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SA Presidential Candidates Address Issues Safe Rides Shortens Hours mr?£ Rice'VKESHEs sincere newspaper Friday, FebruarRy 19, 1988 Volume 75, Number 20 SA Presidential candidates address issues by Meg Dixon communication with students—with more potential for a good relationship Chip Lutton, Andy Karsner and our constituency." between students and the SA that jaraubh Shah, the three candidates In his opening remarks, Karsner doesn't exist now." for Student Association President, stressed public accountability, say- Shah called for a closer working debated issues of concern this year at ing, "The new agenda ought to go relationship between the SA and the Rice Tuesday in the Chemistry Lec- public on day one." administration, saying that "the ad- ture Hall in front of more than 50 The candidates had various ideas ministration has played on the fact students and faculty. for improving communication with that decisions are made in a small, Mainly addressing the SA's ability the administration. Shah said that clo se-knit group o f s tudents. W e need to act effectively by maintaining President George Rupp is the key. to find a structured way of projecting contact with the campus, the three "He's got to be our point man," said popular student opinion." candidates also discussed tuition, Shah, adding that the SA president "The SA hasn't been doing any- Food and Housing, the football team, should foster a close relationship with thing that students can unite behind," student advising, and the coherent Rupp. said Shah. minor. Communication, however, Lutton suggested that the S A Presi- He also said that if the SA did was the most frequently discussed dent have regular meetings with things more in the popular student issue. President Rupp or another adminstra- interest, it could get more backing to Each candidate presented opening tion official to bring student concerns show to the administration. remarks for five minutes, then re- to the administration's immediate The candidates used examples to Andy Karsner, Chip Lutton and Saurabh Shah —J. Yao ceived one minute to answer ques- attention. Karsner said he has con- illustrate the failure of the SA to tions. tacts in the administration, and is adequately communicate with stu- When Lutton was asked, "What "good friends with Vice-President dents. Karsner brought up last year's should ihe SA be doing that it's not?" Stebbings"—but brought up the other 12% tuition increase in his opening Nevill to be tried he pointed to its lack of commitment candidates' strategy for improving remarks, and Lutton mentioned it as to communication. "The students communication with the administra- the greatest failure of the S A this year. (need to know where we're going with tion: improving communication with "If we had really been committed for WRC party every bit of legislation,'' he said. Rice students. to the student interest we wouldn't "[We should] improve all channels of Karsner said, "There is so much have not had any bearing upon this see Presidential, page 6 by Sue Yom In a letter received by Will Rice case." Chief Justice Wesley Taylor on Feb- Nevill expressed confidence in the Safe Rides shortens hours ruary 17, Proctor Holt notified the court and relief that the notoriety of Will Rice College Court that Robert the case was losing momentum. "I by Anne Bullen been received before midnight. The them, they just have not asked for it Nevill will stand trial for "[violating] think that the members of the college Due to lack of funding and in- new time schedule should not affect again." the university's alcoholic beverage court are as competent as any at I creased msurance costs, the Safe those who wish to take advantage of Giesber, who was unaware of the policy by not seeing that all laws and Rice," statedNevill. "Before, I wasn't Rides emmittee has decided to Safe Ride's services. format's alterations, said that as far as regulations were complied with." sure what I was being charged with. change the program's format in order Using the old format, the program she is concerned the money will still WRC social chairman Nevill Now it's clear what's going to nap- | to continue the program. Safe Rides is has enough funds only for this week- be given to them, but they simply underestimated the number of people pen. aservicc of the Rice Program Council end. By decreasing the operative have not asked for it. in attendance at the January 29 WRC The charges were described as j which provides rides to students who hours and limiting the number of Lowery believes that providing tower party. Nevill reported only 150 "strange, vague, and not very spe- wish to get home from parties on volunteers who must be insured, the rides to those people who are intoxi- were expected at the party, though the cific" by Taylor. Holt's accusations weekend nights when they have been program hopes to be able to operate cated or to those people who do not amount of alcohol purchased was dealt only with the general alcohol I drinking. on the given funds one week longer wish to ride with a drunk person is a disproportionately larger. policy. The new format consists of one than expected. necessary service to the community At a college function with 200 Penalties imposed by the college shift lasting two and one half hours The Safe Rides committee re- which must not be allowed to discon- people or more, the presence of cam- court can vary. The limit on fines is staffed by three people. These people quested twelve hundred dollars from tinue. "More calls have been received pus police is required. Holt charged $25, but the cost to Nevill could be include a rider, a dispatcher, and a the Rice Program Council for this in the first month and a half of this that "the social coordinator should higher. driver who must be insured. The shift year. "They gave us four hundred semester than in the entire fall have known that attendance would "Penalties are basically any kind will begin at midnight. The original dollars to start it with and they prom- semester,"she said. "And I will not let have exceeded 200 people and there- we want. The college court can put format included two shifts, which ised to give us the rest of the money this program end without a fight." fore campus police would be re- him on disciplinary probation. I don't each lasted two hours and were later," Lowery said. As of this date, She intends to ask the Student quired". see that happening. The college can manned by three people who were all the committee has yet to receive the Association and other university Cases are referred to the college do whatever the university court can. insured. rest of the sum. However, Rice Pro- standing committes for funds as well court by students or through the col- There is a monetary limit of S25, but lege master or proctor. Nevill was According to Lowery, only one or gram Council President Rachel Geis- as each residential college's central if we got really hard-assed and held given the option to choose whether two calls requesting rides have ever ber said, "They still have it coming to cabinet. Robert personally responsible for the proctor or the Will Rice College everything at the party, we could re- Court would handle his case. cover the S350 plus the maximum "My understanding is that Proctor fine of S25. Hypothetically, if Robert p HcSlt wanted to see disciplinary ac- were found guilty, S350 would be tion. If the college didn't take action, extreme. I think that no one in the he would have," stated Student Rep- college believes that he should pay resentative to the Alcohol Advisory the S350 fine. He was acting in our Committee Jake Rue. behalf, on the Diet's mandate," Tay- A prosecutor was located February lor remarked. 5 17, but the name had not been re- "I hope it's made the social chair- vealed to Nevill. Nevill may defend man more aware of the liability when himself and bring any additional regarding the alcohol policy. One counsel or aid he wishes. interesting aspect about this case is Taylor estimated that the case that one individual could be singled would take place in two weeks. "I'll out as responsible," Rue said. have to send a list of witnesses and see Judicial, page 4 hard evidence to Robert this week. We can set the date a week after, and the trial will probably be just after INSIDE: break, maybe in two weeks." Opinion: Column designed to The Will Rice court will not have to spark controversy, page 2. investigate the case as usual because Holt has already conducted a fact- Elections: Bring on +he politicos, finding mission, according to Taylor. page 10. Some concern was manifested over Fine Arts: Universified! is a hit, the coincidence of the appearance of page 16. the new student monitor policy and the WRC case. Rue denied that there Sports: Ruggers trounce Corous was any connection. "I can state un- page 20. of thousands of people attended Mardis Gras in Galveston last weekend. M. Gladu equivocally that student monitors 2 Friday, February 19,1988 THRESHER Opinion Black Americans Abortion war on a new front The abortion debate has raged quite W\GKT are as close as a while, with complex arguments on SPANNING THE HEDGES they*re gonna get OOSERTWN both sides. Still, the Reagan Admini- by Michael Raphael to the ideal of stration managed to thrust the abor- equality tion battle into a new arena last Congressional intent, likewise, is her a brochure or a referraLB^p week—that of free speech.
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