the Rice Thresher Vol. XCIV, Issue No. 16 SINCE 1916 Friday, January 18, 2008 RUPD catches bike culprits, continues anti-theft policy

by Jennifer Luo THRESHER STAFF

Over winter break, fifty-two bikes were re- ported stolen, the highest number of bike thefts over such a short period in eight years. The bike thefts have occurred all over cam- pus, striking the north and south colleges as well as the academic buildings. Of the 44 bikes reported stolen, 42 were locked with cable or chain locks while the two using U-bolt type locks were improperly secured to a bike rack. For many students, like Sid Richardson College sophomore Stephanie Eberhardt, bike theft can be a serious hassle. She said she was surprised to find her bike stolen when returned from break. "I was sad and mad that my bike got stolen because it suddenly made it very inconvenient for me to get around campus," Eberhart said. "Also, I was outraged because my bike was J. i old and rusted so I thought no one would ( want to steal it." Rice University Police Chief Bill Taylor said it was critical that students register their bikes. 4 • • rjti* He gave the example of a suspicious individual on bicycle outside the hedges RUPD appr cached last week. But because the bicycle was not reg- istered, RUPD could not arrest him. RUPD later was able to arrest the suspect on two charges of bicycle theft. The suspect had already stolen several unregistered bikes and

ARIEL SHNITZER/THRESHER had hidden them in a bush. Bikes are kept outside of the Rice University Police Department. RUPD began preemptively taking unlocked bikes as part of an effort "Word has gotten out to the bike theft com- to prevent bike thefts on campus. RUPD Police Chief Bill Taylor said that all bikes not claimed by Feb. 11 will be given away to Houston munity," Taylor said. "I think they talk to each area non-profit organizations. see BIKES, page 4 Grant goes to EcoReps Campus projects near completion, by Jocelyn Wright rooms meeting certain environmen- tally friendly requirements, such as THRESHER FIOTORIAJ.STAFF keeping thermostats at 76 degrees The residential colleges will in the summer. future renovations planned get a lot greener now thanks to an The EcoReps will be paid eight Envision Grant recently awarded dollars an hour for two to four hours by Jocelyn Wright Coming Right Now At the end of January, a short- Students wishing to learn more an EcoRep program proposal. Start- of work per week. By making the THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF term construction project on about construction projects on ing this semester, the program will position paid and outlining specific As fences go up and come the grove in the South Colleges campus can check out the Con- receive $1,500 to pay a student in duties for it, Student Association struction Information Center lo- down across campus, a common between Baker, Will Rice, and each college to encourage recycling, Environmental Committee Chair cated on Alumni Drive between question is "What are they build- Hanszen will begin. Drainage sustainability and energy conserva- Lauren Laustsen said she hoped Hanszen and the Inner Loop. ing now?" A far less common issues in the grove will be fixed, tion. to correct for inconsistencies in Open from 9-4:30, it contains all question is "How are they paying new lighting will be installed The EcoRep will have six main du- environmental efforts from college models and schedules for the for it?" along a path through the center of ties: facilitating recycling; reducing to college. current construction projects. Rice, which has historically the grove, and trees and benches waste in the serveries; conserving Laustsen, a Sid Richardson amassed very little debt for any will be placed along the path. The energy; promoting environmental College senior, Environmental projects, is paying for two thirds landscaping project is expected common servery is planned for issues; maintaining contacts with Club Vice President Jeremy Caves, of the new construction projects to be completed in a couple of Will Rice and Lovett that will Facilities Engineering and Planning Rice Student Green Building Initia- on campus by taking on debt. months. eventually also be used by Sid and Housing and Dining and admin- tive President Alex Tseng, RSVP 'Hie other third of the funding Richardson College. There are istering the Green Dorm Initiative, Environmental Committee Chair for the projects will come from also plans to make improvements a program which certifies dorm see ECOREP, page 6 Student Housing private donors. To accommodate the 30 per- to Lovett and possibly increase McMurtry College and Dun- cent increase in undergraduate the number of beds. can College, for instance, cost students over seven years, new Although nothing is definite about $66 million each. Approxi- colleges are being built and oth- yet, Kirby said it is likely all Baker POTENTIAL ENERGY SAVINGS PER COLLEGE mately $30 million of funding for ers are receiving reneovations. students will move to McMurtry (assuming population of 250 students per college) each college was a gift. Vice Around the time McMurtry or Duncan during the year their President for Administration College and Duncan College college is being renovated. Dean Switch 60W incandescents to CFLs $252 Kevin Kirby said the money from are completed in summer 2009, of Undergraduates Robin For- (Compact Fluorescent Lightbubls) Housing and Dining charges renovations are expected to begin man and Adviser to the Dean Implement energy-saving programs on computers $2,500 of new students would cover on Lovett College, Baker College of Undergraduates Matt Taylor Raise thermostats 2 degrees during summers $5,700 the debt for the balance of the and Will Rice College. There are are discussing several plans plans to build a new kitchen for for Baker for fall 2009 to spring Lower thermostats 2 degrees during winters $1,200 cost, but that he anticipated no significant increase in tuition or Baker as well as demolish and 2010, including housing Baker TOTAL $9,652 Housing and Dining fees as a replace one wing of Baker to add students and part of McMurtry result of construction. some extra beds. An additional see PLANS, page 8

INSIDE earned letter grade for courses taken in Late registration deadline Quote of the Week Ask Leebron a question fall 2007, to withdraw with a 100 percent "Right now we're a bicycle thief supermarket." Got a concern you want to address with refund of tuition and fees and to drop Don't be a hobo. If you haven't regis- — RUPD chief Bill Taylor on upsurge of bicycle the president? President Leebron will con- to part-time status with a 100 percent tered for classes yet, go ahead and do it thefts, See story, page 1 refund of tuition. The first Registration duct "open door" office hours Wednesday before the deadline on Tuesday. Students Scoreboard between 3 and 4 p.m. in his office on the Add/Drop (RDA) PIN expires and who have not yet registered for classes by Swimming online registration is disabled for all this day will be charged a Late Registra- fourth floor of the Allen Center. No appoint- Texas A&M 159, Rice 95 ments are necessary. undergraduate students at 5 p.m. tion Fee. Women's Basketball UH 71. Rice 56 Message from the registrar No classes on Monday OPINION Page 3 Weekend Weather Lightbulhs and the nanny state Friday Today is the last day to add courses Thank goodness for a three-day week- A&E Page 9 Rainy, 36-50 degrees online without a fee, adjust variable end! Though it won't make up for a short Ugly guys and hot chicks Saturday credit for courses online, to add a winter break, it will provide a much-needed Mostly Sunny, 36-57 degrees course without obtaining instructor's day of rest. Celebrate Martin Luther King, SPORTS Page 12 Sunday permission, to convert a pass/fail to an Jr. Day with a day of peaceful reflection. Track and field preview Mostly Sunny, 51-60 degrees V", •• lr:"

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the Thresher %. the Rice U*iversi-fy Admin iSina-tion the Rice Thresher Mmm prss&JT , _ g "Thinking Things Bicycle responsibility Through" falls on students With the first weeks of New Year passed and a new semester STEP ONE • announce A sweeping Step two: (ho into kn unprece- begun, it seems that the Rice University Police Department "vision for the Secowp centu«V VB/JTBP AMOUNT OF VBBT IN has so far been faithful to its list of resolutions — a list includ- TWP" CAU-S FOR fWCeeflSlWG Twe OtfPER TO (3UILD %S7.1 million/ ing the well-intentioned strategy of collecting unchained bikes UNPE£Gi£APUATE PoPULAT|£>M BY 3Ofo. WOftTM OF £ESlVBKICESj across campus before they become prey for roaming thieves Trzn Keci?eatiobi facilities, pavilions, (see story, page 1). ESJROLLME rs/T ANP GiAt?D£NS. RUPD used this method of crime-deterrence last semester, most visibly by removing laptop computers from unattended tables in Fondren Library, but as we wrote then, we write now: Despite the possible benefits, preemptive stealing of student property is the wrong route to take ("RUPD: Stop Stealing," Oct. 26). While we understand the logic behind RUPD's decision — stolen bikes lead to unnecessary headaches and hours spent by both offi- cers and students—we feel that college-age students should be able to police themselves. RUPD has done an excellent job informing students of the theft problem through flyers and e-mails, but that i should be all that is necessary. Students have a responsibility to STEP THREE STEP POUR : ?ROFI- £{?...ViAtT 'TIL protect their own property, and they must be prepared to accept the consequences that might arise from leaving a bike unchained 100 rv\oRE STUPtNTS UPoAJ and unattended. US BEFOfie THAT A Students have the Alcohol Beverage Policy and the Honor Code, PK0 8LeW MAS APP£A£ED OUT OF and if they are given this type of autonomy when it comes to con- g// trolling underage drinking and cheating, they should certainly be ?pa ^ /W tve XD/VKJ'T BU/LD AAjy left to themselves to secure their own bicycles. Krho#e Classroom V: Not to mention, over-policing might tarnish student rapport ! SPACES with RUPD with negative consequences. No student envies mak- ing an unnecessary trip to the police station for any reason, and fo" vdn't kjopfiyf an increase in these coupled with a change in department policy ACTUALLY ^ towards a Mommy Rice approach might test the RUPD-student fa veR-VTUlziyt y relationship — and mistrust of RUPD is not good for anybody. i exisi/fvo, SPACE'S?^ At the same time, though, students have a responsibility to help g Am f noom themselves as much as possible by doing a few things. First, lock close 'S FO£ 7r)/nt up your bikes. It is not difficult: Get a lock, find a bike rack and BVERYOUE/ . take the extra 10 seconds to save hours of hassle and lots of money. Second, register your bikes. Search for the bicycle registration form on the RUPD Web site (rupd.rice.edu), fill it out and get your decal in the mail. Then, if your bike does get stolen, RUPD can find LETTERS TO THE EDITOR out who the owner is and press charges against whoever took it, something difficult to do with unregistered, unclaimed bicycles. One that manipulates the force for Thank you. Judicial Jedi quite only his own selfish gain — well, we It is good to know that Rice stu- If you fail to register, RUPD cannot assign a victim to the crime, know what happens to him. He starts dents are still caring, willing and able and thus cannot charge the thieves even if they are caught in the an odd metaphor breathing all strange, talking with an to help, and not just the occasionally act and confess to it. English accent and killing people. rotten apple like me. Be smart about your stuff, and refrain from relaxing in the To the editor: To make an analogy with The Pardon me if I sound like that an- Matrix, in creating lawyer school, naivete that living inside the hedges can impart. We are still Mathias Rickcn noying guy driving past the entrance we would take some of those people Computer Science graduate student Houston and theft still happens. RUPD should not be the only to a Star Trek movie, but all we need who think they are the next "chosen ones trying to do anything about it. is more people who think that they one," and get them to serve some arejedis ("It is called law school, not sort of a purpose — for example, as lawyer school," Jan. 11). And yes, 1 Jedi Doctors. That aside, we might know it was Star Wars. Granted, it ponder whether the meeting of the CONTACTING THE does not surprise me that at least ten deans may not have been an at- THRESHER some Rice students might subscribe tempt to motivate the real "Neo." But 96 percent of students to this ancient religion, but I would 1 digress. Letters have hoped the Jedi would have gone Perhaps the real question the ten • Letters to the editor extinct when George Lucas turned deans should be discussing is not how should be sent to the Thresher can't be wrong wookies into ewoks. to train lawyers but how to convince bye-mail to [email protected]. That said, if it takes convincing students at top institutions that they letters must be received by If all goes to plan, next Wednesday will see the Faculty Sen- people that they are going to learn will be saving society by fulfilling their 5 p.m. on the Monday prior to ate finally approve a new academic calendar. And, if they have Jedi powers to get them to go to law law duties. Instead of speaking in the a Friday publication date. any respect for students, they will approve a plan that maintains school, then I am ail for it. Society bland terms of real society, they may • All letters to the editor the existing two-day spring recess. After all, 96 percent of stu- needs lawyers. Just like in a natural have better luck by making an analogy must be signed and include college and year if the writer dents support that plan, even with a contingency added that pond ecosystem, slimy bottom- with Star Trek or Vie Matrix. feeders serve an important purpose. is a Rice student. would allow labs to hold classes on what would otherwise be And if society is one big machine, we Owen Gilbert • letters should be no lon- vacation days. need to have plenty of grease to keep Ecology and Evolutionary Biology ger than 250 words in length. One of Rice's selling points is that it serves as a high-output it running. Perhaps more cogently, graduate student The Thresher reserves the research university while being extremely focused on under- lawyers, like condoms or Jedis, must right to edit letters for space, be capable of protecting the Toms, content and length. graduates, but if the Faculty Senate does not recognize students' Dicks and Jar Jar Binkses straight Grad student thanks • The Thresher also desires, the university might as well throw out that one. At a time out of the package. reserves the right to place when Rice's other selling points — low tuition and small student The problem with "lawyer people his good Samaritans letters on our Web site. body — are losing their validity, the Faculty Senate should tread who think they are Jedi" jokes is very carefully when handling Rice's prize characteristics. that my girlfriend is a lawyer and To the editor Subscribing my brother thinks he is a Jedi and • Annual subscriptions are The Student Association has expressed concern that taking I would like to convey my sincere neither they nor our parents would gratitude to Uie two unknown Sa- available for $60 domestic too strong a stance in support of the spring recess would only think this column is funny. So 1 am maritans who picked me up when 1 and $125 international via scare the Faculty Senate into opposing the plan. We certainly depending on you. was bleeding from a head wound after first class mail. hope that this is not the case. The Faculty Senate should be able Speaking of Jedi, is that singular or I had stepped off the METRO Rail and Advertising plural? That is really starting to bother fallen to the ground between 10 and 11 to see that the only threat in this scenario is not strong student • We accept display and me. Perhaps the singular form isjedus p.m. after a night of too much drinking support for spring recess, but the risk that the Faculty Senate classified advertisements. ... similar to Juris. There you go... we downtown. The strangers made sure Advertisements must be may ruin its relationship with a passionate undergraduate student need Juris Knights (or Jedi Doctors)! that I, another stranger, was all right, received by 5 p.m. on the body and ruin Rice's reputation as a university that cares about Back to the main topic, a little find escorted me to a sale place. I know Monday prior to a Friday its students. vocational education in law school writing this letter, as opposed to hiding publication date. Please con- might not be a bad thing. I mean, you the mistake of overestimating myself, tact our advertising man- would not have a Jedi school train involves publicly admitting shame and ager at (713)348-3967 or its students only to use the force. a loss of pride and respect, but express- Unsigned editorials represent the majority opinion of the Thresher [email protected] for They have to be capable of carrying ing my thankfulness for their effort is editorial staff. more information. out their function for the universe. much more important. THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY, JANUARY 18,2008 Guest column Guest column Huma majors deserve respect, not sneers Eco-friendly fashion At 2 a.m. on a Tuesday, the night I am not debating the difficultly our occupations not as sure, campus before my physics final and the con- of the S/E curriculum. I am sure culture has deemed us lower than clusion of my final D3 class, I was in it is death made tangible in the S/Es. And that lower classification benefits students, wallets a study room with three people I did form of equations and senior de- seems to have started right here. I am issuing a challenge. Due incredible. These goods can be not know very well when sign projects. My orgo Enough! Why can't we all just to all the news we hear about reused, but only if people take it happened — again. One final definitely made the get over ourselves and appreciate global warming and animals dy- the opportunity to do so. Other- of the boys with whom I top 10 list of "Things the unique contributions we are ing and pesticides and organic wise, more of the same goods was studying innocently In My Life That Have going to make to the world? I am food, many students will be produced, us- muttered, presumably in Sucked." But by God, not saying my major—or any other have committed to ing more renewable order to elicit laughter, give us some credit. We Humanities major for that matter, changing habits of con- and nonrenewable re- "It's times like this I wish struggle, too. though I will not presume to speak spicuous consumption sources. I were majoring in some- We, too, have stayed directly for them — is harder or as to save the environ- Second is the im- thing like Women and up all night doing home- difficult, but that does not make ment. However, living pact on your finances. Gender Studies." work. We, too, have those it any less valuable. We are still on campus, with little We all know how in- The problem is, I am a Kate all-too-often weeks where doing something important. We control of what food is expensive it is to shop Women and Gender Studies we get no sleep for days are still using our brains just like Hildebrandt bought, what sources at Value Village, espe- major. And I am tired of all on end. After all, when's everyone else. of electricity are used cially those of us who these negative comments. the last time you wrote a Take a minute and think about and what type of light Julia know every Wednes- There is nothing new about 15-page paper in one night? this next time your English major bulbs are installed, it is day is half off, so just giving crap to Humanities majors. But I hope college is not sup- roomie is complaining about his or Lukomnik hard to make change imagine if those were This comment was not the first time posed to be a competition of who her paper. Instead of writing him or more substantial than the prices you paid Rice students have mocked these does the most work. Everyone at her off because you have protein lab remembering to recycle your for clothes all the time. For the "bullshit" majors, and it certainly Rice struggles with their classes tomorrow, just listen for a minute. water bottles — or, if you are price of a pair of Seven jeans you will not be the last. at some point. Regardless of major, You may not understand his or her really daring, not buying water could buy a years' worth of cloth- If the average Humanities major there are times when each of us just choice of major, and you may not bottles at all. That is why I am ing. And do not think shopping is anything like me, she is more than wants to throw our hands up and want it for yourself, but that does here to offer students who want secondhand means you cannot tired of the concerned stares of rela- tear our textbooks to shreds. But not make it less legitimate. We are to go an extra step a very work- get your name brand fix — I got tives and S/E friends. Oh, if we all had instead of sympathizing with one all taking hard classes. We are all able and rewarding solution: a pair of Sevens at a Goodwill a nickel for every time we heard the another, it seems we have turned on going to make contributions. That secondhand stores. last month, a BCBG dress last question, "What are you planning on one another and decided to put each is why we are all at Rice. year and numerous GAP, Banana doing with that?" other down to make ourselves feel So yeah, I am a Humanities major. Republic and Lux clothes over And then there's my persona] favor- better. Women and Gender Studies It is my only major. But I am still a the years. With the budget of a ite: "011, come on, you know engineers is just a bunch of classes about angry legitimate student. I know some college student, it is just smart and pre-meds have it much harder." feminists. Philosophy is something students may find it hard for these With a college to shop secondhand. • These comments are usually said you can make up. Reli majors? Psh, two thoughts to coexist in their Lastly, many groups that with a sneer, a knowing look that tells it is just a bunch of reading, which minds, but get over it. student budget, it is run secondhand stores, such me exactly howmuch my time at Rice is is not hard. We get made fun of for as Goodwill and Salvation Army, worth to them—;in amount that comes studying the intangible. Because Kate Hildebrandt is a Baker College just smart to shop do so to fund their humanitarian out to slightly less than zero. our paychecks might be smaller and junior. secondhand. outreach work. From providing shelters for the homeless to funding AIDS research, when Grits and gesundheit money is spent at many second- We have all heard the adage hand stores it goes in part to "reduce, reuse, recycle," and bettering the lives of the least Light bulb law dictates consumer choices in these extremely environ- fortunate people in America mentally conscious times I am and abroad. sure most people would think An ignorant and, in so being, shelves. But despite their availability, Furthermore, CFLs have been twice about throwing away an apathetic citizenry is one of the they represent only five percent of found to cause migraines and aluminum can. But what about greatest dangers America faces the light bulb market. Consumers, it increase the risk of epileptic fits. an old shirt or a pair of jeans today. The sound-bite, media-driven seems, when given the choice, prefer Incandescent light bulbs, on the The three R \s can be that just does not fit anymore? world encourages and the bulb that has provided other hand, pose no significant The three R's can be applied to applied to clothing, indeed perpetuates an a consistent and visually health risks. clothing, and almost everything uninformed populace. A favorable source of light I wholeheartedly agree that else, to create a much more en- and almost everything thorough knowledge of for over a century. energy efficiency and global longev- vironmentally friendly lifestyle. governmental action is an Brian Carney of the ity are priorities. I do not believe, So here is my challenge: For the else, to create a important responsibility for Wall Streetjournal further however, that thegovernment should entirety of this semester, only the preservation of freedom pointed out that, "A few be allowed to control consumers much more buy secondhand and only throw in this country. Without years back, one could have by regulating their purchases. out what cannot be donated or such oversight we put our argued with a straight face Nevertheless, it might be fun to see environmentally given away. liberties as Americans in that consumer awareness formerly law-abiding baby boomers, Of course, I understand that friendly lifestyle. jeopardy, providing an elite Caroline of the benefits of C FLs was who wish to conceal their age, hunt you might not want to buy used few with the ability to slip inadequate. No more.'Hie out the feature-softening lights on a May underwear or bathing suits, but objectionable mandates sticking point lies at that future incandescent black market. everything else, like a sofa or an onto an oblivious public. ineffable nexus between While the image of your mother outfit for Rondolet, is game. I am not giving any reward for The energy bill the President recently price and quality—with all that 'qual- seeking out light fixtures in a back There are three big positives completing this challenge. It is signed is one such example. ity' implies, whether it be service life, ally is amusing, such unilateral to this scheme. The first is the really an experiment in chang- Unbeknownst to millions of the delay between flicking the switch government action is no joke. It is positive effects on the environ- ing lifestyles to produce more beauty-conscious girls nation-wide, and full power, color temperature or these types of leaks and cracks in ment. Every year thousands environmentally friendly ways. the President and Congress have the look of the thing." the proverbial dike, which protect of tons of fabric are produced And when you go, remember to done the unthinkable. Yes ladies, Though CFLs have proven ben- our rights not only as consumers for mass fashion consumption. bring a reusable bag to bring they are forcing us to live under flo- eficial, the government is robbing but also as Americans, that will one When you factor in non-clothing your new wardrobe home. rescent lighting. Our ever-expanding consumers of the opportunity to day lead to its demise. consumables, like furniture and government, in one-fell-swoop, and demand the best product companies electronics, the amount of con- Julia Lukomnik is a Baker College without a smidge of public outcry, can provide at tl le best price. Instead, Caroline May is a Will Rice College sumption of recyclable goods is sophomore. has outlawed the most handy de- the consumer must passively accept junior. vice that we have used for over 120 that which a few in power have years to bring light to our homes mandated. Capitalism, it seems, is and offices. falling by the wayside as we stand The Rice Thresher, the official student Within the next six years Thomas by and watch. newspaper at Rice University since 1916, is Edison's brainchild will instead be Big corporate light bulb produc- the Rice Thresher published each Friday during the school year, replaced with florescent and halogen ers like Philips and GE are the great- except during examination periods and holidays, lights, which somehow manage to est benefactors of these new govern- Stephen Whitfield by the students of Rice University. dull the color of all that they touch, ment regulations. What commercial Editor in Chief Editorial and business offices are located causing even the most animated enterprise would not appreciate a Evan Mintz on the second floor of the Ley Student Center, people to appear grey and lifeless. government mandate requiring con- Executive Editor 6100 Main St., MS-524, Houston, TX 77005- While the bill does not explicitly sumers to buy their more expensive 181)2. Phone (713) 3484801. Fax (713) 348-5238. state that incandescent light bulbs alternative? Consumers are indeed NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY E-mail: [email protected]. Web page: www. Lily Chun, Editor Taylor Johnson, Editor ricethresher.org. will be outlawed by 2014, the new getting a raw deal. Sarah Rutledge, Ass/. Editor Ian White, Editor energy standards set forth require Complicating matters, businesses Jocelyn Wright, Ass/. Editor Marcus Roman, Assignments Editor light fixtures to use up to 30 percent and the government have not provided Sean McBeath, Designer David Rosales, Ass/. Editor Annual subscription rate: $60 domestic, $125 international. Nonsubscription rate: first copy less energy than current levels, a widely available way to safely dispose 1 auren Schoeffler, Ass/ Editor OPINION free, second copy $5. rendering our existing systems unac- of the bulbs. For all the acclaim sur- Amanda Melchor, Editor BUSINESS ceptable by federal standards. rounding these efficient lights, the De- Dan Derozier, Cartoonist Sarah Mitchell, Business Manager & Payroll The Thresher reserves the right to refuse To be fair, compact florescent partment of Environmental Protection Jessie Huang, Asst. Manager & Subscriptions any advertising for any reason. Additionally, the SPORTS Joe Passaro, Distribution Manager 77i res/i ml oesnottake responsibility forthe factual lights (CFLs) are more energy ef- warns that compact florescent lights, if Sean Monks, Distribution Manager Casey Michel, Editor content ofany ad. Printing an advertisement does ficient. Many claim that although broken, represent a significant danger. Natalie Clericuzio, Ass/ Editor not constitute an endorsement by the Thresher. the purchase price is significantly World Net Daily.com reported that, ADVERTISING greater, their durability and energy "presence of small amounts of highly ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Joseph Ramirez, Ads Manager Nikki Metzgar. Editor Thomas Yeh, Asst. Ads Manager Unsigned editorials represent the majority saving capabilities offset the cost, toxic mercury in CFLs poses problems Tiffany Kuo, Classified Ads Manager opinion of the Thresher editorial staff. All other and then some. It is important to note for consumers when breakage occurs COPY opinion pieces represent solely the opinion of the that these supposedly "cost-saving" and for disjx>sal when bulbs eventually Nick Schlossman, Editor Dylan Farmer, Staff Coordinator author. The Backpage is satire. light bulbs are already on the mar- burn out The potential environmental Ryan Stickney, Editor ket, waiting to be purchased by the hazard created by the mass introduc- The 'thresher is a member of the Associated CALENDAR Collegiate Press. YouTube: Billy's Balloon cost-sawy consumer. With all their tion ofbillionsof CFLs with few disposal Sean McBeath, Editor money-saving promises, one would sites and a public unfamiliar with the ©COPYRIGHT 2008. expect such bulbs to be flying off the risks is great." "1 • •

THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, JANUARY 18,2008 Chapman remembered as inspirational, funny, beloved by peers

by Sarah Rutledge important down with lots of stars THRESHKR EI)nX)RlAL STAFF or boxes and take drinks." Langsfeld said the new profes- Setting an unparalleled record sor who replaced Chapman contin- for Rice's longest faculty appoint- ues the drinking game tradition in ment, former Dean of Engineering his honor. professor Alan Chapman ('43) Sidney Burrus, Maxfield Osh- passed away of cancer on Dec. 4 man Professor Emeritus of Elec- at age 82. trical and Computer Engineering, Chapman's 60 year-career at said Chapman also enjoyed playing Rice spanned the post-World War tricks on colleagues. II era to the current technological "He told a story about a col- revolution, and after teaching his league of his, a naive German last class in 2006, he left behind a professor," Burrus said. "At night, legacy of caring for students and the he and a friend would take the gas university, going above and beyond out of his car, so he thought he the duties of a professor. was getting worse mileage than he Wiess College senior Josh was. Then, later, they put gas back Langsfeld, who took Chapman's in and [the professor] would be Thermodynamics course in spring astonished at his Volkswagen." 2006, said Chapman was an enter- Burrus said Chapman will be taining and quirky lecturer. remembered for dedicating his life "The day before spring break, he to teaching and to the university. would have the Chapman drinking "The main thing that people game, and everyone brought beer talked about [at Chapman's me- and alcohol," Langsfeld said. "There morial service] was his absolute would be a list of things he would devotion to Rice," Burrus said. do during lecture, like using colored Associate Dean of Engineer- chalk or drawing stars or boxes and ing Bart Sinclair said Chapman TAYLOR JOHNSON/THRESHER how many drinks he would take [if was involved at Rice as an adviser Rice Alumnus Noel Willis ('66), one of Alan Chapman's former students, remembers his beloved professor during a memo- he did that]. So he would go out of up to the time he left the school rial service held Tuesday at the Rice Chapel. Willis was one of four speakers at the service. his way to do them. On that day, because he enjoyed the personal he'd purposely write something contact with students. Sinclair said Chapman was always eager "He had a wry sense of humor," loved him." to help, regardless of whether the Burrus said. "He could tell jokes After earning his B A in mechani- task at hand was beyond the scope and, until you really listened to it, cal engineering from Rice, Chapman POLICE BLOTTER of mechanical engineering. you didn't realize it was a joke until joined the faculty in 1946. He served Sinclair also said he was sur- you thought, 'Oh my gosh, did he re- as dean of engineering from 1975 to The following items were reported to the Rice University Police prised to note that Chapman, ally say what I thought he said?'You 1980. A member of the track team Department for the period Jan. 8-16. though his expertise lay in me- wouldn't think of him as a jokester while an undergraduate, Chapman chanical engineering, helped but he had this clever, Wee-oriented stayed interested in athletics through- Residential Colleges move Rice through technological sense of humor." out his life and served as president Will Rice College Jan. 8 Theft advances at the beginning of the Burrus said Chapman's well- and parliamentarian of the National Wiess College Jan. 9 Theft computer age. respected 1960 text, Heat Transfer, Collegiate Athletic Association. Jones College Jan. 9 Theft "TTiat's the kind of person he went through four editions and has "I feel enormously fortunate to Baker College Jan. 10 Theft was, always helping everybody been used throughout the world. have known him and worked for Jones College Jan. 10 Theft and in unusual ways," Sinclair said. However, Chapman's biggest tal- him while I was here," Sinclair said. Hanszen College Jan. 11 Criminal Trespass "He was the kind of leader that ent lay in his ability to effectively "He was a superior teacher, a great Sid Richardson College Jan. 11 Theft people would turn to for all sorts teach students the material, Bur- person to know and always kind to North Colleges Jan. 12 Criminal Trespass of activities." rus said. everyone, all the qualities that we Burrus said Chapman would "More than for his research, look for in the best of teachers. He's Academic Buildings often surprise him with his sense he was known for his teaching," one of those people who made Rice Duncan Hall Jan. 8 Theft of humor. Burrus said. "And people really a special place." Baker Hall Jan. 9 Theft Herring Hall Jan. 9 Theft Lovett Hall Jan. 10 Harassment Humanities Bldg. Jan. 10 Theft BIKES Other Buildings From page 1 Rice Memorial Center Jan. 10 Theft Rice Memorial Center Jan. 16 Theft other in prison or something. And unlocked bicycles. are encouraged to claim their the word is out that if you come Taylor also suggests people bicycles from the RUPD station Parking Lots over to Rice, you're going to find a spending at least ten percent of the before Feb. 11. The remaining West Lot Jan. 9 Theft lot of bicycles that aren't locked well cost of the bike on a quality lock. unregistered bikes may be given to West Lot Jan. 11 Theft and a lot of bikes that aren't locked "I liken a good lock to bicycle various not for profit organizations Greenbriar Lot Jan. 15 Failure to stop and to a fixed object. But basically we insurance," he said. in the Houston area. give information think they're telling people they're Taylor recommends heavy-duty Some students like Will Rice not locked up." U-bolts over low-price locks. Cables College sophomore Vanessa John- Other Areas Registration of the bikes is or chains are ineffective because son are offended by this act on the 17 Sunset Blvd. Jan. 10 Riding a bicycle on a sidewalk a required university policy. they can be easily broken by thieves part of the RUPD. College Way Jan. 11 Driving while intoxicated Bikes can be registered online at using tools such as bolt cutters. "It's wrong for RUPD to be doing Off Campus Jan. 13 Driving while intoxicated http://rupd. rice, edu/bicycle/. To To provide more secure and this," Johnson said. "It's not their register bikes, fill out the form on stronger bicycle racks at Rice, business to mess with our property. the RUPD website. The bike will RUPD has also spoken with the I believe an individual is entitled to be registered the next day. Facilities, Engineering and Plan- the right to decide not to register Registering bikes helps RUPD ning department and Mark Ditman their bikes if they don't want to; the KAPLAN TEST PRtP AND track down missing bicycles, af- of Housing and Dining about the responsibility and consequences ADMISSIONS firm suspects and owners, and need for more bicycle racks that are the individual's." prevent cases like what happened are secure and strong. Eberhardt disagreed. last week. As an emergency measure to "I'd rather RUPD takes my bike Bike thefts tend to be cyclical prevent more bicycle thefts and to than having it stolen, because at and usually increase during the heighten student awareness of bi- least I can get it back," she said. holidays when fewer people are on cycle security, RUPD has been tak- Eberhart's bike, which was Double your MCAT campus. This year the number has ing away unlocked or improperly registered, was found by RUPD increased, possibly because more locked and unregistered bicycles last week by Lovett College. Its seat people are bringing bicycles on on campus. These bicycles are pad, however, was missing. prep—for freel campus and many of the bikes are locked next to the police station. unlocked or locked improperly. So far, thirty to forty bikes have Taylor said RUPD is doing all already been collected. Students up to a $1,849 value that it can to minimize bike thefts and to recover stolen bikes, but it Not sure which of the 23 MCAT dates is right for you? Enroll in an MCAT needs the effort of the students to course in )anuary and prepare for any 2008 test date. You'll have unlimited ensure maximum bike security and access to online resources and can take a second course—FREE! to take good care of the security of LOCK YOUR BIKE their bikes first. Classes are starting soon at the Houston Kaplan Center: "Educating the people who own To properly lock a bike, the U-lock should securely bound January 19th I February 2nd I February 24th the bikes is the most importan* the frame of the bicycle to the rack, with the cables looped thing first," Taylor said. "Right through the wheels and then onto the U-lock. now, we're a bicycle thief super- Enroll by January 31st! market." Many of the bikes on campus are often locked to them- Higher MCAT score guaranteed or your money back. The number of unlocked and selves, or locked only by the front wheel. This also makes improperly locked bikes makes Rice campus an easy target for it easier for bicycle thieves to bypass bicycle security. 1-800-KAP-TEST | kaptest.com/mcat bike thieves. 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KAPLAN STUDENTS RECEIVE UNLIMITED ACCESS TO iftLL 8 AAMC EXAMS. punishment for bicycle theft is not severe and it is so easy to steal THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, JANUARY 18,2008 STUDENT A S. 5.0 C AT I ON The Student Association met Monday. The following were discussed. New theater director • Director of Elections Andrew Bowen said students running in the SA general election must submit a petition to the SA office by Feb. 1 at 5 p.m. On Feb. 4, the SA will approve the election code. Candidates aims for accessibility can submit their blurbs to the Thresher on Feb. 5 by 11:59 p.m.. Campaigning officially begins Feb. 11, and the SA will sponsor a debate between the candidates Feb. 18 that will be covered by the Thresher and RTV5. The election begins on Feb. 21 and runs until Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. • Bowen said there is a vacancy on the Elections Committee and anyone interested in applying for the position can reach him at [email protected]. * • Martel College sophomore Kendall Hollis said Emily Stone, a vol- unteer from the Sierra Club, will be in Houston this semester and will offer Rice students an opportunity to get involved in the "Down With Dynegy" campaign. He said Stone is meeting with Houston mayor Bill White next week. • Student Life Committee Chair Jen Zhan reviewed the committee's first semester goals, which included starting dodgeball night and game night, creating a student lounge on the fourth floor of Fondren library and starting late-night food options. On Jan. 23, the new IAN WHITE/THRESHER Fondren lounge will open, complete with new furniture, vending Christina Keefe will fill the position of Theater Director, left vacant by Trish Rigden since the end of last semester. machine and a coffee machine. Willy's Pub will partner with the various food vendors to offer food from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. by Jocelyn Wright Theater Department is offering many Hamman Hall by putting on dynamic, new classes including stage combat, off-beat shows instead of standard • Zhan, a Lovett College sophomore, said the committee plans to THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF institute Culture Day, Faculty Appreciation Week and "door-to-door voice and speech, and aclass on acting classics. PR" to all the residential colleges. "Door-to-door PR" will facilitate Hoping to refocus the spotlight for the camera. "I'm looking for shows people more campus-wide student involvement in the committee by directly on theater, Christina Keefe took Keefe said the residential can relate to, shows that are vibrant, asking students to get involved. the stage as Theater Director at the college system atRicepresentsavery interesting and fun," Keefe said. beginning of this semester. unique dynamic for theater because This spring, the Rice Players are • Zhan said the SA Student Life Committee meets at lunch on Thurs- Keefe hopes to increase the vis- Theater Department productions are putting on a production of David days in the Hanszen commons. Students interested in the committee ibility of the Theater Department not the only ones on campus. Ives's All in the Timing, a series of can join the listserv by e-mailing Zhan at [email protected]. on campus by putting on plays "It's a completely different deal six short plays. • Environmental Committee co-chairs Lauren Laustsen and Patrick that students can relate to and to go, 'Wow, my plays are compet- Keefe has a master's degree in McAnenoy introduced their plans for this semester, which include getting more students involved ing against productions of Hair at acting from University of Southern a Recyclemania competition from Jan. 27 to Apr. 5; working with in the productions. Jones and Shakespeare at Baker,'" Carolina in Columbia and a bach- Housing & Dining to secure more recycling bins across campus "I want to grow the program in a she said. elor's degree in acting from New and passing a bill requiring clubs to use mobile recycling bins way so that the students will know Still, Keefe said the message York University. at outdoor events. McAnaney, a Brown College sophomore, said that you can work in this field, have she wants to send students is Before becoming theater direc- the committee will look at statistics for disposable use at all fun, and easily double-major and that they can be involved both in tor, Keefe taught in spring and residential colleges at the end of the month. He said Rice will make your parents happy so they theater at the colleges and with fall 2007 at Rice. Previously, she look into purchasing solar panels for the residential colleges so they don't think you're going the Theater Department. taught at Lehigh University and and meet with Facilities, Engineering and Planning to discuss out and starving," she said. "You One way she hopes to do this Muhlenberg College from 2003 the possible changes. can get your business degree and is to have college theaters perform to 2006. She was assistant artistic do the other thing your passion one scene from their production at director and artistic associate at the • McAnaney and Laustsen, a Sid Richardson College senior, will be tells you to do, and you can also Hamman Hall for one night so that Pennsylvania Shakespeare festival hosting "Focus the Nation,1"a global warmingdiscussion, Jan. 31 from carve that passion into something students have the opportunity to from 2001 to 2003. Additionally, 4:30 to 9 p.m. in the Grand Hall of the Rice Memorial Center. that is viable." work with the more advanced theater Keefe did dialect coaching teach- • President Laura Kelley presented the edited Internet Campaigning Keefe said she hopes to touch facilities the department has to offer. ing private students with foreign Bill, which allows candidates one URL to advertise their campaign. as many students as possible with Keefe said she also hopes to attract accents on how to acquire a more Kelley, a Brown senior, said this will allow the student body increased the acting bug. This semester, the more students to performances in neutral American accent. access to information and is a progressive step for the election process. The bill allows each candidate one mass Facebook mes- sage but not a mass e-mail. • Internal Vice President Matt Youn presented the results of the SA Web site poll on whether or not to keep spring recess, the week-long break during the spring semester. Of the 701 students polled, 96 percent were in favor of Plan A, which would keep spring recess. Four percent voted in favor of Plan B, which would abolish spring recess. • The SA approved the edited proposal for the new Academic Calendar. • Lovett College senator Fiona Adams and Brown College senator Patrick McAnaney presented Rice University Police Department's Anti-Theft Policy, which resolves to install more bike racks on cam- pus, encourages students to register their bikes and to notify the SA of future changes to the policy. The Student Association meets Mondays at 10 p.m. in the RMC's Farnsworth Pavilion.

