tion to the team my senior year, and having all game. A great team Hke Tulsa's capable of my whole family and friends to see me here, it coming back. We came out there and played was just a really special night. great defense that night, and fortunately that "[Wliat I'll miss mostl is the students and helped us get a victory. I knew we were ca- the support. A lot of fans have been really pable of stepping up." loyal. I've met great people here at Rice." Against Tulsa, sophomore guard Omar- Wilks. who plans to take a shot at playing Seli Mance continued his recovery from stress pro basketball either in the U.S. or in Eu- fractures in both feet and scored his first rope. said he will always remember Autry basket since he returned to Autiy Court Court. "It felt real good I to be back at Autry Court]," "It was a bittersweet moment," Wilks said. Mance said. "It was a real good feeling just to "It's been great playing here at Rice. It's been be back out there, to contribute a little bit. To great having the great fan support, but I'm get the win against Tulsa, and beat the second happy to be moving on to newer and better ai d challenging things. I've enjoyed my experi- KATIE STREIT/THRFSHER place team in conference, made it that much Senior guard Mike Wilks scoops a layup around a University of Tulsa defender Saturday. Wilks, better. I was having fun out there." ence here at Rice and all the support I've got, who is second in the Western Athletic Conference with 20.5 points per game, hopes to end his Although Mance wants to be playing 30- and I'm very thankful, and I've enjoyed my Rice career with a bang at this week's WAC tournament. plus minutes a game as soon as possible, it is stay." •T#, 20 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, MARCH 2,2001

SPORTS NOTEBOOK fiSS award was announced by the Witts receives invite league office Tuesday. Cooper, Wilks named to top tournament Philips had the best perfor- mance of his career last week, fir- academic all-district Senior basketball player Mike ing a three-round total of 214 to tie Senior forward Erik Cooper and Wilks was one of 64 seniors se- for second place individually and senior guard Mike Wilks were lected to participate in the 49th lead the Owls to a third-place fin- named to the 2001 Verizon Dis- annual men's basketball Ports- ish at the Udamon Southwest Clas- trict VI academic all-star men's mouth Invitational Tournament in sic in Victoria, the team's best fin- basketball team Feb. 22 by the Portsmouth, Va. April 4-7. ish of the year. 1 College Sports Information Direc- The tournament is the nation's Philips has been Rice's top tors Association. oldest amateur athletic event and scorer in four of the Owls' seven The Owls were the only squad invites top seniors to play in front tournaments this season. to have multiple members on the of coaches and scouts from every Freshman Ryan Morgan district team, which is selected w> NBA team as well as from several claimed the award Feb. 20 after from universities in the states of i European clubs. the first week of the spring sea- Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Over 1,000 active and former son. Texas, Oklahoma and New ,1 NBA players have played in the The Owls return to the links * H'' Mexico. The five team members tournament, including John Stock- March 17 when Rice travels to the chosen represent the district on if! ton, Scottie Pippen, Avery Johnson El Diablo Intercollegiate in Citrus III. the national ballot. and Tim Hardaway. Spring, Fla. Cooper has a 3.237 grade point Wilks, a guard, ranks second average and will graduate in May in the Western Athletic Confer- Reyes, Hagedorn top with a double major in econom- ence in scoring with 20.5 points ics and managerial studies. He 1 per game. Wilks was a second- 1 Rice scholar athletes has started all 26 games this