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The Rice University Police Envision Grant Administrator compact fluorescent light bulbs, lege Resident Associate for three He said that although being an Department issued a press re- Jennifer Murray said the Envision implementing energy-saving pro- years, Bioengineering graduate RA has its drawbacks, including lease Wednesday expressing its Committee found the proposal both grams on computers and moderating student Chris Revell is throwing in having to answer a student's oc- belief that Hanszen College junior well-written and well-thought out heating and air conditioning usage. thetowelashepreparestograduate casional 3 a.m. knock on the door, Matthew Wilson, who has been The bulk of the money saved, an "The committee was impressed this spring. Hanszen now launches the job is worth it. missing for a month, most likely estimated $6,900 per college, would with the quality of the proposal and a search for its new RA "If I were doing it only for the disappeared on his own accord. come from raising the thermostat believes this endeavor will go far Revell said he enjoyed seeing perks of the job, [I'd] end up hating KUPD Chief Bill Taylor said two degrees in the summer and low- in helping the Rice Community, as the students transform during the it," Revell said. 'You really have to some of the things Wilson pur- ering it two degrees in the winter. time he has been at Rice. jump in and enjoy that experience, chased before he disappeared led Dinneen, a senior, said she hopes "It's kind of fun to see new, and if you give it your all itHjust pay to the conclusion that Wilson made the EcoRep position would gain scared freshmen in their first itself back and pay it forward." his own decision to leave. enough momentum this year to 'I'd like for people year," Revell said. "I've seen their Jedlovec said the RA Search Before he disappeared, Wilson continue after many of the founders personalities blossom and kind Committee will consist of eight bought itemsat local storeslikeTar- to really know about had graduated. of find their niche ... and it's a to 10 students, freshmen through get and Wal-Mart. His purchases "I'd like for people to really know pretty remarkable experience. seniors. The committee will invite included a car cover, a sun shield, [EcoReps] and have about it and have it be something It's analogous to me of watching all potential applicants to a recep- chartoal kits and matches. that goes beyond this year because it be something that your children grow up and you're tion in early February and conduct "The idea of a car cover seems I know a lot of people participating able to foster that experience to a interviews from there, with applica- kind of curious," Taylor said. in it this year and people who helped goes beyond this small degree." tions due Friday, Feb. 22. "And they didn't have a grill at create the program are graduating," Jedlovec said at this point, [his] apartment." she said. "It would be great to get Revell was named Hanszen RA year.' there is no telling who can fill more people excited and interested in November 2005. He became RA Wilson withdrew a total of Andrea Dineen Revell's shoes as new RA, and he so that they could get more involved in response to President David $500 from his account and went has no preference for or against Sid Richardson EcoRep in it for the next years." Leebron's Call to Conversation to eat atTaco Cabana immediately goal to increase graduate student placing another graduate student afterward. Although there was no The EcoRep Program and Green involvement in the undergraduate in the position. camera at the bank, Taylor said Dorm Initiative was one of five proj- experience. Hanszen senior Ben "We'll think about every can- he believes Wilson was not forced well as developing habits beneficial ects proposed to the Leadership Rice Jedlovec, who heads the Hanszen didate as they come up," Jedlovec by anyone to withdraw money to students well beyond their time Office. The other proposals were for RA Search Committee, said Revell's said. "It's just finding the right because Taco Cabana is a place at Rice," Murray said. the Rice Science Review, to Promote age soon showed to be an advan- person. (He or she] could be a he frequents. The EcoRep position, which Awareness of North Korea, for Open tage in connecting with students. faculty member, could be a staff At around 10p.m. Dec. 14—the will be similar to that of the Student Magazine, and for Project OASIS. member. We're trying to go in day Wilson was last seen — Wil- Maintenance Representative in the One award from spring '07 for the "It worked really well with Chris open-minded." son's roommate Elliott Harwell said colleges, is an expansion of a pilot Partnership for the Assistance of especially because he is a little older Revell said those unfamiliarwith he heard movement in the kitchen program implemented last year at Immersion of Refugees is still receiv- and a little more mature and more the college system should not let that sounded like plastic shopping Martel College where one EcoRep ing funding. distant from the undergraduate experience," Jedlovec said. this stop them from applying. bags. At 11 p.m., Harwell, a Han- for the entire university was ap- This academic year, in the hopes n• . "Becoming RA, I learned quite szen junior, left the apartment with pointed by Director of Sustainability of increasing the number of appli- "I know a lot of our students a bit about the college system and Wilson's door closed. At around Richard Johnson. cants, there were only two rounds have really enjoyed having some- have grown to really embrace it," midnight, Wilson purchased gas at Sid Rich EcoRep Andrea Dinneen in the fall and spring to apply for one who is a little bit younger to Revell said. a gas station next to US-59 freeway said the position was based on some- the grants. In previous years, ap- relate to but old enough to be The applications will be avjiil- using a debit card, which requires thing she sawwhen studying abroad plications were accepted in the fall, removed and not another student," able next week, Those interested a PIN. Taylor said he believes that at C ambridge U niversity. There, she winter and spring. However, Murray Revell said. in the position can also contact unless someone got a hold of Wil- said, dormshad designated students said her office still received the same Last fall, Revell coached Han- Jedlovec at [email protected] for son's PIN, Wilson most likely paid who helped make them more envi- number of proposals as it had in szen's powderpuff football team information. for gas on his own accord. ronmentally friendly. previous years, which is between five for the first time. f — Sarah Kutledge — Lily Chun Hie initial costs of the EcoRep and eight applications per round. "N hat I'm a football guru, program, which is estimated to cost

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scheduled to start in March—will malfunctioning. Forman said Rice finish in fall 2009. was looking at ways to improve PLANS The recreation center will con- the utilization of the classrooms From page 1 tain cardio and weight machines, we already have before adding squash courts, racquetball courts, additional classrooms. or Duncan's new population simul- modate the expected swell in the lege will be completed in July. The a dance studio, a recreational pool "More classrooms means less taneously. graduate student population. The Rice Children's Center — located and an Olympic-sized competitive space for other things," Forman Kirby said the plans for renova- apartments, which will be com- on Chaucer Drive and housing 84 pool. In addition, the Health and said. "We want to do this thought- tions to the older colleges were pleted in December 2008, will have children — will open in August. A Wellness Center will relocate its fully so that we have as many motivated by the desire to close the 230 beds. In the short term, Kirby research centerfor undergraduates offices there. resources as possible to create quality gap between the colleges with said the apartments will allow Rice at the former stie of Hicks Kitchen other types of space." facilities and accommodations. Rice is to house 25 percent of its gradu- will be finished by September. Classrooms Kirby said that in addition to also concerned with the relative sizes ate student population, more than Autry Court, which, among other As new students from Duncan looking at policy changes, such as of the colleges, Kirby said. double the 12 percent it currently things, will feature a new score and McMurtry move on campus, holding more 8 a.m. and afternoon "We're trying to get a little houses. One-third of the graduate board, will be done in October. Kirby said the utilization of class- classes, as well as having lunchtime more equity in the size of colleges students are international. The Collaborative Research rooms will have to be re-evaluated. classes, he is also looking at ways bt cause it creates disparities when "[Housing] is particularly im- Center, a 480,000 square foot Currently, Kirby said Rice over- to add new classrooms. colleges are competing in Beer- portant for international students," endeavor occupied by Rice and utilizes its classrooms from 9 a.m. to Kirby said there will be six Bike or Powderpuff," Kirby said. Kirby said. "We want to control partners from the Texas Medical 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday. classrooms in the Collaborative Currently, colleges range in size their experience so that it is safe, Center, will open in Apdl. 2009. A Ideally, Kirby said they would be Research center. He also said there from 207 to 243 beds. Both Duncan high-quality and affordable." new recreation center across from at an 80 to 90 percent capacity to were plans to build a new home for and McMurtry will be able to ac- As with the current graduate the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School have room to relocate a class in the social sciences and a new phys- commodate about 80 more students. student apartments, Kirby said there for Management and the Biology case something happens, such as ics building, both of which might How to manage this extra space is a would be shuttle buses to and from Labs — construction for which is a projector or an air conditioner contain more classrooms. question Forman said he is still trying campus as well as a campus police to answer. presence. The apartments will open "There's no way to make the ex- in January 2009. perience of living in a college that was built in 1912 identical to living in one Next on deck builttoday,"Forman said. "Ourgoalis Five other construction projects to try to make the experiences equally are scheduled to finish this year, rewarding. That's why we're having starting with the Brochstein Pa- conversations with students across vilion in April. Kirby said students campus and trying to get a sense of should anticipate a heavy dose of how best to accomplish that" events scheduled in the pavilion Although he initially thought immediately after its opening, from that the percentage of students liv- study breaks to concerts. ing on campus should be roughly In addition to the construction the same across colleges Forman of the pavilion, the entire quad said students convinced him that behind Fondren Library will be there are other, more important re-landscaped to include more factors, and he is now trying to trees and fountains. Although the determine if the size of the total pavilion will feature a coffee shop, population of the college is some- Kirby said it is unlikely that it will thing Rice should keep more be open for 24 hours due to lack of consistent. student demand. Additionally, there "The question is to determine are plans to have coffee bars in the what are the factors to keep con- colleges that would open when sistent and what are the factors Coffeehouse and other on-campus ARIEL SHNITZER/THRESHER that have less of an impact [on food options closed and would be quality of life in the colleges]," operated by students. The servery Forman said. in McMurtry and Duncan will have Coal is uncool For graduate students, new a space for a coffee bar operated by apartments are being built on students, Kirby said. Sierra Club Representative Emily Stone and Wiess College President Jon Harris Maurer discuss ways to minimize coal usage while eating burritos Wednesday. Stone is in Houston this semester to begin the Sierra Club at Rice. Shakespeare Street to accom- The power plant by Wiess Col-

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THE RICE THRESHER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, JANUARY18,200 8 Sappy script leaves Bucket feeling very empty SCENE by Brian Reinhart THRESHER STAFF The Bucket List is one of those Thresher editors' feel-good movies viewers want to recommendations for love. They will walk in prepared to love it, try their hardest to love it arts and entertainment and still end up disappointed. This around Houston through movie is a contrived collection of January 25. cliches and a frustrating failure. The Bucket Lisf • of five EXHIBIT ite . m now playing at AMC and The Best That I Edwards theaters Can Give You and " '» The stereotypes begin right ' ' Less Than Half of with the actors: Jack Nicholson What You Deserve (The Departed) and Morgan Freeman (Bruce Almighty). They i / essentially play a combination of r ' - * ^ '* all their characters from past mov- In the words of the artist, ies — Nicholson is an overbearing, /. UP * Katie Pell, "All the gods that irritable jerk with a heart of gold, as. % - Ik ' #"~ swarm around if they only and Freeman is a wise man with no flaws. Because the story's charac- could find you are here waiting ters are essentially stereotypes of to surround you with love." the actors who portray them, it is actually quite difficult to remember Celebrate yourself and the ; m xmsm ^ ..?>••••?: * * ? - , -®, , & mmmmmmm *«» ' wmmsMSm their names. COURTESY WARNER BROS rest of your life starting Friday But the movie's troubles just Jack Nicholson takes a risky plunge and crosses another item off his "Bucket List" of things to do before he dies. when the exhibit opens. Artist begin there. Its plot is essentially one massive contrivance, with Chambers agrees to tag along. support the family at age eighty, man are able to deliver performanc- talks begin at 6 p.m. and filthy rich hospital owner Edward What initially had been a promis- but he still has enough income to es that are up to their usual high admission is free. Cole (Nicholson) sharing a room ing film about the arrival of death live in a large home and wear some standards. Freeman in particular in his own hospital due to a cost- now dissolves into pure, unashamed slick suits. Odder still, when the seems incapable of bad acting, and cutting measure. His roommate, cheese. The two old men do not act characters motorcycle along the he saves the movie from being a Lawndale Art Center Carter Chambers (Freeman), is a old, and certainly do not act as if Great Wall of China, there is not a total disaster. Why he chose to act mere auto mechanic who is also a they are recovering from chemo- single tourist in sight. in this film, though, is a mystery 4912 Main genius and knows the answer to therapy. Skydiving, getting tattoos Eventually, as the two characters as eternal as the question of how www.lawridaleartcenter.org literally every Jeopardy! question. and drag-racing in hot rods are not travel the world, they begin to real- Zackham thought this syrupy Though polar opposites, the two typical activities for terminal cancer ize that they are unhappy with their screenplay was going to keep men gradually begin to get along patients, but then realism is not the lives. The story then moves toward anybody's interest. when both are told they have strong suit of screenwriter Justin the necessary hokey conclusion, in The script of The Bucket List six months to live before cancer Zackham, who should be banned which both finally find fulfillment expects the audience to be moved CONCERT kills them. from all films after such "gems" as and purpose. Along the way are and overpowered, because it At this point they hit upon the Going Greek and The Fastest Man boring arguments, fake epiphanies pushes all the necessary emotic lal idea of a "bucket list," a list of things in the World. and a painfully corny sermon on the buttons. The problem is that its The Mathletes, that the author wants to do before Inexplicable inaccuracies value of religious faith. cynical manipulation of viewers' Fishboy, Jenny he "kicks the bucket." Here the plot abound on this predictable path Somehow, thankfully, in the feelings is all too obvious and could Westbury, 111 becomes yet harder to believe, as to redemption. For example, midst of this wasteland of hokey be considered exploitation. This Cole decides to cross off the items Chambers is described as a poor writing, bad directing and zero bucket ought to be kicked as far Advisory on his own list and, even stranger, mechanic who is still working to plausibility, Nicholson and Free- away as possible.

Local favorites The Mathletes have been a mainstay of Unattractive and funny: In Hollywood it only works for men the Houston lo-fi bedroom Just like the glossy magazines a couple of things. For one, these for once cinema romance reflects evolution has worked its hand and pop scene since 2000. They tell us what clothes we can never films reflect, in part, our reluctance reality. A guy once explained to I am resigned to it. The solution is have, the movies tell us what im- to cast eyes on homely women. It me that men generally have a unlikely to be that women begin to perform their last Houston possible ideal, what poetry-reading is true that there are hardly any certain standard level of physi- date only attractive men. concert Friday. Doors open at Adonis, to aim for in find- unattractive people in cal attractiveness that must be But despite what the enter- ing a boyfriend. 8 p.m. Hollywood to begin with, met by a woman in order for the tainment industry would lead us 1 have always found but there are virtually two of them to date. This was not to believe, unattractive women this problematic. There zero unattractive women. surprising news. do exist and they are people too. The Proletariat is no real-life Tristan Sex sells and apparently Then there is the secondary They deserve love, and more im- Ludlow. Hollywood must no one wants to have sex minimum requirement for person- portantly jobs, including the ones 903 Richmond have taken heed because with a butterface. What ality. If you were to quantify the on the big screen. I would person- www.theproletariathouston.com the romantic male-lead would Knocked Up have two standards, the requirement ally like to see them portraying tide is turning. Meet the been if Katherine Heigl for attractiveness is high and the characters in fulfilling romantic modern-day Lothario: He had been replaced with an expectation for personality is low. relationships. And by fulfilling I is unattractive, but prob- Nikki ordinary woman? Or if any If some chick can tell a good joke, mean with studly men that feed ably funny. Metzgar gorgeous woman were shrug. But if she's got a big rack, them strawberries in bed. MOVIE Superbad, King of replaced with her spinster Oooh yeah. The opposite is true for Queens, and any Jack sister, would audiences women—girls apparently don't care Nikki Metzgar is a Baker College Black movie — all feature romantic still care if the boy got the girl? as much about looks. senior and Arts and Entertain- Iranian Film relationships that involve a more Apparently fewer people have If this explanation is true, then ment editor. Festival attractive woman paired with a less a problem with looking at chubby attractive man. I realize physical men, but it's patently unfair that attraction is subjective and "to each these men can succeed in an indus- Travel thousands of miles in his own," but the barrel-shaped try where their female equivalents 4Mk George the time it takes to cross the physique definitely does not con- cannot. V CLOONEY form to classical Western standards street. The 15th annual Iranian On the other hand, Seth Rogen, of beauty. Jack Black and Woody Allen are all Film Festival starts Friday with One of the biggest complaints funny and that is usually what wins 10+4 at 7 p.m. and Unfinished levied against Knocked Up was the them their women. Will Ferrell pin undue pairing of Katherine Heigl and and Ben Stiller further indicate Stories at 9 p.m. Films Seth Rogen. What is a hot woman that perhaps comedians are just continue all weekend as well like that doing with a furry, paunchy a rather unsightly demographic. dude with no job? And then Heigl's as the three following. They're not hideous or anything, DEROZIER character actually chooses to mix but even Owen Wilson and Vince genes with this guy and procreate. Vaughn, who have their own lusty Museum of Fine Arts (To note: I do not condone abor- fan followings, don't match up to tions just because the unplanned-for 1001 Bissonnet George Clooney by any means. sperm came from an ugmo.) It makes some Darwinian sense. www.mfah.org This was ini- In order to survive, people must FERELL tially rather touch- compensate for their weaknesses ing. The underdog and that can mean cultivating a finds romance! And capacity for hilarity. So these actors don't we all fancy fought their way to the top of the ourselves the un- box office fairly and deservedly derdogs of love? with jokes, not good looks. But But sadly, there is female comedians such as Sarah no happy ending Silverman and Tina Fey are actually for the unattract- good-looking on top of having the ive female in the genius that engendered 30 Rock. movies. Whither the ugly funny women? PERSONALITY • This may mean Another explanation is that THE RICE THRESHER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, JANUARY 18,2008 Flicker Fusion exhibit exemplifies good modern art by Ingrid Norbergs segment a Cesarean section is done | FOR THE THRESHER and redone and in another an older I It is easy for most art appreciators man lies in bed with a prostitute. 1 to favorably examine the work of the Fortunately, the other two films Impressionists, the Surrealists and lighten the mood. One crude yet witty many of the other "-ists" that have all piece features three fashion magazines made it into the voluminous pages of that are flipped through page by page, art history textbooks. But as students and drawn on in thick black lines in the reach the last centimeter or so of these satirical fashion of moustaching the books, with their photos of signed Mona Lisa. The other, a rapid action urinals and wall-sized canvases of watercolor-looking animation entitled paint drops, the number of dubious "Meet Me in Wichita" is a political take eyebrow raises seem to increase on The Wizard o/Oz, showing Dorothy exponentially. And paint drops seem wandering appalled in a bombed out tediously conservative in comparison Baghdad, Osama Bin Laden's face to how far the proverbial envelope has randomly replacing those of the sup- been pushed since Jackson Pollack's porting characters, and oil spouting heyday. from the Tin Man's cap. However, for the art appreciator One of the most coherent films unfamiliar with the contemporary is an animation of King Kong. While scene and perhaps reluctant to as- charging through the city, King Kong COURTFSY 20TH CENTURY FOX sign it value, there is something she lugs the Guggenheim Museum with In 27 Dresses, Katherine Heigl (Knocked Up) takes the phrase "always a bridesmaid, never the bride" to whole new levels. should know: There is plenty of new him all the way downtown to Chelsea work that is accessible and genuinely where he uses it to smash the Gago- enjoyable. Last Friday night was the sian Gallery, perhaps manifesting a Dresses is good, but film is no special occasion opening of Flicker Fusion, a showing grudge of the artist of multiple animated video installa- While the rest of the videos are by Liz Mallett (The Holiday's Edward Burns), offbeat character. Heigl's charm tions at DiverseWorks, a gallery in interesting, one final video, "Hadacol FOR THE THRESHER backfires when he gets engaged comes across easily, just as it does in the Warehouse District, and the con- Christmas" by Brent Green, stands 27Dresses, director Anne Fletch- to her younger sister Tess (The Knocked Up. Her beauty makes her temporary exhibition was certainly an out. During the exhibition opening, er's newest romance-comedy, is Heartbreak Kids Malin Akerman) a bit implausible as a single profes- enjoyable body of work. Green and his three-piece guitar, no Oscar contender. However, the and is asked to plan the wedding. sional with no marriage prospects, The first video of the exhibit is a fiddle, and drum band performed movie is pulled off with humor and Chaos erupts between the two but she still shines in her role of large projection of fanciful, brightly while "Hadacol Christmas" and his freshness, and despite its formulaic sisters, bringing back past conflicts a hopelessly enamored personal colored settings featuring cameos of other films played on a screen beside plot, 27 Dresses is a safe bet for fans and causing Jane to question her assistant. cartoon-like frogs and four-legged them. While the music played, Green of the chick-flick genre. devotion to her friends' and fam- Parts of the romantic storyline, octopi (quadropi?). This animation, narrated his films in his unique, ily's wishes. not surprisingly, tend towards real like some of the pieces in the show, almost quavering voice. '27 Dresses' After a chance meeting, Jane cheesiness. Marsden is a bit nause- favors imagery over plot. It inter- This live action art piece, combin- •••of five develops a close relationship with ating when he describes his favorite wedding banns journalist Doyle part of a wedding: the look in the sperses scenes with frames of words ing film, drawing, painting, music, atAMC and (X-Men III: The Last Stand's James groom's eyes as he watches the that, although largely unrelated to the sculpture and poetry, was a singularly Edwards theaters action, lend meaning to the otherwise unique event, telling of the nature of Marsden). Although he claims to be bride advance down the aisle. nonsensical images. Messages like "I contemporary art and its collaborative, writing a front-page article on Tess' Still, much of the movie's charm have the answer... pretty postcards" multimedia spirit. Even though this Katherine Heigl (Knocked Up) marriage to George, this turns out stems from its lack of pretension. and "the eternity of a second" are performance will not be occurring stars as Jane, a young and reliable only to be a pretext so that Doyle The cast members, for the most part, sometimes whimsical, sometimes again, the folky film with its shaky, office aide who has served as a can gather information on Jane's life treat their roles as the light-hearted poignant, but always simple, sweet queer figures and hand-drawn back- bridesmaid in a whopping twenty- as an eternal bridesmaid. endeavors they are. Supporting and thought provoking. grounds is captivating enough. seven weddings, all the while dream- The dialogue between this lead- roles are especially notable, includ- Continuing through the exhibition, Flicker Fusion, with its incredible ing of a perfect wedding of her own. ing pair gives rise to most of the best ing Akerman as the deliciously one room features three separate variety of animated films, does not seek It's easy to see Jane's problem from moments of the movie: Jane acts monomaniacal Tess and Judy Greer artists' works, shown in looping suc- to create a unified theme; rather, it aptly the start: She is a one-dimensional, an effective 'straight-man' to con- (Arrested Development) as Jane's cession on the same screen. One is a expresses the near infinite variability almost saintly character intent upon trast Kevin's witty and often semi- kooky friend Casey While there is long, darkly monotone and rather grim and boundless creative energy that satisfying the wishes of others in insightful cynicism. The audience little convincing romantic chemistry claymation piece. Each plotline of the makes contemporary art so enrich- order to perfect what she calls recognizes the couple's impending between Marsden and Heigl, their multi-sectioned film is clearly under- ing. If any message were to be taken "possibly the most important day relationship long before Jane herself dialogue and physical comedy are stood from the animation alone and home from this exhibit, a frame in one of their lives." does, but their inevitable union still a passable substitute. the lack of dialogue and sparse sound of Green's films would speak appropri- But before long, Jane has a more manages to come across as both Ultimately 27 Dresses is a cin- effects impart the slightly disturbing ately: "There is euphoria ;ill around you. immediate problem. Her massive joyful and cathartic. ematic success within the context action with eerie remoteness. In one You are swimming in it." infatuation with her boss, George Marsden effectively taps into his of its genre's expectations.

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Us by Kushagra Shrinath couple of minutes in the first half," Packevicius said. "We didn't show as much intensity as THRESHER STAFE we had earlier." If there are such things as moral victories, The second half was largely uneventful the men's basketball team may have earned one as Memphis opened its lead to as much as Wednesday against the University of Memphis. 29 points before winning by a comfortable However, moral victories only come about in margin. But despite getting outscored 37-27 losses, as was the case for Rice, which was in the second half, Rice grabbed only one overpowered in nearly every facet of competi- fewer rebound than the Tigers. tion in a 77-50 loss to the second-ranked Tigers at Reliant Arena. The Owls (3-13, 0-3 Conference USA) will now travel to New Orleans, La., to faceTulane IN FOCUS: MEN'S University tomorrow at 5 p.m. The Green Wave (11-6,1-2 C-USA) notched its first win in BASKETBALL conference play last Wednesday, defeating the Record: 3-13, 0-3 C-USA University of Tulsa 67-65 in overtime. Last week: After falling to UTEP on Should Rice hope to come away with its first the road last weekend, the Owls conference win tomorrow, the Owls will need welcomed No. 2 Memphis to town to clamp down on Tulane's David Gomez, who and were promptly trounced 77-50 is tenth in C-USA with 13.6 points per game. last Wednesday. But a more pressing issue for the Owls will be on the other side of the ball — Rice is dead last What made the difference: in C-USA with a minus-14.8 scoring margin, Scoring proficiency. Though Rice only more than ten points worse than second-worst had one less rebound than Memphis, Southern Methodist University. the Tigers outscored the Owls 40-23 Hie start of last Wednesday's game made in he first half to cruise to the victory. this disparity abundantly clear. Not only did Rice turn the ball over three times in the first Next up: The Owls, in search of their two minutes, but senior forward Paulius Pack- first conference win, travel to New evicius — C-USA's leader with 6.94 defensive Orleans, La., tomorrow to battle rebounds per game — received his second Tulane. The game starts at 5 p.m. personal foul at the 17:53 mark to force him to the bench for much of the first half. Memphis' defense hounded Rice's of- fense for much of the game — especially And though the Tigers dominated, Cali- in the first half, during which the Owls pari said he was impressed by Rice's solid committed 19 turnovers — the majority of play and praised Rice head coach Willis which were forced by the heavy full-court Wilson's (Will Rice '82) game management, press employed by Memphis head coach considering the Owls had lost starting junior John Calipari. guard Rodney Foster to a knee injury and had Trailing 23-9 with just over nine minutes two football players — sophomore forward remaining in the first half, the Owls finally Chance Talbert and freshman guard Pierre found their footing and went on a solid 12-5 Beasley — suit up. run to cut the Tigers' lead to seven. However, Calipari also showed concern over Wee missed layups and more turnovers by Rice being able to show more effort throughout

LAUREN SCHOEITLER/THRESHER allowed Memphis to respond with a 12-2 run the game than Memphis. Sophomore guard Lawrence Ghoram (left) and senior forward Paulius Packevicius (right) combine to stifle of their own and reestablish the lead at 40-23 "Anyone who saw the game will tell you a Memphis attempt during the Owls' 77-50 loss last Wednesday at Reliant Arena. The Owls, who fell to heading into halftime. that they out-hustled us," Calipari said. "The 0-3 in C-USA, will try to get their first win in seven games tomorrow in New Orleans. La., against Tulane. "We just weren't able to execute the last See MEMPHIS, page 13

THRESHER SPORTS/commentary Women's basketball lets victory slip away

by Justin Hudson on its freshmen, who helped the Brittney Hudson said. "We're not Owls remain close in last Sun- as hesitant when we get a shot, so I THRESHER STAFF The tragic tranformation day's contest with the Cougars. think that will be a big difference." Heartbreakers are often the And if the Owls shoot the way Hudson and freshman for- from a Rocket to a Syringe toughest losses to swallow for any they did in the first half against ward Morgan Mayse helped Rice team, but heartbreaking loss to Houston, they should have no sprint out to an early 31-14 lead September 2,2001: My dad, a forward, my casual interest in a cross-town rival is even worse. trouble whatsoever in their up- with seven minutes left in the first lifelong Yankees fan, was watch- major league baseball catapulted Though leading for most of the coming games. half against Houston. Rice shot 57 ing his team play the hated Boston into a full-fledged obsession. game, the women's basketball "I think everyone is a lot more percent from the field during the Red Sox. Mike Mussina was on At this same time, the legend- team found itself on the wrong side confident and comfortable in the stretch while holding Houston to a the mound for New York, and ary Roger Clemens was in his of a nail-biter last Sunday, losing shots they see," freshman guard See WOMEN, page 13 in the middle of the second year of his first 71-66 to the University of Houston fifth inning he was tour with the Yankees. at Hofheinz Pavilion. still pitching a perfect As arguably the best The Owls (7-10, 0-3 Conference 0WL00K - THE WEEK IN SPORTS game. My dad called pitcher on the staff USA) continued their search for me over to watch the at the time, Clemens their first conference win yester- Friday, Jan. 18 game with him, and easily became one of day, traveling to Hattiesburg, Miss., we spent the next my idols. In 2001, the to take on the University of South- •Swimming vs. No. 12 SMU four and a half innings Houston native was ern Mississippi (10-6, 1-2 C-USA). 6 p.m. — Dallas, Texas hanging on every fast- in the midst of his The Golden Eagles came into the game having lost two straight con- ball, every change-up, sixth Cy Young award- •Men and Women's Track at Leonard Hilton Memorial ference games, but they are nearly every knuckle curve Natalie winning campaign, All Day — UH Yeoman Field House "Moose" selected Clericuzio quickly gaining my unbeatable at home, sporting a 7-1 from his repertoire. respect with every record at Reed Green Coliseum Saturday, Jan. 19 When the twenty- start. By the end of the this season. seventh batter for the BoSox, season, Clemens was second only This Sunday, Rice will return • Swimming vs. North Texas pinch-hitter Carl Everett, blooped to Derek Jeter in my book. home to Houston Baptist Uni- 11 a.m. — Denton, Texas a Texas Leaguer into center-field But it was not his imposing versity's Sharp Gym to take on to break up the perfect game at fastball or his sheer grit that the University of Central Florida Sunday, Jan. 20 the last possible moment, the swayed me —it was his legendary (7-9, 0-3 C-USA) at 2 p.m. Despite their poor conference record, the disappointment in my living room work ethic that got my attention. • Women's Basketball vs. UCF Knights are leading the league in Jackson, Miss., was no less His leadership of the rest of the 2 p.m. — Sharp Gym (HBU campus) vivid than that of the excitement Yankee pitching staff, his mentor- with 43.9 rebounds per game, but of the crowd at Fenway Park. ing of fellow pitchers (especially they have struggled holding on to Wednesday, Jan. 23 Luckily, the Yanks still won the Andy Pettitte) and his steady the ball, holding a league-worst game and completed the series composure in any game situation minus-5.44 turnover margin. •Men's Basketball vs. Houston sweep. And from that evening Sec CLEMENS, page 13 In order to compete with their conference opponents, Rice will 7 p.m. — Reliant Arena have to continue to rely heavily THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, JANUARY 18,2008

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the Owls will face a plethora of sity of Nebraska, and sophomore All-American, will lead a squad The Owls' strongest competition by Casey Michel staunch competition, ranging from Shakera Reece, who took bronze in that looks to help the Owls repeat should come from the University THRESHER EDITORIAL STAEF the University of Texas and Texas the 100-meters at the 2007 C-USA the 2007 outdoor championship. of Texas-El Paso, Southern Meth- The year 2007 went about as A&M University to cross-town foe Outdoor Championships and earned Daniels finished second in the 5,000 odist University and the University well for the women's track and field University of Houston. an NCAA berth in the 100 and 200. in 2007, and then-freshman Nicole of Houston. The Miners finished team as one could possibly expect it If the women hope to better After posting a personal-best time in Mericle finished seventh. second in the 2007 outdoor cham- to go. In addition to capturing both their second-place finish at last the 400-meter hurdles in the outdoor In the field events, the Owls will pionships, 24.5 points behind the the Conference USA indoor and year's showing, it will be neces- championships, senior Chandra look to senior pole vaulter Rachel Owls, but will be returning sprinter outdoor championships by convinc- sary to carry over the momentum Ewing will be looking to end her Greff and senior shot putter Ulrika Oludamola Osayomi, who finished ing margins, Rice rounded out the they gathered toward the end of collegiate career on a high note in Hinson for leadership in the pit. Greff eighth in the 100 final at the 2007 year by dominating cross country last season. the 400 and 400-hurdles once again will try to add to her numerous ac- IAAF World Championships. and making an appearance at the Head coach Jim Bevan said this season. colades, which include 2006 C-USA No matter what kind of competi- NCAA Championships. this week's competition will be champion and 2005 USA Junior tion his team may face, Bevan said about warming up for the grueling National Champion, but will not be he knows the women, despite a slight schedule ahead. the Owls' only threat on pole vault change in personnel, have been THIS WEEKEND "Going into the first meet we just 'Training gets old this year. Freshman Ari Ince comes toughened by previous experiences want to get our feet wet, to get started to Rice with an impressive resume and maintain a mentality suited to competing again, because most of without competition. having won the Texas high school winning championships. Indoor Season Opener the young ladies have been training It's time to compete, it's pole vaulting state title at the 3A level "We've got an indoor track title Men's and women's track for five months here," Bevan said. all four years. to defend," Bevan said. "We're just and field at Leonard Hilton 'Training gets old without competi- time to get started and "We've had three great vaulters hoping to pick up where we let off. tion. It's time to compete, it's time at Rice — two of the three were All- It's a different team. We graduated Memorial to get started and find out where find out where we're American, and Greff was a junior a few key people, we also brought When: All day today we're at." national champion — and Ari has in a number of freshmen, but a Where: Yeoman Field House Bevan said that while the team at.' the potential to break the Rice record bulk of our team is a year older, a down the road," Bevan said. bulk of our team has been around on UH campus is very well-rounded, he thinks — Jim Bevan the sprinters will be Rice's main Head coach Repeating as C-USA champion is the block, a bulk of our team strength as the season progresses. certainly not out of the question, al- has competed extremely well in Senior Desarie Walwyn — a 2006 though it's not necessarily expected. championship meets." But that was all last year. With the All-American — and senior LaToya calendar turning to 2008, the Owls Adekoya should make the sprinting Given their performance over will begin their first title defense, corps one of the best in C-USA. the past couple of years and es- as the indoor season kicks off with "We think we can get a sprint relay pecially during the cross country Men's track boasts strong the Leonard Hilton Memorial. The to nationals this year, and maybe a season, it is not a stretch to foresee meet — which will go on all day 4x4 [relay]. We don't know in other the distance runners doing just today at the University of Houston's events yet," he said. as well as the sprinters in 2008. Yeoman Field House—will be Rice's Also sprinting are freshman Sarah Daniels, Rice's record-holder mix of veterans, newcomers first action of the season. However, Lyons, a transfer from the Univer- in the 5,000-meter and two-time by Brody Rollins jump at the conference outdoor championships. Freshman trans- THRESHER STAFF fer Ugo Nduaguba is a significant In a good year, the men's addition in this event as well with track and field team hopes to be a personal best of 48 meters, two in the mix for a Conference USA inches in the triple jump. championship, whether it is in the Sophomore Philip Adam came indoor or outdoor season. By those in second place at the conference standards, 2007 must have been a indoor championships last year in IS IT LOOKING LIKE THE sub-par year. the heptathlon and has a very good Coming off a fifth-place finish at chance of qualifying individually the C-USA outdoor meet and a third- for the NCAA indoor champion- place finish at the C-USA indoor ships this year. Sophomore Jason meet, the Owls will look to start the Colwiek also won the pole vault at / ' year on a strong note, traveling to the Texas Twilight meet during the University of Houston's Yeoman last year's outdoor season with Field House today to compete in the the C-USA's best score, jumping CI II? Leonard Hilton Memorial 17-0.75 feet to qualify him for the But in order to get off on the right NCAA championships. foot, Rice will need to take down In addition to providing players some tough competition, stemming for men's basketball, the football namely from C-USA opponents. team has a number of members Houston, who will be hosting the participating in track as well. Se- meet, fell behind only the University niors Gary Anderson, Bubba Heard of Texas in last weekend's Houston and Jon Turner provided valuable Indoor Opener. points for the Owls in the sprint This year's Rice squad features events in years past. The three athletes capable of scoring in a of them teamed with sophomore tLU • Daryl Zavesky to pace the 4x100 number of different events. The distance runners, who finished third team to third place and a season- We are conducting a clinical research study in the last fall'sC-USACross Country best 41.23 seconds at last year's raj jm to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of an Championships, will be helped by the outdoor conference champion- investigational medication to treat seasonal return of sophomore Simon Bucknell ships. Turner finished fifth in the influenza. To qualify for this study you must: and junior Charles Hampton, each of 100 at the same meet. whom will be competing after miss- Anderson and Heard have com- • be at least 18 years of age ing the entire cross country season. peted in relays and run individually, • have been feverish or had a fever and also have some Junior Aaron Robson also expects to helping the team maintain a well- / of the symptoms of flu which include cough, sore throat, be back after missing a majority of rounded edge. the races this fall. nasal congestion, muscle aches, headache and fatigue "We have an entry that can score However, the Owls will need to in almost every area because of guys • be able to be seen in a study center within pick up the slack in distance left by like Gary, Bubba, and Jon," head 48 hours from the time your symptoms began Pablo Solares, who exhausted his coach Jon Warren (Jones '88) said. If you qualify you will receive all study-related medical eligibility after last year. Solares led "We're strong in every area." care, lab tests and study drug at no charge, the distance runners with outdoor Also joining the team this year championships meet records in the are nine incoming freshmen. One For more information and to see if you qualify please 1500 and 800, becoming only the of the headliners of the class is Clay visit myflustudy.com. second person in C-USA history to Baker, a discus thrower who took the win both events. Texas all-class state title last year and If it's looking like the flu, contact us today. If the distance runners are un- should provide an immediate boost able to perform up to last year's in the throwing events. standards, Rice will most likely find Rice's schedule is more Texas- 1-877-MYFLUSTUDY (1-877-693-5878) help from seniors Devon Fanfair oriented than in past years, with ten or visit and Omar Wright, both special- of Rice's twelve meets taking place in- WWW.MYFLUSTUDY.COM ists in the jumping events. Fanfair state. However, the Owls get to travel redshir ted after placing third in the out of the state twice, heading to Seattle, triple jump at the conference out- Wash., to compete in the University of door meet two years ago. Wright, Washington Invitational on Feb. 2 and meanwhile, is coming off a year in Fayetteville, Ark., forthejohn McDon- which he finished third in the high nell Invitational on April 19. THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, JANUARY 18,2008 13

the Cougars for most of the remain- practice, and inevitably results in poor der of the half. Finally, with 2:39 re- results in games. maining in the game, the Cougars WOMEN MEMPHIS "In practice we would have a 6'2" took a one-point lead on a layup by guy pressuring the point guard, but From, page 11 forward Ryan Meyers. From page 11 today it was a 6'7K guy instead," The lead did not last long, Wilson said. "What we've practiced paltry 21 percent shooting. however, as Watts broke a three- difference in score is mostly due would have been much closer." against is rarely what we've seen Besides strong contributions minute Rice drought with a to our press and them turning the Wilson said that the level of athleti- 7 in games this year, and that's been from the freshmen, the Owls also jumper for a 64-63 lead. Watts fol- ball over, butifwe hadjust guarded cism and s! e that Memphispossesses a part of our struggles." received key scoring contribu- lowed up with a clutch defensive them [instead of pressed], the score is almost impossible to simulate in tions from junior forward Emery play, stealing the ball from Mcln- Carter and sophomore guard tyre and dishing it to a streaking Tara Watts, who both scored four Hudson. Hudson hit a jumper on points, and senior guard Kadie the play, but also collided with a Riverin, who ended the half with Houston player and was called six points. for a charging foul. Williams re- But in a conspicuous trend, ceived a technical foul for arguing Rice could not hold on to its early the call, and the Cougars' subse- large lead. Behind the scoring quent free throws gave them the of center Cobilyn Hill and guard lead for good. Twiggy Mclntyre, the Cougars "I like to think that most officials eventually tied the game at 36 wouldn't call a technical unless I after a 22-5 run. just went berserk, which I did not Head coach Greg Williams do," he said. "You like to think with (Hanszen 70) said he felt that the a minute [and] 10 [seconds] to go last seven minutes of the first half in a one-point game that you just mirrored the Owls' struggles in its let that go and let the teams decide previous four losses, in which their the game." offensive struggles often led to A layup on the ensuing Hous- breakdowns on the defensive end. ton possession gave the Cougars a "The run in the first half was 67-64 lead with 55 seconds remain- disappointing because ... we were ing. Mclntyre, who finished with a clicking and then we hit that spot," game-high 24 points, then stole the Williams said. "In that period, we ball from Watts with 33 seconds had defensive lapses and took left and promptly hit one out of two some bad shots." free throws when fouled by Riverin. While those final seven minutes Mclntyre hit two more free throws normally would have led to a com- down the stretch as the Cougars plete meltdown, Rice stayed with wrapped up a 71-66 victory