sea- •:lf f: ' IK®?i <3 1 team preseason all-Western Ath- son for Rice and is averaging 13 , • i letic Conference selection and has Junior tennis players Rafael points and 6.1 rebounds per con- i i led the Owls in scoring in 20 of 26 Reyes and Judith Hagedorn were test. I ' contests. named as the Dr. Hubert E. Bray Wilks, also a double major in "It's a great honor, not only to Scholar Athletes of the Year at economics and managerial stud- be selected, but it is a statement the Scholar Athlete Banquet Sun- ies, was selected to the all-district about where Mike's future is day. team for the second straight year. headed as a basketball player," The awards are given to one He has a 3.232 grade average and head coach Willis Wilson said. male and one female athlete each is second in the Western Athletic ELIZABETH JARDINA/THRESHER Wilks is the third player from year. Conference in scoring witlv 20.5 Rice during the Wilson era to re- Reyes and Hagedorn had the Second-year graduate student Miles Scotcher (dark #7) goes up for the ball points per game. Saturday in Rice's 44-10 loss to Texas A&M University. ceive an invitation to the Ports- highest grade point averages Wilks plans to graduate after mouth tournament. Brent Scott among 21 scholar athletes who the 2001-'02 school year. and Robert Johnson each attended were honored for having the best "It's a great honor and it is re- the tournament after their senior grade point averages on their re- ally a testament to two guys that seasons in 1993 and 1998, respec- spective teams. Rugby ends season with are true student-athletes," head tively. Reyes is a double major in eco- coach Willis Wilson said. "Both of nomics and managerial studies, them came to Rice University to Philips named WAC and Hagedorn is a double major get a great education and to play disappointing 44-10 loss in Hispanic studies and psychol- big-time basketball. Golfer of the Week ogy. "When you receive an honor In addition to the scholar ath- like academic all-district, it cer- on a kick by senior fly-half Jacob Scott Philips became the sec- letes, 68 honor athletes were rec- by Paul Aronson tainly validates all the positive THRESHER STAKE Robson, but Rice was victimized by ond straight Rice freshman to be ognized. All honor athletes must things that college athletics miscues that led to several named Western Athletic Confer- carry a 3.0 GPAor higher and be at stands for, but it also validates Inexperience caught up with the breakaway tries and A&M surged to ence Golfer of the Week when the least a junior in standing. their commitment to themselves." men's club rugby team again Satur- a 29-3 halftime lead. Rice's lone try day in a 44-10 loss to Texas A&M of the game came in the second half University. The defeat ended Rice's from senior prop Nick Reinhart. season in the Texas Rugby Union "We have been waiting all season and the Owls finished their TRU long for that perfect game where we campaign with a 3-3 record. all played together and everything "Team mistakes and minor lapses fell into place," Robson said. "We in concentration allowed A&M to hoped that today would be that game score some long balls," senior prop but it wasn't." Phil Alexander said. The loss concludes a season in Rice was also unable to convert which the Owls had hoped to finish advantageous field position into higher in the TRU and advance to points, a problem the Owls have the national playoffs. 