Date Opponent Score Leading Scorer Jan. 6 UTEP 61-38 (L) Hudson (18) Jan. 13 Houston 71-66 (L) Watts/Mayse (14)

Date Opponent Location Time Jan. 1 f Southern Miss Hattiesburg, Miss. 7 p.m. LAUREN SCHOEFFIER/THRE! IER Freshman forward Suleiman Braimoh pivots against a Memphis defender last Wednesday. The New York native finished Jan. 20 UCF Sharp Gym 2 p.m. with five points and three rebounds in 19 minutes of play. Jan. 26 Houston Sharp Gym 2 p.m. Feb. 1 UAB Birmingham, Ala. 7 p.m. Feb. 3 Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 2 p.m. Feb. 7 SMU Sharp Gym 7 p.m. Feb. 9 Tulsa Hofheinz Pavilion 5 p.m. Feb. 14 Tulane New Orleans, La. 7 p.m. Feb. 16 UTEP El Paso, Texas 8 p.m. Feb. 21 SMU Dallas, Texas 7 p.m. Feb. 23 Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. 7 p.m. Feb. 28 Marshall Sharp Gym 7 p.m. March 1 ECU Sharp Gym 2 p.m. Home games in bold CLEMENS From page 11 only added to his hero status. that all of our heroes will in reality be \ XLarge 2-Topping Pizza & That was the way I saw Roger honest and upstanding citizens, a lot Clemenssix years ago. Heck, thatwas of baseball fans have seen Clemens the way I saw Roger Clemens see weeks as one for a very long time. ago. But today, in the post-Mitchell If Roger did use performance- four 20oz. Coca-Cola products Report era, my admiration ofhis sacred enhancing drugs, I wish he would "work ethic" is long, long gone. just own up to it, as his longtime The moment I saw what the friend Andy Pettitte has already done. Mitchell Report contained — from The question now is not whether the bizarre details of Clemens' butt Clemens' reputation will be muddied S injections to the peculiar absence if he did use steroids, but rather how of blame placed on the owners — much further he can fall in the realm something rang hauntingly, almost of public perception. 18.99 preternaturally true. You see, despite Clemens is scheduled to testify my near-worship of Clemens, my before a Congressional committee logical side had told me his weight under oath about his possible use gain in later years was not simply of performance-enhancing drugs due to a superior work-out regimen. Feb. 13. If Clemens did in fact use Now that Brian McNamee, Yankee such substances, I see no reason for trainer extraordinaire, claimed he had him to delay his admission nearly a injected Clemens with steroids, I had month. An admission coerced under Valid only at Kirby location little choice but to accept the harsh oath will only increase the criminal Delivery charges may apply truth that I may have idolized one who perception of Clemens. With his had committed the dirtiest crime in reputation already besmirched by professional sports: cheating. the Mitchell Report, his admitting his And yet, whether or not Clemens use on his own terms would be an act used steroids is not his most unforgiv- reminiscent of the Roger Clemens we able crime. No, the most unforgivable all used to know, not the defensive (713)432-7272 crime of Clemens will be if he actually accused version we see today. used steroids and then continuously and repeatedly lied to the media and Natalie Clericuzio is a Wiess College Expires 5/31/08 the fans. Even though it sounds naive freshman and assistant sports editor. , V 14 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, JANUARY 18,2008 Swimmers drop home meet

Tracy Dansker sity Oct. 11, will face Rice in Denton, THRESHER STAFF Texas, tomorrow at 11 a.m. However, there was no reprieve Despite competing at home for to t ; had from the Texas A&M the first time all season, the swim buz^saw. From the very outset, the team was unable to keep up with the Owls struggled to keep up with the sharks from Texas A&M University Aggies and never quite seemed to last Friday. The Owls fell to 7-2 on find a matchup in their favor. But, the year after being devoured by the according to junior co-captain Nata- sixth-ranked Aggies 159-95. lie Kirchoff, the expectation for last The schedule does not get any Friday's meet was not necessarily to easier for Rice today, as the team win but to stay competitive against heads to Dallas, Texas, to take on the speedy Aggies. No. 12 Southern Methodist Uni- "Our goal is not to swim fast right versity at 6 p.m. In Oct. 2006, the now, but in the next few weeks, as last time these two teams met, the we're going into these meets, we want then-eighth-ranked Mustangs got to swim faster and faster and keep the better of the Owls, dominating chipping away so that by the time we by a 178-83 margin. get to conference we're blowing past Despite facing two very strong [our competition]," she said. opponents in back-to-back weeks, One of Friday's top perfor- junior co-captain Diane Gu said the mances came from sophomore team is not getting down on itself Pam Zelnick, who snatched the before the meet. team's lone first-place finish in "We're going into SMU with the the 100-meter breaststroke with a same mentality asTexas A&M in that time of 1 minute, 7.08 seconds. On we're going to stay positive," Gu said. a day when strong finishes were "We're not going to go in with a defeat- few and far between, Zelnick's win ist attitude, but we do also know what stood head and shoulders above the kind of team we're up against." rest of the races. She was named The Owls should get a reprieve Conference USA Swimmer of the after the SMU meet in the form of Week Tuesday.

unranked University of NorthTexas. Backing up Zelnick's win, her team- TAYLOR JOHNSON/THRESHER The Mean Green, whose only win mates were able to secure seven sec- Junior Skylar Craig swims the butterfly in the medley relay during last weekend's meet against Texas A&M. Rice faces came against Missouri State Univer- ond-place finishes in other events. SMU today in Dallas, Texas, before taking on UNT Saturday in Denton, Texas. BY THE NUMBER!

MEN'S BASKETBALL MEMPHIS 77 RICE 50 Jan. 16, 2008 — Reliant Arena

Rice 23 27 — 50 Memphis 40 37 — 77

Rice (3-13, 0-3 C-USA) Packevicius 5-10, 3-4 13. Saunders 5-7, 2-3 12, Ghoram 310, 3-3 10 i. a Totals: 18-50, 13 20 50 Memphis (16-0, 3-0 C-USA) Douglas-Roberts 4-10. 8-10 16. Mack 512, 2-2 16, 2 Anderson 3-7, 2-2 10, Dorsey 4-6, 1-4 9 Totals: 25-68. 20-27 77

Three point goals — Rice 1-5 (Ghoram 11); Memphis 7-31 (Mack 4-10, Anderson 2 5, Kemp 1-5)

Rebounds — Rice 41 (Packevicius 12, Ghoram 5): Memphis 42 (Dorsey 14. Dozier 6)

Assists — Rice 8 (Packevicius 2. Britton 2, Ghoram CAPITAL ONE 2); Memphis 16 (Anderson 5. Rose 4) UTEP 71 RICE 43 Jan. 12. 2008 — El Paso, Texas UTEP 38 33 — 71 OR OTHER CHALLENGING AND ENGAGING WORKPLACES! Rice 21 22 —43

UTEP (11-4, 2-0 C-USA) Jackson 9-13,4 5 22. Culpepper 5-12, 4 4 18. Britten 4-5, 0-0 8,Watts 3-5. 0-1 7 Totals: 25 54. 14 22 71

Rice (3-12, 0-2 C-USA) Packevicius 5-10, 3-813, Szalay 3-7,0-0 9, Saunders 3-5. 1-1 7, Talbert 1-3. 3-4 5 NOW OPEN TO ALL UNDERGRADUATES Totals: 14 47, 11-23 43 Three-point goals — UTEP 7-24 (Culpepper 4-11, Watts 1-2, Smith 1-2, McCulley 1-4); Rice 4 10(Szalay The Leadership Rice Summer Mentorship Experience 3-7. Beasley 1-2)

Rebounds — UTEP 38 (Ramalho 7, Watts 4, Jackson 4, Britten 4): Rice 37 (Packevicius 9, Saunders 6)

Assists — UTEP 17 (Stone 6); Rice 11 (Braimoh 3) Summer stipends range from $4(000-$6,000 for 9-week placements in HOUSTON, DC, and NYC. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HOUSTON 71 RICE 66 Jan. 13, 2008 — Hofheinz Pavilion

Houston 36 35 — 71 Rice 36 30 — 66 JANUARY 23 Houston (8 9, 2-1 C-USA) Mclntyre 5-10. 12 13 24. Hill 5 11, 6 7 16, Taylor 2-9, 2-3 6, Jackson 2 12. 2-4 6 2008 APPLICATION DEADLINE Totals: 22 62, 23 29 71 Rice (7-10, 0-3 C-USA) Mayse 6-11, 4 5 14,Watts 6-9. 0-0 14| Hudson 5-10, 1-2 12. Riverin 3-12, 46 10 Totals: 27 67. 8-15 66

Three point goals — Houston 4 11 (Mclntyre 2 4, Leadership RICE www.rice.edu/leadership Jakobson 1-2, Scott 1-1); Rice 4 18 (Watts 2-5, Hudson 1-4, Wittmayer 11)

Rebounds Houston 54 (Taylor 14); Rice 35 (Carter 8)

Assists — Houston 16 (Jackson 4); Rice 17 (Riverin 5, Home 5) THE RICE THRESHER CALENDAR FRIDAY, JANUARY 18,2008 15 CALENDAR jan. 13-25

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FRIDAY 18 WEDNESDAY Expiration Date In case you didn't get enough Nirvana THESE? The Office of the Registrar (OTR) has some reminders for you. As you may have guessed, Today is: "Noontime Nirvana" is similar to • The last day to change "Pass/ "Nighttime Nirvana." The twist: Fail" designations from Fall 2007 it's at noon! Again in the RMC • The last day to use the first Memorial Chapel, take twenty RDA PIN from Spring 2008 minutes out of your lunch to relax And some other things; and "then resume your day with you can find them online improved demeanor and focus." at events.rice.edu. Strategy for the 21st Century Like that place in Join a team of officers from the Live Free or Die Hard? Pentagon at the Baker Institute And for those that haven't seen today from 4:30-6 p.m. 'Ihey it, that movie rocked. For rilz. will be discussing "A Coop- That aside, the Lawndale Art erative Strategy for 21st Century Center (at 4912 Main St.) is open- Seapower," a document drafted ing four new exhibits today that by the Navy, Marines and Coast will remain there until Feb. 23. Guard. The format is The museum is open Monday- interactive; the military is asking Saturday and is admission-free. for your input! And they'll be giv- For more info, go to ing you refreshments. lawndaleartcenter.org.

The Main Event! THURSDAY Ever ridden a rickshaw? Now's your chance. Every Friday Episode Three and Saturday night through Feb. In the third installment of the 16th, Main St. between Congress Wellness Center's famous and Capitol is transformed into a "Nirvana" series, make some pedestrian-only marketplace with time from 3:30-3:50 p.m. today lawndaleartcenter.org. dining, mu- for "Afternoon Nirvana" and sicians and performers. Wicked! head to the RMC's Memorial Chapel. Afterwards, you can "resume your day with better SATURDAY focus and attention." •• "»r' OMG Johnny Appleseed! Picture Yourself! It's Arbor Day, baby. That Immortalize your image in means that sweet peeps like print with The Campanile! J.Appleseed, Smokey Bear and Come to the RMC's Grand 11ANC the Owl (who? Seriously, Hall between 7 p.m. and though) will be chilling at the midnight and get your picture Houston Arboretum from taken for the yearbook. 10 a.m.—4 p.m. You can find them at 4501 Woodway Dr. Whether you are a freshman studying finance or a senior about to Learn cool tree facts and fun FRI DAY earn your engineering degree, Shell has an opportunity for you. things to do with them after VISIT US AT THE SPRING COLLEGIATE JOB FAIR they've been cut down (in We won't simply bring your best ideas on board - we'll also Go ahead, flout it addition to reasons not to JANUARY 29, 2008 help you explore them. Our personal development initiatives, cut them down.) Mozart's opera The Magic skills training and culture of continuous learning are designed to Flute opens at the Houston GRAND HALL IN THE give you all the tools you need to succeed. Grand Opera today and will run tri irtFMT CtklTFD Some sort of burning sivutri I vcniCK through Feb. 9. Tickets start . ••••• There ore three routes toward a career at Shell - internships, the Rice's newest comedy group, at $25 and shows run 7:30 p.m. Gourami Business Challenge and Shell Recruitment Day. Each Slow Burn, will take improv Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, comedy to a whole new length. Saturday and Sunday with 2 one otters o taste of life at Shell. Their "longform improvisation" p.m. matinees on weekends. So if you'd like lo be part of a collaborative culture, apply online show will take six players and For more info, go to vsrww.shell.coin/careers and reference GAI160J. one word from the audience and www.houstongrandopera.org. turn that into 25 minutes of pure hilarity. 'Ihis new and exciting Shell is on thing will take place 9-10 p.m. in the Lovett Undergrounds. HOW TO SUBMIT MONDAY CALENDAR ITEMS Deadline is Monday at 3 p.m. prior to Friday publication. MLK by MLKwest Submission methods: Okay, that was a bit of a stretch. Fax: (713) 348-5238 Regardless, there are no E-mail: [email protected] classes today. Enjoy. Campus Mail: Calendar Editor TUESDAY Thresher. MS-524

Tardy Registration Submissions are printed on a space available basis. Second RI )A PINs for the spring semester are activated today. So A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: have fun signing up for lots more A big thank you to Shira Polster, classes (etc. etc, etc)! who you might say contributed to this calendar by finding things in henceforth unknown places on the Find your bliss internet. In other news, being able The Wellness Center's "Nighttime to identify fonts is pretty much the sexiest thing ever. (Kudos Nirvana" event will be hosted to anyone who knows what this tonight from 9-9:20 p.m. in the paragraph is set in — these are RMC Memorial Chapel. 'Treat only metaphorical kudos, though. I don't have the budget for real your mind and body to a 20- Kudos. Does anyone even remem- minute retreat as you are guided ber those? I feel like they got Achieving more together through a relaxation exercise. totally edged out by Quaker gra- Then resume your work with bet- nola bars... It's a tragedy, really. ter ftx-us and concentration." -rr-- -

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16 THE RICE THRESHER BACKPAGE FRIDAY, JANUARY 18,2008 Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day with Ron Paul Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which has been observed since 1986. But in Arizona and New Hampshire, it is known as Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Day. Hey, you know who says he likes civil rights? Republican presidential candidate, Texas representative and vagina doctor, Ron Paul! Why, you bet he does! Just look at all the great things Ron Paul has written about America's civil rights leader.

King* the FBI filW ihov, Vas not onl^ WorlJ-claso *rt,.ir«rer' ha also aeduced underage girls and boys. The Rev. Ralph David ' Abamathy revealed -before his death that King had WB1H» a pass at hie many year**before. And we are supposed to honor , this "Christian ainister" and lying iwcial 1st satyr with a holiday that puts hi* on a p*r with Geox*ge Washington?

Hey, check out this little number from a Dec. 1990 Ron Paul news letter. Paul obvi- ously thinks that MLK is so progressive that he supported gay rights issues long before the rise of the gay rights movement And by satyr, Paul must mean that MLK was a rare creature of peace and rights during a tumultuous time in U.S. history. Hey there, blimpy boy; flying Martin I«ther King: Socialist through the sky so fancy free That's right, Ron Paul's got himself a goddamn _ St. Martin was a . world-class philanderer who boat up his blimp. Nothing represents his support for freedom and equality more than a giant bag of air. pafbnours ("non-violonco" didn't apply in all Spheres, I' guess). was a flagrant plagiarist^ with a phony doctorate. He replaced £orced segregation in a few states with forced integration in all states. And he was a dodicated socialist. What a guy. Ho probably deserves two holidays. ' - RsnFaul Look at this Jan. '91 newsletter: "what a guy." Ron Paul loves MLK! Paul even thinks Blast 'Cm? What can you do? More and that he deserves two holidays. Truly, Paul recognizes the meanings of freedom and more Americans are carrying a gun in the oar. An ex-oop 1 equality in America. If you live in a major city, you've probably already heard know advises that if you have about the.newest threat to your to use a gun on a youth, you While Rowan was head of the U.S. Information Agency under life and limb, and your family: .should leave >the scene immedi- LBJ, he found out about the FBI bugging of King's multifarious carjacking. ately, disposing of the wiped- sexual activities. Docunented on tape: a sexual relationship off.gun as soon an possible. between King and hie fellow Christian minister, Ralph David It is the hip-hop thing to Such a gun cannot, of cour3«, Abernathy. See the Rowan book for the exact words, which I cannot do anong the urban youth who be registered to you, but one bring myself to quote. Am I glad I voted in Congress against an play unsuspecting whites like bought privately (through the expensive federal holiday for this man. pianos.;. The youth simply walk classifieds, for example). up to a car they like, pull a I frankly don't know what to And check out this Feb. '91 newsletter. Oops, I guess Paul didn't learn grammar at gun, tdll the family to get out, Bteal their jewelry and make of such advice; but even doctor school, he forgot the question mark at the end of the last sentence. It is actu- wallets, and take the car to in ay little town of I^ake ally a rhetorical question to which the answer is no. Oh silly Ron Paul. wreck. Such actions have — Jackson, Texas, I've urged ballooned in the recent months. everyone in my family to know how to use a gun in solf Given Ron Paul's never-ending support for Martin Luther King, Jr, it is no sur- In, the old days, average defenke. For the animals are prise that Ron Paul supporters are trying to hold another money-bomb fund- people could avoid such youth coming. raiser on MLK day. After all, what better way to commemorate the memory of by staying out of bad neighbor- hoods. Empowered by media, And check out Ron Paul's concern for King and everything he worked for than by electing Ron Paul. police', and political complici- urban issues in this Oct '92 edition of ty, however, the youth now roam Ron Paul's Political Report. He is warning And make sure to support the effort to bring Ron Paul to speak at Rice on everywhere looking for cars to steal and people to rob. families about crazy ex-cops who think |an. 26. Don't forget to tell Ron Paul supporters on campus just how much you that people are animals to be hunted. love Ron Paul and everything he supports. Thank you Ron Paul.