5814 Kirby In Rice Village faced repeatedly this season. "No one is happy to see the sea- "In the past when we had the ball son end, especially after our high within the 22-meter line we were level of play last season." Alexander Better Ingredients. able to score about 75 percent of the said. "It was nice, though, to have Betterrizm. (713)432-7272 time," Alexander said. "This year our final cup match at home in front that has been a problem for us and I of a nice crowd, but it was disap- am not sure why." pointing that we couldn't put on a Rice University Specials The Owls took an early 3-0 lead better show for them." 1 large, 1 topping pizza, (2) 20 oz. Cokes $8.49 Lacrosse aims for playoffs 1 X-large, 2 topping pizza, 2 Ltr. Coke $11.99 by Jake Robson Despite continued pain in his leg, THRESHER STAEI McGuirk netted five goals for the Owls and received the game ball, Despite the fact that they only and Rice came away with an impor- Late Night Special - After 9p.m. managedasplit ina weekend they had tant 8-5 league win. hoped to come away from with two Rice's offense continues to im- 1 large, 1 topping pizza, (2) 20 oz. Cokes $7.99 wins, the men's club lacrosse team is prove, but as has been the case all still in position to make its best show- season, the defense held center stage. Now open late Friday & Saturday night until 1:00 a.m. ing ever in the Dine Star Alliance "I think that our defense is defi- when playoff time rolls around. nitely the best in the conference," Saturday, the Owls traveled to coach Joe Olivier said. "With our tran- the University of Texas to take on a sition game and offense attack strug- Play "Beat the Clock" Every Monday Night Longhorn team that has dominated gling right now, it's amazing that these the rivalry in the recent past. This guys are able to keep us in games Get one large, one topping pizza, for: time was no different. regardless of how much pressure the UT jumped out to a 2-0 lead on other team's putting on them." fast break goals, but the Owl de- The win over Trinity allows the Order Time Price fense held its own. Although the Owls to control their own destiny in vast majority of the first half was earning the third seed in the Lone 5;00 to 6:00 $5.99 played inside the Rice zone with UT Star Alliance playoffs. If Rice is able on the attack, the Owls trailed just 4- to win out and secure the third seed, 1 at the half. the team will get a rematch against 6:00 to 7:00 $6.99 UT widened the lead further in UT. The quest begins March 16, the third period, however, and when the Owls face Baylor Univer- 7:00 to 8:00 $7.49 cruised to an 11-5 victory. Sopho- sity at home. more attackman George McGuirk "Right now we're a little banged led the Owls with three goals, but up on offense, but with the defense wa« severely hampered by a lower playing so well, I think we will defi- leg bruise suffered during the game. nitely give them a good game in the In Sunday's game, the Owls took playoffs," senior captain Paul on Trinity University at home. Al- Aronson said. "If we can get a little though Rice was more skilled than more cohesion next time, I think we the Trinity team, the Tigers' hustle have a really good shot at the cham- kept the game close throughout. pionship game." " - - , . _2».v /

' THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, MARCH 2,2001 21 SPORTS '5%:. ' ' M Win — Baugh (2-0); Loss — Siff (1-2); Save —- None. Rice 37 23 60 2B — UHH: Park(3); Rice: Roman(5), Brown (7), BY THE UTEP 24 19 Fox(4); HR — Rice: Arnold(l). 43

Women's tennis gets NUMBERS Rice (15-11, 7-7) HAWAII-HILO 2 RICE 6 feb. 22-27 Sam 0 4 0-0 0. Florus 5-7 2-2 12, Tuttle 2-9 2 3 6, Lawson 1-4 0-0 2, Liggett 4-10 0-0 10, Rigg 4-12 1 Score by Innings R H E 2 11, Beckler 1 3 4-4 6. Maynard 1-3 2-3 4, Brown 0- UHH (3-12,2-5) 100 010 000 — 2 6 0 1 0-0 0, Mcintosh 2-5 5 7 9. James 0-2 0-0 0 ready for crunch time Rice (11-2,1-0) 201 300 00X — 6 7 1 Totals: 20-60 16 21 60 UHH: Robert Shimabuku. Sergio Reyes(4) and Todd Jinbo: Rice: Jon Skaggs and Philip Ghutzman. UTEP (8-18, 4-11) Win — Skaggs (3 0); Loss — Shiniabuku (0-5); Save Pack 13 0-2 2. Walker 3 7 3-6 9. Mosher 3-5 4-6 10. by Eric Raub "It's good to have Judy as a role — None. 2B — Rice: Arnold(4); 3B — UHH: Rooke(2); Mata 4 11 4 8 14, Pyle 2S 0-1 5, louton 0-1 00 0, model," Wallis said. "She's doing HR — Rice: Cruz (2), Roman (3). THRESHER STAFF Guild 0 1 P O 0, Gray 1-3 0-0 2, Abbruzzese 0-2 12 so well. She studies hard. She'll 1, Chavez 0-0 0 0 0 Halfway through the women's ten- always pull out the win. She's a MEN'S BASKETBALL Totals: 14-39 12 25 43 nis dual match season, you could say good fighter on and off the court." Three point goals — UTEP: 3 10 (Mata 2-4, Pyle 1-5, the glass is half full, but you could just The rest of the Owls hope to TEXAS EL-PASO 59 RICE 52 Abbruzzese 0-1); Rice: 4-18 (Sam 0-3, Lawson 0-2, as well say the glass is half empty. follow Hagedoni's example in three Liggett 2-5. Rigg 2 4, Beckler 0-2, Maynard 0-3. BASEBALL UTEP 23 36 — 59 Brown 01) The Owls h'.ve often played well matches over spring break. Ten Rebounds — Rice: 45 (Mcintosh 9); UTEP: 32 (Mata 8) while build\tg a 6-4 record, and matches remain, and each presents Rice 27 25 — 52 Assists — Rice: 13 (Lawson 5); UTEP: 9 (Walker 3) SW TEXAS STATE 4 RICE 3 they're coming off three straight 7-0 an opportunity for the Owls to prove UTEP (20-6, 9-5) RICE 57 TULSA 67 sweeps of inferior opponents. themselves NCAA tournament-wor- Score by Innings R H E Smallwood 3-6 6-6 12, Wolfram 3-9 10-12 16, But they're ranked just 74th na- thy. Four of Rice's 10 remaining SWTSU (11-5) 001000 030 — 4 10 0 Stewart-3-6 1-1 7, Owens 1-4 0 0 3, Costello 2-6 3 Rice (13-3) 100 200 000 — 3 6 3 5 9, Neal 1-3 2 4 4, Jarrell 0-1 0-2 0, Luces 01 0-0 Rice (14-11, 6-7) 22 35 — 57 tionally because they haven't been opponents are ranked in the top 50 SWTSU: Tim Wade, Eric Johnson(4), Mike Gultz(6), 0. Enzweiler 3-5 0-0 8 Tulsa (8-17, 4-7) 30 37 — 67 able to post a breakthrough win. nationally, led by No. 8 Vanderbilt Dickie Gonzalez(8), CoryCovert(9). and Josh Newland; Totals: 16-41 22-30 59 They suffered lopsided losses to the University and 23rd-ranked Univer- Rice:Jon Skaggs, Philip Barzilla(7) and Philip Ghutzman. Win — Gultz(l-O); Loss — Barzilla (2-1); Save — Rice (13-13, 5-9) INDOOR TRACK & FIELD best teams they've played this sea- sity of Arkansas, so the opportunity Covert(l).2B — SWTSU: Newland (3); Rice: Brown(8). Evans 2-4 0-0 4, Cooper 7-18 2-316, Morgam 0-6 0 son, No. 27 San Diego State Univer- to get noticed with a big win will HR — Cruz(2). 0 0, Tyndell 3-11 1-2 10. Wilks 4-11, 0-5 19, Mance WAC CHAMPIONSHIPS sity and No. 39 Brigham Young Uni- certainly be available. 1-2 1-3 3, Walton 0-0 0-0 0, Kollik 0-0 0-0 0, Smith HAWAII-HILO 3 RICE 11 0-0 0-0 0, Robison 0-0 0-0 0, Diene 0-10-0 0 , versity, and they have yet to beat a Totals: 17-53 15-20 52 "We're looking to take advantage Men team ranked above them. of the good opportunities ahead," Score by innings R H E Three-point goals — UTEP: 5-14 (Smallwood 0-1, 1. Texas Christian 160.5 Now, approaching the toughest assistant coach Roger White said. UHH (3-14,2-7) 200 000 001 — 3 8 4 Rice (13-2,3-0) 303 500 00X — 1114 2 Owens 1-3, Costello 2-4, Neal 0-2, Luces 0-1, 2. UTEP 97 stretch of the season, they're coping "Of the next 10 matches, eight should UHH: Anthony Bern'al, Zebb Watts(4), and Todd Enzweiler 2-3); Rice: 3-18 (Cooper 0 4, Tyndell 3-8, 3. Fresno State 94.5 Wilks 0-5, Mance 0-1) with an injury to freshman Annie be pretty tough. If we come out and Jinbo,Nalei Sooto; Rice: Jonathon Gonzalez, Philip 4. Rice 83 Barzilla (7), Philip Tribe(9) and Jeff Blackinton. Rebounds — UTEP: 35 (Wolfram 9); Rice: 35 (Wilks 8) 5. Southern Methodist 75 Goodrich, who will be out for an play our game and bring it to the Win — Gonzalez (3-1); Loss — Bernal (0-3); Save — Assists — UTEP 11 (Owens 4, Costello 4); Rice: 5 extended period of time. They're court, we'll win. If wp don't bring the None. 2B — UHH: Dudoit(3), Kaneshiro(l); Rice: (Evans 2) 6. Tulsa 14 experiencing general wear as a team commitment, we're going to