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KTRU 91.7 FM THE THRESHER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OF THE RICE RADIO FOLIO. SPRING 2008 Houston's Local Artists: 2007's Best Albums in Review People often say that there isn't much good music in Linus Pauling Quartet Bring Back The Guns Houston. They are wrong, and getting wronger by the All Things Are Light Dry Futures minute: 2007 was one of the best years for Houston music Camera Obscura Feow! in recent memory. In no particular order, KTRU runs Linus Pauling Quartet reminds us After changing names and winning down 10 of the year's most notable releases in this quick that barbarians, aliens, malt liquor, 24- three Houston Press Music Awards guide to a banner year in a burgeoning music scene. hour Mexican food, and motorcycles (Best New Act '00, Best Indie Rock all lie at the foundation of rock and roll's '03, Best Indie Rock '05), Bring Back Jana Hunter hallowed temple. Don't call it tongue-in-cheek—every the Guns have finally released a full album, and it was There's No Home track is backed with dead-serious Jimmy Page-grade easily worth the wait. Their guitar-driven sound is Gnomonsong Marshall-stack ass-kicking. Veterans of Houston's psych heavy but still quick on its feet, framed by constantly Erstwhile Houstonian Jana Hunter, heyday LP4 mix hard rock imagery with utter electrified shifting time signatures, punctuated with guitar hooks an Arlington native who recently mi- competence, the way unpretentious rock was meant to be. that never end like you'd expect. Vocals are strained, grated to Baltimore, is a key player in overdriven. Bring Back The Guns are at the vanguard the national New Weird America/Freak Balaclavas of Houston indie rock. Folk Scene. However, this album is less abstract than Balaclavas EP& Inferno EP some of her contemporaries'work—delicate meandering Self-released Kay guitar, tasteful reverb, and occasional backing strings or This young band debuted in 2007 The Talk Show steel make this album appropriate in any laid-back set- with two surprisingly strong EPs that Self-released ting. Her voice gives the album a curious modern tinge, 4 are really halves of a full album. Their Kay, leader of the underground soul/ unduplicated elsewhere and worth checking out. pseudo-Gothic punk combines the hip-hop groupThe Foundation, stands brooding minimalism of Joy Division with the unsettling out in the Houston rap scene because Insect Warfare oddness of the Residents for one of the most unusual, of his introspective lyrics and jazzy, World Extermination idiosyncratic and affecting sounds in Houston. atmospheric production. Intelligent and urbane, his music 625 looks back to independent rap acts from the early '90s Over the past two years, Insect UGK like ATribe Called Quest, updating them with a smooth, Warfare have become one of the most Underground Kingz modern sound. Kay is undoubtedly one of the figures to respected names in the Gulf Coast Jive watch in underground hip-hop, in part for his unorthodox heavy music scene, exploring the This album from the "country rap" approach to promotion: he offered the entire album as speedy, uncompromising blend of hardcore and grindcore duo was among the most anticipated a free download on The Foundation's MySpace page. known as power violence. Their first "full-length" crams and then the most celebrated hip-hop 20 impossibly violent songs into just 22 punishing min- albums of 2007. Bun B and Pimp C Motion Turns It On utes. It's complex, brutal, and unstoppably amazing. had one of the sharpest one-two punches around, set- Rima ting off a real counterpoint of vocal styles with swampy Self-released Devin the Dude production and a rare political consciousness. John Motion Turns It On may just have Waitin' to Inhale Lomax of the Houston Press called it "a very promis- the most apt name in Houston: their Rap-a-lot ing kickoff for the second phase of UGK's career—" instrumental rock is both suffused Waitin' to Inhale is relaxed and a phase that, sadly, will never materialize: Pimp C was with joyous motion and profoundly humorous—that is, weed-fueled—rap. found dead in a Hollywood hotel room on December 4. turned on. Combining the scope of prog with the energy Devin's most recent release didn't sell of math rock, the band races through dynamite riffs that much more than its predecessor, 2004's Fatal Flying Guilloteens evoke masters of jammy guitar rock from Hendrix to To Tha X-Treme, but has cemented Devin's position as Quantum Fucking Explosions in the Sky. Their first full-length release is one of the most friendly, talented and downright fun French Kiss expansive and roomy yet, at just over half an hour, lean rap artists in the South. The Dude, during his leaner Once a costumed gag, this aggres- and easily digestible. years referred to as "your favorite rapper's favorite sive, unpredictable punk band is now rapper," is now Houston's very own favorite rapper. getting national attention. See the Ian Wells, Daniel Mee, Matthew Wettergreen and reviews section later in the folio for a full synopsis. Dennis Lee contributed to this article.

noise musicians, and performs regularly at Super Happy Fun land. These are just a few examples of local The Houston Experiment musicians at the city's creative core, past and present. Acts that have since moved By Mark Flaum escape the limelight since releasing his then, moving through group and solo away from H-town, such as Charalambides 'Weird?' 'Experimental?' Those ad- first album to almost universal inatten- projects of his own (Black Leather Jesus, or the mystery man behind most of the jectives might apply, but the real word tion back in 1978. Jandek's blues is unlike Priest in Shit, and Werewolf Jerusalem, Ventricle Records catalog, should also behind the outer limits of the Houston any other the world has ever known. His as well as a number of releases under his be honored for their innovation. So many underground is 'unstoppable.' There is a music is a metaphor for itself—at times own name) and in collaboration with a Houston musicians have provided hours fountain of creativity in the sounds of this broken, unmusical, and staggering, at huge range of performers. For music so upon hours of original music to intrigue city, and when a musician hits the mainline, times wretched and tremendously sad. He determinedly un-listenable and abrasive, your ears and mind. the flow cannot be stemmed. Record after is earnest and honest, and while he'll tell harsh noise has stayed surprisingly alive record, song after song, the true innova- you everything you could possibly ask him through two decades of development, and tors of Houston music stretch the word about his soul, you will never understand is surely as popular today as it has been at What is the 'prolific' until it begs for relief. him. For decades he was dismissed as any other point in its history. After a flood Take for example DJ Screw—no longer amateurish and untalented, but ears have of compact discs, records, tapes, CD-R's, Rice Radio Folio? underground, the music of Robert Earl finally started to turn back to Jandek; and 7"s, I doubt even Ramirez himself has The Folio is first and foremost a pro- Davis Jr. has finally fallen from the sky we're starting to realize that his music is a clear sense of how much music he has gramming and listening guide designed and changed the face of hip hop. Shift the his music, not my music or your music. created over his career. He still performs to help you keep up with what's on pitch down, let the beats float gently like Fortunately, Jandek was prolific, too—45 live regularly in Houston and elsewhere. air. For your pleasure, our DJs also hammers made of cloud, let the voice of studio albums and seven live recordings. Lastly, Rotten Piece, composed of two generate a healthy serving of album the MC blow up like a balloon, like the The latter are particularly remarkable in musicians who have been a creative force reviews, playlists, band profiles, concert words you can't quite understand in those that, prior to 2004, Jandek never performed in Houston since the early '90s, has also calendars, interviews, and news and in- quicksand dreams, let it all get screwed a note in public. At a music festival in never earned enough attention outside of formation about KTRU and the Houston music scene. up. Screw music might relate to hip hop Glasgow, he was finally persuaded to break city limits. The duo has been performing today the way shoegaze did to rock in his silence unannounced and shocked since the early '90s, moving comfortably The Folio was a more regular feature the early '90s—it's an inescapable sound fans worldwide. To this date he has only between noise, wild collages of sound from the 1980s through the early that changed everyone who listened but performed once in his hometown, also and video, rumbling drone music, and 1990s, when it educated and enter- disappeared as soon as it began. And yet unannounced, back in 2006. Curious fans free improvisation. They've recorded at tained readers on a weekly basis. The will find a little insight into the myth of least 50 compact discs, perhaps a dozen today, a rapper can't pass through Houston station's boost to 50,000 watts and Jandek in the documentary Jandek on without dropping the name of DJ Screw, tapes, and a number of videos—most of resultant lack of a reliable on-campus Corwood. though he left the world seven years ago. which were self-released. They run a local signal until the late 1990s contributed His legacy lives, and so does his back Even further from the mainstream lies label called Lizy Squid Rekkids, which to its (partial) abandonment. This year, catalog—hundred of hours of mixes and one of the early originators of the sub-base- releases their own work as well as music the folio lives again, in a longer, if less freestyle backing tracks. So prolific was ment genre known as harsh noise. Richard from a number of other performers who frequent form. If you are new to KTRU, Screw that an entire storefront has been Ramirez first created explosive feedback explore similar musical terrains. Live, the Folio is an excellent place to begin established (7717 Cullen) to market noth- assaults and collages in 1989, inspired by Rotten Piece performances have featured what will no doubt be a long and fruitful ing more than his back catalog. Japanese innovators such as Hijokaidan dual electronics, guitar-synth histrionics, love affair. If you're already hooked, the Not all of Houston's outer voices have and Merzbow, as well as by a broad sweep and even a duet for saws—one singing, folio is just another way to get more of been so charmed by public attention. of less harsh outsiders such as Nurse with one chain-style. Moreover, the group has what you love. Another true original has managed to Wound. Ramirez has stayed active since jeen very active in supporting touring AW A'. .'-iS' r, ' ; 4^,;

— ARTIST PROFILES AND KTRUVIEWS RICE RADIO FOLIO G^jtma to SPRING 2008 Artist Profile: His Name Is Alive By Mark Flaum album on the Philadelphia-based High ensembles: Detroit based Nomo and Fusion. Finally, a live take on the first track Marion Brown is often referred to as Two record label. New York City's Antibalas. They played brings the album to a close. one of the great, unknown musicians of His Name Is Alive (HNIA) is perhaps two songs from Brown's early Free Jazz Overall, the performances here the free jazz era. He started his recording a strange band to be involved in bring- work, and a further three from the '70s may lack the pure musicianship of the career as a sideman in New York City, ing attention to the forgotten works of trio. Defever later brought the band to original works, for Marion Brown and playing alto sax behind a wide array of a jazz master. HNIA is the brainchild of his studio to re-record several of those his colleagues are among the most ac- important bandleaders. His contributions Warn Defever, who started his band as a songs and supplement an album release complished jazz musicians. Nevertheless, can be heard on Archie Shepp's Fire home-taping project with various female with three tracks. The album begins with separated from the fierce talents of the Music and John Contrane's Ascension, friends providing vocals for his basement a condensed studio version of the first original performances, the beauty and two powerful and vital masterworks of pop songs. Defever eventually caught the part of Sweet Earth Flying and is played power of the compositions hold their free jazz recorded in 1965. Soon after, he attention of the 4AD label, and His N ame Is almost tenderly despite a powerful pres- own. Furthermore, Defever brings a very debuted as a bandleader, with a tribute to Alive became a staple of the 4AD catalog, ence from the saxophone. Next is "Juba different sensibility to the music, in the Shepp on Impulse! and two albums on the which features seven HNIA albums in just Lee" from 1967, a piece that grows slowly touches of funk, the electronic glows, and underground ESP-Disc label, released in over a decade. While the early albums in waves, though a certain tension lurks the arrangements for a very different set 1966 and 1967. These albums established were comfortably rooted in the 4AD below. "Capricorn Moon," another early of performers. The jazz canon has always Brown as a fiery, explosive player who dreamy pop aesthetic, by the early 2000s work, brings a gentle funkiness that wasn't been hesitant to adopt works from the could cut through and soar above fierce (when 4AD became part of the Beggar's in the original, and the solos are a lot less free jazz era and after, and it falls to musi- percussive storms. He was also a scholar, Banquet family), Defever turned towards visceral. Next on the album are "Novem- cians such as Defever to prove that these moving to France to pursue his studies soul and rhythm-and-blues, which brought ber Cotton Flower," a rearrangement for compositions have as much life outside of and eventually holding faculty positions his relationship with the label to an early electric piano of one of Brown's earliest their creators' hands as do the classics of at several American universities. Soon close and may have alienated his fan base. compositions, and "Bismallhi 'Rrahmani' the bop era. his music moved in another direction, Since then he has moved on to his own Rrahim," the only piece on the disc not The label High Two is donating a becoming more spiritual and soulful, label and continued to release albums. But actually composed by Brown. This piece portion of the proceeds from this re- and less explosive. He released a trio of that doesn't fully encompass the recorded was in fact composed by Harold Budd, and lease to the Nepalese Youth Opportunity albums in the early 70s entitled Afternoon output of HNLA—Defever continued to Brown performs it on Budd's Pavilion of Foundation. Also, as Brown's own health of the Georgia Faun, Geechee Recollections, release basement tapes, live recordings, Dreams album for Brian Eno's Obscure has been failing—he recently underwent and Sweet Earth Flying, which drew on and noise side-projects on the Time Stereo label. Defever injects it with searing, multiple surgeries and is convalescing in Brown's Georgia upbringing as much as label, named after his own home studio. glowing guitar to make a powerful and a rest home—a rediscovery of Marion they did free jazz. These albums are the Jazz was possibly the only style of music emotive piece. Following that are two takes Brown's work may be more critical now bulk of the focus of the band His Name Defever hadn't dabbled in. of "Geechee Recollections," one from the than ever. Is Alive's tribute project, which began as Then, in November 2004, in a gallery performance and one from the studio, both a concert performance in Detroit back in in the Detroit area, Warn Defever teamed with a percussive foundation that feels 2004 and has now been released as a new up with members of two afrobeat-oriented Indian, or like Alice Coltrane's Indian-Jazz WANNA &£ A VDU CAN! AmiCAflflN* t>u£ JAN. Z? 5 P M CHECK OUT KTRU.ORG FOR DETAILS KTRIMEW: Conspicuous Being a "New DJ" Consumption By Alyssa Ibarra couldn't wipe clean the musical assump- I sat in the studio the early morning of tions and predispositions already etched my first shift, throwing tracks on air like I deeply into my brain. For years, I'd pushed was spreading something volatile through away metal and slept through classical, Houston—a wave of (Smog) hailing from so it was no surprise that on the day of the K-T-R-U Houston transmitter. I won't my first shift, I conveniently walked past Outdoor Show lie. I enjoyed it. But I wished I'd paid more their shelves in the stacks, looking instead attention to the DJs who had trained me. for bands that felt welcoming in their KTRU T-shirts Yes, I knew the rules and policies, as they familiarity. I stopped mid-shift and asked Youth Large, and Adult Small through XL. were so politely shoved down my throat, myself, where did my initial curiosity go? Mail Order: $10 + $2 for postage *• but the grace of navigating through the I closed my eyes, trying to picture its last Send orders and inquiries to the Sultan o' Stick. stacks with purpose—the intuition ofknow- manifestation, and realized that the curios- Please specify design and size. Include your email address and phone number. ing whether to play the blues track or the ity was t rapped in my car, the place where '°9 bunny Indonesian number after the electronic I was last spoon-fed good, diverse music. one—was all lost in the shuffle. I was You see, the DJs were the ones that did it simply a new DJ with an old perspective on so well. They fed me these sounds and I Plenty of music, one that relied on safeness, though gulped them up, believing they knew what sizes and they were doing. But then I became the m'I f* I knew very well that safeness would get styles me nowhere. DJ, and I couldn't find a spoon. j I flli I had picked up the DJ application on This confusion stuck with me for a available impulse. The only time I actually listened couple of weeks. After a few shifts, I now to KTRU was in my car, where once every understand that I would choke if I tried to couple of weeks I would find myself ex- swallow this station whole. I have to start m Iitc claiming in surprise to no one in particular off nibbling around what's comfortable , ' r: 2 that I actually knew the song playing. The and inch my way through the rest. Only songs were, for the most part, stuff I would then will I learn to drown out my musical never intentionally listen to, but oddly ignorance with the beats of reggae and enough they managed to get my fingers wash away my preconceived notions of tapping on the steering wheel. I'm not what good music is with the soapy noise saying I was sucked in immediately; it was that is genetic memory. It's a process that For free KTRU stickers, send a self-addressed stamped a slow-growing addiction. But over time I I may never fully complete, but in my at- envelope, 1 stamp affixed for every 2 stickers you want, to enjoyed having the unknown funneled into tempt, I will serve it all to you in three-hour Sultan o' Stick SftSr,c# M retmu I my ears, because even if the style didn't shifts and five-song sets, hoping that at c/o KTRU rice ruuiv-3 fit, my ears adapted to it. They now hang least one tune will get your fingers tap- P.O. Box 1892 low, hypertrophied. ping—maybe even crawling toward the Houston, TX 77251 stack of blank DJ applications. After all, Specify yellow with black letters or black with yellow letters. I was generally curious about the sta- Or, pick them up outside the station. Yummo! tion to begin with, but I applied to become the music tastes so good, and you know We sell & give away our merchandise at all of our events! a DJ simply because my ears demanded Houston is always hungry. more music. Unfortunately, mere curiosity 4k ARTIST PROFILES AND KTRUVIEWS RICE RADIO FOLIO GslM] SPRING 2008

KTRUVIEW: FIrom the Board of Directors On December 18, 2007, the media control reality. Watch Al FCC's five commissioners, in a 3- Jazeera (if you can find it in the 2 party line decision "that would U.S.), or listen to the World Radio make George Orwell Proud,"1 Network on KTRU—you would voted to loosen media ownership think you inhabited a whole other rules to allow cross ownership planet. We need more credible between newspapers and TV and voices, not less. radio stations in the U.S.'s 20 Even if all you care about is largest media markets. music, you should be concerned The decision follows over 20 about media consolidation. It years of eviscerated pubic ser- used to be you could hear local vice requirements, and a series artists and styles of all sorts on of townhall meetings across the your local radio rotation. Today country in which citizens almost you can drive from L.A. to N.Y.C. unanimously spoke out against and hear the same 20 songs altering regulations to promote from Cumulus and Clear Channel media consolidation. stations. Radio, television, and Commissioner Kevin Martin newspapers are dominated by a cites a changing media land- handful of mega corporations. scape (e.g. the internet) as dilut- A healthy democracy requires ing the need to regulate diversity media that challenges the status in media ownership between quo, "that challenges the gov- major networks, radio, and news- ernment, that acts as a fourth papers. And, he submits, news- estate, not for the state." That is, papers are dying as advertising "before the consolidated press revenues dry up and paper sales leads us into another war."2 sour, necessitating that compa- KTRU has a role in this. nies diversify into radio and TV to We are one of the last places remain solvent. in Houston you can hear local The economies of scale driv- music. We have a News show— ing consolidation are understand- a small one, which we are trying able. We would suggest however to build up. With 50,000 watts, that consolidating ownership and we are uniquely positioned for a narrowing the range of voices college station to do a little good available to the public outweighs in the world. any "growth of the economic pie." The role of KTRU is to do We worry about the impact what little it can to fight the kW* ©it of consolidation on a country homogenized, the dissolute, and involved in a global war on terror, the vapid. This underpins our yet with some of the lowest voter mission statement calling for turnout in the Western world, underexposed, eclectic, progres- and where "localism" in network sive programming. Our mission is TV extends primarily to weather, more profound than playing weird sports, and "if it bleeds it leads" music. junk news. We find it hard to Comments can be directed 03 believe that further consolidation to [email protected] and homogenization will improve S the already tenuous quality of 1 Commissioner Michael J. Copps U.S. media. 2 Amy Goodman, "The FCC's Christmas In a world of mediated ex- Gift to Big Media" perience, those who control the Field IM55S33B BMgifcondren MsIigEVgDil3 HlenriinglHIall Artist Profile: Artist Profile: Th(? Bug By Lance Higdon The subsequent album Killing Sound "The Bug" is the moniker of Kevin (released under the name Razor X Pro- Martin, a native of rural southeast Eng- ductions in collaboration with veteran land who pioneered a particularly brutal soundclash DJ ITie Rootsman) pushed The Red Krayola take on dancehall reggae. After putting the industrial-bashment juggernaut By Lindsey Simard in the Houston music scene. The Red in time in the noise/improv group GOD, even further to the margins. Featuring The Red Krayola began, humbly, as Krayola regularly played at Love, a club Martin began exploring the shared spaces cutthroat chants from MCs like Wayne a Houston rock trio in 1%6, with the then located on the corner of Richmond between experimental music, hip-hop and Lonesome and Cutty Ranks, Killing Sound copyright-infringing name The Red and Shepherd and frequented by hippies. dub reggae in the groups Techno Animal presents a blissfully un-ironic filtering of Crayola. University of St. Thomas student The band encouraged audience members (a collaboration with Justin Broaderick titanium-tough drum machines and ca- Mayo Thompson, a guitarist and the only to join them on stage and do "something of Napalm Death/Jesu fame). Ice, and reening sound effects through a derelict stable member of the group throughout audible" during its free form pieces. Sidewinder. In the late 90s. Martin debuted Kingston meat grinder—a sound clash in its history, teamed up with fellow St. The band members referred to these The Bug with Tapping the Conversation, a simulacrum. Thomas student Steve Cunningham on participants as the Familiar Ugly; their an alternative soundtrack to the Coppola Subsequent to Killing Sound, The Bug bass and Frederik Barthleme, who was cacophony can be heard on The Parable film The Conversation. Produced with DJ has released two 12" singles that mark a better known for his fiction than for his of Arable Ixind. Vadim, the album mined digital dub and step away from dancehall towards dubstep, broken beat for inspiration. drumming. Barthleme described them After creating an even less accessible favoring a bass science and a half-time stut- as "elitist pseudo-hippies" entrenched in album Coconut Hotel and then releasing On the 2003 album Pressure, however, ter to the former's tightwound riddims. the arts, better at thinking about music the more accessible God Hless the Red Kray- Martin smeared the brutal sonic palette Nonetheless, the ragga-influeneed vocal than at playing it. ola and All Who Sail With It, Red Krayola of industrial and noise music over frantic contributions of Flowdan and Killa P (both from the grimey Roll Deep Crew), along Like most post-punk groups, The Red dissolved until the late '70s. Thompson dancehall reggae. Hie tracks juxtaposed with Martin's splatter-happy production Krayola wanted to deconstruct rock music moved to the UK and enlisted other post- the gruff, near-impenetrable sounds of values, keep The Bug safely on the dark through experimental noise and structure. punk greats—including Gina Birch of MCs like ragga pioneer Daddy Freddy side of the yard. The band's debut The Parable of Arable the Raincoats, Epic Soundtracks of Swell with distorted, dystopian versions that iMtid demonstrates these arty ambitions. Maps, and lx>ra Logic of X-Ray Spex and threaten to implode one's speaker cones. When International Artists released the Essential Logic—to revive the group. album in 1967, it was lumped with other In the mid-'90s, after several more Red Texas psychedelia, such as label mates Krayola albums and a stint in Pere Ubu, the 13th Floor Elevators. Now, this still- Thompson began releasing Red Krayola notorious debut is seen as a precursor albums on the Drag City label, including nmnnnuDsvjstzn to industrial rock and avant-garde noise 2007's Sighs Trapped By Liars. rock. Want to hear Houston's most famous Given the band members' involvement post-punk band? Call KTRU to request Red nru7/rr?r7777P i i-wu z / in the Houston art scene, Red Krayola Krayola or listen to the post-punk show naturally became a notable participant on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. CHUBULIXXUZEm EVENTS AND CALENDARS SPRING 2008 RICE RADIO FOLIO . to