lose." Davis(2), Roman(6); 3B — UHH: Augustin(l); HR — UHH: Rooke(2). TULSA 56 RICE 59 after playing up to three matches a With wins at the No. 5 or No. 6 Women 1. Rice 144.5 week during the spring. spots counting just as much as wins Tulsa (17-9, 8-5) 29 27 — 56 HAWAII-HILO 0 RICE 7 2. Nevada 119.5 "We've had many injuries," junior at the top spots, the Owls hope Rice (13-12, 5-8) 36 23 — 59 3. Southern Methodist 91 Kylie Wallis said. "Every player has their depth, which they have called Score by innings R H E U|HH (3-13,2-6) 000 000 000 — 0 8 0 4. Texas Christian 90 some little nagging injury. Whether their team's greatest strength, can Rice (12-2,2 0) 002 020 30X — 7 10 0 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 5. UTEP 85 or not we get better depends on how push them to team wins even when UHH: Ben Siff. Clay Daugherty (7), and Nalei Sooto; 6. Fresno State 69 Rice: Kenny Baugh, Stephen Herce(8). Billy responsible we are. It all depends on their opponents have a couple of 7. Tulsa 46 Jacobson(9) and Philip Ghutzman. RICE 60 UTEP 43 how we attend to our injuries, like outstanding players. going to the training room." "Our team is really tough," Along with the physical wear, the Hagedorn said. "We have depth. team is hitting one of its toughest Every one of them has the poten- RETIREMENT INSURANCE MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST SERVICES TUITI 0 N FINANCING academic stretches. tial to play one or two. 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DREAM. shows at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. firiday MAR 2 Admission is $4 for faculty, full-time staff Today is the LAST DAY OF and students and $5 for all others. CLASSES before midterm recess begins. Just a few hours to freedom. Saturday MARIO YIYI (A ONE AND A The Rice FENCING Club hosts the FRIDAY, MARCH 2 THROUGH FRIDAY, MARCH 16 TWO) , which earned the annual Van Buskirk Memorial Tournament Best Director Award for Edward Yang at in Autry Court today and tomorrow. Watch the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, opens the competition from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Duncan Recital Hall in Alice Pratt Brown The BASEBALL team takes the tonight in the Rice Media Center. The For details, contact RFC secretary Rob Hall. field against San Jose State University at movie runs at 6 and 9:30 p.m. Tickets are Purple at [email protected]. 7 p.m. in Reckling Park. $4 for Rice students and faculty and $5 thursday MAR 15 for all others. For more information about ^ WOMEN'S TENNIS The South Asian Society sponsors the film, go to http://www.ruf.rice.edu/ The Women's Resource Center ART team takes on Marshall University in Jake SOUTH ASIA NIGHT * -cinema/yijri.htm. Hess Tennis Stadium at 1 p.m. EXHIBIT "Angles and Attitudes: 7 p.m. in Hamman Hall. Tickets are $5 for An Exploration of Women," opens today in students and faculty, $7 for others, and Saturday MAR 3 Sunday MAR 11 honor of Women's History Month. include a catered dinner afterward in the Grand Hall in the Rice Memorial Center. At 2 p.m., the WOMEN'S The University of Texas-El Paso plays the What graduation be complete without team faces Tickets are available from college SAS team goofy outfits? Place cap and gown and BASKETBALL WOMEN'S TENNIS for representatives beginning March 12. For at 11 a.m. in Jake Hess Tennis Stadium. announcement ORDERS details, send e-mail to Joyee Goswami at Fresno State University in Autry Court. graduation today and tomorrow from [email protected]. monday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside the Campus The Rice Media Center presents YI YI MAR 12 Store in the Student Center. Margarine never caused this much of an 64 ONE AND A TWO) It's just another manic Monday. uproar. The Will Rice College musical, tonight at 6 and 9:30 p.m. And you think you've been in the hotel BUTTER BATTLE CLASSES RESUME today, room from hell. Lovett College presents Sunday MAR 4 tonight at 8 p.m. in the Will Rice Jean-Paul Sartre's NO EXIT Commons. Tickets to the original musical YIYI (A ONE AND A ^e MEN'S TENNIS opening tonight at 8 p.m. in Lyle's in the are $4 for students and faculty and $6 for I TWO) runs tonight at 6 and 9:30 p.m. competes against the University of North Lovett basement. The show opens at 8 others. For reservations, call (713) 348- in the Rice Media Center. Carolina at Jake Hess Tennis Stadium at p.m. For details, send e-mail to Hari Patel PLAY or send e-mail to Jonathan Ichikawa 1:30 p.m. at [email protected]. at [email protected]. Wednesday MAR 7 Wednesday MAR 14 firiday MAR 16 NO EXIT shows tonight at 8 p.m. Tonight is your last chance to catch YI Master the infamous electronic podium of in Lyle's in the Lovett College basement. YI (A ONE AND A TWO). doom. The Graduate Student Association Time to start thinking about the future and For details, send e-mail to Hari Patel at The movie starts at 7 p.m. in the Rice sponsors a TEACHING setting goals, or something like that. [email protected]. Media Center. WORKSHOP on using SOPHOMORES DECLARE technology in the classroom today. The MAJORS by today. firiday MAR 9 workshop runs from 12:05 to 12:55 p.m. Calendar submit items: in Duncan Hall, Room 1070. For info, DEADLINE to apply to the The Rice Quantum Institute, the Graduate contact Alejandro Chaoul at [email protected]. Student Activities Fund is today. For Student Association and the Chemistry details and the online application, go to • by CAMPUS M AIL Calendar Editor, Graduate Student Association present a http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~stact/ Rice Thresher, MS-524. s REQUIEM FOR A DREAM t0 • by FAX Calendar Editor, (713) 348- SEMINAR "Multiple Career Paths StuActFund.html. shows at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. in the Rice 5238. for Science and Engineering Ph.D.'s," at Media Center • by E-MAIL to [email protected]. 4 p.m. in Dell Butcher Hall, Room 180. For Inform yourself and take action against are Calendar submission FORMS details, contact GSA secretary Use Rebecca Harris-Warrick, Cornell University hate crimes at the the ADVANCE open i available at the Student Activities Office or Guzman at (713) 348-4099. professor of music, presents "Dance as house MEETING in the Grand Hall on the Thresher office door. Drama: Ballet in Opera from Atys to Aida," in the Rice Memorial Center from noon to The DEADLINE for all items is 5 p.m. Get inside American drug culture without as part of the Shepherd School of Music's 1 p.m. today. Free lunch is provided. For the Monday prior to publication. risking arrest. Tonight at the Rice Media details, contact Marisa Bono at Distinguished Guest LECTURE Submissions are printed on a space- Center, REQUIEM FOR A Series. The talk begins at 8 p.m. in [email protected]. available basis. BEST PICTURE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS • A. 0. Scott THE NEW YORK TIMES Leadership Rice Susan Sontag, ARTFORUM* Michael Atkinson, VILLAGE VOICE Stephen Garrett and Nicole Keeter, TIME OUT NEW YORK John Anderson, Gene Seymour, Jan Stuart NEWSOAY Envision Steven Rosen, DENVER POST • serv-tce. Grant Program BEST FOREIGN FILM New York Rim Critics Circle • Los Angeles Film Critics Association Envision funds student projects that "RICH, FUNNY, and enormously HUMANE. are creative, show innovation, One of the year's best! involve service, and exhibit David Ansen, NEWSWEEK leadership. POIGNANT and RADIANT!' Both Undergraduate and Deadline March 27th PEOPLE Graduate students invited to apply. "TWO BIG THUMBS UP!" EBERT & ROEPER AND THE MOVIES Proposal requires a narrative, budget, timeline and two letters of recommendation. Individual or group applications accepted.