HIT THE GROUND RUNNING UPCOMING KT1UJ CONCERTS, By Mark Flaum and Daniel Mee EVENTS & OTHER Houston's scene runs the gamut from experimental to bubblegum pop, death metal to gamelan, so mark your calendars and checkout IMPORTANT DATES KTRU's upcoming shows page, and other sites that note upcoming shows in the area. Don't forget to ask around or make a call and see * All items subject to change- if the show is sold out. Also, stay tuned, and you just might pick up Stay up-to-date at ktru.org with maps, times, etc. a few free tickets. Friday, January 18, 2008, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. PICK YOUR FIGHTS: KTRU Live Broadcast @ Rice Memorial Center Lobby

Friday, January 18: Six Organs of Admittance @ Walter's on Wednesday, January 23, 2008, 5 p.m. Washington Deadline: Fall DJ Applications: Turn in Outside KTRU

Saturday, January 19: Cooper-Moore, Forbes Graham & Nioka Friday, February 1, 2008, 5 p.m. Workman @ Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex Deadline: Battle of the Bands Demos and Applications Sunday, January 20: MGMT/Yeasayer @ Walter's on Washington See ktru.org for submission details

Friday, January 25: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings @ & Friday, February 29, 2008, 7 p.m. Walter's on Washington KTRU Battle of the Bands @ Lovett Undergrounds/Lyles, Rice University Wednesday, January 30: Tetuzi Akiyama and Jozef van Wissem @ Byzantine Chapel Fresco Museum, The Menil Collection. Sunday, April 13, 2008, Noon to 9 p.m Friday, February 22: Black Lips @ Rudyard's KTRU Outdoor Show @ Field between RMC, Fondren Library and Herring Hall Friday, February 29: Tatsuya Nakatani @ Super Happy Fun Land Tuesday, March 11: Parts & Labor @ The Mink Backroom Listen\toIourJstreaminqiwebcast Friday, March 28: The Dirtbombs @ Rudyard's

Make sure you check out calendars online for a full list of Nolradioi? upcoming shows!

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see ktru-org for submission rules and details Questions? Rache1o3rice.edu EVENTS AND SCHEDULES RICE RADIO FOLIO Dsama ©At,H to SPRING 2008 KTRU Small Concerts: A Semester in Review ; f By Rachel Orosco Although Houston's fickle weather This past fall, KTRU's tried to bring to forced us indoors for two of our four Rice some of the best bands that Houston's concerts, the bands still rocked out and underground has to offer, free of cost. At- made sure the crowds experienced a great tendees saw everything from the quirky show. Even in the confines of Farnsworth tunes of The Mathletes, who compelled Pavilion, The Blades and The Gowns each the audience to form dancing lines in delivered phenomenal sets, captivating a Rice's Grand Hall, to the funky beats of circle of fans and student-center passers- Studemont Project, which provided some by, who sat around the stage, bobbing of the fuel for Fall's Sausage Fest when their heads from side to side. they performed outside of Valhalla. Why does KTRU organize these free Other performers in KTRU's series concerts? To put it simply, we want to get of four free-concerts included The Satin underexposed music out to whomever we Hooks, Earnie Banks, The Blades, The can, however we can. These concerts are Gowns, Television Skies, Free Radicals, not just for DJs or the KTRU crowd. This and The Jonx. We chose these bands by semester we've seen quite a few new faces searching for the best-sounding under- from both Rice and the rest of the Houston exposed artists in the Houston area and community show up to our concerts, and beyond. To attract different groups of we hope this continues. And frankly, at students on campus and spark a general the end of the day, outside of expanding interest in concert-going, we used a variety your musical bubble and making it easy of on-campus venues—the Grand Hall, for you to experience bands you might Farnsworth Pavilion, and the Valhalla otherwise never get a chance to see, we lawn. We hope these conveniently lo- would be plenty satisfied just to see you Friday Night Lights cated free concerts provided an enjoyable come out and have a good time listening Studemont Project mixes things up at the Sausage Fest outside Valhalla by alternative to more typical Rice social to good music. adorning themselves with strings of light. w functions.

SNEAK PREVIEW: 17th Annual Outdoor Show: 13 April 2008, Noon - 9:00 p.m.

This year, we're working on an Outdoor Show to match last year's, which featured a catchy national act that drew large crowds to pack the Grand Hall to capacity. Weather and construction permitting, we will hold this year's show on the field between the Student Center and Herring Hall, behind Fondren Library. Otherwise, we will rock it from the Grand Hall as we did last year. With the support of local businesses, student organizations and student government on campus, and from the nine residential colleges, we hope to secure a headlining act sure to entertain any- one who gives it a chance. This year we also expect to increase the number of bands at the show from last year's five acts to eight or nine. Expect to see a wide array of genres represented at this show, as no two acts will fall in the same category. KTRU's Who needs a stage> 17th Annual Outdoor Show promises to be eclectic, electric, Gowns make do with limited space in Farnsworth Pavilion by leveling with fans. anfl, hopefully, outdoors. See you there.

LY T© ii GCTM Applications to be a KTRU DJ are available! Anyone is eligible: we are especially looking for Rice students (undergrad and grad), but other members of the Rice and wider Houston communities are welcome to apply. No radio experience required.

You can pick up an application from the envelope outside the station door located on the 2nd floor of the RMC (a.k.a. the student center). Or get one online at SHAWNA FORNEY www.ktru.org. Applications and Interview Sign Ups Space City Gamelan rocks out Space City Gamelan rocks out at Unusual Animals, an October collaberatlon of are due Wednesday January 23 at 5 p.m. Asthmatic Kitty Records. Dlverseworks. and KTRU Houston 4k FROM THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT RICE RADIO FOLIO CsaTQD SPRING 2008 TOP 35 FOR THE WEEK OF 01.07.2008 ARTIST ALBUM LABEL Robert Wyatt Comicopera Domino Various Artists Everything You Always Wanted To Know About 60s Mind Expansive Punkadehc Arf! Arf! Garage Rock Instrumental But Were Afraid To Ask Odd Nosdam Level Live Wires Anticon Prefuse 73 Preparations Warp Mirah And Spectratone International Share This Place K Vashti Bunyan Lookaftering Fat Cat/Dicristina Motion Turns It On Rima Self-released Richard Youngs Autumn Response Jagjaguwar Bush Tetras Boom In The Night Roir DJ Alibi One Day Tres Edit Certified Air Raid Material Alpha Pup The Lickets Journey In Caldecott International Corporation New Model Army High Attack Attack Yasushi Miura Meek Karidome Various Artists Eccentric Soul: Mighty Mike Lenaburg Numero Charlie Peacock Love Express Ex-curio Runway The Budos Band The Budos Band II Daptone Los Campesinos Sticking Fingers Into Sockets Arts And Crafts Future Rapper Land Of A Thousand Rappers Asthmatic Kitty Flying Lotus Reset EP Warp Letters Letters Type Treasure Mammal You Wish I Was Channeling Your Spirit Dreamy Draw Charalambides Likeness Kranky The Cave Singers Invitation Songs Matador Siouxsie Man tar ay Universal Toots And The Maytals Light Your Light Concord Various Artists Can't Stop It II: Australian Post-Punk 1979-84 Chapter Music Chicago Afrobeat Project (A) Move To Silent Unrest Self-released Corrina Repp The Absent And The Distant Caldo Verde Alice Coltrane Journey In Satchidananda Impulse! Coco Play Drums And Bass K Kilowatts Routes Artificial Music Machine Extra Golden Hera Ma Nono Hi rill Jockey Various Artists Tango Around Hie World Putumayo The Donkeys The Donkeys Antenna Farm Playlist Recommendations By Adam Guerra The 'playlist' is a group of 100 CDs Artist Title Label chosen by the Music Department Donald Byrd Ethiopian Knights Blue Note Records that most people (including DJs) are unfamiliar with. CDs are dropped and Drakkar Sauna Jambraham Lincoln Marriage Records added from the playlist each week to keep things fresh. Listed below are ten Concrete Violin Triskedekaphobia Axis Mundi Fall 2007 former playlist albums that were particularly good and deserve Turner Cody Buds of May Digitalis Industries extra attention. They run the musical Various Artists Can't Stop It! Australian Post-Punk 1978-82 Festival gamut from Jake Lefco (Philadelphia rap) to Donald Byrd (70s funk) to a Two Star Symphony Danse Macabre Self-Released compilation of Australian post-punk. Concrete Violin and Two Star Symphony Winston Jazz Routine Sospiri The Record Machine are both innovative local bands. Though Jake Lefco And You Are? KRURecords all of these albums have now been filed in the general stacks, all these albums Peter Toh Shoes of a Beast Hidden Track Music are still worth checking out, or at least worth requesting at KTRIJ. Konk The Sounds of Konk Soul Jazz

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Navrang The Navrang ("Nine Colors") Show covers the music of the Indian subcontinent, Specialty Shows with a focus on music from films, but also capturing the diversity of the region with Indian classical, folk, Indipop, Asian underground and "Western fusion" music out of the region in a "spicy musical curry." Check it out Saturday afternoons, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. With Strange Names Revelry Report The Revelry Report airs Friday nights from 5 to 7 p.m. and focuses primarily on Specialty shows make up around 30 percent of our programming hours, most local events in and around Texas. In the past, the Revelry Report focused on just about during the evening hours between 5 p.m. and 1 a.m. These shows endeavor to play everything, including Austin City Limits, national art openings (occurring locally), under/unexposed music from genres other than rock. Some of our shows have less- SXSW (South by Southwest, for newcomers), College Music Journal and a number than-intuitive names, which might leave you wondering what the hell is actually going of major benefits for various charities in and around town. on air. Here are the shows with the weirdest naming conventions: In its current incarnation, the show also places a strong emphasis on live studio performances by local and touring musicians, interviews with artists and musicians, Chickenskin and an overall coverage of events in Houston. By doing so, the Revelry Report has Chickenskin Music airs Thursday Evenings on KTRU from 8 -10 p.m. The show narrowed its focus, aiming to introduce our audience to alternative outlets for night- gets its name from an old blues expression referring to music that gives you 'chick- life while exposing the many wonderful events in Houston that might otherwise go enskin', or goose bumps. At the beginning it was collage of bluegrass, folk, rockabilly, under the radar. classical and jazz. The idea coming from a thought—all music from A to Z is related, and can be played together. It's just a matter of how you get from A to Z. Live guests Scordatura have always been a part of the show. Over the years we've hosted Lyle Lovett, Eric The Scordatura Show explores modern and contemporary classical music: i.e., Taylor, Jason Eklund, The Neville Brothers, James McMurtry, Preston Reed, Sue experimental, electronic, or otherwise unusual music voiced for more or less tradi- Foley, Tish Hinijosa, Ani DiFranco... and the list goes on. tionally orchestral instruments, generally since 1900. Representative artists would include Glass, Reich, Cage, Stockhausen, Pierre Schaeffer, and the like, though we try to emphasize lesser known material, as our show bleeds across into the glitchi- Genetic Memory ness of the Electronic Show, the experimentation of the Jazz Show, and the noisiness Genetic Memory is a series of three-hour expet iments within the sonic void. It is a of Genetic Memory. continuously redefining aural enigma, wrapped around a divergent collection of refer- ence points, from percussive implosions to explosive decompressions, from trepanned sound poetry to doomed Grimmrobe sludge, from the meticulous and improvised to the orchestrated and chaotic, from old school industrial to new school drone, from Programming Changes free-jazz freakouts to freaky prog noodlings, from primitive electrons to digital dust Listeners should note the following changes from our Fall 2007 Folio's published schedule: devils, from Dadaist spasms to Actionist Grand Guignols, and a myriad of tangents in : •- . •/,, " ' /; '/< between. A rotating crew of hosts and hostesses gives each show a constantly shifting • center of gravity, with each DJ formulating his or her own definition of "music minus • Scordatura has gone from defunct to airing Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. one chromosome." On Monday nights, from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., follow the unraveling Tune in for modern and contemporary classical music. strands of Genetic Memory. • KTRU News has gone from defunct to airing Fridays from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. as we try to bring relevant issues and unheard voices to the fore. * The Electronic Show has been moved forward one hour, and now airs from MK Ultra 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday. MK Ultra has been moved forward as well, to air Need a fix of the latest in underground electronic dance music? Not to worry— 9 p.m. to midnight. MK Ultra has you covered, and we're one of the very few Houston radio shows that • Navrang has gone from defunct to airing Saturdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. does. Every Friday night from 9 p.m.-12 a.m., we showcase 3 hours of live in-station Tune in for the music of the Indian subcontinent. DJ-mixes from the cream of the crop of local acts (and every now and then some international superstars). We hit all the sub-genres, whether it's house, drum n bass, progressive, breaks, etc! You can check us out on the web, at http://mkultra.us for past set recordings, details on sending promos, and how to submit I)J demos! The General Shift Mutant Hardcore Flower Hour What does a general shift, which makes up around 70% of our schedule, Once upon a time, when today's college freshmen were little more than a staring sound like? The answer is as varied as the DJs that spin tracks, but there are complex and a bad perm, alternative, indie rock, garage, emo, grunge and hardcore certain commonalities. all had the same name: punk. Every Thursday night at 10, the Mutant Hardcore Our "playlist" consists of around 100 albums. General shift shows in- Flower Hour explores the genre that gave birth to all the lame bands that annoy your clude 4 playlist tracks per hour, plus one each shift. The hope is for DJs to try parents, your roommates, and your friends, proving that nothing is more cathartic out new and challenging music, while leaving them by and large free to select than giving everyone the finger at the same time, including yourself. Like Steven Van their own tracks. You also will hear at least 2 tracks from underrepresented Zandt, we play the Ramones, everyone who influenced the Ramones, and everyone genres each hour, including blues, jazz, world music from Afghanistan to the Ramones influenced. If it's fast and loud, if it's angry, if it rocks, we've got it—but Zimbabwe, improvised and experimental music, and even pure noise. It's not it's more complicated than that. D. Boon of the Minutemen put it simply: Punk is uncommon to hear a modern classical track, followed by indie pop, chased whatever we make it to be. with drumming out of Cameroon, followed by hip hop. It's eclectic; it's challenging; it's KTRU.

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RICE RADIO FOLIO SPRING 2008 II KTRU News, Reborn, Amplifies Otherwise Unheard Voices By Carina Baskett and mood in the absence of images—so I organizations doing some good in the but is going on in your own backyard. This summer, part of my job doing decided to somehow get involved in radio world. For example, we interviewed Dr. KTRU News' overall focus is on Rice, ecology research was to sit outside alone production. I looked to KTRU. Fady Joudah of Doctors Without Borders, Houston, and issues or perspectives that and watch bees for hours on end. My iPod Part of KTRU's mission is to educate an organization bringing doctors and are absent from the mainstream media. became my best friend, but I hadn't added Houstonians and Rice students with eclec- medicine to people such as refugees who We are just getting started. The interest new mu sic for ages, so my playlists quickly tic programming which brings underex- do not have access to healthcare. We also from the student body and community grew old. Thank goodness for countless posed and unheard ideas and traditions interviewed Professor Allen Matusow of and the quality of the programming have fresh podcasts, free radio-style shows to the fore—KTRU News nicely fits the the Rice History Department about how already risen greatly in one semester, and downloadable through iTunes. I listened bill. Sadly, news programming had been the Bush administration compares to we can only get better. to national and world news, science news, absent from KTRU for several years. those of the past, getting past the garbage Listen to KTRU News Fridays at 5 p. m. fiction and nonfiction stories. I fell in love KTRU News now broadcasts the voices on what passes for network news, and to To see the schedule of upcoming topics with the creative medium of radio com- of Houston and Rice thinkers, doers, and dispel some of the mystery surrounding and hear past shows, visit http://bang. munication—the way it leaves so much leaders. In just one semester, we have the culture of academia. rice.edu/outdoor. Email lexusinabaskett@ to the mind's eye of the listener, the way already produced interviews, a bilingual Additionally, through the show, we ktru.org to get involved, or with questions the speakers are so human and intimate radio drama, and shows on politics, faculty hope to and highlight some fascinating and or comments because they use tone to convey emotion diversity, nanotechnology, and nonprofit relevant research you've never heard of, APPLY TO BE A KTRU DJ! Applicationnations to be a KTRKTKU D UJ Jar ear availablee available! Anyon! Anyone ies ieligibles eligible: w: ew are e especially looking for Rice students (undertjrad and arad), but other members of the Rice antandf wider Houston communitiesare welcome to apply! No radio experience required. You can pick up an application from the envelope outside the station door, located on the 2nd floor of the RMC (a.k.a. the student center).0r get one online at www.ktru.org. Applications and Interview Sign Ups are due Wednesday January 23 at 5 p.m.