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• 24 lii THE RICE THRESHER BACKPAGE FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2001 S&M announce their candidacy for SA co-presidency! "Damn it feels good to be a gangsta." you experienced?" The answer,, in — The Geto Boys the word of the girl that Mark tried to pick up at the Pub last week, is Friends, no. We've had the tremendous honor All the other candidates are, at of being your Backpage Editors this best, juniors. While these individu-, past year. In this prestigious posi- als have certainly accomplished a 1 tion, we've spent our weeknights me- lot in their meager three years at 1 ticulously crafting humorous obser- Rice, they clearly lack the experi- ill vations that we hope will make your ence that two seniors could bring to i 11 lives just a little bit brighter. the job. We've seen our hard work put We're sure that some ofyou more if Bip? into print, and then watched with anal readers will object to the fact that, due to our greater maturity, we p.m,j delight as you took the newspaper we slaved over and used it to mop up will be graduating in May. Details, 1 fe: pools of vomit after your night of details. Our imminent departure drunken revelry turned into a morn- from the academic world just means ing of reverse peristalsis. that, without classes, we'll be able to We're glad we could be there to dedicate ourselves fulltime to the provide the paper you needed to SA; between the two of us, we'll have absorb your bodily fluids. In the 336 available hours per week to meet coming year, we would like to con- with students, as opposed to the pal- tinue this selfless service to the Rice try 27-hour weekly commitment community by taking the next logi- Hanszen College juniors Jamie cal step and becoming Student As- Lisagor and Gavin Parks made in sociation co-presidents. the presidential debate. Former SA President Anne Moreover, as broke graduates Countiss built her campaign around lacking job prospects and housing, the promise of two-ply toilet paper. we'll be setting up residence in the Sarah and Mark: We're more wasted than your vote will be. We're already delivering 24-ply, SA office in the RMC in order to week after week! Imagine what could further open ourselves up to stu- the LPAP requirement. We feel this week, about 1.7 percent of the Rice by announcing our candidacy only happen if we BPEs assumed roles of dents. For the ladies, Sarah will be proposal does not strike at the root undergraduate population actually when we were good and ready. real power, or, alternately, became hosting plenty of slumber parties in of the problem. Instead, we believe attends SA meetings. We want to Haven't you ever turned in a paper a SA co-presidents. those comfy quarters, and Rice guys the range of classes offered and the represent the interests of this silent couple of days late simply because We realize we face some stiff com- should feel free to drop by to watch diversity of instructors should be majority by also not attending SA you wanted to do the best job pos- petition. But in the words of Jimi the XFL and drain a couple of expanded. meetings. sible? Plus, everyone hates those Hendrix, we'd like to challenge the brewskis with Mark. For example, it has come to our We have what some political pun- over-achievers who complete their other SA presidential candidates to Some of the candidates have been attention that certain economics pro- dits might call a "laissez faire" ap- assignments on time and ruin the answer this simple question: "Are discussing the idea of eliminating fessors might be eligible to teach proach, which is Latin for "slacker." curve for all of us. classes on the ancient art of kung fu. Sarah's political science degree has Ambitious, motivated, politically- VERY SCIENTIFIC GRAPH OF RELATIVE COOLNESS Also, how about offering new LPAP taught her the importance of imple- minded individuals don't belong in a classes like "Sweatin' to the Oldies" menting "trickle-down economics" truly representative government at with our very own Malcolm Gillis in and hiding "the military industrial Rice. We do. jViva la revolucion! Kramer the perky role of Richard Simmons! complex." These are skills that will We also think curriculum reform certainly prove valuable in defeating OUR VISION Sarah & Mark should be more radical. We're not the "Prisoner's Dilemma." Further- afraid of fighting the administration more, Mark's major in ancient Medi- Actually have five men in the Blackbeard the Pirate for dramatic changes to academic terranean civilizations has fully pre- Five Man. Currently there are programs at Rice. pared him for modern American Madonna only three, plus Cyrus. For example, orgo is just too unemployment, which, as we men- freakin' hard. It's time to kick that tioned before, will give him plenty of Burros to transport balloons baby to the curb. Not only will this free time to devote to you, the stu- in the Beer-Bike parade. benefit pre-meds enrolled in the dent body. Alex Trebek class, but it will also improve the Never mind that the elections We believe the children are lives of all the people who have to ended Wednesday. We refuse to bow Fergie our future. Teach them well listen to pre-meds whining endlessly down to The Man and his "official and let them lead the way. about how difficult the tests are. election deadlines." Unlike the other H the Other Candidates Show them all the beauty they candidates, who openly cater to the We believe strongly in represen- possess inside. Give them a powers-that-be by submitting their I Heniy Kissinger tative government. Elected officials sense of pride .... should reflect the cares and actions candidacy petitions "on time," we of their constituents. On an average chose to represent the student voice The 'Please vote against Jerri at the tribal council' classifieds mer camp jobs available at oldest camp LOOKING FOR A HARD-WORKING ENVISION GRANTS allow under- HOUSING in Southwest. 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