* A Brief History of KTRU and me Arbitron Corporation By Aaron Reese, Immediate Former research. We used to submit our station Station Manager frequency and "slogan ID" to them to be KTRU has had an interesting history listed in the rankings. Examples of this with the Arbitron corporation, which include 107.9 "The Rock." Here are some does radio station rankings and audience of KTRU's tags, through the ages: KTRU "F-Word Radio" (Fall '87) KTRU "Cockroach In Your Pants" (Winter '92) KTRU "The Pope Pees Pink" (January '92) KTRU "Cute Bunnies Sipping Tea" (Spring '94) KTRU "Okinawa Rasta Beef' (Summer '94) KTRU "Music That Colin Loves" (Fall '94) KTRU "A Boogie For Your Boogaloo' (Spring '95) KTRU "We Worship Space Potatoes" (Spring '95) KTRU "Later Rinse Repeat" (Winter '96) KTRU "My Pants Fit Oddly" (Summer '96) KTRU "24 Hour Adult Radio" (Fall '96)

Though this is unconfirmed, in Sum- surveys in the past year. In both cases, mer of'95 we purportedly tried to change you'll see on the copies of forms they our name to "Ignore your Arbitrons."The supplied the slogans are impudent. spot is printed blank. Mr. Rupp, I'm bringing this to your In response, we received the follow- attention with the hope that you'll agree ing: that this is an inappropriate way for your Dear Mr. Rupp (President, Rice Uni- radio station to be identified. Your station versity): management may think that this is all very I'm writing you about the university's amusing, but may fail to realize that the radio station, KTRU. Four times each year, other broadcasters in Houston receive a in conjunction with audience measure- copy of this information. The message is ment surveys we conduct in Houston, currently one that doesn't enhance your we ask your radio station management to station's or your university's image with supply us with some information about the Houston area broadcasters. station. One of the things we ask for is the I hope your schedule allows you to give radio station's "slogan." A slogan is most your prompt attention to this matter. I'll often the term or phrase radio stations use look forward to hearing from you. on the air to identify their format. KTRU's management has supplied us Sincerely Yours, with the requested information for two M. Patricia Duggan TAYLOR JOHNSON PROGRAMMING GUIDE RICE RADIO FOLIO fearoo to SPRING 2008

WhaBy Paul Thompson t isBrothers M, UnderworldK, and Fatbo yUltra Slim masses, and clubs to? spread word about 'Techno is lame, repetitive, and dull. It are reinventing their sound and tweaking upcoming events. barely qualifies as an artistic endeavor. It's their performances to appeal to a changing As the only radio show based in Hous- the music of choice for people who can't market. Acts such as Justice, Digitalism, ton devoted entirely to electronic dance seem to find the beat on the dance floor, and Simian Mobile Disco have released music, we have a passionate group of local and it all sounds exactly the same." critically-acclaimed albums and embarked and national listeners (thanks to KrRU's I can see where these critics are upon North American tours. webstream), an active presence on local coming from; radio-friendly, cookie-cutter Houston is a prime location for elec- music forums, and a wealth of high-quality, techno tracks, for lack of a better term, tronic music that is slowly beginning to archived sets at www.mkultra.us.. Every blow. KTRU is not about radio-friendly be recognized on a larger stage. Local Friday night from 9 p.m. until midnight, music. MK Ultra is not about radio-friendly producers create tracks that end up being MK Ultra features three guests who spin dance music. You can find that stuff else- spun in Asia and Europe by world-famous live sets in our studio. Although the show where. Instead, we want to expand our artists like Tiesto, releasing their cuts on is centered on the Houston electronic listeners' awareness of how large a genre websites like iTunes and Beatport, and music scene, we have had internationally- "electronic dance" really is by featuring DJs turning out remixes for some of the big- renowned artists such as Junkie XL, BT, from both the Houston area and further gest names. DJs from the area are invited Infusion, and Hybrid drop in for live sets afield who produce and spin tracks you across the world to spin in front of huge and interviews. Our sound varies from have never heard before. crowds. Houston is home to one of the show to show: One week we might have After the initial boom of rave cul- largest dubstep (slow, bass-heavy music a three-hour dirty-house extravaganza, ture in the early '90s, the dance music that grew out of the English trip-hop scene) full of energy and pounding bass, and the industry became saturated with a slew communities in the US. It's a popular city next time you tune in you could hear sexy, of underwhelming releases aimed at the for DJs to per form in, with clubs like Rich's, laid-back deep house, or stuttering, glitchy general public. Hardcore listeners were Warehouse, and Bar-Rio pulling in artists breakbeats. We try to keep our listeners upset with artists' decisions to yield to ranging from the aggressive electro-house coming back for more, and we do our the allure of pop culture, while casual mayhem of MSTRKRFT to the cascading best to give newer or lesser-known DJs listeners just thought the music sucked. synth lines and huge build-ups of progres- an opportunity to be heard. Junkie XL drops by the studio for a live set Recently, however, dance music has seen a sive trance legend Paul van I )yk. Houston- Dance music is back, and Houston and interview. dramatic revival. Daft Punk'scurrent world based record labels and producing crews has put itself on the map as a hotspot tour, featuring the duo clad in robot suits organize some of the largest techno shows for producers and DJs alike. The influx your musical knowledge, and learn the performing inside of a giant LEI) pyramid in the South. MK Ultra allows DJs an op- of big names in addition to the wealth of ins and outs of electronic music. Tunc in is being called the must-see experience of portunity to showcase their mixing skills local talent in the area makes MK Ultra a on Fridays from 9PM until midnight and the year. House music is getting sampled and track selections, producers with the really exciting show to be working for at start your night off right! in hit songs and names like the Chemical chance for their music to be heard by the the moment. It's a great way to expand

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Artist: Various Artists Artist: Little Brother Title: Black Mirror: Reflections in Global Musics \m •: nnajn ; Title: Get Back 1918-1955 *•/***? •> $ Label: ABB Label: Dust to Digital By Devin Naquin By Nick Schlossman Unfortunately, many deserving rappers get glossed over in both the mainstream rap and indie hip-hop circuits. These This is a 24-track album of musical snapshots from over 20 artists get ignored in "the game" because they don't have the nations. Each track has been pulled from crumbling 78 RPM publicity backing of Interscope or Jive, and they get passed on records produced between 1918 and 1955 (now an obsolete by the indie hip-hop elite because they aren't "conscientious" format, replaced by 45 and 33.3 RPM vinyl) and cleaned to a sparkle. enough in their verses. Music store owner, musician, and writer Ian Nagoski takes you by the hand to visit Little Brother is one of those perennially forgotten. Since the inception of the group some of his favorite sounds from around the world, from intense Serbian nationalist epic by rappers Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh and producer 9th Wonder in North Carolina poetry to droning, otherworldly Buddhist prayer, to upbeat, pre-independence Cameroo- in 2001, Little Brother has run the gamut of the small-town hip-hop crew. Their first full nian rumba. Only a small handful of the tracks have been re-released since their original length album The Listening released in 2003 was a surprise underground sensation but pressings to vinyl in the first half of the 20th century, making for an eclectic collection went relatively unnoticed until Jay-Z enlisted 9th Wonder to produce "Threat" on The of rarities and exotica. Black Album. Jay-Z's notoriety and a subsequent national tour with Oakland hip-hop crew On the album you will find one of the first commercial recordings of gamelan music Hieroglyphics pushed Little Brother to ink a major label deal with Atlantic. The group's (while the original recording flopped in the 1920s, gamelan has gone on to become a sophomore effort The Minstrel Show released in 2005 reaped the rewards of the Atlantic "world music" cliche), as well as a very strange and wonderful portion of Chinese opera promotions behemoth with both critical acclaim and a glimpse on the Billboard charts. and a 10-year-old Scandinavian boy singing. However, the waters since then have been murky. The album does not have an organizing idea or generic, targeted sound like the Putumayo World compilations you find in airport gift shops and finer grocery stores. It Released October 23 2007, Little Brother's third album Get Back is the result of several is an all too brief foray into unknown world music, with Nagoski there to point out his drastic changes. The group has split with 9th Wonder, thereby pulling in various known favorites. and unknown producers including lllmind, Khrysis, and Hi-Tek for the album. However, The liner notes are invaluable and attempt to situate each song in terms of its com- there remains one track produced by 9th Wonder—"Breakin' My Heart", the shining star positional background, and why it was recorded. The album also provides a glance at track of the album featuring the self-proclaimed "best rapper alive" Lil Wayne. As if a the first several decades of an infant but growing recording industry. change in personnel weren't enough, Little Brother has also opted to go independent Listeners will be excited by how difficult it is to pinpoint what part of the world each on this release and bid farewell to Atlantic. Likewise, any headway Atlantic was making song comes from without checking the track listing, and many share a peculiarly mys- in pushing the group onto mainstream media has lost momentum, leaving the group to terious, haunting quality. It is indeed a black mirror, a murky, distorted reflection of a remain relatively unknown. bygone world, the influences behind much of the music untraceable. Get Back then is an attempt at answering the fundamental question of groups like Little The album is conveniently available, tax exempt, for $15 from Dust to Digital's website. Brother: Who are we rapping for and why? With popular rap culture and the independent It comes highly recommended. art chic so diametrically opposed, an artist is forced to choose sides, but what do you do when your work lies somewhere in between? After a stint at testing the mainstream waters, Little Brother is finally trying to answer this question. In "Can't Win For Losing", Phonte summarizes the group's thoughts and ultimately comes to the conclusion that "now I'm back on my shit/'Cause me and my team gon' make do what it do/had a long Artist: James Blackshaw hard talk with my nigga Jazzy Jeff/He said, 'Fuck 'em 'te, do it for you!"' This realization Title: The Cloud of Unknowing sets the stage for the rest of Get Back—a manifesto for the new midstream hip-hop Label: Tompkins Square existential crisis. By Sam Barrett

At a time when contemporary artists use a lot to say very Artist: Fatal Flying Guilloteens FA Title: Quantum Fucking little, James Blackshaw's The Cloud of Unknowing is infinitely i^T j J.r FLYING GU:LLOT£FN5 refreshing: armed almost solely with a 12-string acoustic guitar, Label: French Kiss r i he crafts elegant musical landscapes that even some of the By Ian Wells most ornate instrumentation couldn't hope to capture—all at nnn1 toawflSa-l nLsvtefr J the tender age of 25. Yet the album is never intimidating or overwhelming for the casual Eleven years after starting as a one-off gag act, the Fatal listener; it finds a perfect balance between experimentation and accessibility that it Flying Guilloteens have been featured in Vice, Pitchfork, and ___ even Spin, cementing them as the kings of Houston's under- maintains throughout. [V >1 %i A The four major tracks on The Cloud of Unknowing share the same narrative structure. estimated punk demographic. Their third full-length, released First, Blackshaw introduces a skillfully articulated idea, and then—through absolutely on French Kiss (Les Savy Fav. Thunderbirds are Now!), is their frantic finger picking —mutates it into its new but altogether fitting conclusion. This most polished to date (perhaps cleanly recorded is a better way to say it), absent of the transformation is fascinating to hear; literally thousands of distinct notes barrage the fuzz of their previous albums but still just as dangerous and raw as their infamous live listener's ear as the track revises itself. These highly detailed lines never lose focus, shows. Each track is a riot, driven not so much by the drums as the screaming, grinding however; there is clear purpose to the way Blackshaw plays. guitars —this isn't power-chord punk; each song is all over the fretboard. The Guilloteens Because the album is so sparse, the added glockenspiel and violin on "Running to (with Something Fierce, and in the vein of Pain Teens and Sad Pygmy) are keeping gut- the Ghost" provide unexpected counterweight to the guitar's intricate melody. Yet they ter-punk alive in this city. Highly recommended. are never out of place; they merely provide emphasis for the song's relentless progres- sion. Later, on the album's 15-plus-minute closer "Stained Glass Window," Blackshaw's picking is in its freest and most contemplative form, meandering until it finally takes Artist: Noiseshaper shape and moves resolutely toward its stunning conclusion. Just as the track seems to Title: Real to Reel be climaxing, dissonance sets in, and the listener is brought back down from perhaps Label: Miracle Sounds the record's most serene moment. By Scottie McDonald It is these moments that stand as a testament to how powerful Blackshaw's new album really is. The fact that it is composed on a traditionally limited medium is of no Noiseshaper's Real to Reel is by far Rice Radio Reggae's importance—the album is a unique and wholly engaging listening experience. 2007 album of the year. Real to Reel has the feel of a traditional Dub disc, yet one that is sprinkled throughout with flavorful vocals —all of the 16 tracks feature electro Dub-style mixes, and most include guest singer, sing-jay or deejay vocals. A number of the tracks are re-mixes from previously-released Noiseshaper albums v- Artist: The 1900s Title: Cold & Kind and, while the original mix might be considered preferable, having all these tracks on Label: Parasol one CD strengthens its content. The two 'non-Noiseshaper' tracks, the opening Sly & Robbie track featuring Beans & Hawkman's vocals (remixed by Noiseshaper, of course) By Rose Cahalan and a remix which follows of Ari Up's "Me Done" from her Dread More Den Dead album, are fun listens also done well. "The 1960s" might be a more fitting name for this seven- Real to Reel is the debut release for Miracle Sounds (.com), the US extension of the piece Chicago band, because its utterly infectious debut astonishing EU (predominantly Dub) label, Echo Beach. Readers can hear excerpts from Cold & Kind is seasoned with an ample dose of gentle '60s Noiseshaper CDs at www.noiseshaper.net. Real to Reel continues its rotation on Rice psych-pop —think of a slightly less corny, more substantial Radio Reggae Wednesday afternoons, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., where we spin eclectic mixes Fleetwood Mac with a touch of Belle & Sebastian silliness. The opening track "No Delay" that underscore the multifaceted nature of reggae. Advance requests can be emailed builds nicely, albeit a bit predictably, from a simple piano line into a lush mix of vocals and to [email protected] or anytime via 'e-quest' at www.ktru.org. strings, but the album really starts to shine with "Georgia," a shuffling, absurdly catchy little number that foregrounds The 1900s' greatest strength: incredible vocal harmonies. The almost choral blend of Caroline Donovan's reedy soprano, Jeanine O'Toole's bluesy X. _ alto, and Edward Anderson's rough-around-the-edges rasp is so good that it'll send a shiver down your spine. The rest of the album (with the exception of the random 50- second woodwind interlude "When We Lay Down") consistently delivers upbeat melodies that are always poppy without getting too sweet. SURF OVER TD Some might file this lighthearted band away under that pleasant but not terribly inter- esting category of "twee" and write it off as innocuous hipster fluff. But there's a subtlety KTRU.ORG TO FINU BUT here that would be easy to miss: the weird tension between bright, jangly music and darker lyrics. In the title track, which defies characterization by interweaving touches of country and folk with standard driving guitars, O'Toole reveals that she is "cold and kind RBOUT UPCOMING SHOWS, and filled with hate," but she sounds so darn happy about it. It's the same story with "City Water," which contrasts downright angsty lyrics with lots of plucky arpeggios. Still, I'm impressed by the way the album as a whole manages to be so extremely orchestrated LISTEN TO STRERMlNC and lush (lots of tambourine, violin, and gorgeous interplays between shifting basslines and vocals) without overindulging. "Two Ways," a great folksy track that melds rollick- ing fun with wistful yearning a la Iron & Wine (whom The 1900s has opened for on tour), WEICRST, VIEW ONLINE exemplifies this fine balance. Cold & Kind proves that The 1900s has two crucial ingredients for an even better sophomore album: a signature sound that blends '60s pop and folk with slightly bluesy „ DI • SET USTS, LERRN HOW harmonies, and an ability to craft songs that are just plain catchy. With their next effort they'll either further refine their sound by adding even more sonic layers, or sink into that dangerous territory of glossy overproduction by burying genuine emotion under a K I Kll TO BECOME n 17J, saccharine veneer of a bland commercialized "indie" sound. I can only hope they choose the former path. Overall, this is a nice little secret of an album, so check it out. 11.7 FM RNR MUCH MORE! PROGRAMMING GUIDE

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Apply to be a KTRU DJ! Applications to be a KTRU DJ are available! Anyone is eligible: we are especially looking for Rice students (undergrad and grad), but other members of the Rice and wider Houston communities are welcome to apply! No radio experience required. You can pick up an application from the envelope outside the station door, located on the 2nd floor of the RMC (a.k.a. the student center).Or get one online at www.ktru.org. Applications and Interview Sign Ups are due Wednesday January 23 at 5 p.m. 0900 KTRU STAFF/FOLIO STAFF/CONTACT KTRU SPRING 2008 RICE RADIO FOLIO Ktlu!jB9IwAfrm

HOW CAN I CONTACT KTRU? KTRU SPRING 2008 FOLIO STAFF Listen to or read about KTRU at www.ktru.org. Editor: Ann Wang On air music requests: 713.348.KTRU (5878) Copy: Nick Schlossman You can also find email addresses for all of our directors at ktru.org. Layout and Design: David Wang General correspondence can be directed to [email protected] Contributors: Sam Barrett, Carina Baskett, Rose Cahalan, Alice Chai, HOW CAN I SUBMIT MUSIC? Mark Flaum, Shawna Forney, Adam Guerra, Claire Hein, Lance Higdon, Alyssa Ibarra, Dennis Lee (D.L.), Scottie To submit music for airplay consideration: McDonald, Daniel Mee, MK Ultra, Devin Naquin, Rachel Music Directors Orosco, Nick Schlossman, Paul Thompson, Lindsey C/0 KTRU Simard, J. Van, Ian Wells, Matthew Wettergreen P.O. Box 1892 Houston, TX 77450 HOW CAN I CONTACT OTHER PEOPLE? FORM HAND. RECORD DEMO. dnsert Name of Director/ Department/ Specialty Show> C/0 KTRU WIN BATTLE. MAKE IT BIG. P.O. Box 1892 Houston, TX 77450 KTRU'S BATTLE OF THE BANDS WILL TAKE PLACE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, IN THE LOVETT UNDERGROUNDS/LYLES. KTRU STAFF LISTING WINNER OF THE BAFFLE WINS A SPOF AF THE KFRU 0UFD00R SHOW. Station Manager: Nick Schlossman Program Director: Claire Hein DEMOS ARE DUE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1. DJ Directors: Michael Weeks & Katie Mayer FORM A BAND NOW AND SFARF PRACFICING! Music Director: Adam Guerra Assistant Music Directors: Diana Yen, Alyssa Ibarra & Miguel Quirch SEE KFRU.ORG FOR ELIGIBILIFY INFO AND RULES. Music Librarian: Burton DeWitt Business Manager: Claire Hein External Communications: Claire Taylor & Jane Bocchini Folio: Ann Wang Small Concerts: Rachel Orosco Partnerships & Events: Jessica Streets 411 KTRU Promotions: Alice Chai KTRU is Rice's own student-run radio station. With its awesome PSAs and Community: Brittany Wise transmitting power of 50,000 Wetts, it has a large listenership for Sultan o' Stick: Meta Weiss a college radio station; in 1997 a survey estimated that KTRU has Operations: Lacey Pyle 23,000 listeners who tune in for at least three hours per week. Socials: Nikki Metzgar KTRU started as the hobby of a group of Hanszen College students in Webmaster: Alex Stoll the late 60s, and grew to become an officially FCC recognized station in 1971. Since then, KTRU has been treating Houston listeners to a General Manager: Will Robedee huge variety of non-mainstream music. KTRU's mission statement is Chief Engineer: Bob Cham 'to educate the station membership, the greater Houston community, Office Manager: Scottie McDonald and the students of Rice University through its progressive and eclectic programming," including jazz, blues, rock, electronic music, reggae, hip-hop, world music, folk and bluegrass, funk, experimental music, and many more genres. Thus, the music that you hear on ARE YOU A FAN KTRU is totally different from anything else on the Houston airwaves. OF RICE SPORTS? KTRU carries Rice Women's Basketball and Rice Baseball. Check out www.ktru.org or the ^respective Rice Owls team pages for broadcast dates and times. If a game isn't on air, it's probably streaming online!

Women's Basketball 2008 (All Games To Be Carried Live On Air)

1/20/08 vs UCF 2 p.m. 1/26/08 vs Houston 2 p.m. ! 2/01/08 atUAB 7 p.m. 2/03/08 at Memphis 2 p.m. 2/07/08 vs SMU 7 p.m. 2/09/08 vs Tulsa 1 p.m. 2 2/14/08 at Tulane 7 p.m. 2/16/08 at UTEP 8 p.m. 2/21/08 at SMU 7 p.m. 2/23/08 at Tulsa 7 p.m. 2/28/08 vs Marshall 3/01/08 vs East Carolina TAYLOR JOHNSON 3/06-3/09 Conference USA Tournament Want to be on the radio? Rice Baseball Schedule TBD: Check riceowls.com for detai. Send us your material. Local Show - C/0 KTRU - P.O. Box 1892 - Houston, TX 77251